The daughter of the metaphysical fortune teller: she is the best at eating melons to prolong life

Chapter 7 Greed of Money
Xiao Jin lowered his eyes and looked himself up and down calmly.

In order to facilitate his actions, he had to keep a low profile. Although the brocade robe he wore today was not as good as the ones he usually wore, it didn't look like... a big fat piece of meat, right?
Realizing what he was thinking, Xiao Jin frowned.

He immediately drove those inexplicable thoughts out of his mind and his face returned to its usual indifference.

"Who is this girl, and why is she alone in the wilderness in the middle of the night?"

Xie Lan frowned. No wonder the guard was blind. The master’s eyesight was not good either.

That spiritual energy is wasted.

Seeing Xie Lan didn't say anything, Zhao Chong frowned, "Did the girl kill someone and come here to dump the body in the middle of the night?"

Another taciturn guard standing next to Xiao Jin glanced at the corpse lying on the ground with a hesitant and puzzled look.

It would have been fine if Zhao Chong didn’t notice it, but how come his master didn’t notice it either?

Xie Lan couldn't help but rolled his eyes again.

If they let this master and servant continue talking, they would have to send her to the authorities.

She didn't bother to explain.

He raised his foot and kicked the driver on the ground, "Why don't you get up? Do you want to be eaten by ghosts?"

Xie Lan’s kick was quite powerful, and the driver sat up with a cry. He opened his eyes and saw the male ghost floating next to him.

"There's a ghost!" He trembled and got up, turned around and ran.

In the wilderness, if the driver runs away, who will drive for her?

Xie Lan signaled to the male ghost, "Stop him."

The male ghost floated over quickly, and the driver, in a panic, bumped into him.

Seeing the male ghost staring at him, the coachman rolled his eyes and was about to faint again.

Xie Lan said in a cold tone, "If you dare to faint again, do you believe that you will never see the sun tomorrow again?"

When the driver heard the threatening tone, he was so angry that his intestines turned green.

In order to prevent himself from fainting, he bit the tip of his tongue hard.

Enduring the severe pain, the driver turned around and knelt down towards Xie Lan.

"Please spare my life, young lady. I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have been so blinded by greed that I wanted to abandon you in this wilderness just to vent my anger on my wife.

I will never dare to do it again, begging the girl to spare my life. I swear that I will serve you like a slave and never do anything to harm you again.

If I break my oath, let me... let me be eaten by the devil."

The driver was frightened when he saw that the male ghost was actually controlled by Xie Lan.

He swore an oath and kowtowed to beg for mercy.

Seeing that he was still sensible, Xie Lan did not embarrass him any further, "Get up, remember the oath you made, otherwise..."

She didn't say what would happen otherwise, but the driver became even more terrified.

But he had no choice but to show his loyalty.

Xiao Jin stood with his hands behind his back and watched quietly. Although he said nothing, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes.

Zhao Chong frowned, he acted impulsively today.

It turned out that the driver had just fainted, not died.

The male ghost squatting next to him just now was not trying to eat people, he was enjoying the incense.

Then I thought about what I had said to that girl before.

Zhao Chong apologized to Xie Lan with an unnatural look on his face, "I misunderstood the girl just now. I'm sorry."

Xiao Jin saw Xie Lan looking at Zhao Chong with a look of disgust.

I could only say, "Zhao Chong is my bodyguard. I am also responsible for misunderstanding the girl.

It was my improper discipline that made him act impulsively and cause misunderstandings. I am really sorry, and I hope the young lady will forgive me."

Xie Lan was a little surprised. She didn't expect that although the master and servant had bad eyesight, they were actually pretty nice people.

Since the other person has already apologized, Xie Lan certainly won't hold on to it.

She was still thinking about how to get some spiritual energy from this young man, and she didn't want to make the atmosphere awkward.

Xie Lan smiled and said, "Forget it. It's understandable that you didn't see it clearly at night."

Changing the subject, "Who are you, sir? Why are you here in the middle of the night?"

Xiao Jin glanced at her. Since they met by chance, he naturally wouldn't go into details.

