I am about to die of old age, and I have awakened the character of longevity.

Chapter 188 The big treasure chest is obtained, and the red fox turns into a human!

The winter snow covered the entire stone mountain with a layer of silver. Every step left a footprint about a foot deep on the snowy ground, making a "crunching" sound.

"Routines are all routines."

"This red fox has a lot of tricks! Only the white fox is a little naive..."

Xie An went down the Stone Mountain and headed straight for the county town, but he was frightened.

If the red fox was truly dead and there was a fire outside, the white fox should have immediately gone to put out the fire, as that was the only way to protect the red fox's body. At the very least, if the fire was too strong, the white fox should have dragged the red fox's body away from the temple. Yet, the white fox chose to continue crying... This was too fake.

It was all the red fox's trick.

Thinking about it this way, Xie An felt that the white fox had not come to follow him in the past two months because the red fox did it on purpose.

Combining the previous and subsequent information, Xie An made a guess about the red fox;
The Red Fox had the White Fox follow him around all day for a period of time in order to understand his behavior and temperament. Once he had a good grasp of his situation, he suddenly stopped the White Fox from following him and stopped visiting Xie's mansion. This tricked the Red Fox into believing it was dead, allowing it to steal the treasure and ultimately capture him.

The next set took more than two months.

This set is OK.

If Xie An had not been careful enough, he would have fallen into the trap of this old fox.

They say foxes are cunning, and that’s absolutely true.

and many more……

How did the red fox know that the big brother behind the white fox was injured?
The answer came to mind: the last time I went to the Stone Temple, I was discovered by the red fox.

But at that time, Xie An lay on the courtyard wall and watched all night, but he did not notice that the red fox turned around and looked at him.

How did the red fox discover it?

Five senses?

Isn’t that a method only used in health-preserving exercises?

The seven-fold martial artist has extraordinary five senses, but cannot see outside.

Xie An asked Chen Tie, an eighth-level martial artist, but he couldn't do it either. As for the ninth-level martial artist... Xie An didn't know.

But a martial arts master should be able to do it?
In short, this red fox is not simple.

Then the problem is coming.

The red fox discovered me last time, why didn’t I take action?
Why did he set a trap again this time to lure me into stealing the treasure?

What is the difference between the two?
distance!

"I'm on the courtyard wall twenty meters away, and the red fox can't do anything to me. If I enter the hall, it can capture me. It must be seriously injured, making it difficult for it to move. After all, the red fox hasn't moved in the two times I saw it."

When you think about it this way, it makes sense.

Cunning old fox!
It was already early morning when we returned to Xie's house.

Everyone else fell asleep, but Xie An returned to his room and couldn't sleep. He took out the seven-treasure exquisite box and the mirror and examined the mirror carefully.

At first Xie An was very cautious, but after some effort he discovered...

As long as you don't stare at the black red spider lily on the back, you won't lose your mind.

The front is a smoothly polished mirror. Perhaps because it has not been used for a long time, the mirror is covered with a layer of metal dirt similar to copper rust, making it difficult to reflect people clearly.

Xie An wanted to clean the mirror and see its true appearance.

However, he also knew that his craftsmanship was not good enough and it would be easy to damage the mirror.

"I'll find a mirror grinder to polish it later."

Putting the mirror and the magic treasure into his inner pocket, Xie An began to wonder whether it was possible to restart the next transaction.

The fox coveted his treasure, and he coveted the fox's treasure.

Everyone is pulling and tugging, it's really tiring.

Might as well just click on it.

The box looked quite large. If he could exchange it for a precious plant... Xie An felt it was a good deal.

But this red fox is really dangerous.

Let's see what it plans to do next.

……

The next day, Xie An got up early and sat cross-legged in the room to practice the water drop internal energy method.

After two months of training, Xie An finally reached the threshold of the Water Drop Internal Energy Method. However, to train the internal energy into the shape of drops of water, one needs to have a very precise grasp of the internal energy.

Xie An still couldn't do it.

But at least it can circulate internal energy, mobilize the internal energy of the whole body. The technique is similar to the heat of health-preserving exercises, but there are obvious differences between the two.

