"Brother, I'm sorry!"
Duan Dajiang's heavy voice rang out, leaving every viewer in the livestream stunned.
[Ragdoll Cat: It was actually his own younger brother, Brother Duan! How could he bring himself to do it?]
[Rolling in Money: Master, you're incredible! I'll send another ten rockets. Could you tell my fortune too?]
[Master Ye's Diehard Fan: All you haters who doubted the master earlier, say something now! Let's see who still dares question his abilities!]
[Qiao Biluo: Master, master, I love you! I want to have your babies!]
Rocket animations appeared on the screen one after another.
Countless viewers frantically sent gifts. They were utterly stunned; they had never expected to encounter a genuine master just by watching a random livestream.
"Gambling ruins lives."
Lin Fan sighed. "Gambling and drugs are my sworn enemies."
[Fan Fan: What about porn?]
[Ragdoll Cat: I'm reporting the streamer for sexual content!]
[The Guys Who Got Out of Prison Together: I agree with the streamer. From now on, gambling and drugs are my sworn enemies!]
Meanwhile, Duan Dahai clutched his chest, his heart aching sharply. Even if the culprit was his own younger brother, he could not forgive him!
"I'm going to the police. Dajiang, you'll have to face the consequences."
Duan Dahai hung up without giving Duan Dajiang any chance to plead.
He had searched desperately for twenty years, never imagining that the person closest to him was the culprit. His own younger brother had watched him suffer all that time and never come forward.
How many twenty-year stretches did a person have in one lifetime?
[Ragdoll Cat: Brother Duan, I found him!]
[I found the address the master mentioned. There's a young man here named Lü Yun. His age matches, and his mother is indeed Lü Fang.]
[But Lü Yun has cancer. He's blind in both eyes and can barely walk. You'd better come see him yourself.]
After reading Ragdoll Cat's messages, Lin Fan said softly, "Brother Duan, hurry over there."
"All right. I won't take up any more of your time, master."
Already frantic, Duan Dahai immediately closed the livestream and rushed to Jiangzhou City, Pingyang County.
[Ding! Congratulations to the streamer on completing the mission. Reward obtained: mastery of the Soul-Refining Canon.]
A voice rang out in Lin Fan's mind.
The next moment, he discovered that everything concerning the Soul-Refining Canon had appeared in his memories.
"Refine departed souls and let the dead rest in peace."
Lin Fan paused. This canon was primarily used to perform rites for the dead, but he figured he probably would not need to perform any such rites anytime soon.
He did not dwell on it.
Lin Fan looked at the chat, then selected Rolling in Money, who kept sending rockets.
"Hahaha, it's finally my turn!"
Rolling in Money switched on his camera, and a distinguished-looking middle-aged man appeared on the screen.
Also visible was an exceptionally lavish study, along with an entire wall of collectibles behind him.
[Appraiser Who Loves Getting Burned: No wonder he's one of the platform's top ten big spenders. He has so much Ming dynasty porcelain!]
[Collectibles' Nemesis: An Eight Treasures teapot from the Daoguang era! Now this is a genuinely wealthy man!]
Several viewers who enjoyed collecting immediately recognized the treasures behind Rolling in Money.
Almost every piece could be considered a national treasure.
Lin Fan ignored the chat. Whether the man was fabulously wealthy made no difference to him.
He examined Rolling in Money's face. His eyebrows were extremely thick, and his face was round and full-the features of someone blessed with good fortune.
People with such features could generally attain great wealth and status, provided they did not bring disaster upon themselves.
"Wang Jianmin, you traveled far and wide at thirteen, opened a factory at sixteen, entered foreign trade at nineteen, and amassed over a hundred million at twenty-one. At thirty, you married and established yourself, and at forty, you entered the top hundred on the Forbes rich list."
"Unfortunately, you're forty-five now, yet you still have a problem you find difficult to discuss."
Lin Fan sighed. This viewer had excellent facial features, but there was a flaw: he was destined to remain childless all his life.
At those words,
Wang Jianmin's expression shifted slightly. He was certain this was his first meeting with Lin Fan, yet Lin Fan had recounted the entire first half of his life.
He had even seen through the secret Wang Jianmin had concealed for more than forty years.
