Chapter 237: The Great Way Embraces All

Shui Miao not only voiced exactly what he was thinking, but also pointed him in the right direction.

Lei Zhenxing was stunned. His understanding of the world had been somewhat overturned.

“Captain Lei, the person has already been taken away. Shall we head back too?” an undercover officer approached and asked.

Lei Zhenxing snapped back to his senses and waved his hand. “You guys go back first. I have some personal matters to discuss with this young man here.”

“Alright, Captain Lei.”

The officers turned and left, and the police cars drove off.

Shui Miao was preparing to go eat with Lei Zhenxing, but the people who wished to ask him for feng shui consultations remained enthusiastic. They followed closely behind, waiting for Shui Miao to finish his meal before they would request his help.

“I didn’t expect you to be so popular.”

Lei Zhenxing smiled at Shui Miao, but deep down, he still didn’t trust him. He remained suspicious that Shui Miao might be someone who spreads deceptive words. Perhaps the correct guess earlier was just a lucky coincidence, like a blind cat stumbling upon a dead mouse.

Shui Miao showed no reaction. Instead, he directly walked toward a small restaurant nearby and coldly said, “There are still so many people waiting. I’ll only give you ten minutes.” Noticing several very sincere migrant workers in the crowd waiting for him, he sensed their difficult situations through his spiritual awareness. He adjusted his mindset in time, walked over, nodded at the two workers, and said he would help them in ten minutes. “Now, let me treat you both to a meal.”

“…”

Feeling suddenly neglected by this captain, Lei Zhenxing felt as if he had become nobody. He thought to himself that he was the deputy captain of the SWAT team, and in front of the public, he was still an official, someone who managed ordinary citizens. Now, being ignored by a commoner felt really unpleasant.

The two migrant workers were flustered and tried to decline, but Shui Miao comforted them, saying everything would be okay.

Seeing Shui Miao take the initiative to help the two workers, the others felt awkward to speak up and could only wait patiently.

At the restaurant, Shui Miao directly ordered five twenty-yuan set meals, totaling one hundred yuan, and asked Lei Zhenxing to pay. After paying, Shui Miao told Lei how to solve the case.

Lei Zhenxing hadn’t expected the meal to be like this, but for the sake of solving the case, he spent the hundred yuan.

Then Shui Miao led him outside, pointing at a small alley. He whispered into Lei’s ear, “Under the first manhole cover lives an old man who cultivates Dao. He raises a large rat, and it was him who stole the items. I sensed it; there are still many medicinal herbs hidden there now.”

After finishing his words, Shui Miao prepared to leave, as the ten minutes were nearly up.

Unexpectedly, Lei Zhenxing suddenly handcuffed one of Shui Miao’s wrists. He coldly smiled and said, “Who knows if you’re his accomplice? You must come back with me for investigation. Now, we each hold one of your wrists. If you don’t cooperate, I’ll cuff both your hands.”

“What are you doing? On what grounds are you cuffing the Master?”

“Hey! You damn cop, are you looking for death?”

“Let him go! Release him immediately!”

To everyone’s surprise, a few people in the crowd who had absolute faith in Shui Miao stood up and demanded Lei Zhenxing release him.

Seeing this, Lei Zhenxing drew his pistol, angrily shouting, “What do you all want to do? Assaulting an officer? This is a police investigation. Why are you all making trouble? How do you know he isn’t spreading deceptive words?”

“Hey! Just because you have a gun makes you so great? Can’t we even speak? Don’t we have any human rights? If you’re so brave, shoot!” A passionate young man actually pushed his head against Lei Zhenxing’s gun, showing no fear at all.

Lei Zhenxing became angry, but he dared not really shoot.

At this moment, Shui Miao raised his other hand, signaling everyone to be quiet. Then he addressed Lei Zhenxing, “Captain Lei, do you still think this society is like ancient times, where officials can look down on the people? In your eyes, the common people are fools, not as smart or capable as you. Have you ever considered that your own mindset might be problematic? Do you know why I suddenly ignored you and was unwilling to waste more words with you?”

