"Didn't you owe someone a loan shark debt last time? Now they're here again," the antique shop owner exclaimed. "This time there are even more people, blocking our shopping street and causing a huge commotion. They say they won't leave until they see you."

"The small loan shop and the gold shop are too scared, fearing that trouble will spread to them. They've already taken their valuable items and money and run away. I'm the only one who stayed to wait for you. For the sake of our neighborly friendship, you have to come back and resolve this quickly, Beidou!"

The small loan shop and gold shop deal in small, easily transportable items, so it was easy for them to flee. The antique shop has too many and varied items, making it difficult for you to leave, otherwise you would have run faster than them. Talk about neighborly friendship!

But who are they exactly? Are they from the Temple of Heaven again? But aren't all the members of the Temple of Heaven elite? How could they have gathered so many people to cause such a commotion?

Regardless of who they are, I need to hurry back. If I really cause trouble for my neighbors, I won't be able to bear the consequences.

So I bid farewell to the construction foreman, but he stopped me. "Master, I haven't given you your labor fee yet!"

You don't have any money, so what labor fee are you talking about? Am I supposed to force you to borrow from a loan shark? I waved my hand and said I'd thought it over, and decided not to take it. When I buy a house in the future, you can help me with the construction work to pay me back.

Zhang Man's eyes lit up. "Li Beidou, do you really have enough money to buy a house?"

Of course, feng shui consulting is such a lucrative business. If I can just get through this current crisis, I'll be able to buy a house sooner or later. But...why didn't my Third Uncle do more business? And why didn't he let me enter the feng shui circle? I vaguely sensed that the old man seemed to be hiding some secrets from me.

"Master is too kind to me. If needed, I'll use all my skills to help you with the renovation!" The construction foreman was deeply moved. Then, as if he had remembered something, he slapped his thigh and said, "That's right, I don't have much else to offer, but I have something to give you as a gift!"

With that, he ran into the storage room and rummaged through it, finally pulling out a wooden box. The box was quite long, about the same length as a person's outstretched arms, and was square and rectangular in shape.

Zhang Man also leaned in for a closer look. "What is this?"

Cheng Xinghe's eyes widened when he saw it. "Wow, peony-patterned阴沉木 (a type of rare and valuable wood in Chinese culture)!"

The wood had a lustrous sheen, a deep black color, and large, cloud-like or peony-shaped grain patterns. Knocking on it produced a resonant, metallic sound. It was obviously valuable just by looking at it.

Cheng Xinghe rushed over and touched it repeatedly. "Bro, give me this box as collateral for my debt!"

You want to grab everything you see, but this guy is a human treasure identifier. If he likes something, it must be good. I pushed him away, thinking this box is quite nice. My Third Uncle can use it to store his ashes after he passes away.

I asked the construction foreman where he got this thing.

The construction foreman felt a little embarrassed and rubbed his head, whispering, "To tell you the truth, Master, I dug this out from underneath Shuiwan Tower."

It turned out that when the place was still known as Shuiwan Tower, the construction foreman was in charge of the construction work. One time during reinforcement work, somehow he dug this box out of the ground. He knew that the area used to be an ancient tomb, so this must be an antique. He secretly kept it for himself.

Although this box was very nice, it had always been locked and he hadn't dared to force it open, fearing that he might damage it and reduce its value. He had planned to sell it when his wife was in trouble, but for some reason, when he took it to pawnshops and antique shops, they all refused to accept it. So it remained unsold. Now he could give it to me as a token of his gratitude.

Cheng Xinghe muttered, "This thing isn't something just anyone would dare to keep."

I immediately guessed the reason and asked the construction foreman when he dug it out.

When the construction foreman told me the date, it all made sense. I thought to myself, how could the stable Eight-Sided Wealth-Suppressing Formation have gone wrong, causing that giant turtle to break its promise and come out to cause trouble? It turned out that the construction foreman had dug this thing out and taken it away!

This is a "talisman."

The general's tomb was not an ordinary grave, but a feng shui formation. Since the general was so fierce that he required living sacrifices, there must be something very powerful to suppress him, and that role was played by the "talisman." In simple terms, it's like an anchor that stabilizes the feng shui formation.

For example, the jade burial suit worn by ancient nobles or the weighing scale placed on the bodies of poor people were all considered "talismans" to prevent troubled spirits from causing havoc.

The talisman used to suppress a general who had killed tens of thousands of people must have an immense amount of malevolent energy.

When I used my sight to observe the aura, I was almost knocked off my feet by the intense black aura. I had been wondering why there was so much black aura in this house, and it couldn't all be coming from Zhao Xinli and that Ximen Qing-like man. It turned out that it was all emanating from this thing!

This couldn't be an empty box. There must be something inside.

