Free Web NovelChapter 1340: Chapter Thirty-Two: The Person Without Fate
Jiang Wang had nothing to prepare, so he went to the stable to fetch Flame, wearing a longsword on his waist and a blue robe, then he left the residence and headed straight for the "Justice" gate.
Of course, he would not gallop recklessly through the busy streets, and Flame was also very intelligent, walking steadily and knowing to avoid pedestrians.
Just then, an old man tremblingly walked towards him.
Flame snorted and turned on its own, stepping aside.
Thus, Jiang Wang clearly saw that the old man turned in the same direction.
Then—
"Ah~yah!"
Right before Flame’s hooves, the man slowly laid himself down.
He cried out weakly, "Someone has been killed."
Judging from his look, he was just an ordinary person, clad in coarse cloth with two patches on it, albeit washed clean.
Jiang Wang felt a streak of exasperation, pulled the reins, and steered the horse aside, fearing that Flame would really trample him by accident.
"You can’t leave!" the old man shouted again.
He clamored, "Everyone come and see, leaving the injured without any care!"
"Listen," Jiang Wang, looking down from his horse, took out a green token and shook it in front of him, "shouldn’t you pick your targets better when you’re scamming people? I’m curious, how have you lived to this age with such professional skills?"
The old man got up, squinted for a while as if identifying the token’s authenticity. freewёbn૦νeɭ.com
Then he lay down again...
Loudly clamoring, "Everybody come and see, a green token holder ran over someone with a horse!"
Jiang Wang: ...
Rather lose money than life, indeed!
The topic of a green token running someone over was indeed sensational.
The slowly gathering crowd suddenly quickened, and the throng surged over.
Whispers and murmurs were incessant.
If he left now, it wouldn’t be easy to clear himself.
Jiang Wang sighed, "If you don’t get up, I will have to let the Patrol Inspection Bureau deal with this matter."
"Trying to scare me?" the old man glared at him. "I warn you. I injured my brain when I was young and cannot be frightened. If you scare something serious out of me..."
"It seems like you did injure your brain, were you beaten when you were young?" Jiang Wang murmured ghostly.
"Are you threatening me again?" the old man shouted all around, "People of Linzi, see for yourself! Under the Son of Heaven’s domain, a green token rider hit me, an eighty-year-old, and even threatens to beat me!"
The onlookers all glared angrily, and some young men eager to fight for justice began rolling up their sleeves.
Jiang Wang felt helpless.
"Alright, alright." He quickly took out a string of Knife Coins, "get up and take the money quickly."
"Wouldn’t it have been better if you did this earlier!" The old man swiftly got up, grabbed the Knife Coins from Jiang Wang’s hand, and joyfully started counting them.
Seeing this scene, everyone knew the old man was scamming.
"Tsk!"
The righteous crowd dispersed all at once.
Jiang Wang didn’t bother to pay any more attention and steered his horse to leave.
As for the old scammer on the street, the Patrol Inspection Bureau would teach him a lesson on how to reform later. These Knife Coins, if they are not returned tenfold, his wearing of the Grade-4 green token would be in vain!
"Hey, young man, wait a moment." The old man blocked his path with an arm, "Meeting here must be fate, why not do another deal with us."
Showed a bit of encroaching greed.
Jiang Wang looked at him, "Oh?"
The old man had a gaunt appearance; if he hadn’t just rolled on the ground and was clutching money, at first glance, he almost looked particularly immortal.
"What, you didn’t really think I was trying to swindle you just now, did you? At my age, would I really do something that would lead to cutting off my own descendants?"
Jiang Wang didn’t know how to respond at that moment; this old man was really harsh on himself!
Nonchalantly, the old man stuffed the string of Knife Coins into his pocket and continued: "I was startled by you just now, fell and even took a tumble. Shouldn’t you take responsibility for it? This little amount of money is already letting you off easy!"
Jiang Wang laughed in exasperation: "Didn’t you just say you were knocked down by a horse?"
The old man waved his hand: "It’s all the same thing! The point is you caused my fall!"
"How you fell, you know very well yourself."
"Oh! Now you’re arguing back!" The old man insisted righteously: "If it wasn’t your fault, why would you pay me?"
"Old man, better not create verbal karma. Retribution isn’t non-existent," said Jiang Wang as he pulled the reins, directing his horse to move around: "I have other matters, I’m leaving!"
The old man stepped back and somehow blocked the horse again.
Blowing his beard, he said: "You still don’t trust me. I do have a legitimate profession, you know? I’m a proper person!"
Jiang Wang’s pupils contracted slightly; he hadn’t noticed how the old man had managed to stop his horse.
The usually arrogant horse seemed to sense something and became very docile at this moment.
"Old man," Jiang Wang looked at him seriously: "You should know, my tolerance towards ordinary people and Transcendent Cultivators is different. Some angers are unbearable for ordinary people, so I restrain myself. Now, let me ask you, are you sure you want to keep pestering me here?"
Regardless of who this old man was, how deeply hidden his skills were.
This is Linzi!
Whether dragon or tiger, one must kneel down properly!
"Ah, young man, don’t be so serious, you’ll get wrinkles easily." The old man moved closer and gently stroked the fiery mane of the horse, who allowed him to pet it aberrantly.
He looked up at Jiang Wang with a chuckle: "How about this, let me read your fortune? It’ll just take a bit of your time, as compensation."
"Read fortune?" Jiang Wang raised an eyebrow: "Is that what you call a proper profession?"
The old man wasn’t upset, smilingly he said: "Surely it’s more respectable than being a pimp in a brothel, right?"
Jiang Wang didn’t know what to say for a moment.
This old man’s words were loaded.
"A Dao Yuan Stone for my effort." The old man stretched out a bony finger.
Jiang Wang simply pulled the reins: "No need!"
"Eh!" The old man blocked him again, swiftly lowering his price: "One Prime Stone then, that should do it?"
Jiang Wang asked: "Do fortune tellers also read people with no fate?"
"If you don’t try, how would you know there’s no fate?" the old man insisted desperately: "Perhaps there is a fate, only you are unaware!"
Jiang Wang looked at him: "Your demeanor reminds me of an acquaintance."
The old man smiled: "Everyone who looks like me learned from me!"
At this moment, he somewhat bore an air of defiance.
Jiang Wang shook his head: "I think that person would not agree if he heard you say this; he would probably scold you on the spot."
The old man was still concerned about his business: "Ten Dao Yuan Stones, can’t go lower than that!"
Jiang Wang shook his head: "Old man, it’s not about haggling. Look at this busy street, maybe all these people are your potential clients, but I definitely am not one. Don’t waste your time on me. My fate is not for others to tell, nor do I need anyone to instruct me on what to do."
The old man sighed: "Young man, I was once like you, full of vigor, believing that I could face anything. Now, as gods decline and humans grow frail, deep wrinkles set it, only then I understood that both time and fate cannot be reversed. Besides naivety, there’s nothing fantastic about being young. I have been young, have you ever been old?" freёweɓnovel.com
Jiang Wang said: "There’s nothing remarkable about being old, either. I will eventually grow old, but you can never be young again. Don’t act wise and worldly due to age; each generation has its own way of living, and I especially so."
The old man spread his hands, showing his deeply wrinkled hands in front of Jiang Wang: "Then give me another Knife Coin."
Jiang Wang decisively took out a Knife Coin and placed it in his hand.
This time the old man was somewhat surprised, looking up at him: "Aren’t you unwilling to have your fortune told?"
Jiang Wang smiled: "If it’s just for a mere Knife Coin, then listening won’t hurt."
