94: Midnight-Noon Double Envelope Destiny

The anger in Lu Jiahao's heart gradually dissipated, and he directly pointed out Sun Ye's intentions.

"Sun the Gorilla, what exactly do you want me to agree to?"

A flash of surprise crossed Sun Ye's bloodshot eyes, but he quickly regained his composure and did not respond to Lu Jiahao's questioning.

Seeing Sun Ye's reaction, an ominous premonition surged in Lu Jiahao's heart, and he immediately threatened, "What other secrets are you hiding from me? Hurry up and confess everything!"

"This young master doesn't think a third-rate nouveau riche family like your Sun family can be compared to our Lu Family."

Sun Ye jerked his head up, his gaze staring at Lu Jiahao with greedy longing. "Lu Jiahao! Do you believe that the concept of 'fate swapping' exists in this world?"

Lu Jiahao was stunned by this sudden question. Before he could answer, the others nearby began to voice their opinions one after another.

After all, the topic of "fate swapping" was very sensitive for Daoists.

Tang Tang spoke first: "Stop joking! Even if someone secretly changed their fate in the past, now that the Underworld has manifested, do you think you can escape the Empress's book of life and death? You'd be better off accumulating more karmic merit so you can choose a wealthy life in your next reincarnation after you die."

Xiao Chi followed up: "Little Martial Aunt is right. It couldn't be that some evil cultivator told you they could help you change your fate against the heavens, right?"

Yun Xi's sensitive nerves were touched. His eyes widened, and he shouted excitedly: "Damn! Which evil cultivator? This Daoist was born with a fate of being solitary and poor, otherwise I wouldn't have become a monk."

Sun Ye glanced in terror at the displeased Tang Tang, but when his gaze fell back on Lu Jiahao, it became burning and fanatical.

"No! Wild Fox said that your fate is—the Zi-Wu Double Enclosure! Good brother, quickly give your fate to me!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chi and Yun Xi both looked at Lu Jiahao with surprise in their eyes.

Tang Tang shook her head somewhat helplessly and explained, "The Zi-Wu Double Enclosure fate—where the four pillars' earthly branches are two Wu and two Zi, or two Zi enclosing one Wu, or two Wu enclosing one Zi. Those born with this fate are naturally destined for nobility; you can't change it..."

However, Sun Ye refused to listen. He shook his head frantically and hissed, "No, no, no!!! It's possible, it's possible!" After saying that, he actually scrambled up from the ground and grabbed Lu Jiahao's pant legs with both hands.

"A thousand years ago, there were documents from the border state of Jing. By taking the 'Easy Yang' from seven unborn infants, and then using a fox mask for seven times forty-nine days, one can swap fates..."

Tang Tang leisurely toyed with the peach wood sword in her hand and suddenly spoke up: "Did Wild Fox tell you that this record comes from the 'Annals of King Jingzhao Mingling'?"

Sun Ye was startled, inwardly marveling at the master's ability to even know about this.

"How did the master know?"

Sun Ye's tone was slightly nervous, and his eyes flickered uncertainly.

Tang Tang snorted, a look of disdain appearing on her face. "The 'Annals of King Jingzhao Mingling' is nothing more than a collection of anecdotes from a small border country. How can it be taken seriously? Furthermore, killing seven unborn infants already goes against the Heavenly Dao. Do you want to follow in the footsteps of that King Jingling?"

Hearing this, Sun Ye was horrified, and his face turned as pale as paper.

"Footsteps?" Sun Ye's eyes widened, and his voice trembled as he asked, "What footsteps?"

Tang Tang's expression became serious as she slowly explained: "Swapping fates harms the harmony of heaven. Within the following three years, every member of the Jing royal family died sudden deaths. King Jingling ended up being drawn and quartered by five horses, his corpse torn apart by hyenas."

Upon hearing this, Sun Ye felt as if he had been struck by lightning. His entire body instantly lost all strength and support, and he collapsed limply to the ground as if all his energy had been drained away.

He murmured to himself, his voice weak and trembling: "So it was like that..."

At this moment, Sun Ye finally understood everything. It turned out that Wild Fox had been deceiving him all along, intentionally making him get close to Lu Jiahao.

And he himself had foolishly believed Wild Fox's words, walking step by step down this road of no return.

"Hahaha..."

Sun Ye let out a burst of wild laughter. The sound echoed in the small storage room, filled with endless desolation.

Watching Sun Ye's behavior, Yun Xi's brow furrowed slightly as he thought to himself: "Tsk tsk tsk! He's gone mad just like that?"

Sun Ye's laughter gradually turned into sobs. He slowly raised his head, tears pouring out like a broken dam, sliding down his cheeks.

"I... I really am a fool... manipulated by an androgynous monster..."

"Young Master Lu, can you forgive me?" Sun Ye suddenly stood up and stumbled toward Lu Jiahao.

At the same time, a poisoned dagger quietly emerged from his sleeve, seemingly about to stab into Lu Jiahao's heart.

But before it could reach him, Sun Ye's body was sent flying by Xiao Chi. The next moment, his head hit the wall and he lost consciousness.

With lingering fear, Lu Jiahao looked at his chest, then grabbed Yun Xi's arm and pulled him in front of himself as a shield.

He felt that his defensiveness toward others had weakened since the pregnancy; this was something that needed improvement!

Tang Tang then kicked over all the candles: "Haha, I really did bet right! This Wild Fox is truly cunning, planning every step!"

"Martial Aunt, what exactly is going on?" Xiao Chi hurriedly snatched the poisoned blade from the unconscious Sun Ye's hand.

Tang Tang pointed at the candles and said cheerfully: "The fate-swapping method recorded in the 'Annals of King Jingzhao Mingling' is real!"

"What I said just now was just something I made up to trick him."

"The candles are arranged according to the positions of the stars, forming the Lu Kun Fate-Governing Array. Strictly speaking, this isn't a complete fate array. This array can only be considered complete once it incorporates the heart's blood of the person within it."

"Once the array is complete, Lu Jiahao's fate would be stolen by it. In less than the time it takes for half an incense stick to burn, he would have dropped dead."

Hearing this, Yun Xi's heart tightened. He rushed forward, grabbed Sun Ye's collar, and forcefully dragged him to the side.

He moved quickly, tearing strips of cloth from his own clothes to tie Sun Ye up securely, preventing him from making any further moves.

Only after finishing all this did Yun Xi breathe a sigh of relief. He turned to the others and said, "This guy's acting skills are pretty good. Too bad he didn't use them for the right path."

Tang Tang clicked her tongue. "Yun Xi! A simple Entanglement Technique would have worked; no need for all that trouble."

Yun Xi rubbed his hands. "Heh! Little Grandmaster, isn't this just an occupational hazard!"

Lu Jiahao looked at the unconscious Sun Ye and kicked some junk in dissatisfaction. "Maternal Uncle, aren't you going to give him a lesson?"

Xiao Chi: "Forget it, let's go back and eat first. This poor Daoist is hungry."

With Lu Jiahao's vengeful personality, seeing his Maternal Uncle not care at all made him a bit depressed, and he followed behind them reluctantly.

When they reached the door, Tang Tang stopped. She pulled a stack of Yin-Gathering Formations from her storage bag and plastered them all over the door.

"Yin-Gathering Formation—it gathers Yin energy and attracts ghosts. It'll be enough to make him a useless person for the rest of his life."

Seeing this, Lu Jiahao's eyes crinkled into a smile: "Master, I'll add another ten million. I'll transfer the money as soon as I get home."

"Alright! Thank you for your patronage!"