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The problem is, there are no results.

In theory, the fate of all life on the continent of Teyvat is reflected in the illusory heavens, and each person has a unique "Constellation". The greatest value of the water divination board is that it can accurately display a person's "Constellation" to predict their fate.

But this young master Han does not have a "seat of destiny".

Chapter Six: Miss Mona, Please Have Some Respect

How can someone not have a "Destiny Seat"?

For Mona, this was nothing short of a cataclysmic change, as shocking as the discovery by ancient people who believed in a flat earth that the earth was round.

It's important to understand that the theoretical foundation of astrology is based on the idea that "destiny is predetermined."

On the continent of Teyvat, the fate of everyone has been predetermined by the beings high above—that fate is manifested in the form of the "Seat of Destiny".

Mona's master, a rare great witch, developed "Water Divination," the most accurate divination method in astrology, with an astonishing level of precision.

If other people's divination methods—such as the I Ching divination of the Liyue Clan—are similar to deducing the answer from the conditions given in the question, then "water divination" is like directly peeking at the reference answer.

The "Seal of Fate" symbolizes each person's predetermined destiny, serving as a "reference answer." The more skilled the astrologer, the more numerous and complete the "reference answers" they can "peek" at.

The "Seat of Fate" comes in two forms.

One form is the "symbol of destiny".

For example, Mona's own constellation is "Celestial Constellation," a combination of the sun, moon, and stars, symbolizing her connection with the celestial bodies as an astrologer. The constellation of the opponent she saw, however, was that of a four-leaf clover. Every human on the continent of Teyvat possesses a symbolic image related to their own destiny, known as their "Constellation."

Another form is "self-symbolism".

This is a "Constellation" that only very special beings can possess. Such a "Constellation" is different from that of ordinary people; it takes the image of the person who holds the constellation as its image. Even a visitor from outer space like Luminous Traveler has a "Traveler's Constellation" that reflects her own image.

Such beings are usually superior to ordinary people because they are so dazzling that their destiny is overshadowed by the light they emit. Simply put, their fates are confidential and not made public, so what is presented to the outside world is only their outward appearance.

In fact, every creature that is included in the rules of the Teyvat world will have a "Constellation" - even if it is hidden, there must be something to hide it.

Just as Mona could deduce Luminous's fate, although Luminous's fate was hidden, it was only because it was too vague and lacked the necessary information.

Just like when solving a problem, if there is too little information in the question to calculate the exact answer, it doesn't prevent Mona from getting a partial score—otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to predict that the Traveler would come to Liyue.

To explain the principle in Mona's words, as long as a person lives in this world, he will inevitably be connected with other people, and the fate of other people will also include this person's fate.

The disturbance one person causes to the fate of another can also be used to deduce their own destiny, just as the direction of the wind blowing through the treetops can be used to deduce the wind direction. Even beings from beyond the world can be deduced using this principle—Mona has heard of time travelers before; the old woman's old adversary was such a person, and Mona could at least calculate that person's departure from Mondstadt.

But what about Young Master Han, who has absolutely nothing to calculate?

Was he connected to the fates of too many special people? — For example, an object is illuminated by too many "light sources," so it has no shadows, like the "shadowless lamp" in Mona's hometown of Fontaine... But even so, shouldn't there be a "seat of destiny"? Even if it's just a blurry shadow!

What went wrong?

Mona's forehead started to sweat again.

Surely this person doesn't exist? He's sitting right in front of me.

Mona couldn't resist touching Han Fulai's face directly.

Like a facial massage, I touched his face very carefully.

"...Miss Mona, what do you mean by this?"

Who touches someone's face right after meeting them? Han Fulai was unsure whether this was Mona's astrological requirement or some strange custom...

Ying and Paimon watched their interaction with strange expressions.

Paimon asked in a low voice, "Luminous, should we stop Mona?"

Ying replied softly, "No need, the person involved seems to be enjoying it quite a bit..."

Mona explained expressionlessly, "This is called 'bone palpation'."

Hmm, it seems there is such a thing as bone reading and face reading. So Teyvat has it too... Han Fu has sent a letter.

Based on her "bone palpation," Mona concluded that Young Master Han was a real person, someone she could see and touch, whose skin was elastic and warm, and whose nose could breathe.

—There are other possibilities… He is actually just a form maintained by some kind of magic, similar to the “Celestial Puppet” in the Liyue lore? Or is he actually an incarnation of a pure water spirit or some other kind of demon, without a constellation belonging to a human?

Mona instantly activated her elemental vision... but she didn't see any special traces of elemental power or anything like the puppet strings controlling him.

So Mona began the next test, her hand sliding down Han Fulai's chest to feel his heartbeat...

