CHAPTER 521: CHAPTER 531 UNLUCKY LANDLORD

"What is the relationship between the Dragon Vein, the Bathing Fire Pool, and the Evil House?" Chu Feng knew nothing about Feng Shui.

He humbly sought advice from the Beixie National Master.

"Lord, please look closely again! These twelve Fire God Pillars are arranged according to the Six Ding and Six Jia Formation, forming a prison that traps the Dragon Head within! The advantage of doing this is to prevent the Dragon Vein from escaping! Ancient books state that the Dragon Vein signifies the nation’s fortune. When the nation’s fortune dissipates, the country reaches its end!"

Chu Feng gazed into the distance, those twelve Fire God Pillars forming the Six Ding and Six Jia Formation looked like two hoops, one larger and one smaller, tightly clasping the Dragon Head.

To control an ox, a nose ring through its nostrils is enough.

To confine this Dragon Vein, not only is a hoop bound to the nostrils, but another is tightly fastened around the neck as well.

The Royal Family of Vermilion Bird Heavenly Country were ruthless enough to subdue this Dragon Vein.

"Once the Dragon Vein is confined, over time, it will surely produce resentful energy. Moreover, to ensure that the Bathing Fire Pool has an abundant supply of Fire Spirit, they forcefully extract Fire Spirit from the Dragon Head. As a result, the resentful energy intensifies."

"If this resentful energy were allowed to accumulate within the Imperial Palace, the entire Royal Family of Vermilion Bird Heavenly Country would be wiped out. Hence, the Royal Family invited a highly skilled individual to channel the resentful energy out from the tail of the Dragon Vein. That property naturally harbors shadows and darkness, making it suitable for expelling the resentful energy."

"Think about it, if even the Royal Family cannot endure it, how could ordinary people live peacefully in that house?"

Each and every word from the Beixie National Master was thunderous and piercing to the ear.

I never imagined that there could be such profound knowledge behind this.

Chu Feng’s horizons were greatly broadened, and his experience enriched.

"Wen Shu, since you dare to ask me to buy this house, you must have a solution to break its curse, right?" Chu Feng was adept in managing people.

He believed that the Beixie National Master certainly had a way to resolve it.

"Lord is wise; nothing gets past you! This Evil House, while uncontrollable by others, is manageable for you who are destined by Ziwei Heavenly Destiny, born to be an Emperor. With your fate, coupled with other arrangements, you should be sufficiently worry-free."

The Beixie National Master confidently replied with a smile.

Chu Feng couldn’t help but give a wry smile, it seemed this house was fated to be sold to him. There were so many emperors in the world, and it was improbable that any ruler of even a small kingdom would come here to buy an Evil House.

Although he had abdicated the Imperial Throne to his Senior brother, his fate as determined by the Ziwei Heavenly Destiny was established.

Even without being an Emperor, he still possessed the fate an Emperor.

The current Chu Feng was poor, and could only make do, seizing this bargain by buying the Evil House.

"Who is the current owner of this Evil House? Have you had any contact with him? What’s his bottom price?" Chu Feng had made up his mind to buy the Evil House.

An unfed horse would not grow fat, and a Yin property could gather wealth, making it an ideal place to prosper.

"The owner is originally a Capital Official of Vermilion Bird Heavenly Country, named Wang Ji. He was in charge of managing the Imperial Palace’s Medicinal Herb warehouse. Who would have known that after purchasing this Evil House, his lucky streak ran out, and misfortune befell him again and again. First his wife died, then his son, unable to cope, took his own life, joining his mother in the afterlife. His elderly parents, struck by such a blow, also fell ill without recovery."

"At that time, an even more severe disaster occurred! The warehouse under the owner’s watch suffered a rat infestation, resulting in the loss of two precious Medicinal Herbs."

Logically, precious Medicinal Herbs should be stored inside stone or copper boxes.

Even plants over ten thousand years old are likely preserved within Jade Boxes.

