It was the grand first Hall of the Palace.
The old prediction master has been invited by the Palace, his predictions has the accuracy of ninety percent.
He was sitting amidst the Hall.
There was no one who was not subject of this ritual, even the maids and servants were ordered to stay away.
The new king Wan Hu Shang and his mother were sitting on the chairs in front.
They were wearing the modest attires for this ritual.
The predictions of last year were accurate as well though the past king neglected the warnings of prediction master.
And it resulted him the never ending regret and at the end sudden death by a random assassin attempt.
The prediction master put the shell of an animal in the burning pot for some time, then he brought it up and poured some fluid on it.
The smell that it evaporate was not enough noticeable.
He put the shell aside and picked the dried bark.