Chapter 14: Cold Reality
On a summer morning, the sun was already hot, looking at the people around me, my heart was cold, after so many days of going down the mountain, I dreamed for the first time.
I am a person who rarely dreams, and Master once told me that cultivators have no dreams, but whenever they have dreams, they have a special meaning, so they must be treated.
In the dream just now, I still remember clearly, the conversation between the master and the senior brothers, if there is something to say, a little thought, the sinister rivers and lakes jumped on the paper, even in summer, I still feel covered in cold sweat, it turns out that this is the rivers and lakes, full of traps, calculations, and lies.
"Xuanji, what's wrong with you, the way you look at me, it's so scary"
Gu Nian looked at me in shock, with a hint of timidity, and he didn't even dare to look into my eyes.
I hurriedly lowered my head, took a few deep breaths, calmed my mood, and said, "Miss Gu, you scared me just now, I was meditating, just like sleeping, I was awakened by you"
"Ah, I'm sorry, Xuanji, I don't know"
"It's okay, it's okay, are you all here?"
I took a look around, and basically all of them came, the Chen family led by Chen Ruoxu, and Mrs. Gu and others.
"Xuanji, are you alright?"
Chen Ruoxu walked up to me and asked with concern.
"Thank you Dong Chen for your concern, the mystery is fine, the most dangerous time has passed, and the next thing is not my business"
I shook my head and suppressed the doubt in my mind, knowing that even if I asked now, nothing would come of it.
"Okay, you go back and rest early, come to dinner in the evening, as for the matter here, I will send someone to solve it, the monk and Taoist priest will arrive at noon, and immediately carry out the rituals"
Chen Ruoxu nodded, the feng shui master didn't have to do hard work, just a little guidance.
Soon, I followed the Gu family's car, and in the car, Mrs. Gu asked me if this matter had been resolved.
"It's settled, but it's still a little flawed," I replied after a moment's thought.
"What flaws, can they be solved?"
Sure enough, Mrs. Gu immediately asked me to solve it, and I made a request, that is, to take a walk around Chenjia Village within a radius of ten miles.
Mrs. Gu did not refuse this request, and sent a bodyguard to drive me around, I sat in the car, got out of the car from time to time, and entered the rest of the village to have a look, and on the way I also talked with the bodyguard of the Gu family about the topic of the Chen Group.
The bodyguard told me that the Gu family is similar to the Chen family, both are family businesses, and they both have huge strength in a certain region, involving many industries, but the Chen family is full of talents, which is not comparable to the Gu family.
The Gu family is thin, there are only seven or eight family members, and the Chen family is a big family, in addition to the previous Chen family village, there are many relatives outside, and the core personnel of the Chen family have more than 20 people, and they have strong energy in the local area.
As for some of the rest of the claims, the bodyguards can't confirm whether they are true or not, anyway, there are a lot of rumors, such as what black and white are related to waiting.
After a full day of shopping, I returned to the hotel, and after washing, Chen Ruoxu invited me to dinner, still going to the resort, but it was not Chen Ruoxu's home, but an ordinary villa in the resort.
Mr. Xiang did not appear, Mrs. Gu had already appeared, which is enough to show that Mr. Xiang failed this time in cooperation, it is said that he was almost about to sign the contract, and then I inserted a lever, and finally the Gu family got the project.
Dinner was very pleasant, at least on the surface, after eating, Chen Ruoxu invited me to take a walk, and it was just the two of us.
The night view of the resort is very beautiful, the greenery is very good, there are tree-lined paths everywhere, Chen Ruoxu and I walked into the resort, and the atmosphere was a little silent.
"Xuanji, do you know why I asked you for a walk?"
Chen Ruoxu broke the silence and asked me, and I replied that I didn't know.
"Hehe, Xuanji, you are a smart young man, it's just that you are too young to know how to hide your thoughts, everything you think is written on your face, you know?"
"Yes, I'm young, I'm not sensible, but I know justice"
I stopped and looked back at Chen Ruoxu, there were some things I had been holding back for a day, and I really wanted to say them.
"Justice, haha, Xuanji, you come and tell me, what is justice"
Chen Ruoxu said with a laugh, without a little weakness on his face, and his expression was very calm.
"The feng shui pattern of the ancestral house of the Chen family, called the dragon in the hidden dragon does not use to absorb water, is a very yin feng shui pattern, harming others and benefiting oneself, the ancestral house of the Chen family is the dragon's mouth, sucking the luck into the mouth within a radius of at least twenty miles, so the small Chenjia Village has a rich man like the Chen Group, and within a radius of twenty miles, it is poor and poor, and the development is far inferior to the level of this city."
I replied that the feng shui pattern of the Chen family's ancestral house is very shady, and I walked around today, and the development of the surrounding villages is not at all the level that this city should have.
"Is this injustice? Xuanji, let me tell you a story, of course, it's not a story, but something that happened in many places in history.
You know the ancient imperial examination, it is very difficult to take the examination, and the scholar is very precious, so there are some family villages that will save money to train one or two children, so that they can go all out to study, let them take the imperial examination, let them become big officials, and then in turn return to the family village.
I'm not lying to you about this story, you can go and check the history books, there are many places and many dynasties, and there have been countless stories like this."
"So, you're telling me that Chen is the boy who took the imperial examination?"
I asked rhetorically, of course I believe this story, just a few years ago, there was such a thing in the village at the foot of Dulong Mountain, and the whole village raised funds to train a college student.
"Of course, when you first arrive, you must not know that within a radius of fifty miles, but all charity, there must be a share of my Chen family, from building bridges and paving roads, to donating to schools, to supporting orphans and widows, this is Chen's return"
Chen Ruoxu replied that he invited someone to do the feng shui of the Chen family's ancestral house back then, and he knew very well what the characteristics were, and the feng shui master of the year also told him that the Chen family had to give back to those villages that had lost their luck.
Therefore, Chen has been philanthropic all these years and is a well-known philanthropist, which makes Chen Ruoxu very proud.
"No, you're not giving back, you're making amends, these are what they deserve"
I shook my head, Chen Ruoxu's tone at this time was like charity, this is not right, the family that subsidizes the imperial examination, the village that sponsors college students, there is a premise that it is voluntary, and the Chen family, this is theft.
It's like a thief who steals something from someone else's house, gets a sum of money, and then makes money by doing a small business, and then gives alms to those who are stolen.
"It's okay, you can think about it casually, because you are still young, and when you think about it after a few years of training in society, you will have a different idea, people, there are young times"
Chen Ruoxu smiled, this reaction was what he expected, nothing, if he was young, it would be this idea.
"Age will change, mood will change, but justice will not change, Chen Dong, I also hope you remember this sentence, we talked about it tonight, and we will meet again in the future"
I looked at Chen Ruoxu, said lightly, and then turned around and left, justice will not change, if Chen Ruoxu doesn't give an explanation, then I'll give it.