Chu Qianli held the Sanqing Bell in her hand without giving up. She shook it back and forth, trying to understand the principle behind the bell.
The waiter brought the tea and Tan Muxing poured tea for everyone. As soon as the hot water came out, the fragrance of tea filled the air.
Mei Ru Z picked up the cup and drank the tea. She saw Chu Qianli fiddling with the Sanqing Bell and said leisurely, "Not bad, shake it before drinking. If we go to eat later, you can shake it before eating."
Chu Qianli was surprised and said, "That's impossible. It's an antique after all, so it should be useful."
Meiru Z: "It seems that it can also be used as a musical instrument during rituals, but I have never seen anyone use it at home."
Chu Qianli shook the Sanqingling and asked tentatively: "Drop the beat?"
Tan Muxing: “?”
Chu Qianli hasn't figured out how to use the Sanqing Bell yet. She also told Mei Ru Z about the reason for her search for the red crystal item and the travel notes left by her grandfather.
"There is such a thing, but I haven't heard anyone in my family mention it. I am the only one left in my generation who is good at Xin Yi." Mei Ru Z took the red crystal compass, examined it carefully, and returned it to Chu Qianli, "This is a Feng Shui compass, it is indeed useful, but I don't know how to use it."
According to Mei Ru Z, Mei Manling is a female relative on her mother's side, but she has no idea about her elders' experiences when they were young, and she has no idea what the family heirloom Sanqing Bell is used for.
"Of course, this thing can't be sold. It's a family heirloom after all." Mei Ru Z shook the Sanqing Bell, and the bell on her wrist also made a crisp sound. "Someone wanted to buy it before, but I didn't agree. I wasn't that short of money."
Tan Muxing glanced at Meiru Z's bell bracelet and felt curious. He whispered, "Excuse me, what is the bell on your hand for?"
Meiru Z's clothes from head to toe were all expensive, except for the small bell on her wrist, which looked special and did not match her dressing style at all.
Chu Qianli smiled and said, "It should be used for fortune-telling."
Meiru Z gave a look of admiration: "Great, you saw through it so quickly."
Tan Muxing looked curious.
Chu Qianli explained: "My elder sister is a practitioner of Plum Blossom Heart Yi, which focuses on the combination of Yi numbers, external responses and the heart. External responses are the signs of the external environment, and this bell should enhance the external response."
The saying "Man proposes, God disposes" means that if people copy the eternal and unchanging principles of hexagrams in a specific environment, they will never be able to achieve 100% accuracy. Only by capturing the external responses at that moment can they flexibly and flexibly obtain accurate results.
Of course, this ability is a great test of the level of the occupant, just like art requires inspiration. Plum Blossom Heart is easy to get started but difficult to improve, and there is a huge gap between beginners and the ceiling.
Meiru Z: "You know it very clearly. What are you mainly doing? Liu Yao? Qi Men Dun Jia?"
Chu Qianli shook her head, pointed upwards, and said with a smile, "Study the sky."
"Ziwei? Your divination system is different from mine." Mei Ru Z said in surprise, "I thought you also used the Xiantian Bagua system."
Mei Ru Z learned to deduce from the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, the Five Elements and the Eight Trigrams, while Chu Qianli learned to deduce from the properties of fixed stars. Both originated from the "Book of Changes", but are very different.
"I understand a little bit, a little bit." Chu Qianli said humbly, "As long as you fight with your peers more often, you will basically be able to do it sooner or later."
Mei Ru Z suddenly realized: "You Ziwei are fortune tellers, right? Then can you help me check my recent fortune? Why is it so unlucky for me? I want to make some money recently, but it's so troublesome. When will my fortune change?"
Tan Muxing was stunned when he heard this, and asked hesitantly: "...Does the master need to find another master?"
"We have different priorities. I basically make decisions and don't judge others." Meiru Z sighed, "And I always mess up myself. I tell you, since I took that crappy exam, I haven't made money smoothly. I'm going to be poor and starving to death on the street!"
Chu Qianli whispered secretly: "Big sister, I've never heard of people starving to death while driving a sports car..."
