Chapter 122 When Yougui thought about what would happen next, he felt...
An hour ago.
Li Zhou walked into a tavern twenty miles away from Wangjia Village and ordered two pounds of beef and three pounds of liquor.
This is definitely not because she is greedy, but because the simulated character this time is such an alcoholic.
[This time, the character you randomly picked is: The alcoholic fortune teller who wanders the world]
[You were born in a merchant family, with both parents and a wealthy family. Your surname is Xie, your name is Lingwei, and your courtesy name is Luo Qian]
[You are the only child in the family. Your parents and grandparents love you very much. You have lived a life of luxury and have never had to worry about anything since childhood.]
[When you were six years old, your parents hired a teacher for you. They didn’t ask you to win the imperial examination, but just wanted you to study hard and be sensible, take over the family business in the future, and live a stable life.]
[The Master is a poor scholar, who has learned the classics, history, and literature in a mediocre way, and is only so-so in poetry and songs. He is not even as good at mathematics as you who are born with the ability. However, he is quite knowledgeable about the Five Elements and Eight Diagrams, Feng Shui, Yin and Yang, seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune, and astrology.]
[Your father was not very satisfied with this teacher, but your mother joked that if your luck turned bad and your family fell into poverty, you could use this skill to make a living.]
[No one expected that your mother's words would come true. Your father went out to sea on a merchant ship and encountered a rainstorm on the way, losing both his life and property. Your grandparents fell ill because of the bad news, and your mother was left to support the family business alone. However, the elders of the clan came to the door and said that your father's inheritance should be divided equally among the clan members. Your mother refused, so they took her to the county government. The county magistrate was bribed by them, and your mother was imprisoned. Your family property was confiscated, and your grandparents were so angry that they fell to the ground and could not get up.]
[You returned home as a young child, found a knife, and wanted to die together with those so-called elders. However, the teacher, who had always been frivolous, stopped you and told you that his calculations about your father's death were not simple, and your mother's imprisonment was also secretly manipulated by someone. An evil being had seen your future destiny and wanted to get rid of you in this way without leaving any trace.]
[You don't care about your future, but the teacher said that you are his only student. If you die young, where will his face be? ]
[The master knocked you unconscious. When you woke up, you found that your mother had returned to your side, but the master was nowhere to be found. According to your mother, all the elders in the clan died of illness overnight. The county magistrate was frightened and quickly released your mother and returned half of the family property.]
[You knew that it was the Master who took action, and you couldn't help but feel worried for him. Not long after, the officials from the Demon Hunting Department came to your home to investigate whether the elders' deaths were caused by demons.]
[Although the Monster Hunting Bureau did not find any evil spirits, they still took away most of the valuables in your home, claiming that these items have an evil aura and need further investigation.]
[After this incident, your family's financial situation plummeted, and you and your mother could only sell wine to earn a living.]
[Life was hard. Your mother passed away before she was fifty. You buried her and remembered the words your master left before he left. You set out on a journey alone to find the mastermind.]
[You inquired about the news and learned that your father went to sea at the invitation of the head of the Wang family. This invitation was the source of all the disasters. You earned some travel expenses by fortune-telling and came to Wangjia Village from afar. You heard that the Wang family wanted to invite a fortune-teller to predict an auspicious day for going to sea.]
[What a coincidence, you are now a fortune teller. You decide——]
Li Zhou made a decision quickly.
She ran around Wangjia Village, knocked out every fortune teller who came to recommend himself or was invited, and threw them eight hundred miles away.
So, the Wang family members who came to the village entrance to pick people up waited for a long time, but only she, the fortune teller, was there.
The Wang family members felt a sinking feeling in their hearts, thinking that the clan's deeds had been exposed. The other fortune tellers heard the news and fled, not daring to show the slightest sign of doubt, and hurriedly took Li Zhou into the village.
When the clan leader heard about this, he even came in person to accompany the group, fearing that this one would also be scared away.
Seeing Zhao Sulan running out from the backstage of the stage, the clan leader's face turned cold and he winked at a few young men. The young men nodded knowingly and stepped forward to coax Zhao Sulan away.
Zhao Sulan subconsciously took a step back and looked at the fortune teller Li Zhou pleadingly. Li Zhou heard the voice of Yu Niang Niang in the simulator. Although he still couldn't remember who Zhao Sulan was, he showed a mysterious smile that a charlatan should have: "So it's you."
The Wang family members paused, the clan leader frowned and shook his head, and several people slowly retreated, looking at the fortune teller Li Zhou with uneasiness.
Zhao Sulan was also stunned: "You...you know me?"
"Your name is Zhao Sulan, right?"
"Right...right, right..." Zhao Sulan saw the "Believe it or not" banner swaying in the wind from the corner of her eye. She opened her eyes wide in disbelief, "You really are a fortune teller!"
As soon as we met, I knew her name without asking anything.
If this isn’t divine calculation, then what is it?
Zhao Sulan was so impressed that she wanted to grasp this last straw even more tightly: "Thank you, Master. I..."
"You don't have to tell me." Li Zhou said, "I already know everything."
Zhao Sulan opened her eyes wide again, and the face of the Wang clan leader next to her changed, with two fierce rays of light suddenly shooting out of his eyes.
The next moment, seeing that the fortune teller Li Zhou looked normal, he relaxed again and thought to himself: This person might really have some ability and he really saw something, but he was too arrogant and thought he could win with a small force. Or, maybe he heard about Wang's family background and wanted to rob the thieves.
Well, that’s fine. What the Wang family wants is someone with real skills. Let’s see who comes out as the more skilled one in the end.
