Chapter 1009: The Emperor's Fate (Repair)(1/2)
Thanks: Brother 08a for the reward, thank you Xia Tian.
The eyes of the 'Scholar in White' and 'Huang Shaohong' met each other. At this moment, they seemed to be bound by something, making both of them feel that they were different from each other, as if the other party was related to them.
Both of them put their hands behind their backs, pinched their fingers, and made quick calculations in their minds. However, they found that Tianji was in confusion and couldn't figure out the other's identity at all. Only then did they realize that each other was extraordinary.
After a while, the two of them nodded to each other and passed each other. The 'white-robed monk' put aside his thoughts and walked straight towards a fortune-telling stall in the market.
'Huang Shaohong' turned around and saw a banner standing next to the fortune-telling stall, which read:
'The iron mouth cuts off the yin and yang, and the divine calculation is unparalleled in the world.'
There is also the name of the fortune teller below, ‘Yuan Shoucheng’!
‘Huang Shaohong’’s mind was spinning, and he suddenly realized that ‘Yuan Shoucheng’ was ‘Yuan Tiangang’’s uncle, so wasn’t the ‘white-clothed scholar’ who had just seen a special feeling the ‘Jinghe Dragon King’!
He instantly knew that the plot of Journey to the West was about to begin. While he was looking forward to it, he was also a little confused.
At this time, 'Huang Shaohong' had determined that the panic in his heart was caused by this, but he didn't understand why he felt uneasy even when he was in seclusion when the 'Dragon King of Jinghe' appeared in Chang'an.
'Huang Shaohong' wanted to clarify the doubts in his heart, so he wanted to follow him to have a look, but then he thought about it, he had already met the 'Jinghe Dragon King' face to face, and if he followed him, he would inevitably not make the other party suspicious.
He immediately walked towards the restaurant opposite the fortune-telling stall. It was not lunch time yet, and there were only three or two guests in the restaurant. 'Huang Shaohong' went directly to the second floor and said to the waiter who came up to greet him:
"Just sit by the window. Cut up a plate of mutton, get some minced garlic, two plates of dried fruits, and a jug of water and wine!"
When he was talking, he was already sitting by the window, looking towards the fortune-telling stall. The restaurant was only a few dozen steps away from that stall. He was sitting high up, and with his hearing, he should be able to hear the conversation on the other side clearly.
Clearly.
At this time, the 'white-clothed scholar' had already walked in front of the fortune-telling stall, raised his eyes to look at the cloth flags standing on the side, and said in his mouth:
"It's hard to tell the difference between Yin and Yang, but God's calculations are unparalleled in the world? What a big statement! Is there no one in the world who can calculate more accurately than you?"
The old god ‘Yuan Shoucheng’ is here:
"Of course!"
"Hahaha, it's really ridiculous!"
The loud laughter of the 'gentleman in white' immediately attracted the surrounding passers-by to stop and watch.
The ‘scholar in white’ pointed his finger at ‘Yuan Shoucheng’ and said to the crowd of spectators:
"Look, this man actually said that he is the best in arithmetic in this world. Could it be that the gods and Buddhas in the sky are not as good as you?"
‘Yuan Shoucheng’ twirled his beard with his hand and said with a smile:
"Of course we can compete with each other, but the Three Pure Ones and Six Imperial Guards, as well as the gods and Buddhas all over the sky, have all jumped out of their cages and are no longer in the Five Elements. Naturally, they cannot be counted as people in this world!"
The ‘scholar in white’ smiled again and said:
"Okay, if what you say makes sense, let me ask you, is Zhang Tianshi from Longhu Mountain not as good as you?"
‘Yuan Shoucheng’ chuckled: “No comparison!”
"If it comes to catching demons and exorcising ghosts, or praying to gods for blessings, I can't compare to Master Zhang. When it comes to calculating yin and yang, and numerology, Master Zhang can't compare to me either!"
The people watching immediately started talking, saying that this man had such a loud voice.
The ‘gentleman in white’ became more and more proud:
"Look, this man is so arrogant. He even said that Zhang Tianshi is not as good as him. Today I am going to knock him out and drive him out of Chang'an!"
When he said this, many people who believed in Taoism responded, and they all stepped forward to overturn the stalls and break the banners.
‘Yuan Shoucheng’ raised his eyelids and shouted loudly:
"Wait a minute!"
His words were calm and intimidating, so that those who wanted to take action calmed down and felt that there was something extraordinary about this old man.
‘Yuan Shoucheng’ looked at the scholar in white:
"Sir, if you think my calculation is inaccurate, why don't you ask me to teach you a lesson? If it's not accurate, it's not too late to start trouble again!"
The 'scholar in white' heard this and agreed without thinking:
"Okay then, first tell me where I come from?"
'Huang Shaohong' saw it clearly from above the restaurant and shook his head secretly. This 'Dragon King of Jinghe' acted domineeringly and recklessly. He had fallen into a trap. It would have been fine if he had destroyed the stall without saying a word. However, he still listened to the other party's wishes, but...
A good life was lost.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but sigh softly, but I never thought that although he sighed softly, 'Yuan Shoucheng' seemed to hear him and looked up at the restaurant.
