Chapter 110: A single stick can break his defense
A quarter of an hour actually passed very quickly.
Burn half an incense stick and the time is up.
But perhaps because the temple was too quiet, Xie Chengjin always felt a subtle sense of restlessness and couldn't calm down, so this half incense stick of time became a bit unbearable.
It might also be because the smell of the incense burning in the temple was too strong. He had never liked incense, so now he felt a little uncomfortable.
When a quarter of an hour was up, he stood up and walked to the altar.
The stick was placed flat on the altar.
Even though the time has come and the words should have appeared on the signature, the signature is placed upside down, with the side with the words facing down, so at a glance, you can't see what the words are on the signature.
Xie Yanyu had not returned yet, but she had not gone far either. From his angle, he could see her figure through the half-open window of the temple.
Logically, she should come in and look at the contents of the signature together.
But for some unknown reason, Xie Chengjin didn't call her.
He stood quietly in front of the altar like a ghost, without making any sound, his eyes fixed on the stick.
After a while, his eyelashes trembled slightly.
Then he gently raised his hand and picked up the stick——
"Good luck."
Among the five types of fortune sticks, Daji is the best one.
A very bad omen means that everything goes wrong, a slightly bad omen means there will be twists and turns, an even omen means nothing happens, and a slightly good omen means there will be unexpected surprises.
What about Daji?
Good luck means everything goes well, everything goes smoothly, and everything goes as planned.
If you ask about your marriage and get a very lucky number, it means that you can get married right away. You don't even need to look for an auspicious day, because this number means that no matter what day you do it, it will be very lucky. Even if you get married on the most unlucky day, everything will go smoothly.
in other words,
This marriage is as strong as iron, it cannot be cut or broken by a knife, it is a marriage destined by heaven.
This is also the most difficult lot to get when asking the gods.
If this fortune comes out, ordinary people will laugh so hard that their faces will break.
But Xie Chengjin remained expressionless.
Only the dark eyes seemed to become darker and darker, like a bottomless abyss.
He held the fortune stick in his hand and looked at it for a long time, then his gaze fell on Li Xun's birth date and time, reading the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches one by one.
This person is Li Xun.
He is capricious and vindictive, and has a bad reputation. He is clearly not a good match for Xie Yanyu.
Can this also bring good luck?
Xie Chengjin was silent for a while, and a familiar pain arose in his body. It was the feeling when the remaining poison in the body was affected by excessive emotional fluctuations.
He exerted force with his fingers, and the edge of the lucky stick dug into his palm, cracking some wounds on his palm that had not yet healed, and blood flowed out again, staining the stick.
After a long while, he didn't know what he was thinking about, but wrote down his birth date with an expressionless face.
Then he took down Li Xun's horoscope and tore it into pieces bit by bit.
Then, he placed his birthday on the altar, picked up the bucket of lots, and shook a lot with an indifferent expression.
*
at the same time.
Xie Yanyu sat outside and took out the white stick from his sleeve again.
At this time, words appeared on the white signature. Xie Yanyu looked at the words and knew that a quarter of an hour had passed.
But she did not go into the temple immediately, but remained sitting where she was.
The system knew that she was planning to sit outside for another quarter of an hour—
She wanted to test Xie Chengjin to see if he would change the lucky lot, so naturally she had to give him time to draw another lot.
Therefore, no matter whether Xie Chengjin would draw lots again, she would wait for half a quarter of an hour before going in. After all, waiting a little longer would not affect anything.
Because the system knew her plan, it didn't ask any more questions at this time.
It was actually a little curious and wondered whether Xie Chengjin would draw another lot.
After all, in this situation, if Xie Chengjin really shook the lot again, what kind of thoughts would he have in mind to do such a thing?
Did you deliberately draw an unlucky lot and replace it with the lucky one?
The system thinks not.
Because if they had to draw the lots again, Xie Chengjin would not be able to control what lot would be drawn.
Not everyone can think of preparing a signature in advance like Xie Yanyu did.
The system thought about it and used its own database to simulate Xie Chengjin's thoughts and speculated on several possibilities.
But in the end, it discovered that if Xie Chengjin really drew the lot again, there would probably be only one possibility -
He felt uncomfortable after seeing Li Xun's lucky sign.
It could be jealousy, imbalance, comparison, or some subtle expectation that makes him draw the lot again.
This lot asked about his marriage with Xie Yanyu.
Perhaps he and she are more compatible than she and Li Xun.
But people like Xie Chengjin...
It was so difficult to see any emotions or desires on his face; he looked like a piece of ice without any desires.
Therefore, it is really hard for the system to imagine that he would have such dark and twisted emotions. On the surface, he appears to be righteous, with a cold face and no expression, but in fact he is secretly coveting his sister who has no blood relationship with him, and then secretly competing with her fiancé to see who is more suitable for her. A single lot can make him break down.
When the system thought of this, it hissed and felt a chill.
On the one hand, it felt that Xie Chengjin might not draw the lot again, but on the other hand, it felt that even if he did, he might not draw a very bad lot.
It said to Xie Yanyu: "If he really draws a new lot and it comes out to be auspicious, then your test will be invalid, won't it?"
Xie Yanyu said calmly: Established.
She said: If he really doesn't want to agree, then even if it turns out to be a good omen, he will find a reason to refuse the marriage.
The system said: [That’s right.]
Xie Yanyu added: Moreover, it is impossible to be auspicious.
System: [How can you be so sure? Did you tamper with the lottery box?]
Xie Yanyu said: Didn’t you say that I was a cannon fodder female supporting role?
System: [Yes.]
Xie Yanyu said slowly: How can a cannon fodder female supporting role have good luck?
