Chapter Fifteen: The Family Residence

  Su Dong walked up to the front gate of the courtyard and peeked inside through the gap between the doors, his eyebrows immediately rising.

  The courtyard has two rows of buildings, with weeds growing wildly. It's now spring, and all things are reviving, but there is no sign of life in the courtyard. The trees no longer sprout, and except for wild grass, even birds don't want to build nests here.

  In the front yard, amidst the thick weeds, there seemed to be a dry well, and the weeds beside the well were the thickest, covering more than half of the well mouth. The gloomy air was emanating from this well.

  Su Dong saw a faint smile, and his heart had a few points of certainty. It seemed that someone had died in this yard. If he guessed correctly, it was precisely because of being thrown into the dry well to die, resulting in the filling of the well with yin evil energy.

  The well water is connected to the underground water system, so three or four households nearby also suffered a decline in fortunes, and their family's prosperity gradually declined.

  Asking around nearby, the neighbors all knew about this courtyard. The previous owner of this house was surnamed Chang, who had lost money in business and, unable to think clearly for a moment, jumped into a well and killed himself.

  The wife and child are gone, the income is no longer enough to live in the city, so they returned to their hometown to farm. They asked a neighbor, Mr. Sun, to help sell this house.

  Unfortunately, someone died in this house, and the yin evil energy is heavy. Who would want to buy it? Now it has been abandoned for three whole years.

  Found Mr. Sun's home, he opened the door, and Su Dong and Old Man Sun entered the small courtyard overgrown with weeds.

  Old Sun stood at the gate and said, "Young master, since you're also a scholar, I really can't bear to deceive you. This house has had a death in it, which is quite unlucky. Although Old Sun also wants to help the widow and orphan of the Chang family sell this house, I couldn't cheat you."

  Su Dong smiled and said: "Old man, I've never believed in ghosts and gods. Let me take a look at this courtyard first."

  Lao Sun let out a sigh and allowed Su Dong to enter by himself. He merely stood guard at the entrance, waiting, probably also afraid of that gloomy aura.

  Su Dong touched the six pieces of jade in his pocket and walked to the wellhead, looking down. Suddenly, a gloomy aura rushed towards him, as if an evil spirit had blown a breath on Su Dong's face.

  There is a law enforcement agency present. The evil spirit in the courtyard has actually been suppressed a lot, but Su Dong still can't help frowning, indeed it's a very strong evil spirit.

  The front yard's Feng Shui layout can only be described as great, Su Dong walked into the backyard and took a glance, his eyes lit up with joy!

  The front yard and backyard are two completely different Feng Shui layouts, differing by a whole universe!

  Even though the front yard was surrounded by gloomy air, the backyard still stubbornly bloomed with two peach blossoms, their pink petals fully open and exceptionally charming.

  The feng shui here is excellent!

  Moreover, the front and back yards have completely different Feng Shui layouts, which perfectly match Su Dong's thoughts.

  The last time someone sensed that there was spiritual energy in the house, the He family had the idea of snatching it away, precisely because Su Dong couldn't hide this Feng Shui.

  Feng shui is not a stone that can be hidden, it's hard to conceal its existence. In ancient times, there were Taoist temples built on flat and good land, but they chose to build them on steep cliffs instead, in order to deter people from approaching and to monopolize the feng shui dragon hole for themselves, without others knowing about it.

  Su Dong couldn't also find a cliff of Wan Zhai Mountain and then move his father and brothers to live in that dangerous place, right? So it must still be in the city.

  It's hard to hide Feng Shui in the city, but this yard just meets Su Dong's requirements!

  The front yard is made into a general feng shui pattern, entertaining guests, while the family lives in the back yard, exclusively enjoying the feng shui treasure land, this layout is exactly Su Dong's ideal home!

  As for that well, Su Dong had long thought of a way to deal with it.

  Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Su Dong came to the door and said to Old Man Sun: "Old man, I think this yard is not bad, how much silver does the Chang family want to sell?"

  Old Sun looked at Su Dong with a suspicious gaze: "Young master, you heard that clearly, someone has died in this yard! A few days ago, a pair of sisters wanted to buy this yard, but I, Old Sun, refused to sell it to them! It's because this yard is not suitable for them to live in. Later, they bought the yard next door, which is also a pretty bad place, alas."

  Lao Sun strongly advised Su Dong not to buy this house.

  Su Dongdao said: "Old man, don't worry, our family are all martial artists, we're not afraid of this place being gloomy."

  Old Sun didn't believe it and shook his head, saying: "Young master is joking, practicing martial arts? You look like a cultured scholar, don't deceive me."

  Su Dong had no choice but to take out the Tianxing Wuguan badge with two words written on it: Ling Zhan!

  Lao Sun's head suddenly froze, staring at Su Dong in shock.

  This world respects martial power, even an ordinary family like Old Sun's knows the ferocity of warriors.

  Besides, Su Dong's badge is not an ordinary emblem, but a Ling War strongman! He is a warrior with a rank!

  Su Dongcai was only fourteen years old, and yet he had an air of elegance about him that was typical of a bookworm. And to think that such a young man was also a powerful warrior in the spiritual realm! Old Sun's jaw nearly dropped in shock.

  "You see, I'm not deceiving you, a martial artist never believes in evil, this house I really want to buy." Su Dong said calmly.