Through spiritual perception, Shui Miao had insight into Lei Zhenxing’s mindset and naturally understood his sense of isolation and arrogance.

Lei Zhenxing was momentarily stunned, unsure how to respond.

Sighing, Shui Miao said, “Because you have a bureaucratic mindset deep inside. Although you’re upright, you place yourself too high. Remember, you’re just a bag of flesh and bones. Being an official means serving the people, not standing above them. That’s why I don’t want to deal with you. Now, I’m giving you one minute to unlock these cuffs. If not, you’ll have to face the consequences of your own arrogance.”

“Threatening me? You dare threaten me! I knew you were just spreading deceptive words!” Lei Zhenxing fired back, “I won’t unlock them today. Let’s see what you can do.”

The crowd gathered thicker and thicker.

But no one spoke, all silently watching.

“This is… self-inflicted humiliation.”

Shui Miao raised the hand that was cuffed and remained motionless.

Lei Zhenxing’s hand was also cuffed, so everyone saw the two hands raised.

Lei Zhenxing felt uncertain about Shui Miao and began to feel uneasy.

Meanwhile, people started counting down on their phones: Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two…

“Whoosh!”

Suddenly, Shui Miao’s hand was engulfed in flames!

“Fire! Look at the fire!”

Many onlookers were excited. They watched with their own eyes as Shui Miao did nothing, and his hand suddenly caught fire.

But Lei Zhenxing found it strange—why wasn’t the fire hot?

At this moment, Shui Miao was channeling Yin Holy Immortal energy, so the fire was Yin fire. Unlike Yang fire, it wasn’t hot at all. In fact, Shui Miao was testing it himself. Originally, he had intended to burn the handcuffs using fire, hoping the heat would force Lei Zhenxing to unlock them. But now he discovered that the Yin fire couldn’t hurt him. He subtly shifted his energy, channeling metallic Immortal energy directly around the entire handcuffs. Immediately, the half of the handcuffs around Lei Zhenxing’s wrist tightened, deeply cutting into his flesh, while the half around Shui Miao’s wrist automatically opened!

“Ahh! Ahh!!”

Lei Zhenxing clutched his hand, his face contorted with pain as the cuffs dug into his flesh, drawing blood.

Everyone witnessing this incredible scene was stunned into silence.

Lei Zhenxing, unable to bear the pain, pointed his gun at Shui Miao. Shui Miao narrowed his eyes, and the gun barrel bent directly, turning back toward Lei himself! Startled, Lei Zhenxing immediately dropped the gun.

“Lei Zhenxing, after all this, do you still think I’m just spreading deceptive words?” Shui Miao calmly asked.

Lei Zhenxing gritted his teeth. “What is this? Sorcery?”

“What it is doesn’t matter. What matters is that I’m trying to save you. Your mindset is flawed, and I’m helping you correct it. But judging from your reaction, you don’t seem ready to reevaluate yourself. Then let me help you a little more.”

With a thought, the handcuffs automatically loosened and fell to the ground. A surge of Yin energy flowed directly from Lei Zhenxing’s seven orifices into his forehead, breaking through his inner energy and opening his Yin eye.

Lei Zhenxing felt a chilling pain in his brow. When he opened his eyes, he saw many impure entities… What shocked him most was that among these impure beings was even the ghost of his deceased father!

“You fool! How dare you offend the Immortal? You’re just too ungrateful! The Immortal is helping you! How could you be so foolish! Now the Immortal has opened your Yin eye to help you, let me teach you a lesson. Hurry up and apologize to the Immortal!”

The ghost of the old man scolded Lei Zhenxing harshly.

Seeing his late father scolding him just as he used to in his childhood, Lei Zhenxing was completely stunned.

“Alright, I’ve wasted enough time already. I need to go help everyone with their feng shui consultations.”

Shui Miao didn’t want to waste any more time here. He handed boxed meals to the migrant workers and led a large group of people toward their homes.