To put it in layman's terms, A Xiantian master was an existence that completely upset the natural balance. If a country had a Xiantian master, then the neighboring countries would have no courage to go to against this country. If it really came down to war, then one the very first day the generals of all the armies would die silently in their camps, and on the second day the emperor would also die in his Royal Palace. How could they continue fighting at this point?

If Lin Ming someday had strength that could compare to a Xiantian master, then he would essentially dominate all of Sky Fortune Kingdom; everything would be under his control!

As the news that Lin Ming obtained sixth place on the Ranking Stone continued to spread, the Crown Prince was one of the first to hear of Lin Ming's situation via a sound transmitting talisman.

The Crown Prince was pleasantly surprised by Lin Ming's results. He thought again, with Lin Ming as he was now, it was becoming more and more likely that he could defeat Zhang Guanyu in the fourth month. With Zhang Guanyu's personality, how would he reconcile with this truth?

The Seven Profound Martial House was similar to a beast cage. All talents were gathered, just like those trainers that would find those beasts with good bodies and trap them in a cage, feed them good meat and water, and finally let them slaughter each other to select the final king of beasts.

Now, the Martial House Master had given Lin Ming 4 months to defeat Zhang Guanyu as a target goal; this was equal to turning Zhang Guanyu into Lin Ming's grindstone.

If Zhang Guanyu was indifferent, or was some particularly tenacious warrior who would become braver when pressured, and could accept their defeat, then even at the worst it would not be a major problem.

But Zhang Guanyu's personality was demented and paranoid. He would not easily accept his defeat, and the ripples from that fight would be especially alarming.

What dark methods would Zhang Guanyu adopt?

Yang Lin frowned as he thought this. Lan Yunyue was in his mansion, so he was able to guarantee her safety, and Lin Ming's parents in Mulberry City were under layer upon layer of heavy protection, so there shouldn't be a problem there either.

As for Lin Ming, Zhang Guanyu would not dare move against him.

So what could Zhang Guanyu do?

..............................

Now, at the Allied Trade Association. ——-

Zhang Guanyu had a very gloomy expression as he reclined against a couch. At this side were two beautifully dressed maids standing beside him in fear and trepidation.

When Lin Ming had gone to the Ten Thousand Killing Array for the assessment, Zhang Guanyu was one of the first to receive the news. He could easily have rushed over to see Lin Ming's assessment, but he was not even a cent interested in seeing Lin Ming show off in front of everyone.

When Lin Ming had finished the assessment, Zhang Guanyu was also one of the first to receive a sound transmitting talisman with the results.

Only two months, and he had reached the sixth rank of the Ten Thousand Killing Array!

This result caused Zhang Guanyu to feel uneasy. Although the first 3 ranks on the Ranking stone were far away enough from the fourth that they couldn't even be considered in the same category, and Zhang Guanyu's strength had also progressed considerably recently, the speed at which Lin Ming was progressing was simply too horrifying. If another two months passed, would even the heavens know how much he progressed?

Now Zhang Guanyu had the feeling of having ridden the back of dangerous tiger; he could no longer back down.

"Young Master… are you looking for me?" Zhang Guanyu turned to see a middle-aged man at the Viscera Training stage walk into the room.

The middle-aged man bowed. He had also heard the news about Lin Ming reaching the sixth rank. Concerning this result, he could only sigh. Two months ago he had disapproved when Zhang Guanyu had gone to provoke Lin Ming, but it was not his place to order Zhang Guanyu on how to handle his affairs.

Now that he had already offended Lin Ming, it was too late to turn back the hand of time, but also with Zhang Guanyu's character, he definitely would not rescind his hand.

'If the young master continues along this path and doesn't change his nature, then I am afraid there will be future trouble concerning Young Master's status as the successor of the Allied Trade Association. It will not be good fortune for the young master… the elder will not choose a man with an extreme character to stand at the helm of the Trade Association.'

The middle-aged man silently shook his head; he dared not speak this thought out loud.

Zhang Guanyu sat as he was, looking increasingly dreary and not saying a single word. Zhang Guanyu of course understood what type of person was suitable to be the future heir of the Allied Trade Association, but after having cultivated the 'Divine Acacia Power', Zhang Guanyu no longer cared for this vaunted position. What he pursued was eternal youth and infinite Yang essence. The status as chief of the Allied Trade Association was simply riddled with mundane problems, and would affect his cultivation.

After a period of silence, Zhang Guanyu finally said, "Help me contact the Cloud Prince and the Seven Profound Valleys' Ouyang Dihua. I must seem them."

"The Cloud Prince and Ouyang Dihua?" The middle aged man was surprised. He understood that Zhang Guanyu was seeking a helping hand, and that the Cloud Prince was undoubtedly Lin Ming's enemy and that an enemy of an enemy was a friend. But since ancient times, when it involved the struggle for the throne, the Allied Trade Association had always maintained their complete and utter neutrality. They would not favor any party. But this time, Zhang Guanyu actually wanted to reverse this tradition and take the side of the Tenth Prince.

As for Ouyang Dihua, this person was the direct disciple of the Seven Profound Valleys' Acacia Faction's third elder: Ouyang Boyan.

In fact, Ouyang Dihua's talent wasn't regarded as outstanding among the disciples of the Seven Profound Valleys. He had entered the Pulse Condensation Period at the age of 22, and had now been there for two years, but still had not been able to reach the peak Pulse Condensation Period.

The reason he could be a direct disciple was mainly because he was the nephew of the third elder, Ouyang Boyan. Because of his identity, let alone the emperors of various countries, even the Seven Profound Envoys and Martial House Masters had to greet Ouyang Dihua with several points of respect.

These years, Ouyang Dihua had been cultivating the 'Divine Acacia Power'. Because of this, he had left the Seven Profound Valleys and gone to 'experience' the neighboring countries. The truth was this 'experience' was in fact seeking the beautiful women in these countries.

Ouyang Dihua had a wide and experienced palate, however, what he was most interested in were two kinds. The first kind was the young daughters of large, respected families. These girls had an outstanding temperament and a great inner pride. What Ouyang Dihua liked the most was to rip of the clothes of these women and turn these originally pure and holy girls into the basest of sluts. The second kind was the daughters of wealthy families. These girls were pure and lovely, and were like a breath of fresh air. Ouyang Dihua very much enjoyed the vaguely virgin sweet fragrance of their bodies.

The Allied Trade Association where Zhang Guanyu was at had many old dealings with the third elder Ouyang Boyan of the Seven Profound Valleys' Acacia Faction. The reason that Zhang Guanyu was able to cultivate the 'Divine Acacia Power' was because he had obtained it from Ouyang Boyan. Of course, the Allied Trade Association had paid a steep price for this.

.........…

Five days later, 30,000 miles from the Sky Fortune Kingdom, at the Heavenly Wind Nation's capital's palace –

Zhang Guanyu stood in a hall, hands relaxed, without single ounce of arrogance on his face. In front of him was a 20 something year old man lazily reclining on a bed, holding a jade-like beauty in his arm.

Wrapped in blankets, the man occasionally moved, and parts of the blanket would uncover, revealing an indecent scene. Obviously, the woman was stripped naked under the blankets.

"Zhang Guanyu, be honest, for what matter did you come here today to ask for help?" This man was Ouyang Dihua. He had lived these past few days in the Heavenly Wind Nation, enjoying the beautiful women while also attempting to break through to the Perfect stage of the 'Divine Acacia Power's' third layer.

Zhang Guanyu found that Ouyang Dihua was staying at the Heavenly Wind Nation, so he borrowed the Allied Trade Association's heavenly wind eagle and spent the last 5 days crossing the 30,000 mile distance to personally visit Ouyang Dihua.

