When Fengying spoke, Duan Guangyi suddenly couldn't help but laugh and said Fengying was really funny, the Qing dynasty is long gone, and there's still a Qing dynasty royal family? Why don't you say you're Xi Jinping's distant cousin?
Seeing Duan Guangyi laugh, I couldn't help but laugh too.
Da Jinya couldn't help but laugh so hard that he lost a tooth, then scolded Fengying: "You're bringing up things from hundreds of years ago and still pretending, royal family? Have you seen any noble who came to Guangzhou by delayed green train for two and a half hours?"
Fengying glanced at Da Jinya: "He brought up the top scholar's identity, so can't I bring up the identity of the Qing royal family?"
"Really a member of the royal family?" Duan Guangyi asked me.
I confirmed that it was indeed the case, and it involved a secret history.
I asked Duan Guangyi if he knew that the Yin people we recruited were originally a department of the Qing dynasty court. It was called "Yin God" in the past.
Duan Guangyi nodded and said he had heard about it early on, he heard that this tribe was established when Nurhaci led the Qing army into the pass, and there were many Yin people experts in the tribe.
It seemed that he knew quite a lot, so I continued, "When Nurhaci established the Yin God, his son also joined the Yin God tribe."
"Who?"
"His thirteenth son, Aisin Gioro Fei Yangguo," I said.
Duan Guangyi is a top scholar who is well-versed in history. He said, "Didn't Fei Yangguo get expelled from the royal family?"
Indeed, in history, Aisin Gioro Fei Yangguo was indeed expelled from the palace and was deposed as the thirteenth prince. However, according to the secret history passed down in our family, Fei Yangguo was not actually deposed. Since childhood, he had a penchant for learning some "Yin" arts from "Yin" individuals, studying under the then Feng Shui Grandmaster Lai Qingyang. In the end, he surpassed his master and became the one and only dragon seeker.
Realizing that he had become a "Yin" person, staying in the royal family was not suitable, and it would also invite criticism to the royal family. Therefore, he requested to leave the royal family and join the "Yin" deity.
In the "Yin" deity, Fei Yangguo was a very powerful "Yin" person.
It is said that during the invasion of the Pass, the dragon veins were activated by the Qing army, and it was Fei Yangguo who pinpointed the dragon "acupoints," observed the dragon's form, and sought the dragon's aura.
As for Fengying, whose real name is Aisin Gioro Akbu, he is the descendant of Fei Yangguo. According to the rules of the Qing Dynasty's Eight Banners, he should be under the jurisdiction of the Zhengbai Banner, and the head of the Zhengbai Banner is indeed the famous Duoergun.
So, Fengying is of the Qing imperial family, that's true, but only during the Qing Dynasty. After all, it's not the People's Republic of China now. At best, he can be considered a "former member of the Qing imperial family."
"Oh, I see," Duan Guangyi said after hearing my explanation, bowing to Fengying: "So Mr. Feng's ancestors are very prestigious, I am convinced."
"Please, no need to be so formal. You are also a top scholar, so we have something in common," Fengying said. But then he glanced at Daginya and taunted, "But, can we really share something in common with this kind of coarse and nouveau riche person?"
To prevent Fengying from saying more, Daginya didn't argue and kept silent. But if he had argued, he would have stirred up a hornet's nest and been stung half to death.
I suggested that since we were all together, we should go out for a drink in the evening.
I knew Fengying and Daginya very well. These two could really handle their alcohol. Fengying, being a Manchu, especially loved his drink, and Daginya wasn't a lightweight either. He not only loved to drink but also insisted on having quality wine.
As for whether Daginya would drink, I had to ask.
Daginya said he did drink. How else could one forget the worries of the world?
Look at this top scholar's cultural level, answering a question about drinking with poetic verses.
I agreed, "Let's go out and drink."
I dragged everyone into the car, just as I was about to start driving, Huang Xin called.
She was very angry and asked me, "I invited you for hot chocolate fondue yesterday morning. Why didn't you come?"
"I explained yesterday that I had to go save someone's life," I replied and then asked her, "By the way, was the chocolate fondue tasty?"
"Not at all, and it's very unscientific," Huang Xin pretended to be very angry and said.
"Why?" I asked.
"It's unscientific because I hated the chocolate fondue, yet I still ate three of them! How's that scientific?" Huang Xin vented.
Oh, give me a break, you foodie. I silently cursed in my heart.
Huang Xin smiled and asked me, "We have a singles party for the models tonight. Are you coming?"
"Can you tell me again?" I asked.
"We have a singles party. Are you coming or not?" Huang Xin asked again.
I firmly replied, "Hehe, you models, eating and drinking every day, and now throwing parties? It's a complete waste that doesn't contribute anything to society. I have only one question: time, location, can I bring a few people? Do I need to bring a gift? Are there many busty models? Can I bring one?"
"Are you kidding me? Just come over and stop being annoying," Huang Xin hung up the phone.
Not a minute passed before I received a message with the address and time of the party. It would start at half-past nine in the evening, at the Soda Green Bar.
"Hehe!" I flashed a mischievous smile and gestured to Duan Guangyi and Fengying. "Dagunya, Lao Feng, there's a singles party for the models tonight. Are you going?"
"I really want to smack you. Isn't that obvious? Of course, I'm going," Fengying said upon hearing about the models, putting aside his airs.
Duan Guangyi agreed to go as well.
Dajinya asked, "I want to go too. Why don't you call me? Why didn't you invite me?'
I patted Dajinya's belly and said, "Lao Jin, the singles party is meant to help attendees find romantic partners. With your looks and stature, you will definitely remain single even after attending, so what's the point in you going?"
"No, I want to go as well. I want to drink and socialize with the models," Dajinya cried out hysterically.
