My heart skipped a beat, as if a wooden hammer had hit a drum, making a loud bang. Tao Mu was so shocked that he felt dizzy and his whole body seemed to resonate with the sound.
The lingering buzzing sound continued until Li Xiaoheng handed the fortune stick tube to him: "I heard that Wong Tai Sin's fortune sticks are particularly effective. Draw a stick and we will ask the master to help you interpret it."
Tao Mu subconsciously took the lottery tube. He had also heard that the fortune sticks here were particularly effective. When I came to Xiangcheng to film in my previous life, I actually drew a fortune stick to inquire about my blood relationship. Unfortunately, he had bad luck in his previous life, and all he got was a bad fortune. However, Wong Tai Sin’s divination was indeed effective. Being deserted by everyone and seeking death, everything actually came true.
Tao Mu held the lottery tube in a stalemate. He was not sure what lot he would draw in his life. The golden statue of Wong Tai Sin sits on the altar. The smoke of incense was lingering, and the immortal who was looking down from high above was looming behind the incense, making it impossible to see his expression clearly.
Li Xiaoheng looked at Tao Mu, who was so nervous that his hands were shaking slightly while holding the lottery stick tube, and urged him with a chuckle, "Go ahead and ask for a lottery stick."
"Yeah." Tao Mu responded softly. When I looked down at the bamboo stick tube, I was shocked to find that more than half of the bamboo sticks were missing - there were originally a hundred numbered bamboo sticks, but now there were only twenty or thirty scattered sticks. No wonder he felt the sound was particularly loud when he shook the lottery tube just now.
"You——" Tao Mu subconsciously looked at Li Xiaoheng, and intuitively determined that someone was causing trouble again.
Li Xiaoheng smiled and said, "Most people believe in ghosts and gods because they want something but are worried that they can't do it. So they have to put their trust in ghosts and gods. But I am different. I, Li Xiaoheng, am confident that I can get what I want, and I also believe that I have the ability to protect what I want to protect. If you are not confident, it is useless to pray to gods. It is better to pray to gods half and rely on me half."
His gentle but firm eyes stared straight at Tao Mu, without dodging or wandering, just like the feeling Li Xiaoheng had always given people.
Tao Mu subconsciously clenched the lottery tube in his hand, his palms were sweaty from nervousness: "Are all the lots inside good?"
"Your luck is not bad to begin with." Li Xiaoheng did not directly answer Tao Mu's words, but just smiled and said: "I just made a deal with the immortal. I will protect you to keep the basic situation, and the rest depends on you to draw lots."
So this is half praying to God and half relying on you?
Tao Mu looked down at the lottery tube. How could there be such a person who takes out both the bad and the middle lots when drawing lots? It's obvious that he doesn't believe in ghosts and gods. How can he be so domineering?
"You are too naughty. The immortal will be angry."
"The Immortal won't." Li Xiaoheng replied with a smile: "The Immortal originally responded to every request and protected the world. That's why his fortune is so effective. He must know that I have the ability to protect you. So you just need peace of mind."
Tao Mu looked hesitant.
Li Xiaoheng asked: "You don't believe it?"
He reached out and pulled out the stick tube from Tao Mu's hand, then stood up and put the dozens of bamboo sticks he had pulled out into it one by one. He returned to the golden statue of Wong Tai Sin and knelt down: "I, Li Xiaoheng, have never believed in ghosts and gods in my life. Today, I pray to the immortal, only hoping that Tao Mu can be safe and happy, and have a smooth life."
After saying that, before Tao Mu could react, Li Xiaoheng had already closed his eyes and shook the stick. When a bamboo stick fell, Li Xiaoheng picked it up and asked the fortune teller to interpret it - it happened to be an excellent stick.
"You see." Li Xiaoheng looked at Tao Mu with a gentle smile: "Huang Daxian also believes that I can protect you from harm and happiness, and make your life smooth."
