On a fairly busy street in a small town, most pedestrians were walking blankly, as if they didn't know what they should do.
"The divine plan is so wonderful that it can calculate everything in the world! It can provide guidance and save the troubles of all living beings! The divine plan is so wonderful that it can calculate everything in the world..."
A slightly childish shouting voice spread, and pedestrians on the road stopped to watch. Even those pedestrians who looked like walking corpses stopped, because life is a mysterious thing to them, and they can know what will happen next moment.
things are also good.
This is a little boy of seven or eight years old, standing next to a fortune-telling stall, shouting. The fortune-telling stall is very simple, with only a table and two chairs. Two small flags are inserted next to it, with this picture written on them.
It is a couplet but not a horizontal statement.
This little boy has good features. Although he is dark, his eyes are bright and energetic, making people want to get close to him at the first sight. This little boy is what attracts attention. No matter who sees it,
The poor little boy, walking next to a fortune-telling stall, would think that the old fortune-teller abducted the little boy. No, with everyone watching, someone had already stepped forward to inquire.
A middle-aged man, who looked like he had a family at first glance, walked past the crowd and walked to the fortune-telling stall. He asked the old fortune-teller absentmindedly: "Please tell me how lucky I am lately!"
Then the middle-aged man pretended to be casual and turned around and asked the little boy: "Kid, why don't you go home and follow this old uncle?"
The little boy blinked his eyes and said seriously: "I don't have a family. He is not an old uncle, he is my adoptive father."
Everyone around him said "Oh" in unison, and they all understood why the little boy was following the old fortune teller. Seeing that nothing was going to happen, they gradually dispersed. The middle-aged man also understood.
It was just a misunderstanding. Just as he was about to leave, the old fortune teller stopped him: "Brother, please stay. I haven't told you your fortune yet."
The middle-aged man looked back at the old fortune teller and looked at him doubtfully: "Oh? Just tell me. If it's not accurate, I won't pay!"
The old fortune teller touched his goatee, pointed to the three copper coins on the table, shook his head and said: "Look at these three copper coins, the upper hexagram is Kanshui, and the lower hexagram is Lihuo. Water and fire are not good, it is a bad omen!"
The middle-aged man's face darkened, and he said displeasedly: "I respect you as an old man, but I didn't expect you to curse me like this!" It should be noted that everyone in this small town is addicted to gambling, and they are most taboo about other people's curses, so the middle-aged man
The reaction was so big. Fortunately, he was still restrained. If it were someone else, he might have gone up and beat up the old fortune teller. So many people in this small town are living like zombies precisely because they were drained by gambling!
The old fortune teller smiled mysteriously and said calmly: "You have been in bad luck lately and you will lose every bet. Moreover, your son is still suffering from illness and your wife complains a lot. Am I right?"
After hearing this, the middle-aged man immediately stepped forward with a look of astonishment on his face, looked at the old fortune teller in confusion, and said nervously: "You...how did you know?"
The old fortune teller smiled mysteriously, looking like a magician, and said mysteriously: "Of course I figured it out."
The middle-aged man didn't consider whether he came here by asking, so he stepped forward, held the old man's hand tightly, and said excitedly: "Master, you have to help me!"
The old fortune teller laughed and said, "I run a fortune telling stall just to give guidance to all living beings. You don't have to do this."
The middle-aged man was also included, and he also understood the meaning of the old man's words. He took out five taels of silver from his arms, touched his head, blushed and said embarrassedly: "Master, I only have so much money left. Originally,
I plan to get medicine for the child..." Before he could finish speaking, the old man spoke: "Well, it doesn't matter how much money you have, as long as you have the heart." He said it sanctimoniously, but in fact he had already taken the money in one hand and guessed it.
into his arms. At this time, the old man winked at the little boy, and the little boy agreed. He looked at the middle-aged man, and a faint red flashed in his eyes. It flashed by in an instant. If
No one paid much attention and couldn't notice it at all.
After the little boy finished, he pulled the corner of the old man's clothes, and the old man understood. He pretended to ask the middle-aged man to sit down, held his palm, pinched the heavenly stems and earthly branches with the other hand, and chanted in a decent manner.
Some things. The old man touched them for a while and then said: "Judging from this hexagram, you have committed a crime against the evil star. There are ways to solve it. Come over here and I will tell you what to do." Middle-aged man
The man leaned his head over and heard the old man say: "Go to a temple three miles outside the city. There is an old locust tree in front of the temple. You only need to circle around the old locust tree three times and then spit on it.
It can be resolved.”
After the middle-aged man got the "cracking" method, he thanked him excitedly and walked out of the city happily. Seeing the middle-aged man walking away, the old man said: "Heng'er, you did a great job!
"As he said that, he touched the little boy's head. The little boy said: "Father, that uncle is a good man, why did you charge him money to buy medicine?"
