I discovered a world bug.

Everything is here.

Xu Feng led Lin Shu to the study and pointed to Xu Changshun's desk and the bookshelf behind it.

"Most of them are books; he said he'd leave them all to you."

"And there's that computer on the table; it also has some data stored on it."

"If you can't take it with you, I can arrange for a logistics company to send it to you."

"We have no use for these things anymore. If you don't want them, no one will look at them if they're left here."

Xu Feng's tone revealed a hint of regret, but also a sense of relief.

"Actually, I knew he left a letter; he wanted to take you as his apprentice."

"He never took on any apprentices in his life—people came to ask to become his disciples, but he refused."

"I don't know why he took a liking to you... Maybe you'll find out in the future."

"Fate is something that can't be explained..."

As he spoke, Xu Feng walked to the desk.

He picked up an open book, which was covered with annotations.

Xu Feng gently stroked the words, blinked twice, but ultimately did not shed a tear.

"You keep watch for me, I'll go serve the guests—I've been waiting for you for ages, my sister has been holding things together, I have to go take over for her."

After saying that, he turned and left in a hurry without waiting for Lin Shu's reply.

Lin Shu turned to look at the doorway and vaguely saw Xu Feng seem to raise his hand to wipe his eyes.

This is a typical Chinese man—he is ashamed to show his emotions in front of outsiders, not even his feelings for his closest relatives.

From the smallest details, Lin Shu could tell that he had deep feelings for his father and Xu Changshun.

The relationship between this father and son could never be bad.

This may be why Xu Changshun did not leave his mantle to his son, but instead kept it for himself.

He was, after all, human. Although he possessed the power of such a mysterious and powerful "ritual," he still had selfish desires.

He was unwilling to let his family do anything risky.

However, this makes it difficult to explain why he specifically chose himself.

He used to "refuse to take on apprentices"!

What makes you special?

Or was it simply because he knew he was about to die and was looking for a successor at the last minute?

That doesn't make sense either. If it's just a temporary search, there are so many masters in Linchuan City, and so many people who want to join the Meishan Sect and learn Meishan techniques. You could just pick anyone.

I refuse to believe you don't know a single person in your industry.

I don't understand.

Lin Shu frowned and stepped forward to pick up the book that Xu Feng had just put down.

It was a book called "Handbook of Ancient Chinese Pronunciation" published by The Commercial Press in 2010. From the perspective of ancient Chinese language research, it was a relatively new book.

But new does not mean "unreliable". On the contrary, judging from the dense annotations made by Xu Changshun, this book is actually one of his most frequently used reference books.

Lin Shu casually flipped through a few pages and found the words by referring to the incantation of "Yarrow Stalk Divination".

Sure enough, the phonetic symbols for the characters were exactly the same as those marked by Xu Changshun.

Clearly, the phonetic symbols in the letter he left for himself came from this book.

Keep it safe!

Lin Shu put the book aside, determined to be among the first to take it away.

Looking further at the desk, one sees mostly commonly used tools, stationery, and books on its surface.

A pair of ox horns, a copy of the "Meishan Classic", and a set of "Travels in Meishan Book".

Before coming here, Lin Shu had read some materials on the bullet train and knew the purpose of the two books.

The former is generally used in various religious ceremonies, while the latter is only used in funerals.

These two areas are the main business of Master Shi, so it's normal for him to keep the books on his desk for easy reference.

But it is precisely because it is normal that it seems abnormal.

Because Lin Shu had not seen any records of the "ritual".

Lin Shu looked around the bookshelves in the study but didn't find anything particularly special.

Most of the books on the bookshelf are ordinary books and ancient texts, which are related to rituals, but not specialized in.

What happened?

You're leaving me with these things? Do you really want me to start researching from scratch?

That can't be true.....

What about your results?

Lin Shu turned her gaze to the laptop on the desk—if Xu Changshun might have stored the data somewhere, then this computer was probably the only reasonable medium.

He pressed the power button, and the computer screen lit up from its sleep state.

password......

Lin Shu's fingers hovered in the air. He finally understood what that string of numbers was and why Xu Changshun didn't write it on the letter but instead had it engraved on his hand.

Only by coming here myself am I qualified to turn on this computer!

He wanted to carry on his legacy and continue down this path!

200412020909.

Enter the numbers one by one, and the computer unlocks!

Lin Shu's heart pounded violently—if the snake-raising technique and the yarrow stalk divination technique had shown him another side of this world, then now, this computer would undoubtedly reveal to him more details about the truth of this world!

