Modern Soul Hunters

Xu Xu is a half-baked feng shui master. A client pays him handsomely to go to Jiafenggou, a nationally designated forbidden zone, and dispel the baleful energy there. Jiafenggou has always been a troubled place. There used to be a village there, but a great fire broke out... The resentment was too strong, so the area was eventually sealed off. A sign was erected at the entrance: Keep Out. Xu Xu can't handle it, so he recruits a very capable folk Taoist priest to go with him. But who could have guessed that Jiafenggou would be even more troublesome than he expected? Even someone like him, accustomed to all manner of ghosts and monsters, breaks out in a cold sweat once inside: vengeful spirits block the thieves' path, a tower of stacked corpses reappears at night, a soul-trapping mirror made of blackwood is pried out of a coffin, and there are also sinister practitioners of witchcraft and gu poison. If he hadn't been traveling with the Taoist Li Jingxing, he would already have... Main characters: A scheming, money-grubbing, narcissistic feng shui master vs. a handsome Taoist priest who is cold on the outside, warm on the inside, and a master of Taoist arts. Disclaimer: 1. A few parts of the novel are adapted from real events. The rest is all made up by me, much of it based on hearsay. Please read for entertainment and don't read too much into it. 2. The novel includes knowledge of the I Ching, bagua, Qimen Dunjia, feng shui, and Taoist arts, explained in an accessible way. To avoid misleading readers and friends interested in Taoist culture, all names and locations are fictional. Please don't try to match them to real people or places, and do not attempt the methods of summoning ghosts or casting curses described in the story. 3. Believe in traditional Chinese studies, and promote Taoist culture and positive energy. Content warnings: 1. The incantations for Taoist arts in the story are real and come from the folk Taiyi Lingying tradition. For the sake of professional privacy, the names and depictions of these arts have been exaggerated, so don't get hung up on them. 2. The main story is written in the third person, so read with confidence. 3. Plot-focused. Theme: The Way follows nature; a family that accumulates good deeds will surely have blessings to spare.