Chapter 92

"Given the strong aura of the house's owner, I am utterly puzzled. A house with a chaotic aura should have a detrimental effect on its inhabitants, yet the owner's aura has only grown stronger over time. This defies common sense. After much contemplation, I finally asked the owner about it. I was forty-two that year."

"There's no need to put me in the spotlight," Qin Yu rolled his eyes when he heard Lin Qiusheng's last sentence. Mentioning his age was clearly a subtle jab, but Qin Yu had no grudges with this person, so why was he always trying to push him into the public eye?

"The owner, upon hearing my words, handed me a document and told me that the house was built six years ago under the guidance of a feng shui master he had met. The layout of the rooms was all designed by the master, and he just had to follow the plans left by the master."

Lin Qiusheng's face showed a hint of nostalgia as he continued, "When I opened the document, I saw the signature: 'Dashaoren.' I was so shocked I couldn't speak."

"President Lin, are you sure the master mentioned by the owner is Dashaoren?"

"How could that be? Dashaoren was already over a hundred years old thirty years ago, and it's said he was living in a remote mountain temple. How could he reappear in the secular world?"

Faced with the agitated feng shui masters, Lin Qiusheng raised his hands and pressed them down, saying, "At first, I didn't believe it either. I thought it might be one of Dashaoren's disciples. But after reading the document, I was certain the master mentioned by the owner was Dashaoren."

"How? Is Dashaoren very famous?" Qin Yu, seeing the excitement of the feng shui masters, asked a nearby master, puzzled. Dashaoren must be very famous, but why hadn't he heard of him? Although Qin Yu had only been in the feng shui field for a short time, he had looked up the names of famous feng shui masters from ancient times to the present, and he hadn't seen Dashaoren's name.

"You don't even know Dashaoren?" The feng shui master's eyes widened as if he had seen something unbelievable.

The feng shui master's voice was a bit loud, attracting the attention of several nearby feng shui masters. They all looked at Qin Yu as if he were a monster, as if not knowing Dashaoren was an unfathomable thing.

In fact, this was because Qin Yu's impressive performance had made everyone assume he was a disciple of a famous master. Without a master to guide one into the feng shui field, it was very difficult to understand the complex scriptures and meanings. Qin Yu's outstanding performance at his age made everyone believe that, besides his talent in feng shui, there must be a master-level figure guiding him.

Modern feng shui masters had all heard of Dashaoren and would certainly mention this master-level figure who had gained fame in the feng shui world in recent times. Qin Yu's claim that he didn't know Dashaoren was what made these feng shui masters find it unbelievable.

"Dashaoren is the undisputed first person of the Jin Suo Yu Guan school in the past hundred years."

Seeing that Qin Yu really hadn't heard of Dashaoren, the feng shui master, though puzzled, still explained to him.

"The first person of the Jin Suo Yu Guan school." Qin Yu's eyes lit up when he heard this. It seemed his guess was correct; the house was indeed the work of someone from the Jin Suo Yu Guan school.

Jin Suo Yu Guan is a branch of the Luan Xing school in feng shui, also known as Guo Lu Yin Yang. It describes how members of this school can accurately judge feng shui just by passing by a place.

When members of the Jin Suo Yu Guan school judge the feng shui of a house, they don't need a compass. They just need to walk around the house a few times to determine its auspiciousness or inauspiciousness.

The Jin Suo Yu Guan school is very mysterious. Feng shui masters from this school rarely interact with masters from other schools, so although everyone has heard of this school, few know its specific details.

This situation changed with the appearance of Dashaoren. Dashaoren is a pseudonym, and his real name is unknown. He claimed to be a descendant of the Jin Suo Yu Guan school. Wherever he went to judge feng shui, he didn't need a compass. He just needed to look a few times to determine the auspiciousness of a house, and his accuracy was unparalleled at the time.

However, Dashaoren never explained the reasons behind his judgments. If you believed him, you followed his instructions; if not, it was up to you.

Dashaoren started judging feng shui at the age of forty and retired to the mountains at nearly ninety. He judged the feng shui of no less than a thousand houses, and not a single one was wrong. He often helped poor people with feng shui and was highly respected by the people, who called him the reincarnation of Yang Jiupin.

When Qin Yu examined the third house, he quietly said, "Jin Suo Yu Guan, Guo Lu Yin Yang," because he recognized that the layout of the house was the work of someone from the Jin Suo Yu Guan school.

