Chapter 66: Qimen Divination by Character Analysis (Part Three)

Chu Yunhong looked at Liu Yishui with a gentle smile and spoke in a mild tone.

"Master Liu, why must you make things difficult for a junior? How could he possibly know what you wrote on the paper!"

Seeing that Chu Yunhong had spoken, Liu Yishui did not dare to continue pressing Li Chengfeng. Looking somewhat disappointed, he was just about to sit down when a confident voice echoed through the banquet hall.

"If I am not mistaken, the words you wrote on the paper are simply 'National Affairs'."

The person who spoke was none other than Li Chengfeng. Originally, he had only intended to tag along for a free meal, but since someone was deliberately picking a fight and trying to humiliate him, he had no intention of letting himself be bullied.

Chu Yunhong was stunned for a moment, then lowered his gaze to glance at the words on the paper before looking back up at Li Chengfeng. Deep inside, he was utterly shocked—the young man had guessed correctly.

Earlier, seeing the flash of confidence on the young man's face, he had a hunch that this youth was extraordinary. Now, he could conclude that Li Chengfeng was not just being reckless, but genuinely possessed real skills.

Liu Yishui, who had just been about to sit down, abruptly stood up again, glaring at Li Chengfeng with utter fury. How on earth could this fraud know what was written on the paper?

He must have peeked at the paper secretly; otherwise, there was no way he could have known.

"You really are utterly shameless, daring to spy on our divination results!"

"As for those pathetic little divinations of yours, I truly couldn't care less about looking at them."

With a look of utter disdain and absolute confidence, Li Chengfeng continued.

"In fact, even an idiot could figure it out. For someone as powerful and influential as senior General Chu, is there any problem he cannot solve? You could say there is virtually none!

"The only problem he likely cannot resolve would be encountering an extremely tricky matter of national importance. And if I am not mistaken, this national affair should have something to do with the people from Island Nation!"

A look of profound shock appeared on Chu Yunhong's face. Li Chengfeng was entirely correct; this troublesome matter currently at hand was indeed provoked by the Japanese. In his heart, he was filled with puzzlement: how on earth did this young man find out?

Aside from Master Liaofan, Zhang Yinchu, Hu Tianzheng, Hu Yansong, Liu Yishui, and a few other masters, the rest wore expressions of mockery.

This young man was about to make a fool of himself once again. Even if he could guess that Chu Yunhong was troubled by affairs of state, how could he possibly be certain that the matter was connected to the people of the Island Nation?

It could just as easily involve other nations, or perhaps some entirely different matter. Why had he singled out the Island Nation?

Liu Yishui burst into loud laughter, his words dripping with sarcasm.

"As expected of a Feng Shui master, far more formidable than the rest of us! With so many of us here, we could only deduce that senior General Chu was troubled by national affairs.

"Yet you managed to deduce that the matter was instigated by the people of the Island Nation. This old man admits his utter inferiority; you are the true master here."

Faced with the ridicule of the crowd, Li Chengfeng remained entirely calm. However happy they were laughing now, the uglier their expressions would be a moment later.

Staring at Li Chengfeng, Chu Yunhong asked with intense curiosity.

"Young man, can you tell me how you knew this matter was related to the people of the Island Nation?"

Seeing that senior General Chu had spoken, everyone present fell silent, eager to hear how Li Chengfeng would explain himself.

Gazing at the red slip of paper bearing the character for 'stick' or 'baton', Li Chengfeng said with a solemn expression.

"I deduced this entirely from that single character."

"Oh? Do tell, how did you make that deduction?"

With a calm smile, Li Chengfeng explained his method of deconstructing and analyzing the character.

First, breaking the character down into two parts, it becomes 'wood' and 'kun'.

The upper portion of the character 'kun' is 'sun', and the lower portion is 'comparison'. If 'comparison' is further split apart, it forms two daggers. Thus, the character 'kun' resembles a person from the Island Nation with two daggers tucked behind their back.

Taking the character as a whole, it depicts an islander concealing two knives behind their back, plotting to stab China in the back.

It was precisely from this half of the character that Li Chengfeng inferred the matter was connected to the Island Nation.

After listening, Hu Tianzheng and the other masters fell into deep thought, feeling that Li Chengfeng's explanation made a great deal of sense, while also harboring a trace of regret—why hadn't they thought of that themselves just now?

Although Liu Yishui felt that Li Chengfeng's reasoning carried weight, he refused to accept it and angrily retorted.

"You are simply talking nonsense..."

"Silence!"

Before he could finish his sentence, Liu Yishui was interrupted by Chu Yunhong, who spoke with an air of absolute authority.

"I can tell you all quite clearly that the trouble I am currently facing is indeed related to the people of the Island Nation."

Everyone present was utterly astonished, especially Ye Gucheng, who could hardly believe that Li Chengfeng had actually guessed correctly.

Chu Yunhong then proceeded to explain the origin of the matter, noting that it all began in Haicheng.

Everyone present perked up their ears, listening intently as Chu Yunhong recounted the sequence of events.

Haicheng served as China's financial center. Flowing through Haicheng was a river known as the Huangpu River, which was also the very dragon vein of Haicheng—a naturally formed water dragon vein, referred to in Feng Shui lore as the "Nine-Bend Water Arrival."

Because of the existence of this water dragon vein, Haicheng's economy had developed at a rapid pace, transforming it into China's most vital economic hub and an international metropolis.

However, two years ago, a corporation from the Island Nation, in partnership with a certain Western country, successfully acquired a plot of land beside the Huangpu River through a legitimate auction and constructed a massive skyscraper upon it.

This skyscraper was named the Haicheng Economic Center, standing at a height of nearly 500 meters. Upon its completion, it would become the tallest building in China.

Under normal circumstances, foreign investment on such a grand scale to construct a towering edifice in China would be regarded as a positive development, but unfortunately, the other party harbored malicious intentions.

Their architects had designed the skyscraper in the shape of a steel saber, plunging straight down along the banks of the Huangpu River, thereby forming a malevolent "Heaven-Cleaving Sha" intended to sever the Nine-Bend Water Arrival Feng Shui formation of the river.

Rumor had it that the chief architect of this skyscraper was none other than the renowned Feng Shui master Sato Masao of the Nine Chrysanthemums First Stream school. He also had two sons, Sato Kenichi and Sato Kenji, both of whom were celebrated Feng Shui masters in the Island Nation.

Now, this skyscraper was on the verge of being topped out. Once the Heaven-Cleaving Sha was fully formed and the water dragon vein of the Huangpu River was severed, it would devastate the economy of the entire city of Haicheng and deal a catastrophic blow to the entirety of China.