As soon as Mu Shuangshuang entered the room, Xing Beichen hurriedly offered her a seat.

He sat himself on the kang bed belonging to Lu Yuanfeng.

"Shuangshuang, why are you here?" Lu Yuanfeng asked happily, his tone soft.

"I’m here to discuss something with you!" Mu Shuangshuang replied.

"What thing?" Lu Yuanfeng asked!

"Still that matter from earlier today! My grandparents were unjustly punished by Gao Tiezhu’s people, and I want to exact a little revenge!"

Mu Shuangshuang’s idea of revenge was to give Gao Tiezhu a beating and maybe get some compensation for emotional distress.

She told Mu Dashan she would consider it, not only for the Old Mu Family but also for her own benefits!

Xing Beichen showed great interest in Mu Shuangshuang’s words!

Xing Beichen’s life had always been straightforward, and people like Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng were rare.

If he could partake in their grand schemes, it would indeed be a good choice!

"Shuangshuang, do you have a plan?" Xing Beichen asked.

Mu Shuangshuang nodded. "I do have one, but it requires your cooperation!"

Lu Yuanfeng and Xing Beichen didn’t hesitate for a moment and nodded in agreement.

Mu Shuangshuang whispered her idea to the two of them.

After she finished speaking, both of them gave her a thumbs-up!

"Shuangshuang, your plan seems feasible! But we need to prepare well!"

——

The next day, early in the morning, Mu Shuangshuang, Lu Yuanfeng, and Xing Beichen first headed to Fu Wu’s place to learn about Gao Village’s situation, and then the three of them went to the town.

They first took a stroll around the restaurant and then bought an old Daoist robe in town. Handling Gao Tiezhu could involve violence, but how to avoid Gao Tiezhu’s retaliation afterward was far more crucial.

Killing a hundred while losing three thousand—no one wanted to do that.

Once they were prepared with the Daoist robe, horsetail whisk, fortune-telling flag, and some disguising items, the three of them rode a horse carriage to Gao Village.

Gao Village was somewhat distant from the town.

The three rushed on horseback and arrived outside Gao Village just at noon, the hottest time of the day.

Ignoring the heat, Xing Beichen put on the Daoist robe and picked up the horsetail whisk and fortune-telling flag.

Mu Shuangshuang helped him put on makeup, making his face look completely different and adding a beard, ensuring no one would recognize Xing Beichen.

Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng let Xing Beichen enter the village.

They followed behind to observe the situation!

Waving the fortune-telling flag, Xing Beichen wandered around Gao Village.

He then offered a free fortune-telling at the door of a home in Gao Village that had recently lost their patriarch.

Dressed as a Taoist and being a stranger, combined with his accurate predictions, soon enough, many villagers asked for his fortune-telling.

Xing Beichen first asked for names, and then spoke a bit about the family’s experiences.

Because the information was obtained from Fu Wu, it was particularly accurate.

The people of Gao Village were unaware and merely thought Xing Beichen was some fortune-telling master.

The villagers quickly spread Xing Beichen’s presence across the entire village.

Naturally, the people from Gao Tiezhu’s household also heard about it.

Ms. Zhu, Gao Tiezhu’s wife, upon hearing the news, rushed home to find Gao Tiezhu.

"Master, Master... There’s a fortune-teller in our village! The villagers say he’s very accurate!" Ms. Zhu exclaimed.

Gao Tiezhu showed some disdain!

"Accurate or not, it’s all a swindle for money; you really believe that?"

Gao Tiezhu apart from willing to spend money on hiring thugs and food and drink for his household, was absolutely unwilling to spend money on fortune-telling.

Moreover, he particularly liked taking advantage of others!

"Oh no, it’s not like that, listen to me! That person is giving free fortune-telling, not charging money, just passing through our village, about to leave soon!"

Upon hearing it’s free, Gao Tiezhu put down the things he’s working on and hurried towards Xing Beichen’s location with Ms. Zhu.

Gao Tiezhu’s appearance was already described to Xing Beichen.

So when Gao Tiezhu’s bulky figure appeared, Xing Beichen got excited.

Before Gao Tiezhu even reached him, Xing Beichen stood up and announced to the villagers, "I’ve divulged enough secrets today and must move to the next place!"

Hearing Xing Beichen’s words, someone quickly spoke to persuade him to stay.

"Daoist, why don’t you stay and have lunch at our place!" said a villager.

Xing Beichen waved his hand: "No need, over the years I’ve traveled the world and no longer consume mundane food!"

When Xing Beichen said this, he pretended to be pure and detached.

These were all things Mu Shuangshuang taught him, as a Taoist one must be pure and detached, unaffected by the world.

Additionally, one must know how to boast; the more exaggerated, the better!

Upon hearing that Xing Beichen didn’t even need to eat, the villagers became increasingly impressed.

At this time, Gao Tiezhu had arrived in front of Xing Beichen.

The short distance made the obese Gao Tiezhu pant heavily with sweat covering his face.

"Hey Daoist, are you planning to leave?" Gao Tiezhu asked, his tone somewhat unfriendly.

Xing Beichen intentionally stared at him for a moment, then shook his head.

Gao Tiezhu was momentarily stunned by his stare.

Adding to this, someone whispered, "Why did the Daoist shake his head at Gao Tiezhu? Could it be that Gao Tiezhu has done too many bad things and is facing retribution?"

Before the voice faded, Gao Tiezhu shouted at the crowd: "Stop your jabbering! Nag again, and I’ll cut out your tongues!"

Gao Tiezhu, being the village’s wealthy landowner with hundreds of fertile acres, had many dependent on him for arable land, so when he scolded, everyone immediately quieted down.

However, their gaze toward Gao Tiezhu carried a hint of anticipation.

As they said, Gao Tiezhu had done plenty of bad deeds, with lives burdened on him, and retribution was inevitable.

"You wretched Daoist, what were you staring at just now?" Gao Tiezhu’s fat hand reached to slap Xing Beichen!

Xing Beichen instantly dodged, flicking the horsetail whisk in his hand.

Ignoring Gao Tiezhu, he walked straight ahead.

Ms. Zhu was stunned, regretting her husband’s reckless action.

"Daoist, Daoist..." Ms. Zhu approached.

Xing Beichen still paid no attention to her and continued walking.

"Get someone...," Gao Tiezhu was about to call his thugs, but Ms. Zhu stopped him.

"Master, let’s first inquire clearly, what if he’s a big shot, and we’re offending him, what shall we do?"

Upon thinking, Gao Tiezhu agreed and decided not to act rashly.

Ms. Zhu caught up once more, this time with a more sincere attitude.

"Daoist, I’m the wife of the man you were looking at just now; my husband was out of line, offended you, and I apologize on his behalf!"

Only then did Xing Beichen stop and glance at Ms. Zhu.

"Blessed visage! Wealthy fate! A naturally prosperous spouse look!"

Upon hearing Xing Beichen’s commendation, Ms. Zhu beamed with joy.

"Really? Daoist, could you help me..."

Before Ms. Zhu could finish her sentence, Xing Beichen interrupted.

"But..."