Chapter 79

Everyone's gaze suddenly shifted to Lin Qiusheng's hand, where only a few sheets of paper remained between his fingers.

"There are fifteen peers who chose the 'a tuft of wind' location, but only a few peers chose the top-ranked location, which are the ones in my hand." Lin Qiusheng spread out the remaining sheets, and there were only four.

Among over two hundred feng shui masters, only four chose the top-ranked location. At this moment, countless eyes were fixed on these four sheets, eager to see the names written on them. Even those who had already chosen the 'three waters convergence' and 'a tuft of wind' locations were staring intently, wanting to know which four peers could surpass them, their initial joy now completely gone.

"Only four! Who are these four?" The guests in the VIP seats also wanted to know who these four were. They were not nervous, just curious about who could take the lead.

It must be said that even Qin Yu was a bit nervous at this moment. Although he was confident in his choice, he was still a bit anxious before the results were revealed, especially since only four sheets remained in Lin Qiusheng's hand, meaning only four people had chosen correctly.

"At first, I didn't care much about the results of this exchange meeting, but now I hope to achieve a good score. It's not for fame, but mainly because I have a competitive spirit. Otherwise, I wouldn't have made that two-year agreement with Meng Fang back then."

"Master Fan, only four people guessed correctly. Are you confident?" He Ping looked a bit worried and asked the black-robed man beside him.

"You'll know soon." The black-robed man smiled without answering, his eyes also fixed on the four sheets in Lin Qiusheng's hand, his tongue licking his lips, revealing a hint of nervousness.

Looking around the venue, it seemed that only Qin Yu's opposite, a man named Xu Cheng, still wore a smile, seemingly unaffected by the tense atmosphere.

"The top-ranked feng shui location is..." The old man surnamed Xiao paused, making many feng shui masters curse in their hearts. This was clearly to build suspense; they just wanted a straightforward answer.

"Location number twenty-six."

"Indeed, it is this one." Qin Yu sighed in relief, his tense body relaxing.

"Master Fan, you chose correctly." He Ping was also excited, whispering to the black-robed man beside him. He had glanced at the black-robed man's form when he was filling out the sheet, and it was indeed number twenty-six, while he himself had chosen number eighteen.

Of course, there were more sighs. The feng shui masters who hadn't chosen the 'three waters convergence' and 'a tuft of wind' locations had their last hope shattered.

"Before I announce the name of the feng shui pattern of this place, I want to meet these four feng shui masters first." The old man surnamed Xiao suddenly took the sheets from Lin Qiusheng, glanced at the names, and said meaningfully.

"Yes, we also want to meet the four peers who are ahead of us."

Many feng shui masters echoed, curious about the four who chose location number twenty-six. Although they couldn't see the subtleties of this place, since the president Lin and the other two elders had determined it to be the top-ranked location, they would naturally provide reasons to convince them. They were more interested in knowing who these four were.

"Let the four who chose correctly stand up for everyone to see. By the way, I don't recognize three of them."

The old man surnamed Xiao's words made everyone look to the left side of the table. The members of the GZ Mystical Society were mostly known to the old man, so his words implied that three of the four were feng shui masters from other cities.

The first person to stand up was not from the left side but a lean man in his forties on the right side, with long, drooping eyebrows, his eyes smiling, and a rather proud expression on his face.

"It's him, no wonder."

"Good, Qiu Yue, you are indeed a councilor of the GZ Mystical Society. Keep up the good work." The old man surnamed Xiao smiled and encouraged him.

"I don't deserve such praise from Master Xiao." Qiu Yue showed a modest expression, but his pride was evident in his eyes. Being one of the four who stood out among over two hundred feng shui masters was a matter of great pride.

After Qiu Yue stood for a moment and then sat down, the black-robed man also stood up from his seat.

"Fan Mu, from the Gui Province Mystical Society, well done."

The old man surnamed Xiao glanced at the nameplate in front of the black-robed man and praised him. However, unlike Qiu Yue, Fan Mu showed no expression and sat back down.

"Who is this guy, so disrespectful..."

