Iron Snow Clouds

Chapter 581: Heaven's Secret

When Ao Gong saw the money, his eyes lit up. He immediately took the money and put it in his own purse, saying, "Zuo Youqun and I are friends. He knows that I used to be an alchemist and can perform rituals, so every once in a while he would come to my alchemy table and ask me to perform rituals for him. Before I perform the ritual for him, he needs to write down in detail what he is thinking on a piece of paper, sign his name, and hand it to me. I will put the paper into the huge 'divine blessing box', close the lid, and recite a spell for him. Then, I will take out the paper he wrote on from the box and quickly throw it into the 'divine fire basin' in front of the divine magic table. At this time, he needs to clasp his hands together and recite the spell I taught him in advance in front of the divine fire basin repeatedly and devoutly until the fire in the divine fire basin goes out. He has come here many times to perform rituals, so I naturally know his affairs."

Tie Hongyan said: "You said he is your friend. Does he know that you have read the things he wrote on the paper?"

When Mr. Ao heard the question, he was stunned and looked a little embarrassed, not knowing how to answer.

Tie Hongyan wiped the Phantom Tassel Spear casually and asked, "Is it inconvenient for you to talk about it?"

You Xiangming followed up, "You took so much money from us, but you only told us this little bit? You are a businessman, don't you think the money from this deal is too easy to make?"

Ao Gong had seen others wielding weapons in front of him before, but this time he was really afraid. Whenever his eyes fell on Tie Hongyan, he would be shocked by her aura, even when she had no expression on her face or even when she smiled. He hurriedly said, "Don't be anxious, my dear guests. I haven't finished yet."

You Xiangming said: "Hurry up and tell me."

Although Ao Gong was a little scared, he still tried to use his usual method and said, "To be honest, you shouldn't ask him if he knows that I have seen the things he wrote on paper. This is not good for you. But I can't take back the words I have asked. I can see that you are not ordinary people and you have given me so much money. I will go to the magic platform to perform a ritual for you to dispel the bad luck caused by your questions, and I won't charge you for the ritual."

Tie Hongyan smiled at Ao Gong and said, "Yesterday, those people asked you about something on my behalf, and you said there would be a disaster. Today, I came here in person, and you just said there would be no disaster when I asked, so why are you saying that it's not good for us now?"

Tie Hongyan's smile made Ao Gong nervous for a moment, but he did not show panic, and said: "Dear guest, some of these are secrets of heaven, and it is difficult for me to explain the truth to you completely. I have to save my life, right? All alchemists are like this, they can't just say whatever they want. But your honorable guest must ask, so I will say what I can. This matter is related to the time. That time yesterday was not suitable for asking questions on behalf of others." The reason why Ao Gong told Tie Hongyan's men the day before that if they were asking on behalf of others, as long as these questions were asked, it would be bad for them and the people who sent them to ask, was precisely because he guessed from their previous words that they might be asking on behalf of others.

Tie Hongyan asked, "Then what? Today is not the right time to ask the question I just asked? Is this a coincidence?"

Ao Gong felt that Tie Hongyan didn't seem to believe him, but he couldn't contradict himself, so he said: "Some things are just so coincidental. However, the situation of those people asking questions on behalf of the distinguished guest yesterday is different from the situation of the distinguished guest asking questions today."

(End of this chapter)