Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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The next day, Tang Qi came to pick up Xie Lingya and Shi Changxuan. This time, someone was helping, so they brought everything they needed.
Tang Qi was a man who worked quickly and resolutely. He attached great importance to supervising the work in person and even used a laptop to work remotely in the car. In the middle, he also showed interest in the scale of Baoyang Temple.
Xie Lingya suspected that he was also interested in the Baoyang Temple. However, although Baoyang Temple had become popular recently, it was small, the surrounding land was expensive, and it could not be integrated like his resort. It was very lonely and thus not cost-effective.
After Tang Qi left yesterday, Shi Changxuan told Xie Lingya that as per Chen Sansheng, Tang Qi wanted to contract Taihe Temple before, but Chen Sansheng resisted and refused. He offered them a lot of money, but the temple was pretty good. It could be regarded as a clear stream in the temple and much better than those Taoist temples where a private owner sat behind the scenes.
It was also because Taihe Temple had more incense, which made Tang Qi make the final decision. Now that he was developing the scenic spot, he had chosen to build a temple and invited eminent monks. Apart from the fact that Buddhist temples were easier to build, there was also a smaller market for newly built Taoist temples in the local area.
It took more than an hour to get from Baoyang Temple to the land Tang Qi had bought. When they arrived, they saw a patch of yellow mud with some two-story mobile houses on the side.
The group of people took a break first and put their things away. Then Tang Qi poured the tea for them himself and said somewhat proudly: “Daozhang Shi, how is the shape of my mountain?”
Shi Changxuan nodded and said: “Ups and downs.”
Feng Shui Dragons were used to describe the changes in mountains, because mountains were as adaptable to changes as dragons, and looking at mountains was like looking at dragon veins. The dragon veins originated from Shanzu – Kanyu family called Kunlun Mountain Shanzu. Shanzu extended out three main dragon veins, each with many branches. In addition to the Three Dry Dragons, there were three major rivers, namely the Yangtze River, the Yellow River and the Yalu River, each sandwiching the Three Great Dry Dragons.
Before looking at the mountains, it seemed that you were only observing one place. In fact, you had to have a good idea of all the world’s dragons and know its “in and out” in order to make a better judgment.
Most of the mountains in Queshan Province belonged to the branch of Zhongtiao Qianlong. The mountain range where the land Tang Qi bought was located was a “dragon”, with several ups and downs, very powerful, and having a very wealthy pattern.
Shi Changxuan looked behind him and asked, “Where is the mouth of the spring?”
Yesterday, Tang Qi said that he would be building a hot spring resort here, so Shi Changxuan asked this question. It was probably difficult to see, so Tang Qi took out a map and pointed it to Shi Changxuan: “We are here now, and the spring mouth is over there.”
As the old saying went, if the lake had water that would last for a thousand years, then the family would have wealth that would also last for a thousand years. The method of Feng Shui was to get water first. The hot spring water gathered in front of you to attract wealth and energy.
Shi Changxuan nodded, “You build the villa here, and the water gathers the heart of the sky. As for the Buddhist temple, I have to walk around a little to see where the energy gathers.”
“Okay, haha.” Tang Qi was very happy.
After resting for a while, they put on their galoshes again and went to a higher place to look for gas. Several of Tang Qi’s subordinates followed them, and they were all very surprised. Having followed Tang Qi for so long, of course they knew Tang Qi’s preferences, but in the past, Tang Qi invited famous Taoist priests and eminent monks, all of whom were at least forty or fifty years old. However, these two people were dressed in casual clothes, unlike monks. That’s not all, they were still as young as students.
Of course, they later learnt that one of them was indeed still a student.
Xie Lingya didn’t want to come, but he was too embarrassed to sit and wait alone. He could learn something by following Shi Changxuan, so they went hiking together.
Although there was no vegetation visible here, there were photos and videos these days, which could show how it would look later. Generally, dry vegetation was not a good place, so Tang Qi ruled it out from the beginning.
The temple would be built according to the mountain, so first look at the mountain shape. Shi Changxuan had already seen the mountain shape on the way here and from the map just now. Then you needed to look at the terrain, look at the Qi, and determine the location for the energy gathering point.
Shi Changxuan held a compass in his hand. It looked very ancient. After all, his family had been Taoist priests for generations. Xie Lingya guessed that this compass must also have been passed down by his elders.
Among the things handed down in Baoyang Temple, there was no compass. Although there was some knowledge related to Feng Shui in Baoyang Notes, it was probably not major and not so professional.
