The moonlight was clear as a wash.
Straight into the clouds, atop the skyscraper.
Cha Naixue, dressed in a snow-white skirt, sat cross-legged in the middle of a simple European-style sofa, her finger in a lace glove tapping her knee intermittently.
In the distance by the window stood a tall man, dressed in a crisp suit and wearing white gloves, supporting a huge astronomical telescope to observe the star formations.
"Holy Daughter, you truly are a key focus of the Black Moon Church's training, possessing such Boluo level star map lenses which are rare even across Zone 51,"
the man carefully adjusted the telescope and asked, puzzled, "Holy Daughter, do you truly enjoy observing stars?"
Cha Naixue sipped her tea, her expression neutral, "In the Star Realm, the distribution of galaxies where each Star God resides perfectly conforms to the Fibonacci Spiral; studying them aids in refining my probability rules."
Probability rules? The man blinked, then realized, as he indeed had heard that this prospective Holy Daughter had her own set of behavioral rules, conducting rigorous probability calculations before making any significant decisions.
He naturally didn't understand this, but he was greatly shocked.
Shortly thereafter, an assistant hurried to the man's side, whispered a few words, then bowed and stepped back.
Qi Xiao turned to look at the woman in the snow-white skirt on the sofa and smiled faintly, "My subordinate says that my Junior Brother Xia, after receiving the marriage document from you, rushed to the Ziyanghua Manor extremely agitated, seemingly on the verge of causing trouble to cancel the engagement, even a car accident on the way didn't stop him, he seems determined."
"If he truly offends Prince and the Mu family, that would indeed be interesting."
Hearing this, Cha Naixue frowned slightly and sighed lightly, "As expected, he's still the same, never thinking before acting, really...."
She knew, the internal competition within the Six-tailed Society was fierce, and among this generation of disciples, the fight for the sole inheritance rights of the Six-tailed had been intense.
Up to now, the only ones still eligible for the Six-tailed Spiritual Clothes were Xia Feng and his Thirteenth Senior Brother—Qi Xiao.
"Anyway, I'm very thankful for your help this time, Holy Daughter, letting Xia Feng marry into the Mu family, thus he loses the right to inherit the Six-tailed Society's Spiritual Clothes.
And as a reward, in the competition for the position of Holy Daughter, my family and I will also do our utmost to provide resources in support of Miss Nai Xue."
Qi Xiao spoke calmly, in reality, there was still a year left for the competition of the Six-tailed Spiritual Clothes inheritance, but he couldn't wait a year, hence he used this strategy to directly kick Xia Feng out of the race, prematurely ending the competition.
Doing so was also to prevent Xia Feng from possibly advancing to a First-Rank Spirit Master a year later, which although extremely unlikely, would add an unpredictable element.
Cha Naixue looked out the misty moonlight outside the window, silent for a moment, then guiltily murmured, "After all, his commotion at the Prince's mansion is because he likes me, and I...."
"Holy Daughter, in the face of triple benefits, I suggest you better avoid being soft-hearted. Xia Feng marrying into the Mu family, letting the Mu family gain a connection with Prince, allowing me to gain the Six-tailed Spiritual Clothes ahead of time, giving Miss Nai Xue additional leverage in your competition for Holy Daughter, and eliminating the possibility of Xia Feng pestering you in the future, benefits all, this is the inevitable trend."
"Moreover, since Xia Feng has caused a scene at the Prince's mansion tonight, does Miss Nai Xue truly want to give up the position of Holy Daughter and marry such a hotheaded fool who acts without considering consequences?"
Hearing this, Cha Naixue fell silent; that slight feeling of guilt swiftly dissipated.
Indeed, for the position of Holy Daughter, it was time to forget her childhood crush. With Xia Feng's abilities, he couldn't offer her any assistance at all.
Just like Xia Feng, who had average talent, she could find thousands in the Empire's database with nearly identical growing paths as Spirit Masters—a large volume of sample comparisons and statistics made letting go of Xia Feng the only relatively reliable method with a probability exceeding 60% to advance to Holy Daughter.
