"Have you ever seen this happen?"
"No." Zhang Tieqiao wiped away the saliva remaining at the corner of his mouth, "Usually this means you will die immediately, so I can't see your future. Or..."
"or?"
"Or... you..." He couldn't believe it, "Who are you?"
Zhang Tieqiao recalled the scene he had just seen, and his whole body felt as if he had fallen into icy water, and deep fear arose spontaneously.
He didn't see other people's futures like usual, he saw "emptiness" in this Taoist priest.
He seemed to have entered a place where there was nothing, traveling at great speed.
The so-called "nothing" means that everything seen by the eyes, heard by the ears, and smelled by the nose is completely absent. It is an "empty" that has no light but is not darkness, no sound but is not quiet, and the absence of all things but is not empty.
The reason why Zhang Tieqiao was afraid was that he had been in that void a long, long time ago.
"Could it be that you are a seducer..." Due to his enlarged thyroid, Zhang Tieqiao was very nervous and excited when he spoke. Now he is in a panic and his appearance is even more terrifying.
The corner of the Taoist priest's mouth tilted to one side in triumph: "Sure enough, your divine power has no effect on me."
Zhang Tieqiao said nothing and waited for him to continue.
"I'm human, just like you."
Zhang Tieqiao still tried his best to stare at him.
"Not only that, but there's another thing that's the same for both of us."
"I can't see it."
"My Taoist name is 'Five Flavors'!"
"Five flavors...five flavors are delicious."
"Exactly." The Taoist smiled meaningfully.
Zhang Tieqiao understood.
Both of them are listed among the "Four Wonderful People".
At this moment, two of the four most amazing people in the world gathered together in this alley.
One is known as "Xiwuwei" and the other is known as "Southern Iron Bridge".
There is a bustling world outside and no one knows.
Perhaps this is the only fate among the four strange people?
【Cloud Sky】
The Five Flavors dropped a message and left.
He said: Soon, a Taoist priest will come to you.
When he appears, it will be the day you die.
Why? Zhang Tieqiao asked.
Because, you are already going to die.
You have allowed your Qi and blood to be so disordered for many years without showing any pity to this skin. Why?
Your body has been completely damaged by yourself, and none of the veins in your body are smooth, which is why you have the strange disease of bulging eyes and thick neck. Do you always feel that your body is not smooth and your qi and blood are clogged?
Yes.
If your Qi is not flowing smoothly, your muscles and blood are not functioning properly, you are already half dead.
I'm not afraid of death.
I know you are not afraid, you still remember what happened a long time ago.
You have already experienced death many times, so you are not afraid.
But I want to tell you that from today on, you can no longer read anyone’s fate. You must reserve your strength until the Taoist priest comes to find you, and then you can use your divine power again to see his future, as well as that of the Song Dynasty. future.
The future of the Song Dynasty? Why?
That time will also be your last.
Why should I listen to you?
Because my words are important, very important, unusually important.
What could be important enough to kill me?
Your life can be exchanged for many lives, it's worth it.
...What is the Taoist priest's name?
Cloud sky.
How do you know so much?
To tell you the truth, I also have your magical power, but it’s not as good as what you were born with. I got it through practice. It’s just that you only know the future of others and can’t infer your own affairs. But I don’t know anything, so I don’t need to. Like you, you waste your energy and harm yourself.
Is your name Five Flavors?
I already told you.
Cloud sky... Zhang Tieqiao muttered.
For some reason, he was completely convinced by what the man in front of him said.
And do what he says.
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Time flies.
Time enters Zhenghe seven years.
He often felt palpitations, and his heart always hit his chest heavily. The pulse waves spread to his brain, making him often mistakenly think that there was a gong and drum making noise in his brain.
He would have shortness of breath, and although he could breathe quickly, he never seemed to get enough air.
Childhood nightmares have returned.
The surrounding walls seemed to be alive, approaching quietly in the dark night, trying to surround him and crush him.
He was anxiously waiting for Yun Kong.
He was worried that he would die if he couldn't wait.
Yunkong, who is Yunkong?
He has ordered the beggars in Jiangning Mansion to ask any Taoist priest if he is Yun Kong.
In the seventh year of Zhenghe, Xia.
The spring mood in Jiangning Mansion has not receded, and there is still a slight chill in the air.
