Chapter 42
Mr. Ziyuan was frightened by him and quickly used his Taoist magic to catch Su Yun, preventing him from falling directly to the ground. Su Yun in the cradle thought they were playing with him and started laughing again.
The laughter of the children in the hospital was very strange. Yu Ming got goosebumps when he heard it. He wanted to reach out to grab it, but was stopped by Master Ziyuan.
"That's enough! This is our future, our hope! Do you really want to kill her? If you kill her, no one will give you another life in the future!" Ziyuan Layman impatiently dodged Yu Ming's hand and held the child carefully. "
"You put it nicely. She is the hope for the future. But what if we die before the future? Whose hope is she then? In short, if you don't find a way to help me solve the Jingling Sect, I will come to kill her every day. I want to see how long you can protect her." Yu Ming said with a sneer.
Because of the dispute, Yu Ming really went there every day to try to steal Su Yun away, and threatened Master Ziyuan that he would kill the child.
When talking about this, Yu Ming looked at Su Yun several times with a guilty conscience. After all, he once really wanted to murder Su Yun. Now, even a thick-skinned man like him felt very ashamed. He had threatened to kill people back then, but now he had to make things clear and let Su Yun avenge him.
Su Yun saw that he was guilty, and said with a fake smile: "Mr. Yu, don't take it too seriously. It happened so many years ago, I won't care about it."
"Really?" Yu Ming couldn't help but ask.
"Really, you won't live for many days anyway, so I can count all the responsibility on Master Ziyuan." Su Yun said with a smile.
Yu Ming was relieved at once: "Well done, you can calculate boldly, it's his problem!"
Although he knew that Yu Ming was shirking responsibility, Su Yun still felt that what he said made sense. The instigator was Monk Ziyuan, so all the blame could indeed be put on him.
Let’s go back to the time when Su Yun was just a few days old. After being annoyed by Yu Ming, Master Ziyuan gave him an idea.
Lay Buddhist Ziyuan handed a file to Yu Ming and said, "You are being found by the Jingling Sect because your birth date and time are still in their hands. They can find your location by simply calculating where you are. There is no way to avoid it. The only way is to change your fate, so that the birth date and time in their hands will be useless."
Yu Ming still didn't want to change: "Your technology is not mature yet, how can you change it for me? I'm not one of those laymen you can easily deceive. How many examples of ancestors were able to successfully change their fate? I've seen the ones you changed before, and it's impossible to change them successfully."
"Yes, I have no way to completely change a person's destiny now. It should be said that even if the destinies are exchanged, there may be a situation where the destinies of both people do not change at all. But your destiny is not to be caught by the Jingling Sect, right? If you are caught, your fate will really end here." Mr. Ziyuan was also very impatient. If Yu Ming had not urged him, he could have started with Su Yun's destiny.
"Okay, I'll trust you again. If it doesn't work, you'll see how I deal with you."
The file came from a man named Yu Fu'an. His ancestors were from the same family as Yu Ming. If you really want to establish a relationship in this life, they are cousins. Although they are already five generations apart, they both have the surname Yu.
Mr. Ziyuan said that Yu Fu'an had a very bad fate. He would die young and had a poor health, making him a short-lived ghost. But coincidentally, he was born only one day later than Yu Ming. This meant that if their destinies were to be exchanged, the success rate would be very high.
This is like doing an experiment on Su Yun and Su Yun, two children who were born at a similar time, to see if they could exchange their destinies.
Since Yu Fuan didn't have much time, Mr. Ziyuan didn't even contact his family. He just secretly swapped the two people's birth dates after Yu Fuan's soul was taken away by the ghost. He didn't know what the underworld would say, but as long as Yu Fuan was willing, no one else could find out.
Because one of the parties is dead, it is not difficult or has little impact to steal the dead person's birth date and time. As long as you are willing to take responsibility, the underworld generally does not care. Anyway, the dead person just needs to arrive in the underworld on time.
