The Beacon of Kyushu

Chapter 113 The divination divination

Three days later, in the morning.

The sky is gray, and the moon has not completely disappeared, hanging in the sky like a small boat.The city under the morning light seemed to have just woken up. There were few pedestrians walking around in the streets and alleys, and it was peaceful and quiet everywhere, not even a sparrow chirping.After the donkey's hooves made a soft "tapping" sound on the stone road, the silence in the city was gradually broken.

Wan Jianfeng was wearing a light blue Taoist robe, lying leisurely on the donkey's back, crookedly holding a long banner in his arms, and on the banner were written the four characters of Dou Da - Tie Zui Ling Duan.

He rode a donkey into the city, and many passers-by turned a blind eye to him, and some even cast contemptuous glances at him, as if they were looking at a swindler in the marketplace.Wan Jianfeng didn't seem to see anything, he just lay on the donkey's back, trusting that the donkey reined in and walked slowly towards the city.

At this time, an old man with a bruise on his face staggered towards Wan Jianfeng, grabbed the rein on the donkey's head, and begged: "Master Daoist, can you give this little old man a divination!"

Hearing this, Wan Jianfeng turned over and got off the donkey's back, looked the old man up and down, and said without thinking: "Old man, do you have a son in your family?"

The old man nodded in disbelief, and said, "Master Daoist, your calculations are really accurate!"

Wan Jianfeng pinched his fingers and said with a smile: "I have a half-immortal body since I was a child, and it is my forte to look at people."

The old man hurriedly said: "Please trouble Xiandao to do some calculations for the little old man, and see if my unfilial son can walk on the right path in the future?"

Wan Jianfeng said: "Old man, report the birth date of your bastard son."

The old man thought for a moment and said, "He was born on the 23rd day of the first month of Yi Chou's year."

Wan Jianfeng pinched his fingers to make the calculations, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, old man, your son just deserves to be beaten, so he behaves mischievously and is not filial. But your son's old age is good, as long as you are willing to stroke him, he will surely shine. "

The old man was very relieved when he heard the words, and bowed to Wan Jianfeng again and again, "Thank you, Taoist priest, for giving the hexagram. I wonder how much copper coins this hexagram costs? I'll give you the money now." Give Wan Jianfeng all the copper plates in the bag.

Wan Jianfeng waved his hand at him, and said: "No need, I'm a newcomer, and I don't do divination for money, but just to earn some fame, so that I can give advice to more benefactors."

The old man said in disbelief: "Master Daoist, you are very effective in divination, and you don't ask for money. You are really a living god! Don't worry, the little old man will spread your reputation well, so that all the elders in the city will come to you for questions. Gua!"

Wan Jianfeng cupped his hands and said, "Thank you very much."

The old man made several bows to him again, and then left happily.Looking at the back of the old man, Wan Jianfeng snickered in his heart, "Old age is a divination, most of them are descendants. If you are injured, blame the government or the son. If you want to ask about the fate of your children, just say that it is better to be old. Anyway, after turning around and walking away, who can tell the truth from the fake. The jingle taught by the old cow nose is really effective, but this way of speaking is a bit awkward, and it is easy to bite your tongue!"

When Wan Jianfeng was triumphant, a beautiful young woman walked over quickly.Seeing her gloomy face, Wan Jianfeng put his hands on his chest subconsciously, and said in a low voice without thinking: "Miss, you are frowning and your face looks like a peach blossom, but is there someone out there?"

The young woman was stunned after hearing this, and said in a low voice with her face flushed, "Master Daoist, don't you want to talk nonsense?"

Wan Jianfeng smiled and said: "I have a half-immortal body since I was a child, and it is my forte to look at people."

Seeing that there was no one around, the young woman asked in a low voice: "Then ask the Taoist priest to help me figure out, which man will I be able to spend a lifetime with in prosperity and wealth?"

Wan Jianfeng asked: "It depends on whether your birth dates match or not?"

The young woman said without hesitation: "The little girl is from the year of Yi Chou, my husband is from the year of Wu Zi, and the man I am in love with is from the year of Jia Yin."

