On a fairly bustling street in a small town, most pedestrians walk with blank eyes, as if they don't know what to do.

"Clever calculations, calculate all things in the world! Guide the maze, and overcome the troubles of all sentient beings! Clever calculations, calculate all things in the world......"

A slightly childish shout rang out, and the pedestrians on the road stopped to watch, even those who looked like walking corpses stopped, because fate was a mysterious thing to them, and it was good to know what was going to happen in the next moment.

It was a little boy of seven or eight years old, standing next to a fortune-telling booth, shouting. The fortune-telling booth was very simple, with only one table and two chairs. Two small flags were planted next to them, and on them were written this sentence that looked like a couplet but was not horizontally criticized.

This little boy has beautiful eyebrows, although it is darker, but those eyes, bright and bright, make people feel an urge to get close at a glance. This little boy is the place that catches the eye, and whoever sees some poor little boy following a fortune-telling booth will think that the old fortune-teller has abducted the little boy. No, under the watchful eyes of everyone, someone has already stepped forward to ask.

A middle-aged man, who knew at a glance that he had a family, walked past the crowd, walked to the fortune-telling booth, and asked the fortune-telling old man absent-mindedly: "You help me calculate, what kind of luck have I had recently!"

Then the middle-aged man pretended to be inadvertently turned his head and asked the little boy, "Little friend, why don't you go home and follow this old uncle?"

The little boy's eyes blinked, and he said very seriously: "I don't have a home, he is not an old uncle, he is my stepfather." ”

Everyone around them let out an "oh" and understood why the little boy had followed the old fortune teller, and when they saw that nothing had happened, they all dispersed. The middle-aged man also understood that it was just a misunderstanding, and just wanted to leave, the fortune teller stopped him: "That big brother, please stay, I haven't told you your hexagram yet." ”

The middle-aged man looked back at the fortune teller and looked at him suspiciously: "Oh, tell me about it, if it's not allowed, I won't pay!"

The fortune teller touched his goatee, pointed to the three copper coins on the table, shook his head and said: "Look at these three copper coins, the upper hexagram is watery, the lower hexagram is away from the fire, the water and fire are not good, and it is a bad omen!"

The middle-aged man's face sank, and he said unhappily: "I respect you as an old man, I didn't expect you to curse me like this!" Fortunately, he is still restrained, and if he changes someone, he may go up and beat the fortune teller. So many people in this small city are alive and dead, precisely because they have been hollowed out by gambling!

The fortune teller smiled mysteriously and said unhurriedly: "You have been unlucky lately, you will lose every gamble, and your son is still sick, and his wife complains a lot, am I right?"

When the middle-aged man heard this, he looked stunned, immediately stepped forward, looked at the fortune teller suspiciously, and said nervously: "How do you know?"

The fortune teller smiled mysteriously, looking like a magic stick, and said mysteriously: "Of course I calculated it." ”

The middle-aged man didn't consider whether he had inquired or not, stepped forward and held the old man's hand tightly, and said excitedly: "Master, you want to help me!"

The fortune teller laughed: "I open a stall to tell fortunes, just to give guidance to sentient beings, you don't have to be like this." ”

The middle-aged man was also considered to be on the Tao, and he also heard the meaning of the old man's words, took out five taels of silver from his arms, touched his head, blushed and said embarrassedly: "Master, I have so much money left, I was going to give the child medicine" Before he finished speaking, the old man spoke: "Hey, I don't care how much money is, just have a heart." "It's sanctimonious, but in fact, he has already taken the money with one hand and put it in his arms. At this time, the old man gave the little boy a look, and the little boy would also be surprised, only to see him look at the middle-aged man, a faint red flashed in his eyes, and it flashed in an instant, if no one paid attention to it, he couldn't find it at all.

After the little boy finished doing this, he pulled the corner of the old man's clothes, and the old man also understood, pretending to let the middle-aged man sit down, holding his palm, and pinching the sexagenary branch with the other hand, muttering something in a good manner. The old man smacked for a while before he spoke: "Judging from this hexagram, you are guilty of the Heavenly Evil Lone Star, and the method of cracking it is not nothing. The middle-aged man leaned his head over, only to hear the old man say: "You go three miles outside the city, there is a temple there, and there is an old locust tree in front of the temple, you only need to circle the old locust tree three times, and then spit on it, and you can dissolve it." ”

After the middle-aged man got the method of "cracking", he thanked him excitedly and went out of the city in a hurry. Seeing the figure of the middle-aged man in the distance, the old man said, "Heng'er, you are doing a good job!" and touched the little boy's head. The little boy said, "Father-in-law, that uncle is a good man, why did he take the money he paid for medicine?"

