Chapter 25

In the distant southeastern city of ZG, at a construction site, a group of workers gathered in front of an unfinished building, whispering to each other.

"This is the third one, right!"

"I told you this building is haunted, but Big Head wouldn't listen to me. This double pay isn't that easy to earn. Now, he didn't make any money, and he lost his life. He was so young, not even married or had children. How am I supposed to tell his mother when I go back for the New Year!"

"Ah, young people are bold and don't believe in superstitions. Now, look what happened!"

"Quick, look, the boss is here!"

Several cars drove into the construction site, led by a Mercedes-Benz. The car stopped in front of the building. A middle-aged man in a suit, looking dignified, got out of the Mercedes, followed by others from the other cars.

"President Li!"

A man dressed like a foreman hurriedly dispersed the gathered workers and approached.

"What happened? Another worker fell from above?"

Li Weijun's face turned grim. This was the third worker to fall from a high building this month. As a developer, the last thing he wanted was deaths, especially three in the same building. This had already caused panic among the workers, and if it got out, it would affect the leasing of the shops. After all, no one would want to put their shop in a building where people had died.

"This... I'm not sure either. How could a person just suddenly fall down!" The foreman also looked dejected. These workers were all his responsibility, and he had already paid a lot in compensation. With three deaths, he had lost all his profits for the year.

"President Li, there are a few reporters outside the construction site. They heard about the haunting and want to interview us. I've already stopped them from coming in," a man who looked like a secretary whispered to Li Weijun.

"Report? Will reporting it bring the dead back to life? A bunch of people just looking for attention!" Li Weijun, a former military man, was naturally short-tempered and had no good feelings towards reporters who only cared about hot topics, so he cursed loudly.

"President Li, what should we do now? These reporters are like flies, they'll find a way in eventually. And if another accident happens, it could be even worse..."

The man didn't finish his sentence, but Li Weijun understood his meaning. If this issue wasn't resolved, it would eventually become known to all of GZ City. If that happened, his commercial district would be ruined.

"Have the police been here? What did they say?"

"President Li, the criminal investigation team has been here several times. They've almost torn the entire building apart, but they found no clues. They just said it was an accident!"

"One time could be an accident, but two or three times in the same place? Is that still an accident?"

The foreman glanced at Li Weijun's angry face, hesitated, and wanted to say something but didn't.

"Say what you want to say, don't be so hesitant," Li Weijun glanced at the foreman and softened his tone.

"President Li, according to the older generation, this building is haunted. There might be some evil presence in this building," the foreman said cautiously, looking at Li Weijun's face. Seeing that he wasn't displeased, he continued.

"Evil presence? When this commercial district was started, we invited a monk from Longyun Temple to perform a ritual and a feng shui master to check the site. How could there be an evil presence?"

"President Li, I think what Brother Liu said makes sense. Feng shui masters have different levels of skill. Like something that happened at my house recently..." a young man who was following Li Weijun suddenly spoke up.

"Zhang Hua, are you saying the feng shui master I hired isn't skilled enough?"

It turned out this young man was Qin Yu's cousin, Zhang Hua. Hearing Li Weijun's questioning tone, Zhang Hua quickly explained, "President Li, my cousin told me that feng shui isn't static. It's constantly influenced by the surrounding environment. Sometimes a small change can affect the feng shui. It's possible that after two years, the feng shui here has changed."

Zhang Hua was a project manager in Li Weijun's company. He had dropped out of junior high school but managed to become a project manager through his own efforts and Li Weijun's recognition, which is why he spoke up now.

"Should we find another feng shui master to check it out?" Li Weijun hesitated, as he greatly appreciated Zhang Hua, who was honest and intelligent, and had been grooming him.

"President Li, I don't think an ordinary feng shui master will do. I have a talisman my cousin gave me, which is said to suppress evil. We can try it."

Zhang Hua took out a yellow talisman from his bag and showed it to Li Weijun, who looked at him skeptically. "Are you sure this will work?"

"My cousin told me that the talisman can suppress evil and impurities, and there will be signs. We just need to hang it in the building."

