Chapter 75: Breaking the Precepts

Now that things have reached this point, everything is clear: the Second Young Mistress is the child Chun Jie lost. Back then, the Feng Mansion bought Chun Jie from the troupe leader at a high price, and to avoid ruining their feng shui, they secretly bought this child as well to serve as a Disheng Debt person.

It goes without saying that this was also something the troupe leader was happy to see; after all, he earned a large sum of silver out of thin air and saved himself the trouble of dealing with the child. It was truly killing two birds with one stone.

In this matter, Master Feng was deceived by the troupe leader again. The troupe leader must have said the child was his own beloved little daughter, blah, blah, blah. He likely wept and wailed while negotiating the price, and he surely took Master Feng for a ride.

Master Feng, who bought the child, disliked that the girl's fate was poor, or perhaps due to some other reason, so he invited an expert from the Yin Hang to change the child's Birth Date and Time, and from then on, she was raised in the mansion as a child bride.

But the child was born with thin blessings and shallow affinities, unable to bear such a blessing of fortune, and thus she was backlashed. This corresponds exactly to why the Second Young Mistress was crazy and erratic when she was young, and why Master Feng kept her locked in the mansion for treatment all day, not allowing her to leave the mansion to see anyone.

Now everything is clear, and the solution is right before their eyes. They only need to return to the Feng Mansion and find an opportunity to give Chun Jie's memento to the Second Young Mistress.

"Shopkeeper Liu, delivering the memento to the child is enough, right?" Yang Xiao was making a final confirmation.

After a moment of hesitation, Shopkeeper Liu shook his head. "It's not that simple. After all, the child's Birth Date and Time was altered. You also need to cut the child's body and let the blood drip onto this piece of clothing. Mother and daughter share the same bloodline; that thing will be able to sense it."

Kuang Hongyi cupped his hands in place of Yang Xiao. "Many thanks for the guidance, Shopkeeper Liu!"

The questions that needed asking had been asked, and there was no point in staying any longer. Moreover, Kuang Hongyi was afraid of this Shopkeeper Liu from the bottom of his heart. Although the other party was blind, if it really came to a fight, he had no confidence in dealing with this old shopkeeper of the coffin shop.

"We will never forget Shopkeeper Liu's great kindness. We still have matters to attend to, so we shall take our leave!"

But before Kuang Hongyi and Yang Xiao could turn around, they heard Shopkeeper Liu coldly blurt out, "Wait!" After a pause, Shopkeeper Liu continued, "You go outside and wait; I have words for my daughter."

Shopkeeper Liu held no malice toward Su Tingting; Yang Xiao and the others could see that. The two didn't waste words and went out first. That little apprentice followed Yang Xiao and Kuang Hongyi like a supervisor, seeing them all the way out of the coffin shop. Standing at the door, he still stared coldly at the two, as if afraid they might eavesdrop.

"Godfather." Su Tingting knew this might be the last time they would meet. Looking at Shopkeeper Liu, who had a pair of blind eyes, she truly couldn't bear to part.

Shopkeeper Liu tremblingly reached out his hand. Su Tingting walked up quickly and grabbed it tightly. Shopkeeper Liu sighed softly. "Child, you have experienced too little and do not understand the sinister nature of the human heart. Those two people outside each have their own agendas; they are using you. Let me ask you, was it them who told you to ask me if the Birth Date and Time of these two people secretly matched?"

Su Tingting recalled the behavior of Yang Xiao and Kuang Hongyi and did not hide it. "That is so, but... but that Mr. Chu, he..."

Raising his hand, Shopkeeper Liu interrupted Su Tingting's explanation and asked in return, "Do you know why? Do you know why they didn't come to ask me themselves?"

"That is because they knew I would not tell them! Delving into Birth Date and Time is inherently harmful to the harmony of heaven. For those of us who scrape by in the Yin Hang, this is a great taboo. People in the Yin Hang have never asked about cause and effect or right and wrong; they only take silver to do things. Furthermore, unless it is a deep hatred like killing a father or murdering a master, the rules of the Yin Hang dictate that one must never break a setup laid by a peer."

