Chapter 2362: Chapter 2352: I See Two Calamities Between Your Eyebrows
“I once cultivated at Quanzhen Temple, but my skills didn’t include those immortal techniques. Instead, I learned how to glimpse heavenly secrets.”
Long Yan said this with a straight face, making up nonsense. The “blocked intestines and stomach” bit—wasn’t that sothing Long Qingli had told him? She had once studied dicine, and dical practice is all about observing, inquiring, and diagnosing. From a distance, Long Qingli had already deduced that Qin Wei’s body wasn’t in peak health.
Even without Long Qingli’s input, Long Yan could have guessed it anyway. After all, Qin Wei’s appearance—excessive indulgence in wine and won—was obvious enough for anyone with a keen eye to notice.
“Master, you must save !”
Without thinking twice, Qin Wei clung to Long Yan’s leg. Though Qin Wei was normally domineering, Long Yan’s few words pinpointing his condition imdiately convinced him.
Similar to street fortune-tellers, Long Yan pretended to calculate with his fingers and furrowed his brow slightly. Of course, he had no idea how to divine soone’s fortune—he was only doing this to trick Qin Wei into believing him.
“Master, what’s wrong?”
Qin Wei’s voice was urgent. He completely ignored Elder Tiancheng and instead stood respectfully beside Long Yan. If it were an ordinary person, they might mock Long Yan’s words. But Qin Wei was far from ordinary. As the city gate’s local tyrant, he had committed more than a few shady acts in his ti. Though none were grave offenses, he frequently extorted money from uncooperative rchants passing through, and the sheer frequency of these deeds made him anxious and guilty.
So when Long Yan spoke of his condition, Qin Wei instantly believed him and desperately sought a solution. Seeing Long Yan’s furrowed brow made Qin Wei’s heart sink even further.
“This isn’t good…”
“Master, I… what’s wrong with ?”
Qin Wei looked like he was about to cry. Entrenched beliefs firmly rooted in his mind, coupled with Long Yan’s serious expression, scared him into almost wetting his pants. Just seeing Long Yan’s deanor made him feel like crying.
“I foresee two calamities awaiting you.”
Long Yan feigned a helpless look, shaking his head while constantly rubbing his hands in hesitation.
Qin Wei imdiately caught Long Yan’s drift and knowingly nodded, pulling a gold ingot from his waistband and placing it into Long Yan’s palm. His face bead with a flattering smile.
“Master, do tell clearly. What exactly is wrong with ?”
Feigning carelessness, Long Yan pocketed the gold ingot. After all, it was ill-gotten wealth extorted from others. Naturally, he confiscated it on moral grounds.
Still, he needed to make the performance convincing. Long Yan said, “The first calamity is just a minor bloodshed compared to the second disaster.”
Continuing his fabrication, Long Yan made Qin Wei tremble all over, his legs weakening. Hastily, Qin Wei grabbed Long Yan’s right hand.
“Master, please save !”
“Well…”
Long Yan pretended to hesitate and looked reluctantly into Qin Wei’s pleading eyes before saying, “I can help you with what I’ve learned, but doing this will make lose ten years of life.”
“Daoist, no, reversing heavenly secrets isn’t sothing trivial!”
Elder Tiancheng interjected. As an adherent of the Dao on Shu Mountain, he knew exactly what Long Yan ant by altering heavenly secrets. However, he didn’t realize Long Yan was rely spouting nonsense. Tiancheng’s face showed genuine concern.
Initially, Qin Wei had doubted Long Yan, but hearing Elder Tiancheng affirm the gravity of the matter convinced him completely. This mirrored the marketplace fortune-tellers whose talk of drastic sacrifices had only one goal: extracting the money from your pockets.
“Master, please save !”
Distraught, Qin Wei knelt on the ground, trembling uncontrollably from fear. Long Yan certainly understood that Elder Tiancheng wasn’t lying. To Tiancheng, Long Yan’s ntion of reversing karma felt genuine. Shu Mountain was particularly knowledgeable in this field, although Tiancheng himself wasn’t adept at divination techniques.
If Tiancheng had a better grasp of the subject, he’d realize Long Yan’s words were pure nonsense. However, Tiancheng had previously heard his junior brother ntion the term “reversing karma.” During a great crisis on Shu Mountain, an elder had reportedly reversed karma to save the sect. That elder passed away within a week of the act, proving its dire consequences.
Because of this, Elder Tiancheng imdiately believed Long Yan’s words, stepping forward to stop him from acting.
“Alas, this must be fate.”
Feigning a resigned sigh, Long Yan helped the kneeling Qin Wei up and solemnly declared, “I can reverse karma, but you’ll need to offer so incense money.”
Qin Wei didn’t fully understand Daoist rituals but grasped the implication of buying his life with money. He scampered ho to fetch his savings, instructing his subordinates to treat Long Yan with utmost respect.
Elder Tiancheng, however, was flabbergasted. Wasn’t this fellow a Daoist? Why was he asking for incense money like a monk? Still, Tiancheng refrained from questioning him aloud, knowing it would undermine Long Yan. Despite his lack of social awareness, Tiancheng recognized Long Yan’s assistance today and held his tongue.
In no ti, Qin Wei’s figure appeared, scurrying back excitedly like a rabbit. Carrying a bundle in his hands, he approached Long Yan and respectfully offered it with both hands, his deanor drawing astonished looks.
“Everything depends on you, Daoist.”
Long Yan subtly weighed the bundle in his hands. Judging by its heft, this was likely Qin Wei’s entire remaining fortune. Clearing his throat, Long Yan solemnly declared, “Benefactor, rest assured. This matter is in my hands.”
Long Yan clasped his hands together, invoking the Azure Dragon’s Mysteries. Behind him, a visibly radiant Azure Dragon illusion began to move, letting out a sky-piercing roar. Overco with excitent, Qin Wei nearly knelt, utterly convinced he was witnessing a true immortal in action.
Elder Tiancheng’s pupils constricted upon seeing the Azure Dragon illusion. Realizing its significance, he lowered his head and chuckled bitterly to himself. Yet one question lingered: Why would a mber of the Azure Dragon Clan appear here?
Long Qingli, upon noticing the Azure Dragon illusion behind Long Yan, felt deeply moved, though nobody caught her reaction. She quickly masked her emotions, regaining her composure.
The Azure Dragon soared through the sky, appearing to stir so unseen force. In an instant, the whole sky shimred golden. However, this spectacle was visible only to those present. Long Yan ensured the space was sealed to maintain secrecy.
After the Azure Dragon vanished into the heavens, Qin Wei nearly threw himself onto Long Yan in awe.
“You’re a god!”
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