I Become The Richest Man With A monthly Salary of Twenty Thousand Yuan-Chapter 571 - 421

How could anyone not be excited?

Upon hearing this, the others present also grew visibly excited. Although they were not yet Elder Chu Guoying’s age, who wouldn’t want to live a few more years?

Master Qiu, who had said this deliberately, saw Elder Chu Guoying’s reaction and smiled. This time, I’m going to swindle the Chu Family out of a fortune.

"So..." Master Qiu finally set down his yellow robe and turned to Xia Liang. "You’re so young and have no physical defects. It’s laughable to call yourself a Diviner. So, the Chu Family likes to pick swindlers for sons-in-law, huh?"

Master Qiu picked up a glass of wine and spoke with feigned carelessness. As he saw the Chu Family members begin to whisper among themselves again, Chu Yiyi’s lips curled into a smile. This is exactly the effect I wanted.

"Master Qiu is mistaken! My daughter was just temporarily blinded and tricked. I’ll have her break up with this man immediately!"

Sitting at the main table, Chu Lingmu’s father, Chu Tian, finally couldn’t sit still any longer, his expression becoming extremely ugly. He hadn’t really paid any attention to Chu Lingmu in years. Other than calling her for the Old Master’s birthday this time, they hadn’t had a proper conversation in ages. He didn’t care who she dated, but now she was embarrassing him, and he could no longer just sit by.

Meanwhile, seeing the situation was not in their favor, Xia Liang finally began to speak slowly.

"’The notion that peeking at heaven’s secrets will result in a disability is something spread by charlatans. The forefathers of our craft, great masters like Yuan Tiangang and Guo Pu, were all able-bodied and had no disabilities. As for the claim that one will be punished for peeking at heaven’s secrets...’" Xia Liang paused, then smiled and continued, "’To suffer harm from peeking at heaven’s secrets can only mean one thing...’"

Xia Liang looked toward Master Qiu.

"’You simply lack the skill. Or perhaps, you have no skill at all.’"

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire Grand Hall fell silent.

Come to think of it, what Chu Lingmu’s boyfriend said actually makes sense. There really aren’t many famous Diviners in history who were disabled or injured.

"How can our capabilities be compared to those of the great masters? Are you implying that you’re on their level, able to peek at heaven’s secrets without punishment?" Master Qiu said coldly.

Xia Liang merely smiled without saying a word.

"Master Qiu, don’t be angry. This kid is all talk. How could he possibly compare to those masters? Since he claims to be so capable, let’s see what he can actually do," Chu Yiyi chimed in.

At this, Master Qiu took a deep breath, suppressing his anger.

"Since that’s the case, then please, let’s have you both give a reading for Elder Chu Guoying."

After speaking, Master Qiu took a piece of paper from his robes and placed it before Chu Guoying.

"Please, Old Master Chu, write down any character you like. Make sure no one else sees it, and I will use this character to divine what you wish to know."

"Alright!" Elder Chu Guoying took the paper very seriously and went off to the side to write.

As Xia Liang watched Elder Chu Guoying and Master Qiu, a thought stirred in his mind. While Elder Chu Guoying was off to the side, carefully writing his character, the destiny trajectories of the two men appeared in Xia Liang’s mind.

Elder Chu Guoying’s was unremarkable—he was just an ordinary old man who had done no great evil. But when Xia Liang shifted his gaze to Master Qiu’s destiny trajectory, his brow furrowed slightly.

This Master Qiu is indeed a fraud who has swindled people everywhere, causing many deaths. There was a mother who had finally scraped together enough money for her son’s surgery. The day before the operation, she sought out Master Qiu for a divination. He knew the child’s illness was terminal and that he couldn’t cure it, but he still tricked the mother into giving him the money. He sent her away with some useless herbs for her son to take. A few days later, the boy’s condition worsened, and he died. The mother then took her own life. And as for this Master Qiu? He simply moved to another city and continued his scams.

These various acts were enough to sicken Xia Liang.

"Boy, what are you staring at me for? Elder Chu Guoying is coming back. We’ll see what you have to say then."

Sneering, Master Qiu turned his gaze to the slowly approaching Elder Chu Guoying and called out, "Old Master, have you finished writing?"

"I have." Elder Chu nodded, covering the paper.

The moment the paper was covered, Master Qiu spoke, affecting an air of profound mystery. "Old Master Chu, the character you wrote must be the one for ’forest,’ correct?"

Hearing this, Old Master Chu was visibly stunned. I wrote that character with no one around. How could this Master Qiu see it at a glance?

The people around Elder Chu Guoying were also taken aback for a moment before their gazes all shifted to him.

Trembling, Elder Chu slowly turned over the paper. In the very center of the paper was, indeed, the character for ’forest’!

After a few seconds of stunned silence, the room erupted in applause.

"That’s Master Qiu for you! You must have calculated long ago that our Old Master would write the character for ’forest,’ right?" Chu Yiyi said with a smile. Master Qiu slowly nodded in acknowledgement.

Everyone was amazed except for Xia Liang, who couldn’t help but laugh internally. What an amateurish magic trick. I wonder where he learned it. A simple pair of contact lenses could accomplish the same thing.

The paper Master Qiu had given Elder Chu Guoying was no ordinary sheet. With specially treated spectacles, one could see right through it.