42: Chapter 42: The Akashic Records

Pushing open the door, a rich fragrance greeted her.

Xiao Yu looked over and saw several stir-fried dishes and tomato egg soup laid out on the table, all of which were her favorites.

"Brother, I'm home!"

Xiao Yu tried her best to keep her voice sounding normal.

Jiang Zhe was placing two bowls of rice on the table. "Nothing happened today, right?"

"No... nothing!"

Xiao Yu hurriedly returned to her seat and shoveled a few bites of food into her mouth.

Jiang Zhe sat down calmly, picked up his chopsticks, and placed some braised pork into Xiao Yu's bowl.

"I waited all day and didn't receive a complaint call from the school."

"Xiao Yu, you've got skills. You handled it all by yourself?"

"Huh?"

Xiao Yu suddenly looked up, feeling incredulous. "Brother, how did you know something would definitely happen today?"

He lifted his eyelids slightly. "Of course I guessed it."

"What kind of decent high school student doesn't do their homework and doesn't get their parents called?"

"It seems nothing escapes Brother's sharp eyes!"

"Here's what happened."

Xiao Yu let out a deep breath and recounted everything that happened in the morning.

By the end, she almost blurted out that Old Wang knew about her livestreaming and that he knew her brother.

She stopped just in time!

"Brother, I didn't mean to talk back to that old woman and the dean."

"They insulted you!"

"It doesn't matter. We're not on the same level; your brother here isn't going to get angry over that."

Jiang Zhe gently patted Xiao Yu's head. "Since someone made Xiao Yu unhappy, just snap back at them directly."

"If you can't resolve it, call your brother. Your brother will definitely stand up for you!"

"Brother... I love you!"

Xiao Yu felt an inexplicable wave of warmth wash over her.

Suddenly!

Xiao Yu thought of something and blurted out the question in her heart.

"By the way, Brother, I suddenly became incredibly strong last night. I even ran to school this morning."

"And I saved someone on the way."

"Have I mutated?"

"Could I be a super-male girl?"

She was a bit panicked. She had heard of "super-male" syndrome—it meant having immense strength and going crazy from time to time.

If she became a "super-male," she would be sent to a mental hospital, and then there would be no one left to take care of Brother in his old age!!

Jiang Zhe shook his head and smiled, finding a random excuse to brush it off.

"It's probably because you've been resting well and I've been taking good care of you. Your nutrition has improved, so you've gotten stronger."

"Alright, hurry up and eat!"

Of course, he wouldn't tell Xiao Yu the real situation.

Lest she overthink it.

...

The meal was finished quickly.

After resting for a moment, Xiao Yu secretly started her livestream.

As soon as the stream started, traffic flooded into the live room.

"Xiaoyu's brother, what exactly is the universal database, and where is it? I can't wait!"

"Yes, can you explain it in simple terms!"

Xiao Yu scanned the barrage.

Xiao Yu looked up and threw the question to Jiang Zhe.

"Brother, what is the universal database? Does such a thing really exist in the universe, and where is it?"

Jiang Zhe took a sip of hot tea and explained calmly:

"The universal database."

"It has a more detailed record called: the akashic records."

"It is right beside you and me."

He suddenly paused for a moment.

He realized that this world didn't have the akashic records; only the [Alaya Consciousness] in Buddhism was relatively similar.

It was also similar to the [Dao] in Taoist philosophy.

"In our dreams?"

"Yes, the akashic records are actually reflected in our ancient culture as: the Dao."

"You can also understand it as—a natural [archive] born at the beginning of the universe."

"A cosmic flash drive that records the past, present, and future!"

"And your brother here," Jiang Zhe pointed to himself with a smile, "is one of the few readers capable of reading it!"

As he finished speaking, Xiao Yu's beautiful eyes widened, her face full of disbelief.

These few sentences instantly made Xiao Yu and the viewers feel a sense of novelty.

Just having clicked in, they heard such explosive remarks.

This made Operator Wang and the others in front of the screen heave a sigh of relief. "Today is still an explosive day; the traffic is stable!"

She thought for a moment, didn't continue, and changed the question instead.

"By the way, Brother, a guy in my classmate group transferred five thousand yuan yesterday!"

