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At that moment, another tall, thin old man with a dark, bare upper body was questioning the fat old man outside the circle: "Master Qiao, I am very curious, are you a man or a woman? Do you dare to take off your pants and let us all take a look? Are you perhaps a eunuch who escaped from the Qing Palace?"

Old Master Qiao wiped the blood from his eyes and said dismissively, "Hmph, must people in this world be either male or female, either yang or yin? Do you even know what 'moderation' means? When one's Confucian skills reach a truly masterful level, one has long since transcended the distinction between yin and yang, between men and women. Very well, today Old Master Qiao will show you what a true 'moderate person' is." With that, he brazenly pulled down his trousers, revealing his round, plump buttocks...

Mr. Qiao's lower body was completely naked, with no sexual organs whatsoever. For both men and women, there was a small hole in the front for urination and a large hole in the back for defecation. Apart from that, he was clean and tidy, without any unnecessary burdens.

Everyone was shocked, including the leader, who was speechless. He had never known that the famous Master Qiao in the capital was a genderless deformed person.

"You... what is this..." Master Jia was dumbfounded and at a loss for words.

"Hahaha..." Seeing this, Master Qiao patted his hip and said proudly, "This is precisely the essence of Confucian ethics. Since ancient times, great Confucian scholars have had to break free from the shackles of Yin and Yang, the constraints of gender, and the greed of desires, and absorb the righteous energy of the universe. This will surely strengthen their bodies and prolong their lives. If the Chinese people can understand this, then the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation will be within reach. That would be a blessing for the country and a blessing for the revolutionary masses..."

"Is your physique something you were born with, or something you cultivated later?" Master Jia asked, pointing at Master Qiao's genitals with a puzzled expression.

"Of course, it's cultivated through practice," Master Qiao said solemnly.

Upon hearing this, the leader frowned deeply and turned his head to instruct Lou Yi to call Master Qiao back. In a glance, he saw Elder Ao and Huang Jianguo coming from the east.

"Hey, who are you people?" Lou Yi asked warily. He recognized the two men immediately; they were the ones who had been following them since the capital.

"We've come specifically to provide the leader with top-secret intelligence," Old Ao replied tactfully.

"What top-secret intelligence?" Lou Yi didn't believe the nonsense at all, his muscles tensing up subtly, ready to strike at any moment.

"It's about drugs, and I have to tell the leader alone," Old Ao said mysteriously.

At this moment, the leader had already turned around and was staring coldly at the two old men. He thought to himself that these two people did not look like assassins, unless the young man's blindness was fake, just like Jia Shiming did back then.

"Commander," Elder Ao's gaze bypassed Lou Yi and went straight to the burly commander, speaking earnestly, "We have top-secret intelligence to provide..."

The leader stared intently at Elder Ao with an unusually serious expression, but did not reply.

Old Ao was anxious, but since the leader remained silent, Huang Mingyue was unable to confirm the location.

"Sir, this intelligence is for you, but you'll have to pay us some money first..." Old Ao tried to coax the sir into speaking.

"Where did you come from?" the leader finally asked.

Huang Jianguo's ears twitched; the voice sounded so familiar...

Chapter 149

Old Ao pinched Huang Jianguo's arm hard, signaling for immediate action...

Where had he heard that sound before? Huang Jianguo fell into deep thought. His muddled mind conjured up fragmented, indistinct images… On the Shanhaiguan city gate tower, a middle-aged man, exuding authority, stood atop the watchtower, surveying the boundless plains beyond the pass… On a dining table at Poyang Lake, a yellow turtle sat on a plate… In a hotel room, a beautiful young woman lay on the bed, and that square-faced man was assaulting her… Suddenly, a piercing pain shot through his genitals…

"Bright moon..." Huang Jianguo murmured softly.

"What did you say? Mingyue..." The commander was stunned upon hearing this, his eyes fixed intently on the blind man's face. He vaguely sensed something and a thought struck him.

Old Ao kept pinching Huang Jianguo's arm, extremely anxious. Why hadn't this fool made a move yet?

