Jiang Ziya, Tell Me the Fortune of Yin Shang
For over forty years, he had been cultivating himself in the mountains, but now that he's married, he's surprisingly become somewhat idle.
Even though he spent his days reading Daoist books and pondering cultivation, he still felt somewhat depressed, because his heart wasn't in it.
I always think back to the Human Emperor I saw on my wedding day.
The longer it goes on, the more frustrating it becomes.
Seeing her husband in such a state, Lady Ma couldn't help but ask:
"My lord, you've been restless and uneasy lately. What's wrong? Have you encountered some problem?"
Upon hearing the lady's question, Jiang Ziya shook his head and sighed, then poured out his heart's bitterness.
Enjoying a peaceful and leisurely life every day is nice, but it's easy to feel empty when you're too idle.
Upon hearing this, Lady Ma immediately offered Jiang Ziya a suggestion.
"My husband, perhaps you're a little bored staying at home every day?"
"Since that's the case, why not find some work to do? In your spare time, you could do some trading and earn some money. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"
"Living at Brother Song's house all this time isn't a long-term solution; sooner or later we should set up our own household."
Upon hearing his wife's words, Jiang Ziya nodded, his eyes revealing approval.
"That's to be expected, but I don't have any special skills. Before cultivating immortality, I learned how to weave sieves. I wonder what kind of business selling sieves would be like?"
"My husband, this business may not make a lot of money, but it's more than enough to support the two of us, and we can even save some money. Please go ahead and do it."
Jiang Ziya was overjoyed.
They immediately cut bamboo poles from the wild and began weaving a fence.
The next day, he went to the market in Chaoge to sell his wares, but he didn't sell a single one for more than ten days.
Jiang Ziya had never been in the business of buying and selling before, and he had no idea how to sell anything. How could he possibly make a sale? This made him quite frustrated.
Later, he tried selling noodles, but unexpectedly, he couldn't sell any either.
He even spilled the noodles, which caused his wife to complain.
Two consecutive business ventures failed, which made him sigh deeply.
Feeling down, he went to drink with his older brother.
After a few drinks, Song Yiren asked a question.
"Brother, your business isn't very good, but have you ever studied divination?"
"If you've studied divination, that could be a good way to make a living, right?"
"This is quite a good business. Providing feng shui consultations, calculating the location of houses and new graves, and predicting fortunes—isn't this a business that brings in a lot of money?"
Hearing this, Jiang Ziyi was immediately delighted.
He had also studied divination.
He doesn't possess the great magical power of Saint to seize heavenly secrets.
But isn't fortune-telling for ordinary people quite simple?
These words were like a bolt from the blue for Jiang Ziya.
The next day, Jiang Ziya prepared a fortune-telling stall and flags.
Several large characters were written crookedly on the flag.
Analyze Yin and Yang, determine the Five Elements, and observe the sun and moon in your palm.
To assess feng shui, observe the six directions, and grasp the Qiankun in one's sleeve.
In addition, the horizontal scroll also reads four large characters, "Divine Strategist and Ingenious Calculation".
He immediately prepared everything, set up his stall on the street, and began telling fortunes.
Speaking of which, Jiang Ziya is quite well-known in this area.
He had just returned from his quest for immortality not long ago, and at over eighty years old, he had already married a wife—quite a rare occurrence.
Now that such a person is setting up a fortune-telling stall, people are naturally flocking to watch the spectacle.
Jiang Ziya may not have been very emotionally intelligent, but he was certainly quite intelligent.
He is also quite eloquent.
Besides, Jiang Ziya did indeed possess some fortune-telling skills.
After a series of coaxing and deceptions, he managed to fool the local residents and make a considerable amount of money.
When Jiang Ziya handed the money to Lady Ma was also taken aback.
She had previously failed repeatedly in her business ventures and even thought her husband was a useless person.
Unexpectedly, we found the right approach.
In just one day, he actually made a lot of money.
If they continue like this, the two of them will soon be able to buy themselves a mansion.
At that time, we won't have to live under someone else's roof anymore.
That evening, Lady Ma took good care of Jiang Ziya.
The clouds drift over Wushan, unaware of the rain; in the warm Phoebe, we spend the spring night.
Even the very old Jiang Ziya managed to enjoy himself to the fullest.
The next day, Jiang Ziya set up his fortune-telling stall as usual.
In the following days, he indeed made a lot of money and earned the reputation of an old sage, which made him feel somewhat elated and forget his goals in the mortal world.
On this day, Uncle Bi Gan finished his business early and went to the streets of Chaoge to relax.
The servants then told Bi Gan about this.
Bi Gan was now an immortal at the Heavenly Immortal level, so upon hearing the servant's words, he naturally sensed something strange.
They immediately prepared to come and check it out.
The rest of the people were terrified when they saw the arrival of the court officials.
They quickly made way for them.
Bi Gan simply chuckled.
"If you're going to do the calculations, you can do them first. I'm not in a hurry."
Even so, who among them dared to delay Bi Gan?
They still gave up their seats, and the others moved to the outside.
Bi Gan shook his head helplessly, then looked over at Jiang Ziya.
Upon seeing this, I couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration.
He was indeed a Daoist master with an air of otherworldly grace and a handsome appearance.
Although his beard and hair had long since turned white, his vigorous and spirited appearance truly gave him the air of a highly accomplished sage.
It seems he really isn't a scammer.
Bi Gan chuckled:
"Sir, I hope I haven't disturbed your business?"
Jiang Ziya looked at the old man before him with a look of shock in his eyes. This person was clearly an Immortal Dao immortal.
Jiang Ziya naturally dared not be careless.
"My lord, you flatter me. You are too kind."
"Sir, have you come here for fortune telling as well? What kind of fortune telling do you wish to have?"
"Your destiny is one of wealth and nobility, beyond measure. Your future is destined for greatness, so there's no need for you to come here for fortune telling."
"In that case, fortune teller, how about predicting the fate of the Yin Shang dynasty?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ziya was immediately taken aback.
Is this guy here to cause trouble? That's really not very Earthly Dao.
They actually asked him to predict the fate of the Yin Shang?
How can matters of national destiny be casually predicted?
"My lord, you are mistaken. Predicting the fate of a nation is no small matter. To put it mildly, it would be a great disrespect to the Yin Shang. On a larger scale, how can one so easily decide the fate of all living beings?"
"Sir, you are a person of the Immortal Dao. Now that you have set up a fortune-telling stall in Chaoge, how can you turn away your customers?"
"Sir, please don't refuse, please calculate it quickly."
Jiang Ziya pursed his lips, really not wanting to get involved in this mess, but Bi Gan's attitude was extremely firm, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and perform the divination.
"If I have spoken rudely, please forgive me, sir. It was not that I spoke rudely on purpose, but rather that this is the result of the divination."
"Please speak frankly, sir."
Jiang Ziya remained silent for a moment, feeling somewhat uneasy, but finally spoke.
"Judging from the fortune of the Yin Shang dynasties, it was very prosperous. Even at its peak, it wasn't as powerful as it is now. It had at least several hundred years of fortune, and it's still steadily rising. Judging from the amount of fortune, it should be gradually reaching its peak."
"But the key issue is that the divination results are somewhat strange. The divination shows that the Yin Shang has recently committed many acts of defiance and rebellion, which has already displeased Heavenly Dao. Although its fortune is strong, it has not been favored by Heavenly Dao, and I fear that it will soon face the calamity of national destruction."
The author has recovered and is about to enter another period of explosive growth, with at least three chapters a day. The next big climax is just around the corner.