Chapter 103: Chapter 103: The Shaman Zhao Xuanling

Gu Mo quietly watched Gu Jiandong, saying nothing.

Gu Jiandong, on the other hand, seemed unconcerned and continued speaking as if nothing was wrong. “Can you think of a way to get my mother—your grandma—to agree to let me marry Chunxiang?”

Gu Mo: “……”

Is this guy an idiot or what?!

Too lazy to bother with Gu Jiandong, Gu Mo turned away and sat down on a small stool to the side.

He hoped Wang Dilai would hurry up and bring the shaman. After all, once this business was done, he still wanted to go to the Yu family’s place for some fish porridge.

Say what you will, Xu Shuhua’s cooking really was something else.

Seeing that Gu Mo was ignoring him, Gu Jiandong grew a little annoyed and wanted to rush over and teach Gu Mo a lesson. But just then, an image of Wang Dilai missing her two front teeth flashed through his mind.

“Forget it, I won’t stoop to your level. Just wait till the shaman gets here—you’ll get what’s coming to you.”

With that, Gu Jiandong turned and went back inside the main room. Not long after, he came out with a stool and sat down at the doorway, looking down at Gu Mo from above.

Wang Dilai didn’t keep Gu Mo waiting long. Ten minutes later, she arrived with an old woman in her sixties or seventies.

Gu Mo glanced at the old woman and realized she was actually someone he knew.

Her name was Zhao Xuanling. She claimed to have inherited a tradition from her master, and in her generation, the family used the character “Xuan” in their names, while her master gave her the name “Ling.”

Since her youth, Zhao Xuanling had been telling fortunes and interpreting signs for people, helping them avoid misfortune and seek good luck.

Many years ago, if someone in the village had a headache or a fever, they wouldn’t go to the doctor first—they’d go to Zhao Xuanling.

That went on until about a decade ago, when times changed and Zhao Xuanling became someone everyone avoided.

Though she suffered some hardships during those years, Zhao Xuanling was tough and pulled through. In the past couple of years, as policies relaxed, she’d gone back to her old trade.

But after more than ten years of change, people had gotten used to seeing doctors when they were sick, so business wasn’t as good as before.

After hearing about Zhao Xuanling, Gu Mo had observed her closely for a while. He was sure she was just an ordinary old lady.

Otherwise, after all the times they’d run into each other in the village, how come Zhao Xuanling had never noticed anything unusual about him?

Zhao Xuanling and Wang Dilai walked into the courtyard side by side. Maybe because she felt she’d found some backup, Wang Dilai wasn’t as afraid of Gu Mo as before.

“Shaman, hurry and take a look at this child. Has he been possessed by something dirty? Or is he a monster himself?”

Zhao Xuanling narrowed her small eyes and gave Gu Mo a thorough once-over.

Gu Mo was famous in Sanliqiao for being smart. Zhao Xuanling had seen him several times and thought he was different from the other village kids, but definitely not some kind of monster.

But so what?

Right now, Wang Dilai—the boy’s own grandmother—was saying Gu Mo was a monster and had called her here to exorcise him!

Only a fool would turn down easy money. She’d just have to wrong Gu Mo a little for now.

Thoughts flashed quickly through Zhao Xuanling’s mind, but her expression grew much more serious. “You’re right. This child is possessed by something unclean. There’s a chill about him that brings bad luck to those around him. That’s why you kept falling and lost two teeth!”

When Wang Dilai heard this, she looked at Zhao Xuanling with even more admiration. “Shaman, so what should we do?”"

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