Chapter 106: Chapter 106: The Beginning of the Butterfly Effect
Thinking of this, He Yun nodded with a hint of anticipation.
“Okay, then calculate my fortune for me, what do I need to do? Do I report my birthdate to you like they did?”
“No need,” Jiang Li said, “Just open your hand.”
He Yun did as he was told.
The next second, to his surprise, Jiang Li pulled out three copper coins from her pocket and placed them in his palm.
Looking at the somewhat antiquated and even bronze-colored coins, He Yun’s curiosity peaked.
“It’s the Copper Coin used for the Money Trigram,” Jiang Li patiently explained. “The Money Trigram isn’t cast for trivial matters, so you can hold these three copper coins and think of a matter in your heart, the more devout, the more effective. But remember, do not use the Money Trigram for unjust or unnatural matters, or you’ll suffer a backlash of fate.”
He Yun nodded seriously, then closed his eyes.
[Jiang Li is so annoying, He Yun already said he didn’t want a divination, and yet she’s still pestering him.]
[Can He Yun’s fans stop reading into things? Which of your eyes saw him unwilling? Don’t pass up such a good opportunity to me, acting coy despite the advantage.]
[Exactly, we wish we had a chance to get Sister Li to divine for us.]
[Is Jiang Li that amazing? She even knows the Money Trigram, and that’s a complex one and hard to learn!]
[Look at the three copper coins she gave to He Yun, they even look like antiques!]
[That must be fake, right? Who would carry around such valuable ancient coins with them? Could this be another scripted act set up in advance?]
Everyone in the live broadcast room was waiting to see what would unfold out of curiosity.
After all, Jiang Li usually did divinations for the villagers, and this was the first time she would divine the fortunes of a guest participating in the same program, and using copper coins no less.
A few dozen seconds later, He Yun opened his eyes.
Jiang Li looked around and then led He Yun back inside the house.
“Now shake the copper coins in your hand several times, then toss them onto the table.”
He Yun followed her instructions, shaking the coins solemnly a few times before casting them onto the table beside him.
The three coins landed, all showing tails.
He Yun looked at Jiang Li somewhat puzzled, “What does this mean?”
Jiang Li concentrated for a few seconds, then reached out to collect the coins one by one, shook them in her palm a few times, and tossed them again.
Just like before, they all showed tails, and two of them even landed on top of each other.
“Do you want to hear the truth?” she asked.
Jiang Li’s tone was no different from usual, so He Yun couldn’t tell if it was good or bad.
The fans in the live broadcast had stopped their chatter, now more concerned with the divination result.
[So is this good or bad?]
[Ahh, Jiang Li, stop keeping us in suspense, just tell us, don’t make me kneel and beg you.]
[He Yun’s fans are hilarious, just now they were mocking us for believing in Lili’s superstitious practices, and now they’re begging for the result, playing both sides so clearly.]
[Don’t lump us rational fans with those blind idolaters. Sister Li is willing to divine our brother’s fortune, and I couldn’t be more pleased, it’s the perfect chance to see if our brother can win another award this year!]
[Exactly, idolaters, don’t get in the way of our brother’s real business! Master Jiang is so incredible, even if you paid her for a divination, she might not give you the time of day.]
Jiang Li exhaled softly.
“It’s the Kun Trigram, the state of being trapped by water, the passing year is challenging, fortune is frequently adverse, it signifies—great misfortune.”
Although he couldn’t quite understand the specifics, just from those few words, it wasn’t hard to guess how bad the divination was.
In fact, when he silently pondered the question he had divined about, he already had his answer, but he hadn’t expected that not only did reality thwart him at every turn, but even the divination was unwilling to let him off.
Jiang Li’s fingertips lingered on the three copper coins, and his cool voice spilled out along with them.
“You probably didn’t divine about your career or love life, but rather… family, right?”
He Yun was startled, his complexion unmistakably paled by an inch.
[Is there an expert who can explain this? I don’t really understand, how is it a bad omen?]
[The divination is very complicated, and you might not understand even if I explain. All I can say is Jiang Li isn’t just talking nonsense, this is indeed a Kun Trigram, and it’s very ominous. Moreover, it’s definitely not from a script. If it were, how could the divinations cast be exactly the same twice? All I can say is… ah, He Yun better pray for luck.]
[Damn, is it really that mystical? Don’t scare me! What could happen to brother?]
[He Yun divined about his family? I remember a leak saying that his father died when he was very young, leaving only his mother and him to depend on each other. Could it be…]
Jiang Li picked up the copper coins and put them away.
“There are cameras here, so it’s not appropriate for me to say much. All I can tell you is that your divination is indeed ominous, but it’s not without a solution.”
He Yun found it hard not to be nervous, “What’s the solution?”
Jiang Li looked at him, his gaze fixed on his Yintang area.
“It would be best for you to avoid any travel plans in the next few days. Stay put here in Chixia Village. It’s surrounded by mountains, and the earth energy is very strong which is beneficial to counteract the water-related predicament. In addition…”
She found some paper and a pen inside the house, wrote something on it, and handed it to He Yun.
“This is the counter-divination I have derived for you. I hope you can comprehend it. If you encounter any troubles in the future, feel free to seek me out.”
He Yun nodded somewhat woodenly, not coming back to his senses until Jiang Li had walked some distance away.
Upon unfolding the note, there were only two lines of text –
“Who will rescue the moth from the flame? The silkworm envelops itself in its cocoon.”
Jiang Li went straight to the backyard.
In the live streaming room, people were still discussing the divination she had just cast for He Yun. Some were complaining that she shouldn’t have frightened He Yun with all that mystical talk, while others begged her to explain the divination in more detail.
Jiang Li didn’t lack the desire to explain.
But the matter was indeed too complex.
She had joined this variety show for two reasons: to supervise Jiang Yan and to prevent an accident that was supposed to happen.
And that accident involved He Yun.
In the book, He Yun, the Movie Emperor dogged by scandal, terminated his contract with the program and left on the second day of filming in Chixia Village.
Even more surprisingly, right after getting off the plane and on his way home, he was involved in a car crash.
Both he and his car were buried beneath a bridge.
As soon as the news broke, the whole entertainment industry was shaken.
Although He Yun was often labeled as arrogant and cold-hearted, he had debuted as a child star and was a Movie Emperor. Despite having many detractors, he also had a fair number of devoted fans.
Shocked and grieving, they pointed their fingers at “Shining Transformation Trip,” blaming the hardships put upon He Yun by the show for forcing him to leave halfway through, which led to the accident due to overwork.
He Yun’s fans began to boycott the show en masse, and Shen Lan’s business rivals also took the chance to stir up trouble and reported them to the relevant authorities.
The variety show was forced to suspend production, all of its sponsors withdrew their funding, and as a result, Shen Lan lost a large sum of money and his bet.
Thus, the butterfly effect unfolded.
Pressured beyond his limits, Shen Lan had an accident, and afterward, Jiang Shixu’s illness worsened. Unable to endure the agony, he took his own life by jumping off a building. The Jiang Family fell into ruin and disarray, eventually becoming an unrecoverable tragedy.