Young Masters' Chatroom

Inside the carriage, a simple-looking shaman sat on a stool.

He looked like an old man on the street, with a thick beard. His clothes were obviously woven from Gu worms, one piece without any stitching, and the style was not from the Tang Kingdom, but a common style from Wushen Mountain.

He sat on the stool and asked Li Qi a question.

Upon hearing the shaman's words, Li Qi immediately nodded. "That is indeed true."

The two young men beside him immediately turned to look at Li Qi.

The Yan Ke looked utterly incredulous. This Li Qi had actually done such a thing?!

Bo Yue looked like he had a headache, as if to say, "I knew you were capable of doing something like this."

The high shaman remained noncommittal, instead continuing to ask, "Then, Young Master Li Qi, could you explain why?"

Li Qi raised his head and said, "She is my wife, and she came with me willingly."

The high shaman raised his eyes, his expression slightly surprised.

Then he said, "Then why did I hear that you and Zhu Fengdan fought all the way to the gate of Mount Luofu, forcibly kidnapped people, and forced a Ranked Shaman to come and apologize in person?"

"Uh, it might be a misunderstanding," Li Qi said, taking advantage of the fact that the other party hadn't directly examined his mind.

The high priests are generally quite well-mannered and rarely try to read other people's minds.

Even if they have this ability, they rarely use it.

"A misunderstanding? A misunderstanding so serious that the Ranked Shaman personally came to apologize?" The great shaman raised an eyebrow.

"There might be a big misunderstanding, but Shui Bi definitely came with me voluntarily," Li Qi said honestly.

"A fifth-rank Daoist True Person, are you implying that you two are in love? Li Qi, perhaps you are not aware of this, but there is a fundamental difference between fifth-rank and eighth-rank. You two cannot even be considered the same species," the great shaman reminded him.

Li Qi curled his lip.

It's as if we were born the same species...

They were never the same species.

However, Li Qi didn't say much, but simply cupped his hands and said, "Great Shaman, you are wise."

This is just lying down and shirking responsibility.

It is said to be a clear example.

It basically means, "Believe it or not, it's up to you."

"Forget it, you'll be responsible for your own actions." The high priest shook his head, seemingly unconcerned about the matter.

Then, he looked to the other side and said, "Zhong Minglou, you are responsible for asking about this matter. As for the children's affairs, let them handle it themselves."

After speaking, Li Qi suddenly looked up and saw a blind man with his eyes covered walking out of the carriage!

It's that charlatan who initially said they would meet again!

Damn it, he really is a charlatan; he actually followed us.

"Junior brother, look, we meet again." The blind man straightened his hair and smiled at Li Qi.

Although he is blind, it must be said that his gaze still has a penetrating quality.

The fortune teller named Zhong Minglou was of average appearance, but just like how ordinary people can become more handsome when they wear a mask, he covered the upper half of his face with a silk ribbon, wore a gentleman's outfit from the Tang Kingdom, and combed his long hair into a ponytail. At first glance, he actually looked like a humble gentleman.

In addition, his habitually smiling demeanor gives him the illusion of a mysterious nobleman.

However, Li Qi had some doubts. He ignored Zhong Minglou and looked at the Great Shaman: "Wait, Great Shaman, didn't you say that only three people were going to enroll? Why is there a fourth?"

The shaman stood up and, while packing his things, said, "Yes, three people: Zhong Minglou, Yan Ke, Bo Yue. You smuggled yourself in. Who said you were qualified to enroll?"

Upon hearing this, Li Qi immediately felt a headache coming on.

How petty!

It's just that we left early, how did that offend him?

Wait, that's not right.

While Li Qi was having a headache, he suddenly realized that if he really couldn't enroll, how did he manage to get in yesterday? His identity was registered on the terminal, after all.

Just as Li Qi sensed something was wrong, he heard the great shaman say, "However, although you can't be admitted through special admission, we can't let you wander aimlessly in the Tang Kingdom. I've still registered you. The entrance exam for the Imperial Academy is in twenty-one days. You'll be competing for those few admission spots with the other people who were selected through open recruitment."

"I've arranged for Zhong Minglou to investigate your situation. You and the others can talk, and he'll submit a report to me afterward. What you say and how you cover it up so that you won't be discovered is up to you. Lying is fine, but don't let Zhong Minglou find out. I'll give you a score."

