Chapter 523 (2/2)

The distressed and grimacing expression on the blind old woman’s face changed in an instant. She grabbed Tang Xiu’s wrist and pinched it several times. After releasing it, she suddenly clapped and smilingly said, “They can go on living! Their whole family can go on living at last!”

The obese middle-aged man angrily shouted, “Hey, you wretched old woman, you’re still saying…”

Tang Xiu raised his hand to interrupt him. He frowned and asked, “Old Lady, I don’t’ understand what you’re saying. Would you mind explaining it to us?”

The blind old woman pointed to Tang Xiu and said, “You know more about the Heavenly Secrets than I do. Although you can’t see it now, you definitely understand it. I, this blind old woman, still want to live for a few years more. I’m still reluctant to leave this mortal and mundane world, so the mysteries of heaven must not be revealed. The lives of their whole families are set, and they must never leave the entrance of this restaurant for even half a step. The red candles, dog’s blood, and sounds of thousands of cannons will spread out to greet them when their family leave the entrance of this restaurant tomorrow.”

Heavenly Secrets?

Tang Xiu’s complexion changed, as he quickly grasped the blind old woman’s wrist. In just several seconds, the color on his face receded and changed as he could clearly feel an intense special wave of energy that was fluctuating inside the blind old woman’s body. The strong energy was circulating through the entirety of her body as though there was a stream of water flowing inside.

“You are…” Asked Tang Xiu in a whisper.

The blind old woman smiled, “I’m too old and I have forgotten my own name. You can call me… just call me a blind old woman. In this lifetime I comprehended what life and fate are; of what life divination, stealing fate, robbing fate, and losing lives are. Little did I expect that I would find a very interesting fate in the last few years of my life. Little guy, your fate is very interesting!”

Tang Xiu raised his head to Chi Nan and said, “Bring this whole family to the back. Serve them delicious dishes and drinks, and provide them everything they need as far as possible. Do remember, you must never let them leave even a half step before tomorrow morning.”

“Copy that!” Chi Nan immediately nodded.

The plump middle-aged man shouted, “What the hell are you doing? It’s the 21st century now, and society is governed by law! If you dare to illegally detain us, I will surely file a lawsuit against you!”

“That’s right! You’re detaining us illegally. What you’re doing is just superstitious stuff. We are guests here, not your prisoners!” Another middle-aged woman loudly yelled.

At this time, there was also a young man among the onlookers who also back them up, “This place is a restaurant, and these people are guests. This act of restricting their freedom, you mustn’t do that, right? Besides, this blind old woman is just a liar; a swindler. What she said is simply a ploy! Or, are you, the Everlasting Feast Hall’s people, in cahoots with her?”

Chi Nan simply ignored them and instructed four security guards to take the family away. Whereas Tang Xiu propped up the blind old woman and brought her to his table. He then asked with a smile, “Old Lady, you really are very amazing, a master in the divinatory arts. You said you cannot leak out the Heavenly Secrets, yet you’re actually doing it. Moreover, you did that despite the predicament of it siphoning your lifespan just to give a chance for that family to go on living.”

The blind old woman grinned, “This blind old woman indeed leaked the Heavenly Secrets. But then, I’m one who achieves the Dao and yet must be punished by the Heavenly Dao. That’s what makes it interesting and fun. Do you know why I dared to do so?”

“Yeah, why?” Asked Tang Xiu, puzzled.

“It was because of you!” Answered the blind old woman.

“Because of me?” Tang Xiu was confused.

The old blind lady heavily nodded, “Yes, because of you. I found quite an interesting thing, that as long as I involve you in the causality of this incident, the penalty of the Heavenly Dao seems to be unable to target me even in the slightest.”

“Can you gain insights into my fate with your divination art?” Asked Tang Xiu.

The blind old woman hastily waved her hand, “No, no, don’t! Don’t bring a calamity for me. I may not be afraid to see through the lives and fates of all people in the world, but yours is not one I dare to see! Otherwise, I’m afraid that I’ll lose my life at once.”

“But why?” Asked Tang Xiu again.

“I don’t know, either. Your fate is just too strange. I just can’t figure it out even though I’ve been immersing myself into the Heavenly Dao for over a century. Anyhow, let’s forget about that, shall we? How about talking about other things?”

“What?” Asked Tang Xiu.

“I’ve been kind of bored staying in the country, how about you send me overseas? I always liked the ocean, and this old woman would feel great if you send me somewhere amid the ocean. It’s just that I can’t see where it is. That place is like another world, another space or realm, or something like that. So I can’t go there on my own.”

Tang Xiu was startled. It was evident to him that this blind old woman had already divined the situation in the Nine Dragons Island. And what she said was not mistaken at all. Although the Nine Dragons Island was indeed in this planet, once the reconstruction was completed and he laid out a huge-sized array there, that place would definitely be akin to a new space, a new world.