Chapter 43: Predicting the Future

  It was after 4 am when Yang Fan and Snake Granny finally arrived at Chengdu, and they went directly from the airport to Chen's villa to meet up with Li Mang.

  "How did you end up like this?" This was Snake Granny's first sentence after seeing Li Mang, while Yang Fan beside her also opened his mouth wide in shock, almost dropping the glasses on the bridge of his nose. Before this, Li Mang had only reported to him about the Gu Master, but hadn't mentioned anything about the suspected Wu family masked man and the Eight Groups member, nor did he know how he ended up looking like a half-human, half-ghost.

  Li Mang's face was also full of gloom, and he had no choice but to recount in detail what had happened before.

  "Liu Jun-chun!" Yang Fan was different from Li Miao, he knew all the members of the eighth group, and when he heard Li Miao describe him like that, he immediately guessed who the masked strong man was, his eyes flashing with a fierce light.

  "It was that kid who didn't go wrong, when Li Meng first left the big house, he immediately took leave and followed him out to find trouble with Li Meng." Snake Granny saw Liu Junsheng leaving that day, now she remembers what happened.

  "If it's just to cause me trouble, I can understand, but now they want to kill me, it's unbelievable!" Li Mang expressed his suspicions. The discipline of the Yan Huang is extremely strict and does not allow such things to happen. Even with the greatest hatred, the Eighth Group shouldn't have the guts to do so.

  Yang Fan's eyebrows suddenly furrowed in thought.

  The snake granny was even more direct and said bluntly: "What's so hard to understand? That kid wants to take advantage of the situation to secretly keep the treasure for himself!"

  “……It should be like this!” Li Meng suddenly realized that the treasure that could predict the future was invaluable. If he hadn't already possessed the Shan Hai Jing, a divine object, Li Meng might not have had the idea of secretly keeping it for himself. Such is human nature.

  "I'll give you a satisfactory explanation when I get back!" Yang Fan habitually adjusted the black-framed glasses on his nose, and his eyes frequently flashed with murderous intent. This time he was really angry, and the eighth group was testing his bottom line.

  "Thanks, Yang." Li Mang responded politely, but didn't pay much attention to it. Whether the other party could survive with a broken eye was a question, and he really wasn't very angry now, only that he would be more vigilant about every move of the Eighth Group in the future.

  The three of them chatted for a while, and then Yang Fan called Chen Hui to the study room for a private talk. Chen Hui, who had just narrowly escaped death, was still shaken and pale, without any blood color. After entering the study room, he didn't have his usual composure, and only gave a faint greeting to the three of them. Perhaps Chen Hui understood his situation, that they were in a precarious position, with no more tricks up their sleeve, and the Chen family had no more cards to play.

  "Chen Hui, I'll be straightforward with you. That treasure is not something your Chen family can handle. Keeping it will only bring about disaster and death. If you're willing to hand it over to me, we can ensure the prosperity of your Chen family for a hundred years." Yang Fan said slowly, his words laced with underlying meaning, implying that voluntary surrender was a transaction, but if not, he would resort to force.

  For the Chen family, Yang Fan's words were very rude, but Chen Hui was speechless in refutation. He clearly knew that what the bespectacled man said was true, and this treasure had already been leaked out. Keeping it would only lead to their own downfall. Chen Hui's eyes flashed with desolation, but he didn't hastily agree. Instead, he carefully said: "To be honest, I have no idea who you people are. Your promises don't reassure me at all."

  Yang Fan glanced at him and adjusted his glasses, saying: "We are what we are, you don't need to guess. This is not something you should know. As for the promise I made to you, if we wanted to deceive you, we could have just taken it by force like other powers, there was no need to go through all this trouble."

  Yan Huang is not a dark force, and has always implemented a policy of softness before strength. Unless absolutely necessary, it generally cannot bully secular members.

  "......Alright, we are willing to hand over the things. Please follow me." Chen Hui didn't dare to ask more questions, although he was reluctant in his heart, he could only compromise.

  What surprised Li Meng was that this thing was actually hidden by Chen Zining, and the Chen family even brought them to the guest room where Li Meng had rested before. This made him feel unbelievable, as the Chen family had put such an important thing here.

  The most dangerous place is actually the safest, Chen Zining hid things here and had her own considerations. First, no one would think of it, and it would be beyond everyone's expectations. Secondly, with Li Mang guarding it, it would undoubtedly be safer.

  "It turns out I was also taken advantage of by you guys!" Li Meng said with a scowl.

  Chen Zining glanced at him, then bent down to open a hidden compartment under the bed and took out a stainless steel safe. The box was not large, about the size of an ordinary gift box, or a plate. When it was opened, Li Mang and others couldn't help but stretch their necks forward, obviously curious about what kind of treasure this was.

  However, what they saw was disappointing. Inside the safe, quietly lying there was an object, a black eight trigrams plate, ancient and mysterious, with a distant aura, one glance and you could tell it wasn't an ordinary object. Unfortunately, the plate was already damaged, with scars all over its surface.

  "This was picked up by Little Girl five years ago from the lake, it changed the fate of our Chen family, so it's called the Fate Heaven Plate. Put your hands on the plate, calm down and you can sense some future scenes in your mind, most of which are related to yourself." Chen Hui introduced to everyone, but he added at the end: "However, after use, the body will be weak for a period of time, one person can only use it once a month."

  Li Meng finally understood why Chen Zining's face was pale and weak last night, it turned out that it was due to the activation of this Destiny Sky Plate. This incomplete eight trigrams plate actually has the ability to predict the future, it is truly unbelievable.

  "Can anyone use it?" Yang Fan asked carefully.

  "We, the Chen family of four, can." Chen Hui did not respond, this fate heavenly disk had always been kept as an absolute secret by their family and would not be tested by others.

  "Li Meng, you come try it." Yang Fan gestured to Li Meng behind him, who was still looking surprised, this move was to test the authenticity of the Destiny Heavenly Plate.

  "Good!" Li Mang had been eager to try, and naturally wouldn't refuse. He walked up to the Fate Heaven Disk, gently placed his hands on it, and closed his eyes under Chen Ziyin's guidance, focusing his mind to sense it.

  At first, Li Mang was completely bewildered, but gradually his thoughts entered a state of mystery and profundity. Scene after scene flowed through his mind, disjointed yet somehow connected, conveying a sense of wonder. However, Li Mang didn't have time to marvel at this phenomenon; he was captivated by the scenes unfolding before him, his face reflecting shock, fear, and a mix of emotions, as if he had stumbled upon something terrifying.

  The person next to him didn't know what Li Mang had seen, but he quickly discovered that a layer of cold sweat the size of beans appeared on his forehead, his eyebrows were tightly locked, and his expression was slightly ferocious.

  "Ah!"

  Li Mang took two steps back, instinctively retreating from the plate. He seemed to be wary of it. At this moment, his face was pale and bloodless, and all his strength seemed to have been drained away. If Yang Fan hadn't supported him, he would have had difficulty standing for a while. He let out a mouthful of turbid air, wiped the sweat from his forehead with his hand, and suppressed the look of shock on his face before nodding at Yang Fan to indicate that everything was fine.