"Holy shit, what just happened? A huge rock hit me, but I didn't feel any pain."
"Forget pain-I was buried in the mudslide, and I could still breathe just fine and climb right out!"
The camera panned.
On-screen, countless viewers watched the Uncle Cops climb out of the mudslide, utterly stunned.
One of the Uncle Cops did a head count and realized someone was missing.
He hurriedly rallied his colleagues to move the huge rocks aside.
Some of the Uncle Cops had been buried too deep to climb out on their own. With their colleagues' help, all the remaining Uncle Cops were successfully rescued.
"Count off!"
"One, two, three... seventeen, eighteen!"
Eighteen Uncle Cops, plus the reporter and cameraman, made exactly twenty people.
They had survived a brush with death.
Everyone shuddered at how close they had come. The moment the mudslide hit, all they could think was that they were done for.
Who could have imagined they would survive?
Even they found it utterly unbelievable. Whether judged by common sense or science, this should have been impossible.
Suddenly, one Uncle Cop noticed something was wrong. He called out to his colleagues around him, "Wait, look at the Peace Talismans in your hands."
The other Uncle Cops opened their hands. The Peace Talismans they had been holding were now nothing but piles of ash.
They exchanged looks. At that moment, they understood why they had survived.
"Master Lin... truly is a god among men!"
"This morning, I saw a little girl holding a Peace Talisman get hit by a car and come away unharmed. I thought it was a miracle, but now it's clear that Master Lin's talisman really worked."
"He saved twenty lives. I don't know how we can ever repay such a kindness."
Every Uncle Cop was filled with gratitude. Those seemingly simple Peace Talismans had saved twenty people's lives. This was a truly immense act of merit.
[Boss Xiu: The talismans worked again! Master Lin, I'll pay a million. Please give me a Peace Talisman!]
[Ragdoll Cat: A million? You're too stingy, Boss Xiu. I'll pay two million!]
[Broke Dog: Heh, you guys sure talk big. I, Broke Dog, have to keep up somehow. Fifty cents, and not a penny more!]
[Ninety Below Zero: I'm a student. I'd gladly trade a month's food money for one of Master's talismans.]
The viewers had once again witnessed the miraculous power of the Peace Talismans.
They desperately wanted a talisman drawn by Lin Fan himself.
"I'll sell them in the future."
Lin Fan said softly, "Once my livestream is unbanned, I'll list some talismans for everyone to buy."
He had actually had the idea long ago, but had never put it into practice.
[Boss Xiu: Master Lin, you can't go back on your word. If I don't manage to buy one, you'll have to give me one for free!]
[Ragdoll Cat: What are you dreaming about? Giving you one for free?]
[Broke Dog: Master Lin, look how poor I am. Give me one!]
Quite a few viewers wanted a freebie.
Lin Fan smiled faintly. "Those destined to receive my talismans will naturally get them."
[Thanks to One Man, Twenty People Miraculously Survived.]
Trending again!
Every one of the platform's top twenty trending topics was about Lin Fan.
The viewers were already looking forward to Lin Fan's livestreams. His phone kept chiming, and when he checked his follower count, it was approaching ten million.
"That many?"
Lin Fan froze for a moment. Even he had never expected so many people to follow him.
He thought back to when the shop had barely seen a customer.
Lin Fan sighed. If his master were still alive to see this, he would probably be very happy.
It was late at night.
After eating and drinking his fill, Lin Fan pressed a Peace Talisman into Xiao Tuantuan's hand and took her home.
To be fair,
he felt Xiao Tuantuan had been a tremendous help that day. Without her, he would have had no way to reach everyone, and he could not have saved Tubaocun Village and the twenty Uncle Cops.
[Ding! Congratulations, host, on completing the mission: help three Uncle Cops defy fate and change their destinies by stopping them from going to Tubaocun Village. Reward: one Foundation Establishment Pill.]
He returned to the shop.
The system's voice rang out for the first time in a while.
