Chapter 32: Feng Shui and Gu Arts
Businessman Yang Changfu was stunned in place, motionless.
Gu Xu didn't pay any attention to him, but turned his head to look at the side wall - on this high wall, there were dense vines, entangled with each other, weaving a big net.
And not far from the wall, there is also a large elm tree, which is also wrapped in green vines, and it looks like a ghost with a cloak from a distance.
A strong wind blew, and the vine branches draped over the elm tree whirred like the cry of an evil spirit in the middle of the night.
"There is an old saying in Feng Shui, 'Flowers and plants grow on the wall, and the family style is not strong'," Gu Xu pondered for a moment and said to Shangguan Jian beside him, "If weeds or vine-like plants emerge on the walls of your home, it is called 'Phi Luosha', which not only looks eerie and terrifying, but also leads to the accumulation of yin and evil qi, making the owner unlucky and unlucky."
"If there is a big tree in the yard that is parasitic with other plants or entangled with vines, it is called 'obscene wind', and it will also block feng shui and make luck unlucky.
"If I'm not mistaken, these successive unfortunate incidents that have happened to this Mr. Yang recently are caused by this 'cloak and lust'."
Shangguan Jin listened carefully to his words, and still had some doubts in his heart, and couldn't help but speak: "But, Gu Daoyou, planting vines in the courtyard is a very common thing in the gardens of high-ranking officials and nobles in Luojing City-even the Yamen of the Exorcism Division and the walls of my house have a lot of creepers. But we didn't have so many unfortunate things like Mr. Yang. Could there be other factors behind this? β
Gu Xu thought for a moment and replied, "Indeed." The simple 'Phi Luo Sha' and 'Lewd Wind Sha' do not have an obvious effect on yin - within the scope of the 'Heavenly Dragon Great Array', their influence on Feng Shui is extremely weak, and it is completely negligible.
"I feel that someone may have quietly performed some kind of occult trick behind the scenes that can expand the feng shui field, which has greatly enhanced the yin effect of 'Phi Luo Sha' and 'Lewd Wind Sha', so that it has obviously affected the fortune in this area."
"Affect the feng shui field? How could there be such a magical spell in this world? Shangguan Jin only felt that it was an eye-opener.
"Yes. I read a case in a book before," Gu Xu smiled and responded, "There is a waterfall in front of the house, called 'Sorrowful Moan' - because the sound of the waterfall is endless, like someone crying at the door of the house." Living in such a place is easy to cause yin qi to gather, wealth to leak out, husband and wife are not compatible, and the family is poor.
"Under normal circumstances, the impact of 'Groaning of Grief' on residents is very small and almost negligible. However, many years ago, there was a wealthy businessman surnamed Xu, in order to defeat his rival Jiang in the business field, he did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to hire a monk who was good at feng shui mysticism.
"It just so happened that there was a rockery in Jiang's courtyard, and there was a waterfall on the rockery. This feng shui master used this waterfall to cast a spell, so that the 'sorrowful groan' turned into a killing game, covering the entire courtyard.
In the following months, Jiang's business became increasingly depressed, and at the same time, he quarreled with his wife every day over all kinds of trivial things.
A year later, Jiang was sent to prison because he couldn't pay off his debts. His wife left him and became the concubine of a wealthy local man. β
"Such a spell...... It's so hard to guard! Shangguan Jian was silent for a few seconds and sighed softly.
To tell the truth, Shangguan Jian has also read many books, and can be called well-informed and multi-meansβnot only has she mastered a variety of swordsmanship, but she is also highly skilled in medicine, and knows the use of almost all poisons in the world. Many of the young officials of the Exorcism Division admired her.
However, as long as she stayed in front of Gu Xu, she would feel that she was lonely.
She silently planned that when she returned to the headquarters of the Exorcism Division, she would definitely find some books on feng shui to read.
This kind of spell is so insidious that even her "Heavenly Calculation" magic power can't detect it accurately. She didn't want to get stuck in something like this in the future.
At this time, Gu Xu continued to speak: "Actually, the 'Phi Luo Sha' and 'Lewd Wind Evil' in this courtyard are quite easy to solve, you just need to remove the vines entangled in the walls and trees.
"The biggest headache for me now is actually Yang Changfu's performance.
"Not only did he not choose to tell the Exorcist Division about this, but he even involuntarily deceived and concealed it from us.
"I think there's going to be something wrong with this."
"And what do you think is the reason for this?" Shangguan Jin asked.
"Two possibilities," Gu Xu stretched out two fingers, "The first possibility is that this is caused by causal spells.
"Not long ago, I climbed Laoshan Mountain and saw that the Kongxuansan people left a spell called 'Tracing Cause' on the top of Laoshan Mountain. Under normal circumstances, everything in the world has a cause first, and then an effect. However, if you use the 'Traceability' spell, you can set the result first, and then deduce the process.
"If someone uses the 'Cause' spell to set the result of 'the problems in this courtyard cannot be known by the Exorcism Division', then under the influence of this spell, Yang Changfu will subconsciously ignore the idea of 'I can report the case to the Exorcism Division'."
"But I've heard that the art of cause and effect is very difficult to learn," Shangguan Jin frowned slightly, "In this world, there shouldn't be many people who master this 'tracing cause' spell!" β
"To be precise, there is only one Void Xuan San," Gu Xu replied, "Although I have also obtained this inheritance, I have not fully comprehended the 'Great Dao of Cause and Effect', and I cannot use it at present."
"However, according to Lord Si Shou, the Kongxuan Sanren would not be able to enter the range of the 'Heavenly Dragon Great Array', and he would have no reason to deal with an ordinary businessman like Yang Changfu now.
"Personally, I don't think that's very likely."
"And what about the second possibility?"
"The second possibility is a psychological suggestion spell," Gu Xu introduced, "For example, there is a spell called 'Dream Butterfly', which can use dreams as a medium to implant an idea in other people's minds.
"In addition, in the wild land of the southern Xinjiang of the Great Qi Dynasty, there is also a kind of witch Gu called 'Heart Gu', which is said to make two people have a heart-to-heart connection. Girls in the Wild Lands often use it to help them capture their sweethearts. But in essence, it's also a psychological suggestion technique β there are many other uses besides inducing feelings. β
Shangguan Jin's eyes narrowed slightly, and he didn't answer immediately.
While she was learning how to use poison, she had also learned some witchcraft.
At this moment, when she turned on the "Heavenly Calculation" supernatural power, she did find some traces of Gu magic on Yang Changfu's body with the data information in her field of vision.
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