Insufficient balance

  Gao Tianming's impression of martial arts all came from the TV dramas he watched when he was a kid, as well as the descriptions in novels. They all made martial arts seem easy, where you could get your hands on a secret manual, practice by yourself, and then become invincible.

  But it is clear that reality and fantasy are vastly different. Following Master Ge to learn Tai Chi, after learning some basic moves, you must also learn the techniques of exerting force.

  However, Gao Tianming is not a legendary martial arts genius. He only roughly learned the 12-style Tai Chi boxing method and was unable to apply it freely when facing an enemy. The only thing that made Ge Lao praise him was Gao Tianming's ability to anticipate his opponent's moves before they happened, every time they practiced together, Gao Tianming could always react one step ahead of Ge Lao's next move.

  When practicing with Ge Lao, Gao Tianming no longer felt the feeling of being completely bound and his speed greatly reduced. Gao Tianming didn't dare to ask Ge Lao for confirmation, but only hid his doubts in his heart.

  The lake water sparkled, and Gao Tianming was practicing the 12-form Tai Chi routine with Ge Lao. This was the thirteenth day that Gao Tianming had been learning Tai Chi from Ge Lao. Today, he was particularly focused, because tomorrow his summer vacation would end and he would have to take a train to F City, where his university was located.

  After finishing the last move, the two of them stopped.

  "Master Ge, tomorrow I won't be able to come here and learn Tai Chi from you, I'm going to school." Gao Tianming felt a bit down, "Thank you for your careful instruction these past few days." Gao Tianming bowed.

  "Tomorrow, you'll be going to school, haha, you've basically mastered Tai Chi 12 forms, what's lacking is just some fire timing. Once you're in university, make sure to practice diligently when you have time." Ge Lao, although sometimes he doesn't say it out loud and also doesn't let Gao Tianming call him Master, has already considered Gao Tianming as his own disciple in his heart. As for his departure, he is somewhat reluctant to see him go.

  "There's no banquet that doesn't disperse, you can just come and visit this old man when you're free." Ge Lao said with a smile, stroking his beard.

  After saying goodbye to Ge Lao, Gao Tianming returned home and planned to pack his luggage. The train was scheduled for the next afternoon.

  ……….

  "Dad and mom, don't see me off anymore. I've been to university so many times already. I can handle all this myself." Gaotianming said to his parents as he stuffed the luggage into the trunk of the taxi.

  "Then we won't send you off, be careful yourself and call us back when you arrive at school."

  "Mom, I know, you can go back." He waved his hand at his parents and got into the car.

  "Master, we can set off now, go to the train station, thank you." "Alright." The taxi driver replied.

  "Little brother, are you going to college?" the driver asked.

  "Yes, it will be more than four months before I can come back again." Gaotianming replied, looking at the rapidly receding scenery outside the window.

  Half an hour later, Gao Tianming arrived at the train station. In a few days, it would be the opening time for universities across the country, so there were many young people like Gao Tianming in the train station.

  After waiting for almost an hour in the waiting room at the train station, the train to F city finally arrived. After getting on the train and putting away his luggage, Gao Tianming sat down in his seat, this journey would take 8 hours.

  Sitting next to Gao Tianming was a robust middle-aged man, and across from him was an elderly couple. Under these circumstances, Gao Tianming couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, originally thinking there would be a female companion to accompany him.

  Nothing to do, Gao Tianming took out his mobile phone. He was ready to watch some videos and news to kill time.

  The future function of this mobile phone is left with only 7 hours, that is to say, after passing 7 days, this mobile phone will become an ordinary mobile phone.

  He opened his book and began to read with great interest, while people often didn't notice the time passing by quickly.

  Unconsciously, nearly 8 hours have passed, and Gao Tianming looked out of the window to see the iconic building in F City, it seems that we are approaching the station.

  Gao Tianming flipped his phone to the news section and suddenly saw a headline: A bus in F City, Z Province was attacked by a suicidal assailant. Seeing the title, Gao Tianming was stunned for a moment, wasn't this the city he was currently in?

  Breaking news: At around 9:35 pm, a passenger on a bus on Guangming Road in F City, Z Province suddenly detonated explosives they were carrying, resulting in 10 deaths and 9 serious injuries. The injured are currently being treated in hospital. The motive behind the attack is unclear, but it is suspected to be an act of revenge against society.

  Gao Tianming glanced at his watch and saw that it was now 8:20, which meant that 75 minutes had passed since the incident. He knew he had to report it immediately, or there might still be a chance to make things right.

  After 10 minutes, Gao Tianming took his luggage and arrived at the train station in F City. He found a phone booth and dialed the police emergency number.

  "Hello, I found someone carrying explosives on the bus. It will be detonated at the Guangming Road section."

