198: Chapter 194 Face-Reading 198: Chapter 194 Face-Reading The power of the Divine Soul, that is Mana.
Whether this was indeed the case was unclear to Chen Hai.
In any case, he believed it to be so.
Gazing at the nondescript Turtle Shell, it seemed to have endured the baptism of time, giving off no more than a sense of vicissitudes at best.
With Chen Hai’s Mana, he focused bit by bit on it.
The strange, discordant patterns on the Turtle Shell began to light up, one by one.
Such radiance, had it been in the dark of night, might have seemed strikingly conspicuous.
But at the moment, it was just after four in the afternoon, still some time before darkness fell.
Moreover, the lights in the bathroom were always on, making the inside bright as day.
The faint glow from the stall, once Chen Hai closed the door, would go unnoticed by anyone next door, unless they were deliberately paying attention.
“Indeed there is a marvel!
This thing, aside from its size being just about a third of the Turtle Shell in my mind, is nearly identical in every other aspect!”
“Without a doubt, there is a connection between the two!”
“It’s quite possible that these two pieces of Turtle Shell were originally part of one intact shell!”
The instant the patterns on the Turtle Shell were lit by his Mana, Chen Hai began to feel ecstatic.
Based on his previous experience, he kept channeling his Mana into the Turtle Shell.
The illuminated patterns, connecting bit by bit, slowly formed a complete cycle.
One Ancient Seal after another flashed momentarily on the Turtle Shell.
When a fuzzy character for ‘Jing’ gradually emerged among the lit patterns on the shell,
the entire Turtle Shell transformed from solid to ethereal, and right after turning ethereal, it turned into a ray of white light that entered Chen Hai’s forehead and disappeared.
Having experienced such odd occurrences before, Chen Hai didn’t panic and maintained his composure.
He closed his eyes slightly and quietly sensed the situation within his mind.
The Turtle Shell he could sense was still only one.
But this singular shell seemed to have spontaneously grown larger.
It appeared that, as Chen Hai had guessed, the two pieces of Turtle Shell were originally a single entity.
At the moment the Turtle Shell he had bid for vanished into a white light and entered his forehead, it had perfectly merged with the Turtle Shell that had already existed in his mind.
“Face-reading, it is actually about physiognomy!”
“Perhaps, because the Turtle Shell that carries the face-reading technique is too small, the inheritance of physiognomy I’ve received seems somewhat incomplete!”
Feeling slightly disappointed, Chen Hai sighed and muttered to himself.
However, thinking about the fact that the bit of physiognomy he acquired cost him only one hundred thousand yuan, he immediately felt much better.
To be honest, the damaged Turtle Shell he had bid for would be utterly useless in anyone else’s hands.
After all, the patterns on the Turtle Shell could only be activated by infusing them with Mana.
And how would ordinary people possess such a thing as Mana?
A Turtle Shell with an inheritance of techniques, falling into the hands of ordinary people, would just be a complete waste.
Perhaps, just like Yan Jing, if they acquired the Turtle Shell, the only use they would have for it would be to make soup.
As for whether the soup made from this kind of Turtle Shell would be nourishing or deadly poisonous, common folk would have no way of knowing!
Divination divines events, physiognomy reads people.
Under certain circumstances, the two might share some common ground and complement each other.
However, it’s impossible to determine which of the two is stronger or weaker; at most, one can only say that each has its strengths.
The inheritance of physiognomy Chen Hai had just acquired, albeit incomplete, was still a significant gain for him.
He opened the bathroom door, went to the sink outside, washed his hands, and splashed his face with water.
Looking at himself in the mirror, he felt that in just a short while, he had become slightly handsomer.
His current handsome face, though perhaps a bit behind Niu Dehua’s, was definitely more attractive than Ma Dehua’s by more than a little.
He had delayed in the bathroom for about fifteen minutes.
By the time Chen Hai reached Dong Dahai’s stall, it was still a few minutes shy of five o’clock.
After the auction held by the organizers had ended, the flow of people in the hall had noticeably decreased.
“Mr.
Chen, wait just a moment, I will finish up soon, pack the items in the display case, and then we can leave together!” Dong Dahai hurriedly called out when he saw Chen Hai approaching.
That afternoon, he had only made one deal, which in terms of income was less than what he had made in the morning.
Seeing the dwindling crowd in the exhibition hall, it seemed pointless to continue staying.
Had Chen Hai not arrived yet, Dong Dahai would have long since been ready to pack up and leave.
“Brother Dong, don’t keep calling me ‘Mr.
Chen’; it sounds so awkward to me!”
“You greeting me by my name sounds way more pleasant to my ears!”
Dong Dahai began tidying up the display cabinet, while Chen Hai sat down on a chair.
