Her words were ambiguous.
Tanashia didn’t seem to fully understand the fortune teller’s meaning either, but whether she was satisfied with the experience itself, she broke into a soft laugh.
“I understand. Now, it’s your turn to ask.”
As Tanashia finished her question, naturally it was my turn.
From the start, I only had one thing I was most curious about, so without a hint of hesitation, I asked my question.
“How long is my lifespan?”
All my efforts and choices had been for survival. So, my biggest curiosity was about how long my life would last.
I had no complaints about my current life, as long as I could avoid death.
“You have… two paths in front of you.”
“Two paths?”
“One is a life cut short, and the other is a long life. Depending on your choices from here on, the outcome will differ.”
I didn’t mean to disregard the fortune teller, but honestly, I could have given such a fortune myself.
Two lifespans; it was a fortune that couldn’t be wrong no matter what happened. A hollow laugh threatened to escape my lips. As expected, you couldn’t trust fortune telling.
Without hesitation, I stood up from my seat.
Having heard my fortune, there was nothing left to listen to, but more honestly, I just wasn’t curious anymore.
“Take care. Let’s go now.”
At my words, Tanashia, who had been sitting in her seat, nodded and stood up.
Just as we were about to leave the tent, the fortune teller added, as if she hadn’t said everything she wanted to.
“Your choices do not only affect your own fate. Please be careful in all things…”
I glanced back at the fortune teller and resumed walking.
Of course, I had no choice but to be careful, since my life was at stake. However, the fact that it wasn’t just my fate being decided bothered me somewhat.
Even if I asked the fortune teller what that meant, it wasn’t like I would get a clear answer.
I had no intention of being swayed by a word from a fortune teller who knew nothing.
It seemed like the fortune teller was trying to say something to Askan, but I didn’t care and exited first.
[This is the time separator]As Askan was about to follow Tanashia out of the place,
Suddenly, the fortune teller grabbed Askan’s robe urgently.
“You will die if you continue on this path.”
At her words, Askan glanced back at the fortune teller. Unlike the vague things she had said to Tanashia and me, it was a statement filled with certainty.
However, Askan didn’t respond at all.
From birth, death had always been close to him. Now, fearing death wouldn’t change anything.
As Askan tried to leave the tent as he was, the fortune teller hurriedly added.
“Don’t stay where you wish to be. You could lose your life.”
At those words, Askan’s steps momentarily halted.
There was only one place where he wanted to stay.
That was right next to Tanashia.
Askan looked back at the fortune teller once more, his face impassive.
“I’ll pass on the advice. There are things worth risking my life for.”
Even if it was a place where he could die, he had no intention of stopping.
Thud, thud, Askan, having said his piece, walked in the direction where Tanashia had disappeared.
The fortune teller, with eyes that had white pupils devoid of black irises, looked at the place where Tanashia, Askan, and Noxia had disappeared, murmuring in a regretful voice.
“Trying to resist fate…… brings about misfortune.”
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
