We had no idea what he had in his bag. He acted all mysterious about it.
We did not ask further, and I simply smiled and said:
"Sir, my name is Jiang Ning. May I ask what to call you?"
The old man in gray robes laughed heartily.
"Everyone calls me Feng Laosi. I'm in charge of guarding the reservoir and the Earth God Temple."
"Uncle Feng!"
"..."
He shut the door and gestured for us to follow him up.
"Little Brother Jiang, if you're interested in Feng Shui, then you've come to the right place. This morning, I heard those two masters and that Daoist priest talking. They said the Feng Shui here was far from ordinary.
Something about a drought dragon, something about a water malefic influence.
I didn't understand any of it, but it sure sounded impressive.
But once you get up there, you have to follow my instructions. Under no circumstances must you get close to the reservoir.
There really is something foul in that reservoir. It can kill people."
Our main purpose in coming here was to inspect the Feng Shui.
Hearing Feng Laosi say this, we all nodded in agreement.
"Understood!"
"Don't worry, Uncle Feng. We'll only take a look."
"..."
As we spoke, Feng Laosi led us up to the reservoir.
The reservoir was quite large, and we began making our way uphill along the slope.
As he led the way, Feng Laosi said:
"I've been watching this water for more than ten years, and this is the first time I've encountered anything this outrageous.
Five people died in a single month. That's terrifying.
Now none of the nearby residents dare come anywhere near the reservoir.
Only outsiders like you have the nerve. And tourists coming down from Earth Forest might come over