Wan Jianfeng pinched his fingers and calculated, and said: "Your date is 11 years older than you, and has a family and a job. He hooked up with you because he was greedy for your youth and beauty. This kind of fate will not last long. You have to hook up with him again. If you go on, no one will be left behind. Although your family is a little poor, he is about the same age as you, and he lives with you wholeheartedly. He will flourish in the future, and he will definitely have your sweetness."

The young woman nodded after hearing this, "Master Daoist, the little girl has been having trouble sleeping and eating recently, and she often feels ashamed of her husband. Since you said so, I will break this bad relationship and live with my husband wholeheartedly."

Wan Jianfeng nodded, and said: "Go, I don't want money, I just want to earn some fame, so that I can give advice to more benefactors. If you want to make a name for me, if you don't want to, just go with your husband Go live in peace."

The young woman hurriedly said: "Thank you, Daoist, the little girl will definitely do her best to make the Daoist famous!"

Wan Jianfeng smiled and waved to the young woman. The young woman had already relaxed her brows, thanked her and left.But he snickered again in his heart, "A beautiful young woman asks for divination, it is only for money and husband, she would rather destroy the temple than break the marriage, and make random nonsense about Xu Huangliang. I am still acting as if the old ox nose taught me that these are too simple to fool me. I can’t stand people, I didn’t expect to try it out!”

The donkey carried Wan Jianfeng forward for a while, and was suddenly stopped by a refined scholar.The scholar bowed deeply to Wan Jianfeng, and said: "Master, I heard that old man Zhang said that you are very accurate in divination, please show Xiaosheng to see it too!"

Wan Jianfeng squinted his eyes and looked at him, and asked: "This benefactor looks like a scholar, so he must be trying to predict whether he will be named on the gold list in the next imperial examination?"

The scholar nodded quickly and said: "The Taoist priest is indeed a god! Xiaosheng Li Hang, a person from Handan, has failed many times, and hopes to pass the exam."

Wan Jianfeng pinched his fingers and calculated, and said pleasantly: "Benefactor Li, you have something in your belly, and you have a good appearance. You will definitely pass the next imperial examination, and soon you will be able to fly on a branch and become a phoenix!"

Li Hang was also very surprised when he heard the words, and gave a deep bow: "Thank you, Taoist priest, if Xiaosheng can really make it to the top in the future, I will never forget the words of the Taoist priest today!"

Wan Jianfeng waved his hand, "Go, I don't ask for money, I just want to earn some fame, so that I can guide more benefactors."

Li Hang said gratefully: "Xiaosheng will definitely become famous for the Taoist priest!"

After he finished speaking, he bowed respectfully again, and then walked away slowly.Wan Jianfeng smiled, and murmured to himself: "If a scholar comes to inquire, he is undoubtedly asking for a gold list. You only need to be a high-ranking official to do it, so why worry about divination. Haha, the method taught by the old Niubi is really a hundred trials Bai Ling, it seems that the little witch will be saved in a few days!"

Wan Jianfeng rode on the donkey and walked slowly for a long time, but no one came to him for divination.He was worried about where to find the next person to continue fooling around, when he suddenly saw the pedestrians on the street uncharacteristically rushing towards him like a tide, and they surrounded him tightly.They all looked up at Wan Jianfeng with adoring eyes.Many people were pointing and talking, their expressions were extremely pious, as if they were living gods in front of them.

"Daoist, help me calculate the marriage!"

"Daoist, help me figure out if I can be an official!"

"Daozhang, help me figure out when I will get rich!"

Everyone surrounded Wan Jianfeng and begged in a hurry. Wan Jianfeng was quite proud at first, but as more and more people approached, they almost pushed him off the donkey's back several times.Wan Jianfeng had no choice but to point to the inn diagonally opposite, and said loudly: "Since all the benefactors are so enthusiastic, the Taoist priest will settle down in that inn today. If you want to divination, you should line up and come one by one."

Everyone rushed out of the way when they heard the words, and Wan Jianfeng took a breath. The donkey, which was stained with the master's glory, carried Wan Jianfeng to the front of the inn under the eyes of all the people.Wan Jianfeng got off the donkey and walked towards the shop.The shopkeeper of the inn had already rushed out to greet him, without Wan Jianfeng saying a word, he led the way and invited him into the upper room.

