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Gu Shouzhou's voice suddenly became clear and guiding: "Accept this opportunity for rebirth bestowed upon you by Heaven, and regard it as the supreme blessing. Hold on to it! Do the good you can do, and fulfill the responsibilities you should fulfill! Accumulate merit and spread grace widely."

This 'good deed,' this 'merit,' is not some illusory comfort. They are like the radiance that nourishes the stars, like 'heavenly gold' that mends the cracks in the path of fate! The cracks in the foundation of your soul are the marks of a tear in spacetime, which ordinary medicine cannot heal.

However, the deeds and virtues accumulated through a sincere and benevolent heart can nourish the soul and mend its origins! In this world, only the power of goodness and virtue is the gentlest, the most resilient, and the most in harmony with the fundamental principles of Heaven; it is the supreme remedy for healing your spiritual wounds and stabilizing your destiny of rebirth!

This teaching about astrology, the way of heaven, and good deeds, like a resounding bell, completely dispelled the last trace of gloom and confusion in Yan Yueqing's heart.

She understood the teacher's deeper meaning—

Instead of clinging to a futile struggle against an irresistible force, one should actively do good deeds and accumulate merit within the framework of the natural order, thereby nourishing oneself, repairing wounds, and in the process, firmly grasping every detail that one can change!
This is the true path to rebirth!

Gu Shouzhou looked at the increasingly bright and determined light in his disciple's eyes and knew that she had grasped the meaning.

He said no more, took a step forward, and extended his right index finger.

Those fingers were slender, yet they seemed to contain the power to split mountains and shatter rocks.

At the fingertips, a warm, jade-like light, yet carrying a faint starlight, quietly gathers.

He gently touched Yan Yueqing's forehead.

"Calm your mind and focus. Feel this power."

An indescribable warm current, accompanied by a sense of tranquility like a vast starry sky, instantly surged into the depths of Yan Yueqing's consciousness, gently yet firmly enveloping those subtle yet stubborn cracks deep within her soul.

This power is incredibly pure, carrying the true meaning of "keeping oneself simple" that Gu Shouzhuo cultivated throughout his life—as steady as a mountain, as unyielding as a rock, and as all-encompassing as the starry sky.

At the same time, it also seemed to carry a trace of the vast power from distant stars that he had comprehended through years of stargazing.

"Remember this feeling. 'Holding back to simplicity' means having a stabilizing force. When the outside world is in turmoil like a storm, I remain unmoved, guarding my true self and strengthening my will. The cracks left by the power of time will eventually be slowly healed by your own strength and the nourishment of the good deeds and merits you have accumulated. This tribulation is a hardship, but it is also a great opportunity given to you by the Heavenly Dao!"

Yan Yueqing involuntarily closed her eyes.

Consciousness sank into a warm and vast sea of ​​stars.

The sluggishness and heaviness in my soul began to lessen as the warm current and starlight enveloped me, like ice and snow melting away.

An unprecedented clarity and steadfastness grew from the depths of my soul.

Gu Shouzhou's words were like a brand, etched into her heart, dispelling all the fog surrounding the turbulent flow of time and the Jiang family's conspiracy, illuminating a clear and powerful path for her.

After a long while, Gu Shouzhou slowly withdrew his fingers, and the light at his fingertips quietly disappeared.

Yan Yueqing opened her eyes.

In an instant, her eyes seemed to have been washed by a mountain spring, becoming astonishingly clear and sparkling with insight and confidence.

Although the deep wounds in my soul did not heal instantly, the ever-present heaviness had dissipated by more than half, and my mind was clearer and more serene than ever before, with my will as strong as steel.

She rose, took a step back, and bowed deeply to Gu Shouzhou once more, performing a disciple's salute even more solemn and grateful than when she arrived. "Disciple kowtows to thank Master for your guidance! The words of the stars, the secrets of Heaven, the essentials of good deeds—disciple…will remember them in my heart, and never dare to forget them!"