The compass was oriented from pole to pole, so Shi Changxuan only used it as a reference. After looking at it a few times, he stared at the mountains to see if they were alive.
Xie Lingya also looked at the compass but didn’t see any difference. Moreover, there was no wind now, so he didn’t know how to read the terrain.
However, after Shi Changxuan looked at it for a while, he pointed to a place and said, “Mr. Tang, have you seen that halo? It should be the real point.”
Not to mention Tang Qi, everyone stretched their necks to look at the place he pointed at.
Tang Qi scratched his head, “Is it that place? There seems to be a faint halo… Isn’t that water vapor?”
The halo was vague, but the shape was clear, but if it weren’t for Shi Changxuan pointing it out and them looking carefully, they probably wouldn’t have been able to see it.
“This is Tai Chi halo, a manifestation of condensed vitality.” Shi Changxuan said, “It’s because it seems like nothing from up close, but is vaguely visible from far away, that’s why it’s called Tai Chi halo.”
“It means that’s where the temple should be built?” Tang Qi said, “That place is at the highest point.”
Shi Changxuan said, “So we need to dig out some of the surrounding land and level it before we form a hole, and let it meet the water.”
Tang Qi nodded repeatedly. He had heard this before. Shi Changxuan was from a famous family, and he had heard Chen Sansheng talk about Shi Changxuan’s temper. Although Shi Changxuan usually talked very simply when giving guidance on Feng Shui, the results were absolutely guaranteed.
He worked in a hurry and did everything at the same time, so as soon as he took a picture, the design drawing was almost ready. All he needed to do was modify it according to Shi Changxuan’s instructions.
Shi Changxuan explained all the angles and how to let the halo meet the water. He also mentioned some things that should be paid attention to based on his impression after seeing the pictures, such as where the bell tower of the temple should be built and where the main hall should be, so that the temple’s bell ringing, burning incense, chanting sutras and other activities would not be affected.
He told the situation after looking at the Qi, blue dragon, white tiger, Xuanwu, Suzaku and so on.
Although Tang Qi had probably heard enough, Xie Lingya was curious and broke the pot to ask, “Why do you want to connect water? Is it in order to gather wealth?”
Shi Changxuan shook his head, “It’s just one of the reasons. The water below gathers in the heart of the sky. It is a sign of gathering wealth. The second reason why is because a Buddhist temple is to be built here.”
“Because when choosing a location for a Buddhist temple, you must take its characteristics into consideration.” Flowers bloom to show the Buddha’s enlightenment of lifelessness. Buddhism uses lotus flowers to compare practice and Buddha nature. Buddhas and Bodhisattvas sit on lotus pedestals. Lotus patterns are also very common in Buddhist temples. When Sakyamuni was born, he stood on a lotus, and he also practiced one lotus at a time.
Moreover, the eminent monk Tang Qi wanted to invite was a mage from the Pure Land Sect, and the Pure Land Sect was also known as the “Lian[1] Sect”.
The lotus needed water even more, so Shi Changxuan’s design was all about gathering energy and considering how to borrow the water below to support the “lotus” above.
——This kind of design did not exist before, it was nameless and unnumbered. After all, Buddhist disciples themselves didn’t pay attention to Feng Shui, and only some practiced Feng Shui in violation of regulations. As a foreign religion, Feng Shui was not deeply studied. However, Taoist Feng Shui masters had no need to think about how to build Buddhist temples.
This was completely a Feng Shui design designed by Shi Changxuan based on their needs.
When Xie Lingya heard what he said in such detail, he would have suspected that he had done Feng Shui for Buddhist temples before, but then he realized that he had made use of the existing terrain and it was obviously an exclusive customization.
Xie Lingya was impressed by what he heard. It sounded awesome and grand. Even though Shi Changxuan didn’t talk much, his service attitude was really good. He was so considerate in selecting the site for the temple, so much so that he created his own “Lands and Waters for Lotuses”. The design was as detailed as to even consider the location of the bell tower and main hall.
Although Tang Qi was the one who came up with the idea and asked the Taoist priests to choose the site for the Buddhist temple very magically, but after hearing this, even he couldn’t help but say: “Thank you for your hard work, Taoist Master Shi knows Buddhism very well.”
This could not only be done by a good service attitude. You had to be generous and understand Buddhism.
Shi Changxuan said calmly: “My major is religious studies.”
Although the main direction was Taoism, he also dabbled in other religions.
