Let the true energy circulate for a while

……

Under the bridge pier, several people recognized who had come.

He was wearing a black jumpsuit, a mask, and a pair of pointed ears on his head, giving off a very striking impression.

Huang Hongxiong looked shocked and asked, "Three young men, are you all together?"

"What the hell?" The three looked at each other, the person's appearance was too strange.

Huang Hongxiong asked, "No? What's your plan? To make short videos?"

"Hey, what are you doing here?" Peng Le asked warily.

If a dark, masked figure suddenly appears late at night, who wouldn't be confused?

"Robbery?"

The man in black remained silent and stood still.

The atmosphere at the scene was strange.

Huang Hongxiong raised his hand: "If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now. You three, if you want to challenge me, you can come to the boxing gym tomorrow morning."

"Hey! Don't leave!"

Peng Le rushed forward.

Whether the kung fu is real or fake, you'll know once you try it.

Huang Hongxiong, mostly sober, struck a Wing Chun pose and shouted, "Are you really going to fight? I'm calling the police!"

Peng Le sneered and threw a punch.

The man in black arrived first, grabbing his fist with one hand.

Peng Le tried to pull his hand away, but found that the other person had great arm strength. He pulled it away forcefully and shook his arm.

"You've got something," Peng Le said, not angry but pleased.

Chen Jianbin said in a deep voice, "I never expected that I would encounter such injustice so soon after descending the mountain and entering the martial world. Very well."

If you don't feel embarrassed, then it's others who are embarrassed. Uh, I'm wearing a mask, it's okay.

"Brother Le, could he be mentally ill?"

"Holy crap, are people under this much pressure these days? A whole new way to de-stress?"

"Could it be some social media blogger making a skit?"

Peng Le looked around, trying to see if anyone was secretly filming something.

The man in black shouted, "Ha!" and struck a military boxing pose.

"You cowardly rat, do you dare to fight me?"

Peng Le's eyelids twitched, and he turned to look at his two companions, who were also completely bewildered.

"Brother Le, don't get carried away, I reckon he really is mentally ill."

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Huang Hongxiong walked quickly, then jogged, and with a big leap, rushed into the riverside path, stepping directly onto the waist-high green belt, and ran towards the road.

"Hey, you surnamed Huang, don't run away!"

"Dafei, Erlong, after them!"

The other two, cursing and swearing, chased after him and jumped down the steps.

About ten seconds later, shouts of "Ah! Ah! Holy crap!" came from the other side of the green belt.

Peng Le quickly stepped onto the bridge pier steps. After his vision cleared, a look of confusion appeared in his eyes. He saw his two companions, whom he had chased after, lying on the edge of the green belt.

"Could it be that Huang Hongxiong is that awesome?" The thought had barely formed when he saw Huang Hongxiong standing there dumbfounded.

The moonlight, as clear as water, spilled onto the grass in the green belt, casting a cold, white glow.

A dark figure slowly emerged from behind the bushes.

Another man in black appeared, tall and imposing, with only his strikingly bright eyes visible, looking towards the bridge arch.

"Junior brother, you've arrived," the man in black called from under the bridge.

The man in black below visibly trembled, then said in a deep voice, "I've arrived."

The man in black on the bridge arch said, "The world is blinded by a single leaf; most are sycophants who fawn over foreigners! Junior brother, could you perhaps demonstrate a move from the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms to open their eyes?"

The conversation was very straightforward. Chen Ye, standing below, hesitated for a moment. He stared at his father's eyes above him. Those eyes, hidden behind the mask, were bright and full of expectation and longing!

Dad, are you sure you want to do this?

At this moment, there is no need to say more. Will doing this really make my father's thoughts clear?

Chen Ye walked to the riverbank, raised his hands, and pushed his palms towards the river water.

The once calm river surface was suddenly rippled with waves, some as high as a person, and the water burst open.

"Senior brother, is your mind clear?"

The other man in black nodded without saying a word.

Huang Hongxiong covered his head with both hands, yelled, and then scrambled away in a panic.

Peng Le's mind went blank. He had seen it clearly: the river had exploded when that man pushed with both palms. A look of confusion crossed his eyes as he stood there, stunned, watching the two men in black walk further and further away, disappearing into the night.

After an unknown amount of time, the two companions by the green belt slowly woke up, unharmed.

"What just happened?"

"I don't know either."

"Brother Le, where's the man in black?"

Peng Le remained silent, standing quietly by the river, feeling as if a million alpacas were trampling through his mind.

Twenty minutes later.

The father and son returned home.

Chen Jianbin's face still showed lingering excitement as he rubbed his hands and paced back and forth in the living room, like a child who had just received a beloved toy.

When I was young, I thought, "When will I be able to be like the knights-errant in the books?"

Chen Jianbin laughed, "Although I didn't actually do anything tonight, that feeling of my heart racing was very enjoyable. Did you see their shocked expressions?"

Chen Ye said, "Dad, go wash up and go to bed early."

