"Master Liu, please start up the excavator!"
"Alright, coming right up!"
Master Liu from the engineering team, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, climbed into the cabin and started the excavator, rumbling over next to the few old gentlemen, who were the Feng Shui Masters brought in by the old principal.
"I've had a look, and this location is auspicious according to Feng Shui. It's not impossible that a top scholar could come from here in the future."
The leading old man held the compass, looked around, and said earnestly while stroking his mustache.
The old principal didn't really understand Feng Shui, always hearing them talk about directions and various anecdotes.
When the little old man bluntly said the land in front was good, and could even produce a top scholar, the principal nodded his head immediately, "Good, then it's settled here!"
Master Liu looked down, twisted his nose, and began to dig beside them under the old man's instruction.
Outside the school, by this time, a crowd of villagers had already gathered.
The mighty engineering team and all the heavy machinery were a rare sight for them, so everyone came to join in on the commotion.
Ning Fan stood not too far away, with a dark line on his forehead, unsure whether to get angry or to laugh at the few self-proclaimed Feng Shui Masters.
The words that had come out of those old men's mouths just now had almost made Ning Fan unable to restrain himself from stepping in and interrupting them.
But then he thought they were just scrambling to make a living and, as long as they weren't too excessive, Ning Fan decided to turn a blind eye.
Yet now, Ning Fan took a closer look, his eyes slightly narrowing, suddenly realizing something and quickly shouted, "Hold on!"
As soon as Ning Fan spoke up, everyone's gaze turned toward him.
"And who might this young man be?" The little old man looked at Ning Fan with confusion, simultaneously inquiring of the old principal beside him.
Master Liu on the excavator also stopped, curiously looking at Ning Fan.
"You can't dig here, there's an Earth Dragon beneath this land."
As soon as these words came out, the Feng Shui Masters immediately burst into laughter.
"Young man, do you know what an Earth Dragon is? Talking nonsense here! Besides, we've already checked, there's no such thing as an Earth Dragon."
The leading old man stepped forward, looking at Ning Fan with a smile.
Ning Fan pursed his lips, thinking to himself that if he didn't understand, he wouldn't be claiming to be a successor of Guiguzi.
"This land is connected to the old school district, and once excavated, it will collapse. If it collapses, it could affect the nearby school and may even cause casualties. You cannot dig."
Ning Fan explained patiently, and the Feng Shui Masters suddenly became displeased.
"What do you mean we can't dig? We've checked this place thoroughly; there's no issue. Young man, don't pretend to know if you don't!"
The little old man looked at Ning Fan with discontent, thinking how could a young man possibly understand these matters better than them?
"Collapse? We're just digging this spot, how could it possibly affect the old school district?"
"Young man, if you don't understand, don't talk nonsense!"
"The youth nowadays really don't respect their elders, saying whatever they like!"
Several old men chatted back and forth, with the villagers around them eager to speak up for Ning Fan, but they also felt that Ning Fan probably didn't understand Feng Shui, so it was not a good time to speak up.
Zhang Shiya, next to Ning Fan, tugged at the corner of his shirt and asked softly, "Was what you just said true?"
To tell the truth, Zhang Shiya was somewhat incredulous, of course, she didn't completely trust those Feng Shui Masters either. To her, anything related to Feng Shui totally seemed like superstition.
"I can't be bothered to explain to you guys, you can't dig on this piece of land; find another spot."
Ning Fan didn't want to deal with those few old men, after all, they also earned their livelihood from this.
"You say we can't dig, why not?"
"We have been looking at this spot for a long time; it's the best here. Could there possibly be a better place?"
"Young man, can you not just say whatever pops into your head?!"
The several Feng Shui Masters retorted, while Ning Fan just shook his head. He could see now that these old men, although they knew a bit about this stuff, hadn't fully learned it, as they hadn't even noticed that the vein of this land was connected to the old school district.
The land was indeed good, but it shouldn't be tampered with lightly. Otherwise, ruining the Feng Shui would be a minor issue; if other people suffered calamities because of it, then it would become a major problem!
At this moment, the elderly headmaster looked troubled, unsure of what to do.
You should know, the money for the school reconstruction was provided by Ning Fan; if he said no digging, by all reasoning, they definitely couldn't continue.
But on this side, the several Feng Shui Masters were all adamant that this land was very good.
"We have been around here for many years, looking at Feng Shui for many years, and have never seen a young person cause trouble like you do!"
The leading old man cried out indignantly.
They had been in this line of work for so many years, taking small gifts was easy, but that didn't mean they were not serious about their work.
The group had looked for a long time and believed that the land they stood on had the best Feng Shui, which is why they confirmed this spot.
However, Ning Fan came out to stop them, and the Feng Shui Masters immediately saw him as someone who came to make trouble, as they didn't believe this young man truly understood this.
Ning Fan didn't speak again, but his expression was very determined, he simply disagreed with starting the dig.
The headmaster was now in a difficult position, and so were the villagers around, not knowing whom to support. Ning Fan was the one who provided the funds, but those Feng Shui Masters had also been practicing for many years. Whom to trust had suddenly become very complicated.
"If we don't dig here, take a look at the other places around. Which plot is good? We're also trying to find a better place for the kids, or else we wouldn't have gone to such lengths. Now, you just say 'don't dig'—then where should we dig?"
The leader of the old men had an angry look on his face; anyway, he felt that their chosen place was not wrong and the landslides Ning Fan mentioned simply wouldn't happen.
Ning Fan shook his head and sighed helplessly, "Fine, if you must dig, you can do it after six o'clock tonight. Before six, no one is allowed to touch this land!"
Ning Fan spoke very decisively, leaving no room for doubt; he really was at his wits' end with these old men.
The land wasn't absolutely undiggable, but now was definitely not the time. After six, they were free to do whatever they wanted with the land, but before six, Ning Fan would absolutely not agree.
The several Feng Shui Masters pursed their lips and seemed on the verge of saying something else.
Just then, the old headmaster stepped forward to mediate, "The land is good. Whenever we start the dig is fine. Let it be six o'clock then. Let's all take it easy, Masters, take a rest!"
The old men didn't say anything, but their faces didn't look good.
Ning Fan ignored them and, sighing, left the place. Since he had said all he needed to, and being the sponsor, he also had the right to decide when the work would start.