It really is the fatty!
It's been six to seven years since he left with Old He. I thought it would be hard to see him again, but I didn't think that we would meet again here.
I thought that it would be hard to be familiar with each other after a long time, but when I heard the fatty call me "Third Baby", my childhood memories came flooding back.
The fatty also ran in front of me and hugged me.
"Third Baby, why are you here?
Shouldn't you be studying in university? "
After a while, the fatty let go of me and asked.
I also smiled and told him about my situation, as well as accepting Chief Liu's invitation to explore the Fire God Temple in Shennongjia.
"Feng Shui Master?"
The fatty stared at me with his eyes wide open. He reached out and lightly hammered my shoulder, "I've never seen you study this before, why are you suddenly doing this?"
When Chief Liu asked me about my master, I casually said that I learned it from the fatty's father. I didn't want to say too much in front of Chief Liu, so I pulled the fatty and said, "We'll talk about this tonight, you haven't told me why you're here yet."
The fatty pointed at Boss Liu, who was behind me. "Boss Liu invited me too."
At this moment, Chief Liu saw that we were almost done talking, so he walked forward and said with a smile, "I didn't think that Mr. Xiao Zhou and Master Lin already knew each other."
Master Lin?
Fatty?
I turned around and looked at the fatty. I was confused by how Chief Liu called me "Master Lin".
Seeing that I was confused, Chief Liu explained to me with a smile, "Master Lin is the disciple of Zhenren Guan. Although he's young, his attainments in divination are extraordinary, and he can be called a master."
After Chief Liu finished his introduction, the fatty smiled and winked at me. He looked very proud, and didn't look like a master at all.
He probably went to find a master after he left with Old He and learned divination. I didn't think that he would become so famous in just a few years.
I wanted to ask him about the details, but the fatty waved his hand and said that we would talk in private later.
After we finished our greetings, Chief Liu introduced the rest of the people to me.
He introduced the girl first, saying that she was his personal secretary called Bai Ling. She was in charge of the logistics of this mission, and we could find her if we needed anything.
Bai Ling will prepare everything we need for us.
Then, it was the grey-haired, square-headed old Daoist. Chief Liu seemed to be very familiar with him as he introduced with a smile, "This is Kaifeng Taoist Association's Zhao Yongkun, Mr. Xiao Zhou can be called Taoist Zhao."
I nodded and said with a smile, "Although Daoist and Fengshui are not the same school, they are of the same origin. I will have to trouble Taoist Zhao for this trip."
Professor Deng was the Vice President of the Fengshui Association in the city where I studied. His strength was terrifying. Since Kaifeng was an ancient city, the Taoist Association would be even stronger. I didn't dare to neglect the President of the Kaifeng Taoist Association.
However, this Zhao Yongkun's expression was a little arrogant. There wasn't much expression on his face. He only nodded at me indifferently as a greeting. He didn't even say a word.
I didn't mind. It was normal for a powerful old Daoist to have an eccentric temper. It would be strange if he was friendly with me.
Finally, Chief Liu introduced the two sturdy middle-aged men. He said that they were from a security company and that they had a group of retired special forces soldiers. They would be responsible for our safety.
After introducing us to each other, Mr. Liu gave us Bai Ling's contact information. He told us that if we needed anything, we could contact Bai Ling within the next two days.
After that, Chief Liu asked the fatty with a smile, "I wonder if Master Lin can perform a divination and set a suitable time for our trip?"
The fatty shook his head. "Divination is about fate. How can you predict the good or bad luck of the trip? You should ask him. Fengshui masters are good at choosing auspicious days."
Then, he pointed at me. Chief Liu looked at me with a smile.
I shook my head helplessly. "Whether or not it's suitable for the trip is already fixed in the lunar calendar. There's no need to calculate anything … Tomorrow is the ninth day of the Lunar New Year. How about we set it tomorrow?"
Before Chief Liu could reply, Zhao Yongkun interrupted, "Tomorrow isn't suitable. Let's set off the day after tomorrow."
He didn't say the reason and just said that coldly. Then, he didn't say anything else.
I was a bit curious. If he had something to say, why didn't he say it earlier? Why did he have to wait for me to say the date? It seemed like he was targeting me.
But I didn't have any enmity with him. This was the first time we met, so why did he have to make things difficult for me?
Was he trying to show me his power?
Chief Liu seemed a bit awkward and said to me, "Mr. Xiao Zhou, you see …"
Naturally, I didn't need to argue with Zhao Yongkun. The date of the trip wasn't a big deal. It didn't matter if it was a day earlier or a day later.
Thus, I smiled and said, "Then we'll listen to Daoist Zhao. Let's set off at noon the day after tomorrow."
Chief Liu nodded. After seeing that no one had any objections, he set the date.
At first, Chief Liu had booked a luncheon at his hotel, but since the fatty and I hadn't seen each other for a long time, we had a lot to talk about. We declined the invitation and left Chief Liu's office. We found a random restaurant and sat down to talk about the things that had happened after we'd been separated for several years.
According to the fatty, Old He was the president of the Fengshui Metaphysics Association. After he left with Old He, Old He had arranged for him to study in a school in the city.
However, after he had followed Old He, he had come in contact with many things related to Fengshui Metaphysics. He wasn't interested in studying anymore. He wanted to stay with Old He and learn about Fengshui Metaphysics.
After learning from Old He for a period of time, Fatty gradually became very interested in divination, and showed a strong talent, so Old He sent him to Kaifeng, where he was apprenticed to a very famous divination sect, Zhan Shi Dao Divination Grandmaster, and began to learn the way of divination.
Strictly speaking, the fatty was a Daoist priest who specialized in divination.
I was a little curious. "Since you're a Daoist priest, why don't you wear a Daoist robe or a Daoist hairstyle?"
The fatty said with a serious voice, "As a disciple of the Three Pure Ones, the Three Pure Ones should always be in your heart. Why do you need to care about your appearance? Moreover, our Daoist school emphasizes on following our hearts. Of course, we should be free and unfettered."
Seeing him talk nonsense with a straight face, just like when he was a kid, I felt relieved. Being a Daoist priest wasn't an idiot.
After that, the fatty asked about me. Of course, I couldn't tell him about the red shadow, and I couldn't find any other excuse. I awkwardly told him that I had become interested in Fengshui after that incident, so I bought some books and learned from the higher-ups.
The fatty was a carefree man. I guessed he didn't notice my awkwardness. He didn't doubt me at all. "It's not a good idea to study by myself. Later, I'll contact Old He. If I really want to study Fengshui, I'll go and learn from him."
I was quite interested in his suggestion. In the past few years, I had been learning from the Death Scripture. Sometimes, I felt confused, and my understanding of many things was somewhat specious. If I could verify my knowledge with someone else, it would definitely help me advance my Fengshui study.
Moreover, it was easy for a person to get entangled by some misconceptions. It was like when I was trying to comprehend 'Qi'. If it weren't for Professor Deng's words, I would still be muddle-headed.
After chatting for a while, the fatty hesitated. "Third Baby, I have a question I want to ask you about that incident. I haven't seen you for a few years, so I've been holding it in my heart."
I was surprised. "What is it?"
The fatty said. "That year, after we went to the graveyard to steal food, you told me that there was a female ghost wearing red clothes. She sat on your bed every night … Then, we went to the entrance of the underground palace, and a woman wearing a veil came out. She was also wearing red clothes … I vaguely remember that the graveyard we went to when we were young was right above that underground palace."