Entering the apartment building, Thea Shaw saw Florence Locke elegantly drinking tea on the sofa.

No wonder she was the Great National Master back in the day; even if the sky were falling, she wouldn’t flinch.

Seeing Thea Shaw arrive, Florence Locke directly asked, "Where did you find this symbol?"

"In Myrden, Nancy Shea’s hometown." The details were too complex to convey over the phone, so Thea Shaw recounted Nancy Shea’s story in full.

"I initially just suspected, but I didn’t expect the reality to be more terrifying than I imagined."

When her destiny was suppressed, she first thought it was the work of The Aetherium Sect.

Who knew the real culprit was herself.

Florence Locke stared at the symbol and after a while said, "This symbol is incomplete."

Thea Shaw nodded, "Indeed, Nancy Shea said she couldn’t completely restore it; the real symbol is too complicated. It seems we have to find a way to get it from the Myrden police. I think Landon might have a way, or do you, Master?"

For her to find this symbol from within the police system herself would be asking too much.

"No need..."

Florence Locke sighed and then took out a pen, drawing a symbol identical to it on the paper beside her.

The difference was, the one Florence drew was complete both in detail and shape.

She restored the symbol.

"This belongs to the Trapping Character Technique within the Star Palace Techniques. In the Star Palace Techniques, imprison, chaos, massacre form a complete set of fate-changing techniques."

Florence Locke sighed deeply, "But unlike what I’ve taught you, this set of techniques was categorized as Forbidden Technique in Qirenia since the founding of the nation. Each Great National Master is only allowed to learn it after the age of fifty because there are some things we must not forget."

"This set of Star Palace Techniques is extremely harmful to people, but it will also harm the Great National Master. While consequences might not be apparent to ordinary people, for someone who can peer into the fate of a Great National Master, it’s a clear law constraint. Normally, using Forbidden Techniques to harm ordinary people would negatively affect one’s own fate."

Thea Shaw suddenly understood, "So, does this mean that when I turn fifty, I will also have to learn this? And now, could it be that a Great National Master has arrived in this modern world?"

And obviously, they’re up to no good.

Florence Locke nodded, "The Trapping Character Technique is the lowest among Forbidden Techniques, and you understand it quite well. By placing this symbol on someone, it can temporarily obscure their destiny, making it difficult for other fortune tellers to deduce their whereabouts; the harm is the least."

Thea Shaw felt a stirring, "Master, when I used the Star Palace Techniques to alter Arlo’s fate, would this be counted in the law of cause and effect?"

"No."

Florence Locke responded, "Arlo acted first and your counterstrike was not wrong. If it were a wrongful act, when you perform fortune-telling, you’d feel an increasing vagueness in observing the heavens, eventually blending into the ordinary, which would be the punishment. Do you feel that now?"

Thea Shaw shook her head, "No."

Florence Locke, "Then there’s nothing to worry about."

Thea Shaw frowned, "Since the law constraint is so great, what is this Great National Master doing this for?"

"Law constraint is significant, but there are always loopholes." Florence Locke, hands behind her back, looked stern, "What if it’s not her doing?"

By acting through someone else, one can similarly escape the supervision of fate.