  Sun Lao Tou invited Su Dong to his home and took out a contract signed by Chang Jia widow, which stated that the courtyard was to be sold for 400 taels of silver.

  The price is quite reasonable, after all, this is a prosperous area of Hansheng City. The original Su family courtyard was also invaded by yin and evil spirits, with an unfavorable feng shui layout that made it uninhabitable for people. Nevertheless, Su Qiannian bought it for 300 taels of silver, which is already a good price considering the courtyard's past.

  "Chang's wife had originally planned to sell it for 400 taels, but after three years, she still couldn't sell it. I suppose the price was set too high at first. So I'll have someone go to the countryside and explain this to Chang's wife, and we can draft a new contract for 300 taels instead?" Old Sun said.

  Su Dong shook his head and said: "It's not easy for an orphaned mother, 400 taels is already a good deal for me, this way is fine."

  Old Sun is kind-hearted, now that the Chang family has no one to rely on, the orphaned mother and child in the countryside are farming, not disappointing their trust, Old Sun also feels proud, and looks up to Su Dong even more.

  ……

  Su Dong signed the contract to buy the house and explained it to his father and brother that evening.

  Su Qi Nian nodded slightly after hearing this: "At home you are the eldest son, it's fine if you take care of these things, I just need a place to live."

  Looking southward, Su Qi Nian suddenly lost his train of thought and said: "I didn't want either of you to practice martial arts, but in the end, both of you did. I suppose this is fate."

  Su Dong was taken aback, sensing that his father seemed to be very disappointed. He smiled and said: "Practicing martial arts isn't a bad thing after all. It can strengthen one's body and mind. In this chaotic world, even if we don't provoke others, it doesn't mean they won't come and provoke us. As a person, you can't not have any means of self-defense."

  Su Qi Nian shook his head and said: "You don't understand, never mind. Anyway, you're all not young anymore, just let it be."

  The next day, Su Dong went to the martial arts hall as usual for training. After finishing at noon, he rented a small courtyard in the city and temporarily lived there.

  The landlord of the house was very greedy and insisted on asking for five taels of silver. Su Dong liked the feng shui of this courtyard, anyway, he would only live here for a month, so he simply gave him five taels of silver and rented it out.

  That night, the Su family moved from the inn to a temporarily rented house. Su Dong set up four feng shui formations in the courtyard as he had done before. As soon as Su Ning entered, she felt the abundant spiritual energy of Fengpei and smiled with an open mouth. However, Su Qiannian did not show any expression.

  "Brother, this yard is even better than our old home." Su Ning said softly to Su Dong.

  "What's this? When our new home is ready, I'll give you a big surprise!" Su Dong said nonchalantly.

  After tidying up a bit and rolling out the bedding, Su Qiannian suddenly got it into his head to go take a look at the new house that Su Dong had bought.

  Su Qi Nian and Su Ning were both eccentric, not afraid of the gloomy atmosphere at all. Su Dong thought for a moment and didn't refuse, so he took them to the new house.

  "It's been three years since anyone lived here, the house needs some repairs, I've already contacted someone, they'll start working on it tomorrow, and next month we can move in." Su Dong said with a smile.

  Su Qi Nian and Su Dong were surprisingly delighted, praising that the courtyard was quite good and four hundred taels was a steal.

  Su Ning couldn't stay still, looking around east and west. Su Dong brought Su Qi Nian to the backyard, where Su Qi Nian gazed at the two peach blossoms in full bloom and said lightly: "These peach blossoms are not bad, when tidying up the yard be sure not to hurt them."

  Su Dong was taken aback and blurted out: "This peach blossom must be eliminated!"

  "Why?" Su Qiannian asked in puzzlement.

  Su Dong was speechless, after all, he couldn't tell his father that these two peach blossoms would bring about the Peach Blossom Calamity.

  "I have a new design for the backyard, our family is all men, peony flowers are too showy, why not plant some ginkgo trees? If Father wants to eat fruit, we can also plant figs." Su Dong said with a fabricated story.

  "Just stay here, what a good peach blossom, it's a pity to destroy it. If you don't listen to me, I'll find another place to live." Su Qiannian said lightly.

  Su Dong suddenly discovered that his father was still very dignified. These few words were light and airy, but they had a deadly impact.

  No choice, Su Dongyue slightly nodded in agreement, and the Peach Blossom Bandit's matter could only be dealt with another way.

  Su Qiannian and Su Dong returned to the front yard after watching, just in time to meet Su Ning rushing back from outside.

  "Dad, I met Bai Jie! It turns out they've also moved here, right next door to us!" Su Ning exclaimed.

  Su Qi Nian nodded and said: "Oh, I didn't expect them to move too. Let's send a gift over later, the two sisters are quite struggling."

  Su Dong listened with a puzzled expression and curiously asked: "Which white sister? Lives next door to us?"

  The Feng Shui of this place is too bad, not only is the yard extremely inauspicious, but also affects the neighboring wall, it's completely uninhabitable!

  "Our old neighbor's house, from our house heading west, the one with a big locust tree in their yard." Su Ning explained.

  Su Dong's eyes widened in shock! His face changed color!

  The small courtyard of the Su family to the west, where a large pagoda tree was planted, was exactly the yin evil death hole that Su Dong had seen on the roof!

  It's dirty stuff!