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Chapter 450: The Sixteen-Character Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secret

Suning, Hu Bayi, and Wang Kaixuan boarded the train to the Northeast with their bags. Looking at the scenery along the way, their hearts were filled with excitement.

At this moment, a heroic young woman walked into Professor Chen's office. Professor Chen couldn't help but be surprised when he saw the newcomer. "Xiao Yang, you're back?"

"Uncle Chen, I'm sorry to bother you this time."

"It should be me, Uncle, who should thank you for sponsoring our archaeological team. This is something that everyone will be happy about." Professor Chen looked at Shirley Yang with a smile on his face, and then invited Shirley Yang into the house to discuss in detail, "Xiao Yang, come inside and sit down. Let's sit down and talk slowly."

"Aiguo, this is Miss Shirley Yang, another sponsor of our archaeological team." Professor Chen looked at the confused Hao Aiguo and explained to him with a smile.

"Ah? Hello, Miss Yang! Thank you so much for your support." Hao Aiguo looked at Shirley Yang excitedly.

"Professor Chen, who is this?"

"Ah! Xiao Yang, this is our associate professor and my student, Comrade Hao Aiguo." Professor Chen quickly introduced Shirley Yang. "Hao Aiguo, like me, has devoted his life to the study of Western Region culture."

"It's Teacher Hao. Nice to meet you. Please take care of me."

"Haha, Miss Yang, you're too polite. Please sit down and I'll pour you some tea."

"Thank you! I'm not thirsty." Shirley Yang stopped the enthusiastic Hao Aiguo and then looked at Professor Chen with a puzzled look, "Uncle Chen, you just said that I was one of the investors. What's going on?"

"Xiao Yang, here's the thing." Professor Chen smiled and explained, "In addition to your funding, there's another businessman in China who's willing to sponsor our archaeological team 200,000 yuan and join us in exploring the culture of the Western Regions."

"Dollar?"

"No! RMB."

"Professor Chen, the current USD/RMB exchange rate is 2.8. Two hundred thousand RMB is only a little over seventy thousand USD." Shirley Yang was almost amused by Professor Chen's words. She immediately threw dollars generously, just to kick out the other sponsor. "How about I make up the $, and this Western Region cultural archaeological expedition will be funded entirely by me. Please reject this inexplicable businessman."

"Xiao Yang."

Professor Chen was about to explain with an embarrassed look on his face. Hao Aiguo, who came over with a cup of tea, couldn't help but say, "Ms. Yang, maybe you don't understand our situation at all. If a mainland businessman could sponsor and join us, the pressure on our Western Region archaeological team would be much less. After all, we can advertise it as a Sino-foreign joint archaeological team."

"Xiao Yang, Aiguo is right. This is also something we need to consider." Seeing that Hao Aiguo's words were too blunt, Professor Chen hurriedly smiled and continued to explain, "At the same time, Xiao Yang, your pressure will be reduced, and this archaeological operation will be able to achieve its goals to the greatest extent."

"Professor Chen, what does this businessman do?"

"Huh? I heard he opened an antique shop in Panjiayuan."

"Professor Chen, isn't that the big gold tooth you mentioned to me last time?"

"No! The sponsor is called Suning, and he opened an antique shop called Gu Boxuan in Panjiayuan."

"Professor Chen, these antique dealers are all in contact with tomb robbers. Isn't your friend's son, Big Gold Tooth, one of them?" Seeing Professor Chen still unresponsive, Shirley Yang asked with a wry smile, "Aren't you afraid that this Suning has other motives? Aren't you worried that as soon as we discover the ancient relics, this Suning will contact the tomb robbers?"

"Ah? That shouldn't be the case!" Professor Chen and Hao Aiguo were both confused at this time.

"Professor Chen, you should know that I'm looking for information about my father's disappearance. I'm also hired by National Geographic to photograph the customs and cultural relics of the Western Regions." Looking at the two bewildered people in front of her, Shirley Yang once again expressed her strong doubts about Su Ning. "But what could Su Ning's purpose be? Is it just to satisfy his own curiosity? That price is too high! After all, 200,000 RMB is a huge sum of money in mainland China."

"This..." Professor Chen really didn't know how to answer at this time.

"Ms. Yang, according to your theory, even if this mainland businessman Suning had not joined our archaeological team, it would be difficult to guarantee that there would not be tomb robbers following behind after they discovered the ancient relics. It is even possible that they were famous international thieves." Hao Aiguo on the side retorted.

"You" Shirley Yang looked at Hao Aiguo angrily. It was obvious from his words that he was questioning his motives and suspected that he had connections with an international tomb-robbing organization.

"Aiguo, you're really overthinking it." After hearing Hao Aiguo's fierce rebuttal and seeing Shirley Yang's dark face, Professor Chen quickly said, "Xiao Yang's father and I are old friends. I believe Xiao Yang would not do such a thing."

