The fortune teller kowtowed repeatedly and said, "Sir, please ask me a question. I will tell you everything I know."
"Get up first."
"...Yes." The fortune teller stood aside cautiously.
Luo Guan took two steps and said: "You have not practiced cultivation, and you have no destiny, entangled cause and effect, and you are not reincarnated. So I am very curious, how do you know my identity?"
The fortune teller thought over and over again and tentatively said: "Maybe it's because, sir, you are in the world at this time?"
"In the human world?" Luo Guan raised his eyebrows.
The fortune teller said: "To you, sir, the world is vast and boundless, containing endless splendor and splendor, which extraordinary people can pry into." He paused, and his voice lowered a few degrees, "But what is happening in the world for mortals, sir, it seems that you don't know?
"
A ray of light seemed to flash through Luo Guan's mind, and he gradually gained some clarity, "Are you saying that I don't know the world between me and the world?"
The fortune teller was startled and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, as expected of you, sir. Your summary is exactly what the villain wants to say."
Luo Guan glanced at him with a half-smile, "My practice seems to have encountered a barrier. In your opinion, what should I do?"
The fortune teller frowned and said, "This... this involves your practice, sir. How dare you talk too much..."
"I forgive you, but it doesn't matter."
The fortune teller gritted his teeth and said, "In that case, forgive me for being bold. Although you are the Lord of heaven and earth and respected by all living beings, you seem to be a little far away from the human world. After all, this earthly world is the foundation of all things and the starting point of everything... Sir, maybe you,
It’s time to look back.”
Luo Guan's expression became serious, and the fortune teller trembled, feeling regretful. What are you showing off? Talking nonsense might lead to death.
Fortunately, Luo Guan quickly broke the silence and said slowly: "What you said is true. I have probably found the next way."
After that, he bowed his hands.
The fortune teller dodged away and waved his hands desperately, "Don't you dare to take it seriously? Sir, please don't do this, it's really embarrassing the villain."
Luo Guan thought for a while and said: "What do you want? I will agree to it within a reasonable range." It is most difficult to return favors, let alone his current status.
"Ah... the little man wants to leave, is that okay?" the fortune teller said cautiously.
Luo Guan raised his eyebrows, "Is that just that? Don't you want to get the magical method of immortality in your own hands and experience the real world?"
The fortune teller waved his hands again and again, "Don't think about it, there are immortals who are wonderful, people are humane, and villains don't have big ambitions, so they just have to live a stable life."
"Okay, then you go ahead." Luo Guan nodded.
The fortune teller was overjoyed and said, "Thank you sir, thank you sir!" After saying this, he bowed respectfully, turned around and left in a hurry.
That way, it was like getting rid of the barriers and regaining freedom, and the back showed a bit of relaxation and happiness.
Soon after, Miao Zhu came to the courtyard and said carefully: "Sir, Lao Sun is a good man. If he has offended you, please be kind and don't argue with him." After thinking about it, he couldn't help but come over.
"Speak uprightly."
Luo Guan nodded, "He has left, and he has not offended me..." He glanced at the chess game that had disappeared under the tree, "But this person is indeed interesting. Maybe I will meet him again one day in the future.
"
When Miao Zhu heard this, he immediately looked happy and said, "Sir, you are generous. I will prepare a vegetarian meal now. Do you have anything you want to eat?"
Luo Guan waved his hand, and was about to say that there was no need, but then he thought about what he had just realized, "Just do a few things, there is no need to be extravagant."
Back in the room, Luo Guan thought for a moment. Instead of practicing, he picked up the chess pieces on the table and started playing around with them on the chessboard.
There happened to be a chess book on the bookshelf in the room. The pages seemed to have been read many times, and he read it with gusto.
While flipping through the chess records and placing pieces on the chessboard, it was already evening without feeling the passage of time.
Miao Zhu knocked on the door, brought the vegetarian meal over in person, and invited the husband to have a meal.
Luo Guan thought for a while and took out a jug of wine and invited him to join in the temple celebration. He waved his hands repeatedly to show that he didn't dare, and finally sat down at the table. Before he even drank, his face was already flushed.
"I won't disturb your rest, I'll take my leave." After the meal, Miao Zhu bowed respectfully and left.
