Chapter 41: Three People, Five People 2 Part Two

Xiang Qingniu’s heart lurched a little, and he had an ominous feeling. He acted like he was in pain; big sweat drops even started to appear on his forehead.

“Gongzi, I don’t know what you are talking about. My body suddenly softened while I was walking, and I collapsed onto the ground. Did I scare you? Ah, I must have been fatigued from walking long distances every day. Look at how thin I am; you can tell that I haven’t eaten in several days, right?”

The young man chuckled and replied, “I’m not scared; I just feel intimate toward you.”

Xiang Qingniu asked in surprise, “Why is that?”

The young man didn’t reply to him but said to that dirty-looking groom instead, “We met someone in the same business. Isn’t it a coincidence?”

The groom nodded and said, “You did many similar things as we traveled from Dali in Southern Yan to Fangu in Great Sui. However… it seems like this guy is also very proficient in this field.”

Xiang Qingniu blushed, crawled out from under the horse-drawn carriage, and dusted off his robe before turning around. Now, he realized why he was alerted when he saw this young man.

“Damn it, what bad luck. I ran into someone in the same business,” Xiang Qingniu thought to himself.

“Hey!”

After walking for a few steps, Xiang Qingniu heard that young man calling him. He turned around and glared at the young man before saying, “Alright, your eyes are sharp. My bad luck, ok? Let’s not meet again.”

“Are you really hungry?” the young man asked with a chuckle.

Xiang Qingniu froze for a second before sticking out his chest that even girls would be jealous of and saying, “No!”

“Oh…” the young man sighed while shaking his head, “Then, it must be my stomach that is growling? But I just ate…”

…

“Gongzi, I see that you have unique facial features, so you aren’t an ordinary person. Do you want me to read your palm? People’s fate is determined at birth. If you can foresee a few heavenly secrets, then you can prepare ahead of time and will be victorious. I practiced Daoism in One Qi Daoist Temple on Pure Joy Mountain. Although I’m not great, I can see your past 30 years and future 30 years.”

Xiang Qingniu stuffed the last piece of meat into his mouth and said while chewing, “Since you treated me, I won’t charge you.”

Fang Jie couldn’t help but smile. Seeing the serious face before him, he shook his head and replied, “I have the least amount of trust in fate.”

Xiang Qingniu swallowed the meat and felt much more comfortable. Hearing Fang Jie say that he didn’t believe in fate, Xiang Qingniu got a little competitive.

“It doesn’t matter if you believe in fate or not; everything is already determined. Let me see your palm; if I get anything wrong, just kick me off the horse-drawn carriage.”

“This miraculous?” Fang Jie chuckled and reached out his hand. “If you can see anything special, I will have to look at daoists in another light.”

Xiang Qingniu snorted and pulled over Fang Jie’s hand before looking at it.

After looking at Fang Jie’s palm for a few seconds, Xiang Qingniu suddenly screamed, threw away Fang Jie’s hand, and looked at him in horror; this little fat daoist turned ashen-faced.

After screaming, Xiang Qingniu moved his body and wanted to jump off and escape.

At this moment, a beautiful hand reached out from the compartment and grabbed Xiang Qingniu’s ankle. Since Xiang Qingniu was terrified, he wasn’t able to dodge.

“Don’t kill me! Please don’t kill me! You can walk on the Path of Asura, and I will walk on the Path of Human. We don’t need to cross each other! It is my fault for running into you. Please spare me; I will pretend that I never saw you!” Xiang Qingniu shouted with his eyes closed, and his clothes were soaked within seconds.

Others didn’t know what he saw in Fang Jie’s palm, but his expression and behavior didn’t seem fake.