Zhang Guanyu withdrew a painting scroll from his spatial ring and respectfully handed it to the man, who opened it and looked at it. It was a drawing of a beautiful woman, aged around 15 or 16. She had an extremely fresh appearance, and rarest of all, her body exhibited a very faint pure and noble mixed temperament, making one wish to immediately make her their own.

The girl on this painting was Lan Yunyue.

"Good!"

Ouyang Dihua's eyes lit up. What he liked most were the princess types and the pure daughter types of wealthy families, but the woman in this painting seemed to have the makings of both at the same time.

"Where is she?" Ouyang Dihua cut straight to the chase.

Zhang Guanyu hesitated slightly, and then truthfully said, "In the Sky Fortune Kingdom's Crown Prince's palace."

Ouyang Dihua was momentarily stunned, and then he immediately laughed and said, "Zhang Guanyu, has the Crown Prince of Sky Fortune Kingdom offended you? This girl is the Crown Prince's concubine? You want to borrow my hand to defeat the Crown Prince? Although I do not fear some little Crown Prince, do not think that I am someone who will unknowingly act as a proxy weapon for your own interests. And if this girl has has already been received by the Crown Prince as a concubine, then I do not have much interest."

Zhang Guanyu said, "Young Sir has misunderstood; this girl's virginity is absolutely intact. Moreover, this girl was born on a Yin year and Yin month. Before this, I already sent my men to look for 12 Pure Yin girls to help Young Sir Ouyang break through to the fourth layer of the 'Divine Acacia Power'. This girl is a superior third-grade talent, she will happen to make an excellent 'primer' of the 12 Pure Yin girls. Now there has already been a small harvest of the 12 Pure Yin girls that I am looking for."

"Oh?" Ouyang Dihua grew interested, "12 Pure Yin girls… heh, you are quite determined."

The way Sky Spill Continent calculated dates was by the union of celestial stems and earthly branches. There were 10 heavenly stems and 12 earthly branches. The odd were Yang, and the even were Yin, both respectively occupying one half. Therefore, there were many Yin year Yin month girls that were born. Lan Yunyue happened to be one of them.

However, it was actually quite difficult to collect 12 Pure Yin girls. The first girl, or the 'primer', had to be the best looking. However, the following girls all followed the 'lead' of the first girl's horoscope, and required the calculation of their birth horoscope. The result was it became increasingly difficult to find them.

Moreover, these girls also had to be above a third-grade talent. The number of third-grade talents in the population was only a mere 1%; this already excluded the vast majority of women.

Finally, the 12 Pure Yin girls all had to be beautiful women below the age of 20, and also had to have the body of a virgin.

To cultivate martial arts, one's spirit had to be joyful and unobstructed. If the girl's appearance was too ugly, then those martial arts cultivators would not be moved. How could they possibly depend on these ugly girls to break through their cultivation bottleneck?

To be at least a third-grade talent, below 20 years old, a beauty, virgin, and more and more harsh horoscope requirements, this caused the gathering of 12 Pure Ying girls to be very difficult to find.

There were some Acacia Faction disciples who had attempted to collect 12 Pure Yin girls. They spent several years looking, and finally found them with great difficulty. However, the first girl's age would have already surpassed 20 years.

However, in terms of looking for 12 Pure Yin girls, the Allied Trade Association had an unmatched superior advantage. This was because the Allied Trade Association was involved in almost all areas of business, and one of their biggest ones was the slave trade.

In the Sky Spill Continent, slave trading was a common occurrence. There were many poor families that had children they could not raise, so they would sell these children, who would eventually become something like a maid, concubine, servant, eunuch, and other occupations. During times of war, the massive numbers of captives and refugees were often turned into servants and slaves.

In the Realm of the Gods, countless legends fought over a mysterious cube. After the battle it disappeared into the void. Lin Ming stumbles upon this mystery object and begins his journey to become a hero of the land.

The same Martial World from Wuxiawrold. Not claiming ano. credits or anything for this. Made for personal use and convenient reading in offline.

The mineshaft was heavily surrounded by guards—not to stop people from entering, but to prevent people from escaping.
…After knowing what this place was, who would run in on their own accord? Every day, many people were detained and escorted here, temporarily staying here; after the previous group of miners died, the new bunch would obviously be sent down.
Those who refused to go down? Immediately beheaded! 
Under the heavy pressure, even if they could only live for a few days, many people wanted to bet their luck—maybe they would be an exception and not die?
To prevent the escape of the miners who temporarily lived here, a tall wall was erected, piled up from heavy rocks; it definitely couldn't be dug through by normal people. It was like the great wall, reaching sixty five meters, and just as hard to leap over.
Moreover, guards patrolled underneath the tall wall; escaping was as hard as climbing the skies.
Of course, this was all with regards to normal people.
Ling Han and Hu Niu leapt up, arriving on the other side of the tall wall.
"Who are you guys?" a guard immediately asked as seven spears pointed towards them simultaneously.
"Let them in." Bo Wen Lin appeared. He stood on the tall wall in the distance. Once Ling Han entered the mineshaft, he would help along the way… the enemy wanted to suicide, so he obviously wouldn't mind giving it a push.
After all, he couldn't see through Ling Han, who gave him a sense of extreme danger. Thus, he didn't want to fend against Ling Han head on.
"Yes, Lord Bo!" the guards replied at once.
Their duty was to stop miners from escaping. Someone wanted to go in? No matter, they'd die the second day after coming out anyway.
Ling Han surveyed the area. Ahead was a large-scale mineshaft in the open, with interlocked adits unearthing downwards continuously, unfathomably deep. Even having dug so deep, water didn't come out from the bottom.
Looking from here, not even a single miner could be seen; apparently, they'd already entered the depths of the mineshaft.
Threads of crimson red gas rose up from within the mineshaft and stopped when they reached three to a thousand to two thousand meters up, forming a giant red cloud.
Hu Niu bared her teeth to reveal a fierce look, appearing quite anxious.
Ling Han didn't dare to be careless, yet took large strides towards the mineshaft. When Ling Han's figure disappeared at the edge of the mineshaft, Bo Wen Lin revealed a cold smile. Now Ling Han was dead for sure... unless he stayed inside the mineshaft his entire life.
But was he able not to eat and drink?
Ling Han entered the mining area. Underneath his feet was loosened soil. Crimson red soil wasn't a rare sight, but here it was ridiculously scarlet, as if dyed in blood. Especially when there was red gas rising continuously, appearing extremely eerie.
"I sense an ill omen," Ling Han said; this was based on pure instinct.
"Yes!" Hu Niu nodded emphatically.
The two continued to advance. They could fly physically, but didn't choose to do so. The soil and rocks here all gave Ling Han an extremely strange feeling. He picked up a few rocks and some soil to store it into the Black Tower, then took Hu Niu inside as well.
"Small Tower, can you see anything special about these things?" Ling Han asked.
Small Tower appeared and said, "Cursed soil. People who don't have a strong enough natal horoscope will die soon after contact."
"Cursed?" Ling Han was astounded, he had never heard of this type of power. Could it be that cursing someone to die was not just in speech, but could truly make someone die? And natal horoscope, what was that?
"Curse is also a type of power derived from the great dao. It's ceaseless and can manifest itself in various ways," Small Tower said leisurely.
"So I'm also affected by the curse now?" Ling Han asked. 
"Yes, stepping on the cursed land, you obviously suffered from the curse, but your natal horoscope is very tough, so you won't die… at least you won't die from this amount. This level of cursed power is something I can easily neutralize," Small Tower said.
"And what's that natal horoscope?" Ling Han asked again.
Small Tower swayed a little and said, "Why do you have so many questions?"
"Ask when you don't know, this is a good habit," Ling Han said smilingly.
"Natal horoscope, destined at birth, is influencing your fate to a great degree," Small Tower said. "In your two lives, your natal horoscopes are the same, making it possible to fuse two souls, and not making it just a simple possession."
"Elaborate." Ling Han suddenly became interested.
"I don't have the interest to satisfy your curiosity!" Small Tower immediately became haughty. "Although there isn't much cursed power contained in the soil, to reach such a degree simply from it overflowing, a cursed tool or a person with special natal horoscope is definitely buried underneath the land, forming the cursed power."
"What about Hu NIu, would she be effected?" Ling Han asked again.
"This little girl's natal horoscope is too special. I can't see through her if I don't use the power of origin source," Small Tower said dully. 
Ling Han finally dropped his worries and exited the Black Tower with Hu Niu, continuning onwards.
What Na Zhi Yan and Fire Emperor conspired... could it be for the cursed tool within the mining area? No one would steal dead people, unless it was the Thousand Corpse Sect.
The two treaded on slightly wet land and walked downwards. It was like a bowl—the further out, the wider it was, and the further in, the narrower it was. As they ventured deeper, the surroundings became dimmer, and if it weren't for Ling Han and Hu Niu's extraordinary eyesight, they'd probably be blind with open eyes.
However, going down another stretch of the road, the flicker of torches could be seen. In such darkness, one couldn't possibly mine ores after all.
Seeing Ling Han's carefree look, with a little girl on the side pulling on the hems of his clothes, a few miners revealed an expression of disbelief and began to doubt their eyes, wondering whether it was an illusion or not.
Ling Han's gaze swept by. He only saw that these people's faces were numb all over. After they entered here, they were equivalent to dead men, so who would still be composed?
"Food! Food!" When they saw the dried meat in Hu Niu's hands, their gazes lit up, as if they were travelers seeing an oasis in the desert. Rushing over, they looked like they were going to forcibly take it.
Ling Han was amused; a few normal people wanted to rob him and Hu Niu?
Hu NIu was most protective of her food, and immediately revealed a vicious glare—they dared to rob her food?
Ling Han pulled on Hu Niu and said with a smile, "Want food? Sure, but answer a few questions." He waved his finger and immediately left a deep mark on a rock, frightening the miners into an immediate halt.
Those people stared at the dried meat in Hu Niu's hands, drooling as they asked, "What do you want to know?" 
"The situation here, tell me all you guys know."
Those people looked at each other and nodded, beginning to talk one after another.
They were sent here seven days ago and brought two days' worth of food and water into the mine. If they wanted to acquire more food, they could only do their best to mine ore, and use the ores to exchange for food; however, the ores were very rare here, so they all looked hungry as wolves, almost cannibalizing each other.
Ling Han found it strange and asked, "The people outside will actually replenish your food? How do they give it to you?"