It was afternoon at this time. The warm early summer sunlight shone in from outside, casting a halo around Li Xiaoheng's outline. In Tao Mu's eyes, it made his eyes hot. Tao Mu then lowered his head, took the excellent fortune stick that Li Xiaoheng had asked for in his hand, and looked at it over and over for a long time. Li Xiaoheng smiled and said, "The fortune sticks here are indeed effective. You should also ask for one."
"No need." Tao Mu held the bamboo stick, raised his head, and looked into Li Xiaoheng's eyes: "I believe it."
As if aware of Tao Mu's intention, Li Xiaoheng smiled slightly and reached out to hold the other half of the bamboo stick: "Just trust me. At least I won't let you down."
Then, he slowly pulled the bamboo stick out of Tao Mu's hand. It was as if Tao Mu's heart was also pulled out of his hands. The warm big hand wrapped around Tao Mu's clenched fist. Li Xiaoheng asked the fortune teller who was interpreting the divination: "This is the first time I have ever asked for a divination. The divination is very good and I think it is very meaningful. Master, can you give me this excellent divination?"
The Wong Tai Sin Temple is very popular and the fortune-telling divinations are very effective. There are often devout men and women coming to ask for divination. However, it is rare to see someone like Li Xiaoheng who does so many fancy things when asking for fortune and even wants to take the fortune away after asking.
However, people pray to gods and Buddhas to seek peace of mind. Although Wong Tai Sin is efficacious, he cannot protect all the good men and women in the world. Just like Tao Mu, who clearly has more knots in his heart and is trapped by his inner demons and cannot be freed, if someone is willing to give everything to protect his peace and happiness. Even the gods who are high above are willing to help those who are willing to help.
So when Li Xiaoheng proposed to him that he wanted to use a good fortune stick to resolve his companion's worries, the fortune teller did not stick to the formalities but agreed with a smile. Now Li Xiaoheng wanted to get rid of this fortune again. The fortune teller thought about it and agreed.
However, the fortune teller did not expect that Li Xiaoheng, who clearly did not believe in ghosts and gods, would actually offer to donate one million in incense money to fulfill his vow after asking for the lot. The fortune teller looked at Li Xiaoheng in surprise, then looked at Tao Mu. I suddenly realized that even if people in this world do not believe in ghosts and gods, when they meet the person they care about the most, they would rather believe in it.
Before, I laughed at others for seeking peace of mind. Now he himself was worried about gains and losses.
The fortune teller watched the gossip secretly but did not point it out.
Tao Mu also asked for a Qingxin Talisman and a scripture personally copied by the Taoist priest of the Wong Tai Sin Temple. As for Li Xiaoheng, he took Tao Mu and the lucky sign he kept as a souvenir, and the two of them left the Wong Tai Sin Temple contentedly.
Li Xiaoheng also said: "...After I go back, I will keep this excellent fortune stick together with the eight crab pieces. They are both very meaningful."
Tao Mu was too lazy to complain about Li Xiaoheng's weird collecting habit. I don't know if it's psychological or something else. He always felt that he felt much more energetic after coming out of Wong Tai Sin Temple. Refreshed.
"…If we want to visit all these temples, one night may not be enough." Back in the car, Li Xiaoheng carefully looked at the Buddha worship guide that his assistant had made on the spur of the moment, and smiled, "But if you want to worship, we can take our time."
Tao Mu held the Taoist scriptures and the Qingxin Talisman that he had asked for from the Taoist priest, and put them in the safe with great piety and caution: "Let's go buy a brush and ink first. Starting tomorrow, I will copy scriptures every day and become a Taoist handsome man."
What the hell is this Taoist handsome man?
Li Xiaoheng smiled, but asked the driver to find an antique shop where he could buy brushes, inkstones, and paper. "Did you learn calligraphy from Mr. Song?"