Internal strength comes from the gaseous escape of essence and blood, while the heat from health-preserving exercises... does not come from essence and blood.

To this day, Xie An still doesn't know where the source of this heat is.

Furthermore, internal energy is a consumable. It is the power extracted from the essence and blood after the blood is flushed. Every use of internal energy consumes the essence and blood. If overused, it will lead to insufficient qi and blood.

The cold and hot energies of health-preserving exercises seem to nourish qi, blood, muscles and bones.

If we use the concept of the industrial chain in the previous life for comparison, internal strength belongs to the midstream product of the industrial chain, while the cold and hot energies of health-preserving exercises belong to the upstream products.

Practicing both methods simultaneously allowed Xie An to compare and verify each other, and they could also complement each other.

For example, whenever the internal energy is over-consumed, you can use cold and hot energy to nourish the blood and energy of the whole body, so that the internal energy can be replenished quickly.

This discovery surprised Xie An.

If internal energy is a river, then the heat from health-preserving exercises is equivalent to the mountain spring at the source of the river.

So, where does the heat and cold air in health-preserving exercises come from?
He recalled the first time the heat appeared... It seemed to be when he was practicing the Five Animal Exercises. As he practiced, a tiny wisp of heat appeared in his body.

I don’t know where it came from…

Although martial arts training is not as rigorous and detailed as science, Xie An believes that both martial arts and health-preserving exercises have a logical system of internal strength.

It’s just that Daqian values ​​martial arts, and countless martial arts masters have been at the forefront, summarizing their experiences and gradually working out many principles and logics, and the system is extremely complete.

However, the people of Daqian looked down on health-preserving exercises, and there were very few practitioners, resulting in little experience and information in this area, the logic was broken, and no one tried to summarize it.

Looking across Qingwu County, it seems Xie An and Tang Zhengyang are the only two who have mastered the art of health preservation. His other three brothers are all out searching for treasures and opportunities, trying to find immortality, and haven't been seen in years.

"When Brother Tang comes out of seclusion, I'll have to go ask him where the energy for the health-preserving exercises comes from..."

Xie An gathered his thoughts and began to practice Tiger Form Qigong.

wow~
As Xie An began to invigorate his body, a humming sound of air began to emanate from his body. The hot and cold energies circulated continuously, as if at the fingertips of his arms, with an incomparable pleasure.

"It also has to be a comfortable way to practice the health-preserving exercises... It's like returning to home turf."

After two months of hard training, Xie An's Tiger Qigong had connected six nodes in series, reaching 6/100.

It's amazing speed.

As the progress increased, Xie An vaguely felt the power of Tiger Form Qigong.

There is often a tiger roaring and buzzing sound exploding in the body.

Connecting the nodes of Tiger Qigong is like drawing a picture. Xie An has only just finished drawing half of a tiger leg. According to the Qigong node structure, approximately ten nodes need to be connected to create a complete tiger leg.

By that time, there should be some transformation.

Xie An was looking forward to it.

After finishing his practice, Xie An had breakfast with everyone as usual.

For the convenience of living, Xie An had already cleared out a room next to the small kitchen in the backyard to use as a dining room. There was a solid wall next to the dining room, isolating Su Yuqing's residence.

In this way, Su Yuqing can live in privacy, and Xie An also has an independent space in the courtyard.

Convenient for everyone.

However, as He Chunli and Chunlan were getting married, these three courtyards were obviously not enough.

During the meal, Xie An brought up this, "Xiao He, go find a house nearby and buy it. After you get married, you can take Chunlan to live outside."

He Chunli was shocked when he heard this. He immediately put down his bowl and chopsticks and knelt on the ground. "I don't want to go out. I want to stay with Master and fulfill my filial duty. Please allow me to do so."

Chunlan was also sensible, and she quickly knelt down and said, "Chunlan is also willing to stay and serve the master."

Han Li chimed in, "Master, you don't know. I've suggested many times that Hezi buy a house outside, but he's refused. He'd rather live in the back room in the front row than move out. He said he must take care of Master until the end of his life. He also said that if Master doesn't agree, then I should come and beg Master."

