After crossing the palace wall and without the pursuit of those old monsters in the Forbidden City, Ren Qi shook off the pursuers in just one hour and returned to the Ren family he did not feel relieved, and when he entered the door he brought the heavy air back with him.
Ma Xiaoyu, Liu Banxian, and everyone else in the room noticed that something was wrong with him.
So Ren Qi's face became gloomy and he told what happened in the Imperial Observatory.
"What, Brother Yin has been contaminated by the luck of the Forbidden Palace?" Liu Banxian shouted, unable to believe it.
Murong Yan knew very well what was going on.
She frowned and said, "People who are infected with the luck of the Forbidden Palace can never leave there for the rest of their lives. They are protected and nourished by the luck, but also bound by it.
It's just a wall. Anyone who wants to climb over that wall will be punished. Not only will all his strength be taken away, but his life will also be taken away. This is why there are so many masters in the Forbidden Palace, but so few great masters in the world.
There are only a few great masters belonging to the imperial court who can move around in the Forbidden City and outside the palace.
However, Yin Xiu would definitely not accept the luck of the Forbidden Palace. He had no reason to become a slave of the Forbidden Palace."
"Of course I know."
Ren Qi's face was gloomy. "But I did see that once he passed the palace wall, his whole body began to decline rapidly. His face turned ashen. I suspect that he would die on the road after walking a few steps."
"So you kept him in the palace?" Ma Xiaoyu asked.
The veins on the back of Ren Qi's hand popped out, "Yes, I left him behind."
"It's not your fault. Someone has to come back and report."
Ma Xiaoyu grabbed a handful of talismans and turned to go out.
Murong Yan quickly hugged her and said anxiously: "Sister Ma, Sister Ma, don't be impulsive."
"I'm not impulsive."
Ma Xiaoyu's face was calm, "I just want to save him and bring him back."
“This is not an easy thing to do.”
Of course Murong Yan could see Ma Xiaoyu's feelings for Yin Xiu.
"I'm afraid the palace is full of people now. Once you go in, you'll be caught in a trap."
"But I can't just do nothing and let Yin Xiu fight alone."
Ma Xiaoyu's eyes were slightly red, "At a time like this, I want to be by his side."
"My sword hasn't been polished yet." Ren Qi said suddenly.
A swordsman doesn't wipe his sword only because he still needs to kill people, so it would be useless to wipe it.
He would definitely return to the palace, no matter whether there was any result or method here. If there was a method, he would bring it back with him. If there was no method, it would be enough for him to return with his sword.
"Wait a minute."
Liu Banxian stopped them.
At this time, his aura was like that of a great senior who had returned from seclusion, and he was able to stop these two powerful men by himself.
"I still hope that we can clarify this a little bit."
Liu Banxian adjusted his sunglasses and said, "Of course I hope to rescue Brother Yin, or even help him capture the Black Emperor's Son and gather the Five Dragons. I can't wait to charge into the palace with you guys right now, no matter if he is a master from the Imperial Palace, the Imperial Observatory, or an old monster, I will kill him all at once.
However, we still need to figure out why it was Brother Yin who was contaminated by the luck of the Forbidden Palace, while Brother Master was not harmed at all."
This was also what Ren Qi was confused about, but he didn't figure it out along the way and couldn't find the reason.
Liu Banxian then said to Ma Xiaoyu: "I think the key lies in the Dragon Emperor."
"Dragon Emperor?"
Ma Xiaoyu seemed to understand something, "You mean, the reason why Yin Xiu was kept in the palace by the inner palace is because he has the Dragon Emperor's son?"
"This is the only possibility."
Murong Yan said: "These two are both great masters, and Ren Qi is even stronger than Yin Xiu. However, he went in and out of the Forbidden Palace twice and was not bound by the luck of the Forbidden Palace. So I think the difference only appeared in the Dragon Emperor.
After all, the Forbidden Palace is the residence of the True Dragon Emperor."
If that was the case, Ma Xiaoyu thought of herself. She also had the Ma family dragon, that is, Emperor Yang, in her body.
"Yes."
Liu Banxian was worried, "I'm just afraid that if you go there, Miss Ma, you'll also be affected by the bad luck of the Forbidden Palace. Wouldn't that be like adding fuel to the fire?"
