Liang Jing fell into silence, and only spoke after a long time. “Master, this matter was not her fault, it was my momentary slip of the tongue. I didn’t know how much weight my words had. It’s my own fault, and I admit it. I will never make such reckless promises again!”
There was no hatred towards Zhu Tingting in her words, only reflection on the folly of her past actions.
She just thought that the promise she inadvertently made was a mistake and felt that she had brought it upon herself.
An Rugu said, her voice as cold as before, “If things people say as jokes can be regarded as promises, then I don’t know how many troubles we would have in this world. That Zhu Tingting obviously used a sinister spell and lured you into the trap.”
Liang Jing: “???”
Liang Jing took two steps back and said in disbelief, “But… why? Why would she do this to me?”
She had a relatively simple mind, and it was difficult for her to accept that her friend intentionally deceived her.
But An Rugu was very calm. She had seen many things far stranger than this. The moon waxed and waned, there were many righteous people in this world, and there were also evil people.
“People’s hearts are unpredictable.” An Rugu looked at Liang Jing’s steadily depleting luck. “She is still extracting your luck even now. If this continues, you will become more and more unlucky. By then, you would not only be encountering an insurmountable wall in your career, it would also be easy for problems to arise in other aspects1.”
Liang Jing lowered her head. When she raised her head again after a long time, unshed tears rimmed her eyes. She gritted her teeth and said, “She did this to me, so she is no longer my friend. Master, can you help me recover my luck? Let’s see, I still have more than a million yuan on hand, and I can give it all to you.”
She admired An Rugu very much. Since the master could tell that her luck was deliberately being siphoned off, she would most likely also know how to solve it.
Coincidentally, An Rugu really knew how to solve this matter. Her old master left her a particularly large collection of books, and she has learned a variety of things. She once read the Jade Maiden’s Joyful Spirit Technique, also known as Maoshan Technique, which contained a method of unraveling borrowed fortunes.
Even had there been no money, An Rugu was still willing to take action. After all, evil spells harmed the natural course of things and harmed the Law, and everyone should mete punishment when they see it.
An Rugu hummed. “The safety talisman she gave you probably has a contract written in it. Where is that contract now?”
“That safety talisman is not here. It’s in the capital. I left it at home.” Liang Jing answered truthfully and begged, “Master, can you accompany me?”
The capital was in the north and Nancheng was in the center; they were a bit far apart.
An Rugu calculated the time. “It’s getting a little late now. Why don’t I take a plane with you tomorrow?”
Liang Jing quickly agreed and found a hotel nearby to stay.
… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com
The next day, it was rainy and the clouds were thick, blocking the sky.
An Rugu and Liang Jing went to the airport to take a plane to the capital.
An Rugu has never been to the capital before; this was her first time setting foot in there.
After getting off the plane, everyone filed out of the airport.
Liang Jing took out an umbrella from her bag and tried to hold it for An Rugu. The closer she got, the more excited she became.
The master was so beautiful—no different from a fairy! If she got closer to her, perhaps she could also feel the fairy aura on her body.
However, An Rugu didn’t like others to be so close to her, so she took out another umbrella from her bag and politely declined, “No need, I have an umbrella.”
Liang Jing could only take her umbrella back regretfully.
The two walked out of the airport side by side, and Liang Jing’s agent was waiting for them in the parking lot.
The agent’s eyes widened when she saw that Liang Jing had brought a beautiful woman here, and she was extremely surprised. “After you lit some incense, you brought such a beautiful little seedling, okay, okay, I didn’t lead you in vain!”
Liang Jing blushed and retorted, “Sister Zhang, don’t make trouble. She is the master I invited to help me.”
Agent: “???”
Liang Jing did not open the passenger door, but opened the door to the backseat first and said politely, “Master, you get in first.”
The manager was amazed; he didn’t expect Liang Jing to have such a respectful attitude.
But An Rugu stood still, unmoving, as if she didn’t notice the gesture.
Talent and agent were both surprised, and when they turned to look, they saw An Rugu holding an umbrella and looking up at the rainy sky with clear eyes. Facing the dark sky, she looked like a crane in the rain, lonely, cold and dazzling.
She stared straight ahead, as if she was the only one in the world, and the things around her were not in the same dimension as her.
The two of them were mesmerized by this scene. They stayed like this for a long time. An Rugu was so lost in her thoughts that they couldn’t bear to disturb her.
Until Liang Jing interrupted with a smile, “Master, are you looking at the smog in the capital?”
An Rugu suddenly returned to consciousness, gently put away the umbrella, shook the water off it gracefully, walked into the car, and said, “…I just saw something strange.”
Liang Jing had seen what happened to An Rugu and asked immediately,
“What did you see?”
An Rugu shook her head and didn’t say much. After all, there were some things that only Daoist people could understand and others wouldn’t. Talking too much would only increase other people’s worries.
On the way, Liang Jing told her agent that her luck was being borrowed.
The agent didn’t believe it at first. It wasn’t until Liang Jing took out all kinds of evidence to prove that An Rugu was a super powerful fortune teller that she dared to believe that Zhu Tingting had indeed borrowed Liang Jing’s luck.
I Livestream Divination to the World translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com
T/N: Do check out my new translation work: Marriage First, Love Later. It’s a modern day arranged marriage between two reluctant people that leads—er… eventually—to happiness and devotion. If you like the writing style, go take a peek at Seventh Year of My Secret Love For You, set in the same universe by the same author. It’s the answer to all the Second Male Leads you’ve ever loved who didn’t get the girl when they really should have.
FOOTNOTE:
- From the context provided by previous chapters, An Rugu is likely referring to Liang Jing’s health taking a turn for the worse because of her failing luck ↩︎
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