The Speedrun Begins with Choosing Hunter

Chapter 369: Chapter 363: Five Yin

"Sister, you’re so pretty."

Fang E had a lively personality and wasn’t shy around strangers, blinking her big eyes as she spoke to Fang Wan.

Lu Yu stared at the little girl, a dark look on his face.

"Call her ’auntie’."

Fang Wan was his wife. If this little girl called her "sister," that would effectively drop him a generation below Bai Yuan. ’This kind of absurd shift in seniority can’t happen to me!’

Bai Yuan simply ignored Lu Yu, discreetly observing Fang Wan’s expression.

Fang E sidled up to Fang Wan’s side.

For some reason, she felt a natural affinity for this beautiful sister she had never met before.

The atmosphere in the courtyard turned somewhat awkward.

Everyone fell silent.

After a long while, Fang Wan finally spoke slowly, "Brother Bai, who is this little girl to you?"

Bai Yuan: "My new apprentice, Fang E."

Lu Yu couldn’t help but butt in, "She’s your niece."

He was already outmatched by Bai Yuan in strength; he didn’t want to be a notch below him in seniority as well.

Fang Wan nodded. "In that case, Brother Bai, are you aware of Xiao’e’s special quality?"

Bai Yuan: "A Four Yin Woman."

The little girl, Fang E, showed no change in expression. Back in Danshan Prefecture of Ling Province, her master had already told her about her special constitution.

Fang Wan shook her head. "Not so. Xiao’e doesn’t have a Four Yin Body, but a Five Yin Fate Formation."

Upon hearing this, Bai Yuan raised an eyebrow.

’Five Yin Fate Formation!’

Then, realization dawned.

In ancient times, common folk mostly told time by observing the heavens—that is, by determining the approximate time of day from the sun’s position, which was inherently inaccurate.

Although timekeeping devices like sundials had been invented, ordinary families would never have the chance to see one.

By the time the information was recorded in the Prefecture Magistrate’s Office’s Household Register, the margin of error would only be greater.

Although "Five Yin" and "Four Yin" were only different by a single word, the actual difference between them was enormous.

’Fang E’s ability to prophesize in her dreams must be related to her Five Yin Fate Formation.’

Bai Yuan immediately recounted the events of Dan Mountain to Fang Wan.

’If he wanted Fang Wan to pass on her skills, he had to be sincere and hold nothing back.’

After hearing what had happened to Fang E, Fang Wan stroked the girl’s small head compassionately.

Most Five Yin Women were fated to have difficult lives. While not as extreme as a "Lone Star of Calamity" fate, it was still difficult for those close to them to meet a good end.

Fang E’s mother, Li Xiu, had likely been struck by a sudden, serious illness due to the influence of the Five Yin Fate Formation.

Fortunately, however, she had met Bai Yuan, who had neutralized the fate formation.

But a twist of fate had brought a new dawn; her destiny was now an excellent one.

Fang Wan was an expert in the workings of fate and knew well that a fate formation was only the initial setting; it could not completely determine a person’s destiny.

Destiny often changed gradually with one’s experiences.

For instance, although Fang E had a dangerous Five Yin fate, it had been altered by the appearance of Bai Yuan—a powerful dragon capable of upsetting the grand scheme of things.

With the baleful formation broken by Bai Yuan, Fang E’s future path was bound to be much smoother.

The more Fang Wan looked at the little girl, Fang E, the fonder she grew of her.

Perhaps moved by a sudden inspiration, the fingers of her right hand began to move rapidly in calculation.

A moment later, her expression lit up with joy.

Fang E’s ancestors actually had some connection to the Fang Family of Lu State.

In truth, for most people with the same surname, as long as they hadn’t changed it midway, one could more or less find some connection by tracing their family trees far enough back.

It was just that Fang E’s familial connection to the Fang Family was much closer.

Her branch of the family had been ostracized a hundred years ago. Their fortunes had declined, forcing them to move to Ling Province to do business, and they had gradually been reduced to the status of simple farmers.

