Chapter 1345: Chapter 1344: Femme Fatale

Meng Jingzhou covered his eyes, screaming in agony, causing the people around to crowd and watch, which gave Lu Yang quite a scare.

"Hey, hey, hey, if you’re telling fortunes just stick to that, how come you’ve also learned to pull a scam, can’t you learn something decent?"

Passersby pointed and made comments about Meng Jingzhou; being the local populace, they often saw him around here.

"He’s definitely trying to swindle someone."

"Yeah, he’s been setting up his stall here for so long and hardly has any customers, he must be making money with these kinds of tricks."

"Swindle my ass." Meng Jingzhou retorted angrily. Normally, it was all smooth sailing, but today, of all days, he, a prestigious Semi-Immortal, was being mistaken for a street hustler just because he encountered Old Lu.

With a snap of his fingers, he temporarily shielded the passersby’s perception of the two of them. The passersby looked confused, forgetting what happened here and completely ignored the two living beings in front of them as they continued shopping.

Lu Yang secretly nodded in approval; this trick he also saw demonstrated by the second Imperial Teacher of Great Yu, a truly divine skill.

Meng Jingzhou rubbed his eyes; fortunately, he was only dazzled for a moment, and the impact wasn’t too serious—his eyes were just a bit red.

He shook his head slightly, his gaze somewhat hazy, seeing double visions of people.

"Old Lu, the Causality entangling you is ridiculously heavy, I’ve never seen this much even when looking at the Causality lines of Ancestor Jiang and Ancestor Meng."

After forming the outline of the Cause and Effect Dao Fruit, Meng Jingzhou tested it on Jiang Pingan and Meng Junzi, to study and observe the Causality on them.

Being an Immortal, the Dao Fruit Outline could barely affect them due to their high level of cultivation. It’s not easy to perceive Causality, and it took Meng Jingzhou several tries to get a rough idea, but the insights he gained were worth it.

When he observes beings at the same level as himself, there aren’t that many restrictions, and he could look freely.

For instance, he could clearly see the Causality entwining Lu Yang.

However, the price was obviously apparent: the extensive Causality around Lu Yang exceeded Meng Jingzhou’s capacity to bear.

Lu Yang felt a bit guilty, figuring that Meng Jingzhou’s eyesight wasn’t faked: "Could you have seen it wrong, why not take another look?"

"Get lost, jerk."

If it weren’t for the crowded street with many prying eyes, Meng Jingzhou would have loved to give the smug Lu Yang a good kick or two.

After a good while, Meng Jingzhou’s eyesight returned to normal.

"I was wondering why I, such an honest person, always find trouble wherever I go; turns out the reason was you!" Meng Jingzhou felt he could finally clear his name of these unjust accusations, having solidified the Cause and Effect Dao Fruit outline was indeed worthwhile.

Heaven be pitied, before he knew Lu Yang, he was at most a domineering figure in Imperial City, recklessly influential among his peers.

Ever since he got to know Lu Yang, he imprudently invited Eldest Senior Sister to discuss how to cheat on a horse carriage, followed by getting into fights involving Semi-Immortals and Immortals as if it were all as common as having dinner, and even his own ancestor couldn’t cover all the troubles that ensued.

"You weren’t faking just now, were you?" Lu Yang was skeptical. "When the second Imperial Teacher of Great Yu looked at my Causality, there wasn’t such a big reaction."

"Ptui, how can it be the same? Back then, you were at the Golden Core Stage, how much Causality could you have amassed."

"Old Lu, it’s not just the quantity of your Causality, the quality is also extraordinary. I can vaguely sense the Emperor’s Aura within your Causality."

"Emperor’s Aura?" Lu Yang’s expression became strange, "Where would I get any Emperor’s Aura from? Old Meng, are you sure your eyesight is fine?"

Meng Jingzhou nodded, this was his area of expertise, and he wouldn’t have seen it wrong: "This Emperor’s Aura, Ancestor Jiang has it too, but the one in your Causality is even denser, indicating that you will become an even mightier emperor than Ancestor Jiang in the future!"

"But rest easy, as a good brother, I’d definitely not disclose something like this. Just give me a heads-up when you start a rebellion, I haven’t tried rebelling yet." Meng Jingzhou winked and squirmed his eyebrows, very interested in this topic.

