“Young friend, have you figured it out?”
Seeing He Xiuyuan’s expression, the Old Dragon’s expression shifted.
“Yes, the wenqu star has descended to the mortal world.”
He Xiuyuan’s lips moved slightly, and by the last sentence, his voice had lowered a few notches, allowing only the Old Dragon in front of him to hear it.
Such a matter as the wenqu star descending to the mortal world should naturally not be widely publicized, lest it be heard by others and then widely spread, leading to some unexpected incidents.
The Old Dragon, standing by, heard it clearly.
After hearing it, his face also showed surprise.
wenqu star… This seemed to be something that hadn’t occurred for hundreds of years. Has the wenqu star descended again now?
If that were the case, then it was no wonder; this wenqu star still held such weight.
Thinking this in his heart, the Old Dragon patiently waited.
After about half an incense stick’s time, a baby’s cry rang out, and then outside, the wind stopped and the rain ceased. The bright moon quietly peeked out, and even the Big Dipper in the sky subtly appeared at this moment.
Looking closely, the wenqu star and wuqu star in the sky were clearly several times brighter than usual.
It was just unknown where the wuqu star was now.
He Xiuyuan looked up at the night sky but didn’t feel any surprise.
After another moment, the main gate of the Jia Residence finally creaked open, and then a joyful midwife, beaming, walked out.
It seemed that the Jia Residence must have given her a good amount of silver.
Xiao Gui Zi watched the midwife leave, and just as he was about to close the door, the passers-by who had been waiting for a long time quickly stepped forward. Before they even arrived, their congratulatory words were already spoken.
“Congratulations, Master Jia, on your new son!”
“Master Jia has always been so benevolent; now that he has a new son, it is truly cause for celebration!”
Several people at this moment quickly bowed their hands, trying to get some good fortune.
Hearing this, Xiao Gui Zi also had a joyful expression, understanding what these people meant. He immediately waved his hand, “Alright, Master Jia said earlier that the granary will open at noon tomorrow, and some rice will be distributed then. You just need to remember to come.”
With that, Xiao Gui Zi withdrew his gaze and was about to close the main gate and go back.
However, as his gaze swept over the crowd, a familiar figure instantly made his body stiffen in place. Then, Xiao Gui Zi couldn’t help but blink, and then quickly rubbed his eyes, afraid he had seen wrong.
When he opened his eyes and He Xiuyuan was still standing there, Xiao Gui Zi immediately took a breath, his face filled with pleasant surprise.
“Mr. He, you’ve come!”
With that, Xiao Gui Zi quickly stepped forward.
Although He Xiuyuan at this moment was clearly different from when he last saw him, and he wasn’t carrying his fortune-telling banner, he still recognized him at a glance.
This transcendent demeanor surely couldn’t be mistaken!
“It’s rare that you still remember me.”
He Xiuyuan looked at Xiao Gui Zi in front of him and nodded slightly.
Xiao Gui Zi had a face full of pleasant surprise, “Of course I remember. No matter how forgetful I am, I could never forget you, Mr. He!”
With that, Xiao Gui Zi quickly turned sideways, “Master Jia specifically instructed that if you, Sir, were to visit, there’s no need to announce; just invite you directly in.”
“This isn’t the place to talk. Sir, please come into the residence to speak.”
He Xiuyuan nodded upon hearing this and walked into the Jia Residence with the Old Dragon.
Xiao Gui Zi saw Ao Qing beside He Xiuyuan and was slightly stunned, but he didn’t ask anything further.
Since he came with Mr. He, then presumably this richly dressed elderly man in front of him was also no ordinary person.
And such a person was naturally not someone he could question.
After both of them entered the Jia Residence, Xiao Gui Zi quickly closed the main gate, then called someone to quickly inform Master Jia that Mr. He had arrived.
Meanwhile, outside the main gate of the Jia Residence, the crowd, who had originally been in high spirits, thinking they would receive some rice tomorrow, suddenly saw He Xiuyuan and Ao Qing both invited into the Jia Residence and were immediately stunned.
“These two, listening to their words, they sound like Jianghu charlatans. How could they be respectfully invited into the Jia Residence like this?”
Everyone’s faces showed confusion, especially when they thought of what the two had said earlier, which made them even more astonished.
“What is the background of these two?”
Someone pondered, their mind beginning to wonder.
A moment later, a rumor suddenly appeared in their minds.
“I heard that Master Jia never had children before, then a Fortune Teller came, and Madam Jia became pregnant. What do you say… is there such a possibility?”
“Those two just now spoke with quite a confident tone!”
Someone at this moment suddenly said with a strange expression.
The others heard this and couldn’t help but be moved, “But the problem is… wasn’t that Fortune Teller just one person? Today there are two.”
“Hey, what’s the big deal? How could an Expert not have other Expert friends?”
Someone next to them explained.
And with that explanation, everyone felt it made a lot of sense.
But if it really was that Fortune Teller… “Oh no, we spoke disrespectfully just now. If we had asked them for a reading earlier, wouldn’t we have been able to change our fate?”
“Tsk… We used to laugh at that pancake seller, but it turns out if it were us, we would be the same… An Expert was right in front of us, but we saw him and didn’t recognize him…”
Everyone exchanged glances, thinking of how they often laughed at the pancake seller after meals, thinking he was truly foolish for not parting with a few pancakes.
At that time, they had all sworn that if it were them, they would definitely not miss this opportunity.
They never expected that when it truly became them, they were exactly the same… “Mr. He, how about we go to the main hall for some tea first? Since you two esteemed guests are visiting at this hour, you probably haven’t eaten yet. I’ll have someone go buy some roast chicken and prepare a table of good wine and dishes, how about it?”
Xiao Gui Zi led the way, asking tentatively.
He remembered that He Xiuyuan seemed to be very fond of the roast chicken from that particular restaurant.
He Xiuyuan smiled and nodded upon hearing this, taking off the cloth bag he carried and handing it to the other party, “There’s some rice in here. Take some out and have someone cook some rice. You can prepare the dishes, but no need for wine; I have my own here.”
He had just helped the Dragon Lord guard, so eating a meal from the other party was not excessive. Therefore, He Xiuyuan spoke very unreservedly.
Xiao Gui Zi quickly agreed upon hearing this, then immediately called for someone to go to the restaurant to buy dishes, and then had someone cook rice for Mr. He.
Although he didn’t know why Mr. He brought his own rice, since Mr. He had instructed it, he would simply follow through.
By the time Xiao Gui Zi led the two to the main hall and they had just sat down, Master Jia, having heard the news, had also rushed over.
