Practicing the Fortune Technique

"The Vice Minister is still obsessed with ambergris!"

When Zhang Xuezhou returned to Xuanhua Tower, he inevitably mentioned Gongsun Hong's plan during his conversation with Dong Zhongshu, wanting to hear Dong Zhongshu's opinion.

When Dong Zhongshu nodded to indicate that it was worth a try, he couldn't help but add a word of advice.

Gongsun Hong's advice can be heeded, but some precautions should also be taken to avoid causing trouble.

In the matter of the Gaoyou Water Mansion, Zhang Xuezhou and Dong Zhongshu were the ones who concealed the truth, while Gongsun Hong was the one who was concealed, reflecting their differing stances.

Dong Zhongshu hoped that Zhang Xuezhou would be careful in his actions to avoid giving Gongsun Hong any leverage in the future.

He whispered a reminder, and Zhang Xuezhou simply smiled and nodded in response before finding a room in Xuanhua Building to sleep peacefully.

Dong Zhongshu's reminder was not just empty talk. Everything was progressing according to plan. Dong Zhongshu might be seeking the Jiangdu Kingdom, and Gongsun Hong might re-enter Chang'an, possibly even occupying a prominent position.

However, when Zhang Xuezhou listened to the advice, he was standing on the esteemed Gaoyou Water Mansion. He felt that it was more a matter of luck, just as Gongsun Hong's Jieyin of righteous energy had given him something in return.

As for the future, that's up to the future to decide.

For Zhang Xuezhou, he couldn't care less about such things.

Forget about the leverage over Gaoyou Water Mansion, as long as he can get rid of the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon and have his own life, I wouldn't mind even if he introduced Gongsun Hong to Ao Li and then had Ao Li spit on Gongsun Hong.

People are in different positions, and therefore have different thoughts.

"His condition is truly lamentable!"

Zhang Xuezhou returned to his room to sleep, and Dong Zhongshu, as usual, checked the rooms to prevent any oversights from allowing poisonous insects or other creatures to enter.

As he was clearing away potential hazards, Gongsun Hong entered the room, glanced at Zhang Xuezhou a few times, and then sighed with regret.

"The Dragon Kings of the Four Seas spewing their dragon saliva had no effect on him whatsoever. Could dragon saliva mixed with agarwood really create the connection between the two bridges of heaven and earth?" Dong Zhongshu asked.

"This is just my reasoning; whether he wants to do it is another matter," Gongsun Hongdao said. "Practically speaking, I don't think it's possible to achieve a very ideal result, but theoretically, if the ambergris is combined with the state of Resonance Between Heaven and Humanity that you mentioned, Zhongshu, it might give him a chance to recover!"

Does it combine the interaction Resonance Between Heaven and Humanity illness?

Dong Zhongshu paused slightly, realizing that Gongsun Hong's mind was now filled with the idea of Resonance Between Heaven and Humanity.

While he was still trying to comprehend the Technique Method and seek guidance from magic to achieve a stronger effect, Gongsun Hong actually set his sights on healing.

It's worth mentioning that Dong Zhongshu never sought any Resonance Between Heaven and Humanity when he was healthy.

He was not optimistic about Zhang Xuezhou's use of ambergris to repair the two bridges of heaven and earth, but he couldn't find a refutation. After all, the Resonance Between Heaven and Humanity could be applied to almost every aspect of life, and it was possible that it would provide some benefits in the treatment of illness.

"What? Zhongshu, you haven't used it before?"

Upon hearing Dong Zhongshu's slightly doubtful question, Gongsun Hong's heart skipped a beat, realizing that he might be misleading the students.

If even the founder, Dong Zhongshu, couldn't succeed in his experiment, Zhang Xuezhou's chances of success were practically zero.

"I've never used it," Dong Zhongshu shook his head and said, "But theoretically speaking, it certainly has an impact!"

"It's good that there's an impact," Gongsun Hong said with a sigh of relief. "I only made this absurd suggestion to him because I was moved by the recitation of 'righteous spirit.' Now that I think about it, it was somewhat inappropriate. Should I tell him these things after he sobers up?"

"No need for that," Dong Zhongshu shook his head and said, "It's better to have a sliver of hope than nothing at all!"

"You know, the Imperial Hospital... why do they have to go and pry open people's skulls?!"

Gongsun Hong couldn't understand it at all, but Dong Zhongshu knew very well that Zhang Xuezhou was just a test subject.

