Chapter 563

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　　His voice seemed crazy, but upon closer listening, a hint of bitterness could be heard.
　　“I wonder if these mother and daughter finally waited for the person who left without saying goodbye.”
　　Xu Taiping looked at the pair of porcelain figurines on the table and muttered to himself again.
Perhaps because the pair of porcelain figurines were too lifelike, at this moment he didn’t have much joy after surviving the tribulation and was still immersed in the state of mind of the mother and daughter.
　　“Don’t worry, they must have waited.”
　　The old Taoist priest grinned at Xu Taiping.
　　As he spoke, he took out three gold essence coins from his sleeve and put them into the bamboo tube on the table. While shaking it, he asked Xu Taiping：
　　“Young man, what do you want to calculate？ Today, I’m in a good mood and can waive your fee.”
　　“Thank　you,　Priest.”
　　Xu Taiping cupped his hands and thanked.
　　With the old Taoist’s words, he knew that this calamity of his was, so to speak, over.
　　“Speak, power, fortune and misfortune, future, marriage, I, the old Taoist, can all calculate.”
　　The old Taoist shaking the bamboo tube urged.
Regarding divination techniques, Xu Taiping actually didn’t know much, but according to Sister Lingyue’s words, it was also a kind of qi-observation technique. And the old Taoist in front of him, since he had such profound cultivation, it was very likely that he was indeed proficient in this way.
　　So he asked with a try-it-out mentality：
　　“Daozhang, I want to ask about life and death. Seven years later at the Golden Scale Meeting, will I still be able to return alive to this capital city of Southern Chu.”
　　Upon hearing this, the old Taoist’s brows immediately jumped, and he carefully examined Xu Taiping’s face.
　　“Interesting, your face, even I, the old man, can’t see through.”
After a long time, on the old Taoist’s very frivolous face, there was suddenly a hint of solemn expression.
　　But immediately, he grinned and said again：
　　“But don’t worry, I will cast a divination for you right now.”
　　As soon as the words fell, he threw the three golden essence coins in the bamboo tube onto the table and then pinched his chin and carefully examined them.
After a long time, the old Taoist slowly raised his head and looked at Xu Taiping with an extremely solemn expression and said:
　　“Kid, who on earth have you offended？”
　　Xu Taiping was very surprised when he heard this.
　　He didn’t expect that this old Taoist priest could see this from the hexagram image.
　　“Daozhang, I can’t say.”
　　Xu Taiping answered honestly.
　　“Not saying is right, otherwise you will die faster.”
　　When the old Taoist priest heard this, instead of being the slightest bit unhappy, he nodded in approval.
　　“Daozhang, is this hexagram image not very good？”
　　Xu Taiping looked at the golden essence coin on the table and asked with a frown.
　　“Not just bad？ I, the old Taoist priest, have traveled the world for so many years and have never seen such a dangerous hexagram image several times.”
　　The old Taoist priest said with a frown.
　　Regarding this point, Xu Taiping actually had a psychological preparation for a long time.
　　After all, since the decision to go to that Blood Rain Forest, he and Fairy Lingyue have been betting with their lives.
　　“Thank you, Daozhang. I also expected the danger of this trip…”
　　“Don’t be in a hurry！”
　　Just as Xu Taiping was about to say goodbye to the old Taoist priest, he was suddenly stopped by him.
　　“If you just die like this, wouldn’t it ruin my reputation when it spreads in the future？ Let me cast another hexagram for you and definitely find a way of life for you！”
　　The old Taoist priest looked at Xu Taiping with an expression of “you can die but definitely not here with me”.
When Xu Taiping heard this, he felt a little laugh, meaning unable to cry or laugh finding something both ridiculous and annoying).
　　He looked up at the still constantly falling red lightning above his head, and then nodded to the old Taoist and said, “Then I’ll have to trouble the Taoist priest to cast another divination for me. If there is still no sign of life in the divination, then it can only be said that it’s my fate.”
　　There was at least half a stick of incense time before the blood rain fell, which was enough for him to leave the capital city.
　　The old Taoist nodded with a cold face when he heard this, and then held the three gold essence coins in his palm. While chanting incantations, colorful halos began to emanate from his body.
　　”Such profound divine essence, this old Taoist is really extraordinary.”
　　Xu Taiping said with a look of horror on his face.
　　He had only felt such profound divine essence as this old Taoist on Sister Lingyue.
　　Then with a “crash”, the old Taoist threw the three gold essence coins on the table, and then stared fixedly at the three gold essence coins in different positions on the table, while his fingers were constantly calculating.
　　”Pfft！…”
　　At the end of the calculation, the old Taoist suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, and then said in a tone of disbelief：
　　”There is not even a single way out. Which old bastard is this, more overbearing than me！”
　　Xu Taiping smiled bitterly when he heard this, and cupped his hands towards the old Taoist and said：
　　”Taoist priest, since this is the case, then I’ll take my leave.”
　　”Wait　a　minute.”
　　The old Taoist stopped Xu Taiping again and said in a very overbearing tone：
　　“Others won’t give you a way to live, but this old Taoist will. You stay and follow me, and this old Taoist will guarantee that you won’t die.”
　　Hearing this, Xu Taiping felt an inexplicable warmth in his heart.
　　He didn’t expect that this old monster in the eyes of Lian Tong would actually help him in turn.
　　“Thank you for your kindness, senior. I also know that this trip is very dangerous, but I have to go.”
　　Xu Taiping bowed very solemnly to the old Taoist to express his thanks.
　　“Is there anything more important than life？”
　　The old Taoist looked at Xu Taiping with a puzzled expression on his face.
　　“Isn’t there？”
　　Xu Taiping asked the old Taoist with a smile.
　　Upon hearing this, the old Taoist was stunned again. His gaze looked at the two porcelain figurines on the table, and then he waved his hand and said：
　　“You　can　go！”
　　Xu Taiping bowed to the old Taoist again, and then turned around and walked quickly towards the south gate of Tongdu City. There is a road outside the south gate leading directly to the Blood Rain Forest.
　　Looking at Xu Taiping’s figure walking further and further away, the old Taoist scratched his head very unwillingly.
　　He wanted to give Xu Taiping a way to live, not because he was kind-hearted, but simply because he found that he couldn’t save this person.
　　And this old Taoist, the more others oppose what he wants to do, the more he has to do it！
　　“Boy, stop！”
　　Just then, as if making up his mind about something, the old Taoist priest shouted out, stopping Xu Taiping who had already walked over a hundred zhang away.