Tang Qi was happy when he heard this, “It makes sense, it makes sense.”
His subordinates were also sweating wildly. Unexpectedly, he was really a student, but he majored in religion. It did sound right, didn’t it?
One of them even talked to Xie Lingya: “Little Taoist Priest, are you also a religious major?”
“I’m in finance.” Xie Lingya smiled at him, “And I’m not a Taoist priest.”
The man: “…”
Tang Qi laughed loudly: “Teacher Xiao Xie, don’t be joking. I tell you, Lao Wang, although Mr. Xie is not a Taoist priest, he is still an expert!”
Lao Wang laughed and said, “I just thought that why did Shi Daozhang also bring the financial staff with him.”
At this time, Tang Qi said: “I heard from Mr. Gao that Mr. Xie can also tell fortunes. Why don’t you let Lao Wang see it?”
He didn’t know if he was bored or just wanted to see Xie Lingya show his hand.
Xie Lingya had nothing to fear either way. “Then give me your hand.”
Lao Wang reached out and said, “Are you looking at the palm lines?”
Who knew that Xie Lingya put his finger on his wrist, and the other hand held his palm, so that his hand would not shake.
Except for Shi Changxuan, everyone else looked at each other. They had received various fortune tellers, but they had never seen such a fortune telling method.
Lao Wang couldn’t help but say: “Why does it look so much like…taking the pulse…”
“It’s really taking the pulse.” Xie Lingya smiled.
Everyone: “…”
Tang Qi: “That’s a mistake. Teacher Xiao Xie, he means you can just do the calculation and forget about treating him. The company just had a physical examination for employees last month.”
“No, no, this is called Taisu. One of my brothers taught me the pulse method, which can tell whether a person has good or bad fortune,” Xie Lingya explained.
Tang Qi: “??”
There were so many fortune-telling methods, and Tang Qi was fairly well-informed. But he had never heard of fortune-telling by taking pulses. It sounded too mysterious, but Xie Lingya’s words seemed to be serious, which made Tang Qi half-convinced.
It was already autumn, and Taisu Pulse must be diagnosed based on time. After a period of practice, Xie Lingya had made great progress in the Taisu Pulse Method and could easily feel Lao Wang’s pulse.
In the Taisu Pulse Method, destiny was determined based on whether the pulse was light or clear or heavy or turbid. Generally speaking, light and clear meant wealth and heavy turbidity meant poverty. And you could look at the details from each part. For example, the liver wood part of a man determined his fame.
Lao Wang’s liver was relatively light, and there was no sense of discontinuity, but his lungs were relatively turbid. This should be due to lack of intelligence and strategy. In fact, it was easy to guess that if he wasn’t smart and resourceful, he wouldn’t be a leader under Tang Qi.
Xie Lingya didn’t say this. After feeling his pulse for more than a minute, he said, “The results of last month’s physical examination were pretty good. It’s just a minor problem, nothing serious.”
Lao Wang nodded, “Yes, it’s all about chronic pharyngitis, trachoma and other minor problems.”
But if you understood Chinese medicine, you could see this without taking your pulse, just looking at the face was enough, so no one was surprised.
Xie Lingya added: “But you can rest assured, your daughter – you have a daughter, right? She will do well in the college entrance examination.”
Lao Wang almost slipped in fright and went to see Tang Qi.
Tang Qi: “…I didn’t say you had a daughter.” In fact, he only went to see Shi Changxuan yesterday, and then met Xie Lingya, and he didn’t tell Xie Lingya who would be here.
The Taisu Pulse method was like this. It could not only find out about the master’s life, but also calculate the condition of his descendants. Lao Wang himself had nothing to worry about, but the pulse of the part that symbolized his offspring was warm, and the number of breaths was a bit mixed. It was obviously at an important juncture. If the age of this offspring was further estimated, it happened to be the age of the college entrance examination.
So it was 70% seeing and 30% guessing. Xie Lingya didn’t know what those people who had cultivated Taisu Pulse to the extreme were like. Anyway, he couldn’t divine everything, or divine too carefully. For example, if you asked him to take his pulse to determine whether one would eat meat for lunch tomorrow, he would definitely not be able to tell.
Lao Wang was impressed by this fact. He had children relatively late, so it was impossible to guess based on his age.
“Thank you, teacher, that’s awesome.” Lao Wang praised.
“You are too kind, I am also a beginner.” Xie Lingya told the truth.
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[1] Lotus in Chinese is called Lian.