Martial Arts World Assassin

Chapter 312: Disaster at the Villa
The clay Buddha untied the package on his back, took out an exquisitely crafted compass, held it in his palm, and handed it to Huang Sixi.

Huang Sixi took a look and found that there was a five-element pattern in the center of the compass with a pointer on it.

The outer part of the five elements pattern is a densely packed pattern consisting of the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches.

On the edge of the pattern of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches is a circle of astrological patterns.

The area of this compass is not large, and can be just held in both hands, but the carvings and arrangements on the plate are extremely complex and detailed, and it is obvious at first glance that it is not an ordinary item.

Huang Sixi also became interested: "What is this?"

The clay Buddha introduced with a smile: "This compass is an instrument I use to determine Feng Shui. It is especially suitable for finding Feng Shui treasured sites. In my early years, I helped dignitaries to lay out their houses and select locations for tombs. I used this compass all the time, and it worked every time! Young Master, I am willing to give this compass to you to help you find treasures!"

Huang Sixi thought that the gold and silver that the clay Buddha gave to Xiao Min were probably earned from dignitaries.

He asked again: "How do you use this compass?"

The clay Buddha talked eloquently: "All Feng Shui treasures in the world have a certain special terrain and orientation after they are formed. The weather produced by the terrain also has special rules. The five elements in the center of this compass can be used to calculate weather anomalies. In the past, when I looked for mountains and rivers, I always looked at the weather first!"

What the Clay Buddha said was not mysterious. He discovered the unusual geographical features through his rich knowledge of meteorology.

Meteorology is not simply natural weather. The geology in a Feng Shui treasure land often has abnormalities. If there is any secret treasure hidden in the treasure land, the treasure will be different after it leaks out.

If the precious land was once used by the ancients and opened up as a mausoleum or for other purposes, and anti-theft arrangements such as mercury and poison were placed, the weather will be easier to identify.

The Clay Bodhisattva continued, "Observing the weather is not the end of the story, because weather often flows and spreads widely. When I went to the Snow Mountain in the Northern Territory, the weather in the area of dozens of miles was abnormal. The exact location of the 'Nine Star Hidden Dragon Cave' cannot be found by looking with the naked eye."

Huang Sixi asked: "Can this compass help me find the way?"

The clay Buddha nodded and said, "There are sixty groups of heavenly stems and earthly branches on the plate. There are knobs inside the plate that can be moved around the plate. They are specially used to calculate directions. The entrance to the tomb of the 'Nine Star Hidden Dragon Cave' was measured using the heavenly stems and earthly branches on the plate."

Huang Sixi reached out and touched the plate. His fingers slid lightly and he found that the characters of the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches could indeed be moved in circles.

He pointed to the outermost astrological patterns on the compass and asked, "What are the functions of these star maps?"

"Fortune telling!"

The clay Buddha said solemnly: "After I opened the 'Nine Star Hidden Dragon Cave', I used the star patterns on the edge of the plate to tell fortunes and found out that it was a bad omen. That's why I asked Xiao Min to stay outside the tomb. If anything happens to me, she can try to rescue me!"

This is a bit mysterious.

When Huang Sixi heard the clay Buddha's words about good and bad luck, he always felt that the clay Buddha had suddenly turned into a charlatan.

However, the clay Buddha does have the talent to predict good and bad luck, and Huang Sixi would not think that he was being superstitious just because of his mysterious words.

Huang Sixi also had some confidence in the practical use of the compass. He asked the clay Buddha: "If I learn how to use the compass, can I find treasures like the blue dragon relic by observing the aura and locating the Feng Shui treasure land?"

He temporarily ignored the divination.

The Clay Buddha only answered the question he was concerned about: "I guarantee that you can find a Feng Shui treasure land and discover the secret treasure left over from ancient times. But can the value of the secret treasure surpass the Canglong Relics? This depends on your luck!"

"Is the method difficult to learn?"

"It's not difficult, but it's a bit complicated! Sir, don't be fooled by the fact that this compass is only a foot in size, but it includes the astrology calendar, astronomy and geography, mechanical battle formations, the three wonders and six instruments, yin and yang, the five elements, the eight trigrams and the nine palaces in Qimen Dunjia. Only by learning all of these can you determine the Feng Shui and judge good and bad luck!"

"Isn't this all-encompassing? What you, old Master Shenxiang, have learned is truly profound and extensive!"

"Alas, being well-informed is of little use. Instead, you will end up with pus all over your body, a miserable end. From now on, I will no longer tell fortunes for others. I will only observe Feng Shui and earn some money for my retirement!"

"You need a compass for Feng Shui, but you gave it to me. Isn't that inappropriate?"

"I have used this compass for decades and I know its structure by heart. I will make another one for myself later!"

"Did you make this compass yourself?"

"This isn't it, it's a family heirloom!"

"Since it's a family heirloom, you should pass it on..."

Huang Sixi originally wanted to say that the family heirloom should be passed on to Xiao Min, and ask the clay Buddha to make a new plate for him.