Han Fulai couldn't stand it anymore. He grabbed Mona's wrist and sternly refused her overly intimate contact: "Miss Mona, please have some self-respect!"

I've never heard of fortune telling or bone reading involving groping breasts, okay?

Mona's hand had already slid down to his neck, and she simply reached out her fingers to touch the side of his neck—hmm, there was a pulse.

A real, living person, living on the continent of Teyvat, does not have a "Seat of Fate".

—This person has no "fate"!

Mona withdrew her hand in a daze.

She felt as if the edifice of astrology she had built since childhood was about to collapse. What had she been learning all these years?

No, no, it's just a small cloud floating above the Astrology Building.

Mona quickly calmed down.

Well, the theories I've followed since elementary school can't be wrong. So, excluding those things that can't be wrong, the problem must be with the water measuring plate. The instrument the old lady gave me is faulty, that's it.

Han Fulai naturally noticed Mona's strange behavior. In fact, Han Fulai knew that as a transmigrator, his fate was probably somewhat special, and Mona's behavior just now was probably because she had discovered his special nature.

But he deliberately asked Mona to "tell his fortune"—the traveler is also a time traveler! They're all fellow time travelers, wouldn't that bring them closer? And if Mona could figure something out, he wouldn't lose out.

"Um... Miss Mona, did you get the results of the astrology reading just now?" Han Fulai ignored the little incident earlier and asked Mona for the results.

Meeting the questioning gazes of the group, Mona coughed lightly and solemnly declared to Han Fulai, "Young Master Han, your fate is somewhat special, and I am powerless to change it for the time being."

Mona was telling the truth, without a single lie—a special destiny that even the astrologer couldn't see was something the astrologer was powerless to change.

However, she quickly added, "But if I were to exchange ideas with that successor in Mondstadt, as my research into astrology deepens, there might be new results... Therefore, in the name of the great astrologer Mona, I invite you, Young Master Han, to join us on this journey."

Originally, Young Master Han only had mutual acquaintances with the travelers, chatted with them, and gave them a ride along the way. He never said he would accompany them on a mission.

But how could an astrologer who seeks truth possibly let such a valuable research sample slip by? If we could figure out his fate, wouldn't that surpass the old woman's theories?

In Mona's eyes, this young master Han was now more important than the old woman's task.

Paimon, with a strange expression, asked Ying in a low voice, "Is this a pickup line technique?"

Ying nodded firmly: "It's a pickup line routine."

Chapter Seven requires extra payment!

Han Fulai readily agreed to Mona's suggestion.

He originally wanted to get closer to Yingmei and Monara, and he was just worried about not having a reason to take their relationship to the next level. Monara just delivered herself to his doorstep. It was like a dream come true.

Hmm, maybe his luck has improved since he met Yingmei. After all, Yingmei is a true chosen one, Han Fulai thought sincerely.

The carriage stopped at the foot of a small hill beside Luhua Pond.

According to Mona, the owner of the "Maple Garden" where she stayed took good care of her, and she wanted to say goodbye to the owner before leaving Liyue.

As an astrologer, Mona is quite particular about "cause and effect" in her actions, which seems to be similar to the Liyue Asgardians.

"The owner of this little inn is a very nice person, but I don't know why business isn't very good, even though the food is delicious and inexpensive..." Mona introduced Cuifengting to the group on the way up the mountain.

Ying looked at the mud on her shoes, Han Fulai looked at the hem of his silk trousers, and Paimon, who didn't walk, shrugged and looked at the long mountain road in front of him. All three of them had the same thought in their minds: "An inn in a place like this, of course business won't be good..."

They were almost at the end of the mountain road when a buttock appeared in front of them.

Mr. Zhu, the owner of Cuifengting, was lying face down in the middle of the road with his butt sticking out, his head swaying left and right, as if he were doing some kind of performance art.

"Boss Zhu?" Mona called out to him in confusion.

Boss Zhu turned his head, saw Mona, and jumped up with a look of surprise: "Miss Mona, you've come at the perfect time! Did you see a jade ring on your way here?"

Mona tilted her head and thought for a moment, then looked at the two people and one dog behind her, and everyone shook their heads.

"This is troublesome..." Boss Zhu slumped his shoulders dejectedly. "I was taking a walk on the mountain path just now, casually playing with that ring, and I accidentally lost my precious ring. It fell around here, but I can't find it no matter how hard I look..."

Upon hearing this, the group searched every corner of the vicinity for Boss Zhu again, but found nothing.

Han Fulai thought for a moment and then asked, "When did you lose this ring? If it's been a while, it might have been taken by wild animals, like crows or something..."

