Miao Sanding laughed . He pointed at Nanshan Hill and said, “I know you think it’s unbelievable, but this hill and your battle array are the same . ”
“Hmm, you are right . ” Wang Yao nodded .
Compared to observing Qi described by Miao Sanding, Wang Yao’s herbal field was truly unbelievable .
The two of them followed the winding path on the hill to walk toward the herbal field . As they were approaching the field, the weather started to change from cold to warm .
When they reached halfway to the top of the hill, the weather around them became nice and warm like spring . Both of the felt very comfortable . It was as if they were bathing in the spring air .
“May I ask how you were able to do this?” Miao Sanding asked .
“It is Spirit Gathering Battle Array,” Wang Yao replied .
The name sounded common . It often appeared in fantasy and Kung Fu novels .
Hmm? Miao Sanding stopped as he suddenly felt short of breath . It felt like something got stuck in his throat or someone was holding his neck . He also felt dizzy . His heartbeat was fast .
Puff! Puff! Miao Sanding tried his best to breath . What is wrong with me?
The trees in front of him suddenly became much bigger .
Wait! How come there is a face on that tree? The face seemed to be bleeding .
Suddenly, he was surrounded by warm air . His breath started to become smooth . His heartbeat slowed down, and the hallucination also had gone .
“Gee, what was that just now?” he asked .
“Something in the battle array,” Wang Yao replied .
“Amazing,” Miao Sanding said .
He had another look at those trees, which suddenly started to shake . The trees became denser and denser, and they moved faster and faster .
It’s a hallucination . He knew it was hallucination, but he couldn’t do anything about it .
“Let’s go . ” Miao Sanding turned around and walked back . When he reached the foot of the hill, all the discomfort disappeared due to cold air . He stopped and took another look at Nanshan Hill, which was covered by green trees and very vibrant .
“I’m so glad to see such a wonderful battle array . Now, I don’t have any regret in my life,” Miao Sanding said with a sigh .
“I am flattered,” Wang Yao said with a smile .
“I suppose this battle array was not natural,” Miao Sanding said .
“No, I made it,” Wang Yao replied .
“I see . ” Miao Sanding nodded . “I want to give this to you . ” He took a book, which looked old and yellow, out of his pocket .
“What is this?” Wang Yao asked .
“It is an old book about Feng Shui,” Miao Sanding said . “I got it by chance . I learned a lot from this book . The knowledge from the book plus what I’ve learned from my teacher allowed me to become a Feng Shui master . Thank you for showing me such as spectacular Feng Shui wonder . I don’t know how to thank you, so please take the book . ”
“You are too kind, but I can’t accept the book,” Wang Yao said .
This book was like a Feng Shui bible to Miao Sanding . It was precious . He should pass it onto the next generation .
“I’m afraid it will be a waste for me to keep the book,” Miao Sanding said .
“No, I can’t take it,” Wang Yao replied .
Wang Yao was interested in the book, but he did not desperately want to read it . After all, he was a medical practitioner, not a Feng Shui master . His role was to cure people not assess Feng Shui .
“Well, that’s fine . ” Since Wang Yao really didn’t want to accept the book, Miao Sanding didn’t insist . “But, I need to remind you something . ”
“What is that?” Wang Yao asked .
“Your village will soon become unsuitable for anyone to live in,” Miao Sanding said .
“Why?” Wang Yao asked with surprise .
“I can feel the evil aura on the hill at the west side,” Miao Sanding said . “It is probably the aura of death, which will bring death to your village . ”
“Is there any way to remove it?” Wang Yao asked .
“I’m not sure . I don’t have the capacity to remove it anyway,” Miao Sanding said . “But, I’ve seen something similar in other places . Once the evil aura exists, it is very hard to remove it . Unless…”
“Unless what?” Wang Yao asked .
“Unless you can build a same battle array on that hill to offset the death aura with vibrant aura,” Miao Sanding said .
“I don’t think I can do that,” Wang Yao said .
The Spirit Gathering Battle Array had attracted all the vibrant aura from different directions in the village . He didn’t have the power to build another one in such a short distance .
“That’s gonna be tricky,” Miao Sanding said .
“How did the death aura appear?” Wang Yao asked .
“It is hard to say . There are a lot of things in this world you cannot explain . Maybe a lot of people died in that place or some sort of dirty aura invaded that place . Or, the aura of that place might have just changed itself for no reason,” Miao Sanding explained .
Wang Yao didn’t think a lot of people died there . It was more likely that the place was invaded by dirty aura .
“What could create dirty aura?” Wang Yao asked .
“Hmm, like lost souls and ghosts,” Miao Sanding said .
“What?” Wang Yao was surprised . “Those things exist?”
“Hha, even the Spirit Gathering Battle Array exists, so why not the ghosts?” Miao Sanding asked .