As soon as these words fell, the system froze: [Hiss, don't say that, you really shouldn't say that.]
For some reason, she said this in such a calm tone, which made it feel a little uncomfortable. Its voice lowered a little: "That seems to be the truth."
Xie Yanyu was in a very calm mood.
She took out the white sign from her arms and showed the system the words "very bad" written on it.
She said: "So, no matter what lot I draw, it will be very unlucky. The lot that others draw related to me won't be much better, either very unlucky or slightly unlucky. This is normal."
Good luck will not favor her.
So Xie Chengjin could make a conclusion just by touching her bones, saying that she had worked hard and suffered many disasters.
Xie Yanyu no longer believed in gods and Buddhas.
There are no gods or Buddhas here. It is a world in a book, an invisible place. A pen forcefully wrote her fate, nailing her to a tragic fate from which she cannot escape. Later, a system appeared, saying that she could ascend to heaven after completing the task.
Everything is controllable, even becoming an immortal can be her reward for completing the task. In this case, what is the point of talking about gods and Buddhas?
Gods and Buddhas in this world are just fabricated characters. In essence, she is no different from them.
Therefore, she should be her own god or Buddha.
*
A quarter of an hour later.
Inside the temple, Xie Chengjin sat in front of the altar.
He held the white stick he had shaken out and looked down.
The words on it slowly appeared, and two words came out -
"Very bad."
The fortune stick for her and Li Xun's marriage was placed next to it, with the words "good luck" written on it. The bright red words looked dazzling, and contrasted sharply with the black words "bad luck" on his fortune stick. It was like some kind of silent mockery, and he suddenly exerted force with his fingertips.
But just then.
There were footsteps outside.
It’s Xie Yanyu who’s back.
It was still early when she came in from outside. The sunlight cast a circle of light gold on her side, but she still looked a little sick. Her dark black hair was opaque and her skin was still pale.
Xie Chengjin's gaze paused on her.
Before she came over, he put the two signatures into his sleeves with an expressionless face.
Then I heard her ask, "I've been out in the sun and lost track of time. It must be a quarter of an hour now. Has the fortune been drawn yet?"
Xie Chengjin responded indifferently.
Xie Yanyu sat down opposite him: "What's the sign?"
As she spoke, her dark eyes looked at him.
For some reason, he read a hint of anticipation in her eyes.
Xie Chengjin rarely read the emotion of anticipation from her expression.
But seeing her like this, his chest felt suffocating, and some emotions were running rampant, as if they were about to burst out. He put his hand in his sleeve, pinched the lucky stick hard, and with blood flowing from his palm, he broke the stick directly.
But his tone was steady: "Do you really want to know?"
Xie Yanyu was very honest at this time: "I want to."
She actually wanted to know whether Xie Chengjin had replaced the stick.
She is looking forward to it.
But Xie Chengjin saw that this reaction meant that she was looking forward to getting engaged to Li Xun, and therefore was also looking forward to the result of Naji's lottery.
Xie Chengjin's Adam's apple rolled up and down, and he felt very uncomfortable.
He was also very quiet, kneeling here, as if thinking about something. After a while, he suddenly pulled his lower lip and smiled very faintly, which was difficult to capture.
Then he took out the unlucky lot and pushed it in front of her: "Unlucky lot, this marriage doesn't seem suitable."
At this moment, the system practically screamed in Xie Yanyu's mind: [You guessed it right! He really changed his signature!]
But Xie Yanyu's expression was dull, and he seemed to have no reaction.
She looked at the lot and said nothing.
Xie Chengjin looked at her and said, "If you don't agree, this marriage will be cancelled."
He was a man of few words, but at this moment he added, "Li Xun is not a good match for you. Forget about the marriage. I will find you a more suitable one later."
Like a promise.
Xie Yanyu suddenly asked: "What is more appropriate?"
Xie Chengjin thought for a moment and said, "A famous family with strict family traditions and a good reputation."
He finished speaking,
But Xie Yanyu looked up at him again.
She looked at him for a while, her eyes a bit like scrutiny, dark and depressing.
This was the first time Xie Chengjin was looked at like this by her.
He was about to speak when she spoke first, her meaning unclear: "Like you? You sound a lot like yourself, brother."
The string in my head seemed to be suddenly pulled, making a sharp sound.
Xie Chengjin was stunned and looked at her.
But there was no change in her facial expression. It seemed like she just said it casually and she didn't mean to say it. But Xie Chengjin's heart beat very fast, and it felt like someone stabbed his heart with a knife. He instinctively wanted to resist and deny.
But that's when
Xie Yanyu spoke again: "Forget it. It's a bad omen, so be it. I don't want to find anyone else. Even if it's a bad omen, I still want to get engaged to Li Xun."
The tone was steady, and the words were not excessive.
But the surrounding air cooled down as a result.
Xie Chengjin's mood suddenly soured, and he said coldly, "No. According to the rules, Naji drew a bad lot, so the marriage should be cancelled."
Xie Yanyu quickly responded, "Really?"
The string in the air seemed to be stretched to the limit at this moment, and it would break if it was pulled any further.
Xie Yanyu refused to budge, and even became a bit aggressive. She was forcing him, and the thorns in her flesh and blood pierced her usual docile disguise, revealing her sharp and aggressive side. She stared into his eyes and smiled, a rare smile: "Are you really that evil?"
Xie Chengjin was relieved.
Then, she took out a stick from her sleeve.
She turned the stick upside down on the table, covering the words, and slowly revealed herself, "But I brought a very lucky stick with me and replaced the one I drew. The one on the altar has always been the lucky one. Brother, why did you take out such an unlucky stick?"
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