Divine fortune teller and traditional Chinese medicine doctor

"My son recently wanted to quit his job and start his own business, and I've argued with him about it for a long time. I disagree, but he feels that there's no future in earning a fixed salary at his company. I think it's not easy to have a permanent position these days, and it would be a real shame to quit. That's why I wanted to ask you to do a fortune telling? Everyone says you're good at it, and incredibly accurate."

Fang Zhengwen said.

"Oh, so you've come to me for divination! Haha, Lao Fang, aren't you the last person who believes in this kind of metaphysics and sorcery?"

Li Mu laughed heartily.

"I don't really believe in these things. I certainly wouldn't believe anyone else doing them, but I believe in you. You gave me acupuncture once and cured my heart disease that I'd had for years. Is there anything more mysterious than that? So, I think your fortune telling is probably right."

"Alright, if you believe, I'll do a divination for you. Here's what we'll do: just say three numbers, and then tell me your son's age. I'll use those numbers to cast a hexagram."

Li Mu readily agreed.

"You think I can cast a divination just by giving you a few numbers?" Old Fang asked curiously.

"Of course, using numbers to generate a hexagram is the most common method of divination using the I Ching."

"Okay, I'll say... 7, 12, 18. My son is 42 years old this year."

After thinking for a moment, Fang Zhengwen gave Li Mu three numbers and his son's age.

"Hmm, 7, 12, 18, 42... We get the upper trigram Xun (☴) and the lower trigram Gen (☶). Xun represents wind, and Gen represents mountain, resulting in the hexagram Feng Shan Jian (Gradual Progress). This hexagram signifies gradual progress and a gradual improvement. If your son resigns to start his own business, he will initially face difficulties, but things will gradually improve. It requires a development process; he won't become wealthy overnight. Gen is the main trigram, representing your son and his decision to resign and start his own business. Gen belongs to the element Earth, while Xun belongs to the element Wood. Wood controls Earth, so Xun can represent your son's current state or situation. Xun often indicates confusion and uncertainty. Clearly, your son is indeed struggling and troubled in this matter, and his mind is in turmoil. We also get the line text 95: 'The wild goose gradually approaches the hill, but ultimately it cannot prevail. Auspicious.' Combining the hexagram's meaning and the line text, if your son resigns to start a business, he will initially face difficulties, but he should not be impatient or rash. He should proceed step by step, and the outcome will be good."

After successfully casting the hexagram, Li Mu provided a detailed interpretation for Lao Fang.

"Wow! Where did you learn all this? I don't quite understand it either, but it sounds very plausible! Are you saying my son is suited to quit his job and start a business?"

Fang Zhengwen asked with a look of surprise.

"Yes, according to the divination, it's suitable, and the result is also good. Gen represents your son, which corresponds to his personality. Your son, Acheng, is quite stubborn and inflexible, but also straightforward and steady. Gen is a mountain, as stable as a mountain. By the way, what kind of business does your son want to start?"

Li Mu nodded and then asked.

"He wants to open a barbecue restaurant, which is actually what I'm most opposed to. There are barbecue restaurants everywhere on the streets now, what's the point? If he did something else, I probably wouldn't be so opposed."

Fang Zhengwen said with a helpless expression.

"Hey! You know what? He'd be a hit if he opened a barbecue restaurant!" Li Mu slapped his thigh and said.

"Oh? Why?"

"Barbecue, it's all about fire! I just said your son, Acheng, is associated with the element Gen, which is earth. Fire generates earth, and earth is the source of metal, so earth generates metal! He's definitely going to make a fortune in the barbecue business! But he needs to be patient in the beginning, take it slow, and not rush things. Also, the best location for the shop is facing south, as south is associated with fire. When decorating the shop, use fiery red for the signboard and facade as much as possible. The name of the barbecue shop should also ideally include characters related to fire or earth."

"Really? He can make a fortune opening a barbecue restaurant?"

Fang Zhengwen blinked, seemingly a little incredulous.

"Tsk, you just said you believed me, but now you don't. This stuff works if you believe in it, and it doesn't if you don't."

Li Mu glared at Lao Fang again and said.

"Hehe! I believe it! I might not believe others, but how could I not believe you, Old Li? Okay! I won't argue with him anymore, I'll just go along with him. If we make a fortune, I'll give you a big red envelope!"

Fang Zhengwen smiled and patted Li Mu's arm.

"Haha, okay, I'll be waiting!"

Li Mu also laughed heartily.

After Fang Zhengwen left, Li Mu dialed the phone number of his apprentice, Wang Hedong.

"Master, what are your instructions?"

Wang Hedong asked respectfully on the other end of the phone.

"He Dong, you are knowledgeable and know about some great people. Have you ever heard of a place called 'Jiuyue Sect'? It's the number nine, the 'yue' of mountains, and the 'zong' of sect."

"Nine Peaks Sect? Never heard of it, never heard of this place before. It sounds like a sect from a fantasy novel! Master, you're a master, shouldn't you know more about these things?"

Wang Hedong asked.

"Master, I've never heard of this place either. If you don't know it, then forget it," Li Mu said with some disappointment.

"Master, let me inquire for you! I have a wide network of connections, maybe I can find out where you are looking for."

"Okay, sure. Let me know immediately if you find any valuable clues."

"Alright, disciple obeys! Hehe! By the way, Master, I probably won't be able to go to the mountaintop to practice tomorrow morning. I have something to do out of town," Wang Hedong said on the other end of the phone.

"Okay, go ahead and do what you need to do. But you can practice the breathing techniques I taught you anytime, anywhere. You can even practice them while you're sleeping at night."

"Yes, I understand, Master!"

After finishing his phone call with Wang Hedong, Li Mu took Xuehua to Yang Yuxiu's place and then went out.

He bought some cigarettes, alcohol, and food, and went to the cemetery where his son and daughter were buried.

Having avenged his great grudge, he wanted to comfort his poor, unfortunate children.

"Mo'er, Gang'er, Dad has come to see you. You should already know, Dad has avenged you! Now, you can rest in peace... my poor children..."

Li Mu looked at the photos on her children's tombstones and cried bitterly.

"A-Xu, tell me, what did they do with my child's soul? If even the soul is gone, does that mean he can't be reincarnated?"

After calming down, Li Mu wiped away her tears and asked A-Xu.

"Generally speaking, cultivators collect the primordial souls of mortals for two purposes: one is to devour them for cultivation, and the other is to use them to create puppets or other aids. Of course, there may be other uses as well. If it's the first purpose, then the collected primordial souls will definitely perish. The perishment of a primordial soul means complete death, with no possibility of reincarnation. If it's the second purpose, using the primordial souls of puppets or other aids, then as long as the puppets are alive, their primordial souls will still exist. In this case, the primordial souls haven't entered the cycle of reincarnation, making them the easiest to revive," A-Xu replied to Li Mu through soul transmission.

"What? Resurrection?! People die... is it possible for them to be resurrected?"

Li Mu's eyes narrowed in surprise, and he quickly asked.