The fortune teller touched his goatee, blinked his eyes and said, "Heng'er, my father-in-law didn't lie to him, he did help him resolve his recent bad luck, and his family won't be sick." ”

The little boy was skeptical, tilted his head and said, "Really?"

The fortune teller said confidently: "Of course, it's almost noon, Heng'er must be hungry, let's close the stall and eat delicious food!"

The little boy said "um", and very obediently helped clean up the stall and walked to a restaurant. This restaurant is quite imposing, it is like a landmark building in the small city, it is said that it was opened by the owner of a gambling house in this small town, and the decoration is brilliant and high-end. The plaque on the door, with the inscription "First Restaurant" on a gold ink and black background, is a bit arrogant, but it can indeed be said to be the first in this city.

The fortune teller took the little boy's hand, and just wanted to step into the restaurant, the shopkeeper standing at the door stretched out his hand to stop the fortune teller, with a look of contempt: "Old man, do you know what kind of place this is? Can you come? Let's go, hurry up, don't disturb the guests' meal!" It turned out that the shopkeeper saw that they were dressed poorly, and he looked down on them. The fortune teller didn't argue, but silently took out five taels of silver and shook it in front of the shopkeeper, who immediately changed his attitude, and a flattering look jumped on his face, which was faster than the Sichuan opera changed his face: "This master, please upstairs!"

The little boy looked at the shopkeeper's clumsy performance, disgusted with such a snobbish villain in his heart, stared at the shopkeeper with his eyes, and a deep cyan flashed in his eyes, and he was hidden for a moment. The shopkeeper led them to the second floor with a smile on his face, came to the table, wiped the table diligently, hung a smiling face that made people look uncomfortable, and said, "This master, what do you want to eat?"

The fortune teller said, "What good dishes do you have?" The shopkeeper suddenly came to his senses, and said in a precious manner: "There are braised lion heads, steamed satin-necked fish, and white waxed vegetables" More than 20 dishes were reported continuously. The fortune teller frowned and said, "Here are five dishes, three meat and two vegetables, and one soup." ”

The shopkeeper smiled secretly in his heart: "There is another wronged man, see if I don't slaughter him severely!" But he said: "Okay, please wait!" and then ran downstairs with his eyebrows fluttering, but somehow, his left foot tripped his right foot, and the whole person rolled downstairs like a green onion. The diners upstairs and downstairs saw it, and they all laughed, the shopkeeper kept rolling, couldn't stop, and rolled until the end of the stairs, before he could stop, and the other shopkeepers hurriedly helped him up, and when he saw it, his face was blue and purple, and he looked like a pig's head. This fall was hard enough, and the shopkeeper was not only disgraced, but also broke his leg. It turned out that the little boy was angry with his dog's eyes and looked down on people, and secretly calculated him, so that he could have a longer memory.

This movement was a bit loud, and even the shopkeeper in the background came out to find out, and when he saw the miserable appearance of the shopkeeper, he couldn't help but be surprised: "What's going on?" The rest of the shopkeepers recounted the scene that had just happened, and the shopkeeper listened to it, and immediately said loudly: "Let all the guests laugh today, so let's do it, no matter how many dishes you order, how about it?" Many diners upstairs and downstairs applauded in unison, and many people clapped their palms, so lively.

The fortune teller nodded slightly, and said secretly: "This shopkeeper knows how to do business, and with this hand, he has already attracted a lot of repeat customers." ”

While the second floor and the first floor were hustle and bustle, the diners on the third floor were a little impatient. I saw a middle-aged man in a blue-gray Taoist robe poking his head out of the upper floor and shouting loudly: "What are you arguing about! Don't you see the Taoist masters talking about things!" I saw his expression fierce, as if he was going to go crazy if he quarreled again.

The old fortune teller glanced at him, then pretended to be casual and picked up the teacup, but said in his heart: "Ling Tian Palace's Fire Burning Dao Man Yi Mu, what is he doing here? Could it be that it is for that thing?" Although the old fortune teller did not look at him squarely, he listened attentively, hoping to overhear some clues.

The Burning Fire Dao man looked at the people downstairs who were speechless, and couldn't help but be a little angry. All the diners downstairs dare not speak out, in the Tianyu Continent, whether it is cultivating or cultivating demons, they are the objects that ordinary people look up to, and when they see monks, demon cultivators are afraid to avoid them, how can anyone dare to touch their tiger whiskers? Despite this, ordinary people are very keen on cultivation, but it is not so easy to join the sect of cultivation, and it depends on your roots and understanding, and there are many requirements. Out of a hundred people, it is very difficult to find one suitable for cultivation, let alone a genius. Therefore, the six holy places of the monastic world hold a screening meeting every five years to select their own disciples, which is also the moment when ordinary people are eager to leap into the dragon gate. If they or their own children are chosen, it is really the ancestral tomb that is smoking, not only will their reputation and status be improved instantly, but even the money will be rolling in, which is also the reason why they are eager to cultivate immortals.

