Chapter 145 Soul Refining Sect_1
"Elder Daoist Ma, I have some knowledge of Qimen Dunjia, Four Pillars and Eight Characters, and Ziwei Numerology. What would you esteemed guests like to divine? Is it marriage, fortune, or health?"
You assessed Elder Daoist Ma from top to bottom and laughed. Just as Zong Wangyue had said, this guy was a downright charlatan!
You noticed some odd and ancient items on Elder Daoist Ma’s table, among them a turtle shell and three copper coins.
You casually picked up the turtle shell, examined it in your hand, and then said to Elder Daoist Ma with a smile, "Master Ma, let’s use the Six Lines."
"Oh? I didn’t expect you to know about the Six Lines. Fine then, what do you want to divine?"
Elder Daoist Ma was shrewd. Although your attire was simple, the simplest among the four, when you had just walked over, the other three clearly followed a step behind you and subtly revolved around you as their center. He immediately judged your status through careful observation.
In fact, there are two types of fortune tellers in the jianghu, those with genuine knowledge—your mother was of the former kind. The latter, well, in modern terms, have a specific term: "social observer" or "sociologist."
A so-called sociologist is someone who can observe meticulously, make a judgment on you first, and figure out your identity.
Take, for example, clothing—that’s the most superficial. When someone goes to have their fortune told, all fortune tellers first look at the person’s attire; of course, attire is the most deceptive.
Next would be demeanor and temperament, as well as the way one speaks.