The name of the bookstore is "Cordyceps". Xie Mao doesn't know what the specific meaning is. There is an old stool at the door of the bookstore, and on the stool lies an old cat with a dull golden gradient.

Xie Mao looked into the store. There were no lights on and it looked very dark. The rows of bookshelves displaying old books were quite neat, but the signs of wear and tear on the bookshelves and the faint dust inside the store made the bookstore look cheap.

What could be the reason why divination brings me here? Is there a good book or an expert in it? Xie Mao vaguely guessed and stepped into the bookstore.

There was a sleepy old woman sitting at the counter of the bookstore. She looked very much like the cat sleeping at the door. She looked very old.

Xie Mao didn't know if the old woman was awake, but he still nodded to indicate that he was a guest, and then walked into the study room with gentle steps.

The bookstore is not big. As a fortune teller, Xie Mao can find the books he wants without asking the old woman.

Using the divination staff again, Xie Mao quickly found the divination books he wanted in the bookstore.

The divination methods in the world of Naruto are still very crude, and most of them are superstitious and ignorant. It is impossible for ordinary people to really know divination even if they learn it. However, Xie Mao can derive more convenient and appropriate methods from these traditional divination methods, making it easier for people to accept.

His divination.

After flipping through two books and reading them for about ten minutes, Xie Mao felt that they were of some use, so he planned to borrow these books or simply buy them.

Just as Xie Mao was putting away his books and about to leave, a timid girl approached. Xie Mao looked at the girl suspiciously and found that she was about the same age as him, but with yellowish hair and a somewhat thin appearance.

However, the girl's eyes are larger than ordinary people's, and they look very bright and energetic. One look at them can leave a deep impression.

This girl had been watching him secretly in the corner a few minutes ago, and she didn't dare to get close until he put away the book.

Oh, here comes the "drama"? Xie Mao stood still and waited. This was exactly what he was looking forward to.

"Hello..." The girl greeted timidly, her whole body seemed to be shrinking. She was obviously about the same height as Xie Mao, but when she shrank, she was half a head lower than Xie Mao.

"Hello." Xie Mao said in a calm tone.

Although there are no acquaintances here, Xie Mao still knows that details determine success or failure. If you violate the personality in a careless manner, you will not take your own life seriously.

But he was also a little worried that if he was too cold, he would scare the little girl.

Fortunately, the girl was not frightened by Xie Mao's tone. She seemed to have heard that Xie Mao did not mean to reject people thousands of miles away. She stretched out her hand to show the book in her hand, which was also a book about divination.

Xie Mao glanced at it and remained silent, not knowing what the girl meant.

"I, I'm also learning divination, but I'm stupid and can't afford the things I need for divination..." the girl said weakly, her voice getting lower and lower, and she seemed very inferior.

Xie Mao almost didn't hear what the girl said clearly. He waited for a while before asking: "So?"

"Can you help me divine?" The girl looked up at Xie Mao.

Xie Mao blinked, knowing that the first person who wanted to divine fortune came to him.

Is this the meaning of the divination staff that led him here?

Xie Mao pretended to hesitate for a while, and finally nodded slowly under the girl's uneasy gaze: "Of course... you can."

There is a big difference between Xie Mao's personality and Xie Mao's own personality. If he wants to live more comfortably, Xie Mao must slowly change his personality. The first step is to make himself no longer need the companionship of the puppet. The second step is

Linked to divination.

In this way, in the eyes of others, he is a normal person who has finally come out of the shadow of losing his parents and fell in love with fortune telling. In this way, he no longer needs to deliberately be cold-faced and pretend to be withdrawn.

In addition, for the sake of acting, Xie Mao will not refuse this girl.

Hearing Xie Mao's answer, the girl was surprised and smiled happily: "Really?"

"Yes, but you have to tell me your name and what you want to divine." Xie Mao said.

It seemed that she rarely introduced herself to others. The girl was a little shy and said: "My name is Ishigaki Kaoru. I want to divine something..."

The warm sunlight illuminated the flying dust in the old bookstore. Xie Mao nodded without hesitation: "I can try."

"Great!" Ishigaki Kaoru crossed his hands happily, with a pure smile on his face.

Xie Mao's face remained unmoved, but he felt a little happier in his heart and asked, "What are you hoping to find?"

Kaoru Ishigaki's happy expression suddenly froze, and her mood became obviously lowered: "I want to get my father's forehead protector back."

"What do you mean?" Xie Mao was stunned for a moment, "Is it a ninja forehead protector? Just change it to a new one, right?"