“But I can’t just do nothing.”
Ma Xiaoyu bit her teeth and suddenly remembered something, "Maybe just once."
"Just once?" Liu Banxian didn't understand.
"I mean, when Yin Xiu first entered the Forbidden Palace, he was not affected by the luck."
Ma Xiaoyu made a bold guess, "So I guess if I visit the palace for the second time, I might encounter such a situation."
"This is just your guess. It's totally unfounded, Miss Ma."
Liu Banxian sighed, "Maybe it happened once, maybe twice, or maybe Brother Yin was just unlucky? We can't afford to take the risk."
"But we have no other choice right now. We can only take a gamble, bet on my luck, or my life." Ma Xiaoyu said firmly.
"In that case, add mine as well."
Liu Banxian sighed, "Just like you said, we have no choice."
As he said this, a flash of inspiration suddenly came to his mind. He counted the time with his fingers, and suddenly he smiled again.
"Master Murong, do you remember what day was tomorrow ten years ago?"
"What day?"
Murong Yan blushed and puffed out her chest, "It can't be the day when we first met, right? You, an old man, are so affectionate."
"That's about right, but I mean, ten years ago tomorrow, there was a solar eclipse."
"Tengu eats the sun?"
Murong Yan and several geomancers present paused and suddenly reacted.
Especially Murong Yan, she trembled and said: "The sun is eclipsed by the heavenly dog, the connection between heaven and earth is cut off, and all things are revealed. Liu Banxian, do you want to enter the palace at this time?"
"No, I won't enter the palace."
Liu Banxian shook his head. "My most important thing is not to enter the palace. Even if I follow them, I won't be able to help. Don't forget that the reason why we geomancers gather here is to calculate the starting point of the Yujing Dragon Vein."
He spread a drawing on the table. It was the result of their work over the past few days, and it was covered with dense footnotes and marks.
"We have searched around and are very sure that the Yujing Dragon Vein, which is the starting point of the entire Jiuzhou Dragon Vein, is in the Forbidden Palace. However, in fact, the Forbidden Palace is also a very large place. We have to find it precisely to the extent that a shovel can dig it out, which is very difficult. However, now that the sun is eclipsed, it is our best chance.
The eclipse will temporarily suppress the luck of the Forbidden Palace. By then, we will be able to find out where Yin Gezi and the source of the dragon vein are. "
"But."
Suddenly a fortune teller said, "Liu Banxian, the solar eclipse is a once-in-a-century phenomenon. It happened once ten years ago, but now none of us can guarantee that it will happen again.
I just calculated that there won't be any solar eclipse tomorrow, this is just your wishful thinking."
After he said this, the Feng Shui masters, who were originally in high spirits, took out their weapons.
Some had a compass, some had counting sticks, tortoise shells, and a few copper coins. They each calculated using their own method, and then the same look of disappointment appeared on their faces.
Murong Yan bit her lips tightly and looked at Liu Banxian with sympathy.
"Furong, I calculated twice, and there will definitely not be any solar eclipse tomorrow."
"Are you saying that I calculated wrongly?" Liu Banxian asked her.
"I didn't say that, but the results of Yishu calculus won't lie."
At this time, Murong Yan just felt that Liu Banxian was probably so anxious that he lost his mind, so he had a sudden idea and gave herself the illusion that there would be an eclipse of the sun tomorrow.
However, these fortune tellers respect the hexagrams the most and will never lie or embellish their calculations.
Good is good, bad is bad.
So Murong Yan could only sympathize at this moment, but could not agree with Liu Banxian's statement that there would be a solar eclipse the next day.
However, when Liu Banxian met the looks of these people, he was very confident, or he did not admit defeat.
He raised a finger and said seriously, "Over the years, I have read all the books on Feng Shui and destiny, including the I Ching and the Qing Nang.
Sometimes I wonder, do we live according to our own ideas and personalities, or do we live according to the rules in the book of fate?
For example, if a person's birth date and fate determine that he will be a beggar, then he will be a beggar for life? Can he not turn over and become an emperor?
The physiognomy book says that a person born in a certain year and month will be a good person. Does that mean he will be a good person all his life? He can't do bad things. If someone slaps him, he will smile and turn the other cheek to let others slap him?
