Fengshui and physiognomy were inseparable. Most Fengshui masters had some knowledge of physiognomy. Although Grandpa Zhao hadn't reached the Earth Master Realm, he had high attainments in Fengshui. His physiognomy was probably not ordinary either.
When Nangong told me about it, I didn't care. But now that Grandpa Zhao mentioned it, I couldn't help but care.
While I was frowning and thinking, Grandpa Zhao seemed to have something else to do. He waved his hand and left with Zhang Wenfei without talking to me.
Yang Kaichen excused himself and hurried to catch up with them.
When they were gone, I turned the matter over in my mind as I walked home alone.
Physiognomy masters didn't know much about themselves. They could see the problem from my physiognomy, but I couldn't. I could only make wild guesses.
What I needed to do now was to return to the Fire God Temple after the conference. The other thing was the Miao girl, Zhao Ying. Someone could come to trouble me at any time.
The Miao girl was easy to deal with. It wouldn't be hard for me to get a good result in the conference. Moreover, after the trip to the Fire God Temple, the Fengshui Association would take care of me. When the Miao people came, no matter who it was, they would have someone to rely on.
From the looks of it, what kind of danger would I encounter when I return to the Fire God Temple?
The unknown was always full of variables. It wasn't good to guess blindly. After thinking for a while, I didn't think about it anymore. Just like what Grandpa Zhao had said, I would be more careful these days. As for the rest, I could only wait for things to develop.
The next day, Yang Kaichen thought he had something to do, so he didn't come to find me. I got up alone and ate breakfast. Then, I leisurely walked to the conference venue.
Yesterday, there were a lot of people in the venue. Today, it was completely full. Besides the many Fengshui masters who came to watch the competition, there were also many people from the society. All of them had an extraordinary aura. They seemed to be rich and noble.
In their daily work, Fengshui masters came into contact with these officials and nobles. They relied on them to eat. The Metaphysics Association invited these people, so it was a good thing.
After sitting down on the contestants' seats, I turned to the right. Nangong's seat yesterday was empty. Even when the conference officially started, I didn't see his figure.
Now, I believed that this fellow wasn't talking nonsense yesterday. He really didn't want to join the party.
The people from the Metaphysics Association also noticed the situation and intentionally delayed the start of the competition. They waited for Nangong for a few minutes, but he didn't appear. They could only helplessly announce that Nangong was disqualified.
After the Dragon Seizing Tournament officially began, the examiners yesterday, President Wang and President Xie, were nowhere to be seen. Our Shenzhen Branch's President Xu took over the main stage. He will be the chief examiner today.
Compared to President Wang and President Xie yesterday, President Xu was much more old-fashioned, causing the atmosphere to be more depressing.
After he announced the start of the competition, he gave out a small booklet similar to the one yesterday. Then, he showed us the Fengshui map.
What was different from yesterday was that today's booklet was a Feng Shui map of the Yang Residence. The booklet was very thin, and there were only three pictures in total.
President Xu opened his mouth and announced that today's rules were that each picture would be worth two points. The contestants would have to use the Feng Shui of the Yang Residence to guess the health and financial situation of the owner's family. If they answered all the questions correctly, they would get two points. If they answered incorrectly or missed something, they wouldn't get a single point.
This rule was very advantageous to me. Since there were three maps, there would definitely be some difficult ones. Even if I couldn't answer the most difficult one, as long as I could answer the other two questions correctly, I would at most lose two points. In the first round of the competition yesterday, besides Nangong, everyone else had at least three points less than me. This meant that even if I answered one question incorrectly, I would still be able to obtain first place.
Even if I answered two questions incorrectly, unless someone answered all the questions correctly and obtained three points yesterday, first place would still be mine.
With that thought, I didn't feel any pressure. I casually flipped open the booklet and started to read it carefully.
I couldn't help but smile when I saw the first question.
It was the same as the Feng Shui of the Yang Residence, which was ranked third yesterday. This Feng Shui of the Yang Residence was basically a free point question for the contestants. It only violated the most common Feng Shui of the Yang Residence, so it would be difficult to answer incorrectly.
I didn't think too much and picked up the pen to write. "There is water flowing through the house. This is the water that cuts one's feet. It's very inauspicious. The owner of the house lives here and suffers from rheumatism in his early years. Within five years, he will definitely have a stroke."
