Chapter 10

Whether it was the bonsai, mural, or the fish tank, Wang Yang's description was spot on. The old gentleman who had arranged them had indeed said so, which made Ma Qiang have even more confidence in Wang Yang. He knew that this time he had truly met someone with real abilities, not like the previous fraudsters.

"Mr. Wang, would you like to take a look inside the room?" Seeing that Wang Yang had finished inspecting the living room, Ma Qiang whispered.

"Sure!"

Wang Yang nodded with a smile, his interest was high. Sun He and Ma Teng, however, looked around with puzzled expressions, completely lost. To them, everything in the living room was just ordinary household decor. It looked nice, but there was nothing special about it, and they couldn't understand why Wang Yang was so interested.

An outsider sees the spectacle, but an insider sees the essence. Wang Yang could understand everything in the room, and the feeling was naturally different. For Sun He and the others, these arrangements were not even worth a second glance, let alone any interest.

Ma Qiang's master bedroom was simple, not as elaborately decorated as the living room. Besides the bed and wardrobe, there was only a simple dressing table, with nothing else placed on it.

"Heaven is clear, Earth is turbid!"

Wang Yang looked at the ceiling and then the wooden floor, muttering to himself. His voice was low, and only Ma Qiang, who was closest to him, heard clearly.

By "Heaven is clear, Earth is turbid," it means that the ceiling should be brighter than the floor. In Chinese feng shui, the ceiling represents Heaven, the floor represents Earth, and the walls represent people. Heaven should be the brightest, followed by people, and Earth should be turbid. Therefore, the floor is usually in shades of beige or gray, while pure white or pure black floors are not good.

Ma Qiang's bedroom was just like that, with a simple and bright ceiling and a gray wooden floor, making it very comfortable to look at. That's why Wang Yang said, "Heaven is clear, Earth is turbid."

"Mr. Ma, if I'm not mistaken, you should belong to the Water element, with a Water destiny!"

Wang Yang looked at the large wooden bed and said with a smile. Ma Qiang's eyes lit up, and he quickly nodded, "You're right, I do belong to the Water element. How did you figure that out?"

"From this bed!"

Wang Yang smiled again and pointed to the bed, saying softly, "Your bed is placed in the North, which is the position of the Water element. Only those with a Water destiny should sleep in this position. This room has been arranged by an expert, so it wasn't hard to guess that you belong to the Water element."

Ma Qiang nodded repeatedly, and Wang Yang continued, "I also know that the old gentleman must have told you to always get into bed from this position and sleep straight."

As Wang Yang spoke, he pointed to a spot one-third of the way along the bed. Ma Qiang's eyes widened even more. This was indeed what the old gentleman had instructed, and he had never told anyone else, not even his family, and the Yan family didn't know either.

"The reason is simple. This bed is placed in the 'Prosperity and Vitality' position, so you must do it this way to achieve wealth and honor."

Wang Yang spoke calmly. The energy in different directions of the room generally falls into five categories: Vitality, Prosperity, Drainage, Malevolence, and Death. Among these, Vitality and Prosperity are auspicious, while the other three are inauspicious. Since this room has been arranged by an expert, they would have chosen the auspicious positions.

"Mr. Wang, you're amazing!"

Ma Qiang couldn't help but give Wang Yang a thumbs up. He knew about these arrangements, but he didn't know the specific reasons. Today, he learned from Wang Yang what the old gentleman had never explained in such detail.

After inspecting the master bedroom, they moved to the guest bedroom. The feng shui layout here was also excellent, giving Wang Yang many new insights. Sun He and Ma Teng were getting impatient, but Wang Yang was still inspecting with great interest, not missing a single corner.

"Mr. Wang, this is my father's bedroom. Please wait a moment, I'll find the key!"

Back in the courtyard, they came to a side room. Ma Qiang whispered to Wang Yang. Looking at the side room, Wang Yang's eyebrows twitched. From the feng shui of the courtyard, this area was a Malevolent position, and specifically the center of the Malevolent position. Normally, it would be suitable for a pigsty, sheep pen, or chicken coop, but not for a bedroom.

The old gentleman had done well with the other arrangements, so there was no reason for him to make such a low-level mistake.

The key was buried under the soil at the entrance. Ma Qiang quickly dug it out and opened the door to the side room.

The side room was even simpler, with just a thin bed, a few cabinets, and an old chair. It looked as if it hadn't been tidied for a long time, still arranged as it was twenty years ago, making it stand out from the rest of the house.

Not only that, but there was an old table in the room with two shrines. The shrines were not placed together but faced each other sideways, so the statues in the shrines couldn't see each other, which was quite strange. Moreover, no one had offered incense at the shrines for a long time. Seeing the two shrines, Wang Yang's body suddenly trembled, and his eyes widened.

