Jian Zhaoxing

Chapter 134: The Study of the Heart

She remembered that she had just taken a quick look and saw a small pond not far from the flower hall on the other side of the wall.

The sound of dripping water should be caused by the contact between the stacked stones next to the pond and the water flow.

But... Lin Zhiqing narrowed her eyes. The more she listened, the more she felt that the sound of dripping water was very rhythmic.

When she provided psychological counseling to patients in the past, she used many different hypnosis methods depending on the patients' conditions.

Among them, the most common one is to create a regular sound to attract the patient's attention.

Let the patient's consciousness stay on the sound, only in this way can the patient's subconscious mind be stimulated.

Although the sound of water drops beside Lin Zhiqing's ears was very light, it was very regular. If it happened in a very quiet environment, people who didn't understand psychology would easily be fooled.

As a veteran, Lin Zhiqing has become accustomed to seeing or hearing this basic method. She is not affected by it and even thought it was just the sound of ordinary dripping water at first.

Of course, this could also be a coincidence.

After all, the sound of rockery rocks hitting water can be heard everywhere.

But Lin Zhiqing had always been skeptical of Liu Mang, so he naturally thought more deeply about it.

However, she also knew that it was too early to draw a conclusion, so she planned to observe for a while longer.

After preparing himself mentally, Lin Zhiqing turned his gaze back to the top of the wall, and suddenly caught a glimpse of Lu Huai's motionless figure out of the corner of his eye.

She didn't take it seriously at first, but then she thought there might be something wrong with the dripping sound.

Lu Huai is close by and is likely to be affected!

Thinking of this, Lin Zhiqing whispered in Lu Huai's direction: "Lu Huai, can you hear me?"

Seeing that Lu Huai didn't respond, Lin Zhiqing raised his voice: "Lu Huai, are you okay?"

This time, Lu Huai turned around slowly, his eyes a little confused, but the moment he saw Lin Zhiqing, his eyes quickly became clear:
"Zhiqing, I just..."

Lu Huai paused when he said this, and he himself didn't know how to describe the feeling just now.

Lin Zhiqing did not miss the momentary confusion in his eyes. That look was like the state of a person who was sleepy and about to fall asleep.

Fortunately, Lu Huai hadn't fallen asleep completely, otherwise Lin Zhiqing wouldn't be able to call him.

"Wait a minute, I'll come to find you." Lin Zhiqing let out a breath and crouched down as he moved towards Lu Huai.

Soon, she came to Lu Huai: "Did you hear any sound just now?"

Lu Huai nodded: "There is the sound of dripping water, and it is still ringing now."

"Yes, that's the sound of dripping water." Lin Zhiqing observed the surroundings for a moment before continuing, "After hearing that sound, did you feel dizzy or sleepy?"

These two feelings are signs that you are about to be hypnotized.

"Dizzy? It seems..." Lu Huai hesitated for a moment before nodding.

That's it.

Lin Zhiqing had just approached the big tree and could still hear the chirping of insects and the rubbing of leaves.

But after she came over, she found that Lu Huai's position was very quiet, and the sound of dripping water was particularly clear.

There may be no impact during the day, but at night, when everything is quiet, people are very likely to be infected in an extremely quiet environment.

Lin Zhiqing took out two earplugs handmade from grass fibers and cloth strips and handed them to Lu Huai.

Lu Huai took the earplugs, a puzzled look in his eyes: "Earplugs?"

Lin Zhiqing lowered his voice and said:

"I once read in a book that there is a secret technique that can control others through sound, making them unconscious."

"I found out something not long ago and suspected that Liu Mang knew this secret technique, so I made preparations in advance."

"Are you talking about the art of incantation?" Lu Huai put the earplugs into his ears and then began to communicate with Lin Zhiqing.

"Zhu You Shu?" Lin Zhiqing was stunned. Is there such a thing as Zhu You Shu in this world?
When she opened Jianxin Hall, she also inquired about whether concepts such as incantations and witchcraft existed in Dasheng.

If it existed, it might confuse people and cause unnecessary trouble. But the feedback she got from Aunt Mu was that Dasheng did not have such a statement.