After I finished writing, I didn't think too much about it and continued to read.
When I saw the second picture, I suddenly laughed.
This Feng Shui map wasn't too simple. Relatively speaking, it could be considered quite difficult. But coincidentally, this map tested the placement of the Yang Residence's Kitchen Door!
What was even more coincidental was that the mistake of the Kitchen Door in the Feng Shui map was the Qian Kitchen Door and the Xun Gate's "Heavenly Fengyang" pattern. It was the same mistake that our county's Feng Shui master, Wang Zekun, had made.
To me, this question was more like a free point question. I didn't hesitate to pick up the pen and write. "The Qian Kitchen Door and the Xun Gate, the Metal and Wood Punishment War, the woman is lewd and evil, the family is crazy, the man drowns himself in a well and hangs himself. The qi in the two sides of the body attacks the heart, the legs are sore and numb, the man coughs and becomes paralyzed.
After I finished writing, I didn't look at it anymore and directly flipped to the third picture.
When I saw the third picture, I frowned. It wasn't that the third picture was difficult, but it was too strange.
In the picture, there was a house in an ancient village. There were two mountain peaks in front of the house. The one on the left was long and narrow, shaped like a corpse lying on the ground. The one on the right was short and had a few branches that formed the shape of fingers. It looked like the right mountain was a hand that was dragging the corpse-shaped mountain in front of it.
In Feng Shui, this kind of Yang Residence was called the "Corpse Dragging Mountain." It was very rare.
In addition, as long as there was a Corpse Dragging Mountain, there would be a long and narrow road between the palm-shaped mountain peaks. Moreover, this road would be white.
This road was called the "Neck Constriction Road."
I lowered my head and searched for a while. Soon, I found this road.
Corpse Dragging Mountain, Neck Constriction Road.
In theory, these were all ominous geomancy. It should be easy for me to figure out what was going on.
However, when I looked at the door, I saw a triangular pond. Moreover, its sharp corner was facing the door.
There was a sharp horn at the door. In Feng Shui, it was called the "Sharp Horn Evil Spirit." The owner of this house was prone to eye diseases, and he was poor. His health and fortune weren't good.
It wasn't the end of it. In the house, there was the Gen Gate, and the Qian Master was paired with the Xun Stove. This was the combination of wood, earth, and metal. It represented the longevity of a man and a woman. It was also an ominous sign.
Seeing so many ominous signs, it was enough to tell me how bad the Feng Shui of this house was. However, with this kind of geomancy, people would die within three to five days. Even if they didn't know anything about Feng Shui, they shouldn't have built such a house. It was really strange.
Did the Metaphysics Society build this house with strange Feng Shui just for this competition?
It wasn't impossible. However, I carefully looked at the picture. It was an old house. Moreover, it was quite old. It couldn't have been built recently.
After thinking for a long time, I looked at the information about the owner of the house. Then, I arranged the owner's horoscope. After thinking about it for a long time, I finally had an idea. I carefully wrote under the third picture. "Life is cheap, house is ominous, but it can be saved in a desperate situation."
After I finished writing, I didn't think too much about it. When the time was up, I handed the booklet in.
I wasn't sure about the last picture, but I was very sure about the first two pictures. The answers couldn't be wrong.
This way, even if I couldn't get any points from the last picture, I could still get four points. Adding the six points I got yesterday, no one could surpass me.
I calmly sat in the audience and waited for Chairman Xu to review the answers. His usually serious face revealed a trace of happiness. He waved the booklet in his hand and said with a smile, "I've looked through everyone's answers. Just like yesterday, let's announce the scores first."
"All the thirty Feng Shui masters who participated in today's competition got points. Among them, twenty-two people answered two questions correctly and got four points, including Zhou Yi of the Shenzhen branch. Therefore, the champion of this competition has been determined.
Everyone can congratulate Zhou Yi in advance. "
The person who won the first place in the Dragon Seizing Competition could be called the champion.
After Chairman Xu finished speaking, the audience burst into applause. However, the applause wasn't very enthusiastic. After all, after yesterday's first Feng Shui competition and today's Nangong's withdrawal, there was basically no doubt that I would be the champion. Everyone knew it in their hearts.