Master! Help Me!

The video connection went through!

This time, it was a man of around forty, seated in an executive chair.

Behind him hung a piece of calligraphy: Lofty Mountains Inspire Reverence.

It looked very prestigious, giving him all the air of a big boss.

"Wow, a big-shot boss!"

"First a beautiful female CEO, now a male CEO. Geez, are there really this many CEOs these days?"

The man smiled.

"Master Xiao, although I already have great faith in your abilities, I still find it a little hard to believe. You understand, don't you? People need to experience the unknown for themselves before they can believe it. So, could you read my past, just like you did for the others?"

"Of course."

Xiao Yu made a divination gesture with his fingers, and white mist swirled.

"Huh? Why can't I suddenly make out Master Xiao's face?"

The man, dressed like a stereotypical successful businessman, frowned and muttered to himself.

But from the viewers' perspective, Xiao Yu hadn't changed much.

Since the camera was aimed only at Xiao Yu's face, all they could see was him gently closing his eyes.

The whole thing took barely five seconds.

To claim he'd used those five seconds to search online would be utter nonsense.

The only explanation was that he was telling fortunes.

Xiao Yu opened his eyes.

The man rubbed his eyes too, and the streamer's face on the screen became clear again.

Strange. Were my eyes playing tricks on me just now?

But no one else reacted to it. Maybe my eyes really were playing tricks on me.

"Qi Zihong, forty-two, from Texas. Your family was poor when you were young. Unable to afford tuition, you had no choice but to drop out and help your parents run a street stall."

"Later, city regulations made it impossible to keep the stall running, so you had to become a wage worker."

"At twenty-five, your father fell gravely ill and needed a large sum of money. You decided to take a risk and got into smuggling."

"Later, you earned more and more money, your parents' health improved, and you got married. Your wife then persuaded you to stop doing anything illegal."

"At thirty, you went into wholesale clothing."

"At thirty-five, you realized the tobacco and liquor business had better prospects and decisively switched industries."

"Now, you're worth over ten million, with a house and a car. You even own a nice apartment worth seven million in downtown Magic City."

Clap, clap, clap!

Qi Zihong suddenly sat bolt upright, applauding over and over in excitement.

"Amazing, amazing! Master, you're truly incredible!"

"This is seriously fucking impressive. Watching someone else's fortune get told is completely different from experiencing it yourself. I've got goosebumps all over!"

"Having a total stranger on the other side of an internet connection reveal every one of my secrets in a single breath is terrifying, but also such a rush! I really don't know how to describe it except amazing!"

Together for Life gifted Super Rocket ×1.

"Big spender!"

Qi Zihong roared with laughter!

"Master, I'd like you to read my business prospects. I'm about to negotiate a big deal. Will it succeed? If it goes through, the Top Supporter spot is mine, haha!"

"You're fucking awesome, boss! So this is the world of the powerful!"

"Boss, got room for another lackey?"

Tang Xiaoxiao was still the Top Supporter, with Lord Purple in second place.

If he wanted to become the Top Supporter, he'd have to gift at least 5,000 yuan.

Xiao Yu looked at him and said seriously, "Boss Qi, I suggest you forget about business for now and run. There's about to be an earthquake."

"..."

"??"

"Holy shit!"

Qi Zihong didn't understand at first. After freezing for three seconds, his expression changed drastically. As though his chair had caught fire beneath him, he grabbed his phone and rushed out!

The livestream was instantly flooded with comments.

"An earthquake? What's going on? Should we run too?"

"No idea. You can't tell where Boss Qi is from his video."

"Now that the master said that, I'm suddenly panicking. Don't tell me the earthquake's going to hit our area?"

Qi Zihong rushed blindly out of his office, shouting to the employees as he ran, "Everyone, run! Stop what you're doing! There's going to be an earthquake! Stop working!"

"Mr. Qi, what's going on?"

"Why would there suddenly be an earthquake?"

"What??"

But seeing their boss's panicked expression, the employees realized he wasn't joking. Though utterly confused, they all headed downstairs.

In no time, dozens of employees had gathered downstairs.

Qi Zihong stared nervously at his phone, sweat covering his forehead!

"Master Xiao, how bad will this earthquake be? If things go wrong, I could lose my fortune and my life!"

"Don't panic. The earthquake isn't serious. It would only break your leg and ribs, leaving you with one leg for the rest of your life. Your assets wouldn't be affected too badly, just some damaged electronics. Of course, you're already out of danger now..."

Qi Zihong looked utterly bewildered.

"I'm safe? So all I have to do now is wait for the earthquake to happen, then end, and then go back?"

"That's right."

"Pfft!"

"LOL."

"Why is Master Xiao so funny when he's being completely serious?"

"One leg... it's clearly such a tragic thing, so why do I want to laugh? Forgive me for laughing when I shouldn't!"

Suddenly.

The phone on Qi Zihong's end really did begin shaking violently.

"Oh no, it's really an earthquake!!!"

"Run! It's an earthquake! Find somewhere to take cover!"

"Mr. Qi, stop standing there! Run!"

Qi Zihong ran a couple of steps, then suddenly stopped again.

"Why the hell am I running? Master Xiao said I'm already safe. If I run around randomly, won't I just put myself in danger again?"

After saying that, Qi Zihong hesitated for a few seconds and thought it over seriously. Then, incredibly, he walked back to his original spot.

The viewers in the livestream were amused too.

"Holy crap, Boss Qi looks so funny thinking it through so seriously!"

"Mr. Qi, are you seriously trying to find the exact spot?"

"This reminds me of adjusting your position to exploit the bug on the dance boss in World of Warcraft's NAXX!"

"Hahaha! What server are you on, commenter above?"

The earthquake lasted over ten minutes before things gradually settled down.

"Master Xiao, is it over?"

"Yes, you can go back now. Also, I can give you the result of your earlier fortune reading. It'll save you the trouble of tallying up the damage and doing the calculations, too... your total losses come to a little over 250,000."

"??"

"But I asked about my business?"

Qi Zihong frowned!

The livestream viewers started teasing him again.

"Mr. Qi, haven't you figured it out yet? You're losing over 250,000. Losing!"

"Exactly. The key word is losses. That means your deal fell through!"

"But I don't think that loss includes the gifts needed to become the Top Supporter."

"Wrong. I think those are included. The master leaves nothing out. He already said a little 'over' 250,000!"

Qi Zihong, however, looked utterly devastated.

People online loved stirring things up, watching others suffer bad luck, and enjoying the spectacle.

But for him, the person actually involved, this deal was extremely important.

Seeing his expression, the viewers stopped joking and began offering suggestions.

"Boss Qi, I don't think you need to look so upset. If the master foresaw it for you, he must have a solution."

"Exactly. Didn't the master say you were supposed to break your leg? Yet you're perfectly fine now, aren't you?"

"Mr. Qi, if I were you, I'd hurry up and become the Top Supporter!"

With that reminder, Qi Zihong's sorrow turned to joy!

His fingers tapped wildly as he started sending gifts!

Together for Life gifted Super Rocket ×5.

Straight into the Top Supporter spot!

"Master!! Help me! This deal is very important to me! I'm begging you!"