"It’s indeed strange when you think about it. You are not yet an emperor, but you have a very stable Emperor’s Causality. When did you become the Crown Prince?" Meng Jingzhou stroked his chin in thought. This made no sense; could it be that the Cause and Effect Dao Fruit Outline was not cultivated properly and made a mistake?

That shouldn’t be the case; he’s never made a mistake observing the Causality of Immortals.

Lu Yang remained silent, as he believed that the aura of the emperor he possessed was not because of some rebellion but because he was the next in line to succeed the throne of the Great Bean Dynasty.

Speaking of which, the political system of the Great Bean Dynasty was quite progressive. Throughout history, which dynasty did not pass on the throne to one’s offspring? Only the Great Bean Dynasty would pass the throne to a Pillar Minister with no blood relation at all.

To disregard bloodlines and select the most capable among the ministers as the heir, this system was definitely quite advanced.

"Little Yang, you have accidentally spoken your thoughts out loud," Fairy Eternity reminded him. Although Lu Yang’s inner monologue was inadvertently spoken and his voice was soft, how could it possibly escape the hearing of an Immortal?

Fairy Eternity was quite happy to hear Little Yang’s thoughts.

Lu Yang was mortified. As a senior minister of the dynasty, he should have been composed. It was a primitive mistake to let his emotions slip uncontrollably: "Whenever I think of how wise His Majesty is and how much more advanced our Great Bean Dynasty’s system is compared to those feudal and antiquated dynasties, I can’t help but get carried away and lose control of my emotions. I won’t let it happen again."

Lu Yang returned to the present and continued to ask, "You just mentioned you are good at seeing romantic connections. Can you tell me what my prospects look like?"

Meng Jingzhou patted his chest and gestured with a thumbs-up. "We are brothers; talking about seeing it or not makes us seem distant. Who is the girl you fancy? I’ll set you up directly."

He revealed a confident smile: "Bet you didn’t expect this, but I can not only see Causality but also change it."

𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

"Tell me, who do you have your eye on?"

While speaking, Meng Jingzhou suddenly shuddered.

"What’s wrong?" Lu Yang asked.

Meng Jingzhou scratched his head in confusion. "I don’t know. I suddenly felt a murderous aura, but now it’s gone. Didn’t you feel it?"

Lu Yang shook his head, bewildered. "No."

"Strange," Meng Jingzhou muttered under his breath. He roamed the stars, condensed the Dao Fruit Outline, told fortunes on the streets, everything went smoothly, but why did a series of unfortunate events happen ever since he met Lu Yang today?

"Never mind, let me calculate your romantic destiny," Meng Jingzhou said cautiously about directly peeking at romantic destiny again, as doing so could risk damaging his eyes.

He shook the copper coins in his hand. Any connoisseur who saw these coins would be startled—these were the model coins of the Great Qian, Great Yu, and Great Xia dynasties. All the circulating copper coins in the populace were cast based on these models.

Meng Jingzhou chanted and used the Copper Coins to fixate the shadow of Lu Yang’s romantic destiny, indirectly deducing it.

Lu Yang felt something off about his body but couldn’t point out what it was. Only by Fairy Eternity’s reminder did he understand.

"You are sensing that the Meng Family Kid is calculating your Causality again."

After Meng Jingzhou calculated the result, his expression was peculiar.

"A destiny entangled with a femme fatale? Prone to causing disputes and chaos across the world?"

That didn’t seem right.

Concerned that Old Lu would ridicule him again for inaccuracies, Meng Jingzhou decided to reveal only part of the fortune: "Old Lu, your luck in love affairs is pretty strong. There are quite a few who take an interest in you."

"Oh, is that so." Lu Yang was happy, expecting this result because he wouldn’t be fooled by Old Meng on such matters. He was not surprised by this outcome; after all, he was very famous, and there were admirers everywhere in the Cultivation World.

"Master Meng, is there any way to increase the number of my Causal connections?" Lu Yang asked humbly for advice.

Since the All-Knowing Realm is related to Causality, perhaps having more Causal connections makes it easier to advance to the All-Knowing Realm?

Meng Jingzhou’s corner of the eye twitched: "With the number of Causal connections you have, you better not deliberately find ways to increase them. It’s prone to backlash. Just leave Causality alone; it will grow on its own."