Zhu Xian: The way of heaven collapses, and I only have one sword!

Chapter 58: Fortune Telling? Fate is a variable!

"Fortune-telling?"

Chen Qiye was slightly startled and looked at the old man holding a bamboo pole. He saw a piece of white cloth hanging on the bamboo pole with four words written on it: Immortal Pointing the Way.

Seeing Chen Qiye turn around, the old man frowned and looked him up and down, his shock evident in his eyes. After a moment, he said, "Why don't you come with me and let me take a look at you?"

Chen Qiye nodded slightly, looked at the old man and said, "Then please take a look at me."

The old man pointed to a big tree beside the road and said, "Let's talk there." Then he turned and walked away.

Chen Qiye was just thinking about following him when he heard a clear voice beside him: "Big Brother."

Chen Qiye hesitated for a moment and looked downwards, only to see the little girl who had just been standing next to the old man eating candied haws calling him.

Chen Qiye looked at the little girl, bent down and squatted down, just to be at eye level with the little girl, and asked: "What's wrong, little girl?"

"Big brother, can you hug me?" the little girl laughed.

A gentle smile appeared on Chen Qiye's lips. Without hesitation, he stretched out his arms and gently picked up the little girl. The little girl smiled happily, holding the candied haws tightly in one hand, and put her other arm around Chen Qiye's neck and kissed him on the cheek.

At this time, the fortune teller who was waiting under a tree not far away looked increasingly anxious. He shouted to Chen Qiye, "Little brother, don't delay too long."

Chen Qiye nodded slightly and walked slowly towards the tree holding the little girl.

Arriving at the foot of the tree, Chen Qiye gently put the little girl down and sat down opposite the old man. The old man stared at Chen Qiye's face, his hands trembling and beads of sweat oozing from his forehead.

After a long pause, the old man lowered his voice and said, "Young man, your face is extremely strange. It seems as if a layer of mist is shrouding you. I have never seen such a strange face before, or perhaps your origins are very mysterious."

Chen Qiye's expression remained calm upon hearing this, but a subtle emotion flashed across his eyes. He smiled faintly and said, "Old man, you are too kind. I am just an ordinary person, so why should I be mysterious?"

The old man waved his hands anxiously, his eyes filled with panic and determination: "Young man, don't hide it. You know your fate... It's unpredictable! I've been reading physiognomy for decades, and I've never seen such a fate."

"Maybe it's because I'm born with advantages. Since you can't tell from my face, why not calculate my future?" Chen Qiye nodded and said to the old man.

The old man nodded, looked at the granddaughter in Chen Qiye's arms, and said, "Girl, do a calculation for this big brother."

The little girl blinked her big, watery eyes, responded crisply, and took out a pen and paper and said, "Big brother, write a word on the paper. Numbers or words are fine."

Chen Qiye took the paper and pen, thought for a moment, and wrote the word "three".

"Big brother, please tell me your name." The little girl blinked her bright eyes and asked innocently.

"Chen Qiye." His voice was low but gentle. After he said that, his eyes fell on the little girl's serious face, then he looked up at the nervous old man, and a hint of curiosity arose in his heart.

The little girl picked up a pen and gently traced on the paper. Then, tilting her head, she said in a soft voice, "Big brother, this character 'three'—the top horizontal line represents heaven, the bottom horizontal line represents earth, and the vertical line in the middle connects heaven and earth—is a truly extraordinary symbol. And coupled with your name, Qiye, the night is meant to be dark, yet there are seven stars accompanying it, a blend of light and darkness. This signifies that you will forge a unique path."

Chen Qiye raised his eyebrows slightly. Although he was a little surprised, he still had a faint smile on his face and said, "Thank you." After that, he took out a hundred taels of silver and put it on the table.

The old man looked at the hundred taels of silver on the table, a complex expression flashing in his eyes. He was surprised by the generous reward, but also deeply worried about Chen Qiye's fate. He raised his hand and gently wiped the sweat from his forehead. His lips trembled slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but he swallowed it back.

At that moment, a gentle breeze rustled the branches of the trees beside the road, as if whispering a secret. The little girl carefully put away her pen and paper, picked up the half-eaten string of candied haws, and began to eat it with relish. Her innocent look was incompatible with the solemn atmosphere around her.

"Buy the girl some nice clothes, don't let her suffer." After saying that, Chen Qiye stood up and prepared to leave.

After seeing Chen Qiye walk away, the old man sighed and said, "I don't know whether it is a blessing or a curse..."

"You are going against the will of heaven, and heaven and earth will not tolerate you. The three religions will unite as one, and you will ascend to heaven. You will become the first immortal in the world!" said the little girl, looking at the old man.

When the old man heard what the little girl said, his whole body shook violently, and the handkerchief in his hand that was wiping the sweat from his forehead fell to the ground with a "pop".

"Girl, you...what did you say?" The old man's voice trembled with a bit of disbelief.

The little girl continued to eat her candied haws, unaware of the old man's shock. She said, "I haven't finished calculating for big brother yet. What I just said should be his future."

"Xiaohuan, it's really worth it for me to give birth to you as my granddaughter. You are not even ten years old yet, but you can already see a person's future. In time, you will definitely be an outstanding genius in my field of physiognomy." The old man said with a smile.

Xiao Huan snorted softly and said, "What's so difficult about those superficial physiognomy books? It's obviously you, Grandpa, who didn't study hard in the past, yet you still have the nerve to say that!" The old man nodded and smiled, "Don't underestimate the 'Nine Calculations of Astrology' and the 'Jade Pillar Physiognomy'. They were both passed down by our ancestor Qing Yunzi. You are only naturally intelligent and have a unique talent for physiognomy. Someone like me would spend my entire life studying them and never understand them."

