A single divination predicts life and death; the entire internet begs me to start a live stream.

The blood-written words in the "Record of Destiny" are as glaring as knives.

【The Old Servant's Fate Line】

[Connecting]

Chen Bufan's expression instantly turned extremely cold.

Inside the Hall of Inquiry, the black life pattern was still moving on the ground.

Bai Yunhe stood behind the long table, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, yet his smile was sinister.

"Chen Bufan".

"Don't you want to know the truth?"

"Continue the investigation."

"Every question you ask will shorten Chen Laojiu's life by one step."

Lin Wanqing slightly raised the muzzle of her gun, her voice cold and sharp:

"Bai Yunhe, where is Chen Laojiu?"

Bai Yunhe didn't even glance at her.

"Officer Lin."

"Do you still think this is a place where you can ask questions?"

Chen Bufan remained silent.

He simply stared at Bai Yunhe, the killing intent in his eyes gradually solidifying.

Zhang Shouyuan suddenly raised his hand and pressed down on Chen Bufan's wrist.

"Don't get angry."

Chen Bufan looked at him.

Zhang Shouyuan's face turned somewhat pale.

He had just blocked a black life mark for Chen Bufan, and his aura was noticeably weaker.

But his gaze remained steady.

"Bai Yunhe is forcing you to make arbitrary judgments."

"You've already damaged your life force by using the second level of force to interrogate the entire Wenxuan Hall."

"If you keep letting him lead you around, Chen Laojiu might not be able to be saved, and you yourself will be dragged into the police station."

Chen Bufan's voice was cold and deep:

"Then you tell me."

Where is Chen Laojiu?

Zhang Shouyuan remained silent for a moment.

"All I can tell you is that he is still alive for the time being."

Chen Bufan sneered:

"temporary?"

Zhang Shouyuan did not avoid his gaze.

"I took him away to protect him."

"But someone had their eye on him even earlier than I did."

"He's not in my hands now."

Lin Wanqing's eyes turned cold.

"So you admit you took Chen Laojiu away?"

"admit."

Zhang Shouyuan said:

"I helped him leave the ancestral home because he contacted me on his own initiative."

Chen Bufan's gaze sharpened.

"Did Uncle Jiu contact you first?"

"right."

Zhang Shouyuan slowly said:

He said the Chen family's old debts have been reopened.

"He can't hold on any longer."

"Let me give you that list from twenty years ago."

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of several senior members of the Xuan Sect in the Wenxuan Hall changed instantly.

Bai Yunhe's eyes also suddenly darkened.

"Zhang Shouyuan".

"Are you really going to take that thing out?"

Zhang Shouyuan turned to look at him.

"Can it still be hidden now?"

Bai Yunhe said coldly:

"Once that list is released, the Xuanmen sect will be thrown into chaos."

Zhang Shouyuan said:

"The Xuanmen sect has long been in chaos."

"You've just covered it up with plaques and incense."

He took an old cloth bag from his pocket.

The cloth bag is grayish in color, and the edges are worn white.

It has obviously been preserved for many years.

Zhang Shouyuan opened the cloth bag.

Inside was a yellowed, old list.

The paper has become brittle.

There are burn marks on the edges.

It looked like it had been rescued from a huge fire.

He placed the list on the long table.

"This is the list of attendees at the Xuanmen Conference twenty years ago."

Chen Bufan's gaze fell on the list.

Suddenly, it felt like something was pressing down hard on my chest.

twenty years ago.

The Xuanmen Assembly.

On the eve of the massacre of the Chen family.

His father had attended the meeting.

Lin Wanqing immediately had a technician come forward to take photos and record the information.

The equipment is still malfunctioning.

She frowned.

Zhang Shouyuan said:

"The sealing formation of the Mysterious Hall remains unbroken; electronic devices are useless."

Lin Wanqing looked at Chen Bufan.

Chen Bufan raised his hand, and the life coin trembled slightly.

The corner of the array pattern, which was sealed by the black life pattern, was suppressed by half an inch by the white life light.

Lin Wanqing's body camera flashed briefly.

The screen lights up.

She immediately said:

"shoot."

The detectives seized the opportunity and quickly recorded the contents of the list.

Bai Yunhe's expression was grim, but he did not stop it immediately.

Because he knew that many old Xuanmen members in the main hall had already sided with Zhang Shouyuan.

Forcing your way onto the list will only make you look more guilty.

Chen Bufan reached out and turned to the first page of the list.

On the paper are lines of calligraphy.

[Meeting Record of the 27th Xuanmen Conference]

Location: Yunding Mountain Destiny-Asking Platform

[Date: July 15th of the lunar calendar]

The Fate-Asking Platform.

It's not about asking Xuantai.

At that time, the place had not yet been renamed.

Chen Bufan continued reading.

A name caught his eye.

Chen Daoheng

[The Authentic Chen Family Fortune Teller]

[Joining a group with money that could cost you your life]

Chen Bufan's fingers stopped.

Chen Daoheng.

This was the first time he had seen his father's full name in a clue from an old case.

Not "your father".

He is not the "head of the Chen family".

