Lord of the Mysteries

Free? Free things cost the most!

Zhou Mingrui silently mumbled and decided that he would not purchase any additional services whatever they were. He would firmly refuse them all.

If you are really that capable, try divining that I transmigrated here!

With this in mind, Zhou Mingrui followed behind the woman whose face was painted red and yellow, stooping low to enter the low tent.

The tent’s interior was extremely dark, illuminated only by several beams of light that managed to seep inside. A table covered with paper cards could be made out faintly in the low illumination.

The woman with the sharp pointy hat was not affected by this at all. Her long black dress glided as though it was moving over water while she went around to the table. She sat on the opposite side and lighted a candle.

The dim yellow light flickered, causing the inside of the tent to appear bright and dark at the same time. It instantly added a much more mysterious feel to the atmosphere.

Zhou Mingrui sat down quietly, his gaze sweeping over the tarot cards on the table where he discovered familiar cards like “The Magician,” “The Emperor,” “The Hanged Man,” and “Temperance,” etc.

Could Roselle have been a ‘senior’… I wonder if he was also a fellow countryman of mine… Zhou Mingrui mumbled to himself subconsciously.

Before he could finish looking at the opened cards on the table, the woman who claimed to have accurate divinations had already reached out her hands to gather all of the cards together. She stacked them into a deck and pushed it in front of him.

“Shuffle the cards first and cut the deck,” the circus fortune-teller said in a muted voice.

“Me? Shuffle?” Zhou Mingrui asked reflexively.

The yellow and red paint on the fortune-teller’s face squirmed together as she revealed a slight smile, saying, “Of course, everyone’s destiny can only be unraveled by themselves. I only serve as a reader of it.”

Zhou Mingrui immediately questioned her warily, “This reading does not require additional fees, right?”

As a keyboard folklorist, I’ve already seen too many of such tricks!

The fortune-teller was visibly taken aback before finally saying muffledly, “It’s free.”

Zhou Mingrui, relieved, stuffed the revolver further back into his pocket. Thereafter, he calmly reached out his two hands to shuffle and cut the deck skillfully.

“It’s done.” He placed the already shuffled tarot cards in the middle of the table.

The fortune-teller clasped the cards with both her hands and carefully looked at cards for a while. Then, she suddenly opened her mouth and said, “I’m sorry, I forgot to ask, but what would you like to ask about?”

Back when he was wooing his first love, Zhou Mingrui had also done research on tarot cards. He asked unhesitatingly, “Past, present, and future.”

This was a type of divination as part of tarot card interpretation—three cards when opened sequentially symbolized one’s past, present, and future.

The fortune-teller nodded first, then curled her lips to reveal a smile and said, “Then please reshuffle the deck. You can only truly get the cards you want if you know what you would like to ask about.”

Were you fooling me just now? Do you have to be this petty? Didn’t I only ask a few times if this would be a free service? Zhou Mingrui’s cheeks twitched a little. He took a deep breath and took the tarot deck back to reshuffle and cut it.

“There won’t be any problems this time, right?” He placed the already cut deck back onto the table.

“No problem.” The fortune-teller reached out her fingers and picked a card from the top of the deck. Then she placed it on the left side of Zhou Mingrui. Her voice was going lower and lower as she spoke, “This card symbolizes your past.”

“This card symbolize your present.” The fortune-teller placed the second card right in front of Zhou Mingrui.

Then, she picked the third card and put it on the right side of Zhou Mingrui.

card symbolizes

first?” The fortune-teller raised her head up after completing her placement of the cards and gazed deeply at Zhou

look at the ‘present’ first,” Zhou Mingrui said after giving

slowly and flipped over the tarot card that was directly in front

card, wearing ragged headgear with a stick over his shoulder. There was a bindle hanging on the end of

the fortune-teller lightly read out the name of the card with her

beginning with all kinds of possibilities? Zhou Mingrui was not even considered an

fortune-teller was about to say something, the cloth curtains of the tent was suddenly lifted open. The ray of sunlight that shone

job to handle the divination for people!” a woman’s voice growled angrily. “Return to your post quickly! You must remember that

similar-looking woman who was also wearing a sharp pointy hat in a black dress, with her face painted in red and yellow as well. The only difference was

up and said disgruntledly, “Don’t mind this, it’s just that I like doing

from the

me to interpret your cards for you?” the real fortune-teller looked at

asked her sincerely,

real fortune-teller

and put them into his pockets. He clutched

got an animal

animal trainer who didn’t want to be a fortune-teller not

behind him. He spent seven pence at the ‘Lettuce and Meat’ market for a pound of not-so-great mutton. Then, he also bought some tender broad beans, cabbage, onions, potatoes, and other items. Together with the bread that he bought earlier, he spent a total of 25 copper pennies, which converted to two soli

two notes that he had brought with him, but it was also necessary for him top it up with

sighed and did not think further

he could now carry out the luck enhancement

…

the “Blessings Stem From The Immortal Lord of Heaven and Earth” and related phrases into the ancient Feysac language, as well as the Loen language. He was intending to try the ritual again the next day in

consideration the differences between the two worlds.

ritual prayer that used the dedicated Hermes language, Zhou Mingrui had a difficult time completing it due to his

out the four loaves of rye bread. He placed one in the corner where the coal stove was originally, one at the bottom inner side of the dress mirror, one at the top of the cupboard where two walls met, and one

to the center of the room and spent a few minutes to calm himself. Then, he took a solemn step forward and went in

the first step, he chanted in a low whisper, “Blessings

chanted, “Blessings Stem From The Sky Lord of

“Blessings Stem From The Exalted

breath and meditated in concentration. “Blessings Stem From The Celestial Worthy

his eyes and waited in his place for an

he make it

going to be

there be

of him was tainted with the crimson light of hope. Zhou Mingrui’s thoughts were swirling in his head and was finding it

was at this time that he suddenly felt the surrounding air seem to

ears that sounded at times real, at times sharp, at times imaginary, at

went on, but Zhou Mingrui still couldn’t

so painful that it felt

head was going to explode. His thoughts were filled with a

was wrong and tried to open his eyes. However, he

and tighter and it felt like he could just break apart at

didn’t seek death,

could no longer bear with it. Just as his mind was going to break, the murmuring of voices faded away and his surroundings became very quiet. The mood was an

only the mood; Zhou Mingrui felt his own body going through the same sensations

tried once more to open his eyes, an