The male supporting character was actually myself.

Thankfully, my host wanted to give you another chance after hearing my report, so you wouldn't try to take advantage of him anymore. You could make a fortune every day with just one trip. Who knew you would be so greedy!

You're trying to curse my host again! You can't live anymore!

"Shh!"

The fluffy ball stretched out its sharp claws and gestured at Chen Luoqi's neck.

"Hiss... Why do I suddenly feel a little cold?" Chen Luoqi shivered for no reason. He shrank his neck and was a little worried that he might have been infected with the viruses and bacteria of the apocalypse.

But then I thought, that cowardly guy always disinfects thoroughly, so there shouldn't be any bacteria left, right?

"Excuse me, young man, please wait a moment." Just as Chen Luoqi was feeling uneasy and wanted to hurry back to get some iodine tablets to mix with water, a confident voice suddenly came from behind him.

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Chen Luoqi turned around and frowned.

The speaker was a slightly overweight old man in his sixties with white hair, holding a fan in his hand, wearing a martial arts uniform, and with a well-preserved bracelet on his wrist.

"Did you call me?" He looked around to make sure there was no one else nearby.

The portly old man nodded, fanning himself as he walked to Chen Luoqi's side. He scrutinized Chen Luoqi from head to toe, a bitter smile appearing on his face. He shook his head and sighed, "Truly, each generation is worse than the last..."

"Who the hell are you talking about with such foul language?" Chen Luoqi's eyes widened in anger upon hearing this.

Before, when I had no money, I had to be subservient and live at the mercy of others to make a living. Now I have over 100,000 yuan in my bank account! Why should I put up with this humiliation from some strange old man?

He was filled with rage and malice, and raised his fist to smash it.

The portly old man narrowed his eyes slightly, covered his eyes with his hand, and said with a smile, "I wasn't talking about you, I was talking about that precious thing in your hand, young man."

Chen Luoqi didn't bring his fist down, but looked at him warily and asked, "Who are you? What do you want? I don't know you, a good dog doesn't block the way, get out of the way!"

The fluffy ball of fur quickly covered its eyes with its paws. When it noticed that the old man seemed to be subconsciously avoiding the protagonist's halo as well, it suddenly opened its eyes wide. "Meow meow meow~ Grandpa, are you a bug?!"

What did he just say?

Each generation is worse than the last? Hehe, this is a blatant criticism of the scriptwriters' portrayal of the main character!

"Young man, are you sure you don't want to listen to my ramblings?" The old man chuckled, not angry at all. "My name, Iron Diviner, is renowned throughout Liuli City. Countless high-ranking officials and nobles have to wait in line and wait for my fortune-telling to happen. Today, I met this young man with a special appearance, and I was originally going to give you a reading, but since you don't want to, that's fine..."

He shook his head, sighed, fanned himself, and turned to leave.

Chen Luoqi was stunned for a moment. Iron Divination Immortal?! He had heard of that name before!

When I was still working at the company a while ago, my boss mentioned that he spent tens of thousands of yuan and waited in line for two months to have someone do his fortune telling, and the fortune telling was incredibly accurate...

"Hey, grandpa!" He changed his tune faster than flipping through a book, immediately blocking the old man's way with a smile. "What did you just say? That my face is special? Don't just say half of what you mean. What's so special about me? Do you think I'm the chosen one who's about to make a fortune?"

Tsk tsk tsk, the fluffy ball gave a disdainful look and moved closer.

"Hey, the bug mini-lecture is about to begin!" It stroked its ears and listened attentively, "Let this little kitten listen attentively."

"Stop daydreaming," the portly old man said seriously, turning to look at Chen Luoqi. "I can tell you've got a treasure, but I don't know what it is."

This thing can be both a blessing and a curse, depending on how you use it.

It's like a knife; if you use it to cut vegetables and cook, you can have a good meal; but if you use it to kill, you'll get shot. Things themselves are neither good nor bad; it all depends on what people use them for.

The method you're using is clearly wrong; if you continue like this, your life may be in danger!

Chen Luoqi rolled his eyes, but he didn't really believe it. After all, all fortune tellers are the same; they always speak vaguely and ambiguously. Once you're trapped, you end up thinking the fortune teller is accurate.

I could make up any kind of vague, platitudes I read by reading a couple of novels about fortune tellers!

The old man was still giving earnest advice, spouting old clichés like how good people's hearts can change their fate. Chen Luoqi casually agreed, but inwardly felt a deep sense of imbalance.

Look at this old swindler, he just spouts some platitudes and can make tens of thousands of yuan for a single fortune telling. He can do several a day, and it's all pure profit.

With just a touch of his upper lip to his lower lip, money from someone else's pocket would easily end up in his hands!

In contrast, even though he had a golden opportunity, he still had to work hard to contact manufacturers and endure the difficulties and hostility of the shelter owner, earning only a few dollars a day.

The world is so unfair!

Ah, my fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens!

