The contents of this fortune stick were different from what Ruoqiu had shown them when she drew the stick... and Master Shenxuan was clear-headed, so it was impossible for him to make a mistake.
The only possibility is that Ruoqiu used energy to steal the sky and change the sun!
Princess Quan asked curiously, "What does this fortune slip mean?"
Master Shenxuan stared at Quan Ji, his voice kind and tolerant, and slowly interpreted the divination slips for everyone: "To sacrifice one's own life to annihilate one's soul, to exchange one's own death for the prosperity of the nation, this divination slip is inevitable. It can be avoided, but one cannot have both fish and bear's paw. This divination slip represents cause and effect."
"It's just a matter of tit for tat, nothing more."
Upon hearing this, everyone instantly understood why Ruoqiu had concealed her signature back then.
She could interpret fortune sticks and knew what her destiny would be, so her sacrifice was not a spur-of-the-moment decision, but rather a preordained one.
From the moment she received the visa and continued on with them, she was certain of her decision and knew how to proceed with each step from now on.
Everyone felt a mix of emotions.
It wasn't until Master Shenxuan commented: "Her heart is dead, she is ignorant of worldly affairs, which is why she has a moment of evil thought. She will always be a good monarch, but she will never be a good ruler."
"Destiny is actually predetermined."
When Master Shenxuan finished speaking, he looked at Quan Ji, giving Quan Ji a feeling that she couldn't quite describe.
It's really uncomfortable.
It was so uncomfortable that Quan Ji got goosebumps all over.
So, the straightforward and strong-willed Quan Ji, suppressing her grief over Ruo Qiu's death, retorted: "So what if you're going to accept your fate? Why are you looking at me like that?"
Master Shenxuan: "..."
Everyone: "..."
"Cough cough cough."
Lan's friend came to the rescue for his girlfriend with low emotional intelligence: "Quan Ji is still young, please don't mind her."
"It's alright."
Master Shenxuan naturally didn't mind, and looked at Yan Xingchen and said, "Next, it's your turn to sign."
Yan Xingchen didn't hesitate and handed over her signature.
A flash of golden light, and the words on the signature appeared.
A very auspicious sign.
Inheriting the legacy of the predecessors, it will be immortal for all ages.
Yan Xingchen's expectant eyes seemed to encompass the entire celestial sphere, and she parted her lips slightly: "How is it?"
Master Shenxuan interpreted the divination as follows: "Everything you encounter is predestined, everything you see has its own logic, the storms you pass through will eventually become the sweet rain for your growth, and you will eventually become the person you want to be."
He paused, then continued, "Ruoqiu... entrusted the Xinmeng Empire to you, didn't she?"
Yan Xingchen's eyes reddened, and she couldn't help but cry when she heard this. Large tears streamed down her face, and she hurriedly wiped them away with her arm.
"Yes... but I'm not sure if I can be a good ruler."
Master Shenxuan asked, "Will you follow in her footsteps?"
Yan Xingchen shook her head: "I can't."
She respected Ruoqiu and regarded her as her own sister, but she also knew that Ruoqiu was wrong, and that one wrong step would lead to another.
Master Shenxuan's Buddhist light seemed to be comforting this young girl, warmly covering her body.
He said, "Then... by avoiding all mistakes, you can forge your own path to success."
Yan Xingchen understood.
"Thank you, Master."
Next up was Jun Chenlan.
Jun Chenlan stepped forward and cupped his hands in greeting to the elderly senior.
"Junior Jun Chenlan greets the Master."
"I have a favor to ask of you."
Master Shenxuan's gray eyes seemed to see through everything as he said, "I understand what you want, and I know what you want to do. What you seek is the ending, the law of heaven, and the predetermined fate in the dark."
Jun Chenlan immediately understood that Master Shenxuan actually knew the meaning of each person's divination slip.
He clenched his fists, his emotions somewhat out of control, but he managed to regain his composure.
"I don't believe in fate..."
Master Shenxuan said, "Many people don't believe it, but everything that happens is fate."
"You already knew that all of this was fate, didn't you?"
Jun Chenlan understood, but he didn't want to understand.
He knew what Master Shenxuan was talking about.
His encounter with Quan Ji proved everything.
Even if he didn't believe in fate, he couldn't refute it at this moment.
Jun Chenlan's body trembled for the first time, as if he were suppressing the extremely surging and repressed emotions within him. He asked, "Isn't there any way to break this deadlock? If everything is predetermined, then what does it matter if we live, if we think...?"
Master Shenxuan added, "Even if you know nothing, you will still think and move forward in the direction that destiny points you to, won't you?"
"You will understand that everything will develop in this direction. You can't control it, and you can't control it. You understand very well that all of this was predetermined. Even if you don't believe in fate, you are always walking on the path of destiny, aren't you?"
The two of them were speaking in a cryptic manner, and the other two had no idea what they were saying.
Jun Chenlan had no rebuttal and felt dejected. "Thank you, Master."
Master Shenxuan advised, "If you want to achieve perfect merit, you should let nature take its course. No matter how you try to change things, you will eventually find that things will still move in the direction of destiny, just like your awakening... which was not accidental."
Jun Chenlan's gaze suddenly turned cold as it locked onto Master Shenxuan.
An aura of impending doom spread, and even Princess Quan could sense it.
Quan Ji quickly pulled Jun Chenlan back to her side and asked him in a low voice, "What's wrong with you... why are you suddenly angry?"
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