Courtyard House: The Frog Boy Brings Back a Genetic Potion at the Start

Now that he had brought it up, everyone was embarrassed—if they admitted it now, wouldn't they be openly making an enemy of Hao Jianguo?

Hao Jianguo is now a leader in the factory and is enjoying great success.

Who would want to offend him at this critical juncture? Their relationship with Hao Jianguo has only recently begun to improve over the years, and this is hard-won.

If things escalate further because of this, Aunt San and the others know perfectly well that it will be difficult to rebuild this friendship in the future.

"Teacher Hao, please don't misunderstand! This woman is short-sighted; how could she dare to have such a thought?"

Yan Bugui was so shocked that cold sweat broke out on his back. As a shrewd strategist, he naturally understood that he must not offend Hao Jianguo at this moment.

Otherwise, all the hard work we've put in these past few days will probably be for nothing.

As he spoke, he glared at Aunt San, his eyes filled with annoyance.

Aunt San and the others realized that their words and actions were inappropriate and quickly took the opportunity to retreat to the side.

Hao Jianguo ignored them and instead cast a playful glance at Wang Daoren—he wanted to see what other tricks this Daoist could come up with.

Seeing this, the deaf old lady quickly winked at Wang Daoren, urging him to deal with Hao Jianguo.

"snort!"

Wang Daoren let out a cold snort and looked at Hao Jianguo with eyes full of anger, clearly extremely dissatisfied with Hao Jianguo's words and actions just now.

"What? You all disbelieve me now that I haven't appeared in the world for so many years? Have you forgotten my former skills?"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the courtyard shivered involuntarily, and when they looked at Wang Daoren again, their eyes were filled with a hint of fear.

Yan Bugui and the others kept their mouths shut.

Although time has passed, these people still feel intimidated when they actually see Wang Daoren's stern face.

They knew all too well that back in the day, in the powerful circles of Beijing, Wang Daoren's word was law, to the point that if he said someone would suffer misfortune, that person would be doomed.

As long as his demands were not excessive, all the high-ranking officials and nobles obeyed him without question.

This shows just how powerful and influential this Taoist priest was back then.

Although it is a new society now, Yan Bugui and his men still dare not provoke Wang Daoren too much—even a starved camel is bigger than a horse, who dares to say that Wang Daoren has not left any tricks up his sleeve?

In an instant, the entire courtyard fell into a deathly silence because of Wang Daoren's words.

Everyone stared wide-eyed, curious about how the Taoist priest would deal with Hao Jianguo, and also waiting to see how Hao Jianguo would respond.

Upon hearing this, the courtyard fell silent; you could hear a pin drop.

Wang Daoren's emotions also fluctuated, and a sense of self-satisfaction quietly grew within him—it seemed that his former prestige had not completely dissipated.

He even had a moment of disorientation, as if time had reversed and he had returned to the years when he was admired by others.

He turned his gaze to Hao Jianguo again, a hint of smugness creeping into his eyes.

In his mind, with his reputation, what right did a mere junior have to oppose him?

Whether others believe it or not is none of my business.

But I don't believe a single word of it.

Hao Jianguo's reaction was surprisingly calm, his tone revealing indifference.

In his view, even if this Taoist priest had some skills, they were probably just some low-level tricks.

How could a truly wise person be like him, so easily displaying his emotions?

Looking at Hao Jianguo's nonchalant demeanor, Wang Daoren suddenly felt a strong sense of disgust.

At this moment, he actually felt a sense of shared hatred and indignation with that old woman, Wang.

"Hmph, what a boastful tone!"

Wang Daoren snorted coldly, "You kid do have some tricks up your sleeve, but if you think you can fool my eyes, you're just dreaming."

I have carefully examined this courtyard house during the day, and its feng shui is excellent, especially the location of the Jia family's residence, which is a particularly auspicious spot for gathering positive energy.

Upon hearing this, many people around secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Good feng shui means a promising future, especially for Jia Zhangshi and the others, whose faces already showed excitement.

