The next time I saw Xu Ziyu wasn't in the real world but on TV.
That year, the local TV stations started to promote one talent show after another, triggering a nationwide movement to create stars. At first, this kind of thing was very far away from me, but later on, our school was stirred up because of a talent show. One of our schoolmates had entered the final of the show and became a famous star in just a blink of an eye.
That schoolmate was Xu Ziyu.
When I got the news, I dropped my jaw in surprise.
Xu Ziyu was beautiful, but she was just an average-looking girl. She was far from being a heavenly beauty. Moreover, I had never heard that she was good at singing or anything like that. I couldn't help but be surprised when I heard the news.
Later on, I watched the recording of Xu Ziyu's performance on the talent show. I didn't know if it was because of her makeup or something else, but Xu Ziyu looked much more beautiful in the TV. She exuded a special charm, and her watery eyes were very lively. No matter who saw them, they would feel that they were attracted to her.
However, when I looked at Xu Ziyu's face, I felt a little uneasy. Her face was rosy, but there was a mass of thick black smoke between her eyebrows. It was obvious that there was something wrong with her health.
Moreover, her complexion was too good, which made her look abnormal. It was as if she was strong on the outside but weak on the inside.
Since I was watching through the TV screen, I wasn't sure if I had seen her correctly. However, I couldn't help but worry.
I wanted to visit her, but her identity was different now. She had moved out of her house, and it was hard to find her.
I had no choice but to give up.
In the blink of an eye, it was the summer vacation of my junior year. At this time, I had mastered dozens of yellow talismans recorded in the Death Scripture. At the same time, I started to study the hand seals and the footwork. I could barely protect myself, but I didn't dare to relax. I was always on guard against Professor Deng's sudden appearance.
In the past two years, Professor Deng suddenly disappeared. I secretly went to the university where he worked to investigate, but I didn't get any information. In addition, I also investigated the local Fengshui Metaphysics Association. However, it's a relatively closed organization. Unless someone introduces you to it, you can't join it.
After investigating for a while, I didn't make any progress, so I decided to give up.
However, the longer Professor Deng didn't show up, the more I felt that he was preparing something. When he showed up in the future, he would use the cruelest means to kill me.
Every time I thought about this, I would force myself to study the techniques of the geomancy masters recorded in the Death Scripture. However, these techniques were related to geomancy. With my current level, it was useless to just study by the dead. I had to go out and see the world. Only then would I be able to improve my geomancy knowledge.
At this moment, my Qi Drawing Technique has already reached the level of Qi Drawing Technique Like Silk. Now, I can only rely on my own hard work, but I won't be able to improve any further.
There was only one way for a Fengshui Master to reach the next level, and that was to find a dragon.
Searching for a dragon was not searching for a true dragon like in the legends, but for a dragon's vein.
This Dragon Vein was not the Kunlun Mountain of the Ancestral Court of the Dragon Vein of the world, nor was it an ordinary hill with only a trace of Dragon Qi. Instead, it was the True Dragon Vein hidden in the mountains and rivers.
Dragon Seeking was definitely not what ordinary people thought it was. It was not just to provide funeral services and find rich graves for people.
To a Fengshui Master, searching for a dragon was a kind of cultivation.
A true dragon was hard to find. Many famous mountains and rivers didn't necessarily have a true dragon hiding there. However, in some shallow and low mountains, one might encounter a true dragon.
In the study of geomancy, there was a saying, "Searching for a dragon in ten years." This saying was enough to show the difficulty of searching for a dragon. A Fengshui Master had to spend ten years to find a true dragon's vein.
Although it was difficult, no Fengshui Master would give up on this cultivation. Not to mention ten years, even if it was twenty or thirty years, as long as a Fengshui Master could find a true dragon's vein, he would die without regrets.
Searching for a dragon wasn't just a chance for a Fengshui Master to verify his knowledge. After finding a true dragon's vein, he would receive great benefits. In terms of Qi Drawing Technique, he could directly advance from Qi Drawing Technique Like Finger to Qi Drawing Technique Like Pillar.
