Compared to animals, human intelligence evolves, and this evolution is ford through constant learning and training. In other words, human intelligence can be enhanced by external things or thods. Luo Zheng didn't know if his intelligence had improved, but he was very curious. How did he manage to rember so many cards? Perhaps it had sothing to do with the Breathing Skill, but this was a secret he couldn't share. So he looked at Lan Xing and replied, "Secret."
"Tsk." Lan Xing remarked speechlessly.
"Alright, let's continue. I also want to see who's more skilled between the two of you. Dad, if I lose, I'll ask him for the winnings. You better be prepared for a big loss, playing cards with two high-intelligence geniuses is definitely not a pleasant thing." Lan Xue said with a smile, looking curiously at Luo Zheng, with a hint of doubt in her eyes.
"Bring it on, I'm not afraid of anyone." Lan Xing said defiantly.
"It's alright, your old dad can afford to lose, just think of it as giving you red envelopes." Lan Bo laughed.
Everyone laughed along, filled with joy. No one took the loss or win seriously. The happiness of being together as a family was more important than anything. But everyone paid attention secretly, growing more curious about Luo Zheng's abilities, especially Lan Xue, who, considering the chess incident, had a vague feeling that Luo Zheng's intelligence had suddenly increased, feeling a bit worried, unsure whether this was good or bad.
The ga continued, and after everyone's cards were shuffled, Lan Xing suddenly said, "Stop, let's do a test."
"What kind of trick are you up to this ti?" Lan Bo curiously inquired.
"Brother-in-law, you and I will close our eyes; Dad and Sis, hands off the table." Lan Xing looked at Luo Zheng.
Luo Zheng curiously closed his eyes, while Lan Bo and Lan Xue also lifted their hands off the table. Seeing Lan Xing close his eyes, they couldn't help but feel curious. At this mont, Lan Xing continued, "Brother-in-law, when I count to three, we'll open our eyes and quickly morize the cards. It's three seconds, let's see who rembers more."
"Sure." Luo Zheng replied indifferently.
"One, two, three, start." Lan Xing said solemnly, looking very serious.
Luo Zheng also got serious. When Lan Xing counted to three, Luo Zheng quickly opened his eyes to look at the cards on the table. Three seconds later, Lan Xing shouted, "Stop, close your eyes. Dad, Sis, please turn over the face-up cards without changing or moving them. Quickly."
Soon, Lan Bo and Lan Xue turned over the cards curiously. Lan Bo said, "Alright."
Lan Xing opened his eyes, looked at Luo Zheng, and said, "Brother-in-law, see how many you rembered?"
"Okay." Luo Zheng recalled the cards he saw earlier, a picture appeared in his mind. Taking a deep breath, he began flipping them over and accurately reported the cards. All thirty-two cards were correct, leaving everyone stunned and curiously eyeing Luo Zheng as if he were so kind of monster.
Lan Xing also looked at Luo Zheng in surprise and said, "Let's do it again. This ti, don't deliberately morize, just casually glance. Rember, don't force it, ti is still three seconds, so close your eyes first."
"Sure." Luo Zheng didn't know what Lan Xing was up to, but agreed and closed his eyes.
Everyone reshuffled the cards, turning so faces up. After ssing them up, Lan Xing signaled Luo Zheng to open his eyes. After looking for three seconds, he closed them, and everyone flipped the face-up cards back, then let Luo Zheng open his eyes to guess the cards again. Luo Zheng recalled what he saw earlier and found that he didn't rember much, feeling puzzled, yet tried to guess, but only got twenty-one cards right this ti. He looked toward Lan Xing in confusion.
Others also turned to Lan Xing, not understanding what the purpose of his testing thod was. Lan Xing smiled regretfully and said, "I understand now. It's not that brother-in-law's intelligence or mory suddenly improved, but his concentration is stronger than before."
"What do you an?" Lan Bo curiously asked.
"Has anyone had this experience? When you're focused on sothing, it becos easy, but when you treat sothing casually, it becos difficult to achieve. However, one's concentration is limited, and when thinking or doing sothing, distractions often occur. It's very hard to be focused without distractions." Lan Xing explained.
"Too complicated, explain simply." Lan Bo asked curiously.
"Simply put, brother-in-law's concentration has improved. The test just proved it. The first ti, he focused entirely on the cards. The second ti, he was distracted, so he rembered less. But brother-in-law, how did your concentration improve?" Lan Xing asked, looking curiously at Luo Zheng.
"Concentration can be improved through training. Snipers have three basic qualities: endurance, willpower, and concentration. Maybe long-term training enhanced it, only showing now — that's a slow accumulation and sudden burst?" Seeing Luo Zheng hesitate, Lan Xue stepped in to smooth things over.
"Indeed, concentration can be trained. One way is through external objects and thods; another is ditation, entering a deeply quiet state called 'open mind,' not thinking about anything, forgetting oneself. For example, waking from deep sleep makes one refreshed and focused, efficient in everything. If poorly rested, one feels irritable and inattentive. Concentration scatters, and tasks beco sloppy." Lan Xing explained seriously.
"External training? ditation?" Lan Xue suddenly recalled that Luo Zheng practiced a family Breathing Skill and received guidance from a master, obtaining the latter part of a breathing technique. Estimating that Luo Zheng probably practiced it, she wondered whether it was a blessing or curse. Worried, she looked at Luo Zheng but quickly realized this couldn't be shared. She hurriedly smoothed things over: "Alright, whether intelligence or concentration improved, it's good. Let's not worry about it. Are we still playing?"
"Of course. Dad's giving out envelopes today, can't miss it." Lan Xing realized sothing, curiously glanced at Luo Zheng but didn't dwell on it, promptly agreed.
Everyone continued shuffling. Luo Zheng, while shuffling, pondered on Lan Xing's earlier words, finding so truth in them. ditation provides sufficient brain rest; when well-rested, concentration is high in everything. The Breathing Skill allows an 'open mind' state, entering ditation; concentration can be explained this way. What about thinking speed? The sa task used to take a second, now it doesn't - why?
"Could the Breathing Skill stimulate brain cells, enhancing thought and intelligence? I've heard intelligence can be developed through learning, training, gas, and entertainnt, not that ditation can also improve it." Luo Zheng mused, suddenly feeling relieved. No matter the thod, intelligence growth involves brain stimulation; the thod is just a tool, stimulating the brain is the key. ditation stimulates the brain dynamically, while static.
Thinking this, Luo Zheng relaxed. As long as it's not a bad thing, he concentrated on enjoying the family ti together, which is more important than anything.
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