Chapter 575: Ominous Omen (Update 1)
Ruan Qi was stunned when he heard this.
"A prediction?"
"Yes." Old Davis nodded with a smile. "The Davis family has two types of prediction techniques. The first is predicting events, which means seeing everything that will happen to the person being predicted in the future. The second is prophecy."
The Davis family's prophecies are not about predicting future events through language, but about predicting future dangers through language and providing correct guidance.
The prophet will not try to see the future of the predicted person. However, he can sense the greatest danger that the predicted person is about to encounter through prophecy. The prophecy will convey this danger signal to the prophet, and the prophet will then predict how to avoid the risk based on the prophecy.
This is somewhat similar to divination in China.
Old Davis explained it to Ruan Qi. Ruan Qi nodded and agreed after learning that the prophecy would not reveal his future.
"Then Miss Qi Sha, please follow me. The prophecy cannot have a third person present. Mr. Xi, please wait outside for a moment."
Seeing that he couldn't follow, Xi Jiu's face couldn't help but look gloomy.
Prophecy is something mysterious and you never know what will happen in the middle. How can you let the little girl be there alone?
He grabbed Ruan Qi's wheelchair with a cold face and refused to let go.
Old Davis also loved his wife dearly. When he saw Xi Jiu's reaction, he guessed what he was thinking.
He shook his head in amusement: "Mr. Xi, the Davis family's prophecy will not cause any harm to the prophesied person. Miss Qi Sha is my benefactor. I will only help her, not harm her."
Ruan Qi also raised her hand and tugged at the corner of Xi Jiu's clothes.
"Jiujiu, can you wait for me outside the room? If there is any danger, I will scream and you will rush in to save me."
The double consolation from Ruan Qi and Old Davis eased Xi Jiu's tense expression.
He pushed Ruan Qi's wheelchair to the door of the prediction room, squatted down and rubbed her head.
"I'm right outside, be sure to call me if you need anything."
Ruan Qi nodded obediently, then controlled the wheelchair and entered the room with Old Davis.
This room was where Old Davis performed his predictions. The room was dark, with thick curtains drawn around it. Only a few lit candles were placed on the round table in the center of the room.
Old Davis walked to the round table and smiled at Ruan Qi: "Miss Qi Sha, please come and sit down."
Ruan Qi steered her wheelchair to the edge of the round table, and old Davis sat opposite her.
In front of him was a black wooden box. Old Davis opened it and took out a deck of cards.
Ruan Qi's eyebrows moved slightly: "Tarot cards?"
Old Davis smiled and shook his head. "Tarot cards are indeed a very effective divination method. But the one I have is not."
He randomly drew a card and turned it to Ruan Qi.
Ruan Qi saw nine golden stars on the card, with golden lines connecting the stars, crisscrossing each other in a very complicated manner.
"This is the Davis family's unique astrological divination technique, specifically used for making predictions." Old Davis gave a brief explanation and then placed the thirteen star cards in his hand on the table.
"Miss Qi Sha, please close your eyes, empty your mind, and don't think about anything."
It is very easy for ancient warriors to clear their minds.
Ruan Qi cleared her mind, closed her eyes and leaned back in her wheelchair.
Old Davis began to practice astrology.
The dimly lit room was silent. Only a pair of old hands could be heard under the candlelight, rapidly flipping the golden star card.
The flipping speed of the star card was very fast at the beginning, but gradually, the hands seemed to be weighed down, and the speed of picking up the star card became slower and slower.
Old Davis's expression gradually changed from relaxed to solemn.
He stared at the star cards with a serious look, and after a while, he finally turned one of them over with difficulty with his heavy hands.
The face of the star card came into old Davis's sight.
When Old Davis saw the thirteen blood-red stars on the card, his face suddenly changed.
He subconsciously looked at Ruan Qi.
Ruan Qi still had her eyes closed, her beautiful face emitting a gentle light under the candlelight.
Old Davis's face turned grim. He put the star card back, shuffled the thirteen star cards, and made another prediction.
Ten minutes later, the second prediction results were placed on the table.
Old Davis looked at the thirteen blood-red stars, his face looking extremely ugly.
He lowered his eyes and stared at the blood-red stars. After a moment, he looked up at Ruan Qi, hesitated for a while, and finally spoke.
"Miss Qisha, you can open your eyes now."
Ruan Qi slowly opened her eyes.
She looked at old Davis, who was sitting opposite her. His usual gentle smile was gone, and his face was solemn.
Ruan Qi's mind moved slightly: "The prediction result is not good?"
Old Davis hesitated for a moment and said "hmm".
"Miss Qi Sha," he pressed the star card with thirteen blood-red stars, exerted force with his fingertips, and slid the star card across the table to Ruan Qi's side, "This is your prediction card."
Ruan Qi picked up the star card.
The scorching blood-red stars came into view.
And the number of stars is… thirteen.
In foreign countries, the number '13' symbolizes misfortune and disaster.
In Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting "The Last Supper," Jesus and his disciples had a dinner before his crucifixion. The 13th person who attended the dinner was Judas, one of Jesus' disciples.
It was this Judas who betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver, causing Jesus to suffer torture.
There were 13 people attending the Last Supper, and the date of the supper was also the 13th.
From then on, the number 13 became a symbol of misfortune.
"Miss Qi Sha, you should know the meaning of this number in Christianity and Norse mythology," Old Davis said. "It symbolizes bad luck. Miss Qi Sha, this deck of cards you have... is very dangerous."
Old Davis had predicted for decades, and the number of times he had divined thirteen blood-red stars could be counted on one hand.
If the ominous cards in star divination are divided into four levels: minor ominous, ominous, major ominous, and extremely ominous, then the thirteen blood-red stars would be the only one in the "extremely ominous" level.
And this only one has now been drawn by Ruan Qi.
Ruan Qi didn't know whether to praise herself for being lucky or cry about her misfortune.
She looked at the thirteen blood-red stars on the card and said jokingly, "Now I not only have the cards, but also the appearance. I think I should buy a few lottery tickets right away. Maybe I can win the jackpot."
“…” Old Davis’s eyes were very complicated.
He didn't expect that the girl could actually laugh.
"Miss Qisha," he said in a heavy voice, "thirteen blood-red stars mean that you will face a very terrible danger in the near future. This danger will cause you to suffer and even lose your life."
Old Davis didn't want Ruan Qi to be too nervous, but there were some things he had to remind her.
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I wrote late today, and the second update will be about twenty minutes later.
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