ushernet Chapter 60 Falling to Earth (3)
Chapter 60 Falling to Earth (3)
Luo Zai Shui's health finally improved day by day under Shen Da Sao's careful care.
After she recovered, the biggest victim was Shen Yan. The reason was simple: this stern-faced little adult needed to take Luo Zai Shui out for a walk every day to stretch her muscles. This was something that should have been Shen's sister-in-law's responsibility, but she had been busy washing clothes for others and couldn't find the time. So, she had to ask Shen Yan to take care of it.
Luo Zai Shui was supposed to be different from men, and she could walk by herself, but Madam Shen was really worried, so she told everyone that she was Shen Yan's distant cousin who had come here to recuperate, so that Shen Yan could keep her company.
Luo Zai Shui initially thought it was nothing, but seeing Shen Yan's stern face, which was exactly the same as Ji Ting Han's back then, she felt a bit more inclined to tease him. Back then, after Ji Ting Han was brought back to Xianyun Peak by them, he also had a stern face day and night, and Luo Zai Shui had to use all sorts of little trinkets to coax him to calm down.
Thinking of Xianyun Peak, Luo Zai Shui felt a pang of sadness, which she quickly suppressed.
"By the way, are there any powerful Taoist priests here? The kind who can catch demons and ghosts and are very accurate at fortune telling would also be fine."
Luo Zai Shui decided to search around first, hoping that there might be cultivators here who had come to the mortal realm, and then she would know how to get back.
"No."
Shen Yan walked ahead without even turning his head.
Luo had an injury on her leg, so although she wasn't limping, she walked very slowly. She didn't lose track of Shen Yan, but she was somewhat annoyed by his attitude.
"Really not?"
"No."
"Fortune telling and guidance, five coins per divination, but free for those with a destined connection..."
Following the sound, one could see a fortune teller with a tuft of beard, holding a banner with a large "卜" (divination) character written on it in one hand, and making hand gestures with the other, wandering the street.
"Isn't there one already?"
"That's a lie."
Shen Yan turned around, wanting to pull her away, but Luo Zai Shui had already walked up to the fortune teller.
When the fortune teller saw that a customer had come in, he immediately put on a mysterious and unfathomable air.
"Young lady, would you like your fortune told? You're the first customer to come to me today, so it seems we have a connection. I'll only charge you eight coins today and tell your two fortunes. What would you like to know?"
Luo looked him up and down on the water, but couldn't sense even a trace of spiritual energy from him. A hint of doubt arose in her heart, and she asked calmly, "May I ask who your master is, senior?"
The Taoist priest thought she was worried he was a charlatan and wanted to know about his lineage. He stroked his beard and proudly replied, "I am a disciple of Patriarch Bodhi."
“Bodhi Patriarch?” Luo Zai Shui narrowed his eyes and thought carefully, but he couldn’t recall anyone named Bodhi Patriarch.
"May I ask where your sect is located?"
Luo Zai Shui continued to press for answers, but his gaze fell on the pills he had laid out on his stall, which faintly smelled of several poisonous herbs.
The Taoist priest's eyelids twitched. There were actually people who didn't know where Bodhi Patriarch's temple was, assuming she was just an ignorant young girl. He smiled and replied, "Lingtai Fangcun Mountain. If you don't believe me, young lady, you can ask around. When has I, Master Wang, ever made a mistake?"
Shen Yan suddenly rushed over, grabbed her arm, and tried to pull her outside: "Don't believe him, he's a liar."
Seeing someone causing trouble, Master Wang couldn't sit still any longer and blocked Shen Yan's way: "You brat, you're disrespectful to your ancestor, aren't you afraid of being punished by him?"
Luo Zai Shui broke free from his grasp and straightened her cuffs: "How about this, you tell my fortune. If it's accurate, I'll give you money and have him apologize to you. If it's inaccurate, then I'll ask the authorities to take me there."
