Chapter 225: The Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches

When Xiao Yufan opened the items left behind by Butler Fang, he couldn’t help but feel both amused and helpless—inside was only a note, bearing a single line of bold, powerful handwriting…

“This is something I obtained through great effort—the birth chart of Lanyuanyuan, that young man from Lingyun Enterprises. I think you’ll find it useful. What to do with it, I’m sure I don’t need to explain!”

Xiao Yufan was momentarily stunned. He realized immediately that Butler An must have discovered something about the Feng Shui formation. But this method of shifting the stars and altering the constellations was just too underhanded…

By leaving behind Lanyuanyuan’s birth chart, Butler An clearly intended to redirect the effects of the Feng Shui formation onto Lanyuanyuan himself, thus impacting Lingyun Enterprises. Although this move was quite sinister, Xiao Yufan was more than willing to go along with it.

“This mess must have something to do with the Capital Club. Let Lingyun Enterprises pay the price. Since you want to play dirty, I’ll be happy to play along!”

Stepping into the manor, Xiao Yufan carefully sensed the location of the Feng Shui formation. In truth, this so-called formation merely used certain energies to lock in fortune. Though it sounded mysterious, anyone well-versed in metaphysics would understand it. The key to breaking such a formation lay in locating the “eye” of the array.

The entire layout of the estate was meticulously designed. Backed by mountains in the northwest, it gathered auspicious energy. The east was slightly elevated, symbolizing the Azure Dragon raising its head—heralding wealth and status. In the southeast, water from a lake flowed in, bringing prosperity to knowledge and culture.

The entire path running through the estate was unobstructed, with low railings on either side. Clearly, higher railings would symbolize the White Tiger rising—favoring female fortune while hindering male success. It was evident that the Hu family held strong patriarchal values.

Observing quietly, Xiao Yufan soon located a spot where energy seemed especially concentrated. If he wasn’t mistaken, this was the location of the Feng Shui formation.

Several wooden pillars stood there rather abruptly. Around them, everything seemed normal at first glance, but Xiao Yufan could still sense the energy fluctuations—like a person’s aura.

The Celestial Stems and Terrestrial Branches, the 108 stellar positions, were usually closely related to Feng Shui formations. Though not complicated, breaking such a formation was no easy task.

The biggest challenge was that Xiao Yufan had no idea how this formation was structured. Even though he understood general methods of breaking Feng Shui arrays, success wasn’t guaranteed. Worse, he couldn’t redirect the negative energy toward Lanyuanyuan without knowing the setup.

Frustrated, Xiao Yufan felt a surge of irritation. If only he had studied this formation more thoroughly beforehand, he wouldn’t be in such an awkward position. But there was no use lamenting now—he needed to solve the problem at hand.

“Wait a second… the birth chart corresponds with the Celestial Stems and Terrestrial Branches. Could the arrangement of these pillars be related to that system too?”

A sudden spark of inspiration struck him. Thinking back to the birth chart of Lanyuanyuan left by Butler Fang, Xiao Yufan began to form an idea. The birth chart was connected to the Stems and Branches, and so must be this Feng Shui formation.

Testing his theory, he began adjusting the positions of the wooden pillars. As he did, he felt the energy shift. A slow smile spread across his lips—he was right. Understanding dawned upon him like sunlight breaking through clouds…