"I have other matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave first. I'll come back tonight to pick you up for the banquet. There are still six Chen until the banquet. In the meantime, you can sit here for a while. You can go out for a walk if you wish, but when I return, it's best if you all stay here."

After the great shaman finished speaking, he walked out of the carriage.

Only four children remained, staring at each other in bewilderment.

"Ahem." It was Yan Ke, a member of the Human-Ghost lineage, who spoke first. This handsome man with a friendly Yan Ke said, "Alright, now that it's just the few of us left, let's not make things too awkward. Oh, and let me Yan Ke."

"Since we'll all be staying in the Tang Kingdom for a while, let's get to know each other now. Li Qi, hello, it's nice to see you again. Thank you so much for last time. I've thought about your words carefully since I got back, and now I have a new understanding of the Human-Ghost lineage."

Seeing this, Li Qi nodded slightly and cupped his hands in greeting. "Greetings, Senior Brother Yan. I'm glad I could help you."

"Let me introduce you to everyone. His name is Li Qi, from the Shaman Earthly Deity lineage. His teacher is Mr. Zhu. Zhu Fengdan." Yan Ke tried to lighten the atmosphere among the awkward group.

"Bo Yue, why don't you introduce yourself? This must be your first time meeting Li Qi, right?" Yan Ke said proactively.

Bo Yue took a deep breath, looking impatient. "I'm definitely more familiar with him than you are. Stop talking nonsense. I've finally had a moment of peace and quiet, and you want me to be alone!"

It's clear that Bo Yue is probably really unhappy right now.

Yan Ke smiled wryly and shook his head, not pressing for more information. Instead, he continued, "Then I'll speak for him. Bo Yue is a diviner and Divination by Lots master. His teacher is Shu Xuan, Master Shu."

Then, he looked at Zhong Minglou: "Everyone knows his name, Zhong Minglou, a descendant of the diviner Shi Jin lineage, whose master is Jiang Ding, the Old Jiang."

Li Qi nodded, indicating that he understood.

This was the first time he had learned that Bo Yue belonged to the Divination by Lots lineage, but thinking about it, it made sense.

Like the diviners, the Shaman also have several branches, namely Dream Divination, Divination by Lots, and Shi Jin.

Dream Divination involves entering dreams to understand people's hearts, predict past events, and understand future motivations. It emphasizes reasoning and analytical skills, much like a detective's work.

Divination by Lots is easier to understand. Divination is a method of divination that uses a mathematical approach, emphasizing calculation as the main method and metaphysics as a secondary method. It involves calculating probabilities, and the key attribute is intelligence; otherwise, one cannot Divination by Lots.

"Shi Jin" is pure metaphysics. "Zu" means to observe, and "yan" means to sense auspicious signs from the vital energy. The meaning of "Shi Jin" is to Qi Gazing and predict future fortune by observing changes in the energy.

Then he said, "Lastly, it's me. Everyone should know me. I'm Zhu Renren Guiyi, Yan Ke. I don't need to say anything more. You probably already know me."

It must be said that the efforts of the Yan Ke were quite effective.

After introducing them one by one, they finally became less unfamiliar.

However, the atmosphere was still somewhat strange.

Bo Yue looked impatient, holding a spell disk in his hand and constantly manipulating something, completely absorbed, as if he would fight anyone who disturbed him.

The charlatan Zhong Minglou remained silent, just smiling, watching Li Qi intently, which made Li Qi's skin crawl.

As a normal person, Li Qi didn't know what to say while he was here.

As the second normal person, after finishing his introduction, Yan Ke didn't know how to continue the conversation...

The two Shaman exchanging a glance and sighed, "Alas!"

Both of them found common ground in that sigh.

Sure enough, all the fortune tellers are crazy.

It's more normal for us to Shaman well!

Once a consensus is reached, communication becomes much less restrictive.

Yan Ke sat down next to Li Qi and said, "Forget it, the fortune tellers have been talking nonsense all along, so I won't talk to them anymore. But you, junior brother, how did you come up with the idea of running away by yourself? And what the great shaman just said, are you really talking about the Moonlit True Person?"

"Why is everyone starting to pay attention to this?" Li Qi wiped his sweat and shook his head helplessly.

Why do these guys care about their wives?

Then he explained, "I didn't say a single word I was just saying; it was all the truth."

Yan Ke's expression immediately became subtle, his eyes filled with astonishment.

