Li Yinyin didn't know how others cast their hexagrams, but the one she needed to use was a horoscope that the fortune teller had been guiding her to slowly carve out from wood over the past few days.

The wood used is simply peach wood, which is neither precious nor difficult to find.

Li Yinyin's craftsmanship wasn't very good, so this birth chart was only neatly polished and roughly usable.

Li Chengming's eyelids twitched: "I obtained a piece of black jade earlier, could that be used to make a destiny compass?"

"Black jade?" The immortal's eyes lit up. "Is it big enough?"

Li Chengming glanced at the horoscope in Li Yinyin's hand: "It should be enough for this."

"It's so small, it can only make a simple one at most, and the things it can calculate are limited," the fortune teller sighed. "Go find a larger one, that one can engrave complex things."

"No, let's just find two pieces. Yinyin can have one and I can have one. That way, both of us will have one."

Li Chengming didn't understand: "Can a birth chart be changed at will?"

"Why not?" the fortune teller said with a hint of disdain. "A horoscope is just a useful tool. The deeper you learn, the more you understand, and the older you get, the less useful the tool will become. Why not replace it now, or keep it for the New Year?"

Li Chengming understood: "Then when I go to the Western Regions again, I will carefully look for the raw stones that were just mined from the mountain. However, if they are too big, how to cut them will be a difficult task."

"Just search for it. If it can't be divided, then don't bother dividing it. Just make it from a single piece," the fortune teller said, a glint of light flashing in his eyes. "If the Kunshan jade is good enough, it can be carved into a national destiny chart."

"However, I have only seen this in my notes and have never made it myself."

Yu Qiaoyun didn't care whether there was any other meaning in Banxian'er and Li Chengming's words; her attention was focused on Li Yinyin at the moment.

While the two were talking, Li Yinyin had already sat cross-legged in the room and started moving the wooden fortune-telling plate.

Logically, something made of wood should be somewhat stiff to use. But when Li Yinyin fiddled with the plectrum, she did so with ease, even with a unique rhythmic beauty.

There were no words on the birth chart, but Li Yinyin seemed to know naturally where to start next.

By the time she stopped, the horoscope had been manipulated eighty-one times.

Looking at the results she had calculated, Li Yinyin said with great satisfaction, "According to the horoscope, Xi Jiangyue is fine and should be in the home of a nobleman in Yunzhou City."

"Brother, this important person is someone I've met before."

With just this one sentence, Li Chengming knew who his sister was talking about, and immediately said, "I will send someone to take the hunters from the west to them."

Li Yinyin paused in arranging the horoscope chart: "Big brother, you trust my calculations that much?"

“If I don’t believe you, who else can I believe?” Li Chengming glanced at the fortune teller. “Your master didn’t say anything against it either.”

Li Yinyin was very satisfied: "Alright then, big brother, you can arrange for someone to go. But remember, don't go yourself. Have someone take you there and don't get involved."

“That Yin Hong is no reasonable person. If our family gets involved with him, we’re sure to be in big trouble.”

Li Chengming thought she still had psychological trauma, but Banxian'er glanced at her.

After Li Chengming and his wife returned to the main courtyard, the fortune teller asked, "My dear disciple, you only suddenly became wary just now, which is why you felt that Yin Hong was not a good person?"

It's from the plot.

Although the tragedy of Shangshui Village originated from Xijiangyue, it was ultimately inseparable from Yin Hong.

After thinking for a moment, Li Yinyin replied, "When I first met Yin Hong, I felt that he was an unreasonable person. Even after meeting him again, I still didn't like him."

"Perhaps I'm just born with a dislike and aversion to him?"

"Not necessarily," the half-immortal said, resting his chin on his hand and looking at Li Yinyin as if she were a precious treasure. "My dear disciple, this is a sign from heaven!"

"This person will definitely be your enemy in the future, so you must be careful and guard against him."

After saying that, he chuckled foolishly again: "You are truly my good disciple. With your talent, you should be my student!"

Seeing her master's happy expression, Li Yinyin felt incredibly guilty.

If my master finds out that I'm just a half-baked talent who relies on the plot and isn't actually as talented as he thinks, will he be so angry that he'll expel me from the sect?

Because of her initial nervousness, and to have more confidence in the future, Li Yinyin studied even harder afterward.

Xi De, the fortune teller often praised her, feeling that there could never be a better apprentice in the world.

Li Yinyin had no choice but to continue memorizing her lessons and stargazing.

But to be fair, she might actually have some talent.

Aside from her accurate predictions related to the plot and her personal beliefs, her accuracy in other calculations is also increasing.

The fortune teller wouldn't let her do anything for major matters, but in her daily life, she was able to find lost items with a success rate of 70-80%, and it was even getting higher.

Overjoyed, the fortune teller began to teach her how to observe the spirit of mountains and rivers.

“The mountains and rivers are full of vitality. Observing their lush vegetation and winding waterways, one can know the spiritual energy of the mountains.”

"Only when you can tell at a glance whether the landscape in front of you is beautiful or not can you be considered to have entered the door and be able to observe people."

Looking at the beautiful green hills and clear waters before her, Li Yinyin saw nothing wrong with them and asked, "Master, how many years did it take you to get started?"

“Me?” Banxian’er said with a hint of pride, “I learned by myself by following the notes passed down from your grandmaster. How can you compare to me?”

Got it. I've been researching this for years, but I'm too embarrassed to show it off.

However, Li Yinyin still praised her with admiration: "I am indeed not as good as my master."

"It's only now that you're so talented, my disciple. In a few years, your master won't be able to compare to you!"

While the fortune teller kept talking ahead, Li Yinyin noticed something was wrong in the mountains. She picked up her telescope and saw that it was the hunter couple from the west pulling Xi Jiangyue back.

The fortune teller noticed her actions: "What's wrong?"

“Master, look over there,” Li Yinyin pointed in the direction for him, “That girl is Xijiangyue, whom I used to cast a divination to find her position at the beginning of the year.”

"Didn't they already know the location? Why are they only bringing him back now?" The fortune teller took the telescope and looked in that direction. "Hiss!"

He put down what he was holding, then stubbornly picked it up again: "Disciple, this telescope is broken, it doesn't see very clearly. Let's get closer, I need to see the girl in person."

"Is it broken?" Li Yinyin took the telescope, raised her hand to look at it, which also concealed the strange look in her eyes. "I can't tell from this. If it needs to be repaired, I'm afraid we'll have to wait for my brother to come back."

"Don't worry, maybe it will be fine if we leave it alone," the fortune teller said casually. "Take me there quickly."

Li Yinyin's eyes sparkled as she obediently replied, "I remember there's a sentry post near the Xi family's place. They'll definitely pass by there on their way home. I'll lead Master there and wait for them to come to us, okay?"

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