Although I had a goal, there were still many problems.
When I first came to Fire God Temple, I couldn't enter the door.
And even if I did enter, I didn't know if I could get the Fire Obsidian or if I could come out alive.
It was said that risk and opportunity coexisted, but the risk in Fire God Temple was too great. It was hard to say if it was worth the risk.
But then again, I had already told Ye Pianpian about Fire God Temple. When I left the capital, the people from the Metaphysics Association had already left for Fire God Temple. With their power, they might be able to solve the secret of Fire God Temple. At that time, with my contribution and Old Man Li's favor, I might be able to get enough Fire Obsidian for my use.
That was only the first problem.
Another problem was that the Fire Obsidian might not be suitable for me.
When a Feng Shui master reached the Complete Acupoint Sealing Realm, the ten acupoints in the Heaven Meridian would be full. At that time, through a special detection artifact, the Feng Shui master's five elements would appear.
There were five stars in the sky, and five elements in humans.
The essence of Metaphysics was similar to Confucianism's' Unity of Man and Nature '. Especially in the Glory of Knowledge realm, when using the Light Obsidian to obtain star power, one had to use the Light Obsidian that was compatible with one's five star origin.
So, even if I got the Fire Obsidian, I could only use it when my five star origin was of the fire attribute.
After careful consideration, I couldn't help but smile bitterly. Every step in Metaphysics was extremely difficult. There was no shortcut. I could only be prepared to accept the difficulties.
The only good thing was that there was still some time between the Nine Acupoints Sealing Realm and the Ten Acupoints Sealing Realm. At least, I could relax during this time and not think about Glory of Knowledge. Everything would have to wait until the Ten Acupoints Sealing Realm was completed.
In the next few days, I had some free time. I called Ye Pianpian and the fatty, but I couldn't get through to either of them.
Ye Pianpian was most likely at Fire God Temple, and she was with the people from the Metaphysics Association. I didn't have anything to worry about.
However, things were different with Fatty. I had planned to go to Fatty's sect in Kaifeng to see how things were going when I returned home for the New Year. However, the Lu family had come knocking on my door. Too many things had happened, so I had to put the matter aside.
Although I didn't look for him, I had a feeling that even if I went, I wouldn't be able to find him.
Fatty has my contact information, and when I met Fatty's father, I told him my address in Shenzhen. If the father and son were to successfully leave the Fire God Temple, they would definitely contact me.
As I thought about it, I felt a little down. I could only pray for the fatty in my heart, hoping that he would be blessed.
Then, I called Zhang Wenfei. I wanted to ask him why they were in such a hurry to return to their hometown. However, I couldn't get through to him.
We hadn't known each other for a long time, but Zhang Wenfei was definitely a friend of mine. He had left in a hurry, and I couldn't get through to him. I couldn't help but feel worried.
After hanging up, I suddenly remembered that Zhang Wenfei had told me that his teacher, Zhao Dingwu, had invited me to Meizhou when I had time. He said that he wanted to talk to me about something. It just so happened that I had some free time in the next few days. I would take this chance to go to Meizhou and see Zhang Wenfei's situation.
After making up my mind, I contacted Wang Yongjun. I wanted to tell him that I would be away for a few days. However, Wang Yongjun told me that he needed to find a location for a new factory and wanted to trouble me to check on its geomancy.
Ever since I had received his salary, I had been in a state of unemployment. It wasn't easy for me to find an opportunity to do something. Of course, I agreed and pushed the matter of going to Meizhou to the back of my mind.
In the next three days, I followed Wang Yongjun to visit a few locations. After a while, I found two places with good geomancy. One was the "Heavenly Si Comes Out of the Stable". Saturn was like a stable, where the horses came out of the flat ground. The heavenly horses would gather in groups, and they wouldn't be taken care of. The stars would gather together, and the owner would be very rich. Moreover, it was a rapid geomancy.
The second was the "Red-Crowned Crane Hanging Down Pecking". The earth was heavy, but the fire was light. The fire wasn't obvious, so it stopped at being rich.
It was a rich and slightly noble geomancy.
After thinking for a while, I chose the second "Red-Crowned Crane Hanging Down Pecking" as the location to build the factory.
Although the "Heavenly Si Comes Out of the Stable" was better, Wang Yongjun was a merchant. A rich and noble geomancy wasn't a good thing for him. Moreover, he had a lot of assets, and his business had reached a stable stage. A rapid geomancy wasn't suitable for him. On the contrary, the second "Red-Crowned Crane Hanging Down Pecking" was stable, and it was the most suitable for him.
After confirming, I told him the principles in between. After Wang Yongjun listened to me, he was silent for a while. Then, he sighed and said, "Brother Zhou, although I'm a few years older than you, my state of mind is much worse than yours.
