mtl008 Chapter 113 The Fortune Teller of the "Jubilee Year" 8
Chapter 113 The Fortune Teller of the "Jubilee Year" 8
As that group of old feng shui masters grew older, Liu Yuxi gradually became a leading figure in the feng shui world.
It's not that her skills are lacking, but that's the way things are in China. With the older generation around, it's always better to rely on them for important matters, for peace of mind.
After that, Liu Yuxi would take on jobs whenever they came up, but like Master Li, she mostly chose to cooperate with local governments. She would leave the money from the wealthy to her peers. However, the top circles would still be willing to spend a lot of money to hire Liu Yuxi, because of her reputation!
While Liu Yuxi was working, she also had another responsibility. It was entrusted to her by the people at the top. As mentioned earlier, she was very accurate in fortune telling, so the higher-ups wanted her to make fortune telling about the officials she was working in various places. If she encountered any corrupt, evil, or greedy officials, she was to report them.
Of course, officials also have factions. She is only responsible to the top leader. She reports the results, and how to deal with them is up to that leader to consider and weigh.
Many gray industries can thrive because they have high-level protection. There are three things that Liu Yuxi cannot tolerate the most.
One is a human trafficker, another is a drug trafficker, and the third is a spy. If you encounter any of these three, the underlings should be handed over to the police and national security. The protector should express their desire for severe punishment when reporting the case. Of course, even if they don't express it, the state will still deal with it seriously.
In her spare time, she studies the famous local buildings and ancient tombs. Now that drone technology is mature, it can take pictures of the surrounding environment of these buildings and tombs from all angles, making it easier for Liu Yuxi to conduct her research.
Moreover, her mental power can detect distances up to 300 meters, allowing her to probe inside buildings or cemeteries without entering them.
Sometimes, when a building is too magnificent, Liu Yuxi has to walk around it to fully explore its interior layout and furnishings, stopping to ponder any interesting parts. Outsiders have no idea what she's doing, which makes Master Liu even more mysterious and enigmatic in the eyes of many of her entourage.
Learning is a lifelong pursuit. "Among three people walking together, there must be one who can teach me!" She always manages to learn something new from these buildings and cemeteries, which helps her improve her skills.
The ancient books in each local museum were also places she had to visit. Her identity made it convenient for her to do so. While viewing the ancient books she was authorized to view, she would also use her mental power to scan other ancient books. If she found any useful ones, she would use her mental power to store them in her space to make copies, and then use her mental power to return the original books to their original places.
When bored, I would also visit the famous mountains and rivers of the area, constantly scanning them with my mental energy, since there were still so many ancient tombs that were unknown to the world, although the government might know about them.
Most of the existing ancient tombs were looted by grave robbers and then discovered by the government, prompting exploration and protection. Others were accidentally unearthed during construction work and subsequently taken over by the government. The government generally does not actively develop undisturbed ancient tombs.
Sometimes, when the mood strikes, I still go back to Jiangshi Tianjie and set up a small stall to tell fortunes. However, the price has now increased to one thousand yuan per divination, and there is a limit of only three divinations per day.
Except for the first day she set up her stall, when the news hadn't spread yet and the other vendors at Tianjie could still grab a chance, it was impossible after that. Every day, there were long queues of people who came specifically to see her. After all, in Jiangcheng, Liu Yuxi was quite a figure, and her nickname "Liu the Half-Immortal" was well-known.
The family shop, originally owned by the Wang family, was closed down after Wang's wife retired due to age. The house was regularly cleaned, and she spent very little time at home, constantly traveling throughout the country.
Over the years, she has donated almost all the money she has earned, except for her daily needs. However, most of it has been donated to research institutes, such as those researching drugs for leukemia and cancer. Only a small portion has been converted into supplies and donated to orphanages and nursing homes.
Her daily expenses were not high. She was always provided with transportation when she went out. Her expenses were mainly for food and clothing. As for cultivation materials, they were not traded with money but were mostly exchanged for goods.
Later, she selected three more apprentices from the orphanage, one to inherit the Form School and one to inherit the Qi School. The one with the best aptitude was taught the knowledge of both schools by Liu Yuxi.
The disciples had been practicing martial arts and internal energy cultivation since they were young. Apart from attending school, they spent all their time learning from Liu Yuxi. However, due to their aptitude, the learning process was destined to be long.
For the rest of her life, Liu Yuxi often taught her apprentices while working, and her apprentices followed her all over the country.
When her apprentices had made some progress in their studies, she would let them go out and develop their own careers. Liu Yuxi's requirements were still very strict. By the time they met her graduation requirements, all three apprentices were almost forty years old.
Liu Yuxi continued working for another twenty years until someone took over his job, at which point he finally had some free time.
After that, Liu Yuxi lived in her old house in Jiangcheng for most of her time, focusing most of her energy on drawing talismans. If her apprentices encountered problems they couldn't solve, or if there were any major national projects that required her help, she would come out of seclusion again, but such opportunities were rare.
Because of the Taoist mental cultivation methods and Qi-training techniques that Liu Yuxi practiced, as well as the skills of her Xiaoyao Sect, Liu Yuxi lived a very long life in this life. She stopped making moves around the age of 85. When she passed away at the age of 135, after decades of dedicated study and practice, she finally mastered the art of talisman making.
Finally, I can do whatever I want and complete it in one go.
At other times, Liu Yuxi continued to set up her fortune-telling stall on Tianjie Street, still offering three readings a day, only the price varied depending on the market. Of course, her prices were definitely higher than those of other fortune tellers.
However, no one objected. When Liu Yuxi returned to his stall after getting old, people no longer called him "Liu the Half-Immortal," but directly called him "Living Immortal."
The stalls and owners on Tianjie Street have changed time and again, but Liu Yuxi's stall has remained unchanged. Even on days when Liu Yuxi doesn't come to set up his stall, the stall remains empty and is never used for anything else.
Every new business owner who moves in is introduced to the magical legend of that special stall by other business owners when they first arrive.
The shop owners in Tianjie never pray to gods or Buddhas when they encounter problems, but they all hope that Liu Yuxi can set up his stall. Of course, they all live in the same city, and over the years, everyone knows Liu Yuxi's address.
However, unless something extremely urgent happens, no one dares to bother Liu Yuxi, who is considered a "living deity."
After spending her last few decades in leisure, Liu Yuxi closed her eyes peacefully. Her funeral arrangements were handled by her disciples, as those with true Taoist cultivation tend to live long lives.