Within the Heavenly Fate Star on the month pillar, a clear breeze blew from east to west, and white dandelions danced through the sky.
Heavenly Fate Star: East Wind Brings Fortune, auspicious.
A Fate Formula said: East Wind Brings Fortune, and people meet; west wind brings fortune, and candle flames die.
Above the day pillar floated a Human Fate Star.
Within the Human Fate Star, a plump dark-red earthworm slowly wriggled on a fishhook beneath the water. Not far away, an azure carp swam close and lightly nibbled at the worm's edge. It suddenly flicked its tail and turned away, only to return again, repeating this over and over.
Human Fate Star: Bait-Tasting Hesitation, auspicious.
A Fate Formula said: Those who sneak bites with slippery mouths are content with modest wealth; those who see food yet do not eat it plot for greater things.
Li Qingxian calculated inwardly.
"Born a fish in water, with East Wind Brings Fortune in youth. Wind belongs to wood; water and wood harmonize, so he will surely encounter a benefactor. Guided by that benefactor, he formed a Human Fate Star. Seeing the bait and tasting it, yet never taking the hook—small greed without impatience—this is an excellent beginning to a life. Unfortunately, he is still short of one breath. If he went one step further and his Human Fate Star became 'Refuses the Bait,' his resolve would be even stronger. He might accumulate a fourth Fate Star in his youth. With four stars converging, he could hope to reach the Upper Three Ranks."
Li Qingxian looked toward Wei Yong's Young Adult Fate Ground.
Within the Fate Star on the year Fate Pillar, a sparrow lay crouched in a bird's nest amid overlapping branches.
Heavenly Fate Star: Sparrow Hiding in Its Nest.
A Fate Formula said: