"How?" Cheng Xinghe looked at me and asked, "Do you like her?"

My finger suddenly felt a sharp pain. Xiao Xiang had also heard the words. I quickly said nonsense, and am I someone who can be easily pleased?

I had a feeling that I would indeed meet that calamitous concubine again in the future.

Now, the birthday party had turned into a funeral, and after everyone had finished expressing their condolences, they were even more admiring of me. I heard nothing but praise, and the atmosphere was as if I were an artist being mobbed by groupies. Han Dongliang seemed to be too angry to stay, so he turned around and left. He was even mocked by a few people who said he couldn't take a loss.

At this moment, I suddenly heard applause.

I turned around and saw Ma Yuanqiu, the person I had met at the Turtle Hatching site.

My heart suddenly tightened - if he were my colleague, he would be the most formidable colleague I had ever encountered since I entered this industry.

Hei Shang quickly greeted him: "Uncle Ma, you're here too!"

Ma Yuanqiu nodded and looked at me and said, "Li Shisheng's abilities are really becoming more and more refined."

Others thought it was just a polite comment, but I heard it - he had noticed that I had recently advanced in rank!

What was his background? I had heard that there were only twelve top-level Feng Shui masters in the world. Could he be one of them?

But why wasn't he a guru in the industry, instead of running a business in a small town?

It was increasingly mysterious.

I really wanted to see what he was through Qi Sensing, but even after my recent advancement in rank, it was still useless against him.

Ma Yuanqiu lowered his voice and said, "Don't look - if you want to see my business, you may still need to work hard for a while."

My heart tightened. Had he seen through it all?

And was he revealing his status as a colleague by telling me this?

"Also," he said calmly, "your good luck has almost run out recently, and trouble is about to arise within your walls. Be careful - and also be careful of the thing on you. As soon as she appears, the Four-phase Arrangement will be ruined."

I was stunned: "How do you know..."

Indeed...the people at Tian Shi Fang had said that Xiao Xiang was related to an important Feng Shui Arrangement. Could that Arrangement be the Four-phase Arrangement?

What was it used for?

Ma Yuanqiu looked at my reaction and smiled: "If you follow me, I can tell you."

If I could really solve the mysteries surrounding me, it would be a huge temptation!

But at that moment, my finger suddenly felt a sharp pain, almost making me double over.

I understood Xiao Xiang's meaning and shook my head with my teeth clenched - and for some reason, I had a premonition that Ma Yuanqiu was dangerous.

Ma Yuanqiu raised his eyebrows, obviously not surprised, and continued, "I'm not in a hurry, you can make your own decision - go home and say hello to Ma Liansheng for me. In terms of Feng Shui, he was the best back then. He should also understand that some things can't be avoided."

I felt a chill at the back of my neck. How did he even know about my maternal uncle?

At this moment, Cheng Xinghe came over and asked me if I could buy some crab meat sticks for him to eat later. I was about to nod, but Ma Yuanqiu smiled slightly and said, "Isn't he the inheritor of the Liujiao Cheng family from one of the four great families?"

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The four great families?

Upon hearing these words, Cheng Xinghe dropped the blue grapes he was holding all over the ground, rolling everywhere.

He stared at Ma Yuanqiu with his clear eyes: "How do you know me?"

Ma Yuanqiu smiled and said calmly, "I don't know you, but I know Erlang Eye."

Hearing these three words, Cheng Xinghe's expression changed, and his eyes filled with fear. To be honest, this was the first time I had ever seen him so afraid!

Ma Yuanqiu looked at me and said, "You two think about it carefully. When you make up your minds, come find me at Qinjiayuan."

With that, he gave me a business card.

When I saw the business card, I was stunned - the last time I had broken the "Nine Ghost Pressing Coffin", the owner of the antique shop had said that someone had come to look for me and left just this business card with only a string of numbers!

He had sought me out before...

As he was leaving, Ma Yuanqiu patted Cheng Xinghe on the shoulder and said, "I wish you a long life."

After saying that, the tall figure walked through the crowd and left.