Luo Guan nodded, and after he put away the bowls and chopsticks, he continued to work on the chessboard. He had never studied this skill seriously before, but now that he was concentrating on it, he felt many wonderful things.
It was late at night, Luo Guan yawned, he was slightly startled, and then chuckled, "Being in the human world, contacting the human world, even I have a little more 'popularity'? Maybe, it will really happen next.
, you should stay in this city for a longer time."
In the dead of night, people should sleep quietly, which is in line with the way of fertility.
Luo Guan turned off the light and lay down on the dry, soft bed. After a while, he let out a slight cry. This sleep was deep and comfortable. The dreamer did not appear again. It is not known whether she was temporarily freed from the unknown enemy.
.
Dawn breaks in the east, and the morning light shines.
In the room, Luo Guan opened his eyes and felt relaxed and relaxed all over his body, as if a huge burden had been lifted off him. Before, whether he was in Azure Continent or living in seclusion in the Flower God's former residence, he tried his best to relax, but he didn't know this.
a feeling.
Sure enough, looking back at the human world is the right step.
Luo Guan pushed the door open and went out. The courtyard was shrouded in mist, and dewdrops condensed on the leaves. It was gradually entering autumn, but the ancient trees in the courtyard were still green and tender.
He walked back and forth for a while, moving his body, then took out the tea set and brewed it at will in the tranquility of the morning light.
Miao Zhu came to say good morning and brought food. After Luo Guan finished eating, his heart suddenly moved and he stood up and said, "Today, I have to go out and I don't know when I will come back. If Miao Zhu wants to have a meal, you don't have to wait for me."
"Yes, sir, walk slowly."
After leaving the Chenghuang Temple, the sun was getting higher and there were more people on the street. There were vendors from outside the city carrying fresh fruits and vegetables to sell, and there were also various shops that opened their doors to welcome customers.
Luo Guan had already had breakfast, but when he smelled the fragrance of wontons coming from the street, he felt a little more craving for food.
Smiling, he sat on a table and said, "Stall owner, a bowl of wontons."
"Okay, sir, please wait a moment!" The busy but orderly stall owner responded with a smile, and soon a bowl of hot and fragrant wontons was delivered to the table, "Sir, please
Use it slowly.”
Luo Guan took a bite of wontons. The soup was piping hot, fragrant and delicious. He thought that the beauty of the world might be hidden in these inadvertent moments.
While he was enjoying the wontons and thinking, he turned around and saw a little girl looking at him with wide eyes, "Uncle, you are so beautiful."
The little girl blinked her big, dark, round eyes, and her voice was childish, but extremely serious.
Luo Guan smiled. This childish compliment made him feel very good, "Little girl, you are very cute. You will be very beautiful when you grow up."
The little girl pursed her lips and lifted her hair from her forehead, "I have a red birthmark, which disappeared when I was born. They all say that I am a lost star, and I am destined to be an ugly girl in this life."
The birthmark was actually not big, but unevenly distributed, like a broken red tile, embedded in the little girl's fair eyebrows.
Luo Guan raised his eyebrows, "Uncle said you will look good when you grow up, so you will look good. Don't listen to their nonsense."
The little girl giggled and boldly walked to the side, "Uncle, where are you from? My father and I have been setting up a stall here for a long time, but we have never seen you."
Luo Guan smiled, "Uncle has just come to the city and will probably settle here for a while. I'll come and eat your wontons more often, okay?"
"good!"
The stall owner occasionally turned around and saw his daughter and the unfamiliar gentleman sitting together and talking, with smiles on their little faces, and he couldn't help but be slightly startled.
Because of the birthmark on her face, this girl was bullied by the neighborhood kids, so he was worried about keeping her by his side. She rarely communicated with others, let alone strangers.
However, if it is this gentleman, it seems to be reasonable... After all, this gentleman's temperament is indeed very good, and you can feel close to him at a glance.
After eating Chaos, he made an agreement with the little girl to meet again next time. Luo Guan paid and left. When the stall owner came over to clear away the dishes and wipe the table, he asked his daughter in a low voice, "Hei Ya, what did you say to that gentleman just now?"
