Master Gu slowly opened his eyes in bed, with soft calls sounding beside him.
"Master Gu, Master Gu..."
Master Gu turned his head and saw Wang Shan and several physicians standing beside the bed, along with Li Ping'an, whose face was full of guilt.
After pondering for a moment, he finally spoke.
"Shopkeeper Wang, have them all leave."
Then he added,
"Mr. Li, please stay..."
Full of apology, Li Ping'an held the shattered divination board and could only smile awkwardly.
Before he could speak, however, Master Gu said, "I was presumptuous. Your fate is extraordinary, sir..."
Master Gu hesitated over the second half of his sentence, then swallowed it without saying it aloud.
From now on, I must learn to keep my lips sealed and not casually tell people's fortunes.
Beside him, Shopkeeper Wang looked at Li Ping'an with a complicated expression and involuntarily swallowed.
Li Ping'an no longer knew what to say either. He took a sheet of rice paper he had prepared from inside his robe.
"This is the score for The Moon's Reflection on the Second Spring. I'd like to give it to you, Master Gu. I hope you recover soon."
After offering a few more reminders, Li Ping'an left with Aliya, whose face was full of curiosity.
He had learned a lesson from this incident.
He must not casually ask people to tell his fortune again.
After Li Ping'an left, Master Gu recuperated quietly at the Wang residence for three days.
Watching the flowers bloom and wither outside his window brought him a different sort of insight.
Feeling that his health had recovered somewhat, he bade Wang Shan farewell and prepared to leave.
"I have imposed on you for several days. I shall take my leave and return to the Mountain Gate to cultivate in