Chapter 454: Chapter 413: The Unfathomable Secrets of Heaven (Revised)

The sky was clear and bright, with endless blue.

Wen Miao sat under the veranda, drowsy, her black hair loose, clothes draped loosely over her body, holding a jug of wine, using wine to sober up from wine.

"Go on, it’s not like I’m doing anything other than healing people or answering their questions. It seems like I have nothing else to do but these two things."

Jiang Yuebai, Xie Jingshan, and Lu Nanzhi sat on the mats in front of Wen Miao.

Jiang Yuebai glanced at Xie Jingshan, who scratched his head, unsure where to start.

She looked at Lu Nanzhi, who was sitting upright, composed and proper, never losing her inherent poise.

Jiang Yuebai took a breath and began to tell Wen Miao about Tao Fengnian, leaning closer, gripping Wen Miao’s knee, looking at her beseechingly.

"Master Ancestor, could you help me with a divination to find out where my grandfather has reincarnated?"

Wen Miao paused her drinking, making an effort to open her eyes and gaze at Jiang Yuebai, "Where someone has reincarnated, what does it matter to you? Can you bear the consequences of meddling with another’s destined path?"

Jiang Yuebai furrowed her brow. Xie Jingshan added beside her, "Supreme Elder, please help her with it. Elder Tao died unjustly back then, and she can’t let it go."

Lu Nanzhi nodded slowly in agreement. Jiang Yuebai kept shaking Wen Miao’s knee persistently, causing Wen Miao to spill wine all over herself.

Wen Miao put down the wine jug in exasperation, "Alright, alright, reincarnation isn’t something I can just figure out at will. If it were that easy, the whole world would be in chaos, and everyone could rekindle past connections."

"Then what should I do?" Jiang Yuebai looked distressed, "I just want to know if my grandfather is... well."

In truth, she had wanted to also inquire about whether her parents and brother had reincarnated, too. She hadn’t thought about it before, but once she started, greed took over.

Wen Miao fixed her eyes on Jiang Yuebai and asked, "Be honest with me, over all these years, have you never really let go of this matter?"

Jiang Yuebai’s eyes flickered with hesitation. She struggled and said, "Just a little. I thought I had let it go, but there’s still a tiny part of me that hasn’t."

Wen Miao sighed, "Alright then, I’ll help you with a single divination, but whether it answers you is up to fate."

After speaking, Wen Miao took out an old turtle shell with a chipped corner from her robe, covering the openings with her hands, and rattled it while chanting.

"Looks like a quack fortune-teller..." Xie Jingshan couldn’t help but mutter.

Wen Miao paused and shot a sharp glance over, making Xie Jingshan quickly cover his mouth in fear.

"Open!"

Wen Miao poured the Copper Coins from the turtle shell onto the ground, and at that moment, a bolt of lightning flashed across the sky with a loud crash.

Two of the Copper Coins shattered upon impact, the entire divination was a mess.

Jiang Yuebai and Wen Miao were both wide-eyed in surprise. Jiang Yuebai turned her head to see Xie Jingshan and Lu Nanzhi had somehow retreated outside the veranda, standing far away.

"You two cowards!"

Xie Jingshan laughed foolishly, while Lu Nanzhi remained expressionless.

"The will of heaven is beyond comprehension," Wen Miao sighed, "The divination is obscured by the heavens, suggesting some intrigue in Tao Fengnian’s reincarnation, which resembles the alteration of your fate."

Jiang Yuebai looked at Wen Miao anxiously, "Can anything be deduced from what’s left?"

Wen Miao collected the remaining Copper Coins and turtle shell, "At the very least, we know he indeed reincarnated. You shouldn’t dwell on the rest. If there truly is a connection, you will meet again, but my advice is, it’s best if you don’t."

Jiang Yuebai’s gaze deepened, meaning her grandfather, like her, had his destined death altered by someone.

Who could it be? Could it be Lu Xingyun again?

"You two, hurry back over here! Afraid of lightning yet intending to become Immortals?!" Wen Miao scolded Xie Jingshan and Lu Nanzhi.

The two exchanged a glance and reluctantly returned to the veranda, resuming their seats.

Jiang Yuebai ignored them and continued speaking to Wen Miao, "Master Ancestor, do you know who altered my short life fate back then?"

"How would I know that?" Wen Miao replied irritably, taking a swig of wine.

"The founder of the Heavenly Interence Sect, Lu Xingyun."

Poof!

Wen Miao spewed out a mouthful of wine, drenching Xie Jingshan.

Xie Jingshan: ......

Lu Nanzhi’s lips curled into a smile, turning her head to stifle her laughter.

"That’s impossible. The founder has ascended, that’s documented in the Upper Realm, and those who’ve ascended can’t return to the Spiritual Realm," Wen Miao denied.

Jiang Yuebai recounted her encounter with the Immortal in the mountains to Wen Miao, leaving out only the detail of the item Lu Xingyun gave her, sharing all she could.

Wen Miao furrowed her brow deeply, "The way you describe it, it really does sound like the founder..."