Stealing the Pen: Kirin's Primordial Lotus

Chapter 559

Who was Master Chen? He had all sorts of seasoned people coming and going every day. He could handle even those self-proclaimed shrewd businessmen with ease, let alone Wu Xie's little tricks.

In his eyes, Wu Xie's tricks were completely open and transparent. He was not afraid of Wu Xie's little test at all.

However, Master Chen must have some extraordinary qualities to be able to open such a shop in Yanjing. He is not someone who can be easily intimidated by Wu Xie's few sweet words.

Master Chen smiled faintly and said slowly, "Young Master, I completely understand your concerns. You're probably worried that I'll be like those bloated monks and Taoists, just trying to scam you out of your incense money and then making up some nonsense, right?"

Wu Xie wasn't one to be easily fooled. He had seen many truly capable Taoist priests and monks. So, facing Master Chen's words, he wasn't fooled. Instead, he calmly responded, "Since you understand my concerns, Master Chen, please demonstrate your expertise and help me with these matters." Then, Wu Xie pointed to the black card on the table, revealing a complete lack of concern for money. "If you can help me take care of these things, this black card is yours!"

Master Chen glanced at the black card but did not give Wu Xie an immediate answer.

Wu Xie's lips curled up slightly, revealing a confident smile. He seemed to be fully aware of Master Chen's concerns. He straightened his body, folded his arms across his chest, and said with an air of arrogance, "Don't worry, I wouldn't try to trick you with a blank card!"

Wu Xie's words were like a thunderclap, exploding in Fatty Wang's ears. He stared at Wu Xie in disbelief, his eyes wide open, mouth wide enough to fit an egg. "How come you're so rich? Aren't you as broke as me?"

Wu Xie glanced at Fatty Wang, the smile on his face not fading. Fatty Wang then realized, as if waking from a dream, that Wu Xie had been so easygoing that people had overlooked the fact that he came from a large family and that his background had shaped his vision.

Fatty Wang's expression at this moment was extremely resentful. He stared at Wu Xie with a resentful look, as if blaming him for why he was so rich but always treated himself to instant noodles, and every time it was a certain chef's mushroom stewed chicken noodles!

Seeing this, Wu Xie simply smiled and gave Fatty Wang a calming look, signaling him to remain calm. Then, his gaze returned to Master Chen across from him, and he said firmly, "Master Chen, if you still don't believe me, you can ask someone you trust to go with me to a nearby bank. You can choose any bank. Then, you'll know exactly how much money is in this card."

Master Chen smiled slightly, "Of course I believe what Donor Wu said, and I also trust the people Donor Wang brought here. They wouldn't come to me just to play a trick on me."

Wu Xie, despite appearing calm on the surface, remained deeply vigilant. He stared intently at Master Chen, a flicker of doubt in his eyes. He said, "Since that's the case, Master Chen, please carefully examine me for any signs of inappropriate behavior."

Upon seeing this, Master Chen quickly stood up and bowed as a sign of respect. Then, he slowly took out some props from under the table and carefully placed them on the table. These props looked quite old, and were engraved with mysterious symbols and patterns.

Seeing this, Wu Xie's doubts grew even more intense, but he didn't show them. He sat arrogantly in the seat designated by Master Chen, his arms folded across his chest, his legs crossed, and a condescending attitude as he looked at the pile of props on the table with a slightly disdainful gaze.

Fatty Wang, standing behind Wu Xie, acted as a bodyguard. He stared around with a serious expression, as if ready to respond to any possible danger. At the same time, he didn't forget to speak up for Wu Xie, explaining to Master Chen, "Master Chen, you have to help my brothers! We've been feeling like someone's watching us from behind lately, but every time we look back, we can't see anything. It's especially strange at night; every now and then, we'll feel a dark shadow standing by our bed, and it scares us like crazy!"

Fatty Wang's words were three-quarters true, three-quarters false, and four-quarters reserved, clearly a cover-up for Wu Xie. His purpose was simply to get Master Chen to pay more attention to Wu Xie's situation, while also preventing him from learning too much about their true situation.

Master Chen carefully picked up the copper coins on the table one by one and gently placed them into the tortoise shell that he had stroked until it was smooth and shiny. With the crisp sound of the copper coins falling into the tortoise shell, the whole room seemed to be filled with a mysterious atmosphere.

Master Chen raised his head, his gaze fell on Wu Xie, and asked with a smile, "I haven't asked for Mr. Wu's birth date yet?"

Wu Xie frowned slightly, clearly unimpressed by the question. He muttered, "What era is this? Who still remembers their birth date? Besides, all the elders in my family have passed away. I only know my birth date."

After listening to Wu Xie's words, Master Chen pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's fine. Your date of birth will also do. Tell me first, and I'll help you calculate it to see if it's the right time."

Wu Xie looked at Master Chen. Although he had some doubts in his heart, he hesitated for a moment and finally reported his date of birth: "March 1997, 3."

After Master Chen received Wu Xie's birth date and eight characters, he immediately began to calculate them on his fingers. His fingers moved rapidly in the air, as if communicating with some invisible force. After a while, Master Chen suddenly stopped, a look of surprise on his face.

"Oh my! This is a truly excellent destiny!" Master Chen exclaimed. "A family of great wealth and honor! Mr. Wu, you are destined to live a life of luxury and prosperity!"

Wu Xie shrugged it off. "Just look at the way I dress and you'll know I was born into a wealthy family! Besides, how can I so casually take out a black card without any money?"

Master Chen was not fooled by Wu Xie's words. He smiled and said slowly, "But, because of Mr. Wu's momentary thought, your family is no longer with us!"

This sentence hit Wu Xie's heart like a hammer, causing him to suddenly feel a lump in his throat and his expression to turn grim. He suppressed his uneasiness and retorted, "My family's elderly are old, and birth, aging, sickness, and death are common. Isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to generalize and say that my family members are gone?"

