Little friend Shuhang, good luck is coming your way!
Seeing the tortoise shell in the blue-haired senior's hand, Song Shuhang felt as if his heart, a vast and peaceful grassland, had been trampled by a herd of merciless horses.
The method of divination... coupled with an unfamiliar appearance... and the fact that they clearly know him... the only one who matches up seems to be the 'Copper Trigram Immortal Master', right?
But wasn't Copper Trigram Immortal Master captured and thoroughly beaten by several senior figures such as Young Master Phoenix Slayer Master Profound Principle Tong Xuan, True Lord Ancient Lake Abbey?
Could it be that the seniors, including Young Master Phoenix Slayer, released him?
Or perhaps, Senior Northern River was wrong—was the one being beaten and thrashed by Young Master Phoenix Slayer, Master Profound Principle, and other seniors truly a puppet of the Copper Trigram Immortal Master? Was the Copper Trigram Immortal Master's true form hiding within the Vacation Manor, observing the unfolding events?
As she pondered, the blue-haired beauty shook the tortoise shell while counting on her fingers with her other hand. After shaking it five times, she tilted the tortoise shell, and three copper coins fell out.
The coins were arranged in a very random order... Song Shuhang had never studied divination and couldn't understand whether the hexagram indicated good or bad fortune.
Therefore, he could only stare at the blue-haired female senior's face and try to deduce the outcome of the 'divination' from her expression, whether it was good or bad.
The blue-haired senior woman stared at the divination chart for a long time, frowning in thought. She didn't immediately answer whether it was auspicious or inauspicious, but instead asked, "Young friend Shuhang, when did your Spirit Ghost encounter the accident?"
"Late at night on August 9th to early morning the following day," Song Shuhang replied.
The blue-haired senior woman nodded and continued calculating with her fingers. The more she calculated, the more her brows furrowed.
She asked again, "Was your Spirit Ghost ever seriously injured?"
Seriously injured? Song Shuhang recalled the scene of 'Glazed Scholar' controlling the Spirit Ghost in the final battle against the Tribulation Immortal of the Netherworld. In the end, the Tribulation Immortal of the Netherworld unleashed his power, and the Spirit Ghost was indeed injured.
So Song Shuhang nodded.
The blue-haired female senior nodded and began calculating again.
"Is there a result yet, senior?" Song Shuhang asked nervously—if this blue-haired female senior was indeed Copper Trigram Immortal Master, then he would have to hope that the divination result was the worst possible outcome!
In a sense, the divination results from the Copper Trigram Immortal Master are quite accurate, if you look at them from the opposite perspective.
Of course, not all hexagrams can be interpreted in reverse. For example, some hexagrams contain good fortune within disaster and misfortune within good fortune; others are shrouded in mystery; and there are some special hexagrams.
The blue-haired female senior complained, "What a huge loss! This divination seems simple at first glance, but the more I calculate it, the more I realize it involves a lot of Cause and Effect, making it incredibly complicated."
"Hahaha." Song Shuhang laughed sheepishly.
The blue-haired female elder asked, "One last question, has your Spirit Ghost ever mutated?"
Song Shuhang nodded. "Yes." -- This blue-haired senior's divination skills are quite impressive. Is she really Copper Trigram Immortal Master?
"That's about it." The blue-haired female senior's tightly furrowed brows finally relaxed.
"How did it go, senior?" Song Shuhang asked nervously.
"Judging from the divination, this is not a good omen," the blue-haired senior woman explained. "According to my unique divination method, this hexagram is extremely ominous, indicating many hardships and near-destruction. Your Spirit Ghost in a precarious situation."
When Song Shuhang heard this, his heart clenched.
"Alright, I've done the divination for you, so we're even now. Goodnight, young friend Shuhang." The blue-haired female senior picked up the copper coins and tortoise shell from the ground, tossed her long blue hair behind her head, and waved to Song Shuhang.
At this moment, Song Shuhang quickly spoke up, "Wait a minute, senior. Can I do a couple more divinations?"
"Of course, but the next two divinations can't be free. I'll charge you for them." The blue-haired senior woman beamed with joy when she heard that Song Shuhang wanted to continue the divination.
It's like a shop owner who hasn't opened for business in a long time suddenly encountering a wealthy and rare customer.
Song Shuhang asked, "Senior, how much do you charge for your divination services?"
"Hmm, let me think... I heard you have a 'Dragon Demon Potion' that can make people Cocoon Formation, right? Two divination sticks, in exchange for half a dose of the 'Dragon Demon Potion'!" the blue-haired female senior chuckled.
"Too expensive!" Song Shuhang said without hesitation. Half a bottle of 'Dragon Demon Potion' could be exchanged for three [Saber Intent Tongxuan] plants from True Lord White Crane; a quarter bottle of 'Dragon Demon Potion' could get him a Third-Grade sword technique, <Gale Saber>, from the Snow Wolf Cave Master.
"Not expensive at all! You know, normally one of my divinations would cost the entire fortune of an ordinary Fourth-Grade Cultivator. Two divinations for half a 'Dragon Demon Potion'? You're making a killing!" the blue-haired female senior said proudly. "If you want to trade, then let's make a deal. If not, I'm outta here. I just want to play around with the 'Dragon Demon Potion,' I don't really need it."
After thinking for a moment, Song Shuhang said, "How about I exchange a quarter of a branch for two hexagrams, and then have you answer one question for me, senior? The two hexagrams I need to have are not important matters. If you don't agree, I won't do the hexagrams."
