48 Hours a Day

Chapter 1122: Yi Yuan Villa

Zhang Heng never thought that he’d ever regained those lost feelings. By now, he was getting more and more used to the current state of almost no emotional fluctuations.

Although this had caused him to lose a lot of happiness, under this state, his analysis, observation, and crisis dealing ability had indeed improved to a certain extent. This could even be considered as his second cheat other than the time freeze.

Think about it. In the event of sudden danger, many people might be unable to react in time due to fear, or at least not in the first place. However, Zhang Heng did not have such a problem. Emotional stability helped him maintain stable control of his body. His thinking processes could be quickly completed, thus enabling him to take the most rational response. Therefore, it could only be said that there were pros and cons to everything.

Of course, if he had a choice, Zhang Heng still hoped that he could regain his lost feelings.

Although this might weaken his strength on a combat level, Zhang Heng still felt that he could truly be a complete version of himself only by having feelings.

Especially after going through the bodyguard dungeon, Zhang Heng also began to think about the existence of the self. For example, for the residents of the new Shanghai 0297, every time they went through a recode, it was equivalent to killing themselves. Although everyone was constantly upgrading, they had also completely lost themselves in the countless iterations of the version.

This was perhaps why Feng Zi suggested that Zhang Heng focussed on his mental training as his next step.

“After knowing the truth, what I’m most afraid of is that one day, someone will use a similar memory coding method to secretly change my memory. I hope that someone finds a way to recover all the deleted memories, and at the same time, identify the fake memories in my head. “I know this may sound like a fantasy, but if there’s anyone around me who can do this, it’s you,” Feng Zi said as she looked into Zhang Heng’s eyes.

“...”

Zhang Heng still remembered the conversation they had. It was also from that day that he began to devote more time to mental training. He had a ready-made method of training, and it was the mantra of the Small Mountain Bright Heart that he had obtained from the moribund capital dungeon.

When he had first come into contact with the Small Mountain Bright Heart, Zhang Heng had actually not paid much attention to it. This was because it was a small sect that lived up to its name. Even when Xiao Shan Qian’s father was still alive, it was not very famous. It could not be compared to the likes of the Big Stone Divine Shadow Stream, the Beichen Single Blade, or the Fragrant Divine Path, all famous large sects.

They did not leave behind any traces in history, which was unsurprising. Without Zhang Heng, Small Mountain Bright Heart would have been basically cut off by Xiao Shan Qian’s generation.

This was not without reason. Xiao Shan’s school of thought focused on seeing the heart clearly, and the blade moved according to the heart. It did not have much to offer in terms of blade techniques, and it emphasized the training of the state of mind. However, the state of mind was too intangible. It was difficult to describe.

Zhang Heng only realized the importance of the state of mind, or rather, the training of the mind, after he reached Lv 3 in blade techniques. In addition, at that time, he had been playing around in the capital, so he had seen many schools. There were even fewer things that could be seen after he learned from the various schools. On the other hand, he gained new insights when he looked at the Yama Heart stream.

Even after he successfully advanced to Lv 4, his mental training still basically followed the method of Yama Heart stream. However, because there was no way for him to advance after Level 4, Zhang Heng gradually slacked off on his training in knife techniques.

It was only when Feng Zi mentioned him that he started to pay more attention to it. He continued to use this method to train his mind. Although he didn’t find the method to fight against memory encoding as Feng Zi had hoped, the unity and coordination between his body and mind had indeed improved. It was just that this kind of thing wouldn’t be displayed in the form of numerical values on the character interface.

However, Zhang Heng had a feeling that he would use this period of training sooner or later.

Zhang Heng summarized the results of the previous dungeon. He looked at the time and registered the book on Glacier Exploration. Then, he walked out of the library and drove his Polo to the address that Han Lu had given him.

Yi Yuan villa was located at the edge of the second ring road, in an unremarkable alley. However, after entering, Zhang Heng realized that it was quite big inside. Furthermore, when he parked his car in the parking lot on the side.., he realized that other than his polo, there were basically luxury cars worth more than 600,000 to 700,000 yuan inside. Among them was Han Lu’s Model S.

When the parking lot security guard saw Zhang Heng’s Polo, he deliberately double-checked to ensure that he had not come to the wrong place. Zhang Heng didn’t overthink it. As usual, he calmly found an empty parking space, parking his Polo between an A8 and a Panamera. Then, under the guidance of the waiter, he walked into a restaurant nearby.

The owner of Yi Yuan Villa rented the nearby eight courtyard houses and redesigned them to be private kitchens. Located in a very hidden spot, there were no advertisements, except for small-scale recommendations from customers. There was no lobby inside, but only private rooms. This was because those who came to Yi Yuan Villa for dinner mainly were business people, and through this, privacy was guaranteed.

The waiter directly led Zhang Heng into the private room that Han Lu had reserved.

It was a large private room that could seat more than a dozen people, but Han Lu was the only one inside. She was on the phone at the moment, and when she saw Zhang Heng, she nodded. After talking for about two minutes, she hung up.

“You’re here.”

“Yes.”

Zhang Heng pulled out a chair, but then Han Lu said, “Why are you sitting so far away from me? Are you afraid that I’ll eat you?”

Han Lu paused and continued, “Business here is usually good. You need to book at least a week in advance. The large private room I booked at that time was originally to entertain a group of guests from Macau, but there was an accident over there later. However, I’ve already paid the deposit, so I thought of getting you to join me for a meal.”

“Thank you.” Zhang Heng found a seat next to Han Lu and sat down.

Han Lu was as swift and decisive as usual. She didn’t waste any time and went straight to the point after the waiter left, “I thought there wouldn’t be any more problems for you. You’ve been helping me for so long. With that country island and the Dreamland of Death the last time... you’ve already saved me twice. It’s finally my turn to help you this time.”

Speaking of serious matters, Han Lu’s expression turned serious, “I’m an investor. I rarely leave large amounts of money lying around, so I don’t have much liquid capital on hand. Fortunately, I’m preparing to invest in a project. I have around 20 million in cash that I can take out immediately. Other than that, I still have some fixed assets, shares, and miscellaneous things. I can take out a portion of it to find a bank loan. The number hovers around 100 to 150 million. You Don’t have to worry about the interest. I can help you pay it back. Also, I’ve been in this circle for so long, so I still have some friends. How much do you want first?”Han Lu said.

“In the early stages, I want to ask for one billion, but I can split it into three batches. The first batch will be 500 million,” Zhang Heng said after some thought. “Is it difficult?”

“In my experience, raising money can be difficult, or not difficult at all. The key is to see how you raise it,” Han Lu said.