Urban Soldier Young Master

Chapter 1024 - 1023: Su Yuanzhou Explains

Chu Ge and Qin Ruojing were talking, and there was another knock at the door. When they opened it, they saw Qin Ruoying, who still looked a bit sleepy and had slight dark circles under her eyes.Because of last night's events, Qin Ruoying not only went to bed very late, but she also didn't sleep well at all. Not long after Qin Ruojing got up, she turned over, and upon realizing there was no one beside her, she woke up groggily.

Since her sister wasn't in the room, it was clear without thinking that she had gone to find Chu Ge, so Qin Ruoying came over as well.

As soon as the door opened and Qin Ruoying saw Chu Ge, she was momentarily taken aback, and that cleared her mind quite a bit, her expression quickly becoming a bit strange.

Seeing Qin Ruoying in a daze, Chu Ge couldn't help but laugh and said, "What's wrong, Little Ying? Haven't seen me in a few hours, and you don't recognize me?"

"It seems... there really is a little something different about you."

Chu Ge had just casually joked, not expecting Qin Ruoying to respond like that. He couldn't help but laugh, gently tapping her nose and shaking his head with amusement, "What silly things are you saying?"

Qin Ruoying snapped back to reality, looked again at Chu Ge's face, which should be very familiar to her, and scratched her head.

"Just now, I really thought you seemed a bit different. Taking a closer look at you, it seems like there's nothing different. How strange, maybe it's because I'm not fully awake yet?"

Hearing Qin Ruoying say this, Chu Ge felt a stirring in his heart. Could it be that his cultivation of Su Yuanzhou's technique had indeed caused some subtle changes in him? But if that's the case, why didn't Qin Ruojing have any reaction at all?

Although Chu Ge felt some doubts, he didn't want the sisters to know about this. It wasn't that he didn't trust them, but such a theoretically absurd thing, which is difficult to explain scientifically, is something he felt better not to casually share with others.

The three stayed in the room for a while. Chu Ge repeated to Qin Ruoying what he had just told Qin Ruojing. Qin Ruoying's opinion was similar to her sister's—they both felt they should go to see Su Yuanzhou again to check out the situation.

The sisters' suggestion was exactly what Chu Ge wanted, so after the three of them washed up, they left the hotel. Seeing that it was already close to noon, they decided to skip breakfast. They planned to wait until Qiao Jia and Xie Simin got out of school at noon, have lunch together, and then take a good stroll around some attractions in Kamakura.

After leaving the hotel, Chu Ge called Su Yuanzhou to confirm that he was at the small inn. Then the three of them took a taxi straight to the inn.

Arriving at the inn, Su Yuanzhou reverted to his honest and amiable demeanor in front of the Qin sisters. They talked about what happened last night. Despite Su Yuanzhou's repeated refusals, Qin Ruojing insisted on giving him some money to spend on anything that might require it.

After discussing these matters, Chu Ge found an excuse to call Su Yuanzhou out alone.

Qin Ruojing and Qin Ruoying didn't find it odd, since Chu Ge had confronted Watanabe Shinji's group at Su Yuanzhou's inn yesterday. Even if things had been done discreetly, an altercation was an altercation, so it made sense for the two to have a private conversation.

When Chu Ge expressed the desire to talk to him alone, Su Yuanzhou knew what Chu Ge intended. In fact, even if Chu Ge hadn't found him, he would certainly have sought out Chu Ge.

Su Yuanzhou had only given Chu Ge the cultivation technique but hadn't taught him how to actually hypnotize people. Moreover, he was keen to know if Chu Ge had attempted more cultivation last night and, if he had, which character he had reached.

Additionally, he wanted to learn more about Chu Ge, given that Chu Ge was the first person outside the Su Family known to have the ability to cultivate that technique, indicating a potential connection between Chu Ge and the Su Family.

Chu Ge and Su Haidong went to a room on the first floor. This time, they didn't engage in small talk. Chu Ge directly voiced his doubts.

"Brother Su, yesterday was too rushed, and I didn't have the chance to ask you this. How should one use our cultivation technique to hypnotize others?"

