The Feng Shui Treasure Appraiser

69: Chapter 69 RegretHan Jingyang swept a glance at his sister. In her eyes, he saw excitement, nervousness, agitation, and anticipation—she looked exactly like someone who had discovered a world-shattering secret.

He scoffed, ”Have you been reading too many novels? A magic treasure? Why don’t you say it’s an external brain that can help you study autonomously? What are you thinking about? Besides, if it really were a magic treasure, would it ever fall to you or me? It would have long since been snatched up by those powerful and influential families.”

”Besides, use your head and think carefully. If you could just spend money to buy a Wenchang Tower and make someone study better, wouldn’t all the children of rich families be straight-A students? Then those bottom-of-the-class rich kids in your class wouldn’t need to rely on connections and money to be forced into the school.”

Han Jingxin scratched her head. ”I was just saying, is it necessary to lecture me like that? Seriously? Hmph.”

Han Jingyang continued to hammer the point home. ”Han Jingxin, I’m warning you, don’t let your imagination run wild. No one can help you with studying except yourself. Don’t count on some miraculous encounter to help you soar to success effortlessly; there’s no such thing in this world. Instead of pinning your hopes on some piece of junk, you’d be better off listening carefully when I tutor you.”

”Got it, got it, so annoying! Hmph, let’s go home.”

Back home, Han Jingxin hugged her schoolbag and rushed into the study. She picked up the unremarkable-looking Wenchang Tower and examined it. The more she looked, the more magical it seemed, but then looking again, it felt ordinary.

Han Jingyang leaned against the doorway and asked leisurely, ”What are you thinking about?”

”I still think it’s very magical.”

”You think it’s because this little tower is blessing you that you’ve made such rapid progress?”

”Mm-hmm.”

”Fine. Let’s assume it’s true, that this little tower is a legendary dharma instrument that can bless you. But have you ever thought that dharma instruments have different grades and ranges of ability? You don’t actually think this tower’s range of ability can cover most of Quancheng, do you?”

”This...”

”So don’t think too much. A tower is just a tower; it’s fine to keep it here for good luck. The main thing is still you. If you want to study and do it seriously, there will naturally be results. If you don’t even look at your textbooks, even if this tower were the one in the hands of the Wenchang Star Lord, it would still be useless.”

As he said this, he walked over to his sister and pressed her shoulders down onto the chair. ”Listen to your brother; your brother won’t harm you.”

”Fine.”

”Rest for a week. We start tutoring in a week.”

”What? Tutoring? Where? Isn’t there an official ban on holiday tutoring?”

”Heh heh heh, that applies to compulsory education. Besides, I’ve found a private tutor, a one-on-one kind. From 9:00 to 11:30 in the morning and 3:00 to 6:30 in the afternoon. The teacher is already arranged.” Han Jingyang held down his struggling sister. ”Cherish the coming week. Eat, drink, sleep, and play as you please, haha.”

”Brother—I hate you—”

”Hahahaha.”

Such are the joys of being a goofy brother and sister.

Han Jingxin was so angry she ignored Han Jingyang completely. She would roll her eyes whenever she saw him, as if he no longer existed in the house, and she would even serve herself one less bowl of rice.

Han Jingyang, on the other hand, felt very gratified. Aren’t little sisters meant to be bullied? If he didn’t bully her now, he wouldn’t have the chance later. In a couple of years, she’d be a young woman.

The 4th. 9:00 AM.

Han Jingyang drove to the villa complex where Ms. Tongtong had recently bought a place. Shengxinyuan Residential Complex.

It was a famous upscale residential complex in Quancheng, with property prices around 100,000 per square meter. Each building exceeded 400 square meters. They were nominally semi-detached villas, but in reality, they were all single-family villas in a semi-detached form. With a little renovation, they could be combined into one. The interior layout was designed for single-family homes; the semi-detached mode was just to pass inspection.

