[Count of Monte Cristo] Love and hatred

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After resting enough, the girls set off from the port and strolled along the bustling Cannabierre Street.Marseille is the largest port in France, so the shops along the street are filled with exotic silks, spices and teas from overseas in addition to a variety of goods produced in France.

Just after walking a block, a huge tent caught their attention. The turquoise curtain was covered with fine peacock tail feather patterns with gold thread, which was mysterious and beautiful.

"This is a witch's tent. I heard from my friends that she had helped many famous people in London, including Robespierre, Josephine, and Napoleon. In the end, their endings were all right. , why don't we try it too?"

Matilda opened the curtain while talking, and a strange smell from oriental spices wafted out.Plum Tess frowned. For some reason, it reminded her of the scent of pitcher plants that lures flying insects.

"Come on," a hoarse and bewitching voice came clearly, as if right next to your ears, "Come and listen to the call of fate."

Renee and Mei Tess exchanged a look, but neither took the first step.Seeing that neither of them intended to go in, Matilda walked into the tent alone.

The two girls outside the tent couldn't help being curious and listened attentively, but the little voice inside the tent was quickly lost in the hustle and bustle of Cannabier Street.

A few minutes later, Matilda came out with a complicated expression, and the two girls hurriedly asked her what Wu Ji had said.

"I don't think this witch is as miraculous as in the legend." Although Matilda said so, the smug expression on her face was clearly revealed, which aroused the curiosity of the two girls even more.

"What did she say?" Mei Tess couldn't help asking.

"She said that I would inherit a large fortune, reap an unforgettable love, and my children would have royal blood..." Matilda shrugged, "I think she just saw through my eagerness to marry. mood, and then rambling, but for her kind words, I still gave her a gold louis."

"So, you're going to marry a member of the royal family," Renee said with a smile, "and maybe become a queen."

Renee said this because Mary X, wife of Louis XVIII, died in exile on November 1810, 11, and could not accompany her husband to the end, at the age of 13.She was de jure queen, but never actually ruled France, both during the republic and the empire.After that, the king has been unwilling to remarry, and the queen's throne just hangs in vain.

"I don't want to be a queen, Your Majesty is older than my father," Matilda said while spreading her tightly clenched right hand, revealing a white chess piece.Not a king, not a queen, but a phase, "She asked me to keep this chess piece, because this is my future destiny..."

"It seems that there is a young talent around His Majesty who still needs to meet the condition of royal blood," Renee said with a smirk, "Let me think about who..."

"Maybe it's just a witch lying to me, so I can't take it seriously..." Matilda interrupted Renee hastily.She does yearn for the court, not for power, but her dream is to show off her style at the Versailles ball one day.

"That's right, but the witch also said that when I get something, I will lose it at the same time... But if I get these things that so many people dream of, shouldn't I pay a little price?"

Matilda's words fully aroused Renee's curiosity, but she didn't dare to go in alone, so she pulled Mei Tess into the tent.

It wasn't until they walked in that they realized that there was a layer of black cloth lining in the curtain, so the light in the tent was very dark, as if they had stepped into the night.

In the center of the tent was a table of ebony wood inlaid with mother-of-pearl, on which stood a crystal ball.A woman in her 40s was sitting behind the table. She closed her eyes and muttered in a language they didn't understand. The weird atmosphere made people feel a little uneasy.

"Renee, let's go out," Mei Tess said in a low voice.

"Miss, if you go out now, you will definitely regret it. My salon used to be the hottest divination salon in Paris. I predicted the fate of many great people. When France had no monarch, I predicted that Napoleon would become emperor. But his dynasty will eventually fall. At that time, the poor artillery officer did not believe me, but when he really became Emperor of France, he drove me out of Paris. He thought the second half of that prophecy was It won't come true."

"Since fate cannot be changed, I don't even want to know," Mei Tess replied.

"No, I used to think so too. But in you, I saw something different." The proud Wu Ji stood up herself, and gently took Mei Tess's hand, "You should have married To an officer, be a noble countess, and you will have a bright and progressive son. Yet this marriage does not give you happiness, on the contrary, it ends in a sad grave."