Because of this, some places buy and sell the fate of the dead. Some people have a good fate but die young, so people can buy this good fate and apply it to themselves or their family members to pray for good luck or wealth.
Whether there will be backlash or not is another matter, but at least a good fate can really change your destiny.
Yu Ming's expression looked a little better when he saw that Mr. Ziyuan did not let him participate in his experiments, but used the old method to solve the urgent problem.
But the old method means that the success rate is very low. If you are unlucky, the Jingling Sect will come to you before you even finish the change.
Ziyuan said: "Don't underestimate the old method. If God doesn't care, how many people will be discovered? In short, you just want to stay alive now. According to your destiny, you can live for at least 20 to 30 years, so this time changing your destiny will definitely succeed, but the specific effect depends on fate."
The old method has all kinds of problems. Fate is not a single, unchanging thing. It is a reflection of all the good and bad in a person's life. Some people change their fate and only want the good one without the bad one. But after changing it, they find that a good fate is not easy to live with.
For example, some people have a good life, but a cruel and isolated life. After changing their lives, before they start to get rich, their family members may encounter accidents frequently, and even their friends may become alienated from them. They don’t make money all of a sudden, but are deserted by their relatives and friends, and become a lonely person. It is really hard to know whether it is a blessing or a curse.
This is the reason why Yu Ming has never wanted to change his fate, but wants to change his destiny. Changing one’s fate is too uncontrollable. Who knows what will be changed?
However, Mr. Ziyuan said that using the old method to avoid the Jingling Sect first, and wait until the ten-year hunting deadline is over, and then find a way to resolve the matter of fate and calamity. This is the best solution at the moment.
Otherwise, with the intensity of the pursuit from Jingling Sect, Yu Ming would be caught sooner or later, and then he would really have to spend the rest of his life in jail in Jingling Sect.
Yu Ming looked at Yu Fu'an's life and knew that he was a short-lived man who would not live for many days. He gritted his teeth and agreed to Master Ziyuan's request to temporarily exchange their birth dates. After Yu Fu'an died, no one would be able to calculate the exact position of Yu Ming's birth date.
Exchanging fate requires formations and time. Yu Ming followed Master Ziyuan during that period, and would stay with Yu Fuan when necessary.
Unlike Yu Ming, Yu Fu'an, who was born only one day later than Yu Ming, was really weak. He was almost never conscious in the hospital. His family members didn't recognize Yu Ming, who was always coming in and out of the ward, and asked him who he was every time.
In fact, Yu Fuan's family is not bad. It is a wealthy and loving family. His parents are loving, and his grandparents all love the younger generation. Yu Fuan has a reliable older brother, and a younger sister who was born out of wedlock but is very loved and obedient. This sister tells Yu Fuan stories whenever she is free.
It can be said that Yu Fu'an's life is the kind of life that Yu Ming wants, rich, happy, leisurely and comfortable. Except for the fact that Yu Fu'an died young, Yu Ming was very willing to trade with him.
But God just loves to play jokes. Two baby boys with the same surname, Yu, were born one day before and the other. Yu Ming was poor and unlucky, living his whole life without love, relatives or money. Yu Fu'an had family and money but died young. God's malice was almost overflowing.
Every time he saw Yu Fuan lying unconscious on the hospital bed, breathing out more than breathing in, Yu Ming seemed to see God pretending to express regret and saying "That's how fate is. You can't have it both ways. If you want something, you have to lose something. Don't be too sad."
Lay Buddhist Ziyuan occasionally went to check on Yu Fuan. Seeing Yu Ming's strange and resentful look, he would tease him and say, "Are you envious of his fate? His fate is not bad, and he has a smooth life, but his life is short."
"Why should I envy a short-lived person? He doesn't even know if he can see the sun again. Why should I envy him?" Yu Ming retorted with a sneer, but whether he envied him or not, only he knew it in his heart.
"Okay, Young Master Yu is not envious, but from now on, his fate will be your fate, so make good use of it." Mr. Ziyuan said with a smile.
