I discovered a world bug.

Going to the tea city?

I definitely have to go.

However, you need to make preparations before you go.

After a moment's thought, Lin Shu spoke to Qin Lang:

"We have to postpone our departure until tomorrow."

"tomorrow?"

Qin Lang was stunned for a moment.

Why?

"I have to wait."

Lin Shu replied:

"I have a ritual here that allows me to see my death."

"The cooldown period for this ritual is 3 days—I have to wait until 8 p.m. tonight to do the next divination, determine the risk of death, and then decide whether to go and what preparations I should make if I do go."

After he finished speaking, the room fell silent once again.

No one spoke, including Lu Ran, Jin Yue, and Qin Lang.

The only sounds in the silent space were the hum of the machine's cooling fans and everyone's breathing.

After a long silence, Qin Lang looked at Lin Shu with disbelief and asked:

"You mean, you possess a set of rituals... that can predict the future??"

"what?"

Lin Shu was stunned.

No, what are you surprised about?!

Theoretically speaking, among the various rituals passed down through history, apart from those for "seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune" and "slaying demons and monsters," aren't the most widely circulated ones those for prediction and divination?

Go out on the street and look around online. Anyone who uses metaphysics as a guise claims to be able to "see the future."

This goes beyond even metaphysics.

It has become so widespread that it has become a kind of "culture", okay?

With such a wide circulation and such a large user base, it wouldn't be surprising if some genuine material were mixed in, right?

"Is this... unusual?"

Lin Shu tentatively asked, while Qin Lang shook his head with a wry smile.

I originally thought this kid had just been accidentally dragged into the incident and became a "key link" connecting the various cases.

The more I got to know him, the more I realized he was no ordinary person.

First, the amulet was restored or even improved overnight.

Then it was discovered that he was actually the enemy's core target.

I was still wondering, even if he had some talent, he shouldn't be so sought after.

And now you're telling me you can "predict the future"?

No wonder they wanted to kill you... Didn't you deserve this?!

Every husband is not guilty, and he is guilty of his crime.

Putting yourself in their shoes, if you were on the opposing side and somehow gained advance knowledge of your opponent's "predictive abilities," the first thing you'd do would be to eliminate them...

After a brief silence, Qin Lang explained:

"Divination and prediction rituals are actually not uncommon, but very few are effective."

"At least for now, we have not been able to reconstruct a truly reliable divination ritual."

"He Quanyou, who was lying in bed, was capable of divination, using the Da Liu Ren method."

"But the results of the divination are very vague, heavily reliant on subjective interpretation, and have relatively low reference value—wait, you say you can 'see' your own death, how did you see it?"

"Um... it means seeing in the literal sense."

Lin Shu replied:

"I saw the image."

"...Absolutely amazing."

Qin Lang suddenly felt speechless.

He now sees Lin Shu as a child sitting on a mountain of gold.

The other party had no idea what value the gold had; they simply thought it was a pretty yellow stone...

"What ritual are you using?"

Lu Ran couldn't help but ask, and Lin Shu replied:

Divination using yarrow stalks and tortoise shells.

"Divination using yarrow stalks and tortoise shells?"

Lu Ran frowned.

"We tried to restore it before, but it didn't work."

"Could you show me the specific ritual procedure?"

"Can."

Lin Shu opened Xu Changshun's computer and found the document she had created.

Lu Ran glanced at it briefly, then turned to Qin Lang and said:

"It's pretty much the same as what we have, but we tried it before and it didn't work."

"It's also possible that there weren't enough attempts, resulting in a low success rate."

"Afterwards, we can do several more tests according to Lin Shu's document -- but I have a feeling that this ritual may have a very strong asymmetry."

"In other words, it is more selective than any other ritual."

"Yes, that's what I think too."

Qin Lang gave a simple answer, but his gaze fell on the next page of the document.

"What is this? Raising snakes?"

"Yes."

Lin Shu replied:

"I've developed the ability to be an invisible snake; if you get bitten, you'll likely be unconscious for about eight hours."

"I'm not sure if it can be more lethal; I haven't tried it."

"...Is it here now?"

Lin Shu raised her arm.

"It's in my hands."

In a daze, he felt that the scene was somewhat familiar.

Back at the Second Hospital, I saw Xu Changshun raise his arm like that.

The reaction of Qin Lang and his group opposite them was exactly the same as his own back then...

"Want to try? If I bite you, you'll see."

Lin Shu blinked, her words carrying a hint of mischievousness.

Qin Lang waved his hands repeatedly and said:

"No, no..."

Lu Ran, however, didn't look at Lin Shu. Instead, she read through the document about "snake farming" in one go, and then spoke again:

"What kind of snake-raising is this... this is the Primordial Void Transformation Forbidden Technique..."

"This set of rituals has been lost for an unknown period of time. The earliest record should be the Xuanming Jiabing chapter of the Xuanyin Yimi."

"I saw some fragmentary records of this ritual in the database last month, but none as detailed as this."

"Lin Shu, you really..."

Even Lu Ran couldn't continue speaking this time.

Jin Yue, however, jumped out, coughed, and said:

"Ahem... I think the most urgent issue right now is not to deal with our opponents, but to quickly give Lin Shu a comprehensive and systematic education in ritual science."

"He's like a kid now, holding an AK47 and swinging the butt around like a fire poker..."

"This is just too... wasteful."

"...That makes sense."

Qin Lang let out a heavy sigh.

"I'll leave this to... Lu Ran, you can handle it."

"it is good."

Lu Ran nodded immediately, while Lin Shu asked in confusion:

"Why not hire someone from the industry? Like a Taoist priest or something?"

"That's not how it works."

Qin Lang replied:

"Given that the documentation is relatively complete, so-called industry insiders do not have much advantage in learning from the documentation."

"On the contrary, those who are intelligent, have strong comprehension and good memory are more suitable for teaching and imparting knowledge."

"Lu Ran... without a doubt, she is the smartest one in our team."

"That's troublesome."

Lin Shu smiled at Lu Ran, who said quietly:

"I guess I'm the one taking advantage of you..."

Her eyes held a hint of expectation—and perhaps a subtle, indescribable meaning.

Qin Lang rolled his eyes at Lu Ran, amused, and then said:

"Going tomorrow is fine too—tonight, let's get the equipment and personnel ready, and also take a look at Lin Shu's divination results."

"Everyone can gather together then to help Lin Shu analyze the situation."

"After all, if you can see the images and make predictions, there are just too many things you can interpret."

"It's still early, Lu Ran, let's go get ready. You stay here and discuss the logic of the ritual system with Lin Shu."

"Let him have a more comprehensive understanding of the rituals before we set off..."