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Seeing the Hakka woman's doubts, Song Diweng explained, "I have already sealed the Tian Tu, Qi She, Ya Men, Tian Zhu, Ren Ying and Da Zhui acupoints around Zi Yun's neck at a set time, but this can only temporarily stop the growth of the 'Wriggling Gu'. This expedient measure cannot last..." After saying this, he stretched out his chubby little hand, jumped up slightly, and pressed the above six acupoints in quick succession.

Once the acupoints were released, Master Fei's expression changed drastically. He grabbed his own neck with both hands and pulled it back and forth with all his might, while letting out a series of pleasurable groans.

Seeing this, the Hakka old woman frowned and said, "As expected, the larvae of the worm-headed barbarians have not been completely eliminated." After saying that, she looked at Caihua.

At this moment, Shen Caihua was smugly shaking his little head, making faces at Master Fei, and then turning to the Hakka nanny and saying, "Nanny, this person is a bad guy. He pinched me and bullied Momo."

Upon hearing this, the Hakka woman smiled faintly and said, "Since that's the case, why bother helping him? Let him be."

Song Diweng glared angrily at Fei Daozhang. This good-for-nothing disciple was causing trouble everywhere, even making enemies with children, and now he was reaping the consequences.

Seeing his master's anger, Master Fei quickly explained, "Master, it's true that I pinched this child, but it was because he refused to reveal Ling-ge's whereabouts. As for bullying Mo-mo, that's a complete injustice. I don't even know who Mo-mo is..."

Shen Caihua said resentfully from the side, "Mo Mo is Ni Zi."

Upon hearing this, Song Diweng paused for a moment, then slowly said, "Little child, do you know Nizi? Is she Guo Ni from Fenglingdu in Hedong?"

"Hmph, of course it's her," Shen Caihua said indignantly.

"Where is Nizi?" Song Diweng asked softly.

“She’s gone…” Shen Caihua said softly, his mood somber.

After pondering for a while, Song Diweng spoke with unusual kindness: "That's right, it's really wrong for an adult like Ziyun to bully a child. This child is clear about right and wrong and will surely be successful in the future. By the way, what's your name?"

"Your talent is profound." The child was always happy to hear someone praise him to his face, so he told him.

Song Diweng nodded and said, "A good name, just like the person..." Before he finished speaking, he suddenly attacked, his body suddenly darting to Shen Caihua's side, a chubby little hand already pressing on Shen Caihua's Baihui acupoint on the top of his head, his internal energy penetrating straight to the marrow of his body...

The Hakka woman was terrified, but it was too late to help.

Baihui acupoint, also known as "Tianman" or "Dianshang", is located at the highest point of the human body. It is also the meeting point of the three Yang meridians of the hand and foot and the "Sea of Yang Meridians" - the Du Meridian. The Ling Shu Jing Mai states: "The Liver Meridian of Foot Jueyin... rises to the forehead and meets the Du Meridian at the top of the head." Therefore, this acupoint is the place where the Yang Qi of the human body is at its peak.

Shen Caihua was stunned for a moment, and looked at the Hakka nanny with pleading eyes.

Song Diweng's sudden move, seizing Shen Caihua's vital point on the top of his head in one strike, was a stark contrast to Shen Caihua's height. To the uninitiated, it might have looked like a children's game, but his superb skills displayed the demeanor of a martial arts master.

"What are you going to do?" the Hakka old woman asked anxiously.

"Tell me the whereabouts of that girl, Nizi," Song Diweng said calmly.

The Hakka woman had no other choice at this point, and for Caihua's safety, she had to tell the truth: "We were already too late when we came up to the top of Jade Pillar Peak. Master Jia burned down the wooden house and left with Nizi early in the morning."

"What is your relationship with the new abbot of Fengling Temple, Monk Liaokong?" Song Diweng continued to ask.

“He is my brother-in-law…” the Hakka woman replied.

"Oh..." Song Diweng smiled faintly, then asked, "Where is Monk Liaokong now?"

"He's already dead inside the navel of Guanzhong," the Hakka old woman said.

Guanzhong Navel? Song Diweng was secretly surprised. This was the first time he had ever heard of such a place... Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind. Could this "Guanzhong Navel" be related to the "Feng Hou Mausoleum" that he had been searching for?

"You mean 'Feng Hou'..." Song Diweng decided to try and trick the old woman, so he asked tentatively.

“That’s right, it is indeed ‘Feng Hou’s Tomb’,” the Hakka woman replied.

Chapter 137

The warm sunlight shone on Song Diweng, penetrating straight into his heart. He had unexpectedly discovered the "Feng Hou Mausoleum" that he had been searching for for so long. As the saying goes, "You can search high and low without finding it, but it comes to you effortlessly." A long-lost smile appeared on his face.