Seeing the three of them being so stubborn and affectionate, Xie An couldn't bear it.

This is not the previous life.

In previous lives, when children got married, they were eager to live outside and did not want to stay with their parents, saying it was inconvenient in many ways. Their parents also understood.

But this world is different.

"I understand your filial piety. Get up, everyone." Xie An helped them up and began to think about the house. "Chunlan, go to the box next to the long desk in my room and get some banknotes. Go to the pawnshop and find a big house to buy."

Chunlan said, "Master, there's no need to spend so much money. He Ge'er and I have discussed it and we can just live in the back room in the front. We can buy some furniture when the time comes."

He Chunli nodded repeatedly, "Yes, Chunlan and I have discussed it. This house is very good. Although it is not big, it is cozy."

These words really touched Xie An's heart.

He likes this house, too.

But after getting married, living in a cramped back house is not appropriate.

It would be fine if Xie An had no spare money, but he had a huge sum of 50,000 taels in his hand, so it would be inappropriate not to improve his disciple's living conditions.

Xie An chewed his meat bun and pondered. But there was a solution.

In the past, there were some local tyrants and bullies who, in order to expand their own houses, demolished the houses of the surrounding people and then expanded them.

Xie An certainly wouldn't be a bully...but a local tyrant could be one for once.

"Then go find the owner of the yard next door and find a way to buy it. Then, open it up and renovate it. It just so happens that we need a stable at home and need a groom, and this yard isn't big enough to begin with."

The three of them were stunned and looked at Xie An in disbelief.

And this operation?
This is almost inevitable.

If Xie An was an ordinary businessman, perhaps people would not be willing to sell it. But Xie An was a fifth-rank general... who would dare not sell it?
After deciding to expand the house, Xie An left the kitchen, went to the courtyard to change into his official robes, took the Demon-Suppressing Sword, and went out to the Demon-Suppressing Division.

Huang Silang is still unconscious.

Just another uneventful day.

Drink tea, chat, read books in the library, and go home on time.

When I got home, it was already dusk, twilight was everywhere, and the snow was still falling.

After dinner, Xie An returned to the courtyard to continue practicing Tiger Form Qigong, but was shocked to see a little white fox clinging to the top of the wall.

The red fox can't sit still anymore and wants to make a big deal! ?

Xie An feigned composure, ignoring the white fox. He then walked straight into the living room, put down his demon-suppressing sword, removed his official robes, and donned his everyday brocade robes. He then lay down on the Drunkard's chair under the eaves, with a stove, table, and tea utensils beside him.

While boiling water to make tea, he enjoyed the snow scenery leisurely and ignored the white fox.

Gaga~
The white fox jumped off the courtyard wall, stood on the tree stump, grinned at Xie An and made sounds.

Xie An turned his head away, ignoring him. He leisurely picked up the boiling kettle and brewed the tea. After the second brew, Xie An picked up the teacup and took a sip with great satisfaction.

The white fox lost its composure and continued to bare its teeth.

After leaving the white fox alone for about a quarter of an hour, Xie An said softly, "You guys are so cunning. You tried to set a trap for me, and you still have the nerve to come to me?"

Filled with rage, the white fox drew a square and a fire cloud on the snow, then pointed wildly at Xie An with its claws, then at the square and the fire cloud. Its meaning was: Aren't you plotting to take our box too? And you set it on fire.

Xie An did not shy away from the question, "That's true, then we're even."

The white fox nodded vigorously to show his agreement.

Xie An explained, "Actually, I was just trying to scare you. If your brother really died, I would definitely save you and wouldn't let you burn to death."

hiss.

The white fox turned its head to the side suddenly, obviously not believing it.

Xie An didn't dwell on this detail. "Why did you come to see me?"

The white fox pointed at the square pattern, then ran to the tree stump and raised his hands up.

Xie An knew what it meant and exchanged the wooden box for the whole tree stump.

Xie An agreed in his heart.

completely fine.

