Volume 1: Die with Unclosed Eyes 88. Black Wood God

Although I have made some money and can be considered a "person with some assets", the price quoted by Yun Hui still surprised me, because he did not need us to do anything, he just wanted hush money. However, judging from the amount he offered, the tomb of Longmuting must be extremely important to him.

If it was a business negotiation, it would be extremely stupid to reveal one's cards right at the start. Yun Hui is an old hand and should not have made such a mistake. This shows that he was completely confused.

The uncle did not respond and remained silent. After a while, Yun Hui's face turned from red to black, and he asked with increasing anger: "Are you still not satisfied with this price?"

"Everyone likes money, and I am no exception." The uncle said directly.

"That means you think the money is not enough. I'll give you more..."

"Boss Yun, we are here to rebuild your tomb. You must pay me every penny, but I won't take a penny more."

"Rebuilding the tomb?" Yun Hui was stunned for a moment and said, "Who asked you to come? I didn't ask you to come, did I?"

“No one asked me to come here, I came here on my own.”

Yun Hui glanced at Chu Sen with displeasure and said, "Is there anyone who would take the initiative to ask others to rebuild their graves? Have you watched too many Stephen Chow movies?"

"You think I'm weird because you haven't realized you're wrong yet."

"Who... who are you? What's your purpose in coming to me?" Yun Hui angrily said to Chu Sen, "Is this the high-quality client your father recommended to me? Are you and your family treating me like a donkey?"

"Uncle, don't be angry. It's not too late to get angry after your uncle finishes what he says." Chu Sen said with a smile.

"Boss Yun, if you think I'm here to cause trouble or extort money, you're wrong. I'm here for two reasons: one is to take on work and make money, and the other is to save your life."

"Save my life...haha, hahaha..." Yun Hui laughed out loud, but his face was full of anger.

"Uncle, my uncle always speaks directly, please don't misunderstand me."

"What is there to misunderstand? People came to my house to save my life, and I am grateful enough. What is there to misunderstand?" Yun Hui scolded angrily, and Chu Sen didn't dare to speak.

"You charlatans, I don't know where you got this information from, but you're bored and come here to cheat me out of money. I was thinking of giving you two a beating, but now I don't have a penny left. Just leave now and don't force me to call the police." After saying that, he returned to his seat and continued smoking his cigar.

The uncle continued expressionlessly, "Since you also know that your bad temper has affected your daily work and life recently, why don't you listen to my advice?"

Yun Hui suddenly looked up at his uncle. He was so excited that he bit his cigar off. He quickly stood up, dusted off the ash, and pointed at his uncle, saying, "No wonder you knew all this. It turns out you were in cahoots with Bai Yezi. It's good that you came today. I just realized that Bai Yezi is also a liar."

I looked at my uncle in surprise. Could it be that he also knew Bai Yezi?

The uncle said coldly: "Bai Yezi and I have known each other for twenty years. Where do you think those Feng Shui tools you need came from?"

"You, you..." Yun Hui's face turned red with anger, and it seemed like smoke was coming out of it.

I was also secretly catching chickens for my uncle, so why couldn't you just talk to him politely? Why did you have to artificially ruin the atmosphere and create a confrontation between the two sides?

But the uncle didn't think so, so he still said coldly: "Do you think that you can solve the problem by offering a Yin turtle to yourself because of your bad temper? Is it really that simple? Why are you still so restless now?" This was really a coincidence. I didn't expect that Bai Yezi asked for the Yin turtle for Yun Hui.

"Today I realized that all of you Feng Shui masters are liars, and a group of liars who are in cahoots with each other." Yun Hui said angrily.

"If you don't believe what I say, you'll bleed to death in a few years, Boss Yun. By the time you get to that point, it will be too late to think of me."

"Get out, all of you, get out, Chu Sen, go back and tell your dad I never want to receive a call from him again."

"Uncle, this has nothing to do with my dad, you..."

