Sailing and Conquest

I'll tell you all, this land is round and we can sail forward without looking back, never worrying about losing our way home—wealth and homestead lie straight ahead.

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Chapter 234 Asking for a Name

Originally, Qin Mo was unwilling to go out for fortune telling. She could have just invited an old Taoist priest to the Prince's Mansion to do a perfunctory calculation. Who would be so foolish as to calculate that their "birth dates are incompatible"?

However, his idea was opposed by everyone, and even Kaihime herself was unhappy. Qin Mo slammed the table on the spot, "Go ahead and calculate. Whoever dares to make me unhappy, I will make them unhappy."

Now things are really messed up. The fortune tellers in the city are either Qin Mo's retainers or the grandchildren of those retainers. When they see that someone from the Prince's Mansion has come, they all feel unwell and none of them dare to tell the fortune about this marriage.

Left with no other choice, Narita Ujō and Kaihime's sister, Atsuhime, along with several witnesses, gathered at the Ran-sanctuary, a place where outside "deities" gathered, to perform fortune-telling in order to complete the "name-asking" process.

Actually, the name-asking ceremony is just to put everyone's mind at ease. The Taoist school has many ways to resolve incompatibilities in marriage. As long as one is happy with the marriage, one can always get what one wants. However, the result that the current head of the Tian family has obtained is quite good, which has finally put everyone's minds at ease.

Joyous news spread throughout the Prince Heng's mansion: the Prince is getting married! He will be taking two concubines into the household at the same time. One is the daughter of Lin Huaiyuan, a prominent businessman, and the other is Narita Kai, a woman from Japan.

The wedding is set for the eighth day of the fourth month. At that time, the Prince's Mansion will hold a banquet, and any high-ranking official, no matter who they are, can go and eat a spoonful of meat and drink a cup of wine.

Upon receiving the news, Master Ma was filled with mixed feelings of joy and worry. He was happy that he had helped the prince find a suitable match, which might become a future avenue for him. However, he was worried about offending the Lin family. Who knew if the Lin family's daughter was cunning or not? He regretted not having ruined Narita Kai's marriage.

Old Master Ma had been hiding in his residence for half a month, but he couldn't hold back any longer and started setting up his stall again. People always need to eat, and you can't do without money. There are so many brothels of all kinds in the protected area, and you can't do without money!

"Hey! Lao Gao, where have you been hiding? All your regular customers have come to my place!"

"Bullshit, Hu Laosan, your skills are only good for fooling those stupid men and women. You think you can steal my customers? You're so lucky!"

While setting up his stall, Gao Laodao chatted and boasted with his "divine" friend next to him. And you know what? Old Gao really did like to tell fortunes for smart people, but he wouldn't rip off a fool!

"Hey! Lao Gao, a girl came looking for you these past few days. Did you forget to pay her?"

"Bullshit! I, Lao Gao, am a legitimate disciple of the Taoist sect. How could I do such a despicable thing? If I did, why wouldn't I pay you?"

Old Gao was furious. He said, "I'll accept whether I'm good or not, but if I beat someone and don't pay, wouldn't that ruin a man's reputation?"

"Look! That's the one, he looks like a Rakshasa."

When Gao Laodao turned around, he saw a fair-skinned and beautiful blonde girl walking over. She stared at his signboard for a while, then sat down opposite him with a thud and slammed a large red betrothal letter onto the table.

"Tell me about the compatibility of these two people's marriage."

Having seen countless people, Master Gao could tell at a glance that this woman was no ordinary person. Although she still had a slightly childish face, the noble and arrogant air in her bones could not be faked.

"Please wait a moment, young lady, I will immediately perform a divination for you."

Old Gao looked down, pondering what price to charge, but he was immediately dumbfounded when he saw the birth chart on the marriage certificate. Hadn't the man's birth chart been calculated just a few days ago? His forehead was instantly covered with beads of sweat, which then dripped down his face.

"Hey! Have you figured it out yet? Do these two girls even have the looks of dragons and phoenixes?"

Old Gao felt dizzy and collapsed to the ground with a thud, closing his eyes and remaining silent.

I need a ticket! Does anyone have one they could give me?