Chapter 85: Romance

[Divination +1]

A line of small words appeared in the upper left corner of the field of vision.

But Li Anran no longer cared about that.

Romantic luck is never one-way, but two-way.

A-Bi's luck in love not only represents A-Bi's admiration for him, but also represents his love for A-Bi.

Li Anran smiled and said, "I was wondering what good deeds I did in my previous life to save the people of the world, and how I could be taken care of by someone as smart and handsome as you, A-Bi, in this life."

Ah Bi's pretty face flushed, but she still said seriously: "It is my luck to serve the young master. Everyone knows that the young master has a miraculous hand that can bring people back to health and a kind heart. He is a first-class good man in the world."

"It's said that Master is the reincarnation of Medicine King, who came down to earth to save people from suffering. Many people have set up longevity tablets for Master at home, praying for his longevity and happiness. Sister Azhu and I have benefited from this, and we are said to be fairies from Medicine King's side who have come down to earth."

Li Anran hummed and said, "They have good vision. They can tell that my Ah Bi is a fairy from heaven."

Ah Bi had never been praised so directly before, and the person who praised her was someone she admired. Her ears and neck turned red instantly, and she was at a loss. A tiny black mole at the corner of her mouth made her even more charming.

Li Anran was stunned for a moment.

In the past, A-Bi was generous, gentle and lovely. This was the first time he saw her look so shy. He couldn't help but feel a little moved and reached out to hold A-Bi.

at this time.

Suddenly Ah Zhu's voice came from outside: "Master! Master! My cousin is here to see you!"

Ah Bi was startled, like a frightened deer or a guilty thief, she pulled her hand out suddenly and stepped back a few steps: "Master, tomorrow is the day of the monthly consultation. I still have some things that are not prepared. I will go and prepare them first."

When he reached the door, he almost bumped into Ah Zhu, but his feet were faster and he walked towards the study.

"What's wrong with Abi?"

It was the first time that Ah Zhu saw Ah Bi in such a panic. She was confused, but she didn't think much about it. She said to Li Anran, "Master, the cousin is here. She is waiting for you in the side hall."

Li Anran withdrew his hand with a little disappointment and asked, "Why is she here?" His eyes swept across Ah Zhu's eyebrows and he was stunned.

Ah Zhu's luck and fortune are almost the same as Ah Bi's. Both are mainly green, with bright white surroundings. Moreover, there are red stars moving between her brows, and peach blossoms appearing, but they are not as strong and deep as Ah Bi's.

Li Anran: “…”Am I so fickle?

Li Anran felt a little guilty, so he gently pinched with his right hand in his sleeve and found that the red line on Ah Zhu's body was indeed pointing at him.

Ah Zhu didn't know about this and was still reporting: "My cousin said that a few days ago, my aunt's enemies broke into Mantuo Villa and caused a big commotion. My aunt is now busy sending people to arrest the two enemies, so my cousin sneaked out to look for the young master."

She was somewhat thankful: "Fortunately, my cousin went to Tingxiangshui Pavilion first and asked someone to tell me. If she had come directly to Chanhe Manor, she would have been trapped outside by the young master's formation."

Li Anran was a little confused. He said "hmm" casually and walked quickly towards the side hall in the front yard.

"Master! Master!"

Along the way, servants and guards from Chanhe Manor would occasionally greet Li Anran.

Li Anran was also observing the aura between their brows.

Perhaps because of him, the people in Chanhe Village have extremely good short-term fortunes, most of them are bright white, and a few are also white.

One's own luck can be high or low.

Most of the servants are light purple, while the guards are mostly dark purple, with only one or two light blue occasionally. They are either the leaders of the guards or the best in martial arts among them.

What made Li Anran feel strange was that no matter he looked at the aura of ordinary servants, guards, or Ah Zhu and Ah Bi, he only gained a little experience value.

The two men walked through the courtyard and came to the side hall, where they saw a girl in a lotus-colored gauze shirt sitting in the side hall.

