Chapter Eighty: Zheng Xuance

At Yuntai City Railway Station, the three of them had only just stepped out when they were met by a black, stretched limousine sent to pick them up.

After they got in, Wang Jisheng began explaining the situation on Cloud Peak Mountain, his expression grave.

“Grandmaster Lin, that mountain is terribly sinister. Ever since a group of people discovered an ancient tomb there ten years ago, people have been dying on and off. What is more, the number of deaths every year is eerily fixed: always nine.”

“There was no choice. The entire southern slope had to be sealed off. Even so, people still went missing every year. In the end, the only solution was to find a gifted man and use special methods to seal the mountain. That man is the only one who can take us into Cloud Peak Mountain: Zheng Xuance.”

“Zheng Xuance?” Luo Qiankun felt a heat rise in his ears at the name, then said in wonder, “Could he be the famous geomantic master from Jiangsu Province, Zheng Xuance, the Celestial Master Zheng?”

“That is right. He is now stationed on the mountain road that leads to the southern slope of Cloud Peak Mountain, keeping watch over it. Strange as it may sound, ever since he began guarding the place, there have been no more disappearances or deaths for several years.”

After that, Wang Jisheng and Luo Qiankun spoke in detail about Zheng Xuance’s deeds.

Lin Feng listened from the side and gave a slight nod.

If Cloud Peak Mountain truly had the Trinitarian Dao Formation holding it down, then this Zheng Xuance was certainly no ordinary man.

Before long, the limousine stopped before a mountain road, beside which stood an old manor.

“Grandmaster Lin, this is where Zheng Xuance lives now. I’ll go knock.”

Wang Jisheng got out of the car, personally opened the door for Lin Feng, and eagerly went forward to knock.

Who would have thought that just as he reached the door, before he even had time to press the bell, a young attendant inside the villa stopped him.

“Sir, no need to ring. Our master calculated several days ago that distinguished guests would arrive today. He has been waiting a long time. Please, come in.”

The attendant opened the gate and courteously invited Wang Jisheng and the others inside.

“Divination? He actually used the trigrams to predict our arrival?” Luo Qiankun was secretly shocked and grew even more reverent toward this Celestial Master Zheng.

Wang Jisheng’s expression changed. He hurried back to Lin Feng and reported in a low voice, “Grandmaster Lin, he figured out we were coming and deliberately left an attendant here to lead the way.”

“Since someone is here to guide us, it saves us some trouble. Let’s go. I’m growing more and more eager to meet this Zheng Xuance.”

Lin Feng spoke with a faint smile. Wang Jisheng and Luo Qiankun stayed close beside him as they entered the residence together.

The moment Lin Feng stepped into the Zheng family manor, he felt a trace of spiritual energy drifting through the air.

With one sweep of his eyes, every detail of the layout entered his mind.

The house sat with its back to the north and its face to the south, arranged in a nine-palace pattern, steady and square, as solid as a fortified city.

In the center, a road of white jade stones, drawn from the lingering spirit of the mountain range, ran straight through the estate and split it into two halves. It was a classic Blue Dragon Crossing Hall configuration, linking the earth veins and drawing in spiritual energy.

A pond before the gate was encircled by oaks, while white tiger and lion statues suppressed the four corners of the residence, forming a White Tiger Gazing at the Moon pattern.

The Blue Dragon stirred the spiritual veins; the White Tiger subdued the dragon’s might.

Working in perfect harmony, the geomantic arrangement of the entire manor was tightly interlocked. It not only drew in the mountain’s spiritual pulse but also prevented its force from harming the owner.

A true master’s handiwork.

One glance from an expert is enough to tell whether there is merit or not.

In an instant, Lin Feng could tell the owner of this house was anything but ordinary. His mastery of geomancy and site reading was especially profound; no wonder his reputation as a great master had spread far and wide.

Even Lin Feng could not help but admire him.

