Chapter 108: Peering into Heaven and Inspecting the Earth (Bonus chapter for Alliance Leader

Granny Feng's appearance was not at all ordinary.

Upon hearing she was a shaman, Xiao Yu had imagined a short, bloated, hunchbacked little old woman with a fake smile and a sinister air.

Granny Feng looked to be in her early thirties, showing absolutely no signs of being 130 years old; calling her "forever youthful" was no exaggeration.

Despite looking young, Granny Feng lacked even a hint of seductive charm.

She was nearly two meters tall, with broad, straight shoulders, a face like a full moon, a hairless head, a square mouth, large ears, and clear, sparse eyebrows. One could discern a trace of feminine grace, but her spirit was heroic and fierce, her build as robust and powerful as any man's.

This imposing appearance of a martial nun caught Xiao Yu off guard.

——Perhaps she really does have some tricks up her sleeve.

A glimmer of expectation rose in her heart, hoping Granny Feng could keep the Purple Mansion running for a while.

"Godmother, drink some tea!" Xiao Yu handed her a cup.

Granny Feng stared at her for a long while before smiling: "You are quite excellent. Your essence is full, your Qi is vigorous, and your spirit is born from within. Among the younger generation of Profound Heaven Town, aside from those few with great destiny and the direct disciples of human immortals, you are surely number one!

Sigh, more importantly, it is your temperament.

Even great heroes and champions who have roamed the Jiang Hu for years would become decadent and listless if their supernatural powers and Wu Gong were crippled one day.

For you to possess such an open-minded and resilient heart at such a young age, your future achievements will be limitless."

"Godmother, you flatter me." Xiao Yu deliberately put on a shy expression.

She felt a bit strange inside.

Once "Godmother" was spoken, "Great Father-Destroyer" activated.

This was within expectations.

But the "Purple Mansion" seemed to be in a "Schrödinger's uncertain state," on the verge of deducing yet not doing so.

If the Purple Mansion began deducing, it meant Granny Feng's methods could threaten her.

If the Purple Mansion remained still, it meant Granny Feng posed no threat, and she could be slain at will.

Being on the verge of deducing yet not doing so was very strange.

"Granny, do you think we should begin?" Jin Lian reminded her, somewhat impatiently.

After speaking, she hurriedly added: "It takes quite some time for Granny to perform her supernatural powers. It is already past the hour of Si, nearly noon. I have prepared a grand banquet for you, so we mustn't be delayed."

Granny Feng sipped her tea slowly before asking: "Is the quiet room prepared?"

Jin Lian stood up and led Granny Feng to the wooden pavilion.

A ten-square-meter empty room had been cleared out on the second floor.

The window was already narrow, and it was covered with thick curtains, leaving the interior dim; one even needed to light a candle to see clearly.

"Mm, it is clean enough. Prepare a few more chairs; after all, we must be seated to perform the 'Great Tathagata Dharma of Peering into Heaven and Inspecting the Earth'," the imposing shaman nun said calmly.

Xiao Yu's cheek muscles twitched slightly, and she said eagerly: "Sister Jin Lian and Godmother, please wait. Fengxian will bring chairs for you."

She, Chun'er, and Zi Ying carried two rattan chairs and a small desk up to the pavilion.

Granny Feng sat facing south and said: "Those of you without good fortune, all get out... Hmm, Little Fengxian, you have some wisdom, you may stay."

Jin Lian waved her hands repeatedly to shoo the maids away.

Xiao Yu stood honestly behind Jin Lian's chair.

Once the wooden door of the pavilion creaked shut, Granny Feng reached into the porcelain bowl on the desk, took some rootless clean water to wipe her mouth, ears, nose, and chin, and finally washed her hands.

"Namo, Ratana, Tanayaya, Namo, Tathagata-ya~~~"

Granny Feng's facial expressions were extremely rich, a mix of worship and fanaticism.

Her hands waved up and down incessantly, and her mouth chanted incantations that Xiao Yu could not understand but felt were particularly rhythmic and powerful.

Xiao Yu felt it sounded like Sanskrit, but she didn't know Sanskrit and wasn't sure.

After chanting for about three minutes, Granny Feng stopped to catch her breath, then began spouting normal crazy talk: "Supreme Father, hurry like the law, Sister Wang Mu, listen to me, I am an immortal on the Profound Heaven ground, today I come as a guest of Jin Lian, wishing to know the affairs of the past and future, please tell me quickly~~~ Mali Mali Hong, Lin Bing Dou Zhe Jie Lie Zhen Zai Qian~~~~ Wind, rain, thunder, lightning, ice, gold, wood, water, fire, earth, ah ya ya ya~~~~"

Xiao Yu really wanted to say: Shaman Nun, your imposing appearance really doesn't match your current sneaky shaman style! You might as well grab a three-zhang Guan Dao and pretend to be Guan Gong possessing you.

