The Big Fish Leaps Out

After observing the horoscope, one then Dragon Appears's aura.

Despite having glimpsed his Fate Mold, no Fate Projection appeared above Ge Chao's head.

"There's only one explanation: this person is protected by a powerful force, either a major sect or a powerful clan. Perhaps he knows his Fate Mold is special, and seeing that I'm a low-ranking, newly promoted Fate Arts Master, he can't do anything to me, so he's targeting me. He wasn't wrong; no newly promoted Fate Arts Master can do anything to him, except me."

One of the Fortune Fish disappeared, and the Heaven's Mandate Instrument began to spin rapidly.

Three Fate Projection appeared above Ge Chao's head.

Seven-year-old Ge Chao stood in the three-courtyard mansion, staring blankly ahead.

A group of soldiers escorted his father out. His father was wearing a green robe embroidered with quails, the uniform of Principal Eighth Rank civil official. He glanced at Ge Chao, lowered his head, and was led away.

Three months ago, late at night, in an ordinary house, Ge Chao, who was wearing a mask, stood facing another masked man in black.

"You have done very well. The Lord of the Underworld has sent me to personally reward you. Here are thirty thousand taels of silver notes. Half is a reward for you, and the other half is for important matters. From now on, continue to lie low and act according to the circumstances. If you succeed in something great, you will surely rise to the top and be ranked among the Upper Three Ranks alongside me."

"Thank you Daren your guidance, sir."

This morning, in the Imperial Prison Bureau, a jailer brushed past Ge Chao, who then held a piece of paper in his hand. When no one was around, Ge Chao opened it and read it.

Obstructing the new Fate Arts Master.

Ge Chao swallowed the note whole and walked on calmly.

Li Qingxian first looked at the second picture repeatedly, memorizing the person's voice and facial features, and noticed that the person had a small gray-black mole on the back of their right ring finger.

Look at the third picture again and try to remember the appearance of the jailer.

Just then, Ge Chao said, "Master Li, it's been so long, shouldn't there be a result by now?"

Li Qingxian stopped Fate Observation and Qi Gazing, and lowered his head in deep thought.

"Let me think, if I were Uncle Zhou, Han Anbo, or a high-ranking official, how would I maximize the benefits of this matter?"

Li Qingxian has learned a lot from his interactions with all sorts of officials these past few days, especially from Wei Yong's ability to lie openly and remain unfazed even when being cuckolded.

"If I expose him on the spot, the Commander of the Guards and the others will be happy at first, but they will probably be furious and call me stupid afterward. There are hundreds of people in the Directors' Hall, and no one knows whether Ge Chao has any superiors or subordinates. If I expose him on the spot, at most I can only arrest one Ge Chao, but it will definitely alarm the Daren ordered Ge Chao."

"Therefore, Ge Chao is just a small fry. At least catching that Daren, or even figuring out what the Lord of the Underworld is, will maximize my gains. Once this important matter is investigated, the imperial court will definitely reward me handsomely, and might even give me a Fortune artifact with the power of destiny. With the imperial court's protection, the mastermind behind this will definitely not dare to kill me again. On the contrary, they will let me go temporarily because they are afraid of getting involved with that Lord of the Underworld."

Li Qingxian's mind raced; a new, golden path to survival was right before him.

Don't alert the enemy!

Li Qingxian deduced Ge Chao's birth chart based on the teachings of the Fate Measuring Sect School.

After a short while, Li Qingxian raised his head and said, "Daren Ge, if my prediction is correct, you lived a life of luxury before the age of seven, but after that, your father suffered hardship and your family fell into decline."

"That's true. But it's nothing. Some of my colleagues know about it," Ge Chao said.

He Lei couldn't help but say, "Li Qingxian has never seen you before, and he only went to the Imperial Prison Bureau in the last few days. How could he possibly have inquired about you beforehand?"

The officials nodded slightly.

