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Chapter 111: Conspiracy and Schemes
Hearing Cao Qilong ask me that, and seeing the villagers kneeling on the ground looking at me with pitiful eyes, I sighed helplessly, "There are indeed other methods, but I'm afraid if I say them, they won't be willing to follow through!"
Upon hearing this, everyone hurriedly asked what the method was.
"Relocate the graves!" I said straightforwardly.
"Relocate the graves?" Everyone was surprised.
I nodded, "Yes, relocate the graves. We need to move all the tombs around the village. Only by doing this can we resolve the Feng Shui situation of the Four Ghosts Carrying the Coffin. Without the ghosts, naturally no one can carry away the coffin, and the negative energy entering the village will also be eliminated. At that time, the village can return to normal."
As I expected, when everyone heard that we had to relocate all the graves around the village, they were immediately dumbfounded. Their faces showed distress, and someone spoke up, "But our ancestors' graves are there; isn't it inappropriate to just move them?"
Another person added, "Even if we are willing to relocate the graves, the villagers from neighboring villages will definitely not agree to do so!"
Indeed, what they mentioned was a difficult problem, which is why I hadn't brought it up earlier.
The villagers asked me, "Is there really no other way?"
I shook my head, "No, aside from leaving the village, relocating the graves is our only option. Those are our only two paths forward."
Then I told them to get up and go back to discuss it thoroughly. If they decided to relocate the graves, I could help them find a piece of land with good Feng Shui elsewhere.
At that moment, everyone got up and went back to inform their families to discuss the matter of relocating the graves.
That night, the villagers invited us to the old man's house, which was packed with people; almost all the heads of households in the village had gathered. As soon as they saw us, everyone clasped their fists and bowed, showing great respect.
The old man hurried over to greet us and said, "After an afternoon of discussion, everyone has agreed to relocate the graves. After all, the deceased are gone, but the living must continue to live."
Hearing that they were willing to relocate the graves made me very happy, so I said, "That's great! Tomorrow I will help you find another place with good feng shui so that your ancestors can continue to enjoy a blessed resting place."
The old man thanked me and then sighed helplessly, saying, "It's just... even though our village is willing to relocate the graves, there are many graves from neighboring villages around us. We are afraid they won't cooperate!"
I nodded; this was indeed a difficult issue since Four Ghosts Carrying the Coffin would not pose a threat to the villagers from neighboring areas.
Seeing me silent, the old man asked, "Do you have any good ideas, sir?"
I smiled and said that I was just a simple person; while I could help avert disasters, coming up with strategies was challenging for me.
At that moment, Cao Qilong suddenly slapped his forehead and said, "I've got it! I have a plan; I don't know if it will work."
Everyone immediately urged him to share his idea. Cao Qilong then said, "Spread the word that the graves around the village have bad feng shui. The good feng shui has already left and turned into a place of great misfortune. Those buried there will bring misfortune to their descendants. If they are not relocated soon, their families will face disasters or experience supernatural occurrences."
Upon hearing this, everyone thought it was indeed a good idea. However, I still had some concerns and asked, "What if the villagers from neighboring areas don't believe it?"
Cao Qilong grinned mischievously and said, "Hehe, tomorrow night I'll make several dozen Paper Figurines and send them to the neighboring village to cause a ruckus all night long. They won't be able to doubt it. Plus, with our village bustling about relocating graves, how could they not believe it?"
Everyone burst into laughter at this; indeed, if we followed his plan, those villagers from neighboring areas would surely fall for it and come along to relocate their graves.
At that moment, I praised Cao Qilong; who would have thought that someone who seemed so dull could come up with such clever tricks at a critical time?
Cao Qilong rolled his eyes and retorted, "You're the one with clever tricks; your whole family has clever tricks!"
The next morning, the villagers of Village began spreading rumors to Neighboring Village, claiming that the Feng Shui of their four Cemeterys had been disturbed and that a disaster was imminent, urging them to quickly relocate their graves.
Some villagers who had set up their ancestors' Tomb Mound in their village were naturally drawn to these rumors and started inquiring about their truth. The people of Village would say that a Feng Shui Master had warned them, and if they did not hurry to relocate, an Evil Spirit would surely come to disturb their homes at night.