Her skin is as white as snow, her eyes are as deep as a pool, and her hair flows like a waterfall. Although she is only seventeen years old, she has a dignified and gentle demeanor, and she perfectly interprets the word "lady from a noble family".

It was not until she saw Li Anran that the girl's eyes suddenly lit up, and she seemed to come alive again, more lively and agile. She stood up and walked out to greet him, her voice full of joy and excitement: "Cousin!"

Ever since Mantuo Villa and Chanhe Villa severed their relationship two years ago, the two families have had no contact with each other.

She hadn't seen her cousin for two years, longer than any other time before.

During this period, she wanted to come to Chanhe Village several times, but her mother found out every time. Not only did she ban her from going out, but she also sent a nanny to watch her and not give her any chance to go out.

This time, he finally took the opportunity when his mother was out arresting enemies and sneaked out.

Li Anran subconsciously glanced at Wang Yuyan's brows, and the corners of his eyes twitched.

Although he hadn't watched the TV series Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils much when he was on Earth, the actress who played Wang Yuyan was too famous.

He had heard the name "Wang Yuyan" many times and knew that she was the heroine of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils.

At this glance, Wang Yuyan's luck is much higher than Azhu and Abi's, and her background color appears yellow.

However, Wang Yuyan’s short-term fortune is not good, and the white light around her luck is a little dim.

What surprised Li Anran even more was that there was a peach blossom-shaped red light between Wang Yuyan's eyebrows.

But compared with the peach blossom between A-Bi's eyebrows, Wang Yuyan's peach blossom has a hint of black evil spirit.

This is not love luck, but love misfortune!
"Could this peach blossom disaster be related to me?"

Li Anran felt a little panicked.

Murong Fu and Wang Yuyan were childhood sweethearts, and he had been very kind to Wang Yuyan since they were young, taking care of her in every way. However, this kindness was not from his heart, but was forced by Murong Bo!
Murong Bo has always coveted the wealth accumulated by the Wang family for generations and the martial arts secrets that Mrs. Wang brought to Mantuo Villa. He wants Murong Fu to marry Wang Yuyan and take over Mantuo Villa.

Whenever he had the chance, he would ask his wife to take Murong Fu to visit Mantuo Villa. While trying to arrange a marriage for the children by instigating the adults, he also created opportunities for Murong Fu to get in touch with Wang Yuyan and please her.

Murong Fu's uncle was happy to see this happen, but Mrs. Wang completely looked down on the Murong family and strongly opposed it.

The two sides almost broke up over this matter, and the dispute ended up in nothing.

The adults didn't succeed, but Wang Yuyan loved it...

It can’t be called love, it might be more accurate to say it’s brainwashing.

Mrs. Wang was very hostile to men and never allowed Wang Yuyan to have any contact with strange men since she was a child.

This resulted in Wang Yuyan only having contact with Murong Fu, a male of the same age, throughout her life.

In addition, many people around her were bribed by Murong Bo, and they kept telling her that she and Murong Fu were a perfect match.

Over time, Wang Yuyan was brainwashed and felt that Murong Fu was the best man in the world and she would not marry anyone else.

By the time Mrs. Wang discovered this and wanted to correct it, it was too late.

Wang Yuyan has completely turned her elbow towards Murong Fu, and even forced herself to go to the Langhuan Jade Cave to memorize martial arts secrets that she was not interested in for Murong Fu, and then secretly wrote them down and gave them to Murong Fu or told them to Murong Fu.

From this point of view, his replacement of Murong Fu might indeed be Wang Yuyan's romantic disaster!
"Cousin, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Li Anran asked politely, pinched his fingers, and was about to calculate whether Wang Yuyan's peach blossom calamity had anything to do with him, when a strong feeling of fatigue swept over his body.

This feeling of fatigue is not physical, but mental and spiritual!

Li Anran stopped immediately and put away the art of looking at qi.

The previous [Divination] was just a means for mortals, which could only predict specific things and had a very low accuracy rate. But at the same time, it consumed very little mental energy. No matter how many times Li Anran used it, it would not become a burden to him.

But, [Divination] is different!

