Chapter 384 - 9.3 Second Blue Star - 10 Million Talisman
Morning.
Xue Hua walked towards his high school after leaving the two old men under the bridge to continue their business by opening a stall for selling divination and charms. Before his elder brother Xue Yan had transferred him to his new high school, Xue Hua would always spend his time selling the talismans he made for fun. He just wanted to have some extra cash for snacks. He could have an extra allowance if he asked his elder brother but he felt that it was a bit embarrassing to ask his elder brother for more money when the latter is already the one earning their household budget including his tuition fee.
He left for the school thinking of getting a few thousand of pocket money. When he returns he doesn't know that as soon as he leaves the bridge a rich customer covered in ghost qi comes over to ask for help.
They were chatting away about how to sell the little brat's Talisman and Amulet when a car came over screeching on their faces and stopped in front of their fortune-telling stalls rudely. Because of this, these two petty old men decided not to help the mature man in his thirties despite being covered in ghost qi.
Then a man in a suit walked over the stalls with a dark and ghostly aura surrounding him. This man is called Su Wan. Su Wan isn't the type to believe in ghosts and supernatural stuff until he and his two sworn brothers played around in some tombs for fun and went home with unclean beings clinging to them. Their eldest brother, Wang Liu, got it worse, he suddenly fell into a coma without a reason.
The second brother, Yan Ke, was still a bit lucky though he is bombarded by ghosts every day and was losing his temper these days at least he didn't fall into a deep sleep like the first one. Among the three brothers, Su Wang was the luckiest except for being unlucky. In the past few days he hasn't met a ghost at all.
Su Wan stopped at the table of Master Yi and Master Ling. They both returned to their stalls yet as they were enjoying the coffee the little brat had brought over for them.
"These Masters, I want to read my fortune for me," said Su Wan.
Master Ling had no interest and silently sipped his coffee and ate his cake. It was the fat and friendly Master Yi who decided to play along. He pretended to remove his leisure demeanor and wore a profound look as he straightened his back. It was a bit comical as his fats trembled when he made such a big move.
Master Ling who is the expert of fortune-telling was not even giving the customer any interest as he was thinking of conserving all his energy to read the little brat's past fortune. His sixth sense is telling him that it would be a hard battle to learn that kid's past lifetime.
He left the pranking to his lover sitting beside him. Though they currently look like an old man, thin and fat, for Celestial Masters to hide their real appearance is a piece of cake. In reality, Master Ling and Master Yi were both in their Mid-thirties still young-looking as if they were merely in their twenties.
Of course, Xue Hua and Xue Yan who have open Yin-Yang Eyes could see through their disguising spell but Xue Hua still treated them like old men as they wished. Master Yi starts talking nonsense as he pretends to be a con artist pretending to be a fortune-teller. Unlike his lover who is good at this thing, he is more of an exorcist that eliminates or catches ghosts. To read a fortune of someone is something he couldn't do.
He slightly squinted those thin eyes making them even more thinner. His eyes as if closed were staring at Su Wan as if an expert who can see through the present, past, and the future when in reality he is making up a script in his mind to play along with Su Wan in front of him.
Master Yi started to speak nonsense, "Little Brother, based on your physiognomy you seem to be wealthy and someone with good luck. You had smooth sailing in business for these years but suddenly it got rough and bumps in some unclean things getting unluckier these few days." he had a proud look as he flashed a flirty smile to his lover beside him while wearing a celestial robe.
Under the table, Master Ling had kicked his shin multiple times that Master Yi almost couldn't help but cry out.
KICKED!
"Ow. OWIE~ why kick me? Ling~" complains the fat old man.
Master Ling glared at him and said, "I wanted to kick you, are you complaining?"
"N-No~ hiss~," said Master Yi.
Su Wan looked at these two funny Celestial Masters and thought they were conmen as he saw their interaction. Though same-sex marriage had been approved in their country it wasn't as widespread and open as normal relationships between a man and a woman. The interactions between these old men were like one between an old married couple. The type that ignores their surroundings while spreading dog food.
Su Wan instantly lost his temper when he heard his fortune results. It was the typical book-based script. He stared at these two conmen in front of him with an unfriendly smile.
"You two are obviously fake. I've read what you've said to me in a book! Hmp!" yelled Su Wan while pointing at them with a red face.
After being so unlucky in these few days, Su Wan had become short-tempered. The ghostly qi on his spreads even more as his emotions flare. He then saw the Talisman and Amulet on the table. The Protective Talisman, a mere yellow piece of paper with black beautiful ink strokes writing 'Defend' can be read on it but this piece of paper is sold for a million each. Who in the right mind would buy those!
"A million!? For a mere strip of paper! Are you fucking kidding me!!!" exclaimed Su Wan.
His temper got even hotter as he grabbed a piece of talisman and crumpled it. The two masters' expression turned dark when they saw he was about to tear those specially made talismans of the little one full with a golden aura which only someone with great merits possessed.