When Han Jingyang arrived, Tongtong was already waiting.

Today, Tongtong still maintained a fresh and elegant style, but she had swapped her dress for casual, loose capri pants. Her hair was let down, giving her a unique, languid air. In a word—beautiful.

Han Jingyang shook hands with Tongtong gently. ”Ms. Tongtong, shall we start?”

”Thank you for your trouble, Mr. Han.”

”You’re too kind.” Han Jingyang lifted the compass and scanned the area, but he was startled. Before his eyes was a large expanse of black aura. It hadn’t reached the level of ”black clouds pressing down on the city,” but calling it ”dark clouds covering the top” was accurate enough. Was it a problem with the villa? Or a problem with the villa’s owner?

Unfortunately, Han Jingyang’s Qi Observation had flaws; it was ineffective on people. He couldn’t observe the various auras on them. After all, it was an ability added by an external object, not his own. It could be considered an external celestial eye. He would have to see if there was an opportunity to upgrade this ability later.

Thinking this, he turned his head and asked, ”How long have you owned this villa?”

”A year or two, but it hasn’t been renovated yet.”

”I see.” Han Jingyang nodded slightly. ”Your household hasn’t been very peaceful lately, has it?”

”Yes, I’ve encountered some trouble.”

”It’s not just ’some’ trouble; it’s pretty big trouble.” Han Jingyang said seriously, ”Forgive my bluntness, but you should first find a way to resolve those troubles at home. Otherwise, a standard Feng Shui arrangement will be as good as having none at all.”

”No use at all?”

”That’s not the case. If I take action, it will certainly be useful. It’s just that Feng Shui and the Yin-Yang Five Elements share the same principle: they are mutually generating, mutually restricting, and mutually complementary. To give you the simplest example, take Feng Shui and your career. When your career is smooth sailing, good Feng Shui can make your career even more prosperous; it’s like adding wings to a tiger. Conversely, when your career encounters setbacks, good Feng Shui can, to a certain extent, become your support, helping you withstand those setbacks. But if your career encounters an extremely powerful calamity, most Feng Shui arrangements will be like a cup of water trying to put out a cartload of burning firewood. Do you understand?”

Tongtong nodded slightly. ”I understand. It’s like water and fire. Water can extinguish fire, but if the fire is too big, ordinary extinguishing methods are useless. You can only use more powerful equipment and more professional firefighters.”

”Correct. However, Feng Shui is more complex; it has to do with people, events, buildings, mountains, rivers, the sun, the moon, and the stars.”

”So, my situation...”

Han Jingyang interrupted her. ”Ms. Tongtong, our deal has never involved anything else—only the villa. I’ll take a look at the Feng Shui in the villa and set up a decent Feng Shui arrangement. As for your household situation, it has nothing to do with me, and I have no interest in interfering. I only mentioned it as a courtesy, to let you understand your current situation and the situation of the villa, and to warn you in advance of potential problems. That is all. If you cannot accept this, I will leave now.”

Tongtong shook her head quickly. ”Mr. Han, I can accept that. The content of our deal hasn’t changed. I only have one request: make the Feng Shui arrangement for this villa as powerful as possible, and let it last as long as possible.”

”That’s no problem.”

In fact, reading Feng Shui for people and creating Feng Shui arrangements had already exceeded his original scope of business. Originally, he only wanted to sell Feng Shui props. But the compass, that external celestial eye, gave him the super-practical skill of ”Qi Observation,” making him even more professional than a Feng Shui Master. In such a situation, it would be a disservice to the compass not to use it. However, this meant getting involved in many more things, because Feng Shui is a major project involving countless factors, and it’s very troublesome to handle. Zhou Yucheng’s case was like that. This Tongtong’s case was the same. If he didn’t warn them, his conscience wouldn’t allow it. If he did warn them, he would bring trouble upon himself. If he had known, he might as well have just stuck to selling props. Regret in hindsight.