He was somewhat at a loss for words and gave Dong Dahai an eye roll as he made a suggestion.
In the past, he and Dong Dahai were not close, and to show respect, Dong Dahai would call him Mr.
Chen.
Chen Hai had been fine with that, but that was okay.
However, now that their relationship had clearly become much closer,
If Dong Dahai continued to call him Mr.
Chen, Chen Hai felt he really couldn’t stand it!
“Alright then, from now on I’ll just call you by your name!” Scratching the back of his head, Dong Dahai chuckled awkwardly.
He was naturally very happy to accept Chen Hai’s suggestion.
After all, compared to the title Mr.
Chen, calling him directly by his name felt much more intimate.
Was he busy from dawn to dusk, even buying lunchboxes for Chen Hai and personally delivering them to his hands?
Such eagerness, doing so much, he was simply trying to cozy up to Chen Hai and bridge their relationship!
Seeing that Chen Hai now made this suggestion, it seemed that all of Dong Dahai’s previous efforts were somewhat meaningful!
Watching Dong Dahai bustling about, Chen Hai wanted to help but didn’t know where to start.
After all, when it came to antiques and collectibles, they needed to be sorted and different items seemed to require different preservation methods.
If it were up to Chen Hai to help Dong Dahai tidy up, all he knew was to pack everything into one bag.
Such a technically lacking, crude action, would probably only make things worse for Dong Dahai if Chen Hai tried to help.
“By the way, Brother Dong, you lost your father early on and grew up in poverty, right?”
Feeling a bit bored, Chen Hai’s gaze swept over Dong Dahai’s face as he suddenly spoke up and continued, “After reaching the age of maturity, your fortunes turned, and in your middle years, you were blessed with both son and daughter, enjoying a complete family…”
He stopped there, not continuing.
To blurt out through his mouth without engaging his brain words like ‘destitute in old age,’ ‘both wealth and happiness lost,’ ‘passing away at sixty-seven without children to mourn him’—saying things like that outright was a good way to get beaten up!
Although Chen Hai was certain that Dong Dahai would never lay a hand on him, hearing such words would unavoidably leave him feeling perturbed.
Bearing this in mind, Chen Hai thought some things were better understood and not necessarily spoken out loud to others.
“Chen Hai, where did you learn all this?
It’s not like you met someone I know and heard it from them, right?”
Dong Dahai, who had already tidied up most of the items in the display cabinet, responded cheerfully.
“Brother Dong, I’ve been studying face-reading recently.
After feeling like I’ve gained a little insight, I read your facial features for free and made some random guesses.”
“Just tell me straight, was what I just said accurate?”
With a casual smile, Chen Hai said.
Recently having inherited some knowledge of face-reading, the novelty hadn’t yet faded for him.
With Dong Dahai right in front of him, he was impulsively eager to use him as a test subject to practice his face-reading skills.
“If you really discerned all this from my facial features, then it’s quite accurate.”
“My wife at home, she gave me a daughter, and the concubine I keep outside had a son for me a few years ago.”
“Only a very few people know about this.
You could see from one glance that I’ve been blessed with both son and daughter, enjoying a complete family.”
“I have to say, Chen Hai, you really are impressive!”
Chortling, Dong Dahai replied with a laugh.
After hearing his words, Chen Hai’s expression became a bit strange.
If he wasn’t mistaken about the estimate, the root cause of Dong Dahai’s desolate future and the loss of his fortune should lie in these complicated personal affairs.
“Appearance stems from the heart, destiny is decreed by Heaven.”
Chen Hai’s skill in face-reading enabled him to glimpse a hint of fate.
It’s a pity, though, that helping someone defy destiny was overly troublesome and might cost him an unimaginable price.
Under such circumstances, even if he caught a glimpse of someone’s fate, there were things he simply knew in his heart and felt no need to voice out loud to others!
Take Dong Dahai right now, for instance.
He and Chen Hai indeed knew each other well enough to be called acquaintances.
However, the distance between their relationship and one of life-and-death trust was still far too great.
If Chen Hai bluntly laid out Dong Dahai’s later life circumstances,
If Dong Dahai didn’t believe it, he would certainly harbor doubts about Chen Hai; and if he did believe it, it’s not like Chen Hai would really go on to help him defy destiny, right?
Such a situation would definitely put Chen Hai in a bind.
After much consideration, he still felt that some things were better off buried deep within his heart!
As for the thoughts in Chen Hai’s mind, Dong Dahai was naturally unaware.
After finishing tidying up the items in the display cabinet, Dong Dahai cheerfully called out to Chen Hai.
The two walked one after another, slowly making their way toward the entrance of the exhibition hall.