Tao Mu nodded. In fact, he learned more than just cooking and calligraphy from Mr. Song. When he was young, Mr. Song loved to play and was also interested in stone engraving, so Tao Mu also learned a little bit. But I'm not very skilled.
There is also a photo studio opposite the antique shop. When Tao Mu came out, he ran into the sign of the photo studio and his heart moved. He immediately dragged Li Xiaoheng into the photo studio.
Li Xiaoheng was pressed on the chair by Tao Mu with a confused look on his face. Looking at Tao Mu standing behind the camera, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Didn't you take pictures with your phone?"
"It's always inconvenient to bring a cell phone when filming." Tao Mu explained seriously: "I have to carry a photo with me."
To ward off evil spirits again? !
Li Xiaoheng sighed helplessly, and just as he was about to speak, he heard Tao Mu say, "Didn't you tell me to trust you? What, do you want to regret it?"
"Of course not." Li Xiaoheng explained patiently, "I'm just worried that there are too many people on your crew and they might see that you have my photo and make bad assumptions. It's not good for your image."
If taking photos with a cell phone and using screen savers can be explained, then carrying a photo of him as a talisman during filming is just too weird and intimate. Although Li Xiaoheng also wanted to show his affection openly, he had to consider Tao Mu's identity as an actor after all.
"I know what's going on." Tao Mu replied while fiddling with the camera. Since he had promised Li Xiaoheng that he would seriously consider this relationship, he never thought of hiding it for the sake of his career. He is not the kind of person who is secretive. Not in the last life, certainly not in this life.
Before Li Xiaoheng could say anything else, Tao Mu solemnly promised: "I will put the photo in my shirt pocket."
Isn't that the place closest to the heart?
Li Xiaoheng stopped talking immediately. After Tao Mu finished taking the photo of him, he immediately stood up and took a photo of Tao Mu as well. He should also place it in the pit of his stomach.
"You want to ward off evil too?" When Tao Mu came out of the photo studio, he squinted at Li Xiaoheng with his slender phoenix eyes.
Li Xiaoheng's heart was shaken when he saw this, and he said solemnly, "Keep warm."
Tao Mu was stunned for a moment: What the hell is keeping warm?
However, Li Xiaoheng had no intention of explaining. He took Tao Mu back to the antique shop again, bought a jar of cinnabar, dipped a wolf-hair brush in it, and wrote the words "ward off evil spirits" behind his photo.
"Then it's easy for you to explain. Some people pray to Buddha and believe in Jesus, but do you believe in capital?" It was really difficult for Boss Li, who was afraid that Tao Mu would be misunderstood, so he could come up with such an excuse.
Tao Mu was simply unable to complain.
Li Xiaoheng smiled at Tao Mu, who was obviously alive again, and told the driver to continue to the next stop, Guanyin Temple.
The first time is new, the second time is familiar. This time, Li Da Lao, who claimed that he only believed in himself, burned incense, prayed to Buddha and asked for fortunes more smoothly than Tao Mu.
Tao Mu stared at Li Xiaoheng kneeling on the mat with his eyes closed and his hands clasped together, and prayed solemnly in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "I pray to Goddess Guanyin that the person I love can also love me, agree to my pursuit as soon as possible, and let me protect him for the rest of my life. Let us grow old together and be together forever——"
"good!"
Li Xiaoheng suddenly opened his eyes and turned to look at Tao Mu: "I pray to Goddess Guanyin to bless the person I love to love me too, and agree to my pursuit as soon as possible."
Tao Mu looked at Li Xiaoheng with a smile, and said softly but firmly: "I agree."
"The person you love also loves you and is willing to agree to your pursuit. He will protect you and make you happy for the rest of your life and help you make a lot of money." Tao Mu thought for a moment and said, "Grow old together."
It seems that such corny words are rarely said. Tao Mu pursed his lips uncomfortably, and then said: "Although I am not the goddess Guanyin. But do you believe me?"
Li Xiaoheng smiled and looked at Tao Mu steadily: "I believe it."
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