"Hmph!" Professor Chen stepped forward to stop him again, and Hao Aiguo stopped talking.

"Xiao Yang, your consideration is not unreasonable." After calming the irritable Hao Aiguo, Professor Chen once again assured Shirley Yang, "We will make arrangements here, so please rest assured."

"Well, then let's notify Suning as soon as possible to come and formulate a plan and route!"

"Haha, good!" Seeing that Shirley Yang no longer pestered him, Professor Chen couldn't help but feel happy. He then looked at Hao Aiguo beside him and said, "Aiguo, go to Panjiayuan's "Guboxuan" and ask Boss Su to come over."

"Okay! Professor, I'll go right away."

Hao Aiguo soon arrived at the Panjiayuan Flea Market in Xiangyang District and easily saw the sign of "Gu Boxuan", but the door of "Gu Boxuan" was locked at this time.

"Comrade, do you know where the owner of "Gu Boxuan" went?" Hao Aiguo asked a vendor on the roadside.

"Boss Su should be going to the countryside to collect goods, right?" The vendor could only guess, then looked at Hao Aiguo with shining eyes, "Are you selling something? Bring it out and I'll show it to you."

"Huh? I'm not here to sell anything." Hao Aiguo quickly explained with a wry smile, then pointed to the white paper next to the vendor, "Boss, can you give me a piece of white paper? I want to leave a message for Boss Su."

"Haha, it's okay! Feel free to use it."

"Thank you!"

Hao Aiguo took out the pen from his pocket and quickly wrote a note. Then Hao Aiguo slipped the note into the "Gu Boxuan" in front of him through the crack of the door.

At this time, Suning was sitting on a train to the Northeast with Hu Bayi and Wang Kaixuan. Seeing Hu Bayi holding a tattered ancient book and looking at it, Suning had his own guess in his mind.

"Old Hu, what are you looking at?"

"Huh? This trip to Niuxin Mountain is very important, so I'm doing some preparation in advance." Hu Bayi explained with a smile.

"Oh? Can you show me?"

"Ah?" Hu Bayi was obviously hesitant, but after looking at the Feng Shui book in his hand and then at Su Ning, who was giving him face, he handed the ancient book to Su Ning and said, "It's okay! Take a look!"

Of course, Su Ning also noticed Hu Bayi's hesitation. With Su Ning's temperament, he would not force anyone to do anything, but he could not resist his curiosity about this ancient book, so he took the ancient book handed to him by Hu Bayi without saying anything.

Suning first turned over the cover of the ancient book and saw the nine familiar yet unfamiliar words on it. He confirmed that it was the "Sixteen-Character Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secret Technique" that runs through the entire "Ghost Blows Out the Light", and then he read it carefully as if no one was around.

Originally just to satisfy his curiosity, Su Ning was quickly captivated by the contents of "The Sixteen-Character Secret Art of Yin and Yang Feng Shui." Although the book was only a fragment, it still refreshed his understanding of the world, as if it had opened a whole new door for him. When Su Ning finished reading the entire "The Sixteen-Character Secret Art of Yin and Yang Feng Shui," he looked up again and found that he was almost at the station. The ancient book didn't contain much content, after all, it was just an old and incomplete feng shui book, but the content was indeed a bit difficult to understand. Perhaps Hu Guohua and Hu Bayi, the grandfather and grandson, were just very talented!

"Old Hu, I'll return your book."

"Haha, Suning, how about this ancient book of mine?" Hu Bayi took the "Sixteen-Character Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secret Technique" with a smile, then looked at Suning in confusion.

"It's really a bit difficult to understand. Maybe I wasn't born to do this." Suning shook his head with a wry smile.

"Haha, I only take it out to kill time when I have nothing to do. Actually, I am only half-baked at it."

"Lao Hu, Suning, what were you looking at just now?" Wang Kaixuan, who had just woken up, looked at the two of them in confusion.

"Here you go!" Hu Bayi handed the ancient book directly to Wang Kaixuan.

Wang Kaixuan took the ancient book curiously, but before he had even flipped through two pages, he felt dizzy and immediately returned it to Hu Bayi, "Oh my God! This is making me dizzy."

"Haha." Suning and Hu Bayi were both amused by Wang Kaixuan.

The train arrived at the station not long after, and then Suning, Hu Bayi and the other two got off the train together again, carrying large and small bags. The scene was really like a war.

Fortunately, there was already someone waiting at the exit of the station in the village. It was the village accountant who came to the county town to do business. She was a young woman wearing glasses. She seemed to be very familiar with Hu Bayi and the other man. As soon as they met, she hugged and embraced him excitedly.

"Brother Hu, who is this?" The accountant looked at Suning next to him in confusion.

"Haha, he is our friend, his name is Suning."

"Hello there!"

"Hello there!"