He said casually, "I was out doing business, missed the place to stay, passed by here, and entered this forest by mistake."

After a pause, he said, "Since everything is fine, I'll take my leave now." Xie Lan's eyes flashed. Did he get in by mistake?

That’s great. She was just worried that she had no chance to take advantage of this young man. No... take advantage of his spiritual energy. Now the chance has come.

Looking at her greedy eyes, Xiao Jin suddenly felt a little depressed.

After lowering his eyes to take a look, Xiao Jin suddenly turned around and left.

The two guards behind him looked at each other in confusion and hurriedly followed.

Xie Lan was confused as to why the young master suddenly changed his expression.

She opened her mouth and closed it again.

The male ghost has set up a ghost wall in this forest. It is easy to get in, but it is not so easy to get out.

Seeing that those people had left, the driver couldn't wait to ask, "Big...big girl, is it time to set off?"

Xie Lan nodded and said, "Let's go."

Just as the driver climbed onto the shaft, Zhao Chong's doubtful voice suddenly came from the front.

"Sir, there is something strange in this forest. We are trapped. We have walked this road three times and each time we ended up back here."

Another guard, Yang Feng, also noticed something was wrong. He looked at the familiar crooked tree in front of him and frowned, "Sir, I'm afraid we have encountered... a ghost wall."

Zhao Chong's heart skipped a beat. They were skilled in martial arts, but they did not know any esoteric arts.

How do I get out now?

Just when I was having a headache, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind me.

Turning around, I saw the girl smiling and asking, "You can't get out, do you need help?"

Xiao Jin turned sideways and said calmly, "Miss, do you have a solution?"

Xie Lan smiled and nodded, "Yes."

"The ghost wall is not something that ordinary people can solve. Could this girl be a charlatan who is swindling people?"

What's that look in this young man's eyes? Is there any charlatan as good-looking as her?

Xie Lan was angry, but he couldn't turn against her immediately because he hadn't obtained the spiritual energy yet.

"I'm not a charlatan. You can call me Xie Banxian. Just because ordinary people can't solve the problem of ghosts, it doesn't mean I can't do it either."

Looking at this little face that was obviously angry but could only greet him with a smile, Xiao Jin suddenly felt that the depression in his heart had dissipated a lot.

"Half-immortal? In that case, the young lady is a Kun Dao?"

"Yes."

"How can I prove whether you are lying or not? Do you dare to tell the fortune of my guard?"

If someone dared to question him in the past, Xie Lan would definitely leave without looking back.

But looking at the golden light in front of me that almost blinded my eyes, I couldn't bear to give up.

She spent two years collecting all the Bagua within a ten-mile radius of Sanqing Mountain, but only gained a fingernail's worth of spiritual energy and extended her life by one month.

If I could get some spiritual energy from this young man by fortune-telling, or find out how to get spiritual energy from him, that would be a great deal.

Xie Lan smiled and said, "Why not? It's just... I don't work for nothing."

Xiao Jin glanced at her, turned his head and ordered, "Zhao Chong."

Zhao Chong knew that this was a reward for divination, so he took out thirty coins from his sleeve pocket and handed it over.

Xie Lan's eyes fell on the string of copper coins, but he did not take it.

Is this too little?

Zhao Chong frowned, but saw Xiao Jin looking at him.

He opened his mouth, but suppressed his dissatisfaction and took out another twenty cents.

Seeing that Xie Lan still didn't move.

Xiao Jin narrowed his eyes slightly. For ordinary people, fortune-telling would cost at most thirty or fifty cents.

I didn’t expect this Kun Dao… to be so greedy for money.

　Brain: My imagination runs wild, I am the master of my own writing, I can do whatever I want, I only need speed, and ten thousand words in one breath is the best.

　　Hand: Don't be crazy! Is the plot reasonable? Are the sentences smooth? How is the logic? Have the plots been dug? Have the ambushes been laid? Have the bugs been fixed? Is the plot attractive enough? Is the slap in the face painful enough? Are the book friends having fun reading this?

　　Me: Can you two come up with a solution? No? Then you two can fight, and I will listen to whoever wins.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)