Inheriting a Taoist temple, the story begins with Wu Zetian offering incense.

Chapter 117 Farewell, Chairman Xie! [Requesting monthly votes]

Upon seeing the words on the paper, Wu Meiniang asked:

Where is the Gen position?

Zhou Yi opened his phone, tapped the map app, zoomed in, found the satellite view of Yunwu Town, and pointed to the construction site, saying:
"In the Bagua, the Gen trigram refers to a mountain. Geographically speaking, I just need to stand on the mountain, which is quite simple."

He was worried that his presence at the bridge pier construction site at night would arouse suspicion, but he didn't expect the blind man to have considered this point.

Of course, it could also be a trap. We need to be adaptable tonight and leave immediately if things change, lest we fall into a snare.

Wu Meiniang looked at the paper bird message again and asked in confusion:
"Who sent this?"

Zhou Yi wanted the Empress to help him analyze the situation, so he recounted the whole story of the blind man's appearance, and finally mentioned Han Chu Jiu, who had recently joined the Feng Shui Folklore Association:
"Uncle Ming said this man has sharp eyes and is known as the Golden Eagle. He's my grandfather's mortal enemy. Yesterday, the blind man told me that his eyes were gouged out by my grandfather... If I'm not mistaken, he's Han Chu Jiu. I wonder if he came to Yunwu Town to dig up my grandfather's grave for revenge."

Zhou Yi didn't spend much time with the blind man yesterday, but he felt that he was a strange old man who was not a bad person.

But seeing the blind man chatting and laughing with Xie Yukun this morning, I felt that this old man couldn't be judged by common sense. Maybe he was giving me a serious talk about life while stabbing me in the back.

Wu Zetian analyzed:

"If he really is Grandpa's mortal enemy, he won't do anything to you for the time being, especially with Xie Yukun, an outsider, around. He might even develop the mentality of 'How can my mortal enemy's grandson die at the hands of a lowlife?' However, we can't let our guard down with this person; every word he says could be a trap."

Zhou Yi agreed, and he took a key from the drawer and handed it to Wu Meiniang:

"If there are any unusual signs at Hunyuan Palace tonight, open the cabinet under the offering table, take out the Bagua abacus inside, and hold it in your arms."

Wu Zetian felt a warmth in her heart:

"Thank you for your concern, Immortal Master. I will be safe and sound. Please don't worry too much."

Time passed by second by second, and soon it was evening.

After dinner, Zhou Yi took a bath, changed into a black Taoist robe, and led Wu Meiniang to the Sanqing Hall, where they recited the "Taishang Ganying Pian" in front of the statues of the Three Pure Ones.

Although tonight's event is to punish evildoers, it also involves the crime of murder. Therefore, we need to recite the "Taishang Ganying Pian" in front of the Three Pure Ones to eliminate the resentment in our hearts.

After reciting it three times, Zhou Yi got up and circled around the statues of the Three Pure Ones.

Wu Meiniang followed behind him and asked in a low voice:

"Master, if we take this matter to the law..."

Before she could finish speaking, Zhou Yi said:
“The law is not omnipotent, otherwise Xie Yukun should be in prison instead of running rampant in large-scale infrastructure projects… Where the law cannot reach, I will uphold justice, which is in line with the teachings of Hunyuan Palace.”

At nine o'clock in the evening, Zhou Yi offered incense before the Three Pure Ones, told Wu Meiniang to be careful, then slung a cloth bag embroidered with the Bagua diagram over his shoulder, rode his motorcycle, and quietly arrived at the foot of the mountain.

He passed by the project office, then turned onto the mountain road that transports wind power equipment, and continued uphill to the place he had previously scouted.

Upon reaching the top of the mountain ravine, Zhou Yi turned his motorcycle around, turned off the lights and engine, and carefully observed the construction site with binoculars.

The construction site was brightly lit, and several pile drivers were busy at work. Not far away, some seemingly out-of-place clusters of steel bars were scattered on the ground; these were the pile foundations that had been driven.

The next step is to reinforce the steel cage, pour a small platform on the pile foundation, then pour the columns, and finally support the entire highway's main beam.

Zhou Yi observed for a while longer and discovered that what was being done now were the last few piles. Once the pouring was completed, the underground work would be finished, and the rest would be all surface work, which would be relatively safer.

Two of the three drilling rigs are cleaning the bottom slag in preparation for pouring concrete, while the last one is still drilling with a rumbling sound. Next to it is a replaced conventional drill bit, which must have hit the rock layer and been replaced with a more suitable roller cone drill bit.

The pile foundation being drilled was filled with mud to prevent collapse, so it was impossible to drive raw piles. We had to start with the other two pile foundations that had been cleared of debris.

In theory, once the bottom slag is cleared and the supervisor approves it, the reinforcing cage can be lowered and concrete poured.

If things go smoothly, the two foundation piles can be poured before dawn, allowing the workers to relax in their dormitories and wait for the final inspection.

After waiting for a while, the slag removal work on one pile foundation was completed. Two supervisors took instruments and began to test it. Not far away, the crane operator started the crawler crane, preparing to lift the neatly arranged steel cages. Once the test was passed, they would be filled into the pile foundation and the concrete would be poured.

