"What should I do?"

"It seems like nothing we can do right now is going to work." The uncle sighed and continued, "If we don't dig it out, we'll harm both ourselves and others. If we do, we might run into even greater risks. The Black Wood God relies on popularity. How long has it been since your mother passed away ?"

"Mom died at the age of forty-nine. It's been exactly twenty years today."

"It has not seen the light of day for twenty years. To use an inappropriate metaphor, the Black Wood God is now like a starving lion. This time, Zhao Tingting fell into the pit and all her blood was sucked out of her body. You can see how hungry and thirsty she is. What will happen once she is unearthed is really hard to predict." After saying this, the uncle shook his head helplessly.

"Master, you must find a way for me. I won't treat you unfairly. Just tell me how much it costs."

"Now is not the time to settle accounts, but who built this Feng Shui tomb for you? Did this person say anything to you when he was building the tomb? Think about it carefully."

Yun Hui thought for a moment and said, "Some of the things he said back then were indeed rather strange. On the day of the feng shui appointment, he said that no matter what, no one could tell anyone that he had chosen this place, no matter who asked. At the time, I thought he was just being pretentious. Could it be that he had already seen through my intentions? Did he know something was going to happen later?"

The uncle said, "It seems that the Feng Shui master you found is a real expert."

"His name is..."

Before Yun Hui could finish his words, his uncle waved his hand and said, "Since he's worried about you leaking information, he won't tell you your real name. Let's not talk about this anymore and talk about something else."

"Other things..." He thought intently for a long moment before saying, "He never said anything special to me again, but I once overheard him telling the workers that the crypt's apse needed six pig legs, eight pig heads, five roosters, and five laying hens wrapped in red paper. Those seemed to be the exact items and quantities. The strangest thing was that he didn't let the workers ask me for the items, but instead paid for them himself. Twenty years ago, these things would have cost a fortune."

The uncle said, "This is not surprising. In our business, we call this 'selling favors' or 'saving face'. Building a Feng Shui tomb is different from an ordinary tomb. It must be done by cooperation between the Feng Shui master and the employer. So the Feng Shui master will pay for the sacrificial offerings out of his own pocket during the tomb construction process. This is considered a good deal. However, he built a tomb for you for sacrifice. He anticipated that one day in the future you would rebuild your grave, so he left you an ear chamber for sacrifice and prayer. It's much more convenient if you put it that way." The uncle's expression finally relaxed a little.

"Oh, so that annex is used for sacrifices? Could it be that having a annex for sacrifices can solve the current problem?"

"Yes, this is like a buffer zone between humans and tombs. People don't need to go deep into the place where the Black Wood God's spiritual power is concentrated, and the Black Wood God's spiritual power will not be released all at once. The Feng Shui master you hired is indeed capable."

To some extent, a fully renovated tomb is actually a work of art. Although its function is to hold corpses , people who "understand it" can see the perfection of the details. For example, the Feng Shui tomb built by the Feng Shui master hired by Yun Hui is comparable to a work of art. He has thought of everything you have thought of or not, and has implemented the construction. These reflect the ability and virtue of the craftsman.

Hearing his uncle's words, Yun Hui breathed a sigh of relief and said, "To be honest, I spent a lot of money to hire this gentleman. Twenty years ago, not long after I started my business, I almost used up all the cash I had to build a Feng Shui tomb. The man was hired from Taiwan."

"It's worth it. If it weren't for him, you probably wouldn't be here today."

"Alas, it's a pity that he and I haven't had any contact since then, otherwise it wouldn't have dragged on until today."

"That's not true. After repairing a grave, they will never repair it again. That's why it's a rule in this industry that they don't contact you. The purpose of doing this is, firstly, to leave room for other colleagues to make a living, and secondly, to see if they have the ability to make a living in this industry. Because graves are not repaired because of defects , they can only be repaired because of expansion or other requirements. So the grave builder doesn't repair the grave to avoid people saying that there was a problem when it was built in the first place."

"Oh, so there are so many rules in this industry? I'm really ignorant."

