Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

"Yinyin," her elder brother called out to her solemnly before looking at the carriage road, "No matter what, thank you for this time. I'll send someone to take you back right away."

This time, there was some noise inside the carriage. After a while, the curtain was lifted a little, and Li Yinyin noticed a gaze falling on her.

"You shouldn't be asking me for a solution; isn't she right beside you?"

Li Yinyin was extremely surprised and nervous. Was this fortune teller really that capable?

She exchanged a flustered glance with her brother and sister-in-law, then pointed at herself, her face full of uncertainty: "He's talking about me? It's not revenge for me trying to trick him earlier, is it?"

"You know you're trying to trick me, huh?" Under the cover of the carriage curtain, Banxian'er only revealed his eyes, staring straight at Li Yinyin, looking rather terrifying.

Li Yinyin felt a little guilty: "I'm sorry, it was my fault."

Her apology came so quickly that it surprised the fortune teller. But he quickly turned his attention back to Li Chengming: "Have you thought of that yet?"

Li Chengming pondered for a while, then glanced at his sister before speaking: "Yinyin told me earlier that she hoped we could have the biggest fist."

The fortune teller's eyes lit up: "What do you think?"

After seeing his performance, Li Chengming said without hesitation, "I used to think that it was a good thing to live in peace and tranquility in a remote corner, but Yinyin is right. It is impossible for people to stay away from the world forever. Therefore, there are now more than one sentry post in the village, all in places that are easy to defend and difficult to attack, with a wide field of vision."

"After the New Year, I plan to gather my staff and explore other opportunities."

"You should have said you changed your mind earlier and wouldn't just be a businessman anymore," the fortune teller suddenly got out of the carriage and headed straight for the house. "I haven't had anything hot to eat on the way here because I've been rushing. Quickly make me a bowl of chicken noodle soup with some chili! I know you have that stuff!"

Seeing her so relaxed, Li Yinyin couldn't help but remark, "You change your attitude faster than turning the pages of a book!"

Yu Qiaoyun reached out and pinched the soft flesh of Li Chengming's waist, almost whispering, "You wanted to gather more people, why didn't you discuss it with me beforehand?"

Li Chengming quickly pleaded for forgiveness: "I just made this decision myself."

As the three walked inside, Li Chengming explained, "When the fortune teller mentioned Yin Yin just now, the first thing that came to my mind was Yin Yin's worry that she didn't want to become an 'unlucky buyer' and suffer because of 'accidental misunderstandings' with the noble people."

“In this chaotic world, even if I were to become the best businessman I could ever be, there’s no way to completely escape this predicament. Unless, as Yin Yin said, we have enough power to make others unable to ignore us and willing to reason with us.”

"So, after testing the fortune teller just now, I made my decision."

"But I'm sorry, Qiaoyun. I once said I would give you the most stable life, but from now on, I'm going to make you live a life of constant worry."

“What is there to apologize for?” Yu Qiaoyun looked ahead. “I forgot that in this kind of world, stability needs the support of force; otherwise, it’s all just a pipe dream.”

After hearing what they said, Li Yinyin felt a huge weight lifted off her shoulders.

Although much of the groundwork laid earlier was not needed, reaching the predetermined outcome ahead of time may not necessarily be a bad thing.

Arming oneself and seizing power is something where the first mover wins.

"You guys are so slow," the fortune teller said, already annoyed. "Have you finished talking for so long?"

"Why are your servants so slow these days? It's just a bowl of noodles, why does it take so long!"

“Is it possible that the kitchen just didn’t prepare chicken soup?” Li Yinyin asked someone to fetch some snacks that were warming on the stove. “If you’re hungry, eat these to tide you over. Although there’s no chicken soup noodles right now, the kitchen has bone broth. Can someone blanch some greens and bring over a bowl of bone broth noodles?”

“This little girl is quite good at making arrangements,” the fortune teller stared at her for a while. “You have a good face. I’ve looked at you for a long time and all I can see is that you will die a violent death.”

Li Yinyin was full of questions: "Isn't dying a violent death considered bad?"

“It was originally quite bad,” the fortune teller said slowly after taking a bite of a small steamed bun. “However, Li Chengming has a good destiny. As long as he is willing to change his profession and not be a businessman, he will benefit your whole family and ensure your safe passage through the tribulation.”

"Is your fate so good, brother?!"

Li Yinyin thought about it and it seemed to make sense. After all, when Shangshui Village was struck by disaster, apart from her eldest brother who had to leave suddenly, no one else in the village survived.

Moreover, after surviving, he built up his power and found the real culprit. If it weren't for the heroine, Xi Jiangyue, the chosen one, he might have actually succeeded in taking revenge.

“That is,” Banxian put down his chopsticks, rolled up his sleeves, and had the air of a hermit master. “He is the ‘Hidden Dragon’ destiny recorded in my master’s notes.”

“I have deduced from the notes that he is destined for great calamity and must ‘wait for the right time to act and break out of the abyss.’ Once he emerges, he will become a true dragon, and all calamities will be no problem.”

"But if he remains trapped in the abyss, emerging only when the abyss breaks, he will still be a dragon, but only a jiaolong, and will find it difficult to achieve his true form."

"So, the calamity is that we will die a violent death?" Li Yinyin immediately connected the dots. "Our family ties and peaceful life are the 'abyss' that traps my eldest brother?"

The fortune teller gave her a look that said, "You're a promising student," before turning to Li Chengming and saying, "Look at you, even a little girl is smarter than you. I told you this so many years ago, did you even remember it?"

Li Chengming remained silent, too embarrassed to speak. "Back then, we'd just met. You weren't even a jinx yet; if you were right one or two out of ten times, you'd be lucky. I took so many beatings for you, endured countless insults from swindlers—who would believe your predictions of fate? If you hadn't brought it up, I'd have completely forgotten everything, even though I had a vague recollection of it."

After a long while, Li Chengming said, "I've spent a lot of money at your place over the years, how come you didn't notice?"

The fortune teller choked, then said righteously, "You 'Sleepy Dragon' are always dozing off. Let's see what you can figure out. Every time I advise you to take advantage of the situation and ride the wind, you always turn around and leave. Can you blame me for that?"

"Besides, after all these years, isn't this the first time you've invited me to your home since you returned to Shangshui Village?"

"I saw something so serious on the very first time, so tell me, whose fault is it!"

Li Chengming fell silent. Come to think of it, this whole thing was really his fault. After all, he'd only managed to bring the fortune teller back because of Yin Yin's words.

“Oh right,” Li Chengming remembered something he had forgotten, “how can you be so sure that Yinyin is the one who can remind me to break the deadlock?”

"It's that simple," the fortune teller said, resting his chin on his hand. "Everyone else is surrounded by dark clouds, but she manages to break through every now and then, and she's even trying to help Yu Qiaoyun. If she can't help you break out of this predicament, who can? Do you believe me when I tell you this?"

"Wow, you can read auras?" Li Yinyin cautiously moved closer to him.

The fortune teller became smug: "I only have a little knowledge."

"Then," Li Yinyin's eyes lit up, "can I learn it, Master!"

"What the hell?" The fortune teller was so startled he almost fell off his chair. "Master? What master? Don't call me that!"

“I wasn’t making things up,” Li Yinyin said, completely captivated by his displayed strength. “If you’re willing, my brother and sister-in-law are here anyway.”

"Shall we formally become apprentices?"