There was a golden lock on the box, still as shiny as water after all these years. The ancient smelting techniques were truly impressive. Upon closer inspection of the engraved characters, I was immediately stunned.

The characters engraved on it were in the style of plum blossom seal script, and they read "Beidou"!

Could it be that this thing was destined for me?

I touched the lock, and the construction foreman said, "No one has been able to open this thing..."

Sure enough, I often went to the antique shop to play. For a while, the antique shop owner had bought some ancient locks, and even gave me a science lesson. This type of lock was called the "Nine Star, Twelve Disk" lock. The way to open it was similar to a modern password lock, and no one could crack it. But there was a legend that said this type of lock recognized its owner, and the owner could open it with just a touch.

I was very skeptical at the time - what kind of black technology was this? Locks weren't dogs, how could they recognize their owner?

Before he could finish his sentence, I heard a "click" sound, and the lock opened by itself!

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I felt goosebumps all over my body. This kind of scene that you only saw in movies, happening in real life, was simply unbelievable!

The room suddenly fell silent. Cheng Xinghe, the construction boss Zhang Man, they were all stunned, "Is this real or fake..."

The lid was lifted, and inside was revealed a sword.

The scabbard seemed to be made of leather, with a translucent luster and intricate patterns - it was the pattern of the Big Dipper, embedded with seven gemstones. I didn't even recognize what kind of gemstones they were, but they were sparkling. This wasn't just valuable, this was priceless!

No wonder the box was labeled "Big Dipper"!

When it was drawn out, I heard a "clang" sound, clear and melodious, extremely pleasant to the ear. The ancient poems often talked about the sound of "dragon's roar", and I finally understood what it meant.

The sword, despite being covered in dust for so many years, was still as bright as autumn water, extremely sharp.

Cheng Xinghe's eyes widened: "We've hit the jackpot - Seven Star Longquan!"

Seven Star Longquan? Wasn't this what ancient feng shui masters used? Because when we observed feng shui, we looked at the shape below and observed the qi above, and also searched for dragons and located burial sites. Sometimes we needed to refer to the positions of the stars, so we would engrave the stars onto our talismans. This Seven Star Longquan had been lost for hundreds of years, and I couldn't believe I had stumbled upon it!

The construction boss took a look and regretted it so much that his guts seemed to turn green - he had only been interested in the box, and didn't dare to open it. Now, thinking back, if he had opened the box, how valuable would the sword have been?

Cheng Xinghe tried to grab it from me to take a closer look, but somehow, his hand got cut and started bleeding profusely!

He immediately took a few steps back with a grimace: "This thing is really fierce!"

The construction boss was also scared and took several steps back.

I looked at the construction boss and asked if he really wanted to give it to me.

The construction boss hesitated for a moment, and Cheng Xinghe interrupted: "Even if he doesn't want to, it doesn't matter. He's just an ordinary person. Keeping a talisman at home is courting death. I think their family's misfortunes might be caused by not being able to suppress the talisman. And this is just a short period of time. If it's longer..."

The construction boss quickly said: "I really sincerely want to give it to Master. Master, please don't be polite with me!"

I thanked him, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, obviously understanding why those pawnshops didn't dare to take it, and now he didn't dare to either.

Zhang Man also enviously mumbled that I had really stepped in dog shit and gotten lucky.

After leaving the construction boss's house, Cheng Xinghe was so envious that he didn't dare to touch it. After thinking for a while, he insisted that I treat him to something to eat, otherwise he wouldn't feel balanced - why did all the good stuff belong to me, like the Ran Xi oil and the Seven Star Longquan.

When I saw the bun shop, I bought some buns for him to tide him over first. I was eager to return to the storefront to see who was causing trouble.

While Cheng Xinghe was muttering and buying buns, the bun shop owner had been acting a bit strange before, and now that the construction boss wasn't around, he cautiously asked us if the matter had been resolved.

The construction boss's family's issues really had spread far and wide, even the bun shop owner knew about it. I nodded and said it was fine now.

The bun shop owner finally breathed a sigh of relief and said "Amen".

I caught a glimpse of the kitchen and saw an old man inside, leaning on a cane and with a cast on his foot, listening intently.

When I looked again, I saw an electric bike parked outside the door, and I immediately guessed: "Could it be that the old man your wife beat up was this old man?"

The bun shop owner's face turned pale, and the old man who was eavesdropping almost fell over. I reacted quickly and caught the old man.

Cheng Xinghe also figured it out: "This is strange. If that's the case, then the construction boss's wife is your family's enemy. How could you be so careless?"

The old man was too scared to speak, and the bun shop owner nervously said: "Master, you're very perceptive, I dare not hide anything - actually, that day when the thief was climbing down, my dad accidentally opened the window, and he fell down...it was really an accident!"

