The Geomancer
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Summary
The protagonist, You Fang, is a young drifter scraping a living in Beijing—selling DVDs in Zhongguancun and peddling goods in Panjiayuan. Hailing from the Feng Sect, one of the eight great schools of the jianghu, he learns early on every trick of the swindler's trade, and is especially skilled in the arts of feng shui and geomancy, yet refuses to believe in anything supernatural. To seek justice for an older friend who treated him like a protege, he poses as a feng shui master and infiltrates a tomb-robbing gang, hoping for a chance to strike. Instead, he draws the attention of Liu Li, an eccentric known as a "contemporary geomancer," and after several painful encounters becomes his disciple.
"Geomancer" was in ancient times an honorific for feng shui practitioners, and also denotes a title and a lineage—the masters of earthly qi. The secret teachings passed down through generations of geomancers are said to sense the movements of earthly qi, survey the veins of mountains and rivers, gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to aid the cultivation of body and spirit, and even wield the wondrous power of turning the very pivot of terrestrial qi. You Fang once relied purely on his cunning to make his way in the jianghu, but after receiving the true teachings he faces repeated mortal danger and is instead suspected of being a master con man, forcing him to keep battling tomb raiders, art appraisers, and sect rivalries in his old jianghu style. Set against a modern backdrop thick with the flavor of the streets, the novel unfolds a world of jianghu factions, secret feng shui arts, and the choices of the human heart, written in a crisp, austere style rich in cultural depth.
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- 喜欢都市江湖与风水术数题材的读者
- 读过《神游》《灵山》，想补齐徐公子胜治系列脉络的读者
- 偏好节奏沉稳、考据细致而非无脑爽文的网文老读者
- 对传统江湖八大门、罗盘堪舆等民俗知识感兴趣的读者
Not a good fit for
- 期待开局无敌、快节奏打脸爽文的读者
- 对风水、命理等玄学内容较抵触的读者
- 偏好严肃纯文学、不习惯网络连载笔法的读者
Reading tips
- 建议从开篇的复仇线索读起，前半部的江湖骗术铺垫是理解主角性格的关键。
- 不必纠结风水术语，读到“奇针八法”“炼境”等概念时可稍作停顿，回看前文的解释。
- 若读过《神游》《灵山》，可留意本书对地气灵枢体系的补全，与其他作品对照阅读更有意思。
- 实体书分多册出版，网络连载版约360章，按章节推进比零星跳读更连贯。
About the publisher
Taibai Literature and Art Publishing House is a professional publisher focused on literature and art. Its publishing areas cover classics, foreign literature, essays and miscellaneous writings, modern poetry, philosophical reading, and social novels. Judging from the books in the database, the press introduces foreign literary classics such as John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, Dostoevsky's The Insulted and Humiliated, Murasaki Shikibu's The Tale of Genji, and the complete novels of Jane Austen, while also publishing essay works such as Xiang Xing Za Ji: Huang Yongyu Illustrated Edition, modern poetry such as Zha Lie Zhi, and philosophical reading such as On the Art of Choice. Its translators and authors include Hu Zhongchi, Shao Quanlin, Feng Zikai, and Li Jihong, reflecting a publishing profile that combines classic translation with domestic literary creation. Due to limited public information, its complete publishing scope and features require further supplementation.
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