Knife splashing

Chapter 21 First Meeting with Wang Daoxuan

The special smell in the courtyard is very complex.

There is a smell similar to the incense in the land temple, a certain warmth like rock, a strange earthy smell, and even a cold smell similar to the Three Talents Demon-Suppressing Coins...

It feels like a grocery store.

The taste was very bland, and it was obvious that even the things from the Xuanmen would not be good stuff.

But this proves that the other party is an expert!
Li Yan's anger turned into joy, and when he saw the courtyard gate was wide open, he stepped in.

The courtyard is not big, but it is very clean. There is a jujube tree planted on the left side and a stone trough fish tank on the right side, with a few small red fish swimming happily around.

There is a Bagua mirror hanging in the northwest corner and a stone pillar in the center.

The whole yard gives people a refreshing and peaceful feeling.

Li Yan only took a quick glance and knew what was going on.

Jujube wood represents wood, fish tank represents water, Bagua bronze mirror represents gold, and the central stone pier represents earth to protect the house. It is clearly a yang house feng shui arranged according to the five elements, except for the lack of fire.

Li Yan turned his head and looked at him, a smile appearing on the corner of his mouth.

Over there is the kitchen, where the Kitchen God is enshrined, and that’s fire, isn’t it?

The door of the main house in the courtyard was also wide open, and one could see an incense table with an altar, a statue of a god and many offerings.

The statue was a three-eyed Taoist holding a long sword. His Taoist robe was painted with the sun, moon, stars, and the four symbols of the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermillion Bird, and Black Tortoise, making it look a bit gaudy.

On the tablet, it is written that there is the position of Chen Tianjun, the mysterious and powerful one.

Li Yan didn't recognize it, but he could smell it. The smell of incense attached to it was somewhat similar to that of the land temple, relatively bland, but more majestic.

Inside the room, a middle-aged Taoist priest was sitting upright in front of a desk.

The Taoist was naturally Wang Daoxuan. His outfit was also interesting, wearing a casual black shirt and a white short coat with the Eight Diagrams embroidered on the back, a square kerchief on his head, and square-toed black cloth shoes on his feet, which were embroidered with auspicious clouds.

This outfit is not cheap. Although it has become white after washing, it is still neat.

The most attractive thing is his appearance. He is thin and vigorous, with a black beard hanging down to his chest, clear facial features and gentle eyes. Although he cannot be said to have the appearance of an immortal, he is someone who makes people like him at first sight.

The Taoist was holding a wolf-hair brush and writing and drawing on a piece of paper.

Opposite him sat a young man who looked like a scholar, with a bitter face and a look of sorrow between his brows.

As soon as Li Yan saw it, he knew it was fortune telling.

This business is considered a golden gate in the underworld.

The Golden Gate is the first of the Eight Gates of Ming Dynasty, which mainly includes nine kinds, including fortune-telling, physiognomy, fortune-telling, spirit writing, round light, walking under the Yin, astrology, magician, and duangong. So there is a jingle, called "Nine Golden Gates, Eighteen Skins, and Seventy-two Oligarchs".

The reason why it is called the first of the eight gates is that people in the Golden Gate are good at observing people's words and expressions, and are good at speaking and arguing. They have many ways. If you learn the Golden Gate's methods, you will be able to understand the other eight gates one by one.

For example, Jinmen's method can be directly used on Pimen, who practice medicine and sell drugs, which is called "Jin Gai Pi, one morning".

Furthermore, this business is full of all kinds of people, and most of them are swindlers who pretend to be gods, but you never know if you might run into someone from the mysterious sect who possesses extraordinary powers, so most people in the martial arts world will be polite when they encounter such a person.

Even the bandits from the Lan family have eight things they won’t rob, one of which is Kinmen.

Seeing that the other party was doing business, Li Yan stood outside the door in silence.

Wang Daoxuan had obviously seen it, but he ignored it. Instead, he put down his brush, picked up the paper covered with handwriting, and looked at it carefully for a while. Then, under the young man's anxious gaze, he stroked his beard and said:

"You gave the word 'gold'. Gold is the treasure of the world and the burden of man. It becomes good after long-term refinement."

"According to your horoscope, you should have been carefree in your youth, but in recent years you have had a rough life and your family has fallen into poverty..."

"Also, you have been unlucky financially recently, and there are villains causing trouble for you..."

"Yes, yes, the Taoist priest is right!"

The young man nodded quickly, his face full of admiration.

After seeing this, Li Yan couldn't help but laugh in his heart.

He saw some things with his own eyes and became interested in the mysterious world, but he was skeptical about the matter of fate. Even if it existed, he did not think that mortals could peek into the future.

Furthermore, I didn't smell any special odor.

His father roughly described this set of tactics as "the horse tie", which means tying up the guest tightly first and then luring him into the game.

The young man in front of him was frail, with no calluses on his hands, but his clothes were somewhat worn. He looked like a scholar who had lived a life of luxury but whose family had fallen on hard times.

Besides, if everything goes smoothly for everyone, who would have the leisure to tell fortunes?

The young man used the word "gold" to predict the person's fortune. Without even breaking down the word, he knew that the person was very short of money recently.

As for villains, who doesn’t have a villain behind him?