I remembered Cheng Xinghe's words "knowing your lifespan" and immediately grabbed Cheng Xinghe: "What do you mean by the four great families and the Liujiao Cheng family? Isn't your family the only one left besides you?"

I knew Cheng Xinghe was not an ordinary person, but I didn't expect him to be one of the four great families either. This was also something new to me today!

Cheng Xinghe said in a daze: "If I can't find the Four-phase Arrangement soon, I won't be around for long either..."

I still wanted to ask more questions, but the phone suddenly rang. When I picked it up, it was Gao Lao'er calling: "Beidou, have you finished your work over there?"

I could hear that Gao Lao'er's voice sounded strange, so I asked him what was going on?

Gao Lao'er then said: "Our Shentang Street seems to be haunted."

What? I was a little stunned. Was there really a ghost on Shentang Street?

"It's true, everyone is waiting for you to come back and take a look." Gao Lao'er asked tentatively: "Beidou, don't be offended, I just want to ask you this: Have you made any enemies lately?"

The words made my heart skip a beat - lately, I had indeed made a lot of enemies.

The person who had just left, Ma Yuanqiu, had also said that I would have trouble coming up soon!

So I told He Shang about Gao Lao'er's call and we had to go back quickly.

He Shang agreed and started the car.

In the car, Cheng Xinghe seemed to be in a bad mood, so I asked him what else he was hiding from me.

Cheng Xinghe pondered for a moment and unusually didn't ask for money. Instead, he said very seriously, "Li Beidou, regarding the Four-Phase Bureau, it's not that I'm hiding anything from you, but our ancestors have this rule—our four families must keep the secrets of the Four-Phase Bureau. Moreover, you know too much about this matter, and it could bring great misfortune. I don't want to implicate you."

His clear eyes were filled with sincerity.

At this point, what's the use of talking about implication? However, since it's their ancestor's rule, I shouldn't force him. I asked, "What about Jiang the Cripple? Is he also from your four families?"

Cheng Xinghe shook his head. "Actually, I don't know much about him. I only know that he's the compass for finding the Four-Phase Bureau."

Damn it, looks like I have to rely on that cripple to find out the truth—he's a tough guy who intentionally kept his limp to remember his injury.

Those who can do what most people can't are either psychopaths or winners.

I thought of Ma Yuanqiu. It seems he's also involved with the Four-Phase Bureau. I asked He Shang if he knew anything about Ma Yuanqiu.

He Shang shook his head and said that Ma Yuanqiu was close to his father but didn't often show up. He's quite mysterious. If I wanted to know, he could help me investigate.

He Shang is such a great guy.

We arrived at the shopping street, which was unusually deserted—all those people who used to line up to see me were gone. Even the usual sparse crowd was missing, making it as quiet as a ghost town.

The antique shop owner saw me first and immediately rushed out from his shop, speaking with a crying tone, "Beidou, you're finally back. You scared me to death..."

I saw that the antique shop owner had a string of garlic around his neck, two strings of five-emperor coins in his hands, and a tiger skin draped over his shoulders, looking completely out of place.

Cheng Xinghe, who was still absent-minded, burst out laughing at the sight of the antique shop owner's outfit and asked if he was going to perform on the Spring Festival Gala.

The other shop owners also came out, all dressed the same way—presumably, they bought their outfits from the antique shop owner. They all complained to me, saying it was too scary and they couldn't do business anymore. All the customers had been scared away.

He Shang sighed, "Man, you're in trouble now—you're a feng shui master, but your own place is haunted. This reflects poorly on you. Who would still trust you?"

Who dares to cause trouble in a busy marketplace during the day? What kind of creature has such audacity?

I also wanted to see who dared to stir up trouble on my turf.

At that moment, the black-and-white cat emerged and looked up at the eaves.

I followed the cat's gaze and saw something red under the eaves—it looked like a bare, bloody footprint!

Wrapped around it was not the black aura of an ordinary ghost, but a sinister crimson color.

A foreboding sense washed over me. Could it be...

I asked them to elaborate on how the ghost was causing trouble.