Ye Liang looked at Chu Ge in confusion, "Are you short of money?"

Logically speaking, Chu Ge shouldn’t be short of money. She would split half of her monthly salary with Chu Ge, and she rarely spent money otherwise. But now Chu Ge was asking her for money, leaving her a bit confused.

"What do you want the money for?"

Ye Liang asked in bewilderment.

Chu Ge coughed slightly, "It’s nothing really, just that I met someone and want to give him a gift."

What he said wasn’t wrong. He met a fortune teller, and only by giving gifts could he obtain the answers he wanted.

But Chu Ge didn’t even know what he was thinking; he always felt that it wasn’t the right time to confess this matter to Ye Liang.

Ye Liang looked at Chu Ge in confusion, "When did you meet him?"

She didn’t even know about it.

Chu Ge smiled, "Just today."

Ye Liang looked at Chu Ge speechlessly, "You just met him today, and you’re giving him a gift?"

Chu Ge felt a bit embarrassed, "So are you lending it or not?"

If it were in his own time, not to mention borrowing money, he could handle it himself, but in ancient times, he really had no way.

Ye Liang sighed. Could she say no?

"Wait a moment, I’ll go get it for you." The silver tael she painstakingly saved, she still wanted to take back one day, as they’d be antiques worth a lot of money! But for now, to prevent Chu Ge from noticing anything, she had to part with it painfully.

Ye Liang took out the silver tael and split half with Chu Ge, asking, "Is this enough? We still need to eat this month, and what’s left might not even be enough."

Seeing Ye Liang’s pained expression, Chu Ge couldn’t help but smile, "Don’t worry, I’ll pay you back."

Ye Liang pouted and couldn’t help but mutter softly, "What will you pay it back with!"

Chu Ge heard it but said nothing. He smiled slightly and then said, "Then I’ll be off."

Ye Liang, seeing how anxious he seemed, naturally felt a little suspicious. She wanted to follow him secretly to see what was going on, but her tracking was soon discovered by Chu Ge and he quickly lost her.

After shaking off Ye Liang, Chu Ge went to West Suburb Village, according to the address the fortune teller had given him.

Originally, Chu Ge thought he would have to spend some effort, but unexpectedly, he met the fortune teller directly at the village entrance.

He was sitting at the village entrance, joking with everyone. From a distance, he saw Chu Ge walking over, squinting and smiling as if Chu Ge’s arrival was entirely within his expectations.

Chu Ge walked up to him, slightly curling his lips, "Old Sir, we meet again."

The fortune teller chuckled, "Young man, you’re later than I thought you’d be."

Chu Ge looked at him suspiciously, "Old Sir, you expected me to come again today?"

"Of course, I make a living off this. What did you think?"

Chu Ge was slightly taken aback, then realized his question was somewhat redundant. He coughed awkwardly before saying, "So can you tell me now, Sir?"

"Hey! You want to get a fortune from the old man? Wait in line, can’t you see how many people are waiting here?" A villager, seeing Chu Ge attempting to cut in, stood up unhappily and scolded Chu Ge, "Do you understand first come, first served?"

Chu Ge looked at him coldly, and the people behind him also stood up, "Exactly, do you understand the rules?"

"Move to the back of the line. Many come to the old man for fortunes. If everyone cut in line like you, what about us who’ve been waiting here? Is it fair?"

Everyone chimed in one after another, causing Chu Ge to helplessly shake his head, "Alright, I’ll stand here and wait patiently. When you’re all done, I’ll have my turn."

The fortune teller nodded slightly, his eyes showing approval. He nodded and sat back down.

The others only let it go when they heard Chu Ge’s words.

Chu Ge stood quietly to the side, listening to the fortune teller read palms in an exaggerated manner, and couldn’t help but smile inside. He shook his head slightly, glancing around.

The surroundings were quite nice. Although it was in the suburbs, it was nestled among mountains and water, with fresh air, unlike the city filled with noise, car exhaust, and sometimes smog.

Chu Ge wandered around for a bit and discovered a little stream nearby. Beside it was a small courtyard, surrounded by a fence with a vegetable garden and other things inside.

Curious, he walked along the creek. The tranquil, elegant little garden stirred up memories from deep within him. Before he left the mountain, he lived in such a courtyard, only their house was more spacious and larger.

After all, there was an old man at home who liked to study things, and one house was not enough to hold everything.

Chu Ge stood at the courtyard gate with his hands behind his back, wanting to look inside, but after looking for a while, he found that there seemed to be no one inside.

He sighed slightly, thinking perhaps he’d come back some other day.

Just as he was about to turn around, he saw the fortune teller standing behind him, causing Chu Ge to look at him with surprise, "Old Sir, you’re done so soon?"

The fortune teller chuckled again, "Comparing giving them fortunes to dealing with your important business, what’s more important?"

Chu Ge was about to welcome him but saw him head straight into the courtyard, saying as he walked, "Come on in."

"Is this your place?" Chu Ge asked curiously.

"What else? Is it yours?" The fortune teller chuckled, "Alright, stop standing at the door. Didn’t you want to come in? If you don’t come in now, you won’t have another chance."

Chu Ge found the fortune teller’s words strange, asking curiously, "What do you mean? No opportunity later?" 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

"Yes, once you go back, how will you have the chance to come here again?" the fortune teller said hauntingly.

Chu Ge became more convinced that the fortune teller knew something, and he stared intently at him, "Old Sir, do you know where I came from?"

In the courtyard, there was a lounge chair. After setting down his things, the fortune teller walked over to the chair, lazily reclining there, chuckling, "If I didn’t know where you came from, would I have sought you out?"

Instantly, Chu Ge understood, "You deliberately sought me out."

"Finding you was no easy task. You stay shut in the Marquis Ye Mansion all day and I can’t get in, it was quite a challenge for me."

The fortune teller sighed and added, "I must tell you, you can’t let anyone know about me finding you. If you do, and it causes you to never return, you will become a lost soul in this time."