The rain was still falling.
The group of six stood by the river, looking toward the Blue Bay Villa District.
Everything looked gloomy in the rain, as though a filter had settled over the entire world-the color of water a dirty rag had been soaked in.
Villas should have represented luxury and splendor, but their unfinished state lent them a certain indescribable black humor.
"This place... feels so oppressive..."
Tan Murong spoke quietly.
"Mountains encircling it, water embracing it, a winding river offering affection. Building villas on a river bend makes for excellent feng shui. It shouldn't feel like this..." Xu Youqing said as well.
"You know feng shui?" Qin Manjiang looked at him curiously.
Xu Youqing nodded slightly. "A little. Residential feng shui isn't actually that difficult. Wind should be gentle and lively, while water should offer affection and an embrace."
"Look, the water at this bend is naturally winding. It embraces the homes, and wraps around them at that. That's precisely what we call affectionate water."
"As for wind, air circulates well near a river, while a bend prevents wind from sweeping straight in off the water and becoming too strong. That keeps the air moving without having it blow directly into the homes. This should have been an excellent environment." Xu Youqing looked at the dark mass of the unfinished Blue Bay Villa District and said in puzzlement, "But now... the wind has stopped and the water is still. This place is dead."
Why else would the Ghost Story Game have chosen this place as the site for a [Ghost Story]?
Probably because even if there were no ghosts here to begin with, it was an excellent place for them to exist.
Whether Xu Youqing's claims were true or not, everyone took them to heart. Their own