It was clear that Master knew something about that Experimental Building.
Otherwise, he would not have said that.
So I asked him:
"Master, when I came out earlier,
Mao Jing from Baoshan Fengshui Hall said
that building was called Nine Corpse Tower. Why?"
Master glanced at me through the rearview mirror and grinned.
"Back in the day, that place was a mortuary.
Nine coffins were kept there year-round.
Over time, the older generation began calling it Nine Corpse Tower.
Later, when the area developed, it was designated for a school.
That building happened to be built right over the mortuary.
That's why all of us locals in the trade call it Nine Corpse Tower."
So the Experimental Building had such a history behind it.
But I still had questions, so I continued.
"Master, why did that old mortuary need to keep nine coffins there all year? Was there some significance to it?"
Master smiled at my question.
"That's right. There was indeed a reason.
Your school sits in a place with terrible Feng Shui.
In Feng Shui terms, we call it Old Turtle Turning Over.
The location of Nine Corpse Tower, in particular, is the Feng Shui Eye.
The Nine Corpses were used to suppress the Feng Shui Eye.
A corpse suppresses the old turtle, never letting it turn over.
As long as that old turtle can't turn over, all remains peaceful.
But if it can't be suppressed and turns over,
disaster will strike the surrounding area."
Master spoke calmly as he lit himself a cigarette.
I sat in the passenger seat, listening intently.
A Feng Shui formation called Old Turtle Turning Over?
I did not understand Feng Shui formations.
But since the ancients had used such a name to describe it, there had to be a reason.
In my