"Eh, what is going on?"

Just as Xiao Yu was complaining internally, she suddenly discovered that the Purple Mansion had actually begun to deduce slowly.

Granny Feng's temperament had also changed... well, ever since she started chanting, her temperament had been changing.

Only now, her eyes were clear, her expression extremely confident, even arrogant, and she said calmly: "With the help of the Buddha, the Daoist Ancestor, and Wang Mu, I have peered into the secrets of heaven and earth.

Jin Lian, your destiny is like the lines on my palm."

To be honest, seeing her act crazy, the image of the "Immortal Granny" in Jin Lian's heart had somewhat shattered.

After all, Jin Lian might be superstitious, but her brain was normal.

At this moment, she felt a bit awkward and said: "Please, Granny, give me some guidance."

Granny Feng said calmly: "Yesterday afternoon, by the purple bamboo grove west of the Yingxiang Mansion City God Temple, you handed a red pouch embroidered with mandarin ducks playing in water to Young Master Wen Ruyu.

You told him—my heart is all in here.

Young Master Wen opened the pouch, saw a lock of hair inside, and truly understood your heart.

But he was hesitant and stammered, saying that the Old Matriarch of the Wen family wanted to match him with Miss Yingying of the Guan family's main branch."

Jin Lian's expression changed slightly, and she asked nervously: "How does Granny know about this? Could it be that Wen Ruyu told everyone about my 'Biao You Mei'?"

"Biao You Mei" was originally a poem from the Book of Songs where a woman expresses her love to a man.

Jin Lian pulling Young Master Wen to a corner to give him the pouch, which contained a lock of hair, was indeed "Biao You Mei."

Granny Feng said calmly: "Of course Young Master Wen wouldn't go around talking about your private affairs. I possess the 'Great Tathagata Dharma of Peering into Heaven and Inspecting the Earth'; once I perform this supernatural power, I know everything under heaven."

After a pause, she continued: "Returning to the Red Sleeve Workshop last night, you didn't fall asleep until the third watch, lying in bed wiping away tears until the fourth watch. This morning, you only drank half a bowl of yellow rice porridge and ate half a steamed bun.

Three days ago, you told Chun'er that summer was coming and that tomorrow you wanted to change the gauze curtains on the back window; they had been used for a year and were quite dirty, and you wanted to replace them with the latest 'Great Qin Gentleman Orchid' from 'Four Seasons Workshop' in the East City.

Chun'er forgot, and you pulled her ears and scolded her for half an incense stick's time.

And the night before last, in the 'Xiao Xiao Mudan Pavilion' in the front yard of the Red Sleeve Workshop, you..."

Granny Feng spoke as if she had a pre-prepared document hidden in her stomach, her tone flat and continuous, without a single pause or moment of thought.

Jin Lian was shocked at first, but gradually, the expression on her face was replaced entirely by awe and piety.

It was even more reverent than when she went out to welcome Granny Feng earlier, with "fear" outweighing "reverence."

Xiao Yu was also somewhat suspicious and uncertain.

The Purple Mansion's deduction had ended.

The result, however, was ridiculous: use the "Slaying Ghosts and Gods" from the "Tiger Soul Seven Kills" to launch a sudden attack and pierce Granny Feng's chest—just one vital point, the spleen.

It didn't analyze the cause and effect, only provided the "Method of Father-Destroying."

"Sigh, the Purple Mansion's specialty is just 'Father-Destroying'; I can't expect it to do anything else."

Xiao Yu wasn't disappointed by the limitations of the Purple Mansion's deduction, just a bit regretful.

Granny Feng suddenly turned her head to look at Xiao Yu and asked: "Do you have any doubts about Granny's Peering into Heaven and Inspecting the Earth?"

Xiao Yu hurriedly restrained her emotions and said respectfully: "I am indeed shocked, but because I cannot understand it, I have some slight doubts in my heart."

Granny Feng smiled faintly and said: "Last night, Miss Zi Ying carried a food box and delivered three large bowls of rice, two fried dough sticks, and a large basin of mixed stew to you. Inside were cold-dressed bean curd, stir-fried garlic sprouts with meat, chicken soup-simmered old cabbage, two and a half fried fish, and two large bones for soup."

Xiao Yu's expression was a bit strange, and she nodded: "Godmother's supernatural powers are peerless; that is indeed true!"

