4: Oh no, host! This guy is really good.

Han Li looked at Li Heng's dazed expression, thinking his words had struck a nerve.

The sense of justice in his heart swelled even more, and he prepared to redouble his efforts, using science and reason to completely awaken this misguided youth.

But just as he opened his mouth, before he could even utter a syllable...

Li Heng moved.

Li Heng casually waved his hand, the movement light and dismissive, as if shooing away an annoying fly.

"Believe it or not."

Four words, light as clouds, yet carrying an indifference that could infuriate someone to death.

Han Li's belly full of prepared lectures was instantly blocked by these three words, stuck in his throat, neither up nor down.

He froze completely.

The barrage of comments in the live stream, however, exploded at this moment.

"Holy cow! Arrogant! This swindler is too arrogant!"

"Streamer, take him down! Don't let him run! Today, we're going to make him understand why flowers are so red!"

"This attitude, my fists are clenching, really clenching!"

"Believe it or not? I'll believe your ghost!"

Seeing the screen full of condemnations, Han Li was so angry he laughed.

He plopped back down on the ground, making eye contact with Li Heng.

"Alright, today I'm going to challenge you!"

He adjusted his phone stand, making sure both he and Li Heng were in the frame.

"You say you have real skills, fine, but don't give me vague talk about a darkened fortune or a bloody disaster."

"Whether it's a mule or a horse, trot it out and let's see!"

"You calculate for me, calculate for me right now! If you can really figure something out, I'll kneel before you on the spot!"

Han Li was determined to clash with Li Heng to the very end.

Not just for the Stream's effect, but also for the bottom line he held in his heart.

Li Heng listened, his heart unperturbed, even feeling a little like laughing.

Hadn't it just gotten back on track?

This was the exact effect he wanted.

"Alright."

Li Heng spoke calmly, looking at Han Li, his expression still serene.

"I don't need your birth chart to figure out your background."

At these words, Han Li and the Stream's audience perked up.

Can he calculate without a birth chart?

There's a limit to bragging!

"Good heavens, Streamer, he's going to dox you live!"

"I'd like to see what he can come up with!"

"I bet his next line will be 'You must live by the sea, minding everyone's business.'"

The popularity of the Stream, because of this dramatic confrontation, began to skyrocket.

The number of online viewers quickly Broke through ten thousand from a few thousand, and was still rising.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Li Heng put forward his condition.

"Fortune-telling is fine."

"But if what I say is absolutely accurate, I need you to Crowdfund a sum of money for my Immortal Cultivation Academy."

Han Li immediately burst out laughing.

He pointed at Li Heng and shouted to the Stream's audience.

"See that, folks! The fox's tail is showing, isn't it!"

"He talked for so long, and in the end, it's still about money!"

"I knew it, there's no such thing as a free lunch in this world!"

The Stream's comments were also full of mockery.

"Classic routine, first intimidate, then demonstrate, finally ask for money."

"Streamer, don't believe him, bet with him! Make him lose convincingly!"

Of course, Han Li wouldn't back down; this was the result he wanted.

He wanted to personally tear apart this swindler's disguise in front of tens of thousands of people.

"Alright! I'll bet with you!"

Han Li pulled out his phone from his pocket and shook it.

"Five thousand Dragon Kingdom coins!"

"If you calculate accurately, I'll transfer it to you on the spot! Consider it my Crowdfunding for your 'Immortal Cultivation Academy'!"

"But if you don't calculate accurately, or if you say some public information that anyone can find, you'll have to admit you're a swindler in front of all my fans, and then pack your bags and get lost!"

Li Heng slowly nodded.

"It's a deal."

After speaking, he closed his eyes and formed several profound hand seals on his knees.

In reality, he had already activated the «Myriad Dao Immortal Art», and the Golden Core Stage's magical power surged. In his eyes, Han Li was no longer a concrete person, but a composite body woven from countless threads of Karma.

