Xi Xingxue's heart skipped a beat.
They've arrived.
However, he was already prepared.
He took out a few homemade playing cards, intending to perform a magic trick for everyone.
"What is this?" everyone asked curiously.
The five playing cards in Xi Xingxue's hand were carved from thin wooden boards, with the Ace of Spades, Ace of Hearts, Ace of Clubs, Ace of Diamonds, and a Joker painted on them.
The person who drew the playing cards was very skilled; the cards came to life.
The people at the scene didn't know what playing cards were, and they looked at them with great curiosity.
Xi Xingxue used the prepared wording.
"Next, I will use this to demonstrate one of my abilities."
Everyone asked, "What ability?"
Everyone in the hall put down their chopsticks at the same time, and all eyes immediately fell on Xi Xingxue.
However, Xi Xingxue remained calm and composed, showing no sign of panic.
He slightly moved his thin lips and uttered two words that made the atmosphere noisy.
"To foresee".
Foresee, know?
There was an uproar, and people looked at Xi Xingxue with disbelief and bewilderment.
The emperor was also stunned, not knowing that his imperial advisor had such abilities, and he was overjoyed.
Qi Jinzhao, on the other hand, gradually tightened his grip on the teacup.
He was thinking, thinking about Xi Xingxue's situation.
Knowing this was impossible, he thought it was impossible, so he was thinking about how to help him.
The prince of the Painting Kingdom said, "Then please, Grand Preceptor, begin!"
Xi Xingxue curled her lips and spun the five wooden cards in her palm, then shuffled them and placed them face down.
He stood up and scanned the hall with his eyes.
Curious and questioning gazes shone upon him like countless rays of light, illuminating his figure.
He moved under these lights and finally stopped in front of the prince of the Painting Kingdom.
“Please draw a card at random,” Xi Xingxue said. “I will know what you draw.”
The prince of Hua Kingdom was slightly startled, but he did not hesitate for long before taking a card from Xi Xingxue's hand.
He looked down at the design on the card, then glanced at Xi Xingxue.
Xi Xingxue: "You drew the Ace of Hearts."
The prince of the Painting Kingdom's pupils changed slightly. He revealed the card, and everyone turned their gaze to it, seeing what the card looked like.
Although I don't know what the A means, I can tell from the font of the red heart on it.
In other words, Xi Xingxue could tell what the prince of the Painting Kingdom had drawn without the cards being revealed.
The hall fell silent. The prince of Hua Kingdom was somewhat intrigued, but this did not lead him to acknowledge Xi Xingxue's strength.
After all, with five cards, there's a one-in-five chance of guessing correctly.
Xi Xingxue remained calm, because this was just an appetizer.
"Continue. Next, you will draw the diamond, spade, clown, and club in that order."
Hearing this, everyone was shocked. If the prince of Hua Kingdom really drew those four cards as Xi Xingxue said, then it would truly confirm his precognitive abilities.
People who know what playing cards are would never believe it, but unfortunately, they don't recognize them, which adds a layer of mystery to playing cards.
The prince of the Painting Kingdom looked at the five playing cards in Xi Xingxue's hand, which were facing away from him and whose contents were unknown, and hesitated before reaching out his hand.
He randomly picked up a card.
According to Xi Xingxue's "prediction," this card will be a diamond.
The prince of the Painting Kingdom revealed the cards.
The pattern is a square.
Then, without any apparent pattern, he drew the second and third cards, and the answer, as Xi Xingxue had said, was the order he had predicted.
By this time, everyone in the hall was utterly astonished and praised Xi Xingxue.
"Can the Imperial Preceptor truly foresee the future?"
"Otherwise, he said he would draw whatever he would draw, and that's what he drew."
Soon, the wooden plaques were revealed, and Xi Xingxue's prediction was absolutely correct.
The prince of Hua Kingdom frowned, then burst into a smile. "Grand Preceptor, did you really know which card I would draw through precognition?"
Xi Xingxue: "Of course."
The prince of Hua Kingdom smiled, his eyes no longer filled with doubt, but with recognition of Xi Xingxue's strength.
At this moment, the Prince of Xiangguo asked, "But why does the Grand Preceptor want to express your premonition in this way?"
Xi Xingxue: "Heavenly secrets cannot be revealed. This ability of mine can only be used on those who are destined to have it. His Highness the Prince of Hua Kingdom is the one who is destined to have it."
Someone asked, "Can't you do the same for everyone else present?"
Xi Xingxue shook her head.
At this moment, the prince of Hua Kingdom's brow twitched; he seemed to have sensed something.
His purpose in coming to Great Xia was stronger than anyone else's; it concerned the fate of his entire nation.
It seems he made the right decision to come.
Without a second thought, the prince of the Painting Kingdom said, "Then, Your Excellency, could you help our Painting Kingdom foresee...?"
He hesitated, unable to speak directly in front of everyone in the hall.
Although Xi Xingxue said that he would only help those who were destined to see the future—that is, him—to foresee the future.
However, the future he needed Xi Xingxue to foresee this time was the future of the entire Painting Kingdom.
Who wouldn't want to possess such an incredible ability?
Xi Xingxue smiled faintly, her eyes conveying a convincing sense of security.
He walked directly to the prince of the Painting Kingdom and whispered in his ear.
Doing this in front of everyone in the hall aroused intense curiosity, and everyone pricked up their ears.
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