Granny Feng's smile also became a bit strange: "After dinner, you took the daughter of the Jade-Faced Wenqu into the water and used a special internal force technique to tell her some private words."

Xiao Yu's expression changed slightly, and she almost couldn't help but use a "Slaying Ghosts and Gods" to pierce Granny Feng's spleen—the professionalism of the Purple Mansion in "Father-Destroying" was always worth trusting.

"Godmother, please accept this child; I also want to be a shaman with you... cough cough, be a shaman nun with you!"

In the end, she didn't draw her sword, but threw herself in front of Granny Feng, grabbing her hands and shouting excitedly.

Granny Feng was caught off guard, stunned for a moment, then smiled with satisfaction.

——This Little Fengxian really has a screw loose, but her unhinged performance also proves that she has indeed been conquered by Granny's supernatural powers!

Granny Feng felt smug, her smile widening: "Child, what silly things are you saying! With your appearance, temperament, and talent for the sword, you will at least be a 'Little Five Absolute Sword Maiden' in the future.

With such a bright future, why fight an old nun for food?"

"Little Fengxian, don't be rude to Granny!" Jin Lian hurriedly walked over and dragged Xiao Yu away.

"Granny, you've finally performed the great supernatural power of Peering into Heaven and Inspecting the Earth, don't stop, continue speaking."

Jin Lian looked at Granny Feng with a face full of longing, "I want to know where my destined one is?"

Granny Feng smiled: "Marriage is destined by heaven; as long as you follow your own heart and make your choices, you will surely find your destined one."

"What if the 'destined one' I choose isn't a good person? Granny, I beg you to guide me out of my confusion!" Jin Lian knelt on the ground, hugging the shaman nun's legs and begging.

Granny Feng pondered: "Peering into Heaven and Inspecting the Earth can only discern heavenly secrets, but it cannot dominate or change your destiny."

"Granny, have mercy~~" Jin Lian wailed.

Xiao Yu really wanted to say: Sister Jin Lian, hurry downstairs and get some gold ingots to honor Granny!

Granny Feng wasn't that realistic.

She hesitated for a long time, sighed, and said mournfully: "Very well, very well. That you and I have met today can be considered a stroke of fate. Granny will risk offending the Daoist Ancestor Father and Sister Wang Mu to strive for a great future for you."

She leaned into Jin Lian's ear and whispered: "I cannot say too much, I can only tell you that you will soon encounter an opportunity that can change your destiny.

If you grasp it, you will fly up to the branches and become a phoenix; if you don't grasp it... there won't be any loss, but don't even think about a 'great future'."

Jin Lian's eyes lit up, her blood rushed to her face, and she asked urgently: "Where is the opportunity? When will it arrive?"

"Coming from the East, related to the Upper State, within seven days, the truth will surely be revealed!" Granny Feng said mysteriously.

"Granny, what should I do?" Jin Lian asked again.

Granny Feng thought for a moment and said: "As the saying goes, destiny is determined by heaven, but it also says that success depends on human effort.

The destiny arranged for you by heaven only has a rough outline.

Your efforts can largely determine the specific shape of that 'outline'."

Xiao Yu was a bit surprised: this shaman could actually speak "human words," and very philosophical "human words" at that.

"I want to work hard, and I will work hard, but how should I work hard?" Jin Lian asked impatiently.

Granny Feng pursed her lips at Xiao Yu and said: "You should work hard practicing the sword with Little Fengxian!

Work hard practicing the Little Xiao Xiao Mudan Sword, and if you can cultivate the 'arrogant and noble Qi' of the 'Little Xiao Xiao Mudan Sword' within seven days, it will surely have miraculous effects!"

"Arrogant and noble Qi..." Jin Lian's face turned as red as a monkey's butt.

Xiao Yu also felt four parts embarrassed and six parts vigilant: whether this old nun could predict the future was uncertain, but she seemed to have a real knack for discerning the past.

It wasn't just knowing the rough details; Granny Feng could even state many small specifics.

Like the arrogant and noble Qi of the "Little Xiao Xiao Mudan Sword."

Xiao Yu hadn't even said this herself; she had only analyzed the "free and open-minded feminine temperament" for Jin Lian.

Clearly, to be able to give the comment of "arrogant and noble Qi," Granny Feng must have thoroughly understood the entire content of the "free and open-minded feminine temperament."

This was very terrifying.

If she possessed this kind of supernatural power, she could just steal the secret manuals of all the martial arts masters in Profound Heaven Town; why bother worshipping any "Father"! ===== CHAPTER 109 =====