pjbooks Chapter 159 The Master and the Cyber Compass
Chapter 159 The Master and the Cyber Compass
Two things have been circulating among the wealthy in Changxiang City recently.
First, Renxin Pharmacy's "Jingxin Yuzi" can make you feel like you're in heaven, but it's extremely hard to buy.
Secondly, a feng shui master named "Wong Tai Sin" emerged, who was said to be able to determine yin and yang and change fortune; he was truly a god.
That afternoon, the sun was blazing.
Wang Minyu was staring at the computer screen, looking worried.
Although Zero is powerful, the hardware of this old machine is really too weak. Analyzing the data in Lin Xiaoya's mind is like trying to calculate pi with an abacus, it's so laggy it's nerve-wracking.
"I need a graphics card, I need computing power!" Zero popped up a crying face emoji on the screen. "Boss, if you don't upgrade soon, I'm going on strike. The internet cafe next door has better specs than us."
"Where's the money?" Wang Minyu spread his hands. "The money I extorted from Captain Zhou last time was all used to buy you hard drives. Now all we have left in the account is money to pay Boss Liu's electricity bill."
Just then, the wind chimes at the door rang.
No patients came in; instead, a strong sandalwood scent filled the air.
Immediately afterwards, an old man dressed in a Tang suit, carrying a brass compass, and sporting a goatee walked in with a pigeon-toed gait.
Behind him were two bodyguards in black suits, and the internet celebrity "Iron Mouth Zhang" who had soiled his pants pocket last time.
This time, Iron-Tongued Zhang learned his lesson and didn't dare to raise his phone. He shrank behind the old man and pointed at Wang Minyu, saying, "Master Huang, this is it! This place is incredibly eerie. I must have been affected by the evil energy here last time to... to lose my composure!"
Wong Tai Sin ignored him, instead squinting and wandering around the shop with his compass.
That compass had some kind of mechanism installed, and the pointer was spinning wildly.
Mr. Liu was doing his accounts when he saw the situation and became a little hesitant: "Hey, sir, please line up to buy medicine. If you're not buying medicine, don't block the way."
"Buy medicine?" Wong Tai Sin sneered, stopping in front of the counter, his compass pointing directly at Wang Minyu. "I'm here to save your lives! This place is filled with malevolent energy, a truly ominous 'Nine Yin Gathering' site! You actually dare to open a pharmacy here? You're risking your lives!"
When the elderly women who were queuing to buy cold medicine heard this, they were so frightened that they abandoned their medicine and took several steps back.
Wang Minyu put his legs up on the table and watched the old man perform.
[Target: Huang Youde (a charlatan/feng shui master)]
[Skills: Reading Words and Expressions (Advanced), Magic Tricks (Intermediate), Deception (Master Level)]
[Items in possession: A remote-controlled compass with a strong magnet, phosphorus powder hidden in the sleeve.]
[Physical condition: herniated lumbar disc, benign prostatic hyperplasia, and... something real. He did sense an abnormal magnetic field, but he thought it was a ghost.]
"Oh? A very inauspicious place?" Wang Minyu laughed, slamming his teacup on the table. "Then, Master, could you tell me how inauspicious it is?"
When Master Huang saw that the young man was calm and composed, he felt a little unsure of himself.
But he has been in the business world for decades, and what he has relied on is his mental fortitude.
"Young man, you're too arrogant for your own good." Master Huang stroked his beard. "Your shop is situated at a break in the 'dragon vein' of Changxiang City. The stagnant earth energy is bound to breed evil. If you don't perform a ritual to resolve this, there will be bloodshed within three days!"
As he spoke, he stomped his foot suddenly, flicked his sleeve, and a ball of eerie green flame suddenly ignited, startling the middle-aged women into screaming.
"This is a sign of malevolent energy leaking out!" Master Huang shouted. "Only my 'Five Thunder Suppressing Evil Talisman' can suppress it! Fifty thousand for one, guaranteed to keep you safe!"
So they came here to steal my business.
Wang Minyu stood up and clapped his hands: "Excellent. But Master, your compass doesn't seem very accurate."
