119: Chapter 119 Divination (Wishing everyone a Happy New Year) 119: Chapter 119 Divination (Wishing everyone a Happy New Year) Facing south, Chen Hai’s face was filled with piety as he silently prayed to the unknown existence in the cosmos about the matter he was about to divine.
Then he flipped the Copper Coin in his hand and began the formal divination.
Trudging through the mud for years, pushing carts by the cliff’s edge now in sight, the time has come to exert more strength and climb the cliff to wealth.
Completing the Six Gua, he combined them to form the 17th Gua of the Sixty-four Gua, “Zelei Sui,” the Following Gua.
This Gua is a combination of two different Gua (lower Zhen and upper Dui), with Zhen symbolizing thunder and action, and Dui symbolizing joy; action combined with joy is “Following.”
“Old pal, have you figured it out?
Who exactly took action and stole our money?”
Sun Jinzhong, who had been paying close attention to Chen Hai, saw that Chen Hai had finished divining but remained silent; he probed and asked.
“I’ve certainly derived something from the divination,”
Chen Hai nodded and then added, “The people who knocked you out and took your money, there were three of them!”
“These three, at this moment, are near the county town, in a village called Longevity Bridge, inside an abandoned kiln.”
“According to the Gua, the result I’ve divined shows there are unpredictable variables.”
“Possibly, after staying in that abandoned kiln for a while, they have already moved to another location.”
…
Sighing, Chen Hai explained.
Divination is most certainly the hardest to perform when it comes to variables.
When a situation is filled with too many variables, unless he used his life as the price, it’s nearly impossible to divine the true beginning and end of the matter.
The last time, in order to deal with the Liu Family, he had paid with five years of his life, but that was out of sheer necessity.
This time, although his hard-earned savings of over ten thousand had been stolen and his anger was sky-high, he felt it wasn’t necessary to use his life to divine this matter.
After all, could his years of life really be compared to merely more than ten thousand?
“Longevity Bridge, huh?
I know that place!”
“I’ll head back right now, grab my Wang Ba Box, and dare they rob my money, those three are asking for death!”
“They should be praying to the gods, hoping I don’t find them; otherwise, I’m taking them down with one shot each!”
With red eyes and gritted teeth, Sun Jinzhong said.
Previously, he was without target, without direction—despite being filled with towering anger, there was nowhere to release it.
But now, the Gua that Chen Hai had divined had given him a clear target.
“Brother Zhong, I don’t oppose you taking a gun,”
“But if it’s not necessary, I think it’s better not to take a life.”
“After all, it’s not worth it to get yourself into trouble over such a matter!”
Sighing, Chen Hai gently persuaded.
Honestly, he could understand Sun Jinzhong’s current feelings.
When he faced the Liu Family back in the day, overwhelmed by anger, he too thought of nothing but obliteration at all costs.
At this moment, Sun Jinzhong’s fury could hardly be less intense than his own had been at the time.
It’s just that Sun Jinzhong was not him—if he truly committed murder, one misstep could lead to endless troubles.
“Don’t worry, old pal, I know how to handle things with discretion!”
Sun Jinzhong nodded in agreement and then asked, “What about you?
Are you coming back to Liuyuan County with me?”
When it came to this matter, Chen Hai fell silent.
After pondering for a moment, he spoke, “Just wait a moment, I’m going to test my mom’s reaction.”
“Cousin, if you can’t make it, it’s alright!”
“After all, you’re a college student with a limitless future ahead of you.
If because of this you get into serious trouble, it’s definitely not worth it for you!”
“Those guys who robbed me, I already know where they’ve settled down.
Worst comes to worst, I can just call up a few buddies and go catch them together!”
Sun Jinzhong nodded and said.
The philosophy of one should be responsible for their own actions was his belief.
Since the money was robbed from his own hands, it was only natural for Chen Hai to not intervene and for him to rally his own people to take back the money.
Chen Hai did not say a word, he just silently walked out of the room and stood in front of his mother, Jiang Meixian.
“Son, where is Zhong?
What in the world is going on?”
“His head is wrapped in gauze, and it even has blood stains on it, did he get into a fight and wound up with a split head again?”
“That boy is just so much trouble.
When your Aunt Dongmei brings up Zhong, her brows knit so tightly they almost meet!”
Before Chen Hai could speak, his mother Jiang Meixian, noticing that Sun Jinzhong hadn’t followed him out, quickly pulled Chen Hai to the side and began to inquire in a low voice.
As for Sun Jinzhong’s excuse of accidentally falling and hitting his head, Jiang Meixian didn’t believe a word.
It wasn’t without reason she felt this way, after all, it wasn’t the first time that her nephew Sun Jinzhong had ended up in the hospital because of fighting.
“Mom, I was thinking…”
Chen Hai tentatively started, but before he could continue, his mother interrupted him.
“Thinking what?
Don’t tell me you’re thinking of going to Liuyuan County with Zhong?”
“Even if you don’t say it, I know what’s going on.
Zhong’s head was probably split open and he’s roping you into seeking revenge with him, right?”
“Don’t make me say it, Hai, you’re about to become a college student.
Can’t you be a bit more settled?”
“I’m telling you, you’re not going anywhere these next few days.
You will just stay at home, understood?”
…
With a stern face, Jiang Meixian proceeded to plead and comfort her son.
Chen Hai opened his mouth to explain but couldn’t find the right words to start!
After all, with Sun Jinzhong showing up at his home looking like that.
The two of them whispering in a secret huddle in the room and then suddenly Chen Hai telling his parents that he wanted to go with Sun Jinzhong to Liuyuan County – it could easily lead to misunderstandings!
“Mom, what I meant is that a classmate of mine got into a university in the Capital City too!”
“We agreed to go a few days early to get to know the place better, so we’re not completely in the dark when we arrive.”
“Today’s August 22, and there’s just over a week left until our school starts!”
After racking his brain, Chen Hai finally came up with an excuse that was somewhat plausible to tell Jiang Meixian.
He really didn’t want to deceive his parents with lies.
But if he were to let Sun Jinzhong and his buddies go after the robbers, he couldn’t help feeling uneasy.
After all, his cousin often acted rashly and without thought.
If they actually managed to find the three robbers, and with a Wang Ba Box in his cousin’s hand, one wrong move could easily turn into a murder.