The old fortune teller touched his goatee, blinked and said, "Heng'er, my adoptive father did not lie to him. He indeed helped him resolve his recent bad luck, and his family will no longer be sick."
The little boy was dubious, tilted his head and said, "Really?"
The old fortune teller said confidently: "Of course! Okay, it's almost noon, Heng'er must be hungry too, let's close the stall and go eat something delicious!"
The little boy said "Hmm" and obediently helped clean up the stall and walked to a restaurant. This restaurant is quite impressive and is a landmark building in the small town. It is said that it was opened by the owner of a gambling house in this small town.
The decoration is splendid and high-end. The plaque on the door has the inscription "No. 1 Restaurant" on a gold and black background. Although it is a bit arrogant, it is indeed the first in this city.
The old fortune teller held the little boy's hand and was about to step into the restaurant when the waiter standing at the door reached out and stopped the old fortune teller with a look of contempt: "Old man, do you know where this place is? Can you come?"
Let's go, let's go quickly, don't disturb the distinguished guests while they are eating!" It turned out that the waiter looked at their shabby clothes and started to look down upon them. The old fortune teller did not argue, but silently took out five taels of silver and waved it in front of the waiter.
The waiter immediately changed his attitude, and a look of compliment appeared on his face, which was faster than the change of expression in Sichuan Opera: "Sir, please come upstairs!"
The little boy looked at the poor performance of the waiter, and he was disgusted with such a snobbish person. He stared at the waiter with his eyes, a deep blue flashed in his eyes, and was hidden for a moment. The waiter led them to the second floor with a smile on his face.
, came to the table, wiped the table diligently, put on a smile that made people look uncomfortable, and said: "Master, what do you want to eat?"
The old fortune teller said: "What good dishes do you have here?" The waiter immediately became energetic and said with great detail: "There are braised lion's head, steamed satin-neck fish, white wax green vegetables..." and he said twenty in succession.
There were many dishes, and they were all spitting and vivid. The old fortune teller frowned and said: "Pick five dishes from here, three meat and two vegetables, and add a soup."
The waiter secretly laughed in his heart: "Here comes another villain, let's see if I don't kill him severely!" But he said: "Okay, please wait a moment!" Then he ran downstairs with excitement, but somehow,
His left foot stumbled and his right foot fell, and he rolled downstairs. The diners upstairs and downstairs all laughed when they saw this. The waiter kept rolling and couldn't stop. He rolled until the stairs were all the way.
Kankan stopped, and the waiter from another store quickly helped him up. When he saw it, his face was bruised and purple, and he looked like a pig's head. The fall was so hard that the waiter was not only disgraced, but also had a broken leg. It turned out that the waiter had a broken face.
The boy was angry that he looked down on others, so he secretly plotted against him so that he could have a longer memory.
The commotion was so loud that even the shopkeeper behind the scenes came out to find out what was going on. Seeing the miserable appearance of the waiter, he couldn't help but be shocked: "What's going on?" The other waiters talked about the scene that had just happened. The shopkeeper listened.
, and immediately said loudly: "Today I am going to make all the guests laugh. How about this? No matter how many dishes are ordered, we will get 20% discount on each one, how about it?" Many diners upstairs and downstairs applauded in unison, and many people even clapped their hands.
It was so lively when I opened my palm.
The old fortune teller nodded slightly and said to himself: "This shopkeeper knows how to do business. With this skill, he has already attracted many repeat customers."
Just as the second and first floors were busy, the diners on the third floor became a little impatient. A middle-aged man wearing a blue-grey robe poked his head out from upstairs and shouted loudly: "What's the noise!"
Didn't you see that the Taoists are talking about something?" His expression was fierce, as if he was about to get angry if he made another quarrel.
The old fortune-teller glanced at him, then pretended to be casual and picked up the tea cup, but said in his heart: "The burning Taoist priest from Lingtian Palace Yi Mu, what is he doing here? Is it because of that thing?" Although the old fortune-teller is not honest.
Watching him, but listening attentively, hoping to overhear some clues.
Taoist Ranhuo saw that everyone downstairs was speechless, and couldn't help but feel a little relieved. All the diners downstairs dared to be angry but dare not speak out. On Tianyu Continent, whether they are cultivating Taoism or cultivating demons, they are all looked up to by ordinary people.
Object, when they see monks and demon cultivators, they are afraid to avoid them. Who dares to stroke their tiger beards? Despite this, ordinary people are very keen on cultivation, but it is not so easy to join a cultivating sect. It depends on you.
The foundation, understanding, and requirements for cultivating are many. Among a hundred people, it is difficult to find one suitable for cultivation, let alone a genius. Therefore, the six holy places in the monastic world hold screening conferences every five years to
Choosing one's own disciples is also the moment when ordinary people long to leap over the dragon's gate. If oneself or one's children are chosen, it will really be a smoke coming out of the ancestral graves. Not only will their reputation and status be instantly improved, but even their money will be rolling in.
Come on, this is also the reason why they desire to cultivate immortality.
