The Extraordinary Urban God of Medicine - Chapter 989

Chapter 989: Chapter 989: Divination Chapter 989: Chapter 989: Divination After Huang Xiaolong’s duel with the senior brother Zeng Qi had ended, the youth from Ailao Mountain didn’t give Huang Xiaolong a chance to catch his breath and immediately stood up, demanding to engage in the second round of dueling with Huang Xiaolong–he was determined to win.

Zeng Qi had lost, but a hint of unwillingness flashed in his eyes, and he quickly began to brew a scheme, seizing the opportunity to say, “Hmm~~ kid, why don’t you duel with this overseas cultivator? Just now, I was negligent~~”
It seemed that Zeng Qi didn’t plan to fulfill the bet immediately; instead, he intended to delay Huang Xiaolong first, using a stalling strategy until after Huang Xiaolong’s duel with the youth from Ailao Mountain, and then make a decision.

“Hahaha~~ Negligent? Fine, I’ll defeat him too, and then I’ll settle the account with you. I want all of you to kneel down and apologize to me~~ Hehe~~” Huang Xiaolong grinned broadly. “Tell me, what kind of duel do you want to engage in?”

Upon hearing this, the youth from Ailao Mountain felt a surge of joy in his heart.

Huang Xiaolong had actually given up the opportunity to choose the form of the duel.

That meant the terms of the duel were decided by the youth from Ailao Mountain! He could play to his strengths and avoid his weaknesses!

“Let’s go outside first,” said the youth from Ailao Mountain, hands clasped behind his back, leisurely walking to the outdoors.

A group of people followed behind.

Once they stepped out of the two-story building, they saw the tranquil town bathed in a hazy glow of stars and moonlight, brimming with poetic charm.

“Such a beautiful night like this naturally shouldn’t be spoiled by fighting and killing; doing so would be like throwing away a lyre to cook a crane–utterly ruining the mood~~” the Ailao Mountain youth, shaking his head and swaying as if putting on airs, declared.

The woman quickly flattered in agreement. “Yes, yes. Husband, you speak so well, you really are a man of great elegance.”

The youth from Ailao Mountain slightly narrowed his eyes, pondered for a moment, then provocatively said to Huang Xiaolong, “How about this, we engage in divination right here to see who is the most unfortunate person in this town. Then, we’ll call out the person each of us chooses and let them verify whether they will encounter bad luck or not. How does that sound?”

As it turned out, the youth from Ailao Mountain was proficient in “divination,” capable of detecting through the energy who the most unfortunate person was among thousands of people.

Such divination skills were almost like magic.

You should know, for a Taoist to tell someone’s fortune accurately, they must combine palmistry, facial features analysis, the Chinese lunar birthdate, and other factors in a comprehensive assessment.

Yet, this Ailao Mountain youth could stand in the middle of the town and divine who the unluckiest was–truly unbelievable!

You have to know, this small town hosted several hundred households, with a total population surely exceeding a thousand.

Without even meeting face to face, could it be that just by calculating, he could find the most unfortunate one among these thousands of people?

“That’s unbelievable?” Even Zeng Qi, the senior brother from Longhu Mountain, showed a skeptical look in his eyes, but upon realizing that the opponent was an overseas magician, he became somewhat reconciled. He thought to himself that indeed, the numerous methods of overseas magicians are beyond our imagination.

“How about it, do you dare to compete with me in this art of divination?” The youth from Ailao Mountain squinted, his gaze sweeping towards Huang Xiaolong.

“Heh~~ I’ve said before, whatever the contest, I am up for it,” Huang Xiaolong shrugged nonchalantly, “You first.”

“Hmph!” The youth from Ailao Mountain flashed a smug look, thinking to himself that this time, he would have the upper hand over this kid! “Me first?”

“Yeah, you first,” Huang Xiaolong said with a toothy grin.

This action granted the youth from Ailao Mountain an even greater advantage!

Then, the youth from Ailao Mountain’s expression turned solemn, and his ten fingers performed a series of strange gestures as if he was making some calculations.

