Chapter 002: First Trial of Feng Shui

The campus was very quiet in the early morning, and the fresh air made breathing very comfortable. As a second-tier city, especially one with a long history like Xiangda, it had not been polluted by industry.

Su Jiu rested for a moment, just about to head back when an elderly man, dressed in a set of exercise clothes, walked over and patted his shoulder, saying:

"Xiao Jiu, so early again!"

"Not bad! It's a habit I've had since childhood. My biological clock is set, and I naturally wake up at this time every day. I can't even sleep in if I want to."

"There are really very few young people who don't sleep in these days. Would you like to join me, this old man, for morning exercises tomorrow?"

"Sure!"

The elderly man was a retired professor whom Su Jiu had met during his morning exercises. They had become acquainted after encountering each other several mornings in a row. After all, in today's society, there are not many young people who can consistently do morning exercises.

"Old Mr. Zhao, don't travel far these few days. If there's really something important, you should have family members accompany you." After jogging for a while, Su Jiu couldn't help but speak to the old man.

"How did you know I was planning to travel these few days?" Old Mr. Zhao was surprised. He was going to Shashi to attend an academic exchange. Since his retirement, there weren't many people who could invite him. This academic exchange was organized by a well-known professor in his field, who was also a good friend. He had agreed to attend to support his old friend.

"Old Mr. Zhao, don't laugh at me, it's just a little skill passed down in my family." Su Jiu smiled but didn't explain much. This is a scientific society, and the feng shui passed down in his family is considered feudal. He had casually observed Old Mr. Zhao's face.

His eyebrows were sparse, his brow center was dull, and his forehead had a slight redness. His nose tip also looked unusual.

This is the sign of disaster, but fortunately, the severity shown by his face was not serious, so Su Jiu just gave a reminder.

"Face reading? Feng shui? Fortune telling? I Ching?"

Su Jiu clearly underestimated Old Mr. Zhao's thoughts. After a moment, Old Mr. Zhao reacted and asked several questions in quick succession, with a strong interest.

"Sort of! It's just something passed down in my family." Su Jiu was somewhat amused. He hadn't explained much, but he didn't expect Old Mr. Zhao to guess it so quickly, and his tone showed a particular interest.

Su Jiu didn't know that Old Mr. Zhao had taught history before retirement and had a deep interest in ancient literature and history. After retirement, he studied the I Ching and the Eight Trigrams, so he was naturally very interested in what Su Jiu said.

"Tell me more!"

"Eyebrows represent life span. From your face, your eyebrows are sparse and spread out, which indicates a scattered fortune. Your brow center is dull, and your forehead has a slight redness. Generally, after morning exercises, a person's blood and qi are full, but your brow center is red, indicating that you will have a disaster involving blood in the near future. Also, your nose tip is unusual. In feng shui, the nose is in the central palace and represents wealth, meaning you will lose money. In summary, you will encounter a disaster and lose money in the next few days."

Su Jiu smiled as he said this to Old Mr. Zhao.

"But that doesn't prove you knew I was planning to travel!" As soon as Su Jiu finished, Old Mr. Zhao asked a key question.

"That involves another aspect of knowledge." Su Jiu smiled.

"How so?"

"Every time I met Old Mr. Zhao recently, your face was full of redness, your blood and qi were abundant, and your face showed good fortune. From your face, it was clear that the feng shui at your home was good, and even if there were minor disasters, they would be suppressed by the feng shui at your home."

"But today, when I saw you, your face had a significant change. Clearly, you made the decision to travel today or last night. Once you made the decision, your face would show different signs. That's why I was sure you would travel in the next few days."

Old Mr. Zhao was stunned by Su Jiu's words and didn't speak for a long time.

Su Jiu didn't say much more. It was already rare for him to explain so much to others.

In his childhood, feng shui was not well-received, especially in this era.

After returning to the dormitory, the other three roommates were still asleep. After washing up, Su Jiu left the dormitory, breathing in the fresh air of the university and feeling the good atmosphere. He couldn't help but exclaim, "University is really great."

"Did you hear? Last night, after the lights in the second teaching building were turned off, there were cries again."

"Really? Could those legends be true?"

"I don't know, maybe it's malicious rumors. But apparently, this has been going on for many years. Most seniors don't go to the second teaching building for self-study, whether it's true or not. I won't go to the second teaching building in the future!"

"I won't go either..."

"..."

"Second teaching building?" Su Jiu, on his way to the library, heard some students whispering.

Today was a weekend, and Su Jiu planned to go to the library to study and read books, a good habit he had developed over a long time and his main way of passing the time.

Influenced by his family's feng shui background, Su Jiu was very sensitive to such information. However, he didn't pay much attention to it. These rumors spread quickly in the campus, but most were baseless, so Su Jiu didn't take them seriously.

Since childhood, Su Jiu rarely showed his feng shui skills to others.

This was in line with the thinking of that era.

Su Jiu was very clear that, especially in this era, science and technology are the driving forces of development.

The path to the library passed by the second teaching building, which had some unique features. The second teaching building was relatively isolated in the entire campus.

In the university, generally, all teaching buildings and dormitories were in clusters, but the second teaching building had no other buildings around it, only open areas like playgrounds, soccer fields, or basketball courts.

To go to the library, one had to pass by the second teaching building.

"Hey!" Su Jiu turned the corner and followed the campus path, approaching the second teaching building.

At this moment, Su Jiu's expression was very serious. If observed closely, one could see that his pupils slightly contracted, and his gaze was fixed on the old building ahead, the second teaching building.

"This aura?"

Indeed, as soon as Su Jiu saw the second teaching building, he noticed something abnormal. The entire second teaching building seemed to be enveloped in a layer of black mist, which ordinary people couldn't see, only those in the field could.

To put it simply, one must cultivate "qi" within the body to see the abnormality, which is the difference between a feng shui master and an ordinary person.

Although Su Jiu was only in his first year of university and had just turned eighteen, he had already cultivated "qi" since childhood, so he could see the abnormality.

Time slowly passed, and as the sun rose, the black mist over the second teaching building gradually dissipated. Only then did Su Jiu come to his senses.

Indeed, although Su Jiu came from a family of feng shui masters and had cultivated "qi," this was the first time he had encountered such a situation, so he was momentarily stunned. It wasn't until the black mist disappeared that he came to his senses.

"What's going on? Could there really be something unclean in the second teaching building?" Su Jiu thought about the rumors he had heard on his way there and couldn't help but wonder.

"I'll check it out tonight to see what's happening." Su Jiu made up his mind, took his eyes off the second teaching building, and slowly walked towards the library.

Just as Su Jiu slowly left, a thin figure emerged from the side of the campus path, looking at Su Jiu's slowly moving figure with a puzzled expression.

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