161: Chapter 151 161: Chapter 151 She wondered if these were the foreign enemies that Ye Tian and her father were seeking to eliminate.
Having encountered them today, it was a good opportunity to see what sort of conspiracies these people harbored.
This woman was Long Feifeng, who had snuck out of the palace with her maid, both disguised as men.
They had arrived at the bustling Immortal Venerable City and settled into an inn, venturing out to explore.
As they walked down the street and saw a few men who seemed no less distinguished than Ye Tian, followed by some foreigners who looked exotic, curiosity compelled them to stealthily follow down the alley, keeping a cautious distance to avoid being noticed, yet close enough to overhear their conversation.
At this moment, the two groups separated, and they chose to follow the seemingly weaker group of foreigners.
Long Feifeng could sense that the other handsome men had cultivation levels higher than hers, so she didn’t dare track them too closely for fear of being discovered.
“Earl, where shall we go now?
Shouldn’t we find an inn to stay at as well?”
“Viscount, Immortal Venerable City is bustling with people staying in it, so inns and private homes must be costly.
Let’s buy some food and camp outside tonight; we can have a barbecue,” said the Earl.
“Oh, that’s true; we didn’t bring much money.”
The Viscounts agreed, and they decided to buy raw meat.
When they came out, they brought tents with them, unanimously choosing to stay in a forest outside Immortal Venerable City before the gates closed, to save on lodging costs.
The Earl led the Viscounts to a market to buy some meat, bread, and seasoning.
Unaware they were being tailed, they shopped and then strolled through the streets, pausing to watch a fortune-telling stall.
“Earl, is that person telling fortunes?
Does he really know about the past and the future?” the Viscounts asked, curious.
Outside the Stockade, the outside world was entirely fascinating to them.
“I don’t know,” replied the Earl, pausing to listen as the Taoist told fortunes, with the client nodding along.
He wondered if the fortune-teller genuinely possessed such abilities.
However, the Earl felt the Taoist looked somewhat familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before.
Seeing them stop, Long Feifeng and her maid also paused, and after observing for a while, Long Feifeng approached the fortune-teller’s stall.
Once the person in front of her had paid and left, she took a seat across from the fortune-teller.
Mimicking a man’s voice, she said, “Taoist, please read my fortune.”
The Golden Core Elder gazed at the woman sitting before him and immediately discerned her noble bearing; clearly, she was no man.
She was a woman, a Foundation Establishment Stage woman at that, and he had been looking for a Cauldron—a companion to ease his loneliness.
Her maid could serve that purpose as well.
“You are born into nobility, my lady.
May I inquire what you wish to know?”
“You can tell I am a woman?”
Realizing her slip the moment she spoke, Long Feifeng knew she couldn’t take her words back and had to continue asking.
“Taoist, can you predict my marital prospects?”
With an air of mystique, the Golden Core Elder flipped the Copper Coins and confidently declared, “My lady, please give a Gold Coin first.”
“You haven’t told me anything accurate yet, and you’re already extorting money?”
“The secrets of heaven cannot be revealed freely.
My lady, if you choose not to have your fortune told, then please move along.
I cannot work for nothing,” said the fortune-teller.
The obedient maid placed a small bag of Gold Coins on the table.
Long Feifeng, maintaining a haughty demeanor, looked at the Taoist with such a posture.