"More than danger. Their lives are at risk. Death Doom is upon them."
Zuo Xiaoduo said mildly, "But she's headstrong and self-willed. She's destined not to listen to advice."
"Then I'll keep a closer eye on them tomorrow."
"It won't help, Teacher Qin. Human strength has its limits. Some calamities are beyond human power to shake."
"Fierce baleful forces occupy the central palace, and the canopy star pierces the crown. Killing intent has already entered the heart and soul. The gate of life and death has opened."
With a rare look of gravity, Zuo Xiaoduo said slowly, "As the saying goes, good advice can hardly dissuade a ghost bound for death. Having them abandon tomorrow's mission was an effective way to avoid Death Doom."
"But she never considered it at all. I told her to watch her position and never leave the bounds of safety, hoping to minimize the effects of Death Doom so it wouldn't claim their lives. She called it nonsense and even took back the reading fee. That was like pulling the firewood out from under the cauldron, seeking her own death. She was doomed to have no way out. That's what it means to be fated!"
"Actually, taking back those fifty Star Origin Coins at the end was, for me, the true masterstroke. It completely severed the karmic ties between us. It no longer has anything to do with me."
Zuo Xiaoduo smiled faintly. "If she hadn't taken back the divination fee, there would still have been a thread of hope. I would have had to find some way to save their little lives. But she didn't leave it, which only proved how utterly firm her decision was. Her willful recklessness was already a foregone conclusion. At this point... even if an immortal descended, they couldn't