“And what else?” Lu Han prodded. “If I wanted to cast a spell or a curse against you, what more would I need to know? There are plenty of people with the same name. What if I curse the wrong one?”

“Uh… The date and hour of birth, or the Four Pillars of Destiny[1] that come with it?”

“Exactly. What makes you you are your Four Pillars of Destiny and the name given to you by your parents.” Lu Han laughed. “So all I need to do is have the registry changed. I merely have to rename myself as He Chunhua, and replace the information of my birth with his. Then, when I go to Xia Province as the new governor-general, once I lift a Yuan Coin, that cursed thing will light right up! Well, changing one’s birth record isn’t simple, as I will have to undergo the Ritual of Rebirth and Transformation[2] in order to fool Heaven’s eyes, but it’s been done before, and I’ve got just the connections...