[Hahahaha, the Fated One's expression really makes me laugh for a lifetime.]
[Fated One: My family, who understands? I just got a fortune told, and my ancestors were all swapped out.]
[Hahahaha, funny, but not entirely a bad thing. Swapping them is good. Didn't you hear what the Master said about the evil deeds his fake grandfather did?]
[Now it's good. He has no blood relation to the scumbag who killed the Dragon Maiden, so he doesn't have to repay the karma left behind.]
As bystanders, the netizens' minds were exceptionally clear, instantly realizing that the Fated One severing his bloodline was not a bad thing at all.
"Then... then... you can't bother me anymore. I'm a perfectly law-abiding citizen." The Fated One paused for a moment. Then, he quickly reacted, like a startled bird, nimbly retreating a large step, his expression wary.
"How do I know you're not just fooling me?"
The Dragon Maiden was half-believing, half-doubting. Back then, she had trusted humans too much, which led to her being tricked into drinking "realgar wine," breaking her spiritual body. Then, her soul was bound by the Seven-Star Lamp, turning her completely into fish on a chopping block, her thousand years of cultivation scattered in an instant.
"It's okay if pretty sister doesn't believe me, I can take you to see the Book of Life and Death, then sister will believe me, right?"
Yaoyao counted on her little fingers, speaking very sincerely.
The Book of Life and Death, as a divine artifact that governs the rules of heaven and earth, records a person's life, including spouses, children, and grandchildren. As a divine artifact, it cannot be falsified in any way. Together with the Platform of Karma Mirror, it judges the deceased's past and determines the sins of their next life.
This item was so excellent that cultivators naturally knew about it, but only in their hearts. No one truly dared to test it. Because such a divine artifact was so important, one would need a lot of nerve to make such a request.
The Dragon Maiden also shared this thought at the moment. She felt that the little doll in front of her seemed to be exaggerating, but the latter's determined eyes didn't look like she was lying at all. This made her a bit uncertain. After a pause, she said, "If you can truly show me the Book of Life and Death, then I will completely believe you."
Yaoyao sweetly revealed two small dimples. "No problem! Big Brother should be in Langshi, it's not far. Ask him to bring you, sister, to the Gu family in the imperial capital, and Yaoyao will arrange the subsequent matters!"
For others to see the Book of Life and Death, there would naturally be no hope at all, but Yaoyao was different. Not only did she hold an official position in the Underworld, but she had also captured so many renegade ghost generals last time. It was just a matter of a dead person, and the Underworld wouldn't disagree.
It was precisely because she was absolutely certain that she dared to say it. The old Daoist had said that one should be steady and not promise what one couldn't deliver, otherwise one would suffer.
"Alright, I hope you don't deceive me."
The Dragon Maiden saw that the person had promised to this extent. If she said anything more, she would truly be ungracious.
"Definitely not, pretty sister, we've agreed. During this time, you can't harm Big Brother, or I won't take you to see it."
Yaoyao earnestly emphasized again. It wasn't that she didn't trust the other party, but this older sister had suffered too tragically in her life. It was normal for her emotions to spiral out of control after being sealed for so many years.
"He's not a blood relative of the Xu family. What's the point of killing him? This venerable one would rather spare his life!"
This was evidence of that man being cuckolded. His continued existence was the latter's disgrace. This little doll still lacked sufficient experience, the Dragon Maiden proudly raised her chin. At this moment, she finally felt comfortable.
After all, this 'little monster' of a doll was finally not entirely without flaws. Although this had nothing to do with strength, if it came to a fight, she could still be killed. But having a weakness was somewhat of a consolation; it didn't feel like facing an impenetrable wall.
The two, one after the other, quickly reached a successful agreement. The Fated One, seeing this scene, couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief. This meant his life was temporarily safe.
"Then I won't occupy the live stream anymore. I still need to pack my luggage, then book tickets to the imperial capital. Master, we'll see each other tonight."
The Fated One cherished his life greatly. With such a presence by his side, how could he sleep? Naturally, he wanted to resolve it early.
Yaoyao didn't stop him, telling him not to rush, then gave him a few instructions on what to pay attention to regarding his "spiritual eyes." The "spiritual eyes" weren't sealed to facilitate normal communication between the Fated One and the Dragon Maiden.
The latter was, after all, destined to transform into a dragon. Ordinary fierce ghosts wouldn't dare to cause trouble, so there was no danger of encountering evil spirits by having the spiritual eyes open.
This live stream was temporarily interrupted, and the live stream's screen switched back to a single shot. Meanwhile, netizens were already discussing it in the comments section.
[One can only say that sometimes human hearts are more sinister than monsters. Peeling skin, extracting bones, it's terrifying just thinking about it.]
[Although killing demons isn't a crime, they didn't do evil. That's too unethical.]
[Agreed with the above. Someone cultivated painstakingly for thousands of years, and then you want immortality and pull crooked schemes. Dying like that is too easy for him. He really should be sent to the eighteenth layer of hell, never to be reborn for eternity.]
The netizens got more and more heated in their curses. Yaoyao paused when she saw the last sentence. Because, just as that sister said, the latter was indeed serving his sentence in the Underworld at this moment. After all, killing a creature cherished by heaven and earth carried much heavier karma than killing a human.
He not only had to suffer the torments of the eighteen layers of hell for a thousand years in the Underworld, but after serving his sentence, his reincarnation could only be into the animal realm, tormented for ten lifetimes without opened spiritual intelligence.