I, Chen Luoqi, am a chosen one, a lucky one among billions of people. How could I possibly be content to be subservient to others and bow down to them...

"Sigh, it's hard to persuade people." After seeing him give a few perfunctory words and turn away, the well-to-do old man sighed deeply, his face full of helplessness.

A girl carrying two glasses of juice emerged from a roadside dessert shop. She had bright eyes, white teeth, and fair, delicate skin. Dressed in jeans and a T-shirt, she exuded youthful energy. Her lively eyes narrowed slightly as she walked to the old man and handed him a glass of juice. "Second Uncle, is this the marriage you predicted? It's destined for this kind of person?"

She pouted and said coquettishly, "Then I'll just stay single for life. I may not have learned much from you, Second Uncle, but I do know a thing or two about judging people by their eyes. Those shifty-eyed people don't look like good people at all."

The old man's slightly plump face was also covered with wrinkles. After pondering for a while, he shook his head and said, "Girl, your marriage is really troubling your second uncle. I've been telling fortunes for almost my whole life, and I've never encountered a couple with such a fate as you and him."

It should definitely apply to him, so why isn't it this person?

Could it be... that you need him to meet your destined one, what's his name, the one you young people call Mister Soft?

"It's Mr. Right!" The girl looked at Chen Luoqi, who was riding away on his electric scooter and getting further and further away until he was no longer visible, with a worried expression. She grabbed the old man's arm and said coquettishly, "Uncle, we've been neighbors for a long time. You watched me grow up! You must have a way to defy fate and help me find my ideal boyfriend, right?"

The old man, shaking her so much he was clutching his bracelet with a helpless expression, said, "Come on, little girl, tell your second uncle what your ideal boyfriend should be like. Let's not even talk about whether it can be changed, at least I'll have a general idea."

The girl blushed slightly and stammered, "I don't have high requirements... as long as he's not too short and has good character, a kind heart, and is considerate, that's fine."

After thinking for a moment, she added, "He can't be a mama's boy, and he can't be sexist!"

"Nannan's conditions, those requirements really aren't high." The old man counted on his fingers again and again, still unable to figure it out. "That's right, it applies to that kid from earlier. It's really strange... Could it be..."

He frowned, his hands forming hand seals, but before he could calculate anything, a purple lightning bolt suddenly streaked across the cloudless sky above Liuli City!

"Boom!"

The thunder rumbled in the clear sky, startling the old man so much that he quickly let go of his hands, clasped them together, and muttered softly, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I just wanted to tell the child's fortune, I really didn't mean to pry into the secrets of heaven. I know I was wrong, I won't do it anymore, please stop your supernatural powers..."

The girl looked up at the clear sky and the gradually subsiding thunder and lightning with disbelief. After a while, she excitedly said, "Second Uncle, please teach me fortune telling! It's amazing! You can even see the secrets of heaven?"

"Shh!" The old man quickly silenced her, then whispered, "Children say whatever comes to mind, don't take it to heart!"

After waiting a while to make sure everything was alright, he revealed a sly smile. "My dear girl, although I haven't been able to calculate the specifics, your second uncle can guarantee that your marriage fortune lies in something that boy had on him!"

"An object?" The girl was even more confused. "Your fortune-telling is so accurate, isn't it all reflected in the person? I can't possibly... have my future husband as a small, portable item, can I?"

"You don't understand, do you? Silly girl, it's obvious that either that thing touched a heavenly secret, or your future husband is a chosen one who touched a heavenly secret, which is why the heavens are preventing me from continuing the divination!"

The old man lowered his voice and patiently explained, "I have no children in my life. Although money can solve most of my troubles, you are a lovable child who has made up for my regret of having no children."

This is also a kind of fate between us, father and son, which is why I have been so open and honest with you.

Listen to Second Uncle—that kid's fate was altered by something on him. Originally, he should have had a life of great wealth and fame, but some powerful guy gradually changed his destiny.

That person is definitely more powerful than me; he dares to go against the will of Heaven directly!

If that young man surnamed Chen had been a bit smarter and more honest, he could have lived a life of wealth and luxury, becoming a carefree super-rich man. But if he's up to no good, well, if he angers the other party, he'll definitely suffer the consequences.

If the unrevealable secret is that thing he possesses, then this matter is probably a bit tricky; if the secret is your future husband, and it can only be accessed through that thing, then you'll probably need to spend more time with the man surnamed Chen.”

"Go out with him?" The girl asked with a hint of disgust. "He's a greedy and lecherous man. I'm a little scared to go out with him."

The old man rolled his eyes. "It's one thing to pretend to be weak when talking to others, but why pretend in front of Second Uncle? You could take on ten men with kidney deficiency like him! Come on, let's go to the jewelry store and ask around, see if we can deduce what secrets Mr. Chen is hiding based on his actions."

