novelraw Chapter 366 - 368: Deceived
Chapter 366 - 368: Deceived
"Jail?"
Meng Liang found it a bit strange. ’What could a beggar possibly do to end up in there?’
’It couldn’t be for digging up graves, could it?’
"He got too greedy. A few days ago, he set his sights on another family’s grave. The family caught him and gave him a good beating."
[That’s seriously messed up!]
[He got what he deserved!]
[I don’t get it. A homeless guy with no descendants, why is he so obsessed with a grave?]
[He had a backup option?]
"Then, he dragged his injured body to go steal something. The crime was serious, so the police arrested him."
The beggar’s story was certainly full of twists and turns.
Only after hearing the end of the story and learning that the beggar didn’t get away with it did Meng Liang’s expression soften.
"Alright, I understand."
He had decided to go back and beat up that beggar himself. He never expected the man would already be in the slammer.
[That beggar is just disgusting.]
[He coveted someone’s auspicious burial plot, so he decided to dig them up and lie down in it himself. I’m speechless.]
[He even dug up two, planning to use one as a backup. So disgusting!]
The viewers cursed him out one after another.
Meng Liang, looking rushed, said his thanks and left.
The next client walked in right after.
It was a middle-aged man in plain clothes, with some white starting to show in his hair. He was weather-beaten, and his face was already covered in wrinkles.
But his expression was quite good, as if he’d run into some good fortune.
He seemed a little impatient as soon as he came in, pulling out a chair and sitting down.
His tone was full of resignation.
"Hello, Master Streamer. I didn’t want to get my fortune told, but my mom forced me to come. She said she’s been having a bad feeling lately, and she heard you’re incredibly accurate, so she insisted I come and see you."
As the middle-aged man spoke, he brazenly sized up the room.
He then looked at Su Nian. To be honest, if his old mother hadn’t forced him to come to this Daoist Temple...
...he would have just found some random street-corner fortune-teller to get it over with.
Who would have thought that after coming to this Daoist Temple, he’d find such a young girl in charge.
He glanced behind him, a little puzzled.
"Is your master not here?"
[Oh, so he thought the streamer was the apprentice.]
[What are you talking about? With an aura like that, there’s no way the streamer is an apprentice!]
Su Nian’s expression remained placid, showing no reaction. In that moment of dawning realization, the man suddenly understood.
He said in disbelief, "You’re the Immortal Lady who’s supposed to be so accurate with her fortunes?"
His eyes went wide as he scanned Su Nian from top to bottom. His gaze was brazen and disrespectful.
’How frustrating,’ he thought. ’My old mother is getting more and more unreliable. How could she find someone like this?’
’She looks so young, like she doesn’t know a thing. And they call her Immortal Lady? This has to be a scam, right?’
Su Nian gestured toward the QR code for payment.
"You’ll know once you try."
The middle-aged man shook his head with a sigh of resignation, but he scanned the code and sent the money anyway.
Then he crossed his arms, propped one leg over the other, and sat back in the chair with a superior air, his expression full of disdain as he looked at Su Nian.
After confirming the payment was received, Su Nian’s gaze slowly swept over the man.
Her tone was calm and unhurried. "Your Yintang is dark, and black clouds loom over you. Disaster will soon befall you!"
"PFFT!"
"AHAHAHAHAHA!!"
The words had barely left Su Nian’s mouth when the middle-aged man couldn’t help but snort with laughter, then proceed to mock her openly.
"A little girl like you, instead of learning something useful, you go and learn all this charlatan nonsense. And here I thought you were some incredible master. ’Disaster will soon befall you’!"
"Stop trying to scare people. A pretty face isn’t meant to be used like this. Take my advice: go find a proper job and stop scamming people here!"
The middle-aged man shook his head as he spoke, getting ready to leave.
But Su Nian’s eyes were fixed on him. Her gaze was as deep and clear as a spring, yet tinged with a chilling coldness.
"You recently found a new job, didn’t you?"
Hearing this, the man stopped in his tracks. He raised his eyebrows high and looked at Su Nian with annoyance. "I did find a new job, yes."
"The salary is high, and the benefits are quite good. It wasn’t easy to land this job, was it?"
Su Nian continued, speaking as if to herself.
The man gave a slight nod. His tone softened a little, but he remained standing.
"You do have a few tricks up your sleeve. I did indeed find a new job. I used to be a delivery driver, which was really tough work. But this new packing job I found... well, it’s exhausting, but the pay is decent, the boss is easy to talk to, and he even promised to promote me and give me a raise next month."
Su Nian’s eyes were fixed on him. After a long moment, a cold sneer touched the corners of her lips.
"But this isn’t a legitimate job. Your boss is just... trying to trick you into being trafficked."
[Holy shit, is that what’s going on?]
[Yeah, there are real cases just like this happening now!]
[Oh my god, that’s terrifying. Using a job as a cover to lure people in?]
Unexpectedly, upon hearing Su Nian’s words, the man flew into a rage.
"Don’t talk bullshit!"
"This is a real job! I work a solid eight hours a day, with occasional overtime. It’s real, hard work! The pay is 8,500, and I have to work overtime often."
His tone was furious, and he even shot Su Nian a disdainful glance.
"I’m not some naive kid with no standards, falling for those high-paying job scams. I don’t believe in pies falling from the sky!"
"It’s such an ordinary, tiring job! I deserve a good salary for it! There’s no way I’m being scammed!"
The middle-aged man spoke with absolute conviction, his tone dripping with contempt.
[That makes sense. A guy his age wouldn’t fall for a scam, would he?]
But Su Nian’s face remained impassive and cold, without a trace of emotion.
"It’s just a front. Next, your company will take you all on a trip out to sea."
The man was about to argue, but just then, his phone rang.