In the next few days, Bai Shaoliu continued to follow Luo Xue "to work" every day. Not only did Luo Xue attend various high-level meetings, but also when Luo Shuihan was negotiating with others in his office, he would let Luo Xue sit beside him. At this time, Xiao Bai would not stay by their side and would wait in the reception room outside. Luo Shuihan's office was not like an ordinary one that could be entered by pushing a door on the corridor. The spacious office had an inner room used as a resting room, and there was also an outer room outside the main door which served as a reception room with a dedicated secretary on duty. Bai Shaoliu would occasionally chat with the female secretary in this reception room, so it wasn't too dull.

  By accompanying Luo Xue to various high-level meetings, Xiao Bai can feel that Luo Shuihan's recent business decisions have been many. He has divested many operating assets and acquired many financial assets, making the Heluo Group a complete financial investment company, no longer involved in the operation of specific industries. The Heluo Group is becoming more and more like a company-type private trust fund, which may be easier to manage, this should be what Luo Xue considers.

  What made Xiaobai more interested was listening to Gu Ying's lectures, he sat at the bottom of the stage and only heard his voice without seeing him. In addition to Qimen numerology, Gu Ying also opened another course "The Awakening of Power", this course broadened Xiaobai's horizons. Before Xiaobai went to the horse farm to see Baimao again, Gu Ying had lectured two classes on this course.

  The first lesson, Xiaobai listened very intently and was also amazed because Gu Ying was talking about history, specifically a human civilization that Xiaobai had never heard of. She mentioned the origins of mysticism and particularly talked about an ancient primitive religion that was widely spread among ancient nations on both Eastern and Western continents - Shamanism. Shamanism worships heaven, earth, and all things, and believes that it can communicate with the spirits behind all things through prayer, thereby gaining magical powers and spiritual comfort. This is a period in human history when totem worship was most complex, and shadows can be seen on the totem relics of various civilizations.

  Gu Ying is neither a theist nor an atheist. She's explaining to Luo Xi the origin of worship, which starts from humans pondering the mysterious connection between themselves and the universe. Whether it's Christianity worshipping the God who created everything or ancient cults believing in sorcery, we can see the vestiges of primitive shamanism. The term "shaman" is also known as witch doctor, medium, communicator, or spiritual power in many primitive tribes.

  Did the ancient witches have magical powers? Gu Ying's interpretation is yes. Did this power come from the gift of the gods? Gu Ying said that this question can be ignored. However, she told Luo Xue - through prayer and other spiritual concentration methods, by merging one's spirit into all things and communicating with them, a kind of energy can be activated, just like the hidden powers within the body being awakened.

  Gu Ying had once studied Western magic, and Aphthite told her that it was a divine power given by God. When you lose faith, you will lose your strength. Gu Ying understood what Aphthite meant - if a devout believer's faith wavered, they would indeed lose the power generated by their spiritual focus. But for Gu Ying, it was different. She had learned magic in her own way and applied it in her own way. In medieval Western society, people like her were called witches.

  She wants to teach Luo Xue how to obtain power and use it, the method is the same as Western magic teaching, but the object of prayer and communication is not necessarily God. The first step for Luo Xue to do is to make his spirit focus, communicate with the source behind things, that is, learn "prayer", or "meditation". This process was not taught by Gu Ying in class, she had already taught Luo Xue before. Xiaobai didn't hear it, but he thought maybe it's similar to the principle of his own cultivation of body and spirit.

  The second lesson, Gu Ying demonstrated to Luo Xue, the source of her power was "fire". This fire wasn't real fire, but an abstract symbol of fire. Gu Ying used this method to light a candle on the podium out of thin air. Xiao Bai didn't see how she did it, but through the changes in the classroom lighting, he knew that Gu Ying had really lit the candle, and Luo Xue's eyes were wide with wonder, both curious and surprised.

  Xiao Bai finally understood what Luo Shuihan wanted to do, he wanted Luo Xue to learn how to protect himself as soon as possible, including protecting his property and personal safety. This coincided with Xiao Bai's intentions, because if Luo Xue really became as powerful as Gu Ying, he could rest assured a lot more. Unfortunately, it seemed that Luo Xue was learning very slowly and hadn't even entered the door yet, it wasn't something that could be accomplished overnight to become a "master".