A key feature of the Jin Suo Yu Guan school is that they use the twenty-four sand and water points to judge the auspiciousness of both yin and yang houses. While finding sand and water points for yin houses is relatively simple, they also consider furniture in the house as part of the twenty-four sand and water points for yang houses.

Qin Yu had mentally marked the layout of the furniture in the house and discovered that it perfectly matched the twenty-four sand and water points, confirming that the house's owner had been guided by someone from the Jin Suo Yu Guan school.

"I believe everyone knows the rules of the Jin Suo Yu Guan school. Although this house was designed by Dashaoren, he did not write down the reasons for its layout in the document. He only mentioned some details about the owner, which made me even more admiring of Dashaoren."

Lin Qiusheng's face became serious as he slowly said, "According to Dashaoren's calculations, the owner of this house does not have a deficiency in the metal element of the five elements, but rather an absolute lack of metal."

"An absolute lack of metal? What kind of destiny is that? I've never heard of it."

After Lin Qiusheng spoke, many people were puzzled. An absolute lack of metal was a destiny they had never heard of. Only Fan Mu's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he stared intently at Lin Qiusheng.

Lin Qiusheng seemed to sense Fan Mu's gaze and looked at him, saying, "Fan Mu, your answer mentioned an absolute lack of metal. Why don't you explain what it is to everyone?"

Everyone's attention shifted to Fan Mu again. After a long silence, he finally spoke, "For most people, one or two of the five elements in their destiny are slightly weak. In special cases, one of the five elements is missing, which we call a deficiency in one element. However, among many people with a deficiency in one element, the ancient feng shui masters discovered a special destiny: an absolute lack of one element. This destiny is extremely rare, with only one or two out of a million people with a deficiency in one element having this destiny."

"If a deficiency in one element can be compensated for through other means, an absolute lack of one element cannot be remedied throughout one's life."

After Fan Mu finished speaking, he looked at Qin Yu, his eyes carrying a hint of challenge, as if to say, "You're not the only one who can see the hidden secrets of this house."

Qin Yu was unmoved by Fan Mu's challenging gaze. Since Fan Mu was with He Ping, they were on opposite sides, and they would eventually have to compete. Moreover, there were flaws in Fan Mu's words, but Qin Yu didn't plan to point them out at the moment.

"Master Fan, you're being too absolute. Although an absolute lack of one element is rare and difficult to remedy, it's not impossible," Xu Cheng, sitting opposite Qin Yu, said.

"Ridiculous! The name 'absolute lack of one element' already indicates that it is absolute. It's like having five doors representing the five elements. If one is missing, you can add it. But if it's absolutely lacking, the positions of the five doors are already occupied by the other four, leaving no room for the fifth door. It's impossible to remedy," Fan Mu glared at Xu Cheng, his face dark.

"Heaven has a benevolent nature, and there is always a way out in any situation. Just because you don't know how to remedy it doesn't mean others don't."

Xu Cheng's words were blunt, surprising Qin Yu. Xu Cheng, who always seemed gentle and smiling, spoke so sharply, directly questioning Fan Mu's expertise, which was unexpected.

"If you don't know, then how can you say it's impossible to remedy? Fine, tell me how to remedy it," Fan Mu glared at Xu Cheng, his face dark.

"I don't know how to remedy it either!" Xu Cheng shook his head, completely ignoring Fan Mu's glare, and said something that made everyone want to bleed from their noses.

If you don't know, why say it's impossible to remedy? Isn't this just deliberately picking a fight? No wonder Fan Mu was furious.

Xu Cheng ignored everyone's gazes, leaned back in his chair, and said with a mocking smile, "But I know Dashaoren must have a way to remedy it."

Xu Cheng's words caused a stir. Yes, the owner of the house had an absolute lack of one element, but since Dashaoren recognized this and still designed the house, he must have had a solution. At this moment, everyone looked at Fan Mu with a hint of schadenfreude, clearly thinking he had overstepped.

Many people can't stand others taking the spotlight. While they couldn't find any flaws in Qin Yu's words, Fan Mu had put himself in a position to be criticized. He had just said that an absolute lack of one element was impossible to remedy, but if President Lin revealed Dashaoren's solution, it would be a harsh slap in the face.

PS: I overslept, so the second update of the day is late. I'll continue writing the third update and keep asking for support!

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