An Rugu saw that <Blue Sky And White Clouds> was confused so she explained, “After generations of hard work, one person is buried in one pond. This means that as long as this pond is dug, one person will die soon.”

<Blue Sky And White Clouds> was speechless, and it was only after a long time that he recovered enough to say in a confused voice, “Isn’t this just a pond? How could such a terrible thing happen?”

“A stagnant pond has always gathered turbid air, making it suitable for spiritual bodies to hide in. Yin qi is also at its strongest. The house is surrounded by turbid air and yin qi, and the yang qi cannot enter, so the yin qi is allowed to run rampant, and the spiritual bodies will wreak havoc, which is a serious disaster. How long has it been since you moved here?” 

<Blue Sky And White Clouds> swallowed nervously and tried to recall the past, “We moved here in March last year. It has been more than a year since we moved here.”

“Did your son’s health get worse after moving?”

<Blue Sky And White Clouds> nodded, his head bobbing up and down vigorously, “…Yes, yes, my son has not been in good health since he moved here. He often catches colds and fevers. I always thought it was because the child has poor immunity.”

An Rugu sighed quietly, “If you had found me any later, your son may have had the worst luck.”

<Blue Sky And White Clouds> was filled with fear. Xiaowen was his precious, little son. He couldn’t bear to imagine the white-haired sending off the black-haired. He quickly expressed his gratitude, “Master, thank you so much. Please help me deal with this matter of broken feng shui. After everything is settled, I will transfer one million yuan to you as a reward.”

An Rugu hummed. “It’s easy to solve this problem. How you dug this pond is how you fill it back. After that is done, I’ll give you some more talismans that will calm the house and clear the air.”

<Blue Sky And White Clouds> immediately agreed, “I understand.”

An Rugu didn’t forget to warn, “From now on, no matter whether in the yard or outside the yard, don’t dig a pond at will.

“The ponds in the courtyard are also very particular—no fish ponds can be kept in the courtyard, as this will damage the family’s wealth within one year, and cause lung disease within three to five years. This is called ‘Water Breaking Through the Heart of Heaven’. Whenever Water breaks through, young and old burst into tears.”

<Blue Sky And White Clouds> and the audience in the livestream channel: “!!!”

When they heard this, they all suddenly felt horrified.

At this time, he got to thinking how there was no shortage of ponds in the mansions of his friends, and he suddenly felt very curious. “But my friends also have ponds at home, how come they are okay?”

[I suspect that the streamer is lying to me, but I have no proof.]

[No way, I see there are many ponds in those Jiangnan gardens.]

An Rugu saw these barrages and explained patiently, “The part and the whole form a relationship of opposites. The feng shui of yang in one’s residence is not only about the pond, but also about other things in relation to the pond. If other feng shui elements can control the pond, then nothing untoward will happen. 

This predestined person’s home did not have anything that could suppress the yin energy of the pond, which was what led to the disaster.

“And ‘Water Breaking Through the Heart of Heaven’ is not impossible to break. In a case I once read about in a book, the feng shui master planted bamboo around the pond and cleverly built bridges around it. The ‘Water Breaking Through the Heart of Heaven’ array was changed to ‘Water Gathering the Heavens’, and it became a feng shui pattern for an abundance of wealth “

<Blue Sky And White Clouds> suddenly realized that although the mansions of his friends had ponds, these other places seemed to be quite particularly designed.

[Now that I think of it, when I went to those gardens before, I saw arch bridges and many trees planted around the pond.]

[I have gained more knowledge.]

An Rugu fell into a trance as she thought about the ‘Water Breaking Through the Heart of Heaven’. She rarely found the inclination to actively chat with the audience but she did so now. 

“Actually, Nancheng, where I live, has a pattern of ‘Water Breaking Through the Heart of Heaven’. This array caused the King of Nancheng’s qi to gather and then dissipate.”

The audience was confused after hearing her words.

[Nancheng is the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties. It is obviously very wealthy, but is it really so incredible?]

[I heard that many emperors learned from feng shui masters that there was dragon aura in Nancheng. They were worried that there would be rebellion there, so they specifically targeted Nancheng. Later, Nancheng’s political power was particularly short-lived.]

An Rugu caught a glimpse of this barrage and added to it, “Nancheng is also called Jinling, which means ‘the place where gold is buried’. During the Warring States Period, the King of Chu believed that Nancheng had an imperial aura, so he buried gold in its mountains, hoping to suppress this imperial aura. That’s where the name Jinling comes from.”

[Damn, this is the first time I heard of this. Has the buried gold been dug out? Is it too late to go to Nancheng to dig for gold?]

[I am already looking at high-speed rail tickets.]

[Too bad, I got my plane tickets ready.]

An Rugu lowered her head, took a sip of tea, and said in a distant voice, “There may be, or there may not be. But as long as this news is released, people who want to find gold will dig its mountains. Mountains symbolize dragon veins. When the dragon veins are broken, the King’s qi will be gone as well.”

[Shocked! There was such a plan?]

[It’s over, it’s clearly been arranged.]

An Rugu said, “During the Qin Dynasty, the First Emperor visited the East and thought that Nancheng had an imperial aura, so he had the Qinhuai River dug up. From then on, the Huaihe River ran through Nancheng, forming a pattern of ‘Water Breaking Through the Heart of Heaven’, dissipating the imperial aura in Nancheng. After that, whenever Nancheng was made the capital, these regimes would be short-lived, and Nancheng was no longer suitable to be the imperial capital.”

[This is the first time for me, a Nancheng native, to know how it feels to be beautiful, strong and miserable.]

[There is no way this isn’t true, after all, the battle for imperial power is a matter of life and death.]

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

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T/N: I have no idea if any of this is true or just the author’s imagination, but either way, that King of Chu is a sneaky strategist!