"What are you laughing at?" the Hakka old woman asked coldly.

Song Diweng let out a long sigh. Just as he was about to reply, his heart tightened. He knew something was wrong, so he changed the subject and asked nervously, "Nizi and Jia Shiming have already entered the 'Wind Queen's Tomb'?"

“Master Jia?” The Hakka woman was taken aback, shook her head, and replied, “No, it’s just Nizi.”

After a moment's thought, Song Diweng understood. Ha! The cunning and treacherous Taoist priest Jia had instructed the little girl Nizi to steal the "Ghost Pot" from the "Wind Queen's Tomb," while he himself hid in the detention center to avoid suspicion. Once Nizi succeeded, he would immediately escape from prison, taking the little girl and the "Ghost Pot" with him. What a clever scheme!

"Release the old woman's apprentice. I've already told you everything you wanted to know," the Hakka nanny said calmly.

"No rush, Hakka Granny. As long as you lend a helping hand and remove Ziyun's 'worm gu', I naturally won't make things difficult for the child," Song Diweng said coldly.

A series of loud screeching sounds suddenly came from behind him. Song Diweng turned his head and saw that the burly man in the blue police uniform had suddenly stretched his neck several times longer, opened his blood-red mouth, and was about to bite him...

Song Diweng was shocked and quickly kicked out with lightning speed. As a top-notch expert in the martial arts world, he remained calm in the face of danger and reacted extremely quickly. His kick landed squarely on Xiong Dahai's chin.

In his eagerness to save his young master, Xiong Dahai's sneak attack failed, and he was kicked hard. Fortunately, his head on his long neck was extremely flexible and swayed backward, dissipating most of the force. Even so, his jaw was immediately dislocated.

"Haha, so the Hakka nanny's subordinates are actually worms!" Song Diweng laughed loudly.

In that brief moment of respite, Shen Cai felt a lightness on his head, and his mind cleared considerably. The first move of his most familiar "Lard Divine Skill" came out of his mouth: "Hehena, shajie tingting po..." He raised his palms, concentrated his mind on the top of his head, and an invisible aura lifted up Song Diweng's chubby little hands...

Song Diweng immediately sensed something was wrong and hurriedly increased his internal force to press down, but he couldn't press it down. His palm was always about an inch away from the child's Baihui acupoint, and he was greatly alarmed.

At that moment, Shen Caihua's incantation suddenly changed: "毳毴毵毶毷毸毹毺毻毼毽毾毵氀……氁毛氃氋氄氅氆氇……, his hands moved back and forth in a sawing motion, and then he slashed with his backhand, which turned out to be his most proud and signature killing move, "No poison, no man".

Suddenly, Song Diweng felt a chill in his crotch. He looked down and saw that the crotch of his dark blue Zhongshan suit was covered in tattered fabric, with dozens of curly yellow hairs mixed in. He was horrified and his face changed drastically. He quickly covered his crotch with both hands and jumped out of the circle, looking utterly disheveled.

"No poison, no manliness" is the most insidious move in "Zhu You Divine Skill". It is specifically designed to attack the external genitalia of men and women. After Guo Pu successfully created this move, he laughed for three days.

Song Diweng was over ninety years old. He had learned "Shaolin Boy's Kung Fu" since childhood and never married. His manhood had long since atrophied and was hidden inside his abdominal cavity. Therefore, Shen Caihua's "No poison, no man" only sawed through his crotch and cut off his dry pubic hair. Although it did not damage his vital organs, it still frightened him into a cold sweat.

The Hakka nanny nodded in satisfaction. Xiao Caihua was now able to deal with the top masters in the martial arts world on his own. However, she also saw clearly that in the midst of the crisis, it was Xiong Dahai who stepped forward and distracted Song Diweng, which gave Caihua the opportunity.

"Xiong Dahai, let me take a look at your injury," the Hakka woman said, turning to Xiong Dahai. She examined his head and comforted him, "It's alright, it's just a dislocated jaw." With that, she pinched his cheeks and jaw, squeezed his hands together, and with a crisp "crack," put his dislocated jaw back in place.

"Thank you, Master," Xiong Dahai said gratefully, then shook his head with a "caw caw caw" and retracted his neck.

“Xiong Dahai, the worms in your body have already matured, and this old woman cannot expel them for you. When you have the chance to meet someone, he will definitely cure you,” the Hakka old woman said with a sigh.

"Master, who is that person?" Xiong Dahai asked excitedly. Being able to return to being a normal person would be wonderful.

“Zhu Hansheng from Nanshan, Wuyuan,” the Hakka woman replied.

