jdhmnovel Chapter 272 Fate
Chapter 272 Fate
Monk?
Ye Qing'an slightly raised her eyebrows and saw a familiar figure not far from the monk.
Nine Heavens.
Jiuxiao transformed into human form and was buying snacks at the entrance of a pastry shop not far away, but while buying the snacks, he kept looking in their direction.
Ye Qing'an had a guess in her mind, and only took two steps forward to stand beside Ye Qinghao: "What is Father looking at?"
Ye Qinghao narrowed his eyes: "An acquaintance."
"An acquaintance?" Ye Qing'an pretended to look over following Ye Qinghao's gaze. The monk seemed to be begging for alms.
Ye Qinghao responded and walked straight toward the monk.
Ye Qing'an quickly followed behind Ye Qinghao.
How could she not be present in this play?
"Abbot Minghua."
The monk called Abbot Minghua turned his head, his gaze falling on Ye Qinghao's face. He paused slightly, then turned back and bowed to Ye Qinghao in a Buddhist gesture: "Benefactor Ye."
Ye Qinghao nodded: "What is Abbot Minghua doing here?"
"Looking for the right person."
"Looking for a destined person?" Ye Qinghao's face was full of confusion, but this seemingly absurd statement seemed to make sense coming from a monk.
Abbot Minghua nodded, turned his gaze, and looked at Ye Qing'an, but remained motionless.
"This female benefactor..." Abbot Minghua's eyes flashed with excitement: "Was this female benefactor born in the sixth year of Xingyuan?"
"Yes."
"The first day of the fourth month of the sixth year of Xingyuan, at the hour of Chen?"
Ye Qing'an narrowed her eyes, a hint of wariness flashing within them, then turned to look at Ye Qinghao: "Yes, how did this master know my birth date and time?"
Ye Qinghao also looked somewhat surprised.
Abbot Minghua's eyes shone with an alarming light: "Because just now, upon looking at your face, I knew you were a once-in-a-century lucky star. However, it seems someone has done something to you before..."
Abbot Minghua stared intently at Ye Qing'an, seemingly observing her face: "Did you move away from the place you had lived in for a long time before, and then your luck started to turn around? Has your luck been exceptionally good this year?"
Ye Qing'an turned and exchanged a glance with Ye Qinghao. After a long silence, she said, "Yes, I moved away from my place five years ago. When I lived there, my luck was extremely bad... After I left, things got a little better. For the first few years, although it wasn't particularly good, at least I had enough to eat and wear. Sometimes when there was nothing to eat, wild pheasants and rabbits would inexplicably run into my doorstep and die."
"Later this year, I turned bad luck into good luck and met many benefactors, so everything I did went smoothly."
Ye Qing'an's voice grew softer and softer: "How did the abbot know?"
Abbot Minghua laughed heartily: "As I just said, your destiny is a once-in-a-century lucky destiny. It was just that someone had tampered with it before and suppressed it. Now that the suppression has been lifted, your destiny is beginning to take effect."
"Those around you will be blessed by you and live a smooth and prosperous life. Moreover, you will bring countless good news to your household, bringing blessings to your family and home, and ensuring that your family and home will have a bright future and rise to great heights."
Ye Qing'an seemed somewhat incredulous: "Really? But I... my reputation isn't very good, and I feel like I've encountered a lot of threats and misfortunes recently, which has also brought a lot of trouble to my father and the household."
Abbot Minghua shook his head: "As the saying goes, fortune and misfortune are interdependent, and they are inseparable. Since you are a lucky star, misfortune will naturally follow you. But because you are a lucky star, you will always be able to turn misfortune into good fortune, and you will be able to bring you, your family, and your household a lot of benefits in each and every one of these misfortunes."
Abbot Minghua exclaimed in admiration, "This is the first time I've ever encountered such a face and such a destiny..."
Abbot Minghua's gaze fell on Ye Qinghao: "This lady must be Ye's daughter, right?"
"Yes." Ye Qinghao lowered his eyes, seemingly lost in thought.
Abbot Minghua smiled and said, "It is a great blessing for Benefactor Ye to have a daughter with such a destiny. I congratulate Benefactor Ye in advance. Benefactor Ye will surely have a bright future, and even the entire Ye family will surely have a bright future. This daughter is also a blessing for Benefactor Ye and the Ye family. You must protect her well."
Ye Qinghao smiled and said, "Is that so? Thank you, Abbot Minghua."
"Abbot Minghua's entry into the city is for..."
"It's for the Mid-Autumn Festival bell-ringing ceremony three days from now. His Majesty has put me in charge of the palace's bell and drum towers." Abbot Minghua's gaze was distant as he stared intently at the sky in the distance. "The weather is about to change. Benefactor Ye and Miss Ye should return to their residence as soon as possible."
Ye Qinghao smiled and said, "Since we have the opportunity to meet the abbot today, why don't you come and sit in the mansion?"
“I won’t go.” Abbot Minghua suddenly narrowed his eyes: “A wicked beast has run out and hurt people. This humble monk will go and take a look first.”
As soon as Abbot Minghua finished speaking, he vanished without a trace.
Ye Qing'an was stunned for a moment before saying, "This Abbot Minghua has such profound spiritual power."
Ye Qinghao narrowed his eyes: "Abbot Minghua is a dual-realm supreme being, and he is now over 170 years old."
"what……"
Ye Qing'an suddenly realized: "So that's how it is. But why did he ask ordinary people for alms just now?"
"Having lived for too long, I guess I find life too boring and just want to find something new."
Ye Qinghao withdrew his gaze: "Let's go back to the manor."
"Huh?" Ye Qing'an asked in surprise, "But don't we need to go to the other shops to look?"
“We’re not going.” Ye Qinghao said without any hesitation: “Didn’t Abbot Minghua just say that things are about to change? We should go back to the manor as soon as possible.”
Ye Qing'an responded and followed Ye Qinghao, hurriedly getting into the carriage.
Only after getting into the carriage did Ye Qing'an lift the curtain and glance at the spot where Jiu Xiao had been standing.
Jiu Xiao remained standing there, holding a chicken leg in his hand with a smug look on his face. When he saw Ye Qing'an lift the curtain and look at him, Jiu Xiao chuckled and raised the chicken leg in his hand towards Ye Qing'an.
A smug look on his face.
Ye Qing'an lowered the curtain and leaned against the large pillow.
Zi Xiao bit her lip and stared at Ye Qing'an for a while before lowering her voice and saying, "Miss, could this Abbot Minghua be like the previous Abbot Jieran, harboring ulterior motives?"
Ye Qing'an shook her head: "I don't know, but the Abbot Jieran tried every means to speak ill of me in order to frame me for those so-called strange phenomena. But this Abbot Minghua has been saying good things about me, saying that I have an excellent destiny and that there is nothing about me that he would want. What is his purpose in doing this?"