A profound and mysterious aura then began to emanate from his body.

“What?!!!” All of a sudden, senior brother Zeng Qi, upon seeing the youth’s ancient gestures, exclaimed in disbelief, “This… could this be the lost ‘Guiguzi Finger-Guessing Divination’?”

A disciple from Longhu Mountain beside him immediately asked with keen interest, “Senior brother, what is the Guiguzi Finger-Guessing Divination? Is it very powerful?”

“Hmph!” With a flash of envy in his eyes, Zeng Qi replied irritably, “Guiguzi had vast knowledge; among his several skills, the foremost was ‘divination.’ The heavens and earth were within his grasp, and his observations of the past and predictions of the future never missed. The fastest, most accurate, and most divine form of divination is by finger-guessing. The Guiguzi Finger-Guessing Divination is one of the thirty-six secret techniques passed down through oral instruction within the Guiguzi sect. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Guiguzi utilized this technique primarily for military decision-making. Later, it gradually spread among the people for predicting all things under heaven and evolved into a high-level predictive science. This technique uses the twelve Earthly Branches as signs; it is simple to learn, saves time and effort, and requires just a few pinches within the palm to instantly determine good or bad outcomes.”

Pausing for a moment, Zeng Qi seemed lost in thought and muttered to himself, “This is a lost art of the Tao; could it be that it was inherited by overseas cultivators~~ our central land’s Taoism has withered… we are greatly falling behind overseas~~ even my master is somewhat struggling alone~~”
Huang Xiaolong looked mockingly at the youth from Ailao Mountain as he made his calculations and spoke in a very low voice to Ma Chuxia and the others, “I know this too; it’s called the Guiguzi Finger-Guessing Divination. But it can only deduce a person’s fortune or misfortune and can’t accurately make someone avoid bad luck and seek good fortune.”

Soon, the youth from Ailao Mountain stopped calculating with an air of confidence and looked at Huang Xiaolong with a sneer, “I have finished divining; now it’s your turn.”

“No need for now; instead, let’s go find the person you determined will have bad luck,” Huang Xiaolong said with a playful laugh.

“Humph!” Without saying much, the youth from Ailao Mountain started searching through the town as if he knew exactly where to go.

In no time, outside an inn, he spotted a middle-aged man in a suit who looked like a businessman. The man had just walked out of the inn and was standing next to a Volkswagen Passat, opening the car door.

“Wait~~~” The young man from Ailao Mountain stepped forward immediately.

“Hmm?” The middle-aged man paused for a moment and looked up, only to see a large group of people, several dozen of them, walking towards him. However, these people didn’t seem like bad guys, so he didn’t show any obvious fear. Frowning, he asked, “Who are you? Do you know me?”

“Little Long, this man’s facial features are indeed very poor, his forehead is dark, I’m afraid he has an imminent disaster of bloodshed ahead.” Ma Chuxia, who was also a Taoist, upon taking a look, nodded deeply in agreement, and then expressed surprise. “Little Long, this guy from Ailao Mountain does have some skills, casually finding someone with an imminent disaster looming over them. This kind of divination, if taken to our Central Plains, would probably be worshipped by ordinary people as a deity.”

“What’s your name?” the Ailao Mountain youth asked the middle-aged man with a condescending attitude.

“Er~~ my name is Zou Datong.” The middle-aged man replied honestly, intimidated by the Ailao Mountain youth’s demeanor.

“Where are you heading to now?” The Ailao Mountain youth’s voice was full of authority, like interrogating a prisoner, leaving no room for disobedience.

“Oh~~” Yet, Zou Datong also did not dare to lie and spilled the beans. “I’m from the neighboring town, running a small business. Today, I came here to discuss some business… Now that the business is finished, I was preparing to drive back home. Everyone, what… what’s the issue?”

While speaking, Zou Datong subconsciously looked at his watch. “Ah~~ it’s almost 11 o’clock, I have to hurry back home~ otherwise, my wife will scold me again, I promised her that I must rush back before 11:30 tonight.”

