"Well... okay! What should we do?" Li Mingke asked.
"Here are three copper coins, take them." Miao Yinzi took out a small red and gold-threaded pouch from her sleeve and poured out three copper coins.
Li Mingke took the three copper coins. They were no different from ordinary copper coins, except that they were tied with red strings, and the number of red strings on each coin was different.
"You can just toss it into the air, but don't use too much force or throw it too far!" She once told a fortune for a rich young master, but the boy used a lot of force, and she had to lie on the ground with her bottom sticking out for a long time before she could find it. She learned her lesson from that experience.
"Okay." Li Mingke placed the three copper coins in his hand, clasped his hands together and shook them, then gently tossed them into the air.
With a few clinking sounds, the three copper coins rolled off in different directions.
Miaoyinzi determined the positions of the three copper coins, then stood in the middle of them, closed her eyes, and began chanting incantations.
Li Mingke watched from the side.
"Hmm...hmm?" Miao Yinzi opened her eyes, revealing an expression of disbelief. Then she closed her eyes again and began to mutter to herself. After doing this three times, she finally lowered her head in frustration.
"Senior Miaoyinzi, I wonder what the result was..." Li Mingke asked cautiously, judging from Miaoyinzi's expression, the result probably wasn't good!
Miao Yinzi raised her head, her eyes filled with tears, "Fellow Daoist Li, I... I am not skilled enough!"
Li Mingke: ?
"Three times, three times in a row! I still couldn't calculate your result!" Miao Yinzi cried. "This has never happened before! It must be because I've been too lax lately! Waaah, I need to keep cultivating!"
"This... Senior Miaoyinzi, perhaps it's not your fault," Li Mingke didn't know how to comfort her.
"The divination indicates that your destiny was originally one of great wealth and prosperity, with many descendants. However, it now shows that your destiny is being interfered with by several external forces, creating a tangled mess. As for your true destiny, I cannot calculate it now." Miao Yinzi picked up three copper coins and fiddled with them with her hands.
Li Mingke listened, standing aside, unsure how to respond.
"Alright, I'll go back and ask my master. Fellow Daoist Li, if you have time, you can come to our Star-Picking Pavilion."
Her master is a master strategist; he can definitely figure it out!
"Alright, thank you very much, Senior Miaoyinzi. I will definitely visit you when I have time." Li Mingke clasped his hands in a fist salute.
Miaoyinzi seemed very upset; after saying goodbye, she left wiping away her tears.
Now only Li Mingke was left. She stood there for a while, then continued walking along the stone steps.
Can't you even calculate one's destiny?
She seemed a little annoyed, picking up small pebbles along the way with her toes.
Myo-ko's strength is definitely extraordinary. Since she can't figure it out, could it be that there's something wrong with me?
She then thought that she was now dressed as a man, could it be that the beads she was wearing around her neck were having an effect?
She was thinking with her head down, completely unaware that there was someone in front of her.
"Ouch!" Her nose bumped into a broad chest, the hard muscles hitting her nose painfully. She covered her red nose and held back the sore, physiological tears.
The cool fragrance of plum blossoms wafted into her nostrils.
"Master!?" A celestial being, as pure as the moon at dusk, stood before her.
"What are you thinking about? You can't even walk properly," the immortal said calmly.
It turns out it was Master.
"Is Master here to enjoy the scenery too? Have those seniors already left?" Li Mingke asked, rubbing his nose.
"Hmm, it's nothing serious." Immortal Venerable Jinyun took Li Mingke's hand away and saw that her nose was only a little red and there was nothing wrong, so he was relieved.
"Was Qingshan fun? I'm sorry, this gathering was meant to help you relax and have fun, but I didn't expect this to happen." Jinyun Immortal's voice was tinged with regret.
"Not at all, Master brought me here and I've seen the world! And the scenery in Qingshan is beautiful. Walking among the forests is so refreshing." Li Mingke said with a smile, "By the way, Master, I just met Senior Miaoyinzi."
"Really? What did she say?"
The two walked side by side on the path, one tall and one short, with no particular destination in mind; they were simply taking a stroll.
"She told my fortune, she..."
Suddenly, Li Mingke's mind went blank for a moment.
You mustn't tell Master!
Like a bright light suddenly appearing in a thick fog, it shone brightly in her mind.
"What was her calculation result?" Jinyun Immortal Venerable knew Miaoyinzi's level, and he was also curious about this little disciple he had just taken in not long ago.
"...She said I would be very wealthy and have many descendants, haha, ha..." Li Mingke chuckled a few times, but she decided not to tell her master the truth.
"Hmm, not bad." Jinyun Immortal Venerable was not surprised by this result. Li Mingke is the young master of the Li family in Pengzhou and has now become his only disciple. Even if her cultivation talent is not high, no one dares to underestimate her. If nothing unexpected happens, this result is just her lower limit.
Seeing that his master didn't ask too many questions, Li Mingke breathed a sigh of relief.
I'm sorry, Master...
She still felt a little guilty, after all, after becoming an apprentice, the two of them had the closest relationship besides their parents, and sometimes even closer than their parents.
Is it because they haven't spent much time together that they don't fully trust their master?
She asked herself this question in her heart, but then she thought about how the two of them usually got along. Although her master did not show her concern for her every day, he always answered her questions patiently and protected her in front of outsiders. It was clear that he had completely regarded her as one of his own.
This made her feel even more guilty.
Seeing that her little disciple was not very interested, Jinyun Immortal Venerable assumed that she was not satisfied with the result calculated by Miaoyinzi. After all, the greatest dream of cultivators is to achieve something, break through the mortal realm, and ascend to immortality as soon as possible. Miaoyinzi's result obviously did not include this. In addition, she did not have high talent for cultivation, so she was discouraged.
So he changed the subject and asked, "You also attended today's gathering. What are your thoughts on the alleged theft of the palace?"
Li Mingke was somewhat surprised by her master's sudden inquiry, but she still obediently answered, "The Ouqie Palace was once the residence of immortals, and it is protected by restrictions, which means there must be some treasures inside. Moreover, the appearance of the white fox may indicate some unusual activity in the Heavenly Dao. The white fox is a divine creature, and since it dares to show itself to people, it may be to attract people to go there. The great opportunity mentioned by the Palace Master of Liyue Palace may be true."
After listening to Li Mingke's words, Immortal Venerable Jinyun pondered for a long time, "What you said is correct."
It seems that Master was satisfied with this answer. Actually, Li Mingke was still a little nervous about Master's questioning, feeling as if he was asking her to recite knowledge points from a book.
Do you want to go?
"What?"
Is Master asking her a question?
"If you want to go, I'll take you."
Li Mingke was completely stunned.
"Doesn't Master want to go? Perhaps there are some magical artifacts inside that can help Master ascend to immortality. Besides, didn't those seniors say..."
"I'm not asking anyone else, I'm only asking you."
Just ask her?
Li Mingke stopped in her tracks. Her master's figure was tall, and most of the sunlight fell on him, casting a small shadow on her.
The man walking ahead of her stopped and turned around to look at her, as if asking her why she had stopped.
A gentle breeze blows, the trees sway, the flower branches tremble, and a cool fragrance wafts through the air, like the first breath of crisp, cool air you inhale when you open the window in the morning.
"...I want to go."
He seemed to have eyes only for her, as if he would grant any unreasonable request she made.
"Okay, I'll take you there."
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