“Uh…”
Everyone was instantly taken aback, as if their thoughts had abruptly snapped back to reality.
Yao Kang was also stunned.
Fifty thousand! That was a huge sum of money!
Wang Yong licked his lips, his heart brimming with excitement. He had decided—he would adopt Shui Miao as his godson no matter what it took. Spending even more money would be worth it. This young man was truly talented, a blessing in his life!
But Xiong Ying was deeply shocked. He felt as though the young man before him was suddenly a complete stranger—he didn’t even recognize him. He couldn’t figure out why Shui Miao had suddenly changed so drastically.
Chen Bing was completely stunned.
“Money… isn’t the issue. The real question is, how exactly did you know all of this?”
At the mention of money, Yao Kang regained some clarity.
Seeing how young Shui Miao was and yet so impressive, he couldn’t help but feel suspicious.
“Hehe, that’s simple,” Shui Miao replied calmly. “Uncle Yao, you like wearing floral shirts. ‘Floral’ relates to wood in the Five Elements. Your eyes are very sharp, indicating strong metal energy. Also, the gold necklace you’re wearing is particularly bright, which clearly shows your metal element is strong. Since metal overpowers wood, although your eyesight is sharp, your water element is clearly insufficient, making your eyes appear dry, and the white mucus at the corners of your eyes proves this. With weak water energy, your wood energy also weakens. Being a person of the metal element, you suppress wood, so naturally you crave wood-element energy. The dishes I mentioned are all cooling and nourishing wood-element dishes, so it’s no wonder you like them. As for the women, I deduced that from your complexion, the ring on your finger, and your Ba Zi attributes.”
Shui Miao deliberately raised his hand to pretend to calculate something, then glanced at Yao Kang’s forehead. “Uncle Yao, it seems you’ve even changed your name before, haven’t you?”
This information came from what Wang Yong had previously said about Yao Ye.
Shui Miao remembered Wang Yong mentioning that Yao Ye’s father was named Yao Daxing, and his grandfather was Yao Hongjun.
Wang Yong had investigated Yao Ye’s family, but he hadn’t shared that information with anyone else, so he was quite surprised that Shui Miao knew Yao Kang had changed his name.
Hearing this, Yao Kang nodded quickly. “That’s right. I used to be called Yao Daxing, and many people know that. But can you, young master, figure out why I changed my name to Yao Kang?”
He hadn’t told anyone about this.
He believed Shui Miao couldn’t possibly know, unless Shui Miao was truly a young immortal.
This question was quite difficult. Shui Miao examined Yao Kang’s forehead carefully, then calmed his mind and thought. Someone of Yao Kang’s age changing his name must have something to do with his health or some unusual experience. Seeing that his wife had passed away long ago, it was likely that he had some emotional or psychological issues. With this in mind, Shui Miao said, “Uncle Yao, I noticed a faint dark and ominous energy lingering on your forehead. Combined with this question, I believe this dark energy is likely caused by lingering resentment from the deceased.”
“What do you mean by lingering resentment?”
Yao Kang often looked in the mirror and groomed his aging face to find a mistress. He had noticed his complexion worsening year by year, but he always thought it was a normal physiological change—after all, aging naturally dims one’s skin. But now, hearing Shui Miao’s words, Yao Kang suddenly felt very anxious.
“This dark energy can come from two sources. One is the lingering resentment of a deceased spirit, and the other could be interference with your ancestral grave. ‘Daxing’ implies major construction, and major construction disturbs the natural energy. I suspect you recently either suffered from a strange illness, had a series of bizarre dreams, or encountered some unusual events?”
Shui Miao’s question was very clever.
He had stated his conclusion first, then followed it with a series of guesses.
This approach not only made it harder for others to detect his uncertainty but also made it easier to manipulate the other person into revealing the truth.
Yao Kang’s heart stirred, and he immediately became excited. “Exactly! I did have a strange illness recently, and I kept having nightmares. Later, I visited a fortune teller, and he said my name was problematic. He advised me to change it to Yao Kang, avoid any sexual activity for a hundred days, and everything would be fine. Amazingly, after changing my name, I recovered and stopped having nightmares.”
What a fool. This was just physical weakness and mental exhaustion manifesting as psychological issues. Shui Miao observed Yao Kang’s expression and immediately concluded that Yao was a superstitious person who had been overthinking due to his poor health. Avoiding sexual activity for a hundred days naturally improved his physical condition and mental clarity.
To deal with someone like this, one had to exaggerate and manipulate the situation thoroughly to extract money from him.
“Oh!”
Shui Miao suddenly sighed. “Uncle Yao, you were deceived by that fortune teller.”
“What? He tricked me? What do you mean?”
Yao Kang had already been completely drawn into Shui Miao’s narrative.
