Chapter 45

"Xiao Yu, President Li will be here in a moment. Oh, I forgot to tell you, President Li is the chairman of our company, and this entire development zone is our company's project." The two brothers chatted for a while, and then Zhang Hua said to Qin Yu.

"Being able to take on such a large development project in GZ, President Li must have considerable influence."

"President Li is a capable person, a top figure in the entire GZ city." Zhang Hua raised his thumb, revealing a look of pride.

"Beep!"

Just as Zhang Hua was introducing President Li, a car horn sounded from outside. Zhang Hua's expression changed, and he said, "It must be President Li. I'll go out to welcome him."

"Let's go together, Cousin. I want to see what this capable person you speak of looks like."

As they stepped out, a grand and high-end Mercedes-Benz sedan stopped in front of Qin Yu. A middle-aged man in a well-tailored suit got out of the car. He had a square face and, as soon as he got out, his gaze swept over Qin Yu and Zhang Hua. His eyes lingered on Zhang Hua for less than a second before turning to Qin Yu.

President Li Weijun's eyes were sharp, giving a feeling that made people hesitant to meet his gaze. Before inheriting the Zhuge Nei Jing, Qin Yu might have avoided his gaze, but now he could ignore the pressure and face him calmly.

"President Li, this is my cousin Qin Yu," Zhang Hua introduced Qin Yu to Li Weijun.

"Master Qin, hello. I'm sorry to trouble you to travel all the way from JX." Li Weijun didn't seem surprised by Qin Yu's age, as Zhang Hua had already told him that Qin Yu was his cousin, and thus younger than Zhang Hua.

"President Li, you're too kind. Since it's my cousin's matter, I naturally can't refuse," Qin Yu extended his hand to shake Li Weijun's. They shook hands lightly and then let go.

"Master Qin, you just arrived in GZ, right? Let's go to the Guoxing Hotel to welcome you."

"There's no need for that. Let's go to the construction site first," Qin Yu shook his head. Since they were already at the site, he wanted to see the building first.

"Well... Alright, let's go see it first." Li Weijun glanced at Zhang Hua, who nodded, and he agreed with Qin Yu.

Li Weijun only brought one person with him, and the four of them walked directly toward the building. They hadn't gone far when a little girl suddenly appeared from a corner and accidentally bumped into Qin Yu.

"Ouch!" The little girl's clear cry of pain echoed as she fell to the ground.

"Little girl, are you okay?" Qin Yu quickly reached out to help her.

"Thank you, big brother, I'm fine." The little girl didn't take Qin Yu's hand but instead used her hands to push herself up and stood on her own.

When the little girl stood up, Qin Yu saw her face. She had a fair complexion, with two pigtails tied with green glass threads. Her black, shiny eyes were curiously examining Qin Yu and the others, her gaze darting around.

The little girl was very cute, but her clothes were a bit old and worn, with the sleeves frayed. It seemed her living conditions were not good. Qin Yu guessed she might be the daughter of a nearby worker playing on the construction site.

"This is Grandma Qin's granddaughter, Qiaoqiao. You're feeling better, right?" Zhang Hua, who knew the little girl, smiled and spoke to her.

"Uncle Zhang Hua, Qiaoqiao is feeling much better." The little girl clearly knew Zhang Hua well and smiled innocently.

"Grandma Qin?" Qin Yu was puzzled. Was there an elderly person on the construction site?

"Grandma Qin came here a few months ago. She's an elderly woman with no family, and she and Qiaoqiao survive by collecting scrap. When they first arrived, Qiaoqiao was sick, her face pale. But in the past month, she has improved a lot and is now like a normal child."

"Cough... Qiaoqiao, go with grandma."

A black shadow appeared from the corner. It was an old woman wearing a black robe, her face hidden under a hat, making it impossible to see her features.

"Goodbye, big brother, goodbye, Uncle Zhang Hua." Qiaoqiao, hearing the old woman's words, said goodbye to Qin Yu and ran to her grandmother, helping her walk toward the corner.

"Grandma Qin is a strange person, always wearing a black robe and hiding her face under a hat. She never speaks to anyone."

"That is indeed strange. Why does she have such a peculiar aura?" Qin Yu said softly, his eyes fixed on the place where Grandma Qin had disappeared.

