I'm Wen Qu Xing
The person sitting across from Ye Zichen looked to be in his early twenties. He was short and short, as if he hadn't gone through puberty. His cheekbones were prominent, and he was covered in freckles. His beady eyes darted around furtively.
Ye Zichen didn't feel much aversion to this uninvited young man. In fact, he was rather interested in what he'd just said.
"Information?"
"That's right, sir. We, the Bai Xiaosheng, know the heavens above and the earth below. We're proficient in the art of divination, the five elements, and the eight trigrams. If you want to know anything, there's nothing I, the Bai Xiaosheng, don't know. "
The youth spoke confidently, but when paired with his shifty-eyed demeanor, it was hard to trust him.
"San Mazi, you've come to our store to swindle people again!"
At that moment, the waiter who'd gone to the wine cellar hurried back. When he saw the youth, he immediately scolded the waiter, then put the flagon on the table and turned to Ye Zichen.
"Sir, you mustn't let him fool you. This San Mazi is a notorious scoundrel on this street. He swindles people every day and pretends to be a conman to earn his living. If you really want to buy information, I'll recommend Grandmaster Yi over there. He's truly proficient in divination. Most of the information he peddles is true. "
"Tch, what does that old guy know about divination? He just has a few subordinates gather all sorts of news in Raging Flame City every day. When someone asks, he'll answer. If he doesn't, he'll just say something along the lines of 'heavenly secrets can't be divulged' …. Pah! If heavenly secrets really can't be divulged, I'd have been struck by lightning eighty times over a long time ago. "
The youth spat viciously, clearly disdainful of the waiter's reverence for Grandmaster Yi.
"That's still better than spouting nonsense." The waiter glared viciously at the youth, then reached out to grab him by the collar. "Hurry up and scram. Don't try to swindle people in our store. It was one thing in the past, but the person sitting here isn't someone you can afford to offend. "
Although the waiter wasn't particularly well-built, compared to the youth, he was clearly much more muscular.
The waiter grabbed him by the collar, but the youth immediately reached out and shoved him away.
"A gentleman uses his mouth, not his fists. Let me tell you, I'm the reincarnation of the Emperor Star of the Nine Heavens.
"You still dare to spout nonsense here …"
As he spoke, the waiter raised his fist to punch Ye Zichen, but Ye Zichen stopped him.
"Sir." The waiter did not understand.
He took out a bag of spirit coins from his ring and threw it on the table. The 'dong' sound almost made the young man's eyes pop out.
"That would cost at least five hundred spirit coins."
The young man muttered to himself. Ye Zichen pointed at the money on the table and said to the waiter.
"Give me a few side dishes and I'll give you the rest."
"Alright."
The shop assistant happily put the bag of coins in his hand. This young master really did not look for him in vain. In just one night, he had earned almost a thousand spirit coins just from the tips.
The waiter pocketed the money and frowned at the pockmark-faced youth.
"Grandpa, this brat …"
"Let him stay, I'm a bit interested in what he just said," Ye Zichen smiled.
"Did you hear that? This lord said that he's interested in me. I have to say that this lord has a discerning eye and can see that I'm not ordinary. You servants are destined to be servants for the rest of your lives, but I'm destined to roam the Nine Heavens. "
After receiving Ye Zichen's affirmation, the youth's nose rose to the sky and he snorted.
"What are you spacing out for? Hurry up and prepare some food and wine."
The waiter's expression froze. After accepting so much money from Ye Zichen, he truly didn't want this lord to fall for his tricks, so he couldn't help but remind him.
"Then you must be careful, sir. Pockmarked San has many tricks up his sleeve. His ability to deceive people is top-notch."
Ye Zichen accepted the waiter's good intentions and told him to prepare some food and wine. After the waiter left, he smiled at the pockmark-faced youth.
"Let me reintroduce myself, Ye Zichen."
"Bai Xiaosheng!"
The youth's expression was rather arrogant. If he had a fan, he really would look like an otherworldly expert. "Alright.
Bai Xiaosheng. That's a pretty good name, "Ye Zichen smiled.
"Hmph, this lord can tell that you're no ordinary person. You're not the same type of person as those common folk. Tell me, what information do you want to know? I'll tell you everything I know without holding anything back. However, we have to abide by the rules. Once I give you information, you can't sell it to anyone else. Furthermore, all information I sell is clearly priced! "
After hearing the self-proclaimed Bai Xiaosheng's explanation, Ye Zichen more or less understood.
To put it bluntly, the Hundred Daybreaks Inn was a place for peddling information. Practically every table had a peddler, and the people who came in from the outside were all peddlers. As for the peddlers, it seemed they were cooperating with the inn as well. They gave a portion of the money they earned from selling information to the inn.
Ye Zichen smiled faintly at Bai Xiaosheng.
"Just now, you said you were the Emperor Star's Auxiliary Star. Which star are you?"
Bai Xiaosheng said nothing. Instead, he glanced at the immortal brew the waiter had brought him. Ye Zichen instantly understood and pushed the gourd over.
"Not bad."
As if satisfied with Ye Zichen's performance, he picked up the gourd.
Instantly, his otherworldly demeanor vanished. He put his mouth to the gourd's mouth and poured the wine into his mouth.
"Hundred Dew Fine Wine. I haven't had it in years."
Bai Xiaosheng gulped down the immortal brew in a few mouthfuls. His face flushed slightly, then he wiped his mouth and belched.
"You're asking which star I'm?"
Ye Zichen smiled and nodded. He'd stopped the waiter because he wanted to tell Bai Xiaosheng he was an Auxiliary Star. After all, Ye Zichen was the Emperor Star. If someone called themselves the Emperor Star's Auxiliary Star, he would naturally take notice.
"Since you're so sensible, I'll tell you in secret. However, you mustn't tell anyone else. Otherwise, you'll get yourself killed."
"Go ahead."
"I'm actually one of the four Auxiliary Stars who assist the Emperor Star in ascending the throne, the Literati Star!"
After saying that, Bai Xiaosheng's face was filled with pride. Wen Qu Xing was definitely the most proficient in divination among the Four Great Auxiliary Stars. As long as this rich silly old hat believed him, then he would be able to raise the price when he asked questions later and earn a lot of money.
In truth, Bai Xiaosheng had been eyeing Ye Zichen for a long time. From the moment Ye Zichen tipped him without saying a word, Bai Xiaosheng was certain he was rich but brainless. His reputation in Raging Flame City was growing by the day. Everyone knew he was a swindler. It would be hard for him to earn enough money to eat.
Ye Zichen looked unfamiliar, and he was rich ….
When the waiter came to ruin his plans, he couldn't sit still any longer. But this foolish, rich old man had chased the waiter away. Didn't that mean his good days had come?
"You say you're the Literati Star?"
Ye Zichen only smiled calmly. His expression betrayed no hint of what he was thinking. Bai Xiaosheng didn't know why, but when he saw that smile, his heart lurched. However, he braced himself and said, "That's right.
I'm the Literati Star. What? You don't believe me? Look at your expression. What? You want to say you know the Literati Star? I'm sorry, but I don't think I know you! "
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