It is not the "Chen Family Fortune Teller".

It was Chen Daoheng.

His father was Chen Daoheng.

The sounds from the Hall of Inquiry seemed to fade into the distance.

Before Chen Bufan's eyes, the afterimage from when he consulted the ancestral home appeared.

In front of the ancestral hall.

A man covered in blood.

Holding the life-saving money.

They stood in front of the ancestral tablets of the Chen family.

That person was Chen Daoheng.

Chen Bufan read it aloud in a low voice:

"Chen Daoheng".

The sound was very soft.

It felt like a thousand pounds were pressing down on it.

Zhang Shouyuan looked at him, a complex expression on his face.

"Back then, your father was the most qualified person in that generation of Xuanmen to open the third level of the 'Heavenly Mandate Record'."

Chen Bufan looked up.

"Did he open it?"

Zhang Shouyuan shook his head.

"no."

Why?

"Because the third level isn't about fate."

"It's a death sentence."

Zhang Shouyuan's voice was low and deep.

"Your father said that if one day the Chen family's fortune teller needs to open the third level, it means that the Xuanmen (Taoist sect) has rotted beyond saving."

Chen Bufan remained silent.

He continued looking at the list.

The second eye-catching name:

Bai Jingting

Former President of the Xuanmen Association

[Presiding over the conference]

Bai Yunhe's face twitched slightly.

Chen Bufan looked at him.

"Bai Jingting, who are you to me?"

Bai Yunhe said coldly:

"My father."

Many people inside the hall had a slight change in expression.

Chen Bufan continued to ask:

Is he still alive?

Bai Yunhe did not answer.

Zhang Shouyuan said:

Bai Jingting passed away ten years ago.

"His life force was exhausted before he died."

"But he saw Lu Changsheng before he died."

Chen Bufan's eyes turned cold.

It's Lu Changsheng again.

He continued reading.

The third name was written very strangely.

Lu Changsheng

[Identity unknown]

[Suspected representative of the Fate-Changing Sect]

Next to the list, there was a line of smaller print:

[The person's destiny is unusual and should not be investigated further.]

Chen Bufan stared at the line of text.

Twenty years ago, the Xuanmen Conference already knew that Lu Changsheng's personality was unusual.

But they still allowed Lu Changsheng to join the association.

They even let him attend the conference.

Chen Bufan's voice turned colder:

"You knew Lu Changsheng had problems, yet you still allowed him to attend the meeting?"

Zhang Shouyuan sighed deeply:

"At that time, Lu Changsheng was already a guest of honor in many wealthy families."

"He has powerful backers."

"We have the funds."

"It also has the shadow of changing one's fate."

"Many people don't want to offend him."

Chen Bufan sneered.

"I didn't want to offend anyone, so I let the wolf in."

Zhang Shouyuan did not refute.

"Yes."

The list continues.

The fourth name made Chen Bufan frown.

【nameless】

[Random Cultivator]

Not belonging to any school of thought

[Introduced by the Chen family]

nameless.

Another unfamiliar name.

Chen Bufan asked:

Who is Wuming?

Zhang Shouyuan shook his head.

"have no idea."

"Back then, he wore a black cloth robe and a bamboo hat, and did not reveal his teacher or his origins."

He only said his name was Wuming (Nameless).

Chen Bufan frowned:

"Introduced by the Chen family?"

"right."

Zhang Shouyuan said.

"He arrived with your father."

"Your father said he owes the Chen family a debt of karma."

Chen Bufan noted down the name.

nameless.

A mysterious rogue cultivator.

He was introduced by his father.

He had a gut feeling that this person was not simple.

But what truly shocked him was the fifth name.

The name was written towards the end of the list.

The handwriting is slightly faint.

The person who drafted the document hesitated when registering it.

Chen Daoyuan

[Representative of the Chen family's collateral branch]

[Bringing half a scroll of the Destiny Talisman Scripture to the meeting]

boom.

Chen Bufan's pupils suddenly contracted.

Chen Daoyuan.

Representative of a collateral branch of the Chen family.

He brought half a scroll of the "Destiny Talisman Classic" with him when he joined the association.

His fingers pressed firmly against those three words.

Who is Chen Daoyuan?

Zhang Shouyuan looked at him and remained silent for a long time.

The atmosphere in the Hall of Inquiry became oppressive once again.

Bai Yunhe suddenly sneered:

"Chen Bufan".

"You don't even know your own Chen family?"

Chen Bufan ignored him.

He only looked at Zhang Shouyuan.

"explain."

Zhang Shouyuan slowly spoke:

"Chen Daoyuan".

"He's your father's cousin."

Upon hearing this, Chen Bufan seemed to be nailed to the spot.

My father's cousin.

A branch of the Chen family.

In other words, Chen Daoyuan is not an outsider.

He is a member of the Chen family.

Chen Bufan recalled the illusion he saw when he consulted the fortune teller at his ancestral home.

The mother escaped through the back door with her baby in her arms.

Behind her was a member of the Chen family.

Chen Laojiu once said that there was a traitor in the Chen family.

The man took away half a scroll of the "Scripture of Destiny".

