Old Mr. Fan was taken aback by what he heard. While Nanli’s rescue might not have been widely publicized, her act of helping many poor people during the recent heavy rains had already spread throughout the entire Mu Nation.
"Could it be that my daughter’s murder is also related to this... to this issue?" Old Mr. Fan’s first thought was this.
"The problematic fortune of the Fan family could indeed be a matter of cause and effect," Nanli nodded.
Old Mr. Fan imdiately felt distressed, clutching his chest and struggling to breathe.
"Father!" Fan Shizhong wanted to ask the maid to bring dicine.
"I’ll do it," Nanli said, taking out a charm to burn it. After it was destroyed, the atmosphere in the room changed slightly.
Old Mr. Fan’s discomfort eased slightly, and he also felt much lighter.
Confused, Father and son of the Fan family, Nanli explained, "This resentnt and ominous energy can affect the human body. It can cause dizziness and minor illnesses, or in severe cases, even be fatal. But sotis, it can manifest in other ways, such as bad luck and restless energy."
Fan Shizhong recalled his own daughter’s misfortune and the frequent illness among their family mbers. So had even beco seriously ill and conventional dicine had been ineffective. He had thought it was so inherited genetic disease within the Fan family, but now it seed that the problem lay with the mansion itself!
He said, "When we relocated, my father specially invited a geomancer who claid that this place was auspicious. That’s why we bought it and settled here."
"Tsk tsk, that geomancer was either incompetent or deceiving you," Xie Beihan quickly praised Nanli’s abilities. "My sister is different. Whether it’s physiognomy, geomancy, or ghost-catching and celestial observation, she excels at all. She will definitely help your Fan family dispel resentnt and ominous energy and regain good fortune."
Nanli couldn’t help but turn her head to give Xie Beihan a deep look, wanting to give him a thumbs-up.
It seed that bringing him along this ti wasn’t entirely useless.
Fan Shizhong understood their aning and said, "If the princess is willing to help the Fan family with this matter, the Fan family will surely repay the favor."
Old Mr. Fan also nodded.
Nanli smiled, "Rest assured, I’ll state my price clearly and won’t deceive anyone. But we’ll have to wait until after I’ve resolved this matter to determine how much you should pay."
Imdiately after, she asked Fan Shizhong to send soone to fetch the geomancer and a small team to follow her to find the source of the resentnt and ominous energy in the mansion.
Fan Shizhong complied, personally accompanying Nanli to prevent any discomfort among the family mbers.
Nanli held a compass and observed as they walked.
First, they arrived at the front courtyard, where she pointed at a lush tree and said, "Dig here."
Fan Shizhong instructed the servants to start digging. Unexpectedly, at this mont, a man hurried over, shouting angrily, "You can’t dig! Big brother, if you dare to dig, I’ll smash my head here!"
This man bore so resemblance to Fan Shizhong.
He was none other than the Second Master of the Fan family.
Fan Shizhong frowned, displeased. "Second brother, don’t be absurd."
"This is the auspicious tree that protects our Fan family’s ho, ensuring peace and prosperity. If you disturb it, you’ll ruin the geomancy, and the future fortune of the Fan family will be greatly affected!" Second Master Fan sneered coldly.
Seeing Nanli holding a compass, he assud she was there to check the geomancy. Contemptuously, he added, "Big brother, how can you be so foolish as to bring a woman to inspect the geomancy, especially one so young?"
"Second brother, mind your manners. This is..." Before Fan Shizhong could finish, Xie Beihan interjected, hands on hips. "You’re talking nonsense. What’s wrong with a woman? Can’t a woman check the geomancy?"
"Exactly!" Second Master Fan retorted. "Won should stay at ho, embroidering and learning etiquette, instead of showing up outside and being fooled!"
Nanli raised an eyebrow at this mont.
She wouldn’t get angry if soone questioned her, but she took offense at being accused of deception.
"Mr. Fan, you are the master of the Fan family, aren’t you?" Nanli asked.
"Yes," Fan Shizhong nodded. He was afraid that his second brother’s behavior would upset Nanli, so he ordered the servants to dig quickly and not delay any further.
Second Master Fan treated this tree as a treasure and rushed forward, intending to tightly embrace the tree and prevent anyone from touching it.
Fan Shizhong was about to call for soone to pull him away when Nanli quickly used a speech prohibition and immobilization charm on Second Master Fan, forcing him to stay still. Second Master Fan couldn’t move a muscle, not even opening his mouth, showing evident fear. The servants swiftly wielded their hoes and shovels, and soon the large tree was dug up.
"Move the tree aside and continue digging," Nanli said. The servants moved the tree aside and continued digging.
However, soon soone shouted in horror, "A dead body! A dead body!" The servant was terrified, his face pale, stumbling backward and falling to the ground.
Others also looked carefully and saw a human hand in the soil, causing their faces to lose color as well. They dared not dig further. Nanli remained composed and stepped forward, taking the shovel and digging away the soil.
Xie Beihan, having experienced so much, was not easily frightened. He also went up to help. However, when the body was completely exposed, he couldn’t help but widen his eyes and stamr, "W-what is this?"
It was a headless corpse! There were several talismans attached to the body! Nanli saw that the resentnt and ominous energy had condensed into a mass and were emanating from the body.
She quickly used several dispelling charms and hand seals to gather all the resentnt and ominous energy and then slapped them back onto the buried body. She squatted down and said, "Hmm, these are preservation charms and soul-binding charms. No wonder there’s such strong resentnt and ominous energy."
The person died, had their head removed, yet the body didn’t decay, and the soul was imprisoned within the body.
This location was even more ominous, able to absorb resentnt from the heavens and earth, which was why the resentnt and ominous energy from this headless corpse were so intense.
Fan Shizhong couldn’t help but tremble. "But the geomancer clearly said... clearly said this place was favorable for the prosperity of descendants, so we planted a century-old pine tree here. H-how could there be a corpse here?!"
And it’s headless!
If Nanli hadn’t ordered digging here, how would the Fan family have disturbed this auspicious tree?
Second Master Fan couldn’t move, only hearing everyone talking. He was so anxious that he made a whimpering sound.
Nanli glanced back at him, then drew her fingers together and made a swift silver flash, causing the talismans on Second Master Fan’s body to fall off. Finally, he could move and speak, walking forward while grumbling. The servants automatically stepped aside.
Second Master Fan looked into the pit at the headless corpse, trembling with anger. "So I’ve lost nine out of ten tis because of a corpse buried in this geomancy spot?!"
His money! How much had he lost over the years!
Fan Shizhong, originally terrified and chilled, was now furious at Second Master Fan’s words. Veins bulged on his forehead. "It’s a rule of the Fan family not to gamble. Have you forgotten?"
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