Chapter: 1713

Subsequently, the old man remained motionless, closing his eyes for about a minute.

A minute later, he opened his eyes again, tears welling up in them as he looked at Ye Chen and knelt down once more, choking back words: "Young Master Ye, this medicine is truly divine! I, on behalf of myself, thank you for saving my life!"

Ye Chen hurriedly said, "Mr. Old Master, you're being too polite."

The old man spoke seriously: "From a feng shui perspective, you are the Dragon Grade and I am the Snake Grade. At any time, when a snake encounters a dragon, it must bow its head, even if it's a thousand-year-old snake encountering a newborn dragon cub. Just now, there were too many people around, and I was afraid your identity would be revealed, so I couldn't express my gratitude right away. Please forgive me."

Ye Chen smiled and waved his hand: "These are just some empty sayings, you don't need to worry about them."

"The old man spoke very seriously: 'The more one believes in fate, the more one should follow the Heavenly Way and accord with heaven's will. If I don't bow to you, it would be a great disrespect! This kind of thing will surely be recorded by the Heavenly Way!'"

"Ye Chen saw the old man's firm attitude and no longer insisted on it, instead asking: 'Old master, I'm not familiar with your name, is it convenient for you to share?'"

"The old man immediately cupped his hands together, saying with a reverent expression: 'I am Rui Qinghua, a descendant of the famous feng shui master Rui Bu Yi from the Song dynasty.'"

"Ye Chen was suddenly enlightened and said with respect: 'I didn't expect you to be a descendant of such a renowned family, which explains your profound mastery of the I Ching and eight trigrams!'"

"As he spoke, Ye Chen also thought about that fake feng shui master who had deceived Song Wan Ting earlier, claiming to be Rui Bu Yi's descendant but having no real talent whatsoever."

"But the old man in front of him was indeed a true master, able to use divination techniques with perfect clarity, even from afar in America, to predict numerous critical issues. It was truly rare to see someone of such great mastery."

"Thinking about this, Ye Chen asked again: 'Old master, why did you always live in the United States?'"

"Rui Qinghua smiled wryly and said: 'During the war, my father was worried about our homeland, cast a horoscope for his entire life, and although he predicted that China would not perish, he also predicted that our family would face extinction. So, he used his own life as collateral to break the curse and save the lives of other family members, but on one condition - we had to move abroad.'"

"Therefore, in 1938, I buried my father, brought along my mother, younger brother, and sister-in-law, and moved to America, where we started a new life. Later, I also thought about returning home, but because we had already lived in that place for many years, family, career, connections, and grudges were all intertwined, making it difficult to leave - so I've been living there ever since.'"

"Ye Chen nodded his head and asked him: 'What are your plans from now on?'"

Looking at the countless mountains, Lai Qinghua said with a smile: "My descendants are all in America. I've been here for four years and they must be worried about me. Since I've already gotten the blessing from you for ten years' sunshine, I think it's time to settle down and enjoy my old age back home!"

Upon hearing that Old Master was preparing to return to America to enjoy his twilight years, Ye Chen bowed slightly to him with a smile: "Since that is the case, the young master will bid you farewell here and wish you happiness and peace in your later years!"

Lai Qinghua hastened to respond, looking somewhat surprised and grateful: "I thank Leaf Young Master for his blessing!"

After a moment of hesitation, Lai Qinghua opened his mouth again: "Leaf Young Master, I have some advice to offer. I hope you will listen."

Ye Chen immediately said: "Old Master, please speak. The young master is all ears!"

Lai Qinghua said: "Although your dragon boat has already escaped the shallow waters, you shouldn't continue to linger on the riverbank, making small talk."

Ye Chen asked: "So you think I should go somewhere else?"

Lai Qinghua spoke with a respectful expression: "In my opinion, you should go to Yanjing, because this is the capital city. From the feng shui perspective, it's the highest-ranking city in the country. If you return here, it would be like a dragon entering the sea!"

Ye Chen smiled slightly: "Thank you for your advice, I'll think it over carefully."

Lai Qinghua nodded thoughtfully and as if he had caught Ye Chen's train of thought, saying seriously: "According to 'Zeng Guang Xian Wen', it says that one must be cautious and not deceive oneself three times. It means that one should first not cheat one's own heart, regardless of what others say. Let's just leave it at that, shall we? After all, it's essential to be faithful to one's original intentions." JrNovels.com