Shui Miao smiled faintly and continued calmly, “Everything in this world follows natural laws. Why do you think your name was Yao Daxing? Don’t you think there’s a hidden meaning in it? Your weak body caused mental confusion and doubts, so you sought out a ‘master’ for advice. He discovered the mystery in your name and told you to change it for better fortune. In reality, that ‘master’ wasn’t so great—he only helped you by advising you to avoid women for a hundred days. Everything else was just psychological suggestion.”
“Psychological suggestion!”
Yao Kang’s heart stirred, feeling that Shui Miao had hit the nail on the head.
Shui Miao continued, “Based on my understanding of natural laws, I believe your problem definitely lies in your ancestral grave. If I’m not mistaken, someone must have tampered with your family’s ancestral grave. And the reason your son can’t win the affection of his beloved might also be related to this ancestral issue.”
Shui Miao was pretending to help Yao Kang uncover the problem, but in reality, he wanted to tamper with Yao Kang’s ancestral grave to cut off their family’s good fortune. Yao Ye was just a thug who had infiltrated the police force, Yao Jun wasn’t a good person either, and Yao Kang was an old lecher. Shui Miao had no intention of helping such a family.
“Great! Let’s do this. After we finish eating, we’ll go check out my ancestral grave. Now, I’ll ask the waiter to bring us the best dishes!” Yao Kang said excitedly, then hurriedly turned to find the waiter to change the order. If the master’s grandson was this impressive, the master himself must be even more extraordinary.
Only their own group remained in the private room.
Chen Bing patted Shui Miao’s thigh and whispered in admiration, “Brother Shui, you’re amazing! You’re my idol!”
“Old brother, surely this skill of Shui Miao isn’t something you taught him?”
Wang Yong’s eyes darted around suspiciously. He saw that Xiong Ying was also shocked.
Xiong Ying ignored Wang Yong and turned to Shui Miao with a serious expression. “Shui Miao, what exactly is going on? Why are you saying these things? Have you been possessed by something?”
Xiong Ying couldn’t think of any other explanation for Shui Miao’s sudden transformation into someone so capable.
Shui Miao lowered his head in thought, then suddenly looked up at Xiong Ying. “Grandpa, during those days I was unconscious, I had a very long dream. In that dream, I experienced some incredible things. I can’t explain it clearly to you, but I know those dreams were real. I not only know about future events, but I also know how to cultivate and become an immortal. Grandpa, your cultivation method of the Five Elements’ energies can truly help someone become immortal.”
Shui Miao’s sudden declaration was actually a ploy to share the spiritual energy from Wang Yong’s jade with his grandfather.
He himself didn’t want to cultivate, but that didn’t mean his grandfather wouldn’t.
“Child, have you gone mad?”
Xiong Ying wasn’t excited at all—he was deeply worried about Shui Miao. He quickly approached Shui Miao and anxiously checked his pulse.
Shui Miao’s pulse was perfectly normal.
Shui Miao leaned close to his grandfather’s ear and whispered, “In my dream, I learned that Wang Yong has a precious jade artifact from the Warring States period hidden at home. That jade contains immense spiritual power. If you obtain it and follow the cultivation method of the Five Elements’ energies that you taught me, you can definitely cultivate supernatural abilities.”
“…”
Hearing this, Xiong Ying was stunned speechless.
Xiong Ying could sense special energy fields and had always known that Wang Yong’s house contained a treasure. But he never imagined that this treasure could help someone become an immortal.
“Shui Miao, are you saying that your grandfather has a cultivation method that can make someone immortal!?”
Wang Yong couldn’t contain his excitement and stood up.
“Yes!”
Shui Miao nodded firmly. “Dad, you and Grandpa should share it and cultivate together—it’ll be more effective. In my dream, I found out where my mother is. At the latest tomorrow, I’ll go to Zhonghai City to find her.”
“This… how can that be possible!?”
Xiong Ying’s face was filled with disbelief.
“Oh!”
Shui Miao sighed. “There are many miraculous things in this world. Nothing is impossible. I understand that you might not accept this all at once. In my dream, I also learned that Yao Daxing’s father is Yao Hongjun. Yao Ye became a police officer because Yao Jun helped him. Yao Jun is the deputy director of the provincial police department and holds great power. Also, Dad, the police here have been investigating you. You should quickly share that jade with Grandpa to avoid getting into trouble.”
“My God!”
Wang Yong covered his head with both hands, his face pale with shock. He never imagined that his biggest secret had already been uncovered by Shui Miao.
Xiong Ying looked at Wang Yong and knew that Shui Miao had spoken the truth.
At that moment, Shui Miao suddenly smiled faintly at his grandfather. “Grandpa, you and Dad should go back now. Leave Yao Kang to me. Don’t worry about me. If in the future two female police officers named Lin Xue and Chu Miaoyi come looking for you, tell them to call me.”
“But Brother Shui, you don’t have a phone!”
Chen Bing suddenly interjected.
“So what? It’s nothing! Everyone wait ten minutes—I’ll go buy a phone right now.”
Wang Yong’s mind raced, and he immediately stood up and hurried out.
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