On the stair landing between the second and third floors of the Fate Arts Teahouse stood a table.
Zhou Xuanshan, with yellow brows and a yellow beard, stood behind it.
The Fate Arts Masters were seated across all three floors, yet no matter where anyone sat or from what angle they looked, Zhou Xuanshan was always directly before them.
Zhou Xuanshan looked to be in his thirties or forties, his complexion rosy and his skin without a single wrinkle. Yet this First Rank Grand Fate Arts Master had been famous for at least fifty years.
Zhou Xuanshan swept his gaze across the three floors and smiled faintly. "I have come here today to exchange insights with you all because of the Jade Cup Youth."
The Fate Arts Masters on the second floor turned their heads, searching.
Li Qingxian and Shen Xiaoyi sat side by side. Nearby were the round-headed, round-brained Liu Laohu, the tall, thin Contrarian King, and the aged Jade-Hairpin Elder.
Not far away, someone leaned against the wall with his arms folded across his chest, also casting a glance at Li Qingxian.
No one stood near that man. There were no eyeballs in his eyes, only a faint golden glow.
Duan Tianji, who had left early, heard that Zhou Xuanshan would be lecturing today and specially returned to the Divine Capital from the Heaven's Mandate Sect.
Zhou Xuanshan continued, "That day, I happened to meet the Jade Cup Youth. We chatted for a while and exchanged some Fate Arts. He said that, since the Great Beast Bridge was underway, I could come to the Fate Arts Teahouse and teach. After considering it, I agreed. As for why, I once spoke of it while chatting with my martial nephew Guo Xiang. I told him that, long ago, in order