Wan Jianfeng looked around and saw that the upper room was very clean and spacious, so he smiled at the shopkeeper with satisfaction, "Shopkeeper, my Taoist priest's pocket is cleaner than his face, how about giving you a hexagram as the rent?"

The shopkeeper hurriedly nodded and said: "I have just heard about your name from a few guest officers, and I was about to ask for a divination, but a small shop cannot do without people, and there are too many people who seek divination on the road, so I have no choice but to hold back." Unexpectedly, the Taoist priest came to the small shop to settle down, what a blessing for the small shop!"

Wan Jianfeng smiled, and then pinched his fingers to calculate, "Shopkeeper, you seem to be diligent and kind-hearted. Although it is a bit miserable at the moment, business will boom soon!"

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Thank you for your auspicious words, Taoist priest. With your words, I feel more at ease! Even though you live in the small shop, no matter whether it is rent or food, you don't need to pay a copper coin, Taoist priest. Everything is taken care of by me!"

Wan Jianfeng cupped his hands and said, "Then I would like to thank the shopkeeper!" He said with a smile in his heart, "If your business wasn't going well, how could you be in such a hurry to ask for help? Such a simple truth doesn't need to be tricked Just pointing out, this young hero can also see seven or eight out of ten."

As soon as the shopkeeper left, everyone outside the door automatically lined up and walked up to Wan Jianfeng one by one to ask for divination.Wan Jianfeng sat behind a table in the room, constantly recalling the jingles that Chen Tafa taught him in his heart, and for a while, he counted again and again, and more and more people came to ask for divination.

In the blink of an eye, seven or eight days passed.The number of people asking for divination every day continued unabated, and they surrounded the inn early in the morning, and did not disperse until late at night. Wan Jianfeng was naturally very happy when he saw that his reputation had spread throughout the city.

One day Wan Jianfeng was sitting behind the table, divination for an old woman, when suddenly a group of yamen servants broke into the door.Seeing the yamen servants coming, the people who were asking for divination didn't know what happened in the inn. They were afraid that they would be involved, so many people ran away in fright, only a few brave and good deeds stayed at the door to watch the excitement.

Wan Jianfeng took a look at these yamen servants, and thought to himself, "Could it be that they found out that Mr. Ben was visiting the death cell a few days ago, and these yamen servants are here to arrest me?" He subconsciously held the stick around his waist, One hand is about to grab the long banner with the letter written on it.

Seeing that Wan Jianfeng was full of hostility towards them, this group of yamen servants hurriedly bowed to the ground, "Master Daoist, Lord Duqian and Magistrate have heard about your name, and would like to invite you to enter the county yamen in five days to do divination for them. The fortune is good." discuss."

After hearing what they said, Wan Jianfeng breathed a sigh of relief, and felt a burst of joy in his heart, "The method that the old Niubi taught me has already worked, as long as this young hero performs the last scene, the matter of saving the little witch will be completed! "

"Cough." Wan Jianfeng cleared his throat, pretending to be deep, and said, "I don't tell fortunes for money, but just to earn some fame, so that I can give advice to more people. Since Master Duqian is sincerely asking for divinations, my Daoist How can the head refuse, five days later, the head of the Tao will go to the county government to divination for him."

The yamen servants were overjoyed when they heard the words, and said one after another: "It's time for the Taoist priest! We will go back and report to you. You must not break your promise. You must go to the county yamen in five days, otherwise the adults will blame you and the younger ones will not be able to do business. "

Wan Jianfeng nodded slightly, waved his hands and said, "Go back, my Taoist priest will never break his promise." After he finished speaking, he looked away from the yamen servants and looked at the people who were asking for divination at the door, "It's okay, this Taoist priest will continue to help you Divination."

Seeing that the yamen servants had left, everyone braved up and continued to line up for divination.But Wan Jianfeng's thoughts have been completely taken away at this time, and the hexagram calculations became more perfunctory for a while, but the people who asked for the hexagrams believed in his words, and everyone flocked to him.

(End of this chapter)