Zhaocai was sweating profusely in anxiety, but he didn't dare to use too much force on Duan Qinghuai. If he accidentally tore off his arm, that would be a disaster.
Just as he was racking his brains about what to do...
At this moment, Zhaocai felt a cool breeze blowing from behind, gently caressing his back.
Although it was a cool breeze, surprisingly, it brought a sense of warmth.
Suddenly, a cold hand landed on Zhaocai's shoulder.
Zhaocai's eyes widened in shock. He turned his head stiffly.
A soft female voice drifted over:
"Alright, stop struggling."
Hearing the familiar voice, Zhaocai finally let out the breath he had been holding and felt relieved.
He turned around, and sure enough, it was Ning Yitao.
Zhaocai wailed, "Taotao, you're finally back."
Ning Yitao ignored Zhaocai. With a swift motion, she reached out into the air in front of the painting and then waved her hand in Duan Qinghuai's direction.
Duan Qinghuai, who had been listless with vacant eyes, instantly "came to life." However, after regaining his senses, he unconsciously loosened his hands.
Zhaocai let out a yelp and landed heavily in Mother Earth's embrace.
After regaining consciousness, Duan Qinghuai didn't notice Zhaocai on the ground. His mind was blank, and he looked around blankly.
After a while, Duan Qinghuai asked Ning Yitao in front of him hesitantly, "Wasn't I just in a village? I saw a river, the village..."
After saying that, he shook his head to deny himself and said, "No, wasn't I looking at a painting? Before I could see it clearly, everything went black, and I ended up in a strange place."
Ning Yitao wasn't surprised. She casually stepped to the side, revealing the entire painting behind her, and said, "You mean this one, right?"
When Duan Qinghuai saw the painting clearly, he exclaimed in surprise, "Yes, that's the place. I blinked, and I was there."
Ning Yitao explained to him, "There's a mountain spirit living in this painting. It's a bit naughty and likes to play tricks on people, but it won't harm anyone's life. Just now, my approach made it feel threatened, so it pulled you in."
Lying on the ground, Zhaocai watched them chatting animatedly. He pouted and said sulkily, "Pay attention to me. I'm still on the ground."
Only after he made a sound did Duan Qinghuai notice him. Duan Qinghuai pulled Zhaocai up from the ground.
Ning Yitao wasn't going to indulge Zhaocai. She kicked him on the butt, crossed her arms in front of her chest, and looked down at Zhaocai warningly, "Don't get addicted to acting like a kid. Even if you're in the juvenile stage of a dragon, after so long, you should have grown up a bit. Don't push your luck."
After saying that, Ning Yitao lifted her foot and walked towards the corridor. Just as she took a step, she retracted it, turned her head, and added to Zhaocai, "And you, let go of your hands around Duan Qinghuai now. Don't think he'll protect you. Walk on your own."
Scolded, Zhaocai could only follow pitifully behind Ning Yitao and Duan Qinghuai.
Duan Qinghuai led the way. They climbed the attic and reached the room at the end.
The group stopped in front of the door. Duan Qinghuai rummaged for the key and said, "This is the room I lived in when I was a kid."
As they walked, Ning Yitao's eyebrows furrowed deeper and deeper.
Something was off, very off.
In this villa filled with spiritual energy, how could such a room suddenly be built?
In terms of the feng shui of a residence, the southwest position. The layout's auspiciousness or inauspiciousness will affect the fortune of the women in the family and the relationship between husband and wife. It also relates to the family's health. It should be spacious and bright, and it's taboo to be dark or blocked by tall objects.
But there was a rockery built in front of this room, blocking the sun.
In the north position of a residence, the northwest, due north, and northeast directions represent the backing of the family home. They prefer to be tall and dislike being low-lying. When the qi gathers, it's extremely auspicious; when the qi scatters, it leads to ruin.
And the foundation of this room was obviously lower than that of all the other rooms.
From the appearance, this mansion had excellent feng shui. But this extra room they built stepped on all the above minefields and successfully became an area of reverse feng shui.
This was originally a house that gathered blessings and wealth, but all the bad luck was imposed on the person living in this room.
Ning Yitao was deeply troubled.
Duan Qinghuai took out the key and opened the door on his own.
As the door opened, Duan Qinghuai reached in and turned on the light, revealing the room.
Under the illumination of the light, some of the chill in the originally gloomy room was dispelled.
This room was quite large.
The walls inside the room were painted light blue, and it was filled with many toy models.
Some of the models were even as big as a bed.
There were a lot of things in the room, but there was very little furniture. There was only a solitary bed and a wardrobe, lacking a homely atmosphere.
Although there were many toys, it didn't seem like a room where Duan Qinghuai would live now.
Looking at the scene in front of her, Ning Yitao thought, "This place is really suitable for Zhaocai."
Zhaocai, at some point, had already pounced on those models and couldn't bear to let go.
Zhaocai actually liked these places with strong yin energy.
Since Zhaocai transformed into a dragon, Ning Yitao felt that she had been embarrassed more and more often.
Looking at this childish room, Duan Qinghuai scratched his head awkwardly and said, "This room hasn't been changed since I went to the hospital. My elder brother always thought I was still a kid, so he never changed the layout of the room."
But Ning Yitao didn't say a word. Instead, as if she had discovered something, she quickly walked to the only mirror in the room.
This mirror was actually facing the head of the bed.
Ning Yitao frowned tightly and asked puzzledly, "Who did the decoration of your room? And why do you live in this room? There are obviously so many other rooms with good sunlight and good orientations that are unoccupied."
Following her, Duan Qinghuai thought about these questions for a moment. Although he didn't understand why she asked these questions, as long as Ning Yitao wanted to know, he didn't need to ask why.
Duan Qinghuai replied, "When we bought this mansion, it was kind of by chance. My father went to a temple to have the feng shui of the house calculated. There was a master in the temple who said that if we built this current room in the mansion, it could nurture good feng shui. That master specifically told us that I should live in it because it would be beneficial to me. That's why this became my room."
"The decoration was designed by an interior designer hired by my family. It was a long time ago. If you want it, it will take a little time to find the original draft."
Duan Qinghuai answered these questions seriously.
Since she came to this room, Ning Yitao's tightly furrowed eyebrows hadn't relaxed.
If that was the case, then the direction was now very clear: the master in the temple and the original decoration draft.
Ning Yitao told Duan Qinghuai about the strangeness of this room.
Duan Qinghuai then realized that the root cause of his physical problems came from the house he had lived in since childhood.
Ning Yitao pulled Duan Qinghuai and hurriedly walked out of this room.
This room was not a place where Duan Qinghuai could stay for long. It would deplete his fortune.
Just as they stepped out of the room, they heard the sound of a car engine roaring downstairs.