Heaven Weeps!

Chapter 858: Heaven Weeps!

As night fell, all nonessential personnel temporarily left the City Lord's Manor.

Zhuge Liang stood in focused concentration, peachwood sword in hand. Seven Seven-Star Lamps lay beside him, arranged in a special pattern.

The Seven-Star Lamps were made from special wood. Each was a hollow hexagonal prism, about the length of an adult's forearm but somewhat thicker. Its six sides were carved with hollow patterns, sealed at the bottom and open at the top, with a red candle inside.

Using the Seven-Star Lamps to defy fate and change one's destiny was no simple matter.

One lamp had to be lit every two hours. After all seven Seven-Star Lamps were lit, they had to remain lit for another seven hours before the ritual could succeed.

The main lamp, which was lit first, could not suffer even the slightest mishap midway through.

Otherwise, failure was certain. The other six Seven-Star Lamps could go out once or twice, as long as they were promptly relit.

A group of people watched from a short distance around Zhuge Liang.

Even the severely injured Guan Yu and Zhou Yu had forced themselves out of their sickbeds. Lying in reclining chairs, they struggled to keep their eyes open as they watched everything unfold.

"Whew..."

After softly exhaling, Zhuge Liang raised his peachwood sword. His hair hung loose as he muttered an incantation, stepping through the Seven-Star Steps before pointing the sword tip at the main lamp.

The main Seven-Star Lamp ignited, a flame rising within it.

Zhuge Liang stopped moving and sat cross-legged, placing the peachwood sword across his knees.

Only after one hour could he light the second Seven-Star Lamp. It could not be done early or late; the timing had to be exact.

In the darkness, the candle flames within the