Without hesitation, Lin Fan immediately took out the Foundation Establishment Pill.
There was nothing special about the Foundation Establishment Pill's appearance, but when he used the Qi-Observing Technique, he could see dense white spiritual energy emanating from it.
He had a feeling that swallowing the Foundation Establishment Pill would greatly improve his cultivation.
"Although the Foundation Establishment Pill is meant to help someone break through to Foundation Establishment, I can still use it now."
Without hesitation, he swallowed the Foundation Establishment Pill.
The next moment,
Lin Fan felt a powerful force erupt from his dantian, sending streams of spiritual power coursing through his meridians.
He closed his eyes and swiftly circulated his cultivation technique, refining the pill's medicinal power.
He went without sleep all night.
Only early the next morning did Lin Fan open his eyes, a flash of golden light passing over his skin.
Third Level of Qi Refining!
In just one night, he had broken through two minor realms and reached the third level of Qi Refining.
"It should be a little easier for me to reveal major events now," Lin Fan murmured.
Chapter 53: Kneeling as Promised, Never Going Back on His Word!
Lin Fan recalled the previous day. When he had tried to reveal the flash flood, a powerful force had descended, nearly injuring him severely.
Even the viewers' thoughts had been affected.
"Although I really want to try again, I hope nothing like that ever happens again."
Lin Fan murmured to himself, hoping there would be fewer disasters in the world, and thus less sorrow and separation.
After an entire night of cultivation,
he did not feel the slightest bit tired. Instead, he was brimming with energy.
An impulse stirred within Lin Fan. He wanted to go out and find some people whose fortunes he could tell, just to burn off some energy.
Having too much energy was not necessarily a good thing. At the very least, he could not sleep even if he wanted to.
He opened the shop door.
The scene was the same as before. Taihe Street was packed with people, and although people kept trying to approach, none could actually get close to the shop.
As for Xiao Tuantuan, she had arrived early with her phone, its camera pointed at the shop entrance.
Lin Fan could not help remarking, "You're really dedicated."
Xiao Tuantuan replied bashfully, "I can't help it. Your livestream has been banned lately, and streaming you brings in a lot of viewers."
She thought back to her own peak. Even then, her viewership had never been this high.
[Boss Xiu: Good morning!]
[Ragdoll Cat: Say, Boss Xiu, do you not need sleep?]
[Top Diehard Fan: Hahaha, Boss Xiu camps out in Xiao Tuantuan's stream twenty-four hours a day just to catch a glimpse of Master Lin.]
[Ninety Below Zero: I'm here too! Who's going to be Master Lin's victim today?]
The moment Lin Fan appeared in Xiao Tuantuan's stream, his devoted fans began arriving one after another.
"Actually, someone destined to meet me won't necessarily show up every day. There might not be a single customer today."
Lin Fan shrugged and scanned his surroundings carefully with the Qi-Observing Technique.
There did not seem to be anyone he absolutely needed to help.
Just then, a middle-aged man wearing Daoist robes emerged from the crowd.
The Daoist priest looked stern as he marched straight up to Lin Fan, as though he intended to make trouble.
"Whoa, this Daoist priest looks aggressive. Is he here to cause trouble?"
"Oh no, oh no! He's raising both hands. He's going to hit Master Lin Fan!"
"Wait, why did he kneel?"
The imposing Daoist priest walked up to Lin Fan and dropped to his knees without a word.
"Master, I was a viewer in your livestream a while back. My username is Wandering Geomancer. Last time, I said that if your prediction was right, I'd kneel outside your shop for three days and three nights!"
"Now I'm here!"
The Daoist priest wore an expression of utter resolve. He had once thought Lin Fan was nothing but a charlatan, but after witnessing his abilities, he knew he was a true master.
A promise once spoken could not be taken back.
He had said he would kneel for three days and three nights if he lost, and he would certainly not break that promise.
[Boss Xiu: So it's Wandering Geomancer! I was wondering why I hadn't seen him for two days. Looks like he was traveling here the whole time!]
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