Jiangli said calmly, dropping a bombshell as soon as he began speaking.
The family of Sister Cat looked at each other in shocked disbelief.
Qi Guowen quickly asked, "What do you mean by that, Abbot? Are you saying someone is targeting our family specifically?"
Jiangli nodded, "Look at this tree, it shouldn’t be more than a decade old, which means that it wasn’t planted when the grave was initially made, right?"
Qi Guowen nodded, rather bemusedly, "That’s right, we didn’t plant the tree. We have no idea when it appeared. I only remember, some years ago when I came to tend the grave, I saw a small sapling. Isn’t it said that a tree growing on a grave is a good omen, indicating vibrant ’qi’? So I didn’t interfere. But looking at it now... could it be problematic?"
Upon hearing this, a phrase popped into Jiangli’s mind.
Fear not the expert, but the layman’s ignorant meddling.
The Qi Family was precisely .
An ancestor of the Qi Family had once been a feng shui master, but although the descendants did not continue in this profession,
they still understood the trade better than outsiders, knowing somewhat the intricacies of the craft.
This scant knowledge was prone to cause trouble.
Jiangli said, "It’s good for trees to grow around a grave, but it depends on where they grow. If, , it grows directly above the grave, then one must consider whether someone intends to destroy your family’s feng shui."
Qi Guowen, puzzled, asked, "Couldn’t it have grown on its own?"
Jiangli furrowed his brow. "Your grandfather was a somewhat capable feng shui master. His choice of this place proves that the feng shui here is extremely good, and this situation wouldn’t naturally arise. Someone has destroyed the feng shui treasure spot he chose. Now, looking at the state of the coffin, your grandfather accumulated considerable merit in life, which should, by all rights, protect your family. Think carefully, since your grandfather’s passing, hasn’t your family’s situation been improving?"
After giving it some thought, Qi Guowen slapped his forehead, realizing that was indeed the case.
He remembered his grandfather claiming before his death that their family’s fortune would only get better and boasting about having found an excellent spot.
And not long after the grandfather passed away, his father’s business took off, and the family moved to the city.
He himself got into university, and the lives of his siblings and cousins began to thrive as well.
Everything was indeed getting better.
But from the time they began to have nightmares, people in the family frequently experienced accidents and unfortunate incidents.
With this realization, Qi Guowen’s face turned pale, "So, you mean someone has indeed targeted our family? Who could be so vicious?"
Jiangli replied, "We don’t know that yet, but your grandfather was formidable. This place is too good, and with his merit, it has prevented any major disasters to your family. Otherwise, just looking at the current situation, there would certainly have been significant casualties."
Upon hearing this, the Qi Family were half dead with anger.
"Who could it be that’s sabotaging one’s feng shui? Accursed be they, they won’t die a good death!"
"Who exactly could be so despicable?"
"Master, can you find out who it is?"
"Any form of dark magic can be countered with a formation that induces backlash. If you wish to find out who tampered with your grave, it’s definitely possible,"
Qi Guowen immediately said anxiously, "Please, Master, help us make the person who harmed our family pay the price!"
"Right, best to kill them off!" the Qi Family members clamored fiercely.
Jiangli glanced at the person who had spoken, "Always leave a line, so in the future we may meet. If it involves taking a life, it would be difficult for me to intervene."
The young man was taken aback at that moment.
Qi Guowen glared at the man and said with a forced smile, "Rest assured, Abbot, we understand that using such means to harm others depletes one’s moral standing. We wouldn’t do such a thing. We only want the culprit to suffer the backlash and to find out who it is, so that our entire family isn’t harmed while remaining in the dark."