"Xiao Yu, what are you talking about?"

"Nothing, let's continue."

They walked past several buildings and around a circular pond. Suddenly, Qin Yu stopped and pointed at one of the buildings, frowning. "The incident happened in this building, right?"

Qin Yu's words made Li Weijun's eyes light up. There were three commercial buildings ahead, and Qin Yu had pointed to the middle one, which was indeed the one where the incident occurred. Li Weijun glanced at Zhang Hua, asking if he had brought Qin Yu to this building or told him its location.

Zhang Hua understood Li Weijun's look and shook his head, indicating that he hadn't told his cousin the location of the building. His cousin had just arrived by train, and he hadn't mentioned the building's location or shown him the construction plans.

"Xiao Yu, how did you know the middle building was the one where the incident occurred?"

"The negative energy has already overflowed from the building. I can feel it from here, so I can't be wrong about which building it is."

Qin Yu's expression was serious. From this position, he could feel the cold, negative energy emanating from the building, even from a hundred meters away. The presence of such a large amount of negative energy in a big city was almost unbelievable.

"Master Qin, what should we do?" Li Weijun asked.

"Do you have the design plans for this development zone?" Qin Yu looked around the building but didn't notice anything unusual. There didn't seem to be any problems with the surrounding structures.

"I have the plans in my office. I'll go get them." Zhang Hua, hearing Qin Yu's words, said goodbye and ran back to the office.

"President Li, let's go take a look."

The building gave Qin Yu a very eerie feeling, especially the negative energy, which seemed to have a subtle, cold pull. If it weren't for the dragon qi that had enhanced his senses, he might not have noticed this pull.

As they got closer to the building, Qin Yu felt the pull becoming stronger, forcing him to use his mental power to resist. However, he noticed that Li Weijun and his driver seemed completely unaffected, showing no signs of awareness.

"Is this pull only effective on those who practice cultivation?" Qin Yu wondered. Otherwise, why were Li Weijun and his driver completely unaware, acting as if nothing was wrong?

"Hmm, what's going on?"

As soon as they entered the front door of the building, Qin Yu's face showed deep shock. The negative energy had disappeared. He stepped back outside, and sure enough, the negative energy reappeared.

"This is strange. Could it be that the negative energy is not coming from the building but is formed outside?" With this thought, Qin Yu didn't enter the building but instead carefully searched the area around the entrance.

"Master Qin, why aren't you going in?" Li Weijun, seeing Qin Yu standing at the entrance, asked in confusion.

"The negative energy might be formed outside the building," Qin Yu explained his thoughts.

"But outside? It's just an open space outside." Li Weijun was puzzled, but as a non-expert in feng shui, he wouldn't overstep his bounds. If Qin Yu thought the negative energy was formed outside, then they would search outside. His company's success was partly due to his ability to delegate to professionals.

"President Li, why are you and Xiao Yu standing at the entrance?" Just as Qin Yu was carefully examining the open space, Zhang Hua ran up with a roll of plans and asked.

"Cousin, can you show me the design plans for this area?"

"This area? It's planned to be a circular flower bed. See these two stone pillars? There's a water pipe underneath, which will connect to the center of the flower bed for irrigation." Zhang Hua quickly found the design plan from a stack of papers and pointed to it as he explained.

To be honest, Qin Yu found the design plans a bit confusing, as he wasn't a designer. Without Zhang Hua's guidance, he wouldn't have understood the various colored lines on the plans.

After Zhang Hua's explanation, Qin Yu finally understood the design. However, this only made him more puzzled. From the plans, there didn't seem to be any issues with the surrounding buildings. The layout and orientation were all normal, and even had a qi-gathering effect.

"Xiao Yu, have you found anything?" Zhang Hua, seeing Qin Yu frown and think for a long time, couldn't help but ask.

"Nothing yet."

"The wind here is quite strong. Could it be related to the wind? I remember you mentioned that there are yin and yang winds." Zhang Hua reminded him.

"The wind is not the problem. Generally, we talk about attracting wealth from all directions, which means attracting wind from all sides. Harmful winds can hurt people, but they are formed by the environment. Ah, the environment!" Qin Yu suddenly had an idea, his eyes brightening. "Cousin, get the overall design plan for this development zone. No, let's go back and use a computer to search for a map of the surrounding area."