Demon Sword, Back to Qingshan Sect

"Lone Star of Calamity? What is that?"

Zhang Fan's heart jolted. Just hearing the name told him it was nothing good, and a wave of sorrow and helplessness welled up inside him.

"The so-called Lone Star of Calamity is the suffering one must endure as a chosen child of destiny. In this life, you can only walk alone until the very end. Your parents are gone, and the friends around you will leave you as well. The future will continue to be like this..."

The old man sighed. Faced with such a fate, most people could only spend their lives amid tragedy and pain.

"Is there any way to break it?" Zhang Fan's heart was filled with desolation, and he eagerly hoped to find a solution.

"No way... You can only try your best to avoid it." The old man shook his head helplessly.

"All right!" Zhang Fan rose helplessly.

"Haha... Thank you for your patronage. That'll be one tael of silver in total. Hand it over!" The old man extended his hand with a cheeky grin.

Zhang Fan glared at the old man. Fortunately, he had saved some silver when he went out to train back then. Otherwise, he would really have wanted to beat him up. How dare he swindle him?

"Grandpa, what's wrong with him?" A little girl returned after buying steamed buns. Looking at Zhang Fan's departing back, she inexplicably felt that he was very miserable.

"He's the Lone Star of Calamity. That fate means his life will be full of hardships. We can't afford to provoke someone like him." The old man shook his head and spoke with great solemnity.

"Can he defy heaven and change his fate?" The little girl blinked her big eyes as she asked.

"I don't know..." The old man took