However, everyone also noticed the key point in Wang Daoren's words—he said "originally".

If that was the original state, then what about now?

Has it already gone bad?

The moment this thought crossed everyone's minds, their hearts tightened again.

"What a pity."

Wang Daoren drawled, shaking his head in anguish, "Of all people, you've produced such a wicked scoundrel! This scoundrel, for the sake of his own prosperity, has gone so far as to destroy the feng shui of the entire courtyard, attempting to steal the fortune and blessings of everyone in the courtyard with his own power. He's utterly devoid of conscience!"

"You should thank Ah-Juan for inviting me."

With this Taoist priest here, I will naturally not tolerate this brat continuing to do evil.

If we let them continue to act recklessly, I'm afraid someone will soon die in this courtyard.

The snake bite Jia Dongxu suffered earlier was a sign—his family's feng shui had deteriorated to the extreme, which was why misfortunes kept happening.

As Wang Daoren spoke, he turned to look in the direction of the Jia family.

Just then, Jia Dongxu pushed his wheelchair out of the house.

"Sigh, that Jia Dongxu,"

Wang Daoren pretended to look him over a few times and sighed, "Judging from his appearance, he should have a life of wealth and nobility."

It's a pity that he's currently plagued by bad luck, and it seems unlikely that his life will improve.

Ultimately, it's all Hao Jianguo's fault! The fact that he survived being bitten by a poisonous snake shows that he's exhausted the last bit of luck the Jia family had left.

Wang Daoren spoke with such certainty that it seemed to be true.

Jia Zhangshi and Jia Dongxu were stunned, frozen in place, unable to recover for a long time.

"You damned Hao Jianguo! You little bastard! It was you who ruined the Jia family!"

Jia Zhangshi finally snapped, wailing and cursing as she lunged forward, ready to fight to the death.

Wang Daoren's words made perfect sense to her—ever since her son had survived, the Jia family had been plagued by misfortune, and the seven or eight hundred yuan they had paid out was irrefutable proof of that.

Nowadays, their family can't save any money at all.

Jia Dongxu also started yelling and cursing in a shrill voice.

He couldn't understand why his life was getting worse and worse, while Hao Jianguo's was thriving.

Now, from Wang Dao's mouth, he finally found the "reason".

If his legs weren't crippled, he would have loved to rush up and take Hao Jianguo down with him.

"You heartless thief! Give me back everything I have! What you have now should have been mine!"

Jia Dongxu's curses were full of resentment and malice.

Not only the Jia family mother and son, but many people in the courtyard also frowned upon hearing Wang Daoren's words, and their eyes toward Hao Jianguo were filled with suspicion and resentment.

In the minds of many, Wang Daoren has become a truly capable master—he can even describe the details of the Jia family in great detail. Could Hao Jianguo really be some kind of "demon"?

Today the Jia family is in trouble, but who will be next?

Won't these people also be implicated? Everyone looks out for themselves, let alone these beasts in the courtyard.

These people are now plotting how to get Hao Jianguo out of this courtyard.

Even if Hao Jianguo is highly regarded by his superiors, so what? To flatter Hao Jianguo, they still need to be given the "right" fate.

To gain the benefits of flattery.

When it comes to personal interests, they don't care what kind of "leader" Hao Jianguo is.

Wang Daoren was also taken aback by Jia Dongxu and Jia Zhangshi's actions, but on the surface, he maintained a superior demeanor, even showing a hint of pity as he shook his head at the Jia family. "Hey, Hao Jianguo, look at all this. For your own selfish reasons, you've harmed so many people. Are you really going to continue down this path of delusion?"

Wang Daoren sighed, but he was also feeling smug. In his opinion, he was still very capable and had not forgotten his old profession because he was old. He had easily gotten the Jia family to take the initiative to deal with Hao Jianguo.

The deaf old woman and Yi Zhonghai and the others looked at each other, but their faces were filled with excitement.