  ……

  Just as Gu Ying "carried" Xiao Bai and lit a candle out of thin air, in front of the hospital bed, there was also a candle that suddenly burst into flames in front of Ai Si. Ai Si looked at the person in front of her with an incredulous questioning gaze. This was a man in his 40s, with a yellowish complexion, disheveled hair, wearing a ancient-style long coat on top and jeans and travel shoes on the bottom. He was speaking in a tone that was three parts proud and seven parts mysterious: "Ma'am, did you see? This is the power of God... As long as you join our Worshiping God Brotherhood, you can also obtain this divine power, and then you can save your son!"

  Although Ai Si was anxious to save her son, this woman was not foolish at all. It was impossible for a Jianghu practitioner to light a candle in front of her and expect her to join some brotherhood. Ai Si furrowed her brow and asked: "I don't want to join your organization, just treat my son's illness."

  "Men who don't believe in God won't be saved by divine spirits."

  "What does it take to be considered a brother in faith? Can I go to the church and ask a priest to baptize my son?"

  The man shook his head even harder: "Not the God in the church, but the purest faith of our Brotherhood of God. Join our organization and donate one-tenth of your property to the brotherhood."

  Ai Si smiled faintly: "Sorry, sir, I don't know your organization. Please ask a superior to come and treat my son's illness. Just name a price."

  "Money can't buy God's favor, but it can express the loyalty of faith. How much money are you willing to pay, miss? To have our master come in person, at least several hundred thousand is needed."

  "Regardless of tens of thousands, I'll add another zero, just wake up my son!"

  The man's face changed: "Ma'am, are you serious?... I mean your devotion to God."

  "Ai Si: 'One million is real, can you handle it?'"

  Man: "My power is limited, but I can ask our Lord to come and perform a miracle in person. Wait, how do I get in touch with you?"

  "As long as you bring the divine doctor to the hospital, I can be found whether I'm here or not."

  ……

  The man left the hospital room, hastily took off his coat in the public restroom and put on a jacket, grabbed his bag and left by bus. He got off at a wholesale market, walked through an alleyway and entered an internet cafe. Inside the internet cafe, many people were playing games, including a thirty-year-old fat man who was making "popping" sounds while playing a shooting game. The man walked over to him and tapped him on the shoulder, saying: "Mimi Cat, stop playing, there's a big deal."

  Mimi Cat turned around: "What's with you, Zhang Taoyu? What are you trying to do with your sudden surprise? Can't you see I'm busy?"

  Zhang Taiyu: "Stop messing around, let's talk seriously, I want to find the sect leader!"

  Mimi cat glared: "Is the sect leader also someone you can find just by saying so? You're my subordinate, anything needs to go through me first. What have you been doing all day, messing around and developing relationships with brothers in the sect for no reason? Sect Leader Hong told me two days ago that as long as our performance doubles within these two months, I, Yang Heqing, can be promoted to Heavenly King level, won't you also benefit from it?"

  Zhang Taiyu: "Mimi Cat, what are you trying to get me into? Don't the other brothers know about our situation? For the sake of our friendship, can't I help you become a top-tier king? Let me tell you, a great opportunity has come. If this gospel business deal goes through, you'll definitely be promoted to a top-tier king, and even become one of the five greatest kings in the association!"

  Mimi cat's face lit up with joy upon hearing this, and she stopped playing games. She grabbed Zhang Taiyu's shoulder and asked, "Is what you said true?"

  Zhang Taiyu leaned in close to Mimi's ear and whispered: "A business worth ten million, to wake up a person who is unconscious."

  Mimi's eyes lit up, her big mouth opened wide and her eyeballs were about to pop out. She lowered her voice and said, "Don't talk here, let's go somewhere else and I'll treat you to a drink."

