Under One Person: Feng Shui Master, I Will Protect the Mountains and Rivers with My Own Body

"Tales of Extraordinary People: Bao Jing 1 -------- 'My name is Xiao Zizai'"

"At the small supermarket in town, the hardware store owner, acting as if he knew the stranger well, asked him questions. The man bought a few pairs of work gloves. The man then took off his hood, revealing a bald head with a thick beard, and told the man his name."

Note: The anecdotes about extraordinary individuals do not follow the normal timeline of the main story!

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Unlike the outside, which appears pitch black and seemingly bottomless.

In the blink of an eye, the soles of their feet felt the solid ground beneath their feet.

in the end.

Before Xu Si could even bend his knees to absorb the force, he was slammed straight to the ground, the impact causing his feet to ache.

He looked up in bewilderment and saw that the so-called "entrance to the abyss" was less than three meters above his head.

"Is this...this is the end?"

Xu Si rubbed his slightly numb calves, looking constipated.

"So it's all a hoax? It's actually quite realistic."

"It's just a smokescreen." Yan Sen patted off non-existent dust from his body and looked around.

I originally thought that this place called "Cold Water Cave" must be a cold and icy place, even if it wasn't frozen.

But after coming down, I found that the temperature here was surprisingly comfortable, around 24 or 25 degrees Celsius, even warmer than the mountains and forests outside. The air was not humid, but rather a bit dry.

"The temperature inside this cave is about the same as on the ground."

Xu Si loosened his collar slightly.

"I was even thinking of putting on two heat packs."

"What's so strange about that? Master Liu's relatives are also snakes. Snakes are cold-blooded animals and are especially afraid of the cold."

Yan Sen casually remarked as he looked around at the smooth, seemingly unnatural rock walls.

"Even though you've cultivated yourself into an immortal who's impervious to heat and cold, who wouldn't want their home to be more comfortable? If your house didn't have heating in winter, you'd curse too."

Liu Kunsheng, who was in front, snorted coldly and didn't respond. He simply put his hands behind his back and walked into the depths with an indifferent gait.

The interior of the cave has an extremely simple spatial structure; there are no branching paths, just a straight passageway leading forward.

Every so often, a stone emitting a faint glow is embedded in the rock face, barely illuminating the path beneath our feet.

The group followed Liu Kunsheng for nearly five minutes through the quiet passageway, where only the sound of their footsteps could be heard.

At this pace, he must have walked at least a kilometer.

Yan Sen's brows furrowed more and more as he walked.

His eyes gleamed faintly with a bluish-gold luster in the darkness; the [All Things Connected by Qi] had already been quietly activated.

In his view, the cave, though seemingly deep, was actually eerily clean.

Let alone the vital energy that symbolizes life, there is very little vital energy in this cave. Only someone who is not thinking straight would choose this place as their cave dwelling.

After walking a few more steps, the sense of unease grew stronger.

Yan Sen finally stopped and, regardless of whether the occasion was appropriate, called out to the person leading the way.

"Master Liu, please take a break."

Liu Kunsheng, who was in front, paused without turning his head, and sparingly uttered a single word, his voice revealing impatience: "Speak."

"Excuse my rudeness, but I have a question for you."

Yan Sen didn't beat around the bush, putting one hand in his pocket.

Is your spirit friend really home?

Upon hearing this, Xu Si and Feng Baobao, who were standing nearby, also stopped.

Although Xu Si couldn't figure it out, he trusted Yan Sen's judgment completely, and his hand subconsciously reached for his lower back.

"What do you mean? You think I'm fooling you kids?"

Liu Kunsheng slowly turned around, his blood-red vertical pupils appearing particularly eerie in the dim cave.

He stared at Yan Sen, his tone not very good, with a hint of hostility after being questioned, but there was no real anger in the depths of his eyes, instead... mostly amusement.

"How could that be? I wouldn't dare doubt you even if I had two lives."

Yan Sen had a smile on his face, but his muscles were already in a relaxed state, ready to exert force at any moment.

"I'm just curious, with your unfathomable cultivation and spiritual attainment, how could you not see that there's no sign of life in this cave?"

"Don't even mention your kin; there isn't a single living animal in this cave besides us."

Yan Sen's words were very straightforward.

He was practically implying to Liu Kunsheng: You clearly know there's nothing here, yet you led us all in. What are you trying to do?

The air seemed to freeze for a few seconds.

A strange smile suddenly appeared on Liu Kunsheng's face, which was borrowed from Deng Youfu's, stretching all the way to his ears.

"Hmph...you little rascal, you're quite clever."

"Since you've figured it out, then I won't keep you in suspense any longer."

