Super Island Tycoon

Chapter 1323: Chapter 1322: Divination

She stood there in front of Jiang Cheng, safe and sound, looking no different from before they parted. Her hair was now piled up high, and she was wearing a white dress that made her look beautiful and dignified in this place. She just quietly looked at Jiang Cheng, a bit of surprise in her eyes at first, but then it was completely replaced by calm.

Jiang Cheng didn’t move either. He just took Qiu Qingqing’s hand. Seeing Qiu Qingqing standing calmly in front of him like this, looking at him without the slightest guilt. As if everything was still the same as before. For a moment, all his worries and unease seemed laughable.

Qiu Qingqing looked at Jiang Cheng gripping her hand, tried to pull away slightly, but Jiang Zai held on very tightly, staring at her without moving. Qiu Qingqing gradually started to feel a bit awkward. ”You... how did you end up here?”

She didn’t ask how Jiang Cheng came, nor whether he had gone through any danger before. She only asked him why he came.

”Jiang Cheng answered.

Qiu Qingqing met Jiang Cheng’s frank and straightforward gaze, and also felt a bit troubled. Oh, I see. Before I...

”Mm, it’s fine now.” Jiang Cheng cut Qiu Qingqing off. He didn’t want to hear any more lies from her, didn’t want to listen anymore.

Qiu Qingqing’s expression suddenly turned ugly.

Jiang Cheng sat down in the seat next to her. He hadn’t expected to find Qiu Qingqing this easily, and for a moment the heavy stone in his heart finally dropped. When Qiu Qingqing’s tracker hadn’t shown any movement, Jiang Cheng had been scared. He was afraid Qiu Qingqing had really fallen into the hands of bad people. But now that he saw her safe and sound, he felt mostly relieved and at peace. Yet at this moment he truly didn’t know how to face her.

Qiu Qingqing also stayed silent for a long time. She glanced at Jiang Cheng and then sat down opposite him. She called over the waiter nearby and ordered two cups of tea.

There were still a lot of people watching Jiang Cheng and Qiu Qingqing. Wherever Qiu Qingqing went, she was the focus of the crowd, not to mention how Jiang Cheng had just rushed up like a madman to find her. Many people had seen that scene just now, and were now looking at Jiang Cheng with envy and complicated expressions, whispering among themselves.

Jiang Cheng had no energy to care what others thought. He just looked at Qiu Qingqing in silence.

”What are you doing here?” Jiang Cheng asked.

”I heard there’s something special here, so I came to take a look.” Qiu Qingqing said. There were many people around, so she didn’t elaborate. But Jiang Cheng understood what she meant.

Jiang Cheng nodded without speaking. Qiu Qingqing felt that compared to before, Jiang Cheng’s attitude had really turned much colder. Maybe she really had gone too far. Qiu Qingqing thought.

”Was everything okay on your way here?” Qiu Qingqing asked slowly, her expression a little cautious.

Jiang Cheng still didn’t look at Qiu Qingqing. He just stared at the railing to the side, looking more like he was spacing out. But he still shook his head without speaking. Since Qiu Qingqing had decided to tell him nothing, then all the danger and anxiety he had gone through weren’t worth telling her about either.

The two of them just sat there facing each other in silence. Not long after, the waiter came over, bringing two cups of tea and handing them to Qiu Qingqing and Jiang Zai respectively. Only then did Jiang Cheng look down at the tea that had been served. ”I didn’t know what you drink, so I just ordered whatever.” Qiu Qingqing said.

Jiang Cheng nodded without speaking. Now it felt like things had reversed. In the past, Qiu Qingqing had always been distant and indifferent to people, but now it was Jiang Cheng who wouldn’t talk.

Jiang Cheng took a sip of tea and looked around at the situation. Everything he saw looked normal, nothing special. From here, looking down, he could see many people weaving through the street. But he still didn’t feel there was anything particularly unusual about this place. Though it was supposedly a big market, he didn’t see anyone selling anything special here right now. Everything around was quiet. But all of this made Jiang Cheng feel comfortable.

”Hello, everyone!” Suddenly a voice rang out from inside, and Jiang Cheng also looked toward the interior. Since he was sitting outside on the terrace, he could see a simple platform inside. At first, Jiang Cheng had thought it was an auction block.

But now it seemed more like someone regularly spoke there or something.

At this moment, the audience all focused their attention on the man on the stage. Some even clapped and cheered. Jiang Cheng couldn’t help but be curious. This man looked like a very serious fellow, in his thirties, slightly chubby. He was wearing a suit, but his small belly was pushing his shirt open a little.

Yet this unremarkable-looking man hadn’t even said a word, just stood there, and had already earned so much applause and acclaim.

Jiang Cheng quietly watched the man on stage and the people clapping below.

It looked like they all knew this man, eyes full of expectation as they watched him. Qiu Qingqing, however, was just like usual, showing barely any expression, only calmly watching the man on stage.

”We haven’t seen each other for a while, have we, everyone? Haha!” The man said, ”Mainly because recently I went out of town for a bit. You all know how it is with our place here—going out once isn’t easy. So I got held up a little.” As he spoke, there was a trace of helplessness on his face. The audience below seemed very understanding; they were all nodding.

”But this time, you’ve all caught me at a good moment.” The man said with a smile, his expression carrying a hint of mystery as he looked down at the crowd.

The crowd suddenly became noisy, stirred up and excited by his words.

Jiang Cheng was also a bit curious what this was all about. ”Alright then, we’ll stick to the old rules. Everyone can ask the questions they want answers to.” The man said.

Then the people all bustled over to gather in front of him, lining up neatly, very orderly. No one was fighting; they just formed a tidy line. Qiu Qingqing also quietly walked to the back and took her place, and of course Jiang Cheng followed. The man who’d just been standing on the stage was no longer there; Jiang Cheng had no idea where he’d gone. But the line was slowly shortening. Jiang Cheng saw that the people in front were all going into the inner room; it seemed there must be something inside.

But many people came out very quickly—Jiang Cheng felt it couldn’t be more than a minute. They came streaming out one after another. The expressions on their faces were all different; many looked troubled and downcast, apparently not very happy. Some looked like they’d just had a sudden realization.

Slowly, the people in front had almost all gone through, and it was about to be Qiu Qingqing’s turn. ”Do you know what they do in there?” Jiang Cheng asked.

”I’ll go in with you, of course.” Qiu Qingqing said to Jiang Cheng.

Jiang Cheng nodded and went in together with her. As soon as he stepped through the door, he felt a chilling draft blowing at him, making his whole body cold.

In front of him was a patch of darkness, like a room without any light at all.

But after they walked a few steps, Jiang Cheng saw a faint glow appear ahead, and then the whole room lit up, though only with a very weak yellow light.

Jiang Cheng saw that in front of them was a black table that looked like it was used for divination, and behind it stood the same man from before. But now he wasn’t wearing a suit; he was wearing an ordinary black robe. He looked just like those old-time fortune-tellers.