Chapter 33

"Xiaotang, eat more vegetables." Huang Xiuqin kept urging Tang Zhendong to eat more vegetables.

"Cheers." Old Ye kept clinking glasses with Tang Zhendong, one after another.

Tang Zhendong had something on his mind and didn't refuse the alcohol at all. Whenever Old Ye raised his glass, Tang Zhendong would raise his as well. Ye Xian watched as Old Ye and Tang Zhendong drank heartily. Tang Zhendong's alcohol tolerance was poor, and he was already a bit drunk, while Old Ye had also had quite a bit to drink.

"Dad, why did you hang my mirror outside the balcony without telling me?"

"What?" When Tang Zhendong heard Ye Xian's words, he suddenly remembered the mirror he had placed outside to reflect the sha qi from the pagoda in the southwest. He had checked the feng shui of the house thoroughly, making sure there were no omissions, but he had forgotten to check the small mirror outside the balcony that played a crucial role.

Actually, Tang Zhendong hadn't forgotten. The mirror was placed against the wall, and it was not easy to notice unless one deliberately leaned out of the window. Even if one leaned out a little, it wouldn't be noticed. Who would casually lean half their body out of the window? So, Tang Zhendong never thought the mirror would be discovered.

"You moved the mirror outside the balcony?" Tang Zhendong had drunk quite a bit, and when he suddenly heard that Ye Xian had taken down the small mirror he had placed outside the balcony, he was very surprised, and his voice became louder.

"Huh? Outside the balcony, my mirror couldn't have been placed there by you, right?" Ye Xian was very surprised. She had originally thought her father must have placed the mirror there, but she never expected it to be Tang Zhendong.

Old Ye was a bit confused and didn't understand what the two were talking about. His wife, Huang Xiuqin, knew a little about it. She also knew many of her daughter's secrets, including the story of the small mirror, but she hadn't told Old Ye.

"Why did you take down that mirror?" Tang Zhendong questioned Ye Xian.

"This is my mirror. Why shouldn't I take it down?" Ye Xian suddenly felt very wronged. She loved the person who had given her the mirror, but he was getting married, and the bride was very beautiful. Although this person was her teacher, he was also her first love.

"I..." Tang Zhendong suddenly had nothing to say. He also remembered that he had taken the small mirror from someone's table and placed it there without telling them, which was clearly his mistake.

Only now did Old Ye understand. He waved his hand and tried to smooth things over, "It's just a mirror, not a big deal. Besides, Xiaotang didn't do it on purpose."

Only now did Tang Zhendong realize that the problem with Huang Xiuqin's illness was related to this. Huang Xiuqin's illness had both internal and external causes. The internal cause was the wood-overcoming-earth situation in the house, but he had already taken the flowers away, which resolved this issue. The external cause was the pagoda's sha qi, and Tang Zhendong had placed a mirror in the southwest corner to reflect the light beam passing through the pagoda's center.

In other words, Tang Zhendong had resolved both the internal and external feng shui causes of Huang Xiuqin's illness. He had also used his internal strength to unblock the Zhiyang and Jiutailiao acupoints, so in his view, Huang Xiuqin should gradually recover.

As for the recurrence of her illness, it made sense in theory but not in practice.

"Dad, what are you talking about? Not on purpose? Did you hang the mirror outside the window by accident? That's too much of an accident, right?" Ye Xian described how she had discovered the mirror while hanging clothes, where it was placed, and how securely it was fixed.

"Even if it was on purpose, it was just a joke from Xiaotang. Why are you taking it so seriously?" Huang Xiuqin had a very good impression of Tang Zhendong, not only because he had cured her illness but also because he spoke and acted very appropriately, which she liked very much.

Seeing that Old Ye and his wife were speaking up for him, Tang Zhendong knew that the pagoda's sha qi had to be resolved. Only by resolving this external cause could Huang Xiuqin recover. If only the feng shui inside the house was improved without addressing the external cause, Huang Xiuqin's condition would remain unchanged, and over time, it might even worsen.

Tang Zhendong thought for a moment and decided to reveal his knowledge of feng shui. Otherwise, even if he secretly placed a mirror there again, it would become a point of concern for the Ye family, and at the very least, Ye Xian would check it from time to time.

"Uncle Ye, Sister-in-law, I did place that mirror, and it wasn't by accident, but on purpose. Sister-in-law's illness has three causes: the blockage of the Zhiyang and Jiutailiao acupoints, which I have already unblocked. The second is the poor feng shui inside the house, which I have also improved. The last is the issue with the martyrs' pagoda on the mountain. Let me show you."

Tang Zhendong led Old Ye to the balcony and pointed to the hollow center of the pagoda. "This hollow center is called the 'arrow through the heart' in feng shui, which is a sha qi. There are three ways to resolve this sha qi: one is to knock down the pagoda, the second is to move away and avoid it, and the third is to place a mirror in the southwest corner to reflect the 'arrow' away. The last method is the weakest but the simplest and most practical, and it is sufficient to control Sister-in-law's illness."

Old Ye looked at the martyrs' pagoda in the southwest, very puzzled. He had been there many times and had never noticed a hollow center. But as Tang Zhendong said, from the balcony, one could see a line of light passing through the center of the pagoda, as if it had been shot by an arrow.

"Xiaotang, I've been to that martyrs' pagoda many times and never noticed a hole in the center. What's going on?"

"This hole is not a real hole in the pagoda. If it were, it would be invisible from a slightly different angle. This hole is very peculiar; it is formed by light reflection, a natural phenomenon."

Hearing Tang Zhendong's explanation, Old Ye nodded. "That makes sense. By the way, Xiaotang, how do you know so much?"

"He's just like you, a charlatan." Ye Xian had always pretended not to know what her father did, but as Old Ye's daughter, how could she not know what he did? She just pretended not to know. Old Ye also knew his profession was not honorable, so he always avoided his daughter. But over the years, he had inadvertently revealed some things.

Actually, Ye Xian was smarter. Although she felt her father's profession was not honorable, she knew how hard he had worked alone to support the family and pay for her education.

Hearing Ye Xian's words, Tang Zhendong laughed. "Feng shui is indeed a minor skill and is often misunderstood by many people. If used to deceive, it is indeed a charlatan's trick, but if used to help people, it can be a great virtue."

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