  Policeman: "Excuse me, what is the license plate number of this bus?"

  Gao Tianming: "I didn't notice."

  Police: "Alright, thank you for reporting, we will handle it."

  Hung up the phone, Gao Tianming didn't know if the police would handle the case or think he was joking. But for now, that's all he could do.

  Gao Tianming dragged his luggage and walked to the bus stop, waiting for the school bus.

  After nearly half an hour, a bus to school finally arrived. Dragging his luggage, he walked onto the bus, where there weren't many people. The back row was already full, but fortunately, there were still seats in the front row, and Gao Tianming sat down with his luggage.

  Looking at the scenery outside the window, it's been more than 2 months since I last saw it, and I feel a little nostalgic.

  The bus had been running for a while when Gao Tianming suddenly felt something was off, the scenery outside the window seemed unfamiliar. The driver, an honest-looking middle-aged man, was sitting next to him, so he asked: "Driver, this road is quite strange, has the bus route changed?"

  The driver looked at Gaotianming's luggage and replied, "Young man, you are a student from out of town who came to study here, right? A month ago, Taiyang Road was under construction and couldn't be passed through, so we took a detour via Guangming Road and then headed to University Town."

  "Guangming Road? Are we going to Guangming Road?" Gao Tianming asked in surprise. He glanced at his watch, 9:23.

  He took a look at the number of people on the bus. Just now, several people got on and off the bus, and there are 18 people now, which is good, not 19. Gaotianming let out a sigh of relief.

  "Passengers on the bus, the next stop is Guangming Road Station. The next station is Minnan Road Station." The bus arrived at a new stop.

  Gao Tianming stared with his eyes wide open, looking at the front door.

  A man in his 40s came in through the front door and sat down opposite Gaotianming.

  "It's over, a dead man has arrived, I have to get off quickly!" Ga Tianming looked at the man opposite him with great pain.

  "No, if I do this, I can survive, but what about the people on the bus? Should I shout that there's a bomb on the bus? No, that won't work either, it'll just force the hijacker to detonate the explosives immediately." Sweat began to trickle down Gaotianming's face, "What should I do, what can I do?"

  "We have to catch the culprit directly, this is the only way!" Gaotianming raised his head and stared at the people in the car, scrutinizing each one. After being scrutinized back and forth for a week, he really found the problem.

  Everyone else on the bus had a dull expression, except for one person, a young man in his 30s, whose eyes revealed a hint of madness and a sly smile at the corner of his mouth. He sat in the last row, with no one sitting next to him.

  "It must be him, we have to get close to him and then find a way to subdue him." Ga Tianming wiped the sweat from his face, "And we can't let him suspect or become alert, otherwise he will also detonate the explosives ahead of time."

  "How can I safely approach him? It seems that I need to use my special ability to try." High Tianming thought to himself.

  Gao Tianming stood up from his seat, dragging his luggage, and slowly walked towards the last row. The man's expression became increasingly cautious, and as Gao Tianming approached the last row, the man's caution grew. When Gao Tianming was still 2 meters away, the man suddenly detonated a bomb, and a burst of flames erupted.

  "Ah!" A flash of fear flickered in Gao Tianming's eyes, he hadn't expected that even with such caution, he would still be ambushed. That person was simply too crazy, he had to think of another way.

  She glanced at the girl sitting next to her, with short hair and a calm expression. Although she wasn't very pretty, she had a great temperament.

  Gao Tianming looked at her and suddenly had an idea, maybe he could give it a try.

  (Gao Tianming suddenly shouted at the girl next to him: "How can you be like this, so shameless!" After finishing, he dragged his luggage and walked towards the back row. The girl was stunned for a moment, then suddenly became furious: "What did you say? You have the guts to say it again, what's wrong with me being shameless?" Everyone in the car was attracted by the sound, Gao Tianming didn't respond, he directly walked over and sat down next to the man, who didn't take any extreme action.)

  "Alright, it's settled then."

  He turned his head and took a look at the girl beside him, Gao Tianming did not expect this girl to be so fierce, completely inconsistent with her appearance. It seems that he could only offend her.

  He turned around and shouted at the girl...

  Sat down beside the man, everything was as expected, except that the girl was still staring at Gao Tianming, who ignored her.

  The man also stared at Gao Tianming, and Gao Tianming deliberately turned his head to smile at the man. The man did not respond and directly turned his head to the other side.

  "It's now!" Ga Tianming roared in his heart.

  He raised his hand, and with all his might, he used the Tai Chi fist's "Bàn Lán Chuí" (Moving Interception Punch), striking the man's neck artery area. This is a nerve cluster in the neck, requiring a force of over 250 kilograms and high speed to knock someone unconscious.

  "Bang"