Su Yuanzhou had anticipated this question from Chu Ge and didn't hold back, explaining directly.

"You probably remember the situation when I hypnotized you yesterday. Simply put, this hypnosis technique involves establishing a mental connection between people through eye contact. Then, through this connection and the use of spiritual power, the characters of the cultivation technique are introduced into the mental link."

As expected, Su Yuanzhou's explanation matched the theories Chu Ge had previously deduced on his own, though there were still some uncertain details.

"Brother Su, when introducing these characters into the mental connection, do I first recall them in my mind to establish a personal link before transmitting them through intent, or is it more of a mental attack?"

Su Yuanzhou nodded, "Yes, that's the idea."

"So during this process, should I start from the first character and sequentially use each character of the technique, or use the highest character I can manage, or is there another order that could produce different effects?"

Hearing Chu Ge's question, Su Yuanzhou couldn't help but secretly admire him. Chu Ge truly was thorough in his thinking, considering such a comprehensive question right after being introduced to the cultivation technique.

"Well, how should I put this..."

Su Yuanzhou paused briefly before continuing, "Theoretically, starting from the first character and sequentially adding the others, or using a single character directly are both feasible approaches. But each method has its pros and cons, and as for the different permutations, to be honest, I haven't tried them, so I don't know what effects they might produce."

"Each has its pros and cons?"

Chu Ge repeated the phrase, quickly pondering over it with a faint hypothesis forming in his mind, though he didn't voice it immediately. After all, he was consulting Su Yuanzhou and voicing his thoughts prematurely might interrupt Su Yuanzhou's train of thought or come off as showing off.

Su Yuanzhou nodded and continued explaining to Chu Ge.

"Starting from the first character and sequentially adding the others helps achieve a better hypnotic effect, but it takes longer. If interrupted, even if nothing is lost, the effect might be diminished."

"Using a single character directly saves time and is straightforward, but it requires a certain level of proficiency with the technique. For example, reciting the multiplication table from start to finish is smooth due to its order, yet starting from the middle could be challenging for someone not familiar with it."

Chu Ge chuckled; Su Yuanzhou's analogy was indeed apt since confusion with multiplication tables is common, and the hypnosis-related cultivation technique is far more complex.

Seeing Chu Ge's understanding smile, Su Yuanzhou continued, "Another downside to using a single character for hypnosis is that if it fails, the subject may become alert due to some mental fluctuation, making further hypnosis much harder. To give an analogy..."

At this point, Su Yuanzhou smiled wryly, "I suppose I don't need an analogy. You experienced it yesterday. Seeing today's sun can be considered my good fortune."

Chu Ge scratched his head, thinking that it was truly embarrassing. Yesterday, when he nearly strangled him, it wasn't truly him. Just recalling the incident made his skin crawl. You almost didn't see today's sun; I almost lost control over my own body.

However, this was something Chu Ge wouldn't tell Su Yuanzhou. He understood what Su Yuanzhou meant.

That feeling is somewhat like when two people are together, and one suddenly ambushes the other. If the other person dodges, a second ambush becomes naturally more challenging.

Thinking about this, Chu Ge awkwardly smiled and said, "Brother Su, everything that happened yesterday was a misunderstanding, and I've sincerely apologized for it. How about we let it go?"

"It's not that I'm holding onto it stubbornly, just that..." Su Yuanzhou spread his hands and shook his head, "To be honest, I'm still struggling to understand it. More accurately, I can't comprehend how you broke my hypnosis suddenly. At that moment, you... didn't seem like a human."

Chu Ge scratched his head again, choosing not to comment. Not only Su Yuanzhou; Chu Ge himself couldn't fathom it either.

Su Yuanzhou and Chu Ge exchanged wry smiles, both looking a bit more puzzled and helpless.

"Sigh... discussing this with you now may be premature, but since we're on the subject, I might as well mention a tad more. In fact, mastering the third layer of this cultivation technique grants one an extraordinary ability. Because of this, I shouldn't have failed, and yet, I did."

Chu Ge paused for a moment, "An extraordinary ability? What do you mean by that?"

Su Yuanzhou smiled slightly, raising his hand to stroke his chin, "That is..."