"you……"
Shen Yan was about to speak when Luo Zai Shui interrupted him. A crowd of onlookers gathered around. This Master Wang was considered to be accurate nine out of ten times in their divinations. They didn't know why this little girl was making such a threat, but that didn't stop them from watching the spectacle.
When Master Wang saw someone offering money, he readily agreed: "Sure, what do you want it for?"
Luo Zai Shui twitched the corner of her mouth: "Judging from my face, do you think I am a blessed person or an unblessed person?"
The onlookers found it somewhat boring, but still wanted to know what Master Wang had to say, so they didn't leave.
Only then did Master Wang take a closer look at Luo Zai Shui's face. Although her complexion was pale, her features were well-proportioned, her eyes were bright, and her fingers were slender. She must be a young lady from a wealthy family who was pampered.
He cleared his throat: "Judging from your appearance, young lady, you are a blessed person. Before marriage, you were doted on by your parents, and after marriage, you will have a harmonious marriage and many children and grandchildren. You are very fortunate, young lady! Congratulations!"
Just as he was happily preparing to collect the money, Luo Zai Shui kicked his stall: "You're wrong. I lost both my parents at a young age, am physically weak, and have no chance of having children. So, are you going to the government office by yourself or should I take you there?"
Shen Yan was speechless for a moment. The physically weak man kicked the other person's stall.
"you……"
Enraged, Master Wang threw a punch, but Luo Zai Shui easily deflected the force of his punch and twisted him to the ground: "What a fraudster who seeks fame and fortune! Not only do you swindle people out of their money, but you also dare to take their lives. Today, I will act on behalf of Heaven and punish you."
"Someone's being hit! Someone's being hit!"
Unable to break free, Wang Zhenren could only scream for help. The people around him laughed when they saw him being knocked to the ground by a little girl.
"I didn't lie to anyone, I didn't harm anyone, don't talk nonsense, little girl!"
The man was still making excuses.
Luo Zai Shui asked coldly, "Then tell me, what medicinal herbs did you add to this medicine?"
"I added... Why should I tell you that it's a magic elixir that can prolong life and cure all diseases!"
"A cure-all?" Luo Zai Shui sneered. "It's more likely to harm a hundred people, isn't it? You know very well whether the ingredients in this are safe for humans to eat!"
The crowd was in an uproar. Many of them had bought elixirs from Master Wang. If there really was a problem, then they…
"The government officials have arrived—"
Someone shouted, and the crowd instantly dispersed, leaving only Luo Zai Shui and Wang Zhenren in a stalemate, as well as Shen Yan, who hadn't managed to escape. The three of them were taken to the government office.
Lord Jian looked at the three people below him: a little girl who refused to kneel no matter what, a Taoist priest who was shouting that he was being wronged, and a well-behaved boy who was kneeling obediently but knew nothing when asked. He felt a headache coming on.
He had just been demoted to Jizhou and had traveled a long way from the capital to get here. He hadn't even had a sip of tea before being dragged here, so he was somewhat resentful. His men saw that Luo Zai Shui refused to kneel and were about to teach her a lesson, but he stopped them. He said it was unacceptable to attack someone before even interrogating them.
He struck the gavel: "Who is below? What brings you here?"
With tears streaming down his face, Master Wang described his ordeal that day. He was simply setting up his stall when a young girl started harassing him, not only overturning his stall but also beating him up. He felt utterly wronged.
Seeing that Master Wang had no real injuries, Lord Jian turned his gaze to Luo Zai Shui, wanting to hear what she had to say.
Looking at his face, Luo Zai Shui felt that he looked somewhat familiar. When Lord Jian asked her a question, she obediently replied, "I taught him a lesson not only because he was a swindler, but also because he was selling deadly pills."
"You're talking nonsense, that's a magic elixir!"
Luo Zai Shui glanced at him: "Whether it's poison or immortality, we'll know after a test. Please catch a few rats and feed them the pills sold by Wang Daoren. We'll know the result in less than half an hour."