Chapter 152: This Feng Shui Formation Is Very Easy to Break...

Zhu Ziming did not hear what Li Sicheng had said; at that moment, his heart was filled with absolute confidence.

In Zhu Ziming's view, there was nothing particularly unusual about this Feng Shui formation. To ordinary people, it might appear terrifying and mysterious, but to a Feng Shui master of his caliber, it was as simple as could be.

Breaking it presented not the slightest difficulty.

He first put his Feng Shui compass back into his shoulder bag, then took out a stack of paper talismans.

Seeing this, many people could not help but wonder inwardly: "What is he about to do? Burn talismans to summon deities?" After all, that was how it was so often portrayed in television dramas.

However, Zhu Ziming did not burn the talismans. Instead, he distributed them to the people standing near the coffin nails.

He instructed them, "Later, when I count to three, use these talismans as gloves to grab the iron nails buried in the mud. When I shout 'Lift', pull the iron nails out together! Remember, do not touch the iron nails directly with your bare hands. Also, be sure to follow my command and pull them out simultaneously—neither too early nor too late!"

Hearing these words, Feng Yong's bodyguards showed little reaction, having witnessed far too many similar scenes. But the servants in the Cheng family villa looked rather nervous and uneasy.

After all, although Zhu Ziming had not stated it explicitly in his words, they could still sense that performing this task carried a certain degree of danger.

Noticing the general uneasiness, and fearing that it might affect the restoration of his Feng Shui fortune, Cheng Qiang hurriedly spoke up: "Everyone, listen to Master Zhu's instructions and do as you're told. As long as you don't panic or make any mistakes, once this matter is settled, everyone will be rewarded with half a year's salary!"

As the saying goes, heavy rewards attract brave men.

Although half a year's salary was not an exorbitant reward, pulling up iron nails did not seem like an overly dangerous task either.

After a brief consideration, the group of servants chimed in:

"Don't worry, we won't make any mistakes!"

"Aren't they just iron nails? What could possibly go wrong? Master, you can rest easy!"

"Leave this to us; we guarantee it will be done properly!"

While expressing their compliance all at once, these servants were muttering inwardly: "Just for pulling up a few iron nails, we get half a year's salary as a reward? This money is way too easy to make! Oh my, if the Cheng family had business like this often, wouldn't we be rolling in wealth after pulling iron nails here for three or five months?"

Fortunately, Cheng Qiang did not possess telepathy; otherwise, he would have been angered to death by the thoughts of these servants!

"Alright, enough chatter. Listen to my command: One... Two... Three... Pull!"

At Zhu Ziming's command, the bodyguards and servants wrapped the coffin nails with the talismans and pulled them all out at the very same moment.

"Boom!"

A muffled explosion echoed from deep underground, as if some sort of gas had detonated beneath the earth.

"Wh-What was that?" Cheng Qiang asked nervously, not knowing what this muffled sound signified. Had his Feng Shui fortune been successfully improved, or had it failed?

Feng Yong smiled and replied, "Don't worry, this muffled sound means the Feng Shui formation has been broken. Your Feng Shui fortune will turn around very soon!"

"That's wonderful! That's wonderful!" Cheng Qiang was wild with joy.

At that moment, Zhu Ziming returned to Cheng Qiang's side and said with a chuckle, "Director Cheng, I have lived up to your trust."

In his joy, Cheng Qiang did not forget to flatter him a few times: "Master Zhu is truly amazing. A famous teacher truly produces a brilliant pupil."

"Haha." Zhu Ziming was beaming with delight from the flattery.

However, he did not forget to show a modicum of modesty: "Actually, it's not that I'm all that remarkable; it's simply that this Feng Shui formation was set up in such a crude manner. Breaking it was truly not the least bit difficult!"

"Pfft."

Li Sicheng, standing nearby, chuckled upon hearing this.

"What are you laughing at?" Zhu Ziming frowned, asking with displeasure.

Li Sicheng waved his hand and said, "I heard someone boasting, and I just couldn't help laughing. Never mind, go on with your boasting, just pretend I don't exist."

"You're saying I'm boasting?" Zhu Ziming flew into a rage.

Just as his voice fell, another muffled "boom" echoed from deep underground.

"Two masters, why did it sound a second time? Does this mean my Feng Shui fortune has fully recovered?" Cheng Qiang asked hastily, his face filled with anticipation and joy.

This time, however, he did not receive the expected reply.

A flash of utter astonishment crossed Feng Yong's face, while Zhu Ziming let out a sharp cry of dismay: "Huh? Why is there a second sound? Th-This shouldn't be!"

At that moment, he no longer cared about being angry with Li Sicheng.

"Ah?" Cheng Qiang was instantly dumbfounded.

What... what was going on here? Weren't they told the Feng Shui formation had been broken? Could it be that some new twist had occurred?

Before he could even open his mouth to ask, bone-chilling wisps of cold air suddenly surged up from the locations where the coffin nails had been buried. They rapidly converged and, with lightning speed, swept toward Zhu Ziming, instantly wrapping around him.

"Ah—!"

Zhu Ziming let out a piercing shriek.

His screams were mournful and tragic to the extreme, turning the faces of everyone who heard them pale with fright.

"Wh-What's happening?" Cheng Qiang retreated repeatedly in terror, fearing he might be caught in the fallout of whatever was happening to Zhu Ziming.

"Dammit, this Feng Shui formation is actually a nested dual-layer Feng Shui formation! We've all been tricked by the person who set it up!" As expected of a renowned Feng Shui master from Hong Kong, Feng Yong instantly arrived at a conclusion.

"A nested Feng Shui formation?" Cheng Qiang asked, stunned and bewildered.

Feng Yong nodded, his expression turning grave: "That's right! The person who set up this formation used a crude Feng Shui formation as bait, but hidden within that crude formation was actually a second one. The moment anyone attempts to crack the outer, crude formation, it triggers the inner one. Right now, Mingzai has been enveloped by the malevolent Qi stimulated by the second Feng Shui formation. If we don't exorcise this malevolent Qi immediately, once it penetrates his meridians and bloodstream, he will be completely beyond saving!"

While speaking, Feng Yong did not remain idle. He swiftly removed a string of blood-red chalcedony prayer beads from his wrist and barked at Zhu Ziming, "Open your mouth!"

Zhu Ziming felt as though he were about to be frozen to death by the malevolent Qi, but upon hearing Feng Yong's command, he obediently opened his mouth.

Feng Yong shoved the blood-red chalcedony prayer beads straight into his mouth.

Because of its vibrant red color, blood-red chalcedony implicitly belongs to the fire element. Combined with the fact that Feng Yong had carried it and twiddled it day and night, it possessed an exceptionally potent concentration of Yang energy. The moment it entered Zhu Ziming's mouth, the Yang and fire energies instantly coursed through his entire body, expelling the majority of the malevolent Qi that had invaded him and making Zhu Ziming feel considerably more comfortable.

Regaining his composure, Zhu Ziming bowed deeply to Feng Yong and said with shame, "Master, I'm sorry. I've brought disgrace upon you."

Feng Yong waved a hand. "I don't blame you. We can only say that the person who set up this Feng Shui formation is truly formidable! This nested Feng Shui formation even managed to deceive my eyes! Alright, you won't need to do anything further; just get some rest! Although most of the malevolent Qi in your body has been expelled and you are no longer in mortal danger, falling severely ill is unavoidable."

At that moment, he was beginning to realize just how ignorant and laughable his previous arrogance had been!