Time passed quickly.
Jiang Xian planned what to prepare for the Ancestor while waiting for guests.
An hour after the little boy left, his stall welcomed another customer.
It was an old client.
"Ah, Master Jiang! Finally found you."
The visitor was a woman in her thirties who was overjoyed to see Jiang Xian.
Beside her was a young girl, heavily pregnant.
The young girl didn't seem resistant to seeing him.
She even curiously eyed the flagpole next to him.
"Master, you said last time that I would sprain my ankle and fall down the stairs, but that my bones would not be injured. All of it came true!"
The woman said excitedly, "I went to look for you at your original spot, but couldn't find you anywhere. After asking many people, I found out you came here."
Jiang Xian smiled, "This is the rule of our sect."
It was mainly the Ancestor who set the rules for him.
He had to go to different places and see different people.
He couldn't always stay in one place.
"Yes, yes, yes, everyone has their own rules, and these rules must not be broken."
The woman quickly agreed, regretting her lack of eloquence to offer more flattering praise.
She pulled the young woman beside her forward, "Master Jiang, please tell me if my daughter-in-law is expecting a girl or a boy?"
As she spoke, she placed the money she had prepared into the bowl in front of Jiang Xian.
The young woman touched her belly, also looking curious.
"This question..."
Jiang Xian looked at the young woman, instinctively using the physiognomy he had just learned.
As he looked.
He noticed the woman's forehead was low and her brow was dark, indicating a potential bloody disaster.
He immediately frowned.
To ensure he wasn't mistaken, he tossed the copper coins again and carefully analyzed the卦象 (gua xiang - divination hexagrams).
"Master, if you've figured it out, please tell us. We'll accept a boy or a girl."
The young woman thought he was hesitating about the gender.
"Nowadays, hospitals basically don't tell pregnant women the baby's gender anymore, for fear that someone might abort the child beforehand."
"That would be ending a life."
She instinctively touched her belly, "Actually, I don't really care. I just heard my mother talk about you and was a bit curious."
"Whether the baby is a boy or a girl is fine. If it's a boy, I'll buy him Ultraman toys, and if it's a girl, I'll prepare pretty little dresses for her."
As she said this, the young woman's face showed a gentle smile.
A maternal glow emanated from her entire being.
"Let's not worry about whether it's a boy or a girl for now."
Jiang Xian put away the copper coins and looked at the pregnant woman.
His expression was serious.
"You should not move around recently. Stay home and rest well. Otherwise..."
He paused, "Otherwise, neither of you will be safe."
As soon as he finished speaking, the young woman's face turned ashen.
She staggered back a step, her hand instinctively clutching the clothes on her belly.
She murmured, "How could this be..."
The woman beside her quickly supported her, "Don't panic. If you panic, what will happen to the baby?"
After steadying her daughter-in-law, the woman hurried to ask Jiang Xian.
"Master, this, will staying at home be enough?"
Jiang Xian nodded.
"According to the divination, as long as you don't go out and wander around, it won't be that serious. If you must go out, it's best to have someone accompany you."
"Okay, okay, thank you, Master!"
The woman repeatedly thanked him and took another banknote from her bag, placing it into the bowl in front of him.
The first time she came to him for a reading, Master Jiang had said.
He was cultivating, and the starting fee was five yuan, with the rest to be given as one saw fit.
There was no need to be too rigid about it.
She had brought her daughter-in-law this time, intending to ask about the baby's gender so she could prepare things in advance.
She hadn't expected to be told something so life-threatening.
She only had one banknote left. Although it wasn't much, it was better than nothing.
Seeing this, Jiang Xian didn't refuse.
He wasn't short of money.
If he were short of money, he wouldn't be sitting on the street every day.
He would accept whatever these people gave him.
Recalling what he had divined earlier, Jiang Xian added another reminder:
"On Ghost Festival, keep your doors closed and try not to go out, lest you stumble."
He didn't believe in such things before, let alone Ghost Festival.
But now...
Even the Ancestor had appeared, and was preparing for Ghost Festival.
He had no choice but to believe.
"Okay, thank you, Master."
The young woman nodded. Although her face was still a little pale.
Her eyes showed an unprecedented determination.
She steadily placed one hand on her belly, carefully watching the road and paying attention to the pedestrians around her.
No one could harm her baby!
She couldn't panic, she couldn't be afraid, she could do it!
The baby still needed her to protect it.
After the two walked away, Jiang Xian stayed there for a while longer.
He checked the time and decided to pack up and go back early.
He needed to buy good things for the Ancestor!
If the Ancestor was happy, perhaps he would teach him a few more tricks.
The pastries at Wanbao Zhai were good, he would go there first.
That evening, in the live stream.
The viewers heard the streamer mention Ghost Festival and advise them to go out less and preferably return home before dark.
Don't wander around.
"Ghost Festival? Will all the ghosts come out?"
"I'm actually going to experience Ghost Festival in my lifetime! My son will have something to brag about! Awesome!"
"It's everyone's first time experiencing Ghost Festival, brothers, don't be shy!"
After hearing the streamer's words, the viewers were not scared, but rather a little excited.
Nowadays, as long as you have a phone, it doesn't matter if you go out or not!
What they cared about was...
"Will my grandma come back too?"
"A hundred ghosts night walk, it sounds so exciting!"
"Streamer, will you ghost officers come out during Ghost Festival?"
"Will the little loli come to the human world to shop? I can recommend super delicious food stores!"
"You can try hot pot with lamb, hot and sour noodles, five-spice donkey meat, Goubuli steamed buns..."
Looking at the bullet comments in the live stream, Jiang Lin didn't pay much attention.
He had also discovered recently.
Although these people were bold and imaginative with their words.
They were still very much afraid of death when it truly came.
Just like that pair of silly, mistaken lovers last time.
When they were alive, everything was fine.
They could be willful and capricious, and act cute as they pleased.
But if they lost their lives, they would truly have nothing.
It was precisely because they knew this that they were so nervous and sad.
Moreover, the ghost officers had been going out more frequently recently.
King Yama had also begun to summon the ghost officers.
Besides the daily live streams, Jiang Lin had also become busy.
Ghost Festival.
The ghosts' annual holiday.
The ghost officers' annual super overtime day.
In addition to Jiang Lin's advice.
Many people who had inherited traditions from their ancestors also received instructions from their ancestors.
Moreover, whether it was their illusion or not.
They all felt that their ancestors had been a little different recently.
They even seemed quite happy.
Could it be that the ancestors would also do something during Ghost Festival?
Would they visit people, or parade?
The thought of the ancestors celebrating holidays like humans felt very novel.
When the live stream started then, they might even get to witness the Ghost Festival in the underworld.
With this thought, the forum searching for ancestors became lively again.
They all discussed whether they would see different ancestors during Ghost Festival.