At this moment, Song Diweng realized that he was no match for the Hakka nanny and her apprentice. In the world of martial arts, if you can't beat someone, you must be able to retreat unscathed without losing face to be considered wise.

"Grandma Hakka, I am ashamed. It is truly a case of 'the younger generation surpassing the older.' Another genius has emerged in the martial world, almost ruining my virginity. Hahaha, this is all thanks to your excellent guidance." Song Diweng flattered her while pondering his way out.

The Hakka woman found it a bit awkward and snorted.

Old Man Song immediately showed admiration and continued to speak kindly: "Hakka Granny, I am truly convinced of my defeat today. May I ask what kind of kung fu this child used?"

"The Lard Divine Skill," Shen Caihua replied with a chuckle.

"Ah! The divine skill of Zhuyou..." Song Diweng exclaimed in astonishment, "'The corpse is your corpse, without corpse there is no qi, what is there to seek in the appearance of the corpse, the ghost pot Zhuyou...' So you are the successors of Guo Pu?"

"That's right, old woman," the Hakka woman admitted with considerable pride.

Song Diweng's mind raced, and he said with a sigh, "I am Song Diweng, the president of the Chinese Archaeological Association. The country has been trying to find the 'Feng Hou Tomb' from five thousand years ago and excavate the unparalleled national treasure 'Ghost Pot,' but unfortunately, we have never succeeded. This has been a regret for us archaeologists for many years..."

"What exactly is this 'ghost pot'?" The Hakka grandmother became increasingly curious.

“Well…” Song Diweng coughed lightly, then continued, “According to Ji Xiaolan’s ‘Notes from the Thatched Cottage of Close Observation’ in the Qing Dynasty, the ‘ghost pot’ is a kind of instrument similar to the ‘ocarina’ that can produce five tones, namely Jiao, Zheng, Gong, Shang, and Yu, which correspond to the five elements of wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. In ancient China, there was a technique called ‘five-tone therapy’ that was connected to the functions of the corresponding organs in the human body (liver, heart, spleen, lungs, and kidneys) and the five emotions of a person (anger, joy, thought, worry, and fear).

"I'd like to hear the details," the Hakka woman said with great interest.

Song Diweng glanced at the Hakka nanny and then explained, “The Jiao tone has the attribute of wood, which treats internal stagnation of qi; the Zheng tone has the characteristic of fire, which can prevent the qi from sinking; the Gong tone is pure earth, which balances the disorder of qi rising and falling; the Shang tone has the characteristic of metal, which can prevent the dissipation of qi; the Yu tone is the manifestation of water, which is beneficial for preventing the qi from rising or becoming excessive. In short, the five tones can affect the circulation of qi in the human body and restart the gate of yin and yang. Ji Xiaolan once asserted that this ‘ghost pot’ is the ‘ancestor of ancient incantation therapy’.” The Hakka nanny remained silent for a moment, and then slowly said, “So, you are from the mainland officialdom.”

Song Diweng nodded solemnly.

The Hakka grandmother came from Taiwan (censored?). She heard that the mainland had strict laws and punishments for decades, with many taboos in all aspects, especially with the officials, whom one could not afford to offend.

“Talent, the sea, let’s go,” the Hakka grandmother said softly.

"Wait," Song Diweng observed the Hakka woman's expression and noticed her hesitation. He straightened his chest, stepped forward, and said loudly, "Hakka woman, although I am a government employee, I am a man of great integrity and loyalty. Master Jia has coerced Nizi into fleeing, and it is highly likely that he is carrying the national treasure 'Ghost Pot.' The Party and the State cannot tolerate such a crime of stealing national cultural relics. How about this: you cooperate with me to apprehend Jia Shiming. I will retrieve the 'Ghost Pot' for the country, and you will rescue the abducted girl Nizi. What do you say?"

The Hakka woman was taken aback and hesitated without saying a word.

"Now it's like you're cooperating with the country. This will be of great benefit to you and your child in your future life, travel, and residence on the mainland. Besides, if the entire national machinery is in operation, wouldn't it be a piece of cake to help you find Nizi? I implore you, Hakka Granny, to think it over carefully." Song Diweng said earnestly and persuasively.

The Hakka woman calmly said, "Since the mainland's national machinery is so efficient, why would an old woman need to exert herself?"

"To my shame, this Jia Shiming is not some lowlife in the martial arts world. He is extremely skilled in both martial arts and mental fortitude, far surpassing my own abilities. In particular, his Quanzhen Sect's 'Innate Qi Gong' is rarely matched. If you, sir, are willing to lend a hand, at least we can ensure the little girl's safety, lest he become desperate and harm her during the pursuit of Master Jia..." Song Diweng, having lived in the capital for a long time, was worldly-wise and spoke with perfect tact, gradually turning the tables and taking the initiative.