"Get out." Yun Hui shouted.

"Boss Yun, take care of yourself." After saying this, the uncle really took us away.

This is not to solve the problem, but to intensify the conflict. No matter how capable the uncle is, he really does not know how to communicate with others. His way of speaking may be more acceptable to ordinary people, but Yun Hui is a technology innovation entrepreneur respected and even admired by many people. The two of them have "strong enough aura" to the point that they are incompatible.

But I didn't dare point out the problem. After leaving the "Brilliant Technology" office building, I asked, "Uncle, this person is so stubborn. What should we do?"

"Yeah, if my dad knew about this he would kick me out of the house." Chu Sen was really anxious and didn't care about flattering.

The uncle said calmly, "He will agree soon. It wasn't me who persuaded him, but Bai Yezi. I found him just to guide him to Bai Yezi."

"I should have brought Bai Yezi along earlier," I said.

"Of course we can't come with him, otherwise Yun Hui will really think we are in cahoots." said the uncle.

"I didn't expect Bai Yezi to know you." After saying that, I thought about it and felt something was wrong, so I asked, "Uncle, if Bai Yezi knows you, why did he come to me to do business? Wouldn't he have come directly to you?"

My uncle gave me a meaningful look and said, "Do you think he found you by chance? Offering feng shui instruments is similar to taking medicine. If something goes wrong, your life could be at stake. For this kind of business, you can only cooperate with reliable connections. Bai Yezi specializes in urban feng shui, and we've had business dealings with him for a long time."

"So it was my uncle's idea that he came to me? Are you taking care of me?" I said in surprise.

The uncle shook his head and said, "You don't have to worry about my favor in this matter. It was the Fifth Old Master's idea. He is the one who is taking care of you."

Only then did I understand the whole story, and I felt a surge of gratitude towards the old man. My family members were not as "heartless" as I thought. They were quite nice to me.

Sure enough, we had been standing outside for a while when we received a call from Yun Hui. It should be the uncle's number that he got from Bai Yezi. His attitude was much calmer during this communication. It seemed that Bai Yezi had done a good job in convincing him.

Chu Sen breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Bai Yezi is quite good at talking. He was able to convince someone as stubborn as Yun Hui."

"That's for sure, because the Feng Shui that Bai Yezi has been reading for him over the years, including the magical instruments he has been offering, are indeed effective. Yun Hui knows this. Besides, if it weren't for Bai Yezi's connection, I wouldn't have been so rash to approach Yun Hui about repairing the tomb. This is the foundation of his fortune, how could I just hand it over to an unrelated person?"

"Uncle, you said that Longmuting is a wooden tomb. What is going on? Can you tell us about it?" I said.

"That's a statue called the Black Wood God. Of course, calling it a statue isn't quite accurate, as no one knows who made it. And there are people around the world who worship the Black Wood God. This statue wasn't made by a master of a esoteric sect. It's a humanoid piece of black wood that drifted on the sea. It only works if it's salvaged from the sea."

"It is said that the Black Wood God is a Yin tree that grows on the seabed. This tree only has a trunk, because the tender buds will be eaten by fish in the sea. When it reaches adulthood, a kind of manta ray will rub the spikes on its dorsal fin. After repeated rubbing, the Yin tree will be sawed off and drift on the sea. The Yin tree in human form has spirituality, just like ginseng and Hewu in human form. After being worshipped, it will have an effect on people. I guess Yun Hui obtained the Black Wood God at the confluence of the two rivers, and it turned out to be correct."

After that, we got into the elevator and returned to Yun Hui's office. When we met again, his attitude had completely changed. He smiled broadly and said, "Brother, although I work in high-tech, I'm not very educated. Please don't be offended. I apologize for offending you with my words before."

The uncle didn't give in to the arrogance and didn't get polite with him. He just said coldly, "Have you explained the reason clearly, Bai Yezi?"

"He explained it very clearly. I understand now. I'll be grateful for your continued care from now on."