Chapter 123 Yun Xuzi
Fusu picked up the copper coin on the ground and shook the turtle shell again.
As the copper coins fell to the ground, Fusu could no longer hold his composure and exclaimed in shock, "Dui on top, Kun on bottom, a figurehead will die. Death is a disaster, so it's easy to be cautious!"
Then he looked at Zhou Zhilu with shock on his face and said, "Zhou Zhilu, you are going to die!"
Zhou Zhilu's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. He had just taken office as team leader, was he going to die gloriously?
However, just as he was about to ask, a voice suddenly came from the sky, "Fool!"
Fusu's face changed. Zhou Zhilu and Huike also looked up when they heard the sound. They saw an old man in a simple azure Taoist robe running towards them with a posture that was not in line with his age.
Fusu shouted, "Master! Wait a minute!"
However, the old man waved his hand, and a golden rope flew over instantly, and tied Fusu up in the blink of an eye.
Before Fusu could say anything, the old man rushed into the house, threw Fusu up, and hung him upside down on the beam.
Fusu hurriedly shouted, "Master! There are so many people watching here, and the Buddhist disciples are still here. Aren't you deliberately trying to embarrass me?!"
The old man flicked Fusu's forehead hard, and there was a crisp sound. Fusu screamed in pain.
"Hmph! You're not a skilled practitioner, and you're just messing around here. You're bringing shame to our sect!"
Seeing this, Zhou Zhilu and Huijian hurriedly bowed and said, "Greetings, Taoist Priest."
The old man nodded and said, "I am Yunxuzi, the abbot of this Taoist temple and also Fusu's master.
"I am a humble disciple, and I am sorry for disturbing you just now. Please forgive me."
Upon hearing this, Fusu cried out in protest, "That's not right, Master. I calculated everything according to your instructions. Where did I go wrong?"
Yunxuzi said with a look of disappointment, "The hexagram may be correct, but with your limited Taoist skills, you still want to predict your future fortunes? You're dreaming!"
Fusu blinked his eyes and vaguely understood something.
Yunxuzi then asked Zhou Zhilu, "My friend, I would like to ask you, are you preparing to travel far away to undertake a great undertaking?"
Zhou Zhilu nodded and said, "Although it's not a big deal for me, it's still a big case."
Yunxuzi explained, "That's right. What this humble disciple calculated was actually this case.
"Kan represents danger, Gen represents stop, and this is the Jian hexagram. This does not mean that you will face great danger in the future, but rather that the case you are about to deal with may not go as you wish, and you may have a difficult time.
"Dui is on top and Kun is on the bottom, which means you will be put to death in name only. But this does not mean that you will be killed, but that the lives of those involved in this case may be in danger.
"Although the hexagram is correct, the interpretation is wrong. A slight error can lead to a huge mistake. My poor disciple, do you understand?"
Fusu suddenly realized what was going on: "So that's how it is. I was wondering how it was so easy to predict one's future."
Then he laughed loudly and said, "Hahahaha, Zhou Zhilu, you don't have to die!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhilu rolled his eyes at Fusu and said unhappily, "I didn't intend to die!"
Then he asked Yunxuzi, "Excuse me, Abbot, is there any way to decipher this hexagram?"
Yunxuzi slowly said, "One of the ways of hexagrams is to deduce one's destiny based on the fortunes of heaven, the terrain, and one's fate. While it can't be guaranteed, if things develop according to normal circumstances, the results will basically remain unchanged."
Zhou Zhilu recalled how Venerable Dushang had predicted the future over 200,000 times back in the Buddhist world. He then said, "So the abbot is saying that only by playing by unconventional means can we crack it?"
Yunxuzi looked at Zhou Zhilu and sighed, "Fortune is unpredictable. Sometimes a single flower or blade of grass can change a person's fate, and sometimes, no matter how hard you try, you can only sit back and watch how things unfold.
"My friend, I advise you not to change the fate of others at will. If someone is doomed to die, if you save one person, another will take his place.
"This is why our Taoist sect only tells fortunes, but doesn't change them. My friend... please proceed with caution."
Yunxuzi was seen strolling out of the house, chanting softly, "When the sun reaches its zenith, it becomes low; when the moon is full, it becomes waning. When things reach their extremes, they turn around; this is called circulation!"
After Yunxuzi left, Zhou Zhilu silently recalled Yunxuzi's previous words in his heart.
Fusu muttered, "What is this? This old man is so mysterious all day long! Huike, help me untie the rope!"
After finally getting down, he rubbed his aching neck and asked, "Zhou Zhilu, no matter how the hexagrams are interpreted, at least the case you'll be handling is likely to be quite dangerous. Do you really want to go?"
Zhou Zhilu was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "The case is the case, but there are also reasons why I must go to Southern Xinjiang..."
Zhou Zhilu learned an important piece of news from Tu Qing, that is, the Bai family, one of the ancient families, is located in the southern border.
The secret of the ancient family has always been like a stone weighing on Zhou Zhilu's heart. Before it was revealed, he had to be cautious in everything he did, for fear that someone was plotting something behind his back.
Now I know that the ancient family Yu family is in the Western Regions, the Li family is in the northern border, and the Mo family is close by, in the capital.
But he had nothing to do with the Mohist School, and he was also somewhat famous in the capital, so he was easily recognized.
The Bai family in southern Xinjiang knew nothing about him, and seemed to be somewhat involved in the case he was dealing with.
Then going to southern Xinjiang becomes the best choice at the moment, as it allows one to investigate the case and secretly understand the Bai family.
According to Yu Haozhong, the Bai family's heirloom should be a guqin. Can playing music improve one's cultivation?
As Zhou Zhilu was lost in thought, Fusu, who was standing by, saw this and thought that Zhou Zhilu was worried about how to handle the case, so he waved his hand and said, "Alright, I'll go with you."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhilu looked at Fusu in surprise.
Fusu said, "Whether you want to change your fortune or develop with the flow, you need to always understand your current fortune. In this case, I, a fortune teller, can only follow you."
"And then you're going to kill me?" Zhou Zhilu joked.
Fusu's face froze and he quickly changed the subject, threatening Huike to go with him, otherwise he would not be allowed to live in the Taoist temple after he left and would have to wander the streets.
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Inside the Fuye Division.
Tu Qing looked at the list in his hand with a strange expression on his face: "Fuye Guards, Taoist walkers, Buddhist disciples, this lineup is a bit out of place."
Xiao Wenlan on the side smiled faintly and said, "I think it's good. After what happened in the Buddhist world, there is more and more dissatisfaction and suspicion towards the Buddhist world in the court.
"The Taoist and Buddhist sects have been fighting for countless years. If there is an opportunity for those at the top to see the descendants of the Taoist and Buddhist sects handling court cases together, it would at least put their minds at ease."
Tu Qing nodded upon hearing this: "That's true, but Taoist Yunxu has always disliked his disciples getting involved in the affairs of the imperial court, yet this time he agreed to the decision of the Taoist monk. I wonder if he has calculated something?"
Xiao Wenlan walked to the window, looked at the buildings in the capital outside, and whispered, "Perhaps he also feels that the court is becoming increasingly unstable... If he doesn't participate, I'm afraid it won't work.
"Notify the Anbu and have them assist the Special Demon Case Investigation Team with all matters related to Southern Xinjiang!"
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