Jason Chen heard what the uncle said. Anyway, these things weren't worth much, so he gave a pack of instant noodles and a bottle of mineral water to him.
The uncle opened that pack of instant noodles and put it in a lunch box. Then he poured a bottle of mineral water into the lunch box. The uncle put his bag aside and then turned around. After a while, the uncle turned back again and handed the lunch box to Jason Chen.
Jason Chen said impatiently, "Uncle, what are you doing?" As he spoke, he went to take the lunch box.
"Oh my god!" Jason Chen suddenly withdrew his hand and said to the uncle, "Uncle, do you want to scald me to death?" Suddenly, Jason Chen remembered that what he had given the uncle just now was mineral water. How did it become hot water? And it was so hot. It was really strange.
Jason Chen said, "Uncle, what's going on? Just now I gave you mineral water. How did it become hot water? Do you... do you know magic?"
The uncle said impatiently to Jason Chen, "You kid. Now you believe what I said, right? Just now I used internal energy to turn cold water into hot water. It's not magic."
Internal energy? Something that he had just seen in a novel now happened beside him. If it weren't for this incident of turning mineral water into hot water, Jason Chen would never believe it even if he were beaten to death.
Jason Chen bit the back of his hand. "Ouch!" It hurt! It wasn't a dream.
Jason Chen believed it and knew that the uncle was not an ordinary person. He said to the uncle, "Uncle, what kind of internal energy is this? It's so powerful?"
At this time, the uncle didn't care about Jason Chen. He was eating the instant noodles by himself. After a while, the uncle finished eating the instant noodles. He wiped his mouth and said, "This time, it's really delicious. No wonder I calculated with my fingers today and said that I wouldn't go hungry today. It turns out that I met you, kid."
As soon as Jason Chen heard this, he was even more confused. What does it mean to meet me? Am I a sucker?
The uncle picked up his bag and said to Jason Chen, "Kid, I see that you are a good person. For the sake of those fifty cents, do you want to learn the skill I just did?"
"How... how much does it cost?" Jason Chen asked.
"No money."
"Is there such a good thing?"
"Really."
As soon as Jason Chen heard that the uncle was willing to teach him the internal energy skill that could turn cold water into hot water and it was free, he was so happy that he jumped up and said, "Think... I want to learn. Uncle, I want to learn." If he learned some martial arts skills, then he wouldn't be afraid of Davy Ye and them coming to find him.
The uncle said to Jason Chen, "I can teach you in two days."
"Two days? You... you won't be deceiving me, right? There are many scams these days. You first deceive me to go home and then use your skill to knock me unconscious and then rob my house." Alas, Jason Chen had seen many such plots on TV.
"Go away. Do you think I am such a person?"
"Uncle, you know that you can't judge a person by appearance!" Jason Chen shook his head.
Seeing what Jason Chen said, the uncle raised his hand and waved it at Jason Chen. Then he said, "Can you move now?"
Now, after being waved by the uncle, Jason Chen felt like a wooden puppet. He couldn't move at all. The only thing that could move was his mouth.
"Uncle... uncle, quickly release me." Jason Chen didn't want to stand there motionless like a puppet.
"Then do you believe in my ability now? If I wanted to rob you, would I still need to deceive you? Wouldn't it be enough to just subdue you directly?"
"I believe it. I believe it." Jason Chen originally wanted to nod, but his head couldn't move.
The uncle said to Jason Chen, "Then fine. You find a place where I can stay." After saying that, he waved his hand again and Jason Chen could move.
Jason Chen thought for a while and slapped his thigh and said, "No need to find. No one is at my house these two days. My parents have gone back to the countryside."
The uncle looked at Jason Chen's store and said, "Then when will your store close?"
Jason Chen looked at his watch and said, "It's getting late now. Forget it. Let's close it."
Jason Chen led the uncle to his home. "Uncle, are you still hungry? Do you want something to eat?"
The uncle waved his hand and said, "No need. I just ate two packs of instant noodles and haven't digested them yet!"
"Kid, I tell you that my skills are generally not passed on to others. Only those with a destiny can learn them. I am only passing on some skills of our sect that are suitable for you. So I won't tell you our sect. You are not my disciple either. What I pass on to you is called the Shampoo Gong. Now repeat the incantation with me. Concentrate energy in the dantian..." After saying that, the uncle whispered the incantation in Jason Chen's ear.
"Have you remembered it?" The uncle asked Jason Chen who was memorizing the incantation.
"I remembered it, uncle." Jason Chen thought back and felt that there should be no omissions. In this regard, he was still a bit confident. Since he was young, he was good at memorizing things. For example, the names and phone numbers of beautiful girls at school.
