Chapter Twenty-Nine: Encountering a Fortune Teller
It wasn't until Chu Xiaoxiang had left for a long time that Helian Chen also appeared at the door of the palace, holding the horse in his hand, but the expression on his face was a little inexplicably depressed.
"Why is this king alone, even if this king is leaving today, I don't see the county lord come out to see this king," although Helian Chen said that the cloud was light and light, but in his heart, he felt that this Chu Xiaoxiang was too uninteresting.
I was about to leave, but I didn't see her come out to send her, and I informed her yesterday, and at this moment, someone from the palace suddenly came, walked up to Helian Chen and explained to him: "Regent, that's the case." The county lord didn't mean not to wait for you, but in the early morning of this morning, someone had seen her at the gate of the palace, riding a horse and her two maids, Taoyao and Zhuohua, had already left. ”
"What?? They're gone, where are they going? Helian Chen was talking, but he pursed the corners of his lips, whether he would leave was just a pretense, but the real acquaintance was Chu Xiaoxiang who wanted to take the opportunity to escape?
No, he's going to find them himself. Although Helian Chen didn't know where Chu Xiaoxiang went with her two girls, a girl's family must not wander out like this!
What's more, not long ago, Chu Xiaoxiang was almost trapped in the tomb of the living dead, if it wasn't for his timely arrival, I'm afraid that Chu Xiaoxiang would have been left with no bones by now.
Thinking of this, Helian Chen was a little careless, the little emperor's entrustment to him.
He decided to find Chu Xiaoxiang first and bring him back, and then he went to Jiangnan to handle official business wholeheartedly.
Chu Xiaoxiang and Taozhuo went all the way to find the whereabouts of the so-called Tiantai Daoist, but they were always confused when they inquired about the teahouses and inns they passed along the way, and inquired about the news of their return.
Until he continued to go south, walked for several days, and at the place where he was about to reach the border of Jiangnan, Chu Xiaoxiang was a place called "Xincheng".
"I heard that there is a Taoist priest who is proficient in numerology recently, there is nothing in the world that he doesn't know, you see, do you want to go to him to have a look?"
After drinking and eating, when Zhuohua took the silver taels and asked the shopkeeper for news instead of Chu Xiaoxiang, the shopkeeper suddenly proposed to Zhuohua.
"We've been looking for so long, how can a mere fortune teller know who we're looking for?" Zhuohua shook his head and said with an expression of disbelief.
At this time, the sound of chatting between Zhuohua and the shopkeeper alarmed Chu Xiaoxiang, the county lord on the side: "What's wrong?" Why is it so noisy? ”
At this time, the weather happened to be a little stuffy, and Chu Xiaoxiang's forehead was faintly sweaty, so she raised her hand, wiped the beads of sweat, her small mouth pursed slightly, and asked a little unhappily.
Listening to Chu Xiaoxiang's question, Zhuo Hua had no choice but to explain to her: "County Lord, the shopkeeper said that there is a fortune teller in the west of the new city who can know the affairs of the world. Let's go over and ask, maybe we can find the Tiantai Taoist people. ”
"Oh? There is such a thing," Chu Xiaoxiang pursed his lips and said with some shock, but at this time, Zhuo Hua nodded and said to Chu Xiaoxiang: "Really county lord." Do you think it's necessary for us to go over? ”
Although when Zhuohua said it, it was obvious that he didn't believe in these fortune-telling things in the rivers and lakes, but he didn't expect Chu Xiaoxiang to raise his eyebrows lightly: "If you can find the Tiantai Taoist in this way, find out the truth about my mother" In fact, it is the mother of the little county lord.
"Isn't he just a fortune teller?" Chu Xiaoxiang was talking, but at this time, Zhuo Hua suddenly pursed his lips and said to Chu Xiaoxiang, "County Lord, but the shopkeeper just now said that if you want to find this fortune teller, you need a hundred taels of silver." ”
"Just a hundred taels? Then Huabei," Chu Xiaoxiang was lightly hooking the corners of his lips, but Zhuohua still looked reluctant, "County Lord, for a fortune teller, just spend a hundred taels." Won't it be too expensive? ”
"Otherwise, you come and tell me directly, the whereabouts of the Tiantai Daoist?"
Chu Xiaoxiang was asking rhetorically, but at this time, Zhuo Hua shook his head, "This...... Zhuohua was useless and couldn't answer. ”
Although Zhuo Hua's mouth wanted to answer, she was choked by words, although she wanted to save money for the county lord, but the county lord gave her a problem.
Seeing Zhuo Hua shaking his head a little continuously, Chu Xiaoxiang suddenly held back a smile, "Okay, it's okay." It's just that we have to hurry over now, otherwise if we wait a little later and don't meet the fortune teller, we'll run in vain. ”
As Chu Xiaoxiang was talking, he got up and walked towards the outside of the inn, and at this time, seeing the county lord looking in a hurry, Zhuo Hua was confused.
The county lord usually seems to be quite shrewd, but now in order to find someone, he is so eager to find a fortune teller to fool himself.
Could it be that the weather is too hot and the county lord is dizzy? Zhuohua was muttering in a low voice, when he saw Tao Yao, he just got up and was calling her.
