**Chapter 34: The Earth Fiend Ox-Dissection Technique**
Li Chengfeng's brow furrowed. *Why would Japanese visitors want these stone oxen?* The timing aligned perfectly—the corruption of the Twin Oxen array coincided with their arrival.
Wang Bin clenched his fists. "What grudge do they hold against our village? Why poison our feng shui?"
"Grudges mean nothing to the *Kikuryū*," Li Chengfeng muttered. "Their ilk prowl China's hinterlands, sabotaging auspicious arrays to cripple our nation's vitality. Legends say they once tried to sever the Kunlun Dragon Vein itself… until the **Dragon Guard** slaughtered them."
The old farmer spat. "Centuries pass, yet those island devils still covet our lands!"
Wang Bin's eyes lit with curiosity. "Dragon Guard?"
"A secret order," Li Chengfeng explained. "Forged by the Three Origins Sect and the government. Masters of feng shui, Daoist rites, martial arts—their sole duty is protecting China's dragon veins. My grandfather declined their invitation. Preferred freedom."
Now the pieces aligned. The Japanese had come not to buy the oxen, but to destroy what they couldn't possess.
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As Li Chengfeng circled the statues, crimson droplets oozed from hairline cracks—72 in total, each weeping blood that vanished upon touching soil. Villagers gathered, gasping as the stones "bled."
"**Dì Shà Jiě Niú Shù**," Li Chengfeng breathed. "Earth Fiend Ox-Dissection. They've channeled 72 demonic earth currents to fracture the array. If unchecked…"
Wang Bin paled. "If?"
"In 49 days, these oxen will shatter into 72 pieces. Every living thing here—down to rats and maggots—will perish."
A murmur of terror swept the crowd. Then a sleek Audi screeched to halt. Village Chief Wang Xilai emerged, face purpling with rage. "Who's this charlatan frightening my people? I'll have you arrested!"
Li Chengfeng met the chief's glare. "Arrest the truth? These stones bleed your village's lifeblood. Blindness suits your office, *Chief*."
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