Zhang Hua's talisman was given to him by Qin Yu. Since his cousin worked in construction, he might encounter evil during excavation, so Qin Yu drew a few talismans and taught him how to use them.

Li Weijun was half-believing, and the group followed Zhang Hua to the building. Thinking about the recent worker's fall, everyone felt a chill.

Zhang Hua followed Qin Yu's instructions, held the talisman with both hands, and bowed three times. He then went to the center of a wall on the ground floor and stuck the talisman there.

As soon as the talisman was stuck, Zhang Hua felt a wave of heat, and he stumbled back a few steps. The talisman emitted a faint yellow glow, as if in a struggle with the heat.

Not only Zhang Hua, but everyone who followed saw the yellow glow and stared in disbelief. Li Weijun's eyes sparkled.

The yellow glow from the talisman intensified, and everyone heard a mournful cry. Then the yellow glow disappeared, and the talisman became ordinary again, sticking to the wall without any movement.

"This... this is a real divine talisman!"

Someone in the crowd exclaimed, clearly shocked by the talisman's strange phenomenon. However, after a brief shock, Zhang Hua's frown deepened. He remembered what his cousin had told him: "If the talisman's yellow glow intensifies, it means the evil presence is very strong. The talisman can only suppress it temporarily. Over time, the evil will become stronger and eventually break through the talisman, becoming even more dangerous."

"Zhang Hua, is this talisman really drawn by your cousin?" Li Weijun was also excited. This was like a legendary divine talisman. He had dealt with many feng shui masters and seen many talismans, but this was the first time he had seen one that glowed.

"President Li, can we go somewhere else? I have something to tell you."

"Sure, let's go to the corner."

Li Weijun noticed Zhang Hua's serious expression and realized he had discovered something. The two went to a secluded corner.

"President Li, according to my cousin, the more divine the talisman appears, the stronger the evil presence. The talisman's yellow glow intensifying means the evil here is extremely strong. The talisman can only suppress it temporarily," Zhang Hua said directly.

"So, the talisman is just suppressing the evil, not eliminating it?" Li Weijun quickly understood Zhang Hua's meaning, his face turning serious. After a moment of thought, he said, "Zhang Hua, since this talisman was drawn by your cousin, he must be a great master. Can you ask him to come to our construction site and take a look?"

"President Li, I'll call my cousin and ask!" Zhang Hua didn't promise immediately but took out his phone and dialed Qin Yu's number.

"Sorry, the number you dialed is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later, sorry..." Zhang Hua tried twice, but the same female voice answered. He could only give Li Weijun a helpless look, unable to contact his cousin for the moment.

...

At that moment, Qin Yu was deep in the Tongbo Mountains, searching for a cave with the Mo family. Qin Yu and He Ping were walking in front, and Qin Yu had a bird's-eye view map of the Tongbo Mountains, showing the terrain clearly. This made Qin Yu marvel at how much easier it was for feng shui masters now compared to the past, when they had to climb and explore without maps.

Behind them were the Mo sisters and several men who looked like bodyguards, all carefully observing their surroundings. They were now deep in the mountains, far from the tourist areas, and it was rare to see people. A wild animal might suddenly appear.

"Master He, we've already visited two of the three mountains where a dragon vein might appear. Only the one ahead remains," Qin Yu said to He Ping.

"Yes, from this bird's-eye view map, only these three mountains could harbor a dragon vein. We found nothing in the first two. If the notes are correct, the last place is the only one left where a dragon vein might appear."

A week ago, Qin Yu joined the Mo family's team and carefully analyzed the terrain of the Tongbo Mountains with He Ping, marking three possible locations for a dragon vein. Through their conversations, Qin Yu learned that He Ping was a famous feng shui master with a significant reputation in China.

He was a member of the Chinese Metaphysics Association and the Chinese Human Environment Research Association... These titles left Qin Yu speechless. It seemed that feng shui masters were also organized and kept up with the times.

PS: While writing this chapter, Jiudeng packed his luggage and will set off for Guangzhou tomorrow to continue fighting for life! Fellow readers, will you give a vote to see Jiudeng off?

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