"You need car insurance if you drive a sports car, don't you need to maintain the car?" Meiru Z said in surprise, "You are young and don't know that there are many places to spend money. If you have a house, you still have to pay property fees. I am a self-employed person, so I have to pay for social security myself and buy commercial insurance occasionally."
"…It turns out that being a master also has so many troubles."
Meiru Z was complaining bitterly when she mentioned this. She had planned to make a fortune in a national project, but was eliminated because her written test scores were not good enough. She had wanted to continue with her previous job, but she did not expect that the new job she took on would be a mess.
Mei Ru Z has recently been helping a wealthy businessman to find someone. The reason was that the illegitimate son who was raised by the wealthy businessman in another place suddenly ran away from home and disappeared. Although the local TV station has posted notices everywhere and the police have also searched everywhere for the child, the little boy has disappeared.
"In fact, my first divination was a minor offense, not a big problem. I used the divination to tell them to look south..." Mei Ru Z said, "At that time, the police checked the surveillance and saw a figure, but they disappeared soon after. That made me divinate a second time."
"You know, generally speaking, one divination is enough to settle the matter. It's not good to do it continuously. The second divination will become more fierce. As a result, the second divination let him go again. I even suspected that I was being tricked and had a big quarrel with them!" Mei Ru Z said angrily, "I even made a divination for the employer. At one point, I suspected that he had no intention of looking for someone, but it seems that is not the case."
It is reasonable to ask only once about a matter. If Mei Ru Z made consecutive divinations, the accuracy would be affected. What made her most angry was that the first two divinations were fine, but the other party was simply unable to hold back, so she was naturally devastated.
Chu Qianli: "Did the elder sister tell the third hexagram?"
Mei Ru Z said helplessly: "I don't dare to wake up now. I'm afraid it's a life or death divination. You also know that looking for someone is risky. If the divination shows that the body is a deadly omen, then what I'm doing is a loss-making transaction."
"When you called me yesterday, I had just finished arguing with them and didn't know what happened next. What bothers me now is that they asked me to dig up the third gossip and I couldn't find the person. The final result will definitely not be good. This is my intuition."
Tan Muxing asked doubtfully, "Is the missing child out of town?"
"That's right. How dare I bring a bastard back? I don't understand these people. Anyway, I just want to make some money."
Chu Qianli thought for a moment and said, "I don't know anything right now, and I can't help look for someone. The most I can do is visit Big Sister."
"It's okay, you don't have to look for people, that's my job." Meiru Z propped up her head and shook the teacup, "Just help me see if I can get rich recently. I'm sick of thinking about making some money during this period."
"Do you want me to give you a count? Or a word?"
Chu Qianli saw Mei Ruzhi shaking the teacup subconsciously. She counted silently in her heart and then replied, "No need, I've found it."
Chu Qianli cast a fortune for Mei Ru Z.
The two sides had different systems for divination. Mei Ru Z couldn't understand the other party's divination plate and asked expectantly, "How is it?"
Chu Qianli looked embarrassed.
Meiru Z: "What kind of expression is that? Just tell me the truth. We are in the same industry, I can tell the difference."
Chu Qianli: "Ah, this..."
Tan Muxing observed her expression and translated, "Maybe there will be more hardships in the future."
Meiru Z held the Sanqing Bell in her hand and shook it expressionlessly: "It's okay. It is said that this bell can calm the mind. I have prepared myself mentally."
Chu Qianli said with a headache: "It seems that things have not been going well recently. My financial luck has been extremely bumpy. Maybe I will lose money instead of making money. Also, there are villains at work, and I often have disputes with people. If I leave home, there is a possibility of disaster, even bloody disaster..."
"But it doesn't matter. From the perspective of time, there will be a bright future after we get through this period!" Chu Qianli was afraid that Mei Ru Z would become discouraged, so she cheered and encouraged her in an attempt to comfort her.
Mei Ru Z, however, had already lost her composure and was holding her head. She muttered in a daze, "It is just like that. I've been having a premonition lately, and I was afraid it was just a psychological effect that scared me. Your guess is pretty much the same as mine..."
