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Lord Lishui replied, "Anything in the world is acceptable."
Abedo's interest deepened: "And what about the price?"
Li Shui Zhenjun pondered for a moment and said, "A landscape painting costs 20,000 Moira, and a figure painting costs 10,000 Moira. Does the guest wish to buy a painting?"
Upon hearing this, True Lord Xiaoyue, who was sitting on the side watching the show, clicked his tongue. This was clearly copying his fortune-telling prices.
Abedo pondered, "Hmm, but this price..."
True Lord Lishui immediately said, "Guest, you don't need to worry about the quality of the painting. I will paint it first. If you are not satisfied after it is finished, then it will not count."
Abedo nodded and said, "In that case, I'd like a painting."
Lord Lishui smiled, casually spread out a sheet of white paper, ground ink with a flick of his wrist, and asked, "What would you like to paint, sir?"
Abedo raised his hand to touch his chin and said, "Let's draw a few Hilichurls."
Li Shui Zhenjun paused in grinding the ink, looked up, and asked with some surprise, "Guest... you said you wanted a Hilichurl painting?"
Abedo nodded seriously and said, "That's right."
That's a strange request.
It doesn't matter, a Hilichurl is a Hilichurl, as long as I can close the deal before that old guy, Xiaoyue.
Lord Lishui replied, "I understand. Please wait a moment, guest."
After grinding the ink, Master Lishui pondered for a moment, formed a picture in his mind, picked up his brush, dipped it in the ink, and began to draw quickly on the paper.
As Abedo watched his fluid movements, he knew that he was indeed a great painter, and began to seriously observe and learn his painting techniques.
After a short while, True Lord Lishui put down his brush and said, "It's finished."
In the painting, a group of masked Hilichurls wielding strange weapons are being utterly defeated by a valiant young man wielding a spear and also wearing a mask.
Abedo looked at the drawing paper and paused for a moment: "What is this drawing?"
Lord Lishui explained, "This is a painting depicting a Yaksha exorcising demons."
"Yaksha?"
"He is the legendary guardian deity of Liyue."
"I see."
"I wonder if the guest is satisfied with this painting?"
"Yes, the owner's drawing skills are superb. He has actually drawn all types of Hilichurls and even added a legend to make the painting even more valuable."
"You flatter me, sir."
Master Lishui smiled faintly.
This is actually not an ordinary painting.
This painting was imbued with his divine power during its creation; if hung in a room, it truly possesses the ability to ward off evil spirits and demons.
Ordinary little ghosts wouldn't dare approach; they would avoid it if they sensed the aura of divine power.
For this one capability alone, a price of 10,000 Mora is incredibly cheap.
However, he wasn't originally doing this to make money. It was the Dragon King and Barbatos who were bored with drinking and suddenly suggested setting up a stall. So he and Xiaoyue had no choice but to cooperate with them.
However, since Mr. Xia happened to be passing by, Dragon King and Wendy had already sold out of their two stalls and gone to watch the competition with Mr. Xia. Since they hadn't opened for business yet, they had to stay and wait for customers.
As the chief alchemist of the Knights of Favonius, Abeldo was not short of such a small amount of money.
He paid the money readily.
Because the ink on the painting had not yet dried, it was not appropriate to roll it up and take it away for the time being, so Abedo stood on the stall quietly looking at the painting and waiting.
Li Shui Zhenjun, holding the Mora he had just acquired, gave Xiao Yue Zhenjun beside him a smug look.
No way, no way, there can't be anyone who can't earn a single mora, right?
True Lord Xiaoyue curled his lip in disdain.
He was supposed to be the first guest to arrive before Xiaoyue.
Unfortunately, the guest was the Great Compassion Tree King, whose identity was too formidable, and he dared not attempt to tell her fortune.
True Lord Xiaoyue wasn't in a hurry, but he was somewhat displeased with True Lord Lishui's current appearance.
He thought for a moment, coughed twice, and said gently to Abedo, who was standing in front of the next stall looking at paintings, "This customer..."