Deep within the human subconscious lies a primal method of memory—auditory memory. More profound and ancient than visual memory, it is an instinct evolved from ancient humans. Sounds in memory can awaken long-forgotten events. Six years ago in Nanshan Village, Huang Jianguo swallowed the prayer beads of the Second Karmapa, Karma Pakshi, from seven hundred years ago. The "exorcism spell" suppressed the "intermediate state corpse-absorbing technique" within him, causing him to become mentally unstable and his appearance distorted. Later, a Hakka woman used the fifth form of the Zhuyou (a type of folk healing) technique, "Substituting a Plum for a Peach," to transfer the pure Yang energy of Tantric Buddhism into the corpse of a fellow villager of her deceased husband, Li Dishui, an officer of the 93rd Division of the Nationalist Army. This was supplemented with external application of a corpse-toad skin for treatment. Unfortunately, at the most crucial moment of the ritual, an old man named Ao and his men suddenly arrived at the cave, disturbing her. The incantation was misrecited, and the entire ritual failed. However, since the "exorcism curse" had been lifted, although Huang Jianguo's mind was still somewhat confused, he could now use the "intermediate state corpse-absorbing technique."

Now, the leader's voice suddenly awakened certain memories deep in his mind, a kind of unforgettable pain. The intense stimulation connected neurons that had been numb for many years, and a huge amount of information rushed in. Huang Jianguo suddenly had a splitting headache...

“White-haired old monster…” Shen Caihua also noticed Ao Lao at this moment, and was immediately enraged. This old guy had almost killed the big parrot Dudu.

Upon hearing this, Ao Lao looked over and recognized Shen Caihua and the Hakka woman standing by the pool: "Grandma Mi Nang!" he exclaimed in surprise.

Upon hearing this, the commander immediately became alert, glaring fiercely at the blind man in front of him, and asked in a low voice, "Who are you?"

“I…” Huang Jianguo frowned, thinking hard, and murmured three words, “Huang… Jianguo”.

Although the name was spoken softly, it was like a thunderclap to the leader's ears. "What? You are Huang Jianguo!" he exclaimed in astonishment.

"I am Huang Jianguo, and you are... the leader..." Huang Jianguo's face gradually distorted, and a chilling murderous aura suddenly rose from his body.

"You really are...you're not dead yet?" The commander stared at the blind man with the hideous face, finding it impossible to reconcile with the handsome young man he remembered from years ago.

"Hehehe..." Huang Jianguo suddenly laughed wildly, looking up at the sky. He knew in his heart that the person speaking in front of him was his mortal enemy. His laughter stopped abruptly. "Chief, your death is coming..." he said coldly.

"Hmph, arrogant!" The leader sneered disdainfully, gathered his energy in his arm, and slashed fiercely at Huang Jianguo with his palm.

The commander believed that although his martial arts skills were not top-notch, he should be more than capable of dealing with someone like Huang Jianguo. However, to his utter surprise, just as his palm was about to strike Huang Jianguo's head, he suddenly felt a chill in his abdomen. Immediately afterward, his inner energy surged out like a burst dam, unstoppable! His palm strike was like a spent arrow, his arm went limp and fell to his side, and his face showed extreme pain and astonishment...

Lou Yi had been observing vigilantly from the side. Seeing that things were not going well, he hurriedly drew his pistol from his waist and stepped forward to block in front of the leader. Just as he raised his arm holding the gun, the pistol fell to the ground with a "clatter." It was as if a channel had opened in his navel, Shenque acupoint, and the Confucian true energy he had accumulated over the years burst out all at once. In an instant, his dantian was empty.

"Master, the commander is in danger..." Lou Yi's vision went black, and before collapsing to the ground, he shouted out the last words with all his might. He then fell to the ground, his whole body curling up and convulsing.

Upon hearing this, Master Qiao was greatly alarmed. He hurriedly leaped into the air and loudly recited: "Heaven and earth possess righteous energy, which manifests in various forms. When times are dire, integrity is revealed, and each one is recorded in history..." In mid-air, he shook his arms and, in the midst of the crisis, used the most advanced Confucian skill, the "Three Cardinal Guides and Five Constant Virtues." Under the sunlight, a dazzling golden light was reflected, and countless streams of true energy were divided into three groups, shooting towards Huang Jianguo's upper, middle, and lower body respectively.

Among them, "The ruler is the guide for the subject" was shot at Huang Jianguo's head, "The father is the guide for the son" struck his heart, and "The husband is the guide for the wife" ambushed his groin. Although it was called "righteousness", it was extremely insidious.

Huang Jianguo bent over, swung his head around, and hissed as he inhaled through his nose. The true energy beams all lost their aim and rushed into his nasal cavity.

Master Qiao was shocked. He had never seen such a strange skill before. In his haste, he hurriedly shouted, "Benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trustworthiness..." All the pores on his body opened up, and a cloud of pink blood mist escaped from his body and enveloped Huang Jianguo.

Huang Jianguo remained unchanged, using only one move: "inhalation." However, relying solely on his nose was no longer sufficient, so he simply opened his mouth and inhaled deeply. The blood mist was slowly drawn into his abdomen, and his belly quietly swelled up, making him look like a pregnant woman.

