Ye Qiu’s expression changed, and he hurriedly asked, “Old man, what’s wrong with you?”
“Damn it, I refuse to believe I can’t figure this out.” Longbrow True Man quickly pulled seven copper coins from his robe sleeve.
He tossed them with his hand.
“Hum!”
The seven copper coins spun rapidly above his head.
Longbrow True Man closed his eyes, silently chanting incantations.
About thirty seconds passed.
“Puff!”
The seven copper coins suddenly shattered into dust.
“Ugh!”
Longbrow True Man spat out a mouthful of blood.
Seeing something was amiss, Ye Qiu said, “Old man, don’t push yourself. If you can’t figure it out, let it go.”
“What’s that supposed to mean? Looking down on me?” Longbrow True Man wiped the blood from his mouth and said, “Today, no matter what, I will calculate Ruyi’s fate.”
“However, I can confidently say, Ruyi’s fate is extraordinary.”
“Little brat, your daughter will grow up to be remarkable.”
At this point, Longbrow True Man took out a compass from his robe sleeve.
The compass was palm-sized, made entirely of gold, ancient, and solemn.
Ye Qiu suddenly remembered that Longbrow True Man once had a golden compass, but it was destroyed.
So, where did this new compass come from?
Holding the golden compass in his palm, Longbrow True Man muttered incantations. Moments later, the compass floated into the air.
“Boom!”
Golden light shone brightly.
Around the golden compass, circles of golden halos emanated, gradually forming a massive compass shadow, one metre in diameter, centred on the golden compass.
Longbrow True Man, with his right hand forming a sword gesture, continuously traced patterns on the compass shadow.
Gradually, his face grew pale, and a fine layer of sweat appeared on his forehead.
A quarter of an hour later.
“Clang!”
A phoenix cry, earth-shattering, resounded.
The compass shadow instantly transformed into a lifelike phoenix, circling in the air.
Longbrow True Man’s pupils shrank sharply, “My heavens, Ruyi is actually…”
Before he could finish.
“Rumble!”
A muffled thunderclap sounded from the sky.
Blood trickled from Longbrow True Man’s mouth again. Startled, he swept his sleeve, quickly retracting the golden compass.
Everything returned to calm.
“Old man, how’s Ruyi’s fate?” Ye Qiu asked.
Longbrow True Man said, “Didn’t you just see it?”
Ye Qiu pressed, “What exactly was it?”
“I cannot reveal heaven’s secrets, or I’ll face divine punishment. That thunder was a warning,” Longbrow True Man said. “But I can remind you, what you saw is what Ruyi’s fate is.”
“I can only tell you, Ruyi’s fate is rare in a thousand years, incomparably noble.”
Ye Qiu’s heart jolted, “Could Ruyi have a phoenix fate?”
Longbrow True Man smiled without answering.
Sceptical, Ye Qiu said, “Old man, are you sure you’re accurate? You’re not fooling me, are you?”
“What’s that supposed to mean?” Longbrow True Man glared at Ye Qiu, displeased, “Little brat, you can doubt my character, but you must trust my expertise.”
“Fortune-telling is my profession!”
Ye Qiu chuckled, “Old man, I’m just joking, don’t get mad.”
“Tomorrow, you’re heading to Kunlun Mountain with Master Chongxu.”
“Didn’t you want to beat him up? I’ll help you.”
Longbrow True Man perked up, excitedly saying, “Little brat, are you planning to give me the God-Beating Whip?”
“In your dreams.” Ye Qiu rolled his eyes, took out a few thousand-year-old spiritual herbs from his Qiankun bag, and tossed them to Longbrow True Man.
“Old man, eat these herbs, and your cultivation will surely improve. Then you can overpower Master Chongxu.”
“Think about it, for the next year, you can beat up Master Chongxu every day. Isn’t that satisfying?”
“As I said, seize the time to boost your cultivation. Then we can head to the cultivation world together.”
Longbrow True Man grinned, “Good!”
At that moment, Huzi came out of the villa, shouting, “Master! Daoist!”
Longbrow True Man said, “Little brat, your daughter is extraordinary, and your disciple is no ordinary person either. In a couple of years, I might not even be his match.”
Ye Qiu looked at Huzi, noticing his aura was stronger than last time, like a fierce bull.
“How’s it going lately?” Ye Qiu asked.
“Pretty good,” Huzi said. “I’ve been training.”
Ye Qiu said, “I heard from Xiao Zhan that you’ve mastered a technique. What’s that about?”
Huzi replied, “I don’t know how it happened. Every time I train, the energy in my body just flows that way on its own.”
“Oh?” Ye Qiu was surprised and said, “Show me.”
Huzi immediately sat on the ground.
Just then, Ye Qiu’s phone rang. He pulled it out and saw it was Qin Wan calling.
Answering the call.
Before Ye Qiu could speak, Qin Wan said frantically, “Ye Qiu, come back quick, something’s happened.”
“What is it?” Ye Qiu asked urgently.
“Fairy Hundred Flowers is vomiting blood and unconscious. Hurry back,” Qin Wan said. “We’re at the club.”
“I’ll be right there.” Ye Qiu hung up and said to Huzi, “Something’s come up at home. I’ll find you tomorrow.”
“Old man, you’re going to Kunlun Mountain with Master Chongxu tomorrow, so I won’t see you off. Take care of yourself.”
“Stay healthy.”
With that, Ye Qiu hurriedly left for Qin Wan’s beauty club.
Entering the office, he saw Qian Jinglan, Lin Jingzhi, Qianshan Xue, and Qiushan Nange all there.
They were gathered around the sofa.
Fairy Hundred Flowers lay on the sofa, her face pale, bloodstains at the corners of her mouth.
Seeing Ye Qiu enter, Lüluo, in tears, said, “Young Master Ye, please save the Palace Master.”
“Don’t worry, let me check.” Ye Qiu grasped Fairy Hundred Flowers’ pulse.
Her injuries were severe, with multiple broken meridians, chaotic energy, and extreme weakness, no strength left in her body.
“How did she get injured out of nowhere?” Ye Qiu asked.
Lin Jingzhi explained, “Today was Ruyi’s one-month celebration. During the day at the hotel, Fairy Hundred Flowers didn’t bring a gift. She felt bad about it and, after returning, said she wanted to give Ruyi a gift.”
“We didn’t think much of it. Then we saw her place her palm on Ruyi’s head, and a white light enveloped Ruyi.”
“Not long after, she spat blood and fell unconscious.”
Lüluo sobbed, “The Palace Master was using our Hundred Flowers Palace’s secret technique to cleanse Ruyi’s marrow.”
Cleansing marrow?
Ye Qiu stood up and glanced at Ruyi, whose little face was rosy, like a sunset glow.
Then he checked Ruyi’s pulse.
The next second, his expression changed dramatically.