“Heh~~” The Ailao Mountain youth sneered, “Tonight disaster will strike and you will inevitably meet a violent demise–you are bound to die!”

The Ailao Mountain youth, already a cultivator, had an otherworldly temperament, and his eyes shone with divine light. Even his breath carried a convincing quality that made mortal folks trust him.

“Ah~~!” Upon hearing this, Zou Datong screamed in terror, his face turning deathly white as he cried out. “What’s going on, what’s going on… I… I’m living just fine, how could I die… how could…”
However, subconsciously, he believed the words of the Ailao Mountain youth. “Save me! Save me! You can save me, right? How about… how about… I just stay in this town tonight, I won’t drive, I won’t go back home tonight, and talk about it after tonight? How about that?”

“Hahaha! Mortals always delude themselves so. It’s fate and cannot be avoided if it is a disaster. Do you really think you can escape from disaster just by altering your original plan for the evening? This will only bring forth an even more ferocious calamity.” The Ailao Mountain youth sneered. “Here is what we’ll do: carry on with whatever you were meant to do tonight, I will follow by your side, and when disaster strikes, I will protect you from it.”

“Ah~~! Thank you! Thank you!” Zou Datong, at least, breathed a sigh of relief.

“Can you tell me, what kind of disaster will I face tonight?” Zou Datong asked cautiously.

“Hmph!” The Ailao Mountain youth looked at him with a trace of disdain and disgust. “Divine secrets must not be divulged!”

“Oh, divine secrets must not be divulged.” Huang Xiaolong chuckled playfully to the side. “He himself can’t divine what disaster this fellow will encounter tonight.”

At this moment, the Ailao Mountain youth walked over to Huang Xiaolong, scoffed, and said, “I have already found the most unlucky person with an imminent disaster of bloodshed tonight in this town. Now it’s time to verify it. Will you accompany me to verify it yourself, or shall we find a notary?”

After a pause, the Ailao Mountain youth continued, “You make a divination as well, see if you can find someone more unlucky than him in this town tonight~~”
With that, a confident expression appeared on the face of the Ailao Mountain youth. He had divined much earlier that at least for tonight, all the people in this town would be safe and sound without any calamities, except for this man named ‘Zou Datong’, who had an omen of blood, marked by death.

Therefore, no matter how Huang Xiaolong searched, he would not find a second unlucky person!

In this contest of magic, the Ailao Mountain youth had already secured an invincible position!

Victory!

“Er~~ I guess there’s no need for me to search.” Huang Xiaolong said languidly.

“What do you mean? You’re conceding?” The Ailao Mountain youth smirked playfully. “Hahahaha~~ It seems you do have some self-awareness. Since you’ve conceded, then hand over the flying sword you gifted to that woman to me!”

“No, you’re mistaken.” Huang Xiaolong smiled faintly. “This man certainly faces an imminent disaster of bloodshed tonight, but you don’t have to block it for him. After all, you don’t even know what disaster he will face. So, I’ll give him two sentences, if he can survive this calamity with these two sentences, then I win. If he can’t survive, then I lose.”

“What? You mean neither of us should intervene, and you just giving him two sentences would help him escape calamity?” Complete disbelief coloured the expression of the youth from Ailao Mountain.

“Not escape one calamity, but two calamities.” Huang Xiaolong’s eyes narrowed slightly.

“Impossible! It’s utterly impossible! Divine secrets cannot be divulged, how could you possibly predict the disaster he is going to face in advance? You are simply spouting nonsense!” The Ailao Mountain youth shook his head repeatedly.

The people around were all astounded.

Taoists who divine fortunes, the more skilled ones, can deduce events of the past. As for the future, the events yet to happen, they can only calculate general fortunes and misfortunes, but the specific events cannot be determined. Attempting to forcefully divine such things shortens one’s life.

Moreover, even if one risks their lifespan, it’s not guaranteed that they could determine the outcomes!

That is what’s known as divine secrets that must not be divulged!

“Fellow Daoist, let him try! I want to see how merely two sentences can dispel calamities–you think we’re all three-year-old children?” The eldest disciple questioned with firm skepticism.

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