Chu Qianli said kindly: "Big sister, it's okay. We should understand that when we do this, there will always be bad times."
"But a doctor can't heal himself!" Meiru Z said in panic, "Oh my God, should I continue to do this job? But now there is a penalty for regretting it."
The biggest fear of fortune tellers is that they will be in trouble, and the more they try to avoid certain things, the more likely they are to come true. Many things are beyond one's control, such as a breakup or a job dismissal, which cannot be solved by the person concerned through his or her own efforts.
The screen of the mobile phone on the table suddenly lit up and a new message popped up.
Mei Ru Z finished reading with a frown on her face and said numbly, "Very good, they started asking me if I can fly to other places to tell fortunes and find people. If I don't go now, I will have to terminate the contract and lose money. If I fly there, it means I will be away from home and disaster will come. Everything you just said has come true."
Tan Muxing: "Is there no way to crack it?"
Chu Qianli suggested: "From the hexagram, there may be a noble person among your friends. Big sister can contact your old friends more often."
Mei Ru Z said crisply: "I'm sorry, I don't have any friends, I only have money."
Chu Qianli, Tan Muxing: "..."
Meiru Z faced the two people's subtle looks, she was embarrassed and angry and said: "How can there be friends in the adult world!?"
After a while, Meiru Z led the two out of the teahouse and headed to where the red sports car was parked. She reached out and pressed the car key, and the car door slowly swung open. She said decisively, "Okay, I'll hire you two to be my friends for a day. It's really hard to find new friends right now."
Tan Muxing whispered, "...are you so casual?"
Chu Qianli suddenly had a new idea. While ringing the bell, she said with emotion: "It turns out that friends can also hire servants."
Meiru Z: "Just spend today with me. I'll decide whether to terminate the contract or fly out of town. If you stick your head out, you'll get a knife. If you shrink your head, you'll get a knife too."
Chu Qianli had no objection. She casually rang the bell and got into the sports car obediently. She could understand Mei Ru Z's collapse. When she figured out that she had a bloody disaster, she was also too scared to go outside, and even didn't have the courage to go for a physical examination. It was no wonder that Mei Ru Z was desperate and tried all kinds of medical treatments.
Tan Muxing noticed Chu Qianli got into the car, he could only follow silently and sent a message to He Jianping.
Mei Ru Z drove in a distracted manner, while Chu Qian Li kept ringing the bell all the way.
The three had just reached a consensus that Chu Qianli and Tan Muxing were hired as friends, and the reward was that they could borrow the Sanqing Bell for a period of time, allowing the two to take it back to study it, and then return it to Meiru Z after they finished playing the game.
In a high-end hotel, Meiru Z parked the red sports car in the underground garage, then led the two of them up the elevator to the reception room on the fourth floor.
Chu Qianli asked curiously, "Are we meeting in a hotel?"
"This hotel belongs to my employer."
"We just follow you?"
"I think so. I don't know the purpose of bringing friends."
The three of them arrived at the reception hall on the fourth floor and found that the entire floor was blocked and no outsiders were allowed to enter at will.
Mei Ru Z led them inside with familiarity. The hotel staff seemed to recognize her. He glanced at Chu Qianli and Tan Muxing behind him hesitantly, and after a long struggle, he still did not say anything to stop them.
There was a long conference table in the room, with several people sitting around it, all of whom seemed to be relatives of the employer.
As soon as the three of them entered the house, someone came towards them.
"Master Mei, you are finally back!" The middle-aged man came over anxiously and said hurriedly, "You were right in scolding us yesterday. It was us who didn't do things well. I discussed it last night. Otherwise, I would have troubled you to make a trip. Now Qingqing is still missing, and the police..."
The middle-aged man suddenly saw two people behind Mei Ru Z. He immediately stopped talking and asked in surprise, "Who are these two?"
Meiru Z: “My friend.” A new friend today.
When the people around heard this, they looked at the two students and said with complicated expressions: "Master Mei, it's not good for you to bring outsiders here. The contract we signed at the beginning..."
Meiru Z said with certainty: "There is no confidentiality agreement."
The people around were speechless.