Liu Kunsheng suppressed his smile, took a deep breath, as if trying to draw the Qi in his body to his throat.

He gestured with his chin toward Yan Sen and the others.

"Cover your ears. Don't blame me if you get deaf from this.

Yan Sen reacted quickly, immediately covering his ears with both hands without saying a word. Feng Baobao followed suit.

Xu Si, however, was still thinking about what Yan Sen had just said, which caused his brain to pause for a fraction of a second.

"Huh? Cover your ears..."

The word "朵" was not uttered yet.

Liu Kun opened his mouth wide, his chest heaving, and a visible wave of sound burst forth from his mouth!

"Aren't you coming out yet?! Python—Clear—Wind—!!!"

"boom--!!!"

This is not a sound that a human could make.

The sound contained an extremely domineering Qi, like a high-explosive grenade exploding in mid-air in a narrow passageway.

The sound waves crashed against the rock face, creating terrifying echoes and resonances.

The stalactites overhead fell in a flurry, and the ground trembled violently, as if the entire cave was groaning in pain at the roar.

"Holy crap!!!"

Xu Si felt as if a loudspeaker blasting at maximum volume had been shoved into his head.

A sharp ringing sound pierced his eardrums, making him see stars and sway back and forth, almost causing him to fall to the ground.

He covered his ears, his mouth agape in pain as he tried to equalize the ear pressure, his eyes filled with accusation as he looked at Yan Sen: You didn't even warn me before covering my ears?!

Yan Sen shrugged, looking completely innocent: Is it my fault? Grandpa Liu already reminded you; it's your own fault for being slow to react.

The sound gradually subsided, but the echoes still reverberated deep within the cave.

Just as Xu Si was frantically rubbing his ears, a low, husky, aloof, and languid female voice suddenly came from underground.

"You old worm, stop chattering, it's driving me crazy."

As the sound rang out, Yan Sen keenly sensed that a chilling aura suddenly surged from the previously deathly silent ground.

This energy wasn't the vibrant, warm color of living things, but rather...

A deathly, gloomy black.

"call--"

A plume of black smoke rose from the ground without warning, spiraling upwards as if it were alive, and almost instantly condensed into a human-shaped outline.

"What are you doing here with these annoying little things? I was sleeping soundly downstairs, and your yell almost shook me to death."

As the black smoke dissipated, a tall figure appeared before everyone.

Yan Sen took a closer look and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

This is a woman wearing a black cheongsam.

She was extremely tall, probably over 1.75 meters, and her cheongsam had a high slit, revealing a pair of long, pale legs. Her hair was styled in a retro old-fashioned updo, adorned with a jade hairpin.

Her face was exquisite and beautiful, with blood-red lips, but her eyes revealed an undisguised meanness and indifference.

Only the faint, cold light emanating from the dark gold vertical pupils within those narrow eye sockets could serve as a warning to others.

She is definitely not human.

"Tsk, finally decided to give it up?"

Liu Kunsheng chuckled.

"If I hadn't yelled that, you could have been lying there until next year."

As he spoke, Liu Kunsheng turned around, pointed to the woman in the cheongsam, and introduced her to Yan Sen and the other two.

"This is Mang Qingfeng, also my kinsman. He's a guy who speaks harshly, acts cruelly, has an eccentric personality, and doesn't like to be around people... but he has a kind heart."

Kind-hearted?

Yan Sen looked at the frost in the woman's eyes and brows, and silently wondered. This woman's appearance was completely unrelated to the word "kind-hearted."

However, the name "Mang Qingfeng"...

Yan Sen frowned.

In the system of shamanic practices in Northeast China, the word "Qingfeng" has a special meaning.

Generally speaking, the five immortals—Hu, Huang, Bai, Liu, and Hui—are spirits transformed from animals.

"Qingfeng" and "Yanhun" refer to the ghost immortals who have become immortals from one's own deceased ancestors or those who died violently.

A snake named Qingfeng? Is this a mixed species?

Liu Kunsheng seemed to see through Yan Sen's doubts and, without any hesitation, explained directly:

"Yes, you're right, she's a deadbeat."

Liu Kunsheng pointed at Mang Qingfeng, his tone tinged with a hint of teasing.

"Qingfeng is the name for a ghost immortal. When this woman was alive, she was a giant python. Later, she had an accident, and her physical body was destroyed, leaving only a wisp of her soul. After she died, she was in a daze for several decades until she regained her senses eighty years ago and cultivated a spiritual body."

"Because she follows the path of a ghost immortal, and has been called Qingfeng for decades, she doesn't want to change it."

That's how the name came about.

Yan Sen suddenly realized.