"Sneaking over is one thing... But how did you manage to do that, Moonlit True Person? The Great Shaman said it was a fifth-rank, right?" Yan Ke asked in great surprise.

Li Qi was annoyed.

"Sigh, Senior Brother Yan, why are you so surprised?" Li Qi asked helplessly.

"Fifth-Rank Great Expert, you know? First rank is the first level of heaven, don't you know? The eighth rank and the fifth rank have different perspectives on the world, and they find it hard to understand each other. For example... my master once gave me an example, let me tell you."

After carefully considering his Yan Ke said, "Back then, I asked, 'Master, why can you change into different forms? Why can Master's wife recognize you every time, even though your aura and appearance have completely changed?'"

"At that time, my master asked me in return, ' Yan Ke, I remember you raised some white mice for cultivating Gu worms. Did you change your gloves when you fed them?'"

Yan Ke smiled and said, "I understood what Master meant at that time."

Li Qi nodded; he wasn't stupid, so he naturally understood.

Even if you don't disguise yourself and feed your mouse kindly, the mouse in the cage will only recognize your hand; it won't even know who you are.

It's not that you're hiding your identity, but rather that the mouse simply cannot see your whole appearance. Even if it stares wide-eyed and concentrates intently, it can only see the shape of a few of your fingers and cannot comprehend how magnificent your entire body is.

The fifth and eighth ranks are roughly like that.

Li Qi couldn't help but start thinking about this as well.

Why?

Perhaps it's because Shen Shuibi has lost all her cultivation?

And she was naive and didn't realize her perspective had changed until much later.

She is no longer immortal, so she is better able to understand the thoughts of mortals.

I definitely got a good deal.

Let's think about it another way.

Shen Shuibi is about to recover to the fifth rank. What kind of trouble will she cause after recovering?

Surely... no way?

Thinking of this, Li Qi couldn't help but feel worried.

But Yan Ke seemed oblivious, and instead struck up a conversation with Zhong Minglou: "Junior Brother Zhong, what about you? Aren't you going to say a few words to Junior Brother Li? You have to write a report, right?"

Upon hearing this, Li Qi snapped out of his reverie and looked at Zhong Minglou.

But Zhong Minglou smiled, revealing an extremely charlatan-like smile, and then said in a gentle voice, "No need to ask, I already know."

Li Qi and Yan Ke exchanged a Shaman, feeling they couldn't communicate.

Talking to the fortune teller... it's so painful.

After that, Li Qi and Yan Ke began to talk.

The topics of conversation were naturally recent events and the like.

Through chatting with the Yan Ke, Li Qi learned what had happened before.

Originally, Yan Ke and Bo Yue were not supposed to come.

There is only one candidate, Zhong Minglou, and then we will find other people to make a total of four.

This fortune teller immediately stated that the remaining two spots should belong to Bo Yue and Yan Ke.

How reliable are the results of a divination performed by an eighth-rank diviner?

But the higher-ups actually believed it!

And so, the two spots were decided.

The Yan Ke originally had his own business to attend to; it was Li Qi who brought him this matter.

Ever since Li Qi said that "manipulating the tyranny of a world cannot be considered the way to Shaman," the Yan Ke was so shocked that he ran home to think about it carefully.

However, the Yan Ke quickly arrived at the answer, which was:

Guiding is not manipulation. The general trend of history is the result of its own operation, in which everyone participates. No one can play a decisive role. It is as natural as water flowing to carve out a riverbed. No single person can influence it at all, because no one can escape from history. Everyone is just a drop of water in the long river of history, and so is Shaman being.

Guiding the general trend is something that the Human-Ghost lineage should do.

Having figured this out, Yan Ke's Dao heart stabilized once again, and his cultivation became even more profound.

So when his name was called, he gladly went, because he wanted to explain to Li Qi what he had figured out, as a way of sharing good news.

But Bo Yue was extremely happy.

Bo Yue obtained the mountain and water formation of Guangyang and is happily studying it. He has also used it to break through to the eighth rank and is preparing to spend half a year thoroughly mastering the foundation of the mountain and water formation.

But just then, the transfer order came from above, which is why Bo Yue was so unhappy.

Now he can't Anxin on his research, he has to come here to take classes, and he looks down on the Imperial Academy, so he's very unhappy.

Since he set off, he has always had a stern face.

When the two were talking about this, Bo Yue suddenly walked over.