Li Yan saw through it but didn't say it out loud.

Firstly, it is the rule of the underworld that if you expose other people's plans, you will destroy their rice bowl, unless it is too much and you can't stand it.

Secondly, this method is not uncommon at all.

In the past life, people shouted false slogans to sell goods, stirred up emotions to make money, used profits to lure people to get capital... There were so many methods, which one was not a horse stake?

The rivers and lakes remain unchanged, and people's hearts remain the same, they just change their appearance. If nothing unexpected happens, the next step will be the time for harvest.

Sure enough, without Wang Daoxuan saying anything, the young man sighed with a sad face: "To be honest, I am originally from Xingping County. My family owns a silk and satin shop, but I met a swindler and was cheated out of everything I have."

"My father was so angry that he died, my mother cried until she went blind, and I didn't learn much from studying. I just realized that being a scholar is useless."

"My poor wife and children have to suffer with me, and are laughed at by my classmates. I really can't live anymore. What should I do..."

Li Yan was speechless after hearing this.

When people are in pain, most of them will chatter non-stop and look for someone to talk to.

But this young man has revealed all his family's assets, and any new comer can be fooled by him.

Isn't this like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth?

Wang Daoxuan was not in a hurry. He remained calm, stroking his beard and listening.

After the young man finished speaking, he picked up the paper and looked at it for a long time, then said thoughtfully, "It's not that there is no solution."

The young man's eyes lit up, "Please give me some advice, Taoist priest."

Wang Daoxuan pointed at the paper and said, "Look at the golden character on your head. It has the character '人' at the top, which is upright and powerful. This shows that the solution lies in '人'!"

"Noble?"

The young man thought for a moment, "Master, do you mean that someone will come to help us?"

Wang Daoxuan nodded slightly, "Of course there is a noble person, but this noble person is not someone else, but you yourself."

"Me? How is that possible!"

The young man was obviously dazed.

Wang Daoxuan stroked his beard and said, "You have this calamity in your life, but as the saying goes, gold is not pure, and people are not perfect. True gold needs fire to refine. As long as you can withstand this calamity fire, your luck will turn. Although you won't become rich, you will be able to live a stable life."

"And the '人' prefix also represents bad people causing trouble and suppressing your good fortune. You should stay away from them and the bad luck will go away."

A glimmer of hope rose in the young man's eyes. He hesitated for a moment and asked carefully, "Master, a Yin-Yang master came to my house and asked my mother to worship a Yin-Xian statue, saying that it can change my fate and protect my fortune..."

"Nonsense!"

Wang Daoxuan raised his eyebrows. "The Master once said, be close to gentlemen and stay away from villains, respect ghosts and gods but keep them at a distance. It is said that it is easy to invite gods but difficult to send them away. You provoked those people, what is the difference between that and welcoming villains into your home?"

"If you, the real gold, are afraid of fire, what difference is there between you and rubble?"

"If you decide your own fate, there is no cure!"

The young man immediately looked ashamed, "Master, you are right, I was wrong."

Then he touched his arms and said with difficulty, "I don't know how much the divination fee is..."

Wang Daoxuan held up three fingers and said calmly, "Your fortune has been blocked. I dare not take more than three copper coins. If you can withstand the fire, come to me to make up for the rest."

The young man immediately looked grateful and bowed deeply:
"Thank you, Taoist Master."

After saying that, he took out three copper coins, turned around and left.

When he went out, his eyes had become firm.

Li Yan was a little stunned and felt respect in his heart.

Ghosts and gods cannot change fate, it is human heart that can do it.

He had seen that the fate of the young man might have changed at this moment.

This is the real guidance!
Thinking of this, he strode into the room, clasped his fists, and then said with a smile: "Master Wang, you put down the horse post, which made the chain of bells ring, but let the sheep run away. You are ruining your own business."

The purpose of his Spring Dian was, firstly, to state his identity, and secondly, to talk about what had just happened.

After hearing this, Wang Daoxuan laughed, stood up and shook his head, saying: "This poor Taoist's words can determine life and death, and can also accumulate good karma. I dare not act recklessly."

"Besides, this skinny sheep doesn't have much fat, so there's no need to take it."

Li Yan nodded slightly, "Master, benevolent and righteous."

However, Wang Daoxuan seemed not to hear his compliments. He first looked at the knife on his waist, then looked out the window, shook his head and sighed, "Yesterday I dreamed of being haunted by evil spirits, and today I saw a magpie carrying a flower. I expected someone to come to my house, but I can't tell whether it will be a blessing or a curse."

"A swordsman has come to my door. Who wants to kill me?"

"Master, please don't misunderstand."

Li Yan hurriedly bowed, "Actually, I have a question to ask. If the Taoist priest can help me solve my problem, I will definitely reward you handsomely!"

At this moment, his magical powers were out of control, so how could he care about the Lu family's affairs?

Wang Daoxuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, stroked his beard and smiled, "Do you want to ask for divination or choose Feng Shui?"

Li Yan said in a deep voice: "May I ask, what is Lengtan Cangbing?"

After Wang Daoxuan heard this, he almost tore off his beard, his expression changed slightly and he said:
"Sir, who are you?!"

(End of this chapter)