The cloud sky he was looking forward to finally came too late.
Yun Kong must have traveled a long distance, and every inch from head to toe showed signs of fatigue.
"Master Zhang, this Taoist said his name is Yunkong and he wants to be with you." The beggar who brought Yunkong was holding his shoulders to prevent Yunkong from falling to the ground.
The figure predicted by the Wuwei people finally appeared. Zhang Tieqiao was shocked. He looked at the Taoist priest in front of him for a while, and saw that he was very weak. The brightness in his eyes was fading. He was still holding a bamboo pole tightly in his hand. There is a piece of cloth tied with the words "Divination and fortune telling, strange and difficult diseases".
"Divination?" Zhang Tieqiao had several thoughts in his mind, and then ordered: "Let him take a rest."
He wanted to catch Yun Kong immediately, so as to understand why Wuweiwei, who was also one of the four strange people, came to inform him of the appearance of this unknown Taoist priest.
Yun Kong was supported by the beggars and slowly lay down on the ground. He was still panting slightly from exhaustion.
"Brother Li, why is he like this?" Zhang Tieqiao asked the beggar casually.
"I don't know. We saw him lying in the alley, as if he had just been beaten. You ordered us to ask the Taoist priest when we see him. Once we find out, we will bring him to you."
After the beggar fed Yunkong a few sips of water, Yunkong sat on the ground and slowly adjusted his breath.
Zhang Tieqiao is waiting.
He looked at the wrinkles at the corners of Yun Kong's eyes and assessed his age.
Yunkong looked at his protruding eyes and felt an overwhelming heat.
Speaking of which, the two of them are not much different in age, but both have been tortured by this world and have an old look on their faces.
After a while, Yun Kong's face returned to rosy.
Zhang Tieqiao waited calmly for him to speak.
"I've wanted to see you for a long time." Yun Kong spoke.
"oh?"
"I heard about you from a friend a long time ago."
"Which friend?"
"Chichengzi."
Zhang Tieqiao nodded: "I know Chi Chengzi, a Taoist priest from Liuhe Temple. He is very strange."
"I just came out of Liuhe Temple. Chi Chengzi didn't tell me that you all live in Jiangning Mansion."
"Who were you hurt just now?"
Yunkong said awkwardly: "I haven't figured it out yet..."
As he spoke, Zhang Tieqiao suddenly realized: "I remembered it! You are the Taoist Priest, Tie Langgong's life book! No wonder the word Yunkong is so familiar..."
Yun Kong smiled and said, "It's me."
"You didn't come to me just to take a look at me, right?"
"no."
"I think you are also a divination peddler..."
"The five skills are just for making ends meet." Yun Kong said in fear, "I'm not as good as God."
"What are you talking about? I know nothing about numerology," Zhang Tieqiao said flatly, "I have to ask Brother Yunkong if he can give me some advice."
"Don't dare."
The beggar responsible for taking care of the fortune-telling brought a bowl of fish soup for Yun Kong to drink.
"All my life, I have been able to predict the future for others. I only relied on some innate miraculous abilities. I have been mediocre for many years. I have no idea and I am just talking."
"Why did God predict that Zhang would say this?"
"Someone came and told me that the day you come to see me will be the anniversary of my death."
Yunkong was startled, and the meat residue in the broth stirred.
"The people from Wuweiwei came to tell me personally. I can't help but believe it."
Five flavors again?
Before Dengxin and Denghuo Master were about to pass away, Wuwei also went to the temple to predict the date of his death, which caused uneasiness in Yinshan Temple.
Yun Kong had to wonder, what was the purpose of the five flavors this time?
Zhang Tieqiao continued: "These days, I have thought hard for a long time. My life has been in vain. For some reason, I just want to know a thing or two about orthodox numerology..."
"Orthodox numerology is mostly just a show off, or a literati doing a lot of tricks, and there are very few people who can get a glimpse of its secrets."
"Brother Yunkong is too modest."
Yun Kong thought for a while and then gave a brief explanation of numerology: "The ancients believed that the movement of yin and yang in the heaven and earth can coincide with the human body. Using the movement of the stars in the sky to predict people's destiny is called "star destiny", and using the image of the human body to predict destiny is called "star destiny". Physiognomy', using the four items of a person's birth year, month, day and hour to infer a person's life, is the 'four pillars'."