  In a small wine house on the side of the street, two people ordered a private room and sat down to discuss in detail after ordering two dishes. Zhang Taiyu explained his encounter with Ai Si in detail, and Mimi Cat heard this and took a cold breath, slapping the table and saying: "You old man are really lucky! Do you know who Ai Si is? She's Luo Shuihan's wife and also one of the major shareholders of the He Luo Group. This woman is quite formidable and not simple at all. If it weren't for her son getting into trouble and being desperate, how would you have had the chance to deceive her?"

  Zhang Taiyu: "Who cares who he is? Now that we have this opportunity. One million yuan! Do you want us to take care of it privately?"

  Mimi Cat: "It's not that easy, we've only got a few brushes, can we wake up a vegetative person? ...Looks like we still need to ask Master to come out of the mountain."

  Zhang Taiyu: "You're also a veteran of our brotherhood, but you don't have such great abilities?"

  Mimi Cat said somewhat reluctantly, "Wait until I officially ascend to the position of Eastern Heaven King, I'll definitely master more spells and it will be a piece of cake. For now, let's find the Sect Master instead."

  "Quickly go, where is the master?"

  Mimi Cat: "The master has gone to the countryside to preach, that place is so remote it doesn't even have cell phone signal."

  Zhang Taiyu: "When can we go back? What if that little Huang wakes up with a million dollars and it all goes down the drain?"

  Mimi Cat: "You think he's just sleeping? A vegetative person can't just wake up when they say so! ...But since it's better to do things sooner rather than later, let's take a ride and head down to the countryside to find the Master."

  I don't know where the "Worship God Brotherhood" came from, but others who saw it couldn't tell whether they were pyramid selling or proselytizing. Let's not mention Mimi Cat and Zhang Taoyu going to the countryside to invite Master Hong for now. This day was more tiring than the previous few days, so Luo returned to Luoyuan to rest relatively early. Xiao Bai rarely got off work ahead of schedule and left Luoyuan in the afternoon. He didn't rush to take a car home, but instead walked while thinking about things.

  He was thinking about the two subjects that Gu Ying had taught Luo Xue in the past few days, and he found it very mysterious. Although he wasn't intentionally trying to steal the techniques, hearing them still made him want to learn. Just as Gu Ying said, without a foundation, it's hard to understand and even harder to learn. As for the divination technique, although Small White had some theoretical basis, he couldn't turn back to see how Gu Ying derived it on stage, nor could he figure out how to do it himself. As for that witchcraft, it was even more impossible to learn. Although Gu Ying called it "Awakening of Power", Small White's understanding of it was just witchcraft, and the more he looked at Gu Ying, the more she seemed like a female witch.

  He was lost in thought, his old habit of daydreaming had kicked in again, and he began to think about his future. There were a few things on his mind: the first thing was that in two days, he would go to the horse farm to see White Hair, and maybe learn some magical skills, becoming an unparalleled master. The second thing was his own investment of 200,000 yuan, how much money could he make? One million or two million? Five hundred thousand, is it possible? Wow! If he really could make four or five hundred thousand, wouldn't that be like winning the lottery?

  If I really win the lottery, how will I spend that money? First, I must buy a house, a big one, and then two shops to collect rent. Life will be worry-free. Then, I'll bring grandma and grandpa over. They can live in the city or countryside as they wish. What's next? Next is getting married! After the new year, I'll be 23 years old, an age when people in the countryside already have kids. Women! A man's other half is a woman. Poor me, still single, not a perfect life.

  When he thought of the word "virgin", he suddenly remembered the scene where Zhuo Ru wiped his body in the hospital, and his body was hot and impulsive. He was thinking about Zhuo Ru again, Zhuo Ru was really good to him, it was unclear who was helping whom between them, anyway Xiao Bai was now eating and drinking for free, and someone was washing clothes and cooking for him, he also had a good impression of Zhuo Ru. He no longer thought Zhuo Ru's face was ugly, but if she could be cured, that would be even better, the results of the trial would be known in three days.