"This..." The Hakka woman was speechless after hearing what Song Diweng said.

"Master, I need to save Momo," Chen Caihua said anxiously, clutching the Hakka nanny's clothes.

The Hakka nanny looked down at Xiao Caihua with affection and nodded, saying, "Alright, we'll leave after saving the girl." She knew that one should never be too secretive about matters concerning the government.

"How do you want the old woman to do it?" The Hakka woman agreed.

Song Diweng thought to himself, "It seems that this old woman from Taiwan (or perhaps the 'harmonious' one) has all the martial arts skills, but her social experience is far inferior to that of ordinary people on the mainland. I managed to persuade her to join me in dealing with Jia Shiming with just a few words. It's brilliant."

“Since we are all working for the country, then we are comrades. First of all, please, sir, lend a hand to Comrade Fei Ziyun,” Song Diweng said with a chuckle.

“Master, he’s a bad person for bullying Nizi, we won’t save him!” Shen Caihua said stubbornly.

The Hakka woman, being a proud and aloof person, snorted and coldly said to Song Diweng, "Is saving this Taoist priest Fei a prerequisite for cooperation?"

Upon seeing the Hakka woman's attitude, Song Diweng thought it best to stop while he was ahead and not mess things up. So he grinned and said nonchalantly, "Of course not, I just wanted to ask you to help me out when it's convenient for you..." Before he finished speaking, he had already leaped backward and stretched out his chubby fingers to tap around Master Fei's neck several times, continuing to seal off his six major acupoints: Tiantu, Qishe, Yamen, Tianzhu, Renying, and Dazhui.

“Hakka Granny, now we can start tracking Jia Shiming,” Song Diweng chuckled.

Chapter 138

The morning sun shone on the country road, and the mist gradually dissipated. Master Jia, carrying Nizi on his back, walked along the Zhongtiao Mountains with great interest. After descending from the Five Old Peaks, he deliberately avoided Yongji County to the west and Ruicheng to the south, instead heading due east towards Sanmenxia in western Henan.

"Will my mother still recognize Nizi?" Nizi asked softly, nestled on Master Jia's back.

"Meow..." The big black cat "Little Cui'er" meowed softly in Nizi's arms.

"Of course... no mother can't recognize her daughter," Master Jia comforted her, though a pang of sadness lingered in his heart.

"Is it far from the capital?" Nizi asked wistfully.

"It's still a long way off. This place is at the junction of Henan, Shanxi, and Shaanxi provinces. Legend has it that when Yu the Great was controlling the floods, he used his divine axe to split the high mountains into three gorges: the 'Human Gate,' the 'Divine Gate,' and the 'Ghost Gate.' Among them, there are ghost stones and divine stones that divide the Yellow River into three streams, like three gates, hence the name Sanmenxia (Three Gates Gorge). If we continue forward, we will be able to see the Sanmenxia Reservoir," Master Jia explained.

In the afternoon, they climbed over a small hill and were suddenly greeted by a vast expanse of water, its shimmering blue waves instantly uplifting their spirits.

Master Jia squinted and looked around for a while, then muttered to himself, "There are fishing boats on the shore; we need to cross to the south bank."

"Why don't we take a car? That would be much faster," Nizi asked.

"After we reach the south bank, we'll be in Sanmenxia city. From there, we'll take a train to Beijing," Master Jia said with a smile. He calculated that even if the Yongji City Public Security Bureau came to the top of Yuzhu Peak, they would only block the station and traffic intersections in Yongji County. They would never have imagined that he would walk across the Zhongtiao Mountains eastward, heading straight for Sanmenxia in Henan Province.

Upon arriving at the water's edge, Master Jia easily persuaded the boatman to let him board the small boat for fifty yuan. They leisurely glided across the reservoir and reached the south bank. Before sunset, they finally arrived in Sanmenxia city.

After finding a hotel to stay in, Master Jia took Ni Zi out for dinner. They found a restaurant in the bustling city center, ordered food and drinks, and decided to relax a bit. While waiting for the food, Master Jia had Ni Zi sit down, and he went to the front desk to make a long-distance call to the capital. A moment later, the call was connected…

"Jia Shiming, what are you up to! You actually took down Captain Zhang and ran away with that little girl..." The director's familiar Jiangxi accent came through the microphone.

"Hehe..." Master Jia chuckled twice and slowly said, "Director, the 'Ghost Pot' is in our hands."

"What! You said you got the 'Ghost Pot'?" the director exclaimed in surprise.

"Of course, it's currently in my possession," Master Jia replied cautiously.