Chapter 23 - The Hotel Room

Gu Qin threw the small iron shovel aside, stood up, and asked Li Yongsheng, "Uncle Li, what kind of house do you live in in Daishan now?"Li Yongsheng didn't expect Gu Qin to ask this and was a bit surprised. "It's a commercial property, a 16-story building, about a hundred square meters. Master, what's going on?" The Li family had a good background and bought the commercial property a few years ago. They hadn't thought about moving to a bigger place. Li Yongsheng, born in a poor family, felt that large houses were too empty and uncomfortable.Gu Qin immediately guessed that the Li family's ancestral grave was the problem. If Li Yongsheng lived in a commercial property like this, it would be hard to destroy the Li family's feng shui. Some simple feng shui tricks could be set up around the house, but it would be difficult to cause problems for the Li family in the short term. The only way to effectively do this was to disturb the Li family's ancestral grave, which was the quickest and most vicious method. It could cause the Li family to collapse in a short time.The person behind this was the same one who set up the hidden curse, using cruel methods without caring about others' lives. Gu Qin suspected that this person didn't rely on just one method to bring down these property developers, like what happened to the Jiang family, where the project had problems, or the Li family, where family members would die unexpectedly. Eventually, the Li family's completed projects would be sold off, and if the person had connections, they could acquire the projects at a very low price.Such a malicious person, Gu Qin frowned. Did they not fear the karmic retribution?Gu Qin said, "I can't explain the feng shui issues to you in detail, but if you were living in a villa, the person could move the earth around the villa to create a curse that would destroy your entire family of four. But since you're living in this kind of building, it's harder to set up a powerful evil curse. He can only disturb your ancestral grave. This is the fastest and most ruthless method, but it will harm all your descendants, including everyone in the Li family. That person likely wants your family to fall apart. As for the reason, Jiang boss should have explained it to you, right?"Li Yongsheng nodded. Gu Qin pointed at the black cat. "This is the black cat curse. Find a pregnant black cat, tie it with a red string soaked in longevity lamp oil, and wrap the string around its neck. This is used to lock its soul, then bury it alive at the dragon's mouth position of the grave. Good grave positions are on the dragon vein, which has a mouth, body, and tail. Destroying one part will ruin the feng shui. The black cat will have a lot of resentment, and your Li family will naturally face trouble. Did the pets at home die at first? Then things started going wrong, and your family experienced misfortunes?"Li Yongsheng was on the verge of tears. "Yes, at first, the goldfish and turtles we kept died within a year. We bought new ones, and they died the next day. After we stopped keeping them, things started going wrong. Master, please save my family, I beg you." He was about to kneel.Gu Qin quickly helped him up, very serious. "Don't kneel to me, that will shorten my life. Since you've come, I'll definitely help you. Also, if you don't mind, just call me Miss Gu."Li Yongsheng stood up, wiped his eyes, and said, "Thank you, Miss Gu."Gu Qin said, "Now I need to break the curse. Please stay back a bit, it might take some time, and remember not to disturb me."The others quickly moved back about ten meters, not daring to say a word. Gu Qin sat cross-legged, focused her energy, formed hand seals, and chanted a spell. Invisible energy surged around her, and Gu Qin quickly recited the incantation...An hour later, Gu Qin still hadn't moved. From a distance, Jiang Cheng seemed to want to say something but was stopped when Jiang Ni glared at him.As time passed, the sky gradually darkened. Gu Qin had been sitting there for over three hours. The others began to worry but didn't dare approach. However, suddenly, they saw her move and slowly stand up.The group hurried over, and Li Yongsheng immediately asked, "Miss Gu, is it done?"Gu Qin nodded. Her body was a bit weak, and her face was pale. Breaking the curse was simple—removing the resentment from the black cat was enough—but it was difficult to do. She had to use her energy and chant to calm the black cat's resentment. Supporting her energy for over three hours was at her limit, but fortunately, she had successfully broken the curse.They all looked at the black cat in the pit, only to realize that the red string had disappeared, and the black cat's body had rotted. They were all stunned, as just a few hours ago, the black cat's body had been intact.Gu Qin said, "This black cat has been buried for almost 20 days. According to the current weather, it should have already decayed. It was preserved because of the soul-locking string and its resentment. Now that the curse is broken, everything will naturally return to dust, except for the black cat's resentment."Jiang Ni noticed that Gu Qin's voice sounded exhausted, and her face was slightly pale. She quickly stepped forward to support her. "Miss Gu, are you alright?"Gu Qin shook her head. "I'm fine, don't worry. The curse is broken, and there won't be any more problems. I also used my energy to strengthen the feng shui of the grave. It will recover in a few days. Fortunately, the curse didn't last long, so the feng shui wasn't completely destroyed."Li Yongsheng was extremely moved. "Thank you, Miss Gu, thank you so much." Now, he completely believed that the young woman in front of him