[Fan Fan: A problem he can't discuss? Could it be... our rich guy can't get it up?]
[Hand of God: Impossible. Modern medicine is so advanced. Even if he couldn't perform, surely money could get him cured!]
Faced with the viewers' guesses, Wang Jianmin found it difficult to speak. After all, no man wanted to admit he could not perform.
Even with boundless wealth, without descendants to carry on the family line, he felt too ashamed to face his ancestors.
"Master, I do have a problem that's difficult to discuss. Could you help me?"
Wang Jianmin's eyes were full of pleading. As a man of standing, he simply could not bring himself to say that he could not perform.
"Your problem is actually psychological."
Lin Fan smiled faintly. "You suffered a shock when you were eighteen, and it left you with a lasting psychological block."
Chapter 23: A Viewer's Unmentionable Problem!
[Unfilial Son: Boss, I can be your son! From now on, you're my adoptive father!]
[I Have a Hundred Fathers: Everyone, step aside. I want to make Rolling in Money my hundred-and-first father!]
[Holier Than Thou: Hmph, you're all trash with no dignity. I'm different-I can be his grandson. Good morning, Grandpa!]
Watching the viewers chime in, Lin Fan could not help shaking his head. These people really wanted to skip all the hard work.
Everyone started life from a different place.
With a billionaire worth ten billion as an adoptive father, three generations would never have to struggle again.
"Master, how did you know?"
Wang Jianmin's eyes widened. He had indeed lost his ability to father children after turning eighteen.
He had buried that incident deep in his heart. Not a single outsider knew about it.
"What do you think?"
Lin Fan rolled his eyes. Of course he had divined it. How else could he possibly have guessed?
Through his magic, he saw that when Wang Jianmin was eighteen and making love to his first girlfriend, her parents had burst through the door, terrifying him.
Their lovemaking had been abruptly interrupted.
From then on, whenever Wang Jianmin tried to have sex again, he could no longer get it up.
[Onlooker No. 1: Master, hurry up and tell us! What exactly is Rolling in Money's unmentionable problem?]
[Onlooker No. 2: Ten rockets, just for the truth!]
"Since it's something he finds difficult to discuss, naturally I can't make it public unless Brother Wang Jianmin chooses to reveal it himself," Lin Fan said.
Even if Wang Jianmin had been an ordinary person, revealing this matter to others would have had an enormous impact on his life.
"Don't tell them!"
Wang Jianmin hastily shook his head, then said, "Just give me a solution, master."
Lin Fan stopped beating around the bush and said bluntly, "The person who tied the knot must untie it. Your first girlfriend works at a milk tea shop in downtown Jiangzhou City. Go find her."
"Once you find her, your problem will resolve itself."
That simple?
Wang Jianmin froze for a moment. He had thought Lin Fan would produce some miraculous medicine to cure his psychological ailment.
He had never expected to be told to seek out his first girlfriend.
"All I have to do is find her?" Wang Jianmin could not help asking again.
"Everything in this world has a predetermined course. Ordinarily, you would never encounter your first girlfriend again in your lifetime. If you can find her, your destiny will change. As for what happens afterward, that will depend on you."
Lin Fan did not give a definitive answer. It was not that he lacked the ability to forcibly alter Wang Jianmin's destiny.
But destiny came first, fortune second, and feng shui third.
For some things, pointing out a clear path was enough. Explaining too much would instead affect Wang Jianmin's fate.
"Thank you, master!"
Wang Jianmin said no more. Having witnessed Lin Fan's abilities, he already trusted him completely.
The call ended.
Lin Fan rubbed his brow. He had connected with only two people today, yet he felt utterly exhausted.
Whether searching for a missing son or altering someone's destiny, the strain on his mind was immense.
"One more person, then we'll end the livestream."
Lin Fan forced himself to stay alert. Gauging his limits, he figured he would need to rest after one more person.
[Fan Fan: Master, pick me! Pick me!]
[Fengfeng: Master, I'm a big celebrity. Can I join your call?]
[God of Wine: What kind of bullshit master is this? Have you all gone mad, believing some streamer is a master?]
As time passed, more and more new viewers came in.
But despite hearing the longtime fans' explanations, most of these newcomers remained skeptical.
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