Mo Zhizhang withdrew his gaze from the yellow dog and looked at the smiling Taoist Yuan Zheng.
In the past, he didn't believe in gods and ghosts. But after arriving in Dongli Town, he had encountered many inexplicable things.
For example, the faces of Jiang Mian, Li Zhao, and Xiao Jingcheng had once been blurred. After that rain, they all showed their true appearances, and it was all thanks to the yellow talismans drawn by this Taoist in front of him.
There was also what Jiang Mian had said about the purple aura and soul leaving the body.
"Daozhang, are you proficient in divination, good at reading faces and palms, predicting good and bad fortune, and can draw talismans to exorcise evil spirits and purify the body?" Mo Zhizhang asked, gently rubbing his sleeves with his fingers.
Taoist Yuan Zheng scratched the back of his head and chuckled, "I can't say I'm proficient. I've just achieved a little. I wonder if Dr. Mo wants me to read your palm, or do you want a talisman? Or maybe you want me to predict your fortune?"
Mo Zhizhang seemed to be lost in thought for a moment. Then, coming back to his senses, he said,
"I'd like you to calculate my love destiny, Daozhang."
What?!
At this moment, both Xiao Jingcheng and Taoist Yuan Zheng were shocked.
It was really strange. Mo Zhizhang actually wanted someone to calculate his love destiny?!
After coming to his senses, Xiao Jingcheng immediately became vigilant.
Something was wrong. It was really off!
The only girl Mo Zhizhang had come into contact with recently was Jiang Mian. Now he was asking Taoist Yuan Zheng to calculate his love destiny. Could it be... could it be...
Absolutely not!
Xiao Jingcheng immediately jumped up, turned his head, and bit on Taoist Yuan Zheng's sleeve, tugging hard to stop him from calculating for Mo Zhizhang. But Taoist Yuan Zheng ignored him and said with a beaming face,
"Oh my! Dr. Mo, now that you mention it, I've taken a closer look at your face. I can see that your glabella is tinged with red and your eyes are full of tenderness. This is a sign that the star of love is moving!"
Mo Zhizhang: "..."
You just noticed now?
He suddenly began to doubt whether Taoist Yuan Zheng really had any skills.
Taoist Yuan Zheng said, "Please stretch out your hand, Dr. Mo. Let me take a look."
Mo Zhizhang hesitated for a moment but still reached out his hand. Taoist Yuan Zheng held his slender palm, lowered his head to study the lines on his palm, and quickly calculated with his left hand.
This stinky Taoist is really going to calculate for him!
Xiao Jingcheng was very angry. He controlled the yellow dog's body and turned to run. But after running a short distance, he couldn't help but turn back and hide behind the corner to eavesdrop.
"From Dr. Mo's palmistry, you should have a destiny of great wealth and honor..." Taoist Yuan Zheng said meaningfully.
Mo Zhizhang was startled. He instinctively wanted to clench his hand, but Taoist Yuan Zheng's next words made him stop.
"However, if you accept this wealth and honor, your life line will come to an end."
Yuan Zheng gently pointed at his palm. "It's precisely because of these two arrows that blocked your path to wealth and honor that your life line was broken and then continued here."
"This means that if Dr. Mo wants great wealth and honor, he must pay a price. He may end up alone for the rest of his life."
Mo Zhizhang was secretly shocked, while Xiao Jingcheng, hiding in the dark, was overjoyed.
Did this mean that Mo Zhizhang and Jiang Mian had no destiny?
Daozhang Yuan Zheng asked, "May I ask Dr. Mo's birth date?"
Mo Zhizhang reported his birth date. Yuan Zheng counted on his fingers and murmured to himself for a while. Suddenly, he opened his eyes slightly: "Oh my! Oh my!"
These two exclamations immediately raised the hearts of both Mo Zhizhang and Xiao Jingcheng.
"Oh my..."
Mo Zhizhang said, "Daozhang, just say what you want to say."
Taoist Yuan Zheng coughed twice and said meaningfully, "The west wind brings the peach blossom. Destiny is also determined by heaven. If you want to embrace the beauty, you must fight to cross the river."
Mo Zhizhang frowned slightly and silently repeated Taoist Yuan Zheng's words in his heart.
He didn't care much about the first part. What he cared about was the last sentence, "If you want to embrace the beauty, you must fight to cross the river."
Did this sentence imply that he should fight for himself?
Mo Zhizhang's heart skipped a beat. When he looked at Taoist Yuan Zheng, his eyes showed a glimmer of understanding.
Seeing that he seemed to understand his meaning, Taoist Yuan Zheng reached out and gently patted his chest, smiling mysteriously:
"But remember, water can carry a boat and also capsize it. When fighting to cross the river, you may easily capsize the boat because of impatience. Keep your mind at ease and don't force things. Otherwise, it will backfire."
After saying that, he glanced lightly at the place where the yellow dog was hiding.
Hehe, there will be a good show to watch on this journey!
Mo Zhizhang bowed to Taoist Yuan Zheng and said, "Thank you, Daozhang, for solving my doubts. Here are twenty taels of silver as a reward for you."
Taoist Yuan Zheng took it very naturally and said, "It's nothing. If Dr. Mo has any more doubts in the future, you can still come to me. I will surely tell you everything I know."
Mo Zhizhang bid farewell to Taoist Yuan Zheng and then returned to the main hall. As he passed the corner, he looked down. The yellow dog that had been hiding there was no longer in sight.
He didn't care much. He just quickened his pace slightly.
Stepping into the Rakshasa Hall, he looked up in the direction of Jiang Mian and saw the girl holding the yellow dog in her arms.
She was turning to talk to Li Zhao, tightly holding the dog in her arms. They looked very close. As if hearing the sound, the dog looked at him. He didn't know if it was his imagination, but he saw a hint of provocation in the dog's eyes again.
Mo Zhizhang smiled faintly, withdrew his gaze, and sat down on the other side to rest for a while.
Over there, Jiang Mian was pestering Li Zhao to tell the story of how he and Jiang Zhiqing had met.
"I remember that Dad mentioned on Qianren Mountain that Mom was sold to a wealthy family as a slave. What happened?"
Xiao Jingcheng, lying in Jiang Mian's arms, also turned his head to look at Li Zhao. His small bean eyes were full of curiosity.
To be honest, he was also a little curious about how Li Zhao and Jiang Zhiqing had fallen in love.
Although Jiang Zhiqing was beautiful, her background was not good. Li Zhao, on the other hand, was the most outstanding descendant of the Li family in Luozhou and the youngest Zhongshuling in the State of Chu. In the past, with Jiang Zhiqing's background, she wasn't even worthy of being Li Zhao's concubine.
Li Zhao didn't intend to hide this from Jiang Mian. He just hadn't found the right opportunity to tell her. Now that she had asked, he said frankly, "You should have noticed that your mother was from the countryside. She was the daughter of a peasant family and ranked third in the family. Her original name was Jiang Zhaodi. Besides that good-for-nothing younger brother, she also had two older sisters."
"After giving birth to a third daughter, her parents were not satisfied. They tried their best and finally had a son. But unfortunately, there was a locust plague that year. The Jiang family's harvest was poor. After the younger brother was born, there was one more mouth to feed in the family. They couldn't pay the grain tax and had no rice to eat, so they sold this daughter to a tooth broker."