However, Master Chen remained unmoved. He gently shook his head and continued, "Your old man had three sons in his lifetime. You are the eldest child, so you can be considered the eldest son and grandson of the family! Am I right?"

Wu Xie frowned slightly. He didn't know how Master Chen got this information, but he nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Master Chen raised the corners of his mouth slightly and continued, "Your second uncle and third uncle are not married, and..." He deliberately paused, observing Wu Xie's reaction.

Sure enough, Wu Xie's pupils shrank slightly at this moment. Although it was only a very subtle change, it did not escape Master Chen's eyes.

Master Chen was secretly delighted. He knew his guess was correct, so he said more confidently, "Besides, your uncle deals with soil! And your ancestors also dealt with soil, right?"

Wu Xie's face grew paler, as if completely struck by Master Chen's words. He was in a trance. After a long moment, he finally came to his senses, forced a smile, and said, "Indeed! I studied construction engineering in college, but unfortunately, after graduation I inherited a family shop, and I'm living quite comfortably."

Fatty Wang stood aside with a fawning smile on his face, constantly speaking in compliments, "Oh my, Master Chen, you are truly amazing! You even predicted this! My brother's family used to be in real estate, and they were quite prosperous back then! It's a pity that the old man in the family made a wrong decision, and as a result, the family fell into decline. His second uncle took the blame for the sake of the whole family. He was so angry about this that he fell ill and was hospitalized, and in the end, he couldn't be saved. Oh, how pitiful!"

Wu Xie frowned slightly as he listened to Fatty Wang's words, feeling somewhat displeased. He glared at Fatty Wang and said, "Even if you're right about my background, how do you explain what happened to me? It can't just be because my second uncle offended someone, right?"

Upon seeing this, Master Chen quickly gave Wu Xie a reassuring look, then continued fiddling with the tortoise shell in his hand, muttering to himself as he divined. After a while, he looked up and said to Wu Xie, "This thing on you is actually the result of one of your uncles accidentally offending some special being. However, your uncle was wearing a protective amulet, so that being couldn't do anything to him. But it wasn't willing to let your family go, so it took its anger out on you, which is why you're experiencing these things."

Wu Xie's face was filled with anxiety, and a thin layer of sweat even appeared on his forehead. He tightly grasped Master Chen's sleeve and asked anxiously, "Then how can we solve this problem? As long as you can help me solve this problem, money is definitely not a problem!"

Master Chen's lips curled up slightly, revealing a confident smile, as if he was full of confidence in solving this problem. He patted Wu Xie on the shoulder and said soothingly, "Don't worry! As long as you leave this matter to me, I promise to cure you!"

Master Chen asked Wu Xie and Fatty Wang to wait for a while, and then he turned and walked to the back, saying that he was going to prepare some necessary things.

Wu Xie and Fatty Wang watched Master Chen's receding back. After he completely disappeared from their sight, the two of them immediately gathered together and whispered in low voices.

Fatty Wang looked at Wu Xie suspiciously and asked in confusion, "Wu Xie, why did you say that just now? You don't suspect that... he's a liar, do you?"

A disdainful smile appeared on Wu Xie's lips. He leaned close to Fatty Wang's ear and whispered, "Who is my Wu family? How could I not have seen Taoist priests and monks in those famous mountains and scenic spots? Not to mention Taoist priests from other places, I have seen the monks from the Lingyin Temple in my hometown countless times! Do you think I would be so easily fooled by such a half-baked Taoist priest?"

Fatty Wang thought about it and it made sense. The Wu family was one of the biggest families in the underworld. These big shots that were hard for a lone ranger like them to meet were just commonplace for Wu Xie.

Fatty Wang was still feeling a bit uneasy. He frowned and asked doubtfully, "But how can you be so sure that Master Chen is just a charlatan with no real skills? I think his calculations were pretty accurate, except for the few places we deliberately changed."

Wu Xie's lips curled up slightly, revealing a disdainful smile. He snorted coldly, "My date of birth is fake, and he couldn't even figure it out. And you still say he has real skills? Do you believe that?"

As Wu Xie spoke, he casually glanced in the direction Master Chen had left, then continued, "Also, did you notice that when I placed the black card on the table just now, a hint of greed flashed in his eyes! This alone is enough to prove that although this person has some real skills, they are definitely not much. He might be able to handle some simple things, but if he encounters a complicated situation, he will definitely be at a loss!"

After hearing Wu Xie's words, Fatty Wang felt as if a door to a new world had suddenly opened for him. He suddenly realized, "Oh, so that's how it is!"

Wu Xie nodded and continued, "Besides, we came here for Xiaohua! If we accidentally run into a fake Taoist priest, Hei Ye will eat us alive!"

Fatty Wang then remembered why they came here. "So it's better to be cautious. Look at Hei Ye's temper. He seems easygoing on weekdays, but once it comes to Hua Er Ye, he becomes an unreasonable mad dog!"

Wu Xie had a look of complete control at this moment, "So you can understand why I tried to test him just now!"

Fatty Wang suddenly understood and said, "I understand! We should be careful indeed! But isn't it a bit inappropriate for us to do all this without Hei Ye's knowledge? Should we notify Hei Ye?"

Wu Xie glared at Fatty Wang, "You're so stupid! Isn't it like rubbing salt into Hei Ye's wounds by informing him? Don't you think about how Hei Ye was so heartbroken when Xiao Hua left in the first few days? Hei Ye wished he could go with Xiao Hua!"

Fatty Wang was still terrified by Hei Xia Zi's condition over the past few days. "It's better not to tell him! Otherwise, if he's forced out again, wouldn't it all be our fault?"