Live Streaming: Fortune Telling (Taekook)

Chapter 4: Longhu Mountain Celestial Masters Residence.

The Tan Yuan wife-murder case continued to ferment, and people joked that he had run into a true Celestial Master and walked straight into a trap.

Meanwhile, Jungkook's live stream was becoming increasingly popular, with new fan numbers growing every night.

Jungkook looked at the platform donations and smiled. On the first day of streaming, he didn't earn a penny and lost three thousand, but after a few more days, he finally managed to cover the deficit with donations.

Just then, a news notification popped up—A man married for twelve years had four sons, none of whom were biologically his, and he was suing his wife.

Jungkook raised an eyebrow and opened his live stream. Sure enough, many people had already seen the news, and the chat room was extremely lively.

Gossiping is indeed a common human hobby.

【The Streamer is too divine; this prophecy came true so quickly too.】

【The Ultimate Sucker of our time. Fortunately, the Streamer warned him.】

【I announce that starting today, I am Celestial Master Lu's lackey. I'll curse wherever Celestial Master Lu points!】

Longhu Mountain Celestial Masters Residence.

Kim Taehyung looked at the comments on his phone and sneered, “Can any half-baked, unorthodox practitioner now call themselves a Celestial Master?”

The person next to him agreed: “Exactly. He just got lucky, like a blind cat catching a dead mouse, coincidentally solving a wife-murder case and gaining some popularity. How dare he claim to be a Celestial Master with just that bit of skill?”

“Who doesn't know that only those who come from our Longhu Mountain Celestial Masters Residence are orthodox Celestial Masters?”

Although his words were arrogant, they were not incorrect. Longhu Mountain is currently the head of the Daoist Sects, responsible for overseeing all hundred schools. Furthermore, as a government-designated Daoist institution, Longhu Mountain also bears the important responsibility of hosting the Celestial Master Conference and issuing the celestial master qualification certificate.

In this way, it is true that all orthodox Celestial Masters who possess a celestial master qualification certificate came from Longhu Mountain.

A round-faced junior Daoist suggested, “This person probably just relies on his looks to make a living and attract attention. Senior Brother Kim, how about we disguise ourselves, connect with him, and test his capabilities?”

Taehyung pondered for a moment and nodded, “Fine. It's a good chance to see how capable this Streamer really is. If he's truly a fraud, we'll expose him and forbid him from deceiving people again, lest he tarnish the image of our profession.”

Jungkook, unaware that he had been targeted by the orthodox Celestial Masters of Longhu Mountain, was preparing for today's live stream. It was the usual routine: three divinations a day, one Angel Halo per divination.

“Good evening, patrons.”

“Since too many people want a divination today, we will decide by drawing lots.”

Taehyung, who had just donated an Angel Halo:... “Alright, the first patron drawn is 'Wealth Blooms'.” Jungkook read out the first selected username.

Soon, the connection was established.

A middle-aged woman with somewhat sunken cheeks appeared on the screen. She seemed slightly disoriented, and one thin hand was tightly clutching her collar, trying to conceal something.

“May I ask what the patron wishes to have divined?” Jungkook asked with a smile. Although he had already discerned something, the procedure still had to be followed.

“I... I want to exorcise evil spirits. Is that possible?”

Jungkook lowered his eyes, “Yes, it is. The price for exorcism is calculated separately. You need to describe the specific situation.”

The woman tremblingly released her grip on her collar, revealing purple finger marks on her neck. “It seems like there's something unclean in my house. My husband and I are woken up every night feeling suffocated. When we wake up, we find finger marks on our necks, as if someone choked us. We installed surveillance cameras, but we can't see anything. We just suddenly get choked for no reason.”

The more the woman spoke, the more terrified she became. Her eyes darted around fearfully. “Celestial Master, is that thing right behind me now...”

Jungkook looked up and saw a young man standing right behind her, staring intently at her with sad and angry eyes.

“Are you sure you want to get rid of the ghost in your house?”

“There really is a ghost in my house, isn't there?” The woman looked terrified.

Jungkook nodded, “You can exorcise him, or you can suppress him, but I will not take this job. Please seek someone more capable.”