...
In the car, it turned out that Duan Guangyi and Fengying had something in common—they both spoke Manchu.
Although Duan Guangyi was of Han descent, due to his status as a top scholar and a regional official, he was very proficient in Manchu.
Duan Guangyi asked Fengying, "Mr. Feng, your name Akbu means 'beautiful river' in Manchu. It's such a beautiful name, why did you change it?"
"Haha, Xiaoduan, you hit the nail on the head. The so-called 'wind without shadow, water without form' in Feng Shui metaphysics emphasizes being shadowless, formless, transient, and without influence. I changed my name to Fengying to remind myself that Feng Shui metaphysics has no rules. Breaking conventions and overcoming restrictions is the only way for us to elevate ourselves," Fengying subtly revealed his profound understanding of Feng Shui.
His distinct personality of not liking to socialize, always teasing others, and being very willful, still led him to become one of the few dragon seekers in the country, so there was no denying his approach.
Duan Guangyi nodded in understanding, saying, "I see, I have learned something."
"Learned what? Lao Feng just loves to pretend; always pretending even when there's nothing to pretend about," Dajinya objected.
Fengying sneered, "I'm pretending? Then prove that you can do that! Can you pretend and go to Fengmen Village? Show us your ability. Can you?"
Dajinya instantly fell silent.
Hearing about "Fengmen Village," Duan Guangyi asked Fengying, "Mr. Feng, what's unique about Fengmen Village?"
Fengying cleared his throat and said, "Well, since we are all in the same field, I won't talk about the entanglement of metaphysical symbols like dark mountains, bright insights, yin sand, and the entwining of yin dragons in Fengmen Village. I'll tell you something different instead."
"Please, go on," Duan Guangyi politely said as he listened.
Fengying is very satisfied with Duan Guangyi's attitude and also spoke profoundly: "In the Confronting Dragon Sutra, there is a passage that says, 'Searching for dragons, the tangled mountains are worth a thousand views. Each layer of tangle is a form of restriction. If the door has a thousand locks, surely a king or noble resides within.' Tangled mountains can be imagined as the palace walls in the court. The palace walls form layer upon layer, all the way to the Forbidden City at the center. The 'door' of the Forbidden City is like a lock with a thousand trigrams, and within resides the emperor and the nobility.
Fengmen Village is surrounded by tangled mountains, and at the front of Fengmen Village, there is a deep pool called the Cold Ice Pool. The Cold Ice Pool is ruled by water, representing 'yin', and it embraces 'yin' and 'yang' with sunlight. It is like a natural lock with a thousand trigrams. So, I suspect that beneath Fengmen Village lies a dragon of 'yin'. What kind of creature is this dragon? I do not know, but it is this 'yin' dragon that has turned Fengmen Village into a place of four 'yin' and no prosperity."
"Oh! That's quite a story, isn't it?" Duan Guangyi was confused by all this.
I explained to him in modern language. In fact, Fengying's words are simple: just as there is an emperor in the mortal world, there is also one in the 'yin' world. So, underneath Fengmen Village, there lies an 'yin' emperor, not someone to be trifled with.
"If I don't dig up the ground, won't that be fine?" Duan Guangyi suggested.
I told Duan Guangyi, "Haven't you understood? You want to dig up the body, I want to find the coffin. Can you not dig up the soil?"
Duan Guangyi quickly greeted Fengying, "Mr. Feng, I hope you can guide us when we go to Fengmen Village this time."
"Small matter. If I go, there will definitely be no problem. Keep your worries to yourself," said Fengying, showing off a bit and then pretending again.
I coughed and said, "We're about to have beautiful women and wine, and you're still talking about the gloom of Fengmen Village. Is it appropriate or not?"
Fengying retorted directly, "You know nothing. When it comes to me and beautiful women, I'm even better than you."
I smiled at the time, never expecting that this guy was actually serious.
In the bar, I found Huang Xin and Cheng Yan's private space.
The large private space was full of beautiful women, whose fair thighs were dazzling even to Big Golden Tooth.
Big Golden Tooth was still drooling on the side.
Huang Xin introduced the tender models she brought: "Hey, this is the 'yin' attracter I told you about."
"Wow, 'yin' attracter, help me read my palm."
"I've encountered something very strange, you need to help me."
"Me too, me too."
For a moment, full-bosomed women and beautiful bottoms crowded around me.
Unfortunately, this guy Fengying intercepted and stole the limelight halfway.
Fengying took the hand of one of the petite models and seriously analyzed: "Hey, miss, you've really met the right person. This palm, I'm not bragging, but if you hadn't met me, you'd have a hard time finding good fortune in this lifetime. But I can help change your fortune and make sure you marry a rich husband."
"Master, what you're saying is true?"
"It's true, it's true." Fengying had already sat down on the lap of the petite beauty without any hindrance.
I was dumbfounded. Compared to Fengying, I was far from being a master at courting women.
Big Golden Tooth also followed suit, saying that he was a shaman from the northeast, not good at palmistry, but good at 'bosom' divination. Oh, no, I mean good at fortune-telling, and immediately he started to flirt with a group of busty girls.
I had Huang Xin and Cheng Yan by my side, chatting with them. As for Duan Guangyi, this handsome fellow, with his wealth of knowledge, should have been the king of nightclubs, but his heart only had Yanzi in it. He sat alone on the side, quietly drinking.
"Are you getting a new wave of friends again? You seem quite capable." Huang Xin whispered to me.
But as she said that, I was looking at the third model on the right-hand side of Huang Xin. This model was particularly slim, with a well-proportioned figure, but I realized that there was something off about this girl.
Not only I, but also Big Golden Tooth and Fengying, had noticed it, and they were making suggestive gestures at me.
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