Chapter 40

Su Jiu stepped forward and carefully observed for a while, verifying his previous speculations.

After all, he had been quite far from Chen Jie’s father earlier and hadn’t observed so closely, so he still had some doubts about his speculations.

Now, observing at such a close distance, it was naturally more accurate.

Su Jiu took a look, seemed to be deep in thought, paused for a moment, and then reached out to lift the eyelids of the middle-aged man on the bed. Indeed, it was basically as he had deduced.

In Chen Jie’s father’s eyes, there were thin threads of black mist.

Ordinary people wouldn’t notice this unless they observed carefully.

The eyes are one of the organs that can reflect a person’s basic condition.

They are also one of the easiest positions to observe.

As is well known, the part of the human body that most reflects physical condition is the soles of the feet, followed by the face.

However, in the world of feng shui, the eyes are the most obvious indicator.

In daily life, the eyes can reveal a person’s basic condition. For example, if someone stays up all night, the next day their eyes will definitely have bags or dark circles, indicating insufficient energy and poor sleep.

Or, if a man or woman indulges excessively, it can also be reflected in the eyes, with swollen eyes and yellowish whites, which is one of the symptoms.

There are many such manifestations, and as long as one observes carefully, one can understand a person’s true physical condition from their eyes.

Now, Chen Jie’s father was like this, with black threads in his whites, which was clearly due to excessive negative or yin energy in his body.

This indicated that Chen Jie’s father had encountered something unclean or had been to some special places. Combining this with the information he had previously gathered, Su Jiu was basically certain of the cause.

"Third Brother, can my father be saved?" Seeing Su Jiu observe for a long time, Chen Jie asked with great anticipation.

"Don’t worry, it’s not a big problem!" Su Jiu reassured Chen Jie.

"Third Uncle, could you please help me prepare some things?" After a pause, Su Jiu asked the thin man, Third Uncle, who was watching from the side.

"What things?" The impression Su Jiu had left in Third Uncle’s mind still existed and wouldn’t fade away for a while, so Third Uncle cooperated and answered Su Jiu’s question.

"Prepare some long incense, paper money, cinnabar, a rooster, and some black dog blood..."

Su Jiu thought for a moment, then looked up and said to Third Uncle. Upon arriving at Chen Jie’s house, Su Jiu hadn’t prepared these things, and now he needed to prepare them to dispel the negative energy in Chen Jie’s father’s body.

Considering that this was a rural area, preparing these things shouldn’t be too difficult. Incense, an incense burner, long incense, paper money, and cinnabar were all easy to get. Since Chen Jie’s family was holding a funeral, and roosters and black dog blood were also easy to obtain in the countryside.

"Okay! No problem." Hearing Su Jiu’s words, Third Uncle immediately agreed, as these things were not hard to get.

At this moment, Third Uncle was somewhat unwilling. Although Su Jiu had left an impression in his mind, he still had his own consciousness and clear thinking. He just found Su Jiu’s words more credible at this time.

Third Uncle didn’t know that this was actually a secret technique recorded in Su Jiu’s mind, which could influence a person’s judgment and mentality in a short time.

Of course, this was a side note. After Third Uncle agreed, he immediately went to prepare the things. The others in the room, seeing Third Uncle’s actions, were full of doubt but didn’t say anything. They were all waiting to see what Su Jiu would do next.

Soon, Third Uncle returned with the things.

"Kid, I’ve prepared everything!" Third Uncle said to Su Jiu as soon as he returned. The thin man had been gone for about ten minutes. His tone was somewhat condescending when he spoke to Su Jiu.

As a geomancer in the village, he was well aware of the uses of these things. For such a young man to use these things to perform a ritual? Third Uncle naturally felt condescending, especially since the impression Su Jiu had left in his mind had been there for half an hour, making him even more so.

Su Jiu saw everything and understood the situation.

However, Su Jiu didn’t pay much attention to it.

At this point, Su Jiu wouldn’t hesitate. After observing the situation in the room, he said to Chen Jie,

"Little One, go and move that table in front of the bed."

Chen Jie responded to Su Jiu’s words and moved the table over.

"Third Uncle, please ask everyone to wait outside. The room is too small and not suitable for too many people." After arranging the things Third Uncle had prepared on the table, Su Jiu instructed him.

"Little One, go to the bed and help your father sit up with his legs crossed. You stay on the bed to support Uncle."

After giving these instructions, Su Jiu took out a compass from his pocket, the family heirloom of the Su family, and gently placed it on the table.

At this moment, Chen Jie and Third Uncle had everything ready. There weren’t many people in the room, only a few elders from the village, Chen Jie’s mother and son, and Third Uncle.

"Heaven and Earth, the East and the North. Uncle’s life gate has been in crisis for several months, shifting from the life gate to the death gate, with his vitality gradually fading. If I’m not mistaken, tonight should be the most dangerous time for Uncle, directly facing the death gate."

"In other words, the negative energy in Uncle’s body will be the most severe tonight. If he can’t get through this, today will be Uncle’s last day."

Hearing Su Jiu’s words, Third Uncle was also shocked. The look of contempt in his eyes immediately turned serious.

Third Uncle himself was a geomancer and could be considered a half-expert in the feng shui world. Although his lineage as a geomancer was incomplete, the village would always call him for various matters.

He had some understanding of these things.

Earlier, he had always advised his sister-in-law to bury her husband in a timely manner because of this. The sacrifice to the Bull God required a living person, and he had seen that Chen Jie’s father’s time was limited, which was why he had been so anxious.

Now, hearing Su Jiu’s words, his initial contempt for Su Jiu turned into respect.

Su Jiu secretly observed Third Uncle. The reason he said this was because of Third Uncle. Although he had left an impression in Third Uncle’s mind, he needed Third Uncle’s genuine cooperation and approval to go to the Bull God Cave. He had to show a bit of his skills.

This was also one of the reasons Su Jiu said this.

"What should we do? Third Brother!" Chen Jie was also anxious after hearing Su Jiu’s words.

"Don’t worry, I’m here." Su Jiu said confidently.