At that time, Yu Ming had no idea about Yu Fu'an's fate. He even thought that after surviving the pursuit of Jingling Sect, he would change his fate back. If changing the fate could not solve his fate, then why should he use someone else's?
Everything is better if it’s original. The human body is like a machine. Once a part is replaced, it will easily malfunction.
During the time when Yu Ming was waiting to exchange his fate, Master Ziyuan was not idle either. He had always wanted to experiment on Su Yun, but after thinking about it, he didn't know how to start. Logically speaking, with such a good fate, it would be best to exchange it on himself, but Master Ziyuan never made up his mind.
As a result, Yu Ming was already extremely busy before his death, and he had to accompany Master Ziyuan to visit Su Yun every day.
What can a little kid see? Yu Ming couldn't stand it after going there twice: "Just tell me what you want to do. You can see through this kid. What do you want?"
After seeing so many things, Yu Ming no longer thought there was anything special about Su Yun. He was just a weird kid who seemed like a fox spirit reincarnated. He didn't know what fear was. When they went there, there were several times when Su Yun woke up when he heard some noise, and then he looked at them with a pair of dark eyes, and even laughed to himself as he looked at them.
Anyway, Yu Ming felt that if he gave birth to such a child, he would probably either be scared to death or drown her. A child who can't cry is so scary.
Monk Ziyuan hugged Su Yun and coaxed her every time he came: "I just don't know what to do with this fate, so I keep coming to see you. Now I feel like a poor ghost who found a treasure but doesn't know how to use it. It seems that no matter what I do, it's wrong. I'm so cautious for fear of making mistakes."
In the cozy baby room, the scene of a handsome young man in Taoist robes holding and coaxing a baby was very touching. However, Yu Ming only saw the terrifying little ghost, a monster that never ages - when Ziyuan Jushi appeared, he was in his twenties. Now Yu Ming is in his thirties and approaching forty, but the other party still looks like a handsome man with a jade face.
When Yu Ming, who was in his thirties, stood with Master Ziyuan, others thought that Yu Ming was his uncle or brother. For some reason, although one would not age after practicing, Master Ziyuan looked much younger than him.
Yu Ming sat far away: "A good fate is nothing more than those effects. In my opinion, if you like her so much, you can just give her fate to yourself. It is said that if you are close to a noble person, your family will be blessed. If you have this fate, I can also use your help to avoid disaster."
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Master Ziyuan hesitated a little, then shook his head: "It's not suitable. Her fate is not so easy to change. As long as she is here, this fate will recognize the owner. It will be very troublesome and it will be impossible to change it successfully."
"If the change fails, can't you split it bit by bit? Just like you did the surgery on my senior brother, only change a little bit each time, sooner or later this good destiny will be yours. Oh, by the way, if you want to change it this way, you have to give me a little bit of it." Yu Ming said as a matter of course.
"Do you think it's cabbage? Can you divide it? Her fate is neither too good nor too bad, otherwise how can it be said that it is something you can only encounter by chance? Don't make things more complicated, let me think about it carefully." Master Ziyuan rejected Yu Ming's analysis with a headache.
Yu Ming was so angry that he grabbed one of Su Yun's dolls and threw it at him: "You old bastard, I gave you some advice out of kindness, and you still think I'm causing trouble!"
The doll just happened to hit Su Yun's little hand. She grabbed the doll's legs and started laughing again, as if she was playing some interesting game.
Until Yu Ming faked his death and became free, Master Ziyuan had not made up his mind on how to deal with Su Yun's fate, and just watched.
When he was just free, Yu Ming did not dare to be careless. First, he paid attention to his fate and temperament to avoid being affected by the change of fate. The other was to avoid the Jingling Gate. Even if his fate was changed, if he met someone who knew him, he would still be easily recognized and then continue to be hunted down.
While hiding, Yu Ming did not give up his business. Since he could not do business openly, he borrowed Chu Feidu's identity and used some temporary identities to tell people's fortunes and change their luck.