An ultimate warrior, the one and only Alchemy Emperor, Ling Han, had died in his quest to achieve godhood. Ten thousands years later, and he, with the "Invincible Heaven Scroll", was reborn in the body of a young man with the same name. From then on, winds and clouds moved, as he set himself against uncountable geniuses of this new era. His path of becoming a legend has begun once more. At all eras, and underneath the heavens, I am the strongest!

"Renchen, Guichou, Bingxu, Xinmao..." Master Zhang read.

Master Zhang frowned at the birthday on the talisman. Those people who came to him in the past only showed him their lunar birthdays, and then he would calculate the eight characters of a horoscope for them.

But this young man showed him the eight characters of a horoscope directly, which somewhat surprised him.

What Zhao Yu gave the master was exactly what he had found in the shroud of the dead girl. In fact, he was not here to know what was going to happen to him in the future. He was there to find out if the master knew of the yellow talisman or not.

If the master could recognize who wrote the eight characters of the horoscope, the case would become clear for him in a moment.

Therefore, this was one of the reasons why Zhao Yu insisted on meeting the master today.

"Well..." After reading the eight characters, the master looked up and asked, "Gentleman, are you asking for someone else's horoscope? May I know if it's your parents or your children?"

Zhao Yu hastily bowed and said, "Unbelievable! This is a friend of mine. My friend is not well, so let me bring this to you. My friend also let me bring the red envelope."

"Oh... I see..." Master Zhang said.

The master twisted his eyebrows, closed his eyes, and thought for a moment. He then said, "Well, I'll calculate for your friend..."

With that, he put the yellow talisman in the center of the eight-immortal table and put an oil lamp on each side of the table. Next, he picked up a string of black-purple beads and began repeating chants.

It didn't take long for him to do that. After a while, he sat in front of Zhao Yu and pointed to the talisman. "Gentleman, your friend is a Gold Fate. Xin Mao is going to fly, and he is against Tiannan. His Gold belongs to the Sword Gold," he said.

The master pinched his fingers and continued. "Your friend will become rich, very rich. And your friend should be the kind of person who is very aggressive at work. Am I right?"

Zhao Yu frowned. He didn't know who the so-called friend was. How did he know whether the master was right or not?

However, Zhao Yu immediately exclaimed, "Yes. That's right. Amazing! You are really a living immortal. That's unbelievable."
Unexpectedly, the master's face suddenly sunk. He waved his hand and said, "Young man, although your friend is blessed with wealth..."

Zhao Yu nodded in a hurry. "So, what do you think? I'm here to ask for help. Please point out the solution to my friend's confusion."

The master twisted his eyebrows again. His drooping eyebrows were long enough to be braided. He looked grave. After a while, he said, "Geng is Yang, Xin is Yin, so your friend's horoscope is Yin Gold, if she is a woman. Maybe she won't have much time left now. But if he is a man, then..."

"Then?" Zhao Yu asked in a hurry.

Master Zhang said, "He should have done something harmful to others. This is called the loss of Yin and Yang. After a long time, what he did to others will make him ill and he will not able to live any longer."

Zhao Yu pretended to be worried and said, "Master, please teach me a way to help him."

Master Zhang pinched his fingers and said, "The Sword Gold is the most against breaking gold. Tell your friend that he should try not to touch things made of gold, such as gold rings and gold necklaces. Also, jade can balance Yin and Yang, so it's best for him to wear more jade accessories in the future."

"Oh, is it that simple?" Zhao Yu asked.

"Of course." The master nodded slightly, then said, "This can help him in some ways. But if he wants to completely get rid of the punishment of his loss of Yin and Yang, he'd better come here and let me talk with him."

"Because, if you want to change a person's life, the eight characters of a horoscope are not enough. I need to read his face, hands, and body," he said.

"I see. I'll bring him with me next time, and let you help him with his trouble," Zhao Yu said. "Thank you so much."

With that, Zhao Yu handed over the red envelope he had prepared in advance. It had 200 yuan in it.

The master took the red envelope and shook his head, then said, "Many people think what I do is superstition. But they are wrong. People don't know that everything in the universe is made up of particles. The mystery of particle interaction can't be explained well, even in the scientific world.

"What we try to interpret is actually an attempt to grasp the activity and rules of these particles to help people out, which is also immeasurable in merit."

"Don't compare yourself with a scientist! The theory of the activities of particles is not something you can ever understand," Zhao Yu thought.

Zhao Yu didn't believe this master, but he made himself look like a pious believer and said, "Master, I totally agree with you. Our world is blessed because of you."
Zhao Yu pointed to the yellow talisman on the table. "Before I came to you, I asked another guy to help my friend. He wrote the eight characters. He asked my friend to eat ashes for half a month. My friend was so stupid that he really did it. However, he didn't get better at all."

The master hastily said, "Eating ashes is just superstition. How can you believe that?"

