Yan Yi'an froze for a moment after getting the answer from an unexpected person.
Then he nodded. "Okay."
He took out a recording pen—the one Lin Shi had given him.
"But regarding the protagonist Yan Shan mentioned, we can listen to this."
The more the family listened, the more solemn their expressions became.
When they heard that his family only had four children, Father Yan and Mother Yan's faces darkened. The air of authority they had restrained after retirement surfaced at once.
The other children did not know, but they did. Yan Xianjue had really almost not been born.
Amid the oppressive atmosphere filling the living room, Mother Yan spoke. "That master?"
Yan Yi'an nodded firmly. "The one who matched Shen Fangli's birth charts. The one we all thought was a fraud."
"He matched Shen Fangli and Lin Shi's birth charts and said she was a perfect homemaker. He read Ji the Old Madam's fortune and said Ji Zhi would bring her misfortune. He read Su Su's fortune and said she was the protagonist."
Yan Yi'an said each word distinctly, "He got every single one right."
"I want to see him." Mother Yan made the decision without hesitation.
Yan Yi'an shook his head. "The moment I learned about this, I had someone arrange a prison visit."
Mother Yan frowned. "The police refused? Even Yan Household's influence wasn't enough?"
Yan Yi'an shook his head again. "He's dead."
"What?!" Yan Ci's hair stood on end.
What, had their world somehow incorporated a supernatural novel too?
Yan Xianjue had never mentioned this!
Yan Yi'an had watched the video of the man's death with the police, but recording was not allowed, so he could only describe it verbally.
"Like a real monk, he passed away while meditating."
"The police said there were no signs