"Harmony between man and nature..." Old Master Qiao's eyes were bloodshot, as if he had gone mad. He shouted wildly while sticking out his fat buttocks, pointing his large anus at Huang Jianguo. With a muffled "plop," a clump of sticky, runny feces gushed out...

Huang Jianguo was nervously absorbing his inner energy when the clump of runny excrement splattered onto his face with a "smack," instantly blocking his nostrils and mouth, abruptly stopping the continuous flow of inner energy.

While Huang Jianguo and Master Qiao were fighting, Old Ao quietly picked up the pistol from the ground and pulled the trigger directly at the leader...

With a loud bang, the bullet struck the commander in the chest. He was already weakened by the close-range and intense gunfire, and he fell backward to the ground with a thud.

Old Ao took a step forward and aimed at the leader's head to fire a second shot, but it was too late. Old Master Qiao had already pounced on him and pressed down on his arm. "Bang!" The gun rang out, and the bullet entered the leader's calf.

With his other hand, Master Qiao had already grabbed Elder Ao's white beard. A mouth, almost inches away, shot out a beam of true energy the thickness of a finger, which pierced straight into Elder Ao's skull…

"Ah!" Old Master Ao let out a shrill scream, his eyes fixed on Master Qiao, and he slowly collapsed with resentment, already dead.

Before Mr. Qiao could catch his breath, he was struck hard on the back with a loud thud, the pain excruciating. Just as he turned his head, he was hit on the face with another thud, and blood gushed from his nose...

It turned out that Nizi hated him for hurting her, so she took the opportunity to ambush him from behind with the "severed arm standing in the snow" technique.

In his panic, Master Qiao disregarded everything else, quickly scooped up the seriously injured commander in his arms, and ran naked away, galloping wildly towards the edge of the valley.

"Huang Jianguo?" Master Jia was secretly surprised upon hearing this. He glanced down and saw Nizi, but the canvas travel bag was nowhere to be seen. "Nizi, where is that canvas bag?" he asked quickly.

Nizi paused for a moment, then pointed behind the bushes and replied, "In the cave over there."

Master Jia rushed over and leaped over the bushes. Sure enough, he found a small cave at the foot of the cliff. But when he went inside, he found nothing there and was immediately horrified. The "ghost pot" was still in his travel bag. Who had taken advantage of his distress? After leaving the cave, he looked around and saw a pair of human feet sticking out of the bushes about ten meters to the east. He rushed over and saw the boy named Youliang lying unconscious on the ground. His travel bag was open and lying to the side, but the "ghost pot" had vanished.

Master Jia helped Youliang up, placed his palm on the Baihui acupoint on the top of his head, and slowly channeled some true energy into him. Before long, the child slowly woke up.

"Where are the things in the travel bag?" Master Jia asked anxiously.

"It was...it was taken away by three police officers," Youliang mumbled in a daze.

"Damn it, the Third Young Master Tang!" Master Jia exclaimed in frustration, "Where are they?"

Youliang shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.

With a thud, Master Jia threw him down, and Youliang's head hit the ground, causing him to faint again.

Without the "Ghost Pot," there was no way to restrain the director. Fortunately, he still had the "Returning Soul Water" he had obtained from Elder Anxi. Although it wasn't as important or unique as the "Ghost Pot," it would at least make the director more hesitant to act. Now, the only option was to quickly take Nizi and flee as far away as possible. Master Jia pondered this helplessly as he walked back dejectedly.

Just as Huang Jianguo was fighting Master Qiao and everyone's attention was drawn to him, the spirit fetus had finished applying the ointment to the sieve-like wounds of the suction tube and was about to sneak back into Shen Caihua's pocket when a dark figure suddenly blocked its way...

The big black cat "Xiao Cui'er" twitched its nose slightly, its fierce eyes fixed on it. Then it opened its blood-red mouth and raised a sharp claw, ready to strike.

The spirit fetus shuddered, its white, glaring eyes suddenly disappearing, replaced by a gleaming light. With a lightning-fast leap, it vaulted through the air and landed on the back of "Little Cui'er's" neck. The spirit fetus grabbed the black cat's mane with one small hand and unleashed a flurry of punches, striking dozens of times in quick succession. The black cat suddenly felt dizzy, lost its balance, and plopped down on the ground.

The spirit fetus leaped down, rubbed its little hands together, and then burrowed back into its pocket.