"Well, master." Zhao Yu pointed to the yellow talisman and said, "When I tried to find the guy again, he disappeared. You know everything. Can you tell me about this kind of yellow paper and cinnabar he uses?"

The master took the yellow paper and looked at it carefully, then said, "It's really cinnabar. These days, even Taoist priests have changed to watercolor paints. Few people use cinnabar. But this font looks familiar. I've seen it somewhere before."

"Ah?" Zhao Yu suddenly became excited. "Master, please think about it carefully. If you can help me find the a**hole who wrote this, I would be so grateful."

"Well..." The master shook his head and said, "You can give me your number. I probably saw it many years ago. I don't think I can remember in such a short time."

"OK, good." Zhao Yu took out a picture and said, "This paper is still useful for me. I have to take it back, but I have a photo of it here. If you can remember where you saw it, please give me a call."

After that, Zhao Yu wrote his phone number on the back of the picture.

However, as Zhao Yu was writing, he broke into a cold sweat. The sweat even ran into his eyes.

"It's sweltering today..." Zhao Yu whispered.

As he said this, he untied the collar of his shirt, which was soaked in sweat.

"Well..." At that time, Master Zhang looked at Zhao Yu and was thinking about something. "Sir, your friend's reading is finished. Next, it's time to talk about you," he said.

"Oh?" As soon as Zhao Yu heard this, he hurriedly raised his head. At that moment, he looked so pale.

"In fact, as soon as you came in, I could already see it." Master Zhang frowned and said with great regret, "Your problem is much worse than that of your friend."


A little ruffian who fought recklessly without any morals and bottomline accidentally time-traveled to parallel space and became a Key Case Investigation Team agent. The huge change in identity had him creating chaos in the police station. However, a strange miracle system helped him repeatedly solve mysterious cases, turning him into an impudent ruffian detective!

It was a good morning.

I eat breakfast being cooked by Marta.

It was sunny side up egg with two cheesy hotdogs.

While eating, I remember Brock when he stayed for months in our house 2 years ago.

I missed when we are together. Living in one house though during that time we do not have feelings for each other but right now we are now dating & he confesses to me.

Marta gave me newspaper. I looked for the Zodiac sign page & read the Scorpio's horoscope.

Here's what was written.

Beware of air sign she might betray you this week.

Air sign closer to you will bring you bad luck.

"Ah, I am an air sign!" I said after reading.

Honestly, my sign is a Libra & it was air sign while Brock is water sign which was Scorpio.

Oh this newspaper is not telling the truth. A waste of time.

Before I am going to move it away, I decides to read Libra's reading for today.

So here's what's written for me.

Libra, there are lots of option. But options can lead you to betrayal to your partner.

"OMG!" I was shocked to my reading. It was correlated with the Scorpio.

Hmm... I must not believe this. It's just a form of entertainment.

Going to my work.

I went to my office & again I saw another gift given from Carl.

It was again an expensive chocolate.

I don't have time to return it, so I just message him to kindly stop being a snake.

"Hey, Carl. I do not accept this. Stop giving gift to me. I told you. I had Brock in my life." I sent to Carl.

It was only seen zoned but still I sent another message to offend him.

"Stop being a SNAKE!" I sent that makes me smile because finally I said a not so good word to him. He'll finally get angry & try to ignore me.

After 1 hour, our Manager which was Mr. Tamagawa called me.

He inform me that I need to give a device to Mr. Hans , a 31 year-old Japanese expats, who works as general Manager of Engineering Department.

"I had this screen filter device. Mr. Hans requested that he wants you to bring this to him." Mr. tamagawa instructed me.

"Why me Sir? Can I instruct my member?" I asked in a nice way.

"You. Mr. Hans finds you interesting and womanly. If you'll not give that, our communication to Engineering Department might go wrong & our request will always be delayed." He said to me.

"Ah, okay. I'll just give this Sir." I said while accepting.

I was walking on the hallways & thinking that I am not beautiful but often some guys keep on hitting on my way. If I was not inlove to Brock I might try to list them down & choose whose best but anyway I am not that type of woman. I'd rather be alone than to be with a wrong one & be so cheeky woman.

I went to the 9th floor of the building where Mr. Hans stay.

I knocked to the door & saw lots of Japanese expats working there.

On the right side is Mr. Hans office, when I opened the door I saw him working with his laptop.

He was too thin, skin was as porcelain as Brock, eyes was too slanted, hair was too straight & he was wearing eye glasses that makes him looked so Professional.

He smiled upon seeing me.

"Oh, Adeleine-san. Have a seat." He said to me.

"Arigato. Here is the screen filter." I said while immediately giving the device.

I looked into his table & I saw a Capricorn Zodiac sign on lower portion.

"Ah he was a Capricorn." I said to myself.

"I can see. He was too high & too goal oriented in doing things. Maybe the reason why he doesn't have wife or girlfriend as of now." I said again to myself.

"I would like to invite you for a dinner today. Mr. Tamagawa said that you love takoyaki. There are lots of takoyaki at Yakishima Restaurant." He said to me.

I just look to Mr. Hans for 1 minute without saying.

I was thinking about my dinner today with Brock. We daily eat dinner together at different restaurant around Mantissa City. Sometimes we travel faraway just to eat different food.

It seems like it was a betrayal if I accept this & it might be a dinner between the two of us & not related to work.

If I give in to this, even if Mr. Tamagawa will hate me & will lower my evaluation, my boyfriend will surely break with me.

"It's a date between us. I like you Adeleine san..." Mr. Hans even added that makes me little bit confuse about the situation.

He seems so nice and if I do not have Brock in my life, I might fall for him.

..but however, however ...

..he was another SNAKE.

He already know I had boyfriend.

I won't be idiot. I love Brock even if Brock isn't so nice and isn't sweet.

"Mr. Hans, knowing that you like me is truly nice but about the dinner, I won't. I had dinner with my boyfriend. Please consider that. We're inlove to each other." I said to him in a nice manner & low intonation voice as a respect.

He smiled to me then he speaks Japanese that I do not understand.

I do not care about his words but I think he doesn't say any bad thing because I'd never heard the word bakero and he looks not angry in his face.

I went out from the expats office & smile on my own.

Finally, I go away from temptation.

Horoscope today is not true. I won't betray Brock.

While entering the elevator. I saw that the time is now 12:01 nn.

"Ah, lunch break."

My cellphone ring & I was surprised that Brock unexpectedly call to me during lunch break at the first time.

"Hello, Brock, why do you call?" I asked.

"Nothing, I just don't know why I suddenly think of you. Maybe I just want to hear your voice." He sweetly said to me in a guard off voice.

He seems different by the way.

"Do you already eat?" He asked me.

"Not yet.You?" I answered.

"I was currently eating with my co-workers. Eat well Adeleine ... Bye..." He said then turned off his call.

I was going to say I love you but he turned off his call immediately.

"I wish Brock will say I love you again. I'd never heard him say that again since the day he confesses to me." I said while walking alone & going to the canteen.

After lunch I started to work again.

Mr. Tamagawa gets angry to me because he receives feedback from Mr. Hans that I didn't accept the dinner.

"I apologize Sir but it was not work related & I had boyfriend." I said to Mr. Tamagawa.

Inside my mind I was angry too. How rude for a boss to partner me to a Japanese though I have a boyfriend.This is only for his benefit to be able to rise above others & be liked by other General Managers.

"Kindly consider my apology." I said to him then go away.

"If you're not going to follow me. Then good luck." Mr. Tamagawa said in a meaningful way but I am stubborn. Though I stand in composed I still won't allow this type of instruction. I'm not a puppet by the way. Though I always follow Brock, it doesn't mean that I'll be like that to other people when it comes to my personal life.

I end up sad after work but I do not regret it.