"How dare you! This is a family heirloom..."
"Zero." Wang Minyu snapped his fingers.
"receive."
A red light suddenly flashed on the computer screen on the counter.
Zero instantly took over all the electronic devices in the store, including... the remote control in Master Huang's pocket.
"Sizzle—"
The compass in Master Huang's hand suddenly stopped spinning.
Immediately afterwards, the pointer seemed to go mad, starting to spin wildly counterclockwise, at such a speed that it emitted the buzzing sound of a helicopter taking off.
"What...what's going on?" Master Huang panicked, frantically pressing the remote control in his pocket, but nothing happened.
"Because you can't suppress the 'evil energy' here." Wang Minyu walked over, leaned close to Master Huang's ear, and whispered, "You're right, there really is something underground. But it's not a ghost, it's radiation. The reason your compass is spinning so fast is because the underground magnetic field is five hundred times stronger than normal. If you stay here any longer, your benign prostatic hyperplasia might turn into prostate cancer."
Master Huang's face turned deathly pale instantly: "You...how did you know I had...?"
"I'm a doctor." Wang Minyu pointed to his eyes. "Also, this 'Five Thunder Talisman' of yours, did you add magnesium powder and white phosphorus to it? Be careful it doesn't spontaneously combust."
As soon as he finished speaking, the stack of talismans in Master Huang's arms suddenly started to smoke.
"Hot! Hot! Hot!" Master Huang cried out, frantically pulling out the talisman and throwing it on the ground. The talisman instantly burst into flames.
To onlookers, this scene was nothing short of a "backlash of malevolent energy."
"Master! Master, you're on fire!" Iron-Mouthed Zhang was so frightened that he hid back.
Wang Minyu stomped out the flames, then pressed Master Huang down into a chair, a silver needle appearing in his hand.
"Don't move." Wang Minyu's voice turned serious. "Since you're here, don't be in a hurry to leave. I see that your forehead is dark and your lower back and knees are weak. This is a typical case of 'qi and blood deficiency caused by excessive hype.' I'll treat you."
Before Master Huang could react, a needle was inserted into his lower back.
"Ouch—that feels so good!"
Master Huang was about to cry out in pain, but as soon as the needle went in, his old back, which had been tormenting him for ten years, suddenly felt completely clear, and a warm current rushed up his spine straight to his head.
"What... what kind of acupuncture technique is this?" Master Huang was stunned.
"This is called 'scientific exorcism'." Wang Minyu removed the needles. "Master, let's make a deal. Aren't you well-connected in the wealthy circles? I'm short of a 'sales director' here. In the future, if you encounter any clients who are foolishly rich and only believe in metaphysics and not science, just bring them here."
"By...by what right?"
"Because I know which pair of underwear you're hiding the remote control for your compass in," Wang Minyu grinned like a devil. "Besides, I can cure your prostate."
Master Huang looked at the young man before him, then at the clump of black ash on the ground, and swallowed hard. He was a fraud, but he wasn't stupid. This young man was more ruthless and more genuine than him.
"Deal." Master Huang gritted his teeth. "However, there is indeed a big client recently who is looking everywhere for a master. He's a coal miner named Tu Jinshan. He seems to be... in real trouble."
"Tu Jinshan?" Wang Minyu raised an eyebrow.
"Yes, the owner of Xishan Mining. He owns an abandoned mine shaft right on the edge of the old town. I heard recently that he dug something down there, and the next day he started urinating blood. Now both his legs are swollen like elephant legs. The hospital says it's kidney failure, but he insists he's been possessed by an evil spirit."
Wang Minyu and Su Qing, who had just come downstairs, exchanged a glance.
On the outskirts of the old town, an abandoned mine shaft, kidney failure.
These keywords perfectly match the "key holder who needs to replenish kidney essence" that Lin Xiaoya mentioned.
"Bring him here." Wang Minyu patted Master Huang on the shoulder. "Tell him that whether he's possessed by an evil spirit or has kidney deficiency, only I can save him in Changxiang City."