An Rugu’s gaze swept over them. The husband was in a suit and leather shoes, and the wife was well-dressed and in good spirits.

The wife, Li Xiangyuan, took the initiative to introduce themselves, “Master, hello, I am Zhang Ling’s friend. She said that you are very good at divination and exorcism, so we wanted to ask you to help our family with divination. Do you think this is possible?”

With <Time Passes Swiftly Like Flowing Water> and Zhang Ling’s wholehearted promotion, Cloud Rise Temple has become well-known in the wealthy ladies’ circle in Nancheng. Many people now knew that Cloud Rise Temple had a young but powerful master presiding over it.

An Rugu hummed agreement. “You must pay the divination fee.”

“How much?”

An Rugu took out the QR code she had prepared beforehand. “Six hundred and sixty-six yuan.”

Li Xiangyuan: “…”

This master was unexpectedly really down-to-earth!

When Li Xiangyuan finished paying the divination fee, An Rugu asked, “What is it you want to know?”

Li Xiangyuan and her husband looked at each other and handed An Rugu a family photo. “We want to figure out when our eldest son’s fated marriage match will appear?”

People can have many fates in marriage, but they can only achieve positive results with positive fates.

An Rugu glanced at each of them in turn. “Your eldest son is not related to you by blood,” she told Li Xiangyuan.

When Li Xiangyuan heard this, she immediately admired An Rugu’s abilities. “Yes, my husband and I both married for the second time. He brought Kangle into the marriage, and I also have Huihui. But we have a very good relationship as a family.”

Li Xiangyuan looked at her husband with a smile on her face.

Her husband put his arm around her waist and gave her an intimate look. “When we were planning to get married five years ago, Kangle and Huihui were already in their twenties. We were worried that they would disagree, but they were very sensible. We are thankful for their understanding, otherwise we wouldn’t be so successful in marriage the second time around.”

A hint of worry flashed in Li Xiangyuan’s eyes. Maybe it was because he had been too busy with his major life events but she also hoped that her children would also have a happy family. “But Kangle is already 28 this year, and he still doesn’t want to get married. I’m really concerned for him.”

She thought about the homosexuality idea that her friend had talked to her about before, and the more she thought about it the more worried she became. She lowered her voice and said to An Rugu, “Master, is it a matter of my son’s sexual orientation?”

It was not good for her, a stepmother, to ask these things in front of her stepson, so she could only ask the master secretly.

“His sexual orientation is heterosexual.”

An Rugu’s answer made Li Xiangyuan heave a sigh of relief and she said, “Then I don’t need to worry about that. But when will Kangle get married? If he delays any more, he won’t be able to find a high-quality partner in the future.”

Thinking of the result she just calculated, the look in An Rugu’s eyes became a little subtle. After thinking for a while, she finally said, “Actually, his positive marriage fate has already appeared.”

Li Xiangyuan and her husband were both surprised and happy when they heard this.

“Really? This kid ah, he already has a girlfriend, why secretly hide it from us.”

“I have to ask him to give us an explanation when we go back.”

Li Xiangyuan asked, full of happy expectations, “What’s that little girl’s name, and what does she look like?”

An Rugu looked at them. “That little girl is—, well, she’s your daughter. “

Li Xiangyuan: “???”

Husband:”???”

Li Xiangyuan covered her mouth and shrieked, “How could this be?!”  

“The two of them actually…”

The husband was stunned for a while, but after thinking it over, he gritted his teeth as he kept recalling details of their past encounters in his mind. “No wonder they are so close! They often go out together, I thought it was just because of their good relationship.”

The two looked at each other, saw a strong resistance in each other’s eyes, and tacitly made an agreement.

“The two of them must never be together!”

“I don’t agree with it either.”

Their family could be regarded as dignified figures, and it was disgusting and embarrassing for their son and daughter to get involved together.

They would never be able to hold their heads up if this ever came out!

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

When An Rugu saw this scene in front of her, she picked up her teacup, took a sip of tea, then carefully put the teacup down. 

She sighed, saying, “This young man’s eight characters are at odds with each other, and he often brings wounded officials and male fates. You should worry about the child, else you would be sending black-haired people off first in vain.”¹

Husband and Li Xiangyuan: “!!!”

How could their son die suddenly?

While the two of them stood there at a loss, they connected the probable cause with the effect and immediately understood.

“Could it be that … we disapproved of their relationship, and then Kangle commits suicide?”

An Rugu gave a slight nod.

The husband and wife looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

Kangle actually liked Huihui that much? If they were to be broken up, they wouldn’t be able to bear it, and Kangle would commit suicide?

But it was just too embarrassing to be faced with this kind of thing in their family, and they really couldn’t accept it either!

An Rugu picked up the photo that Li Xiangyuan gave her before, looked at the young man and woman in the photo, and asked in a tone that doesn’t really need confirmation, “The two of them are classmates, right?”

Li Xiangyuan was still stunned, but she hurriedly said, “Yes, they were classmates in high school. In fact, I first met my husband during the parent-teacher meeting in their school.”

“The two of them found their fated match on the same day ten years ago, which means they should have gotten together at that time.”

Li Xiangyuan and her husband: “…”

In other words, things were not as they imagined.

Their son and daughter didn’t get entangled after they got married, but had become lovers early on!

However, they hid this matter just to let their parents have positive results?

Li Xiangyuan suddenly remembered something. After first getting together with her now husband, she decided to make it known, so she took the initiative to test her daughter’s opinion. She told her daughter her current husband’s name and family background and happily said, “And he is also the father of your classmate Kangle, what a good fate!”

When her daughter heard this, her face became white as paper, and she never said anything, just kept silent.

At that time, Li Xiangyuan thought that the news of her remarriage made her daughter insecure. Now it seemed that her imagination may be quite different from the truth.

If she had known that her daughter liked Kangle at that time, even if it wasn’t for her daughter—for her own face alone—she would have been too ashamed to be with Kangle’s father.

Her daughter actually made such a huge sacrifice for her…

… …

Li Xiangyuan and her husband left in a daze without even taking the photos back.

An Rugu looked down at the young man in the photo, pinched her fingers and made calculations. The fate of this man’s early death has disappeared, and it seemed he could also cultivate a positive marital relationship for himself.

… …

At this time, Shang Yue brought another man before An Rugu.

This man was clearly dressed well, but his spirit was particularly bad. His beard was unshaven, his face was blue, and he almost tripped over himself while walking. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that he had encountered unclean things recently.

“Master, this man also wants you to tell his fortune,” Shang Yue said.

An Rugu had already raised her head when she first heard the sound of footsteps. Her hands froze, and her gaze became bright like a torch.

This was the first time she has seen this curse outside of books.

T/N: I don’t know why the parents are only worried about the marriage of the son and not the daughter’s. They were classmates so they should be the same age 😂

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FOOTNOTE:

1. The white haired sending the black haired off first. This refers to the grief of the older generation when someone from the younger generation dies first ↩︎