There was still a bit of a smile on the little girl's face, "I just heard a story from my husband. He said that there is a long snake in the river. The coil is bigger than the house. It can control the water and fly. It can move clouds in the sky, make rain and make waves.
But because he was disobedient, he was struck by thunder by the City God..."
The stall owner smiled and said to himself that this gentleman was probably a storyteller, but he should be a nice person, and he was willing to communicate with a little girl. He didn't think much about it, but seeing another customer, he hurried over to receive him.
The little girl said in a low voice, "The husband also said that after the big snake was struck by lightning, a bead fell. It was on the edge of the small river not far from our house. It looked like a black pebble. Hmm...
...Is it true? Sir, aren’t you lying to children?”
After leaving the wonton stall, Luo Guan walked through a long street and then crossed a long alley. He looked up and saw a mansion with white flags hanging high and a mournful sound. But if he looked carefully, he could see that there was a house hanging over it.
A light layer of black mist.
Of course, ordinary people cannot see this black mist. At this moment, all the guests coming and going are coming to express their condolences.
"Have you heard? The old lady of the Wang family and the young master were killed by an evil spirit in the City God's Temple. Their deaths were extremely miserable!"
"Yes, I heard that they spent a lot of money to invite a mage to come and save the old lady's ancestors and grandchildren."
"Shhh! Keep your voice down, the Wang family will hear you, and you will suffer the consequences."
"What magician should the Wang family hire? Who doesn't know that our City God is the most efficacious... Huh! It seems that they are dissatisfied with the City God because of this matter."
"Why do you care about all this? The Wang family has a running-water banquet. If you just offer two copper coins, or bow before the soul, you can sit down and have a big meal."
Luo Guan followed the crowd and arrived. Outside the Wang family's mansion, a counting house was set up at the door to record the guests' gifts. The few people in front of them each took out copper coins, or attended funerals, etc. One of them, who was not stingy, turned out to be just a big prick.
After bowing to the white banner at the door a few times and pretending to cry a few times, the servants took him over to eat.
Luo Guan took a few steps forward and saw the cashier invited by the Wang family behind the table. He subconsciously stood up and cupped his hands, "Excuse me, sir, whose guest is this?"
"I am not a guest of the royal family. I just happened to come here and would like to have a meal of flowing water." He said, pointing to the table on the long street.
The accountant was startled, and then glanced at Luo Guan, secretly thinking that this gentleman was so distinguished that he was here to eat for free? But he didn't dare to show any signs of abnormality on his face, and said with his hands, "Of course, Master Wang has given orders, as long as you are willing to send
The old lady and the young master are all welcome to sit down and have a meal."
Luo Guan glanced at the elegiac couplet placed at the door and said, "I don't have anything on my lower body, so I'll just write a word to express my feelings."
"Okay, then here's Mr. Lao, please." The accountant stood up hurriedly, spread out a piece of white paper, and presented a writing brush.
Luo Guan pondered for a moment, then wrote the word "安" with one stroke. Invisible to the naked eye, a clear light flashed across the surface of the handwriting and turned into a golden light. It rose into the sky and directly dispelled the layer of black fog that enveloped the Wang family.
"Good word!" the accountant's eyes lit up, and he blurted out. He looked at the word "安" on the white paper, and the writing was majestic. His heart felt inexplicably calm, and his breathing became much easier.
Looking at Luo Guan again, he became more respectful and said, "Sir, your calligraphy is wonderful. I have lived for fifty-one years and I have never seen such good calligraphy."
"Come, come quickly, sir, please come in and take a seat at the table!"
Luo Guan waved his hand, "No, just the running water mat." After saying that, he cupped his hands and walked towards the street under the leadership of his servants.
The accountant looked at this calligraphy, and the more he looked at it, the more wonderful it became. He even had the idea of appropriating it for himself, so he took it back to his home and framed it.
The next moment, he quickly shook his head, secretly thinking that this was for the deceased, but he did not dare to blaspheme it, so he immediately took action himself and carefully placed it among the elegiac couplets.
call--
A gust of wind blew, and the elegiac couplet rattled, but I don't know if I misread it, but the word "安" did not move at all.
The accountant exhaled and looked up at the sky, feeling that the autumn weather had suddenly become much warmer.