Zhou Yi sat on the mountaintop and counted the workers at the construction site. There were at least twenty people. He was very curious about how the blind man had filled Xie Yukun into the foundation pile.

While observing the construction site, Zhou Yi didn't forget to take out a concealment talisman from his bag and stick it on his body.

This talisman isn't an invisibility talisman, but rather a kind of metaphysical concealment. If a blind person were to create a feng shui feng shui arrangement for this location, the concealment talisman could mask the metaphysical characteristics of the I Ching. To use radar as an example, by attaching the concealment talisman, the I Ching instantly transforms the H-6K bomber, which has obvious radar signature, into a J-36 fighter jet that radar cannot detect at all.

If you can't find the person, even the strongest feng shui formation will be useless.

After completing the concealment, Zhou Yi continued to observe. The young supervisor seemed dissatisfied with the test results and started arguing with the construction worker. The project manager made a phone call, seemingly calling for reinforcements.

Not long after, a Maybach GLS slowly drove up, and Xie Yukun and the blind man, accompanied by two engineers, arrived at the construction site.

The project manager went over and explained the situation carefully, while Xie Yukun kept a straight face, as if he had been listening to the explanation the whole time.

The group arrived at the pile foundation. The young supervisor was still talking about quality issues when the older one pulled him aside, as if they were having a conversation.

Zhou Yi adjusted the magnification of the telescope and carefully observed the reactions of the people present.

But as he looked around, he realized something was wrong.

Whether it's communicating or introducing project progress, everyone seems to be intentionally or unintentionally ignoring Xie Yukun.

"Wait a minute, what's going on?"

Zhou Yi focused his attention on Xie Yukun and investigated him closely.

He noticed that everyone present was addressing either the two engineers, the blind man, or the project manager, but no one was looking at Xie Yukun.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Yi suddenly felt a chill run down his spine—no one had seen Xie Yukun's presence; he was currently invisible!
Holy crap, how did you do that? Grandpa never taught me!
Zhou Yi's curiosity was piqued. Although his plan was also to conceal his whereabouts and then make Xie Yukun "voluntarily" jump down, it was not true invisibility. Instead, he used talismans and feng shui arrangements to make sure that no one could see Xie Yukun at a certain moment.

But the blind man's invisibility technique was different; he actually concealed Xie Yukun's whereabouts, and no one noticed the existence of this project's chief consultant even when he wandered around.

If someone were to take a picture, they might capture Xie Yukun wandering around aimlessly... and then those ghostly photos would be freshly baked.

Just then, a concrete mixer truck arrived at the site and started arguing with the people there. The project manager seemed to be fixated on a small issue and refused to budge, so the two sides remained deadlocked.

At this moment, the blind man stepped forward and said something to the two supervisors, who surprisingly gave in and signed the document.

As soon as the contract was signed, a crane slowly drove over with the steel cage, and several workers dragged over pipes with joints, which were used to pour concrete into the steel cage.

If the pile foundation is too deep, direct pouring will result in voids. Therefore, a pipe is used to extend to the bottom, and the pipe is lifted up while pouring. This ensures that the concrete is dense and uniform, and that voids are less likely to occur.

After observing for a while, Zhou Yi discovered that the best time to drive the raw piles was before placing the steel cage. At this time, the pile foundation was empty, and even the mud used to maintain balance had been pumped out.

At this point, if a person is thrown in, they can smoothly fall to the bottom of the pile foundation well with a diameter of one meter. The steel cage will fall down and fix the body in place. If the landing position is clever, it will not block the longitudinal reinforcement, but will also lock the position, and the steel cage can fall to the bottom in one step.

Not knowing what the blind man planned to do, Zhou Yi was worried about missing such a good opportunity, so he took out a Black Evil Talisman from his bag and prepared to drop it from the air.

If it's necessary to finish him off, just throw down the talisman to send Xie Yukun on his way.

As he watched, he noticed that the blind man had secretly placed a red talisman on Xie Yukun's chest. Xie Yukun's body immediately began to tremble, as if resisting some mysterious force.

No way, Xie Yukun woke up at this time?
Zhou Yi was about to say that blind men were unreliable, but then he thought that there must be a reason why Xie Yukun was able to wake up at this exact time.

Sure enough, through the binoculars, he watched Xie Yukun resist the force of his body while unconsciously walking towards the foundation pile.

The opening of the pile foundation is a section of steel pipe with a diameter of one meter, which is one of the equipment used for pile driving.

Xie Yukun walked to the side, turned around and looked at the blind man, his mouth opening and closing, but no sound came out.

His eyes were filled with anger, regret, and pleading, but the blind man waved his hand gently, and Xie Yukun involuntarily grabbed the outer wall of the steel pipe and jumped inside.

The moment his figure disappeared, Zhou Yi seemed to see tears streaming down his face through the binoculars, and Xie Yukun's mouth agape as if he were howling.

As a wicked cultivator who has harmed countless people, this is the fate Xie Yukun deserves. Zhou Yi felt no sympathy, only regret that the truth about the layout of the eastern ring of the county town might never be discovered.

Looking at the foundation pile where Xie Yukun had disappeared, he said softly:

"Farewell, Chairman Xie, the safety of the bridge is now in your hands!"

(End of this chapter)