Supernatural Insight Eyes
Chapter 137 - 0135 actively extends goodwill

Chapter 137: 0135 actively extends goodwill

Lin Qiao’er was very displeased. That damned Ye Qiu, why didn’t he choose to report to the police when he discovered the murderer, instead of startling the snake by hitting the grass.

Ye Zi was kidnapped by the strange man, and Ye Qiu needed to rely on the police force to conduct a search. Meanwhile, he made another call to Huo Qian, asking him to continue searching for the strange man.

Ye Qiu had to recover his True Qi quickly. The kidnapping of Ye Zi couldn’t be delayed.

The strange man was unorthodox in his actions. He was capable of any madness, and for every day that Ye Zi was in his hands, Ye Qiu grew more worried.

The priority was to recover his strength quickly.

After battling the strange man, his True Qi was nearly completely depleted. He couldn’t allow the strange man too much time to adapt to the True Qi environment, or else he would become even harder to deal with.

Therefore, Ye Qiu had to seize every moment. As soon as there was news of the strange man, he would set out immediately.

Recover strength!

Ye Qiu cast all other matters aside, focusing solely on his cultivation.

Circulating the last bit of his True Qi within his Dantian, he silently transformed his energy into True Qi.

Meanwhile, scenes of his encounter with the strange man emerged in Ye Qiu’s mind. This was the greatest gain from this battle.

The strange man’s moves were bizarre, and his form was like that of an ancient beast. He had been thinking that this style seemed somewhat familiar, as if he had seen or heard of it before.

The first beast-like form that came to mind was somewhat similar to that of a deer!

An image of the strange man’s peculiar stance and the position of his arms surfaced in Ye Qiu’s mind, followed by another scene where the strange man’s movements changed, resembling an old tiger roaring through the mountains, becoming the king of the forest, swinging its head and tail, each move powerful. Then it was like a large bear...

Deer, tiger, bear, bird, crane...

In the end, the strange man launched five different types of animal-form attacks in a row, forcing Ye Qiu to keep depleting his True Qi and pressing on.

But when Ye Qiu infused all his True Qi, the strange man broke through, and Ye Qiu was almost crippled by the opponent.

Five beasts, five forms of attack, the bear’s stability, the crane’s independence, the tiger’s ferocity, the deer’s stretching, the ape’s agility...

These five attacks could be dynamic or static; they could be firm or soft...

No beast, hence five forms; this was the Five-Animal Frolics!

Ye Qiu finally pierced through the paper window in his mind and understood the strange man’s techniques; these were the well-known Five-Animal Frolics.

Then, it wasn’t so surprising that the murderer who killed Shen Tianlong with Hua Tuo’s thirty-six needles knew the Five-Animal Frolics as well.

Hua Tuo created the thirty-six needles which rescued and healed people, as well as the Five-Animal Frolics that strengthened and invigorated the body.

The Five-Animal Frolics as passed down to this day are actually no longer the original Five-Animal Frolics created by Hua Tuo. They have lost the lethal techniques and only retain simplistic, similar-looking movements, at most considered an ancient treasure, but they fall short in terms of martial arts techniques.

However, this strange man was different. His Five-Animal Frolics were the actual Five-Animal Frolics, at least a hundred times stronger than the Five-Animal Frolics Ye Qiu knew of.

His Tai Chi, which similarly emphasizes the hard and the soft, the dynamic and the static, did not suffer an undeserved loss in front of the Five-Animal Frolics. After all, both share a similar essence, but Ye Qiu’s understanding of Tai Chi was inferior to that of the strange man, and thus he was no match for him.

Now that he understood the opponent’s techniques, Ye Qiu would be prepared for the next encounter.

While Ye Qiu was continuously recovering his True Qi, the strange man had already taken Ye Zi to a secluded place, an abandoned factory.

He sealed Ye Zi to immobilize her and then began to sit down to cultivate True Qi and consolidate the realm he had just broken through.

On the second day of Ye Qiu’s retreat for cultivation, someone delivered an invitation to the Goddess Villa.

