Chapter 1: Life and Death

"Someone jumped into the sea." With the shout of a tourist, the side of the cruise ship immediately gathered many tourists.

"Where's the person?"

"Where, look, come up. ”

"It's gone again, it's sinking. ”

On the deck of the cruise ship, more and more people gathered.

"Who jumped into the sea. At this time, the first mate of the cruise ship came over and asked.

"It's a woman. A tourist replied.

"See anyone?" the first mate squeezed to the side of the ship.

"I saw it just now, and it's going to sink. Another tourist replied.

Countless pairs of eyes are staring at the sea level.

Today there is no wind, the sea is surprisingly quiet, and under the sun, there are thin scales. The cruise ship continued to move forward, and the people who jumped into the sea never surfaced again.

Cheng Tao slowly opened his eyes and found himself lying on a bed, surrounded by a strange grass hut, where is this? Why is he lying here? Cheng Tao was shocked, and thought for a while, didn't I jump into the sea? I was saved? Cheng Tao wanted to sit up, his hands propped up on the bed, and he felt sore.

"You're awake," and at this moment, the door of the thatched hut opened, and an old man came in, about seventy years old, with black trousers and a white half-sleeved vest, in good spirits and bright eyes.

"You saved me?" asked Cheng Tao as he looked at the old man.

"In the morning, when I walked by the sea, and when the tide of the sea came to the shore alone, I carried you here and rescued you with a needle, and you have slept for half a day. ”

"Thank you, uncle, but I don't want to live. Cheng Tao said that tears had flowed.

"Such a beautiful girl, why don't you want to live, tell me, maybe I can help you. The old man smiled and said gently.

"I don't want to mention the past anymore, since the old man asks, it's okay to talk about it, anyway, I'm going to die. I am a jeweler, assets have exceeded 100 million, because of a gambling stone, lost all the cash, and an office building, a piece of land, I thought that there was still a jewelry store left, can make a comeback, that into the thought, back home, the jewelry store has been mortgaged by my husband, the loan money to his lover investment, the investment failed, the jewelry store was also auctioned. I failed in business, and I failed even more in life, so I chose suicide. Cheng Tao roughly talked about his situation.

After listening to Cheng Tao's statement, the old man pondered for a while and said, "Can you tell me the details of the gambling stone?"

"This time, there were two people who went with me, one was Li Wei, the general manager of the company, and the other was Liu Yaxuan, the manager of the business department, who brought 20 million funds. After entering the gambling stone field, I saw a relatively large venue, surrounded by many people, there was a stone inside, the stone owner started at 30 million, I only had 20 million, I didn't want to look at it anymore, but Li Wei persuaded me to look at it for a while, at this time, I saw someone sporadically increase the price, when the price reached 50 million, the people who gambled on the stone, there were only two left, these two people I know, one is a jeweler in Donghang City, a jeweler in a green city, the jewelry business is earlier than me, should be a connoisseur in the jewelry industry, because these two people are gambling on stones. I also became interested, and there were more and more onlookers, and people were talking about the true value of this stone, 'judging from the texture on the stone, if the stone is green, the value of this stone can be 500 million,' hearing this, I became more interested in this stone, and the price of the stone has reached 70 million.

"Cheng Dong, if we buy this stone, we can make a lot of money, and the company will go to a big step. Li Wei saw that Cheng Tao was interested, and immediately suggested.

"I only brought 20 million, you know. Cheng Tao said a little unhappily.

"Let's borrow some money first. ”

"Who are you borrowing from here?"

"When I came in just now, I saw Zhang Donghai and Lin Jiayi from our city. ”

"I don't agree to borrow money, then I have to press the company, if we can't open the green, our company will go bankrupt. Liu Yaxuan hurriedly stopped.

At that time, I was confused, and after thinking for a while, I still mortgaged the company, borrowed money, and spent 100 million to buy a boulder. ”

After listening to Cheng Tao's story, the old man thought about it again and asked, "Did you always go to gamble on stones in the past?"

"Not very often, I've been twice before and this is the third time. ”

"Who told you the news?"

"It's Li Wei, the first two times I went with friends, usually in Yunnan, but this time in Linchuan. ”

"Have you thought about it, this time it may be a game set up for you by someone else, let you jump into this game, who have you hurt before?" the old man asked.

"No," Cheng Tao shook his head.

"Do you want to solve this mystery?" asked the old man.

"How? I'm penniless at the moment. Cheng Tao smiled bitterly.

"I can help you. But you have to have faith in yourself. ”

"I'm confident, if you can really help me. Cheng Tao replied eagerly. At this time, Cheng Tao seemed to have opened another crack in his heart, and he immediately solved the mystery.

"Since you have faith, from today onwards, I will teach you a set of exercises that will allow you to see what's in the stone, and at the same time teach you a set of five elements of acupuncture, which can cure diseases, defend and protect yourself. The old man said seriously.

"What you said is true?" Cheng Tao was skeptical.

"You'll know when you're done. The old man looked at Cheng Tao with a smile.

"Okay, I'll learn. Cheng Tao thought for a while, now that he has nothing, maybe what he has learned can really help him, so he happily agreed.

Cheng Tao was on the island, according to the old man's teaching of his own mental method, practicing every day, and the mental formula had a total of 36 words. The first sixteen words took a whole year of practice. I also have to practice the silver needle walking every day. A year later, Cheng Tao no longer wants to be framed by design, which is to watch the sea and practice.

For three years, Cheng Tao has learned all the inheritances of the old man.

"Cheng Tao, by today, you have learned all the exercises. It's time for you to leave the island, before I leave, I am telling you a few words, the first thing to go back is to accumulate wealth, the second thing is to accumulate contacts, and the third thing is to learn to endure, slowly find the mystery you want, after knowing the truth, don't rush to revenge, let them slowly feel fear, let them live worse than death. ”

"Master, won't you go back with me?" asked Cheng Tao.

"I'm also leaving, but I'm not going back, I'm going to another island to recover my life, remember: you are the tenth generation of the Nine Palaces Heart Method, and the third generation of the Five Elements Needle Method. After the old man finished speaking, he took out a jade plaque, handed it to Cheng Tao and said, "After I go back, give this jade plaque to the She family in Jianghai City, there is a person named She Yunting, and on his right arm, there is a red mole." Maybe Shejia will help you find clues. ”

"Can you tell me the name of the master?" Cheng Tao asked cautiously.

"She Jinghua. After the old man finished speaking, he took out a backpack and handed it to Cheng Tao: "Let's take a look at it when we get to the mainland, don't open it on the road." ”

Cheng Tao took the backpack, nodded, and the old man went out. Looking at the old man's back, Cheng Tao shed tears.