Chapter 104: Earth Dragon (2 / 2)

In the Hetu (River Diagram) system, the directional elements are:

North: Yang 1, Yin 6 → 1+6 = Water (North = Water)

South: Yang 7, Yin 2 → 2+7 = Fire (South = Fire)

East: Yang 3, Yin 8 → 3+8 = Wood (East = Wood)

West: Yang 9, Yin 4 → 4+9 = Metal (West = Metal)

Center: Yang 5, Yin 10 → 5+10 = Earth (Center = Wu and Ji Earth)

I placed the ink turtle shell onto the central Wu Ji Earth node. Immediately, a surge of warmth pulsed outward, and all the ground veins connected to this place responded—the Earth Dragon was awakened.

At that moment, the entire world seemed to fall silent.I had activated a forbidden formation:"Evil Dragon Expels Sha"Now only one step remained—'Sealing the Mountain, Releasing the Sha.'

If I triggered the Sha Wind, the Evil Dragon would rise riding Yang energy, devouring any yin spirits in its path. Those Yin guards would be utterly obliterated.

The only cost?Tearing the earth's veins.That would cause earthquakes, collapses, or flooding.Severity? Unknown.

But I had no choice. If I couldn't save Jiang Shiyu, then everyone would go down together.

Sure enough, in the blink of an eye, the ghost children carrying the palanquin and the Yin guards came rushing back—tattered, scorched as if they'd walked through fire. The ghost children were visibly shrinking.

All eight of them knelt at once, prostrating themselves, their tiny hands clasped in supplication.The Yin guard's face was twisted with discomfort, but still he postured:"Don't think that just because you know some Feng Shui tricks you can do whatever you want. One day, you'll still report to the Underworld. Offend us too much, and you'll regret it. Just release her, and I'll pretend none of this ever happened."

"Release her!" I growled through gritted teeth, nearly collapsing from blood loss and spiritual depletion.

"Don't be so stubborn. She's the Bodhisattva's Maiden. What good is it to keep her here? And look at you—you don't have much yang life left either."

I realized—they wouldn't back down without pressure.

So, I unscrewed the bottle cap on a mineral water bottle, and said coldly:"The Earth Dragon fears water. One drop, and this whole Sha formation activates. Don't push me."

"I don't believe you'll dare," the Yin guard barked. "The King of Hell himself won't forgive this!"

Then so be it.

Even if it cost me eternal damnation, I would not let Shiyu go.

I, who had never harmed another through Feng Shui, was about to kill Yin officials for the first time.Breathing deep, I whispered:

"Then we'll all die together."

I tipped the bottle.

"Wait!"With a thud, the Yin guard fell to his knees."Don't! You win. Take the girl—I'm not escorting her anymore!"

The tension broke.

I didn't really want to destroy the Earth Dragon. If I had, this whole area could've been reduced to corpses and rubble. But if they had refused… I might've done it anyway.

I stepped onto the Peach Pit Formation, removed the two formation nodes, and converted 2 and 7 (fire) into 1 and 6 (water).With that, a gap opened in the Earth Dragon's flow.The Yin soldiers and ghost children scattered into mist.

Before the yin and yang balanced again, I helped Shiyu's soul return to her body, then guided her out of the mall.The moment we hit sunlight, she regained consciousness.

But I knew this was only temporary.We were now marked.If this Yin team failed, another one would come—soon.

No time for comfort or reunion.I had to find Yuan Beitang—urgently.

I gave Shiyu a quick breakdown of the situation.She stayed calm and simply said:"Whatever you say—I'll follow you."

We jumped in a cab, rushing toward her residential complex.

But the moment we stepped into the house—I was stunned.

The entire 200-square-meter living room had been converted into a funeral hall.

On the back wall stood two funeral floral displays, both using deep green as a base, decorated with yellow flowers—some fully bloomed, some not.

In front of them, a spirit table had been arranged.And in the center…Was a black-and-white photo of Jiang Shiyu—surrounded by black-rimmed frames and knotted mourning ribbons.

Under the photo, two bold characters read:"In Memoriam"

Her parents wore full mourning clothes, and her mother was even wiping away tears.

Jiang Shiyu gasped, "Mom! What is this?! I'm still alive—why are you already holding my funeral?!"

"Exactly! Auntie—where's Master Yuan?" I asked, completely baffled.

At that moment, Yuan Beitang strolled out of the bedroom, leading a sinister-looking black cat.

He gave me a half-smile and said:

"I knew you'd pull it off. Now go wash up.You'll be marrying this cat in a moment."