The young man lowered his head, hesitating. In the five years he had been drifting outside, he had only managed to save fifty thousand yuan.
This was his entire savings.
But if he missed this opportunity, he truly wouldn't be able to accept it.
Seeing the young man still undecided, the old man added fuel to the fire: "This is a chance for wealth and glory. It's just fifty thousand yuan. Once you have money, what will fifty thousand yuan matter?"
As soon as the old man said this, the young man made up his mind. It was just fifty thousand yuan, he'd go all in. "Master, I'll transfer it to you now."
The old man merely nodded slightly, his face expressionless, but his heart bloomed with joy. He immediately took out his phone and displayed his QR code for receiving payments. "A teachable soul."
Yu Daochen, seeing this, could no longer bear it. He grumbled, "Damn, his phone is more expensive than mine."
Just as the young man was opening his QR code to scan, Yu Daochen suddenly shouted, "Wait a moment!"
The young man froze and turned to look. The old man, seeing the duck he was about to catch fly away, also turned around angrily.
Yu Daochen smiled faintly and walked over.
The old man sized up Yu Daochen carefully and inwardly thought, "Not good."
"Damn, why did I run into this weakling again?"
Yu Daochen arrived in front of them and looked at the old man, his lips curling upwards. "Long time no see, Master Zhang."
The old man forced an awkward smile, trying to play it off. "Oh, it's you, kid."
Yu Daochen chuckled, "I didn't expect Master Zhang to remember me."
Seeing that the matter was about to be exposed, the old man quickly leaned into Yu Daochen's ear. "I'm truly sorry about what happened last time. Help me keep it quiet for now, and we'll split the profits fifty-fifty."
Yu Daochen gave him an annoyed look. "I may be short on money, but I'm not so desperate that I'd collude with someone like you to scam people."
The young man, seeing them whispering, immediately became vigilant.
The old man, realizing the duck was about to escape, quickly whispered, "It's just making money, nothing to be ashamed of."
Yu Daochen looked at the young man, utterly speechless. "Kid, have you been having a rough time lately? And problems in your relationships too?"
The young man looked at Yu Daochen with disbelief. "How did you know?"
Yu Daochen was speechless. "Nonsense. You're the only one with a face like a kicked dog on this entire train. If anyone could be this dumb, it's either your mother just died or your wife ran off with someone else."
Hearing this, the young man felt ashamed and looked at the old man in anger. "So you were trying to scam me!"
The old man smiled awkwardly. "Young man, don't listen to his nonsense. If you miss this opportunity, it will truly be gone forever."
The young man glared fiercely at the old man. "I'm calling the police right now to report you for superstitious fraud."
Even a fool could tell this old man was trying to scam him.
The old man got angry upon hearing this. "How can this be called a scam? It's consensual. Wanting something for nothing? Dream on."
The young man got agitated and rolled up his sleeves, ready to act.
Yu Daochen saw the surrounding passengers looking over and shook his head helplessly. He patted the young man's shoulder. "Since there was no actual loss, let it go."
The young man looked at Yu Daochen and calmed down. If it weren't for him, he would have been scammed out of all his savings by this old fellow.
Yu Daochen looked at the young man and continued, "Could you do me a favor and sit at my seat for a while? I still have an old score to settle with this old man."
The young man nodded, got up, and moved to sit aside.
This fellow had probably been scammed quite a bit by this old guy too.
Yu Daochen looked at the young man and reminded him, "Brother, manna never falls from the sky. People need to be down-to-earth. Otherwise, you'll end up like this con artist."
The young man nodded and thanked him, "Thank you for the reminder, brother."
Yu Daochen grunted and nodded.
After the young man left, Yu Daochen looked at the old man who was preparing to flee. "Don't just stand there. The train is this big, where can you possibly escape? Sit down and let's chat."
Seeing that the situation was dire, the old man began to play the victim. "Sir, please spare me. I have an eighty-year-old mother and a three-year-old son. Please spare me this once, and I promise to reform."
Yu Daochen looked at the old man, disbelieving. "Damn, how dare you say that? You're seventy or eighty years old. Your mother's grave probably has grass a meter high by now. Besides, can your lower half still lift its head?"
The old man rubbed the back of his head, full of confidence. "Young sir, don't let my age fool you, I'm still vigorous. Down below..."
Before the old man could finish, Yu Daochen raised his hand to stop him. "Fine, you're amazing. I'm not here to argue with you about this. I'm here to do business."
"Business?" The old man was bewildered. He didn't know how to do anything other than scam people.
"Sit down first," Yu Daochen said, taking a seat.
The old man, realizing escape was impossible, obediently sat down.
"What's your real name?" Yu Daochen asked.
The old man rubbed the back of his head, a little embarrassed. "I'm not talented, my surname is Zhang, my given name is Daoling. My full name is Zhang Daoling."
"Zhang Daoling?"
Yu Daochen almost burst out laughing. "Damn, do you even know who Zhang Daoling was?"
"The supreme existence in Taoism. You, with your meager abilities, dare to compare yourself to Zhang Daoling? Why don't you stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the sun?"
Yu Daochen found it amusing. Nowadays, any ghost or god dared to take the name Zhang Daoling.
He might as well rename himself Yu Tiandi (Emperor Yu).
Zhang Daoling rubbed the back of his head, somewhat embarrassed. "My family isn't very cultured, but they wanted me to become someone as supreme as Zhang Daoling, so they named me Zhang Daoling."
Yu Daochen really didn't want to call this guy Zhang Daoling, so he asked, "Do you have any other names?"
The old man nodded. "Yes, you can just call me Master Zhang."
"Damn it!" Yu Daochen wanted to slap the guy to death.
Seeing Yu Daochen's anger, the old man quickly changed his tune. "Just call me Zhang Dade."
Hearing this, Yu Daochen finally put away his hand and asked, "What happened last time on the plane when I suddenly fell asleep?"
He had slept extremely soundly last time and hadn't noticed anything. It must have been some trick the old man had used.
Zhang Dade chuckled. He knew it was impossible to hide it, so he confessed truthfully. "Actually, I used a soul-confusing incense."
"Soul-confusing incense?" Yu Daochen was puzzled. "That's impossible. How did you bring a lighter onto the plane? And how did you light the soul-confusing incense in broad daylight?"
The old man's face showed a lewd smile. He took out a small glass bottle from his bag and said with a smile, "Actually, I collected the soul-confusing incense in this small glass bottle beforehand."
Yu Daochen picked up the glass cup on the table and examined it, then smiled. "You're quite cunning, aren't you?"