I really am a fortune teller

"It's not that simple. You might get it, or you might not. Every time you level up, do skills appear on your skill panel? You have to level me up to have a chance to get skills." The system said smugly, "Actually, 100 billion is not expensive at all. Besides, Murong Yufan will only turn 24 next month. You have a month to prepare."

I. Day.

Wei Chen almost cursed out loud, then shook his head irritably and said, "Isn't there any other way? Where am I supposed to get 100 billion for you?"

"Mirror World," the system said with a smile. "However, you can also choose to upgrade this system. After upgrading, you will gain more skills, gift packs, and more functions. It might even offer a discount on Resurrection Pills."

When the topic of discounts came up, Wei Chen was taken aback: "Didn't I say after my last upgrade that I could offer discounts on three items? If I was lucky, I could get a 0.1 discount."

"That's right." The system's voice remained cold, but there was a hint of... unwillingness in it.

Ignoring the system's voice for now, Wei Chen said with a smile, "Then let me try my luck."

The system's voice cheered again: "Host, I must remind you that discounted items must be purchased within three days, otherwise they will disappear. Moreover, the price of the Soul Pill is 10 billion. If you want a 0.1 discount, you need 100 million merit points. Do you have that? Not to mention whether you can even get a 0.1 discount, so it's more reliable to upgrade me. My upgrade only costs 50 million merit points."

Wei Chen gritted his teeth.

That's shameless and utterly shameless.

The system continued, "I warned you before, your family's Fang Jiamo is very valuable."

Wei Chen: ...

Fang Jiamo has been with Wei Chen's family for so many years and has become their steward. Wei Chen would never betray Fang Jiamo. Besides, it was only to save a completely unrelated Murong Yufan. Murong Yufan's sister had done such a heroic deed, even allowing Wei Chen to obtain the system and thus enabling him to travel through time.

Wei Chen took a deep breath; he couldn't afford to owe this favor.

Giving Wei Chen the system is a great favor.

Since Jiang Hanyi can save his wife, then this favor should be returned to Murong Yufan.

Seeing Wei Chen's expression change many times, Murong Yufan said sadly, "Sir, is it because you can't find a solution? If you can't, it doesn't matter. All the men in the Murong family are like this."

Wei Chen's eyes suddenly lit up: "But there must be a reason for this, right? I heard it comes from some kind of curse. If the curse is broken, will all the men of the Murong family return to normal?"

Jiang Hanyi said from the side, "Don't even think about it. Over the years, so many nine-star sorcerers and nine-star Taoist masters have helped, but so far they haven't found a solution. What ability do you have to guarantee that you can solve this problem?"

Wei Chen ignored him, took out the tortoise shell and copper coins, and began to calculate repeatedly.

In fact, what appears to be a calculation is actually a constant use of divine prophecy.

Jiang Hanyi and Murong Yufan exchanged a glance. In fact, after following Wei Chen for so many days, Jiang Hanyi discovered that Wei Chen rarely used copper coins and tortoise shells for conventional fortune telling. Most things could be observed by looking at people's faces, a skill that not everyone could do.

So, this must be why Wei Chen, a mere one-star fortune teller, is so powerful. Jiang Hanyi thought to himself, having already fabricated a good reason for Wei Chen.

However, Jiang Hanyi and Murong Yufan soon discovered that what Wei Chen was doing was just mechanical repetition, without any technical content.

Murong Yufan looked at Jiang Hanyi beside her with a questioning look, while Jiang Hanyi gave Murong Yufan a very calm look.

As a result, Wei Chen's trick lasted for about half an hour.

Jiang Hanyi couldn't wait any longer.

Wei Chen then spoke.

His opening remarks startled both of them.

“Your ancestors… weren’t exactly good people.” Wei Chen smiled, not at all like he was angry.

Murong Yufan's heart skipped a beat, and his face darkened: "Who told you that?"

Jiang Hanyi shook his head repeatedly: "I know nothing about your family's secrets. By the way, did your ancestors really do something heinous?"

Wei Chen said with a smile, "Should I speak or you speak?"

Murong Yufan snorted coldly, but with his sickly body, this action only made him look fierce and childish. He said indifferently, "Go ahead and say it."

Wei Chen smiled and said, "It's a pretty cliché story. Actually, Murong Yufan's ancestors were all imperial physicians who treated the emperor. But in the beginning, he was just a poor scholar living in the mountains, dreaming of taking the imperial examination and becoming an official."

"A scholar was on his way to the capital to take the imperial examination when he passed by a dilapidated temple and encountered a peach blossom spirit."

Jiang Hanyi was dumbfounded. He thought Wei Chen would say that he encountered a female ghost or a poor woman, and then the scholar became a heartless man, like Chen Shimei. Most clichéd plots unfold like this.

What on earth is this Peach Blossom Spirit?

Seeing Jiang Hanyi's curious face, Wei Chen couldn't help but ask, "What? You haven't heard of the Peach Blossom Spirit?"

Jiang Hanyi coughed and said, "Go on." I'd be a fool to believe you.

Wei Chen continued, "If you don't believe that the other party is a peach blossom spirit, if I remember correctly, there is a portrait of that person in Murong Yufan's house. The portrait has many peach blossoms on it, and the person is wearing clothes made of peach blossoms. Although it is not very obvious, if you ask an expert to look at it, they will know what it is."

Murong Yufan sighed, his frail face showing deep exhaustion: "You're right, but your version is a little different from what I've seen. You go first."

Wei Chen smiled and said, "Of course it's different. The records in history books are only one person's account, not to mention a family's genealogy. Your family's genealogy only records the most positive side of your family. Let me finish telling this story first."

"The scholar met a peach blossom spirit on the way. The peach blossom spirit took a liking to the scholar. Similar to all the stories in Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, the scholar's travel expenses to the capital for the imperial examination were earned slowly by the peach blossom spirit through odd jobs. The peach blossom spirit helped the scholar, but she did not have a good ending."

"When the scholar arrived in the capital, his learning shone brightly. In addition to becoming the top scholar in the imperial examination, he also became a royal physician, was favored by the world, and married a princess. He reached the pinnacle of his life. It's just a pity that he forgot the peach blossom spirit who had silently sacrificed for him."

Jiang Hanyi, always eager for drama, asked, "And then?"

Who cares about all that nonsense before? Everyone just cares about this and then.

"Later, the emperor heard from somewhere that using demon cores to refine immortal pills could grant immortality. I'd like to ask your Murong family if you really have such a formula?" Wei Chen's words immediately offended Murong Yufan.