I Become The Richest Man With A monthly Salary of Twenty Thousand Yuan

"Okay, thank you, Master Xia."

The elder carefully hung up the talisman. The black aura around the little girl's neck began to dissipate, and she started to regain consciousness.

"Master! You're truly amazing! The black aura on the girl's neck is starting to fade."

After coughing gently a few times, the little girl finally began to speak, her flushed little face slowly turning toward them.

"COUGH! COUGH! COUGH! Grandpa, I want to go home... I want to go home."

"Master Xia, look! She's speaking! You are my great benefactor!"

The elderly man's face was filled with excitement; the heavy stone that had been weighing on his heart was finally lifted.

"Little one, be good and turn around. Let me see your eyes."

While comforting the little girl, Xia Liang wondered, Is there any solution?

"Listen, dear, let Master Xia have a look."

"Come on, be good."

The little girl opened her eyes wide, staring at Xia Liang with a dazed, adorable expression.

"My name is Liu Lian. What's your name?"

Xia Liang smiled faintly and replied in a soft voice, "My name is Xia Liang. From now on, we're friends."

Little Liu Lian nodded quickly, her expression one of pure innocence.

"Mm, okay! Next time I have something tasty, I'll save half for you."

"Alright, that's the spirit."

They exchanged a mischievous look. It's true what they say: the eyes are the windows to the soul.

Using the 'Observation' technique of the Great Fate Technique, Xia Liang sent his mystical power through the residual light in the little girl's gaze. He saw the memories in her mind, confirming she indeed possessed yin-yang eyes.

Xia Liang nodded. Little Liu Lian's mind contained clear memories of every spirit she had seen. Some were malevolent ghosts with green faces and sharp fangs; others were lonely spirits unable to reincarnate or the ghosts of those who had hanged themselves. Having found the cause, Xia Liang understood that even if he cured her today, she would only attract more evil entities in the future.

Her very constitution, placing her at the nexus of yin and yang, was inherently different—a trait she was born with. Taking a deep breath, Xia Liang decided to perform a divination for Little Liu Lian to see what her fate held.

However, divination and Fortune Telling are not the same. Fortune Telling merely requires calculation based on the Five Elements and Eight Characters to assess one's destiny, a process that doesn't expend mystical power. Divination, on the other hand, is the opposite. A person's fate is predetermined at birth, and any attempt to peek at heavenly secrets invites a backlash.

Of course, Xia Liang was an exception. With a simple pinch of his fingers, he deduced her birth characters.

A moment later, he cast the divination.

"The Excessive of the Lake... Extreme in its yin, it concludes in yin. The hexagram's second, third, fourth, fifth, and top lines are yang, while the first and bottom are yin, signifying an overwhelming predominance of yin. The 'Middle' is determined by the positions of the nines in the second and fifth lines."

"The lower trigram is Dui, signifying pleasure, while the upper trigram is Zhen, signifying humility."

The "Hexagram Statement" reads: The lake extinguishes the wood. Great excess. She will not live past the age of ten. This portends danger, calamity, and a premature death.

Xia Liang shook his head helplessly, his heart aching for the little girl's tragic fate. It was so full of hardship. At such a young age, she was destined for a poor end, fated to pass away by the age of ten.

All of it seemed to be destiny, which no one could change.

"Master, what does the divination say?" the elder asked anxiously.

Xia Liang hesitated. Such is the heart of a guardian... who could possibly accept such a devastating blow?

"Elder, do you really want to know?"

The old man read Xia Liang's expression and understood the implication in his words. His own expression went silent for a moment. Then, with his eyes tightly shut, he spoke in a surprisingly peaceful voice.

"Master, please, tell me. This old man is prepared for it. I've always known that this little one was different from other children."

Tears shimmered in the old man's eyes, and his expression was one of dejection. He had known this was coming for a long time.

Xia Liang nodded. "Alright, Elder. In that case, I'll tell you the truth."

A moment later, Xia Liang had laid everything out in detail. The old man sighed deeply, helpless tears streaking down his weathered face as he spoke.

"Little Liu Lian has had a hard life. Her parents divorced when she was very young. Because of her uniqueness, they rarely came to see her."

Remembering these sorrows, tears the old man had long withheld finally fell. According to the divination, Little Liu Lian had at most a year left to live.

"Master, is there any way to save her? This old man would trade his own life for hers. I'm begging you, please save her!"

After pondering for a long while, Xia Liang finally spoke, his voice filled with resignation.

"There is one way... The Way of Devotion. It can save her life."

"The Way of Devotion!"

The elder was utterly shocked, his face a mask of astonishment. He had never imagined Little Liu Lian devoting herself to the Way.

The Way of Devotion... It's like becoming a nun, leaving home to cultivate spiritually. The old man's heart felt as if it were being twisted by a knife. He couldn't speak for a long time, overwhelmed by an indescribable sorrow. Although devotion could accrue virtue, Little Liu Lian was only nine years old. If she left home to cultivate, who would take care of her?

"Master, isn't there another way? I beg you, please think again. She's my only granddaughter, Master!"

Xia Liang shook his head helplessly.

"Elder, this is the only way. Little Liu Lian is too young, her yang energy is insufficient, and her Three Lights of Life are about to be extinguished. She is hovering between life and death. A difficult life is better than no life at all. As long as Little Liu Lian can grow up safely, nothing else matters."

The old man naturally understood this principle.

"Master, please, I beg you to think of a proper solution. I will spend my next life as your beast of burden to repay you! I'm begging you!"