"Today, I, Liu Chengmu, have broken two precepts in a row. I intervened in the reincarnation and karma of Chun Jie and ruined the fate-changing setup laid by a high-level peer. I will surely suffer heavenly retribution in the future."

These words were very heavy. Su Tingting was dumbfounded. It took her a long time to recover, and her eyes instantly turned red. "Godfather, what should we do? If we go back now and let Chun Jie and her child reunite, will... will you be alright?"

Shopkeeper Liu gave a bitter smile. At this moment, the affinity and kindness he displayed were like those of an ordinary elderly man, completely different from the icy attitude he had when facing Yang Xiao and Kuang Hongyi. He said softly, "Child, our meeting is fate. You are very good, truly very good. I, Liu Chengmu, have a bit of a reputation in the Yin Hang, but in the end, I have always been alone. Fortunately, as I am about to reach the end of my life, I can still acknowledge you as my goddaughter and use my lifelong learning to help you. I have no regrets."

Hearing Su Tingting's sobbing, Shopkeeper Liu raised his hand, groping to gently wipe the tears from the corners of Su Tingting's eyes. "Good daughter, do not cry. I have a few things to tell you; you must remember them."

"Although I have lost my pair of eyes, my heart is not blind. That Young Master Chu you speak of acts casually in his speech and behavior, but in reality, his guidance is extremely strong. He is a person with deep thoughts and is definitely not someone you can handle."

"I am roughly versed in the skills of physiognomy, and just now I took the opportunity to examine this person's palmistry. This person's fingers are slender, the fingertips thin and sharp, the tendons and bones weak but not hollow, and the palm lines are chaotic. This is not a good omen. This person has no father or mother and carries a baleful aura in his fate. Although he is not unrighteous, he is bound to be cold-hearted. You must not get too close to him. He is destined to drift for half his life; he has the very rare Lone Star Fate."

Su Tingting was startled after hearing this and asked hurriedly, "Are you saying Mr. Chu... no, Young Master Chu, he will be in danger?"

Shopkeeper Liu was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but look bitter, thinking that his good daughter hadn't listened to a word of his true feelings. He couldn't help but sigh, his voice becoming a bit hoarse. "Whether he is in danger or not, I do not care. But since ancient times, imperial fates often produce kings and marquises, while the Lone Star Fate often produces heroes. Ordinary dangers cannot harm him. As for how it ends, that is his own fortune."

"Then... then if it doesn't harm you, is there a way to calculate it for him?" Su Tingting was a bit worried. "How about this: you tell me who in the Yin Hang is good at this technique, and we can spend silver to find someone to calculate it."

After a moment, Shopkeeper Liu shook his head. "I tried. Not for him, but for you. Unfortunately, I used three years of my life span and still couldn't calculate your origins."

Su Tingting's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this. She knew her godfather's methods were brilliant, but she didn't expect it to reach this extent. Most importantly, that mention of three years of life span...

"Cough... cough, cough..." Shopkeeper Liu began to cough violently. "Let's not talk about this. I won't ask about your origins, and you must not tell me. This is not good for you, cough, cough... very, very not good."

"I kept you here to remind you of one thing: your current fate is very poor. Dark clouds cover your head, and your life star is dim with a tendency to slide and fall. This is the greatest of all taboos, meaning you will have a bloody disaster today. Good daughter, you must be careful!"

"I have calculated the surname of the person who will harm you. It is in this packet of Yellow Paper. After you open it and look, you must be cautious and on guard. Remember, do not tell anyone this character, including me, and including that Young Master Chu outside."

Su Tingting took the Yellow Paper packet with both hands; it was triangular. She unfolded it bit by bit until a character "Yang" written in Incense ash appeared inside.