When Luluo Community was first launched, it was hyped by the advertisements. It was marketed as a luxury condominium with a lot of greenery. Although the marketing expense was high, it gave good results. At that time, the units were sold quickly. Later on, someone commented on the Internet that the Feng Shui was not good, which would affect people’s fortune.
When the comment was first made, it was ridiculed by people, thinking that the person who said this was deliberately making trouble because they couldn’t afford the place.
After some time, many things happened in Luluo Community. The netizen who made the initial remark was then treated like a god. However, the person was scolded too much in the beginning and they never appeared online again.
In the car, Liu Shun shifted uncomfortably and squinted his eyes to secretly look at Master Qi, who hadn’t spoken since he got in the car.
But there was no point doubting him at this moment. He would rather give Master Qi two or three million than to risk offending Fifth Master Cen. He didn’t know what he saw in him.
There were no words exchanged throughout the whole journey. As soon as he entered Luluo Community, he saw a police car and a fire truck parked outside. Liu Shun’s face became dark when he saw this scene.
Qi Yan didn’t look at his face, he opened the car door and ran to the place where the incident happened. Seeing this, Liu Shun also rushed out. How did Master Qi, who looked so soft and weak, run so fast?
Under Unit 6 of Building A, the firefighters and policemen had already laid out an inflatable safety cushion. The residents watching the scene were pointing with fear and excitement. Many people were also taking pictures with their phones.
Qi Yan looked up and saw a woman sitting on the balcony on the seventh or eighth floor. He couldn’t see her age and appearance at that distance, but her current position was perilous as she might fall at any time.
“Oh sh*t!” Liu Shun said when he saw the scene and slapped his thighs, “Why is someone jumping off the building again? This is causing more trouble for me.” The rumors about Luoluo Community had spread in the city. This was going to make it worse.
“Master Qi, look…” Liu Shun looked at Qi Yan with a bitter face, “What can we do?”
“Let’s go up first.” Qi Yan was too lazy to talk to him, so he turned around and ran upstairs, but after reaching the seventh floor, the police did not let him in at all. They were worried that strangers would make her even more upset..
“Sir, I’m the owner of the real estate company that built this community. I heard that someone is going to commit suicide. I’m just worried.” The assistant who was behind Liu Shun took out a cigarette of a famous brand and offered it to the policemen at the scene, but they refused to accept it.
They had also heard about the rumors about the evil spirit in Luluo Community. Now that the owner of the company was here, a young policeman couldn’t help but stare at him.
Was there really something wrong with this place? Otherwise, why did he look so guilty and impatient, as if he thought that she would really jump.
“Ah, it’s Mr.Liu,” An older policeman remained polite. “We have a psychologist currently trying to console the woman. Anyone who is not involved should not disturb them.”
The police knew that there were many suicide cases happening in the Luluo Community and thought that there might be something strange goingon, so they came to take a look. In just half a month, there had been five suicide cases. This didn’t seem like a coincidence.
“Master Qi, this is Captain Hao, a famous detective in this area,” Liu Shun introduced him to Qi Yan, “He has done a lot of good for the people.”
Captain Hao seemed like a righteous and good person, so Qi Yan smiled at him and said, “Hello, Captain Hao.”
Captain Hao touched his unshaven chin, nodded slightly, and said nothing.
“Ah! Don’t come here, there are ghosts! There are ghosts here!”
This scream was frightening. Liu Shun shrank his neck and quickly walked several steps back from the door.
Qi Yan didn’t even look at Liu Shun. When the police were distracted by the scream, he took the opportunity to sneak in. After entering the door, he saw a girl sitting on the balcony in a trance. Yes, it was still a little girl, she looked only seventeen or eighteen years old, her young face was full of horror, as if the people standing behind her were not the police, but a devil who was about to take her life.
“Don’t come here!” The girl kept stroking her neck with one hand, revealing an amulet around it. She tugged on the red string with all her might, causing a deep red mark on her fair neck. However, she didn’t seem to feel any pain, and she didn’t seem to know that she was at an altitude of more than 20 meters. She just waved the amulet, collapsed and screamed, “Go away, go away!”
“The girl is not in a stable state,” the negotiation expert quickly took a few steps back when he saw this, not wanting to provoke her any more.
In the eyes of the police, this girl was a sophomore who was driven crazy by her studies, so although they sympathized with her, they would never believe her nonsense.
“Don’t be afraid, I am a Taoist master who specializes in banishing and subduing demons. With me here, they can’t hurt you.”
The police at the scene looked at each other. Where did this young man come from to interfere at such a critical moment?! The policeman who was very close to the young man wanted to detain him, but when he approached him, his arm suddenly became sore and numb, and he couldn’t exert any strength.
The policeman was startled and took a step back involuntarily. This is too evil!
Just when everyone thought that the young man was here to make trouble, the girl who was very emotional actually stopped yelling. She looked at this young man who had a kind smile suspiciously, as if she had suddenly seen hope, “There really are ghosts!”