The girl smoothed her hair and muttered softly, "The only thing I could hide on my person is a key, right? What if that guy is up to no good and kidnaps my destined boyfriend to hide him away..."

"What the heck?!" The fluffy ball of fur, who had witnessed the bug's fortune-telling the whole time, was so shocked that its mouth could fit a meow fist. It took it a while for its overheated and smoking CPU to process what was happening. "No way? This time, the bug sent my host a wife?!"

It hurriedly patted its head, which was steaming hot and burning, and then, with its fluffy tail swaying, trotted a few steps to catch up with them and enter the Great Xia Gold Shop.

The old man was indeed a fortune teller; his words were quite sharp.

While pretending to buy a gold necklace for her granddaughter, she chatted with the shop assistant and soon found out why Chen Luoqi had come.

"He's sold two gold bars here in the last two days. Last time it was a 100g bar that sold for 41,000 yuan, and today he brought in a big yellow croaker weighing over 300g, which he got for 130,000 yuan right away." The shop assistant whispered enviously as she helped a girl try on a collarbone necklace, "He doesn't look like a rich guy. Who knows what stroke of luck he had..."

Selling gold bars?

The old man was a bit puzzled. He had calculated that the kid shouldn't have a stable job right now. But in modern society, where did a guy who doesn't work and rides around on an electric scooter get gold bars from?

He casually paid the bill, grabbed the girl, and headed out. "Hurry up, the more I think about this, the more something feels off. We need to go to his place and investigate!"

"Hey? Second Uncle, you really paid?" The girl hadn't even taken off the gold chain around her neck, and stammered, "I'll go back and tell my aunt to transfer the money to you, after I finish my internship and find a job..."

The old man gazed intently at the sky, calculating, and said nonchalantly, "Consider this a wedding gift for you. If this marriage is a good match, your life will be much easier from now on! At least you won't have to suffer from the constant pressure from your aunt and cousin."

"Actually, it's alright." She smiled, her face slightly flushed. "It wasn't easy for my uncle and aunt to raise me. Besides, if they were all too good to me, would I still be able to run over to help you cut paper and grind ink so often? Our friendship, despite the age difference, would be gone. Second Uncle, what are you to me?"

"Let's find out where that kid surnamed Chen lives."

After a pause, he instructed, "Open the map and look for it. Near a small school and a small park, there's a rather tall, old-fashioned water tower. It should be an urban village. Looking at his original life trajectory, it seems to have taken off from a rather dilapidated two-story building. I can vaguely see a school to the southwest, and a small park across the highway to the east..."

The old man's eyes were vacant, as if he could see another scene, and he described it to her in as much detail as possible.

"Wow, this is incredible!" The fluffy little ball ruffled its big, furry ears and circled the old man. "Where did you come from? Does the main system know you're up to no good? Surely the main system isn't condoning this? Otherwise, why are you everywhere?"

With the help of the Iron Divination Immortal and a high-tech mobile phone map, the two quickly located an urban village not too far from their location.

"That's right, this is it!" As soon as he got out of the taxi, the old man glanced around and exclaimed excitedly, "See how accurate my prediction was? That's a school over there, a park over here, and see that old-fashioned water tower over there? Let me see where he lives..."

As he walked, he looked around indifferently at the little white cat. After wandering around for more than ten minutes, he finally stopped in front of the small two-story building where Chen Luoqi lived.

"Are you looking for someone?" Just as they arrived at the door, the beautiful landlady came out from the front door. She glanced at the grandfather and grandson, noticing their clothes and appearance didn't seem like they lived there, and asked while eating sunflower seeds, "Or are you looking for a place to rent?"

The old man instantly switched into his dramatic persona, grinning broadly, "I'm looking for the guy named Chen, Chen, who lives in the east room on the second floor..."

"Chen Luoqi?"

"Yes! It's Chen Luoqi. I'm getting old and can't remember names that are hard to pronounce. Is he home?"

The beautiful landlady gave the girl a strange look and shook her head, saying, "No, I just came downstairs and locked the door. He must have gone out early this morning. I heard he's been doing something big to make money lately, apparently renting an old warehouse at the west entrance of Nanli Village. You..."

She thought for a moment, then frowned slightly and whispered, "Girl, stay away from that guy. He's all talk and no action, and he dreams of getting rich every day. He's not a reliable person. You're still young, don't let him fool you!"

“My daughter doesn’t know him.” The old man chuckled and said, “I was going to talk to him and give him some advice, but since he’s not here, I’ll come back another day.”

Under the nonchalant gaze of the beautiful landlady, the two of them walked out of the alley and back onto the highway.

"Tsk tsk, this is really strange!" He turned around and looked at the alley entrance, lowering his voice to say, "That woman just now, her fate has also been altered! Judging from her appearance, she should have some connection with Chen Luoqi, although it was just a brief encounter, but she definitely has a karmic calamity on her side."

It's very likely that the guy, who was poor and suddenly became rich, took her as his mistress and then dumped her when he found someone better.