Is Xiao Shi, the great fortune teller, a mistress?

In the novel "Master", Xiaoshi is the role of Chen Ping, a master photographer, who is good at looking at houses, people and places. The story begins with a description of a young man who collects rags. Xiao Shi showed his martial arts, such as easily breaking chains and wooden doors. Although the small stone plays an important role in the story, it is not the heroine.