Feng Shui Secrets of the Entertainment Industry

Chapter 511 Using Killing to Generate Wealth

"Yes, they don't allow any work on the upper floors of the building; that was specifically stated in the contract!"

Zhou Peiru nodded.

"Fatty, there's probably something fishy going on here!" I said to Fatty Lin.

"Um!"

Fatty Lin thought for a moment and said, "Let's ignore him for now and test it first!"

"OK!"

I took out the compass and handed it to Fatty Lin.

Fatty Lin took the compass, fiddled with it for a bit, then his face darkened. He said, "The aura is off!"

"What's wrong?"

I asked.

Fatty Lin didn't say anything, but instead took the compass and started walking around the hall.

I didn't say anything, just stayed beside him, staring at the compass.

From the moment the compass was taken out, the needle began to spin wildly and rhythmically.

Yes, it's spinning around in a cyclical, frantic manner.

"Crazy" refers to a rapid beating.

The regularity refers to the fact that the red dot of cinnabar at the end of the needle repeatedly jumps between the three positions of Kan, Li, and Gen on the chart, and finally nails to the "煞字格" (Sha character grid) in the center of the chart.

"See that?"

After circling around, Fatty Lin returned to the marble in the center of the hall and gestured towards the compass.

"I see. Explain why it jumps back and forth between the Kan, Li, and Gen positions!" I said.

"The Kan position belongs to the Water element and is considered a Water-related煞 (sha); the Li position belongs to the Fire element and governs lust, gossip, ambiguity, romantic entanglements, and matters between men and women, thus it is considered a Lustful煞 (sha); the Gen position belongs to the Earth element and governs ghosts, spirits, and mountains and forests, thus it is considered a Fox Spirit煞 (yin sha)!"

"The pointer's erratic movement in these three directions indicates that three evil influences—water affliction, lustful affliction, and fox spirit affliction—are present within the building!"

At this point, Fatty Lin looked at Zhou Peiru and asked, "Sister Ru, how's business at the restaurant these past few years?"

"fine!"

Zhou Peiru paused for a moment, then said, "Apart from these past two weeks of haunting, the previous two years have been great!"

"The coexistence of the three evil spirits is not bad!"

Fatty Lin muttered something to himself, his face darkening further.

Without him saying it, I understood: someone had set up a feng shui arrangement in the building to generate wealth through negative energy.

The marble in the center of the hall is most likely used to suppress the evil spirit.

Zhou Peiru disliked the marble and asked the waiter to move it, which unexpectedly disrupted the balance among the three evil spirits, causing the restaurant to become haunted.

As for who orchestrated this scheme?

It's obvious to anyone with their eyes closed that it was Da Li.

This building is his property.

In particular, he also instructed executives to stipulate in the contracts with tenants that the furnishings here should not be altered.

"You madman, have you figured it out?"

Seeing the knowing look flash across my face, Fatty Lin chuckled.

"Tell me again once you've thought it through!" I said.

Fatty Lin touched the engravings on the edge of the compass, sighed, and pinched Zhou Peiru's cheek. Zhou Peiru didn't expect Fatty Lin to be so bold. She was about to say something, but when she met Fatty Lin's eyes, she swallowed her words.

"Sister Ru, Sister Ru, when we signed the contract, didn't we agree not to touch the furnishings here? Why are you moving things around all this time?"

Fatty Lin released his grip, looking rather helpless.

"W-what happened?" Zhou Peiru stammered, realizing she had gotten herself into trouble.

Fatty Lin pointed to the compass and said, "The unusual movement in the Kan position indicates the gathering of Yin energy by water; the reddish tinge in the Li position indicates the presence of a lustful spirit; and the darkening of the Gen position indicates the presence of a fox spirit. These three evil spirits are gathered together, yet they don't clash with each other; instead, they subtly harmonize. Do you understand what that means?"

"No, I don't understand!" Zhou Peiru shook her head.

"This was deliberately orchestrated to allow the malevolent energies to mutually reinforce each other," said Fatty Lin.

"What does that mean?" Zhou Peiru was either startled or something else, and still didn't understand.

Fatty Lin glanced at Zhou Peiru but didn't answer. Instead, he took out a Bagua mirror, pointed it upwards at the ceiling, and adjusted the angle. The reflected light and shadow fell on the wall, revealing a black pattern like a talisman.

These patterns intertwine and look somewhat like the traditional Chinese character "聚" (jù).

Fatty Lin gestured towards the pattern and said, "See that, Sister Ru? The Bagua Mirror can reveal the true nature of Yin energy. Look at the shape of this pattern. It's not the character '封' (seal) for suppressing evil, but the character '聚' (gather) for gathering evil. This means someone doesn't want the evil energy to dissipate, but wants to trap it in the building for their own use."

"To use for one's own benefit?"

Zhou Peiru's face turned pale, as if she had figured it out.

"You madman! Yin-Yang coins, I'll cast a divination!"

Lin Pangzi didn't reply to Zhou Peiru, but instead handed over the compass.

"Give!"

I took out the Yin-Yang coins and handed them over, then put the compass away.

After receiving the copper coin, Fatty Lin made a hand seal and chanted an incantation, asking the ancestral master for protection, and then threw the copper coin upwards.

After the coins landed, two were face down and one was face up.

"The Taiyin hexagram!"

Fatty Lin muttered something to himself, picked up the copper coin, and tossed it again.

This time, all three coins were reversed.

"A purely Yin inauspicious hexagram!"

Fatty Lin frowned, picked up the copper coin, and tossed it up for the third time. This time, the coin landed upright instead of falling back down. Moreover, the three coins formed a triangle, creating a small circle that faced the ceiling above.

"W-How did it manage to stand up?"

This scene startled Zhou Peiru. She pointed at the copper coin, and her voice became strange.

"It's normal for it to stand firm; it would be abnormal if it couldn't!"

Fatty Lin grabbed Zhou Peiru's hand and slowly pulled it down, saying, "Sister Ru, with us here, what are you afraid of?"

After saying that, he released Zhou Peiru's hand, bent down to pick up the copper coin, and said, "Taiyin governs windfall wealth, Chunyin governs nurturing evil spirits, and the copper coin standing in a circle means borrowing evil spirits to return to oneself."

At this point, he paused and said, "This layout is a typical example of using evil spirits to cultivate wealth. Some people use water evil spirits to accumulate wealth, lustful evil spirits to build connections, and fox spirit evil spirits to climb the social ladder. He has turned the entire building into his own treasure trove."

"A treasure trove!" Zhou Peiru murmured, looking even more enlightened.

Fatty Lin glanced at her, said nothing more, but squatted down in front of the marble, felt under it, raised his hand, and gestured to us, saying, "Crazy, Ni'er, look, these are traces of fox spirit energy. The marble was moved, and the evil energy leaked out!"

Lin Pangzi's fingertips were stained black, but unlike dust, the black stain was both dark and damp, which looked strange.

"The formation is broken?" Long Nier asked.

"without!"

Fatty Lin shook his head and said, "The foundation of the Gathering Fiend Formation is not broken. The current situation is that the Fox Fiend is leaking out, and the balance between the three fiends has been broken, which is why all sorts of strange phenomena have occurred."

"Fatty, what should we do?" Zhou Peiru asked.

"What should we do?"

Fatty Lin chuckled and said, "Given the current situation, it will be extremely difficult to restore the property without disturbing the residents!"

"owner?"

Zhou Peiru looked troubled.

By this point, Fatty Lin had made his point very clear. Judging from her expression, she clearly understood who had set up this scheme and what trouble she had gotten herself into.