Although he turned away after just one glance, 'Huang Shaohong' knew clearly that that glance was definitely looking at him, and he felt a chill in his heart. This 'Yuan Shoucheng' was really not that simple!
'Yuan Shoucheng' withdrew his gaze, fell on the face of the 'white-clothed scholar' again, and said:
"I see that your husband is handsome and has the aura of rivers and lakes. Is he from the river?"
The 'White Dressed Scholar' was startled. He was the Dragon King of the Jinghe River, the god of water. Since he was a god, how could an ordinary mortal figure out his origin?
Immediately he let out a "hum" with some surprise in his heart, and said harshly:
"I entered through the west gate. You may have seen me a long time ago. It's not surprising to know that I passed by the river. I just want to ask you something. How about predicting whether the sky will be cloudy or sunny tomorrow?"
'Yuan Shoucheng' nodded, picked up the turtle shell, put it in copper coins, and used the six-yao technique to predict the weather tomorrow.
After a while, I had gained something, and a smile of complete control appeared on my face.
Seeing this, the 'gentleman in white' said disdainfully:
"Pretending!"
It’s no wonder that he is like this. He is the local water god, the ‘Dragon King of Jinghe River’. He is responsible for raising clouds and spreading rain. In Chang’an, whether it is cloudy or sunny every day, and whether it rains or not, is all decided by him.
In the view of the 'Dragon King of Jinghe', no matter what the outcome of Yuan Shoucheng's divination is, as long as he does the opposite, he will definitely hurt his opponent's face.
He has made up his mind that as long as 'Yuan Shoucheng' says it will rain tomorrow, he will not rain, and if he says it will be sunny tomorrow, he will have a light rain. Therefore, no matter what, he is sure of victory.
When the time comes, we will tear down this fortune-telling stall and drive this fortune-teller out of Chang'an to avenge the Jinghe River Tribe.
In the heart of the 'Jinghe Dragon King' about the whole matter, he felt that something was wrong with 'Yuan Shoucheng'.
It is natural for a fisherman to catch fish. Sometimes he can come back with a full harvest, and sometimes he can get very little. It all depends on personal luck. This is the right principle of heaven and earth, and it also gives enough vitality to the aquatic animals in the river.
But this 'Yuan Shoucheng' used arithmetic to help the fisherman catch fish, but the net was not empty!
For the fisherman, with the guidance of 'Yuan Shoucheng', the harvest increased tenfold compared to the past, which meant that nine of the aquariums who should not have died suffered the disaster for nothing.
All these hatreds were caused by the old fortune teller in front of me.
Therefore, the 'Jinghe Dragon King' felt that he had to smash the stall of 'Yuan Shoucheng' and drive him out of Chang'an in order to vent his anger and ensure that the Jinghe aquatic tribe would not be harmed in vain.
'Yuan Shoucheng' was not angry when the 'Jinghe Dragon King' said that he was just pretending. He just smiled and told the results of his divination, and just listened to him say:
"The clouds are confusing the top of the mountain, and the fog is covering the forest tops. If you can capture the rain, it will definitely be in the Ming Dynasty!"
This means it will definitely rain tomorrow.
The ‘Dragon King of Jinghe’ burst out laughing after hearing this:
"Okay, you said it's raining. When will it rain tomorrow? How big is the rain?"
‘Yuan Shoucheng’ replied directly:
"Tomorrow there will be clouds at the hour of the hour, thunder at the hour of the hour, rain at the hour of noon, and enough rain at the hour of the hour. A total of three feet, three inches and forty-eight points of water will be obtained!"
‘Jinghe Dragon King’ asked with a smile, “Don’t joke!”
‘Yuan Shoucheng’ is very confident: “No joke!”
‘Jinghe Dragon King’’s face darkened:
"Okay, if it rains tomorrow, I will give you fifty taels of tuition money as a thank you according to the number of hours you want to stop."
"If it doesn't rain, or if the number of hours is not met, I will smash your facade and tear your signboard to pieces. Get out of Chang'an City and don't confuse the public here!"
‘Yuan Shoucheng’ smiled and pointed at his stall:
"If it's not accurate, you're welcome to smash it!"
The Dragon King turned around and left, laughing all the way. In his opinion, he would definitely win this matter, and his voice came from far away:
"Just wait and get out of Chang'an!"
As soon as the rioters left, the crowd of onlookers dispersed, but many people said they would come back tomorrow to see the excitement.
While 'Huang Shaohong' was watching the excitement, the mutton, dried fruits, and wine he ordered were all served, and he immediately started eating and drinking with his chopsticks.
After clearing the food in front of him and drinking all the drinks, he paid the bill and left the restaurant, walking towards the fortune-telling stall opposite.
"Old man, I want to tell fortunes!"
‘Huang Shaohong’ directly threw a piece of gold on the table, sat down opposite ‘Yuan Shoucheng’, and said with a smile.
'Yuan Shoucheng' looked at 'Huang Shaohong' for a long time, and was about to put away the gold, when suddenly it was placed on the turtle shell used for six-line divination on his desk, and a purple energy rose.
It disappeared in a flash, but it was still seen by 'Yuan Shoucheng'.
He was immediately startled, then pushed the gold back and said to 'Huang Shaohong':
"Please take the gold back, I can't watch your life!"
To be continued...