"How about it? Do you believe in this master's abilities now?"
Liu Ling was quite pleased with the cheers from everyone.
However, he had a more important matter now, which was to make the young man in front of him truly convinced.
Indeed, sometimes making money wasn't the most important thing. The most important was to uphold the reputation of his Qigong master.
The previous Qigong performance was already astonishing enough, coupled with this trick of turning water from an empty cup, he felt that if this guy still wasn't convinced, then there was nothing he could do.
After all, everyone's eyes were sharp.
Moreover, who wouldn't enjoy kicking a dog when it's down? The more stubborn and unconvinced you are, the more it highlights my greatness as a master, doesn't it?
"Uh? I didn't quite understand just now. Master, would you mind performing it again?"
Yu Zhou truly felt speechless. You're going to call it quits after a mere magic trick that had no flaws?
You know, this isn't making it obvious to you that it's a magic trick.
It's stated that you are using Qigong to conjure water. In this context, performing it again would be a natural progression.
Therefore, Yu Zhou's intention was very clear: if you want me to be genuinely convinced, truly from the heart, then perform it again?
What a joke. He didn't even know if he had prepared two special props. If he actually agreed, that would be great. If he didn't, Yu Zhou would still find a way to make him agree.
In this situation, if he refused, he'd just use an excuse like "I can't use my powers more than a few times a day." Would Yu Zhou indulge him? Don't joke.
Most people probably wanted to see it again too. If you really didn't want to perform, I'd find a way to spread rumors that your Qigong cultivation is insufficient. Then, would you perform or not?
Fortunately, such a tense confrontation did not occur. Master Liu Ling clearly knew that not everyone would be convinced after every performance, so he had prepared more than one set of props.
There was no need to be coy about it now!
With a wave of his hand, he said, "Get two more cups! I'll perform it for you again."
"If I conjure water again, you have to do as I say. I'm doing this for your own good; I can't stand seeing people live with hidden ailments."
Good heavens, this guy pretends to be a master every day, has he actually started to believe he's a master?
Putting on such a compassionate act, like Guanyin Bodhisattva, who was he trying to fool?
And people actually bought it!
As soon as they heard that he was going to perform again, the bosses who were already preparing to leave returned. Their excited expressions made it seem as if they could also conjure water from empty cups using Qigong.
The next second, staff members brought two more cups, and Master Liu Ling was ready to begin his performance.
His confident demeanor made people feel as if he truly possessed Qigong, and could achieve such things with ease.
"Wait a moment!"
Suddenly, just as Liu Ling reached out to pick up a cup, Yu Zhou stopped him with a smile.
Everyone was stunned. They had not expected Yu Zhou to intervene at this moment.
Even Liu Ling paused for a moment, a flicker of surprise in his eyes.
"Why don't Master use these two cups here instead? These two cups have already been used once, so the success rate will be even higher this time."
Yu Zhou said slowly. He hadn't said anything when Liu Ling was taking out the cups, but only spoke up when the cups were brought out. This was clearly intentional.
Instantly, almost everyone's gaze shifted to the cups. They were empty, weren't they? No problem.
Only Lin Haichao and Chen Aiguo, who were closer, seemed to notice something.
In an instant, Chen Aiguo's face turned ashen.
He had always thought that such a famous Qigong master couldn't possibly be a fraud. But the reality proved that this fellow was indeed a swindler.
Yes, he saw the slight reflection on the cup and had a rough idea of what was going on.
This kind of thing couldn't stand up to scrutiny at all. Under such circumstances, as long as you observed carefully, there was a considerable chance of it being exposed.
As Liu Ling was about to say something, Yu Zhou unhesitatingly picked up the cup himself.
In an instant, Liu Ling's face changed drastically, and his entire face began to turn red.
He'd been found out? It was over?
This was his signature Qigong move. In other words, in the entire Qigong world, only he knew this trick.
Well, that's what he claimed publicly.
Now that it was discovered and exposed, he didn't even need to think about the consequences he would face.
The Qigong craze might not dissipate because of this master's downfall, but he himself would certainly be ruined.
Yu Zhou continued his actions, slowly and carefully peeling off the transparent rubber film from the cup.
The mystery was thus revealed to everyone. Good heavens, so there was already water in the cup to begin with.
It was just sealed by a rubber film, and the extremely thin rubber film itself was quite durable.
Without a close look, wasn't this just an empty cup? Even if you turned it upside down and tapped it, no water would come out.
So this so-called Qigong was just a bunch of deceptive tricks?
"What the heck? Master Liu Ling, do you have an explanation?"
On the spot, one of the hot-tempered bosses became furious.
He never expected that the Qigong master he admired would turn out to be such a character, a complete fraud!
Heh, if Yu Zhou knew his inner thoughts right now, he would immediately retort that as for other things, he couldn't say, but all the so-called masters in the Qigong world, every single one of them, were all frauds.
This was merely one among a multitude of swindlers.
"I! I~"
The moment this secret was revealed, Liu Ling began to panic.
He never expected that amidst such a great wave of Qigong fever, his simple little trick would be discovered and exposed one day.
His gaze towards Yu Zhou also began to turn fearful. Where did this guy come from?
Not only could he see through his trick at a glance, but from the very beginning, there wasn't the slightest sign that he believed Yu Zhou was a Qigong master?
Alright, he knew he had lost, and had stumbled badly in front of all the bosses.
Rolling his eyes, he wanted to pretend to faint.
Perhaps this way he could escape punishment.