Zhu Yi waited and waited for Shu Chen's question, but it never came. She was getting anxious and wanted to go back and see if Zhao Cai had returned or if Jin Bao was still asleep.
Zhu Yi pursed her lips, while Shu Chen clenched her fist inside her sleeve, then opened and closed it again.
A light sweat covered his forehead. His mind was blank, and the struggles of the past few days seemed to have been shattered by Zhu Yi. Was his junior sister Zhu Yi suggesting that he could just ask Weiwei directly?
Shu Chen's expression became even more conflicted, which gave Zhu Yi a headache. She wasn't a relationship coach, so how could she have the patience to advise a young man experiencing his first love to think more positively?
These days, nothing beats making money.
In this kind of situation, it's better to advise him, because if he runs into a wall with Weiwei, he might blame Zhu Yi later.
Besides, it seems that Weiwei has someone she likes at home, and she never glances at other male cultivators when she's out.
It's obvious that she has someone in her heart.
Zhu Yi, unwilling to get involved, used the excuse of needing to go back to grow vegetables to bid farewell to Shu Chen.
Shu Chen remained where she was, still conflicted, her face showing a deep sense of unease.
"Junior Sister Zhu Yi..." He didn't know what was wrong with him lately, especially with Weiwei's cultivation speed being so fast, which made Shu Chen feel a little uneasy.
If Zhu Yi knew what he said, she would only coldly remark, "What kind of old-fashioned thinking is this? What? You can't stand seeing the girl you like being better than you?"
Unfortunately, Zhu Yi didn't say that. After leaving gracefully, she quickly searched around Peach Blossom Pavilion but still couldn't find Zhao Cai.
But the unease in her heart was really unbearable.
"Or, why don't you go and have your fortune told by the elders?" The little red squirrel cat peeked out from the corner, its clever little eyes looking at Zhu Yi with a hint of fear.
Zhu Yi chuckled, "Didn't you always hate it when Zhao Cai bossed you around?"
The little squirrel pouted its chubby lips and said in a muffled voice, "That cat is annoying, but it really does give us fruit to eat."
"Last time my sister was sick, that lazy cat even got us a Nourishing Essence Pill. It seemed to be quite nice to us..." The little squirrel tried hard to recall Zhaocai's kindness. "Although Zhaocai was annoying, it gave us a safe place to live. Otherwise, we would have been eaten by the weasels outside the mountain gate!"
Zhu Yi listened with a smile, but when she heard Xiao Hong say, "It seems to treat us quite well," she had a fleeting thought that Zhao Cai might be a scumbag.
The little red squirrel is right. She can have her fortune told; she doesn't need to go to the elders. She can do it herself.
Zhu Yi took out a whole set of fortune-telling tools that she had bought at the Bright Moon Market last time, bowed to the little carp in Lotus Lake, then turned around and sat down, taking out tortoise shells, copper coins, and books on interpreting divination.
"Lucky koi fish are watching over me. It's been a long time since I used metaphysical divination. I hope the skills my grandfather forced me to learn in my past life are still reliable in the cultivation world!"
To add a touch of ceremony, Zhu Yi also lit a burner of sandalwood incense on the table.
The wafting sandalwood incense helped Zhu Yi relax considerably.
The little squirrels were curious when they saw Zhu Yi worshipping a small carp. What was the purpose of the small carp? Was it for praying for good fortune?
Humans are indeed too complex, I just don't understand them.
Zhao Cai loves to eat fish, so those little carp must hate Zhao Cai to death.
A pair of wet little eyes watched from afar as Zhu Yi tossed in tortoise shells and copper coins, drew on paper, and then scribbled together, baring his teeth as he flipped through the books on how to untangle the knots.
"The hexagram 'Tun' signifies the renewal of spring wood, but also hardship and danger." Zhu Yi felt a chill in her heart; something bad had indeed happened! This hexagram usually indicates a bad start followed by a good finish, but Zhu Yi felt that Zhao Cai's trip would inevitably bring disaster.
"Squeak?" Miss, what are you talking about?
