Mr. Zi Wu’s expression shifted slightly: "Are there still two lanterns inside the room?"
ng Qianqian nodded: "There are two Six-sided Palace Lanterns, each inscribed with a birth chart. The first lantern’s birth chart is from the Year of Renzi, September 7th, the third quarter of the Hour of the Rat. As for the second lantern, I only saw the Year of Jiachen before soone ca back, so I left."
Mr. Zi Wu clenched the talisman paper: "This is the Wushan Forbidden Technique... Thousand chanism Pavilion is outrageously bold! They even dare to steal and practice the Wushan Forbidden Technique!"
Lu Yuan asked curiously: "Old man, what exactly is this Forbidden Technique?"
Mr. Zi Wu suppressed the anger in his chest: "The Life Chart Forbidden Technique. Soone has swapped life charts. Was the Year of Renzi, September 7th lantern located in the position above this spot?"
He pointed to the left side of the totem.
ng Qianqian said, "Exactly."
Lu Yuan pondered for a mont before suddenly speaking: "Gongsun Liuying’s birth chart."
ng Qianqian froze montarily.
Lu Yuan added, "When I moved into the Crown Prince Mansion, they were busy preparing for the wedding of Lu Qi and Gongsun Liuying. I saw their marriage notes, and Gongsun Liuying’s birth chart was precisely Year of Renzi, September 7th, the third quarter of the Hour of the Rat."
Lu Yuan possessed a photographic mory; ng Qianqian had no reason to doubt him.
If that birth chart belonged to Gongsun Liuying...
Then did soone steal Gongsun Liuying’s life chart, or did Gongsun Liuying steal soone else’s?
ng Qianqian asked, "What happens to the person whose life chart has been stolen?"
Mr. Zi Wu sighed: "They grow weaker and may even die."
ng Qianqian softly remarked, "I rember my brother once ntioned that Gongsun Liuying was born prematurely. If her life chart had been stolen, she wouldn’t have survived to this day."
So, it was Gongsun Liuying who had stolen soone else’s life chart.
"I always knew the Thousand chanism Pavilion was despicable, but I still underestimated their shalessness."
The Thousand chanism Pavilion was exponentially worse than Pri Minister Xun — ten tis, a hundred tis worse!
"So-called destiny, it turns out, is sothing they stole for themselves. Sir, is there any way to break this Forbidden Technique?"
"I don’t know."
Mr. Zi Wu shook his head helplessly. "My master forbade us from learning such techniques, not even allowing us to glance at them. Once, my junior brother and I secretly peeked, but we were caught and locked up for three months. After that, I never dared to think about the Forbidden Technique again."
Lu Yuan sneered, "Looking at the situation now, it seems your junior brother wasn’t entirely honest and stole the Wushan Forbidden Technique."
Mr. Zi Wu glared at Lu Yuan, his expression as if saying, ’You can scold him, but don’t drag into it.’
After so thought, he said, "However, I once overheard my master ntion that the Forbidden Technique has a ninety-percent mortality rate and is highly prone to backlash, though I’m not sure in what way."
ng Qianqian recalled the conversation she had overheard earlier between Xiao Rong’er and Gongsun Liuying.
If Gongsun Liuying could no longer hold the silver needle, could this be the backlash from the Forbidden Technique?
If that were true, then this was excellent news.
ng Qianqian said decisively, "Tomorrow, I will find a way to enter the palace with Gongsun Liuying."
Lu Yuan frowned: "Why are you going into the palace?"
ng Qianqian replied, "The Thousand chanism Pavilion has tightly concealed this, but in truth, Gongsun Liuying can no longer wield the silver needle. As long as I expose her dical skills in the palace, whatever she says will no longer be trusted by Emperor Liang."
This was a once-in-a-lifeti opportunity.
If missed now, it might never co again.
Who could say if Gongsun Liuying’s fortune might recover through so evil technique?
There’s a saying, isn’t there? Strike when they’re down!
Once the title of "Child of Destiny" was stripped from Gongsun Liuying, it would be equivalent to cutting off one of Gongsun Yanming’s arms.
Lu Yuan turned to Mr. Zi Wu: "Old man, why don’t you expose Gongsun Yanming?"
Mr. Zi Wu chuckled: "Even if I were willing, your emperor grandfather would also have to believe ."
He may avoid the court, but that didn’t an he didn’t understand the court.
Gongsun Yanming was deeply trusted by Emperor Liang, having rendered monuntal contributions to the empire’s foundation. His relationship with Emperor Liang was not sothing an outsider could easily disrupt.
If his words could hold sway, then as soon as he declared Lu Yuan as the Guardian Qilin, Emperor Liang should have imdiately corrected the order.
Lu Yuan smirked: "Don’t worry. If you’re willing, I have a way to turn the tide."
Mr. Zi Wu said, "Don’t boast, kid."
Lu Yuan said, "Just wait for the good news."
Mr. Zi Wu had wanted to retort, "What does this have to do with ? Your ss, you clean it up yourself."
But when the words reached his lips, he swallowed them back down.
Soone from his sect had used the Forbidden Technique — a serious violation of their master’s teachings.
As a disciple of Witch Mountain, it was his duty to restore justice for his master.
After finalizing their plan, Mr. Zi Wu went back to rest.
Lu Yuan escorted ng Qianqian to the rear gate.
Just as ng Qianqian climbed over the courtyard wall, Lu Yuan quietly said, "Shang Xiaojiu was born in the Year of Jiachen, right?"
ng Qianqian froze in place.
The words of Chen Long suddenly flashed through her mind—
"Gongsun Liuying was born prematurely. By all logic, she shouldn’t have survived, yet she grew plump and healthy day by day, while you wasted away by the day."
"When you were born, soone read your fortune. They said you were destined for a long life, but then suddenly—"
"Gongsun Liuying was born, and you held her in your arms."
A chill swept through ng Qianqian, as though she had plunged into an icy abyss.
Lu Yuan looked up, eting her pale face.
In the cold moonlight, his gaze was exceptionally tender.
"Take it back, Little Nine."
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