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The Cypress That Lured Yin Energy

Today, let's tell a story related to feng shui. In our village, there was an elderly Uncle Huang who insisted on planting a cypress tree in his courtyard—even though the elders had long passed down a rule: cypresses are trees for cemeteries. Planting one at home is believed to attract yin energy, and pagoda trees are much the same.

Uncle Huang didn’t believe this and insisted on planting the tree anyway. Within a few days, he kept hearing rustling sounds by his window every night. When he opened his eyes, he saw the shadows of the cypress branches swaying under the moonlight, looking eerily like human hands. What was even stranger: his wife, trying to save trouble while mending clothes, sewed buttons onto the garment she was still wearing. That very night, she came down with a high fever, and while sleeping, she felt someone constantly pulling at her clothes, with many voices whispering in her ear.

The next day, he told the other villagers about what had happened. The village elders brought him a red string, explaining that it was mixed with cinnabar—something that possesses strong yang energy to counteract yin. They also said, "Mending clothes while you’re still wearing them is taboo; it offends the household deity. The cypress has attracted evil yin spirits—chop it down quickly, and tie this red string across the threshold to ward off bad luck." Uncle Huang cut down the cypress that night and tied the red string as instructed. The next day, his wife’s fever broke, and the rustling sounds never returned. This incident happened before I was born—I’m just sharing what I’ve heard, whether it’s true or not.