Chapter 253 A sign of great misfortune
Chapter 253 A sign of great misfortune
Seeing that he was still as unruly as ever, Mei Susu clapped her hands and stood up: "Okay, the gifts have been delivered, I will leave now. If you need anything here, please send someone to tell me at any time."
Just as she stood up, Mei Susu thought of something else: "I don't know what you and Xuanyuan Che talked about in private. He promised you this place, so I think he trusts you. Tonight, Chaoyang Palace will set up several tables of good wine and food. If you can come, come. If you can't come, I will send someone to bring you a table."
"Little cat demon."
"Anything else?"
Zuo Qingxian raised his eyes to look at her: "You really don't want to go with me?"
Mei Susu was too lazy to pay attention to him: "You're still not obedient after being slapped?"
Even if there was danger, she couldn't put him in danger.
Zuo Qingxian can hardly protect himself, and if she goes with him, both of them will be in even greater danger.
Being with Xuanyuan Che, she would not be afraid of any monsters or demons, and Xuanyuan Che would definitely keep her safe.
Watching Mei Susu's figure disappear at the gate of the courtyard, Zuo Qingxian frowned deeply, covered his chest, walked forward, closed the door, and then returned to where he had just come out.
In the corner, tortoise shells, copper coins, yarrow, jade... and other items were scattered on the ground. On the wall in the corner hung a statue of Laozi, and three long incense sticks as thick as fingers were offered below.
Zuo Qingxian walked over and squatted down. All the hexagrams showed a very bad omen. His eyes turned slightly red. He picked up the tortoise shell again in disbelief. Before he started to calculate, he spat out a mouthful of blood, dyeing the already blood-stained tortoise shell even brighter red.
Zuo Qingxian immediately knelt down and kowtowed three times to the portrait: "I am Zuo Qingxian, a disciple of Shangqing Sect. I am offering my blood and essence to the master. I beg the Three Pure Ones to protect me and to calculate a good omen to turn misfortune into fortune!"
After he finished speaking, Zuo Qingxian shook the tortoise shell in his hand, and the next moment the copper coins in the tortoise shell fell to the ground, and his eyes widened.
The thirtieth time, it was still a very bad omen, without any sign of good fortune at all.
Zuo Qingxian wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. He then said, "I don't believe that after counting the ninety-nine hexagrams, all of which were bad, there must be a good one!"
After Mei Susu left Zuo Qingxian's place, she thought for a while and went back to the lotus pond.
Afraid that Zhui Yu and the others might see something they shouldn't, she told the three to wait there when they got close to the lotus pond.
Yueya refused and insisted on following her, so Mei Susu had no choice but to ask the three of them to follow her.
The lotus pond has been covered with snow, and it looks empty at first glance.
Mei Susu looked around and found no one. She thought, could it be that she guessed wrong and the koi didn't want to eat fish today?
Since he was not a member of the palace, he had no fixed place to live and was free to come and go.
At the beginning, Mei Susu could enter that small world to look for koi, but later she could no longer enter that small world.
Since she turned into a human, if she wanted to see Koi, Koi had to come find her, otherwise she would not be able to find him at all.
A few days ago, she happened to pass by the lotus pond and saw Koi fishing there, so she chatted with him for a few words.
He said that the golden carp in the lotus pond were all frozen silly, and it was a sure thing to catch one when fishing at this time. He had been eating roasted golden carp for several days in a row.
Mei Susu thought he would be fishing here today, but she didn't expect that he was not here today.
It doesn't matter if he is not here. It is impossible for him to fish all day long. If he continues fishing like this, by the beginning of next spring, all the golden carp in the pond will be eaten by this greedy cat.
Mei Susu brushed the fallen snow off her cloak and put the brocade box in her arms. It seemed that she had to find another opportunity to give him the gift.
Just as I was about to leave, a song with an earthy accent from some unknown place came over.
"I feel like I've fallen into your trap. Who the hell are you? Please show me what you are. I don't want to fall into your love so easily..."
