Lin Cheng is not an exciting place, and in the Imperial Dragon Reign it can only be considered a backward, remote small town. Compared to the capital, it is like night and day, with streets that can be seen from one end to the other.
But for Liu Wuxin, who was trapped in a cage since childhood, this is already a rare prosperous place. Since she left the inn, her eyes were like curious babies, looking around left and right without stopping.
Chen Mo held Liu Wuxin's hand, watching her wander around with affection. As if sensing his gaze, she quickly stopped and said, "Brother, am I too... too inexperienced?"
"You just haven't left the house for a long time. I even thought that maybe I've kept you at home for too long."
"No, it's enough for Brother to take care of Xin Er. How can I be greedy?"
"Stupid, I'm not taking you in; I'm giving you a home. From now on, we're family. You can throw a tantrum at me more often..."
Chen Mo touched Liu Wuxin's head and looked away. Suddenly, he saw a chen glucose seller calling out from afar.
Girls all like sweets... Chen Mo thought about it and pulled Liu Wuxin's hand over there. Seeing this, she curiously stared at the chen glucose for a moment without saying anything. She thought that Chen Mo wanted to eat it.
But, when Chen Mo bought it and gave it to her, she still hesitated for a moment, "For me?"
"The taste is nice, can you help me try it?"
Liu Wuxin originally wanted to refuse, but hearing Chen Mo's request to try it, she couldn't help but accept. She held the chen glucose in her left hand, gently took a bite, sweet with a hint of sourness. Although the taste was good, she had never eaten such delicious food before. Her pretty face immediately lit up with a happy smile.
"How does it taste?"
"Very delicious, Brother, you should try it too."
Liu Wuxin handed the chen glucose to Chen Mo, smiling sweetly at him. Seeing this, he opened his mouth and took a bite.
"Brother, it's the best I've ever had."
"It's okay, I don't mind you."
Is this about disdaining or not... Liu Wuxin's pretty face turned a little red. She thought that Chen Mo had bought it for her to eat and just let her taste the flavor, but he had a series of operations that directly made her speechless.
"Fortune telling, fortune telling, love match, feng shui, future prospects and official luck..."
A voice suddenly came from the side, breaking the awkwardness of Liu Wuxin. She gently raised her eyes and pointed to the old man hanging in the corner of that street with the two big characters "Fortune Telling" with the chen glucose in her hand and asked, "Brother, what is fortune telling?"
"It's the fortune telling, which can help you figure out what your future will be like. For example, who you will become in the future, or who you will marry in the future and so on. However, most of them are conmen in the folklore and should not be believed."
Chen Mo explained calmly, but all that remained in Liu Wuxin's ears was the word 'marry.' Her unusual-colored eyes flickered slightly, and her feet came to a halt without moving. Her neck seemed to be welded in place, fixed on the fortune teller.
"Also want to fortune tell?"
"No, I don't"
"That's just a thought of mine."
Chen Mo led Liu Wuxin to the fortune-telling stand.
The fortune teller had a mess of black and white hair, his hairstyle was chaotic, looking like he hadn't been taken care of for days. He wore an old blue robe with a few patches, his left hand held the yin and yang mirror, his right hand counted fingers while muttering something under his breath.
A small wooden table, a long bench, and a banner for fortune-telling hanging on the side; this was a simple fortune-telling stall.
Chen Mo pulled Liu Wuxin to sit on the long bench. The old man looked at them for a moment and a smile appeared on his face. He said, "Gentleman, what do you want to have your fortune told?"
"You're a fortune teller, right? Can't you tell that we would meet today? Guess what we want to have our fortunes told?"
Chen Mo supported his face with one hand and turned to look at Liu Wuxin, "What do you want to have your fortune told?"
Liu Wuxin raised her head to look at the fortune teller, then at Chen Mo, and then quickly lowered her head, too shy to say more.
"Little miss, are you here to have your love match fortune told?"
The old man smiled and asked.
Liu Wuxin didn't speak, but nodded slightly as a confirmation; the old man had a look of having already figured things out, "Let me see your hand."
Liu Wuxin held the chen glucose in one hand and Chen Mo's hand in the other, feeling at a loss for a moment. But she quickly decided to drop the chen glucose, and fortunately, Chen Mo was quick-witted enough to release her hand.
The delicate jade-like hand was placed on the small wooden table. The fortune teller looked down at it and murmured, "Endless possibilities in the future, endless possibilities in the future... No, you're having your love match fortune told, love match... Hmm..."
Seeing the fortune teller's expression turn sour, Liu Wuxin immediately panicked, "Mr. Elder, is there something wrong with my love match fortune? Is there... is there something about me...".
As she spoke, Liu Wuxin looked at Chen Mo for a moment before quickly turning her head back, "Is it that I can't be with the person I like?"
"That's not the case. You two will definitely be together in the future, but it will be a bit rough. You may have to wait for a long time before you can be together."
Not that's good... Liu Wuxin breathed a sigh of relief. As long as she could be with Chen Mo, waiting for a hundred years or a thousand years wouldn't be a problem.
"Mr. Elder, aren't you just pretending to help people?"
Chen Mo teased the old man.
"Young man, if you don't believe me, you can let me take a look as well."
Chen Mo pondered for a moment before placing his right hand on the small wooden table. The fortune teller looked at it and said, "The future is somewhat uncertain, regardless of the love match difficulties."
Chen Mo frowned, "What does that mean?"
"The lifeline is broken in one section, hah, young man, there are some things you can't avoid... But you have the ability to be reborn from death, which proves you have good fortune. If you get through this trouble, your future will be much better than now."
The old man said this lightly, but Chen Mo was full of shock.
"Mr. Elder, do you know what my fate is? Please explain it clearly."
"Not to be said, not to be said; the heavenly mysteries cannot be revealed."
Chen Mo thought the old man wanted silver, so he immediately took out a thousand taels of silver tickets from his pocket and slapped them heavily on the small wooden table. But the old man shook his head indifferently.
"The heavenly mysteries cannot be revealed, young man. Even if you give more silver, old man won't say it, can't say it. Some things are predestined, and there is a cause and effect cycle. You can't avoid them."
Chen Mo's eyes revealed a hint of confusion, and he muttered the old man's words repeatedly. After a moment, he looked up and said, "Even if it is, please let us know the cost of your fortune-telling fee."
The old man shook his head again.
"The old man has always offered fortune-telling for something else, not silver."
"What do you want?"
"The next time we meet, I will tell you."
Chen Mo was taken aback, "The next time? When will that be?"
"Of course, it will be... three hundred years later."