Possible that I'm truly dead now.

I entered the restaurant but I didn't saw Brock.

I just seat on a table & looked into the time.

It was already 6:10 but Brock was not yet here or he is late?

I closed my two eyes because I can feel that I was stress by what's happening to me.

Because of the so called love I was now in trouble.

When I opened my eyes, I was surpised. Infront of my face was a bouquet of roses held by Brock.

"For you. I'm sorry for being late. I looked for this." He gave with a smile.

All of my stress & sadness was instantly removed upon receiving some red roses from Brock.

I smell it & hugged it a little.

"Thank you. I loved this." I said to him as if I am going to cry.

While we are eating I was little by little looking to Brock. Though he is not saying anymore that he love me, I can feel his heart. He loves me too.

He stared too me & smiled sweetly.

We eat harmoniously & then before we part away & immediately put the bouquet of roses to my car then quickly went to his parking area & touched his polo.

"Why?" He asked.

"I love you Brock... Take care while going home..." I was too shy to say that but if he can't say what I want to hear that then I'll be the one to say it though it feels a little bit wrong.

When he heard it, he grabbed my body & hugged me tightly.

He put his head near on my left ear & whisper something.

"I love you too." He whisper that gives me a sweet feeling.

I suddenly imagined stars falling in my head & my heart beats so fast.

I was so touched.

We part away & I was so satisfied for today. My decision of being protective to our relationship was not wrong. I love Brock & Brock loves me too. We are loving each other so much.

"Stars are fading"

It revolves around Adeleine or Miss A being so in love to Brock whose personality was as hard as rock and as intense as Scorpio.
Miss A will discover lots of strange things about Brock that will shake her world.
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The finely decorated bathroom was in the corner of the dining room. Locking the wooden door from inside, Lucien did a careful check around and then took out his Morning Light crystal ball and the Grimsteel Dagger.
Lucien cut his finger with the dagger, making a drop of his blood splash onto the surface of the wash basin.
Dipping the blood with his right index finger, Lucien started to write in the air, leaving scarlet symbols floating in front of him in the shape of a relatively simple magic structure. This structure was meant to hide the magic waves that the crystal ball would cause. 
The crystal ball named Morning Light slowly rose, and the strange symbols soon covered it. Lucien reached his hands out close to the crystal ball and started to murmur a mantra.
The center of the crystal ball became darker, and stars showed up all over it, as if there was a starry sky within.
This was one of the most unique spells in the school of Astrology, Horoscope.
After finding the crystal ball, based on the astrology knowledge he had as an apprentice, and also due to his previous understanding of astrophysics, Lucien soon learned Primary Horoscope. That made Lucien feel even more curious about destiny.
Staring at a shooting star in the crystal ball, Lucien frowned, "My Host Star of Destiny is… dimmer than before, which means that I’m still in potential danger. And… and the great danger is coming… it’s threatening my star."
That was all the information that Lucien could collect from the crystal ball with his horoscope level. For more specific information Lucien needed a higher level of knowledge, as well as the power to cast it.
Even with a higher level of horoscope, the result wouldn’t always be accurate and could still be changed. 
Putting the crystal ball back, Lucien took out Fire Weaver’s Bracelet and wore it on his wrist, as well as his Ice Revenger. Lucien took them off earlier before he met the baron, just in case Habearo could tell his identity.
The uneasy sense of foreboding was becoming more and more intense, which was burning Lucien’s guts.
Although he was still not sure if the danger was actually from the baron, Lucien decided to take the initiative and to be decisive. He could not just wait for the danger to come at him. By then, any action would be too late to be taken.
Opening the wooden door, Lucien walked out of the bathroom as if everything was just fine.
When he came back to the dining table, both Habearo and Kaelyn were not there.
"Where did the baron and Mrs. Kaelyn go?" Lucien tried to ask in a casual tone.
"The baron was not feeling very good, and Mrs. Kaelyn just accompanied him to go back to his bedroom to take some medicine. They’ll be back soon," Betty answered.
"Then I shall take a look at the baron to make sure he’s fine," Lucien nodded and said coldly.
"But Mr. Evans… the baron will be back soon." Betty and the other guests were a bit surprised.
Without any further explanation, Lucien turned around and walked toward the door of the dining room.
"Mr. Evans… the baron wants us to stay here," Joanna said behind him.
"You shall stay in the dining room, like the lady said." The two guards beside the door crossed their spears in front of Lucien and said in a polite but cold manner.
Lucien slightly nodded and smiled.
However, in the next second, Lucien suddenly pushed one of the guards away, drew his dagger and stabbed it right into the other guard’s arm.
 "Mr. Evans!!" Betty screamed, "What’re you doing!?"
As soon as the dagger was stabbed into the guard’s arm, a putrid liquid burst out instead of the expected blood, spreading a horrible smell through the room.
Lucien’s movement was very swift. He pulled the dagger out and cut the guard’s throat open while he rolled forward on the floor to avoid the spear of the other guard.
Evans… Mr. Evans… killed the baron’s guard.
All of the guests were startled.
But soon they found that Mr.Evans was covered with a layer of white light. After Lucien managed to kill the other guard, the two bodies started to rot in a visible speed as if they were dead since long ago.
"This is…" Simon murmured subconsciously.
Lucien took back his Alert and answered calmly, "This is a husk."
And then he turned to Mars, "Mr. Mars, do you know where the baron’s bedroom is?"
Mars was already shaking all over from what he just witnessed. He was not able to respond to Lucien properly until Joanna suddenly patted him on his back. 
As soon as Mars uttered where the baron’s bedroom was, Lucien quickly made the arrangement, "Simon, you deal with the guards from the upper floor. Make sure you take care of Mr. Wise and Mr. Mars. Betty and Joanna, you watch the stair on the other side."
After seeing that they nodded subconsciously, Lucien quickly rushed out of the door and disappeared into the shadows.
"Mr. Evans… He has the power of a knight?" Betty cried out.
"Betty, get your bow and come here!" Simon commanded.
...
Lucien was running at full speed in the dark corridor. After killing several husks, Lucien stopped a few steps away from the baron’s bedroom.
Staring at the door, Lucien activated Sun’s Corona and released the magic waves which were extremely detrimental to undead creatures. The four husks guarding the bedroom were instantly purified and fell to the ground.
At the same time, Lucien banged the door open with all his strength, tightly holding Alert and the Grimsteel Dagger.
A couple of black magic circles showed up in front of the door but immediately broke into shining pieces. 
When the door was knocked open, Lucien quickly stopped the momentum to prevent himself from running into anything by accident, and simultaneously activated a magic structure in his soul and summoned two black magic missiles.
In the bedroom, Baron Harbearo, whose face was covered with deep and horrible wrinkles, was sitting in the center of a black magic triangle. His appearance indicated his condition was worsening and he was about to die at any moment.
On the tips of the triangle, three figures were tied up by black, half-transparent tentacles. A baby, a seven or eight-years-old kid, and a teenager of thirteen or fourteen.
There was white light coming out of their bodies, as if the tentacles were sucking up their vital energy. The light was being infused into a white eyeball that had no pupil. Kaelyn stood beside the baron, enchanting some kind of weird spell. Being driven by her spell, there were two lines of tears of blood coming out of the eyeball and falling into the silver cup in Habearo’s hand.
However, to the baron’s great surprise, the two magic missiles flew right toward his silver cup.

"A falling star has brought the chaos. The throne of fate has lost its master. The nonbeliever who walks in light and darkness will make his debut."
In this magic world, knowledge is power.

