Big Data Cultivation

Chapter 340: Chapter 340: Finally…

Feng Jun’s phone rang a full eight times before Zhang Caixin finally picked up on the other end.

Her words carried a hint of mockery, “Oh if it isn’t President Feng, what a rarity… What can I do for you?”

“Well, I wanted to discuss with you about the jade business this year,” Feng Jun’s voice was also quite calm—he had chased them on a motorcycle, and when neither of them showed any interest, Feng person also had his pride to consider.

Zhang Caixin was growing increasingly impatient, “President Feng, are you sure you’re talking to the right person about this?”

“Come to Peach Blossom Valley tomorrow morning,” Feng Jun didn’t bother to spar with her and got straight to the point, “Xu Leigang will hand over a batch of jade to you… It’s okay to temporarily store it in Peach Blossom Valley, but you’ll need to send someone to watch over it.”

Zhang Caixin hesitated for a moment, finally sensing something fishy, “Temporarily store it in Peach Blossom Valley… Are you planning to trick us into going there, or what?”

“Trick you two… Why would I bother?” Feng Jun abruptly ended the call and nodded towards the people inside the house, “Let’s go!”

Zhang Caixin on the other end of the phone was stunned, then she burst out in anger, “You bastard… How dare you hang up on me!”

Feng Jun moved houses, but Xu Leigang did not follow. He borrowed two soldiers from the military district to help guard the house.

After all, there was a pile of jade in the house worth quite a bit of money; someone had to watch it.

In his heart of hearts, Xu Leigang really didn’t want to move to Baixing Town, as it was too far from Peach Blossom Valley—seventy kilometers to and fro. To visit the Little Princess at home, he would need at least an hour for the round trip.

However, since Master Feng had decided this, he had no other choice but to console himself by thinking that the master was freeing up space for him. Of course, he could not move back yet; he needed to wait for the right time to consult the master again.

In fact, he realized that compared to the villa he was once so keen on, the things Master Feng taught him were even more precious.

Feng Jun and his entourage left as soon as they said they would, leaving only Xu Leigang to watch the house, an action that had the four or five square dancers at the entrance all taken aback. Their dogs started to grow restless as well.

After the three cars departed, the dogs became even more agitated, with two of them barking incessantly at the villa.

The crows also showed unusual behavior, circling ceaselessly above the courtyard and cawing loudly, their calls eerily piercing.

Upon seeing this, Xu Leigang instinctively felt something was amiss. However, the next moment, his anger flared up again, and he immediately took out his mobile phone to make a call, “Property management, some dogs are barking like crazy at my front door. If you don’t handle it, I’ll take care of the dogs myself.”

In his view, the fact that Feng Jun and his group had to move out because of the other party’s entanglement was already a huge loss of face. These cursed dogs were barking senselessly, and he was really tempted to cook up a pot of dog meat…

The news of Feng Jun’s relocation spread quickly among the square dancing crowd, who also had their WeChat groups, sharing fitness and wellness tips. The group wasn’t very active, but there were still dozens of messages every day.

Their departure resulted in over a thousand messages in the group in a single day.

By then, some had begun to believe that the road in front of the villa was a magical place. After two days of square dancing, quite a few felt noticeable changes in some aspects of their health.

One even swore that he was a Feng Shui master, and that the road in front of the small courtyard was an absolute Feng Shui treasure. Building a road there was truly a waste.

Before, nobody noticed this, but now that it was recognized, shouldn’t they discuss with the management committee about rerouting the road to preserve this place for the benefit of all?

Yet there were those who firmly stated that the magnetic field… or rather, the spiritual energy, inside the courtyard was stronger than on the road, and the villa’s interior might be even stronger—didn’t you notice that those dogs all wanted to get into the courtyard?

Some joked half-seriously, “If that’s really a Feng Shui treasure, why not negotiate with Xu Leigang to buy the villa? Then, when we pass on, we can have our graves there to bless our descendants, right?”

Of course, those words were said in jest, for it was inside a scenic area and beside a road; anyone wanting to build graves there would certainly invoke public outrage, and the management committee couldn’t possibly withstand such pressure.

But some seriously discussed the issue, like buying the villa and not openly constructing graves, but instead keeping the ashes at home. If they didn’t live there regularly, wouldn’t that solve the problem?

In the end, the conversation still came back to Feng Jun’s move, “Such a wonderful place, wasted on those scoundrels… They don’t deserve to live here if they don’t clear out, it’s against natural justice.”

“This is our fitness haven; those unscrupulous creatures don’t deserve to dwell here.”

“I’ve made up my mind; starting tomorrow, I’ll dance at least half an hour more. A happy heart makes for a healthy body…”

There were quite a few who planned to exercise more.

Early the next morning, everyone gathered in high spirits. By six-thirty, there were already more than forty people.

Everyone was in such good spirits, dancing cheerfully. After a while, some even thought about entering the courtyard, but from the guard post emerged a young man in camouflage, staring at them coldly, “Trespassing on private property, you’re accountable for the consequences.”

