"Then I told her so." I said.

"Let's talk about it when we meet. You have to testify in court on behalf of her husband, so there's no rush."

Afterwards, Chu Sen and I settled down in Longhua Village. The next morning, my uncle gave us a book called "The Book of Burial", which was of course written in vernacular Chinese. This book fully and in detail introduced the concept of "earth energy", and earth energy is the mother of all terrains. For example, soil, water, sand, stone, mountain, air, etc. are all grown from earth energy. Therefore, only by grasping the earth energy can we grasp the essence of Feng Shui and see the key points that others cannot see in a Feng Shui terrain.

However, this book does not introduce in detail the means of "grasping the earth's energy", but only puts forward a concept. However, this concept is very important for beginners, just like the foundation of a building. If the base is not solid, it cannot be built upwards.

Naturally, we are trying to "improve and study hard every day" to have this opportunity, especially Chu Sen, who is thinking about all kinds of things and even ponders the knowledge in the book while eating. With such a hardworking partner by my side, I dare not relax.

Moreover, there is an advantage of studying with two people. You can discuss what you don’t understand, which makes you progress faster than just thinking blindly on your own. So in just a few days, we had mastered the essence of "The Book of Burial". My uncle gave us a second book "An Outline of Feng Shui Classics". This time he personally taught us some basic theoretical knowledge, which was also very beneficial to our studies.

When people devote themselves to doing something, time flies by very quickly. Nine days passed unknowingly. Xiaobao's mother called me and said that her son's injury case would go to trial the next day, and she hoped that we could keep our promise and testify in court.

I asked my uncle what I should do, and he said without hesitation: "Of course you have to keep your promise. I will accompany you to court tomorrow."

"Just the two of us?" I originally thought that my uncle would ask family members to go together to show their support, but I didn't expect it would be just the two of us.

The uncle said, "It's nothing more than an appearance in court to explain. Why are there so many people? It's not like there's a fight."

"Yes, uncle, how about I go with you guys? What if the other party uses force?" Chu Sen said.

"How is that possible? This is a society ruled by law. I don't believe these people dare to do anything to us in broad daylight."

I am also at the point of crying but have no tears. If you say that my uncle is stupid, he is definitely not, but he is definitely a stubborn person. Once he makes up his mind, he will never listen to anyone's advice and will stick to it to the end.

I was forced to do it, but for safety's sake I secretly hid a dagger on my body to protect myself in case of danger.

So we went to Shanghai in an almost defenseless state.

Because the victim had a piece of his spleen cut off, the civil case was upgraded to a criminal case. After arriving in Shanghai, we took a car arranged by the court directly to the court. Then I entered the lounge with trepidation, waiting to be summoned to court. Then some random people came, registered our information, and explained the legal provisions to us, explaining that we must not give false testimony, otherwise I would be held accountable for the corresponding legal responsibilities.

Just before going to court, my uncle said to me, "I think the other party will definitely say in court that you accepted their benefits. You can just insist that it was a gift from them to express their gratitude after you saved someone."

He said that, and I became even more nervous. Wasn't this a blatant scam? And it would only make the other person angry and the consequences could be even more serious.

But at this point I had no way to retreat, so I could only move forward as my uncle said. So after being summoned by the bailiff, I followed the bailiff into the courtroom. This was the first time in my life that I had ever been to a courtroom. It was very solemn, with the plaintiff and the defendant sitting on both sides. After I sat in the "witness stand", I was extremely nervous. I felt that every man in the gallery was a professional killer arranged by the fat man to "assassinate" me.

After that, the court trial began. The process was not complicated. Xiaobao's lawyer asked me what happened at that time, so I repeated every word I heard in court.

The result was just as my uncle expected. As soon as I finished speaking, someone in the audience shouted at the top of his voice: "You little punk, you are talking nonsense after eating, are you a human being?" The person who spoke was a big and strong man with dark skin and a gold necklace as thick as his little finger around his neck. At first glance, he looked like a typical gangster.

There is no chance of luck. The fat guy has made sufficient preparations. There will definitely be big trouble waiting for me after leaving court.

At that time, I even thought about retracting the testimony I had just given, but everything was on record and I had already signed it. If I changed my testimony in court, my behavior would at least be considered "obstruction of justice", and I would be in big trouble.

Judging from the current situation, the only option left is to survive to the death. I hope my uncle and I can return alive.

Soon my legal procedures were completed and I left the court. I didn't know how many pairs of angry eyes were staring at me in the gallery.

After returning to the lounge, my uncle was half-leaning on the sofa and sleeping soundly, snoring one after another. He was really not nervous. After I woke him up, my uncle asked sleepily, "How is it?"

"Their people are in the court." I said nervously.

The uncle didn't ask anything, but stood up and said, "Let's go."

"Where are you going?"

"You've already gone through the legal process. Why aren't you just going home and waiting for someone to treat you to dinner?"

"Are we just going out like this?"

"I say, what's wrong with you, kid? A few hooligans scared you like this? You are too timid." The uncle was very dissatisfied.

"Uncle, these people are cruel and ruthless, no one knows that they..."

"Just come with me steadily. I will guarantee your safety even if it costs my own life." Looking at my uncle's attitude, I suddenly had an idea in my mind. Could it be that my uncle is like those hidden martial arts masters in martial arts books?

I think this is really possible, because he himself studied Chinese traditional culture, and martial arts is one of the very important categories. Moreover, people who repair graves must be in good health. It is not impossible to practice martial arts to improve physical fitness.

Thinking of this, my heart, which had been hanging in my throat, suddenly fell back to its original place, so I followed my uncle out of the court with my chest held high. As soon as I got down the high steps, I saw a black Honda parked in front of us, and then four strong young men got out of the car.

After these people surrounded us, the driver's door opened and a middle-aged man in a suit got out. He smiled at me and said, "Mr. Yu, do you know who I am?"

When I heard his voice, I asked, "Are you calling that person of mine?"

"Not only did I call you, I also gave you something, and I also made a small request that wasn't difficult to fulfill. You accepted the gift and then testified in court. You really don't pull any strings."

Before I could say anything, my uncle said, "Don't blame the child for this. I was the one who asked him to appear in court. He should have made the facts clear. What's wrong with that?"

The five people stared at the uncle as if they had seen an alien. They were stunned for a long time before the middle-aged man said, "Then why did your nephew accept my things?"

"Is this a thank-you fee from your boss? If my nephew hadn't helped you that day, your boss would have been beaten to death. It's not surprising to return a favor after receiving a favor."

"You're quite good at talking. I wonder how much tougher you can be." He winked, and two of the four men drew out their daggers and pointed them at my and my uncle's waists respectively. I originally thought that my uncle would definitely take action immediately, catching them off guard and knocking down all five of them in an instant, but I didn't expect that my uncle would just follow them without moving.

This was totally beyond my expectations. Where was the "surprise attack"?

The uncle had no intention of resisting at all. We walked all the way from the court gate into an alley nearby. The middle-aged man said, "I'm not unreasonable. You can refuse to agree to my request, but you can't make a fool of me. That's why I came to you." He made a gesture to him, and the four young men drew batons from their waists.

At this moment, the uncle suddenly shouted, "Wait."

He was finally about to take action in this critical moment. Just as I had this thought, he said, "I'm having a nervous breakdown. Let me take some snuff to refresh myself before you take action."

After hearing this, the five of them burst into laughter at the same time, but the uncle kept talking to himself. He took out a small and exquisite snuff bottle from his pocket, put it to his nose, took a little, and then sneezed violently.

Following the loud sneeze, everyone's body, including mine, suddenly became as stiff as iron.