Chapter 93

Crystal clear, as bright as ice and snow.

When Su Jiu's right hand touched the jade cicada, it instantly emitted a dazzling light, illuminating the room even in broad daylight.

The jade cicada disappeared.

Su Jiu was taken aback, blinked his eyes, and rubbed them. Yes, the jade cicada had disappeared.

Su Jiu was completely stunned.

What was going on?

He had only touched it, intending to pick it up and examine it, but he never expected the jade cicada to vanish like that.

Su Jiu was dazed for a long time.

After a moment, he finally came to his senses.

Where did the jade cicada go?

Su Jiu carefully examined the scene. The inkstone was still on the table, untouched, but the jade cicada on it had vanished.

Just as Su Jiu was puzzled about the disappearance of the jade cicada, a scene suddenly appeared in his mind.

"Isn't this the golden compass in my mind?"

Su Jiu was taken aback and immediately came to his senses.

A huge image appeared in his mind, showing a void where a golden compass floated in the air. This was different from the golden compass in his mind, which still had cracks.

In the image, the golden compass slowly rotated, and suddenly, the scene changed. A jade cicada appeared below the golden compass, and a beam of golden light shone down, enveloping the jade cicada.

The jade cicada instantly turned to dust and was absorbed by the golden compass.

The image then abruptly stopped.

"Was this the jade cicada from just now?"

Su Jiu muttered. The jade cicada in the image was exactly the same as the one he had seen.

What was going on?

At this moment, Su Jiu felt his mind was not enough to comprehend the situation.

The entire process seemed long, but from the moment the jade cicada disappeared to now, only one or two minutes had passed.

Su Jiu was completely confused.

The sudden appearance of the image in his mind and the disappearance of the jade cicada, what was the connection?

Su Jiu knew that the image that appeared was not from his memory but from the golden compass in his mind.

When he first received the inkstone, the golden compass had shown a set of hand seals. Then, when the jade cicada appeared, he touched it, and the image appeared.

Su Jiu began to slowly organize his thoughts.

He gradually figured out the relationship.

From the beginning, his ability to obtain the jade cicada was entirely due to the golden compass.

Thinking about this, it was clear that the golden compass wanted the jade cicada.

What was the use of the jade cicada?

Su Jiu did not know, as he had only just seen it and had not had the chance to examine it before it disappeared.

But one thing Su Jiu knew was that the jade cicada was definitely not an ordinary object. It had been sealed in the inkstone using a sealing technique, which was not something ordinary.

"It seems the golden compass has consciousness," Su Jiu muttered slowly.

From the moment he first encountered the golden compass, he felt it was extraordinary.

Originally, although Su Jiu had inherited the family's feng shui knowledge, he did not really believe in feng shui. He only pursued it because of his grandfather's teachings. The fact that he was in college was the best proof. If he had truly chosen the path of feng shui, would he still be in college?

He would have long followed his grandfather's wishes, traveling to mountains and rivers to seek out the dragon veins, taking the first step as a feng shui master.

Speaking of the term "debut," there is a traditional custom in the feng shui world.

When a feng shui master completes their training, they undergo a ceremony to mark their debut.

This ceremony includes a significant event, the debut itself.

In ancient times, a debut generally meant finding an undiscovered dragon vein and feeling its nourishing energy.

In modern society, finding a dragon vein is not as practical, but the ceremony of debut is still preserved.

Traditional feng shui families and schools still maintain this ceremony.

However, the debut has changed from finding a dragon vein to solving a feng shui case.

This is a side note, and we will not delve into it further.

Su Jiu did not come to the teahouse to drink tea but to obtain the inkstone.

Now that the jade cicada had disappeared, the inkstone was just an ordinary one, albeit old, and not worth much.

Su Jiu did not forget what he needed to do today.

After settling the bill, Su Jiu left the teahouse.

Since he did not find what he wanted in the old city street, he decided to go to the city center.

Su Jiu's thoughts were simple.

He had already embarked on the path of a feng shui master, and his grandfather, with his keen eye, could see the changes in him.

Even his debut, his grandfather likely noticed.

During the time in Chen Family Village, he had been nourished by the energy of a dragon vein, which helped him reach the middle stage of Qi cultivation.

Having been nourished by the dragon vein's energy, Su Jiu could be considered to have debuted.

Now that he was a feng shui master, his perspective had changed.

He needed to send a good gift for his grandfather's birthday.

This was Su Jiu's intention.

The Su family was not a monolithic entity.

Every family has its own set of problems.

The Su family was no exception. Su Jiu's generation was not just him. Although the main line of the Su family had always been a single lineage, Su Jiu was an only child, as were his father and grandfather.

However, the Su family had collateral branches, or distant relatives.

As a feng shui family, their living conditions and family status had always been decent.

Compared to modern society, they were not particularly wealthy, but in ancient times, they were considered wealthy.

Naturally, the collateral branches of the Su family were numerous.

Those who could be related were mostly from the maternal side, such as Su Jiu's mother's and grandmother's families, which were large families.

Feng shui masters generally have a small family, with few descendants, but the maternal side usually has a large population.

This has a deeper meaning.

According to ancient feng shui lore, feng shui masters have five disadvantages and three deficiencies.

The five disadvantages are: being widowed, being a widow, being childless, and being an orphan.

The three deficiencies are: lack of money, life, and power.

Of course, this is just a legend. Who would have these five disadvantages and three deficiencies? Those who change the world's operating rules. The world has its own laws, and those who probe the mysteries and change the rules will be punished by heaven.

Probing the mysteries does not bring any karmic retribution; being able to use metaphysics in life indicates having the fortune to do so.

Su Jiu knew that feng shui was not as important as it was in ancient times. In modern society, there is no war or drastic changes, and feng shui masters who use metaphysics to change the world face these five disadvantages and three deficiencies.

Modern feng shui masters are different. In a peaceful society, there are no such issues. Using metaphysics to borrow or change fate is stealing from the heavens and will be punished by heaven.

This is a side note, and we will not delve into it further.

However, perhaps because of this, feng shui masters generally marry into large families, symbolizing the use of the maternal family's fortune to suppress the five disadvantages and three disasters.

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