Chapter 4 Is there really a bloody disaster?
As soon as she finished speaking, Princess Changle bowed lightly and prepared to turn around and leave. Unexpectedly, the moment she turned around, her jade foot suddenly slipped.

"ah!"

With a scream, her body fell forward out of control.

Seeing this, Li Shimin's face changed suddenly and he rushed forward.

"careful!"

"boom!"

After a dull sound, Princess Changle was surprised to find that she did not fall.

She hurriedly looked down and was stunned - it turned out that her father had become her meat cushion, and his whole body was lying on the cold ground.

"Father, are you okay? It was my unsteady steps that led to..." Princess Changle's eyes turned red with anxiety and tears welled up in her eyes.

Empress Chang Sun also hurried forward to help.

"Second brother!"

Li Shimin shook his head and got up from the ground with a smile. Just as he was about to speak, Princess Changle pointed at his forehead in surprise and said, "Father, your forehead is bleeding!"

"what?"

Li Shimin quickly raised his hand and wiped it gently.

Li Shimin raised his hand inadvertently, and saw a few drops of bright red on his fingertips, which were particularly dazzling. He couldn't help but wonder: "Could this really be a sign of bloody disaster?"

The next day, Zhuque Street was bustling with people and the market was noisy. In an inconspicuous corner, Xu Luo, a seemingly ordinary young man, lazily set up a fortune-telling stall.

His appearance is unremarkable, except for the banner with "Ma Yi Shen Suan" written on it and the bold words "guide the lost gentlemen and awaken the long-trapped heroes" that make him slightly special.

Unfortunately, business was terrible. Only the flag next to him occasionally fluttered in the wind, as if mocking his poverty.

At this time, a few people came from one end of the street, their eyes fell on Xu Luo, and they couldn't help showing curiosity.

And Xu Luo, this seemingly childish boy, actually has his own ideas in his mind.

The woman next to him was named Ruhua. She had skin whiter than snow, eyes like water, and lips like cherries. Her gentle smile was full of charm, attracting the attention of passers-by.

Her figure formed a sharp contrast with Xu Luo's desolation.

"Ruhua, do you think my business can improve today?"

Xu Luo yawned, looked at the guests who were gradually approaching, and unconsciously glanced at Ruhua's chest, trying to dispel the helplessness in his heart.

Ruhua smiled gently, her eyes moving, and she gently touched the tip of Xu Luo's nose with her fingers as soft as petals, "Look at how little you have, just a few guests have made you so happy."

The midday sun shone on Ruhua's face, making her look even more charming. The guests approached, their eyes wandering between Xu Luo and Ruhua, and they seemed to have a strong interest in this strange fortune-telling stall.

"Hehe, this Xu Luo is really good at boasting. He even guides lost gentlemen. I wonder if he has changed the banner?"

A guy shouted half jokingly and half in surprise.

Several listeners nearby exchanged helpless glances and laughed. I remember that when they came three days ago, the banner still had "Five Thousand Years of Knowledge" written on it. Who would have thought that today they would come up with a new trick, and their tone was getting more arrogant every time.

As everyone was whispering, Xu Luo seemed to wake up from his meditation, but he still didn't raise his eyelids. He crossed his legs and swung his hands leisurely, muttering:

"It's time, it's luck, it's fate... To know life and death, to know cause and effect, to know the future, five copper coins are enough!"

Before he finished speaking, there was a sudden "bang" sound like thunder in the house.

Xu Luo shuddered, his eyes widened as he saw a heavy pocket on the table and the clinking sound of coins colliding could be heard clearly.

He was about to speak when he looked up and saw the rich man from two days ago, with a little girl about ten years old.

The little girl had a pair of big black eyes. She looked from Xu Luo's head to his feet, her face full of uncontrollable curiosity.

Xu Luo smiled lightly, glanced at the rich man's forehead, and said jokingly: "Oh, your forehead is so red and bright, could it be that the legendary blood disaster has come true?"

The rich man's face twitched when he heard this, but the little girl smiled secretly with her hands covering her mouth. There was a sly look in her eyes, and her chest rose and fell slightly.
She seemed quite interested in Xu Luo's insight and couldn't help but take two steps closer. Her hair fluttered gently in the wind, revealing an unintentional temptation.

At that moment, the heavy stone in his heart finally fell to the ground. This famous rich man Li was Li Shimin.

With a playful smile, he walked to the table and sat down leisurely, pointing his finger casually, "Just as you said, sir, I did encounter a bloody disaster. This little money can be regarded as a bet, take it!"

Xu Luo looked at the purse in front of him, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and when he took it it was like accepting a generous gift from fate.

This amount of money is enough for him and his sister to live a carefree life for a year. "Haha, this is the right time, the right place, and the right people!"

He smiled pretentiously, "Everyone's destiny is unique. I wonder if the master has anything else to calculate today?"

Xu Luo calmly put the money into his pocket, smiling as he continued to be mysterious. But Mr. Li waved his hand and said, "Can you figure out my identity?"

After hearing this, Xu Luo was slightly stunned. His system only gave him the ability to predict, and calculating people was not on his skill list.

He shook his head helplessly, with that smirk still on his face, "I can only tell fortunes, but I can't tell people's fortunes."

The people behind Mr. Li looked at each other in bewilderment when they heard this. Fortune telling without counting people was a new rule.

However, all these fortune tellers have some strange tempers. But Mr. Li seemed to have seen through something and smiled even more: "Well, in this case, let's make a bet today, how about it?"

Xu Luo was stunned for a moment, then his smile widened, thinking that since this deal was delivered to his doorstep, it would be a waste not to take it.

At this time, the female character behind Mr. Li raised her eyebrows slightly, her eyes moved, and there was a hint of a mischievous smile on the corner of her mouth. Her chest rose and fell slightly with her laughter.
As if silently seducing the gazes of others, even Xu Luo couldn't help but take a few more glances, secretly admiring in his heart: This rich man Li's mansion is truly full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers.

"Haha, my God of Wealth, what can I do for you today?" Xu Luo asked with a smile. Li Shimin, however, looked mysterious and shook his head gently.

"Today it's not for me, it's for this person--" His eyes swept around the surroundings, and Li Junxian and Changsun Wuji immediately dodged away like fallen leaves blown away by the wind, obviously neither of them wanted to become the "experimental subjects" mentioned by Xu Luo.

Just as everyone was laughing, there was a commotion in the distance. "Get out of the way!" a voice shouted.

"An urgent secret letter from a hundred miles away, anyone who stands in my way will die!" A knight rode his horse at full speed, and the people on the street panicked and dodged.

(End of this chapter)