Chapter 108: The Encounter of Those Outside the Destiny

What is fate?

Fate is just a damned thing, a damned thing that specifically cheats people out of money!

In just a short while, Lin Xing had already lost over a thousand taels of silver!

A thousand taels!!!

Lin Xing had already made up his mind that before returning to Qingyun, he would find a way to sell the skin of the Black Water Mysterious Snake!

Yes! Sell it!!!

As for the Water Qilin? That thing was too dangerous. If the news leaked out and Elder Daoxuan came with a group of people to attack him, it would be a really bad deal!

Elder Daoxuan should be out there fighting the Demonic Sect to the death. How could he die at his own hands?

Hmm!

The cunning Lin Xing made up his mind and then came back to his senses.

"Old man, what do you want to have calculated?"

"I want to know how many sons I have."

"..."

Since the past couldn't be denied, and if it was about predicting the future, even if he got it wrong, there wouldn't be any evidence. These customers who were after the money had all come up with some strange questions just to make money.

Damn it, they're so heartless! I also need to make a living!

Lin Xing looked at the old man who was as withered as a dry branch for a few moments and immediately gave the answer: "You don't have any sons!"

Hmph! He thought he was being clever. It was the easiest to tell that someone had no sons! Figuring out the exact number was the real challenge!

The old man's face became even more withered. His bamboo-like hand slowly reached into his bosom. After hesitating for a long time, he took out a small red cloth. When the red cloth was opened, there was a blue cloth underneath, and then a purple cloth... After repeating this several times, the silver inside was finally revealed.

Pieces of broken silver.

The old man opened his mouth tremblingly and looked at Lin Xing with a pitiful look, as if Lin Xing was the one robbing his money: "This old man really, really can't scrape together ten taels. I, I—"

The old man's eyes were red and glistening with tears, and his arm was trembling.

"All right, all right, old man. I'm so rich that it's overflowing. I don't care about these few coins!" Waving his hand, the old man left, thanking him profusely.

So annoying!

There had been more than a dozen old men like this already, right?

Sigh! I'm soft-hearted and won't bother with ordinary people!

"Next one. What do you want to have calculated?"

Lin Xing took out a few ingots of silver from his bosom and placed them on the table.

For a long while, no one said anything.

Eh? Could this person be a mute?

Lin Xing raised his head.

It was a girl. Her clothes were ordinary, her appearance was ordinary, and her temperament was ordinary.

As ordinary as could be!

The kind that no one would notice in a crowd!

But Lin Xing was actually attracted to her!

As if there was something special about her that was tugging at him.

Vaguely, he felt a bit of a sense of intimacy!

It was a very mysterious feeling.

Lin Xing was stunned, and Yuting opposite him was also stunned.

She thought that this big villain BOSS should be the type who seemed kind on the outside but was false on the inside. With her excellent perception as a master of the culinary arts, she could see through it with a little attention!

But who would have thought that instead of seeing his insidiousness and cunning, she was drawn in herself!

Was she actually attracted to him?

She felt a sense of closeness, not the kind of closeness caused by ordinary cultivation methods, but the kind of closeness on the spiritual and soul level, which couldn't be faked at all!

Could it be? Could this be the BOSS's charisma!?

It was said that some ultimate BOSSes had an innate leadership quality that made people willingly follow them. Was this the case in front of her?

That's too terrifying!!!

Her disciple was in danger! (Damn it, he was already in danger, fainting in the water vat...) Yuting came back to her senses, her heart in turmoil.

Lin Xing also came back to his senses and looked at her curiously.

"Miss, what do you want to have calculated—"

"Why did you give the money to that old man just now?" Yuting directly interrupted Lin Xing's question.

"Ah?" Seriously? I'm the one doing the fortune-telling here! Lin Xing thought in his heart.

Seeing Lin Xing's suspicion, Yuting quickly added: "I think that old man was just pretending to be pitiful! Sir, you were deceived by him!"

"The money I gave was mine. What does it have to do with you?" Lin Xing curled his lips.

"No, the so-called principle is to draw the sword to help when seeing injustice! Since I saw it, I can't just ignore it!" Yuting said righteously.

"Damn it! Are you annoying? My money, why do you care!?" Lin Xing was getting angry.

"I just said it. So what?" Yuting didn't back down an inch.

"You're meddling in other people's business!"

"You're mistaking a kind-hearted person for a villain!"

"You—"

"You—"

The two of them looked at each other and were stunned again.

They were once again caught in that strange feeling.

Lin Xing suddenly realized that in front of this ordinary girl, he felt very relaxed and at ease.

Even after just a few words, he could swear casually. And he didn't think it was too much. Instead, it was like, it was like they were close friends!!!

It was a kind of intimacy that he had never felt with anyone else.

He completely let go both physically and mentally.

"All right, I was wrong, okay? Seriously... It's not easy for that old man at such an old age. You're a girl. How can you have no compassion at all?" Lin Xing muttered, making a rare concession.

Yuting smiled awkwardly and also felt that she had gone too far.

However, could this big BOSS actually have compassion?

Aren't BOSSes supposed to be cold and heartless?

No! He must be pretending!

Making up her mind, Yuting decided to find out the truth!

"Actually, I just feel a bit sorry for you. After all, we're in the same line of work!"

"Same line of work?" Lin Xing opened his eyes wide in surprise. Where on earth are you in the same line of work as me?

"Yes, actually, I'm also a fortune-teller!" Yuting remembered what that profound old man had said not long ago and decided to use it to bluff a bit. "Well, I just finished my apprenticeship. Recently, I've been studying a very profound aspect of fate. It's truly one in ten thousand!"

"One in ten thousand?"

"Exactly! This kind of fate has no shadow, no trace, no form. It surpasses all common sense and understanding, subverts all traditions and concepts, transcends the Great Tao, and doesn't enter the cycle of reincarnation—"

"Damn it! What kind of fate is so amazing!?" Lin Xing looked at her in shock.

Yuting raised her chin, her eyes shining with pride. Her tone was full of confidence and arrogance as she slowly said: "This is called the fate of the people beyond fate!"

Lin Xing spat out a mouthful of water!

Do you think I'll tell you that I, a person beyond fate, am right in front of you and I didn't even realize that I'm this amazing myself!?!?!