Chu Yang pondered for a moment, "You mean those fortunetelling masters?"
Chi Yan nodded: "Something like that."
Chu Yang tapped her fingers on the table lightly, looking serious, "If it's a fortuneteller, they would emphasize cause and effect. Although I don't know much, I know that those who can perceive Heaven's will have five evils and three deficiencies. Given what you said about that Zhu Family uncle having his heyday when you were little and now you are having your heyday, I'm very skeptical that he must have done evil things to end up like this."
Chi Yan also recalled, "I heard that the Zhu Family uncle really likes Zhu Ruxin."
Chu Yang: "Then there must be something on Zhu Ruxin that he needs. I'll take a look when I get back."
"Wait, you said those who know Heaven's will have five evils and three deficiencies, so you..." Chi Yan suddenly looked at Chu Yang worriedly.
Chu Yang knew what he was worried about. She held his hand, "It's different, I'm a witch. Witches don't have that."
Chi Yan was relieved. He held her hands in both of his, "That's good. I'll have someone investigate Zhu Ruyu when I get back."
Chu Yang: "You can investigate things like her birth date and birth chart."
"OK."
Chu Yang glanced at the sky, "Oh right, it's going to rain soon. You should head back first, don't get caught in the downpour." The sky over there was already gloomy, giving a sense that the storm was imminent.
Chi Yan looked over, the black clouds did seem to be drifting closer. "Alright, I'll head back first then."
"Mm."
After returning, Chi Yan called his uncle Chi Xin, "Uncle, can you help me investigate Zhu Ruxin?"
"Zhu Ruxin? Isn't that the little princess of the Zhu Family? Why do you want to investigate her?"
Chi Yan: "Something came up. Look into everything like her birth chart and so on. And if possible I'd also like to know more about that Zhu Family uncle."
Chi Xin pondered, "That Zhu Family member is no simple man, but I'll try my best."
Chi Yan: "Thanks Uncle."
Meanwhile, Chu Yang immediately took out her crystal ball after getting back to her dorm. She also searched online for some information about Zhu Family members, but other than Zhu Youjin the head of the Zhu Family Company and his wife, there were no photos circulating online of other members.
But that was fine, since Zhu Ruxin had come to find her today, she now knew what the girl looked like.
Chu Yang placed her hand on the crystal ball... The crystal ball remained brightly lit, and it had been over ten minutes with no sign of dimming.
Jin Yang and the others felt something was off, "Why is it taking so long today?"
Zhou Caicai: "It does seem longer than usual."
"Should we go take a look? I'm worried something might've happened to Chu Yang."
"But what if we disturb her during the prediction?"
"Let's keep an eye on things for now."
"Mm."
Over here, Chu Yang was drenched in sweat. In her vision, she saw a dark corridor stretching forward. As she walked further in, the path twisted and turned, seeming to lead to a square crypt underground. Then she suddenly spotted someone. That person abruptly looked up, his eyes staring straight at Chu Yang!
"Pff!" Chu Yang spat out a mouthful of blood. As she opened her eyes, her whole body went limp on the bed, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth. Her head throbbed with pain, and her entire body was devoid of any strength. Even her witch power had been completely drained.
Hearing the noise, Jin Yang immediately asked: "Chu Yang, what's wrong? Are you alright?"
Chu Yang no longer had the strength to speak. She tapped on the bed frame with her hand, "knock knock."
Jin Yang quickly climbed up to pull open the bed curtains. "Chu Yang! You're spitting blood!"
Zhou Caicai cried in alarm: "Should we call an ambulance?"
Jin Yang pondered for two seconds, "No, I'll call the campus heartthrob Chi Yan right away with Chu Yang's phone. He should know what to do." Calling an ambulance would attract too much attention. What would they tell the school leaders and teachers if they asked? That Chu Yang suddenly spat blood while perfectly fine in her dorm?
Chi Yan had just gotten off the phone with his uncle when his girlfriend's phone call came in. Chi Yan immediately picked up, but it was Chu Yang's roommate on the other end. "Hello? Campus heartthrob Chi Yan, Chu Yang was scrying and then suddenly spat blood. Can you come over?"
Chi Yan was shocked. "I'll be right there. Yuan Zhi, lend me your car keys."
Yuan Zhi swiftly handed his keys over, and Chi Yan immediately rushed out.
Wei Feng called after him from behind: "Bro Yan, it's raining outside. Aren't you bringing an umbrella?"
But Chi Yan could no longer hear him.
The thunder rumbled loudly. The rain grew heavier and heavier while Chi Yan frowned the entire way. But he kept his composure. He knew he had to stay calm - Chu Yang would surely be alright.
Soon he arrived at the female dorms of University A. Jin Yang and Zhou Caicai supported Chu Yang down. The rain was torrential, drenching over half their bodies just getting to the car. But no one cared.
Chi Yan passed a towel to Jin Yang, "Help wipe Chu Yang down a bit."
"Oh, okay."
At this point, Chu Yang was practically semi-comatose.
Chi Yan drove swiftly towards the hospital, calling ahead to a private hospital.
They arrived after about fifteen minutes. Staff hurriedly came to take over Chu Yang who was now unconscious.
"What exactly happened?" Chi Yan asked.
Since the three of them couldn't enter, they could only wait outside. Chi Yan wanted to understand the circumstances.
Jin Yang shook her head. "Don't know. When Chu Yang returned today, she immediately got into bed with the crystal ball. It lit up very quickly, but today it seemed to glow for an exceptionally long period of time. We were a little worried but didn't dare disturb her. Then not long after, the crystal ball went dark and we heard the sound of her spitting blood..."
Chi Yan instantly grasped the situation. "I see." When they parted earlier, Chu Yang had said she was going back to take a look - it must be related to that Zhu Family uncle.
Chi Yan suddenly blamed himself. He had let Chu Yang take the risk without even getting clear intel on the enemy. It was his mistake.
Chi Yan grabbed at his hair in anxiety, worry and irritation all at once.
Not long later, the doctor emerged. "It's nothing serious. Just physically weakened and a bit anemic. Some recuperation will fix it right up."
"Thank you, doctor."
The three heaved a sigh of relief. As long as she was fine.
Chi Yan's entire body relaxed as he sat down on the floor. He had been tense this whole time, and all the strain left his body at once, leaving him a little weak.
Qian Xin wasn't in when she returned to the dorm, so she called to ask: "How come none of you are in the room?"
Jin Yang explained briefly what happened. "Help bring some things over for Chu Yang. We're at XX Hospital."
"Oh okay, I'll be right there."
When Chu Yang awoke, she opened her eyes to see four pairs staring intently back at her. She was so startled she immediately closed her eyes again, making the four anxious enough to hit the call button.
Chu Yang opened her eyes once more. "What're you all doing?"
Jin Yang placed a hand on her chest. "Chu Yang, you finally woke up. You scared us to death!"
The others nodded.
Chu Yang tried to sit up. Chi Yan quickly helped prop pillows behind her back.
At this point, Chu Yang's complexion was still extremely pale. Even her speech was weak and breathy as she was on a glucose drip.
