Online Fortune Telling: Your Son Has Another Dad-Chapter 233 - 231: Farewell, Second Senior Brother
Lu Heng had just hung up from a call with his master, Xuan Cheng, when his phone quickly rang again.
He glanced at the caller ID; it was his second senior brother, Yang Qingshu.
"Hello, Second Senior Brother, what’s up?"
As soon as he pressed the answer button, he asked.
"Master should have told you about Junior Sister, right?"
"Junior Sister wants to see her mother, so Master let Qingling and Qingming take her down the mountain."
"In another week, it’s Old Mr. Yan from the Yan Group’s birthday, and my dad asked me to take a gift over."
"I heard that Old Mr. Yan plans to hold the birthday banquet in his old home in Diannan Province, so Junior Sister and they will probably go too."
"I was thinking we could gather again, since it’s been so many years since we last met."
Yang Qingshu replied over the phone.
"No problem!"
Lu Heng was already considering going to take a look, so he agreed without hesitation.
"Where are you now?"
"Let’s set a place to meet, then head there together."
Yang Qingshu asked again.
"I’m in Chudong Province."
Lu Heng replied.
"Alright, let’s meet in Longxing then, don’t miss it!"
After agreeing on the meet-up location, Yang Qingshu hung up the phone.
Longxing is the capital of Chudong Province, not too far from the city where Lu Heng currently was.
He didn’t choose to walk to Longxing but instead bought a direct train ticket.
Once on the train, Lu Heng closed his eyes for a nap and incidentally called out his Celestial Destiny System.
Host: Lu Heng (Daoist Name: Qingfeng)
Age: 18
Status: Normal
Cultivation: Eighth-Layer Qi Refining
Cultivation Technique: "Taiyi Five Qi Spell", "Heaven-Stepping Cloud Step", "Immortal Talisman Technique", "Supreme Profound Alchemy Technique"
Magical Treasure: Illusion Demon Mask (Dharma Artifact), Bronze Pill Cauldron (Dharma Artifact), White Spirit Jade Bottle (Dharma Artifact), Celestial Demon Blood Transformation Divine Needle (Magical Treasure · Unrefined)
Life Span: 39
After the previous ten consecutive draws, he had 20 Life Points remaining.
During last night’s two fortune-tellings on the live stream, Qian gave him 16 points, while Zhou and Xiaomeng only provided 3 points.
Why does it feel like a bit of a loss?
During the last fortune-telling, he calculated about Xiaomeng and her boyfriend, and it cost him six days of life.
In the end, he only received 3 Life Points.
This indirectly showed that, even though he found a boyfriend for Xiaomeng, he still couldn’t change the fate of the two and the related people.
If seen this way, Xiao Zhao might not be able to escape from hell in the short term!
"Sigh!"
Thinking of this, Lu Heng couldn’t help but sigh.
Those scammers nowadays are really getting more and more rampant!
Hmm?
A sudden flash of inspiration came to his mind.
This time when he goes to see Junior Sister, Second Senior Brother Yang Qingshu wants to offer birthday congratulations to Old Mr. Yan.
And the place where the birthday banquet is hosted is in Diannan Province.
Diannan Province seems to not be very far from where Xiao Zhao is trapped.
"Although there are more things in between, it’s still on the plan!"
Lu Heng nodded quietly.
Once the Yan family’s birthday banquet is over, he’ll go rescue people, and maybe stir up some things to collect some Life Points.
...
Several hours later, Lu Heng arrived at Longxing, the capital of Chudong Province.
After leaving the train station, he immediately called Second Senior Brother Yang Qingshu.
"I’ve arrived!"
"I and Song Qing flew here."
This Second Senior Brother arrived by plane, much faster than he did.
"I’ve already reserved the hotel, just come over."
Yang Qingshu then told Lu Heng the name of the hotel he’d booked.
"Got it, I’ll remember!"
Lu Heng wrote down the hotel’s name and flagged down a taxi.
The hotel wasn’t very far from the train station, about a twelve to thirteen-minute drive.
As soon as Lu Heng got off the car, he spotted a couple glued to each other, giving continuous displays of affection on the roadside.
"Second Bro!"
"Sister Song!"
Lu Heng walked over with a helpless expression and greeted the two.
When Song Qing saw him coming over, she pushed Yang Qingshu aside.
And Yang Qingshu chuckled, "You were pretty fast!"
"I thought you wouldn’t be in Longxing until tomorrow."
"Have the travel plans been arranged?"
Lu Heng asked casually.
"Don’t worry, it’s all set!"
"Tomorrow afternoon’s flight goes directly to Diannan. You won’t need to worry about a thing."
Yang Qingshu patted his chest, assuming a confident "trust Second Senior Brother to handle everything" demeanor.
"Let’s head back to the hotel to rest first. Xiaofeng, taking the train for most of the day must have worn you out."
Song Qing smiled as she spoke.
Lu Heng nodded and followed the two of them into the hotel.
The next afternoon, the three of them took a plane straight to the capital of Diannan Province.
"Qingfeng, you don’t know about Junior Sister’s mother, the situation at Yan Ya’s house, do you?"
Yang Qingshu asked in a low voice.
"I don’t know!"
Lu Heng shook his head.
Had it not been for Yang Qingshu’s introduction, he wouldn’t even know who Yan Ya was, much less her family background.
"Let me give you a brief overview, to save you any confusion later on."
Yang Qingshu cleared his throat with a soft cough and continued in a low voice, "The Yan family initially established their roots in the southeast."
"Later, to avoid the chaos of war, the whole Yan family relocated to Diannan Province, even packing up and taking their ancestral tablets and remains with them."
"The current head of the Yan family is Yan Ya’s father, Old Mr. Yan."
"However, this Old Mr. Yan isn’t focused on business, instead finding pleasure in entertainment and women, but not in running the family business."
"So, seven or eight years ago, Old Mr. Yan went against all odds and handed the control of Yan Group to his youngest daughter, Yan Ya..."
At this point, Yang Qingshu clicked his tongue in admiration and said, "Our Junior Sister’s mom is truly remarkable."
"In recent years, she first invested in the internet, then in energy, healthcare, and other fields, her foresight was razor-sharp, boosting the entire group’s performance significantly."
"A couple of years ago, she also ventured into tourism and hospitality industries. Although not as spectacular as before, it’s still growing robustly."
"The better Yan Group develops, the higher its market value, the more eyes are on Yan Ya."
"I heard a rumor the other day, saying that Yan Ya’s elder siblings, along with other Yan family relatives, are planning to use Old Mr. Yan’s birthday as an opportunity to force Yan Ya to step down."
Upon hearing this, Lu Heng slightly furrowed his brows, puzzled, "If Yan Ya makes Yan Group better, doesn’t that mean the Yan family becomes richer?"
"Forcing her to step down, what good would that do anyone?"
"This is what you don’t know, right?"
Yang Qingshu chuckled, "Yan Ya has been spending money on external investments, giving the Yan family members a share of money only once a year, and not much at that."
"More importantly, she established a series of rules within the group to sideline the Yan family’s top brass."
"For the past two years, there have been constant grumbles within the Yan family, all wanting to oust Yan Ya so they could freely rake in the cash."
"After all, Yan Group has money, the Yan family has money, but that doesn’t mean every Yan family member is rich..."