The deaf old woman was already regretting her actions. If she had known that this Taoist priest was so capable, she should have brought him over directly earlier. Hao Jianguo wouldn't have been so arrogant then. "Hmph, Hao Jianguo, today I, this old lady, will ruin your reputation! You dare to fight with me, Hao Jianguo? What are you? If I want you dead, you must die! This time, not only you, but your wife and the little beast in her belly will also die!"

The deaf old woman cursed venomously in her heart, feeling quite pleased with everything that was happening before her eyes.

As for that fool Zhu, he was even more eager to fight, just waiting for Hao Jianguo to be brought down so he could give him a good beating. "Idiot!"

Seeing Jia Zhangshi run up to him, still looking like she was ready to fight him to the death, Hao Jianguo immediately let out a cold laugh, his eyes full of disdain as he looked at her. "You've been used as a pawn and you don't even know it? How laughable! Don't you remember what kind of relationship you had with the Deaf Old Lady? Now that this Wang Daoren was brought here by the Deaf Old Lady, she'll naturally tell him about your Jia family. This Wang Daoren is just exploiting your ignorance."

Hao Jianguo spoke bluntly, turning to look at Wang Daoren, completely ignoring Jia Zhangshi. "You speak so grandly, but it all comes down to this: where's the evidence?"

Wang Daoren frowned slightly. He hadn't expected Hao Jianguo to be so difficult to deal with, so easily revealing his thoughts.

However, Wang Daoren had already anticipated Hao Jianguo's statement, and immediately sneered, "You want evidence, right? Fine, I'll give you the evidence!"

As he spoke, the Taoist priest took out a compass and began to calculate with his fingers, while chanting incantations.

Seeing Wang Daoren's convincing demeanor, those who had already believed his nonsense now became even more solemn. "The feng shui of each of your households shows signs of damage. Three steps southeast of the Jia family, the Yi Zhonghai family..."

"At the well in front of Liu Haizhong's house."

"Three steps southeast of Yanbu Gui's house."

"..."

The Taoist priest immediately recited the names of everyone in the courtyard.

Despite his advanced age, Wang Daoren possesses an exceptional memory. During the day, he memorizes the names of the heads of each household and has written down the names of all the houses, intending to use them in the present.

Anyone whose name was called by Wang Daoren trembled slightly, and their expressions became somewhat tense when they looked at him.

After everyone in the courtyard had been called out, Wang Dao slowly spoke, "According to my instructions, you should dig down in those directions. There should be some good things inside, gifts left by Hao Jianguo for you."

As soon as Wang Daoren said this, those who were already impatient immediately took out their hoes and began digging in their own direction.

At this moment, Jia Zhangshi hurriedly ran back, and after digging a few times with her hoe, it suddenly seemed as if she hit something with the bottom of her hoe.

Locking in the core elements:

Could they eventually be dragged into this situation as well?

Selfishness is human nature, especially among neighbors in this compound with their own differing thoughts.

At this moment, they were already quickly calculating in their minds how to completely remove Hao Jianguo from this courtyard.

Even if he gains favor from above, so what? If you want to curry favor with him, you have to consider whether you have the good fortune to bear the consequences of doing so.

When faced with matters of personal interest, who really cares whether he is a "leader" or not?

Wang Daoren was also taken aback by Jia Dongxu and Jia Zhangshi's fierce reaction, but he still maintained his inscrutable demeanor, even putting on a compassionate expression, and slowly shook his head in the direction of the Jia family.

"Oh, Hao Jianguo, look at this! Because of your selfish thoughts, so many families have been implicated. Aren't you going to wake up yet?"

He sighed deeply, but secretly he was pleased with himself.

It seems that his skills have not diminished with age; with just a few words, he managed to get the Jia family mother and son to jump out and fight Hao Jianguo to the death, which was truly effortless.

The deaf old lady standing to the side exchanged glances with Yi Zhonghai and the others, their faces filled with barely concealed excitement.

The deaf old woman even felt a pang of regret: If she had known that this Taoist priest was so capable, she should have invited him earlier, and not allowed Hao Jianguo to be so arrogant until now.