was a true expert. She was on a whole different level from anyone he had hired before, and what he saw tonight was something he had never encountered before.Li Yongsheng finally understood. "Miss Gu, with such amazing abilities, have you considered opening a club?"Gu Qin looked at him. "A club?"Li Yongsheng smiled. "Yes, if Miss Gu opens a club, people who need this kind of help can go to you directly. It would save everyone from not being able to find you, right?"Gu Qin was a little tempted. Li Yongsheng hurriedly said, "You don't need to worry about the location. My project will be completed in a year, and the top floor will be given to you to turn into a club. You don't even have to worry about the decoration; I have connections and can get it done for you."Was he offering the top floor of the newly built Da Xia building as a reward? This reward was no small matter, practically shocking. If the Da Xia building was completed, it would be the tallest building in Daishan, with over 50 floors. Though Daishan was a third-tier city and couldn't compare to first-tier cities, it would still be the tallest building in Daishan, combining entertainment and business. Each floor had a usable area of about 2,500 square meters, and the price per floor would be at least several million.The Jiang family fell silent, remembering Gu Qin's demand of two million. They silently decided to give her a villa once the one on the mountainside in Daishan was built. Ignoring such a talented person would be foolish. Besides, the help she provided was invaluable, and even if they gave her this, it would hardly compare to what she had done for them.Gu Qin was not very familiar with Li Yongsheng's business, but she silently estimated that the top floor of the Da Xia building, with a floor space of a few hundred square meters, would be worth several million according to the current property prices in Daishan. Although it would be higher than her current asking price, she could offer Li Yongsheng free feng shui consultation in the future.Gu Qin nodded. "Then thank you, Uncle Li.""You calling me Uncle Li is an honor," Li Yongsheng said. He understood that building a relationship with such a powerful person meant a lot. Even if he only gave half of the top floor, it would still be worth it.Once the matter was settled, Gu Qin moved the black cat to another place and buried it before heading back to Daishan. On the way back, Gu Qin asked Li Yongsheng, "Uncle Li, the issue with the ancestral grave is resolved, but your son's situation is beyond saving."Li Yongsheng sighed and felt a pang of pain. He and his wife had only one son, and he had been born late, more than thirty years old. Now, he was still in the intensive care unit, and it was hard to accept that this had happened.By the time they got back, it was already midnight. The group went for a meal, but the base was closed. After eating, Gu Qin went to a hotel under Li Yongsheng's name. Li Yongsheng gave her a card, saying she could stay at any of his hotels for free.After Gu Qin had removed the black cat curse from Li Yongsheng's ancestral grave, Yan Zhen felt it immediately. Her face turned a little pale, and she almost collapsed. She sat down and took several hours to adjust her breath before finally stabilizing. She was even more frightened now. Who was this person? Another of the formations she had set up had been broken.The next morning, Gu Qin woke up at 4:00 AM as usual to practice. At 6:00, she returned to the base, and the training began. She immediately made up for the training she had missed the day before. Instructor Yang had gotten used to it and didn't make things difficult for her. After completing the training, he let her go to eat.During breakfast, Lin Xinxin couldn't help but ask, "Qinqin, you took two days off. Don't you know what the other girls in class are saying? They think you're skipping training and complaining about you. I just want to tear their mouths apart. Didn't they see that after you came back, you worked twice as hard?"Gu Qin smiled. "I went to earn some money." Now she could pay off the family debts—two million, and with one and a half million left, she could buy a nice commercial property in Daishan. Her mom wouldn't have to work so hard anymore.Lin Xinxin widened her eyes. "Earn money? What kind of money?"Gu Qin smiled but didn't answer. For the next few days, no one came to her for help, and she focused on the military training. After all, she had only helped the Jiang and Li families. As for other real estate developers, she was powerless. Her heavenly eye was still limited in power, and she couldn't predict the future out of thin air. Divination was only an auxiliary ability. Finding the real mastermind behind all this wasn't possible.As for Li Yongsheng and Jiang Jianguo, they weren't unaware of the need to find someone. But Daishan had many real estate developers, and they needed time to investigate. Moreover, not every project encountered problems. They originally thought of asking other developers for help, but they had no ties with them, so who would believe them? They didn't want to stir up unnecessary trouble.Time passed quickly, and the military training was almost over. Only two days remained. The instructors had been teaching them boxing, and Gu Qin was very interested. She had already started practicing the martial arts from her previous life, including a set of boxing techniques, so she was quite serious in learning the techniques the instructor taught.In the afternoon, Instructor Yang said, "There's only one day left of training. We've been practicing this boxing for about four to five days. I'm going to bring someone out for a sparring match to summarize everything."