As a result, when he stretched out his hand to hold the compass handed to him by the clay Buddha, a line of flashing words suddenly appeared on the surface of the compass, and he immediately stopped trying to refuse.

"The relics of the famous masters: Contains the Qimen Dunjia technique of the divine master. If you can cure the poisonous sore of the clay Buddha, you can read and inherit it!"

As early as in Shanhaiguan, Huang Sixi had used Rama's Qi to completely cure the clay Buddha's poisonous sores.

The text on the compass changed again, and densely packed small characters appeared again.

Huang Sixi took a quick glance and gasped.

Since he traveled through the bloody martial arts world, he has handled countless relics of famous people, but none of them has more words on it than the compass.

The entire disk is engraved with sixty groups of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, and more than a thousand flashing disk characters appear on each group. The astrological patterns on the edge are similar.

In total, the Qi Men Dun Jia secret method of Master Ni Bodhisattva actually includes hundreds of thousands of words.

As the texts on the disks were too small, Huang Sixi could not see them clearly with his naked eyes. He had to use the 'Sword Heart Clearness' of the Dragon Subduing Sword and be in a state of focused mind in order to capture the specific content of the mental method.

He couldn't finish reading it in a short time, so he temporarily stopped reading and prepared to return to Jianglong Villa to read it slowly and carefully.

At this time, the three of them had already arrived at the mountain road outside Jianglong Villa and all dismounted and walked.

The clay Buddha pointed to the undulating hills ahead and exclaimed to Xiao Min: "Min'er, look at the terrain of this mountain range. The foot of the mountain extends outward, shaped like a zither table, or like the folds on a curtain, undulating in parallel and in a regular pattern. This is called a 'rolling curtain table' in Feng Shui layout. The villa is built in this Feng Shui treasure land with mountains and peaks, it is so noble!"

He thought that the first owner of Baijian Villa must have hired a Feng Shui master to observe the location when choosing the site, and the location of the manor happened to be built in the spiritual cave of the "Rolling Curtain Case".

Xiao Min has already settled her home next to Jianglong Villa, so she can also get a taste of the noble atmosphere. She laughed and said, "Grandpa, how expensive is Feng Shui nobility?"

The clay Buddha smiled and said, "You are superior to all officials, and may you live a long and prosperous life!"

"Continuous?" Xiao Min pouted and questioned, "People from Baijian Villa used to live here, but a fire broke out and the villa was burned to the ground. The Ao family was also burned to the ground without any descendants. How can the noble family continue? Grandpa, you are wrong!"

"This……"

The Clay Buddha seemed quite embarrassed. He did not think that he was wrong because according to his calculations of the Feng Shui of Baijian Villa, even if there was a fire or disaster in the villa, the Ao family would be able to rise again in the future and become famous in the martial arts world again.

He felt that the current fate of the Ao family might be related to Huang Sixi.

Huang Sixi can change the fate of people in the martial arts world. Since Huang Sixi has set his eyes on the Feng Shui treasure land of Aojian Villa, he must have also taken away the nobility of the Ao family.

From now on, Huang Sixi, Chuchu and their descendants will be the ones who will enjoy a long and happy life.

At this time, Huang Sixi interrupted his reading of the text on the compass and was about to put the compass away when he suddenly found that the pointer in the center of the compass moved and stopped at the five elements pattern of "fire".

He stretched out the compass and asked the clay Buddha: "What does it mean when the needle points to fire? Did the compass sense any strange weather?"

The clay Buddha frowned slightly: "Three years ago, when I visited here with you, I once observed the Feng Shui here. Although there is a small volcano in the mountain, there is a big river surrounding the mountain. The Feng Shui here is related to water, not fire!"

Huang Sixi and Xiao Min were both puzzled: "Why did the needle point to fire?"

The clay Buddha said: "The five elements pattern of this compass is made of rare materials. It is very sensitive to the strange air between heaven and earth. If there is any sudden change, the pointer in the center of the compass will occasionally become disordered!"

Xiao Min became more and more confused as she listened: "Oh, Grandpa, it's hard to understand what you're saying! Can you explain it in a simpler and more straightforward way?"

The clay Buddha looked at Huang Sixi and said bluntly, "If I am not mistaken, there must have been a fire in Jianglong Villa. The fire spread to this side and was sensed by the compass, so the needle was temporarily disordered and pointed to the fire!"

Upon hearing this, Huang Sixi jumped onto the Qilin's back. Before he could say anything, the Fire Qilin leaped forward like an arrow and rushed towards Jianglong Villa.

Xiao Min also immediately got on the horse and said anxiously, "Grandpa, let's go quickly. Jianglong Villa is built in the center of the lake. If there is a fire, the villa will never be burned down. But our house is built in the valley by the lake, and there are flower forests all around. I'm afraid we will be in big trouble. Let's go and put out the fire!"

The clay Buddha asked: "Why don't you build your house in the lake as well?"

Xiao Min muttered, "Brother Huang and Sister Chuchu are living together in the lake, I am embarrassed to disturb them! Besides, when Sister Chuchu built the villa three years ago, there was no water in the lake. I just came back from the Northern Territory half a year ago, and the lake was already full at that time, so it was impossible to cover it even if I wanted to!"

