Few people paid much attention to the corner beneath the tree where Qi Zhongbin sat. Even pilgrims seeking interpretations of their fortune sticks generally went to the nearest stall.
But the woman had happened to be watching the newly arrived old Fortune-Teller. To her eyes, he had simply stood up for a while, then reached out, and two objects had appeared in his hands as though by magic.
While Qi Zhongbin was pondering and the woman was still staring in a daze, Granny Yu, who had already left with her walking stick, came back and headed straight out of the temple.
"Granny? Why have you come back?"
Granny Yu passed the woman without paying her any attention and walked straight toward Qi Zhongbin. Clearly, he felt no need to be on guard against her either. Coming back to his senses, he merely looked toward her as she approached.
"You old thing, did you see some light coming down just now?"
Granny Yu had no kind expression to spare for Qi Zhongbin.
Of course, Qi Zhongbin was already accustomed to it. A decade or two earlier, he might still have argued with her, but now he would not, especially today, when he knew that Granny Yu's allotted years were drawing to an end.
"I saw it too, but I didn't get a clear look."
"What are those things in your hands?"
Granny Yu suddenly noticed what the damned old man was holding. She stepped closer to look. They seemed to be two jade tokens, one white and one black. Glancing at the writing on them, she raised her head and gave Qi Zhongbin a faintly contemptuous look.
"You're almost ninety, aren't you? Still indulging in wild dreams. Someone like you, who knows how many debts of sin you'll owe when you