Chapter 1: The Young Master of the Art

After expending so much effort, I finally awaited the opportunity to show that woman my full figure. Just as I was about to take action, my old master from Maoshan, who is still alive, unexpectedly called me, saying that I must return to see him one last time before the separation of the living and the dead.

"That sounds alright," the girl nodded and continued to fiddle with her phone.

"Miss, may I sit here?" Lin Bai asked softly. As he spoke, he lightly tossed his long hair back from his forehead. Lin Bai was quite confident in his appearance; his hair was black and smooth, partially covering one eye. While he could not be described as handsome, he was undoubtedly more than just good-looking. To put it in trendy terms, he could be categorized as a pretty boy.

Only because of direct admonition, the heavens are angered; day and night, one cannot part from the saddle. The master and servant are busy, and the spirit is already weary; moreover, the snow grows heavier, embracing the Blue Pass. The stout man squinted his eyes and carefully scrutinized the young lady's face for a while, then stretched out his hand to calculate a few times, smilingly said: "From your facial features, it seems you are about to embark on a long journey. The road ahead is perilous, and if you do not have a noble person to assist you along the way, this trip may not be easy to undertake"

Upon hearing the words of the fat man, Lin Bai curled his lip; as expected, this was nothing but a troublesome affair. What distant journey? Damn it, this bus is currently in Jianghai City, and the next stop is a thousand miles away in Qingmen City. Even if this girl gets off in Qingmen City, that would indeed be considered a long trip. As for the noble person, what a load of nonsense; it is likely referring to this very fat man who has come to deliver himself.

Every time Lin Bai thought of that beautiful young woman lying in bed, almost resigned to her own fate, he felt a pang of heartbreak

Wang Qianshou, you bastard, where have you been hiding? How dare you run away from home behind my back? Just wait until I catch you; I will break your two legs! The compartment door was suddenly pushed open, and a gust of cold wind swept through the entire carriage, causing the temperature to drop several degrees in an instant

Observing the appearance of the overweight individuals on the ground, Lin Bai let out a cold laugh twice before shifting his gaze away from the two grappling on the ground. Such characters were truly beneath his notice; had it not been for the desire to humiliate him, he would not have casually shown this brat a divination. It is well known that the price for a divination from the Little White Dragon in the waves has long been inflated to six figures in the industry.

"I won't look. My master said that no one in this world can discern my fate yet." Lin Bai shook his head. Lin Bai was not lying; his master, Li Tianyuan, the current leader of the Tianxiang Sect, indeed said this upon seeing Lin Bai for the first time.

To put it bluntly, when you were three years old, you were already selling things from home, and by the time you were not yet six, you started climbing over walls to peek at the widow next door taking a bath

Upon seeing this woman, the man immediately wilted and sought to hide in a corner

In a hurry, I bought a train ticket and rushed to Maoshan. Fortunately, it is not the busy season for spring travel, so there are still quite a few empty seats on this train from Jianghai to Maoshan. However, Lin Bai did not stop until he had passed through three carriages, finally coming to a halt beside a girl dressed in a pure and innocent manner

I said, "Hey, old man, did your mother abandon you when she gave birth, raising only the placenta instead?" Lin Bai said expressionlessly as he looked at the fat man across from him

Upon hearing Lin Bai's words, the stout man rolled his eyes and said, "Young man, with such a big mouth, aren't you afraid that the wind will blow and hurt your tongue? You are just a miserable laborer, running here to make a living today and going there to make a living tomorrow. You toil all day like a dog or a lowly worker on the construction site, moving bricks, and you expect to chat on a knockoff Phelps model on QQ, waiting for a goddess to say 'haha' to you. You still dare to claim that no one can see through it; today, I will enlighten you."

The chubby man spoke while casting glances at the girl sitting nearby. To be fair, his mix of mildly coarse language and internet slang did manage to divert the girl's attention from her phone. However, she was not looking at him; instead, her gaze was fixed on Lin Bai, and there was a hint of sympathy in her eyes.

"You, what kind of joke are you making? These things are all fabricated by you, superstitious nonsense. Who would believe that?" The stout man stared at Lin Bai in disbelief, his voice trembling. Although there are legends about the Little White Dragon in the river, they only encountered it on the vehicle; how could this kid possibly know so much about them.

"What about the migrant workers who carry bricks? If it weren't for them, where would you even live? Look back three generations, which family in China isn't made up of laborers? If it weren't for these people, would you even exist?" Upon hearing this, Lin Bai pointed at the fat man across from him and unleashed a torrent of scolding, appealing to both emotion and reason, a classic example of national cursing.

Currently, it is indeed the off-peak season for passenger transport, and most of those taking the train are migrant workers seeking employment. Lin Bai has a relatively high-pitched voice, and his words were heard throughout the entire carriage. Upon hearing Lin Bai's remarks, many migrant workers cheered in approval, and a few even picked up the Erguotou placed on the table and approached Lin Bai, eager to share a drink with him.

With every gesture, a subtle rise and fall could be seen at the chest. The stout man swallowed hard, maintaining a composed demeanor.

The emphasis on pausing is certainly not on purity, but rather on the fact that the girl's pure attire cannot conceal the weapons that are exposed, and indeed, the weapons that are revealed are far from trivial.

Observing the fleeting glimmer of desire in the fat man's eyes, Lin Bai shook his head slightly. Using fortune-telling to charm young girls was something he had started doing in the third grade of elementary school. This fat man's skills were truly far inferior to his own.

