Chapter 5

In Fang Tianfeng's view, the most terrifying thing was the aura of despair, because many people, despite being intelligent, talented, or encountering opportunities, could end up with insufficient fighting spirit or low morale due to deepening despair, leading to one mistake after another, falling into a vicious cycle, and accumulating more and more despair.

After observing this person's aura, Fang Tianfeng stopped using the Aura Observation Technique. This time, it only consumed a small amount of primordial energy, and he did not feel any discomfort.

Fang Tianfeng felt very sympathetic towards this middle-aged man, but he did not know why he was like this.

Fang Tianfeng closed his eyes and slowly recalled the aura of the middle-aged man. Suddenly, he used the Aura Observation Technique again, focusing on the aura of despair above the man's head. Soon, he noticed a ring of pure black mist swirling at the bottom of the two-finger-wide aura of despair, appearing and disappearing intermittently.

"This is the aura of death!"

Normal aura appears in the form of a smoke column. If there is a ring-shaped aura below the normal aura, it indicates that the normal aura is influenced by external aura.

Fang Tianfeng suddenly understood. The most likely scenario was that the middle-aged man's daughter had passed away, causing him to develop an aura of despair. Due to his excessive longing for his daughter, the aura of despair continued to grow.

Fang Tianfeng wanted to use the Aura Attraction Technique to absorb this person's aura of despair. The Aura Attraction Technique of the Heavenly Destiny Sect can absorb all types of aura to a certain extent, even those with negative power, without affecting oneself.

However, Fang Tianfeng just shook his head slightly and did not act rashly. He had just started practicing the Heavenly Destiny Formula, and the Aura Attraction Technique was not yet powerful enough to affect the two-finger-wide aura of despair. Moreover, this was a chaotic bus, and using the Aura Attraction Technique might hurt himself.

Fang Tianfeng sighed inwardly and then observed the aura of other people. Each time, he gained new insights, deepening his understanding of the Heavenly Destiny Formula and aura. However, he did not have much primordial energy left, so he stopped after observing five people.

The bus arrived at the station, and Fang Tianfeng got off and went to a nearby small supermarket to buy a cardboard box and a few plastic bags, then headed to the company.

Chuanghong Technology was on the seventh floor of the Yuanhai Building. Fang Tianfeng walked into the elevator, feeling down. After all, this was the company where he had worked for two years, and if possible, he did not want to leave. But now, he could only leave with a heavy heart.

After getting off the elevator and stepping onto the seventh floor, he entered the company.

A few nearby colleagues looked at Fang Tianfeng. No matter how their relationships were on a daily basis, they would at least nod and smile when they met. However, today, these people did not even bother to pretend, and their gazes were filled with coldness and distance, with some even looking as if they were waiting to see a joke.

Fang Tianfeng's mood worsened.

A woman in a black suit passed by, her black high heels clicking on the ground, her legs wrapped in alluring black stockings, her hips swaying rhythmically, her waist straight, and her chest high. The collar of her white shirt revealed a deep cleavage.

This woman held a stack of file folders in her left arm. When she saw Fang Tianfeng, she stopped, flicked her long black hair, turned sideways, and revealed a stunningly beautiful face, with a peach-like complexion and fiery red lips. Her beauty seemed to exist solely for men, with every part of her body capable of firmly capturing their attention.

She gently pushed up her black glasses, her eyes behind the lenses long and alluring, beautiful and bewitching, as if they could draw out a man's heart. She stared at Fang Tianfeng, slightly raising her chin, first showing a look of disgust, then turning it into a sneer.

"Isn't this Fang Tianfeng? You haven't come for two days, and I thought you looked down on our small company and were seeking better opportunities elsewhere."

More employees, like young birds waiting for their mother to feed them, stretched their necks to look over. Only a few showed sympathy, while most looked at him as if he were an incompetent failure.

Feeling the gazes of everyone, Fang Tianfeng clenched his fists and stared at Nie Xiaoyao, retorting without courtesy, "I don't have the skills of Secretary Nie to climb the social ladder."

Nie Xiaoyao snorted coldly, her beautiful face full of malice, and she sneered, "I can't understand how the company could hire an incompetent employee like you. No matter how arrogant you are, you can't change the fact that you are a dog with its tail between its legs!" She then twisted her slim waist and turned to walk towards Manager Zhuang's office.

The gazes of a few male colleagues shifted, landing on her black stockings, her shapely buttocks, or her prominent cleavage without leaving any trace.

Nie Xiaoyao was the most alluring woman in Chuanghong Technology, and even in the entire Yuanhai Building, known as a notorious fox spirit, and the common enemy of all women in the building.

Fang Tianfeng had heard many stories about Nie Xiaoyao from his colleagues.

Female colleagues said that Nie Xiaoyao was extremely cunning and ambitious, never hiding her life goal of marrying a rich man.

There was a rumor that before Nie Xiaoyao joined Chuanghong Technology, a boss wanted to keep her as a mistress, but she refused and instead slowly seduced the boss, eventually making him want to divorce his wife. However, the boss's wife discovered this and slapped her in public multiple times, forcing her to leave in disgrace.

Afterward, the boss complained to his friends, cursing Nie Xiaoyao for not making a move unless she saw a clear benefit, and that he had spent hundreds of thousands on her but could not get close to her because he did not marry her. This story was ridiculed by his friends for a long time, but some suspected he said this to make his wife feel better.

