Their homestead was there and the house could only be built in the center. If it was built in other places, it would be very close to the road and affect traffic. Even if they build the new house there, it would eventually be demolished by the authorities.

An Rugu thought for a while. “Then you can move the grave directly. Don’t be afraid. Since they didn’t choose to hurt you, it means that they have no ill intentions towards you. The feng shui of your house has become so bad, and they probably don’t want to stay there anymore.”

Xiao Juju nodded, head bobbing up and down, over and over, “Okay, but Master, where should we move this grave?”

He thought of how An Rugu discovered their house’s ‘water holding’ array before, and he felt in his heart that he should offer compensation. “Master, is there still a good feng shui array anywhere here? If so, perhaps we can move the grave there? I have some money I have saved on hand. I can transfer it all to you as a reward!”

An Rugu was a little surprised—this young man was really kind-hearted for spending so much money for people who have nothing to do with him.¹

However, An Rugu did not agree and instead said, “There is no need to be so troublesome. Generally, the village committees in rural areas will deal with wild graves. Do you have a cemetery there?”

Xiao Juju’s parents have been listening, and they quickly nodded when they heard her words.

“I seem to remember there is.”

“Thinking about it, it seems that it was built ten years ago. Many old people in the village are buried there. It’s about three or four kilometers away from our home.”

An Rugu then said, “The feng shui of a cemetery is generally more particular, and a special person would be invited to look at it first, so the feng shui of your cemetery should not be much different. You can discuss with the village committee and move the wild grave there.”

Xiao Juju paused, a little worried in case the feng shui in the village cemetery was accidentally destroyed like the feng shui array in their own home—which was precisely the reason the owner of the grave in their backyard became unhappy—so he asked, “Master, I am a little worried, can you help us check the feng shui of the cemetery?”

“That’s okay,” An Rugu said, “but your place is too far away from me, and it would take half a day to get there by high-speed train. Let’s just do a video call, and I’ll help you look at the cemetery’s feng shui remotely.”

Saying this, An Rugu couldn’t help but feel a little emotional. If this was back in ancient times when even maps were unreliable, feng shui masters would have to physically go there. Modern technology has not only changed the lives of ordinary people, but also changed the lives of Daoists.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

Xiao Juju agreed to this proposal and immediately drove to the village cemetery with his parents.

An Rugu looked at the environment very carefully and asked Xiao Juju to walk around the area several times. It wasn’t until Xiao Juju  was already sweating profusely that An Rugu told him to stop.

Xiao Juju’s adam’s apple kept bobbing up and down as he swallowed and fanned himself. “Master, how is the feng shui of our cemetery here? Will the owner of the grave be satisfied?”

He felt a little apprehensive. He heard from An Rugu that the owner of the grave purposely chose that site as his final resting place because of its ‘water holding’ array. Thinking this way, then the other party may not necessarily like this new place. What if they get angry again and, this time, want to take his life?

An Rugu’s tone, when she finally spoke, was a bit subtle. “The feng shui of the cemetery in your village…”

When Xiao Juju heard her pause, his heart skipped a beat, and he thought things were bad. “I knew this feng shui was not good…”

Xiao Juju’s parents were also worried when they heard these words, and they felt helpless, not knowing what to do.

“Then where should we move the grave?”

“How about finding a cemetery in the city?”

However, at this moment, An Rugu’s melodious voice came from the phone speaker. “No, I want to say that feng shui here is excellent.”

Xiao Juju and his parents: “???”

Xiao Juju was stunned for a moment, and after realizing it, he was pleasantly surprised. “Really?”

“That’s right,” An Rugu said, “this cemetery is surrounded by mountains, and there are many winding waterways passing through it. You are a painter. What do you think it looks like?”

Xiao Juju stared at the nearby cemetery with wide eyes but didn’t see anything special. He scratched his face, “I don’t know.”

An Rugu simply pointed out. “Go to the hillside at the back and have a look.”

Xiao Juju and his parents had no choice but to acquiesce. After walking up the small hill, they stared down at the arrangement of the cemetery in front of them.

Suddenly, Xiao Juju seemed to realize something. His eyes widened, and he blurted out, “It’s a lotus!”

The parents were very surprised when they heard the words. After thinking about what he said, they peered some more, and then they screamed—it really was like this!

The meandering river around the cemetery crawled for seven or eight miles, turning back and forth several times. From above, it looked like a lotus flower blooming in the midst of green mountains and blue waters.

An Rugu nodded. “The ‘water holding’ array in your home is a type of auspicious feng shui. This is the ‘four-way water gathering’ array, where water comes to form a lotus flower.”

As soon as the three of them heard that it was auspicious, they were immediately overjoyed.

Although they didn’t really understand it, it must be a good thing!

Xiao Juju asked, full of curiousity, “Which is better, the ‘water holding’ array or the ‘four-way water gathering’ array?”

An Rugu explained, “This is a naturally formed ‘four-way water gathering’ array, and it is superior among the water gathering arrays. That means it is better than the ‘water holding’ array in your backyard. It seems a powerful feng shui master was involved here.”

Water is gathered from all directions, and wealth comes from all directions.

An Rugu never imagined that she could see such a powerful feng shui array in a small mountain village. This feng shui array will visibly nourish many villagers. As long as this feng shui array stood for one more day, the villagers will benefit for another day.

I Livestream Divination to the World translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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T/N: ‘Water’ refers to wealth, resources, auspicious things. The array in Xiao Juju’s house that they inadvertently broke was a ‘water holding’ array—it holds wealth, like a bowl. The array in the cemetery is a ‘four-way water gathering’ array—it attracts wealth from all 4 directions, that is, north, south, east, and west. So, as An Rugu explained, the one in the cemetery is superior.

1. In case it wasn’t clear, Xiao Juju was being kind for offering to pay An Rugu to find a good feng shui spot for the grave—not that he was kind for wanting to compensate An Rugu. ↩︎