Chapter 4 Pick me Up

Chapter 4

Pick me up

James's place, 21st floor in a certain apartment complex.

Upon opening the door, James was excessively polite, "Master Ivy, please come in. Sorry for the mess."

As soon as Ivy crossed the door, she felt an intense sense of foreboding. The Feng Shui in this room was significantly off.

Speaking of Feng Shui, from the perspective of modern science, it is actually about the changes in the energy fields in nature.

Everything has its own energy field, which varies in strength and influences one another.

What Feng Shui masters are most concerned about is fortune and misfortune. Those factors harmful to one's body and mind are collectively referred to as "bad energy".

There are many kinds of bad energy, like the corridor curse, noise curse, form curse, and so on. Living in such an environment for a long time leads to misfortune and, in serious cases, can even be life-threatening.

Ivy looked around the living room, which was filled with regular furniture arrangements. There shouldn't have been such a strong bad energy.

James has been living here for three years, but problems only started arising this year.

Ivy went over to the window and looked at the buildings outside to see if there was any new construction this year. She turned around and asked James, "Have any of your neighbors encountered any problems?"

James shook his head, "Only my family encountered issues, don't know why we are so unlucky. I feel like I've let my wife, Rowe, and our unborn child down."

Ivy touched her chin and said, "Nothing seems wrong from outside. I will check the other rooms."

"Okay, please do."

James opened the door to the first room, and an old lady with white hair and a cane came out. "James, you're back?"

James quickly introduced: "Master Ivy, this is my mother."

Ivy nodded in response.

James made a path forward as he pulled his mother along. "Mom, this is a master who I specially invited. Just watch and don't offend him with your words."

Wu QiuXiang frowned and asked, "James, haven't you been tricked? How can there be such a young master? I asked someone to invite the witch from our hometown. She will be here tomorrow..."

"Hush!"

James interrupted his mother. "Mom, don't just look at the surface. I made some inquiries. The elderly men and women in the antique street all said that Master Ivy is truly capable."

"Without certain skills, how could he make a name for himself among those old antiquarians?"

"Please, Mom, don't speak indiscreetly. Leave this matter to me."

Seeing her son's silver hair, Wu QiuXiang's heart sank. "Ah James, I understand. I also want to resolve this matter as soon as possible. Look at you, worrying so much that your hair has turned white. I'm really heartbroken."

James squeezed out a reluctant smile. "Mom, don't worry, a few days rest and I'll be fine."

Just then, Ivy's voice came from inside the room. "James, come here."

"I'm coming, Master." James turned to Wu QiuXiang and said, "Mom, you go and sit in the living room for a while."

He walked into the room, "Master, what's the matter?"

Ivy pointed to the mirror outside the wardrobe. "The mirror faces the bed; this is a major taboo."

James smiled bitterly, "The room is too small and there are too many things, so I had to hang the mirror on the wardrobe."

Ivy explained, "Mirrors are used to ward off evil spirits and can reflect negative energy back. By placing it at the foot of the bed, it's like gathering all the evil spirits in the room on the bed, it's no wonder the person sleeping here feels uncomfortable."

James nodded repeatedly, "Understood, master. I'll move the mirror right away."

Then he asked, "Could it be that all the problems that our family is experiencing were caused by this mirror?"

Ivy casually replied, "The mirror is just a small part of the problem. It couldn't have created such intense negative energy. Show me your wife's room."

"Alright."

James then opened the next room's door, "Master, my wife and I have always been living in this room. The mirror is on the dressing table. It's not facing the bed."

After Ivy entered, she felt stronger negative energy.

Her gaze stopped at the bathroom in the master bedroom. "Did you have your bathroom altered?"

James honestly replied, "The original toilet in the master bedroom was a squatting toilet. After Rowe became pregnant, I thought it might be more convenient to change it to a flush toilet."

With a panicked expression, James then asked, "Master Ivy, is there something wrong with our toilet?"

Ivy glanced at him and calmly replied, "There's nothing wrong with the toilet. The problem lies in your random modifications of the bathroom."

James scratched his head in confusion, "But I had the bathroom renovated the year before last. There shouldn't be any problems, right?"

"What year is this?" Ivy suddenly asked.

"It's the Year of the Dragon." James responded in a daze.

"That's right." Ivy explained, "This year is Jia Chen, the Dragon Year. Chen represents the southeast direction, so this year's Grand Duke Jupiter is also in that direction."

"Our ancestors have said, disturbing the soil under the head of the Grand Duke Jupiter is courting death."

"The master bathroom in your home is situated in the southeast corner."

"Moreover, the direction of your house inconveniently has the Grand Duke Jupiter facing upon it. Messing under the head of the Grand Duke, the evil aura is bound to skyrocket. Your wife inhabits this place daily, her body invaded by the evil aura. Is it not asking for trouble?"

James widened his eyes, "My God, I've done great harm to Rowe and the child. But we live together every day, why does the evil spirit select Rowe... woe is me... woe is me..."

Ivy comforted him a bit, then guessed, "Your wife is a Dragon in Chinese zodiac, isn't she?"

With tears in his eyes, James nodded, "Yes, Rowe is a Dragon."

He suddenly realized something, "Oh my, this year is the Year of the Dragon!"

Ivy continued, "The earthly branch of JiaChen Year is Chen. When a Dragon person encounters Chen year, it's known as 'confronting the Grand Duke.'"

"Facing the tearful lamentation," she added.

"Your wife was destined to have bad luck this year, combined with this predicament, it's natural for trouble to ensue."

Upon hearing this, James was full of regret, "Master Ivy, all this is because of my careless handling of the bathroom."

"Why, why...Master Ivy, is there any remedy...why, why..."

He was crying so hysterically that he was having trouble catching his breath. Ivy sighed, "Don't panic, I have a solution."

She took out two pieces of yellow paper from her bag and swiftly started flipping them.

The speed of Ivy's hands was astonishing. James stared dumbfounded as she folded two incredibly lifelike Qilins within just one minute.

She gently dabbed a bit of cinnabar on the Qilin's mouth, instantly giving these two little creatures a semblance of life. Ivy gently blew on the Qilins, and surprisingly, they floated on their own to the corner of the bathroom, standing with their heads out and tails in.

James held his breath, not daring to disrupt the silence. As the Kirin landed, he felt the weight on his throat instantly vanished, significantly lightening his mood. My God! This is truly a heavenly feat!

Ivy looked around and said, "The Kirin handled the evil spirits, and now the plants will bring us good fortune. Bring a potted plant from the living room, and refrain from altering anything in the toilet this year."

James promptly nodded, "Thank you, Master!"

Ivy yawned, "Place the potted plant here. The southeast corner is flourishing with wood energy, having greens here will invite blessings."

Now that this assignment was over, it was time to head home for dinner.

Arriving at the door, James paid and asked quietly, "Master, when will my wife get well?"

Ivy pulled out a red string from his bag, "Have your wife wear this, she'll be fine in three days. You two can even have children in the future."

A grin spread across James's face as he respectfully accepted the red string, "Thank you so much, let me give you a ride home."

Just then, Ivy's phone rang. It was a message from Ethan, [Off work, where are you? I'll come pick you up.]

Ivy sent his location and waved at James, "No need, someone's coming to pick me up."