Xiao Huan snorted and turned around, only to find that Chen Qiye had already disappeared. She turned back and said, "Grandpa, you mentioned the Qingyun Sect's Patriarch just now. Didn't you always say that we and the Qingyun Sect are from the same clan? Why don't you go and acknowledge us as your relatives? With the status of the Qingyun Sect and your generation, shouldn't you be living a life of luxury?"

"Hush..." The old man was obviously startled and whispered, "What do you know, little girl? Qingyun Sect is now a world-renowned sect of cultivation. Besides, I, Zhou Yixian, am not the kind of person who curries favor with the powerful!"

Xiao Huan was stunned for a moment and said, "Grandpa, I didn't expect you to have such a strong character. It's really rare..."

But before she could finish, Zhou Yixian went to "read the face" again. Xiaohuan was speechless and could only follow her, pretending to be cute and innocent, to see the fat woman's face.

.........

On the other side, Chen Qiye walked across the street and walked out of the town.

According to the information he had received, the Black Stone Cave was located in a forest ten miles north of Xiaochi Town. By the time he reached the outside of the forest, it was already completely dark.

Before Chen Qiye entered the forest, he heard a familiar breath coming from not far away. He looked over and saw two people running towards him, one old and one young. They were the grandfather and grandson who had been fortune-telling during the day. The little girl was fine, but the old man was already panting.

Chen Qiye stopped in front of them and asked, "What's wrong, you two?"

Zhou Yixian glanced back and saw that no one was chasing him. He breathed a sigh of relief, stopped, and said to Xiaohuan, "Xiaohuan, don't run. It seems that person is not chasing us."

Xiaohuan was breathing heavily, but she still held a string of candied haws in her hand.

Before Chen Qiye could open his mouth, he heard Xiaohuan complain, "It's all your fault, Grandpa. It wasn't enough that you tricked that fat woman, but you also tricked that young woman. I saw from the beginning that she's incredibly shrewd, no ordinary person. How could we trick her?"

Zhou Yixian angrily said, "Why didn't you tell me earlier? That woman slapped me in the face. It still hurts. If I didn't have the secret underground escape technique passed down by my master, I would have already..."

Before he finished speaking, a light shout was heard from the night sky: "Old liar, where are you running to!" A beam of white light was reflected from the sky and rushed straight towards Zhou Yixian.

Zhou Yixian, who knew no cultivation techniques, was caught off guard and about to be struck by the white light. Chen Qiye's eyes flashed, and his aura surged. Just as the white light was about to strike Zhou Yixian, he suddenly raised his hand, and an invisible force seemed to gather in his palm, forcibly blocking the white light.

"Huh!" A surprised female voice echoed from the air as the attack was blocked. As the white light descended, a woman appeared before the group.

The woman was dressed in a turquoise dress, with a small golden bell hanging from her waist that tinkled crisply. She also held a small white flower between her fingers. She had a half-smile on her face, and she stopped looking at Zhou Yixian. Her eyes fell on Chen Qiye, and she chuckled softly, "What a coincidence, Chen Qiye."

"It's really a coincidence." Chen Qiye said with a smile.

Zhou Yixian, who had just suffered, saw that someone had finally stood up for him, so he was unwilling to let it go. He hurriedly said, "Little brother, you must save me. I was just in the town and I was kind enough to take a look at this girl. Unexpectedly, she couldn't bear to hear the truth and then attacked my grandfather and me..."

Hearing this, Bi Yao angrily said, "Nonsense, you old liar, you are full of nonsense, swindling people and stealing their money. Now you dare to accuse me, you are asking for a beating!" After that, she condensed the magic formula in her hand, and the white light of the sad flower became brighter, illuminating the surroundings as if it were daytime.

Just as he was about to make a move, Chen Qiye reached out and rubbed the top of Bi Yao's head. His movements were as gentle as soothing a kitten with its fur standing on end.

Bi Yao was startled. The spell she had been concentrating on seemed to loosen at this moment. She stared at Chen Qiye with wide eyes in disbelief. A blush appeared on her face, but she quickly feigned anger and slapped Chen Qiye's hand away, saying angrily, "What are you doing!"

"This old man is not good at fortune-telling, but this little girl is quite capable." Chen Qiye said softly with a gentle smile on his face.

After hearing what Chen Qiye said, Bi Yao looked at Xiao Huan doubtfully. Xiao Huan felt a little frightened by her gaze and subconsciously hid behind Zhou Yixian.

"Hmph, he can't do it, but this little girl can?" Bi Yao's face was full of disdain. "But for your sake, Chen Qiye, I will let this old liar go today." As she said that, she put away the sad flower and clasped her hands to her chest.

Seeing this, Chen Qiye nodded slightly to express his gratitude.

At this time, Zhou Yixian recovered and hurriedly thanked Chen Qiye: "Oh, little brother, thanks to you, otherwise I would have died here today."

Xiao Huan poked her head out from behind Zhou Yixian and whispered, "Sister, I really can tell fortunes. How about I read it for you?"

Bi Yao raised her eyebrows and said with interest, "Okay, then show it to me. If I'm not accurate, don't blame me for being rude."

Xiaohuan nodded, motioning for Biyao to follow her to the side. Moonlight streamed down upon the two of them. Xiaohuan looked up, scrutinizing Biyao's features, a serious expression on her tender face.

(End of this chapter)