Let alone rats, not even an insect could sneak inside.

This owner called Wang Ji really had the worst luck imaginable.

It is highly likely that due to the tragic death of his wife and child, compounded with his parents’ illness in bed, his mind was in a haze, leading to such an oversight. As a result, a terrible disaster ensued.

The Medicinal Herbs from the Imperial Palace are reserved for the Emperor’s use.

If their theft is not permitted, it is considered a grave crime. At least, one would lose their official position and go to prison; at worst, they would lose their head, sentenced to immediate execution.

"For the loss of two precious herbs, as long as they are secretly purchased and replaced, it shouldn’t be a big issue, right? Could they be over ten thousand years old?" Chu Feng asked, somewhat perplexed.

Generally, the price of medicinal herbs is calculated based on their age.

A thousand-year-old herb is worth a thousand taels of silver. For instance, a thousand-year-old ginseng is priced at a thousand silver taels per plant.

A ten thousand-year-old herb is worth ten thousand silver taels.

The price of medicinal herbs aged ten thousand years is so rare that they are deemed priceless; their actual selling price is slightly higher, but only by so much.

Unless it’s a particularly special medicinal herb aged ten thousand years, the price could potentially double.

In theory, even if this Capital Official named Wang Ji was poor, he should not need to sell his house.

"The two precious herbs that were damaged by rats were only ten thousand years old. However, this official Wang Ji was extremely unlucky. In an attempt to find the rats, he sent people with torches into the storeroom, a restricted area, to search for possible rat hiding spots, under cabinets and in corners. Unfortunately, someone accidentally ignited a bundle of dry herbs. Although they extinguished the fire promptly, many herbs were burnt to ash."

"Even the Ministry of Internal Affairs was alarmed! The official scrambled to gather funds and compensate as best he could. Before this incident, had he wanted to borrow silver, surely plenty of wealthy merchants and officials would have been willing to lend to him. But now that trouble has struck, his official position is at risk, and as the world is cold, naturally no one is willing to lend him silver."

"In desperation, the official made the tough decision to sell his Evil House."

It must be said that the official, Wang Ji, realized his plight too late.

If he could have been decisively resolute and sold the Evil House sooner, perhaps he wouldn’t have fallen to such a low point.

"He’s asking for one million silver taels, but it has been nearly a month since it has been on the market without a sale. If the Lord were to approach him now, there might be a chance to negotiate the price down!" Li Shishi’s bright eyes flashed with shrewd brilliance.

Chu Feng nodded his head to show he understood.

He only had 500,000 silver taels on him, still quite a shortfall. And this was after Han Shuang gave him her private savings.

"Do any of you five have silver to lend me? The interest will be calculated at twenty percent." Chu Feng promised a high rate of interest.

Twenty percent means borrowing ten taels of silver; after a whole year, including interest, one would have to repay twelve taels.

Depositing money in a Money Bank, earning half a percent interest is considered sky-high.

"I have three hundred thousand taels!" The Beixie National Master also had some wealth and without hesitation, handed it over to Chu Feng. "As for the interest, let’s forget it; the Lord can just return the principal to me when possible."

Li Shishi somewhat sheepishly took out a stack of silver notes.

"My Lord... I only have slightly over ten thousand silver taels, no need for borrowing, I dedicate all of it to the Lord!" She used to be just a servant in the Qiao Family. After following Chu Feng, she became a Sword Slave.

She never had the chance to earn money.

Being able to save up this slightly over ten thousand silver taels was already extremely difficult for her.

"Though the amount is not large, the sentiment is deeply appreciated. I will take the silver, and I will definitely repay you!" Chu Feng was moved, and at the same time, he felt a surge of compassion for the beautiful female sword slave.

"We three can put together one million silver taels!" After a brief exchange, the Northern Domain Three Evils gathered a pile of Gold notes and silver notes.

These three fellows were indeed wealthy.