"Ah, of course not. The fortune-telling in this little app is just a tool, saving this old man the trouble of carrying things around. Fortune-telling itself, I do personally," the old Taoist said, making a gesture of invitation. "Please, go ahead."
Since the money was already paid, he reached out and tapped on the phone.
Inside the phone, the tortoise shell tumbled twice. At this moment, the old Taoist said, "That's right, sir, could you please give me your birth date and time?"
"This app doesn't even need to input the birth date and time?"
"Ah, sir, as the old Taoist mentioned earlier, this is just a tool. The rest is up to this old Taoist," the old Taoist quickly replied.
It was quite interesting.
Lin Xiao very straightforwardly gave the old Taoist his birth date and time.
Afterward, the old Taoist took back the phone, staring at the birth date and time Lin Xiao had written down. He frowned, then looked at Lin Xiao carefully.
"What is it? Did you see something?" Lin Xiao was even more curious. Could this old Taoist really calculate anything?
"I misjudged you earlier. I thought you had worries in your heart, but I didn't expect you to have vengeance in your heart!" the old Taoist sighed.
"..."
Lin Xiao's gaze instantly became sharp.
Could this old Taoist really see it?
"You bear a deep-seated hatred and are currently searching for your enemy, isn't that right?" the old Taoist continued.
"Interesting... Yes."
Does this old Taoist truly have some skill? Or... does he know me?
Is he from the Tianshi Dao sect?
"Your enemy is in hiding and not showing himself. Earlier, you were worrying about how to find this enemy," the old Taoist said after Lin Xiao nodded. "This enemy holds a noble status, not someone an ordinary person can approach. Sir, this path is not easy."
"Old Taoist, you know quite a bit... Can you see where my enemy is?" Lin Xiao's voice deepened. He felt that this old Taoist was here precisely because he was targeting him.
"Since you are no ordinary mortal, sir, you must also know that heavenly secrets cannot be revealed," the old Taoist shook his head. "Your ten yuan is not enough for this old Taoist to pry into heavenly secrets for you."
"Hmm?"
Lin Xiao raised an eyebrow. "It seems you're going to name your price extravagantly?"
"Not at all. Sir, you are not an ordinary mortal, so you must understand that divination through the I Ching emphasizes equivalent exchange. If I were to pry into heavenly secrets, I would inevitably have to pay a considerable price, and I, a cultivator, need a corresponding price to sustain my life. Otherwise, prying into heavenly secrets twice like this would cost me my life," the old Taoist quickly explained.
"That's true."
Lin Xiao naturally knew these things. But was this old Taoist's understanding of metaphysics even higher than that of Mr. Zhuge?
Earlier in the day, he had contacted Zhu Geling at the earliest opportunity, hoping to ask Mr. Zhuge to perform a divination for him.
Mr. Zhuge had agreed, but he had not obtained the answer Lin Xiao desired.
"How much do you want? Name it."
Lin Xiao was prepared. He had sufficient funds. No matter how much this old Taoist needed, he could come up with it. Even if he wanted all the money in his bank account, he could give it to the old Taoist without batting an eye.
Money no longer held any appeal for him.
"Not much, not much. Sir, please scan the QR code. Ten yuan."