"What's the problem?" the blue-haired female senior asked Vigilance.
"It's just a simple question. You only need to nod or shake your head, senior," Song Shuhang.
The blue-haired female senior thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, deal. What do you want to know?"
"Soft Feather from Spirit Butterfly Island and Sixteen from the Heavenly River Su Clan are both about to undergo the Fourth-Grade Heavenly Tribulation. I would like to ask you, senior, to calculate their success rate in Tribulation Transcendence," Song Shuhang asked.
Actually, there's no need for him to worry about Soft Feather... With Venerable Spirit Butterfly around, the chances of her failing her tribulation are very low. But Su Clan’s Sixteen has a history of failure, Song Shuhang is more worried about her.
"These are the two divinations you wanted to have done?" The blue-haired female senior narrowed her eyes, revealing a charming smile.
Song Shuhang nodded and said, "Yes, even if it's just these two divinations."
"Are you sure?" the blue-haired senior woman asked again.
"Confirmed!" Song Shuhang nodded.
"Alright, then I'll tell you the divination results... The divination results for Soft Feather of Spirit Butterfly Island and Su Clan’s Sixteen are both extremely ominous." The blue-haired female senior said smugly, "Okay, I've told you the divination results!"
"But senior, you didn't cast a divination... Wait, could it be...?" Song Shuhang immediately realized the reason—someone had already consulted this blue-haired female senior for these two divinations?
Or perhaps, when this blue-haired senior woman was bored, she gave a fortune reading to either Su Clan’s Sixteen or Soft Feather?
"Hahaha, it seems you've figured it out," the blue-haired female senior laughed.
Song Shuhang nodded with a wry smile.
At the same time, he could also confirm that the blue-haired female senior in front of him was none other than the Copper Trigram Immortal Master!
"Now it's your turn to ask 'questions.' Go ahead, what are your questions?" the blue-haired senior woman said smugly.
Song Shuhang was originally going to ask the question, "[You are Senior Copper Trigram, right?]"
But now, there's no need to ask that question anymore.
He thought of a new problem.
"Senior Copper Trigram, who did you disguise yourself as this time? Was it also a senior from the Nine Provinces Number One Group?" Song Shuhang asked.
The blue-haired female senior chuckled, then nodded smugly.
"Alright, the transaction is complete. I'll gladly accept a quarter of the 'Dragon Demon Potion'," the blue-haired female senior said, extending her hand.
With a wry smile, Song Shuhang took out the Dragon Demon Potion from the 'Inch-Shrinking Bag' and poured a quarter of it into the 'Copper Trigram Immortal Master'.
The blue-haired female senior took the Dragon Demon Potion. Looking at Song Shuhang's wry smile, she chuckled and said, "Fine, I won't take advantage of you. I'll just do a free fortune telling for you."
Song Shuhang smiled and asked, "Is what you say true, senior?"
The blue-haired senior woman pulled a piece of white paper and a pen from her skirt and handed them to Song Shuhang: "Draw eight lines on this paper as you like, horizontally, vertically, or intersecting. Draw them however you want, but only eight lines, no more."
"Okay." Song Shuhang took the pen and paper, quickly drew eight lines on it, and said, "Senior, this time I'd like to calculate..."
"Wait, this time I won't count anyone else, I'll just do a divination for you, to predict your future Fortune." The blue-haired female senior gently stroked her long blue hair, took the white paper, and began to calculate.
After a moment, she smiled with satisfaction, "Today we finally have an auspicious divination, Shuhang. You will have a stroke of good luck in the next few days, so be sure to seize it!"
Upon hearing this, Song Shuhang's eyes widened!
The blue-haired female senior chuckled, put away her paper and pen, and waved to Song Shuhang again. "Well then, goodnight, young friend Shuhang. Sweet dreams."
After saying that, she leaped into the air and disappeared into the void.
Song Shuhang stood still—would his luck change?
But the mere thought of the fortune teller being 'Senior Copper Trigram' completely extinguished any joy he felt. The opposite of 'good luck' was 'bad luck'.
Fortunately, it was only one bad luck.
Be careful these days... When crossing the road, not only should you look at the traffic lights, but you should also be aware of speeding cars that can't brake in time.
Be careful where you step and what's in the sky when you walk; there might be a trap under your feet, or a meteorite might fall from the sky.
He Shuhang out a deep sigh... and his mind drifted back to the other divinations he had just heard.
The divination regarding the Spirit Ghost [is very ominous, full of hardships, and could lead to destruction if one is not careful]. However, if we look at it the other way around, it means the Spirit Ghost shouldn't be in too much danger for the time being, right?
Regarding the divination results for Su Clan’s Sixteen and Soft Feather, which are considered extremely inauspicious, the more dangerous the omen, the more auspicious it is when viewed from the opposite perspective. Su Clan’s Sixteen and Soft Feather should be able to overcome this Heavenly Tribulation and advance to the Fourth-Grade.
"It's good news that everyone is safe and sound."
Afterwards, Song Shuhang quickly returned to his room.
Judging by the time, Venerable White, Senior Phoenix Slayer, True Lord White Crane, and the Snow Wolf Cave Master should be emerging from their cocoons soon, right?
I wonder what the Venerable White will look like when he emerges from his cocoon?
It's unlikely that, as Yu Jiaojiao said, I'll really turn into Muscle White person.