<Step Into Science> frowned, hurriedly picked up the phone, and began to rigorously verify matters, “Host, did my grandfather and I encounter the same weasel?”

An Rugu’s eyes flickered, and she nodded slightly, “Yes, it lives in Huangshi Mountain, which is a little far away from you. It has been cultivating for more than a thousand years and has asked for a title twice in total—once from your grandfather and once from you. “

<Step Into Science>: “…”

He had no idea there was such a thing in the past. His scalp was tingling, and he felt a sense of fate, “Did it target our house? Why did it have to find our family?”

“Usually, when a weasel asks for a title, it would affect the person’s luck negatively, so the weasel would often come back to the same house in order to repay the favor. However, your horoscope is most compatible with it, so the weasel asking you for a title would not affect your luck at all, but would actually be beneficial to both parties.”

<Step Into Science> was stunned for a moment, then he came to his senses and felt a little sorry, “If I hadn’t been drunk that day, I would have shouted that it definitely looked like a human, and it would have succeeded in the next step in its cultivation.”

It wasn’t because there was something to gain from it—he simply felt that the creature was a bit pitiful.

He remembered the weasel’s eyes darting around, and it was very lively and innocent, a bit like a child.

As the saying goes, all living things have spirits, so it was inevitable that he, a kind-hearted person, would feel compassion.

As a result, at this moment, An Rugu’s cold voice suddenly came from the microphone: “… Today is the day for it to ask for a title.”

<Step Into Science>: “???”

Didn’t it already ask for a title before?!

He was speechless. “Then why did it come to me in advance?”

An Rugu raised her eyebrows slightly, “I heard that it was because the weasel almost lost his life the first time it asked for a title, so this time around, he came down the mountain early to see if you have a good temper and whether you would try to kill it like your grandfather did.”

The Fox Immortal told Su Lai that the Yellow Immortal was famous for his success in cultivation. However, he almost lost his life the first time he tried to get a title, and when he succeeded in cultivating a second time, he was now timid and did not dare to ask for a title.

In fact, it was because it could not suppress its cultivation that it boldly came to find the predestined guest. In fact, his grandfather’s horoscope also matched the weasel’s, but it dared not see him again.

<Step Into Science>: “…”

… …

[The grandfather is already so old, but Yellow Immortal is still afraid of him. It makes me laugh to death. Please calculate the area of the psychological shadow left on Yellow Immortal.]

[Once bitten by a snake, one will be afraid of ropes for ten years. ]

… …

<Step Into Science> burst out laughing and immediately said, “Okay, then I’ll wait for it to come today and definitely tell it that it looks like a human, so that its dream of transforming can come true.”

“Yeah,” An Rugu nodded. “As for you and your grandfather’s recent bad luck, it’s because you have been contaminated with some yao qi¹. Once the weasel leaves, you won’t be unlucky anymore.”

“I understand. Thank you, host!” <Step Into Science> sincerely thanked her. “It was my preconceived notion that there was no such a thing as metaphysics. No wonder so many scientists believe in theology in their later years…”

An Rugu chatted with the other party for a few more words and then hung up the phone.

… …

The barrage in the livestream channel was still very lively.

[This is the most miserable Yellow Immortal I have ever seen.]

[If it encounters me, I can make it regret being a human with just one sentence. ]

[What will you say to it?]

[I’ll talk about how people have to take the college entrance examination, how people have to buy a house, how people have to work 996! ]

[My friend, this hurts my heart. Now that I think about it, it’s more comfortable to be a weasel. Being a human is too hard. ]

… …

An Rugu’s eyes swept over the comments, and a faint smile appeared on the edges of her brows. That weasel was indeed quite miserable, being older than the Fox Immortal, but still unable to grow up to be an adult.

Fortunately, today’s request for a title would be successful, which meant that all its hard work would pay off.

She looked at the watch on her wrist and saw that she had been live streaming for more than five hours. “Then today’s live streaming will end here. The next one will be in ten days.”

The audience in the livestream channel were still not satisfied and tried to keep the livestream open.

[Sisters, type the word ‘overtime’ on the screen. ]

[If I don’t see the fourth divination today, my beautiful qualities, such as my appearance, figure, social etiquette, good morals, perfect character, and even pure soul will be destroyed!]

[Hahahahaha, grab the bamboo shoots.]

An Rugu: “…”

…………………

The next day, the dark clouds dispersed, the sky brightened, and the sunlight shone through the gaps in the treetops onto the ground, casting many shining spots of light.

Lin Weiyu put the ever-burning lantern in a specially-made box and drove to Cloud Rise Temple. As she had other things to do, she simply unloaded the box and left.

An Rugu put her mark on the box so that the gods in the Taoist temple would not kill the ghost in the ever-burning lantern at will.

She walked to the side yard alone, put the box on the table, and asked curiously, “What are you doing here?”

Suddenly, smoke from the celadon ever-burning lantern rose up, and the smoke rose up into the sky, forming the words: [Who hath intentions, will cometh.]

I wanted to come, so I came.

An Rugu lowered her eyes and thought, the ghost had been imprisoned in the ancient tomb for more than four thousand years and was full of resentment. But she still had attachment to the human world, so it was normal that she didn’t want to go to the Underworld and be reboorn.

“You helped me before, Cloud Rise Temple welcomes you.”

As soon as An Rugu finished speaking, a lot of green smoke came out of the lamp, and the green smoke gathered and wrapped around her hand. The smoke and the incense filled the air. It was about 40 degrees Celcius, like a hot spring.

The smoke swung up and down like a handshake.

[Thus is the etiquette I learned.]

I Livestream Divination to the World translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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T/N: Some info about the chat responses:

In a blind-date reality show, one contestant insisted on being matched with second-generation chaebol. The program crew did their best, unfortunately, when the first blind date was about to happen, the guy suddenly cancelled. The contestant said “If I don’t see a second-generation chaebol today, my beautiful qualities, such as my appearance, figure, social etiquette, good morals, perfect character, and even my pure soul will be destroyed!”

Naturally, it became a meme.

As for ‘grab the bamboo shoots’, it a homophonic pun. Internet livestream anchor, Charming Teacher Guo, mispronounced ‘oh how damaging’ because of his accent and said ‘grab the bamboo shoots’ instead. It’s meant to mock people for their damaging behavior and can be expanded to humorous points like ‘You’ve grabbed all the bamboo shoots! Leave some for the pandas!”

He does look charming, doesn’t he? 🤭

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Chapter 52 — EASTER EGG (only for ko-fi supporters)
Chapter 56.4 — Weasel Asking for a Title
Chapter 57.1 — Fox
Chapter 57.2 — Fox
Chapter 57.3 — Fox
Chapter 57.4 — Fox

FOOTNOTE:

1. In case you forgot, yao is everything that is strange—non-human, non-ghost. They’re not malevolent per se; it’s more accurate to say they are wild and not bound by human morals/considerations. Qi or chi is one’s internal energy or life force (I say ‘life’ force but even ghosts have it). ↩︎