Cards of Light and Darkness

Fang Li lowered his head, looked at the cards arranged in a star array on the ground in front of him, and smiled faintly.

Then Fang Li said, "Just do whatever you want to divine for me, anything is fine."

Fang Li immediately presented Shirayuki Hoshigami with a difficult problem.

Because nothing is harder to satisfy than 'whatever'.

However, Shirayuki Hoshigami didn't even frown, completely transforming into a devout Miko, and nodded.

Under Fang Li's gaze, Shirayuki Hoshigami closed her eyes, reached out, and gently stroked the card in front of her.

Then, when Shirayuki Hoshigami stopped, three cards had already appeared in her hand.

Fang Li couldn't help but be a little surprised.

When did Shirayuki Hoshigami draw three cards from the star array in front of her?

Fang Li didn't see it at all.

Under these circumstances, Shirayuki Hoshigami laid out the three cards in a row in front of Fang Li, then opened her eyes and looked at Fang Li.

"These three cards represent your past, present, and future, respectively."

With that, Shirayuki Hoshigami slowly began to flip over the three cards in front of her.

Fang Li's gaze immediately turned to them.

Not only Fang Li, but also the students who had gathered around were incredibly curious as they looked at the three cards, whispering among themselves as they looked at them, seemingly finding them very interesting.

Then, the front of the three cards was revealed to everyone.

The first card is a forest, and in the very center of the forest is a small tree.

The second card is a river, with a small boat swaying precariously on its surface.

The third card is the Cave, a cave formed from rock.

Looking at these three cards, regardless of the reactions of the others, Shirayuki Hoshigami's expression turned serious.

"What?" Fang Li looked at Shirayuki Hoshigami's serious expression and said with some amusement, "Is my past, present, and future all so bizarre?"

"No, it's not like that." Shirayuki Hoshigami shook her head, saying hesitantly, "Rather than calling it a freak, it's more accurate to say it's very special."

"Special?" Fang Li asked curiously, "How is it special?"

"Then, let me explain what these cards represent." Shirayuki Hoshigami pointed to the first card and said, "This card represents your past."

"In a vast forest, only a small tree stands among the large trees. The appearance of this card usually represents loneliness." Shirayuki Hoshigami said softly, "Your past, although it has always existed in a forest that can accommodate all the trees, you have come to understand that you are different from those around you. Even if you successfully integrate into the forest, you can only look up at the trees around you, but you can't stand at the same height as them."

Fang Li raised an eyebrow slightly, but said nothing, only asking indifferently, "What about the second card?"

"The second card represents your present." Shirayuki Hoshigami looked directly at Fang Li and said, "From a very long time ago, people have believed that the river is the dividing line between life and death. The other side of the river is the underworld, and after crossing it, one is reincarnated. This is the so-called Sanzu River."

"And the small boat moving forward in the river is you, proving that you are always hovering between the boundary between life and death, surrounded by either life or death."

This remark caused the surrounding students to look at each other in bewilderment. Some began to scrutinize Fang Li, while others simply laughed it off as a topic of conversation.

Fang Li himself showed no reaction whatsoever, not even glancing at the river card, as if this was perfectly normal to him, and continued, "And what about the third card?"

"The third card represents your future." Shirayuki Hoshigami looked at the card with a somewhat indescribable expression, then looked at Fang Li, took a deep breath, and said this.

"When it comes to caves formed from rock, the first thing that comes to mind in this country is Ama-no-Iwato."

"Ama-no-Iwato?" Fang Li asked directly, "What's that?"

"According to the Kojiki, Susanoo Amaterasu." Shirayuki Hoshigami said solemnly, "Amaterasu Omikami was angered by this and hid in a cave formed of rock, causing the world to lose its light and fall into darkness. This cave is called Ama-no-Iwato."

"Therefore, this card represents Light and Darkness." Shirayuki Hoshigami looked directly at Fang Li and spoke each word clearly.

"If you choose light, you can bring light to the world."

"If you choose darkness, you can bring darkness to the world."

"Your future decisions will determine the direction of the world."

"This is a destiny that only great people destined to save the world and evil people destined to destroy the world can possess."

"Whether you save the world or destroy it is entirely up to you."

"This is your future."

As Shirayuki Hoshigami finished speaking, the atmosphere around them gradually became heavy.

All the students clearly heard Shirayuki Hoshigami's words, and they looked at each other one after another, followed by bursts of laughter.

Unfortunately, Shirayuki Hoshigami's divination results were simply too mysterious and had absolutely no credibility.

At least, none of the people present believed that this carefree freshman sitting at the school gate, asking someone to tell his fortune, would one day be involved in the course of the world.

Only Shirayuki Hoshigami stared straight at Fang Li, her eyes revealing an unprecedented seriousness.

Fang Li remained silent.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that Fang Li had nothing to say.

Looking at the card representing Light and Darkness, Fang Li smiled wryly and finally said this.

"Thank you, Xingjia."

After saying that, Fang Li stood up and immediately wanted to leave.

"Wait a minute." Shirayuki Hoshigami picked up Ama-no-Iwato's card and said sincerely, "I'm giving you this card. I hope you can remember what I said today and not choose the wrong path in the future."

Upon hearing this, Fang Li chuckled and shook his head, then reached out and took the card.

"Then I'll accept it."

After leaving those words, Fang Li waved the hand holding the card towards Shirayuki Hoshigami, turned around, and left.

The surrounding students immediately began to disperse.

Only Shirayuki Hoshigami remained. After watching Fang Li leave, she spoke in a low voice.

"So it really was him?"