Lin Fei briefly explained to his sister-in-law that it had all been a misunderstanding. He did not tell her about Liu Jinshan’s vicious scheme to have him killed to silence him, nor did he mention that Liu Jinshan was the sworn enemy who had destroyed their family. He was determined to avenge his parents and brother entirely on his own. He did not want his poor sister-in-law and Bao'er to live in the shadow of hatred, nor did he want them to come to any harm. He would shoulder all the resentment himself, leaving only sunshine and clear skies for them.
In truth, after Lin Fei had driven Liu Er away the day before, he had silently performed a divination using the Tongtian Divination Formula. He hadn't expected much, but the result had shocked him. He calculated that Liu Jinshan would use Liu Er to frame him, so he had sent Dunzi ahead of time to hide in the kiln pit behind the brickyard and use his phone to record the entire scene where Tietou and his men murdered Liu Er.
The hexagram Lin Fei had received was "Fire over Thunder," the Shi He hexagram—meaning "Biting Through." It was a sign of heaven’s justice, symbolizing the punishment of criminals like a bolt of lightning striking its target. He had also received the sixth line of the hexagram: "Deep-seated evil in the northern valley; the villain commits murder and frames the innocent; the hexagram shall manifest at the hour of the Monkey the following day." In Longquan Village, the only northern valley was the kiln pit beh…
Chapter 21