Chapter Eleven: Lin Shuang's Flowing Years

  "I've seen it." Lin Shuang slightly pouted, "Before, Grandpa Lu told my dad that this year I would... Ah yes, be in a 'flowing year' and would encounter some big or small scares. That's why he brought me to the countryside during summer break, hoping to use the spiritual energy of the mountains and rivers here to ward off disaster. Otherwise, I'd still be staying in the south... But it's good that I didn't expect this place to be so beautiful, from now on I'll come every year."

  "Has Mr. Lu looked at your face these past few days? Has he said anything?" Luo Fei smiled wryly, this girl was a bit heartless and also lacked insight.

  "They've been busy running around in the mountains these past few days, where's the time to bother with me?" Lin Shuang smiled complacently. "Fortunately so, otherwise Master Lu would probably restrict me from doing this and that again? Let my dad lock me up at home, how awkward is that? I don't believe in those messy Feng Shui divinations. Just thinking about it makes me sick."

  Luo Fei furrowed his brow, remembering that more than ten days ago, Lin Shuang's facial expression hadn't been so obvious. It was clear that something had happened during the few days he was hospitalized, but he couldn't ask about it. After a pause, he suggested: "For the next few days, you'd better stay at home and not go anywhere. Otherwise... I'm afraid you'll really have to endure another fright."

  What he said is absolutely justified. The first time I saw Lin Shuang's pale face, I thought it was because she hadn't seen the sun for a long time, or maybe she was physically weak and looked so pale. Today, when I saw her again, she still looked like that, so I took the opportunity to take a closer look while chatting. As a result, I really did see some clarity.

  However, he had no experience before, so he was not very confident in his own fortune-telling results. That's why he asked about the Feng Shui master brought by Lin Kun.

  As it turned out, the Feng Shui master had already come up with the same result as him.

  This year Lin Shuang is indeed an unlucky year, offending the evil spirit. The so-called flow year, from the perspective of destiny study, refers to the general trend of this person's luck for the year.

  Anyone's face has a flowing year position, and from the flowing year position, a profound Feng Shui master can accurately analyze your fortune in the current year. As the saying goes, "look at the ears in childhood, look at the forehead in adulthood". Childhood refers to 15 years old or below, above that age, one must look at the heavenly court, which is the forehead. After passing 30 years old, facial analysis becomes much more complicated and requires combining all facial analysis methods. This sounds simple but is actually very complex. With each passing year, the position to look at changes, and most importantly, the method of looking at the flowing year's facial features for men and women are exactly opposite.

  Lin Shuang's flowing year position doesn't look good, with a slightly pale and sickly complexion, especially on her forehead. If it were just a fair skin tone, it would give off a smooth and lustrous feeling. On the contrary, this sickly pallor is actually an omen of shock. Secondly, between her eyebrows, at the position of the Palace of Life, there is a tendency to sink, which is a clear symptom of being invaded. The Palace of Life is called the master switch of human fate, and the problems shown here will not be wrong. Finally, on her forehead, at the Tianzhong position, there is a faintly visible purple color. Purple is the color of disaster, also known as the color of death in physiognomy. This can either indicate that the owner has an illness or that disaster is approaching. Although it's ambiguous, combining it with the previous two points can explain the problem.

  So, Luo Fei was certain that he wasn't mistaken. After all, a wise feng shui master had already spoken the truth and even came up with a solution to break it. This made him quite excited, as he was able to get similar results to others on his first try at physiognomy, which was certainly encouraging. If he knew about the reputation of this old man surnamed Lu in the domestic feng shui physiognomy circle, he would probably be more than just happy and excited.

  Unfortunately, Mr. Lu was busy with the ancestral grave of Lin Kun's family these days and neglected this little girl. In this way, Luo Fei had to remind him.

  What Luo Fei said was indeed true, Lin Shuang tilted her head and carefully sized him up, frowning: "I'm tired of these people who pretend to be mysterious. Aren't you a university student? Why are you also pretending to be mysterious like Old Man Lu?"

  "My point is, it doesn't hurt to listen to other people's kind intentions. After all, you don't have anything to lose." Lu Fei coughed dryly. Just like diagnosing and treating illnesses, if the patient didn't cooperate, even if he had extraordinary abilities, they would be useless.

  "It's a good thing you're not." Lin Shuang felt relieved, it seemed that she really disliked this kind of person, to the point of detesting them.

  Luo Fei was a bit worried, recalling Lin Shuang's face in his mind and thinking about what might happen to her. Was it because she had encountered something recently that made her change so much? Judging from the facial features, the thing she encountered should be quite big. The problem is that he is not a god either. He wanted to help her by casting a divination or using the strange gate calculation method. Unfortunately, Lin Shuang's unpleasant expression made him dare not continue speaking.

  Su Xiaopeng, who had been silent all along, smiled and said: "Lin Shuang, you still haven't spoken up. Luo Fei usually likes to read some messy books when he has nothing to do, and he also gets along well with the fortune teller in our village. I suppose he must have learned a lot from Grandpa Su?"

  Lu Fei is awkward, Su Xiaopeng looks gentle and refined, but actually very unscrupulous, isn't this clearly stabbing himself in the back? Fortunately, he secretly became a disciple of Su Mangzi, otherwise this kid would have been boasting about it all over the world.

  After muttering a curse at the kid, he saw Han Er staring at him with an odd expression and hastily explained in a muddled tone: "I'm not just simply fond of these books, I'm interested in all kinds of books. Otherwise, people wouldn't have called me a bookworm before. Ah, right, we need to head down the mountain, what about you guys?"

