At that moment, the Assistant Director of the Directorate of Astrology was performing divination before the main hall. First, he was praying for the health and longevity of the Imperial Princess at her birthday banquet, and second, he was divining and praying for the prosperity of the nation's fortune.
Little did he expect that the weather, which had been clear and sunny just a moment before, would in an instant be shrouded by dark clouds, accompanied by lightning, thunder, and howling gales, signaling an impending downpour of violent wind and heavy rain.
The Assistant Director cast down a pair of divination blocks to read a hexagram. The convex sides of the two wooden pieces, carved into the shape of clam shells, both faced upward. A wave of panic gripped the Assistant Director's heart, but daring not to make a scene, he had no choice but to cast them again.
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