Fellow Daoist! That scoundrel has written a new book again.

Chapter 191

In the mine, resolving the suspicions between different factions is not a difficult problem.

Zhu Wuyao had a brilliant plan in mind that would incur divine and human wrath.

It just depends on when the right opportunity will come.

Therefore, she ignored the subtle arguments between the remaining three people.

The most important thing now is to find out what "no way out" means. We don't want her to spend ten days or half a month working hard to get everyone together, only to find that she can't open the door.

She chatted with Hu San for a couple of minutes before returning to the mine.

He didn't go looking for Ye Xiaozhou again.

Ye Xiaozhou just arrived today. On the surface, they are strangers, but always hanging around each other is too conspicuous.

Ye Xiaozhou only came to find her after he had handed over the ore for the day and received his meal.

The amount of ore sent out through the teleportation array not only affects the amount of food that comes down, but there will also be penalties if the required amount is not reached.

The sonic shock that Zhu Wuyao experienced was one of them.

And that time, it was just a warning.

As for the bowl of rice in his hand, to put it nicely, it "doesn't look good," but in reality, it's just swill, a grayish-brown paste. If you scoop a spoonful into the bowl, it looks like lime soup. If you had a board in your hand, you could use it directly to plaster a wall.

The taste was far from satisfactory.

To say it was a difficult task was an understatement; it was a rather difficult task indeed.

Zhu Wuyao stayed in the mine for half a month, eating this stuff every day. She didn't care about the taste anymore; after all, having something to eat was already a great thing.

But Ye Xiaozhou adapted very well.

It's worth noting that even Zhu Wuyao felt nauseous while swallowing this the first time he ate it.

Seeing Ye Xiaozhou sitting on a large rock, eating swill with a bowl in hand and no expression on his face, Zhu Wuyao was stunned for a moment and asked:

"Is it tasty?"

Ye Xiaozhou paused, his small stone spoon still, and looked at Zhu Wuyao with disdain, saying:

"I think you're really hungry. How could this stuff possibly taste good?"

Upon hearing this answer, Zhu Wuyao could only offer two words—

"sharp."

To prevent Shu Lao from eavesdropping through some means, Zhu Wuyao pretended to chat with her normally, saying:

"Miss Zhou, how about I tell your fortune?"

After he finished speaking, Ye Xiaozhou's voice transmission was heard, sounding slightly surprised, asking:

"Is your divination technique still usable?"

Zhu Wuyao smiled and continued, "How was it?"

This is her biggest trump card.

When she first entered the mine and stepped out of the protective shield, she bent down and picked up a stone in order to disfigure herself.

It was at the very moment he picked up that thin piece of stone that Zhu Wuyao felt a stirring in his heart, as if a vague map of this mine was forming in his mind.

This is something worth pondering.

Her only experience using divination to predict the terrain and landscape was during her time at Jiguanshan.

Jiguanshan Mountain is said to possess a spirit.

Upon closer examination, it makes sense. The amount of ore here is so vast, and it has been mined for at least several decades, yet it is still not exhausted.

It seems reasonable to say that this mineral vein possesses a spirit.

It's a pity that the axe Rong Si handed over was ultimately stopped by Hu San and he couldn't get his hands on it.

Although divination techniques can be used, they have too many limitations and are too vague. After being here for half a month, Zhu Wuyao still hasn't figured out the complete map of this mine.

As for why spiritual power is restricted but divination techniques can still be used, this is not surprising.

It's not only cultivators who can perform divination.

Those who carry flags and wave banners on the streets and alleys are mostly ordinary people who swindle and cheat, but there are always one or two who have real skills.

The methods of fortune telling, bone weight calculation, and borrowing lifespan by purchasing a knife on credit should not be underestimated.

Divination is a fair art; both cultivators and mortals can say a few words about it. Moreover, revealing too many heavenly secrets will inevitably lead to bad consequences for everyone.

Things are accomplished through secrets, and failure is revealed through words.

Zhu Wuyao originally intended to keep this matter to himself and not tell anyone until the time was right.

But with Ye Xiaozhou's arrival, there was someone trustworthy.

Zhu Wuyao had no confidence in her moral standards, but she believed in her arrogance; there were many things Ye Xiaozhou would disdain to do.

How do you plan to calculate it?

Although he knew the answer in his heart, Ye Xiaozhou still asked a question outwardly.

"Just hand me anything."

"Wow, if this happened outside, you could take something someone offered you and run away, and you'd be rich in no time!"

As Ye Xiaozhou spoke, he ate the last bite of his meal.

He threw the empty bowl he was holding.

Zhu Wuyao took the shallow bowl carved out of the stone into his hand. Just as he was about to examine it closely, he heard a "clang" as the spoon was thrown accurately into the bowl.

She looked at the spoon, which was top-heavy and bottom-light, swirling gently in the bowl, and her gaze sharpened slightly.

During that conversation, Zhu Wuyao simply wanted to use the opportunity of casual conversation to reveal the truth to Ye Xiaozhou.

Therefore, she never expected that it could actually be calculated.

"The Exiles Return"

The moment those five words flashed through his mind, Zhu Wuyao's heart sank, and then he understood.

The past scenes, like scattered beads, are now strung together, as if a corner of the truth is slowly being revealed before our eyes.

Those doubts and questions have all been vaguely answered.

No wonder Ye Xiaozhou avoided seeing her...

No wonder Ye Xiaozhou deliberately argued with her and eventually parted ways...

No wonder the two of them ended up meeting again in Ganxiao City after all this time...

Zhuangzi's sword dance was aimed at Liu Bang; in this game of chess, he himself became a pawn, used to lure Liu Bang into a trap.

The person whom fate wanted to kill was not her, but Ye Xiaozhou?

Ye Xiaozhou was a divination cultivator, and he probably sensed the impending crisis long ago. He was on guard, so as soon as he entered the south, he went his separate ways with Da Dao Tian.

She tried to avoid it many times, but now she's walked right into the trap.

The true nature of things is revealed only when the map is unrolled. Now that all the actors have arrived and the drums and gongs have not yet sounded, Zhu Wuyao has no idea what the final killing move will be, nor how this play will end.

She only knew one thing—

If Ye Xiaozhou hadn't come, she wouldn't have been involved. She was an exile, and there was no cage in heaven or earth that could hold her.

The spoon in the bowl slowed down, as if no matter how much it struggled, it could not escape, like an exhausted trapped beast.

"How's it going? Did you get the answer? What's the interpretation of my divination?"

Zhu Wuyao snapped back to reality and looked up at Ye Xiaozhou, only to see her seemingly unconcerned, her smile as radiant as ever in the dimly lit mine.

If you've made up your mind to hide, what can fate do to you? Why bother coming here and getting involved in this mess?

The spinning spoon eventually came to a stop, like a compass.

If it lands on a compass, no matter how you rotate it, it will eventually point south.

That is where I belong.

Zhu Wuyao gently took out the spoon and said with a smile:

"Without respect or fear, without manners or law, your divination has brought you great freedom."