Previously, from Qi Drawing Technique Like Silk to Qi Drawing Technique Like Finger, I had studied all the yellow talismans. I had even dabbled in the hand seals and the Astral Steps to reach this realm.
However, how much was the distance between a hair and a finger?
What was the difference between a finger and a stone pillar?
From Qi Drawing Technique Like Finger to Qi Drawing Technique Like Pillar, there was no hope of reaching this realm. Only a dragon's vein had this kind of power.
Some Fengshui clans or sects with inheritances would have a true dragon's vein found by their ancestors for their descendants to study and use. Each true dragon's vein was a huge treasure, enough to support the rise of a Fengshui clan or sect. It was their ultimate secret, and the outside world would never know about it.
As for me, a Fengshui Master without a sect or inheritance, I could only rely on myself to walk the world. I had to use my feet to measure the land and find a true dragon's vein that belonged to me.
How difficult was this path?
Many geomancy books had recorded that from ancient times until now, there were only a few dozen people who had found a true dragon's vein, such as Zhang Daoling, Chen Tuan, and Three Reeds True Monarch. And these dozens of people were all grandmasters who had founded their own sects.
No matter how difficult it was, this was the only path in front of me. I had to walk it to know if I could reach it.
Coincidentally, it was time for me to leave the university for my internship in the fourth year of university. Many of my classmates began to send their resumes everywhere, looking for companies for internships. I also packed my luggage and began to plan my travel.
At this time, Chief Liu suddenly contacted me one day. He told me that he needed my help with something. He asked me to go to his company to discuss it in detail.
It was like someone giving me a pillow when I was sleepy. I immediately agreed, packed my luggage, and returned home. After resting for a while, I hurried to Chief Liu's company.
This was the first time I had come to Chief Liu's company. When I had met him before, I only knew that he was a wealthy businessman. However, after seeing his company with my own eyes, I finally understood what kind of wealthy businessman he was.
It was a thirty-story building, and it was all Chief Liu's office building. Just this building alone was a sky-high price, not to mention his other factories and hotels.
Compared to his assets, the ten thousand and one hundred thousand renminbi that I had treated as a sky-high price the last two times were just a drop in the ocean, not worth mentioning.
When I arrived at the place, I reported to the receptionist. Soon, a beautiful girl took me to the top floor and brought me to Chief Liu's office.
After entering the door, Chief Liu warmly greeted me. However, whenever I asked him about the grave relocation, Chief Liu didn't want to talk about it. He just gave me a vague answer.
After exchanging greetings, Chief Liu told me why he had called me here.
According to him, this matter was related to his ancestor. I guessed he wanted to find a place, so he came to me for help.
His words made me feel a little strange. Geomancy masters could find dragons, seal acupoints, or even exorcise ghosts. What kind of place was he looking for? It was more appropriate to find a geographer or something like that. Why did he call me here? It didn't seem right.
However, I wasn't in a hurry to ask.
After Chief Liu explained, he got up and took out a yellowed booklet from the safe behind him. "Let me take a look at the content first."
As soon as I saw the booklet, I felt a sense of déjà vu. However, after taking a closer look, I realized that I had never seen it before.
I suppressed my curiosity and asked Chief Liu, "What's this?"
Chief Liu smiled and said, "Mr. Zhou has seen this before. However, it was through the safe, so he didn't see it directly."
After he said that, I suddenly remembered that when I first met him, he purposely tested me to see if I could see what was bothering him. Then, I made a judgment based on his face and the safe shrouded in ancestral energy.
My interest was piqued. I asked Chief Liu, "Is this the item in the safe?"
Chief Liu nodded with a smile. "This is a booklet passed down from my ancestor. It records some of my ancestor's past events. Some of them seem unimaginable. In the past few years, I've always thought that they were the work of my ancestor in his spare time. However, after seeing some things in recent years, I feel that some of them might be true."