Impossible!
Are humans more dull and boring than ants that walk in a line or plants that bloom in the spring and bear fruit in the autumn?
Will not!
People live according to their own ideas, not relying on destiny, the verdict in a horoscope, or the predictions of some Feng Shui master!
So I want to say that besides the sixty-four hexagrams of King Wen of Zhou, there is another hexagram. Before, I only vaguely knew that there was such a hexagram, but no one could find it, and no one could prove it.
However, I saw that hexagram from Brother Yin, and that hexagram is called a miracle, and it is also called man conquering nature!"
His passionate speech shocked several Feng Shui masters present, but people's ideas are not so easily changed.
They are not pursuing the so-called sixty-fifth hexagram. For many people, being able to apply the sixty-four hexagrams to the extreme and comprehend some of the mysteries contained therein is already the pinnacle of life.
Therefore, after realizing that Liu Banxian might be crazy or might be deceiving himself, several Feng Shui masters said goodbye to him and left with their heads down.
Murong Yan also felt it was a pity, but she couldn't agree with Liu Banxian's sudden idea.
When she walked past Liu Banxian, she said to him softly, "Furong, if you need any help in the future, you can come to the Taoist temple to find me at any time."
However, Liu Banxian quietly held her hand.
"If there really is a solar eclipse tomorrow, will I come to you for dinner?"
Murong Yan was startled, then a smile appeared on her lips. She gently covered her mouth and whispered, "Whatever you want, it's up to you."
After saying this, she looked at Liu Banxian deeply again and followed the crowd out.
Liu Banxian was in a good mood. He nodded his chin towards that side before finally turning around and looking at Ma Xiaoyu and Ren Qi.
"Did you hear what those experts said just now?"
"I always believe in your good luck."
Ma Xiaoyu smiled and said, "You always believe that it will happen. As long as you believe that there will be an eclipse, it will definitely happen, right?"
“I don’t understand Feng Shui.”
Ren Qi has already started to wipe the sword with cloth.
"it is good!"
Liu Banxian stretched and turned his neck, his joints cracking.
"If that's the case, then you can just wait and see tomorrow. You can wait in the secret passage tomorrow, and when the solar eclipse occurs, you can move out. At this time, the luck of the Forbidden Palace probably won't affect you.
I will seize the time here to calculate the starting point of the dragon vein, and we will act separately."
Ma Xiaoyu nodded, thinking that Liu Banxian was reliable for once, and that she had the backbone of the group and the opinion of the senior.
She said hello and turned to walk into her room, intending to take a nap and prepare for entering the palace.
At this moment, Liu Banxian sighed.
"Miss Ma, you have to be mentally prepared. Don't blame Brother Yin."
"What did you say?"
Ma Xiaoyu turned around and had a bad feeling in her heart.
"I mean, there is only one man deep in the Forbidden Palace, but there are many women, palace maids, concubines, and beauties like clouds.
I read a book that said a man was captured and taken to a cave. In order to deal with him, his enemies gathered all the women from the Kingdom of Women.
When those people saw the man, they went crazy and tortured him. Later, later...
Alas, I can't go on. Anyway, what I want to say is that Brother Yin may have been...
"Alas! ! I mean, I hope you won't dislike him in the future! He didn't do it voluntarily! Any man who encounters such a thing will be haunted for life!"
"..."
Ma Xiaoyu really didn't know what to say, so she turned around and left without hesitation.
"Is there something wrong with what I said?"
Liu Banxian asked in confusion, "Or am I not being tactful enough or pleasant enough?"
"Quite the opposite."
Ren Qi folded his hands, “I think what you said is too conservative and a little restrained.
The women in the Imperial Palace are far more perverted than you say, with beastly hearts and human faces, worse than pigs and dogs."
Ren Qi didn't say anything else, but Liu Banxian felt uncomfortable after hearing what he said.
"Brother Master, I thought you just didn't like to laugh before, but after hearing about your experience, I know there is a reason why you don't like to laugh. Anyone who encounters something like this will lose their smile!"
He became more and more excited as he spoke, and was about to step forward to save Ren Qi.
However, Ren Qi gently dodged.
"I just heard about those things." (End of this chapter)