The clan leader's expression changed several times, and finally settled down, revealing a kind smile: "Master Xie, are you an old acquaintance of this Hua Dan from the Osmanthus Troupe?"
Li Zhou said, "We are just destined to meet by chance."
She was wondering why Miss Yu stopped talking after saying the other person's name and just stood there in a daze, not knowing what she was looking at.
Good thing she can talk nonsense.
Zhao Sulan quickly took a step closer to Li Zhou. She loved being Master Xie's destined person. At this moment, Master Xie was a symbol of security in her eyes.
Perhaps she had finally found support and her body could finally relax, for the next moment, a long and loud "gurgling" sound came from her stomach.
Zhao Sulan blushed, but Li Zhou did not show any mocking expression. Eating is the most important thing in everyone's life. How could she laugh at others wanting to eat?
The clan leader twirled his graying beard, not showing any sign of annoyance, and said in a gentle tone: "Since you are a destined person to thank the master, let's have a simple meal together later."
Who knows what the food in Wangjia Village is like... But Master Xie didn't object, which means it's okay.
Zhao Sulan swallowed dryly and whispered, "My fellow apprentices sang all night and didn't drink a drop of water..."
The clan leader frowned, turned around and scolded the young man beside him: "Is this how you entertain guests? This is not what I taught you!"
"We were negligent." The young man immediately admitted his mistake, walked up to Zhao Sulan and bowed, "I am sorry for my rudeness, I hope you will forgive me."
In comparison, Zhao Sulan looked much more immature. Her first reaction was to hide behind the fortune teller Li Zhou. After she came to her senses, she bit her lip in annoyance, but she really couldn't say those polite words. She could only stand there with a red face.
Since neither side has fallen out, it means there is still a need to pretend to be friendly. How can we behave so rigidly and show our cowardice at this moment?
If the old boss were still alive, he would have definitely laughed it off and smoothed over the situation.
But the old boss is no longer here.
There is no one to protect the children behind them and do these things anymore.
Zhao Sulan clenched her palms tightly to prevent the tears from falling.
The young man in front of her maintained a bent posture, motionless, seemingly apologizing, but in fact making the atmosphere even more tense, giving Zhao Sulan and fortune teller Li Zhou invisible pressure.
The Wang clan leader did not stop him, but secretly observed the reaction of the fortune teller Li Zhou.
Li Zhou didn't react at all.
No one has ever said that one must accept someone else's apology, so she didn't think there was anything wrong with Zhao Sulan not saying anything.
She didn't even look at the young man who was bending down, she walked around him and went straight forward.
She still wants to gather information at the dinner table.
The wine bag around his waist was already filled with strong liquor, ready to be used later.
Li Zhou, who was carrying out his plan on his own, did not notice the patriarch's serious expression, nor did he notice that the young man, who originally had a smile on his face, was now sweating profusely.
How arrogant! Not even giving them face, as if waiting for them to turn hostile.
He comes with bad intentions.
The clan leader pondered for a while and sneered in his heart. After all, there was only one Xiangshi Xie. Could she possibly create 100,000 clones and massacre the entire village?
The Wang family is not ordinary people like pigs and dogs... They are...
"Ergou, Ying'er, Ayun... hurry up, it's time to eat!"
Zhao Sulan shouted, interrupting his thoughts. The Wang clan leader raised his head, and the swollen bags under his eyes trembled. He looked at the little actors running out timidly from the backstage, their young and healthy bodies filled with the vitality that he could never dream of.
The sunlight hit his deep eye sockets, casting shadows that made his eye bags look even darker. He followed slowly, a sincere smile on his face: "Eat well, eat more, kids...enough..."
Behind him, the young man who was bending over didn't dare to straighten up until he could no longer hold on and fell down. Then someone came forward and dragged the already stiff guy away.
At this time, fortune teller Li Zhou was unscrewing the wine bag and pouring wine into a large bowl.
The table was filled with large bowls of wine, but the wine bag in Li Zhou's hand was still not empty, as if it was filled with a sea of wine.
The clan leader didn't know that Li Zhou just remembered the saying "Truth comes out when drunk" and reluctantly poured the wine for them to drink.
Is it to see if we dare to drink it?
The clan leader sneered in his heart and ordered a member of the Wang clan: "Wang Lin, come here and have a drink with Master Xie."
Wang Lin: “…”
He thought for a moment and said cautiously, "Chief, this is such a good wine, you drink it first."
Patriarch: “?”
Zhao Sulan laughed secretly in her heart and looked at the fortune teller Li Zhou with admiration. He was worthy of being called Master Xie. With just a little trick, he created a rift in the Wang family.
Li Zhou didn't know that they were worried that she had poisoned the wine, nor did she care that no one dared to taste her wine. She picked up a wine bowl and drank it all in one gulp.
Upon seeing this, the Wang clan leader secretly resented her. He should have known that if she wanted to poison someone, she would not do it so openly. This Xiangshi Xie was really good at manipulating people's hearts. His mind was so deep that it was really scary.
He was secretly thinking about how to win back the game when he suddenly heard a shout. He was delighted, calmed down, and twirled his gray beard calmly.
Zhao Sulan and the others were eating their meals when suddenly, a voice came from a distance: "A letter of circumstance --!! Reward the wandering ghosts --!! Strangers, please get out of the way --!!"
As the shouting came closer and closer, an extremely strong smell of blood wafted into everyone's noses, and a group of Wang family members carrying bright red minced meat appeared in everyone's sight.
The Wang clan leader stared closely at the expression of fortune teller Li Zhou, and felt a hint of excitement in his heart when he thought about what would happen next.
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