Book 4: Chapter 50: Qimen Eight Calculations Method
Interpreting divinatory diagrams was a very abstract concept since they wouldnt directly give you a readable answer like search engines would. As a result, there were many possible interpretations for the results youd end up getting.
But because the abstract interpretation here was related to the things we had experienced before, it may seem abstract to Xia Wen but very specific to Xiao Hua.
The divinatory diagrams meaning was very clear: something came out of the door, but this thing was neither dead nor alive. Something extremely bad was going to happen.
I didnt think it was necessary to guess too much about what kind of door this divinatory diagram was talking about; Id bet my life it was the bronze door. Legend had it that King Wannu came out of the bronze door, but we had already killed one Wannu so I figured it wouldn't be that big of a deal if another monster had come out. Read latest chapters at novelhall.com Only
In fact, there could have been another interpretation of what this thing the divinatory diagram was referring to was. Divination didnt only focus on real things, so it was possible for anything to show up while you were doing your calculations. This even included things like pieces of information or secrets, which were all things that could be classified as neither living nor dead.
I asked Xiao Hua for more details about this point.
It was said that the Hong family member in our generation was a girl, but no other information could be found. Xiao Hua passed the news on to the Hong family, but they didn't respond so he figured that they no longer cared about these kinds of things.
Now that I finally understood the whole story, there was only one question lingering in my mind. Jin Wantang had shown me a gesture before he died. I didnt know whether he had been a member of Shigou Diao, whether he had been bewitched by Xia Wen, or whether this gesture was to make his communication with me seem more meaningful.
Whatever the case, I didnt want to delve into these details now; Xiao Hua's purpose was very clear. Back in those days, Ba Yes divination was considered nothing more than feudal superstition and Er Yes worries were regarded as an event with a very small probability of happening. But all of these things seemed to have come true, so now I was really curious as to what the Qimen Eight Calculations Method came up with back then. Was it completely accurate or was it just a mere coincidence or even a hoax?
Black Glasses started having problems after they came in to this place, but I told Xiao Hua to give me the details later. Right now, I wanted to discuss with him what to do next.
"Let me tell you whats going on with this cliff first," Xiao Hua said.
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Oh sweet baby Jesus. At last! Something finally makes sense! If I've calculated it right, we've got about 31 chapters to go til we're caught up (unless the author comes back from his break and starts whipping out chapters again)