Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage

166-167

Chapter 166: Divination

"Even though a Phoenix's destiny is good. It is a pity to be imprisoned for a lifetime."

Shen Miao's steps suddenly paused as she looked at that Taoist priest with a frown and asked, "What did you say?"

That priest however turned his head smugly and started to sing a little tune.

Jing Zhe said, "Young Lady must not let it get to one's heart, it could be a fraud from who knows where spouting nonsense." Even though one did not know why a Taoist practitioner would come to a Buddhist compound, but this priest was not serious at all, much less have any immortal air like normal priests. One thought that it was just casual words, no difference from the frauds on the streets.

Shen Miao looked in front and saw that Luo Xue Yan and Luo Tan had gone in, leaving her behind, with some guards following her, not approaching. She thought about it for a moment before sitting down on the wooden bench in front of the priest's booth and said, "I want a divination."

"This priest's divination is very expensive."

Before the voice fell, Shen Miao took out a golden peanut from her back. This was what was inside the pouch that Su Furen's previously gifted. Most likely one feared that gifting something too valuable would be too arrogant, thus gifting a full pouch of golden peanuts so that it was easier to purchase things.

However Jing Zhe and Gu Yu was a little anxious watching. The most expensive on the streets for divination was only a few silver, why was there a need to use golden peanuts? But there was no way to turn around the decision that Shen Miao had made. The two maids were anxious but were also helpless.

Shen Miao said, "If you are accurate, this golden peanut is yours. But if it is not accurate, I will call people to smash your booth and call the officials to arrest you on the grounds of swindling on the streets."

That priest was in all smiles as he accepted the golden peanut and bought out a divination cylinder over. He shook it before handling it to Shen Miao with a smile, "May Young Lady pick two divination lots."

"Why two divination lots are needed?" Gu Yu could not help but asked, "Usually it would be picking one divination lot. Could it be that..." She suddenly came into understanding, "One for safety, one for marriage?"

The priest shook his head, "Telling one's life fortune."

"Why would two lots be required to tell one's life fortune?" Jing Zhe was confused.

The priest looked at Shen Miao before flicking his beard and smiling mysteriously, "One divination lot is incomplete for Young Lady's life fortune."

Shen Miao's heart moved and glared at the priest, who seemed to have a card up his sleeve, before taking the divination cylinder and shook it. Two divination lots fell onto the floor with a 'pa ta' sound.

That priest picked up the divination lots to look and Gu Yu and Jing Zhe became somewhat anxious. The priest shook his head and said, "Phoenix's destiny trapped in a cage, life in a dangerous and hatters would spring up. Before the guillotine, the barracks are empty." He said, "This is a great inauspicious lot."

As soon as the words were said, Jing Zhe's and Gu Yu's faces changed. What great inauspicious? What guillotine? Jing Zhe said, "What a good fraud! With this mouthful of nonsense, who are you lying to? I see that you are just a liar. I will go and report to the officials."

"Oh oh oh." That Taoist priest said, "What is the rush? How can a young lady be that impatient? There is still one more divination lot."

Shen Miao's entire heart was thumping away.