"We saved Lao Huang! We successfully stopped a violent fight. Son, aren't you happy?"

"Yes, I'm happy."

"Son, thank you." Chen Jianbin's voice softened. "I feel much clearer-headed now. I'll practice the Qi cultivation method you taught me again later. Maybe I can master it this time! Then your father won't die young."

Chen Ye pulled up a chair and sat down. "You can do it. The heart is the master of the spirit, and when the spirit is at peace, energy arises."

"My master said: 'When the mind is disordered, the Qi will dissipate; when the spirit is disturbed, the elixir will collapse.' You used to put too much pressure on yourself, and your mind was full of worries. As a result, the spirit in your internal organs was dormant, and the primordial Qi could not be generated. Perhaps this is why you could not cultivate true Qi."

Chen Jianbin said, "My work and life seem endless."

"With a clear mind and focused intention, one can nourish the vital energy within the three dantian."

Chen Jianbin sat cross-legged on the sofa, his eyes lowered.

"The spirit governs the qi, and the qi nourishes the spirit. When the true qi flows through the three dantian, it nourishes the whole body."

Chen Ye took a very thin blanket and covered his knees.

"Dad, you can overcome this illness and recover!"

Chen Ye arrived at his bedroom and stared blankly at the spot where the teleportation array had appeared earlier.

……

……

Meanwhile, Huang Hongxiong didn't go home; he went to the Laocheng Police Station to report a crime!

Late at night, two police officers on duty were chatting.

"Old Qiu was just unlucky; he got bitten by that drug addict."

"It's such a pity for this young girl. She's so young, and she's become addicted to drugs. Her life is pretty much over."

Another officer yawned. "It's almost 1 a.m., I guess nothing's going to happen, I'll take a nap."

At this moment, a middle-aged man in a traditional Chinese jacket entered, looking flustered and panting.

"What can I do for you?"

"What I am about to say, you must not be afraid."

One of the police officers said, "Please speak. We are police officers, we are not afraid."

Huang Hongxiong's eyes widened in terror as he said, "There were two aliens over at Minqiao just now."

The two police officers on duty exchanged a glance, remaining calm.

"What did you say?"

Huang Hongxiong gestured wildly: "Aliens! They were wearing Spider-Man costumes. At first, I thought they were filming a skit, but then one of them swung his arms and sent two strong men flying."

"There were two in total. They claimed to be fellow disciples, and one of them could unleash a powerful energy blast; with a single palm strike, the river exploded..."

Huang Hongxiong stood up and gestured, "Like this, then, bang!"

The officer interrupted, "Xiao Liu, take him for a urine test."

He suspected the man was hallucinating due to drug use.

Look at him, so serious, sweating profusely, what is he mumbling about?

"Hey, what are you laughing at?"

Xiao Liu's lips twitched stiffly a few times. "Sir, let me see your ID card."

"No, I know it's hard to believe."

Huang Hongxiong sensed that the police didn't believe him. And rightly so, who could believe it if they hadn't seen it with their own eyes!

"You can check the surveillance footage!"

Just then, the sound of police sirens came from the doorway, and a police officer walked in with three other people.

"Captain He, there are three people here. They just called and said they encountered a supernatural event!"

Huang Hongxiong looked back and saw that it was the same three people who had challenged him to a duel under the bridge pier.

"Yes, yes, yes! Ask them, they saw it too." Huang Hongxiong was overjoyed.

Captain He was completely bewildered. Seeing that his colleague didn't seem to be joking, he asked, "What's going on?"

The three men came in, and the one named Peng Le said, "Officer, have you ever seen a martial arts movie? It's like that feeling of internal force exploding water."

The three of them recounted the previous events in a cacophony of voices, and what they said was almost identical to what Huang Hongxiong had said.

"You two were knocked unconscious? Where are you injured?"

The two men who had been knocked away scratched their heads. "I just felt a numbness all over my body, and then I passed out."

"Is it something like acupressure?"

"This is getting more and more outrageous."

"Xiao Liu, take all four of them with you to give statements."

Captain He frowned. "Are there security cameras over there?"

The colleague who came over said, "I just contacted the Municipal Bureau and they have retrieved the surveillance footage from the roadside. There were indeed two strangely dressed people, wearing black clothes and masks, wandering around on the road, which is basically consistent with their description."

"I mean, are there security cameras along the river?"

"There's nothing by the river, boss. Do you think it might be some kind of prank or something?"

No matter how bizarre the account given by the parties involved, if there is surveillance evidence of suspicious persons and four witnesses, the process must proceed according to the standard procedure.

After taking the statement, Captain He dialed the city bureau's command center to report the situation as normal.

After hanging up the phone, someone ran over with Huang Hongxiong's ID card:

"Captain He, identity verified. Huang Hongxiong, 42 years old, instructor at the local Longquan Fitness Center, no criminal record. Do we still need to do a urine test?"

"Give all four of them a urine test."

"Come with me to the scene and take a look."