After all this time, they had finally told the truth. No wonder!

The bun shop owner continued: "My dad was so scared by this that he didn't dare to say anything for a long time. It was only much later that he told me about it - if people found out, they would say that my dad killed someone in revenge! Later, when the construction boss's wife was being haunted, my dad was scared that he would be next. To find out what was going on, he often invited the construction boss to eat buns for free to gather information, and finally managed to resolve it."

After finishing speaking, he thanked us repeatedly and praised us for our immense powers.

I wasn't a star master, so I quickly waved my hand and said I didn't deserve it.

If you wanted to thank someone, thank the heavens. Heaven's principles circulated endlessly, and it was truly a matter of "what goes around, comes around".

On the way back, Cheng Xinghe was eating buns while asking me if I really owed someone a loan with high interest rates.

I also wanted to know! At the same time, I felt a little guilty. Could it be that someone had found out about me destroying the Nine Ghost压制Coffin Ground and had come to settle the score with me?

Sure enough, when we arrived at the shopping street, it was packed with people, all lined up outside my door like people waiting to buy property overnight. Their eyes all glowed with greed, and their wealth and money palaces were brighter than the others, as if they were all wealthy people.

I took a closer look, but realized that these people didn't have any qi auras around their impressions, so they weren't my colleagues. However, their wealth palaces were all shining brightly, as if they were all wealthy individuals.

Before I could see clearly, someone saw me and immediately shouted: "The master has returned!"

Those people heard it and rushed over like a tidal wave, surrounding me tightly: "Master Li, I beg you to come and take a look at the feng shui of our Baxi Bank. This year, our bank has been particularly sluggish. Could you please see if there's any problem with the feng shui?"

"No, first come to our Xiyangyang Supermarket. This year, fruit prices have risen, and we're losing money fast! It must be because of the renovation!"

"These are all small-scale businesses. Master, we have just opened a new real estate project called Jinxiu Homeland. Please help us with the planning. Now that the real estate market is shrinking, with the master's reputation, the houses will sell well!"

A few days ago, I was often mistaken for a delivery guy, but today, I was being sought after by these big businesses. What a difference!

As expected, after I helped He Shang find the Linggui Baodan site, my reputation had immediately risen, and all the surrounding businesses knew about it and came to find me!

He Shang said that this job would make me famous, and he wasn't exaggerating!

This was the first time I had been surrounded by so many people, and I felt a bit overwhelmed. However, these people all wanted me to help them, and the competition was so fierce that they started to argue: "Baxi Bank, do you even know what 'first come, first served' means? Our Xiyangyang Supermarket came first!"

"When it comes to feng shui masters choosing who to help, it depends on fate, right, Master? Forget about who came first!"

"The ones from Splendid Homeland are also the same, they have no manners at all and just cut in line!"

This is going to end up in a fight if it goes on. Cheng Xinghe is also quite shocked: "Yo, bro, you've really risen up in the world. Give me a higher interest rate!"

Some people see Cheng Xinghe following me, so they quickly go to pester him: "Please help us say a few good words to your master. There will be benefits for you!"

Cheng Xinghe's face immediately darkens: "Who's his apprentice? Are you blind?"

I tell them not to argue and to take turns. Since they all came to ask me for help, I'll prioritize based on the severity of their situations - whoever has the most serious situation, I'll help them first.

Those people start competing with each other to tell their miseries, like they're participating in a talent show. I don't listen to them and just look at their auras. Upon looking, I can really see that one person has the heaviest black aura.

His malevolent qi runs from his philtrum to his forehead, and it seems like he won't have much time left to live.

However, his face has the appearance of longevity. That malevolent qi is evil - it's not that his lifespan has come to an end, but rather that he's been possessed by something.

This person has ear stubs and his earlobes are plump and thick, indicating that he's a kind person. If I'm going to help anyone, it should be this person first.

So I wave to that person and ask, "What's your name, sir? What do you want to consult about?"

The man is in his sixties and looks very refined. Unlike the people from Baxi Bank who were pushing and shoving, he just stood awkwardly in the back. When he heard me call him, he was a bit disbelieving at first. But when he realized it was really him, he was so moved that he almost cried. He immediately came over and said, "Master Li, my name is Luo Heng. I'm a doctor. I'm here because my home is haunted, and it's getting too severe!"

"Professor Luo?" It seems that Luo Heng is a famous figure, as many people start whispering, "Why did he come here?"

"The scandal about him was even on Tencent News. If I were him, I wouldn't even dare to come out in public, let alone try to cut in line to see Master Li."

"Don't worry, if Master Li knows what kind of monster he is, he definitely won't see him first!"

What kind of monster is Professor Luo? What did he do?