For the next few days, I was having a daily session with ZIGGY. I discovered some strange habits and talents possessed by him. He always warned me when a bully was inside hundred meter range. He always helped me with Mahabharata and Ramayana. Even I started finding it interesting. He even sometimes told me some bedtime stories. 
But he had some nasty habits too. He was interested in knowing the name of every actress, both Bollywood and Hollywood. He sometimes shared some educational sessions like – keeping with the loss sessions, adolescent awareness programs and, how to hold relationships. But he also told how was the flavor of madeera(rum), brandy and wine, but not vodka. 
He even likes, what to say, lightening, electricity and currents. Some days before, when I was switching off the switch, he asked what that was. I answered by telling him that it contained electricity and you know what, he wanted to try that shock by ordering me to put my fingers in the switch. 
Spending time with ZIGGY was not an easy work at all. Many times it happened that Sis was going to catch me red handed. Even dad started suspecting me for my changing habits. According to my family, I was spending too much time alone( I oppose it. I was not alone at all. I was always in the company of ZIGGY. Which I think, my family members will never understand.) Mom said that only mad people talk to their own selves. So practically, my family was thinking I was going nuts. 
I kept my mind totally off the topic – about the conversation mom and dad had. I adjusted my mind and I promised, when my fate will come, when my doom will come, I will face it, now or later. 
I removed my attention from that  topic and started to think of a new one. We had to make the lists of places we wanted to visit. I, being a typical North Indian, always liked to visit places. But for some reason, mom and dad always went to nearby places and we never set foot off Mumbai. Yeah, Mumbai is the place where I live. Mom always worried when we went to picnic and never let us go to far away tourist spots. Now we were going to visit Tanot Mata temple. I read about this place in newspaper- 
 
The only temple which survived Bombs! 
In the last IndoPak war, Pakistani soldiers did a bombardment on many regions in the state Rajasthan. There was a bombardment on the Tanot Mata temple also. 
While all the bombs caused terrible damage of life and property, none of the bombs blasted which fell in the temple. The news was strange but no one knew how! 
 
By the way, at that time I was of thirteen. I had a nice family- dad, mom and a sister. The name of my sister is Anshu.Being a minute younger I had to made sacrifices with my assets. 
So where was I? Yes we were going to Tanot Mata temple. 
The place TanotMata is near            
Jaisalmer, in Rajasthan. The place is near IndoPak border so is a well protected military area. 
 
My family was quite excited not just because Mom loved to go in temples but for the fact that we were going on a holiday after a very long time. 
I was so excited to meet Varun that I was unable to sleep the whole night. In my thoughts, I could feel the happiness I could give to Varun when we will meet them. Being restless, I woke early, got dressed, bathed and did necessary arrangements in my luggage. I got fully ready at eight o clock. I asked Mom "Mom, wake up. Are not we going to the temple?" She got up and stared at the clock. "Ya, I shall get the things ready." The train was at 2 PM which meant we had to leave the home at 12. I had plenty of time so I decided to play 'Player's Unknown Battle Grounds' (PUBG). Later, I got the newspaper and read my horoscope. Of course, Leo is my zodiac sign. I read it and it clearly said 
Bad Luck is coming to town. 
I did not know what in this world this quote meant. But for sure it said that I may be unlucky for the whole trip. 
At Nine, Di and Dad woke up. I asked Di to get dressed. Mom made food. 
We packed our bags. I got my earphones, Di got her mobile and we were all set. While we were leaving, a black cat crossed the path. Mom said to the driver "Stop! It's bad luck." But the car was quite fast so we crossed the line. Dad said "Don't worry. Its nothing. After all, we are going to the temple know? Nothing can be bad." But this left a mark of fear in Mom's mind. Mom was nervous for the whole drive. Many times she said, "What if an earthquake comes? What if there will be a terrorist attack?" I thought not to think about it as it was beyond my mind. 
We reached the station by one p.m. and took attain from Mumbai to Jaisalmer.

Zhou Shuang's eyelashes were still heavy with tears. Under the dim light, it sparkled and glimmered.
Xuxu stretched her hand and dabbed Zhou Shuang's tears away. She poured another glass for herself. "Since I get drunk after a glass, I shall drink more."
This was what Zhou Shuang wanted. She raised her glass and toasted Xuxu. "Yay."
"Lu Yinan is inhuman," Xuxu blurted in anger.
She peered at Zhou Shuang after she chided him.
What Zhou Shuang needed was a friend to stand on her side. And lash out together with her. 
So, Xuxu's job was to make her feel better.
So that she could unleash all her unhappiness.
Zhou Shuang nodded in agreement. "Yeah, he is inhuman."
They chided him enthusiastically as they clinked glasses. It drew attention from the rest of the patrons.
But they ignored everyone else.
"Other than being handsome, he is useless."
"I second that. Sissy Lu."
Xuxu reproached Lu Yinan incessantly and Zhou Shuang nodded. 
"Other than his superior genes, he has no strengths." 
Zhou Shuang frowned and disagreed. "Who said that? He is a doctor and he can coax children."
She recalled something, and a blissful and gentle smile flitted across her face. 
Xuxu curled her lips and looked inquisitively at Zhou Shuang. "Did you watch him when he is with his patients?"
Zhou Shuang nodded. "Yeah. He is getting more patient now. To both children and patients."
Xuxu exclaimed loudly, "Really? I remember that he had always behaved like a child."
"Yeah." Zhou Shuang nodded. "He has changed so much, to be frank."
"Pfft." Xuxu burst into laughter.
Sometimes, horoscope readings can be quite accurate. Zhou Shuang's horoscope was a Gemini.
The traits of the Gemini sign were: loyal, faithful and devoted in love. 
If she fell in love with a person, she wouldn't allow others to criticize him at all, no matter how horrible the man was. Only she was allowed to.
If someone had bullied the person she loved, she would defend and seek revenge.
Just like what happened earlier that afternoon. She smashed the woman's car without a care.
Zhou Shuang pulled Xuxu's arm. "Wen Xuxu, you're drunk."
But she continued to raise her glass and drank glass after glass.
Xuxu lazily waved her hands. "It's alright. I can sleep after I'm drunk."
Zhou Shuang pouted. "Your Yan Rusheng will scold me."
"Oh, that's right…" Xuxu grabbed Zhou Shuang's arm and said excitedly, "I tell you. Yan Rusheng praised you today."
"Wow, that's rare." Zhou Shuang glanced at Xuxu and pressed on. "What did he say?"
She was really curious about what Yan Rusheng had said. He had detested her for so many years.
"He said that you were gutsy, just like a man." She extended her hand and patted Zhou Shuang.
"Tsk." Zhou Shuang spat droplets of wine on Xuxu's face. "I knew it. How could Yan Rusheng have nice things to say about me? He deserves to be lectured."
"Hahaha…"
The two ladies were laughing like fools.
Evidently, they were drunk.
The singer on stage ended the song and the crowd erupted with applause.
The singer was a tall and willowy woman. Some guys even sent her flowers.


Wen Xuxu is a tenacious, talented, smart and brave woman who was fostered by the Yan family at the age of four when she lost both her parents. 

Brought up to be the successor of a huge conglomerate, Yan Rusheng is an aloof, intelligent and arrogant man who is the most sought-after bachelor in the capital city. 

Despite growing up together, both of them seem to treat each other as an eyesore. She labels him as a jerk and womanizer while in his eyes, she is a shrew. 

Over time, they fall for each other, but they continue to conceal their feelings for each other. By a twist of fate, they are forced into a marriage. And unknown to everyone else and Yan Rusheng, she has harbored a deep secret for many years… 

Keywords: Childhood sweetheart, Womanizer, Aloof, Soulmates, Forced marriage, Orphan, Secretary 

Sugary Scene： 

Suddenly, Wen Xuxu stretched her hand to clutch his wrist and pulled him forcefully. 
Yan Rusheng was caught off guard and he lost his footing. He fell on the bed and then his breathing became sluggish. 
Young Master Yan was afraid that he might lose control of himself and do something to Wen Xuxu... the woman he loathed. So he hastily raised his head. 
But he had barely moved away when Wen Xuxu stretched out her hands and put them around his neck. "Don't leave."