The patrol officer said, "Boss, I don't think they're making this up."

Twenty minutes later, the police car arrived at Minqiao.

As night deepened and the streetlights along the river cast a dim yellow glow, Captain He led the field police officers on a careful investigation along the green belt.

There were obvious signs of trampling on the green belt.

Meanwhile, preliminary results have been obtained from the monitoring trajectory.

The city bureau command center reported that two men dressed in black walked out of the old city demolition alley on the west side of Minqiao Bridge at 11:05 p.m. that night, walked to Minqiao Bridge, and went to several places.

He then had the office staff compile a list of the social relationships of the four individuals involved:

"Check whether Huang Hongxiong's gym has any competitors, and whether the boxing club where Peng Le and the other two are located has any debt disputes or conflicts with other club members, to rule out the possibility of 'revenge pranks' or self-directed acts."

After a whole night of searching, the only way to find out what happened was by finding those two mysterious men in black.

……

……

The next day, early in the morning.

At the breakfast stall downstairs from Chen Ye, customers had already started lining up.

This hot dry noodles stall always has a long queue. Actually, the taste is just so-so, nothing amazing. But people are strange creatures; they like to crowd into places where there are many people eating.

There are many breakfast stalls here. The oil in the fryer is sizzling as it fries dough sticks, and the vendors are constantly stirring the large pot of spicy soup with big spoons.

Diners sat at the stall, slurping their food and sweating profusely.

Chen Ye and Chen Jianbin had just sat down when

Then I saw two figures in police uniforms, holding notebooks, asking around at nearby shops.

Chen Jianbin's eyes lit up, and he immediately stood up and waved, "Old Wang, you're busy so early!"

The two men were colleagues from the old town police station. Hearing this, they turned around, saw Chen Jianbin, and smiled wearily: "Jianbin, you're here for breakfast too? Perfect timing, I need to ask you something."

Chen Jianbin asked enthusiastically, "What happened? Look at your dark circles! Did you have a case on duty last night?"

Old Wang said, "That's right! We've been up all night. Something strange happened at Minqiao. Someone reported seeing two men in black who could use internal force to blow up the river and even knocked two young men unconscious. It's really weird!"

Chen Jianbin looked surprised, then smiled and asked, "That's Lao He's jurisdiction, right? What was his reaction?"

"Hey, Jianbin, what do you mean by that?"

Chen Jianbin looked both curious and incredulous: "This sounds like complete nonsense, does Lao He really believe it?"

One of the police officers took out his notebook and flipped through it: "There are four eyewitnesses, and their accounts are all similar. The surveillance cameras also captured two men in black. Our initial deduction is that they came from near your home. They are very familiar with the surveillance division in our district. The place where they first appeared was a blind spot for the surveillance cameras."

Chen Jianbin asked, "So what did you find? Any leads?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Ye paused in his soy milk-drinking motion, nearly choking.

Wow, Dad's acting skills are amazing, it's a shame he's not acting in movies.

He looked up at his father, who was listening intently to his colleague, nodding in agreement from time to time.

Brother Wang sighed, "It's tough! There are no surveillance cameras by the river, so we only managed to get some footprints. By the way, Jianbin, you're a walking map of the old town. Captain He stayed up all night yesterday, waiting for you to come to work this morning; he has something to ask you."

"Okay, I'll go to work after breakfast. Want to grab something together?"

"We've already eaten, we'll get back to work now, we'll talk later."

Chen Jianbin waved to the two men and sat back down at his stall.

Chen Ye poked at the tofu pudding in his bowl with his chopsticks. "Dad, what are you planning to say to your workplace?"

Chen Jianbin glanced around, lowered his voice, and shook his head: "I possess strong counter-surveillance skills."

Chen Ye made no comment, but he could sense that his father was very happy at that moment.

While eating, Chen Jianbin mumbled, "But to be honest, I felt a bit irritated yesterday, but I felt really good when I woke up this morning."

"Okay, keep it up!"

"Yes!" Chen Jianbin nodded emphatically, his eyes shining like a child's.

Chen Ye's lips curled into a slight smile. "By the way, I've signed up for the 'China's Best Kung Fu' competition organized by the Bulls. There's a million-dollar prize if you win. Our boss is also the organizer for the Xincheng branch venue!"

"Oh?" Chen Jianbin's eyes lit up. "I like it."

"Dad, aren't you worried about me anymore?"

"People change."

Chen Ye felt a warmth in his heart, understanding his father's meaning.

Last night in the green belt, he controlled his strength, only using his internal energy to knock out the two people without causing any serious injury. This sense of restraint completely put his father at ease.

"That's about it, Dad's gone to work." Chen Jianbin took out a few tissues and wiped his mouth.

"Yeah, I went to the boxing gym too. Today is the preliminary round of the qualifiers."

Near the bus stop not far away, two people in police uniforms were questioning Gong Rongrong.

While listening to the police questioning her, Gong Rongrong would occasionally glance at the breakfast stall, her gaze landing on Chen Ye.