Ms. Diviner: The Prodigal Daughter's Return

Chapter 260: 260 Serious Bootlicking

Huayue and Zirong followed closely behind. Although they were thick-skinned, they still felt very embarrassed under the public eye when they heard the Third Elder’s unrestrained words and decided it was best to leave quickly.

”Wait, I came here today to ask Master Qu to divine Ziqing’s fortune. You are all disciples of the Mu Family, so stay and listen,” said the Third Elder.

Hearing this, Mu Hanyan felt awkward about leaving. Since it concerned Ziqing’s safety, they couldn’t just stand by indifferently. Moreover, after the previous incident, Mu Hanyan had become genuinely curious about Qu Shanling’s Star Divination Skill.

In the past, Qu Shanling might have been just a charlatan, but after mastering the Star Illusion Thousand Mechanism Technique, he was completely transformed.

Housekeeper Sun, the servants, and the guards all left, leaving only a few members of the Mu Family, including himself and two other young disciples to serve on the side.

”Master Qu, just now Hanyan suddenly changed his mind and bid on the Griffin Egg—all because you hinted to him secretly, right?” asked the Third Elder.

Seeing how Hanyan was about to give up, but then suddenly changed his mind, the Third Elder was actually very annoyed. He felt that Hanyan was utterly unreliable, clearly having the opportunity to let the opponent trap themselves, but unable to change his playboy nature, stubbornly increasing the bid by one thousand taels of silver.

However, what happened later was completely beyond his expectations. From the so-called ”quail” egg, a Griffin had indeed hatched. Fourth Miss Zhao, using the treasure as bait, not only suffered losses amounting to hundreds of thousands of taels, but was also left embarrassed and exposed by the rampaging Griffin (Well, this was indeed a huge misfortune for them, but it was not a good thing for Hanyan or the reputation of the Mu Family either).

Upon closer reflection, the Third Elder felt something was amiss. The key moment when Hanyan changed his mind couldn’t have been without reason, unless someone had hinted to him secretly. And other than Qu Shanling, who could have seen through the mystery and subtly hinted without making a sound?

”Indeed, those young ones had too malicious intentions, I could not stand by and watch, so I took this opportunity to teach them a lesson, hoping they would learn and reform themselves henceforth,” Qu Shanling said righteousnessly. His manner was that of a benevolent elder, invoking reverence.

”Thank you, Master Qu, for your help. If it weren’t for your kind reminder, Hanyan wouldn’t have been able to come out on top today,” as an elder, the Third Elder naturally thanked him on behalf of Mu Hanyan.

”No need to thank me. Eldest Young Master Mu’s fate is mysteriously linked to the Heavenly Star. To be able to help him is also my fortunate opportunity, and truly an honor for me,” said Qu Shanling shamelessly, blatantly flattering Mu Hanyan to his face.

Mu Hanyan, despite having an excellent psychological tolerance from his past two lives, couldn’t help feeling goosebumps. This old charlatan, could you have any shame? Such excessive flattery made him cringe.

Mu Nan and Huayue instantly lost any budding respect they might have felt. A charlatan will always be a charlatan. This level of flattery, done without changing his expression or skipping a heartbeat, was something not just anyone could achieve.

”Ahem, seeing Master Qu’s Star Divination Technique again today is truly profound and mysterious. Now, please help Ziqing divine his fortune,” the Third Elder said, also unnerved by the excessive flattery and unable to see how Mu Hanyan resembled someone blessed by the Heavenly Star, thus quickly changing the topic.