After Su Ning, Hu Bayi and the other two loaded the large and small packages of gifts onto the carriage, they finally freed their hands. The accountant looked at Hu Bayi and Wang Kaixuan with a smile on his face, "Brother Hu, it's a good thing I came to the county town for business these days. As soon as I received your call, I waited for you for another day in the county town."

"Haha, this time we're revisiting our old place, mainly to visit the villagers and to find the Kwantung Army fortress in the Wild Man Valley at Heishankou."

"Kwantung Army Fortress?" The accountant looked at Hu Bayi with a puzzled expression, then said with regret, "All the strong laborers in our village have been taken away by the archaeological team. Otherwise, we could just pick a few men to go with you."

"Well, let's go back to the village and discuss it first! Maybe our village can make a fortune this time." Hu Bayi said to the accountant with a smile.

"Ah? Brother Hu, are you telling the truth?" The people in the village have been poor for too long. The accountant looked at Hu Bayi excitedly.

"Yes! There must be a lot of supplies in the Kwantung Army fortress, which can definitely help our village get rid of poverty."

"That's great! This time the village will definitely help you find the Kwantung Army fortress." With a bright prospect, the accountant was full of energy.

The carriage bumped along the way for a long time before finally arriving at the village where Hu Bayi and Wang Kaixuan had been educated youth. Su Ning just acted as a listener and didn't say anything. After all, he had no way of joining in their conversation.

After arriving at the village, the three were immediately warmly welcomed by the villagers. Both the old and new branch secretaries came out to greet them in person, and the standard was of the highest quality.

After Hu Bayi and Wang Kaixuan distributed the gifts, all the villagers looked at the three of them with even more enthusiasm. They really treated the three of them as their relatives from the bottom of their hearts.

"Oh my! There are so many cloths and clothes!" The women looked at the cloths and ready-made clothes in surprise.

"Almost all the clothes are boys' and girls' wear, which are just right for the children in the village. The cloth can be given to you adults to make clothes for yourselves," Suning explained with a smile.

"That's great! Thank you so much." The women couldn't help but be pleasantly surprised, and then said with deep emotion, "You don't know how difficult it is for us to buy cloth and clothes."

That night, the villagers prepared a sumptuous dinner for Suning, Hu Bayi and the other two, and took out almost all of their best stocks. Looking at these simple fellow villagers, Suning couldn't help but feel moved, and then secretly took out two bottles of Moutai from the space.

"Wow! Moutai!" As soon as the two bottles of wine appeared in front of everyone, Wang Kaixuan looked over with stars in his eyes.

"Haha, two branch secretaries, let's not go home until we are drunk tonight." Suning looked at the two branch secretaries with a smile.

"Ah? This is really good wine!" The old and new branch secretaries looked at each other in surprise, then said a little embarrassedly, "It's a waste to give it to us."

"Two branch secretaries, it's not as exaggerated as you say. After all, it's just wine for us to drink." Suning opened two bottles of wine without caring.

The five men drank heartily, and the atmosphere soon became increasingly harmonious. The branch secretary looked at Hu Bayi with a puzzled look on his face. "Xiao Hu, I heard from the accountant that you want to find the Kwantung Army fortress in Yerengou?"

"Secretary, we are here with Boss Su this time. He is very interested in the Kwantung Army fortress in Yerengou." Hu Bayi explained with a smile.

"Yes! Secretary, we just want to see the structure inside, and then take some videos and photos. The supplies will be left to the villagers in the village." Suning smiled and nodded and explained.

"Ah? Are you sure you can find it?"

"No problem! I have studied some information before coming here, and it is almost certain that we will find the Kwantung Army fortress this time." Suning is very confident in Hu Bayi and Wang Kaixuan.

"Comrade Su, would you like some people from our village to accompany you to Yerengou?"

"Ah? Aren't all the men in your village accompanying the archaeological team to work?" Suning and the other two looked confused.

"That's right! But the women in our village are also very good at hunting. Almost every family has a hunting rifle. It will be much safer to bring them along."

To be honest, Suning was really tempted. After all, they were all qualified hunters who had lived in the Greater Khingan Range for many years. Their experience and abilities were definitely beyond the reach of the three of them.

"Two Party Secretaries, please select ten qualified hunters. If you can find the Kwantung Army fortress, all the supplies inside will belong to your village. If we can't find it this time, I will pay you a daily wage, ten yuan a day, the same as the men working for the archaeological team."

"Ah? How can this be so embarrassing?" The two branch secretaries were shocked, and even Hu Bayi and Wang Kaixuan next to them couldn't help but be amazed.

"Haha, we can be considered to have made some contribution to the village!" Suning looked at the two branch secretaries with a smile.

"Thank you, Comrade Su."

"Two branch secretaries, please don't be polite." Looking at the two excited branch secretaries in front of him, Su Ning said indifferently, "Without your support, the three of us can't accomplish anything."

　Thanks to Daojianshangsanren and Guanghui Guxin for their support!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)