Chapter 1232: Better Off Dead
Prince Pu eagerly looked at the wandering fortune-teller, "Master, is there any way to break it?"
The fortune-teller did not speak, merely gazing at him with glowing eyes, as if waiting for something...
Prince Pu was completely puzzled, "What’s the matter?"
The steward, seeing this, quickly stepped forward and whispered a reminder, "Prince, the silver..."
Only then did Prince Pu realize, "Oh!"
Rumor had it that the Divine Calculator’s divinations were extremely accurate, and he was easy-going, without putting on airs. However, his only public flaw was his extreme love for money.
Prince Pu couldn’t help but glance doubtfully at the fortune-teller, having heard that he had an eccentric personality; for wealthy families, his fortune-telling fees were exorbitant, while for the poor, he reportedly charged nothing, and if they were indeed in poverty, would even give them silver to help.
Today, he had mercilessly taken three thousand taels from them. Remembering this made Prince Pu’s heart ache; three thousand taels would fund the Prince’s Mansion for a long time. Now it seemed the Divine Calculator was going to charge another fee, and Prince Pu’s heart trembled. This damn scoundrel was intent on swindling the Prince Pu’s Mansion dry.
Yet, for the sake of his old life.
No matter how unwilling, Prince Pu suppressed his resentment, forcing a smile that was more painful than crying, and asked the fortune-teller, "Very well, Master, how much more silver is required?"
"Not much."
"That’s great news." Upon hearing this, Prince Pu breathed a sigh of relief; if another three thousand was demanded, the Prince Pu’s Mansion couldn’t bear it.
"29,999 taels."