Chapter 752: Chapter 752

Three Saint Mothers Yang Chan also transformed into a mortal, wearing a pure white dress, walking on the bustling street, smiling at the joyous town, this is mortal happiness.

The liveliest place in the town is the Three Saint Mothers Temple, from where light smoke wafts into the air continuously, and the temple is filled with the fragrance of sandalwood due to the unending offerings of the faithful.

In front of the temple, there are people selling incense and religious statues, and others who look at Feng Shui or tell fortunes, creating a very lively scene.

Three Saint Mothers also arrived at the temple, looking at the solemn temple with satisfaction, my uncle sent me here, surely to let me experience all sorts of human conditions!

Suddenly, a burst of noisy chatter reached the ears of Three Saint Mothers, and turning her head, she saw a crowd of dozens gathered in a corner near the temple.

"Wow, so accurate! The master’s predictions are so accurate!"

"Master, please tell my fortune, do it quickly."

"Master, when will I finally find a partner?!"

Driven by curiosity, Three Saint Mothers made her way over, releasing a thread of mana to part the crowd, creating a pathway for herself to the innermost area where she saw a fortune-telling stall, flanked by two banners.

The left one stated: "Analyzing Yin Yang, Breaking Five Elements, Observing the Sun and Moon in the Palm."

The right one declared: "Measuring Feng Shui, Surveying Liuhe, Grasping the Universe in the Sleeve."

Three Saint Mothers found it amusing inside, such grandiose claims by this fortune-teller; even I wouldn’t dare to say such things, truly fearless due to ignorance.

An old Taoist sat behind the fortune-teller’s stall, wearing small sunglasses, posing quite convincingly.

A middle-aged woman sat in front of the stall, eagerly looking at the old man.

The old man chuckled and asked, "Little sister, what would you like to have calculated?"

With a coquettish flick of her eyes and covering her mouth with a giggle, the middle-aged woman said, "Good brother, how could you not know what I want calculated?"

The old Taoist laughed heartily and replied, "I knew right away; it’s just that I wanted to talk a bit more with my little sister."

The woman threw her handkerchief, shyly laughing, "You’re naughty! I really like that. It’s just a pity you’re a bit older."

"That’s indeed a pity. Give me your hand, I will calculate your offspring for you."

The middle-aged woman shyly handed over her hand to the old Taoist.

The old Taoist took her hand, carefully felt it for a while, and chuckled, "A person of a single child cannot have two or three."

The woman took her hand back, excitedly asked, "Does that mean I will have a child? A boy or a girl? When will they arrive?"

The old Taoist stroked his beard, smiling, "Heavenly secrets cannot be divulged, please pay for the fortune-telling."

The woman removed the golden hairpin from her head, placed it on the table, and walked away, pondering the Taoist’s words: "A person, of a single child, cannot have two or three"—wasn’t that suggesting she would have one child? Her face bloomed with joy, truly wonderful.

Immediately another big man took a seat, examining the old Taoist.

The old Taoist chuckled and asked, "What would the strong man like to predict?" Orıginal content can be found at NoveI(F)ire.net

"I heard your fortune-telling is very accurate, I don’t believe it, let’s see, how many brothers do I have?"

The old Taoist sized up the big man briefly, smiled, and said, "In the peach garden, the three sworn brothers stand alone!"

The big man abruptly stood up, exclaiming, "You, how did you know I have four brothers?"

The old Taoist laughed heartily and said, "Naturally, it was calculated by me."

The surrounding people also started murmuring, "So accurate, indeed very accurate."

"I know him, he’s called Song Laosan, the third among four brothers."

Three Saint Mothers also looked at the old Taoist in amazement, could he actually be a remarkable person? But she didn’t sense any fluctuations of mana from him!

"Daoist, I want to calculate a fortune for my parents!"

"Father to pass before the mother!"

"Ah~ My father will pass before my mother? But clearly, it’s my mother who is less healthy!

Could it be that my father will encounter some accident? Please, Daoist, can you tell me more?"

"Heavenly secrets cannot be divulged."

"Daoist, I want to know about my marriage prospects."

"A widower must not have a wife!"

"Haha~ I knew I would have a wife, I knew I wouldn’t be a bachelor for life, please Daoist, tell me where my wife is now?"

"Heavenly secrets cannot be divulged, please pay the hanging gold."

As the old Daoist’s fortune-tellings became increasingly accurate, his reputation also spread louder, and more and more locals gathered around.

Gradually, Three Saint Mothers figured out something was off; these statements seemed reasonable at first glance, but were ambiguous upon closer examination.

Firstly, the woman who asked about her offspring, the old Taoist said, "A person of a single child cannot have two or three."

The woman understood it as ’A person, having a child, cannot have two or three,’ meaning only having one child, having a child but not more.

But it could also mean: ’A person, having a child, cannot, two or three’—not having one child, having two or three children.

It could also mean: ’A person, having a child, cannot two or three’—this woman having children, not two or three, but more than two or three.

There’s also the one asking about brothers; the old Taoist said, "In the peach garden, the three sworn brothers stand alone."

The big man interpreted it as: In the peach garden, three sworn brothers, (and) a lone person—in the peach garden, three sworn brothers will have an extra person, making them four brothers.

But it could also be understood as, In the peach garden, three sworn brothers, a lone (person)—despite the story of the peach garden three sworn brothers, you remain a lone person.

It could also mean, In the peach garden, three sworn brothers, lost (one) person—in the peach garden, three sworn brothers, missing one person, making them two brothers.

Including later statements such as "Father to pass before the mother!", "A widower cannot have a wife!", "Both parents cannot harm one person." etc., all have multiple interpretations, regardless of the outcome, this old Daoist would be invincible.

After figuring out this trick, rage surged in Three Saint Mothers’ heart, what a charlatan of the worldly society, daring to deceive right in front of my Divine Temple, aren’t they afraid of retribution from the heavens?

Another satisfied fortune-seeking person left.

Three Saint Mothers, after a bit of thought, went directly forward and took the seat, let me see how I can expose you.

The old Taoist chuckled and asked, "I wonder what this young lady would like to have calculated?"

"Don’t you claim to ’Analyze Yin Yang, Break Five Elements, Observe Sun and Moon in the Palm. Measure Feng Shui, Survey Liuhe, Grasp Universe in the Sleeve’? How could you not know what I want calculated?"

The elderly Taoist was startled, then suddenly chuckled, "I see this lady comes with ill intentions!"

Three Saint Mothers stared at the old Taoist, speaking in a displeased tone, "I can’t stand people exploiting Taoism’s name to swindle and bluff."

"From where do you say this, young lady? I am truly a disciple of Taoism and have not been swindling and bluffing."

"Father to pass before, mother. Father to pass, mother before. Do I need to say more?"

The old Taoist pondered briefly then burst into laughter, "It turns out I’ve encountered a fellow professional!"

"Who are you calling fellow professional? I’m here to expose you.

Calculate a fortune for me; if it’s inaccurate, I’ll smash your stall and won’t allow you to swindle and bluff here."

"What’s going on? How can this young lady call this Daoist a swindler?"

"Hey~ Little lady, don’t think you can slander the master just because you are pretty, people need to know their limits in behavior."