Five years passed peacefully like this. The Jingling Sect couldn't find anyone, so once the ten-year hunting period was up, they could relax. Unless they met them again, they wouldn't keep an eye on them and hunt them down all the time.
At this time, Yu Ming thought of Master Ziyuan and Su Yun. He wanted to know whether Master Ziyuan had obtained Su Yun's fate.
I went to see Master Ziyuan and found out that he still hadn't changed Su Yun's fate, but instead continued with his strange experiments.
"I just don't understand you. What exactly do you want to do by doing so many experiments? Do you want to transfer Su Yun's fate to you without any side effects or sequelae?" Yu Ming couldn't help asking after finding Master Ziyuan.
This year, Yu Ming was forty years old, but Master Ziyuan still looked like he was in his twenties, so strange that it seemed as if he had taken an elixir of immortality.
Lay Buddhist Ziyuan still looked calm, and replied with a smile: "Those so-called changing of fate and destiny are just a way of robbing Peter to pay Paul. It doesn't mean that if you get a good fate, it's yours. In the eyes of God, you are a thief. God will not care about you stealing things for the time being, but when you die and need to settle your merits, these things will be returned."
Yu Ming seemed to understand: "You don't have to give back what you stole or robbed. What is not yours is better than yours. As for life, if you can live well, who cares if it is stolen or robbed?"
Then, Master Ziyuan shook his head and retorted, "That's not the case. You also exchanged your fate with Yu Fuan. Did you find that, although the Jingling Sect has stopped chasing you, your own fate has not changed at all. Your calamity is still there."
Yu Ming did not need Master Ziyuan to remind him of this matter. He was observing it every day. He was afraid that he would become a short-lived ghost like Yu Fu'an. Now the first thing he did after waking up every day was to tell his own fortune.
Seeing that Yu Ming didn't say anything, Ziyuan knew that he had an idea, so he continued, "This is the purpose of my research. If changing one's fate is only a temporary possession, then how can I truly own this fate? In other words, how can I change my fate to a better one without stealing or robbing?"
Yu Ming now understood what he meant: "Oh, I understand. The so-called exchange and snatching fate to replace are like using Western medicine to replace organs when you are sick. They are not yours after all. You don't know when rejection will occur, and it is easy to shorten your life. But if the patient can get better on his own, there will be no such worries."
"Yes, that's what I mean. What I hope to achieve is that my destiny will improve by itself, rather than robbing Peter to repair Paul. This will never end, and there will always be a time when it is so broken that it cannot be repaired. However, I still can't find a way. How can I make my destiny better by myself?" Mr. Ziyuan complained in distress.
After so many years of experiments and using many ancient books as cases, Mr. Ziyuan still doesn't know where the key lies. Some people have succeeded in changing their fate, but for more people, their efforts are in vain.
Even in the first lesson of Taoist divination, the teachers all say that we can only tell fortunes, we cannot change fate. The result that can be calculated is a person's karma and fortune. If you change someone's karma, you will have to make up for it.
Yu Ming recalled those boring theories and curled his lips: "From what you said, the places that can change fate are only those few Taoist temples, right? The most successful one is actually Jingling Sect, right? No wonder you came to me, but I'm sorry to disappoint you, I don't think I was able to change fate successfully."
Lay Buddhist Ziyuan smiled bitterly, "Yes, among the subjects I studied, only the Jingling Sect was very stable and successful. As long as one is willing to be a Jingling Sect disciple for life, their success rate and number of people are the highest among all the Taoist temples that can change fate. Speaking of which, have you really studied hard in class?"
It doesn't make sense that Yu Ming, who is also a disciple of Jingling Sect, has entered the sect, has made some progress, has decided on the direction of his cultivation, and has zombies, but he still can't change his fate. This is too strange, but the turning point of Yu Ming's fate was clearly in Jingling Sect.
