When Darkness Falls, Light the Lamp
Chapter 419

The Waver

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"": "From the moment he got out of the vehicle and entered the town, Luo Bin stopped taking in the entrance as a whole and began carefully distinguishing individual people and objects.

The town's name was not on the archway, but carved into a large stone standing beside the river.

Farther ahead was a small dock, with a great many boats moored there.

Despite the town's bustle, the dock was deserted, forming a stark contrast.

As they walked farther into town, they saw bells or yellow talismans hanging beneath many of the eaves, fluttering gently in the breeze.

Precisely because every household had such things, Luo Bin had failed to notice this detail earlier.

When something was everywhere, people developed a subtle sense that it was natural, as though everything was simply supposed to be that way.

"Is this place troubled by something? So many talismans, and all the boats are here, yet there are no boatmen?" Luo Bin narrowed his eyes and murmured, "They're extremely reluctant to discuss the boatmen. Does that mean the trouble was caused by the boatmen, or that it targets them?"

Zhang Yunxi nodded slightly. He had only asked a simple question, never expecting Luo Bin's observations to be so meticulous. Luo Bin had practically deduced the cause from the information they already had.

That alone revealed Luo Bin's extraordinary aptitude.

Logically speaking, Luo Bin had only recently begun studying the Feng Shui Arts. However special Yuan Yinxin's legacy was, it could not change a person's aptitude.

A legacy determined the ultimate ceiling, but aptitude determined how quickly someone grasped the basics and learned.

For no particular reason, Zhang Yunxi grew interested. He asked, "What do you think we should do now?"

Luo Bin did not recognize Zhang Yunxi's intention. He

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