Chapter 635: The First Fortune

Chapter 635: Chapter 635: The First Fortune

Tang Sihai’s heart pounded with excitement!

’Could it be? Is Brother Lei the fortune the old Taoist mentioned?’

’If I rescue Brother Lei from the collapse, he’ll definitely give me a huge reward, right?’

Tang Sihai boldly crawled out of the bushes, walked up to Brother Lei’s legs, and asked cautiously, "Brother Lei, are you okay?"

A very faint voice came from the rubble, "Still... still alive... Quick, get me out... I... I’ll give you twenty yuan!"

Tang Sihai was overjoyed!

His monthly salary was only five yuan. Twenty yuan was four months’ worth of wages, and that was if he didn’t eat or drink!

’The first fortune is this big!’

Tang Sihai began to look forward to the fortunes that would follow.

Tang Sihai dug frantically. Using every ounce of his strength, he scraped four of his ten fingers bloody, but he finally managed to dig Brother Lei out!

Tang Sihai looked at Brother Lei with eyes full of expectation, holding out his small hand. "Brother Lei, I rescued you. Where’s the money?"

Brother Lei sat up, grimacing in pain. He pulled a wad of cash from his pocket—a mix of small and large bills, probably over a hundred yuan in total.

To Tang Sihai, this was an absolute fortune!

However, Tang Sihai didn’t get greedy; his eyes were fixed solely on two of the ten-yuan notes.

Originally, Brother Lei had intended to give Tang Sihai the twenty yuan. But seeing that he was just a little kid, Brother Lei changed his mind. He pulled out a mere twenty fen and handed it to Tang Sihai.

Tang Sihai was stunned. He asked cautiously, "Brother Lei, didn’t we agree on twenty yuan? How did it become twenty fen?"

Brother Lei glared. "You little bastard! You’re the first person in Qingcheng who’s dared to bargain with me! Take the money and get lost! Or else, I’ll fucking kill you!"

As he spoke, Brother Lei pulled a gleaming dagger from behind his back!

Tang Sihai instinctively took two steps back, but he didn’t run. He stared at Brother Lei with grim determination. "Brother Lei, you promised me! You have to give me twenty yuan today! Otherwise, I’ll bury you all over again!"

Tang Sihai’s words made Brother Lei laugh, a cold, angry sound. He stared menacingly at Tang Sihai. "Kid, I think you’re looking to die!"

With that, Brother Lei struggled to his feet and lunged at Tang Sihai with the dagger!

Tang Sihai never imagined Brother Lei would actually try to kill him. He was scared stiff, completely forgetting to dodge, and just stared blankly as the dagger flew closer and closer to his neck!

It looked like Tang Sihai was about to be killed on the spot!

A savage grin flashed across Brother Lei’s lips!

But to Brother Lei’s surprise, his supporting leg was badly injured. That, combined with the force of his lunge, made him lose his balance!

SWOOSH!

The sharp blade grazed Tang Sihai’s neck, leaving a shallow cut!

Brother Lei, meanwhile, stumbled and fell heavily to the ground!

A jolt of pain shot through Tang Sihai. He instinctively touched his neck and his hand came away covered in blood.

The fiery sting on his neck unleashed a feral violence in Tang Sihai. He picked up a large rock and viciously smashed it down on Brother Lei!

"Brother Lei! Fuck you! I was kind enough to save you! Not only did you refuse to pay me, you tried to kill me! I’ll smash you to death!!"

BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM!

After a few more strikes with the rock,

Brother Lei breathed his last.

Without the slightest hesitation, Tang Sihai took all of the hundred-plus yuan for himself.

Looking at Brother Lei’s already misshapen head, Tang Sihai finally felt a surge of fear. He quickly reburied the body.

Tang Sihai treated the wound on his neck, cleaned up the blood on the ground, and picked up Brother Lei’s dagger, preparing to leave. But he froze, his eyes fixed on a set of keys on the ground!

’Those must have fallen off Brother Lei’s body when I was moving it just now!’

’Brother Lei is one of the biggest scoundrels in Qingcheng. His house must be full of money, right?’

Tang Sihai’s little heart began to pound uncontrollably!

As it happened, Tang Sihai knew where Brother Lei lived!

Tang Sihai subconsciously glanced around. After confirming no one was there, he quickly snatched the keys and vanished into the night.

After he left Brother Lei’s house,

Tang Sihai had obtained six gold bars and over ten thick wads of ten-yuan notes.

A ghostly voice suddenly spoke from behind Tang Sihai. "Sihai, how did you like the first fortune I sent your way?"

Tang Sihai was scared out of his wits. He instinctively whipped out the dagger and viciously stabbed behind him!

’If I get caught for this, I don’t know how many years I’ll get in prison!’

The old Taoist didn’t flinch or dodge, watching with a faint smile as the dagger came closer and closer to his chest!

When Tang Sihai turned and saw it was the old Taoist, he desperately tried to pull back the blade!

SCHLICK!

The blade cut a small slit in the old Taoist’s robes, but his expression remained unchanged.

Tang Sihai clutched his chest, his face pale with lingering fear. "Godfather! What are you doing here? You scared me to death!!"

The old Taoist grinned. "It wasn’t easy for me to find such a good son. I was worried about you!"

Tang Sihai’s pupils contracted slightly. He gritted his teeth, then pulled out one gold bar and one wad of ten-yuan notes.

"Godfather, I found a total of two gold bars and two wads of notes at Brother Lei’s house. Let’s split it, half for you, half for me."

The old Taoist could tell with a single glance that Tang Sihai was holding back much more, but he didn’t seem to care.

"Silly child. This fortune was a gift from me to you. Why would I take your money? Put it away!"

’This...’

Tang Sihai looked at the old Taoist with an incredibly complex expression. He never would have thought the old Taoist would be so open and sincere with him!

And yet, he had been guarding himself against his godfather.

’That was so wrong of me!’

THUD. Tang Sihai dropped to his knees and kowtowed heavily to the old Taoist.

"Thank you, Godfather, for this fortune. Please don’t worry. Sihai will take care of you in your old age and be with you to the end!"

The old Taoist grinned and helped Tang Sihai up. "Sihai, just having this sentiment from you is enough to make me happy. Remember my words! Your second great fortune will come in three years..."

And so it went. Following the old Taoist’s guidance, Tang Sihai avoided risks and seized every opportunity whenever he faced a choice.

In just a few short decades, Tang Sihai went from a poor boy with nothing to his name to one of the top 100 richest men in the Dragon Country!

Tang Sihai was practicing calligraphy in his study.

Logically speaking, as one of the top 100 richest men in the Dragon Country, Tang Sihai should have had no worries.

But Tang Sihai’s mind was clearly not at peace; he had already messed up several strokes.

Tang Sihai hadn’t seen the old Taoist in five years.

For these past five years, Tang Sihai had been living on edge.

Tang Sihai had several mistresses, and in total had six sons and seven daughters.

But starting three years ago, Tang Sihai’s sons began to die one after another under unnatural circumstances.

Some died in car accidents, some from illness, and for some, there was no cause of death at all...

Now, Tang Sihai was left with only one heir, Tang Jun. He doted on Tang Jun to an extreme, granting his every wish!

Tang Sihai deeply missed the old Taoist. He desperately wanted to ask him why his career had soared while his children were plagued by disaster.

But Tang Sihai couldn’t find the old Taoist. The old man had never left any contact information; he had always been the one to initiate contact.

Just as Tang Sihai was feeling completely helpless, the phone suddenly rang.