Peach Blossom Valley had previously belonged to the military district, and among the square dancers were long-standing residents who recognized at a glance that this young man wasn’t simply dressed in camouflage for show; he was a real soldier.

But this unexpected turn of events didn’t dampen their enthusiasm in the slightest, especially when an old man brought an air rifle, claiming he would shoot down the crows in the yard.

The guard on duty was somewhat helpless too; air rifles were regulated weapons, but unlike hunting rifles, they had been loosely managed until recent years when the regulations tightened somewhat. Besides, he was a soldier, not a police officer.

Moreover, with at least sixty or seventy elderly people outside, even if he wanted to intervene, he was powerless. Thus, he could only shout a warning, “Air guns are controlled firearms. If you dare damage the house, you’ll be in big trouble.”

The old man glanced at him disdainfully, “I’m over seventy years old, can I be sentenced for shooting a bird?”

Unfortunately, the crow was not perched in the yard at all; it was darting around the sky like a headless fly… The feeling was as if it was high on “something.”

It didn’t matter that he couldn’t hit it, the old man propped the air gun against the villa’s fence and started exercising with zest.

Everyone was in high spirits today, so much so that almost no one noticed that the dogs being walked were extraordinarily silent.

Even if someone did notice, they didn’t pay much attention. After all, dogs are not human; they didn’t know that the villain had moved out.

At 7:30, the inevitable happened. After dancing for a while, someone sat down on the curb to rest, planning to get up and dance again, but suddenly found… their back was out!

Twisting one’s back while exercising is fairly common, but at their age, they usually knew to avoid exerting too much effort, so even if they did sprain their back, it was often just a minor injury.

But this person’s back was severely twisted, causing them to cry out in pain, and then they were helped back home.

This first incident didn’t raise much concern, but before long, another person’s old knee injury flared up due to getting carried away with dancing.

This person was quite puzzled, “My knee was getting better these days, and I didn’t dance much today, so why did this happen?”

She indeed had not danced for long, but she failed to notice that the force she had exerted was a little stronger than before.

That was two peculiar incidents. Next, a vehicle slowly passed by, and as an old lady stepped aside, she twisted her ankle on the flat road—even though her movement was not quick.

One or two odd events might have been dismissed, but with three occurrences in quick succession, the atmosphere at the scene started to feel strange.

A young soldier in camouflage stood in the yard, silently observing the scene.

Some people, unwilling to be defeated, purposely danced a bit more and then sat on the curb to rest as usual.

While sitting, someone suddenly went limp and collapsed by the roadside.

There was nothing seriously wrong with him; he just overexerted during the exercise and, stopping suddenly, experienced a temporary lack of blood supply to the brain.

After he was revived, he sighed deeply, “This place no longer has the feeling we liked.”

His brain’s blood supply issue was a long-standing condition from his younger years, and this time, the attack was severe.

However, precisely because of this condition, he was exceptionally sensitive to his body’s state—no one likes to pass out unexpectedly.

He couldn’t sense the change in spiritual energy, but he was certain that his amount of exercise today wasn’t significant and shouldn’t have caused such a strong reaction. Considering the other three people… there must have been changes that he didn’t understand here.

Those who heard him exchanged looks and gradually, everyone noticed that the dogs brought along were no longer showing much enthusiasm.

In fact, some pet owners who were concerned about their dogs had already started to have their suspicions. Coupled with the various anomalies that had occurred today, the atmosphere at the site suddenly turned bleak.

Finally, someone muttered, “The crows don’t even land here anymore… I’ve heard that crows are spiritually sensitive.”

The old man with the air gun, unconvinced, stood up to grab his gun, “It’s because it saw I had a gun. Never mind, I won’t chat with you folks, I’m heading back… Eh?”

His body wobbled a couple of times, and he steadied himself with the butt of the gun, “Strange, I only exercised a little bit longer and I still haven’t recovered fully?”

To his words, everyone responded with silence. What else could they say?

Then someone stepped forward and inquired of the young soldier in camouflage, “Comrade, do you know where the tenant of this house has moved to?”

The young soldier gazed into the distance with a look of “I didn’t hear anything”—that’s just how petty today’s youth can be.

By eleven o’clock, a Mercedes van drove from afar and entered the villa.

Three women and three men got out of the vehicle. Xu Leigang greeted them from inside the house, smiling as he said, “Sister Hong is here.”

Zhang Weihong had not yet had a chance to speak when Zhang Cai Xin furrowed her brows slightly, “Huh?”

Sister Hong didn’t mind her sister’s reaction. She nodded at Xu Leigang, “Lei Gang, how are you? Is President Feng in?”

“He’s… not here,” Xu Leigang replied with a slight smile, quickly continuing to avert any further reactions, “But he’s left all the Jade behind for you to check. Please come in.”

(Updated to, calling for monthly tickets.)