What could it be?

His gaze swept across the computer desktop, which was spotless except for a locked folder.

Lin Shu entered the password again and entered the folder.

A barrage of files popped up, and at that moment, Lin Shu finally glimpsed Xu Changshun's true "legacy".

A Study on the Origins of Yarrow Stalk and Tortoise Shell Divination

A Study on the Similarities and Differences between Snake Raising Methods and Miao Snake Gu Techniques

[Overview of the Home Security and Offender Removal Ritual and Extraction of Overlapping Processes]

A comprehensive study of repentance rituals, master knife techniques, pain relief and well-being rituals, incarnation-based pain relief rituals, and flying knife door god rituals.

[A Study on the Origins of the Northern and Southern Joint Ritual - A Comparison with the Seven Star Life-Extending Lamp Ritual]

[Differences and Original Forms of Various Misfortune Avoidance Methods in Different Lineages]

.......

Each folder is clearly described with its contents.

Judging from the wording of these folder names, Xu Changshun is indeed a...scholar!

He is studying those so-called "rituals" with an extremely rigorous attitude, and perhaps this is the fundamental reason why he has been able to make a breakthrough.

There were simply too many documents for Lin Shu to read through at once, but he could roughly tell that all of these rituals, except for divination with yarrow stalks and snake raising, were related to one ultimate goal.

Avoid disaster!

In other words, he spent his entire life researching how to... avoid disaster?

When exactly did he begin to foresee his own death?

The mystery seems to begin with "divination using yarrow stalks and tortoise shells".

Lin Shu entered the keyword "yarrow stalk divination" into the search bar, and the results immediately popped up.

There are two related folders: one titled "Summary of Research and Testing Process of Yarrow and Tortoise Shell Divination" and the other titled "Detailed Explanation of the Experience Ritual 'Yarrow and Tortoise Shell Divination'".

In academic terminology, experience means something that has been verified.

Clearly, Xu Changshun had fully mastered the art of divination using yarrow stalks and tortoise shells when he created this folder.

Lin Shu immediately opened the folder, and a lone document appeared on the screen.

Upon opening the document again, a complex, extensive, and detailed research report appeared before Lin Shu.

"...According to research, the earliest record of divination using yarrow stalks and tortoise shells dates back to the Shang and Zhou dynasties, but it may have actually appeared earlier than the Shang and Zhou dynasties, possibly dating back to before the Xia dynasty or the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period."

"Based on the important role played by ancient Chinese pronunciation in this ritual from the Zhou Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn Period, it can be confirmed that this ritual should have been widely used at least before the Shang and Zhou Dynasties."

"This ritual was initially used only for divination of military affairs and warfare. Later, after King Wen created the 'Pre-Heaven Bagua' ritual, it was expanded and optimized."

"In the subsequent evolution, the rituals were adjusted many times, becoming increasingly complex, and eventually became a complete ritual system."

"Unfortunately, the complex rituals also brought difficulties in their transmission. By the Song and Yuan dynasties, the rituals were almost completely abandoned, and the rituals that have truly been passed down are already incomplete..."

"Through practical research on this ritual, I have gained the following experience and clarified its effectiveness and rules of use."

rule!

Lin Shu was greatly encouraged.

"After using this ritual, the user can see blurry images of future events related to themselves, and at the same time, related patterns will appear on the tortoise shell."

"The interpretation of images and patterns relies on the user's deduction based on the real situation. Divination images are not wrong, but deductions may be wrong, leading to misjudgment."

Images, patterns.

Right.

His divination skills were indeed successful—but as Xu Changshun said, he currently lacked the ability and information. Although the results were right in front of him, he still couldn't get many valuable "omens".

If I have the chance later, I need to try again.

If the omens change by then, combining the two results should give us some clues...

Lin Shu scrolled the mouse to continue turning the page.

"There are a total of three rules for using this ritual."

"First, this ritual can be used at any time, but it is time-bound, meaning it can only be effective once every three true solar days."

"If used multiple times within three solar days, the ritual will not be effective repeatedly."

"Secondly, the results obtained through this ritual can be changed. When the results are changed, a new and different result will be seen when a valid divination is performed again."

"at last......"

"The ritual is incomplete, and its divination and prediction functions are far removed from its original complete form."

"Based on my numerous attempts, the functionality of this ritual is quite limited, and it can only be used in this highly specific scenario."

"That is: a death scene."

"All the scenes that appear when using this ritual are images of the user at the moment of death..."