The night was deep, and stars were rarely visible in Songhai at night.
Air pollution made the sky insufficiently clear, while light pollution from the ground reflected off the clouds and obscured the stars. As such, stargazing in Songhai was very difficult.
But after learning Stargazing, clouds and light pollution could no longer blind a Star Official's eyes.
At that moment, Zhang Yuanqing's gaze pierced through the clouds, revealing a sky full of stars.
Against the heavens, like black velvet spread wide, bean-sized stars densely dotted the sky—some bright and twinkling, others dim and unremarkable.
The stars of the heavens reflected in Zhang Yuanqing's pupils as he murmured like he was chanting a spell:
"Save Demon Eye, save Demon Eye."
After repeating it more than a dozen times, a cluster of stars in the frozen night sky suddenly shifted slightly. Then it triggered a chain reaction, and more stars began to move.
After a series of inscrutable changes, Jupiter and Mars shone brilliantly, flashing without pause.
"Jupiter symbolizes good fortune, while Mars symbolizes disaster. Saving Demon Eye can bring me both fortune and disaster. In other words, if I save Demon Eye, either fortune will shine upon me, or calamity will descend. There's no middle ground."
"What if I don't save him?"
Zhang Yuanqing muttered to himself inwardly. The starlight in his eyes intensified as he activated Stargazing for the second time.
The stars began moving again, issuing a warning. More than ten seconds later, the changes in the constellations stopped. Mars shone brightly and flashed continuously.
Jupiter, however, did not shine.
The result was obvious. If he saved Demon Eye, success would bring great fortune, while failure would bring disaster.
If he did not save Demon Eye, disaster would descend.
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