What he said makes sense. Many birds like to carry shiny little things to their nests to keep as souvenirs—including a certain fairy bird that is very good at chatting, who also loves to collect all kinds of exquisite trinkets.

Upon hearing this, Boss Zhu seemed to remember something: "Ah, there are actually slimes around here. I think I saw a slime before, maybe it was swallowed by them... Sigh, that was the ring my mother gave me."

As he spoke, Boss Zhu's eyes kept drifting towards Mona's face.

His meaning was quite clear: Mona was a "great astrologer," and finding things through divination was a piece of cake for her. That was why he was happy to see Mona before.

He had tried searching in the usual way but couldn't find it, so he could only hope for Mona's astrological abilities.

However, Mona always acted quite arrogantly, so Boss Zhu didn't dare to bring it up.

Paimon, of course, didn't care about such things and said whatever came to mind: "With Mona around, we don't need to worry about this. Her astrology is so amazing..."

Mona, however, crossed her arms and remained unmoved: "That won't do. Astrology is serious knowledge used to understand reality and observe destiny, not for doing these chores."

"But didn't you say before that the boss takes good care of you? Didn't you come back this time to thank him?" Paimon tilted his head and looked at Mona with a puzzled expression.

Mona shook her head and retorted seriously, "This is a matter of dignity and mindset. If an astrologer believes that astrology can solve everything, he will be abandoned by the stars. Divination will lose its guiding power and will no longer be able to see through the fog ahead. Therefore, principles are principles."

Paimon looked regretful: "With such amazing abilities, why don't you use them to make money..."

Han Fulai, who was listening in, could understand Mona's thoughts. It was probably similar to the mentality of "I, the famous detective Kogoro Mouri, am here to solve earth-shattering cases, how can I always be helping people find their lost pet dogs?" However, according to his memories of Mona's legendary quests...

Mr. Zhu sighed as well: "Sigh, I originally said that if you were willing, I could offer 200,000 Mora as a reward."

"Two hundred thousand...!"

Two hundred thousand Mora! You can stay at Cuifengting for half a month, plus three meals a day, all with meat and vegetables!

The great astrologer Mona thought of her empty wallet.

Ying noticed that Mona's eyes had turned into the shape of Mora, and immediately commented, "Teacher Mona, you just said that astrology is not for doing chores."

Mona turned her face away and whispered in defense, "I... I just think... the person who found the ring is really lucky, they can earn 200,000 Mora this way..."

Ying continued her scathing retort: ​​"You just said this was a matter of dignity."

Mona avoided Ying's gaze.

"Ahem, that's true, but... Mr. Zhu works so hard in his business, and he's willing to spend so much money to find this ring, it must be very meaningful. We've already come all this way, it wouldn't be right to just leave like this, let's try to find it a little longer. Even without astrology, there might be other ways."

“So…” Mona raised her chin with difficulty: “Ying, I’m leaving this to you! This is the first task your master has given you!”

Ying wasn't buying it at all: "I'm a professional adventurer."

Paimon flew to Ying's side at this moment: "Professional adventurers don't do menial tasks."

“This is a matter of dignity, and also a matter of mindset,” Ying added.

“A principle is a principle,” Paimon added.

"Hmm... so what do you want?" Mona frowned.

Ying and Paimon answered with their hands on their hips in the exact same pose: "We need to pay more!"

Mona leaned closer to the two of them and whispered, "The payment will be split equally."

Ying nodded with satisfaction: "I really can't do anything with you."

She looked at Paimon.

Paimon pulled out something that looked like flower petals from somewhere on his body.

"Hmm... Since it might have been swallowed by a slime, then we can use 'Elemental Bait' to lure all the nearby slimes over, right? Remember, this is a product refined for Lord Diluc, a purified product of Ice Mist Flower, hehe... I secretly brought some with me!"

Ying Xiang Paimeng gave him a thumbs up: "You're amazing!"

Mona and the other two went to set up "elemental bait" to attract slimes, while Han Fulai, who was neither an adventurer nor greedy for bounty, stayed behind with Boss Zhu.

Boss Zhu cupped his hands to Han Fulai and said, "I didn't have a chance to greet you earlier, Vice Minister Han. It's been a long time."

Han Fu looked at Boss Zhu and then realized that his face looked increasingly familiar, as if... he had seen him before?

Chapter Eight: My Family Owns a Mine

When Mona and the other two returned to the inn, Han Fulai and Boss Zhu had been waiting for them for a long time, drinking tea and chatting in the lobby.

Both Ying and Mona's clothes were wrinkled and dusty, indicating they had been through a tough battle.

As a long-suffering civil servant, the experience of not having to do anything myself, but just sipping tea and watching others toil for their paychecks, is quite novel.

Is this what it feels like to be rich?