Family, origin, experiences—everything was clearly presented in his perception.

Han Li looked at Li Heng's pretentious posture, his mind furiously complaining.

Keep acting, keep acting.

Let's see how long you can keep it up.

The Stream's audience laughed even harder, with various mocking comments flooding the screen like a waterfall.

A moment later.

Li Heng opened his eyes.

He didn't look at Han Li, but instead spoke softly to the cardboard sign that read "Immortal's Guidance."

"Your name is Han Li, you are eighteen years old this year, and you live at Unit 2, Room 601, Building 3, Fuxing Community, Jiangcheng."

The smile on Han Li's face instantly froze when he heard this sentence.

"Your father is Han Jianmin, who runs a hardware store in the west of the city. Your mother is Liu Yan, a Chinese language teacher at Jiangcheng No. 3 Middle School."

Han Li's pupils began to constrict.

"You also have an older sister named Han Yue, who is currently a sophomore at Gusu University."

With each sentence Li Heng spoke, Han Li's face grew paler.

This information was too detailed! So detailed it made his scalp tingle!

"Most importantly, you scored 289 points on your college entrance exam this year, not even enough to get into a decent vocational college. That's why you gave up and decided to become a full-time anti-fraud Streamer, isn't that right?"

When the last question fell.

Han Li was completely stunned.

He opened his mouth, unable to utter a single word, his mind a blank.

A strange silence also fell over the Stream, and the comments stopped.

A few seconds later.

"Holy cow!"

"Holy cow, holy cow, holy cow!"

"Doxxing! This is a top-tier doxxing weapon!"

"The Streamer has been stripped bare, not even his underwear is left!"

"This isn't fortune-telling, this is human flesh search! It's terrifying!"

Han Li suddenly snapped back to his senses, he darted to Li Heng's front, his hands frantically searching his body.

"Earphones! You must be wearing invisible earphones! Someone is feeding you information!"

He roughly pulled open Li Heng's collar, checked his ears, and even scrutinized his hair.

However, there was nothing.

Li Heng's COS Dao robe didn't even have a decent pocket, let alone a place to hide any electronic devices.

Han Li didn't give up, he snatched Li Heng's small stool and billboard, checking them repeatedly, still finding nothing.

He collapsed onto the ground, utterly dejected.

How could this be?

How could this be?

He looked at Li Heng, that young and calm face, which now seemed incredibly mysterious in his eyes.

Under the gaze of tens of thousands of viewers, Han Li's hands trembled as he opened his phone, went to the transfer page, and entered the number "5000."

He lost.

Lost completely, lost incredibly.

"Ding! Alipay received, five thousand yuan."

The crisp notification sound rang out.

Almost at the same time, the System's voice also sounded in Li Heng's mind.

"Crowdfunding detected, amount: 5000 Dragon Kingdom coins."

The big stone hanging in Li Heng's heart finally fell.

He bet right!

As long as the funds were obtained in the name of "Crowdfunding," even if it was a bet, the System recognized it!

Han Li stood up dejectedly, he now only wanted to quickly leave this place that had shattered his worldview.

"Wait a moment."

Li Heng called out to him.

Han Li suddenly turned back, his body tense, looking at Li Heng warily.

"What else do you want?"

Li Heng picked up a prepared yellow paper and a brush from the ground.

"You are the first Crowdfunder for my Immortal Cultivation Academy, so you could say we are fated."

"This safety talisman is for you, consider it a gift for participating in the Crowdfunding."

After saying that, he ignored Han Li's reaction, dipped the brush in cinnabar, and his wrist moved nimbly.

Profound runes quickly formed on the yellow paper, and a faint, almost imperceptible golden magical power flowed through the brush tip and infused into the talisman paper.

Having completed all this, he handed the still warm talisman paper to Han Li.

Han Li took the crookedly drawn talisman, completely unable to understand Li Heng's intentions for a moment.