  In the end, Luo Fei hastily changed the subject.

  Su Xiaopeng hastily turned his head to look at Lin Shuang, seeking her opinion.

  "Let's go together." Lin Shuang nodded.

  A few people chatted for a while, then accompanied each other down the mountain. When they reached the foot of the mountain, they happened to meet Lin Kun and his son, as well as Mr. Lu, the geomancer, coming back down the mountain.

  Lin Youjun pulled a long face, seemingly disapproving of what his father had done, but not daring to retort. When he saw Luo Fei, he didn't show any malice either, but his eyes weren't very friendly.

  Lin Kun was clearly surprised to see his daughter and Luo Fei together. Out of politeness, he walked over and greeted Luo Fei, also asking about the injury on his face.

  After exchanging a few pleasantries, he led his son away. Su Xiaopeng followed Lin Shuang and Han Er, the two women walking together chatting about local customs.

  Sometimes even Luo Fei had to admit it, this kid really has a way with women.

  Look at that old Mr. Lu, the feng shui master, falling behind a bit, seemingly deep in thought? Luo Fei's heart skipped a beat as he quietly walked up to him and pulled on his sleeve, saying softly: "Mr. Lu..."

  Lu Yao was still thinking about the feng shui terrain he had just checked on the mountain, when he was suddenly pulled by Luo Fei and also startled. When he saw that it was the young man he had admired that day, he couldn't help but smile and nod: "Is there something?"

  Luo Fei said succinctly: "Just now, when I was chatting with Lin Shuang on the mountain, she mentioned that you, Mr., had helped him see his fortune and predicted his luck for this year?"

  "Do you also understand physiognomy?" Lu Yao's eyes lit up.

  "I don't really understand, I just read some books about this stuff." Luo Fei smiled humbly, "I also noticed Lin Shuang's facial features earlier. If I'm not mistaken, she'll likely experience a shock in the near future. If there are other unpredictable variables along the way, the problem might become even more severe. I heard that you brought Lin Shuang here this time to help her resolve this calamity, but I don't know why you haven't taken action yet?"

  Lu Yao looked at him in surprise: "Why didn't you go remind her or Old Master Lin yourself?"

  Lu Fei's face turned difficult to look at, and he helplessly said: "Even if you told Lin Shuang, she wouldn't believe it. What about me? Even if I were to tell Old Man Lin, they would just think I'm trying to get revenge on their family."

  Lu Yanzan nodded and said, "You didn't remind me, I really forgot about Lin Yaotou's matter. These past few days have been busy with the Lin family ancestral grave feng shui, almost made a big mistake, thank you."

  Luo Fei hastily waved his hand: "I'm actually also unsure myself..."

  "What do you think is the solution to Lin Shuang's problem?" Lu Yao interrupted him.

  "Heh... If it were me, I would first use the Qimen Dunjia to calculate her flow year fortune's general time, the direction of good or bad luck, and the degree of danger. Or maybe even divination... The key problem is that she doesn't cooperate at all."

  Lu Yao looked at Luo Fei carefully, his eyes revealing a strong interest. He nodded: "You haven't analyzed Lin's eight characters, that's why you'd say this. But for someone of your age to come up with these words is quite impressive. However, Lin's fortune is unfavorable this year. From her eight characters, I calculated that even if we help her resolve this calamity, the next one will accumulate and become even more severe... it's really a difficult situation."

  "Your meaning is to let her go through this disaster completely, in order to smoothly pass the next disaster?" Luo Fei was stunned, and there was actually such a solution?

  "This child can be taught." Lu Yao's liking for the little one in front of him grew even more, and his previously sharp eyes also became much gentler. "In Lin Yaotou's fate, this calamity is unavoidable. If I were to forcibly reverse it, the next accumulated calamity would likely be unbearable for her, and there would be concerns about her life. So I'll let things unfold naturally, but I need to keep her by my side to observe, and try to control this calamity within a range that I can accept, and Lin Yaotou can bear. Do you understand what I mean?"

  Lu Fei suddenly enlightened, this time really opened his eyes, in fact, Su Mang had also talked to him about it before, but he didn't dwell on it much, and his initial focus wasn't on learning these things, so there was a kind of epiphanic feeling.

  They had already made up their minds, and he was foolishly reminding them. Luo Fei smiled wryly and nodded: "I overthought it."

  "You're good." Lu Yaoke looked at him with great interest, "That day when I saw you speaking at Old Man Lin's house, I guessed that you were an expert. These past few days, we've been selecting a site for the Lin family ancestral tomb and just happened to be short-handed. I don't know if you'd be willing to accompany this old man on a trip around to take a look?"

  "Really?" Luo Fei's heart was filled with joy. This was a great opportunity, as his master had been blind and had never taken him to the scene to examine the feng shui terrain, only analyzing and explaining it to him based on his descriptions of the environment. If he could have such an opportunity, his master would surely be delighted too.

  I just don't know if Lin Kun will disagree?

  "It's all right, Mr. Lin. Don't worry about it, I'll take care of everything." Lu Yao smiled brightly, "We'll head into the mountains again tomorrow and meet at the village entrance then. But is your injury okay?"

  "I'm fine." Luo Fei hastily nodded in guarantee, fearing he would object. Zhu Yuemin arranged for him to rest at home for two days, just in time to study a bit during the two days.

  Lu Yao smiled happily again and patted his shoulder, quickly catching up with Lin Kun and his father who were waiting ahead.

  Um... I'll ask timidly... Do any of you have spare recommendation tickets?