After the palace attendant called out in a high voice, "Announce them."
Ji Chang and his four sons slowly entered the great hall and very sensibly bowed in formal obeisance.
At the same time, Ji Chang raised the Acquired Merit Spiritual Treasure, the Book of Changes, above his head. "This guilty subject, Ji Chang, has come to confess his crimes. I am willing to offer Western Qi's supreme treasure in exchange for Your Majesty's forgiveness."
Di Xin casually flipped through the Book of Changes before suddenly asking, "Marquis of the West, I hear that you are skilled in deducing the Eight Trigrams of the Earlier Heaven and can divine the secrets of heaven. Why not cast a divination for Us and see how Great Shang's destiny is faring?"
Ji Chang's heart trembled. He lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty jests. The secrets of heaven are unfathomable. I dare not speak recklessly."
"I told you to divine it, so divine it." Di Xin's tone was calm, but his majesty left no room for refusal.
Ji Chang had no choice but to take out the yarrow stalks and perform the divination on the spot. However, the more he calculated, the paler his face became. In the end, the yarrow stalks spontaneously caught fire without any flame and were reduced to ashes.
"Pfft..." Ji Chang also suffered a backlash and spat out a large mouthful of stagnant blood.
Ignoring the Qi and Blood churning within him, Ji Chang hurriedly knelt and pleaded for forgiveness. "This old subject deserves death! I have offended Your Majesty's eyes!"
Di Xin waved his hand. "It is of no consequence. Did you calculate anything?"
Ji Chang repeatedly waved his hands, his eyes filled with terror. "Your Majesty's Destiny is noble, and Great Shang's Fortune is connected to