I Become The Richest Man With A monthly Salary of Twenty Thousand Yuan-Chapter 539 - 440 Perfunctory_2

He even added a few more dishes.

However, when parting with Fang Youxue at the end, Xia Liang stared at her and said, "You should prepare yourself. Next week, I’ll accompany you to Linghai City."

"Why?"

"I’m afraid your Fang Family is heading for trouble."

「Half an hour later.」

On a street in Qingyun City.

As soon as the words were out of his mouth, Li Chao seemed to remember something and patted his pocket. He recalled that when Xia Liang had made his move, he seemed to have stuffed something into it.

Soon enough, Li Chao fished out a small note.

Only a few words were written on it.

"This time, a leg. Next time, your head."

Li Chao was still trying to grasp the meaning of the words when the screech of frantic brakes echoed through the street. The surrounding crowd scattered instantly.

A van was charging straight for him.

BANG!

Li Chao had no time to react before the van slammed into him, pinning him against the wall.

Immediately, an indescribable agony shot up from his leg. His entire thigh had been crushed on impact.

Li Chao’s face turned deathly pale, completely drained of color. The only thing in his mind was the note. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

"This time, a leg. Next time, your head!"

「The next afternoon.」

Xia Liang drove his Lamborghini Poison into a villa complex. The guard saw the car and, without even asking for an inspection, simply waved him through.

After driving around the complex for a bit, Xia Liang finally stopped in front of a house.

An old gentleman was waiting for him at the entrance. Behind him stood a middle-aged man who looked to be in his mid-thirties. Dressed in a gray Sun Yat-sen suit, the man had a righteous air about him, his eyes bright and spirited.

As soon as Xia Liang appeared, the man’s gaze swept over him. At the same time, the old gentleman in front of him strode forward.

"Master Xia, you’ve finally arrived! I was beginning to think you wouldn’t make it. Please, come in, come in."

The old gentleman was incredibly enthusiastic, grabbing Xia Liang’s arm as he spoke.

"You’re too kind, Elder Sun," Xia Liang replied with a light chuckle.

This was Elder Sun Guoming, the man he had met when selling water. Xia Liang had promised him yesterday that he would come for dinner today.

"Oh, I haven’t made the introductions. This is my son, Sun Zhihai, and this is Master Xia Liang. I also have a younger son, but he’s doing business out of town and couldn’t make it today."

As soon as Sun Guoming finished speaking, the middle-aged man behind him stepped forward.

"Hello, Master Xia. I’m Sun Zhihai."

In truth, he was highly skeptical of Xia Liang’s abilities. Seeing how young Xia Liang was in person only deepened his doubts. After all, Xia Liang had only met his father once. Even though Sun Guoming had raved about how formidable and powerful the man was, Sun Zhihai couldn’t help but suspect he was a charlatan. He probably used some trick to scam Father out of his bracelet.

And Liu Yu, who had been with his father at the time, insisted the old man’s judgment was sound, adamant that Xia Liang possessed genuine skills. But Liu Yu was too embarrassed to tell Sun Zhihai that he had sought out Xia Liang for help with a promotion, so he couldn’t offer a proper explanation.

Thinking of this, Sun Zhihai shook his head with a hint of helplessness.

He did have a troubling matter on his mind recently, but before bringing it up, he wanted to test Xia Liang’s abilities for himself.

"Commander Sun, you came out to greet me personally despite your recent leg trouble. I’m truly honored," Xia Liang said with a faint smile after glancing at Sun Zhihai.

In that brief moment, he had performed a divination, and Sun Zhihai’s entire past appeared before his eyes.

At his words, Sun Zhihai’s expression flickered with surprise before he quickly composed himself. It was true his leg had been injured a few days ago, making things inconvenient, but quite a few people were aware of it. Anyone could find that out by simply asking around at the City Command.

"My father came out to welcome you, Master Xia. How could I remain inside? Come, the meal is ready," Sun Zhihai said, stepping aside.

Xia Liang didn’t stand on ceremony, walking past both of them and into the house.

Watching this, Sun Zhihai’s frown deepened.

「More than ten minutes later.」

The Sun Family’s banquet began.

Sun Zhihai spoke up, suggesting that Elder Sun Guoming take the seat of honor. Typically, when hosting an esteemed guest, that seat would be reserved for them. But Sun Zhihai offered it to his father, intending to take Xia Liang down a peg.

He wanted Xia Liang to understand that he wasn’t like his father, easily fooled by petty tricks.

However, Elder Sun refused and even pulled out the chair for Xia Liang himself.

Xia Liang, of course, did not decline. Without the slightest hesitation, he sat down at the head of the table in front of everyone.

This act deepened Sun Zhihai’s dissatisfaction with him considerably, though he didn’t voice it.

The others then took their seats.

Besides Elder Sun Guoming, there was another familiar face at the Sun Family’s banquet. Since Liu Yu had met Xia Liang several times, he was also present. And just like Elder Sun Guoming, he felt that no one but Xia Liang deserved the seat of honor today.

The two seats to Xia Liang’s left and right were taken by Elder Sun and Sun Zhihai. Liu Yu sat beside Elder Sun. The only other person present was Sun Zhihai’s wife.

"Today, Master Xia graces our humble home, so allow me, Sun Guoming, to be the first to toast you!"

Raising his glass, Elder Sun Guoming drained it in one gulp.

Xia Liang’s face showed a hint of shock. Elder Sun Guoming was nearly ninety, yet he was so robust that many young men probably couldn’t compare.

After Elder Sun Guoming’s toast, the Sun Family’s banquet officially commenced.

After offering a toast to Xia Liang himself, Sun Zhihai got straight to the point.

"I’ve heard from my father that you possess immense power, Master Xia, that you’re capable of divining the heavens and altering fate. I wonder if you might let us witness it?"

"The path of divination is merely a form of fortune telling. If you have any worries lately, Commander Sun, you can simply ask, and I will do my best to answer. Divinatory power is not something to be put on display for entertainment," Xia Liang replied calmly, taking a small sip from his glass.

Sun Zhihai was taken aback, not expecting a direct refusal. This further solidified the notion in his mind that Xia Liang was a charlatan. However, this charlatan was different from other swindlers; his rhetorical skill was flawless.

For a moment, Sun Zhihai wasn’t sure how to proceed, but he pressed on.

"If your abilities are so vast, Master Xia, showing us a small sample shouldn’t be a problem. If your skills are purely verbal, then even if I do have concerns, I would find it hard to confide in you. Besides, everyone else wishes to see what you can do."

He glanced around the table. The others also turned their expectant gazes toward Xia Liang.

Elder Sun Guoming chimed in at the right moment.

"That’s right, Master Xia! Just show us a little something. How about you predict the weather for the next few days?"

"Predict the weather?"

"Yes, yes!" Elder Sun Guoming nodded eagerly, his eyes glinting with excitement.