Fellow Daoist! That scoundrel has written a new book again.

The north belongs to the Star-Picking Tower, and fortune tellers are not uncommon there.

Most of them, like Zhu Wuyao when she first arrived, used the name of Zhaixinglou to swindle and deceive people. However, very few people were as bold as her, daring to perform divination in the main city of Beixuan City.

Changxiao Town is quite prosperous.

If it weren't for the fact that in recent years, Li, the urban management officer, suddenly changed his temperament and caused some complaints from the people under his jurisdiction, this place would be an excellent place to settle down.

Even with some "flaws", the merits outweigh the flaws.

Most of the passersby looked relaxed and seemed to have a lot of hope for the future.

The local customs are just like Li Chengguan himself; they all enjoy a peaceful and leisurely life, fanning themselves in the cool breeze, without much solemnity or gravitas.

The missions of small towns and big cities are different.

Big cities need majesty and solemnity, an awe-inspiring and unapproachable presence; small towns need street food stalls, yellow dogs under trees, a sense of leisure and freedom.

It's easy to relax here.

However, Zhu Wuyao, who had dispersed his divine consciousness and acted as a "pseudo-Heavenly Dao" in the secret realm, was unable to completely relax because of his overly strong spiritual sense and vague perception of destiny.

She walked along the street, holding a banner and with her eyes covered.

The banner bells jingled, and the wooden sticks under the banners could also serve as canes for the blind. By taking advantage of his blindness, he swaggered around and made others make way for him.

In other words, the people of Changxiao Town are simple and honest, and their hearts are kind; otherwise, if Zhu Wuyao had acted in a similar manner, he would have been scolded.

She never expected that the routine of "the diviner getting into a conflict with someone on the street, angrily casting a divination to attract onlookers" would not work.

Zhu Wuyao wandered around for a long time, but didn't get the divination done. However, he did manage to get a general familiar face.

The city management office was just ahead. She probed it with her divine sense but found no trace of City Management Officer Li. There were only a few clerks and consuls going about their business as usual.

She memorized the faces of several people.

evening.

The staff of the urban management office finished their shifts.

Su Xiao was hurrying home. Before leaving home earlier that day, she had instructed the servants to go to Mohen Bookstore and grab the latest issue of Canglang Anthology.

Prepare some refreshing fruit drinks and vegetables for her, and wait for her to go home and read storybooks after her shift.

With that expectation in mind, I walked a little faster.

They happened to run into Zhu Wuyao, who was there to stage an accident.

With a crash, the banner fell to the ground.

Before Su Xiao could even see the person clearly, he apologized. When he looked up and saw the person clearly, he realized that the girl he had bumped into was actually blind!

He is now touching the ground with his hands, seemingly eager to find the banner.

Su Xiao quickly bent down to help pick up the banner, and inevitably saw the words on it. She apologetically helped the young woman up and said:

“This fortune-telling girl, the banner is here.”

I'm so sorry for bumping into you. Are you hurt anywhere?

Zhu Wuyao naturally shook his head and said:

"I'm not injured anywhere. Would you like me to cast a divination for you?"

She pointed to the banner in her hand and continued, "It only costs one coin."

As expected, Su Xiao found it hard to refuse.

Zhu Wuyao had his eye on her long ago.

This man named Su Xiao would thank the servant who delivered lunch to the mansion, and he was quite diligent in his work. He seemed to be a humble and kind person.

Take out the prepared charcoal sticks and Xuan paper and hand them over.

Su Xiao looked down at the object in his hand, then looked up at the blind "divine calculator," and asked somewhat blankly:

"Divination?"

"Exactly."

Su Xiao hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

Although she had already suspected that this fortune teller might be a fraud, she still thought that blind people interpreting characters was just a way to fool fools...

Even if someone is pretending to be blind, they still can't see clearly with two layers of black cloth wrapped around their eyes.

But considering he only had one coin and seeing the man's strong will despite his disability, Su Xiao convinced himself—compared to those beggars on the street, at least this fortune teller was using his tricks to…scam money.

Although she didn't want to say it directly, she took out a pen and paper, hesitated for a long time, and then wrote the word "letter" on the paper.

Then, he handed the paper and pen back to the blind girl.

Zhu Wuyao smiled and said:

"Trust? Indeed, a person cannot stand without trust."

This time, it was Su Xiao who was surprised.

Before Su Xiao could ask a question, Zhu Wuyao spoke first:

"One must speak from the heart. People have their ups and downs, and their hidden feelings can change. This character is derived from 'stretch,' which means one can express one's thoughts directly without worry."

After speaking, he folded the Xuan paper with the character "信" (letter) written on it several times, handed it to Su Xiao, opened his palm, and said:

"Give me money."

Su Xiao was completely taken aback by the deception.

She reached for her purse at her waist, then froze on the spot—her purse…her purse was gone!

The rope around her waist was cleanly severed, clearly indicating that it had been cut with a knife.

Recalling the jostling in the crowd just now, Su Xiao's face turned pale and then red. After all, she was one of the managers here, and Changxiao Town could be said to be under her jurisdiction.

She actually got her purse stolen here!

“My fortune teller, my purse has been stolen. Could I pay this one coin tomorrow?”

"Or you can come home with me, and I'll get the money there and pay you back."

Zhu Wuyao shook his head and said:

“I am blind and it is inconvenient for me to go out every day. I don’t know when I will be able to come back next time. It is already late today, so it is not appropriate for me to go back and forth with you.”

"Why don't you tell me where you live? I'll come looking for you when I go out."

Su Xiao had no doubts.

Because this fortune teller seems to have some supernatural abilities; he can recognize words when blindfolded but cannot see other objects clearly. If he had ulterior motives, why would he go to such lengths?

If it's just a trick of the martial arts world, her family's guards are no pushovers either.

Moreover, if someone wanted to set a trap for her, they would first have to check their own identity. No conman would be stupid enough to target a steward who could see the city lord.

After Su Xiao told him where he lived, the two said goodbye.

Zhu Wuyao turned and walked towards the outskirts of the town.

Although she could use the teleportation method of a cultivator, she hadn't gone out for a long time, so she took a walk to clear her mind.

The sound of the magic pen came:

"It's better to calculate accurately than to calculate a lot!"

"However, why don't you use endless forms, or have me involved in the cause and effect?"

"Wouldn't that be safer?"

Zhu Wuyao shook his head and smiled, saying:

"Because this time I have to contact Li, the urban management officer, directly, and I have to show up."

"If things happen too coincidentally, they might suspect me."

"Furthermore, for things that can be solved with wisdom, you should still use your brain more. Intelligence is the key to the level of divination."

She stopped walking suddenly and said thoughtfully:

"I don't know if she has read my storybooks. If she has benefited from them, I could use them to make a connection and make things more favorable for me, increasing the likelihood that she will mention me to Li, the city management officer."

With that in mind, Zhu Wuyao did just that.

However, there is one downside to "forming a bond by placing a piece on the board".

That means there's no way to control it precisely, and you don't know what benefits you'll ultimately receive.

About fifteen minutes later—

Zhu Wuyao picked up the money bag that had fallen in front of him and fell into deep thought.

The unbridled laughter of Lingbi reached my ears.

Zhu Wuyao's consciousness stirred slightly, and then she suddenly looked up—in the distance, Su Xiao was staring at her in disbelief, along with the money bag in her hand.