What a lucky world!

Chapter 31: A Serious Father (Part )

"No rush! Ask He Yun to come here." Song Yuanqing instructed, then continued to look at Zhang Mu, "Talk about your cultivation first."

Zhang Mu nodded and said, "I plan to attack the hand Jueyin Yin Pericardium Meridian."

The Hand Queyin Pericardium Meridian, like the Hand Shaoyin Heart Meridian that Zhang Mu had already opened up, has only nine acupoints.

Song Yuanqing nodded. "No matter how many acupoints there are on the meridians, as long as one meridian is opened, one more acupoint will be opened, the internal energy will be doubled, and the cultivation level will be one level higher. Do you want to upgrade as soon as possible?"

Zhang Mu blinked and asked, "Brother Song, is there a problem?"

Song Yuanqing shook his head and didn't answer Zhang Mu directly. Instead, he said, "Innate martial luck can be strong or weak. Normally, it takes about a year for a person to sense innate martial luck and open up the first of the nine meridians."

"In this way, it takes about 41 days on average to open up one acupoint."

"There are 309 acupoints in the twelve meridians of the body. At this rate, it will take about 35 years to open up all the acupoints and reach the state of perfect meridian opening."

Zhang Mu listened to Song Yuanqing's words and slowly realized that something was wrong.

Song Yuanqing did not stop talking, but continued: "But the reality is not like this."

"For example, Instructor Wang has been practicing martial arts for over forty years, and his cultivation level is at the fifth level of Tongmai."

"As far as I know, there are still a few people in the eleventh level of Tongmai Realm in Wan'an County, but no one has reached the perfect Tongmai Realm."

"Do you know why?"

Zhang Mu shook his head. He had just noticed the problem.

Because according to Song Yuanqing's theory, as long as one's talent is not too bad, and one practices diligently for thirty or forty years, one can always reach the twelfth level of perfect meridian opening.

But in reality this is not the case.

Just talking about the escort agency, there are many older escorts, and their training time is obviously not in line with the cultivation level calculated in this way.

"Why?" Zhang Mu asked.

Song Yuanqing sighed softly and said, "The meridians are fighting to cross!"

Before Zhang Mu could ask more questions, Song Yuanqing explained, "There are twelve levels of Tongmai, and every three levels there will be a jump period."

"For example, if it takes you 30 days to open a single acupoint in the first three stages, then by the fourth stage, it might take 50 days to open each acupoint. By the seventh stage, that time might even reach 90 days."

"This is already considered a case of good talent. If the talent is not good, at a certain level, this time will be extended. It is not impossible to take a year or even several years to open a single acupoint."

"So many warriors, upon reaching a certain level, would stagnate and abandon their training, turning to doing menial tasks."

"So you'll see some warriors who are very old but not of high rank."

"Of course, the first three levels are the fastest time for cultivation. Some people will prioritize meridians with many acupoints, and then, when things slow down, they will open up meridians with fewer acupoints. However, the disadvantage is that the level of cultivation is slow in the early stages."

"On the contrary, if you cultivate the meridians with fewer acupoints first, your level will rise faster, but it will increase the burden in the future."

"This situation is called a meridian crossing dispute in martial arts."

Zhang Mu nodded, understanding Song Yuanqing's meaning. "So you're suggesting that I prioritize the one with more acupoints for the second meridian?"

"Practice is your own business. I'm just telling you about the situation of the meridian crossing." Song Yuanqing said seriously, "As for your choice, it's up to you to decide."

Zhang Mu hesitated for a moment and nodded: "I'll think about it carefully."

At this moment, He Yun ran in. After seeing Song Yuanqing, he briefly explained the news he had received from Niu Fa.

After listening to this, Song Yuanqing looked at Zhang Mu and asked, "What do you think?"

Zhang Mu pondered for a moment and said, "Judging from the current situation, Wang Bo staged this rogue act of forcing his way into our store just to give himself a legitimate excuse for suddenly coming to our escort agency to place an escort order."

"He's plotting to come after the escort agency. What's so good about that escort agency for him to pursue?"

"Isn't it just the compensation?"

"That Madam Deng must be an accomplice in this matter."

"Brother Song, do you have more detailed information about Madam Deng?"

Song Yuanqing nodded and said to He Yun, "Call Bao Sanliang over."

He Yun took his orders and left. Song Yuanqing introduced him to Zhang Mu, saying, "He's an idler who usually wanders the streets, listening to gossip. Sometimes, these insignificant bits of information can be very useful."

About an incense stick later, He Yun came in with a young man who was yawning and seemed to be still sleepy. The other party bowed to Song Yuanqing.

Song Yuanqing took out a piece of silver weighing about one or two taels from his sleeve and placed it on the table: "Does Deng Cuiping from Deng's Embroidery Workshop know?"

When the three-ounce bag saw the silver, his eyes lit up immediately. The sleepiness on his face disappeared immediately, and he said with energy, "Ms. Deng, how could I not know that?"

"Tell me." Song Yuanqing said lightly.

"Hey." Bao Sanliang nodded and said, "That young lady Deng is a wonderful person. Her waist is as slender as a snake, her eyes are charming, and especially her long legs, wow..."