“Indeed, a great reputation is seldom false. This Zheng Xuance truly lives up to it. His geomantic skill is superb. To possess this level of mastery in the modern age is no easy feat.”

The three of them passed through a stone screen and entered the reception hall.

The hall was antique and elegant, with a portrait of Laozi hanging in the central main room. Three sticks of sandalwood incense burned in the censer before the portrait.

There was a Tai Mountain stone talisman on either side of the hall, and the tiles on the floor were laid out in the pattern of Humility, the fifteenth hexagram of the Book of Changes.

Within this hexagram, the upper trigram is Earth, and the lower trigram is Mountain.

It is the only hexagram among the sixty-four whose every line and line statement is auspicious.

Lin Feng stepped onto the Earth hexagram and sat in the first line position, in the left-hand armchair, quietly waiting for Mr. Zheng Xuance.

Naturally, Luo Qiankun and Wang Jisheng could not fathom the deeper meaning. They followed Lin Feng and sat on the left side.

A short while later, a handsome man entered from the rear hall. He wore a long blue robe, a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, and sat in a wheelchair.

His eyes were clear and immaculate. One glance at the position where Lin Feng had chosen to sit brought a faint smile to his lips.

“Sir, these are the distinguished guests you mentioned.”

“Mm. Little Tang, you may withdraw for now.”

With a smile still on his face, Zheng Xuance lifted a cup of tea and said, “I already have a rough idea of why you have come today. However, not everyone has arrived yet, so I cannot say too much.”

“Oh? Who is it that has not yet arrived?”

“Do not be impatient, sir. The answer will reveal itself soon enough.”

Zheng Xuance had extraordinary self-restraint. His speech was leisurely and unhurried, yet every sentence carried a hidden edge.

Lin Feng’s eyes narrowed as he looked toward Zheng Xuance, only to find that this man’s entire presence seemed concealed by an invisible force. For a moment, he could not tell how deep his cultivation truly was.

“I am not in a hurry. I will wait patiently.”

Lin Feng also lifted a teacup and waited in silence.

Before long, a swaggering voice sounded from outside the hall.

“Celestial Master Zheng, the person I brought with me today has quite an extraordinary background. Whether Yuntai City’s industrial park can be built depends on you. Don’t go bringing shame to our Yuntai City!”

A young man in a tailored Armani suit strode in with great ostentation, followed by a large entourage.

At the front of the group were none other than Qian Youyou, whom they had seen on the high-speed train that day, and the curse master known as Master Guo.

Qian Youyou was dressed in a blazing red gown that clung to her figure and displayed her curves to perfection. Her long hair fell like a waterfall, her brows were elegant and refined, and she possessed a natural, striking beauty.

Even with only light makeup, a trace of bewitching allure still shone through her eyes and brows.

When she saw that Lin Feng and the others were also there, she was startled and cried out in shock, “It’s you! Why are you here? Could it be that you are also...”

Seeing that Qian Youyou had spoken without thinking, Master Guo immediately cut her off and said to the young man, “Young Master Cao, these people once harassed Miss Qian on the high-speed train. Please drive them out so they do not disturb her.”

“Good, good! Master Guo, rest assured. These lecherous frauds dared to be disrespectful to Miss Qian; I, Cao Rengui, will never let them off. I may not dare speak for anywhere else, but in Yuntai City, my word is law!”

This Cao Rengui was the son of one of Yuntai City’s top officials, a complete and utter spoiled rich brat.

Within Yuntai City, he could do as he pleased.

A few days ago, after receiving a hint from his father, he had specially gone to the station today to welcome Qian Youyou.

His aim was to get in a few good licks around the projects the Qian family intended to invest in Yuntai City and make some extra money on the side. If he could also seize Qian Youyou’s heart along the way, so much the better.

Now that he had seen her in person, even Cao Rengui, who was used to beautiful women, could not help but feel his heart move.

So, in order to win the beauty’s favor, he naturally would not refuse.