"Only five places to name? Easy!" Minglu chuckled lightly. "As for the room's layout, it occupies all four ominous positions: Death, Five Ghosts, Six Fiends, and Calamity. Antiques make up a large portion of the room's furnishings, and several items possess extremely heavy Yin energy, occupying the four corners and forming a Four Yin Array. This Four Yin Array isn't particularly powerful; it simply absorbs people's luck, converting it into Yin energy. In another ten years, those living in this house will likely all die young..."
Mingluo explained each point one by one.
She spoke slowly and deliberately, calmly and gently, with a strong sense of confidence, exuding an aura that suggested she was unmatched in the world.
The backs of the group, which had been languid, gradually straightened up.
Master Lin's expression gradually changed from "Don't brag, little girl" to "She really knows." Later on, there were some terms and jargon that he could no longer understand, so he could only pretend to know them with a sullen face.
The same applies to both Master Gu and Master Zhao, who remained silent throughout.
The difference was that Master Gu could understand a little more, while Master Lin, towards the end, was practically listening to gibberish. Master Zhao, on the other hand, always had a furrowed brow, as if he had countless worries on his mind, but his solemn eyes were constantly fixed on Mingluo, his face full of contemplation.
Mr. and Mrs. Fan exchanged a glance.
They don't understand this, but...
Seeing the reactions of the masters, they instantly understood that Nie Yuchen had indeed brought a master even more powerful than Master Gu this time.
She really has the potential to change her family's predicament.
Fan Wensi couldn't suppress the smile on his face. He stared at Mingluo with fascination, feeling as if she were shining.
So, she's a top student! I never expected that.
She's really amazing.
Nie Yuchen's lips curled up slightly, a deep smile in his eyes. You really can't judge a book by its cover; she actually understood.
It seems that the peach blossom... she was right. If she couldn't see it, probably no one else could.
After Minglu finished speaking, her gaze swept over everyone and landed on the dumbfounded Master Lin. She smiled faintly, "Master Lin, I have pointed out the five questions. Is there anything I have missed?"
Master Lin was somewhat embarrassed.
Mingluo mentioned far more than five points. In fact, simply answering the questions about the four villains could be considered four items, since most people would find it difficult to even see that. But Mingluo was referring to five major items, which, upon closer examination, amounted to more than twenty questions.
It also mentioned the Four Yin Formation.
He had never heard of this formation before; no wonder the three of them couldn't dispel the bad luck here no matter how hard they tried.
He said awkwardly, "Young lady, you're quite right. There are indeed problems in this house, as you mentioned. You've passed this hurdle, but the next one won't be so easy for you."
Fan Wensi gave Master Lin a disapproving look.
That doesn't make sense.
Many of the problems Mingluo mentioned were things that these three masters hadn't pointed out at all before.
Master Lin coughed, automatically blocking Fan Wensi's gaze, and continued to lecture Mingluo: "Although what you said is correct, theory alone is not enough. I still need to test you. If you want to expel the Four Fiends, how should you do it?"
Minglu raised an eyebrow, looking at Master Lin with interest, and said calmly, "Just kick him out."
Hahahaha!
Master Lin seemed to have found Mingluo's weakness and burst into laughter.
"What a joke! I've never seen the Four Fiends get rid of. Little girl, let me teach you. The Four Fiends can only be transformed from an inauspicious position to an auspicious one by changing the layout of the room and using the art of yin and yang harmony. They can't be driven out at all."
He then said to Master Gu, "You see, it's fortunate that I asked one more question, otherwise I would have been in trouble. Mr. Nie, you mustn't be fooled by empty talk."
He shook his head repeatedly, expressing a sense of lament that people's hearts are no longer what they used to be and that traditional values are in jeopardy.
Nie Yuchen smiled faintly, his gaze sweeping over the three of them before settling back on Mingluo. He said calmly, "I believe in her. She's not one to talk big. Mingluo, what's your plan?"
He looked at Mingluo encouragingly and deliberately asked her a question to encourage her to express what she wanted to say.
Minglu smiled in response to his kindness. She looked at Master Lin, who had been aggressive and even somewhat gloating, and slowly retorted, "Master Lin, just because you can't do something doesn't mean others can't. What if I could drive the Four Fiends out?"
“That’s absolutely impossible!” Master Lin frowned.
Mingluo's words challenged his understanding of traditional metaphysics.
In metaphysics, there are a total of nine positions in the layout of a room: four auspicious positions, four inauspicious positions, plus a central palace.
Arranging each direction according to certain rules can achieve the effect of attracting good fortune and avoiding misfortune. If the house itself has some problems with its orientation, and the room layout is in the wrong order, making it difficult to distinguish between good and bad fortune, it is easy to accumulate bad luck.
A heavy dose of bad luck is accompanied by a heavy dose of misfortune.
People living in such places are bound to encounter misfortune.
A normal house can be kept peaceful and safe if it has four auspicious locations. However, the Fan family's house has four inauspicious locations in pairs in all eight corners except for the central palace. This has caused the house to be extremely unlucky, and the Fan family has suffered one misfortune after another.
The three of them had previously reached a consensus on this point, believing that all they needed to do was change the auspicious and inauspicious arrangement of the room.
I never even considered the idea of driving them away. Mingluo's statement probably means that she thinks the Four Fiends are four kinds of ferocious beasts?
If that's the case, it means she hasn't even mastered the book before coming out and making a fool of herself.
He had just thought highly of her, but now Master Lin glared at Mingluo in annoyance and genuinely didn't want to talk to her anymore.
Master Gu felt a sense of appreciation for Mingluo's talent; the fact that Mingluo had almost finished her studies already put her ahead of many others. On the other hand, he was also considering Nie Yuchen's feelings and didn't want things to become too embarrassing.
He kindly advised, "Young lady, you may not know this, but we changed the room layout when we came here, so the four ominous positions you see now are the current situation. The four ominous positions can only be changed, not driven away."
"Before you came, was this room laid out with eight ominous positions? The Death, Five Ghosts, Six Evils, and Calamity appear in pairs, forming a diagonal formation?" Minglu asked calmly, her eyes gleaming.
Master Gu was taken aback for a moment. "Yes, how did you know?"
Minglu chuckled softly, "Just as I thought."
She continued, "You tried to change the layout of the room to transform the eight inauspicious locations into eight auspicious ones, but you found that no matter how you changed it, the room that was originally in an auspicious location became an inauspicious location again?"
"That's right, that's exactly how it is. How did you know?" Master Gu stared intently at Ming Luo, his heart filled with excitement. They were puzzled by this very thing. Later, they used many items that generated yang energy to replenish it, but in the end, those items that generated yang energy quickly lost their yang energy after entering the Four Fiends' room.
How did Mingluo find out?
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