God of Pets

Chapter 981 The Line of Fate

"How do you want to calculate it?" Chen Guan smiled, said nothing more, and sat down in front of the table.

The Taoist priest pointed to the brush, ink, and paper on the table: "Write a word as you please."

Without much hesitation, Chen Guan picked up his brush, dipped it in ink, and wrote the character "Guan" on the paper.

The ghost Taoist picked up the paper with trembling fingers and examined the words on it.

He used his own power to change the child's fate, which was already a considerable price to pay.

Later, he continued to deduce the secrets of heaven, which greatly damaged his body; otherwise, things wouldn't have turned out this way.

"The character '观' originally referred to the exceptional eyesight of birds, implying foresight and vision. Now, it's written as '见'... You've written it in simplified characters... So let's interpret it using the simplified characters..."

As the Ghost Taoist looked at the character "观" on the paper, he continued, "The left and right sides signify an old friend; we must have been destined to meet long ago."

“Indeed, we have a deep connection. Back in the blessed land, I had already formed a bond with the abbot,” Chen Guan said with a smile.

Upon hearing Chen Guan's words, the Ghost Taoist's pupils suddenly contracted. He stared intently at the character "Guan" on the paper, and after a long while, he laughed bitterly, "So that's how it is. This character 'Guan' is not only your 'Guan', but also the 'Guan' of my Lotus Temple Master. I finally understand. I was wrong after all."

"What do you mean?" Chen Guan asked, looking at the somewhat deranged Taoist priest.

The Ghost Taoist did not answer Chen Guan. He placed his hands on the table and stood up, staring at Chen Guan from top to bottom, finally fixing his gaze on Chen Guan's feet.

"Take off your shoes and socks, let me see your left foot," the Ghost Taoist said in a hoarse voice.

Chen Guan did not refuse or say anything. He took off his left shoe and sock.

He always took good care of his feet, and due to his own cultivation, his skin was crystal clear without a single flaw, and its proportions and shape were also very much in line with the aesthetics of mechanics.

"The soles of your feet," the Ghost Taoist said, uttering only two words.

Chen Guan leaned back in his chair, crossed his left leg over his right, and placed the sole of his left foot upward.

There was a diagonal scar on it, like a red line, starting from the base of the big toe and extending all the way to the heel.

Chen Guan never let anyone outside his family see this scar.

Ever since Chen Xinghe told him that the scar might expose his identity, Chen Guan has been even more careful and has tried every possible way to remove the scar from his foot.

Given his physical condition, removing the scars should have been an easy task.

Under normal circumstances, once Chen Guan removed the scar, the regenerated skin and flesh should no longer have the scar.

Even if Chen Guan didn't pay attention to it, it should have been eliminated during his own transformation.

But the truth is, no matter how Chen Guan's body transformed, no matter how he removed it, even if he cut off his foot and grew a new one, the scar never disappeared.

After obtaining the secret law, Chen Guan even tried to use a specific secret law to remove the scar on his foot, but it was to no avail.

This scar seemed to be a flaw in the laws of nature, impossible to remove by worldly forces. "It really is you!" When the Ghost Daoist saw the scar on Chen Guan's foot, his expression became very complicated. He then slowly sat down, staring blankly at Chen Guan's face.

"What? It really was me?" Chen Guan asked.

He is no longer afraid of being discovered to be the son of the great demon Qingbai. No one among humans can threaten him anymore, which is why he asked the Ghost Taoist to tell his fortune and why he did not hesitate to let the Ghost Taoist see this scar.

“You don’t look like him,” the Ghost Taoist said with a sigh.

“People say I look more like my mom,” Chen Guan nodded.

"When you were little, I held you in my arms, and I was the one who named you," the Ghost Taoist said slowly.

Chen Guan was slightly taken aback; he really didn't know about this.

"Back then, the great demon Qingbai occupied the ancestral court and was incredibly powerful. He sent someone to find me, wanting me to give his future son a good name. I have never seen such a person before. He doesn't even know where his son's mother is, yet he's already thinking about giving his son a name. Isn't he afraid that he won't be able to have a son?"

The Ghost Taoist smiled and said, "I couldn't refuse him at the time, so I had to name his son, whose arrival was uncertain. Back then, I was arrogant and wanted to play a trick on him. I thought that this great demon, feared by everyone in the world, was just a fool in front of me, so I named his son Guan."

"Guan means bird with excellent eyesight. I'm mocking him for being blind. He actually came to me for naming his son. Well then, I'll give his future son a bird name."

As he said this, the smile on the Ghost Taoist's face became more and more obvious, but gradually, that smile turned into bitterness.

"I never expected that he would actually have a son later." Ghost Daoist looked at Chen Guan's face and said, "However, Qingbai at that time was no longer the spirited demon king he once was. He had lost his cultivation and had been living in seclusion for many years. At that time, he came to me again with his newborn child, hoping that I could help his child escape the pursuit of the ten great families. And he actually named his child Guan."

"You helped him?" Chen Guan asked.

“If I hadn’t helped him, you wouldn’t have this death line on your left foot.” The Ghost Taoist shook his head and smiled bitterly. “If it weren’t for this death line, my subsequent calculations wouldn’t have been wrong. I dug a hole for myself and buried myself in it.”

"Why are you helping him? If the ten major families find out, they probably won't let you off the hook, right?" Chen Guan asked with some doubt.

Regardless of whether the ten great families will let Ghost Daoist go, as long as Ghost Daoist hands over Chen Xinghe, it will be a great achievement that can bring him endless wealth.

"The great demon asked me to name his future son. He never treated me badly, always providing me with the best food and wine, and I could take whatever payment I wanted. Yet I gave his son such a terrible name. When I saw him again, he was already in such a sorry state. How could I bear to make things difficult for him again? Besides, I am not the kind of person who takes advantage of others in their time of need."

Ghost Taoist shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Fate, it's all fate. The word 'observation' has swept me into the torrent of destiny, leaving me unaware of my own predicament. This is my fault, but it is also the path that fate was meant to take."

"So, what exactly do you want to calculate for me?" Chen Guan asked the Ghost Taoist.

He finally understood why Chen Xinghe had told him to be careful and not let anyone see the injury on his foot.

This is the life-severing line that can conceal his bloodline and destiny; with this line, the ten great families cannot find him.

The Taoist priest didn't speak, but simply tossed the copper coin in his hand into the air.

The copper coin rose higher and higher, showing no sign of falling, and at the same time, it shone brightly, as if it had transformed into a star in the void.

(End of this chapter)