Chapter Ten: Profound Magic Power
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Amidst everyone's astonished gazes,
the elderly man jogged up to Fang Yi and extended his hand.
The young man beside him, looking at Fang Yi with reverence, took a wad of cash from his bag and handed it to the elderly man.
The elderly man didn't even glance at it, but instead held the money respectfully with both hands and presented it to Fang Yi. "Great Immortal, your predictions were truly accurate. I keep my word; here's 100,000 yuan, please accept it."
Fang Yi smiled slightly, accepting the money without any hesitation, and asked, "Have you found your daughter?"
"Found her! Found her!" The elderly man nodded vigorously, his eyes filled with gratitude.
He then tried to kneel down, "Great Immortal, your divine wisdom saved my daughter's life!"
"No, no, you mustn't."
Fang Yi quickly stopped him, preventing the elderly man from actually kneeling.
This brief exchange caused an uproar among the crowd.
"My God!"
"Is this young man really that amazing?"
"Wow, a fortune teller's skill level of 100,000 is definitely different from those charlatans."
"What exactly happened? Sir, tell us."
The onlookers exclaimed in amazement while pressing for details.
The elderly man, perhaps grateful to Fang Yi for helping him find his daughter, offered to explain the situation, wanting to "build Fang Yi's reputation." He
explained that a few days ago he and his daughter had argued, and she had run away from home in a huff, disappearing for five or six days despite trying everything.
But Fang Yi had predicted it correctly!
It turned out his daughter had gone back to her rural hometown.
Because she was still unconscious, she tripped and fell hard on the third floor, suffering a severe head injury that caused her to lose consciousness.
When they found her, she was already in a state of level two hypothermia.
At the hospital, the doctor bluntly stated that if she had arrived a few hours later, she would have entered level three hypothermia and wouldn't have survived.
Only Fang Yi knew why.
Because Chen Xiaoqing felt her father was neglected due to his constant work and had been severely scolded, she returned to her childhood home, hoping to find her mother's portrait to cry about.
Her mother's portrait happened to be hidden in the fake third floor of the rural house, which is why Chen Xiaoqing, due to the dim lighting, tripped and fell, suffering a severe head injury.
Most people admired Fang Yi after hearing the elderly man's story.
However, some remained skeptical, suspecting the elderly man and Fang Yi were conspiring to defraud him.
"You're not a shill for this young man, are you? You're making it sound so convincing!" a woman's voice rang out from the crowd.
The elderly man was furious, his voice low and menacing: "As the chairman of Western Dragon Company, do I need to be a shill for someone else?"
"Huh?"
"He's Chen Jin, the boss of Western Dragon Company?"
"I saw him on TV; he really seems like Chen Jin."
"Oh dear, Western Dragon is one of the few listed companies in our county; it can't be fake."
"It seems this young man is truly capable, not like those older folks pretending to be mysterious."
Only then did people believe Fang Yi's genuine abilities.
Some people cast disdainful glances at the fortune-telling aunties and uncles.
Those same aunties and uncles had previously questioned Fang Yi, thinking he was too young to be doing good, resorting to swindling like them. They hadn't expected him to be so skilled, and now, seeing the crowd's contempt, they were embarrassed.
Fang Yi didn't care about the doubts.
Seeing that it was getting late and he had received his agreed-upon payment, he said, "Mr. Chen, since there's nothing else, let's meet again."
With that, he turned to leave.
Well, if he didn't leave soon, he'd miss the bus.
Although he had earned 100,000 yuan, Fang Yi knew he would need a lot more money to buy ginseng.
He remained as frugal as ever.
Unexpectedly, Chen Jin grabbed him, forcing a smile, "Master, don't rush off, I have another request."
Fang Yi, anxious to get home, frowned and asked, "What is it?"
Chen Jin pleaded, "My daughter can be saved, but she's still unconscious. Although the doctor said she'll wake up once her internal organs reach a certain temperature, I'm still worried. I want you to go to the hospital to check on her and make sure she's alright."
Fang Yi honestly replied, "I'm not good at saving lives, trust the doctors."
Chen Jin still pleaded, "You don't need to save her, just please go and check if she's alright."
Afraid Fang Yi would refuse, he quickly added, "If you're willing to take a look, I'll give you another 100,000 yuan as a reward."
Fang Yi didn't want to earn money against his conscience and insisted, "Mr. Chen, trust science. Modern medicine is more reliable than me."
Trust science?
You found a missing person through divination, and you expect people to trust science?
The onlookers were speechless.
"I know, I know," Chen Jin pleaded repeatedly. "I just want the 'Master' to take a look, so I can feel at ease."
His driver, who hadn't believed Fang Yi's abilities before, now completely trusted him and started calling him "Master" repeatedly. "Master, please, just go to the hospital and take a look, for my boss's sake, he's so worried about his daughter. Master, I'm begging you!"
"Yes, Master, go take a look."
"It won't waste much time."
"Just do it for Mr. Chen's sake, he's so worried about his daughter."
"Go all the way, Master."
"Master, you have incredible powers. Go and take a look at Mr. Chen, otherwise he probably won't be able to sleep at night worrying about his daughter's safety."
The onlookers also chimed in, now calling him "Master" and believing in Fang Yi's abilities.
Seeing Chen Jin's pitiful state and hearing everyone's unanimous pleas for help, Fang Yi found it hard to refuse their earnestness. After a moment's hesitation, he said, "Alright, but let's make this clear beforehand, I won't take the money. After I accompany you to the hospital, just have someone take me home, otherwise there won't be any buses."
Chen Jin was overjoyed and quickly said, "I'll have Xiao Zhang take you home later, thank you, Master, thank you."
Driver Xiao Zhang added, "Don't worry, Master, I'll definitely get you home safely." Only
then did Fang Yi say, "Okay, let's go."
Chen Jin and driver Xiao Zhang quickly helped him into the Mercedes.
The group left behind sighed in admiration.
"This Master is so humble."
"Yeah, so capable and he still takes the bus home?"
"Most importantly, he's kind-hearted. Boss Chen offered an extra 100,000 yuan as a reward, but he refused. If it were me, I would definitely have taken it."
The group couldn't help but sigh.
At this moment, some of the people who had left earlier returned, "Hey, where's that little swindler?"
"What little swindler? Can't he speak properly?"
"He's a real immortal, incredibly capable!"
"Huh?"
"What happened?"
The group recounted what had just happened.
The few who had returned were utterly astonished after hearing the story.
They never imagined that Fang Yi wasn't a swindler at all, but actually possessed unfathomable magical powers, saving the life of Chen Jin, the boss of the Western Dragon Company, for his daughter!
Afterwards, the group told everyone they met, and the story became increasingly bizarre.
Originally, Fang Yi was just fortune-telling and looking for someone.
But somehow, the story spread that he had stormed into the underworld and saved Chen Jin's daughter's life, even claiming that the King of Hell would be grateful.
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