Although demon cultivators are also cultivating, their approach is different from that of monks. They believe that following one's own heart is the way to practice, so they act without scruples and act entirely according to their own will. In this way, they are just like the monks who seek to live in heaven.
It goes against the purpose of and naturally became mortal enemies, and they have been fighting endlessly since ancient times. However, demon cultivators also rely entirely on their own will to recruit disciples. This has led to many demon masters being alone throughout their lives without successors. The demon cultivator is also because of
In this way, it gradually declined. In recent years, the decline has become more obvious. The monks have completely gained the upper hand. Even recruiting disciples is many times more powerful than the demons.
Taoist Ranhuo went down the mountain to practice this time to recruit disciples and create momentum. However, he was impatient and was also influenced by his practice. The momentum was quite great along the way, but it was all a joke, and even the Lingtian Palace was involved.
His reputation was also affected badly. No, when he heard the noise downstairs, he was the first to be unable to bear it anymore and immediately rushed out and shouted loudly. At this time, a Taoist with a calm face behind him said: "
Ranhuo, you are still so impatient! Come back, let us continue to discuss how to close the door. If you continue to act like this, who else will dare to join our Lingtian Palace?" Taoist Ranhuo seemed to listen to this person's words and immediately returned to his own home.
Sitting in the seat, no words were spoken.
The old fortune teller used the magical power of "Tian Er Tong" and listened to their conversations one by one. He only heard the Taoist say: "In recent years, although our Lingtian Palace has admitted many disciples, they are all good and bad. There are only a few who can achieve great magical powers."
Very few. The palace master said, this situation must be changed, otherwise it will fall into the lower ranks among the six holy places and become like the Ancient Sword Sect."
A female voice echoed: "Senior Brother is right, but along the way, we only met a few people who are suitable for cultivation. If this continues, how should we communicate?" Taoist Ranhuo said: "Junior sister, don't worry, there will always be
There’s a way.”
At this time, a sarcastic voice sounded: "As long as you are not in a hurry, everything will be easy to handle!"
As expected, Taoist Ranhuo couldn't stand the excitement. When he heard this, he almost lifted the table: "Fujiki, what do you mean!"
Taoist Fujiki said calmly: "What you hear means what it means."
At this time, another voice sounded: "Second Senior Brother, Third Senior Brother, each of you should say less, and we should quickly discuss what to do next." Both of them turned away at the same time, and said "hum" in their mouths,
No one looks at anyone seriously.
When the old fortune teller heard this, he thought to himself: "The burning fire, the vines, the thick earth, the soft water, and the sharp gold are all here! It seems that Ling Tiangong is really anxious this time, otherwise that bull-nosed man would let these five precious disciples
Put down the mountain? Well, I can easily handle these five people one by one, but when the five of them form the Five Elements Formation, I can't do it alone. Fortunately, after I disguised myself, they didn't recognize me so easily
.For that matter, I'd better be more cautious." While the old fortune teller was eavesdropping, the waiter had already brought the dishes. The little boy was really hungry, so he picked up his chopsticks and started gobbling it up.
While the old fortune teller was thinking, most of the food had been put into the little boy's stomach. After thinking about it, the old man saw the leftovers. He couldn't help but be startled, smiled bitterly, and then picked up his chopsticks and started eating. After eating, the old fortune teller concluded.
After paying the bill, he took the little boy and walked toward the east of the city, carrying his fortune-telling stall.
Just as he walked out of the restaurant, a voice called out to the old fortune teller. When the old man looked back, it was the middle-aged man who had just walked out. He took the old fortune teller's hand and said, "Master, your calculation is so accurate! It's so accurate."
Got it!"
The old fortune teller was not bad either. Although he roughly guessed what was going on, he pretended to be like a magician and said, "Brother, what do you want to see me for?"
The middle-aged man said excitedly: "Master didn't know something. After listening to the master's words, I went to the earth temple three miles outside the city and walked around the old locust tree three times. When I came home, not only did the child's illness heal,
, my wife has also become virtuous, and more importantly, I went to the casino with only three taels of silver left, and actually won fifty taels more without paying back the money! Come on, master, you can take these ten taels of silver
It must be accepted!”
The old fortune teller couldn't refuse, so he had to accept it. Finally, the old fortune teller guided the middle-aged man: "Nine out of ten bets will you lose. Just get your money back. Use the money to do some business and don't gamble anymore."
, if you don’t listen to me, your family will be destroyed and everyone will die. Remember this!”
After hearing this, the middle-aged man trembled all over, remembered the old man's words firmly, and said, "Master's teachings must be kept in mind!" Sure enough, in the future, this middle-aged man stopped going to the casino and opened a small shop.
The days are getting better and better. This is a story for later, so I won’t mention it for now.
After getting rid of the entanglement of the middle-aged man, the old fortune teller took the little boy all the way east, and soon left the city and disappeared outside the city. (To be continued)