The clay Buddha comforted her: "It doesn't matter. When you get home, Grandpa will help you dig a valley and build a lake in the valley. Then everything will be safe!"

Xiao Min smiled and said, "With your physique, it's hard for you to dig a well. Do you want to dig a lake in the valley? I'll have to wait for decades before I can live in your lake house!"

She remembered that her house was on fire, and her smile quickly disappeared. She thought that Sister Chuchu was a good housekeeper and very careful, so there was no way the fire could have happened accidentally. It must be that the villa had been invaded by some intruder!
She suddenly whipped the horse whip and shouted in front: "Grandpa, go faster!"

She had been wandering around the world with the Clay Buddha since she was young and had no fixed place to live. In her heart, she had long regarded this place as her home. She couldn't help but feel eager to return and hurriedly chased after Huang Sixi.

At this time, Huang Sixi had already passed through the mountain pass and arrived at the flower forest outside Jianglong Villa.

With the lake where Jianglong Villa is located as the center, bamboo forests and peach blossom forests are planted for several miles outside the villa.

The forest is full of colorful exotic flowers. The environment is originally beautiful and picturesque. If an outsider climbs over the mountain and comes in for the first time, he will definitely praise it as a paradise.

But at this time, most of the flower forest had been destroyed by the fire. All that could be seen was black charred wood. Thick smoke filled the air, blocking Huang Sixi's view of Jianglong Villa in the distance.

As soon as he glanced at the ruins of the flower forest, he was certain that someone had set the fire deliberately.

When Chuchu was planting the flower forest, Huang Sixi specially taught Chuchu the strange formation.

There were huge stones used to form formations piled up every few feet in the forest. Now all the stones had turned into pieces and scattered on the ground. They were definitely not burned by the fire, but must have been shattered by someone using internal force!

This fire did not break out today, it has been burning intermittently for several days.

Chuchu had taken fire hazards into consideration when planning the flower forest, and had opened up several waterways in the forest. If a fire broke out in a single forest area, the fire would not be able to spread in a chain, let alone destroy the formations in the forest.

However, the arsonist was very patient. He set fire to the flower forest one by one, and it took him several days to advance layer by layer until he broke the tight formation in the forest.

Since most of the green bamboos and peach trees had their branches and leaves burned, leaving only bare trunks, Huang Sixi encountered no obstacles while passing through and quickly arrived at the Sword Pond.

He rode the Fire Unicorn to the top of Jianchi Mountain and looked down at the lake below.

Jianglong Villa was seen standing intact in the middle of the lake, not affected by the fire, but was under attack.

There were two tall young warriors by the lake.

The man on the left was wearing a tight black suit with a scarlet cape hanging from his shoulders. There were more than ten lumps on his face from being stung by poisonous bees, causing his face to be swollen like a pig's head, and his specific appearance could not be seen clearly.

But his eyes were arrogant and fierce as he stared at the swarm of bees. Suddenly, he swung his cloak to cover his face, then leaped up, and after flying several feet in the air, his lightness skill reached its limit and his body fell onto the lake. He began to step on the lake water and move forward, rushing forward like an arrow, heading straight for the villa in the center of the lake.

But the swarm of bees moved at the sound and instantly gathered in front of him, blocking his way forward.

He waved his cape to sweep away the swarm of bees, but his body was blocked and suspended in the air, and then he fell into the lake with a "plop!"

When he got to the lake, he tried to swim forward, but there were densely packed iron stakes at the bottom of the lake, with countless iron wires and hooks wrapped around them. He could not swim more than a few feet without being scratched.

He tried to destroy the iron stakes with brute force, but the iron stakes were embedded deep into the bottom of the lake when the lake dried up, and they could only be cut with a magical weapon. It was impossible for him to destroy the stakes with his bare hands.

He held his breath and swam in the lake for a while. Soon his arm was hooked by the iron spikes. As he struggled, the iron wire became more and more entangled. He was about to sink to the bottom of the lake. He mustered up his strength to break the iron wire, jumped high, and broke through the water.

As soon as his figure was exposed in the air, the swarm of bees surrounded him again in an instant.

"Shameless bitch, get out!"

He swept his cloak fiercely and used the sixth move of the "Paiyun Palm" 'Heavy Clouds and Deep Locks'. His internal energy overflowed from his cloak and turned into white cloud qi, which wrapped around the swarm of bees outside his body. He pushed hard and the swarm of bees was swept back several feet, killing thousands of them. The corpses of the bees fell into the lake with a whoosh!

But the swarm of bees was too numerous to count. When he killed one group, another group came rushing back. His body was suspended in the air over the lake, and in the blink of an eye, he began to fall again.

He hurriedly gathered his energy and planned to return to the river bank first. However, he was not careful for a moment and a poisonous bee broke through the cloud blockade and stung him in the face. The poisonous gas instantly attacked his face and gave him a splitting headache.

He slapped his cheek with a loud "smack!", killing the poisonous bee on his face, and shouted coldly: "I will kill all of you today, leaving no bee pupa behind!"

(End of this chapter)