Chapter 003: The Rumors of the Second Teaching Building

"Have you heard? The legend of the second teaching building at Xiang University. This morning, I heard the seniors discussing this topic again."

Su Jiu, who had just returned from the library, heard a mysterious voice coming from his dormitory as he approached the door. The tone belonged to the oldest roommate.

"What's going on? Big Brother, tell us about it." Su Jiu pushed open the door and saw the second oldest, Zhao Ren, sitting at the computer desk turn around and say.

"Third Brother, you're back too!"

"Come on, Third Brother, let's listen to the latest eerie gossip Big Brother has dug up." The fourth oldest, who was sitting on the bed, pushed up his glasses and joked as he saw Su Jiu enter.

Su Jiao's dormitory was a four-person room. On the first day of university, they had arranged their positions according to age.

The oldest was named Xiao Fan, a big, square-faced guy who clearly came from Northeast China.

The second oldest, Zhao Ren, was relatively slim. The third oldest was naturally Su Jiu.

The fourth oldest was named Chen Jie, wearing glasses and looking like a refined scholar, but in reality...

"You don't know, right? It's said that someone died in the second teaching building in the past, and it's been haunted ever since!" Xiao Fan said seriously.

"Ha! What era are we in? Still haunted? Big Brother, you're not going to tell us it's a female ghost, are you?" Chen Jie interjected.

"How did you know?" Xiao Fan looked surprised, clearly taken aback by what Chen Jie had said.

"Hey! I guessed right! But, Big Brother, this is the modern era. Those are just feudal superstitions."

"I don't know if it's true, but I heard from a fellow townsman in the student council that the school will be inviting a master to perform a ritual in the next few days." Xiao Fan said seriously.

"No way! This is a university. The university leadership inviting Taoist priests and monks to perform rituals? What kind of international joke is this? Don't kid me."

"It seems to be true. I just checked, and someone has already posted about it on the campus forum." Zhao Ren, who was playing on the computer, turned around and said in surprise.

"This is no laughing matter. In today's society, performing rituals in a university, if someone publicizes it online, the school will..."

Su Jiu sat to the side, not interrupting. From the information he gathered from his roommates, he had a general idea of what was going on.

Regarding the second teaching building, Su Jiu had already made a plan. He had originally intended to take a casual look tonight, but now he was taking it more seriously.

"I've just entered the 'Qi' stage. That black mist I saw this morning, I need to prepare." Su Jiu muttered to himself.

Feng Shui has been passed down for over two thousand years, and it has its own reasons for existing.

Feng Shui is a form of divination and a major discipline. The true academic name is Feng Shui术 (Feng Shui Art). The earliest form of Feng Shui originated in the pre-Qin period, which was the gestation period for Feng Shui. Over the past two thousand years, many branches have developed, including fortune-telling, the Eight Trigrams, character analysis, and physiognomy, all of which can be categorized under Feng Shui.

After two thousand years of development, Feng Shui has a clear hierarchy. The branch Su Jiu's family values is the art of physiognomy, which includes reading people, places, and the environment.

In Feng Shui, the art of physiognomy is considered one of the more powerful branches.

"Qi" is the entry-level stage for a physiognomist in Feng Shui.

In the realm of Feng Shui, "Qi" is the first stage, which involves cultivating Qi.

The six stages of Feng Shui are: Cultivating Qi, Observing Qi, Relying on Qi, Riding Qi, Refining Qi, and Inquiring Qi.

In today's society, it is the lowest point in the two-thousand-year history of Feng Shui. Due to practical reasons, very few people can reach the stage of cultivating Qi. Most are in the "pseudo-Qi" stage, meaning they are just short of entering the cultivating Qi stage.

This is also one of the reasons for the decline of Feng Shui.

Think of figures like Pan Geng, Gong Liu, Gu Gong, Zhou Gong, and E Li Zi from the pre-Qin era, Qing Wu Zi from the Qin and Han dynasties, Guan Jia and Guo Pu from the Wei and Jin dynasties, Xiao Ji and Futo from the Sui and Tang dynasties, and even Zhuge Liang and Liu Bo, who made significant contributions to Feng Shui.

Of course, these are side stories and not directly related to Su Jiu.

"Third Brother, what are you thinking about?" At some point, the discussion in the dormitory had ended. Xiao Fan, sitting on his bed, asked Su Jiu.

"Huh? Nothing, just thinking about whether we should go out for dinner tonight." Su Jiu was taken aback for a moment before responding.

"That sounds like a good idea. It's a rare coincidence for us to gather from all over the country, let alone in the same dormitory." Hearing Su Jiu's suggestion, Xiao Fan became excited.

"Big Brother is right. It takes ten years to share a boat and a hundred years to share a bed. Big Brother, it might have taken us several lifetimes to gather like this." The quiet dormitory became lively again as Chen Jie spoke.

"Go away, go play somewhere else. Who's sharing a bed with you, you little pervert. If you want to mess around, don't drag me into it. My sexual orientation is normal." Xiao Fan glared at Chen Jie and said sternly.

"Ha ha ha ha..."

"Let's do it then. Later tonight, let's all go out. I heard from a fellow townsman that there are some good street stalls in the back street of the North Campus."

...

The night in Xiang City is beautiful, especially at Xiang University. In this city, which has not been polluted by modern industry, the night sky still sparkles with stars.

The four of them set out from the dormitory and arrived at the back street of the North Campus.

Youth is a capital, a capital that can be spent recklessly.

Watching his roommates laugh and play on the way, Su Jiu felt a warmth in his heart. This is brotherhood, this is the pure and beautiful life of university.

They passed through the bustling back street and, led by the oldest, arrived at a street stall called "Brothers' Street Stall." From the crowd, it was clear that this stall was very popular.

This is the same as choosing a restaurant. If you haven't been to a place before and don't know the quality of the food, you can compare it to similar restaurants. Generally, a popular restaurant will have good cooking skills, a simple but true principle.

"Tell me, is the story about the second teaching building true or not?" After a few beers, the conversation naturally turned to this topic again.

"We've only been at school for a short time, who knows? But I've decided that I won't go to the second teaching building for evening study sessions anymore." Zhao Ren replied to Xiao Fan.

"Second Brother is right. Regardless of whether the rumors are true, it's better to be cautious. After all, being careful won't hurt." Su Jiu suddenly interjected, moved by the moment.

"Okay, I'll listen to you. I was thinking of checking it out, but since you all say so, I won't go."

"In my opinion, this is a scientific era. There are no such things as ghosts and monsters. They're just rumors, no need to take them seriously."

"..."

Everyone started discussing the topic.

At this moment, Su Jiu was deep in thought.

"It seems I really need to check out the second teaching building tonight. The black mist I saw this morning is clearly not a normal phenomenon. There's probably something unclean in the second teaching building. This is where I'll be living for the next four years, so I need to take a look."

Su Jiu made up his mind and thought to himself.

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