"From Gui Province, he must be no ordinary person. After this, we might as well ask the peers from Gui Province."

"Two more, please stand up for everyone to see." The old man surnamed Xiao, not caring about Fan Mu's attitude, addressed the crowd.

"Even he is one of them." Qin Yu was about to stand up when he noticed Xu Cheng across from him also standing. Their eyes met, and Xu Cheng gave Qin Yu a warm smile. Qin Yu, of course, returned the smile.

"Ha ha, I didn't expect the last two to be so young. Truly, the younger generation is surpassing the older." The old man surnamed Xiao laughed heartily, but his words were somewhat harsh to the other feng shui masters.

"Qin Yu, who joined the GZ Mystical Society two days ago, and Xu Cheng, a member of the Xiang Province Mystical Society, both of you did well." The old man surnamed Xiao nodded in approval.

"These two are so young, what's their background?" The feng shui masters in the crowd murmured, discussing Qin Yu and Xu Cheng. They could accept Qiu Yue and Fan Mu being ahead of them, as both were over forty, but these two were too young. Being outdone by two men in their twenties was a matter of great embarrassment.

"I told you my cousin would do it. See, he took the lead in the first round." In the VIP seats, Zhang Hua spoke loudly, half of his tone directed at the man behind him, who had doubted his cousin. He was glad his cousin had proven himself, and now the man behind him would believe his words.

"Qin Yu is making a name for himself again." Mo Yongxing pouted, realizing that although Qin Yu was young, his feng shui skills were undoubtedly high. He wondered how Qin Yu had learned so much.

Mo Yongxin didn't speak, but her eyes were fixed on Qin Yu, occasionally flashing with an indescribable light, her thoughts unknown.

"Qin Yu is so capable?" Meng Fang frowned, staring at Qin Yu, his eyes flickering.

"Since you two chose this place, why don't you explain to everyone what makes it special?" The old man surnamed Xiao suddenly spoke, breaking the usual procedure.

According to the usual procedure, he should have introduced the secrets of location number twenty-six. This time, he changed his mind and assigned this task to Qin Yu and Xu Cheng, partly because he thought they were too young.

Location number twenty-six was one of their proudest works, with feng shui secrets that most feng shui masters wouldn't notice. Seeing Qin Yu and Xu Cheng so young, the old man surnamed Xiao suspected they might have guessed randomly, so he asked them to explain why they chose this place, to see if they had real talent or were just guessing.

Qin Yu and Xu Cheng exchanged a glance, both seeing the helplessness in each other's eyes. They both deeply understood the troubles of being young, feeling a sense of shared suffering.

However, while they felt helpless, they didn't consider the feelings of the other feng shui masters. Many feng shui masters would be happy to become apprentices at their age, let alone feng shui masters. They would be willing to pay any price to achieve such a status.

"Qin Yu, you are from our GZ Mystical Society, so you can speak first." The old man surnamed Xiao, seeing the two of them hesitate, pointed to Qin Yu.

"Alright, I'll speak." Since he was called out by the old man surnamed Xiao, Qin Yu had to speak. He pointed to the picture on the table, "This location in the twelfth picture is an open space within a village, at the foot of a hill, with no water flow. At first glance, I thought it was just an ordinary place."

Half of Qin Yu's words were false. When he first saw the location, he recognized its uniqueness. However, being the youngest to achieve first place, he naturally wanted to hide his true abilities, understanding the saying, "The tallest tree in the forest is the first to be blown down."

"Later, I carefully examined the picture and found something interesting." Qin Yu's lips curled up, pointing to the middle of the picture, "If you use a red line to mark the high and low points on this open space, you will see that it forms the image of a reclining ox."

When Qin Yu spoke, Xu Cheng's smile paused for a moment before returning to normal. The old man surnamed Xiao, President Lin, and Old Pang exchanged glances and nodded slightly.

"Master Qin, there are nine ranks of feng shui graves, with the fifth rank being the highest and the last being the lowest. I am ignorant, but I don't know which rank the reclining ox location belongs to."