Chapter 271

When the black rune completely shattered into ashes, deep in the distant mountain, Canglong turned his head as if he had sensed something - the mark he left in the tree's meridians disappeared.

I was discovered...

He thought absentmindedly.

Only the fittest survive in the face of natural selection.

It's such a simple truth, but Mr. is still as stubborn as before.

Does he still think that he is the Yuchuan of the past, able to turn the tide and protect everyone under his wings?

"Why don't you cherish the life you have regained?" Canglong spread out his left hand. A large burn appeared on his palm. The burn was so deep that the flesh was burned through and the bone was visible. Blood gushed out from the palm, but it was burned into a strange black color. "I have almost lost all my memories, but I still remember this."

"Old man, what are you talking to yourself about?" Not far from Canglong, a thin film of black light surrounded a room. Di Changqing, who had milky white ears and jade-colored horns on his head, tapped the ground with his tail and said gloatingly, "What happened to your hand? Did the Marquis Buye hit you?"

"No way, no way, it turns out some people get beaten up too~ Tsk tsk tsk, it looks like they get beaten up really badly~"

Canglong: “…”

He began to reflect on whether he really didn't know how to raise a child, which led to Di Changqing growing up to be such an arrogant, domineering and gloating person.

"You might as well let me go." Although the facilities in the confinement area were complete, Di Changqing was unhappy every day because he had lost his freedom. "I swear I will avoid Buyehou from now on, okay?"

The old man was extremely biased and unreasonable, and he couldn't reason with reason. Di Changqing could only humble himself and submit temporarily.

"Once the blood vessels are fully replenished, the restriction will naturally be lifted." Canglong slowly closed his palms, and the long-lost pain gradually spread to his brain. "If you really don't want to, just try to get out by yourself."

Di Changqing: “???”

You old man, don't you think he really hasn't tried to break that layer of black light? If he could break it, he would have run away long ago. Why would he stay here and yell at him?

Di Changqing angrily swung his tail at the black light, but the film-like light pattern did not move at all.

It’s great to live a long time!

He wanted to bargain, but suddenly found that the person outside the black light had disappeared.

Di Changqing: “…”

He wants to embed the old things in his heart a thousand times!

…

After leaving the confinement place, Canglong returned to the stone wall where he often lived. He could not stay outside in human form for too long, as this period of time had already exceeded his capacity.

He opened his clenched palms. The severe burn did not continue to spread, but it still looked horrible. He stared at it for a long time, then let out a muffled laugh:

“I forgot to remove this restriction.”

The memories of the past gradually become thin and rotten over a long period of time. If you casually peel off the warmth on the surface, you will find nothing but a pool of smelly rotten mud underneath.

Since you are not willing to follow his painstaking arrangements and avoid this disaster, then so be it.

When that day comes, even if the master stands in front of him, he will not be merciful.

*

"Is this the method you came up with?!"

Near the bridge tunnel of Lanyun City Ring City Park, Gu Hongying's expression was horrified. In front of him stood an old woman, dressed in immortal style, with a bucket of fortune sticks and books hanging on her body. Her snow-white hair was tied up and her expression was calm and composed. She looked like a powerful master - provided that this "master" did not make the voice of Hao Zhizhi.

"It's not easy to tell whether he has committed any crime." Hao Zhizhi said in a calm voice, "Instead of pretending to be a fortune teller and giving him money, it's better to just steal his business."

"Ahem..." Hao Zhizhi clenched her fists and coughed twice. Her young voice gradually became old as she coughed. "I know a thing or two about fortune-telling."

Gu Hongying: “…Ah?”

A tangled look appeared on his face: "Can fate be calculated randomly?"

"You have to believe in science!" Eric said angrily, "Don't be so superstitious every day!"

Hao Zhizhi said meaningfully: "To some extent, fortune-telling is also a kind of psychological game."

She gave an example: "For example, if a person is unable to get over a breakup, you can tell her that the person she broke up with was not her true love. If she doesn't believe it, you can say something more serious, saying that the person she broke up with was unlucky for her, not only in terms of her luck in relationships, but also in terms of her fortune. It won't take long for her to get over it on her own."

Gu Hongying: “…”

He was puzzled: "Is this possible?"

Yu Tu agreed: "It's OK."

Before he went to college, he tried to find part-time jobs to earn money. He saw many roadside fortune-telling stalls. Most of them had a small table covered with printed and laminated paper, a book with curled edges pressed on the paper, and a fortune-telling bucket. The fortune-teller sat behind the small table, leaning against a bamboo stick with a pair of sunglasses on his face. Next to him was a sign with words like "The Divine Calculation" written on it.

"You can't do that. You're too jumpy." Hao Zhizhi commented on Gu Hongying in an old voice. "You and Eric will play my guests, and Lily and Tutu will play my apprentices."

Eric frowned when he heard this: "Why do I have to play the guest with Gu Hongying? Is my acting bad?"

Hao Zhizhi smiled kindly: "Normally, fortune tellers at small stalls won't accept foreign apprentices. It looks fake, but if you come to me for fortune-telling, it makes me look awesome."

Eric: “…Okay.”

"You two should stay away now and don't come here together. It's better to keep some time between each other." Hao Zhizhi waved her hand, "Don't show that we know each other."

Eric Gu: "..."