"Good. Then recite it once for me to listen." The uncle didn't quite believe that Jason Chen could memorize it so quickly. After listening to Jason Chen recite it once, there was really no mistake or omission. He happily said to Jason Chen, "I didn't expect that you kid have such a good memory and such good bones for practicing. What a pity! You are a mortal and can't practice too much of our skills."
"Mortal? Is uncle a monk? Fortunately, he doesn't want to be a monk himself. If he had to be a monk, then he might as well not learn. He hasn't even touched a woman yet!" Jason Chen thought to himself.
Suddenly, the uncle said seriously to Jason Chen, "Tianming, you must remember that when you learn the skills of our sect, you must not use the skills of our sect to harm people."
Jason Chen said, "Does it mean that you can't deal with good people but can deal with bad people?" Davy Ye and the tall man should be bad people. Jason Chen thought.
The uncle said, "It can be understood roughly like this. Tianming, you are fated to have many romantic encounters. Especially after learning the Shampoo Gong, you must be more careful not to have too many entanglements with women. Otherwise, you will be harmed by women in the end. But if it's meant to be, it will be. If it's not meant to be, don't force it. Fate is sometimes not something that a person can resist. It depends on your fate. Sometimes something that seems to harm you may turn out to be something that helps you. And sometimes something that seems to help you may turn out to be something that harms you."
At this time, Jason Chen was confused again. What sometimes there is and sometimes there isn't. Harmful and helpful. Helpful and harmful. It was really not easy to understand after listening.
Seeing that Jason Chen didn't understand, the uncle said, "Kid, you will know these things later. You don't need to say more now. Start practicing according to the incantation I taught you. If you have any questions, ask me. I was supposed to have something to do tomorrow and meet someone. But because of you, it's been delayed. I will stay here for one more day. The day after tomorrow, I will leave. You must seize the time to practice."
Seeing what the uncle said, Jason Chen looked at his watch and stood up and said, "Uncle, it's getting late. Let's sleep. We can practice again tomorrow."
The uncle smiled and said, "What you said is wrong. It should be me who goes to sleep. Not us. You have to start practicing from now on."
As soon as Jason Chen heard this, he cried out, "What? I can't sleep? I have to practice now?"
"Yes. There is not much time now. If you don't practice this initial stage well, it's very easy to go into a state of deviation. Then you may die." The uncle said seriously to Jason Chen.
As soon as Jason Chen heard that he could go into a state of deviation and die, he was scared and didn't dare to say that he wanted to sleep. It was better to practice more while the uncle was here. If he practiced wrongly, it would be over. But now he was so sleepy. He was afraid that he would fall asleep after practicing for a while.
The uncle seemed to see what Jason Chen was thinking and said, "Don't be afraid. Practicing this kind of skill won't make you fall asleep. While you are practicing, it's equivalent to sleeping. You will be more energetic than when you just wake up. You will know after you practice for a while. I will sleep for a while. After you finish practicing seven cycles, wake me up." After saying that, the uncle was about to sleep on the ground.
"Uncle, go sleep in my room. Don't sleep on the ground." Jason Chen said when he saw the uncle sleeping on the ground.
"No need. I am already used to sleeping on the ground. Don't disturb me. Practice your skill!" The uncle ignored Jason Chen and went to sleep by himself.
Jason Chen recited the incantation while practicing according to the practice method taught by the uncle. One cycle... four cycles... seven cycles. Finally, he finished seven cycles. Jason Chen let out a sigh of relief. Now, just as the uncle said, he didn't feel sleepy at all. He was full of energy. He was even more energetic than when he just woke up.
Jason Chen looked at the time. It was already four o'clock in the morning. The uncle said just now that after finishing seven cycles, he should wake him up. Now it was time to wake him up.
"Uncle, get up. I have finished seven cycles." Jason Chen pushed the uncle who was sleeping in a mess.
The uncle opened his still sleepy eyes and said, "You have finished seven cycles?"
"Yes." Jason Chen nodded and replied.
"What time is it now?" The uncle asked again.
"Four o'clock in the morning." Jason Chen replied.
"Not bad. You practiced quickly. It's my turn to work." After saying that, the uncle stood up.
Suddenly, the uncle raised his right palm, gathered energy, and started patting Jason Chen's whole body.
Jason Chen felt as if his whole body was like a furnace. It was very hot. He wanted to dodge the uncle's patting, but his feet couldn't move. Not only his feet couldn't move, but his whole body couldn't move either. Just like this, Jason Chen stood motionless and let the uncle pat him for thirty minutes.
"Ah!" Jason Chen suddenly let out a loud cry and fell to the ground.