Furthermore, the lady from the Mu family whom she had introduced to Xia Feng was indeed not bad, not only was she attractive, but kind too, clearly a good wife capable of taking care of a family, even if Xia Feng married into it, it was not a loss.
"Eh?"
Qi Xiao looked through the telescope to the mysterious Star Realm and suddenly exclaimed in surprise.
"What's wrong?"
"Two stars... how can there be two?!"
Qi Xiao's expression, unable to suppress his astonishment, was incredulous, "There are two Sirii in the Star Realm!"
*
Zone 1, Imperial Star Bureau.
This was a particular organization because whenever someone advanced to a First Rank Spirit Master, a corresponding star in the Star Realm (not the real night sky) would light up.
Thus, the daily work of the Star Phenomena Bureau was to monitor and count how many people nationwide advanced to First Rank Spirit Masters each year.
An elderly man with white hair lay on a nanmu rocking chair, leisurely swaying and soundly sleeping.
Clerks draped in star-blue cloaks bustled about him.
After an indeterminate amount of time, the surroundings suddenly became quiet, and a clerk hurried over to the white-haired old man, whispering, "Director, Director!"
The old man smacked his lips and shifted, mumbling discontentedly, "Unless it's the apocalypse, do not disturb me, handle it yourself."
The clerk paused in silence.
Nevertheless, he persisted, "Director, perhaps... you should come take a look."
The old man frowned, and after a moment, he abruptly rose, puffing out his beard and glaring, "You lad, this had better be something monumental!"
The clerk just smiled, saying nothing.
The old man huffed and stormed up to the observatory.
A minute later.
White-haired old man: "…"
"Damn it… it really is the apocalypse!"
His initially irritable expression instantly vanished, replaced by a grave look as he stared intently at the terrifying scene deep within the Star Realm.
"Two of them…"
He, the proud Director of the Star Phenomena Bureau, who had lived nearly a century, had never seen such an outrageous thing.
After all, every star in the Star Realm was unique, how could there possibly be two Sirii? And representing the stars of disaster that herald chaos!
The last appearance of Sirius had already caused an uproar among the Empire's senior officials, leading to the establishment of a special task force to monitor the Sirius Domain.
Unexpectedly, just a year later, another appeared!
"Seal the news!"
The white-haired old man grabbed his star-blue cloak and draped it over himself, hunching as he walked briskly toward the main gate, "I'm going to the Imperial Gate. You continue observing and try to deduce the specific awakening time frame of IT!"
"Yes!" everyone bowed.
*
"How is this possible..."
Through the Boluo Level Star Map Lens, Cha Naixue gazed at the Star Realm, observing the two identical dark stars orbiting the central star in a symmetrical pattern.
Though merely two tiny planets, they resembled cosmic beasts lurking at the extremities of the star system, emitting an inexplicably terrifying aura that seemed ready to devour the endless radiance of that central star.
"When did this new Sirius appear?" Cha Naixue couldn't hide her shock.
"It's impossible to determine the exact moment; the Star Mist had been lying across the Sirius Domain for a whole month. Just now, when I was observing, the Star Mist had just dissipated, and then I saw this scene. It seemed to appear out of nowhere, inconceivable…"
Qi Xiao wanted to say something more, but his subordinate came over and whispered something in his ear, causing him to pause and then stand up with a smile,
"My master has returned to the Six-tailed Society, probably to hold Junior Brother Xia accountable for going to Prince's mansion. Miss Nai Xue, would you like to come and watch this drama?"
"No need." Without turning her head, Cha Naixue responded coolly, continuing to observe the Star Formation. Compared to Xia Feng, she was more concerned about who these two Sirii actually were!
There were long-standing rumors in the Empire that Sirius was both a harbinger of chaotic times and a symbol of peerless talent.
If she were fortunate enough to gain the aid or friendship of one of these wolves, under the guidance of the Star God, her chances of advancing to Holy Daughter could directly surge by thirty percentage points, exceeding 90%!