Old Master Qiao escaped with the chief in his arms, and Ni Zi finally got her revenge. Seeing that she was unharmed, Chen Cai returned to the side of the still unconscious suction tube.

"Master, it seems the green fluid from the suction tube wound has stopped!" Shen Caihua said, looking up at his master.

The Hakka woman pressed her hand against the wound on the sucker's abdomen and said in surprise, "Strange, the wound on its surface is actually healing on its own," but then shook her head, "However, its vital organs have been pierced by Master Qiao's true energy, and the internal injuries are too severe, I'm afraid..."

"Master, I need to revive the sucker..." Shen Caihua said painfully, clutching his hair.

The Hakka woman thought for a moment, then said thoughtfully, "Caihua, your master told me that Xizi was injured by a Siamese big cat in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and later Hansheng sent it back to Enmai Khaijiang..."

Shen Caihua's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said, "Yes, let's send it back quickly, then the suction tube won't die."

The Hakka woman smiled gently and said, "Alright, let's go to Myanmar."

Chapter 150

Huang Jianguo kept scratching, picking at the runny excrement stuck in his mouth and nostrils, licking his lips and clicking his tongue, saying, "It looks like poop, it stinks."

Master Jia stepped forward, picked up the black combination lock box next to the bushes. He and Nizi would need this money in the future.

"Who are you?" Huang Jianguo asked warily, staring at Bai Yuyu's blind eyes.

Master Jia, not wanting to get entangled with him, simply said, "Just passing by," and then turned and left.

Huang Jianguo, with his keen hearing, pressed on, "What did you take away?"

“These are my things,” Master Jia said calmly.

"Let me see..." Huang Jianguo suddenly snatched the suitcase, touched it, then shook it to his ear and said, "What's inside?"

"My money," Master Jia said, reaching for the briefcase.

Money... Images of RMB appeared in Huang Jianguo's mind. With money, he could buy things to eat, such as roasted sweet potatoes, boiled corn, and hot pot... His thinking was gradually returning.

"I want money," Huang Jianguo said stubbornly, clutching the briefcase tightly with both hands.

Seeing that the situation was unclear and difficult to explain, Master Jia became enraged and suddenly decided to kill him. He secretly gathered his "innate qi" and struck the top of the man's head with a palm, intending to kill him in one blow.

Huang Jianguo possessed the unparalleled skill "Intermediate Yin Corpse Absorption Technique," making him extremely sensitive to energy fields. Before his palm even landed, the Baihui acupoint on the top of his head had already sensed the powerful innate qi. His body immediately launched a counterattack, his mind accurately targeting the speaker's location, and he suddenly inhaled sharply through his nose...

Suddenly, Master Jia felt a chill in his abdomen, as if a floodgate had been opened at his navel, and his innate true energy surged out. He was immediately shocked and tried to leap backward, but his feet wouldn't budge, as if glued to the ground. Meanwhile, the true energy continued to leak out, and his face changed drastically...

Nizi's eyes followed Master Jia the whole time. She saw him reach out to hit the blind man, but he suddenly seemed to wilted, his whole body trembling uncontrollably, and his face unusually showing extreme pain.

What happened to Master? Maybe he was ambushed by that blind man? Thinking this, Nizi swung her arm, and a faint shadow of her arm flew through the air and struck the blind man.

At that moment, Huang Jianguo was excitedly absorbing innate true energy when, without paying attention, Nizi's "Severed Arm Standing in the Snow" strike landed squarely on his temple, causing him to stumble. Only then was Master Jia freed, staggering back several steps. "That was close..." he exclaimed in shock as he regained his footing.

"Master, what's wrong?" Nizi hurriedly stepped forward and asked with concern.

"This is too strange. No wonder Master Qiao was no match for him..." Master Jia said, panting heavily. At this moment, seven or eight tenths of his innate true energy in his dantian had been depleted, almost costing him his life.

Huang Jianguo rubbed his cheeks and shouted, "Who hit me? Who hit me?" Seeing no one answer, he circled around, calling out, "Dad, Dad, someone stole my money..."

He almost tripped over the body of Old Man Ao lying on its side. Huang Jianguo hugged the briefcase tightly and squatted down, reaching out to touch Old Man Ao's cold face, his familiar long beard and bulging goldfish eyes. "Dad, Dad, I have a box of money..." he told Old Man Ao happily.

By the pool, the Hakka women and others silently watched the mentally unstable blind man, their hearts filled with sorrow.

"We're rich, we're rich..." Huang Jianguo kept muttering to himself, while trying to pry open the box lid. "Huh, it's a combination lock box..."

Master Jia shook his head, muttering to himself, "Password: 123."