An Rugu lifted her hand to grasp the smoke, and as expected, she touched nothing but air. “You learn very quickly.

“By the way, I want to ask you something. Who placed the curse on the tomb?”

In fact, she tried to undo the curse herself after seeing the ever-burning lantern. But this kind of curse was unheard of and something she has not seen in any ancient books, which made her feel very strange.

The thin smoke withdrew and coalesced into the words: [Disciples of Liu Xiang.]

“Of Liu Bowen?”

[Yes.]

An Rugu’s eyebrows lowered, as if in deep thought. 

So it was like this? As the saying went, Zhuge Liang divided the world into three kingdoms, but Liu Bowen united the world.¹

The latter was known as the first civil servant in the Ming Dynasty. Like Zhuge Liang, he was an all-rounder, good at both strategy and metaphysics.

Places embued with the spirit of a true dragon tend to give birth to true dragon emperors, so sitting emperors of all dynasties would ask alchemists to cut out any dragon veins ². For example, Qin Shihuang asked alchemists to dig through the Qinhuai River, and Li Shimin also asked Yuan Tiangang to cut the dragon’s veins³.

According to legends, in order to maintain the rule of the Ming Dynasty, he cut off ninety-nine dragon veins from Lingnan to Changbai Mountain, leaving behind such legends of cutting dragon veins throughout the motherland.

It was said that Liu Bowen also accepted some disciples. Unfortunately, everyone was mortal, and it was almost impossible for any of them to survive now.

It was unfortunate but she woudn’t be able to see what these people were capable of.

………..

An Rugu threw the ever-burning lantern to Shang Yue and asked her to help take care of it. 

“She has a mobile phone and knows a lot. If you don’t understand anything, you can ask her,” she told the female ghost.

Shang Yue was very curious about this female ghost from the same dynasty as her and was happy to accept the job.

Just as An Rugu finished explaining the matter, a regular customer suddenly arrived.

Liang Jing, wearing sunglasses and a mask, came to Cloud Rise Temple to fulfill her vow.

She arched her eyebrows and said in a grateful tone, “Master, my luck seems to have really returned. About ten days after cracking the spell, I received a notice from a film crew asking me to audition for the third female lead. I passed the audition!”

An Rugu silently recited the incantation for the Qi Observation Technique and looked at the top of Liang Jing’s head. Compared with the previous state where her qi was floating away like gossamer, her qi was much better. It seemed her qi had returned to what it should be.

However, after Liang Jing said this, she didn’t leave yet, looking like she was hesitant to speak.

An Rugu knew that she was feeling shy, so she took the initiative to ask, “Is there anything else?”

Liang Jing pursed her lips, hesitated for a while and made up her mind to speak. 

“Actually, Master, my friend seems to have encountered something strange recently. I don’t know if it is related to the evil magic I encountered before. Can you help me find out??”

“What’s going on?” An Rugu’s hand movements stopped, and she became interested.

Liang Jing looked back and saw that there was no one around, so she relaxed and lowered her voice and said, “My friend is in a relationship with a popular male star now. The relationship between the two is not bad. I can’t say that they are inseparable, but they’re okay.

“She told me a few days ago that her boyfriend has been chatting with a little flower recently and seems to be about to cheat on her.

“If you think about it, cheating itself is quite normal. But the person she suspects him of cheating with, that is, the little flower, seems very strange to me.

“She started out as a fan of an idol named Yixing from a well-known boy band. She became lovers with Yixing the year before last and was later revealed to have had an affair with other members of the boy band, which made her famous on the Internet.

“She didn’t seem to feel ashamed, but actually took this opportunity to show off, and the heat could be said to be black and red⁴. Whichever male star she worked with, there would always be tons of photos taken with her. Some men even expressed their love directly on Weibo, saying that they will not marry her unless the bride is her.

“If you describe it, it would probably be femme fatale, right? “

An Rugu thought for a moment and asked, “People who are good at making romantic moves can easily become a femme fatale. This is normal. Apart from this, is there anything else strange about her?”

Liang Jing hugged her arms and frowned, “I have no evidence. It’s just that when I sometimes watched her on the set, the safety talisman in my pocket would become slightly hot, and I would feel like I was watching a natural enemy. Each time, every cell in my body would be telling me not to come close. Isn’t this strange?”

An Rugu’s eyes suddenly sharpened and she frowned, “Your luck is relatively strong, and it is normal to be sensitive to the qi around you. The abnormality in the Safety Talisman is even more ironclad evidence… There is something wrong with her.”

Liang Jing was immediately frightened. Her mind was in turmoil, and she hurriedly took out her mobile phone. “I’ll call my friend and tell her about this matter to see how to deal with Zhou Yu’er’s matter.”

“En.”

An Rugu agreed. She sat back on the chair, turned on her phone, and while she waited, searched for Zhou Yu‘er’s name.

Many entries popped up on Weibo immediately.

#zhouyuer male god harvester#

#Who doesn’t want to be Zhou Yu’er?#

#zhouyuer, please publish a book, we will buy it!#

#zhouyuer, get out of the entertainment industry!#

… …

An Rugu read some news and found that what Liang Jing said was indeed true. This Zhou Yu’er had no works, only participated in some variety shows, and had become popular through scandals with male stars. As long as they collaborate together, there would definitely be scandals, which would make many fans crazy.

Now her reputation was mixed. Many people want her to get out of the entertainment industry, while some people envy her for being so good at attracting men.

The retouched picture was too much, so she found a raw photo. The woman in the picture looked pretty good, with exquisite makeup, and her eyes raised towards the end, which made her a bit charming.

An Rugu calculated with her fingers and paused.

When she opened her eyes, deep complexity and surprise flashed across them.

Looking at her peach blossoms, Zhou Yu’er currently has no real boyfriend, only peach blossoms who like her unilaterally.

However, at this time, some of her peach blossoms should not be so attached to her as they are now.

I Livestream Divination to the World translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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FOOTNOTES:

1. Zhuge Liang was a renowned strategist and scholar from the late Han Dynasty. He formulated the plan to separate the then Chinese empire into 3 kingdoms in order to compete with fierce warlords and revive the declining Han Dynasty.
   Liu Bowen was also a great strategist and scholar from the late Yuan Dynasty. He planned the re-unification of China under the Ming Dynasty.
   So one divided China, while the other unified it.    ↩︎
2. Dragons veins in feng shui are channels of energy that weave through the mountain ranges. ↩︎
3. Qin Shihuang (founder of Qin Dynasty) and Li Shimin (second emperor of Tang Dynasty) are both well-known emperors. Yuan Tiangang is a legendary character who is touted to be skilled in divination, strategy, and has the ability to change fate. ↩︎
4. Her popularity came both from fans who liked her and those who hated from her scandals. ↩︎