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Lucien menatap langit malam dan mencari Bintang Induknya menggunakan meditasi astrologi.
Dia mencari di langit malam yang luas dan menakjubkan. Tak lama kemudian, Lucien menemukan sebuah bintang di kejauhan yang entah kenapa terasa tak asing. Bintang itu tak begitu terang, tampak seperti bintang yang baru lahir.
Lucien memperluas jiwanya dan mendekati bintang itu. Di bawah bimbingan meditasi, Lucien sedikit demi sedikit mulai menghubungkan jiwanya dengan bintang tersebut.
Tiba-tiba, seperti senar yang dipetik, jiwa Lucien terguncang dan bergetar dengan dahsyat. Dia tahu ini bagian yang tersulit tapi juga bagian terpenting dalam proses. Lucien dengan cepat menstabilkan jiwanya lagi untuk meraih benang yang hampir putus antara bintang dan dirinya.
Perlahan-lahan, benang tipis mulai bersinar terang seperti bintang-bintang, dan lambat laun semakin kuat. Getarannya perlahan menghilang. Dengan satu getaran mendadak di akhir, gambar bintang itu muncul di jiwanya.
Lucien menarik kekuatan bintang dengan rakus. Dia terus menempa jiwa dan rohnya hingga terasa 'bengkak'. Kemudian dia beralih ke meditasi elemen untuk memperkuat ikatan antara jiwa dan elemen-elemen. Semakin kuat ikatannya, semakin cepat pula seseorang dapat merapal mantra elemen-spesifik dan mempersingkat total waktu untuk dapat kembali menggunakan mantra (cooldown - CD).
Lucien akhirnya membuka mata saat dia mulai merasa begitu lelah jauh di dalam jiwanya. Matanya dipenuhi kegembiraaan dan perasaan ketagihan.
"Bahkan saat aku tak berlatih meditasi, aku masih bisa merasakan Induk Bintang di dalam jiwaku. Kalau aku lebih fokus, aku bahkan merasa ada bintang bersinar jauh di langit yang terhubung denganku. Aku bisa merasakan kekuatan bintang itu …"
Namun dia merasa bingung, "Tunggu … aku datang ke sini karena tidak sengaja. Aku tak seharusnya di dunia ini, jadi kenapa aku menemukan Host Star of Destiny[1]-ku di sini? Secara teoritis, jika seseorang mati, maka bintang orang tersebut akan redup secara perlahan sampai akhirnya menghilang. Tapi bintang yang kurasakan tadi … Itu milikku, aku yang sesungguhnya … Xiafeng."
Lucien tak bisa menemukan penjelasan untuk ini sekarang.
Di catatan, Lucien juga belajar bahwa penyihir perlu menggunakan sihir khusus untuk mengukur kekuatan spiritual orang lain. Hanya mereka yang baru saja naik ke level baru yang dapat langsung dideteksi, tanpa menggunakan sihir apapun, karena ketidakstabilan kekuatan mereka.
Tentu saja, ada sihir yang dapat menyembunyikan kekuatan seseorang.
Setelah istirahat sejenak, Lucien membuka catatan dengan penuh semangat. Dia tak bisa menunggu lebih lama untuk melihat mantra sihir apa yang menantinya.
Karena dia sekarang punya Host Star of Destiny-nya, Lucien bisa menguasai seluruh tiga mantra di Perguruan Astrologi, yang relatif kuat di antara tingkat yang sama dari perguruan lain. Tapi untuk saat ini, kekuatan Lucien hanya cukup merapal mantra dua sampai tiga kali sebelum jiwanya kelelahan.
Tingkatan murid tergantung pada banyaknya mantra yang bisa dirapal sebelum jiwa mereka lelah. Murid di tingkat pelatihan dapat merapal hingga lima mantra, sementra tingkat pertengahan dapat merapal hingga 10 mantra, dan tingkat akhir dapat merapal tak kurang dari 20 mantra sebelum kehabisan tenaga. Untuk saat ini, bisa dikatakan kalau Lucien hanya bisa merapal hingga lima mantra tingkat murid. Untuk sihir Astrologi, mungkin hanya tiga. Ketika merasa lelah, penyihir perlu beristirahat atau meminum ramuan sihir untuk memulihkan kekuatannya.
Tiga mantra murid yaitu Horoscope[2] (tingkat dasar), Eyes of Stars[3], dan Disarming Loop[4].
Di antara mereka, Horoscope lah yang paling terkenal. Bahkan level dasarnya butuh banyak ilmu untuk memahami pergerakan bintang-bintang dan menunjukkan waktu yang tepat untuk bisa meramal. Butuh waktu beberapa tahun bagi si penyihir untuk memahami beberapa dari mereka, tapi ramalannya sering meleset.
Sementara untuk Lucien, bagian yang paling menantang adalah menemukan bola kristal yang terbuat dari Morning-light Crystal[5] yang murni dan berharga. Dia tak tahu di mana menemukannya. Bola kristal si penyihir diperoleh dari keluarganya, tetapi itu sudah diambil gereja.
Adapun ilmu dasar yang berkaitan dengan astrologi, yang menurut penyihir itu begitu kompleks, Lucien sadar itu hanya mekanisme langit tingkat SMA, tapi dijelaskan secara tidak rinci.
Namun, Lucien tak bisa menjelaskan dengan ilmunya saat ini, kenapa bintang bisa berkaitan dengan nasib seseorang.
Dia membayangkan dirinya di masa depan duduk di depan bola kristal dan merapal mantra. Lucien merasa tertantang. Jika dia mengenakan jubah penyihir hitam, Lucien mengira dia akan terlihat lebih seperti penyihir jahat.
'Eyes of Stars' adalah sihir hipnotis. Perapal perlu membuat orang tersebut menatap matanya.
Sementara menurut pemahaman Lucien, 'Disarming Loop' adalah sihir yang menggunakan gravitasi dari bintang-bintang dan menciptakan lingkaran setebal sekitar 20 sentimeter, di mana gravitasi dapat dikendalikan. Sihir ini biasanya digunakan untuk pertahanan.
Lucien memutuskan untuk mulai dengan melindungi dirinya sendiri. Dia akan belajar Disarming Loop.
Selain itu, semua mantra lain membutuhkan bahan lain. Misalnya, Eyes of Stars butuh Night Star[6](sejenis tanaman herbal) sebagai reagennya. Hampir semua mantra Elemen spesifik punya persyaratan yang sama.
Meski Lucien juga bisa belajar sihir dari perguruan lain, teknik meditasinya memudahkannya memulai dengan Astrologi dan Elemen.
Lucien menjaga dirinya tetap fokus. Dia merapal mantra aneh itu dengan suara rendah, mencoba mencari kekuatan dalam tali gantung yang menghubungkan bintang itu dengan Induk Bintangnya. Dia merasa jiwanya mulai bergetar bersamaan dengan perapalan mantra. Dia bisa merasakan gravitasi dari bintang!
Dengan tergesa-gesa, Lucien mencoba untuk membentuk jiwanya sesuai dengan pola sihir sederhana dalam catatan. Namun, sebelum pola itu terbentuk, kombinasi rohnya dan gravitasi berhenti. Lucien telah gagal.
Setelah lima kali kegagalan, akhirnya usahanya berhasil. Lingkaran cahaya lembut yang hampir tak terlihat mendarat di atas meja, mengelilingi lilin yang sebelumnya dinyalakan. Karena dikontrol Lucien, nyala lilin itu tiba-tiba terganggu, sedetik kemudian apinya membara tinggi di udara. Setelah dua menit latihan, Lucien berhenti.
Lucien menyilangkan jari-jarinya dan menggigit bibirnya dengan serius. "Aku tak bisa membuat perbedaan besar dalam gravitasi. Lingkaran itu mungkin cukup membuat orang kehilangan kendali atas senjata mereka, tetapi tak cukup kuat untuk melucuti senjata mereka sepenuhnya. Bagaimanapun, ini hanya mantra tingkat murid.
"Aku butuh waktu terlalu lama untuk merapalnya. Jika aku berlatih lebih keras, aku harusnya bisa membuat lingkaran itu dalam waktu tiga detik.
"Omong-omong, ini sihir pertamaku." Lucien senang dia bisa menguasai Disarming Loop dalam waktu singkat, sementara si penyihir butuh lebih dari sebulan.
"Si penyihir menjelaskan dalam catatan jika kesulitannya karena dia tak paham mengapa bintang-bintang menyebabkan kekacauan Elemen Bumi, jadi dia tak punya pilihan selain berlatih lagi dan lagi tanpa tahu alasannya. Tapi aku tahu alasan di balik itu, yaitu gravitasi. Sepertinya ungkapan itu juga berlaku di dunia ini: Pengetahuan adalah kekuatan."
Lucien coba mengingat seluruh proses dan berusaha mengurangi waktu perapalan. "Aku rasa mantranya menciptakan frekuensi tertentu dan kemudian membuat jiwaku mulai bergetar karenanya. Bagaimana jika ... aku hanya mengingat, mengikuti frekuensi tertentu, dan tak merapal mantranya?"
Jawabannya adalah 'ya', tapi itu pasti membutuhkan kontrol kekuatan spiritual tingkat yang lebih tinggi. Setelah berlatih dalam waktu lama, Lucien kelelahan dan dia harus berhenti. Tapi saat itu dia telah mengurangi waktu pengaktifan jadi lebih sedikit dari tiga detik (tak ada perapalan karena mantra tak diperlukan sekarang).
"Aku perlu latihan lagi besok. Aku akan coba menemukan beberapa bahan umum untuk ramuan sihir ..." Otak Lucien tak berfungsi dengan baik karena kantuknya.
Bahkan jika seorang penyihir tak ingin jadi alkemis, proses belajar dari menciptakan ramuan sihir masih sangat penting.
[1] Host Star of Destiny, Peruntungan Induk Bintang
[2] Horoscope, Horoskop
[3] Eyes of Stars, Mata Bintang
[4] Disarming Loop, Lingkaran Pelucut Senjata
[5] Morning-light Crystal, Kristal Cahaya Pagi
[6] Night Star, Bintang Malam