"Say something useful." Song Yuanqing knocked on the table.

"Is it useful?" Bao Sanliang thought for a while and said hesitantly, "I heard that she had an affair with the owner of Zuiyue Tower. Is this useful?" "That's it. Tell me more about it." Zhang Mu said.

"It's said that about half a year ago, Madam Deng celebrated her birthday at Zuiyue Tower. During the celebration, a drunk man noticed Deng Cuiping's beauty and flirted with her. However, the owner of Zuiyue Tower intervened, and that's how the two met."

"These two, one is a widower whose wife just died, the other is a young lady who has just grown up. Isn't the look between them like a match made in heaven, a long drought finally brought rain?"

Zhang Mu looked puzzled and said, "One of them is a widower, and the other is still married. Since the man is in love with the woman, why don't they get married in an open and honest way, instead of doing it in secret like this?"

Bao Sanliang chuckled and said, "That old lady Deng...that's Deng Cuiping's mother who doesn't agree."

"It's not that I refuse. I heard that old lady Deng didn't have any good intentions when she raised Deng Cuiping. She was hoping to use her to gain wealth in her later years."

"So, she wants Mr. Wang from Zuiyue Tower to prepare a betrothal gift of 3,880 taels of silver."

"They say they don't value this money, but it mainly depends on Boss Wang's feelings for Deng Cuiping!"

"I heard that Boss Wang sold all the antique jewelry in his shop and at home, but still couldn't come up with the money."

Zhang Mu and Song Yuanqing looked at each other and both realized that their guess was most likely the truth.

At this moment, the image of the little figure lying in a pool of blood appeared in Zhang Mu's mind again.

"Why..." Zhang Mu sighed, "Drunk Moon Tower's business is pretty good. Giving Deng some shares should be enough to serve as a gift."

"Hehe..." Bao Sanliang smiled and said, "Young Master, what you said is not right."

"Boss Wang paid the betrothal money, but when Deng Cuiping marries there, Zuiyuelou will be hers."

"Ah?" Zhang Mu didn't understand the twists and turns.

"That is, the original betrothal gift was 3,880 taels plus the Zuiyue Tower. Now you're using the shares in Zuiyue Tower to offset part of the betrothal gift. Doesn't that put Deng Cuiping at a disadvantage?"

"Ah? You can even calculate it that way..." Zhang Mu was shocked. "But if Wang Bo emptied the cash to give to Deng, wouldn't Deng Cuiping be at a disadvantage if she married him?"

"So, Deng Cuiping didn't allow Wang Bo to use his Zuiyuelou membership fees to pay for his betrothal gift. I heard that Deng Cuiping and Wang Bo had a fight over this and she scratched his face."

"Wow, over three thousand taels of silver... That Deng Cuiping is too ruthless. With this amount of money in the capital, she can live in a brothel for a year or two, living like a little bird every day... If she's really ruthless, maybe she can even sleep with the most beautiful courtesan..."

"Boss Wang, you're so confused..."

Listening to Bao Sanliang's rambling, Song Yuanqing directly tossed the two silver coins to Bao Sanliang and waved his hand. Bao Sanliang took the silver and walked out with a smile on his face.

"Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs..." Song Yuanqing sighed.

Zhang Mu shook his head: "The human heart is more ferocious than a tiger."

Human emotions are like this, the upper and lower limits are amazing.

"What should we do next?" Song Yuanqing frowned. "We can prove that the rogue shop robbery was self-produced, and we can also prove that Wang Bo had a motive to kill his own daughter."

"But where's the evidence?"

"Without evidence, they can just deny it until they are beaten to death."

Zhang Mu thought for a moment, then looked at He Yun who was standing beside him and asked, "He Yun, where was Wang Bo when the accident happened?"

He Yun didn't even think about it and said directly: "In the study."

"The little girl first went to the study to play with Wang Bo for a while, and then returned to the backyard. When I took the little girl away, he was still in the study."

"Can you draw the layout of the Wang family?" Zhang Mu asked.

"Yes!" He Yun broke off a branch and drew a simple layout of the Wang family on the ground. Zhang Mu took a look and found that the study was actually only separated from the scene of the incident by two walls.

"Is Wang Bo good at martial arts?" Zhang Mu asked.

He Yun quickly shook his head: "I don't understand, he's just an ordinary person."

Zhang Mu asked again: "How long have you been away?"

He Yun lowered his head and said, "Probably a little more than a cup of tea."

A cup of tea takes about ten minutes, maybe fifteen if you're generous.

"You left over a cup of tea!" Song Yuanqing had never asked He Yun for details before, and he was a little angry when he heard it.

"Brother Song, it's not He Yun's fault. Since Wang Bo had decided to kill the girl, he must have done something to He Yun first." Zhang Mu consoled him, "It's hard to guard against it even if it's intentional."

Then, Zhang Mu looked at He Yun again: "I want you to do something."

He Yun quickly patted his chest and said, "Brother Mu, give the orders!"

Zhang Mu's eyes fell on the Wang family's layout map again and said -

"Night visit to Wang's house!"

(End of this chapter)