Slayer of Gods: I lied; I became the agent of the Nine Gods.

"Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival. This afternoon, my family went to buy mooncakes and then stopped by the temple next door to burn incense and pray for Xiaoyu."

As Mother Deer cleared the dishes, she suggested...

"I'll go get a fortune stick to see if Xiaoyu's exam goes well."

As soon as Dad turned on the TV, he heard his wife had already planned out his holiday for tomorrow in detail, and he felt a little helpless:

"Drawing lots again... Didn't Little Fish say... instead of drawing lots like this, you might as well go see a Taoist priest, at least they can change your fate against all odds..."

"I have no objection... Anyway, it's a family outing... I don't have any plans for tomorrow."

The person involved in the topic raised their hand obediently: "I'm going to buy some candy and cake to eat... After I leave the temple, I can buy some cake downstairs to bring back."

"Eat, eat, eat... All I like to eat all day is sweet, non-nutritious food..." The old man's voice was so loud it almost carried through the door.

"When we were in school, you couldn't go out, and I always had to queue up for you to buy things. Now that you're on vacation, you just can't stop!"

"Hehe~ Grandpa, I know you're the best...that's why I asked you for help~"

"Hum hum……"

"From now on, you won't have to queue up anymore. Of course, I'll take care of everything myself!"

"You better keep your word! I'm going to be watching you!"

The girl smiled, her eyes sparkling, yet seemingly misty as the spring breeze brushed her face…

…………

After cleaning up, Lu Yu still took Grandpa Lu to visit their good neighbor next door.

“Sir, you don’t have to serve us such good tea every time… it’s too much of a waste.”

Looking at the clear tea soup in the cup, with the leaves visible and a few floating buds, Lu Yu scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly.

She essentially brought the old man here for free, eating and drinking without bringing anything herself, and even wasting the fine tea that the gentleman's family had just received.

Mr. Feng was dressed in a smoky blue Tang suit and had long, jet-black hair that was rare among modern young people, tied only behind his back with a rope of a strange texture.

He listened to Lu Yu's words, smiled gently, held his teacup, looked at the rising steam, and said softly:

"Good tea is never a pity to share it with those who appreciate it."

His eyes were as dark and deep as an unfathomable pool; in the few brief moments he gazed at Lu Yu, it was as if he could see right through her.

"Moreover, this can also help people calm down and distinguish right from wrong, which is a wonderful thing."

Grandpa Lu sipped his tea with a smile, nodding occasionally, but his eyes seemed to be urging Lu Yu to stop talking, as he wanted to play chess.

The old rascal...

Helpless, Lu took his teacup and sat down on a small stool to make room for the two of them.

"Let's play a game tonight, just for fun, but don't get too greedy."

Even when facing an elderly person who was a whole generation older than him, Mr. Feng remained calm and composed, even more so than Grandpa Lu in terms of demeanor.

"Okay, okay! It's just the right time for me to go to sleep..."

The old man sat on the other side of the chessboard, waiting for the person opposite him to be ready.

Lu Yu did not leave; she simply watched the two of them quietly, observing the changing situation on the chessboard.

……

"Eh... I don't want to take that step..."

Grandpa Lu looked at his earlier move with some regret, and for a moment he was angry with himself.

Mr. Feng remained silent for a long time, looking at Grandpa Lu who had been staring at him, and finally reluctantly compromised: "...It can be changed once."

The old man, beaming with joy, moved the chess pieces around, his expression once again full of confidence: "I'm sure I can win this time!"

Half an hour passed...

Looking at his chessboard, now completely blank, the old man was bewildered: "How did I lose?"

Where did we go wrong?

He hadn't even realized what was happening yet...

"That's how playing chess is. Even if you've corrected a mistake, it's still a mistake. The future direction is already set. Even if you change it, you'll still end up in the wrong place."

Mr. Feng sat upright, looking calm and composed, as if he had long been accustomed to it.

"If you're only focused on winning, you'll be fixated on the outcome and ignore the details of the process..."

The old man nodded: "So I shouldn't have been thinking about winning from the beginning, because that would have made me so focused on winning that I wouldn't have noticed the small changes in the process."

"Of course."

Lu Yu glanced at the time in silence, then called out softly to her grandfather, "It's time to go back... It's ten o'clock, Grandpa, you still need to take your blood pressure medication..."

Grandpa Deer sighed. The game of chess was over; it was time to leave...

"Then we'll head back now... Teacher Feng, tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and we're planning to visit the temple nearby to offer our prayers. Would you like to come along?"

Mr. Feng shook his head: "You all go ahead, my wife is waiting for me to come back..."

The old man suddenly realized: "Oh, right... Teacher Feng's wife is still away on a business trip... I'm going to spend the holiday with her..."

Lu Yu tugged at Grandpa Lu's sleeve, looking at Mr. Feng with a gentle smile: "Then, sir, I wish you and your wife a happy holiday in advance, and a blissful life together."

Mr. Feng smiled and said, "Well then... I wish you joy, not just now."

"……Um!"

The girl's voice broke off as the door closed, scattering into the air.

Only one person, a chessboard, and the tea that had lost its heat remained in the room.

"You seem to know it very well... Little Fish."