19: Chapter 19: Guiding Qi with Intention, and Conducting Qi through the Body

"Director Lu, no problem at all. The technicians helping you process the files are professor-level figures in the academies; there won't be any issues."

"I see. Then, President Ren, may I ask you a question?"

"What question?"

"It's like this: under normal circumstances, can playing cards cut through human muscle and meridians?"

Listening to the inquiry from the other end of the line, President Ren, sitting in his office, fell into silence.

"Ahem... never mind. President Ren, next time, I'll host and treat you to a meal!"

Hanging up the phone, Director Lu Feiming still had a complex expression on his face as he returned to the conference room.

At this moment, the conference room was already buzzing with discussion.

"This is too ridiculous. Playing cards?"

"Yeah, can this stuff cut through skin?"

"Could it be they were specially customized, and actually made of metal inside?"

"Ahem!"

Director Lu Feiming coughed lightly, and the entire conference room quieted down.

"I just confirmed it; there are no issues with the footage, so..."

As he spoke, Director Lu Feiming got stuck. What was he going to say next?

How could he say this? Say that playing cards hurt people? Would anyone believe this if he said it out loud?

He reckoned the report wouldn't be easy to write either.

"Right, Captain Zhang, you are the captain of the Criminal Investigation Team, tell us your thoughts." Seeing Captain Zhang, Director Lu Feiming's eyes lit up.

Previously, you were the one with plenty of ideas; it's time for you to perform now.

Being named, Captain Zhang was also a bit depressed; at this moment, he didn't know how to analyze it either.

Fortunately, Captain Zhang had been a criminal police officer for so many years; after pondering slightly, he said:

"According to our observation of the suspects one by one, it seems none of them are suspicious."

As he spoke, Captain Zhang was also in a bit of a dilemma. Actually, it was mainly because Officer Yan Qinyu and Li Changsheng were having a conflict at the time, which led to him not checking thoroughly. If he had checked carefully, he would have been able to see some playing cards in the corner of Li Changsheng's room.

"So, Evidence Section, you guys organize the evidence recently and see if there is anything related to playing cards inside. I believe that in that kind of occasion, the appearance of something as abrupt as playing cards should be quite conspicuous. If we can find the playing cards and check the fingerprints on them, perhaps it would be much simpler. As for what comes next..."

As Captain Zhang finished speaking, everyone's eyes turned to Captain Wu of the Evidence Section.

"Don't look at me. We never found that stuff. It might have been cleaned up by the sanitation workers. After all, at that time, no one thought the murder weapon would be a playing card."

Captain Wu looked innocent and helpless.

Hearing this, Director Lu Feiming immediately felt even more uncomfortable. Wouldn't this clue be completely cut off?

The key was that Zhou Kehua had been at it for so long, with various methods used in turns, but the guy just wouldn't say a word. It was hard to associate his iron-boned appearance with what he had done.

But what they didn't know was that at this moment, Mr. Zhou Kehua was also tearing up in silent frustration; he was lying in front of the iron bars, sobbing silently.

If you are determined to incriminate someone, you can always find a pretext!

Li Changsheng had no idea that his righteous act had actually caused the entire police station to work overtime in turns, and they still couldn't reach a conclusion.

He was out for his morning run as usual today. It was already the end of the month, and the medicinal herbs were mostly used up.

Today, he planned to meet up with Old Man Zhang. Although the old man knew how to use WeChat, he thought since he could see him every day, he would just go find him directly.

Over this past month, the efficacy of the ten-ingredient decoction had been getting worse and worse. It wasn't that the efficacy was poor, but his physical strength had increased, and repeated consumption had also produced some drug resistance.

The effect was also very obvious. The various attributes were as follows:

[Physical Strength: 4.9]

[Energy: 7]

[Lifespan: 180.]

As for the skill Ranks, they had also risen quite a bit.

