Chapter 21

It was a thin old man who, upon seeing Shen Xin, smiled and said, "Xiao Xin has come too."

Shen Xin hurriedly bowed and said, "Uncle Zhang, hello."

The old man surnamed Zhang nodded without saying much. The others glanced at Shen Xin, and some of them showed a look of understanding.

When Fang Tianfeng and the other two approached, a middle-aged man with a ruddy complexion stood up and said with a smile, "Master Fang, please take a seat. I heard about you from Xiao Chai, so I wanted to see the master's demeanor. Indeed, you are young and talented."

Mr. Meng introduced, "This is Director Qi from the Construction Committee."

"Director Qi, hello. You can just call me Xiao Fang," Fang Tianfeng said calmly. Since these people didn't value him, he didn't need to put on a smiling face, even if they were powerful or extremely wealthy.

Fang Tianfeng is a disciple of the Tianyun Sect, not a servant!

Fang Tianfeng sat down without any courtesy, and the others' gazes immediately changed, but no one said anything.

Deputy Director Chai and Shen Xin were secretly amazed, not expecting Fang Tianfeng to have such courage. Mr. Meng introduced Fang Tianfeng and Shen Xin to everyone, and a few people nodded slightly when they heard Shen Xin's name.

Fang Tianfeng noticed that the young man quietly asked someone next to him who Shen Xin was, and the person replied that she was from the Leng family. However, Fang Tianfeng didn't know which Leng family, as it was the first time he had heard of it.

Among these people, besides Pang Jingzhou, Fang Tianfeng also recognized Vice Mayor Xiang. In fact, Fang Tianfeng had only seen Vice Mayor Xiang on TV once, and if not for his cultivation of the Tianyun Decree, he wouldn't have remembered.

Vice Mayor Xiang was a very ordinary middle-aged man, while Pang Jingzhou was different, being tall and robust with a square face, thick eyebrows, and sharp eyes. In terms of presence, all the others combined were not as formidable as him.

Mr. Meng smiled and said, "Don't look at Master Fang's youth; he is not just any ordinary person." Mr. Meng was afraid that these people would underestimate Fang Tianfeng, so he carefully recounted how Fang Tianfeng predicted that President Cheng would have bad luck and how it made President Cheng's female assistant furious.

Mr. Meng had excellent eloquence, and everyone listened with great interest. When he mentioned Fang Tianfeng's sarcastic remarks to the female assistant, a few people even laughed out loud.

Fang Tianfeng keenly noticed that Director Qi and at least three others had a better attitude towards him, while Pang Jingzhou and Vice Mayor Xiang, though finding the story interesting, did not change their attitudes. Clearly, not everyone believed in fortune-telling and divination.

Director Qi asked curiously, "Master Fang, do you read faces, hands, or the Four Pillars and Eight Characters, or are you proficient in the Purple Star Astrology and Feng Shui?"

Fang Tianfeng had taken some time to learn about ancient fortune-telling in the past few days. He knew that the Four Pillars and Eight Characters were related to Feng Shui, but there were more differences. Before mastering the Tianyun Decree, he didn't plan to study these, to avoid affecting his cultivation.

Fang Tianfeng smiled and said, "I didn't expect Director Qi to have knowledge of fortune-telling. However, I come from a hidden Daoist sect, and what I have learned is quite different from the known fortune-telling methods. Due to the sect's rules, I cannot say more. Please understand."

A few people who were already skeptical of Fang Tianfeng immediately showed a faint smile.

However, Director Qi seemed to notice nothing and continued, "Master Fang, since you can predict misfortune, wealth, and marriage, can you also predict official fortune?"

Fang Tianfeng subconsciously glanced at Deputy Director Chai, then looked at Director Qi and answered firmly, "Yes!"

Director Qi smiled and said, "Master Fang, then why don't you predict my official fortune?"

Fang Tianfeng used the Qi-Viewing Technique to look at Director Qi.

Director Qi's life qi was very unusual, only as thick as a chopstick, and he wouldn't live past fifty. Moreover, while others' life qi was a foot high, his was only an inch high. This meant that Director Qi wouldn't live for more than half a year!

Fang Tianfeng had already prepared mentally, but a hint of surprise still showed on his face.

Below Director Qi's life qi, there were three dark green qi rings, representing others' misfortune, and one gray qi ring, representing others' bad luck.

All of Director Qi's qi had three misfortune rings and one bad luck ring, severely damaging his fortune.

Moreover, Director Qi himself had misfortune qi, almost as thick as a toothpick. Generally, toothpick-thick misfortune qi meant the destruction of one's family!

Director Qi's golden official qi was as thick as a pinky finger, thicker than Deputy Director Chai's, but very sparse, indicating that although his position was high, it was unstable.

Fang Tianfeng's expression changed slightly, and everyone noticed.

Director Qi asked anxiously, "Master Fang, what have you seen?"

Fang Tianfeng remembered Shen Xin's advice and showed a troubled look, saying, "Director Qi, some things I really can't say. After all, no one likes to hear bad news."

Director Qi, who knew his own situation, showed a hint of panic in his eyes and asked urgently, "Master Fang, what bad news? Is it serious?"

A man in his fifties finally lost his patience.

"Director Qi, don't take it too seriously. These charlatans will naturally say you have problems. They like to treat the healthy as if they are sick to claim credit. I've seen this many times."

