Due to his proactive approach, Li Zhuiyuan found more information coming to light.
In his mind, the outlines of the entire situation began to take shape.
Though still quite thin, a framework had been built, and he was no longer lost in confusion.
The three burial grounds situated on the hills corresponded to three families, or more accurately, three surnames.
For now, it was known that the Xue family was one of them, while the other two remained unclear.
During specific times, these ancestral tombs would trigger a certain mechanism, similar to the dream from the Immortal Elder that Xue Dad had just received.
However, for reasons unknown, triggering this mechanism would also set off another reverse mechanism – much like a big fish that had come willingly to his doorstep.
Li Zhuiyuan believed that had he not prompted Xue Dad to celebrate his birthday early, the fish would not have arrived today; if everything had gone according to the normal sequence, Xue Dad would have visited the ancestral tomb a month later on his birthday, and the fish would have presented itself that day in the guise of a neighboring fisherman or through another reasonable means, finding its way to the Xue family’s table.