Chapter 31: Tail Star
"Is this also within your expectations?"
Ningguang raised her eyebrows slightly. "It's earlier than I thought."
"Zhiyi still has some goodwill with A Chong. What's unexpected? You overestimate me, Ye Lan. I'm just—"
"Just understanding Chong."
The two looked at each other, and then they heard a burst of noise outside the Qun Yu Pavilion, which seemed a bit inappropriate and noisy in such an elegant and quiet occasion, so they looked away.
"Help!!!"
"Lord Ningguang..."
A figure was seen flying over from a distance, sliding on the ground for a distance, and just hugging Ningguang's thigh. Ming Chong raised his head and gave her a well-behaved and harmless smile.
“…” Ningguang pushed him twice, but he didn’t move her. She continued to pick up her pipe without any concern. “Since you still have time to act like a spoiled child here, it means the situation isn’t that urgent.”
Ming Chong, whose nose was almost dehydrated and wrinkled by the smell of smoke, said: "Actually... well... I'm still anxious."
Ningguang smiled and pointed her pipe at Mingchong, shaking it twice like teasing a cat. "Why don't you let go? The information you need is all with Ye Lan."
——That’s too much, she definitely did it on purpose!
Ming Chong was indignant. Although he was lazy and good at eating and drinking, and was physically strong, and was the number one behind the treasure-stealing group... he was still a clean and kind-hearted college student who didn't smoke or drink!
So, Ningguang, bad!
"Pfft, pfft, pfft!" Ming Chong lightly jumped up, stood aside, and fanned himself with a look of disgust. "Ningguang is now a stinky, smoking old lady. How dare you approach me, who smells of cigarettes?!"
"Don't come to see me again in the future. I'm afraid Ye Lanlan will misunderstand."
Just as Ming Chong turned around without hesitation and walked towards Ye Lan who was watching the show on the side, Ning Guang's faint voice came from behind him -
"Oh? In the past, you called me 'Lady Ningguang' when you needed me, and 'Old Auntie' when you didn't!"
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"...You, why are you still interrupting Hu Tao?! Ningguang, I really misjudged you!" Ming Chong turned around and accused her loudly.
Ningguang raised an eyebrow. "Hmm? Think carefully before you speak. Don't worry, Chong, I'm not angry with disabled people."
—She slanders me! She slanders me!
——You actually said I was mentally retarded!!!
"I'm sorry!" Ming Chong bowed sincerely and apologized.
"You can go now."
"oh."
"Close the door."
“Click!”
Ming Chong walked out of the door obediently and closed it. For a moment, his face was expressionless, and a fierce light flashed in his eyes.
—Hehehe! From today on, I'm going to make sure Ningguang doesn't even have to breathe secondhand smoke!
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Ye Lan, who was standing by, of course noticed Ming Chong's change, but she was happy to be a spectator, and perhaps she would be able to discover Ningguang's abnormality when she turned around.
"Take a look at these materials. If you need any explanation, you can ask me."
Then Ye Lan realized that Ming Chong didn't move at all, but just kept smiling at her, "..."
Thinking back to when they first met and started chatting, Ye Lan had a bad feeling.
"Could it be that you—"
"Hmm! I don't understand it at all!"
Ye Lan: "I thought Ningguang would find someone to teach you how to read."
"Yes! I can recognize all the characters, but I can't tell what they mean when put together." Ming Chong felt that illiterate was a very suitable character for him. When he was lazy, slacking off, or didn't want to use his brain, he didn't even have to think of an excuse.
"...Then how did you get to this point? I know your previous observations of Zhiyi." Ye Lan analyzed calmly, "Intuition?"
Good question.
"Damn it, Walnut."
“…”
"So can you show this to Kurumi?"
"Sorry, I can't." Ye Lan ruthlessly refused. "You have to understand that the Tao cannot be passed on lightly. Little Sister Hu Tao is from the Wangsheng Hall, and these materials mention information about my warlock lineage. Your power is unique and does not belong to any Liyue sect, so it's okay for you to know. But this is already the limit, and others can't do it."
"I see!" Ming Chong slammed his palm, suddenly realizing, "No wonder Hu Tao refused to come with me! I thought she was afraid of meeting Ningguang!"
"...I think this is also the reason." Ye Lan sighed, looking at Ming Chong who was grinning foolishly with his teeth bared, and felt a headache.
She finally understood why Ningguang asked her to come.