No wonder I couldn't see anything when I used [All Things Connected to Qi] earlier.

Spirits are formless and intangible; in essence, they are simply a mass of spiritual energy.

If it is not actively manifested or its energy is mobilized, it is indeed no different from air under normal circumstances. Even the energy of the earth's veins cannot detect this thing that exists between existence and non-existence.

"In terms of seniority, you should call her Great-Grandma," Liu Kunsheng said seriously. "But you are not our disciples, nor have you established your own shrines, so you don't need to follow those ridiculous rules. Call her whatever you want."

"Liu Kunsheng, did Liu Huajiao knock your ears out? I'm asking you a question, what are you doing here with this bunch of strangers?"

Mang Qingfeng over there had obviously overheard the gossip.

Her eyebrows shot up, her vertical pupils suddenly contracted, and her originally languid demeanor instantly turned sharp.

"besides......"

Mang Qingfeng extended a pale finger, pointing it at Yan Sen and the other two's noses, his tone chilling, like a cold wind brushing against his bones:

"Let's see who dares to call me 'Great-Grandma'! It makes me sound so old! You bunch of weeds, anyone who dares to call me that, I'll throw them all out!"

Yan Sen and Xu Si exchanged a glance, and the two of them shrank back in perfect unison.

Good guy.

This beautiful older sister is really stunning, but all I have is a mouth.

Even the most stunning beauty, paired with a mouth full of cornmeal, will instantly kill any inappropriate thoughts you might have.

"Alright, alright, stop nagging."

Liu Kunsheng was clearly used to his clansman's temper, and looked impatient.

"The incident at Changbai Mountain a couple of days ago was resolved by these few gadgets. We old guys promised to help this girl find out about her background."

Liu Kunsheng pointed to Feng Baobao, who had been standing in the back in a daze, and continued, "This girl's situation is similar to yours, so we're kind of in the same boat. I brought her here for you to do a fortune telling and see if you can figure out anything."

"Similar to my situation?"

Upon hearing this, Mang Qingfeng's previously impatient expression paused slightly.

She turned her head, her dark golden vertical pupils scrutinizing Feng Baobao from head to toe.

After looking for a while, she suddenly frowned, a half-smile playing on her lips, and asked in a hoarse voice:

"What's wrong, sis? You're dead too?"

Feng Baobao: "o_O?"

Feng Baobao blinked, looking completely bewildered.

She looked down at her hands, then touched her face, seemingly seriously considering whether she had actually "kicked out."

Before Feng Baobao could reply, Liu Kunsheng, who was standing next to her, exploded first.

"Are you out of your mind?!"

Liu Kunsheng jumped up and down, pointing at Mang Qingfeng's nose and shouting, "Is that what I meant?! I meant that she's like you, she's forgotten everything that happened before! She has amnesia! She wants you to tell her where she lives and who her parents are!"

"You even dared to say 'You're dead too'? What kind of question is that? This kid's breathing is even better than those two! Can't you even chat? If you can't chat, shut your mouth!"

Surprisingly, Mang Qingfeng did not retaliate against Liu Kunsheng's barrage of insults.

Under normal circumstances, these two non-human beings, whose combined age is over a thousand years, would have already fought a fierce battle.

But at this moment, Mang Qingfeng seemed not to hear Liu Kunsheng's curses at all.

She was neither angry nor did she argue back.

She simply stood there quietly, her vertical pupils slightly narrowed, staring intently at Feng Baobao.

From head to toe, from the ends of your hair to your fingertips.

Her eyes no longer held indifference and harshness.

Instead, it carried a deeper scrutiny, even a hint of... barely perceptible surprise.

Yan Sen keenly noticed the change in Mang Qingfeng's eyes.

His heart skipped a beat.

There's a chance!

This immortal must have seen something!

A brief silence fell over the cave, broken only by the rustling sound of Xu Si rubbing his ears.

A full minute passed.

Mang Qingfeng slowly withdrew his gaze.

She took a deep breath, even though she no longer needed to breathe.

"Then come in."

Mang Qingfeng's voice was very soft, revealing no emotion.

After saying that, she transformed into a wisp of black smoke once again and drifted towards the deepest part of the tunnel.

Liu Kunsheng was stunned.

He scratched his slicked-back hair, looking incredulous, and muttered to himself:

"What's wrong with this woman today? Did she take the wrong medicine? Why doesn't she talk back when she's being scolded?"

Yan Sen didn't speak, but just watched the wisp of black smoke disappear into the distance, the blue-gold light in his eyes growing even more intense.

He patted Feng Baobao, who was still in a daze, and said softly:

"Let's go, Baby Sister. It seems this pretty lady really has figured something out."