With a plan in place, Lin Feng immediately inserted a stick of incense into the ground. Amidst the puzzled gazes of Qing Niao and Su Xiaoyue, Lin Feng conjured a flame at his fingertips and lit the incense.
As wisps of smoke curled upwards, a bolt of lightning immediately streaked across the sky.
With a thunderous boom, the sound reverberated through the heavens, startling both Su Xiaoyue and Qing Niao.
"Lin Feng, what trick are you pulling now? In broad daylight, you light an incense stick, and it summons lightning? Are you facing divine retribution?"
Qing Niao truly didn't know how to describe Lin Feng.
This guy was abnormal in every way. The bag he carried could hold an infinite number of items.
Now, he pulled out an incense stick that could summon a great thunderclap.
Heaven must have finally had enough and wanted to smite Lin Feng with divine lightning!
"You don't know a damn thing! I'm summoning my big brother!"
"As for why there's thunder, maybe Heaven dislikes my big brother!"
Lin Feng himself wasn't sure why lighting the incense summoned lightning.
"Summoning your big brother? What kind of cryptic operation is this?"
Qing Niao didn't understand, but she was accustomed to Lin Feng's occasional inexplicable behavior. She let him do as he pleased.
After the incense had burned for a while, a flash of green light appeared, and Duan Liang, dressed in a gray Taoist robe, hurried over.
"Little brother Lin Feng, why have you summoned this Taoist? Hua Yu and I were playing cards, and I was called away halfway through. What a buzzkill!" .oγg
Duan Liang grumbled impatiently.
His appearance left Qing Niao and Su Xiaoyue speechless with surprise.
So, Lin Feng was telling the truth. Lighting an incense stick really could summon a "big brother," though this big brother didn't seem like a normal person either!
Lin Feng's focus wasn't on Duan Liang. He felt uneasy upon hearing that Duan Liang was playing cards with Hua Yu.
"Damn it, you're playing cards with Hua Yu? She's my lawfully wedded wife. What's with you playing cards with her?"
Lin Feng questioned him furiously.
He had been married to Hua Yu for so long, and they hadn't even played cards.
Duan Liang, that old geezer, had only met Hua Yu a few times, and she was already playing cards with him? Was she that indiscriminate?
"What's wrong with me playing cards with Hua Yu? We're not playing for money, just passing the time."
"This little girl has incredible card skills. This Taoist can't even beat her when cheating!"
Duan Liang said earnestly and innocently.
"Oh, you mean playing cards? Then it's fine, I misunderstood!"
Lin Feng realized, thinking that with Hua Yu's taste, she wouldn't possibly fancy the old geezer Duan Liang. There was no way playing cards meant anything more!
"You brat, you brought me all this way, only to interrogate me? Don't you have any real business? "
"This divine lightning incense stick is quite precious. In the past, a single divine lightning incense stick could kill a horde of zombies!"
"This is the Age of Dharma Decline, so we don't see zombies anymore. Otherwise, divine lightning incense would be a sky-high commodity!"
Duan Liang said irritably, quickly blowing out the still-burning divine lightning incense.
"No wonder the sky thundered when I lit the incense. So this incense can summon lightning!"
Lin Feng finally understood what was going on.
By this logic, this divine lightning incense was indeed quite extravagant.
"Of course. Do you think anyone can afford divine lightning incense? Only this Taoist is wealthy and powerful!"
Duan Liang handed the remaining incense stick to Lin Feng, indicating that he shouldn't use it carelessly.
"Daoist priest, I've summoned you for something important. As I mentioned before, Chen Fan will soon bring his master to seek revenge on me. I'm afraid I might not be a match for them, so I'm asking my brother here to help me defend against them."
Lin Feng got down to business.
"That's true. Your strength isn't even as good as this Taoist's. You might indeed have trouble dealing with them alone."
Duan Liang chuckled, his words carrying a hint of mockery towards Lin Feng.
"Say whatever you want. Since you're more powerful than me, you can help me examine this little sister here and see if she has any secrets."
Lin Feng pulled Duan Liang and led him to Su Xiaoyue.
Duan Liang met Su Xiaoyue's eyes and, scrutinizing her, said, "There's nothing wrong with this little girl. She's got the looks, though her chest is a bit small. What secrets could she possibly have?"
Pfft!
Both Qing Niao and Su Xiaoyue couldn't help but almost spit out their drinks.
"Brother Lin, I, I..."
Su Xiaoyue was so embarrassed she didn't know what to do. Being pointed out for her small chest by this old Taoist priest made her feel incredibly complex.
"Daoist priest, I wanted you to look for secrets *inside* her body, not her figure!"
Lin Feng was also speechless. Why was Duan Liang's focus like that of ordinary people, looking at the girl's figure first?
"Oh, you meant her inner self? Then this Taoist misunderstood."
Duan Liang didn't feel awkward. He was old enough that his misspoken words could be forgiven.
However, as Duan Liang carefully observed Su Xiaoyue's facial features, his expression gradually became serious.
"Something's not right. This little girl's physiognomy is very peculiar. The upper part of her face is broad and upright, slightly raised, indicating fortune and prosperity, and a life free from worry about food and clothing. Yet, her destiny palace is murky and chaotic, with the main palace afflicted, signifying a fate that harms both father and mother."
"The middle part of her face is relatively orderly, but she has a disaster star mole, indicating she will be targeted by malicious people and have an arduous path in life."
"But this also doesn't add up. Although her facial features don't look very good, this little girl's complexion and vital fire are very strong, which goes against common sense!"
Duan Liang fell into thought as he observed.
Lin Feng and Qing Niao looked surprised upon hearing Duan Liang's analysis.
Because Duan Liang's assessment of Su Xiaoyue's fate through physiognomy was surprisingly accurate to Su Xiaoyue's actual circumstances.
This meant that Duan Liang actually possessed genuine skill in reading fortunes.
Su Xiaoyue herself was amazed by Duan Liang's analysis and eagerly awaited his further deductions.
"Daoist priest, don't stop, tell us more about what you see."
Lin Feng, impatient with his curiosity, urged him on.
Duan Liang ignored Lin Feng and asked, "Little girl, do you have your birth characters? Would you be willing to let this Taoist have a look?"
"I have my birth characters. My father calculated my fortune using them before."
Su Xiaoyue said, giving Duan Liang her birth date and time.
Following Su Xiaoyue's birth characters, Duan Liang squatted on the ground and began to draw.
"Born in the Gui Chou year, Gui Chou month, Gui Chou day, Gui Chou hour. This set of birth characters is too bizarre!"
"This is the Year of the Dragon. The dragon year offends the great water that clashes with the palace; this day is the Dragon Slaying Day."
"Reincarnated into a Star Soul, a crescent moon hangs on a branch."
"The day the Dragon Girl descended, clouds parted."
"Little girl, you have a water element, and it's a great water element. Great water encounters the Dragon Slaying Day, and the Dragon Girl enters the womb."
"That's right. This little girl is the reincarnation of the Dragon King's daughter. Because she violated heavenly laws, she was taken to the Dragon Slaying Platform and cast down to the mortal realm to be human."
"When her merits are fulfilled, she can return to the Dragon Palace!"
Duan Liang finished his deduction, covered in sweat.