“The First Diviner?” Lin Hao looked at Liu Yongchang and Lai Qingsheng, puzzled.
To be honest, Lin Hao hadn't heard of the title "The First Diviner" during his years in Modu.
Of course, he had never heard of families like the Zhou family, who were masters of divination.
Not only had he not heard of them in Modu these past few years, but he hadn't heard of them even when he was with his own family.
He only knew of the four great families in the cultivation world, and a few sects.
He didn't know much about other forces.
"Yes, The First Diviner." Liu Yongchang nodded, then looked at Lin Hao and said, "Before you appeared in Modu, Zhou Renjie's reputation in Modu was sky-high."
"Whenever people wanted to have their fortunes told or their faces read, they would immediately think of Zhou Renjie."
"Of course, Zhou Renjie was genuinely skilled. Almost everyone who went to him for fortune-telling or face reading praised his abilities."
"Can he be as capable as you, Brother Lin?" Lai Qingsheng interjected with a dismissive snort.
"Don't interrupt!" Liu Yongchang glared at Lai Qingsheng, then turned to Lin Hao and said, "However, while he is capable, his fees for fortune-telling and face reading are also very high."
"His advertised price is ten million starting, and that's just the starting point. If any special circumstances arise during the fortune-telling or face reading, you'll have to pay more."
"Of course, you can choose not to pay and leave, but you must leave the ten million behind!"
"Damn! Ten million starting for one session? Is he robbing people!?" Xiao Hei's eyes widened in shock upon hearing this.
"Senior Brother, why don't you learn from this Zhou Renjie? If you do a few fortune-telling or face-reading sessions, you'll have enough for your dowry," Xiao Hei said excitedly to Lin Hao.
Lin Hao was speechless. Ignoring Xiao Hei, he looked at Liu Yongchang and asked with some confusion, "If he's so amazing, why is he looking for me?"
"His fee is at least ten million per session. While I'm not cheap, I charge based on fate, aren't I?"
"Besides, I'm not blocking his path to wealth, am I?"
"With such high fees, even if I saw ten people at once, it wouldn't match his earnings from one person."
Lin Hao believed that Zhou Renjie's reason for seeking him out was simply fear of him blocking his path to wealth.
But how could he, an unknown, obscure fortune-teller, block his path to wealth?
If he wasn't blocking his wealth, then why was he looking for him?
"Didn't he say it himself? He's afraid you'll tarnish the reputation of Modu's divination industry," Lai Qingsheng, being straightforward, said.
As soon as he spoke, Liu Yongchang glared at him. Then Liu Yongchang looked at Lin Hao and said, "I suspect he's afraid you'll outshine him and snatch his title as Modu's First Diviner."
"If he loses his title as Modu's First Diviner, he'll have no reason to charge ten million per session for fortune-telling or face reading."
"At that point, more people will naturally seek you out instead of him."
"Even with the Zhou family backing him, he'll be finished."
"Yes! That must be it!" Lai Qingsheng clapped his hands excitedly.
He had been a bit confused earlier, but after hearing Liu Yongchang's explanation, he felt it made perfect sense.
At the same time, Lin Hao also nodded.
The day he returned to the world, he had Xiao Hei spread the word.
Unsurprisingly, all sectors would have received the news.
Although he had deliberately hidden his family identity when he first made a name for himself, the reputation of "Heavenly King Lin, calculating the cosmos with one hand, and the cycle of reincarnation with the other" was known to many.
Thinking about it this way, Zhou Renjie coming to find him was completely understandable.
As Lin Hao pondered these matters, he couldn't help but shake his head with a slight smile and said, "Alright, since he wants to come, let him come."
"Did he say when he would arrive?"
"He did," Liu Yongchang quickly nodded and looked at Lin Hao. "He said he would come here in three days. If he still doesn't see you, he'll consider you to have voluntarily withdrawn from Modu. He will then issue a statement to the industry declaring that this was all voluntary on your part."
"How can this person be so shameless?" Xiao Hei grumbled unhappily.
It was fortunate that they had returned. If something had delayed them further, wouldn't this Zhou Renjie just issue a statement saying his Senior Brother was incompetent and had withdrawn from Modu?
"It's fine, three days is three days," Lin Hao waved his hand, indicating it was not a problem.
"To be precise, it should be the day after tomorrow," Liu Yongchang reminded Lin Hao.
"Okay, then we'll wait for him here." Lin Hao nodded and looked at Liu Yongchang. "Besides this matter, are there any other important issues these past two days?"
"No."
"Oh, right." Liu Yongchang blinked and quickly looked at Lin Hao. "There is one more thing."
"What is it?"
"The director of the First People's Hospital, Li Qingyuan, came looking for you."
"He said he couldn't get through to your phone, so he came here. We happened to be here last night, so we met him."
"Oh? What happened to him?" Lin Hao was surprised and looked at Liu Yongchang.
He felt a bit confused. Logically, there shouldn't be any more issues with Li Qingyuan.
Now that Li Qingyuan had come looking for him again, had his situation changed?
Liu Yongchang took a sip of water, then looked at Lin Hao and said, "He said that a person named Wang Houde became the director and then pinned numerous charges directly onto him."
"He said he couldn't hold on any longer and felt that he would be imprisoned soon."
"He said he wanted to ask you what he should do, as he really couldn't hold on any longer."
Lin Hao frowned slightly as he listened to Liu Yongchang.
The situation was not entirely outside his expectations.
He had thought that Li Qingyuan's reappearance meant he was at his wit's end and about to be imprisoned.
Now, it seemed he hadn't reached the worst-case scenario yet.
However, even so, Li Qingyuan must be having a very difficult time.
But this shouldn't be the case.
According to the previous divination, Li Qingyuan should not have reached this point.
As long as Li Qingyuan remained low-key for a while, he would be fine.
Why did it sound like Li Qingyuan was in a desperate situation now, according to Liu Yongchang?
Could it be that someone had disrupted Li Qingyuan's fortune?
Lin Hao frowned, suddenly feeling that this was very likely.
Otherwise, given Li Qingyuan's original fortune, he wouldn't have reached this stage.
Since he had reached this point, it meant that someone had likely tampered with him behind the scenes!
As Lin Hao pondered these matters, he looked at Liu Yongchang and said, "What is Director Li's phone number? Have him come over."