Like Melon-Eating Sage's short sword and horsetail whisk, this divination stick stayed with him even when he appeared as a Merit Avatar. It seemed to be one of his signature treasures.
Song Shuhang was a little allergic to divination today. When he saw Melon-Eating Sage suddenly pull out a divination stick, the corner of his mouth twitched.
Was Melon-Eating Sage a diviner too? The name "Melon-Eating" sounded suspiciously close to things like "Divination-Eating," "Red Divination," and "Late Divination" in Chinese...
If Melon-Eating Sage wants to tell my fortune, I absolutely have to refuse today! Song Shuhang thought.
But... after taking out the divination stick, Melon-Eating Sage showed no intention of telling anyone's fortune. He simply stared fixedly at it.
A moment later, a string of runes seemed to appear on the stick.
Song Shuhang couldn't see them clearly from where he stood. Besides, he had no idea what those runes meant.
Had Melon-Eating Sage told his own fortune? But weren't diviners supposed to "divine heaven and earth, but never themselves"?
While Song Shuhang was puzzling over this, Melon-Eating Sage raised his head, frowning.
"Fellow Daoist Melon-Eating Sage, has something happened?" Song Shuhang asked tentatively.
"Please give me a few minutes, Fellow Daoist Tyrant Song," Melon-Eating Sage said. Then he brought out his short sword again and began carving into the ground.
He was carving a cipher table.
Once he finished, Melon-Eating Sage held the divination stick and compared it against the table.
"The first rune means 'right,' the second means 'at,' then comes 'this,' followed by 'moment,' and the last one is closing punctuation. Put together, it means 'right now'?" Melon-Eating Sage murmured.
Song Shuhang: "..."
Was Melon-Eating Sage decoding the divination stick?
"Right now? What does that mean?" Melon-Eating Sage sank into thought.
Song Shuhang asked curiously, "Fellow Daoist