160: Fate-changing pills

When Yang Lu saw the lama's noble character, her heart was even more convinced. She thought, 'It seems I've truly met an enlightened monk today; he's not even swayed by money.' She immediately happily told Joyful Monk her birth date and time.

After Joyful Monk received Yang Lu's birth date and time, he immediately pretended to calculate with his fingers.

A moment later, a hint of undetectable joy flashed across Joyful Monk's face. He thought, 'My guess was indeed correct. This woman truly has a pure yin birth chart, making her an excellent cauldron for cultivating Joyful Zen.'

'I’ve been stuck at Profound Rank Mid-stage for many years. With this woman's help, I will surely be able to break through to Xuan Rank Late Stage in one go, and perhaps even break through to the Earth Rank in the future, becoming a top expert walking in the secular world. That's not impossible.'

It must be said that Joyful Monk, although his true purpose was to covet Yang Lu's body, he did come from the Esoteric Sect. Moreover, during his travels, he had self-studied the I Ching, the foremost of all Chinese classics, so he did possess some genuine ability and was not some charlatan. After a brief calculation with his fingers, he had already figured out Yang Lu's recent experiences with remarkable accuracy.

Yang Lu was eagerly watching Joyful Monk, her face filled with anxiety. After Joyful Monk finished his calculation, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes. He put his palms together and slowly said, "Female patron, if This Humble Monk's calculations are correct, the ex-boyfriend you broke up with is not the person you truly care for.

The person you love in your heart is actually someone else, and this person recently met you. It's just a pity that he already has someone in his heart, and you should know the person this male patron cares for, perhaps even be quite familiar with her. I wonder if This Humble Monk's calculations are accurate?"

After speaking, Joyful Monk smiled and stared into Yang Lu's eyes.

Yang Lu was now so astonished that her mouth hung open, her face filled with disbelief.

She had often engaged in fortune-telling before. The so-called fortune-telling masters she had encountered in the past, even those with some reputation, could only speak in general terms, and their words were vague and ambiguous, essentially saying nothing at all, merely providing her with some psychological comfort.

Yang Lu had never seen, let alone heard of, a monk like the one before her who could calculate so accurately, even down to the details.

Yang Lu could no longer hide the longing in her heart and eagerly asked, "Master, what you said is indeed correct. I wonder if you have any method to make this man I met devoted to me?"

"There is a way, of course, but..." Joyful Monk deliberately paused, feigning a troubled expression.

"Master, as long as it's within my ability, I am willing to accept any conditions you have!" Yang Lu excitedly grabbed Joyful Monk's arm, her eyes full of urgency.

"Alright, for the sake of your deep affection, This Humble Monk can only make an exception for you this once."

Joyful Monk continued with feigned helplessness, "This matter requires starting with the woman beside that man. I wonder if you have a photo of this woman? This Humble Monk needs to see her facial features first."

"Yes, yes, I do!"

Upon hearing that the monk could actually achieve this, Yang Lu immediately nodded happily, took out her phone, and found a candid photo she had taken of Xu Nanqin in their dorm.

"Master, please look, it's her."

Saying this, Yang Lu presented Xu Nanqin's photo to Joyful Monk.

Joyful Monk took the phone and carefully scrutinized Xu Nanqin's photo. An uncontrollable look of surprise and greed instantly flashed across his face. He secretly praised, 'What a peerless beauty! This trip to the Han lands was indeed not in vain; I've encountered another top-grade cauldron.'

"Master, quickly tell me, what do I need to do?"

Yang Lu saw Joyful Monk holding her phone, staring at Xu Nanqin's photo for a long time, and was already getting a bit impatient.

Joyful Monk cleared his throat upon hearing her, then chuckled, "Patron, This Humble Monk just took a look at this woman's facial features. She is naturally born with a 'peach blossom fate.' If you want the man you like to leave this woman, you need to break her 'peach blossom fate.'"

"Yes, yes, Master is right! She's a vixen; all the men in school are utterly captivated by her!"

Yang Lu nodded repeatedly upon hearing this and couldn't help but ask curiously, "But Master, how does one break this 'peach blossom fate'?"

"Hehe, that's easy to say. This Humble Monk has his own methods."

With that, Joyful Monk took out two pills, one red and one white, and said with a profound expression, "You find this woman and give her this white pill to eat. Then you take this red pill. At that time, both of your destinies will be reversed. By then, this man will naturally find this woman uninteresting and instead become devoted to you."

"This—!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Lu felt something was amiss and couldn't help but ask worriedly, "Master, are you really not fooling me? Do these two pills truly have such miraculous effects?"

Just as Yang Lu finished speaking, she happened to see three stray dogs passing by: two black dogs and one yellow dog.

The two black dogs were intimately affectionate, clearly a pair of dog lovers. The yellow dog, on the other hand, watched the tall and mighty black male dog with a sad expression, clearly a 'lick dog' yearning for unrequited love.

Seeing this, the monk's mind flashed with an idea, and he immediately strode towards the three dogs.

The monk moved incredibly fast, instantly arriving in front of the three dogs. Before they could react, he swiftly grabbed the black female dog and the yellow female dog, feeding each a pill.

Of course, Joyful Monk's actions were merely for Yang Lu's benefit. In truth, he didn't feed the two dogs anything at all but rather silently sprinkled two different types of liquid on their bodies.

Indeed, the moment Joyful Monk completed this series of actions, the black male dog immediately showed a look of disdain towards the original female dog, and instead instantly displayed a 'lick dog' demeanor towards the yellow dog.

Yang Lu couldn't see what the monk had done. She truly believed it was due to the effect of the two pills and could hardly believe her eyes, feeling that the monk's methods were simply too miraculous.

"Master, I was presumptuous just now, I am truly sorry, and I hope Master will not blame me."

Saying this, Yang Lu bowed deeply to Joyful Monk.

Joyful Monk waved his hand, putting on an appearance of having already seen through the mundane world, and said:

"Haha, it's a small matter. As a person of the Buddhist faith, This Humble Monk has long since emptied himself of all worldly concerns; how could I fuss over such trivialities? It's just, young lady, these pills of mine can alter one's destiny, which goes against the natural order. If not for your deep devotion, I would never easily give them out. Have you thought it through, young lady?"

"I've thought it through. Please bestow the medicine, Master."

Yang Lu nodded repeatedly, looking eagerly at Joyful Monk.