The hand that was about to tear the yellow paper was suddenly unable to move when an old wrinkled hand twisted Su Wan's hand to get the talisman in it. It was Master Ling who was ignoring in the first place that suddenly made the move.
Master Ling spoke, "Wasteful! Don't you know what kind of treasure you tried to destroy!? Charlatan!!!"
Su Wan didn't expect such strength to come from an old man with a thin structure. He looks so slender that a single hug could break his bones. He, a full-grown man in his peak strength, wasn't even able to retaliate against that thin hand that twisted him. He was shocked speechless in awe and fear.
Master Yi's friendly smile and tone from before disappeared. "It is true that we are playing around with you but who would have thought you would suddenly try to destroy our little brat's personally made talisman. You think it's fake right? With how dark and tainted with ghostly black qi in the space between your eyebrows it wouldn't be weird that you might die on your way home." He folded one of the protective talismans made by Xue Hua and placed it in Su Wan's inner pocket.
Su Wan tries to move away but an unknown force keeps him from leaving on the chair he sat on. Seeing the disdainful stares of the two old men before him he couldn't even utter a single word.
Master Ling spoke, "If you are still alive tomorrow make sure to pay for the Protective Talisman. Once it saves your life you need to pay ten times the normal fare. 10 Million."
"If it didn't save you that means you've died. Playing around with unclean things in a tomb for concubines you and your two sworn brothers deserve it! Pay up our service fee and downpayment for the Talisman. Half a million would do!" said Master Yi who reached out his fatty hands towards Su Wan.
Su Wan who heard them mentioned about the tomb and his elder brother, he slightly believes them. But since he had already offended the two old Masters Su wlWan could only pay half a million for now and will pay the other 9 Million and a half if he indeed survives a fatal accident today.
He rode back in his car and drove out in dazed. What he didn't know was that the Protective Talisman in the inner pocket of his suit started glowing gold the moment he had to enter the highways covering his body with a veil of gold.
Su Wan was talking with his second brother about the two masters at the bridge telling him that he might have met real Celestial Masters but when he mentioned the price of the Protective Talisman originally priced at a million and after offending them the price rose ten times making a talisman to cost 10 million each.
He was receiving an earful nagging from his second brother, Wang Liu when he didn't notice a ten-wheeler truck flipping over beside him. The huge truck fell directly on the top of his car, obviously falling in his direction. Su Wan stared at the scene dumbfounded as his life flashed in front of him.
With the truck falling over in his direction, it wouldn't be surprising that he would get flattened alive by the huge container truck.
Su Wan's last words, "Ah~ I'm so unlucky indeed~" he closed his eyes waiting for death.
CRASHED!!!
Wang Liu who is on the other side of the call had only heard a loud sound of crashing over the phone and knew something must have happened to their youngest brother.
Wang Liu in their elder brother's intensive room where Yan Ke is still in a coma, panicked when he heard the loud crash during the call with Su Wan.
"Someone! Come over and look for your Third Master! Leave this instant!" commanded Wang Liu while he didn't notice that his hand was trembling in fear. The loud crash on the opposite side means an accident happened, he was afraid that Su Wan lost his life there.
Meanwhile, Xue Hua didn't have any idea about this event. He also didn't expect that Su Wan bought his Talisman for 10 Million after angering the two old men. Though they've kept the downpayment of half a million they knew that Su Wan would come back to pay the rest tomorrow.
Currently, Xue Hua who had transferred to the same high school which the Protagonist Shou, Lou Lan, goes a few weeks ago, had aced his entrance exams and was placed to Class A while Lou Lan who only possess average intelligence goes to Class B. Thought due to his beauty biased by the heavenly laws, he is still treated as the most pretty boy in the school until Xue Hua arrived.
On his way to his class, Xue Hua bumps into Lou Luna who hated him for overwhelming his beauty. His white hair and golden eyes are too attractive and leave a mysterious aura around Xue Hua. It bewitched someone regardless of gender and Lou Lan dislike him for taking away the attention of everyone to him.
Because of this, Lou Lan started targeting him. Like how he was blocked on his way to class.
Lou Lan with chocolate brown hair and yellow-orange eyes glared at Xue Hua and crossed his arms.
"Well. Well. Well... Look who came to school late and ditched the open ceremony for this week again. Xue Hua, are you so proud of yourself!?" said Lou Lan like a proud peacock showing off his feathers.
Unfortunately, Xue Hua right now has no interest in playing with him. He had been feeling uncomfortable ever since he woke up this morning dreaming about those nonsensical things about the man with long black hair and obsidian eyes.
"My dear little spoiled young master... I mean Lou Lan.. This Lord has no time to play with you right now? Be a good boy while this lord is still asking nicely and move away~" said Xue Hua with icy eyes and a playful smile on his lips.