"Show me a picture?" The girl pointed at herself, smiling as she looked at the chubby person across from her

Although this woman's eyes were small, her gaze was extremely sharp. As she turned her head, she spotted the fat man over here and rushed over in two steps, delivering a slap that sent him crashing to the ground. Before anyone could react, her foot was already stomping down on the fat man's face, and the wailing sound, akin to that of a slaughtered pig, echoed throughout the carriage, lingering for a long time.

What kind of misfortune have I encountered to meet Lin Bai, who boasts of being the "Little White Dragon" on the streets, yet is known to everyone as the "Dragon of Chaos"? It is said that over the years, two hundred and ninety-nine wandering sorcerers have fallen victim to his tricks of eating and cheating. Am I destined to become the three hundredth today?

"A joke?" Lin Bai smirked coldly, glanced at the time on his watch, and said with a light laugh: "In thirty seconds, you will face a calamity of bloodshed."

At seventeen, it was quite easy to get a girlfriend. You took her to a hotel under false pretenses and violated her. After five years in labor education, you found a wife, but that woman is no pushover either. Many of your injuries must have been inflicted by her, right? I see that your purpose in coming out this time is not to do business, but rather to seek refuge

Everyone turned their heads to see a woman rushing towards the door of the carriage, her mouth wide open in a furious snarl, revealing a set of yellow teeth; her nose was covered in dry skin, with a few tufts of black hair protruding from her nostrils; her eyebrows stood upright, resembling a butcher from a comic book; her face was painted a stark white, but unfortunately, the quality of the paint was so poor that it looked like an old pig's liver covered in frost.

The overweight man noticed that the atmosphere in the carriage was off and hurriedly defended himself, saying: "I was just showing you a picture, did you really need to react so strongly?"

"You want to show off in front of me? Fine, today I will also show you a thing or two!" Lin Bai shouted, a cold smile spreading across his lips, causing the fat man in front of him to feel a wave of discomfort.

The fat man pointed at Lin Bai, trembling all over, but his eyes were filled with fear as he unconsciously began to survey his surroundings

At this moment, the overweight man lying on the ground no longer possesses the confidence he had just moments ago while preparing to flirt. His clothes have been torn during the earlier struggle, and the rolls of flesh on his beer belly are jiggling. His face is smeared with mucus, tears, and blood, making him look as pitiable as one can imagine

This beautiful lady, I see you have a mole between your brows, and there is a faint shadow of gloom on your forehead. Is there something troubling you? Why not share it with me, perhaps I can be of some assistance to you

All the eyes in the carriage were almost entirely focused on Lin Bai. Just a moment ago, someone had deliberately timed it; from the moment he finished speaking to the moment that plump woman rushed in and started fighting with the fat man, it was exactly thirty seconds, neither more nor less. With such accuracy in fortune-telling, this young man is truly remarkable

In an instant, the air was extraordinarily tranquil, so much so that one could almost hear the ticking of the second hand on Lin Bai's wristwatch.

Before the girl could respond to Lin Bai's words, a stout man with a robust build suddenly burst out from the side corridor. After plopping down onto a seat, he looked earnestly at the girl across from him.

Unconcerned with those around her, as if gazing at a deity, Lin Bai looked at the weapon before her and softly said: "Beautiful lady, would you like to have your fortune told? I not only read facial features and palmistry, but I also have considerable expertise in determining life paths by observing the unique parts of individuals and *illustrated* books. Would you like to give it a try?"

Fortune-telling? Lin Bai's lips curled slightly upward, daring to perform fortune-telling in front of the direct disciple of the Tianxiang Sect at Maoshan. I am curious to see just how much skill this fat man possesses

Your eyebrows are too widely spaced, indicating discord among brothers; your nostrils are large and facing upwards, suggesting that your family is likely not very harmonious, to be precise, it indicates a fierce wife at home; there is a black mole on the upper right corner of your mouth, which signifies that you will be gluttonous throughout your life, but unfortunately, your face has been scratched by someone's nails, indicating that you have probably endured many beatings in your life for the sake of food

Separated by the heavens, Lin Bai truly does not believe it. As the saying goes, "Disasters last for a thousand years," it seems that this old fellow will never meet his end. Nevertheless, regardless of the circumstances, the skills he possesses were all taught by that old fellow, and it would not be appropriate to not return.

Upon hearing this, the overweight man became furious and shouted: "How dare you speak to me like that, you brick-moving laborer!"

The overweight man noticed that the girl had no desire to speak with him. Frowning, he prepared to approach from the side and turned to Lin Bai in front of him, asking, "Would this young brother like to have his fortune told?"

"Reading faces? With your meager skills, you dare to read my face? Do you think you are worthy?" Lin Bai scoffed, "Trying to use face reading to attract women, yet you don't even consider how deep your own abilities truly are. I started learning from Master Li Tianyuan of the Tianxiang Sect at the age of three, and by six, I had already used these skills to steal the first kisses of all the little girls in kindergarten. At thirteen, I followed my master to Zhonghai and met those old masters. At seventeen, I ventured out into the world alone. After all this time, this is the first I’ve ever heard of someone trying to read the face of me, the little white dragon of the waves, Lin Bai?"

The Little White Dragon in the Waves? The chubby man's face turned ashen, beads of sweat covering his forehead, his eyes wide open as he stared incredulously at Lin Bai in front of him