"Ah... In that case, you only need to know Zhiyi's horoscope. Little sister Hu Tao should be able to see something from her lineage."
"Eh—?!!!" Ming Chong looked at her dissatisfiedly, his mouth almost curled into a line, and said in a muffled voice, "That's what I want to know! I want to see how your lineage can tell so much from the time of birth—!!!"
The final syllable rises and stretches.
Let Ye Lan see the power of a capable naughty child.
Seeing Ming Chong almost rolling on the ground and refusing to let her go, Ye Lan was silent for a moment and then spoke directly:
"...Our lineage of sorcerers is different from that of the Wangsheng Hall. Sorcerers focus on life, while the Wangsheng Hall focuses on death. Therefore, we cannot share what we have with each other, lest it harm the harmony of nature."
Ming Chong sat down cross-legged on the ground neatly. Whether he could understand what was said or not was another matter. Anyway, he just wanted to see the world.
"Although I don't know what little sister Hu Tao saw, I can tell you that there is indeed something wrong with Zhiyi's horoscope...
The eighth day of the seventh month, at the hour of Mao, is exactly the new half month, the middle of the ghost month, when the gate of heaven is wide open... "Metal, Wood, Horse and Mao are combined", and if the hour branch in the Yi Eight Characters is Mao, then there will be a boy in the destiny.
Unfortunately, it wasn't the good kind, but rather the Tongzi Sha. It was this Tongzi Sha that made Zhiyi's life difficult and full of disasters.
Ming Chong suddenly had an idea, "Oh right, Ye Lan, do you know what 'Heavenly Embryo' is?"
"'Heavenly fetus'?" Ye Lan was slightly surprised. She didn't expect Ming Chong to ask this. To be honest, he didn't seem like someone who knew a lot.
But Ye Lan didn't ask any further questions. She had a guess in her heart, "A 'Heavenly Fetus' is a child born on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when the Yin energy of Ghost Month is at its peak... Although this fate is similar to that of a child, and the time period is not far apart, the fate of a 'Heavenly Fetus' is more precious."
“…”
"Don't think too much." Seeing his expression froze, Ye Lan stopped explaining and spoke to comfort him. This was one of the important reasons why sorcerers did not often read people's lives. The more you read, the thinner the fate will become, and the fate of a boy is even more important among them.
"Zhiyi is not as simple as he seems. I never take fate too seriously."
Zhiyi is not only destined to be a boy, but also to be a willow wood. He should avoid fire, metal, water, Pojun, and desperate places... He is not suitable for living together, and is not suitable for working under high pressure... It can be said that he is completely unsuitable to learn from Tianshu, whether it is fishing or governing.
When Ye Lan saw this man for the first time, she was surprised that he was still alive.
This is too hard to kill.
And then recently, Ye Lan also saw Zhiyi's date of birth, or his birth chart. This is even more bizarre. How could that kid not have gone crazy yet?!
but--
Considering the recent twists and turns, it doesn't seem far away.
Ye Lan felt quite regretful about this.
Ningguang's view differed from hers, and for once, Ye Lan hoped she was wrong. After all, he was a man struggling to survive, and no one knew how much effort he had put into it.
"Then let me tell you something good. Zhiyi's eight characters contain three patterns at the same time: the killing pattern, the owl pattern, and the positive wealth pattern. These three patterns influence each other, forming a special numerology combination.
He may have a strong desire for power, and his economic foundation will also improve greatly. However, if the Sha Ge is too strong, there will be potential hidden dangers; if the Xiao Shen is too strong, it may lead to lack of energy and wrong decision-making.
The positive wealth pattern indicates that Zhiyi's destiny has the opportunity to have a relatively stable trend and he can achieve success through his own efforts.
"What if he's always missing that last bit of support?" Ming Chong's face was expressionless, and even Ye Lan couldn't tell what he was feeling. "What if he can't achieve that stable trend?"
"There's always a lack of that last clue..." Ye Lan repeated, "Then, we can only assume that he's just unlucky."
"It can only be this way."
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"Given his birth date..." Walnut sighed, "No wonder he's going to the Border at this time."
"Ye Lan said the same thing." Ming Chong held his chin with his hand in boredom. "She said that the Earth Gate and the Heaven Gate have been open these past few days, and the Yin energy has been growing stronger. Zhiyi has been feeling a bit down lately. His condition wasn't very good before..."
What Ye Lan said was more serious. The fact that he was neither dead nor crazy was a sign of his strong mind.
