Chapter 77 - A Real Master? (2/2)

Everyone around Master Huang heaped praise onto Master Huang while they glared at Chen Fan.

Master Huang had explained the cause of their problem clearly. Not only his logic was indisputable, but he was also able to explain such a convoluted concept clearly to everyone using layman’s terms. When even science had failed to provide an answer, Master Huang and his knowledge in Feng Shui came to save the day.

However, Master Huang’s conclusion was challenged by a sixteen year old boy.

“Humpf! He wouldn’t even be qualified as my student.” A professor grunted.

“You think too highly of him; I doubt he was the material for the university.” Another agriculture expert shook his head and lamented.

“Grandpa, don’t you think it’s possible that he really is a Feng Shui master?” An attractive looking young girl wearing a ponytail asked the professor.

Before the white-haired professor could answer, a middle-aged man wearing black-rimmed gla.s.ses snorted. “That’s impossible.”

“We have been staying in university for over ten years, and we still couldn’t find out the cause of the disease. Our teacher was a member of the national research council, and yet he couldn’t find out a cure either. How could a sixteen year old boy know anything more about plant science than us?”

“That makes sense.” The girl stuck the tip of her tongue out and said.

The white-haired old man nodded in approval.

This professor’s name was Mu Shouqiong. He was a member of the national research council, a pioneer researcher in horticulture. He led the science team that investigated the strange peony disease.

However, after a few days of intense study and testing, the scientist had failed to provide an explanation, much less a cure. Therefore, the businessmen at Dong Du City were forced to look into other cures.

The middle age man and the girl behind the old man were called Hong Zhengtao and Mu Qinqin. Hong Zhengtao was the old man’s research a.s.sistant.

Professor Mu had taken notice of Hong Zhengtao’s intelligence and diligence when he was an undergraduate student. The old man took him in as one of his graduate students and then his research a.s.sistant. By then, Hong Zhengtao had already earned his a.s.sociate professor designation.

Mu Qinqin was professor Mu’s granddaughter, a fresh new graduate from China’s Agriculture and Science Inst.i.tution. She worked closely with her grandfather to learn as much as she could from him.

The thought of his failure made professor Mu heave a sigh and then he said, “Compared to the knowledge of our ancestors, we are still far behind.”

“I don’t think so. I bet that Master Huang was a fraud. Science will prevail in the end!” Hong Zhengtao announced.

The businessmen’s decision of turning to a Feng Shui Master didn’t sit well with Hong Zhengtao. As a man of science, he saw it as the local’s distrust of science and an outright personal affront.

However, Professor Mu shook his head and disagreed.

“This is not as simple as you think. Master Huang knows things that we don’t.”

Suddenly, Professor Mu’s eyes lost focus as he recalled an incident he saw when he was young. “Back in the 90s, there was a famine broke out in Lin Xi province. Hundreds of thousands of people were starving.”

“The other two researchers and I were called to investigate the cause of the feminine and just like what happened here, we have found no answer. Later, The local gentry asked a Feng Shui Master for help. That Feng Shui master cast some kind of spell on the land and turned the situation around.

“That had been sensational news back then. Even the federal government was alerted by it.”

“Really?” Hong Zhengtao was shocked. Mu Qinqin covered her mouth to suppress a gasp.” So… Master Huang was…”

“Indeed. Master Huang was one of those Feng Shui Master I met decades ago.”

Both of his students were shocked by the revelation. The gaped at their teacher and asked incredulously:

“I always thought that so-called Feng Shui was pseudoscience used by swindlers.”

“There are many things in this world that science can’t explain yet.” Professor Mu heaved a sigh.

He felt that the more he researched, the less he knew about the world.

“Master Huang is the real deal. If he couldn’t fix the problem, then Dong Du city is in big trouble.” Professor Mu siad with a deep frown.

After hearing Professor Mu’s story, Hong Zhengtao and Mu Qinqin looked to Mu Qinqin with newfound respect.

They watched as Master Huang asked the boy calmly: “My friend, can you point out the mistake in my theory?”

Everyone looked at Chen Fan. Chen Fan replied slowly: “Everything is wrong. There is nothing right about your theory.

“That is why I said it was bulls.h.i.+t.”