[Within this ruined temple.]
[The howling cold wind swept through the hall, blowing into every corner of the ancient temple!]
[The Azure-Robed Daoist stood at the entrance, his robes rustling in the wind, yet he paid it no mind and remained beneath the eaves.]
[The saber-wearing man, however, kept a close eye on the Azure-Robed Daoist.]
[The fat scholar murmured.]
["The Emperor Star sways, Mars rises high!"]
[The group finally recovered from their earlier shock.]
[At the mention of Mars Guarding the Heart, rulers throughout the ages had all paled at the very thought. It was the celestial omen they feared most.]
[Mars, this star glimmered like fire and stood out especially brightly amid the vast sea of stars.]
[Its path was unpredictable. Whether in the eastern heavens or beneath the western night sky, it represented war and calamity.]
[Yet what was even more terrifying was this.]
[When this ominous star lingered within the Heart Mansion, it became Mars Guarding the Heart.]
[This was not merely Heaven's severe punishment for a ruler's immoral conduct; it also foretold that the sovereign would suffer a heavenly disaster, that the state would teeter on the brink, and that the realm would be unstable.]
[Thirty-two instances of Mars Guarding the Heart had appeared throughout history. Each had been accompanied by chaos under heaven, sweeping changes in the landscape of power, a change of dynasties, and corpses strewn across the land.]
[However!]
[At this very moment, when the Empress had given birth to a dragon son and Kyoto was celebrating, a heavenly sign had appeared, foretelling "Mars Guarding the Heart." It was truly an inauspicious omen.]
[Upon hearing the news, the Son of Heaven flew into a towering rage.]
[The woman in the green dress said, "Such a grave crime is enough to bring disaster