"I won't compete anymore. In terms of difficulty, this little kid did outperform me. So I'm withdrawing from this competition. From now on, it's up to you two to finish the last round."
The gorgeous - looking woman beside the young man casually said while twirling her long hair.
She knew how to read the situation.
To be honest, she had no confidence at all if she were to go to a place like Nanshan.
Even though Nian Nian was still a child, just based on this one thing, the difference was already obvious.
It was better to withdraw gracefully than to be humiliated later.
Even if this little kid was not as good as her in feng shui, winning against a six - year - old wouldn't be something to be proud of.
If she lost to a six - year - old, she would lose all her family's face.
Compared with the first - place prize, the face of her family was more important.
After all, no one wanted to win a good name but still be gossiped about by others.
The woman glanced at the young man beside her from the corner of her eye. Her mocking look was quite obvious.
Only this stupid young man would be easily provoked by a few words.
He was so eager to win that he didn't know how to assess the situation.
The woman automatically withdrew from the competition and gave up her spot.
She silently walked back behind her family elders.
In an instant, everyone's attention was focused on Nian Nian and the young man.
The young man and his family were in a difficult situation.
They had to continue this one - on - one solo competition even if they didn't want to.
"Do you need to prepare any materials?"
Feng shui formations pay great attention to the placement of items. Whether it's for yin or yang, the better the materials used, the stronger the formation.
Nian Nian carried all her belongings in her small satchel, so she didn't need to prepare anything. She could just rummage through her satchel later.
She raised her head and asked the young man in front of her.
Looking confident of victory, her little chest puffed out, which was a bit provocative.
Seeing that this six - year - old girl was so calm, the young man naturally didn't want to show his timidity. He waved his hand and said, "No, just a few jade stones will do."
"Shall we start now?"
"Sure, let's start now."
The person in charge was completely ignored. The young man and the little girl quickly reached an agreement. They both made a gesture of invitation to each other and then strode out of the courtyard gate.
They came to the square where the discussion was held on the first day.
There were quite a few people standing in the square, all waiting for the news.
Although they had been eliminated, everyone was curious about who would eventually win the first place.
When they saw Nian Nian and the young man coming out together, they craned their necks and waited attentively for the person in charge to announce the final result.
But when the person in charge said that the two would have another round, everyone was dumbfounded.
The metaphysics exchange conference had been held for so many years, and there had never been a re - competition before.
There were many empty rooms around the square. Two of them were specially reserved for Nian Nian and the young man.
The young man and the little girl used the most primitive way to decide the order.
Rock - paper - scissors.
With Nian Nian's luck, she was absolutely not going to lose. But instead of choosing to go first, she let the young man set up the formation first, and she would break it.
When the young man was setting up the feng shui formation, Nian Nian couldn't be there to watch.
Shen Weixun took the little girl for a stroll elsewhere. They didn't come back until they were notified that the preparation was completely finished.
Actually, this additional competition was not very fair.
The young man seemed to be very familiar with every plant and tree in the venue, while Nian Nian had hardly explored it, so she had no idea what the room was like before the feng shui formation was set up.
This venue, specially designed for the exchange of people from the metaphysics and Taoism circles, was very particular about its furnishings.
There were small - scale feng shui formations everywhere, which was not surprising at all.
This had the effect of confusing people.
The difficult part was to accurately find the feng shui formation set up by the young man and then break it.
Breaking the formation was not the most difficult part.
The difficult part was to find the young man's feng shui formation.
Nian Nian calmly took out a compass from her small satchel. A Bagua formation faintly appeared under her feet and spread to the whole venue.
Nian Nian closed her eyes and felt the land under her feet inch by inch, carefully exploring the similarities of each feng shui formation.
Although practitioners from different families and sects in the metaphysics and Taoism circles learned similar things, their methods were quite different.
In order to achieve overall harmony in a place, the feng shui of a place would never be touched by a second person.
So she used the Bagua compass to sense the feng shui layout of the whole venue and find the most special one, then she would know where the young man had set up the formation.
The rockery in the backyard, the fountain, the layout of the buildings, and the positions of the flowers, plants and trees were all part of the fortune - attracting formation.
Ah...
It seemed that the person who was in charge of building this venue really loved money.
After exploring for a while, Nian Nian suddenly frowned.
She was a bit unsure...
Should she take another look?
In the area where she sensed something abnormal, Nian Nian made several rounds of sensing. Finally, she was sure.
There was really a ghost there?!
Nian Nian opened her eyes, her gaze a bit dull.
She looked at the confident young man suspiciously.
What kind of family was this so - called Hu family?
"I've found it."
Nian Nian's voice was soft. Her childish milk - like voice was not very loud, but it was enough for everyone present to hear.
The young man was slightly stunned and couldn't quite believe his ears.
From the moment Nian Nian took out the compass, closed her eyes, to when she opened her eyes and said she had found it, only three minutes had passed.
What could be done in such a short time?
Moreover, she didn't move at all in the middle. She just closed her eyes and felt for a while, and then she was so sure that she had found it.
The young man thought the little girl was arrogant.
"Kid, are you so sure? Don't cry if you find the wrong one later. You only have one chance, so don't waste it. You're still so young, but being so confident is not a good thing. Didn't your master teach you that over - confidence is arrogance?"
The young man thought he was being generous when he gave this reminder, but somehow his words sounded harsh.
"My master taught me to avoid arrogance, impatience and conceit. He also told me not to learn from people like big brother, and not to engage in any heresy."
The little girl's last words were a bit pointed.
The young man's face changed. He opened his mouth to argue, but finally swallowed his words.
The feng shui learning of his family was different from others.
Others used layout and objects to set up feng shui formations.
But his family used spirits.
In other words, they used ghosts to set up formations.
The ghosts controlled by their family's unique spells were extremely obedient. Placed in the corresponding feng shui acupoints, they could achieve unexpected effects with their spiritual characteristics.
He didn't believe that this six - year - old kid could break such a hidden feng shui formation.