"No, no, we can't replace it with a new one anymore." Kaoru Ishigaki bit his lip, and his bloodless lips immediately turned white.

Xie Mao blinked and belatedly understood what Ishigaki Kaoru meant.

"Sorry." Xie Mao sighed softly.

The Second Ninja World War destroyed many families and killed many people. The land was washed over and over again with blood. In the end, people could only continue the wheel of history with resentment and regret.

Day after day, year after year, blood and bones pave a road.

If there were no Senju Hashirama and Uzumaki Naruto who could suppress the entire ninja world, peace would probably only be a luxury hope.

In the final analysis, it is a world where strength is respected.

When Xie Mao was thinking about this, Kaoru Ishigaki, who was standing opposite, waved his hands in panic: "No, it's nothing. There is no need to apologize. Isn't everyone like this..."

...Yes.

Xie Mao coughed lightly: "I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Xie. Was the forehead protector you wanted left behind on the battlefield?"

"Scorpion-kun." Ishigaki Kaoru shouted respectfully, then put his hands on his chest and lowered his eyebrows.

"While not on the battlefield, my father's companions snatched back the forehead protector."

After talking about it, the girl's voice became very low, as if she remembered something.

Xie Mao was a little confused and said: "Since we have taken back the forehead protector, why do we still need divination?"

"Because there were too many forehead protectors withdrawn, they were all mixed together." Kaoru Ishigaki replied.

That makes sense. How many forehead protectors have you taken back? Xie Mao nodded slightly to express his understanding: "So you want to use divination to find out your father's forehead protector?"

"Yeah!" Kaoru Ishigaki nodded hurriedly.

Looking for something? This is simple and not beyond Xie Mao’s ability.

"Yes, but I need your father's name and personal belongings, such as clothes and accessories he wore before." Xie Mao said. In order to take care of the girl, he tried to be as detailed as possible.

The girl was stunned for a moment: "I, I don't have anything from my father..."

Xie Mao looked at the girl.

The girl was puzzled by the look and hesitated for a moment and said: "Then, should I go back and get it now?"

"You can tell me your name first."

"Oh, my father's name is Ishigaki Heyan." Ishigaki Kaoru said quickly, looking dumbfounded.

"Where are those forehead protectors?" Xie Mao asked again.

"They're all at that ninja uncle's house." Kaoru Ishigaki replied.

Xie Mao asked about it, then took out the coins and did a simple divination, and made arrangements after confirming that the ninja would be at home today: "Well, I will accompany you home to pick up your father's personal belongings, and then transfer to another route.

That ninja family should rest at home today."

etc!

The progress was a bit too fast. On the first day, I was walking with the opposite sex of the same age... Only after Xie Mao finished speaking did he realize that he had spoken too quickly. Such a change was simply unprecedented for a real "Scorpion", but even so he said

Having spoken out, Xie Mao didn't have the shamelessness to go back on his word.

Because "Scorpion"'s personality is so different from Xie Mao's, even though Xie Mao knows he needs to disguise, he will still do things that go against his character inadvertently - after all, he is not a professional actor.

I have to think of a suitable reason to cover it up... Xie Mao thought with some distress.

"...Okay, okay!" Opposite, the girl who didn't know what to do looked at Xie Mao with admiration. He was obviously about the same age as her, but Xie Mao was like a mature adult, obviously different from her and other peers.

"Let's go."

Xie Mao took the divination book he had chosen before and walked to the counter. Just when he was about to speak, Ishigaki Kaoru gently pulled down his sleeve.

Xie Mao looked over and saw Kaoru Ishigaki saying softly to the silver-haired old man: "Grandma Cordyceps, my friend and I borrowed some books and left."

After two seconds, Granny Cordyceps slowly opened her eyes, glanced at Ishigaki Kaoru, and then closed her eyes again.

"That's good." Kaoru Ishigaki said.

Although Granny Cordyceps had closed her eyes, Xie Mao still nodded and thanked her before walking out of the bookstore and asked, "Is this all right?"

"Well, just come back within a week. If not, just come over and tell your mother-in-law." Ishigaki Kaoru said very familiarly.

So... Xie Mao asked: "Where is your home?"

"It's in the row of small buildings at the back." Kaoru Ishigaki pointed to the rows of small stone buildings not far behind the bookstore.

Xie Mao looked at the scorching sun and said, "Let's go."

It was the first time for Xie Mao to divine for others, and Xie Mao was somewhat looking forward to the results of his performance. This would help him further explore the system, which was very important for his future.

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Chapter completed!