Although demon cultivators are also cultivating, they are different from the path of cultivators, they believe that following their own heart is the way to cultivate, so they act without scruples and completely rely on their own minds. This is contrary to the monk's purpose of cultivating heaven and peace, and naturally they have become mortal enemies, and they have been fighting endlessly since ancient times. However, demon cultivators accept apprentices completely by their own will, which leads to the fact that many demon dao giants have been alone all their lives, and there are no heirs, and the demon dao is also gradually declining because of this. In recent years, the decline has become more obvious, and the monks have completely gained the upper hand, and even the recruiters are more powerful than the Demon Dao.

The Burning Fire Dao people went down the mountain to experience this time, and it was also to recruit people to create momentum, but he was anxious, and he was also affected by his cultivation of the exercises, and all the way over, the momentum was very big, but it was all a joke, and the reputation of Ling Tiangong was also badly affected. No, when he heard the noisy noise downstairs, he was the first to stand it, and immediately rushed out and shouted loudly. At this time, a Taoist with a calm face behind him said: "Burning Fire, you are still so impatient! Come back, let's continue to discuss how to accept the doorman, if you are like this again, who else would dare to come and join our Ling Tian Palace?"

The fortune teller old man used the supernatural power of "Heavenly Ear Pass", and their conversation was heard in his ears one by one, only to hear the Taoist say: "In recent years, although our Ling Tiangong has received many people, the good and the bad are uneven, and there are very few people who can become great supernatural powers. The palace master put down his words, this situation must be changed, otherwise he will fall behind in the six holy lands and become the same as the ancient sword sect. ”

A female voice echoed: "Senior brother is right, but along the way, there are only a few people who are suitable for cultivation, so if we go on like this, how should we deal with each other?" ”

At this time, a sneering voice sounded: "As long as you are not in a hurry, everything is easy to do!"

The Burning Fire Dao person was really overwhelmed, and when he heard this, he almost didn't lift the table: "Fujiki, what do you mean!"

Fujiki Michito said unhurriedly, "What you hear is what it means." ”

At this time, another voice sounded: "Second Senior Brother, Third Senior Brother, one of you should say a word, let's quickly discuss what to do next." Both of them looked away at the same time, and with a "hum" in their mouths, neither of them looked at anyone squarely.

When the fortune teller heard this, he said in his heart: "Burning fire, vine wood, thick earth, soft water, and Ruijin are all here! It seems that Ling Tiangong is really in a hurry this time, otherwise that Niu Bi is willing to put his five precious apprentices down the mountain? Well, these five people are on one by one, and I can easily deal with them, but the five of them form a five-element array, and I will be unable to support it alone." Luckily, they didn't recognize me so easily when I was disguised. I'd better be cautious about that. Just when the fortune teller was eavesdropping, the shopkeeper had already brought the dishes, and the little boy was really hungry and panicked, so he picked up the chopsticks and devoured them.

The old man thought about it, most of the food had been loaded into the little boy's stomach, and after the old man finished thinking, he saw the leftovers, and couldn't help but be stunned, smiled bitterly, and then picked up the chopsticks and ate them. After eating, the old fortune teller settled the account, pulled the little boy, carried his fortune-telling booth, and walked to the east of the city.

As soon as he walked out of the restaurant, a voice stopped the old fortune teller, and the old man looked back, but it was a middle-aged man just now, only to see him take the fortune teller's hand and say: "Master, you are too accurate!

The fortune teller is not bad, although he roughly guessed what was going on, but he pretended to be like a magic stick and said: "This big brother, what's the matter with finding the old man?"

The middle-aged man said excitedly: "The master doesn't know, since listening to the master's words, I went to the Sanli earth temple outside the city, circled around the old locust tree three times, and went home to see, not only the child's illness has been cured, my daughter-in-law has also become virtuous, and more importantly, I took the only remaining three cents to the casino, and I actually won an extra fifty taels without saying anything! Come, master, you must accept these ten taels of silver!"

The fortune teller couldn't push it, so he had to accept it. At the end, the fortune teller old man guided the middle-aged man step by step: "Ten gambles and nine losses, you just get back to your roots, take the money and do some business, don't gamble again, if you don't listen to me, it will definitely be the end of the destruction of the family." Remember, remember!"

After hearing this, the middle-aged man trembled, firmly remembered the old man's words, and said: "The master's teachings must be remembered in my heart!" Sure enough, in the future, the middle-aged man will no longer enter the casino, and will open a small shop.

After getting rid of the entanglement of the middle-aged man, the fortune teller took the little boy all the way east, and after a short time, he left the city and disappeared outside the city.