Most people in the company believed this story was true; otherwise, a beautiful woman like Nie Xiaoyao would not be stuck in a small company as a manager's secretary, clearly to avoid attention.

Fang Tianfeng had a straightforward personality and accidentally offended Nie Xiaoyao a year ago. Since then, she had remembered him and often reported to Manager Zhuang. Fang Tianfeng's complaint about the year-end bonus was also reported by her.

Although Fang Tianfeng disliked Nie Xiaoyao, he never showed weakness in front of her. However, he used to involuntarily look at her more often, even having unrealistic desires. After all, Nie Xiaoyao was extremely beautiful, especially her soul-stirring eyes, which made male colleagues' eyes light up.

Fang Tianfeng realized that he was no longer attracted to Nie Xiaoyao and immediately thought of a possibility, using the Aura Observation Technique to look at her.

Fang Tianfeng was shocked by Nie Xiaoyao's aura with just one glance.

Nie Xiaoyao's other auras were ordinary, with slightly better financial aura, but her prosperity aura and charm aura were extremely astonishing, with aura columns as thick as wrists! Fang Tianfeng was certain that the combined prosperity aura or charm aura of everyone on the bus would not match Nie Xiaoyao's.

Prosperity aura, corresponding to the aura of despair, does not affect oneself but brings good fortune to others. The so-called "prosperous wife" is due to having a lot of prosperity aura.

Nie Xiaoyao's deep red prosperity aura column was different from ordinary aura columns, which flow slowly from bottom to top. Her deep red prosperity aura column flowed extremely fast, as if it could erupt at any moment.

Next to the prosperity aura column, there was a peach-colored charm aura column, even thicker than the prosperity aura.

Women have charm aura, and men have allure aura. Both have the same effect, attracting the opposite sex, with more aura leading to stronger attraction.

"No wonder I was inexplicably attracted to her; it must be the charm aura! Now that I'm practicing the Heavenly Destiny Formula, I can resist the allure of the charm aura. Alas, it's a pity that her prosperity aura is so strong; out of tens of thousands of women, there might not be one with such strong prosperity aura. What a pity," Fang Tianfeng thought.

Prosperity aura is the most important aura for disciples of the Heavenly Destiny Sect!

The Heavenly Destiny Sect can control various auras, but their control over prosperity aura is the weakest. The key is that prosperity aura cannot be transferred to another person, and even if the Aura Attraction Technique is used to collect prosperity aura, it is useless.

The method for Heavenly Destiny Sect disciples to utilize prosperity aura is very simple: befriend people with prosperity aura and keep them close, so they can benefit from the prosperity aura, making various aspects of life smoother.

Fang Tianfeng felt it was a pity because the person with prosperity aura must like someone for that person to benefit from the prosperity aura. Since they were like oil and water, no matter how close Fang Tianfeng was to Nie Xiaoyao, he could not benefit from her prosperity aura.

In addition, Nie Xiaoyao had a lot of green resentment aura, as thick as a little finger.

Fang Tianfeng walked thoughtfully to his desk.

"She has offended many people, so it's normal for her to have so much resentment aura. However, her charm aura and prosperity aura are a bit strange. Her charm aura is very pure, neither dispersing outward nor tainted by men's allure aura, indicating that she has never been with a man, which is surprising given her behavior. Her prosperity aura is also overly abundant, clearly accumulated over many years, indicating that she has not genuinely liked or wanted to help anyone."

Fang Tianfeng couldn't figure it out, so he put Nie Xiaoyao out of his mind, walked to his desk, and started packing his things, preparing to go and complete the resignation procedures.

Two colleagues who were on good terms with Fang Tianfeng came over and asked if they could help and what had happened. Fang Tianfeng had received messages from these two people in the morning and had called them back, but did not go into details.

Fang Tianfeng, of course, could not tell the truth and just said helplessly that he suddenly had a fever, left his phone at a friend's house, and lay in bed for two days before getting better.

While they were talking, Manager Zhuang and Nie Xiaoyao walked over, one after the other. Manager Zhuang had a stern face, full of anger, while Nie Xiaoyao looked at Fang Tianfeng with disdain.

Manager Zhuang said coldly, "It's working hours now; go back to your work!"

The two colleagues showed apologetic expressions and had to leave.

The employees in the office looked at Fang Tianfeng again.

Manager Zhuang, while walking, scolded, "Your work is poor, but you have high demands for salary and bonuses! In all my years of work, I have never seen an employee not take leave and skip work for two consecutive days! Such an employee has no right to ask for a bonus! You are a rotten apple, a disgrace to the company!"

Fang Tianfeng was very angry, but since he had skipped work for two days, he did not argue and continued to pack his things.

Fang Tianfeng and Manager Zhuang had always had conflicts. Fang Tianfeng believed that working well was enough and did not understand office politics or flatter Manager Zhuang. They had even argued over some important issues. Fang Tianfeng was straightforward and acted for the company's benefit, but Manager Zhuang did not see it that way.

Manager Zhuang was petty and saw Fang Tianfeng as a troublemaker who always found fault. With Nie Xiaoyao's influence, he often found opportunities to make things difficult for Fang Tianfeng. Several times, Manager Zhuang scolded Fang Tianfeng in front of colleagues over trivial matters, using harsh words that made Fang Tianfeng lose face.