【What's wrong? Is it because you're a half-baked, unorthodox practitioner who scams people for donations that you dare not take a real job?】

【He must be afraid of being exposed, so he won't take it.】

Jungkook squinted, looking at the usernames that posted those two comments: 【Heaven and Earth Profound Sect】【Dao Follows Nature】.

“You two, are you colleagues?”

Jungkook simply ignored the woman on the call and talked to the two critics in the comments. “Want to connect?”

【Heaven and Earth Profound Sect: Connect.】

Jungkook accepted the connection request. Three people appeared behind the screen on the other side.

One man, handsome and cold-faced, with the chiseled features of a CEO-type, sat right in the middle.

The two beside him, one fat and one thin, looked like the Fat and Thin Immortals.

The man in the middle spoke first, “I am Heaven and Earth Profound Sect.”

“Why did you post such comments in my live stream?” Jungkook asked.

“Because I cannot stand people reading a few books on the Ching and then going around deceiving others, ruining the reputation of our Daoist Sects.”

The man's tone was severe, as if he deeply resented Jungkook.

Jungkook chuckled lightly, “May I ask which school or sect you hail from?”

“Longhu Mountain Celestial Masters Residence, Kim Taehyung.”

【Wow, an orthodox Celestial Master! The Streamer ran into someone exposing fakes.】

【I'm new here. Is this stream this exciting every day?】

【If that's the case, I'm moving into this chat room.】

【Front row gossipers are in position.】

【Sunflower seeds, cigarettes, peanuts. Pull your feet in.】

【Wait, does anyone still remember the auntie who wanted an exorcism?】

【The auntie was forgotten in the corner.】

【Now that the orthodox Celestial Master is here, fulfilling the auntie's request for an exorcism should be a piece of cake.】

【No-prize quiz: Is Streamer Jeon Jungkook actually a fraud?】

The comments section was extremely lively, but the donations had stopped.

Jungkook sighed. If he didn't clarify things quickly, he was afraid he wouldn't earn any money.

“The Celestial Masters of Longhu Mountain are indeed famous, but although my Qingxu Mountain is small, we are not an unorthodox sect.”

Taehyung frowned, “Qingxu Mountain? The Celestial Master Conference happens once a year, and I've never heard of Qingxu Mountain.”

Jungkook felt helpless. Of course he hadn't heard of it; the eras were different, so how could he know?

“Since you are personally ignorant and haven't heard of it, how can you determine that I am a fraud based on just a few words?”

“Then why did you dare not take this patron's job?”

“I said I didn't want to take it, and asked her to seek someone more capable. If you're free, I can transfer it to you.”

Jungkook retorted without hesitation, waiting to see if Taehyung dared to accept.

Taehyung's lips curled slightly, “A job like this isn't impossible to take. After all, humans and ghosts belong to different paths, so it's better to stop it sooner rather than later.”

Jungkook smiled slightly, “Then this job is yours.”

Taehyung nodded, “I can take it. Since it landed right in front of us, if you won't handle it, someone must. However, Longhu Mountain has the duty to supervise all Celestial Masters and eliminate the Heretical Path. Celestial Master Jeon, please present your celestial master qualification certificate. Thank you for your cooperation.”

Jungkook looked at the comment section, which was uniformly filled with the word 【Take】, and sighed helplessly. He didn't want to bother with Taehyung's provocation, but he couldn't ignore the demands of his patron fans.

After hesitating for a moment, he had no choice but to accept this job to prove his innocence. “Fine, I'll take it.”

The main thing was, he didn't have a celestial master qualification certificate!

Who knew that these days, Celestial Masters needed to pass an exam to start working?

Jungkook, practicing without a certificate, felt guilty for a second before immediately choosing to prove himself with his strength.

He looked up at the woman in the corner of the screen, “Your request is just to exorcise him and stop him from hurting you both, correct?”

The woman looked back and forth between Taehyung and Jungkook, hesitated for a moment, and then replied, “Yes. Just drive him away.”

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Author's Corner

Yeahh, this story is an enemies-to-lovers trope 👀✨

What do you think? Will they stay enemies for longer period… or slowly start falling for each other? 🤭

Let me know your guesses!

Now let's do another round! (≧◡≦)