“Don’t be afraid,” Qi Yan smiled softly, approached the girl step by step, and finally stopped a step away from her.
“I have an exorcism incense here, and these ghosts can’t get close to you after lighting it.” Qi Yan took out an incense, a citrus-sized incense burner from his small bag, and placed the incense burner beside the girl.
“Really?” The girl who was shivering with fear moved toward the room, but her eyes were still glancing at the room in horror, “They really won’t come near me?”
“You have to believe me,” Qi Yan gave the girl a reassuring smile, “I am the best disciple of the sect and will be appointed as the grandmaster.” After speaking, he stretched out his hand and waved it in front of the girl, “If you don’t believe me, look.”
The girl blinked and found that the scene in front of her had changed. The room was filled with black fumes, but they did not dare to approach her. As the smoke from the incense burner dispersed, the black fumes gradually disappeared.
“Evil things have tricked you into thinking humans are ghosts. Look at them carefully. They are the policemen who came to save you.”
The girl mustered up her courage to look at the door, only to find that the ferocious ghosts just now had become her parents and police officers in uniforms.
“They’re all worried about you, come down quickly.” Qi Yan smiled and stretched out his hand to the girl, “All evils will disappear when I’m around.”
The girl hurriedly took Qi Yan’s hand and walked down the balcony cautiously, but there was still an inescapable fear in her eyes.
The police officers were angry at Qi Yan for spouting nonsense, but when they saw that the girl was willing to come down, they were relieved. They didn’t know if it’s psychological, but they felt that the temperature in the house dropped.
“It’s alright,” Qi Yan took out an amulet and handed it to the girl, “After wearing this, they won’t come near you.”
The girl immediately took it and put on the amulet while thanking him. The girl’s mother came over, hugged the girl tightly in her arms, and burst into tears.
Qi Yan looked at the crying mother, smiled and walked out of the room. He turned to see Captain Hao looking at him, knowing that he had disturbed their work just now, he pologized to the police.
Although they thought he was a little reckless, at least it turned out well, so they just told him not to act rashly next time and didn’t detain him for obstruction.
Captain Hao even asked curiously, “Have you studied psychology?”
Qi Yan nodded with a smile, “When I was in college, I took a course.”
“I see, you will have a bright future,” Captain Hao glanced towards the inside of the house. The girl was still crying and hugging her mother, “Nowadays children are under too much pressure to study, and it’s not easy.”
Qi Yan smiled and didn’t speak. It was partly related to study pressure, but mainly because her family’s Feng Shui was not very good, and the bad energy in the community caused her to hallucinate. It almost turned into a tragedy.
The policeman who wanted to detain Qi Yan just now looked at him suspiciously, and touched his arm that had recovered.
The girl’s father came out with red eyes, bowing and thanking Qi Yan, making Qi Yan very embarrassed. After finally escaping into the elevator, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Liu Shun, who followed him into the elevator, looked slightly uncomfortable, and stammered, “Master Qi, is it really haunted?”
“Ghosts are not scary. What’s scary are humans,” Qi Yan didn’t bother to look at Liu Shun’s heinous face. One more look would make his eyes hurt again, and he didn’t want to abuse himself.
“You mean there really are ghosts?” Liu Shun shivered, his voice trembling, “Master, do you feel… the sudden cold in this elevator?”
Qi Yan ignored him.
Liu Shun’s assistant whispered, “Boss, you are standing under the elevator exhaust.”
……
Those who were watching from downstairs clapped when the girl was rescued, and they were no longer afraid. Qi Yan came out of the building and saw the residents chatting and gossiping, most of which were related to the strange events in this community.
There were rumors of people seeing a disheveled woman. Some claimed to be paralysed by a supernatural entity and hearing strange sobs at night. All these stories contributed to the scary atmosphere.
Liu Shun’s face became paler as he listened, and he wished that Qi Yan would immediately catch all the ghosts, but he did not dare to order Qi Yan to do things.
Compared to Liu Shun’s fear, Qi Yan was much calmer. He not only stood there and listened to the gossip for a while, but also took the initiative to chat with two enthusiastic aunties before turning to Liu Shun, “Let’s go, show me the floor plan of the community, as well as the interior design.”
When Liu Shun heard that Master Qi was finally willing to do some work, he hurriedly took him to the premium reception room and asked his staff to bring the design drawings.
After studying the floor plan, Qi Yan frowned. It was indeed built in a deadly pattern in Feng Shui. When designing such a large community, didn’t they consider this? Most people in the construction industry had some basic knowledge about Feng Shui, so they shouldn’t make this kind of mistake.
More importantly, Shunhui Real Estate Company must have more than one architect. Before the project started, didn’t he invite some Feng Shui masters to take a look? How could this happen?
After reading the floor plan, he turned to look at Liu Shun, “Who was in charge of this project at the beginning? Didn’t you invite some masters to take a look at it before it was completed?”
