Chapter 295
Chapter 295
The Attack from the Kuman Thong
“Her father is rich; he felt embarrassed when his daughter turned ill and snatched other people’s children on the streets . He imprisoned her in the house and kept her away from anyone . He was afraid that people would laugh at her . ”
Ye Shaoyang nodded, “I understand his feelings, but we must go and visit her . Perhaps, we can buy so fruits as presents . Maybe her father would let us in . ”
Xiao Ma and Zhuang Yuning were speechless at once . Xiao Ma replied, “Do you think every place is the sa as Maoshan Sect? Nobody would let you in because of fruits, not even a ton . ”
Ye Shaoyang scratched his head, “What should we give as a present? I don’t quite understand your rich people’s thinking . ”
Xiao Ma answered, “What if we give them a stack of money?”
Zhuang Yuning laughed, “That would be even worse . Don’t worry about the gift . I will handle it . There is no need to buy a true friend of yours an expensive present, as long as your friend likes it, that is sufficient . ”
Then, she drove to a classy bakery shop in the town and chose a few types of pastries that girls would usually like to eat and headed to Zhu Zhongying’s house . They arrived in front of a typical Chinese design villa after an hour of driving . They exited the car and rang the bell .
A middle-aged gentleman, forty years old or so in age, opened the door, and was shocked to see Zhuang Yuning . He smiled, “Oh hi, it is you, Yuyu . Please co in . Umm, may I know… . ”
“They are old friends of Zhu Zhongying; they were studying abroad . They hope to pay her a visit after hearing about her condition . This is Zhu Zhongying’s father, Uncle Zhu . ”
Ye Shaoyang and Xiao Ma greeted Uncle Zhu with smiles .
“Well, co in then,” Uncle Zhu forced a smile as he gestured for the three of them to enter .
It was a well-lit ancient Chinese style living hall . Ye Shaoyang’s expression tensed once he entered the house . He looked around the ground floor and intentionally walked past the stairway to the second floor; he already had a grasp of the situation .
Uncle Zhu showed them to so seats and ordered the maid to serve them with tea . Zhuang Yuning thanked him and started so small talk, “Uncle Zhu, where is Aunty Zhu?”
“She went traveling . What a great opportunity to relax . ” Uncle Zhu replied to her with a sweet smile, “I saw you on TV, the singing competition . I asked them to vote for you and told them you would beco the champion . I hope you won’t disappoint . ”
Zhuang Yuning chuckled, “Uncle Zhu, you are giving too much pressure . I promise to do my very best . ”
Mr . Zhu burst into laughter . His gaze moved from Zhuang Yuning to Ye Shaoyang and Xiao Ma, “Please have your tea . By the way, where did you two study?”
“In… . Pennsylvania . ” Xiao Ma sipped a little tea and replied .
“Which university?” Uncle Zhu nodded .
“Pennsylvania University . I studied computer science . ”
“Oh, I see . Pennsylvania University is famous for their computer science . Are you having your holiday now?”
“Ummm… . ” Before Xiao Ma could co up with an excuse, Zhuang Yuning quickly placed the pastries she had bought onto the teapoy .
“Uncle Zhu, I have bought so of Xiaoying’s favorite pastries . How is she now? Can I talk to her?”
Uncle Zhu looked rather embarrassed, “Xiaoying’s health condition is getting worse every day . She has beco stupor . I don’t think it is advisable to visit her now . Yuyu, maybe you can go and et her alone, but I am sorry to turn you two down . ”
“But they just ca back from the United States . They really hope to visit Xiaoying… . ”
“Since you are concerned about Xiaoying, I hope you can understand her current situation . I am really sorry . Perhaps, we can have a small chat while Yuning is eting her . ”
Mr . Zhu answered them in a polite but firm tone . Zhuang Yuning knew that nothing she could do would change his mind, so she did not press the matter further . If not, she might offend him and lose the chance of eting Xiaoying in the future . She decided to leave and co back after a discussion . Saying goodbye to Mr . Zhu, she signalled Ye Shaoyang and Xiao Ma to leave .
Ye Shaoyang said nothing until he was about to exit the house when he turned around abruptly and spoke to Mr . Zhu, “Mr . Zhu, I am not a student studying abroad, nor Xiaoying’s friend . I ca here today to treat your daughter . ”
His words stunned Mr . Zhu . His face bead with hope, “Are you a doctor?”
“No, I am a Daoist . ”
Mr . Zhu’s expression changed at once, and he forced a smile, “Daoist? Well, thank you for your kindness, but I don’t think I need your help,” He answered as he gestured for the them to leave .
However, Ye Shaoyang did not move . Zhuang Yuning pulled at his sleeves from behind and whispered in his ear, “Big Brother Shaoyang, let’s go . I don’t think we should… . ”
Ye Shaoyang acted as though he did not hear her and continued, “You have no faith in ? Was it because many sorcerers have failed, so you feel it is hopeless?”
His answer stunned Mr . Zhu before he smiled disarmingly, “It seems like you have done your howork . ”
Ye Shaoyang understood the aning behind his words . Mr . Zhu must be thinking that he had asked about his family just like the other tricksters, to cheat his money . He did not argue but pointed at a gold aquarium and said, “You placed it behind the main door to bring money luck to your family . However, instead of feeding goldfish, you rear blackfish . Blackfish has black backs and white bellies, which give the aning of absorbing the Yin Qi and releasing the Yang Qi . Therefore, you rear the fish not to get money luck but to produce more Yang Qi at your ho . Am I right?”
Mr . Zhu looked aghast . When he about to open the door, Ye Shaoyang stopped him and walked to a sliding door and pointed at the wall surface on each side, “You have a pair of French window casents here, but you blocked them with two walls, which act as a Yang Reflection Wall . The two focus points in this room face the north and the south so you can still get enough light to shine into the room . The Yang Qi will circulate according to the direction of Jiugong calendar . When the Yang Qi passes the walls, they will reflect the Yang Qi and the Yang Qi will circulate endlessly .
“Thus, the Yang Qi in this room will accumulate to its strongest . Because of the duplex housing, spiral staircase, and these bright colored wallpapers, they can facilitate the Yang Qi to spiral up the stairs . I bet the purpose is to counteract the Yin Qi in your daughter . So, your daughter must be staying up there . ”
After listening to Ye Shaoyang’s explanation, Mr . Zhu stared at him with a gentle look .
Ye Shaoyang caught Mr . Zhu’s change of expression and quickly added, “The Fengshui master who had set up these had a little effect on treating your daughter’s illness . It was either he had limited power to cure her, or he didn’t know the root of the illness . ”
“Ummm… . ” Mr . Zhu hesitated for a mont before he had made up his mind, “You’re right, gentleman . Since Xiaoying started behaving abnormally, we always heard a child’s eerie laughter from her room . Then, she started to scream and cry . The scariest thing is that there was no kid found in her room . I didn’t believe in spirits but the things that’d happened in her room made questioned myself . I had even invited more than ten Daoists to my house but all of them escaped without a trace; one of them even died mysteriously in Xiaoying’s room… . ”
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