Yu Ming was so angry that he kicked him and said, "I really studied hard! Even if I didn't, I have been in Jingling Sect for fifteen years. Even if I am a fool, I can memorize the content of the exercises. You have also read it, so there is no problem at all."
There is absolutely no problem with the Jingling Sect's martial arts. Mr. Ziyuan even practiced it for a few days and found that the main function of the martial arts was to resist the invasion of corpse qi and to practice with zombies.
Because Yu Ming chose a zombie, this technique is available only to him. There are other techniques, and the contents are similar. Basically, they are used to resist the invasion of evil spirits from the dual cultivation partner and to prevent the human body from being poisoned, possessed, or dying. It is a very simple technique.
Mr. Ziyuan was quite curious about the mysterious aspects of Jingling Sect's martial arts. After much thought, he discussed with Yu Ming whether they should train another disciple and let him try to bring out the secrets of Jingling Sect. The best scenario would be that this time the disciple would choose a zombie in advance and be from the same faction as Yu Ming, so that they could compare the results of their martial arts.
Isn't it better to find a solution from Jingling Sect as soon as possible so that they can take action on Su Yun's fate?
Yu Ming was immediately moved. He agreed immediately, and then glanced at Su Yun who had fallen asleep at some point, and asked softly, "What about her? You lied to the Su family and said that you had to swap the child. You thought the Su family was superstitious and easy to control, so you could do it anytime. If it was with her parents, you would lose a lot of skin even if you wanted to."
After hearing Yu Ming's mocking words, Master Ziyuan showed a subtle smile: "How do you know that I was lying to the Su family and not telling the truth?"
"Fuck you... Could it be..." Yu Ming's eyes suddenly widened. He always thought that Master Ziyuan had taken a fancy to Su Yun's fate and deliberately set up a trap to facilitate future action, but he didn't expect that he would be serious.
"You, you haven't learned anything from me over the years. How could I lie about something like this? Those people in the Su family are very suspicious. If I tell a lie, they will go back and find someone else to settle the matter. If mine doesn't match, I will never cooperate with them again." Master Ziyuan laughed softly.
Yu Ming was still shocked: "But if that's the case, then your calculation is correct, which means... whoever becomes the eldest daughter of the Su family will die at the age of 20. She only has 20 years left to live. If we can't find the key to the Jingling Sect's skills in 20 years, wouldn't it be a waste of effort?"
Lay Buddhist Ziyuan frowned slightly as he looked at Su Yun's face. "Yes, there are only twenty years left. We can only gamble that with her fate, everything will go smoothly, or...her fate can really withstand the calamity that belongs to the eldest lady of the Su family."
Seeing that Master Ziyuan himself was unsure, Yu Ming felt a little regretful for going through this with him. What if he was really so unlucky and still hadn't found a way to save Jingling Sect by the time Su Yun was alive?
When the time comes, he will encounter a calamity and die, and Master Ziyuan will continue to live freely and have time to continue experimenting to find ways to change his own fate. Wouldn't he be like a sucker who charges into battle and ends up with nothing good?
After thinking it over, Yu Ming felt that he still had to save himself, but he couldn't ask for help from Master Ziyuan. The other party was too good at calculating and could not hide anything from him. If he calculated from him, he would probably find out immediately that he had two minds, and then he would create something to affect his broken fate, and he wouldn't even have a chance to complain.
Next, Mr. Ziyuan started his own plan, Yu Ming went to Jinglingmen to select people, and at the same time, they watched Su Yun grow up.
Su Yun was speechless after hearing what Yu Ming said. She looked at Yu Ming who was smiling and couldn't help but said, "You are not the first people who have watched me grow up. Including you, there are four of you following behind me. You haven't run into each other for so many years. You are amazing."
The scene was outrageous just thinking about it, with four adults following a little kid stealthily. If it happened in ancient times, if they all lay on the beams, there probably wouldn't be enough space.
[End of this chapter]
Su Yun: I have four invisible bodyguards since I was young, which is more than 90% of the babies in the country! O(∩_∩)O
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