Chapter 210 3/3

“So powerful?” Qian Fugui was astonished.

Li Qingzhi said, “It’s essentially a legendary form of disguise.”

Actually, it wasn’t related to disguise at all; he just used his special ability to make Qian Fugui look older.

Li Qingzhi had Qian Fugui lie down and practiced his acupuncture skills on his face. Using his special ability, he accentuated the bags and dark circles under one of Qian Fugui’s eyes.

This was quite simple. With his “help,” a deep, dark eye bag appeared under one of Qian Fugui’s eyes.

With that eye bag, Qian Fugui looked significantly more haggard.

However, Li Qingzhi’s energy, though more than at the beginning, was still limited. After dealing with one eye, he had no energy left.

“Uncle, I’ll come back tomorrow to give you another treatment. After a few more sessions, you’ll look older,” Li Qingzhi said.

“Is it really that easy?” Qian Fugui asked.

The acupuncture hadn’t caused any discomfort… and that was it?

“Yes, it’s that simple.” Li Qingzhi smiled as he left.

A while later, one of Qian Fugui’s subordinates came to see him and was stunned upon seeing him. “Master, did you not rest well? Should you take a break?”

What was going on? His master’s eye bag was not only dark but also swollen…

Was it due to lack of sleep, or did an insect bite him?

Qian Fugui, puzzled, looked into a polished copper mirror and saw how ugly one of his eyes had become.

His nephew was truly a miracle worker; he hadn’t felt a thing and ended up looking like this.

Over the next few days, Li Qingzhi visited Qian Fugui twice more, treating the other eye and turning some of his gray hair black.

The Qian family’s genes were indeed good. Even in middle age, Qian Fugui was not bald and had few white hairs.

But now, he had more white hairs at the front of his head, making him look even older.

Qian Fugui was satisfied with his appearance but still worried, “Ah Zhi, can I change back?”

“Don’t worry, Uncle, you can change back,” Li Qingzhi assured him.

“That’s good.” Qian Fugui breathed a sigh of relief.

Being able to revert was crucial; otherwise, his children might complain about him looking too old in the future.

After helping Qian Fugui “disguise” himself, Li Qingzhi went out to find Du Yongning.

He had no reputation in the capital and knew few people, so he had little opportunity to meet anyone.

During this period, he had only connected with a few scholars from Jiang’an Province who had come to the capital for the exams.

Among these scholars, Du Yongning was undoubtedly the most well-informed. When Li Qingzhi visited him, Du Yongning informed him that some scholars were planning to go to the outskirts of the capital to admire the plum blossoms and invited Li Qingzhi to join.

“The place where they admire the plum blossoms is the estate of a high-ranking official. His estate has over a hundred acres of plum trees, which are beautiful every winter. Believing such beauty should be shared, he opens his estate to the citizens of the capital during this season,” Du Yongning explained about the “Plum Blossom Viewing Party.”

It was almost November, and the plum blossoms were blooming.

Initially, a few scholars agreed to go admire the plum blossoms together, but more people wanted to join… so someone suggested hosting a “Plum Blossom Viewing Party.”

This way, the scholars in the capital could get to know each other.

Of course, some would seize the opportunity to make a name for themselves.

After hearing this, Li Qingzhi said he would definitely go, and then Du Yongning mentioned Fan Weiyan.

Li Qingzhi had helped Qian Fugui “disguise” himself only three times, but it wasn’t a daily visit, so five days had passed in total.

During these five days, Fan Weiyan had more misfortunes, and his streak of bad luck had become well-known throughout the capital.

In this era, news didn’t travel quickly, so it was likely due to certain people’s efforts.

Everyone knew that Li Zhao’s son-in-law was increasingly unlucky, with various forms of bad luck. It was said that a few playboys in the capital had their servants monitor Fan Weiyan just to be the first to know about his latest misfortune, and some even gambled on his bad luck.

These people had too much time on their hands.

Li Qingzhi was also curious and considered having someone monitor Fan Weiyan to be the first to know about his misfortunes.

If this were modern times, he might have someone livestream Fan Weiyan’s misfortunes with a smartphone so he could laugh at them in real-time.

His sister would be delighted to know about Fan Weiyan’s current predicament!

At the upcoming Plum Blossom Viewing Party, Fan Weiyan would likely face more misfortune.

Li Qingzhi looked forward to the gathering, and so did Lu Mingshan.

Tomorrow, he would attend a plum blossom banquet full of scholars and publicly accuse one of them of being perpetually unlucky because he caused his daughter’s death!

He didn’t know if Fan Weiyan was truly responsible for his daughter’s death; he just knew that if he performed well, he would receive a hundred taels of silver.

Such a large sum would last him many days! He planned to take his apprentice to Qingyun Tower for a feast!

Li Qingzhi was unaware that his sister had arranged for someone to expose Fan Weiyan at the Plum Blossom Viewing Party.

After returning home, he encountered Mrs. Qian.

After inquiring about Qian Fugui, Mrs. Qian asked about the “disguise”: “Ah Zhi, if you can make your uncle look older, can you make me look younger?”

Li Qingzhi looked at Mrs. Qian’s face and said, “Yes.”

Mrs. Qian had some wrinkles and dark eye bags, but those were minor issues he could easily fix.

He had a special ability, after all!

Speaking of which, if he ever fell on hard times, he might make a living by helping people with cosmetic enhancements.