In the second year of Emperor Shun, Master Zhang Ling received the Zhengyi talismans and the Sword of the Celestial Master from Laozi. He journeyed to Longhu Mountain in Jiangxi for cultivation. On the day he broke through the final barrier, he subdued eight divisions of evil spirits and defeated six earthly kings. Accompanied by his disciples, he traveled across the land, slaying monsters and demons, bringing blessings to the people of Sichuan. Thus, the “Tianshi Dao” sect was founded, continuing until this day.
—From Daozang
The sky darkened, the wind blew, branches twisted, and leaves drifted down.
Finally, the raindrops began to fall.
The rain wasn’t heavy, pattering softly, more like mist than rain. The bustling world was sealed within a dense web of rain threads. Looking into the distance, streets, buildings, and pedestrians blurred into vague silhouettes.
As the old saying goes, timely rain knows its season, arriving with spring. But right now, someone was clearly unhappy.
Right now, he was squatting lazily at the entrance of his own shop, one hand holding a cigarette that had already been smoked halfway, the other hand strangely calculating something with his fingers, his lips chattering nonstop, no one knew what profound principles he was mumbling about.
Approaching closer, you’d find his appearance quite decent—pointed chin, thick eyebrows, big eyes, a high nose bridge. Not ordinary, but not overly handsome either. He gave off a balanced, pleasant vibe.
His name was Liu Dashao, owner of this feng shui shop, the so-called “spiritual charlatan.” Normally, his business wasn’t particularly booming, but it was enough to ensure he had wine to drink and cigarettes to smoke. With his pockets full, he could even occasionally treat himself to a better meal at a restaurant. When idle, he’d read books like “Ziwei Shu” and “Yunji Qiqian”—the “textbooks” of his trade. Although nine out of ten things he said were lies, could he really be so heartless as to betray the trust of the masses? After all, he should still love his job, work hard, and contribute to the socialist modernization effort, right?
Therefore, he still needed to study the basics. As for how much he truly understood, that depended on his own insight. As the saying goes, a forced melon isn’t sweet!
“The ancient mirror, dim for many years, polished bright like a full moon round. When a gentleman seeks fortune-telling, good luck naturally comes with fate’s turn.” After finally finishing his finger calculations, Liu Dashao stared wide-eyed for a while before grumbling out this line of divination verse, rhyming and well-structured, seemingly quite convincing. But the next line quickly ruined the effect: “You damn kid, it’s cold out, just rain a little and that’s it! No one would blame you for adjusting the qi. But why keep raining day after day without end? You’ve washed away all the feng shui luck I worked so hard to accumulate!”
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