To be honest, when I heard about the first rich and noble geomancy, I couldn't help but feel a bit greedy. After you explained the reason, I finally understood.
You're right. For me, stability is the most suitable. Thinking about the rich and noble geomancy will only bring trouble to myself. Today, I've learned my lesson. Our factory will be located at the place where the Red-Crowned Crane Hanging Down Pecking! "
After he finished speaking, I waved my hand and smiled.
It wasn't that I was being modest. Anyone who heard about the rich and noble geomancy would feel greedy. Not to mention, Wang Yongjun was still confused by the situation. It was already hard for him to not be affected by greed. If I were to put myself in his shoes, I'm not sure if I could make the same open-minded choice as him.
After finishing this, Wang Yongjun gave me a check for one million renminbi. He said that it was for "your hard work".
When I first accepted the job, Wang Yongjun said that the annual salary would be calculated separately. Every time I worked, I would get a bonus. At this time, I didn't refuse and directly accepted it.
Then, I asked Wang Yongjun about his recent plans. After learning that there wouldn't be anything else for the time being, I told him about going to Meizhou.
Although I was hired by him, Wang Yongjun never asked about my whereabouts. Of course, he wouldn't say anything. Since Meizhou wasn't too far from Shenzhen, he directly asked his driver, Wang Kun, to take me there. He said that he had a lot of business dealings there. Wang Kun had also stayed there before, so he was more familiar with the place.
It was more convenient to have someone pick me up, so I didn't refuse. With Wang Kun on my feet, we set off to Meizhou.
We set off at noon and arrived at Meizhou City around 5: 00 PM. We first found a hotel to stay in before driving to Meizhou's Metaphysics Branch.
Before coming here, I had already asked Yang Kaichen for the specific address of the Meizhou Branch. At this time, I didn't need to ask around. I quickly reached the place.
Meizhou City was much smaller than Shenzhen, but the Meizhou Branch wasn't any worse than the Shenzhen Branch. It was also an entire building, but it was different from the modern style of Shenzhen. The Meizhou Branch's building had an antique style. Aside from the fact that the building was too tall, the rest of the building was arranged in the style of ancient China. It looked very pleasing to the eye.
However, when I stood at the door, I stopped. I didn't directly enter.
It wasn't because someone was stopping me. It was because there were several white banners hanging on the main entrance of the Meizhou Branch. On the two sides of the door, there were also funeral couplets and wreaths.
From the looks of it, it seemed that there was a funeral going on.
I had a bad premonition. After entering, I saw a mourning hall in the lobby. In the middle of the mourning hall, there was a huge black and white photo. It was Grandpa Zhao Dingwu's photo!
No wonder Zhang Wenfei and his fellow disciple had rushed back. It turned out that Grandpa Zhao had passed away!
Although I hadn't had much contact with Grandpa Zhao, whether it was the stories I had heard about his life or the warning he had given me, it was enough to make me respect him.
There were many people in the hall paying their respects to Grandpa Zhao. When I walked to the front of the mourning hall, someone handed me three sticks of incense. I took them and lit them. I respectfully bowed to Grandpa Zhao's portrait three times. Then, I grabbed some paper money from the short table and burned them. After that, I stood up and left the mourning hall.
Although I was also grieving, funerals and condolences had proper etiquette. I couldn't be rude.
However, after I left the mourning hall, I had some doubts. According to etiquette, the 'filial son' who wore mourning clothes in front of the mourning hall should be the deceased's eldest son or grandson. I had heard from Zhang Wenfei that Grandpa Zhao Dingwu didn't have any children. He had treated the two of them as his own.
Thus, the 'filial son' here should be Zhang Kanwen. However, it was strange that the one who had offered me the incense was a kid around seventeen or eighteen years old.
I couldn't help but feel suspicious. I pulled a young man and asked him, "Fellow Daoist, is the filial son in the mourning hall Grandpa Zhao's son?"
After hearing my question, the young man looked at me strangely. Then, he answered, "Of course not. Zhao Dingwu didn't have any children. That's Vice President Zhang's youngest son. He's just playing the role of a filial son."
Then, the young man seemed to be afraid of something. He didn't want to talk more. He waved his hand and left.
Seeing his strange behavior, I was also puzzled. I didn't ask anyone else but looked around. However, I didn't see Zhang Wenfei or Zhang Kanwen.
Zhang Wenfei and his fellow disciple hadn't appeared in Grandpa Zhao's mourning hall. No matter what, it didn't make sense.
I was even more puzzled. I found a chance to talk to a middle-aged man who had just come out of the mourning hall. After talking to him, I discreetly asked him about Grandpa Zhao's death.
I just wanted to ask him a random question as an excuse to talk to him.
However, I didn't expect that the man would sigh and say, "I heard it was a disaster that destroyed his entire family. I don't know who Uncle Zhao had offended. Sigh …"