It has become a technique for cultivators. No matter it is observing the qi or telling fortunes, it is truly peeping into the secrets of heaven. It will not only consume one's own spiritual power, but also consume some of one's own merits.

Li Anran has great merits and is not lacking in this aspect, but his [internal strength] has not broken through to the second level, and his spirit is far from strong enough. After doing fortune-telling by looking at qi too many times, he can't bear it.

Wang Yuyan could tell that Li Anran's politeness was a little distant, and she felt as if a basin of cold water was poured over her head. When she thought of the hard work she had put in to see Li Anran, she felt extremely aggrieved and her eyes instantly turned red.

However, she still tried to hold back her tears and smiled, "Cousin, didn't you always say that you were very interested in the Beggars' Sect's Dog Beating Stick Technique? I wrote down the moves of the Dog Beating Stick Technique and I'll draw it for you."

"No need. Cousin, Mantuo Villa was just attacked by enemies. If you sneak out now, your mother will definitely be worried. If there is nothing else, you should go back earlier. I have some things to do, so I will go over first."

Li Anran felt dizzy and his vision went dark. He forced himself to finish this sentence, then turned and walked out of the side hall to the backyard.

Wang Yuyan stared at Li Anran's back in a daze. She opened her mouth, but her throat seemed to be blocked by something and she couldn't make any sound. Only tears flowed down her face and her body was shaking.

Ah Zhu was shocked and hurried forward to support Wang Yuyan. While using her inner strength to help Wang Yuyan regulate her breathing, she shouted, "Girl! Girl!"

Wang Yuyan's eyes were blank for a moment before she came to her senses and hugged Ah Zhu and cried, "Ah Zhu, what happened to my cousin? Why did he become like this?"

Ah Zhu didn't know why things turned out like this, so she could only gently stroke Wang Yuyan's back. Suddenly, a flash of lightning flashed in her mind, and she shouted, "I know! Miss, the young master has been studying medicine for the past two years. He once said that close relatives marrying within three generations is not good for offspring!"

"Cousin knows medicine?" Wang Yuyan opened her eyes wide, incredulous: "Doesn't my cousin only like martial arts and hate Chinese characters and books the most?"

Ah Zhu said, "Miss, that was all in the past. Since the master and his wife passed away five years ago, the young master's personality has changed drastically. He is completely different from before."

Ah Zhu told Wang Yuyan about the changes that Li Anran had undergone over the years.

Among them, there is one compiled by Li Anran, who studied various books in Huanshi Shuige and learned medicine, divination, music, calligraphy, painting and so on.

There were also things she saw with her own eyes.

Li Anran gave Deng Baichuan and Gong Yeqian a wake-up call, saying that martial arts were useless and not as good as the literary and military strategies learned from classics, history, and that people in the martial arts world were not as good as the failed scholars.

He recruited all kinds of talents, was diligent and studious, and was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, medicine, divination, and astrology.

He would provide medical treatment in Gusu City for one day every month, distributing medicine to poor people free of charge.

Donate money to feed the hungry ghosts, build bridges and roads, construct orphanages, and adopt orphans and elderly widows.

He personally went to the Jiangdong area where the plague had broken out, resolved the disaster, and then left without leaving his name.

The people erected a longevity tablet for Li Anran, claiming that Li Anran was the reincarnation of the King of Medicine.

People in the martial arts world put Li Anran on a par with the leader of the Beggars' Sect, Qiao Feng, and call them "Murong of the South and Qiao Feng of the North."

……

Ah Zhu looked so proud that she didn't forget any details.

Wang Yuyan was so dumbfounded that she even forgot about crying.

They talked until their stomachs growled, and then they came to their senses. It was already dark outside.

Ah Zhu said, "Miss, it's getting late today. Why don't you go back with me to Tingxiangshui Pavilion and stay overnight. Tomorrow is the day when the young master will go to Gusu City for a consultation. You will know the details after you see him."

Wang Yuyan didn't want to go back to the prison in Mantuo Villa, so she readily agreed and asked A-Bi to join them, chatting until very late.

(End of this chapter)