Bintang jatuh menimbulkan kekacauan. Singgasana takdir kehilangan pemiliknya. Orang-orang tak beragama yang berjalan dalam cahaya dan kegelapan akan memulai debut mereka.”
Di dunia sihir ini, pengetahuan adalah kekuatan.
 
Xiafeng, seorang mahasiswa biasa, tiba-tiba berreinkarnasi ke dunia lain. Jiwanya masuk ke dalam tubuh Lucien, pemuda 15 tahun yang hidup di Eropa abad pertengahan. Dunia itu benar-benar berbeda dengan dunia Xiafeng. Di sana, sihir dan kekuatan Ilahi benar-benar ada. Di hari pertama Xiafeng menjalani hidup sebagai Lucien, dia menyaksikan seorang penyihir dibakar hidup-hidup.


Su Yu rolled his eyes and responded, "Stop with the nonsense man. I'm not anywhere close to getting married…"
"Ha, I'm just dreaming about your bright future…" Tang Chuan said with a bright smile.
"Do I need you to dream about my future? Are you stupid? Hurry up and go sit down and eat."
Su Yu said jokingly as he kicked Tang Chuan's ass.
Everyone looked at Su Yu and knew how embarrassed Su Yu felt.
Then, they looked at Huo Mian and saw how uncomfortable she was.
Jiang Xiaowei was very smart and changed the topic right away. She held onto Huo Mian's hand and said, "Don't you think my son's unlucky, Mian? He was born as a Leo… Ah…"
"You should be happy… Your son was almost a Virgo…" Tang Chuan added.
"What's wrong with being a Virgo? Don't sh*t on my great Virgo people…" Huo Mian teased.
Huo Mian looked at Jiang Xiaowei with a smile and said, "What's wrong with being a Leo? It's such a grand horoscope."
"Ugh… Leo's the most overpowering horoscope out of the twelve… Ordinary people can't take it…"
"No, I think it's great, especially for boys. He'll be a shining star and a great leader when he grows up. Leos are a bit bossy but they are passionate and charming."
"Hopefully…" Jiang Xiaowei didn't say much more and pulled Huo Mian to the dinner table with her.
It had been a long time since they peacefully ate with each other.
Mrs. Su prepared a lot of great food for them and they enjoyed the meal very much.
Maybe because it was a natural birth, Jiang Xiaowei's body weight recovered a lot after giving birth…
They left after lunch and Huo Mian grew slightly tired.
Su Yu saw that she was tired and said immediately, "I'll help you upstairs for a nap."
"Thanks."
Huo Mian walked in the front with Su Yu following her...
He paid full attention as he was scared Huo Mian would accidentally trip.
Su Yu was about to leave after helping Huo Mian get to her room when Huo Mian shouted, "Su Yu."
"Yes?"
"I want to go to the temple."
"The temple?" Su Yu was slightly shocked.
"Yeah. I want to go to the one Qin Chu and I went to before. It's a bit far from here but I like it there. I really want to go again…"
"But you're like this now… Do you think you can climb a mountain to get to the temple?" Su Yu asked worriedly.
"I can walk slowly. Don't worry. Su Yu, I know my body well. I'm not weak… I'm a doctor too so I know my limits," Huo Mian asserted.
Su Yu didn't say anything but rather looked down thinking in his head what kind of accidents could happen.
"Are you worried that I'll be targeted like the time I went to find Rick?" Huo Mian asked when she saw Su Yu not responding.
"Yeah. I don't think I can let you take this risk… I can't allow you to get into any small accidents," Su Yu looked up and responded seriously.
"You don't need to worry. Last time your scheme worked. Huo Siqian is a devious person that easily gets suspicious, so he won't move without careful thought and planning. Even if he gets the news I was going to the temple, he would think that you were going to use the same tactic and there's no way he was going to get tricked twice… Song Yishi's father won't do anything either…"
"I know Huo Siqian better and I trust your analysis. However, with Song Qingguo, how do you know he's not going to try anything?" Su Yu questioned.


Original Synopsis: 
Seven years ago, after their breakup, he disappeared without a trace.
Now, he reappeared on the eve of her wedding, sparing no means in forcing her to marry him… 
With a certificate of marriage, he bound her mercilessly to his side. 
From there, this “Cinderella” began her journey as a wife of the business empire’s heir...
Mrs Huo - composed, sharp-tongued, and freakishly smart.
Mr Qin - wife-spoiler to no end and a complete “slave” to their daughter.
Quality love story, one on one. You are welcome to get hooked on this story with us. 
Stats on QQ Reader: 102 million favorites, and was voted 8.4/10 by 41 thousand readers. 
TL's Note: Probably one of the best stories I've read, and I was very tempted to translate the title to Big D Brings Spring. Girls, I hope you enjoyed it as much as my girlfriend and my female translators who binge read 4000 chapters in about a month. 
For all the guys hesitating to give it a try, you won't regret it. It's a manly book, I swear.

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