"But he's been restless lately, especially at a time like this. This has given the evil spirit an opportunity to take advantage, darkening his mind and making it no longer clear."
"Zhiyi's relationship with his family is so bad, and he's been dragged down." Hu Tao's face turned bitter. "This is bad. If he's not trying to understand the rumored methods of Grandpa, then it can only be—"
“Attracted to death.”
Ming Chong was dazed and distracted when he came back from harassing someone. He brought back some fish from the dock. It was a very vicious-looking fish. It was very similar to another delicious fish, but it looked a little better. However, it was not edible. Eating it was almost like eating raw fish sashimi.
At the same time, it is not suitable as an ornamental fish because it is too quiet. Ming Chong was annoyed and immediately decided to take it back. He likes to harass this kind of fish.
"Zhiyi appears to be gentle, kind, and considerate, completely different from what I imagined. In reality, he is cautious, sensitive, solitary, and unpredictable..."
"These materials mentioned that Zhiyi started acting strangely after he realized Mingbo and another person were also disciples of Uncle Tian."
Hu Tao took the information that she could know and analyzed it while shaking her head, "Before he didn't know that Uncle Tian was from Tianshu Star, this was pretty good!"
——"It was only after Uncle Tian met him that he gradually softened his previous edges. It was a pity... At that time, Uncle Tian was both his benefactor and his master, the one who truly occupied the position of 'father' in his horoscope."
"Splash, splash!" Ming Chong took a horsetail with fish food tied to it and stretched it into the fish tank to lure it. When it hesitated and came over, he hooked it up after it had almost eaten. It was so scared that it floundered in the water.
Hehe, it’s fun.
"Alas, Uncle Tian has always been partial to Zhiyi. He should be the most likely to become the next generation of Tianshu Star... and now it's like this again. The last hope is missing."
When Ming Chong heard the last few words, the corners of his mouth straightened. It was so annoying to have to live and die. It was not as cute as the little fish he just brought back. This fish knew to put some poison on its body to avoid being eaten.
——"The real pity is that the master will favor Zhiyi, but Liyue's Tianshuxing will not. Uncle Tian, there are two other disciples."
"Stop reading it, stop reading it!" Ming Chong held his head and fell into the chair, pretending to roll over. "Now that we know almost everything, let's go!"
Ming Chong muttered in dissatisfaction, "This round trip will take at most a day. It's just that I'm not skilled enough, otherwise it wouldn't be so troublesome..."
Hu Tao nodded, "Indeed, once we find that kid Zhiyi, our King's Under Lizard Squad will be complete!"
"Let's go! Border"
"Let's go! 'Water and Land Heaven Gate'!"
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Walnut: "Why do you use that term?"
Ming Chong: "Don't worry about it, I have too many words!"
"Oh? The Wangshengtang lineage calls it the 'border'? That's certainly how they would describe it. They walk the lineage between life and death, so calling it the 'border' makes sense."
——"What do you call it here?"
"The Water and Land Gate is the confluence of all the undead spirits on land and water. It's much easier to find during the Ghost Moon when the Gate is wide open."
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"Ningguang, since you already received the news, why did you let Zhiyi go to that place?"
After learning that Zhiyi had not been seen for two days, Uncle Tian couldn't help but rush to Ningguang after seeing the news.
"It's Uncle Tian. Don't be anxious. Sit down and talk." Ningguang's mood remained stable.
Uncle Tian calmed down and sat down. "That kid Zhiyi probably didn't do anything to harm Liyue, right? If that's the case, Ningguang, why didn't you stop him?"
"Uncle Tian, you're so concerned you're distracted." Ningguang sipped her tea leisurely. "Zhiyi was taught by you. Could it be that he doesn't know that the information he normally gets, which has been so pervasive lately, was leaked to him by the Fatui?"
“…”
"If the next Tianshuxing doesn't even have this much foresight, I think he can be eliminated right away, right? Besides, doesn't Uncle Tian still have two disciples? Although the previous 'optimal solution' is gone, you still have time to teach them more."
Uncle Tian was silent for a moment. "Zhiyi shouldn't have been exposed to you so early... He's still too young... He can only become a pawn in the game between you and the Fatui."
Ningguang smiled and put down the teacup, "You think too highly of me. Wasn't it you, Uncle Tian, who made Zhiyi uneasy and exposed his flaws?
He just happened to bump into me, and his mind was wandering... That's why he became bait. Just treat it as -"
"He's just unlucky."
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