Fang Wan looked at Bai Yuan. "Brother Bai, I have a presumptuous request."

Bai Yuan already had an inkling. "What is it? Please speak freely, Sister Fang."

"Fang E is fated to be connected with my lineage. I wish to pass on my Divination Technique to her, and I hope Brother Bai will permit it."

Hearing this, Lu Yu was dumbfounded.

He knew all too well how powerful Fang Wan’s Verification Technique was.

So many people had wanted to become her disciple before, including a genius famous throughout the Xuan Yang Dynasty, yet Fang Wan had rejected them all.

But today, she was taking the initiative to accept Fang E as her apprentice.

Bai Yuan laughed heartily. "Xiaoyu’Er and I are friends who have faced life and death together. Sister Fang, just treat her as your own apprentice."

Lu Yu: "..."

’I feel like I’ve gotten the short end of the stick again. My wife is basically training an apprentice for Bai Yuan, free of charge. No matter how I look at it, this is a losing deal.’

Fang Wan, however, paid it no mind. Her lineage placed the utmost importance on fate.

Although the Daoist Sect geniuses who had wanted to become her disciples before were far more talented than Fang E, the path of divination relied more on fated connections.

If fate had not arrived, even the greatest talent was for naught.

Fang Wan: "Brother Bai, you said that Fang E previously had the ability to investigate things in her dreams?"

Bai Yuan nodded.

’I knew about Mr. Yuan’s existence in advance precisely because of Fang E’s dream. Even now, I can’t comprehend such a profound and mysterious technique.’

The joy in Fang Wan’s eyes deepened.

"This is the Five Yin Dream Entering Technique! It is a profound skill of the divination lineage, and Fang E managed to grasp it without a teacher!"

Such talent was nearly on par with her own.

She recalled how her own master had been overjoyed for ten straight days after accepting her as his disciple.

He had muttered every day that "My Dao shall prosper," and called her a once-in-a-millennium genius of divination.

In truth, she had not failed to live up to her master’s expectations.

Though only in her early thirties, she had already reached a level of cultivation her master had taken a hundred years to achieve.

Unwilling to let Fang E’s excellent aptitude go to waste, Fang Wan began teaching her the Divination Skill that very day.

The more the little girl, Fang E, listened, the more engrossed she became.

Previously, when she had studied the Four-Nine Book Bai Yuan had given her, she had been completely lost, unable to understand many parts of it.

But now, with just a few words, Fang Wan brought her to a state of sudden enlightenment.

Fang Wan was also incredibly happy.

Fang E was a quick study, which made teaching her a breeze. To have found such a successor, she was naturally happy from the bottom of her heart.

It was just a pity that her master would never see this moment; otherwise, he would surely have been overjoyed for days on end.

...

For the next few days, Lu Yu and Fang Wan stayed at the Bai Mansion.

Bai Yuan also made the rare decision not to visit the Black Prison.

’Although the Black Prison is practically my personal playground now, it wouldn’t do to take things too far. While my actions might seem flamboyant on the surface, I’ve always acted within certain boundaries. I can provoke anyone below the third grade as I please, but I can’t touch anyone at the third grade or above. That’s why I’ve already beaten up several Vice Ministers and even killed a few of their worthless sons, yet I haven’t touched a single Minister. The power held by those Second-Grade Officials is far beyond what I can afford to provoke. At the end of the day, even in the world of officialdom, what matters most is the strength of one’s fist.’ Bai Yuan wasn’t stupid enough to provoke opponents he couldn’t possibly defeat; that would only drive him into a corner.

Even though Xu Dingchun’s position as Minister of War was just a sinecure, no one dared to look down on him. Wasn’t it precisely because he was the person in Xuan Yang most likely to break through the Divinity Communication Barrier?

Every Divine Communication Powerhouse was like a nuclear weapon for the Empire.

The Xuan Yang Court was unable to deal with those ancient, powerful sects not only because of their deep-seated foundations, but more critically, because those major sects all had Divinity Grandmasters.

In a world of the Martial Dao, strength was the only true support. Everything else was merely an illusion.

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