"Fate Arts Master, can you resolve this Eerie?" the Commandant asked.
Sunshine Boy said, "I carefully went back over everything that happened. We only fell victim to the Eerie twice: once around the time we entered the village, and once with the roast pork. Being sent there this time isn't itself an Eerie, but once we go, who can say? Has anyone heard of Melon Lord?"
Everyone shook their heads.
"You're a Fate Arts Master. Don't you have some way?" Good Fortune Born asked.
"I do. Give me your birth date and time, consent to my using Fate Observation and Qi Gazing on you, and then I'll use the Fate-Urging Art to strengthen your fate mold for the next few days. That would be enough to withstand Eerie incidents. But you keep hiding things and refusing to help, regardless of whether we live or die. Two people have already gone, yet you remain unmoved. How many more have to go before you're willing to use your powerful fate mold to help us?" Sunshine Boy asked.
The Night Guards stared at Good Fortune Born.
Good Fortune Born hastily said, "I'm willing to help everyone, but how do I know whether you're telling the truth?"
"I've resolved an Eerie before."
"I don't believe you."
A young Night Guard said, "I can vouch for him. Sunshine Boy has resolved an Eerie. You all know my second brother is an Eighth Rank martial cultivator serving in the Imperial Prison Bureau's West Courtyard. The day before the demon hunt, he came to my home to see me off. He said Sunshine Boy had resolved an Eerie and told me to ask him for advice if anything happened. Something happened in the Imperial Prison's West Courtyard a few days ago, but nobody knows exactly what. My