Previously, Chen Bufan had always thought that the traitor might be a member of the Xuanmen Association, or an external sorcerer who had been bribed by the Life-Changing Sect.

But now the list is right in front of us.

Chen Daoyuan.

Representative of a collateral branch of the Chen family.

He brought half a scroll of the "Destiny Talisman Classic" with him when he joined the association.

All of this suddenly came together like a single thread.

Chen Bufan's voice was very low:

"Did he take the 'Scripture of Destiny' with him?"

Zhang Shouyuan nodded.

"The Chen family's lineage was divided into the main branch and the collateral branches."

"The main branch is in charge of the 'Records of Destiny'."

"The collateral branch cultivated the 'Scripture of Destiny'."

"However, the complete 'Life Talisman Classic' must be controlled by the main lineage."

"Because talismans can alter the course of events and influence destiny."

"Without the guidance and restraint of the 'Record of Destiny,' it is easy to go astray."

Chen Bufan's eyes grew colder and colder.

"Therefore, Chen Daoyuan was not convinced."

Zhang Shouyuan sighed:

He believes his talent is no less than your father's.

"But because he was born into a collateral branch, he could never take charge of the 'Record of Heaven's Mandate'."

"They can only create talismans, not interpret fates."

"He felt it was unfair."

Lin Wanqing whispered:

"So he betrayed the Chen family?"

Zhang Shouyuan glanced at her.

"He argued with your father at the conference back then."

"Many people heard it."

Chen Bufan asked:

"What are you arguing about?"

Zhang Shouyuan said:

"Lu Changsheng proposed to use the incomplete technique of the Life Talisman Scripture to help several powerful and influential people prolong their lives."

Chen Daoyuan believes that as long as the cost is high enough, it's worth a try.

"Your father objects."

He said that orthodox fortune tellers do not extend the lives of wicked people.

"Chen Daoyuan asked him in public."

Zhang Shouyuan paused for a moment.

"If the other side is willing to give up the resources of an entire city to save the livelihoods of millions, while only taking the lives of one village, why should the Chen family refuse?"

Chen Bufan's face turned completely cold.

This statement is almost identical to Lu Changsheng's logic.

Sacrificing the weak.

To empower the strong.

Using the so-called "big picture" to put a price on human lives.

Bai Yunhe laughed beside him.

"Chen Bufan".

"Do you understand now?"

"The Chen family wasn't destroyed by outsiders."

"Your Chen family fell apart first."

Chen Bufan looked at him.

Bai Yunhe's laughter grew even colder:

"You keep asking who the traitor is in the Xuanmen sect."

"But the one who truly took the 'Destiny Talisman Classic' out was from a branch of your Chen family."

"He might be the one who truly opened the back door to the Chen family."

"Are you still going to interrogate the Xuanmen sect?"

Inside the Hall of Inquiry, many people's gazes became subtle.

If the traitor from the Chen family is one of their own, then Chen Bufan's momentum in questioning the Xuanmen today seems to have been weakened.

But Chen Bufan just looked down at the list.

Looking at the three characters "Chen Daoyuan".

After a long silence, he slowly spoke:

"There is a traitor in the Chen family."

"This does not mean that Taoism is innocent."

He looked up at Bai Yunhe.

"The betrayal by the collateral branches is the Chen family's fault."

"The involvement of the Xuanmen is the Xuanmen's responsibility."

"The one who takes action against the Fate-Changing Gate is the one who settles scores with the Fate-Changing Gate

"The powerful and wealthy buying lives is the powerful and wealthy's business."

"Who owes it?"

"Not a single one can escape."

Bai Yunhe's smile froze.

Zhang Shouyuan looked at Chen Bufan, a hint of approval flashing in his eyes.

"That's what your father said back then."

Chen Bufan put the list away.

Where is Chen Daoyuan now?

Zhang Shouyuan shook his head.

"have no idea."

"After the Chen family was wiped out, he disappeared."

"Some people say he's dead."

Some say he changed his name and surname to change his fate.

"Some people also say that he has been hiding behind the Xuanmen Association all along."

Chen Bufan narrowed his eyes.

Which one do you believe?

Zhang Shouyuan remained silent for a moment.

"I believe he is still alive."

The black life pattern in the Hall of Inquiry suddenly lit up again.

Bai Yunhe's expression changed.

He didn't do it.

Instead, from a dark corner deep within the main hall, came a low laugh.

It's very light.

It's cold.

Some people couldn't help but laugh after hearing the name "Chen Daoyuan".

Chen Bufan suddenly turned his head.

In the deepest shadows of the main hall, a black figure had appeared out of nowhere.

The person did not show up.

Only a hoarse voice remained:

"Zhang Shouyuan".

"You talk too much."

Zhang Shouyuan's expression changed drastically.

"you……"

Chen Bufan's eyes were extremely cold.

"Chen Daoyuan?"

The shadowy figure did not answer.

The next second, the black life patterns on the ground of the Wenxuan Hall suddenly surged.

And on the "Record of Destiny," a new line of blood-red characters appeared:

[The Return of a Collateral Branch]

[The Fate Talisman Unleashes its Killing Power]