"The blood-written letter records in great detail how Huang Bao was murdered and who gave Xu Yuan the idea to go out."
Regardless of his private life, Xu Kong is still a highly respected figure on the surface. If he were to ruin his reputation with this letter written in blood, it would be a great loss.
“Master Void, can we now discuss the business I just mentioned to you?”
Xu Kong stood up and sat down again, his eyes filled with hostility as he looked at Su Luo.
"Who are you, and what do you want?"
"I just want this person to suffer, preferably to live and die with Master Xu," Su Luo said angrily, pointing at the birth date and time.
"Are you threatening me?"
Su Luo: "How can this be considered a threat? I'll take my revenge, and you can make your money. Isn't that a win-win situation?"
Xu Kong put the one hundred tael silver note on the table into the wide sleeve of his Taoist robe.
"If I can help you get this done, I will personally take back the blood letter and the hundred taels of silver afterwards."
"No problem, I'll be waiting for your good news, Master."
Su Luo told Master Xukong everything about Chen Xique, including where she lived, how many people were in her family, and so on...
Inside the Xu residence!
That night, an abandoned well in the Xu mansion suddenly exploded. This well had been abandoned for many years, and Master Xu had it sealed off, saying that the well was bad and affected the feng shui.
"What happened? Why did this well suddenly explode?"
When Master Xu was young, he was obese. As he grew old, he lost fat, and his face and body were covered with sagging skin, with even more wrinkles on his face and neck.
Master Xukong also rushed over. The explosion of the well startled everyone in the Xu family, including the servants and the livestock living in the mansion.
The dogs barked incessantly, and the parrot kept by Master Xu kept flying around in its cage, injuring its nose and eyes.
"Who the hell did this?"
The speaker was Xu Yuanwai's daughter, who was in her forties. She appeared to be filial, but in her heart, she secretly hoped that her old father would die soon so that she could inherit the Xu family business.
Xu Kong walked to Master Xu's side, calculated with his fingers, and immediately widened his eyes, saying, "This is bad, a very bad omen."
Master Xu turned his head and was quite frightened when he saw the void like this.
"Master, is something terrible about to happen?"
Void nodded and then shook its head: "May the Heavenly Venerable grant me your forgiveness, for heavenly secrets must not be revealed, heavenly secrets must not be revealed."
Master Xu had unconditional trust in the void; he believed in feng shui, fate, and divine will.
“Master, let’s go back and talk.”
There are many servants in the courtyard. If even one of them goes out and gossips, it won't be good for anyone.
In the hall, Master Xu and his daughter Xu Ying sat on chairs, staring at the terrified void.
"Master, what did you mean by 'very unlucky' just now?"
He flung out white dust from the void and said in a profound and unfathomable way, "I cannot say what it is, but considering the deep affection Master Xu has shown me, I will reveal it even if it costs me a few years of my lifespan."
The old Taoist priest predicted that the Xu family would face a great calamity, not only bloodshed but also the destruction of their century-old foundation. However, he could not reveal any further details.
Everything tonight is a warning. May the Heavenly Venerable grant me boundless blessings; I have spoken too much, too much indeed.
"Is it that serious?"
Master Xu's pipe fell to the ground, and wisps of white smoke rose from the still-burning tobacco.
"Master Void, have you calculated correctly? Is it really true that your entire fortune will be destroyed?"
Xu Ying has guarded the Xu family business for so many years, and she hasn't even taken over the family business yet. How can it be destroyed? This is absolutely unacceptable. Regardless of whether what Xu Kong said is true or false, she would rather believe it than not.
“Master, Madam Xu, this old Taoist priest never lies. Livestock have the most sensitive senses. Look at what they’ve become tonight. Master’s parrot is so intelligent; it’s like it’s gone mad.”
You may not believe what the old Taoist priest says, but how do you explain these strange phenomena?
"There is one more thing. I must bid farewell to Master Xu and return to my Taoist temple to cultivate in seclusion. Worldly affairs are no longer my concern."
The more Xu Kong said this, the more anxious Master Xu became. He believed that Xu Kong wanted to escape the crisis and run away on his own.
"Master, is there really no way to resolve this crisis?"
This is also the question Xu Ying wanted to ask. Recently, nothing her family's business has been going smoothly, and she wondered if it was a prelude to an impending crisis.
Xu Kong took out the tortoise shell and shook the ancient coins inside to perform divination. He spent almost half an hour calculating, and his silver hair was covered in sweat.
With his eyes closed and a ferocious expression, as if he were being torn apart by the very laws of nature, he spoke after a long while.
"The solution has been found. There is a way to resolve the current crisis facing the Xu family."
“Master Void, please speak quickly.”
Xu Ying was more worried about the family business than her father was.
"Yes, Master, please save our Xu family."
Master Xu is currently taking pills every day, and on the surface, he appears to be full of energy. However, Xu Kong knows best what's in the pills, and Xu Tianhe doesn't have much time left.
"The old Taoist priest calculated that there was a girl in Changping Village who had just turned eighteen this year. She was born on the sixteenth day of the eighth lunar month, when the bright moon was high in the sky. Her birth chart was exactly the same as the rich man's, one yin and one yang, forming the righteous energy of the Bagua, which was just enough to withstand this disaster."
But objects are inanimate, while people are alive. If this woman is married, she cannot leave the Xu residence even for a moment, nor can she stray too far from the master. Otherwise, if the righteous energy of the Eight Trigrams is broken, it's hard to say what might happen to the Xu family.
Xu Ying thought it was just a matter of marrying a woman to her father. She figured it was much simpler. Once her father died, the woman would be buried with him, and then the gossip would be broken.
When Master Xu heard that the other party was only eighteen years old, his eyes lit up.
“Eighteen is good, Ah Ying. You can go and handle this matter with the master tomorrow.”
"Yes, Father! Your daughter will definitely not let our Xu family be in any crisis."
...
The next morning, Su Luo saw a group of people dressed in festive attire at the entrance of Changping Village. There were two horse-drawn carriages, a total of eight or nine people, and a matchmaker in front of them.
The matchmaker, swaying her hips, asked Zhang Xiujuan, who was standing by the roadside, "Madam, could you tell me how to get to the main house of the Chen family?"
Zhang Xiujuan pointed out the way to Chen Dazhi's house.
"Oh, we're almost there, thank you."
The matchmaker covered her face with a red handkerchief and laughed heartily. If the marriage went through, she would receive a large sum of money.
Seeing that the people and carriage had gone far away, Zhang Xiujuan immediately ran to Zhao Ruyun's ear and whispered something.
“Zhao, did you see that just now? The matchmaker was going to Chen Dazhi’s house. She must be arranging a marriage for Chen Xique. Judging from their appearance, they are from a wealthy family. Why did she choose the one from Chen Dazhi’s family? What a pity.”
Zhao Ruyun turned around and said, "Everyone has their own destiny; who knows whether it will be a blessing or a curse?"
Su Luo sat to one side chopping vegetables with Liu Fangfang and the others, and also heard Zhang Xiujuan's words.
Unexpectedly, that old Taoist priest in the void acted quite quickly, getting the matter done overnight.
Su Luo suddenly increased the pressure when chopping vegetables, as if she were chopping something else entirely.
She felt a surge of resentment: Chen Xique, if you want to ruin Yi Huan, then I'll ruin you.
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