"What are you thinking? I've called you several times," Tao Yao said with some dissatisfaction, but at this time, Zhuohua pursed the corners of his lips lightly, "Zhuohua, every time you call me, but now it's my turn to call you." ”
Tao Yao was talking, and while following Zhuohua out of the outside of the inn, the two of them got on the horse one after another.
"No, I'm just a little strange, why would the county lord rather trust a fortune teller than believe me," Zhuo Hua said, frowning a little, looking a little dissatisfied.
And at this moment, not far away, a handsome man sat on a tall horse, staring at this place with a cold face, although that person felt that his intuition was really accurate for the person he had finally met.
Maybe God helped him, Helian Chen asked along the road, and just found this place with a smooth wind, and met Zhuohua and Taoyao.
He could have just taken the three of them back with him, but now it was not far from where he was investigating the Jiangnan case, and he wanted to know what the reason for the sudden departure of these people was.
Could it be that it has something to do with him? There are still other intentions, but no matter what, before learning the truth, Helian Chen still feels that it is better not to act rashly.
It's just that he followed from a distance, but just now he vaguely heard a few people who seemed to be arguing over something, Chu Xiaoxiang left on the horse first, and Zhuohua and Tao Yao followed behind.
Vaguely he heard them, as if he was about to go to some fortune teller. Could it be that this Chu Xiaoxiang is really tired of being the county lord of the capital, and he specially came to Jiangnan to apprentice, so that he can go to the rivers and lakes to tell people for a living in the future?
Thinking of this, Helian Chen's eyebrows were locked unconsciously, if Chu Xiaoxiang was really like that, would it be too embarrassing?
Anyway, Chu Xiaoxiang is also his princess, and the two of them have not handed over the letter of resignation. So the marriage is still there.
Out of an attitude of taking responsibility for Chu Xiaoxiang, Helian Chen felt that he had the obligation to rush over to take a look, so that if Chu Xiaoxiang did something outrageous, he would be able to find ways to intervene and stop it in a timely manner when necessary.
Thinking of this, Helian Chen unconsciously quickened his pace, rode a horse, and continued to follow far behind.
Chu Xiaoxiang had just ridden a horse and came to the western suburbs of the new city, and sure enough, under a thick crooked neck old locust tree with a thick bowl, she saw a fortune-telling table spread out with red cloth.
A man wearing a blue cloth with a scarf on his head was sitting next to a small square table for fortune telling, and next to him stood a flag with the words "The First Hexagram in the World" in thick black font.
On the table next to the flag, there is also a plaque that reads "One Hundred and Two Taels of Silver".
Seeing this, Chu Xiaoxiang subconsciously realized that this was probably the most accurate person in the legend, Chu Xiaoxiang quickly got off the horse and asked the fortune teller: "You are known as the first hexagram in the world, is fortune telling really accurate?" ”
As soon as she finished asking, the other party raised his head, looked at Chu Xiaoxiang, and then did not speak, but turned his head and face to the side.
Chu Xiaoxiang saw the fortune teller with an arrogant look, so he frowned a little displeased, "Why don't you speak?" What about you? ”
"If you can give out the money, I can calculate it for you," the fortune teller saw Chu Xiaoxiang asking him a little repeatedly, so he opened his mouth casually.
"Really? But a hundred taels of silver, after all, is not cheap, how can you just give it. If you weren't sure, wouldn't I be going to die? ”
Chu Xiaoxiang was talking, but at this time, the fortune teller raised his head and looked at her, looked at Chu Xiaoxiang's body, and then spoke: "The girl is from out of town, right?" Xiaosheng knows astronomy and geography. There are no things in this world that I don't know. ”
"What's more, I set up a hexagram stall here, and it didn't just start today. If I hadn't allowed it, I'm afraid the hexagram stall would have been smashed a long time ago. In case my hexagram stall is smashed, will you still be able to see me, girl? ”
Although Chu Xiaoxiang was a little speechless, he nodded again: "So, are you really accurate?" But you look like a scholar? ”
"It's true that I used to be a scholar, but three years ago, I met Master. My master is a master of the world, and it was he who taught me the art of these Qimen gossip beans into soldiers, so I can set up a hexagram stall here. ”
"Oh? Is it," Chu Xiaoxiang was listening to what the fortune teller said, and felt that what he said should be reasonable, not to mention, this fortune teller didn't look like he just came here today, besides, if the calculation was not accurate, the other party seemed to be a scholar and didn't know martial arts.
Thinking of this, Chu Xiaoxiang raised his hand, took out a single hundred taels of snowflake silver from his pocket, threw it on the table in front of him, and then said, "Okay, I'll give you a try." Let me ask you, do you know that there is a master of the world called Tiantai Daoren near here? ”
"It's just that I heard that this Tiantai Taoist has always been secretive. I happened to be looking for him, too. ”
As Chu Xiaoxiang was speaking, he frowned at a loss, and said lightly with the corners of his lips.
"Tiantai Daoist? You're talking about my master?? Who knows, Chu Xiaoxiang had just finished speaking, but at this time, the fortune teller in front of him suddenly raised his eyes and looked at Chu Xiaoxiang in disbelief.