The employer was the middle-aged man named Shi Tuyi. He glanced at the two people in front of him. Chu Qianli was innocently ringing the bell, and Tan Muxing stood quietly the whole time. Anyone could see that they were full of student spirits, which had nothing to do with Mei Ru Z's style.
"Master Mei, you take care of these two kids..." Shi Tuyi frowned and said, "No, why do you bring these two friends here?"
Mei Ru Z couldn't say that she had bad luck and had to bring a friend, and that she had hired a helper half an hour in advance. She was the first to speak: "Mr. Shi, this is what I've thought about. Flying out of town is not an option. Our contract stipulates that we can only have three visits at most..."
"Hey, why can't we fly out of town? Master Mei, didn't you tell us that at the beginning?" The others were immediately dissatisfied, "We all paid for it, and it concerns the safety of the children!"
"That's right, this is a good deed, Master, you can't just stand by and watch someone die!"
Mei Ru Z always had a bad temper. She couldn't stand hearing this. She was furious and said, "Am I just watching someone die without helping? You are so stupid that you couldn't find the direction even after I pointed it out to you!"
Everyone was clamoring last night, and now they are about to quarrel again. The atmosphere is about to explode.
Shi Tuyi advised: "Say less, say less..."
Tan Muxing stood beside Chu Qianli and asked anxiously, "Could it be possible that there would be a bloody disaster before we went to other places?"
Seeing this situation, Tan Muxing was afraid that Meiru Z would beat up his employer directly, because who told him to tie up zombies and sell them for money?
Chu Qianli rang the bells wildly, and the Sanqing bell magic instrument made a resounding sound, finally stopping the chaotic situation.
Chu Qianli maintained order and said, "Okay, everyone calm down."
"Who are you?!"
"I'm afraid she's a swindler who came here to make money!" When others saw Chu Qianli holding the Sanqing Bell, they thought she was a gangster like Mei Ru Z.
Mei Ru Z said angrily: "Who does this mean? I made a mistake in my calculations the last two times. If it doesn't work, I'll solve it..."
Chu Qianli said, "Don't be so anxious, let's have a good chat. We didn't even introduce ourselves just now. Here is my ID."
Chu Qianli looked young and naive, but now she was persuading Mei Ru Z while taking out her ID like a little adult. There was an indescribable feeling of strange contrast.
Mei Ru was indignant, but Chu Qianli seemed quite experienced and had an inexplicable scholarly air.
Someone mocked: "You still have your ID?"
Chu Qianli said in a good-tempered manner: "Then we have everything we need."
Shi Tuyi was stunned when he received the certificate. He felt something was wrong when he saw the word "Central" at the beginning of the agency. He was even more shocked when he scanned the large number of units at the back. He looked up at her in disbelief!
Chu Qianli looked back with a smile.
The position on the certificate was "special assistant", but the pile of organizations, each one of them was so important, that Shi Tuyi was confused. This seemed to be a national-level project expert group, especially since all the organizations listed above were religious organizations, which naturally made people vaguely understand what kind of expert she was.
This is the advantage of Pan Yicheng and others. Even though they didn’t make much money, their reputation was extremely famous, especially in the imperial city!
Shi Tuyi even knew some of the organizations listed on the certificate. When he was first looking for a master, he heard that some well-known Taoist temples were to be managed by such associations, including the nationally famous Qianmen.
Others gathered around and watched. They were skeptical at first, but after checking online, they found that the documents did not appear to be fake.
They just dared to say something to Mei Ru Z, but faced with Chu Qianli, whose background they couldn't figure out for the time being, they naturally restrained themselves and calmed down.
Shi Tuyi carefully handed back the documents. He changed his initial attitude and asked politely, "Are you..."
The people brought by Meiru Z had strong backgrounds, which made everyone present at a loss.
Chu Qianli had been through the project and had already mastered the essence of the ordinary science. She waved her hand warmly and said modestly, "Well, I know a little bit about the Book of Changes and have worked on some national projects. I am here with my friends today. I am really not a big shot."
"..." Tan Muxing saw that she was calm and composed, and he always felt that she was possessed by Professor Pan. She inexplicably had a kind of old-fashioned composure.