Abedo looked up at True Lord Moon-Slicing: "Hmm? May I ask what's the matter?"
The True Lord of the Moon-Slicing Swordsman wore a sly smile, like a charlatan, and said, "Have you ever heard of divination?"
Abedo pondered, "Divination... that seems to be the divination technique of Liyue, right?"
True Lord Xiaoyue nodded: "That's right, the guest did know something about it."
Aberdo's master is [Gold] Rhinedot. He also lived at Klee's house for a while. Because of his Aunt Iris, he also knows some divination techniques.
Aunt Alice was bored at the time and said she would tell his fortune, but in the end she didn't get anything useful.
The Moon-Slicing True Monarch carefully examined Abedo's face, as if he had noticed something. He frowned and revealed a serious expression: "This guest, your face... tsk tsk... something's not right..."
Upon hearing this, Abedo temporarily set aside the painting, looked at True Lord Xiaoyue, and asked, "What do you mean by that?"
True Lord Xiaoyue waved his hand and sighed, "It cannot be said, it cannot be said."
Abedo glanced at the fortune-telling sign in front of his stall and said, "Unspeakable?"
True Lord Xiaoyue remained silent.
Seeing that he didn't respond, Abedo didn't ask any more questions and continued to look down at the painting.
The Moon-Slicing True Lord opened his eyes and glanced at him.
its not right.
Why doesn't this person play by the rules?
Why don't you ask me one more question?
The True Lord of the Moon Cutter coughed and sighed, “Alas, it is not something that can be said, but since you have met me today, it means that we are destined to meet. I can make an exception and tell your fortune.”
Abedo looked up, his tone strange: "You want to tell my fortune?"
The Moon-Slicing True Monarch replied with a serious expression, "Hmm."
A hint of curiosity finally surfaced in Aberdo's eyes.
Aunt Alice used to do divination for herself, but she couldn't get any results.
Could this unfamiliar fortune teller really predict my future fate?
Abedo took a few steps to the side, walked to the fortune-telling stall, and asked, "How do I get my fortune told?"
The True Lord of the Moon said, "Naturally, it is the method of divination."
Abedo asked, "Free?"
True Lord Xiaoyue shook his head: "Naturally, we must follow the rules and charge a small fee."
Aberdo asked, "How much?"
The True Lord of the Moon replied, "It costs 10,000 Mora to calculate one's marriage fate, and 20,000 Mora to calculate one's future."
Abedo is rich, but he has no interest in marriage; he only wants to know where his future lies.
Abedo thought for a moment and said, "I want to know my future. Please help me calculate when I will be able to see my master again."
True Lord Xiaoyue nodded: "Alright."
He picked up the few old Mora coins on the table.
They were thrown onto the table.
As soon as the coins hit the ground, before the hexagram was fully formed, all the coins suddenly split in two at the same time.
The atmosphere at the scene immediately fell silent.
Seeing this familiar scene, True Lord Xiaoyue's pupils contracted slightly, and he suddenly felt his mouth go dry.
He slowly raised his head, looked at the young man with the Geo-type Aspect of the Eye, and asked cautiously, "May I ask who you are?"
Abedo was puzzled by the fortune teller's strange reaction, but then he thought that this was probably the information needed for divination, and said, "Hmm? My identity? My name is Abedo, and I am the chief alchemist of the Knights of Favonius."
Chief Alchemist?
Right?
This should only be his public identity, just like the Emperor's identity as a guest of the Hall of Rebirth and Mr. Xia's identity as a small shop owner...
Seeing that the fortune teller remained silent for a long time, Abedo asked, "I wonder what the result of the divination was?"
The Moon-Slicing True Lord gave a forced smile and said, "I'm sorry, my divination tools suddenly broke down, and I couldn't divinate anything."
"It's broken..."
Abedo looked at the Mora pieces broken in two on the table and muttered to himself.
"really……"
Even Aunt Alice couldn't predict her own fate, let alone the other fortune tellers.