“No, it can’t be true,” Wang Yao said . “I’ve just been to the hill on the west side lately . I didn’t feel anything unusual . ”
“You?” Miao Sanding looked at Wang Yao . “If I am right, you should have good Kung Fu skills . ”
“Yeah, I practice Kung Fu a bit,” Wang Yao said .
“Your Qi is very vibrant . Nothing dirty dares to get anywhere close to you . It will only try to stay away from you,” Miao Sanding said .
Wang Yao and Miao Sanding were chatting while walking . Miao Sanding was a knowledgeable person, especially in the area of Feng Shui . He was not a fraud .
“Why does a capable person like you run a business like this?” Wang Yao asked .
Miao Sanding could open a Feng Shui store with his rich knowledge . He would have a lot of clients and wouldn’t need to travel around .
“Well, maybe you won’t be convinced . I actually like walking around, talking to different people, and experiencing different things . I don’t like staying in one place for too long . It would be boring,” Miao Sanding said . “I have thought about it . When I get old and don’t have the energy to travel around, I will go back to my hometown to open a store . ”
This man in his 40s seemed to be happy when talking about it .
“I learned a lot from you today,” Wang Yao said .
“It is nothing,” Miao Sanding replied .
“No knowledge is insignificant . I heard there were three roads leading to heaven,” Wang Yao said .
“That’s bullsh*t,” Miao Sanding said with a smile . “I only know a bit of Feng Shui . I don’t have any chance to learn more profound knowledge . ”
Wang Yao invited Miao Sanding into this clinic .
“Thank you,” Miao Sanding said .
They entered the clinic . Wang Yao made Miao Sanding a cup of tea .
“Hmm, this tea is nice,” Miao Sanding said .
“Thank you, I’m glad you like it,” Wang Yao said .
“So, you are a Traditional Chinese Medical Practitioner?” Miao Sanding asked .
“Well, actually Ancient Chinese Medical Practitioner,” Wang Yao replied .
“Ancient?” Miao Sanding was intrigued .
“I’m a Traditional Chinese Pharmacist,” Wang Yao said .
“Traditional Chinese Pharmacist . Like those ones in ancient China?” Miao Sanding asked with surprise .
“Yes, you know what it is?” Wang Yao asked .
“I heard about it, but never met one,” Miao Sanding said with a smile . “I’ve seen all the things I heard about today . You really opened my eyes . ”
Wang Yao had a pleasant chat with Miao Sanding . They wished they had met earlier .
“Thank you for the tea . I need to go,” Miao Sanding said .
“Where are you doing next?” Wang Yao asked .
“I want to visit Tai Mountain and go back to my home town for Chinese New Year,” Miao Sanding replied .
“Let me drive you to the train station . There is fair a bit of distance from here to the town center,” Wang Yao said .
“OK, thank you,” Miao Sanding replied .
Wang Yao drove him to the town center . Miao Sanding thanked him for the ride . The two exchanged contact info . Wang Yao watched Miao Sanding getting into the train before driving back to the village .
“What? Our village is no longer suitable to live in?” The villagers started to gossip .
“Yes, I heard it from the Feng Shui master,” said the villager who had invited Miao Sanding .
“What master? He must be a fraud . He just wants money . Have you asked him how to break the curse?” a middle-aged villager asked .
“Of course, this is our village,” said the villager who had invited Miao Sanding .
“What did he say?” the middle-aged villager asked .
“He said he can’t help us,” said the villager who had invited Miao Sanding .
“What? Did he ask for money?” asked the middle-aged villager . “He didn’t? seriously?”
“No, he didn’t ask for money,” said the villager who had invited Miao Sanding .
“Where is that Feng Shui master now?” the middle-aged villager asked .
“He left after lunch,” said the villager who had invited Miao Sanding .
“Do you have his number?” the middle-aged villager asked .
“No,” said the villager who had invited Miao Sanding .
“Where did you find him?” the middle-aged villager asked .
“He was introduced by a friend,” said the villager who had invited Miao Sanding .
Wang Yao happened to hear the conversation on his way home .
The hill at the west end? Wang Yao took at glance at that hill, but couldn’t see anything unusual . Let me take a look there .
He went up to the hill on the west and walked around the hill slowly . The aura is not quite right! He could sense something obscure . The air there was not flowing naturally . It got stuck, like dead water . It was an uncomfortable feeling .
The hill originated from south and then stretched north . The wind came from the north at the moment, so the air shouldn’t get stuck .
Where is the problem? Wang Yao wondered . The hill was still the same hill, nothing had ever changed .
He walked around again . He remembered the locations where he didn’t feel right . He took a close look at those locations but couldn’t find anything unusual . Two of the locations were marsh land, one was a smooth land, and the last one was a big rock with a large dent .