Immediately, these rumors spread like wildfire; some were worried while others were skeptical, but no one came to relocate graves that day.
Meanwhile, our village became busy. I was responsible for finding a suitable Feng Shui site, while the villagers began digging and relocating graves, working energetically. If you ask what Cao Qilong was doing, well, he stayed home making Paper Figurines.
That day, some villagers from Neighboring Village also came over. Seeing everyone busy with the grave relocations, they curiously asked if the rumors were true. The villagers had already followed the plan from last night and told a series of lies to scare those from Neighboring Village, leaving them startled.
After a day of hard work at the Cemetery, I returned home only to find the entire Living Room piled high with Paper Figurines. These figurines were crafted vividly but looked extremely terrifying, all painted in Black Ink with funeral garments. At first glance, they resembled corpses crawling out of coffins. There were at least fifty or sixty of these Paper Figurines stacked in the house.
Seeing me return, Cao Qilong grinned and proudly asked me, "How about it? Once we release these Paper Figurines later, will it be enough to give Neighboring Village a scare?"
I chuckled and replied, "This wicked idea was all Cao Qilong's doing; it has nothing to do with me. If the Night Wanderers are keeping score on good and evil deeds, just put down Cao Qilong's name—don't include mine."
Upon hearing this, Cao Qilong jumped up and playfully punched me…
After some playful banter and noticing it was getting late, we began performing the eye-opening ritual on the Paper Figurines. The rest was left to Cao Qilong, as he alone knew how to control the paper figures and make them obey his commands.
He chanted an Incantation, making gestures towards the Paper Figurines. Suddenly, they all began grinning eerily and one by one ran out the door towards the village outskirts…
As for what the Paper Figurines did that night, I have no idea; I only knew that the next day, people from Neighboring Village came rushing to relocate graves, looking panicked. If you tried to stop them from relocating, they would fight back fiercely.
We were busy for two or three days straight. During this time, both Cao Qilong and I were overwhelmed because the villagers from Neighboring Village also hired us for Feng Shui consultations. We wandered around the mountains every day, visiting one family after another until our legs felt sore. However, we also earned a considerable amount during these days, much to Cao Qilong's delight.
I said to him, "First, you made the villagers spread rumors to deceive them, then you scared them with the Paper Figurine, and afterward, you charged them money to choose a burial site. Your series of schemes is quite impressive; you really have a talent for trickery and deception."
Cao Qilong rolled his eyes at me and didn't argue back. Instead, he pulled out a stack of cash and started counting it happily to himself.
Of course, even though I joked with him about it, I knew it was all forced. They had already caused great harm to the villagers by placing graves around the village. Now, for the sake of the villagers' well-being, it was not unreasonable to have them relocate the graves.
Three days later, the graves in the east, south, west, and north of the village were mostly moved. Although there were still one or two abandoned graves left, they no longer caused any disturbance. The Four Ghosts Coffin Raising Formation in this village was considered broken.
On the fourth day, the elder led all the villagers to thank us for our help and prepared a lavish feast. I was pleasantly surprised by how polite and thoughtful these poor farmers were; I enjoyed the meal greatly and felt very happy! Although I helped them not expecting their gratitude, receiving their appreciation genuinely made us feel good inside—it was a sense of accomplishment.
During these days, I also noticed that the water these villagers used was brought from far away in buckets. I felt they were working too hard and decided to express my gratitude by saying to the elder, "Using water like this is too difficult for you. Let me help you find a water source. Not only will it solve your drinking water problem, but it can also turn your dry fields into fertile land."
When the villagers heard this, they were all astonished and stopped eating to look at me. The elder was similarly skeptical; he replied, "If it could be as you say, that would be wonderful!"
I smiled and said that after we finished eating, I would help them with this matter.
In fact, my intention in helping them find a water source had another purpose: water represents wealth, especially flowing water. The river in this village had dried up, which was why they were impoverished and living in such harsh conditions. As long as I could bring a water source to them, soon enough, the villagers would gradually become prosperous.
Because I promised to help them find a water source, the villagers were even more grateful and frequently toasted us, treating us as great benefactors.
However, what I did not expect was that although I intended to help them sincerely, in the end, I ended up causing them harm. Of course, that is another story; let me explain slowly…
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