"It's someone else; he wants you to calculate whether something major will happen in a certain area in a few days or in the future?"

"For example, fires, major car accidents, or similar accidents?"

On the sofa.

Jiang Zhe put down his warm teacup, looking calm.

"I can."

"Have him provide the area he wants me to calculate."

"He must provide information on the specific address he personally experienced today."

"The numbers he saw, the road sections he saw, the buildings he saw, and the unusual people he saw."

"Just convert those images into numbers."

Calculating an area is not as simple as calculating a person!

He could do it, and the difficulty was extremely high.

Ordinary fortune tellers would absolutely never be able to do it!

...

High school, inside the principal's office.

Principal Fu Song was lying on a round sofa, having just finished his work and preparing to go out for a walk.

Unexpectedly, he was grabbed by Old Wang, who had appeared out of nowhere.

He insisted on watching some livestream by Jiang Zhe!

Watching Old Wang operating the projector on the wall.

Principal Fu looked speechless:

"Old Wang!"

"I don't believe in these things."

"What does Xiaoyu's brother being popular have to do with our school? He's not our student."

"Don't be so impatient!" Old Wang operated quickly. "Even if it has nothing to do with us, it doesn't hurt to watch."

"Maybe we'll have to rely on Xiao Yu's fans in the future!"

"Sigh, alright!"

Unable to resist Old Wang's enthusiasm, Old Wang finally got everything set up.

Just as the projector lit up, a sentence came from the screen:

"I can. You must have that classmate's brother convert the places he's been into real numbers."

"Then I will be able to calculate what will happen in that place in the future, or even a long time from now!"

"This?"

Principal Fu looked surprised; the expectation that had just appeared on his face was instantly wiped away.

"Look, it's one thing for Xiaoyu's brother to play along with her nonsense."

"How come you're messing around too?"

"Calculating the future of a place?"

"Are you going to say something like 'heavenly secrets cannot be leaked,' and then when the calculated time comes, make excuses like 'the butterfly effect' or blah blah, and then nothing actually happens?"

The principal shook his head in disappointment.

He didn't want to say the rest of his complaints.

Even Old Wang was a bit surprised. Calculating a person is one thing, but an entire area?

Isn't that a joke?

...

Kyoto, inside the living room of a Chinese-style villa.

Metaphysics authority Wang Chongyang sat in the main seat of the sofa.

His three disciples, wearing suits, were standing behind him.

Two men and one woman; the second disciple was the one who had forwarded Jiang Zhe's video to Wang Chongyang last night.

The second disciple was operating the projector behind him, while complaining:

"Teacher, there's really no need for this."

"Everything he talks about is nonsense. Fortune telling is just fortune telling; is it worth us four industry seniors making such a fuss?"

The eldest disciple was stunned and started complaining:

"I watched it during the day; it's definitely scripted!"

"Because no one can calculate a person's current state based on half a birth date and randomly combined numbers."

Third Junior Sister didn't speak, but her face was full of suspicion.

Wang Chongyang's expression was indifferent, and he said calmly:

"According to the I Ching studies we follow, that is indeed the case."

"Whether he is a sage or a fraud, we will know tonight. He's started!"

On the projection wall, the livestream screen appeared.

The three disciples quickly sat back in their original seats, not having even warmed them up yet.

They heard Jiang Zhe's last few sentences.

"Have that classmate's brother convert the images into numbers and send them over. Remember, it must be a place he has been to, seen, or even dreamt of in the past or today. Nothing else counts!"

Once these words were spoken, Wang Chongyang's second disciple, who had a fiery temper, laughed on the spot.

"Hahaha, look at that!"

"He's so arrogant, who does he think he is?"

"Even our master wouldn't dare say that. He actually wants to calculate the fortune of a location?"

"Master, I think this guy is just damn grandstanding!"

Wang Chongyang narrowed his eyes, and his expression began to show a hint of disdain.

Exaggerated, extremely exaggerated!

As a mentor, he still raised his hand to stop the three people beside him from continuing to speak.

"Don't be in such a rush. Let's see how this Xiaoyu's brother's skill level allows him to calculate specific disasters in an area."