Yi Gui's pupils kept shrinking and dilating, and even his fingertips were trembling where no one could see, but he still maintained a calm expression, looking like an immortal.
Just as he was thinking about how to fight back, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the child next to Xie Xihe.
The child looked no more than three or four years old, with a high bun on her head, and was delicate and adorable, as if carved from jade.
But Mr. Yi's attention was not on him, but on his hands.
To be more precise, it was on the tortoise shell and copper coins that he was playing with over and over in his hands.
That is...
Yi Gui's pupils shrank sharply and he suddenly looked up at Xie Xihe.
In a flash, an idea came to my mind!
He tried his best to suppress the surging emotions in his heart, and instead of answering Xie Xihe's question, he said, "The reason I came here today is because I heard of Xie Banxian's name. Coincidentally, when I was in Xuanmen, there was a fellow disciple named Xie. I thought he had come to Kyoto and was setting up a fortune-telling stall again, so I couldn't help but come over to check it out."
His gaze fell on Xie Xihe, and he said, "But now it seems that I misunderstood. You are not my fellow disciple."
Xie Xihe raised his eyebrows slightly: "And then?"
"Then..." Yi Gui didn't know what he was thinking about. His eyes turned deep and he said with emotion: "Although you are not a fellow disciple of mine, you must have a close relationship with him."
The ladies were completely stunned. Upon hearing this, they hurriedly asked, "How did Mr. Yi know this?"
Because of Xie Xihe's previous remarks, some people had already become suspicious of Yi Gui and were eager to find out the truth, so they continued, "Mr. Yi may not know that this Xie Banxian is named Xie Xihe, and she is the eldest daughter of the Xie family, the most prestigious aristocratic family in Kyoto."
"From what I know, Miss Xie has never been fond of crowds since she was a child. She rarely even attends tea parties or banquets in her circle, let alone going out to learn skills. How did she become involved with your fellow disciple?"
"This is your first time meeting Miss Xie, right? Why are you so sure?"
Yi Gui was waiting here. He smiled when he heard this and pointed at his life, saying, "Because of him."
Everyone's gaze followed his finger and landed on Xiao Ming. However, they only thought that the child was extremely delicate and cute. Apart from that, they could not see any other difference. They asked in confusion, "What's wrong with him?"
"The key isn't the child, but the tortoise shell and copper coins in his hands," Yi Gui said, his voice gradually sinking. "Do you know what those are?"
Aren’t they just ordinary tortoise shells and copper coins?
Not to mention that any fortune teller on the street will carry these two things with him, even ordinary people can buy them if they want. What's so strange about that?
He wouldn't say that he relied on this thing to figure out the relationship between Xie Xihe and his fellow disciples, right?
This was what she thought in her heart, but she would not say it in front of the other party. One lady asked politely, "Turtle shells and copper coins, could it be that Miss Xie's set of tortoise shells and copper coins has a secret?"
"Indeed." Yi Gui nodded slowly, his face dark as water. "These items are called the Mysterious Armor and the Square Copper Coin. They contain a strong sense of metaphysics. With these two items in hand, even an ordinary person can vaguely glimpse some of the secrets of heaven. If they fall into the hands of a mystic, they will be even more powerful, greatly increasing their power!"
When he heard the words "his power has greatly increased", Sheng Yunzhou couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Receiving the dissatisfied looks from the aunts and uncles, he tried hard to hold back his laughter and waved his hands, saying, "It's okay, it's okay, you guys continue."
Xie Xihe couldn't help laughing, so he simply sat back in his seat, tapping the table lightly while looking at Yi Gui with interest.
That look of watching a play made Yi Gui's heart sink and he became furious, but he still didn't show it.
His gaze was fixed on the set of tortoise shell copper coins. Even though he tried his best to suppress it, deep greed and desire still flowed out of his eyes uncontrollably.
He deliberately kept the secret for a while before sighing and continuing, "More importantly, everyone in the Xuan Sect knows that the Xuan Ji Armor and the square copper coins are the magical tools of the Xuan Sect's leader, Taihe Zhenren."
Everyone's eyes widened and they all looked down.
The mysterious armor and the four copper coins were still in Xiao Ming's hands. The child held the tortoise shell in one hand and the four copper coins in the other. He slowly pinched out a copper coin and stuffed it into one end of the tortoise shell. He pinched out another one and stuffed it in again, and then another one...
He didn't stop until he had stuffed all four copper coins into the tortoise shell. He then used his two chubby claws to block the two ends of the tortoise shell and began to shake it slowly.
The muffled sound of "clang, clang, clang" came out from Xiao Ming's hands and fell into everyone's ears. They felt their hearts tighten and their sights froze. Everyone looked at the tortoise shell slowly swinging up and down as if possessed.
I don’t know how long it took, but Xiaoming finally stopped moving. He held the side of the tortoise shell with his two little paws and shook it gently towards the table.
clang.
A copper coin fell out of the tortoise shell and landed on the table.
My life continues to tremble.
The remaining three copper coins fell out one after another, and finally formed a straight line on the table.
Xiao Ming put the tortoise shell aside and stared at the four copper coins for a moment before finally coming to the conclusion, "This is a very bad omen. You're going to be in trouble."
I was looking in Mr. Yi's direction, so naturally I was speaking to Mr. Yi.
Mr. Yi's face was blue and black.
Especially when he saw the four copper coins lined up in a straight line, his heart skipped a beat.
He himself came from the Taoist sect, and although he only learned the basics, he knew the most basic fortune-telling and divination.
Naturally, I know what this divination means.
It's not just a very bad omen, it's a dead end!
There is no room for maneuver!
Yi Gui didn't believe it.
Of course he didn't believe it!
A child who hasn't even grown all his hair yet just shook the tortoise shell to draw out the hexagrams. How can you take it seriously?
Yi Gui has been traveling the world for so many years, and except for the time when the Zhong family encountered some trouble, he has always been respected and trusted by others!
How could I fall into the hands of a little girl and a child!
Yi Gui's eyes, hidden behind his eyelids, shifted dramatically. When he raised them, he regained his previous calmness and composure. He said, "The four directions represent the four directions of east, south, west, and north. If you still don't believe me, you can go up and take a closer look to see if the four copper coins are engraved with east, south, west, and north respectively."
"And the tortoise shell." Yi Gui's gaze fell on the Xuanji Armor again and he said, "Although there are no words on the Xuanji Armor, my sect leader has always had the habit of marking his personal magical tools. If nothing goes wrong, there should be his exclusive mark on the tortoise shell."
After a pause, he continued, "A symbol of the sun and the moon side by side."
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