HBWnovel Chapter 121 Tui Bei Tu
Chapter 121 Tui Bei Tu
Chapter 121 Tui Bei Tu
Yuan Yuanshan, known as "Tianmu Guanchen," is the head of the Yuan family in Jiangling and ranks second on the Tiger List. To someone like Yuan Yuanshan, Lin Fei, a discarded disciple of the Jade Emperor Sect, is nothing more than an insignificant figure. Unexpectedly, Yuan Yuanshan has Yuan Daotong waiting for him on the road and formally inviting him to the Yuan family.
Jiangling County and Jiangxia County are separated by only one county. Lin Fei will not pass through Jiangling County on his way to the capital, so Yuan Daotong specially came to Jiangxia County to wait for Lin Fei. This can be said to be full of sincerity.
However, Lin Fei felt no joy at all; instead, he became secretly nervous—could it be that Yuan Yuanshan had figured out the system's secret?
Just because Yuan Daotong couldn't predict his own affairs doesn't mean no one in the Yuan family could. Yuan Yuanshan is known as the "Heavenly Eye Observer," meaning that nothing in the world, not even the dust that settles, can escape his keen observation. Lin Fei dared not underestimate him in the slightest.
"I wonder if Senior Yuan has something to discuss with me?" Lin Fei asked tentatively.
Yuan Daotong clearly saw the apprehension in Lin Fei's heart. A rising star with such extraordinary talent as Lin Fei, who went from obscurity to fame in just two years, must have many secrets.
Those who have secrets are most wary of associating with charlatans like the Yuan family who claim to be able to detect celestial secrets.
Lin Fei is not the first, and he certainly won't be the last, to keep his distance from the Yuan family like they do.
"Brother Dao, don't overthink it. My father's visit to you has absolutely no ill intentions. On the contrary, it might be a rare opportunity for you," Yuan Daotong said. "I, Yuan, can guarantee with my life and swear to the Heavenly Dao that if my Yuan family ever does anything to harm you, I will die from the backlash of the Heavenly Dao whenever you seek divination in the future!"
For a sorcerer, swearing an oath in the name of Heaven is an extremely solemn vow.
Seeing that Lin Fei was still hesitant, Yuan Daotong said with a wry smile, "To be honest, before I came out this time, my father gave me instructions that if I couldn't persuade you to come back, I shouldn't go back either. I beg you to do me this favor, for the sake of our comradeship in battle."
Since Yuan Daotong had already said so much, Lin Fei couldn't refuse, so he nodded and said, "Alright, then I'll go with you, Brother Daotong."
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Jiangling Commandery and Jiangxia Commandery are separated by only one commandery. Traveling with Yuan Daotong, there's no need to walk anymore.
Instead, he boarded a magnificent carriage that the Yuan family had prepared beforehand and traveled to the Yuan family in Jiangling as a VIP.
Upon arriving in Jiangling, the Yuan family opened their main gate wide, and servants lined up in two rows, stretching from the gate of the Yuan family residence to the end of the street, demonstrating the high regard they held for Lin Fei.
Even if the abbot of the Jade Emperor Sect or the head monk of the Thunder Sound Temple came, it would be nothing more than this.
At the same time, Lin Fei was also secretly wondering—what did the Yuan family want with him? Why did they make such a grand show of it?
Amidst the grand welcome from the Yuan family, Yuan Daotong led Lin Fei into the Yuan family mansion, and after many twists and turns, they arrived at a room.
Yuan Daotong gently knocked on the door, leaned forward slightly, and said respectfully, "Father, I have brought the person."
A voice came from inside the room: "Let the young Taoist priest in. You may leave now!"
"Yes, Father!" Yuan Daotong replied and withdrew.
Lin Fei pushed open the door and saw an old man sitting inside, seemingly on the verge of death. Upon closer inspection, however, he wasn't actually that old. The aura of death emanating from him was undeniable, as if he might pass away at any moment.
If Lin Fei hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed that the person in front of him was Yuan Yuanshan, the current head of the Yuan family and ranked second on the Tiger List, also known as "Tianmu Guanchen".
Lin Fei had also seen the Dragon and Tiger Rankings. In his memory, Yuan Yuanshan was described as being only in his forties on the Tiger Rankings.
Even someone in the Body Tempering Realm, in their forties, is still only the age of a child, let alone a Dharma Aspect expert like this.
While experts at the Dharma Aspect Realm are not nearly immortal like those at the Celestial Realm, they can still easily live for several hundred years barring unforeseen circumstances.
It's hard to imagine that Yuan Yuanshan, who is only in his forties, has aged to this extent.
"Junior Mingxin greets Senior Yuan!" Lin Fei stepped forward and respectfully clasped his hands in a salute to Yuan Yuanshan.
Yuan Yuanshan raised his hand and pointed to the futon in front of him: "Please sit down. I apologize for any inconvenience caused by my abrupt invitation to the young Taoist priest."
The saying goes, "When someone is courteous, they must have something in mind." This Yuan Yuanshan is someone on par with Lin Fei's master, Yuan Yi, yet he is so polite to a junior like Lin Fei. He must have something to ask of Lin Fei.
What could possibly be so important that a master at the third level of the Dharma Aspect realm would come to him for help? Lin Fei was also very puzzled.
Therefore, Lin Fei only sat on half of the futon before asking, "May I ask why you summoned me, senior, for any purpose?"
"You're quite the straightforward person," Yuan Yuanshan chuckled. "Alright, I won't beat around the bush either. To be honest, the reason I've taken the liberty of inviting you here, young Taoist priest, is that I have something to ask you to do."
As he spoke, Yuan Yuanshan flipped his hand and took out a scroll about the thickness of a calf and a meter long, placing it in front of Lin Fei: "Little Taoist priest, have you ever heard of the Tui Bei Tu of my Yuan family?"
Lin Fei looked at the scroll that Yuan Yuanshan had taken out: "Could this be the famous Tui Bei Tu of the Yuan family?"
The Yuan family is renowned for its ability to calculate celestial secrets. Their Tui Bei Tu, inherited from the ancient Chinese sage Yuan Tiangang, is considered one of the three great methods of divination and prophecy in the world, along with the Yunji Qiqian of the Yin-Yang School and the Tianyan Secret Canon of the Cao family of Qiao County in the Northern Han Dynasty.
Especially the Tui Bei Tu (Back-Pushing Diagram), which, according to legend, was used by the mathematical sage Yuan Tiangang to deduce all the major events of the past and present and record them on this Tui Bei Tu. It is said to be able to "predict ten thousand years into the past and know five thousand years into the future".
“Indeed, this is the Tui Bei Tu passed down in my Yuan family.” Yuan Yuanshan sighed, his face showing not a trace of pride, but rather an overwhelming sense of melancholy: “This thing is also the curse of the Yuan family’s past patriarchs. From our ancestors to the present day, no patriarch has ever escaped this curse.”
This matter was a huge secret of the Yuan family, and probably no one outside the core clan knew about it. Yet Yuan Yuanshan told Lin Fei, an outsider, about it.
Lin Fei became increasingly certain that the matter Yuan Yuanshan wanted to ask him to do was definitely not simple.
Lin Fei remained silent, his expression grave, waiting for Yuan Yuanshan to continue.
Yuan Yuanshan sighed softly: "Then let's start by talking about the origin of the Tui Bei Tu!"