The little brown squirrel boldly approached and asked Zhu Yi at her feet.
Undeterred, Zhu Yi cast another divination.
"The Zhen hexagram signifies thunder that shakes a hundred miles, a fearful yet unyielding spirit." Zhu Yi stopped trying to divine the third hexagram. Divining too much was not good. She already knew that Zhao Cai was in a bad situation, so she couldn't divination any further and deplete Zhao Cai's luck.
In summary, this journey of attracting wealth is against one's will, and it needs to be rescued. If the opportunity is right, it will turn misfortune into good fortune and create new opportunities. If there is no turning point and it remains trapped, it will truly be a great misfortune!
Zhu Yi could no longer sit still. She was convinced that this matter was definitely not simple. Ever since they met Li Mei, something seemed off.
Although Zhu Yi burned down the demonic spell array in the alleys of Anyuan Town, now that I think about it, that old woman was also very strange.
Zhu Yi should release the old vine tree to ask about the demon race. Even someone with such profound cultivation as Zhao Cai was trapped; if she, a Golden Core cultivator, went there, she would definitely be cannon fodder. Do more research to put your mind at ease.
The old vine tree, feigning profundity, tried to pique Zhu Yi's curiosity, but when it opened its mouth, it was startled by Zhu Yi's gloomy black face and blurted out everything.
"The Demon Lord is currently missing, and the Great Protector Qing Shang is in charge of the Demon Clan's affairs on his behalf. Among the Demon Clan's nobles are several princesses and princes. Some of them follow the Great Protector's advice, while others are solely focused on pursuing pleasure and living a dissolute life..."
"Just say it! Princess Chunmei of the Demon Clan is here to expand the territory of the Demon Clan, while Li Mei is just a little vixen who only knows how to be a womanizer and have fun!"
"Ahem, it's not good to be so blunt." The old vine tree's wrinkled face looked a little uncomfortable. After all, it was a demonic plant, and it still had some feelings for the demons. If it hadn't been affected by a strange evil spell that made it unusually bloodthirsty, it probably wouldn't have signed a master-servant contract with Zhu Yi...
Speaking of the demon race, Old Vine Tree was filled with mixed feelings. There were rumors that the Great Protector Qing Shang was deeply in love with their Demon Lord, that the demon race had been preparing for war for the past few hundred years and was ready to attack the cultivation world at any time, and that the snake demon race was open-minded and that men and women who liked each other could have a one-night stand...
Zhu Yi's head was throbbing from listening. This was all such chaotic gossip; she had no interest in hearing it. She wanted to know if the demon race had any forbidden spells or incantations.
The old vine groaned and shriveled for a long time, but remained motionless.
Zhu Yi didn't urge it, directing the little squirrels to jump and leap all over the old vine. This made the old vine itchy and sore all over. Meanwhile, she patiently drew several divine thunder talismans, Buddhist fire talismans, and immobilization talismans on the side.
"What's with the awkwardness, Teng Changqing? You've already signed a contract with me, what's yours is mine, and what's mine is still mine! If you really have any secret demonic techniques, then hand them over."
"Huh? I am a demonic plant, after all. How can we demons easily reveal our magic to cultivators? Young master, please don't make things difficult for me!"
"Hand it over, hand it over!" The squirrel team didn't care about anything else and kept jumping around on the old vine tree. These little things had pretty sharp teeth, and even the old vine tree, with its nearly thousand years of cultivation and thick skin, was having some trouble.
"Do you know how ducks die?" Zhu Yi could draw a high-grade Xuan Tian talisman in a few strokes, gently put down the red talisman paper, and gave Old Vine Tree a wicked smile. She wouldn't let Old Vine Tree get away with anything unless he revealed some advanced demonic secret technique.
The old vine tree choked: "I can't even tell for a moment whether I'm a demon or you are! Little boss, you're too weird!"
A purple divine lightning talisman was held between Zhu Yi's two fingers. The old vine tree shuddered, its old eyes widening instantly: "I said! Don't strike me with divine lightning!"
"The talisman that stored your Golden Core Tribulation Divine Power is too much for me to bear!"
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