The two girls looked at each other.

"Don't be afraid, miss," Wu Ji comforted, "None of this will happen. From the moment you walked into the tent, I have seen the variables. Maybe the future is all about your choice." Wu Ji returned to her seat and put A deck of Tarot cards was laid out on the table, "Come on, choose your destiny, I will count it for you for free."

Strong curiosity drove Mei Tess to sit down at the ebony table.

"That lady can only divination one person at a time," Wu Ji coldly chased her away.Renee froze for a moment before realizing she was talking about herself, nodded and went out.

Plum Tess drew nine cards as she said, and Wu Ji used eight of them to form two card arrays.

There are five cards in a deck, with the "Sun" in the center surrounded by "Saturn Saturn", "Jupiter Jupiter", "Mars Mars" and "Mercury Mercury" on the side. A vacancy, as if waiting for the last card to belong; another card formation has three cards, and the north, east and south sides are "North Star", "Moon" and "Dawn Star".

"There are no such cards in the Tarot," Mei Tess said doubtfully, pointing to the pile with fewer cards.

"Others' Tarot cards may not be there, but yours does have them." Wu Ji showed a strange smile, and she pointed to the "Venus Venus" in the middle of the two piles of cards, "This card On your own behalf, come on, choose your future path."

As one of the five planets, shouldn't Venus revolve around the sun?Plum Tess moved the cards in her hand to the "sun" without hesitation.

"Meow!" A black cat that appeared out of nowhere suddenly jumped onto the table, not only messing up the cards, but also startled her.

"Go away, you bastard!" Wu Ji angrily drove the black cat away.It nimbly jumped off the table, circled around Mei Tess, and quickly fled the tent.

This reminded Mei Tess of that long dream, and the owl Best's warning was still in her ears, "Weak people cannot live without light, but light is always accompanied by shadows...Only the light emitted by itself There will be no shadows, and such light can only be found in the dark."

Plum Tess frowned tightly.During the day, the brilliance of the sun is enough to cover the stars, but at night it is different. Although there is a moon, Venus is still the brightest star in the sky.

So she turned back the moving path of the Tarot cards in her hand, and moved the "Venus Venus" that was originally moved to the "sun" to the direction of the "moon".

"You can't go back on your word," Wu Ji seemed a little annoyed, and wanted to snatch the cards back, but Mei Tess did not let go.

When the two were arguing, the "sun" suddenly ignited, and the raging flames burned all the other four planets around him to ashes.

"This..." Plum Tess widened her eyes in fear.

"Don't think you're safe in this way," Wu Ji stared at Mei Tess, and warned in a sharp tone, "Although you escaped from the wrath of the sun, the kingdom of the moon is also dangerous. The long night is long, and the only way to stay Through the darkest dawn, your star will shine again in the western sky."

"Please be more specific," said Mei Tess doubtfully.

"Why is the sun in the west and the moon in the east? When everything is revealed, you will understand," Wu Ji reminded, "Because all these Tarot cards represent people who will have a major impact on your future destiny. "

Mei Tess didn't fully understand Wu Ji's words, she was more concerned about the person closely connected with her fate.

But before she could speak, Wu Ji said immediately, "I know what you want to ask." She handed the "Polaris" card to Mei Tess, "You will find him in the vast sea, even though he is at this time Glittering in the darkest places. Beware of the ice of hatred on him, there is only one thing in the world that can melt them..."

Wu Ji pondered for a while, "There is another...that little star that originally belonged to him, and her destiny trajectory has been deflected accordingly. One day she will follow you closely, and you have to guide her and help her until she grows up For the brightest star on the Aegean Sea..."

Mei Tess still didn't understand, but Wu Ji didn't want to explain again, "Miss, as you said, sometimes it may not be a good thing to know fate too clearly. Remember my prophecy, when the time comes, you will naturally understandable."

Then she shouted out of the tent with a hoarse voice, "Miss just now, it's your turn. Just one silver crown, and I will show you your future."