Chapter 1
Chapter 1
I stood on the bustling street, searching for a sucker-no, searching for a kind benefactor.
My master had blown up the house while refining pills. There was a huge hole in the roof, and three of the four walls had collapsed.
Everything was getting more expensive these days. The renovation company said the place would have to be rebuilt from scratch, with a minimum budget of one hundred thousand yuan.
And so, my senior brother Lu Qingxuan and I were kicked down the mountain to raise money.
Master said that if we couldn’t make any money, we weren’t allowed to return to the Taoist temple.
“Miss, I can see an ominous sign on your face. Why don’t you let me-”
“Where did this scammer come from? Shoo, shoo!”
The pretty lady in high heels waved me away like she was swatting a fly, then sashayed off so fast she didn’t even look back.
I scratched my head. This was Hucheng’s most prosperous CBD district, no mistake. It was full of rich people.
Sigh. The world had changed. People weren’t so easy to fool anymore.
I worked hard to observe the surging crowd.
Huh? A mass of black qi was coming toward me from the distance.
I narrowed my eyes. The person approaching was a tall, long-legged, ridiculously handsome guy.
The young man’s features were striking, his brows and eyes sharp. At that moment, he was striding straight toward me on those long legs of his.
On his smooth forehead, a mass of black qi was faintly visible, churning and roiling like a dark cloud about to unleash a torrential storm.
Business had arrived!!!
“Handsome sir, would you like your fortune told or your face read? I can also read bones by touch!”
The handsome guy stopped and gave me a rather disdainful glance, as if I were a pile of trash in human form.
That damn overwhelming CEO aura.
Heh. Man, you’ve successfully caught my attention.
I grabbed his sleeve.
“Benefactor, I see an ominous sign on your face. If you don’t resolve it, you will die an unnatural death today.”
“Tsk. If you don’t let go, I’m calling the police.”
The handsome guy’s attractive thick brows drew together tightly, and he shook his hand in disgust.
It didn’t budge.
“Let go!”
The handsome guy yanked hard-
Riiip!
A piece of his sleeve was left in my hand, fluttering in the wind.
One look was enough to confirm it: this was clothing I could not afford to pay for.
At a time like this, the best move was to seize the initiative.
“You hurt my hand pulling like that!!!”
The guy took a deep breath, a vein throbbing on his forehead.
“My bad luck. Get lost.”
Unwilling to give up, I grabbed the hem of his shirt.
“Don’t go! Give me a chance! I’ve been watching for ages, and on this entire street, your face is the darkest!”
The guy pulled even harder.
That familiar riiip sounded again.
What beautiful eight-pack abs!!
I applauded inwardly and calmly tossed aside the torn cloth in my hand.
“What are you looking at? I told you not to leave, but you just wouldn’t listen!”
“I-”
Boom!!!
Before the guy could finish speaking, a luxury Rolls-Royce parked by the street exploded on the spot.
The powerful blast instantly knocked over the people nearby. Among them was a rather familiar figure-it was none other than the pretty lady who had just rejected me.
No wonder so many people had ominous signs on their faces. So it was because there was an explosion.
I wanted to go over and see what was going on.
I had only taken one step when someone grabbed my wrist.
“Master, please wait.”
The arrogant, aloof CEO-type guy from earlier now looked utterly sincere, his eyes brimming with honesty.
“The car that just exploded was mine. Master, you saved my life. I don’t know how I could ever repay you!”
My heart leaped with joy. Well, well, well. Master’s pill-refining room had hope!
“No problem, no problem. I can resolve your calamity. All I need is this much.”
I held up five fingers. He drove a Rolls-Royce, okay? Asking for fifty thousand yuan wasn’t too much, right?
“All right. Five million. I’ll have someone transfer it to your card immediately.”