The bright moon hangs high and the night breeze is slightly cool.
Standing on the ten thousand-foot city wall of the Imperial Capital of Chu, Lin Bai could easily take in the mountains and rivers in the distance.
Due to the kidnapping of the Holy Son some time ago, the imperial capital also strengthened its city defenses, and there were already many soldiers guarding the city walls after nightfall.
But the news that Lin Bai had been given the title of king had spread throughout the demon world, and the soldiers guarding the city wall did not dare to do anything to Lin Bai?
"Fortune telling... fortune telling..."
Suddenly this time.
There were shouts from the city wall, which caught Lin Bai's attention, and he suddenly looked back.
I only saw an old man with an immortal spirit, wearing a gray Taoist robe and holding a fortune-telling flag, walking slowly under the city wall.
"My little friend, do you want to tell your fortune?"
As if sensing Lin Bai's gaze, the old man raised his head and looked at Lin Bai on the city wall.
Fortune telling?
In the world of martial arts, fortune-telling is often spread.
But just like in the mortal world, most fortune tellers are liars, and only a few truly capable people may be able to pry into some of the mysteries.
Lin Bai always sneered at this.
In the past, Lin Bai would have ignored it, but for some reason...he felt like he wanted to tell someone's fortune today.
"hey-hey."
"Little friend, the money for a poor Taoist's hexagram is not expensive, just a pot of wine."
The veteran said with a smile, and then pointed to a roadside tavern within the city wall, with a fascinated look on his face.
It's like an old alcoholic who is about to become addicted to alcohol.
Lin Bai took a few glances at the tavern. It was not a big restaurant. Most of the drinks brewed in it were privately brewed by warriors, and they didn't even have names.
The price is naturally cheaper.
"good."
"What if I buy you a glass of wine?"
Lin Bai agreed by mistake, jumped off the city wall, and landed next to Lao Tao.
"please."
Lin Bai made a gesture of invitation and asked the old man to walk towards the tavern.
The old man couldn't wait any longer. He rushed to the door of the small restaurant and shouted loudly: "Staff, bring the wine, bring the good wine."
It's already dark now, and the imperial capital has not been safe recently.
Very few people still drink in a tavern at the gate of the city late at night, so the tavern is empty at the moment.
"I'm coming."
Hearing the visitor's voice, a woman in her early thirties came out from behind the door curtain.
She was originally full of enthusiasm and smiling, but the moment she saw the old man, her expression suddenly changed and she muttered angrily: "You are an old drunkard again. You haven't even given me the money for yesterday's drink."
The old Taoist smiled awkwardly, hurriedly walked to the woman's side, and muttered in a low voice: "It was not open a few days ago, so I had no money to pay the bill, but today is different..."
When he said this, the old Taoist secretly pointed at Lin Bai and said: "Look at this young master, he has extraordinary bearing and gorgeous clothes. He must be a disciple of a wealthy family."
"You serve the wine first, and I'll use my methods to make him pay for the wine."
The woman rolled her eyes at the old man, and then glanced meaningfully at Lin Bai at the door.
In his eyes, Lin Bai stood tall and straight at the door. Although his clothes could not be said to be very luxurious or expensive, they were well matched and gave him an indescribable aristocratic aura.
There are no gold or jade ornaments on her body, but she has a fresh and elegant feeling.
He has clear facial features and fair complexion.
There was just a hint of sadness between her tightly closed lips and brows.
The pair of black eyes were as deep as a starry sky, and the plain eyes seemed to have experienced many vicissitudes.
The woman glanced at Lin Bai a few more times and asked Lao Dao and Lin Bai to sit down first while she went to warm the wine.
Lao Dao and Lin Bai sat at a small table along the street, and the landlady quickly brought warm drinks to the table.
"Thank you, boss lady."
The old Taoist smiled happily and thanked him, and couldn't wait to pick up the wine and start drinking it.
The landlady just smiled, and then silently sent a message to Lin Bai: "Young lady, please be careful, this old man is a liar. He has been drinking here for several days without paying for it."
"If you want to have peace of mind through divination, you can find someone else."
Lin Bai listened silently to the proprietress' message, and his expression did not change much.
Liar?
It doesn't matter anymore.
Anyway, this hexagram gold is not expensive.
After the proprietress conveyed the message, she walked away silently and sat far away.
After the old man took a sip of wine, he clicked his tongue with satisfaction, looked at the back of the landlady as she walked away, sighed and said to Lin Bai: "This landlady is a good person, but unfortunately... she is destined to be a widower."
When Lin Bai heard what the Taoist said, he asked in confusion: "Why did the Taoist say this?"
The old Taoist twirled the small beard on his chin, put on an inscrutable look, and said: "When the poor Taoist came to the tavern for the first time to drink, he said that he would tell her a fortune to pay for the drink."
"She agreed at first, but after I finished the calculation, she became dissatisfied with the hexagrams and fell out."
Lin Bai picked up the wine glass, sniffed the wine in the glass, and tried to take a sip.
The drinks can't be said to be good, in fact they can be said to be very bad.
It is equivalent to ordinary brewing, without any deep attainments.
The wine is spicy and hard to swallow, but it has a different taste after a few more sips.
"What are you counting?"
Lin Bai asked with a smile while drinking wine.
The old Taoist lowered his voice and said to Lin Bai: "I'll forget about her life."
"She is destined to be alone and widowed!"
The old man twirled his goatee and said: "In the first half of her life, she lost her father first, then her mother, then her brothers and sisters, and then her family members. She was lonely for half her life and ended up on the street."
"Although there was some improvement in the second half of my life, I never met my beloved."
"When you meet a betrayed man, your infatuation will always be betrayed."
"It's always difficult to start a family if you meet someone with a bad heart and a dog's lungs."
"Three times I met a wealthy person and was deceived out of my wealth."
"..."
After hearing the old Taoist's verdict, Lin Bai glanced meaningfully at the woman sitting far away.
The woman seemed to be quite old, and unlike Lin Bai and the disciples of the Chu royal family, who had great facial expression skills, there were already many traces of age on her body.
She leaned against the door frame, her eyes no longer the color they used to be when she was a teenager, full of hardship and frustration.
Lin Bai drank wine and said with a smile: "You said that, but she didn't kill you with a sword?"
"It is forbidden to kill people in the imperial capital." The old Taoist looked serious and said seriously: "Besides, poor fortune tellers never like to deceive their employers."
Lin Bai smiled meaningfully and continued: "Then you can help me do the math."
"Today's drink money is mine."
Lin Bai said to the old man with a smile.
"Do you need me to provide birth date? Or horoscope?"
Lin Bai asked curiously.
The old Taoist shook his head after hearing this, and immediately took out a Bagua Mirror from his arms, placed it in front of Lin Bai, and said: "I only need you to drop a drop of blood on this Bagua Mirror, and the Taoist can calculate everything."