“Um…” Liu Shun smiled awkwardly, “At that time, a manager of the company and my brother-in-law were in charge of this project.”
Qi Yan nodded, took a pen and drew a line on the floor plan, “This wall should be demolished, and build a new gate here.”
If there was no ventilation, there would be no good energy, so he had to find a way to ventilate the area.
Although water helped with bringing in fortune, a pool of stagnant water was not only ineffective, it also gathered evil spirits and deadly energy. Qi Yan pointed to the fountain in the center of the community, “Drain the water from the fountain and turn it into a stream, so that the water circulates. Remember to put some living things in it.”
“Koi fish?” Liu Shun remembered that this could bring good luck.
Qi Yan nodded slightly, “This is up to you.”
“Then… is there anything else?” Liu Shun asked anxiously.
“You are building on a piece of land with bad Feng Shui, and you have made the layout look like a maze. You think it can be solved so easily?” Qi Yan looked at Liu Shun with a half-smile, “If you think so, there’s no need to say more, just take me back now.”
“No no no, Master Qi, that’s not what I meant,” Liu Shun said with a bitter face after being rebuked by Qi Yan, “Master Qi, tell me what to change, I will do it. “
“Actually the best way is to raze this place to the ground and build it into a public square or a school,” Qi Yan saw Liu Shun’s face wrinkled, and paused for a moment before saying, “But since people have already moved in, we can’t do that”
Liu Shun’s face relaxed, it seemed that there was another way.
“It’s useless to rely on such a simple change now,” Qi Yan lowered his eyes, “I need some tools.”
“Tools?” Liu Shun paused, “What tools?”
“Antiques with auspicious meanings, such as those with tortoise and cloud-shaped patterns,” Qi Yan tapped the table with his index finger, “The older the better.”
“Um…” When Liu Shun heard this, he was at a loss, “Where do I find these things?”
“I’m just giving you suggestions. It’s up to you whether you want to do it,” Qi Yan looked at Liu Shun calmly, “The bad energy in this community is too strong, I don’t know if it will eventually come back to you.”
“Wait, I’ll make the arrangements now.” Liu Shun gritted his teeth and went out to make a phone call.
Qi Yan looked at his back with no emotion in his eyes.
After about an hour or so, a beautiful woman in fashionable clothes came with a few people, and the people behind her were all holding tightly wrapped boxes in their hands.
“Dear,” the fashionable woman took off her sunglasses and glanced at Qi Yan suspiciously, “I brought the things you asked me to, I wonder what… Master Qi has in mind?”
Qi Yan ignored her and looked at Liu Shun expressionlessly, “Open the box.”
“Hehe,” Liu Shun carefully unlocked these boxes and bragged, “Master Qi, these are all the treasures I have collected all these years. Each one is worth more than one million. Which one do you think can be used?”
Qi Yan swept across the row of boxes and pointed at a jade ornament that looked like a god riding a crane in the middle.
“This?” Liu Shun’s heart bled. This was the most expensive item in his collection.
“No,” Qi Yan said slowly, “I just want to say that the craftsmanship of this modern jade is quite good.”
“M-modern?” Liu Shun’s plump body swayed, as if he had been struck by lightning, “Master Qi, are you mistaken? The experts said that this is something used by the emperor of the Song Dynasty, so how could it be modern?”
Qi Yan nodded casually, “Perhaps I am wrong.”
Liu Shun felt conflicted. For some reason, when Master Qi said this, he also began to suspect that this was not a real antique.
Among antique collectors, sometimes even experts might not be able to distinguish the real and the fake antiques, because the counterfeiting technology was too advanced, and sometimes the fakes looked more real than the real ones. People like Liu Shun who collected antiques to show off were often the victims, but they still liked bragging about it.
In fact, antiques were not always necessary. Sometimes things that were crafted from the heart, or calligraphy and paintings made by well-known calligraphers, might have their own aura and could be used as a tool.
But Qi Yan would not tell Liu Shun this, because people who were wicked should spend more money.
He looked at the things, and finally settled on a bronze wine bottle. Maybe because of the age, this wine bottle was missing a corner, and the patterns on its body were so faded that it was difficult to see clearly, but it contained the most spiritual energy.
“This one,” Qi Yan took out the bronze wine bottle, “Take me to the tallest building here.”
“Um..” Liu Shun’s assistant hesitated, “There are five buildings that are all of the same height.”
“Then choose the one closest to the east,” Qi Yan glanced at the sky, “We should get things done as soon as possible before it rains.”
Liu Shun and his wife turned their heads and looked outside. The sun was shining brightly at the moment, and there was no sign of rain.
“Is he just trying to make things seem mysterious?” Liu Shun’s wife whispered.
“Don’t talk nonsense,” Liu Shun quickly tugged on his wife to stop her from talking nonsense, “This is Fifth Master Cen’s friend!”
Upon hearing that, Liu Shun’s wife immediately shut up.
