Could it be that I am the cruel villain?
Chapter 320 - 210: How to Make a Decision?

Chapter 320: Chapter 210: How to Make a Decision?

Still the same phrase, it doesn’t seem like an act.

"No, I don’t believe it, my lord, my lord~ He said our child would bring calamity unto the parents, sob sob sob, my lord you’re going to die young..."

"You scoundrel!"

Bang—

An angry slam of the table.

But Yan Fengchun, eavesdropping from a distance, nearly burst out laughing, clearly it was said that the child would bring harm to the parents, yet in Lu Luo’s mouth, it became Jiang Feng dying young, no wonder Swordmaster Peak only sent these two disciples out on errands, they truly were made for each other, a match of talents and looks.

Such a pair of jokers.

"You old wretch, speak clearly to me, what do you mean ’calamity unto the parents’? Are you cursing my wife to death? Are you cursing her to have a difficult labor? Spit it out, or I’ll wreck your lousy stall!"

The small hands that seemed lovingly clasped together were now forcefully digging nails into the man’s skin, yet Mr. Jiang’s expression remained unchanged, leaving the fortune-teller utterly baffled; this couple was truly odd.

The man’s tone was aggressive and menacing, his gnashing teeth as if spewing fire from his eyes, seemingly about to throw a punch any second.

But this person was not panicked, as if expecting such reactions, he slowly said: "Please calm down, both of you, I have said before that I am only responsible for divination, the divination is such. Take a look for yourselves, moreover, this calamity is not unbreakable, you just need..."

"Let’s go, this old coot is definitely trying to scam us for our silver, our child is perfectly fine, let’s go back to our hometown and never come back to this accursed place of Shuipang County again, such bad luck."

"Mm."

Lu Luo handed her hand to Jiang Feng with a ladylike demeanor, planning to make a quick escape, which made the fortune teller immediately frantic, especially upon hearing they were leaving the county town, like a cooked duck about to fly away.

This one duck could provide his family with no worries about food and clothing for half a year, and even get a good job for his son from Lord County Magistrate, something countless silver taels couldn’t buy, hence he became desperate on the spot.

"Please wait, where around any other county town could compare with the spiritual energy of Shuipang County? Just ask around, I am honest with old and young alike, moreover, this calamity can indeed be broken, and it does not require any silver from you two, all you need is to seek a high monk to exorcise the bad luck!"

After giving the old man a sideways glance, their motions to leave paused, then came the probing question.

"Then tell me, which high monk is it? What is his surname and name? I will go find him."

"This..."

He stuttered.

The look that crossed his face was confusion, not contemplation.

Jiang Feng was quick to catch this, at first suspecting whether these supposed fortune-tellers might all be sent by the demon monk Jin Shan, but with this questioning, it was clear the other party also knew nothing.

Just an ordinary folk in front of him, if an ordinary person’s lies were undetectable, then his cultivation would be in vain.

The latter’s expression stiffened, because people he had encountered before never questioned this way; indeed, he did not know the name of the high monk.

Per Lord County Magistrate’s instructions, if any pregnant women came for divination, they should be guided to the County Magistrate Mansion, firstly, to find a high monk to perform a ritual for these unborn babies, and secondly, to accumulate some merit for themselves.

The entire county knew that Lord County Magistrate had a son, who had been frightened at a young age, leading to some insanity—sometimes sane, sometimes mad. They had been to countless places and seen many doctors, but none could cure him.

In fact, when they first heard Lord County Magistrate saying to call these pregnant women to their mansion by any means and to deceive them with such despicable methods, they were somewhat reluctant.

But afterwards, knowing that Lord County Magistrate was just personally seeking monks to pray for these women, and leading them to meet high monks, adopting such a ploy was merely to accumulate more merit for himself, to lessen his child’s suffering from illness.

With such a legitimate reason, they naturally lost their sense of guilt when tricking others, until now they still believed that those women had been led by Lord County Magistrate to be enlightened by a high monk.

What a pity...

"Hmph, as expected, just a pack of lies, I don’t believe your nonsense."

"Even if you two don’t trust me, you should trust Lord County Magistrate, right? Master Wang Yong under his command is well-known as a master, if you doubt me, just ask him, and you’ll know."

"Fine, just you wait, we’ll go to Master Wang Yong, and after that, we’ll come back and overturn your stall!"

With an ominous grip on his wife’s hand, they chose to leave, heading straight towards the County Magistrate Mansion.

The vast Shuipang County, bathing in sunshine, yet brought about a hint of unease and a chill. Lu Luo and Jiang Feng exchanged glances, the youth only glanced back at Yan Fengchun and Wang Yong following them.

Standing in front of the mansion gate, one of the Government Officials, seeing a woman with a pronounced belly, immediately went in to notify others, without any obstruction or inquiry, just asking them to wait a bit, clearly a signal was given in advance.

In fact, there was no need to go to the County Magistrate Mansion at this point, but they still went, perhaps holding onto a sliver of hope in their hearts.

But the result...

Was as they had predicted.

The enthusiastic Master Wang Yong, just like those fortune-tellers said, reached the same conclusion, that concocted birthdate in his hands was like a death hex, filled with concern.

Even Lord County Magistrate "coincidentally" came out from the house, witnessing this peculiar divination, and thus advised them to find a great master, to let the master purify the negative energy within the child, the ultimate goal...