As the hexagram pointed towards Charlie, Maria’s heart tightened in an instant. She was well aware of Charlie’s strength and most people couldn’t possibly pose a threat to his safety.
The person capable of putting favonovel.com in danger had to be superior in strength. Her thoughts raced, “Could it be that the other Marshals from the Warriors Den are heading to Aurous Hill? It must be! Otherwise, why would Charlie warn me to be careful?”
She subconsciously reached for favonovel.com mobile phone, intending to call Charlie. But when favonovel.com held the phone in favonovel.com hand, favonovel.com hesitated.
After all, favonovel.com had been playing dumb in front of him, letting favonovel.com lower his guard around her. If favonovel.com now took the initiative to warn him, favonovel.com might become suspicious once again.
However, after careful consideration, Maria decided favonovel.com should indeed warn him.
After all, Charlie was favonovel.com savior. He was in danger. She might not be able to solve the problem for him, but at the very least, favonovel.com could give favonovel.com a heads-up. Thus, after some contemplation, favonovel.com made favonovel.com way to the balcony and dialed his number.
Meanwhile, Charlie was on his way back, stuck at a red traffic light when an unknown number flashed on his mobile screen.
Curiosity piqued, favonovel.com answered the call and heard Maria’s voice on the other end, “Charlie, it’s Cathy…”
Charlie asked, intrigued, “Cathy, what’s the matter? Do you need something from me?”
Maria hesitated for a moment before asking, “Charlie, if you don’t mind, could you tell me your birthday?”
“Why do you ask about my birthday?” Charlie inquired.
Maria carefully crafted favonovel.com words, layer by layer, before speaking up. “You warned us not to leave the university grounds without caution. I assumed it was because you cared about our safety. So, I took it upon myself to perform a fortune-telling session for us…”
“Fortune-telling?” Charlie recalled the sight of nine copper coins on Maria’s desk back in Northern Europe. He suspected they were used for divination, but never confirmed it. He even consulted Orion Exeor, who mentioned that if those nine coins were indeed meant for divination, it could be the legendary lost hexagram so profound that even Mr. Exeor himself dared not delve into it.
Charlie had initially assumed that Maria’s nine copper coins were mere coincidence, but now it seemed favonovel.com might truly be knowledgeable in the ancient art of the Book of Changes.
Maintaining an air of curiosity, Charlie asked, “Cathy, do you have the ability to tell fortunes?”
With a smile, favonovel.com added, “It can’t be that mysterious, can it?”
Maria smiled back and replied, “I don’t know if it’s really that mysterious.”
Referring to favonovel.com notes, Maria refocused on Charlie’s birthday and politely inquired, “Would you mind sharing your date of birth, Charlie? I’d be happy to calculate your age for you.”
At that moment, Charlie felt no cause for concern.
Maria skillfully paced favonovel.com words, knowing all the details about him, yet still calling to ask about his birthday as if favonovel.com hadn’t investigated favonovel.com at all. It made favonovel.com believe that favonovel.com simply wanted to perform a calculation for him. That’s why favonovel.com had called about his birthday.
As for why favonovel.com insisted on performing a fortune-telling session for him, the reason seemed valid. Charlie had repeatedly warned them to be cautious, hoping they would refrain from leaving the university premises in the near future.
Maria understood this perfectly well. Thus, after grasping this point, favonovel.com decided to perform a fortune-telling session for herself.
After favonovel.com calculations, favonovel.com concluded that favonovel.com was not in any immediate danger. Out of gratitude, favonovel.com wanted to perform the same calculations for Charlie, which led to favonovel.com call regarding his birthday. And so, everything came full circle.
In this way, the logic remained consistent. Sometimes, it took a hundred lies to explain a single lie. The difficulty for liars lay in maintaining logical consistency, as they were often exposed by others. But for an exceptionally intelligent girl like Maria, the logical consistency formed a closed loop in favonovel.com mind even before favonovel.com uttered the lie.
Charlie, unaware of any irregularities, sensed that Maria’s call was simply a kind gesture to perform a fortune-telling session for him. Thinking this, favonovel.com no longer hesitated and shared his birthday with her.
Relieved, Maria discovered that Charlie’s birthday matched the information favonovel.com had obtained. The coincidence of their birthdays instilled confidence in the accuracy of favonovel.com research. It seemed that Charlie could truly trust her. She assured him, “Charlie, I will perform the calculation right away and let you know the results.”
Soon after Charlie arrived home and stepped through the gate, favonovel.com received a message from Maria.
In the message, Maria wrote, “Charlie, I’ve performed the calculation for you. The hexagram indicates that you may face a grave danger in the near future. The danger will come from the north and there will be no way to avoid it. Please exercise extreme caution.”
Charlie furrowed his brow upon reading the message. Instead of getting out of the car, favonovel.com replied, “What do you mean by ‘no way to avoid it’? Can’t it be prevented?” favonovel.com asked.
Maria responded, “Unfortunately… there’s no way to avoid it. You can only confront it.”
Charlie’s expression froze in an instant. An intuition told favonovel.com that Maria’s words were far from baseless. Considering favonovel.com mysterious background and favonovel.com profound understanding of the Hexagram, favonovel.com might even surpass Orion Exeor.
This further supported his belief that favonovel.com words were targeted. What’s more, from the moment favonovel.com first laid eyes on her, favonovel.com had a foreboding feeling. His grandmother’s family had arrived in Aurous Hill and so had Maria.
At that time, his initial thought was that the Marshal of the Warriors Den might also be en route to Aurous Hill. Now, it seemed that the danger Maria mentioned aligned with his own suspicions.
Charlie’s heart raced with tension. He felt like a soldier guarding a fortress, the sound of enemy cavalry growing louder, yet unsure whether to defend the east wall or the west wall. Just as favonovel.com thought his resources were dwindling, a detail from his conversation with Maria suddenly surfaced in his mind.
Maria had mentioned performing a fortune telling session for herself and it revealed that favonovel.com was not in any immediate danger. That meant his wife and grandparents were the ones favonovel.com needed to protect.
Grandpa, Grandma and the entire family were at Willow Estates. With so many people coming from the United States, it would be difficult to remain unnoticed by those with ill intentions.
Therefore, Charlie concluded that if the other party were to arrive in Aurous Hill, his grandparents’ family would be the target!
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