After Hao Zhizhi finished speaking, she took her two new "apprentices" and walked under the bridge in a swaggering manner. More than ten meters away from the Taoist priest, she directed Yu Tu and Yin Li to set up the stall. After the stall was set up, she felt in her bag on her back, took out a folded cloth, shook it out and spread it on the table, then pressed the fortune stick tube on it, and then like magic, she held up the "Tianji Shensuan" sign, and then placed her payment code next to the sign.

She performed this series of movements so smoothly that the Taoist priest who was dozing beside her opened his eyes and looked in her direction: "Madam, how long have you been doing this? Why haven't I seen you before?"

"I've been doing this for more than ten years." Hao Zhizhi looked at the Taoist with a smile, "The local government where I set up my stall before wanted to replan, so I had to move to another place. There are activities in Ring City Park recently, and there are many people. I plan to come here to test the waters and see if I can do it for a long time."

Seeing the Taoist's eyes fall on the payment code on her desk, Hao Zhizhi turned the payment code towards him and said, "We have to keep up with the times. Does this big brother want to ask me for a fortune?"

Taoist: “…”

We are all in the same industry, and we all know each other's business. Who would want to waste money on this?

"That's not necessary." He refused with a polite smile, and then asked casually, "You work in this field, so you bring your grandchildren here?"

"What grandchildren?" Hao Zhizhi frowned, "These are my two disciples!"

The Taoist opened his mouth and was about to say, "These two disciples don't look like they are in this line of work," when he heard Hao Zhizhi pointing at the girl with a cold expression and saying, "This is my eldest disciple. She mainly does tarot readings for people online now."

Then he pointed to the boy who looked a little shy and said, "This is my little apprentice. He is good at fortune-telling."

Taoist: “……?”

My goodness, fortune tellers have to learn so much these days? Has the trend of involution spread to this point?

He sighed: "You know a lot."

If I don’t know much, I wouldn’t dare to take two apprentices with different styles.

"Hey!" Hao Zhizhi waved her hands and complained to him, "It's hard to make money these days. If I learn more skills, I can earn more food!"

The Taoist deeply agreed with this.

The two of them started chatting about the topic of "how hard it is to make money", from the soaring prices to the difficult customers they encountered when setting up stalls, from the latest national policies to current urban planning, and from the Guanyin Oracle to the Five Elements and Gossip. Hao Zhizhi was clearly playing the role of a fortune teller, but there was really nothing wrong with her. At least the Taoist who was chatting with her was completely convinced that she was indeed in this line of work - if she wasn't in this line of work, she wouldn't have such a profound experience. If she had approached him with ulterior motives, she would have been exposed by his rambling.

The two of them chatted idly. The activity in Ring City Park was about to start. More and more people were passing under the bridge arch, and soon there was business.

An auntie dressed in gold and silver sat on the chair in front of Hao Zhizhi's stall: "Master, I want you to help me with my fortune."

Hao Zhizhi and the Taoist were forced to stop chatting.

The Taoist waved his hands nonchalantly: "You go ahead and do your work."

Hao Zhizhi turned around and looked at her face: "If I'm not mistaken, you've been having troubles lately."

"Yes, yes, yes." The eyes of the auntie, who was wearing gold and silver, lit up. "Master, how did you know that?"

Because the word "worry" is almost written on your face.

"From my observation of your face, I think your year pillar must have robbed you of wealth when you were born, and your family must have fallen into poverty." Hao Zhizhi's eyes fell on her hands. Although she was wearing gold and silver, her hands were full of old silk cords. Her clothes were not fashionable and looked like they had been worn for several years. She was very frugal. "So you had to work hard at the beginning and live a frugal life."

The aunt nodded repeatedly: "You are so right!"

Hao Zhizhi observed the micro-expressions on the aunt's face, and then connected the styles of the rings on her hands and the corner of the paper exposed on the non-woven bag: "Although life is not easy, fortunately your children are filial and you live comfortably in your old age. The only thing you are worried about now is your children's marriage."

After just a brief encounter, she told him everything about her situation. The aunt now believed that she had met a true master. She seemed to have found a place to vent her worries and could not help but start to complain: "My child is good in every way, but he is over 30 and refuses to get married. My husband and I are worried every day..."

Hao Zhizhi listened to her complaints with a smile, then asked the aunt for her and her child's birth dates, and pretended to calculate them:

"Your God of Food is in your Hour Pillar in your later years, so you will enjoy a happy life. If you interfere too much in your children's affairs, they will miss the opportunity. If you interfere too much, it will be even harder for your children to meet their true love."

Don’t cause any more trouble for sisters who are working hard for their careers. Working like a slave is tiring enough.

"Don't worry, your child is determined and will definitely meet someone she likes in the future."

If you can resist your parents' urging to get married, can you not be strong-willed? If you are not willing, you will never end up in the grave of marriage.

"Her true love is certainly her equal in every way."

Otherwise, why get married? To help the poor?

"Just rest assured and wait for happiness!"

Even though gold is so expensive, he still buys new models for his mother. Even the shoes are carefully selected to be suitable for the elderly. A child like this will definitely not be able to endure hardship.

The aunt was obviously moved by Hao Zhizhi's string of words. She hesitated and asked hopefully, "Master, how many years will it take for my child to meet her true love?"

"The secrets of heaven cannot be revealed." Hao Zhizhi raised her finger with a smile, "Some things, if you are too deliberate, will lose your chance."

"That's all I can say to you." She concluded the matter, "I'm glad to see you today. I'll give you a discount of 88."