Ye Qiu was organizing his realm. This battle had given him some enlightenment; occasional flashes of inspiration surged through his mind. He did not go out to see whose invitation it was until the seventh day when he suddenly opened his eyes, and the strong aura around him instantly retracted, showing that he had come out of his retreat.

After going seven days without food or water, Niu Yinyin, the ever-curious baby, handed the invitation to Ye Qiu and began to inquire how he managed to survive without sustenance.

Ye Qiu patted Niu Yinyin on the head, "Have you got any news of your sister Ye Zi?"

Niu Yinyin shook her head, and Ye Qiu gave a wry smile. How could he be so foolish to think that Niu Yinyin would know anything about Ye Zi? While he was opening the invitation, he placed a call to Huo Qian and Lin Qiao’er, even inquiring with Butler Liu, but unfortunately, there was still no trace of Ye Zi and that strange man.

In response from Lin Qiao’er, she mentioned that she was investigating the suburban areas of Zhongshan City and had made some progress but could not disclose details yet, for fear of disrupting Ye Qiu’s plans.

Huo Qian had made no progress. Ye Qiu instructed him to search thoroughly around the seaside area, then hung up the phone.

"It’s been so long now; I hope that girl is safe and sound." Ye Qiu muttered to himself. If only he hadn’t let Ye Zi get involved; then she wouldn’t be missing, potentially dead or alive.

Ye Qiu felt some self-reproach and guilt.

He turned his attention back to the invitation, his eyes flickered—Li Jinglong!

So this man hasn’t given up yet?

Seeing Li Jinglong’s invitation, Ye Qiu recalled what Huo Qian had told him: Li Jinglong wanted to partner with him. With a thoughtful gaze, he stared at the invitation before taking the initiative to head to the meeting place specified therein.

"Haha... Brother Ye, you’ve made me wait painfully long. If you didn’t show up today, I was about to give up," Li Jinglong said, his sullen face suddenly brightening with a sunshine-like smile upon seeing Ye Qiu.

Ye Qiu held no fondness for Li Jinglong, who previously tried to snatch the Jade Raw Stone from him, showcasing his questionable character.

"Brother Ye, there were some misunderstandings before. Here is a hundred thousand yuan as an apology, and I hope you can forget the unpleasantness of the past," Li Jinglong said, placing a bank card before Ye Qiu.

Li Jinglong’s ostentatious demeanor frankly disgusted Ye Qiu, who did not accept the bank card and said indifferently, "There’s no need. Did you ask me here just to offer an apology?"

"Hehe, you are indeed Brother Ye. No wonder you’re so skilled at identifying stones. The reason I’ve asked you here is actually to propose a partnership. What do you think?"

"Let’s hear it."

"Recently, Myanmar has unveiled its largest jade mine. I want to invite Brother Ye to come and help me pick out all the top-grade jade to bring back to Huaxia."

"Rest assured, Brother Ye, I wouldn’t ask you to help me for nothing. The Jade Raw Stones that you bring back, we’ll split the profits ninety-ten, with me funding the operations and you contributing your stone identification skills."

After listening, Ye Qiu turned to leave, only to have Li Jinglong call out urgently, "How about an eighty-twenty split?"

Ye Qiu did not stop his stride, but Li Jinglong’s voice rang out again, "Seventy-thirty, that’s the highest I can go."

Ye Qiu halted, slowly turned back, and Li Jinglong internally celebrated, believing he had finally persuaded him. Surely it was the allure of money that had won, even the most skilled stone appraiser couldn’t resist temptation. While Li Jinglong was lost in thought, Ye Qiu had already approached him, leaned slightly forward and said, "If you can help me find someone within three days, I don’t want any share at all; it’s all yours!"

"Brother Ye... are you serious?" Li Jinglong stood up in disbelief.

"Absolutely!" Ye Qiu looked at Li Jinglong earnestly.

"Done, a gentleman’s agreement."

"With a swift strike of the whip!"

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