The uncle took a sip of tea from his cup and asked, "What did your mother say when she asked you to repair the grave?"

"Before she died, my mother specifically told me to spend all my money to build a large tomb and to hire the best feng shui master to choose the site. She said that as long as I built this tomb, it would bring me wealth and prosperity. I asked my mother in whose name the tomb should be built, and she said it should be built in my stepfather's name. The tomb must be built near the Wusong Port, near the mouth of the Huangpu River where it meets the Yangtze River. The closer to the river mouth, the better."

"Did you see the Black Wood God when you were repairing the tomb?"

"No, my mother has already built a coffin and sealed the Black Wood God inside. I suffered a loss as a child and I dare not have any contact with the statue again. After the tomb was repaired, the coffin was immediately moved in. I have had a good career in recent years, so I never thought that the statue would harm me one day."

"This isn't to harm you. It's just that you can't withstand the growing spiritual power, which is also a drawback of your tomb construction. In fact, all kinds of Feng Shui instruments in the world, including statues and Buddha amulets, are ultimately no different from humans. They all have desires that need to be satisfied. The so-called offering is to meet this need. Do you understand?"

"But what the Blackwood God wants is, is..."

The uncle said, "What the Black Wood God needs is sexual pleasure. From now on, you must satisfy his needs to ensure your long-term peace and stability. If there is any deviation, you know the consequences."

"But I can't offer my own wife as a sacrifice, can I?"

"Not really. This problem isn't difficult to solve. You can hire a prostitute, but your mother wanted you to bury the Black Wood God so she could keep it secret. If word gets out, you'll likely get into trouble. There are plenty of people in this world willing to trade their wives for a Black Wood God. The real problem is how to preserve the Black Wood God after it's unearthed."

After hearing what his uncle said, Yun Hui sighed and said, "How should I choose?"

"The choice made in a dilemma is the one that is truly wise. Come to me when you have made up your mind."

We were about to leave when Yun Hui said, "Master, please stay. I don't think this is a difficult choice. Everything I have now, besides offering sacrifices to the Black Wood God, has been the result of hard work and sweat. Even if one day I really lose it, or even all my assets, it is destined. I don't want to live in anxiety for a long time. What's the point of doubling my assets? I leave this matter entirely to you. As long as you can let me live a normal life, I will accept any outcome."

The uncle said, "Okay, now that you have figured it out, just do as I say." Then the two parties discussed the details. The price this time was really shockingly high, reaching 780,000, because the person being relocated was not a human but a statue of an evil god, and this was a very dangerous job.

This is what geotechnical engineering is like. You can often come across some strange tombs. Although the people buried in the tombs are not human beings, they are statues or some objects with immortal spirits. This is a very difficult project for geotechnical workers, so the price is much higher than "human work".

After the matter was settled, we entered the preparation process. As we left Yun Hui's office, I said, "Yun Hui isn't greedy. He knows when to quit."

"He is a smart man. After so many years of accumulation, he has enough funds and connections. The Black Wood God is no longer a must-have for him." said the uncle.

"Uncle, why is the Black Wood God pestering Zhao Duan?" Chu Sen asked.

"Who said that the Black Wood God was haunting him?" The uncle was a little surprised.

"Third uncle said that Zhao Duan could see a black shadow from the corner of his eye. According to Third uncle, this is aHanged Ghost , but now we all know it was actually the Black Wood God."

"Why didn't anyone tell me about this?" asked the uncle angrily.

"I thought someone told you."

"Tell nothing, just find Zhao Duan." We hurriedly got into Chu Sen's car and headed to Zhao Duan's house.

"Uncle San also deduced that Zhao Duan was haunted by a hanged ghost based on his dream. He dreamed that someone asked him for 30 million yuan. Uncle San said that 30 million yuan was the toll that the hanged ghost had returned to pay," I said.

"That's called a half-understanding. When burning paper money for the dead during a ritual, the number must begin with three. People who were hanged are just one type, and those who turned into corpses also have this number."