Record of the Five Arts

My name is Gu Changsheng, and I am a student of a reclusive Taoist. I have learned the five true Taoist arts of mountaineering, medicine, fortune-telling, fortune-telling, and divination. After my master died, he left me five volumes of blank notes and a letter with only one sentence: "Pass on the five skills." So I moved into the old street courtyard left by my master. A wooden sign was hung at the door, with the words "Ask the matter as it happens" written on it. The people who come to me bring nothing good. An ancient stone slab engraved with runes was excavated at the construction site, and the foreman heard someone calling his name from the bottom of the pit in the middle of the night. Every morning at three o'clock in the haunted house, a woman's cry could be heard from the corner, but the neighbor next door said that the house had been empty for three years. A woman came to me with a smile to tell her fortune. After I arranged her horoscope, I found that the longevity in her fortune had come to an end last year. Three copper coins can be used to ask for secrets. When the compass turns, one can detect the evil in the earth. If the eight characters are arranged in a row, it can be seen that there is a poor connection. The silver needle in hand can connect yin and yang. Behind every strange thing, I recorded it in my notes. This is not a novel, these are my notes. After you read it, you will understand. ---