Only then could his sins be repaid, and he would have the possibility of being reborn as a human. Yaoyao thought that the pretty sister should calm down a bit upon seeing such a judgment.
"Let's continue the live stream. Let's see which lucky big brother or sister will be our third Fated One."
Matters of the Underworld involved reincarnation, which Yaoyao wouldn't mention much in the mortal realm. She somewhat awkwardly brought the topic back. Netizens were initially a bit uncooperative, chatting sparsely, but as soon as Yaoyao actively released the link, their attention was diverted.
At this moment, only the matter of snatching a "slot" remained in their minds. The scene was extremely intense, the scrolling text in the comments section was completely indecipherable, being pushed up furiously.
[Damn it, these useless hands... these useless hands, why do they always let others snatch it?]
[Trash Unicom, I'm already on the server, and you're still useless. Changing operators... I'm going to change operators.]
[Hahahaha, I got it! This overflowing fortune has finally fallen to me.]
No matter how much the outcome of a single slot was debated, the result was inevitably joy for one and sorrow for many.
"Congratulations to 'Wen Mo Sheng Xiang' (Fragrance of Ink) big brother, are you available for a video call?" Yaoyao looked at the winning list, her voice soft and sweet.
"Of course, I can. It's a bit noisy in the cafeteria. Please wait for me to put on headphones and find a spot."
The selected Fated One was almost melted by Yaoyao's voice. He hastily explained, not even noticing how high-pitched his own voice was.
"Mm-hmm, Big Brother, no need to rush. Take your time." Yaoyao patiently replied.
She shifted her bottom, having sat for a bit too long, her pants were sticking to her backside. She carefully reached down to smooth them out. Because the live stream only showed her upper body, and Yaoyao's small movements were very discreet, netizens had no idea that their invincible Master had such troubles.
Not long after Yaoyao tidied herself up, the Fated One also found an empty seat. After connecting, he directly started the video call, and the live stream screen split in two.
The face of the third Fated One was now revealed. He was a young man in his early twenties, with healthy, wheat-colored skin. His features weren't particularly striking, one might say "average-looking," but he possessed a youthful vitality that added quite a few points.
The Fated One was grinning, clearly still not calm from the joy of being selected.
"Big Brother, is there anything you'd like me to tell your fortune about?" Yaoyao glanced at him, asking about the procedure as usual.
"Yes... yes..." The Fated One tried hard to suppress the corners of his mouth from curling up, asking the question he had pondered for a long time. "Master, I'd like to trouble you to help me calculate... whether I can graduate smoothly."
There weren't many people in the live stream asking about academics; most asked about love, marriage, or encountering evil spirits. So, when the Fated One asked his question, netizens also found it somewhat unusual, then immediately exclaimed, "How boring."
One should know that the graduation rate for university students nowadays is as high as 95%, and this is with various universities being forced to have a certain percentage of delayed graduations.
Otherwise, universities would definitely want all students to graduate. For such a binary question of "can or cannot," what kind of mishap could there be? Netizens expressed their incomprehension, which is why they said it was boring.
"Big Brother, wait a moment. Yaoyao will take a look for you..."
Yaoyao didn't think anything of it. When it came to divination, asking anything wasn't really strange, as most things one sought could fall under the scope of divination.
Since this Fated One was asking about academics, the first thing to look at was the "Guan Lu Gong" (Palace of Official Salary/Career), which reflects a person's career and achievements. The Fated One's Guan Lu Gong was steady and solid, indicating that he would graduate smoothly, and even after graduation, his career line looked quite promising.
Yet Yaoyao subtly felt something was off. After all, it was impossible for a selected Fated One to have absolutely no problems, right? If everything was truly peaceful, there would be no need for her to tell his fortune.
Upholding the principle of preventing unexpected events, Yaoyao carefully examined the Fated One's "Fuqi Gong" (Palace of Spouse), "Fumu Gong" (Palace of Parents), "Zai'e Gong" (Palace of Calamity)... these all seemed fine.
Just as Yaoyao thought this might be a genuine exception, her gaze swept over the Fated One's "Xiongdi Gong" (Palace of Siblings), and she suddenly froze, seeing blood clouds covering his Xiongdi Gong.
This indicated that the Fated One's younger brother had encountered a major, life-threatening crisis.
Yaoyao didn't dare to delay and asked, "Big Brother, do you have a picture of your younger brother? If you do, please send me one immediately."
The Fated One was stunned, suddenly feeling somewhat bewildered. He had clearly asked if he could graduate!
But looking up and seeing the Master's solemn expression, he then remembered the live stream's "glorious past." And he indeed had a younger brother, which instantly made him tremble with fear.
"Yes... yes, I'll send it to you right now..." An image of his brother's soft, small body flashed in the Fated One's mind.
Thinking that the latter might be in trouble, he didn't dare to hesitate, quickly digging out recent photos of his brother going to school from his mother's chat history. He was an old hand in the live stream, knowing that newer photos led to more accurate readings, so he didn't use old photos from his album.
After he sent it, Yaoyao opened the backend and saw that the photo showed a boy around seven years old. He was carrying a Transformers backpack, and compared to the Fated One, his skin was much fairer, and his features were delicate and feminine. Such looks often suggested a somewhat pampered nature, and the Fated One's younger brother was no exception.
But Yaoyao's focus wasn't on his personality. Her gaze fell on the young boy's "Ming Gong" (Palace of Destiny).
And then she discovered that the latter was currently facing a life-or-death crisis simply put, he had been kidnapped by thugs!
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