Just as he thought this, he heard a "swish" sound from behind. When he turned around, he saw the old man standing there again. "Hey, you were supposed to be dead. We already said our farewells."
"It's like this," the old man scratched his oily and messy hair, "I originally intended to go to Naihe Bridge, but suddenly I remembered that I forgot to tell you something, so I came back to explain it to you."
"Speak quickly," Xiao Kai said, "I won't delay you from hurrying on your way."
"Actually, I wanted to tell you that you will continue to have bad luck today. You will encounter feces later, be accused of indecency on the bus, and be scolded by your boss at work. You'll keep having bad luck until the end of today, after your birthday has passed, and then things will start to turn in your favor."
"Oh my!" Xiao Kai rolled his eyes, "Is that what you came back to tell me?"
"Of course not only that," the old man smiled mysteriously, "there's something else. I thought about it, and I should tell you."
"Oh? What's the matter?" Xiao Kai immediately perked up, "Is it that you forgot to give me something valuable just now? Master, on the road to the underworld, life and death are separated. You can't take valuables with you. If you've given it to me, at most I'll burn more paper money for you on Qingming Festival in the future."
The old man wasn't angry, and smiled warmly, "Let me tell you, the Heavenly Selection Sect, although powerful ten thousand years ago, has long since declined. It's probably just a rubbish sect in the cultivation world now. Also, I need to tell you that I chose you as my disciple not because you have great aptitude, but because those with a bit of aptitude have already been taken by other sects. After searching around, I could only pick someone not too terrible. Also, I just calculated yesterday that today is my own deadline. Alas, my divination abilities have degraded to this extent. It's tragic. I really don't have time left in this life, so I can't teach you the cultivation techniques of our Heavenly Selection Sect. However, this set of techniques is really quite rubbish. If you don't learn it, you don't learn it. Well, obedient disciple, from now on, you are a cultivator. If my hundreds of enemies come to seek revenge from you, don't tarnish your master's name!"
"You..." Xiao Kai finally couldn't speak.
"But you don't need to be too afraid," the old man patted Xiao Kai's shoulder understandingly, "I promise you, the book I gave you is really powerful, but for ten thousand years, no one has been able to open it. With your aptitude...hehe!"
After saying this, the old man disappeared. Xiao Kai felt a tingling sensation in his hand and found something new. Opening his hand, he saw a tattered piece of cloth, obviously torn off from the old man's clothes, with four crooked large characters written on it: "Beware of senior sister."
"What a mess!" Xiao Kai threw away the cloth in great frustration, looked up to the sky, raised his fist in determination, and silently vowed, "Humph, old guy, you said I would still have bad luck, but I refuse to have bad luck. I really don't believe that I'll step on feces while staring at the ground, get accused of indecency without taking the bus, or not go to work...oh, no, I still have to go to work."
Just as he was thinking this, a sparrow swooped gracefully across the sky. As it flew over his head, a dark mass suddenly fell, hitting Xiao Kai's forehead with a "plop," instantly filling his nostrils with a faint stench.
"Oh my God! It's bird droppings!" Xiao Kai vigorously wiped the bird droppings off his forehead and couldn't say a word.
When Xiao Kai finished wiping his forehead, his phone rang, and an angry voice full of rage came through the speaker, "Yan Xiaokai! If you dare to be late today, I will definitely deduct your monthly bonus!"
"My goodness! This is definitely a personal vendetta!" Xiao Kai sighed while helplessly running to the bus stop. At this point, he couldn't care less about the old man's predictions as it was time to hurry.
It was peak hours for commuting, and the bus was extremely crowded. As soon as Xiao Kai boarded, he caught a strong and overpowering scent of cosmetics that almost suffocated him. When he looked up, he saw a woman standing in front of him.
The woman's waist seemed as thick as a water bucket, and her neck was probably comparable to Xiao Kai's thigh. Her face was heavily made up, conservatively estimated to have a pound of powder on it. With the jostling of the bus, the powder was gradually falling off, looking incredibly repulsive. Xiao Kai was on the verge of vomiting after just one look. He quickly looked down, inwardly amused, "If a woman like her is qualified to accuse me of indecency, then the sun must rise from the west."