  He had sexual fantasies about Zhuo Ru, and to this day he still does. He has a feeling that if he wanted to, Zhuo Ru would be willing. But what is it? But Zhuo Ru, a woman like her, doesn't suit Xiao Bai, neither in age nor experience. Xiao Bai likes her, but clearly knows this point. Never mind, first let's heal her face and then talk about it later. She used to be Yan Xiangli's mistress, if she were with Xiao Bai, it seems that only being a mistress would be suitable? Mistress! Zhuo sister? Thinking about it makes him feel both excited and awkward.

  Thinking of women, and thinking that he would truly start a family in the future, a clear but invisible figure appeared in his mind, that was Qingchen wearing a veil. The emotions at the bottom of his heart surged up. In fact, Xiaobai still thought about her, knowing that it was difficult for her to return to a normal person's life, but he couldn't help but think of her. Xiaobai knew that Qingchen had been secretly caring for him, and on that day at the wedding, Qingchen made a move, which meant that Qingchen was not far from him, but he couldn't see her. He really wanted to see her, where could he go to find her?

  It's probably because of that 200,000 investment that unintentionally disrupted Xiaobai's thoughts, changing from having no great ambitions to having small ones. The content of his daydreams also became richer. He walked on the street with his head down, not even looking up at the road ahead, and almost ran into a utility pole before quickly dodging out of the way. These were all natural reactions, Xiaobai didn't intentionally do so, the changes happening to him were unconscious, and his kung fu training wasn't for nothing.

  It's a coincidence, Xiaobai was thinking of Qingchen in his heart, and this day he heard news about Qingchen again.

  That night, after dinner, he received a call from Luo Bing to go to Binhai Park, saying that Xiao Zhengrong was free tonight. It had been more than half a month since Xiaobai last practiced Bagua Swimming Body Palm after his injury. Before that, Xiao Zhengrong had already taught him the palm techniques and moves of Bagua Swimming Body Palm. When teaching palm techniques, it was surprisingly simpler than before. Xiao Zhengrong taught Xiaobai all 64 palm techniques at once, and he demonstrated them four or five times without slowing down his movements. To his surprise, Xiaobai remembered them all, which even impressed Xiao Zhengrong himself.

  The style of learning is complete, but this set of Bagua Swimming Body Palm has not been taught yet. Next, Xiaobai needs to practice each move and technique until he is proficient, and then Xiang Zhengrong will explain the specific changes and disassembly. So now Xiaobai has to practice boxing at night, and from head to toe, he practices the 64 moves of Bagua Swimming Body Palm continuously. Xiang Zhengrong points out which parts are not done correctly. That night, Xiaobai was practicing boxing in an open space between the trees, his movements were very fast, just like a fish swimming in the water, and the "swimming" technique of Bagua Swimming Body Palm was fully demonstrated.

  Feng Junzi also came to watch the commotion, he sat there and said to Xiao Zhengrong: "Such a quick move, I think it's like a ghost shadow flashing around, your kung fu is taught very well!"

  Xiao Zhengrong smiled: "For him, speed is not a big problem. In fact, if he can slow down his punches and get to the specifics of dismantling them."

  Feng Junzi: "Slow? What's difficult about being slow? If I practice, I'll definitely be slower than him."

  Xiao Zhengrong snorted: "You still have the nerve to say that, have you ever practiced martial arts?"

  Feng Junzi: "How could I not have practiced it? When I was a kid, I already learned the 36 routes of snake-catching hand."

  Xiao Zhengrong smiled again: "How can I say you're good? Saying you're stupid is not enough to describe it, the 36th route of snake-catching hand has been learned for over 20 years, and now he only knows two moves! ... Who doesn't know how to do gymnastics as an old lady? The key is that the fist intention is continuous, so now he can't slow down."

  Feng Junzi: "Speaking of masters, you're considered a master now. I've heard that the assassin Qingchen is even more skilled than you, I have no idea how he trained."

  Xiao Zhengrong also had a humorous side: "Who says she's taller than me? I'm much taller than her. I really don't know what this girl is up to now or what she's doing. I've fought with her before, and her personality is actually very pure, just like her kung fu."

  Feng Junzi: "It's easy to find her, she has never given up on killing people in the past. Now that Hong Yunsheng is still alive and in Wuyou City, as long as we guard Hong Yunsheng, we can find Qingchen."