"The old gentleman didn't allow us to renovate this room or even enter it. He even forbade us from keeping the key, which had to be buried underground. My father was the same, and we couldn't properly take care of him."

Ma Qiang said with a sense of guilt. In fact, over the years, he had taken care of his father very little, not because he didn't want to, but because his father didn't allow it. That's why he wanted to find a feng shui treasure spot for his father after his death, to make up for not being able to take care of him in life.

"Mr. Ma, did your mother pass away early, and do you have no uncles or grandparents?"

Wang Yang suddenly asked. Ma Qiang was slightly taken aback and subconsciously nodded. He was an only child and the third generation of a single line, which everyone in the village knew.

"Your charitable work in the village was also arranged by your father, right?" Wang Yang asked again.

"Yes, but the villagers helped us so much when we were young, so I should repay them."

Ma Qiang nodded again, clarifying that helping the villagers was not just because of his father's instructions. His family was the third generation of a single line, and when he was young, it was just him and his father. The family was poor, and sometimes the villagers would help them with food. After he became successful, he voluntarily repaid the villagers.

"Mr. Ma, I have three conditions that you must agree to, otherwise, I cannot help you this time."

Wang Yang sighed slightly. He now understood why the old gentleman had put so much effort into helping them and why Ma Qiang's father couldn't be buried in the family grave. He also realized his own rashness in agreeing to help without fully understanding the situation, and this was a lesson he had learned.

"First, I need to meet Mr. Ma to ask him a few questions!" Without waiting for Ma Qiang to speak, Wang Yang directly stated his first condition.

"That's not a problem, but my father is still in a coma, so he probably won't be able to answer your questions." Ma Qiang agreed, as meeting his father was not an issue.

"Second, I will only help you find the feng shui spot, but I cannot attend the burial."

Wang Yang proposed his second condition. This time, Ma Qiang frowned. Generally, after a feng shui master finds a true feng shui treasure spot, they should oversee the burial, which is not a simple process and requires guidance from the feng shui master.

"Can you tell me why?" Ma Qiang didn't refuse but didn't agree either, asking softly.

"I will explain after you agree to all my conditions."

Wang Yang shook his head lightly. He had been rash in agreeing to help without fully investigating, and now he had to propose these conditions.

"Alright, I agree to your second condition." Seeing that Wang Yang wouldn't explain now, Ma Qiang had to agree.

Wang Yang's lips curled into a bitter smile and continued, "Third, all the assets under your father's name must be given to me. You can buy them back, but everything he owned must be given to me, and it must be everything!"

"What?"

Not only Ma Qiang but also the Yan Pengchao father and son, Sun He, and Ma Teng turned their heads sharply, looking at Wang Yang in disbelief.

Earlier, Ma Qiang had offered to give Wang Yang some benefits, but Wang Yang had not agreed. No one expected him to now demand all the old man's assets. Although Ma Qiang could buy them back, it still felt uncomfortable, as if he was taking advantage of a favor.

"Second brother..."

"Be quiet, Wang Yang must have his reasons. We should support him and trust him."

Yan Pengchao was about to speak when Sun He pulled him back, though he was also puzzled by Wang Yang's actions, he chose to trust him, believing that he had his reasons.

"Mr. Wang, I can give you 300,000 yuan as compensation for this, and I will still repair the village road."

Ma Qiang was silent for a moment before finally speaking. In fact, his father didn't have many assets. The house belonged to him, and rural houses weren't worth much. Besides a few acres of land and some clothes and miscellaneous items, his father also had a small house in the county, which wasn't worth much, maybe 30,000 to 40,000 yuan at most.

The items weren't valuable, but they were his father's legacy, a reminder of his father. He didn't want to hand them over to Wang Yang, even if he could buy them back.

"No, I must have everything, and I must have all of it. I said, after Mr. Ma passes away, you can buy them back from me at market price. I won't ask for more than a cent, but I won't give you less either."

Wang Yang's face turned even more bitter as he shook his head. If he had known the situation beforehand, he wouldn't have taken on this task. He could have helped Yan Pengchao repay Ma Qiang in other ways, but since he had already agreed, he was now bound by cause and effect and had to propose these conditions.

"Mr. Wang, can you tell me why you need to do this?"

Ma Qiang was also getting anxious. He had already determined that Wang Yang was a person with real abilities, and finding such a person was not easy. However, he didn't expect Wang Yang to propose such a difficult condition.

"I will explain after you agree to all my conditions." Wang Yang gritted his teeth and shook his head again.

The atmosphere became tense. The Yan Pengchao father and son didn't speak, but their brows were furrowed. No one expected Wang Yang to propose such a condition. The first two conditions were manageable, but the third