Zhuyoushu is an ancient spiritual therapy that uses spells and talismans to treat diseases, and it has the same origin as witchcraft.

This can also be considered the predecessor of psychology.

But the Zhuyou technique Lu Huai mentioned seemed different from what she knew, so she asked, "What is Zhuyou technique?"

"What did you say?" Lu Huai was wearing earphones and could hardly hear Lin Zhiqing's voice, but he couldn't speak too loudly to avoid being exposed, so he leaned slightly and moved closer to Lin Zhiqing.

The distance between the two of them was instantly shortened, Lu Huai's eyebrows and eyes were so close that Lin Zhiqing couldn't help but hold his breath.

"call--"

She could feel Lu Huai's aura pressing down on her, enveloping her figure.

Perhaps because Lu Huai often went to the Lu family clinic to help, he had a faint herbal scent on him, which was very pleasant.

And when he spoke, his breath sprayed directly on Lin Zhiqing's skin, which made Lin Zhiqing's face instantly hot.

Realizing that he was a little distracted, Lin Zhiqing's face turned red. He closed his eyes and quickly filtered out the nonsense in his mind.

Now is not the time to think about these things!

So, she quickly repeated her question: "What is Zhuyoushu?"

Lu Huai didn't notice Lin Zhiqing's annoyance and patiently explained, "My sister loves collecting all kinds of medical books. My father found one while traveling. A small part of the content in it is similar to what you just described."

"A small part?" Lin Zhiqing couldn't help but feel curious, his attention completely focused on the incantation technique: "What is it?"

"Yes, very few." Lu Huai frowned slightly and looked to the upper left, obviously recalling something: "Medical books say that Zhuyoushu can change a person's mental state. Apart from this, there is no other record."

Hearing this, Lin Zhiqing breathed a sigh of relief: "I see."

It seems that the Zhuyou technique that Lu Huai understands is different from the Zhuyou technique that he understands.

Zhuyoushu and psychology are essentially two different things.

Of course she couldn't put the wrong person at fault.

Lu Huai easily understood that Lin Zhiqing had no idea what he was talking about.

"The secret technique you just mentioned is not the art of incantation? Then what is it?" The curious person turned from Lin Zhiqing to Lu Huai.

Lin Zhiqing anticipated this question and spoke out his prepared remarks: "The books we read should be different. Lu Huai, do you know why my clinic is called Jianxin Hall?"

Lu Huai raised his eyebrows: "You mean the book you read called this technique the Art of Mind Analysis?"

"No." Lin Zhiqing stood with his hands behind his back, looking confident. "The secret technique I've seen is called the Art of Analyzing the Mind."

Why not call it mind-reading technique?

From Lin Zhiqing's professional point of view, confusing psychology with magic is disrespectful to psychology and other magic.

From the most realistic perspective, Dasheng is averse to witchcraft. If someone confuses mind-reading with other magic, it might bring her into trouble.

After she finished speaking, she emphasized it again: "The word jian in jianzhai, xin... is this heart."

She stretched out her finger and pointed at the position of Lu Huai's heart.

Lu Huai didn't expect Lin Zhiqing to approach him so suddenly. The girl's sweet fragrance kept entering his nose. His body stiffened and his ears immediately turned red. "I, I know."

It's good to know, so that she can legitimately say that she knows the art of mind-judgement in the future... Lin Zhiqing smiled:
"Well, I'm not sure yet whether the sound of dripping water is a coincidence or someone deliberately arranged it. I need to go in and observe it later. But no matter what, you and I must be careful."

"Yeah." Lu Huai's heart was beating fast, and he nodded slightly unnaturally.

Lin Zhiqing didn't notice Lu Huai's unnaturalness. After talking to Lu Huai for a while, she felt that the sound of water dripping in her ears was not as obvious as before.

Sure enough, as long as the attention is not focused on the sound, the presence of the sound will be greatly reduced.

She breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, she discovered it early and was able to take the opportunity to remind Lu Huai to make some preparations.

Otherwise, you would fall down before even taking the first step.

It would be unacceptable to die before achieving success!