Li Qingxian continued, "According to your birth chart, your marriage will be incomplete. You will experience heartbreak around the age of twenty, followed by another heartbreak, and you will marry very late."

Ge Chao smiled and said, "I got married at the age of eighteen. My wife and I have always treated each other with respect. Several of my colleagues in the Imperial Prison Bureau can testify that I have not remarried, nor have I suffered any heartbreak."

"This..." Li Qingxian hesitated, "What about your strained relationship with your father?"

Ge Chao sighed, "It seems you haven't even scratched the Fate Arts. My father was once imprisoned and stripped of his official position, but he treated me extremely well, and I deeply respected him. Afterwards, he went into business, and our family was well-fed and clothed. There were no disagreements between us. You can verify this by asking the neighbors."

"This..." Li Qingxian lowered his head, looking troubled.

Upon seeing this, Wei Yong's face lit up with a rosy glow.

Ye Han's eyes lit up when he saw it.

Wei Yong moved his lips, but ultimately closed them without speaking.

Ye Han looked at Song Yanxue, a thought popping into his mind.

The Coward King gave Ge Chao a deep look, then looked at Li Qingxian and said, "The Fundamental Grand Law of Fate Arts are known to everyone to some extent. You are so young and have just been promoted, yet you were able to accurately deduce that his family fell into decline when he was seven years old, which is already quite remarkable. However, your predictions for the last two things were inaccurate. So, we'll call it a draw. Court adjourned."

The Coward King's face was gloomy.

The chairs were raised high, and all the officials stood up.

The air seemed to freeze, and even the minor officials dared not utter a sound.

Even after the Coward King left, the Directors' Hall remained completely silent, with many people looking at Li Qingxian with strange eyes.

They were highly praised before, but in the end, it was all talk and no action. They must be quite disappointed.

The officials rose and left the Directors' Hall one after another.

In the procession heading to the Demon-Hunting Office Division, Division Chief Song Yanxue led the way.

The other officials whispered among themselves, some believing that Li Qingxian was all talk and no action, others thinking that he was just young and they would have to wait and see what happened to him.

When someone asked about Ye Han, Ye Han glanced at Song Yanxue's retreating figure, sighed, and said, "I had some dealings with Li Qingxian before. He used to be quite honest, but after Entry Rank high-level cultivator, he became somewhat arrogant and stopped associating with me. I don't doubt that he knows the Fate Arts, but this so-called refining of Fate Artifact is hard to say whether it's real or fake."

"Even Ye Han has said so, there must be more to this than meets the eye."

"Did they know that the Street Patrol Office were going to be abolished, so they created a False Fate Art teller?"

Song Yanxue remained silent.

Not far away, a procession headed towards Divine Capital Office.

Everyone offered words of comfort.

"Qingxian, you're still young, it's normal to experience some setbacks."

"You were able to predict his events when he was seven years old, which is already quite remarkable. How old are you? If you could predict everything accurately, wouldn't you be considered a prodigy when you reach our age?"

"That's right, even the young geniuses of the Heaven's Mandate Sect aren't much stronger than you."

"With your skills, you're more than qualified to be a direct disciple in an ordinary Fate Arts sect."

Everyone tried to comfort him, but Li Qingxian kept his head down.

As they approached Chunfeng Residence, the officials dispersed.

"Come in with me," Zhou Chunfeng said.

Li Qingxian entered Chunfeng Residence with his head down.

Many people glanced back, becoming even more certain that Zhou Chunfeng would not give up on Li Qingxian.

Upon entering the house, Li Qingxian, who had been looking dejected just a moment ago, lazily sat down in a chair.

Zhou Chunfeng sat down and looked at him, then laughed, "Alright, so you know how to put on an act. I know you too well. Even if you make a huge mistake, you won't care. Pretending to be upset is good, that way people will laugh at you less."

Li Qingxian leaned back comfortably in his chair and said leisurely, "Uncle Zhou, this Ge Chao has a big problem."