Chapter 380: 362 Divine Calculator of the World【2 Updates】
“This is a place for betting,” Di Wu Yue scratched her head, “it’s about divining something with someone else, and then seeing who’s right and who’s wrong. The one who’s right gets to win a lot of treasures. I defraud people of their money here.”
To say she defrauded people was a bit of a stretch, but her calculations were always genuine. Who could blame her when there were so many swindlers around, practically handing her their money every day?
Ying Zijin nodded, “Let’s go inside and have a look.”
Inside, there were over a dozen cubicles. Near the entrance was a large screen, displaying various images.
There were jade stones, compasses, and many antiques.
“These are the treasures I was talking about,” Di Wu Yue explained. “Some are fake, but most are real.”
Ying Zijin’s gaze paused briefly.
She stepped forward and ran her finger over the screen, finally stopping at a Pixiu jade stone.
“Eh, miss, are you interested in this?” Di Wu Yue leaned over. “Then you’ll have to compete with this Mr. Zhu.”
“An old swindler. But he does know a bit about divination,” Di Wu Yue shrugged. “Perhaps it’s because of his age, he’s better at conning money than I am.”
In the Feng Shui business, customers tended to trust older practitioners.
True talents like Di Wu Yue had fewer people seeking them out.
“Hmm, I’ll take this,” Ying Zijin said nonchalantly. “Let’s go in.”
Di Wu Yue followed her to a room on the right.
Immediately, they caught the attention of people inside.
“Master Zhu, someone’s here!”
Master Zhu, who was sitting at a table, looked up upon hearing the voice.
Seeing that they were two very young girls, he was disdainful, his nostrils upturned: “Newcomers? Take a seat then.”
True to the saying, the young are fearless; they dared to challenge him to a bet.
Ying Zijin sat down opposite Master Zhu, “What are we divining?”
“Oh, you’re quite bold?” Master Zhu stroked his beard. “Matters of the heavens are the hardest to divine, so of course, we will predict the weather. Let’s predict when the first rain will come.”
“If you win, you can take the Pixiu jade stone. But if you lose, the price won’t be small.”
Ying Zijin’s eyelashes lowered slightly, her voice calm, “Then let’s divinate.”
“Fine, straightforward. You won’t cry until you see the coffin,” Master Zhu stroked his beard and squinted. “We each have five minutes.”
Di Wu Yue rolled her eyes.
Predicting the weather is considered divination?
With current technology, by assessing the thickness of clouds, wind speed, and other factors, one can predict the weather for the next few days.
Otherwise, there wouldn’t be such a thing as a weather forecast.
But weather forecasts are sometimes inaccurate.
Ying Zijin didn’t use Zhou Yi or Plum Blossom Easy Number. She used Tarot Cards and observed the Astrology Chart.
She picked cards as casually as ever, not using any particular spread.
Those around who had a smattering of knowledge about Tarot Cards shook their heads repeatedly.
“Nowadays, young ladies are all interested in things like Tarot Cards and astrology. It’s fine for them to mess around in private, but to use such things to challenge Master Zhu…”
“Isn’t that the truth…”
“Today’s weather will remain clear until tomorrow,” Master Zhu spoke at this point, appearing unfathomably wise. “The day after tomorrow morning there will be rain. Remember to bring umbrellas, everyone. After a while, due to the low temperatures, it will turn into hail.”
Di Wu Yue yawned out of boredom.
What kind of divination was this? It was nothing more than repeating the weather forecast.
As if she hadn’t seen it before.
The thing was, today’s weather forecast wasn’t accurate; it would rain in the evening.
Her grandfather had even reminded her to remember to bring an umbrella.
Yet, the people around revered him, lavishing him with endless praise.
“Master Zhu truly is unparalleled.”
“If there’s going to be hail, it looks like I’ll need to change my plans for the day after tomorrow.”
Di Wu Yue’s lips twitched.
Don’t these people watch the weather forecast?
If she were fifty years older, it would probably be even easier to swindle money here.
Master Zhu, pleased with the flattery, became dismissive and cold when his gaze fell on the girl: “Haven’t finished divining yet? If you can’t figure it out, no need to waste my time.”
Some customers tried to persuade, some insincerely, some genuinely.
“Master Zhu, give the young lady some face.”
Master Zhu poured himself a cup of tea, still quite arrogant: “Alright, let’s give her a bit more time to see if she can come up with anything.”
At this moment, Ying Zijin collected her cards.
She glanced at the Divas and spoke.
The girl’s voice was clear, unhurried: “In ten minutes, the clouds will gather, in thirty minutes, thunder will sound, and in one hour, rain will fall. By eleven o’clock in the deep of the night, the rain will stop.”
“The rainfall today, 234mm.”
“Cough cough cough!” Di Wu Yue choked, astonished, “Holy shit.”
She forecasted the clouds because she knew there would be rain today, but she didn’t know anything else.
How could she possibly calculate exactly when the clouds would gather and thunder sound?
The weather forecast couldn’t be that precise.
There was complete silence all around.
The onlookers were looking at the girl with amazement and skepticism.
Master Zhu’s beard twitched, his expression first darkened and then he laughed scornfully: “Clouds gathering in ten minutes? And you even know the rainfall? Do you think you’re the lord of the skies?”
As he spoke, he berated without any courtesy: “There simply won’t be any rain today. What nonsense have you calculated?”
Having been with the Feng Shui Alliance for five years, Master Zhu had high prestige and many clients.
Many people believed what he said.
So when Master Zhu spoke , the customers also nodded in agreement.
“Master Zhu must have won this round, right?”
“Truly, no one can rival Master Zhu.”
“Sigh, no hurry, no hurry,” Master Zhu waved his hand, “Young people need to learn their lessons. Waiting for ten minutes isn’t too much to ask.”
The weather forecast had clearly indicated there would be no rain today, and the sun was still shining brightly. How could clouds appear?
Master Zhu did not believe it at all.
Ying Zijin leaned back in her chair, her expression unchanged.
As time ticked away, Di Wu Yue grew impatient.
“Alright, the ten minutes are up,” Master Zhu finally spoke, “Let’s take a look and see if there are any dark clouds in the sky.”
With that, he looked up.
Di Wu Yue also looked up, and everybody’s eyes turned to the sky.