Without higher-level demands, Zhang Xuezhou would never have been allowed to undergo such a dangerous surgery by the Imperial Medical Academy.

Guessing upwards isn't difficult, and few people have that need.

If the disease progresses to the point where craniotomy is necessary, it almost certainly means death.

A major transformation of the Han royal family would obviously come in just a few years. If Dong Zhongshu wanted to establish the Confucian School school as the dominant ideology and promote national strength and prosperity within a few years, he couldn't help but feel that time was a bit tight.

This requires him to use his luck-telling skills, and then seek to enter the True Self Realm, so that he can truly stand at the top of the world and have a certain say.

He completed the examination in Zhang Xuezhou's room, then had a brief conversation with Gongsun Hong before slowly strolling out of Xuanhua Tower.

Traveling along the main road of Guangling City, Dong Zhongshu could see the prosperity of Guangling City and the luxury of the Jiangdu Royal Palace.

"Judging from the aura, the Jiangdu Kingdom's fortune is chaotic. A small country like this is unlikely to achieve great things. But I only seek the True Self Realm, and that shouldn't be a problem!"

Dong Zhongshu walked along the Jiangdu Royal Palace, constantly surveying the advantageous locations for his divination techniques.

He had already gained the favor of the King of Jiangdu and could move around the palace without any problems.

If he were to become a member of Jiangdu in the future, Dong Zhongshu would most likely have the authority to enter and leave the palace.

He slowly paced around, searching for the central point of Jiangdu's national destiny.

After walking back and forth twice, Dong Zhongshu finally found an ancient willow tree outside the palace.

Standing under the willow tree, he felt that this was an excellent entry point into the fate of Jiangdu.

To seize destiny, preparations must be made first. Dong Zhongshu then determined the capital and began to seek ways to promote destiny. When he became an official in Jiangdu, entering and leaving the palace and accompanying the King of Jiangdu, that was the true beginning of promoting destiny.

Dong Zhongshu took his sword, cut off a willow branch, and whittled it into the shape of an arrow. He cut his finger, soaked the arrowhead in his blood, and then began chanting incantations while circling the willow tree.

As the chanting continued, a faint purple light appeared in the unknown depths of the sky, like a star shimmering in the depths of the heavens.

The translucent specks of purple light, barely visible to the naked eye, pierced through countless spaces and landed on the willow tree.

"Fall!"

Dong Zhongshu sensed something and, following the direction of the purple light, thrust the arrow-shaped branch in his hand into the tree trunk like a sharp sword.

A crimson color, resembling fresh blood, then gushed forth from the willow tree.

Dong Zhongshu clutched the branch stained with his blood, and vaguely, he felt as if he saw golden light rising.

This is a kind of 'luck' that is difficult for ordinary people to see with the naked eye. It is also the luck that he wants to gather and accumulate for himself, and it is the 'luck' that he needs to transmit to him by promoting King Jiangdu as a carrier.

Dong Zhongshu still finds it difficult to understand why the arrival of 'luck' brings good fortune, but he speculates that it may be some kind of unseen and intangible special energy in the world, and absorbing more of it can make one's wishes come true.

He watched the rising golden light, his outstretched arms seemingly absorbing a little bit of it, but the golden light was like a group of playful children, not interacting with him, nor penetrating his body.

This is 'luck' that can be seen but not touched.

Dong Zhongshu couldn't help but sigh.

His fortune-telling technique stirred up the fortune of the Jiangdu Kingdom, but this fortune brought him, an outsider to the Jiangdu Kingdom, no benefit whatsoever, and in the end, it could only dissipate and return.

Dong Zhongshu gazed at the golden light, visible yet unattainable, a hint of anxious anticipation in his eyes.

But a short while later, Dong Zhongshu saw these golden lights, like birds returning to their nests, drift and disappear into a certain area.

The fortune of Jiangdu, stirred up by Dong Zhongshu's actions, seemed to be devoured by some gluttonous beast that opened its mouth.

"If it's not someone cultivating or stealing fortune near the Jiangdu Royal Palace, then it must be the Crown Prince who has inherited this fortune!"

Dong Zhongshu straightened up, trying to see the successor of 'fortune' in the golden light.

But even with his eyes wide open, he could only find darkness.

Only after the golden light faded did he see a sliver of black and white in the ripples of darkness.

The black and white colors resembled a dead fish; after the other party swallowed the fragments of golden light for a moment, it sank down without ever making a ripple again.