Eight Brocades Lv3, Taiji Stake Training Lv2, Marrow Cleansing Classic Lv2, Plucking Flowers and Flying Leaves Lv3.

Overall, Li Changsheng's mental state was very good right now. If it weren't for the alarming daily deduction of his Lifespan, Li Changsheng himself would have thought he was no different from an ordinary person.

However, it was still a bit difficult for Eight Brocades to break through to the fourth layer. The Marrow Cleansing Classic should be soon; Li Changsheng had recently felt that the Marrow Cleansing Classic was not far from the next level.

Needless to say, Plucking Flowers and Flying Leaves was a matter of perseverance. The third level was similar to Eight Brocades, also involving intent.

At this level, Li Changsheng felt that the power of the thrown cards had increased significantly. Even if it couldn't pierce gold or split stone, at least the power had increased by more than fifty percent compared to before.

Li Changsheng believed that if his physical strength reached the level of some athletes, perhaps the power would be even more terrifying.

Only the progress of Taiji Stake Training was relatively weak.

After running for a while, sure enough, he saw the old man by the lake.

Approaching, he didn't make a sound to disturb him, waiting quietly.

After about ten minutes, the old man finished his practice and turned around, immediately stunned to see Li Changsheng.

During this period, Li Changsheng hadn't really disturbed the old man, and once the old man practiced, he was focused on nothing else, not paying attention to Li Changsheng running past behind him every day.

And seeing him again, Zhang Youdao was immediately a bit astonished.

"Stretch out your hand!"

Hearing this, Li Changsheng extended his right hand without saying a word, and Zhang Youdao quickly took his pulse.

He saw the old man's eyes closed tight, frowning and raising his eyebrows from time to time. After a long while, he opened his eyes and looked at Li Changsheng with an expression like he was looking at a monster.

"Old man, there's no need to look at your Junior with that kind of gaze, right?"

Feeling a bit creeped out by the gaze, Li Changsheng stepped back.

"You kid, you really make this old man unable to see through you. Previously, although you occasionally had signs of vitality, you were mostly filled with Death Qi. But looking at you this time, your vitality is almost no different from an ordinary person's. Although from the pulse, it looks like there are some problems with your liver, as long as you keep up this momentum, the liver problem is not impossible to solve!"

As expected of the old man, he saw through Li Changsheng's current state at once. He was indeed almost no different from an ordinary person now, and if he kept up this momentum, it was really hard to say.

"I'm very curious now: to what extent have you practiced these skills like Eight Brocades and Stance Training? Tell me, what does it feel like when you breathe now, and what does it feel like when you circulate your Qi?"

Zhang Youdao was truly curious. Logically speaking, based on Li Changsheng's previous performance, he shouldn't have been able to escape death, but after a month, vitality had reappeared, and his state was even better than before.

Although he had prescribed a formula for the ten-ingredient decoction, Zhang Youdao knew himself that it was hard to say if that thing could even sustain his life, let alone save it.

Then there was only one possibility: this kid had some skills in health preservation.

Seeing the old man ask, Li Changsheng didn't hide anything and told him everything about what he felt when he was Cultivating.

He also needed a Senior to give him some guidance; after all, the System transmission only allowed Li Changsheng to enter the door, and the detailed content later needed to be explored by himself.

After listening to Li Changsheng's account, Zhang Youdao nodded continuously.

"Hmm, not bad. Breathing long and feeling a slight heat and itch in your fingers—this is the sensation of Qi. And later, when you breathe, you can feel your brain clear and refreshed; this is a deep-level performance of breathing coordination, belonging to the operation of the micro and macro cosmic orbits. Not bad, not bad! You have actually realized how to use your intent to influence parts of your body that are not easily controlled. This is the manifestation of Guiding Qi with Intent, and Guiding the Body with Qi!"

The more he spoke, the brighter Zhang Youdao's eyes looked at Li Changsheng, as if he had seen a precious gem.