Fang Tianfeng naturally knew the meaning of this ancient saying, which was that doctors like to treat the healthy and claim credit for "curing" them.

Director Qi said, "President Ji, let the master finish speaking first."

President Ji smiled but said nothing.

Fang Tianfeng said, "Director Qi, I still think this matter is important and will greatly affect you. I don't want to say it in public."

Director Qi hesitated, but Pang Jingzhou snorted and said, "Playing god! Just say it here! If the sky falls, I, Pang Jingzhou, will hold it up. What's there to fear!"

Fang Tianfeng was taken aback, not expecting the richest man in Yunhai to be so strong and fearless.

Director Qi, however, seemed reassured and smiled, "Master Fang, since Brother Pang has spoken, let's say it here." He then glanced at Deputy Director Chai.

Deputy Director Chai remained expressionless, his gaze still fixed on Fang Tianfeng.

Fang Tianfeng thought, "If you, Pang Jingzhou, are not afraid, why should I, Fang Tianfeng, be afraid?" So he said, "Then I'll speak directly. First, Director Qi has only half a year to live; second, your family will be greatly affected; third, your misfortune is deeply influenced by others."

"What?" Director Qi couldn't believe his ears, feeling both shocked and angry.

Everyone was very surprised.

However, Deputy Director Chai, Mr. Meng, and Shen Xin suddenly thought of something, exchanged glances, and couldn't hide their shock as they looked at Fang Tianfeng with questioning eyes.

Fang Tianfeng, seeing their reactions, suddenly remembered that he had previously predicted that Deputy Director Chai would be promoted within half a year, and his direct superior was Director Qi, who had only half a year to live!

"Ridiculous!" Pang Jingzhou said with a dark face.

"Nonsense!" President Ji was almost about to bang the table.

However, the old man surnamed Zhang showed a hint of surprise, not because of what Fang Tianfeng said, but because of the reactions of the three people.

The old man surnamed Zhang coughed lightly and said, "Xiao Xin, there are no outsiders here. You can speak freely."

Shen Xin, however, smiled bitterly and said, "Uncle Zhang, you misunderstood. I was just shocked by what Xiao Feng said. Xiao Feng told me that his fortune-telling is not always accurate, and the chances of being right are less than half, and sometimes it's even the opposite, right, Xiao Feng?"

Fang Tianfeng realized that he had been too focused on telling the truth and forgot that he shouldn't offend people.

After a moment's hesitation, Fang Tianfeng said, "Whether right or wrong, what I said is the result of my divination. If Director Qi doesn't like this result, you can pretend I didn't say it, and I'll leave immediately."

Director Qi couldn't help but ask, "You said I am influenced by others. Can you tell who it is?"

Pang Jingzhou, Vice Mayor Xiang, and a few other executives showed subtle changes in their expressions, but no one spoke to dissuade him.

President Ji, however, interjected, "I think these matters shouldn't be discussed at the dinner table. Director Qi, why listen to a child's nonsense? There's no need to care about such a fraud."

Fang Tianfeng immediately used the Qi-Viewing Technique to look at President Ji and then said, "President Ji, I don't mind you saying this, but you should take care of your three mistresses, two illegitimate sons, and three illegitimate daughters. Otherwise, if something happens, don't blame me for not warning you!"

"You..."

President Ji's face changed dramatically, looking at Fang Tianfeng with disbelief and uncontrollable anger.

Fang Tianfeng laughed lightly and said no more.

President Ji hesitated for a long time, finally closing his mouth and not daring to say anything more. Now everyone was certain that Fang Tianfeng was not an ordinary person.

Director Qi hurriedly said, "Master Fang, then please help me see who is influencing me."

Fang Tianfeng used the Qi-Viewing Technique to look at Director Qi again. Upon closer inspection, he felt that the bad luck qi affecting Director Qi was somewhat familiar. After a moment, he suddenly realized and looked at Pang Jingzhou.

The bad luck qi affecting Director Qi came from Pang Jingzhou!

Even though Pang Jingzhou was the richest man in Yunhai with a deep background, he couldn't sit still after being looked at this way, and his face turned extremely ugly.

The room fell silent.

Shen Xin kicked Fang Tianfeng's shoe under the table. Fang Tianfeng thought, "These people are all like foxes. I just subconsciously looked at Pang Jingzhou, and they all figured it out."

Fang Tianfeng decided to directly look at Pang Jingzhou's qi.

Pang Jingzhou's wealth qi was astonishingly thick, even thicker than a thigh! This was the thickest qi Fang Tianfeng had ever seen, indicating that Pang Jingzhou's wealth exceeded ten billion!

However, Pang Jingzhou's fiery red wealth qi was both real and illusory, meaning that some of the money he could control but didn't actually belong to him.

Fang Tianfeng was a bit confused.

Below Pang Jingzhou's wealth qi, there were densely packed golden official qi rings, representing many officials supporting his wealth.

Strangely, the highest-ranking officials represented by these rings were only at the city level, or the director-general level, with no higher provincial or ministerial-level officials. No one would believe that Pang Jingzhou had no higher-level officials supporting him.

After some thought, Fang Tianfeng suddenly realized that it was because his cultivation level was too low to see higher-level official qi. He immediately remembered that Deputy Director Chai's official qi was particularly dense and thick, which he had found very strange at the time. Now he understood that Deputy Director Chai must have support from provincial or higher-level officials.