Mei Susu: “….”
Yueya covered her ears with a look of disgust on her face: "My lady, this person's singing is so awful."
Mei Susu nodded in agreement: "The lyrics are also tacky."
Following the sound, I saw a figure walking slowly on the path opposite the lotus pond.
When the other person came closer, Mei Susu saw clearly, who else could it be but Koi.
He was dressed in purple, with a straw raincoat and hat to keep out the snow, and holding a fishing rod in his hand. When he saw Mei Susu and her group, there was obvious surprise on his face.
"Susu? Why are you here?"
Zhui Yu and others had seen this person before. He had appeared when Zuo Qingxian was captured and interrogated last time. The master tacitly allowed him to stay in the palace, which meant that he posed no threat.
So when Mei Susu walked towards the other party, Zhui Yu and the others did not stop her.
Yueya, on the other hand, looked at Koi with a vigilant look on her face and followed Mei Susu closely.
He was dressed strangely, had white hair, and didn't look like a good person.
"Susu, do you, a maid, have a grudge against me?"
The koi fish hung the earthworm on the hook and spoke to the crescent moon that was staring at him with unfriendly eyes.
Mei Susu turned to look at Yueya, and saw that her face was drooping and her eyes were wide open staring at Koi. She smiled helplessly, grabbed her hand and pulled her behind her.
"This girl is very vigilant."
Mei Susu said to Zhui Yu, "Take Yueya down to stay with you guys for a while."
"My lady." Yueya grabbed Meisusu's sleeve and said, "I want to stay by your side and protect you."
Zhui Yu walked up to her and gave her a slap on the head: "How can you protect the young master with your mediocre skills? Don't disturb the young master here."
Yueya didn't want to leave, but was eventually pulled away by Zhuiyu.
Looking at the three people in the distance, Jinli threw the fishing hook into the pond: "Since when did your little palace maid worry about you so much."
Mei Susu looked at the crescent moon with eyes as eager as a woman waiting for her husband and chuckled: "Who told you to dress like that? You scared me. And that song of yours, where did you learn it? Don't sing it next time."
Koi was unhappy: "Don't you think my singing is beautiful? Yesterday I was fishing here and started singing impromptu, and I hooked a little female cat that refused to leave."
Mei Susu was speechless.
Could it be that she doesn't know how to appreciate it?
"Koi, are your feet cold?"
Koi looked down at his exposed toes and moved them twice: "Not cold."
Mei Susu: ".......Do you know that it is wrong to wear straw shoes in the middle of winter?"
"I only wear straw sandals in winter." Koi didn't think he did anything wrong.
Mei Susu held her forehead with her hand, so she didn't blame Yueya. If she didn't know Jinli, she would definitely think that someone was abnormal if she saw him wearing loose clothes and straw shoes in the middle of winter.
But these are not important anymore. Koi has magic powers and is not an ordinary person. It is normal that he does not feel cold.
If he feels cold, he will put on his shoes by himself. It is not her place to tell him what to do.
Mei Susu took out the brocade box and handed it to Jinli: "This is a New Year's gift for you. It's New Year in the blink of an eye. Time flies so fast."
Jinli had never thought that Mei Susu came to him this time because of this matter. Although he was surprised, he took the gift box first.
"I didn't know what to give you, so I picked something at random. I hope you like it."
Mei Susu looked at Koi with a smile, which made Koi feel a little embarrassed.
But after all, he was an old monster that had become a spirit, and he soon recovered as before.
His purple eyes flickered as he looked at Mei Susu and expressed his joy without concealing it: "Susu prepared a gift for me, I am very happy."
The happiest thing for a gift giver is that the gift you prepared carefully is given to you, and the recipient tells you that he likes it very much after receiving it.
Mei Susu smiled brightly and said sincerely: "Jinli, thank you."
Jinli's hand holding the fishing rod froze, and he looked a little uncomfortable. He hid the discomfort and looked at Mei Susu: "Susu, I wish you a healthy and happy new year."
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