Chapter 11

At this critical moment, the sound of footsteps came from the stairwell entrance.

Su Jiu was instantly stunned. Late at night, it definitely wouldn't be a student coming here. Anyone who would come to the second teaching building at this time definitely wouldn't be an ordinary person.

After some consideration, Su Jiu quickly gathered the things on the desk and put them into his backpack, then placed the desk back in the large classroom. Although the energy field on the seventh floor was very strong, it didn't have much of an effect on Su Jiu.

The intensity of the energy field was mainly at the stairwell entrance, because the second teaching building had restrooms on both sides, and the stairwell entrance was right next to them, forming a simple small feng shui layout, which is commonly known as a "layout within a layout."

As is well known, restrooms are places of yin energy, and the unobstructed stairwell entrance is the main reason for the formation of this energy field. Therefore, the energy field Su Jiu experienced on the seventh floor was not as strong as when he went upstairs.

After tidying everything up, Su Jiu quickly walked into one of the large classrooms and hid.

All these actions were completed by Su Jiu in just over ten seconds.

The night was quiet, and the sound of footsteps in the stairwell was very noticeable.

As time passed, the rhythm of the footsteps became slower and slower. Clearly, the person was most likely a feng shui master, and the influence of the second teaching building's energy field was becoming more severe.

"Who could be coming here at this time?" Su Jiu wondered.

That guy from the Southern School Yang family? Impossible, his strength isn't enough to come here unless he uses a magical tool. However, the footsteps sound steady and composed, not like someone using a magical tool.

Su Jiu silently estimated in his mind.

Although the footsteps were slow, they eventually reached the seventh floor. Su Jiu hid under a desk in the large classroom, and through the gap, he could vaguely see a tall, blurry figure in the starlight.

"This is..." After observing for a moment, Su Jiu was shocked.

He saw the tall figure moving quickly and rhythmically in the middle of the corridor outside the large classroom. Su Jiu immediately recognized it as the step method used to explore the energy field.

"He is going to..."

Su Jiu held his breath and paid attention to the figure's movements in the corridor. Sure enough, after half an hour, the person stopped, wiped the sweat off his face, and seemed to take a deep breath.

At this moment, the position where the tall figure stood was exactly where Su Jiu had stopped after completing the Dragon Seeking Steps.

The tall, dark figure rested for a moment, then moved to the entrance of the large classroom, brought out a desk and chair, and placed them where he had been standing.

Next, the person took out various items from his pocket.

This was exactly what Su Jiu had done before: incense, an incense burner...

Su Jiu was stunned. Is this guy also here to break the layout?

Grandpa said that there aren't many capable people in the feng shui world now.

How could a small university like Xiangda have two experts? The successor of the Southern School Yang family, although not as good as himself, definitely has more experience and knowledge. As for the tall, dark figure in front of him, from his observations, this guy is clearly more skilled and experienced than himself.

Su Jiu hid behind the large desk and continued to observe the person's actions in the corridor.

He saw the person grab three sticks of incense, turn his hand over, one palm facing outward and the other inward, with the middle and index fingers of both hands holding the incense, and bowed to the four directions.

Su Jiu knew very well that this was the same action he was about to perform.

This method of bowing is very particular, called "Awakening Bow" or "Offering Bow"! It is a bow to the spirits of the four directions.

In folk customs, after performing the grand kneeling and bowing ceremony to ancestors, three sticks of incense are always lit and placed beside the grave, which is commonly known as bowing to the land and mountain gods. The meaning is similar, with only slight differences.

Su Jiu knew that this method of offering incense was different from the ordinary. The three sticks of incense in his backpack were not ordinary incense but Daoist coiled incense.

This method of offering incense is to inform the spirits of the four directions and the eight directions of the impending ritual, asking them not to disturb.

Su Jiu stopped his thoughts and focused his attention on the tall figure in the corridor.

After the person finished the offering, he inserted the incense into the incense burner and paused for a moment, as if preparing something.

After a short while, the person took out a compass, held it steadily with his left hand in front of his chest, and formed a sword finger with his right hand, placing it behind his back with the fingertips pointing downward.

He turned and began to take small steps in the corridor. Su Jiu could hear him recite: "Heaven has three wonders, Earth has six instruments. Clear and strange, ancient qi and buried corpses. Yellow sand and red earth, tiles and tomb foundations. A hundred steps wide, the needle can show the way..."

By this point, Su Jiu had a good idea of what the tall figure was doing.

Sure enough, this person had the same goal as himself, to break the hidden feng shui layout.

What the person was reciting was the method for examining ancient tombs. The method he used was a relatively old-fashioned one. The nature of the hidden feng shui layout is similar to that of an ancient tomb, both being buried feng shui, hidden major veins.

If Su Jiu were to do it now, his steps would be similar, just with different incantations.

The person was now searching for the center of the hidden feng shui layout. After finding this key position, he would set up a small array, using talismans or his own qi to draw out the energy of the hidden feng shui layout.

Sure enough, after reciting the incantation, the person took seven steps, and his right hand, which had been behind his back, quickly moved to grab some talisman paper from the desk. With a flick, a burst of fire appeared, and the talisman paper instantly burned.

Su Jiu carefully observed everything in the corridor. Seeing the person's actions, he was instantly shocked. This person was at least at the mid-stage of qi cultivation. The firelight illuminated the person's face, and Su Jiu observed that the person was about forty years old, with neatly combed hair and wearing a Zhongshan suit.

The talisman paper burned quickly, passing over the middle-aged man's fingers as if he had no sensation. Su Jiu could do this too, as long as he wrapped his fingers with his internal qi, the temperature would not affect him.

The talisman paper burned out quickly. Su Jiu knew that this was the most critical moment, but he was unsure whether the person would use a magical tool or a talisman to guide the energy of the hidden feng shui layout.

This was very important. Su Jiu had chosen to use a talisman as a guide and had spent the whole afternoon drawing "Mountain Guiding Talismans."

Su Jiu knew that the middle-aged man in the corridor probably wouldn't have "Mountain Guiding Talismans." As for other talismans, with the middle-aged man's cultivation, they wouldn't have the desired effect. Therefore, Su Jiu thought that the person would most likely use a magical tool as a guide and then use his own qi to trigger it.

"Trouble."

Just as Su Jiu was guessing what kind of magical tool the middle-aged man would take out to let him see, in the next moment, he saw the middle-aged man move, and Su Jiu was instantly shocked, the words "trouble" instantly popping into his mind!

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