Everyone is a bystander, everyone can speak with ease.
When it’s not about themselves, they can always talk at length.
But when it truly falls on oneself, it’s different.
Chen Tianxu knew he was cowardly, knew he should speak up, but he was still afraid...
Seeing him shiver, Jiangli asked, "Has your dad contacted you recently?"
Chen Tianxu sobbed and shook his head, "No..."
"Then do you know your father’s astrological birth chart?" Jiangli asked again.
Xia Xin timely added, "That’s the birth date."
Chen Tianxu wiped his face and said softly, "I know that."
He cleared his throat and said no more.
"Why does the Abbot want my father’s astrological birth chart?" Chen Tianxu wasn’t without education over the years; he knew what the birth chart meant, just not why Jiangli was asking for it.
Jiangli explained, "Your father might not be in a good situation, but from your facial features, I can’t tell the details. I can only see that, within today or tomorrow, you’ll lose your father. In simple terms, your dad is going to die."
Upon hearing this, Xia Xin hurriedly made eye signals to Jiangli; an elder’s straight talk is not always necessary.
Chen Tianxu stiffened, completely stunned in disbelief: "No, that’s impossible... My father is young and healthy..."
"This isn’t the time for such talk," Jiangli interrupted him, "As you say, your father is young and healthy and shouldn’t die young. However, a change in your parents’ palace indicates that your father’s death isn’t a natural one, but a violent one. What you should worry about now is what might happen to your dad. If there’s time, perhaps you can still save his life. Do you understand?"
Tears suddenly welled up in Chen Tianxu’s eyes, but he clenched his teeth, his voice trembled, but he remained rational.
"My dad... I don’t know his astrological birth chart; I only know the date, will that work?"
Jiangli nodded, "That’s fine. Just tell me your father’s birth date and your astrological birth chart. You know yours, right?"
Chen Tianxu nodded, sniffed, and with a pretense of composure, picked up the paper and pen on the table, wrote down his father’s birth date along with his own astrological birth chart, and handed them to Jiangli.
Jiangli took a look at it and said, "Your father’s chart indicates the Day Master is weak, falsely weak in fact, and with the presence of officials and harm, it suggests a sudden and short life. Looking at your features and birth chart, your father is likely to suffer a violent death by blades or robbers, with the fatal moment between tonight and tomorrow. You’d better call and warn your father, tell him to be cautious tonight, avoid alleys, don’t go to places he wouldn’t normally visit, and it’s best to have someone accompany him, which might avert the crisis."
Hearing this, Chen Tianxu collapsed to the ground with a thud, his eyes went blank, and his glasses fell to the bridge of his nose. He didn’t notice, sitting there lifelessly, his eyes wide open, it took ages for him to snap back to reality.
Seeing this, Jiangli gave a signal to Xia Xin at the side.
Xia Xin immediately came over, helped Chen Tianxu to a chair, and caringly poured him a cup of hot water, placing it in his hands, "Look, little brother, don’t panic. Here, take a sip of water to calm down. If our Abbot has said this, it means there is still a chance. Don’t scare yourself."
Chen Tianxu held onto the teacup, the heat of the tea gradually penetrated the cup, reaching his fingertips, as if slowly warming his entire blood, driving away the chill within.