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Li Zhisheng was discharged from the hospital, and I had already booked my return flight. After completing the discharge procedures, our group of five headed to the airport.
On the way back, I looked out the airplane window and saw that most of the snow on the ground had melted, revealing patches of vibrant green grass and trees. Only a few hills were still covered in a blanket of white snow. The view below was truly breathtaking.
The four companions traveling with me did not show any signs of gloom, especially Li Zhisheng, who seemed to have adapted to life with one hand during this time. But I knew he was just trying not to worry us; after all, who could be so nonchalant after losing a hand? Thinking about it, I couldn't help but admire Li Zhisheng's strength.
We traveled in silence until we arrived home. After putting away the Sheepskin Book and Jiang Ling from my bag, I walked out of my room and into the living room. At that moment, Yao Long and Death Apostle were sitting on the sofa watching TV. When they saw me come out, they asked, "What are your plans next?"
I replied in confusion, "I need to find Onizuka; otherwise, how can I remove the mark on me? Aren't you supposed to help provide clues about Onizuka?"
Death Apostle sighed, "Now that Cursed Mound has been completely dealt with, all that's left is Kizuka. But finding it isn't as simple as just looking around..."
"You mean Kizuka is beyond reason?" I asked as I sat down on the sofa.
Death Apostle explained, "Exactly. The danger of Cursed Mound comes from the vengeful spirit within it. From what I know, Kizuka's fortune is not about turning misfortune into good luck; rather, it represents extremes..."
I listened in confusion, unsure of what he meant. I urged him, "Stop with the cryptic talk! What do you mean by the danger of Cursed Mound and the fortune of Kizuka? Can't you just say it plainly?!"
After thinking for a moment, Death Apostle said, "Let me put it this way: this fortune sounds like 'extreme,' meaning that these last few mounds may exist in extreme environments. Not only does breaking into them involve great risk, but even finding them is incredibly difficult. So locating such mounds will not be an easy task."
"Mr. Death, how about we stick to our old method? I'll go out and you find information; I'll give you results within three days..." Yao Long stood up to leave but was stopped by Death Apostle. He said, "Hold on! I just mentioned that even if we are looking for something, we can't rely solely on asking for directions. We need to start from Nine Stars..."
I was intrigued by Death Apostle's original approach and quickly pressed for more details. "Nine Stars?! What do you mean by that..."
"Do you remember what I told you before? Each mound corresponds to a star, and the various designs within the mounds relate to the corresponding star's law. Take the Rui Xing you previously broke; people refer to it as the 'Sick Star' because its appearance usually brings about plagues and diseases. Therefore, the mounds we visited earlier were all related to illness. In other words, if we want to find Onizuka, we must gather information about the remaining stars and then use that information to search for Onizuka..."
Before Death Apostle could finish, Li Zhisheng's voice came from the side as he walked out of the room. "The remaining five stars are Heart, Conflict, Assistance, Responsibility, and Beast. Heart, originally named Total Acceptance Symbol of Heart Literary Star, abbreviated as Wenquxing, corresponds to the Four Palace Assistance Wenquxing and is located in the northwest Sixth Palace of Qian, a Yin star belonging to the Metal element. Conflict, originally named Condensed Transformation Breaking Army Star, abbreviated as Breaking Army Star, corresponds to the Eastern Three Palace Zhen hexagram, a Yang star belonging to the Wood element..."
At this point, Li Zhisheng took a sip of water before continuing, "Assistance, originally named Great Covering Pivot Enjoying Martial Star Martial Star, corresponds to the Southeastern Four Palace Xun hexagram, a Yang star belonging to the Wood element. Responsibility, originally named Wise Gathering of Splendor Ren Xing, abbreviated as Hero Star, corresponds to the Eastern Palace Gen hexagram, a Yang star belonging to the Earth element. Lastly, there is the Beast Star, also known as the 'Demon,' originally named Nine Celebrations Just Beast Lian Zhen Star, abbreviated as Lian Zhen Star, corresponding to the Central Five Palace, a Yang star belonging to the Earth element."
At this moment, not only I but also Yao Long and Death Apostle sitting nearby were left speechless. Death Apostle gave a thumbs-up to Li Zhisheng: "I didn't expect you to be so knowledgeable; you actually remembered all this..."
Li Zhisheng humbly replied, "Not at all; I only know a little bit. In fact, I only remember this much; for anything else, I'll need to look up more information. As for the star laws you mentioned, they refer to the celestial phenomena indicated by the stars. However, auspicious stars usually signify good things—how can we use this to locate Onizuka?"
At that moment, Hu Fang also walked out. Eating chips in her hand, she said to us, "Don't you have a computer? Just look it up on your computer! You guys are so clueless..." With that, she plopped down on the sofa and started watching TV.
Both Li Zhisheng and I were left speechless by her comment but had no strength to refute it. So I sat down in front of the computer and began searching.
After a while, I found some records about Nine Stars. The laws were basically similar to what Li Zhisheng had mentioned but included additional explanations about auspiciousness and misfortune.
After skimming through it briefly, I turned to Death Apostle and the others: "Just as Li Zhisheng said, all that is indicated by these auspicious stars are good things; we can't determine where Onizuka might be from this."
Upon hearing this, Death Apostle also leaned over to look at the computer. After watching for a while, he shook his head: "It seems we've hit another dead end; this method isn't going to work. Perhaps I've been thinking too simplistically about this problem..."
With that said, everyone fell into silence. For a moment, we all felt at a loss for what to do. I deeply felt what it meant to be utterly helpless in this situation.
However, due to my previous time spent accompanying Li Zhisheng in the hospital and neglecting my mark during that period—combined with its frequent use—the mark was now approaching its critical point. If I didn't find something soon to eliminate it, I wouldn't just be helpless; I'd be facing life and death.
Thinking about it, I rolled up my sleeves to reveal the mark on my arm and said to everyone, "Since Onizuka can't be found, I should at least go look for the ghost. Otherwise, I might end up becoming one myself..."
As soon as I finished speaking, Hu Fang interjected, "Are we really going to play Supernatural Game again?" I shook my head and replied, "That method is too inefficient; it only reduces a little at a time. At the rate this mark is growing, I might have to play just to stop its growth."
Just then, Yao Long slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "Right! When we were in that town, didn't the shopkeeper give you a talisman? Mr. Death said it was an Ultimate Xie. If all else fails, you could take that talisman out; it might completely stop the growth of the mark on your hand!"
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