Just as he was thinking this, he heard a soft cough next to his ear. The cough was smooth and extremely familiar. Xiao Kai's heart immediately skipped a beat and he turned his head quickly, only to see Qin Zhen.
Qin Zhen was obviously with Jia Zhengjing just now, and Xiao Kai didn't know why Jia Zhengjing had arrived at the office early, but Qin Zhen was only leaving now. However, without a doubt, as soon as he saw this renowned office beauty, Xiao Kai's heart became chaotic. The chaos made him think of the body he had just seen in the bushes. Thinking of that body, he couldn't help but sneak a glance to the side. To his surprise, he found Qin Zhen looking at him with an inexplicable alluring expression, which caused Xiao Kai to blush.
Even more surprisingly, the usually unapproachable Qin Zhen turned her head slightly, deliberately flicked her long hair, emitting a very pleasant fragrance, then leaned forward slightly to have her cherry lips next to Xiao Kai's ear. She gently exhaled, blowing into Xiao Kai's ear. The tingling and itchy sensation made Xiao Kai's heart beat faster.
The most terrifying thing was that, accompanied by the heartbeat, Xiao Kai was horrified to find that his body was starting to react.
"My goodness! Lord, are you playing a joke on me?" Xiao Kai wanted to cry but had no tears. Qin, the office beauty, kept exhaling her pleasant breath, and despite his efforts to remain calm, his physical responses were becoming more and more apparent. He noticed Qin Zhen's eyes slyly glancing downwards, clearly wanting to see him embarrassed.
The more Qin Zhen looked, the more Xiao Kai felt stimulated. The feeling was something he couldn't contain no matter how hard he tried.
He hadn't noticed that the plump woman standing opposite him had almost pressed against him because of the overcrowded bus. And at this moment, he was staring straight at the woman's face because he dare not look at Qin Zhen, so he was gazing at the plump woman's face. As a result, the woman's face went from cheerful to cloudy, and now it was on the verge of raining.
"Boom!" The bus jolted heavily as it connected to the road, and Xiao Kai's body leaned forward with the jolt. He felt his body collided harshly with the plump woman. Then there was a crisp "smack," and five bright red fingerprints appeared on Xiao Kai's face.
"Damn it! At such a young age, you don't behave properly. How were you raised by your parents?" The plump woman's face turned to a thundercloud and she gave Xiao Kai a harsh slap, going berserk, "I am a true lady. Twenty-eight years old, and haven't even been in a relationship. How dare you take advantage of me? Outrageous!"
"I... I..." Xiao Kai covered his face, feeling very wronged but not knowing who to turn to. Looking around, he saw everyone in the crowded carriage casting sympathetic and disdainful glances at him. He stammered, "Do you think... it's possible for me to... accuse her wrongly? Am I really so tasteless?"
"Buddy, I completely understand your predicament, there's no need to explain," a trendy young man replied sympathetically, "To be honest, I'm also interested in older women lately. Ah, it's just hard for people like us to find kindred spirits...how about leaving me your number?"
Xiao Kai rolled his eyes, discreetly clutched his pocket where his phone was, "No... no need!"
As Xiao Kai stepped off the bus, he sadly found himself a minute late.
Even more saddening was the sight of Qin Zhen gracefully walking into the office with a fluttering dress, while Jia Zhengjing didn't utter a word. Meanwhile, when Xiao Kai entered, he was stopped by Jia Zhengjing, "Yan Xiaokai, you're late!"
"But she..." Xiao Kai pointed to the swaying figure in front.
"What about her?" Jia Zhengjing narrowed his eyes, "She's not late. She's just not late, you are a little late. But, a little late is still late, understand?"
"Understood." Xiao Kai lowered his head in a subdued manner. This wasn't the first time this had happened since his first day at work three months ago. Such scenes had almost become a daily occurrence. And today, he had walked in on their affair, so he estimated he would be in for double the bullying.
"Well, then don't take your bonus for this month," Jia Zhengjing casually lit a cigarette and kicked the trash can under the table, covered with a plastic bag, toward Xiao Kai, "Here, go empty the trash. You've been with us for three months and still can't do anything else, other than carrying out daily chores."