I'm going to make money no matter what!
And I'm going to make more than you, and faster, too.
Qi Zixiao immediately began recalling the Heaven and Earth Grand Deduction Art.
Over the past few days, she had completely set aside cultivating her realm and the Divine Sword Control Thunder True Technique, devoting herself entirely to the Heaven and Earth Grand Deduction Art.
As a result, she had gained a deep understanding of it.
This was a deduction technique that could only be described as "terrifying." It was said that once one cultivated it to a profound level, there would be nothing in the world that could not be deduced.
But reaching the highest level was not that simple. Aside from requiring extraordinary cultivation to support it, one also needed sufficient talent.
Based on Qi Zixiao's understanding of herself, she was not particularly talented in that regard, so reaching a profound level was impossible.
But... merely reaching the basics and using it to deduce matters related to ordinary people was still no problem.
"Perhaps Fang Wu really knew that I wasn't particularly talented in deduction techniques, which was why he felt safe bringing out the Heaven and Earth Grand Deduction Art?"
Actually, even Qi Zixiao found it strange that she had obtained the Heaven and Earth Grand Deduction Art so smoothly. She had originally thought she would have to make the trip herself and perhaps use both persuasion and intimidation to get it, but the result had been exceptionally easy and effortless, leaving her somewhat puzzled.
"Forget it. Why bother worrying about why? Right now, mastering the basics of the Heaven and Earth Grand Deduction Art is what matters. Three days is ultimately too short."
She stopped thinking about it, sat cross-legged on the sofa, and entered a state of meditation.
The Heaven and Earth Grand Deduction Art was not a cultivation method, so reaching the basics naturally did not require spiritual energy. As long as one knew the method and was slightly "compatible" with it, that counted as mastering the basics.
To put it simply, it could be viewed as a "fortune-telling formula."
First memorize the "formula," then integrate and comprehend it and apply what one had learned. Wasn't that all it took to reach the basics?
As for the stages afterward... without spiritual energy, she could not practice them, and even with talent, practicing them did not guarantee success.
Early the next morning, after Qi Zixiao made herself a bowl of instant noodles, an extraordinary gleam flashed through her eyes.
"Done."
"Then, next..."
She took out her phone, opened her Moments, found the "wanted notice" Wu Guodong had posted earlier, and enlarged the wanted criminal's photograph.
Then Qi Zixiao employed the deduction method of the Heaven and Earth Grand Deduction Art, using his appearance to perform a divination.
Before long, Qi Zixiao narrowed her eyes slightly and left.
"I found him. If I head in this direction, I should be right, shouldn't I?"
Determining the direction had been much easier than she had imagined. And now that the Waterflow Body had reached the basics, although it still seemed pitifully weak to her, it should be sufficient in this world.
Since that was the case, Qi Zixiao naturally did not hesitate and hurried in the direction she had deduced.
And she kept going for most of the day. That was after she had run at full speed!
Then...
"Here?"
Qi Zixiao was somewhat stunned.
Because... Swan Lake lay ahead!
"If my feeling is right, he's by the lake?"
So she had missed him perfectly earlier?
Regardless, she had to find him. She would catch him directly, then contact Wu Guodong and claim the reward~!
Qi Zixiao continued forward according to the deduced direction, only to discover that Swan Lake was much quieter than usual.
However, the place where she had jumped into the lake back then, as well as the surface of the lake, was much livelier. Several small boats were going back and forth across the water, though she had no idea what they were dredging for.
After sensing things slightly, her gaze... settled on the surface of the lake.
The spot she had deduced was right there!
Of course, the other party had certainly disguised himself, so it would not be easy to recognize him merely from his appearance.
But Qi Zixiao's Heaven and Earth Grand Deduction Art had already reached the basics, and this "qi observation" technique was one of the most fundamental foundations.
The so-called observation of qi meant being able to see a person's "essence, energy, and spirit."
To put it in more mysterious terms, it allowed one to see a person's condition and general past...
For example, if someone's essence and energy were deficient, it was obvious that person was already quite old.
At that moment, most of the people on the lake had essence, energy, and spirit within the normal range. Only one person had a patch of crimson "baleful aura" and "resentful aura" above his head.
It was a bearded man.
Bare-chested and covered in bulging muscles, he was working with others to haul something up in a net...
"It's him!"
One could change one's hairstyle and disguise one's face, but one could not change one's "qi." In Qi Zixiao's view, this man had at least several lives on his hands!
As she watched, Qi Zixiao unconsciously moved closer to the railing and observed carefully.
The police officers and salvage-boat workers who had been chatting nearby also noticed her...
Then...
"Fuck!!!"
One of the workers suddenly let out a cry of alarm. His expression changed drastically, and cold sweat broke out as he said, "Can you guys... see that person?"
The people nearby were confused. They followed the direction of his finger, and at a glance, their entire bodies prickled with numbness.
"It's him?"
"No, it's it..."
"Damn, it's showing itself in broad daylight! Great misfortune, great misfortune!!!"
"I can't take this job... I'm leaving."
What had they seen?!
They had seen a back identical to that of the person who had jumped into the lake that day!!!
The clothes, pants, shoes, socks, hairstyle... everything was exactly the same!
"No wonder we can't haul it up. Damn, we've run into a ghost!"
"Fuck!"
Their faces were pale. Even as grown men, they could barely stop themselves from trembling. They felt cold wind whistling up from the nape of their necks and pouring into their clothes!
"Holy shit?! He climbed back up again!"
"He's going to jump again?"
"I know! I heard the old folks say that water ghosts, especially water ghosts who died unjustly, can't be reincarnated. They can only reenact their deaths again and again until they find a substitute to die in their place..."
"Damn it, stop talking! I don't fucking want to hear this."
Their entire bodies were covered in goosebumps. They did not dare approach at all. Even when they spoke, their voices were lowered extremely, extremely softly.
At that moment, the police naturally noticed Qi Zixiao's movements as well.
They were likewise scared witless.
"What's going on here?!"
"She's doing it again?!"
"Is that a person or... a Wandering Spirit?"
"Bah, we're police officers. We have to believe in science, in facts, in materialism. Quick, stop her before she jumps..."
"Exactly. Even if there really is something like that, it's the middle of the day... That's impossible too, right?"
They were all frightened out of their wits.
But their duty bound them, and they could not retreat. They all rushed over.
One of them, however, found the back somewhat familiar...
But there was no time to think about it. He charged over at once.
Regardless of whether it was a person or something else, the matter had to be resolved. As for everything else, they could discuss it after the matter was settled.
"You..."
When one of them reached the vicinity, fearfully, he drew his service pistol directly. "Don't do anything reckless..."
Everyone: "..."
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