Zhang Xiao ignored Yachigusa Tsuki's pale face and continued speaking:
"There's something else I find strange. The Daoist Order has far more methods of divination than you do. Since you can use divination, why can't I?
"The fact that you came to me means you're certain I haven't used divination. Perhaps you can tell me why?"
Yachigusa Tsuki fell silent for a moment, then said fearfully:
"Because... because I know Dragon-Tiger Mountain's rules. Before the heir to the Celestial Master succeeds to that position, divination is strictly forbidden..."
Divination was strictly forbidden?
Impossible! Zhang Xiao raised his eyebrows. His dad was a dab hand at divination, and he had never seen him hold back from using it. He was an heir to the Celestial Master too.
Zhang Xiao's turn would only come after his dad's.
It seemed she had actually believed whatever garbled rumors she had picked up somewhere.
While Zhang Xiao was lost in thought, Yachigusa Tsuki furtively raised her head to glance at him. Then she took an ancient-looking book from inside her robes and placed it on the low table.
"My lord, this is... this is the text I obtained."
Zhang Xiao came back to himself, setting his earlier question aside as he picked up the book. But I can't read Japanese. It all looks like chicken scratches to me.
He opened it to a page, and his eyes instantly widened. The writing inside was entirely in Chinese characters. Though the phrasing was a little awkward, he had no trouble reading it.
The book suddenly reminded Zhang Xiao of a joke from his previous life. South Korea had shouted the loudest about removing Chinese influence, yet used Chinese characters more than almost anyone else. Many Koreans even had their names written in Chinese characters in parentheses on