Looking at his disciple, whose demeanor had undergone a complete transformation—a disciple whose sharpness was restrained yet poised to strike like a drawn sword—Gu Shouzhou finally saw a clear hint of satisfaction in his eyes. He nodded slightly, his voice steady and powerful:
"Go, Xiaoxing. The waters of the Jiang family have been murky for far too long; they are unfathomable, and their undercurrents are enough to swallow even giant ships. But you must remember—"

His gaze suddenly sharpened, as if it could pierce through all illusions. "Having experienced the secrets of time and space and glimpsed the true face of cause and effect, you are no longer a fish in a pond! This entire vortex of the Jiang family is nothing more than a whetstone to sharpen your edge! Guard your true self, like a rock protecting your foundation; grip your blade tightly, like a star following its trajectory. Whatever you should do, make a decisive decision and act accordingly! Go for it! I, your master, will be your support in this Rock Abode."

Yan Yueqing straightened her back, her gaze clear and sharp, without a trace of confusion or hesitation. Facing the mountain wind, her voice was clear and powerful, echoing in the silent forest: "Disciple understands!"

The road ahead is fraught with peril, but my resolve is firm.

When Yan Yueqing stepped out of Panshi Residence, the wind in the bamboo forest seemed to carry the lingering warmth of Gu Shouzhuo's teachings.

Mother Jiang Yuzheng stood quietly on the bluestone path not far away, her moon-white Chinese dress floating like the bright moon in the deep bamboo shadows.

"What did the teacher say?" Jiang Yu asked as she stepped forward.

Yan Yueqing's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and she spoke quickly and clearly: "Mom, I've figured out Jiang Ke's motives! She didn't act on a whim at all. She had already used that half of the family head's seal to drive the hermit to observe the star orbit and saw a certain 'inevitability' in the fragments of the future—for example, if I were alive, I would definitely prevent her from completely taking control of the Jiang family! So she detonated the so-called 'cause of disaster' in advance."

A cold, sharp smile curved her lips. "But she forgot that the orbit isn't monolithic. I'm back, and the future is shattered!"

Jiang Yu's pupils contracted slightly: "You mean... she used astronomical observations to devise a killing plan?"

“Yes!” Yan Yueqing said decisively, “She treats star trajectories as a script and herself as the director. Unfortunately, I, the ‘variable,’ just don’t follow her script! The more she relies on astrological predictions, the more limited her thinking becomes—because she can’t calculate the power of ‘human’ itself!”

Jiang Yu's tense shoulders relaxed almost imperceptibly, but a deeper frost settled in her eyes: "She thinks she can decide the fate of the Jiang family with a few stars? What a joke! The Jiang family's thousand-year foundation was built by countless ancestors through blood, sweat, and wisdom. How can it be confined by a few streaks of light in the sky?!"

“So,” Yan Yueqing took her mother’s arm and walked resolutely toward the main house, “from now on, I’m going to take over the Jiang family’s affairs! She wants me to block her way? I’ll stand right in the middle of the road!”

The main residence of the Jiang family, the top floor, the central hub.

A huge circular light screen floats beneath the dome, with twenty-four dazzling light bands falling like a galaxy, each representing a massive global industrial chain.

A silent flow of energy permeated the air, where countless data, instructions, and resources converged and reorganized in an instant.

Jiang Yu stood at the central core, her fingertips tracing across the void.

A deep purple band of light suddenly lit up, projecting a complex three-dimensional star map that was dizzying to look at. At its core was a slowly rotating, half-missing jade seal phantom – the missing half of the family head's seal.

"The Jiang family's businesses, which started with eighteen industrial chains when I took over, have expanded to twenty-four in twenty-five years." Jiang Yu's voice echoed in the empty central hall, carrying the unique, resonant tone of a family head. "The most important foundation lies in these three—"

With a flick of her finger, three solidified golden beams of light rose up, overwhelming the other lights.

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P.S.: The following section will quickly cover the Jiang family's business battles, which will definitely differ a lot from reality, so don't worry too much about it~~~ Just putting your mind in a mental storage space~~~ (End of this chapter)