This broken tree stump cost him a full ten thousand taels of silver, and it still looks half dead. Keeping it would be a huge consumable and meaningless to him.

If I could exchange it for that box of treasures, it would be a great deal.

The problem is... I don't know how much is in the box.

What if the old fox takes away most of them and leaves only a few pieces of scrap metal in it... wouldn't that be a huge loss?

Thinking of this, Xie An shook his head, "Your elder brother is very cunning, what if he plays tricks on me?"

The white fox seemed to know Xie An's hesitation, and used its claws to paint dots all over the square.

"Is the box full?"

The white fox nodded continuously.

After weighing the pros and cons, Xie An felt that it was feasible.

After all, he had been a court attendant for thirty years and was familiar with the common items in Qingwu County. If the old fox used ordinary junk to fool him, Xie An would be able to tell the difference.

"But I need to identify the items inside first. I will only change them if there are no problems."

The white fox gestured, indicating that it was no problem. However, the stump was too big for the white fox to carry, so Xie An had to pull it outside the ancient temple to trade.

Xie An thought about it and agreed.

This tree stump is half dead. It feels like it would be a waste of money to continue nurturing it. What if it dies...

Xie An asked the white fox to wait in the yard, and the white fox nodded in agreement.

Xie An went to his room and tidied himself up, then came out again. He walked to the tree stump, squatted down, and hugged it with both hands. With a sudden force, the ground shook slightly, and the tree stump was uprooted.

Xie An carried the stump on his shoulders and said, "Let's go."

……

Taking advantage of the night, Xie An and Bai Hu rushed to the gate of the ancient temple on the top of Stone Mountain.

Bang.

Xie An did not enter the room, but placed the stump on the ground. "Let's trade here. Go and move the box out."

The white fox shook his head, indicating that the box was too heavy for him to move.

Xie An no longer counted on the little white fox. Instead, he stood at the gate and looked at the red fox lying in the hall. "Old fox, we've been tackling this for more than two months. There's no need to resort to any more tricks."

This time, the red fox got straight to the point. "You're quite cautious. You're lucky this time. I let you get away with it."

The red fox hit the box with its head, and the wooden box flew out of the hall door and slid along the snow to Xie An's feet.

Sure enough, this old fox cannot be moved.

But the strength is not weak.

I guess the spinal nerves were damaged, causing paralysis of the lower body...

Even so, Xie An kept his five senses fully alert, ready to take precautions. He opened the box and took a quick look at the contents. They were certainly not ordinary items from Qingwu County. Many of them were very old, hundreds of years old.

There are more than ten pieces of white pupa stone.

There is movement in the destiny, and there is demonic energy in the white pupa stone.

Not to mention anything else, just these ten pieces of white pupa stone are enough to make a fortune.

After roughly confirming that the other party had not deceived him, Xie An knew that this was not the place to look closely. He immediately closed the box and kicked the tree stump to the side of the red fox. "The old fox is really straightforward. Goodbye."

Red Fox suddenly called out to Xie An, "Wait."

Xie An, who had walked a few steps carrying the large box, turned back and asked, "What else?"

The red fox said, "Don't blame me for not warning you. Although some of the items in there are good, if you sell them, it is easy to bring disaster upon yourself."

"Thank you for reminding."

Xie An didn't know whether what the old fox said was true or not, so he ran away carrying the big box.

This place is not a good place, it is better to leave early.

When the white fox saw that it had got the tree stump, it ran into the hall happily and gestured in front of the red fox, as if trying to take credit for it.

Humph.

The red fox was speechless for a moment. "Okay, okay, you did a good job. You go guard outside the mountain. I need to retreat for an hour or so. If any evil people come close, just run away. Don't worry about my life or death!"

The white fox knew that the matter was of great importance, so he did not hesitate and jumped out to stand guard.

Watching the white fox's retreating figure, the red fox gritted its teeth, "Although this fool lost our clan's most precious treasure, the Spirit Mirror, he meant well. No wonder, little white fox. I'll get the mirror back when I recover. It's only the nineteenth level of Mingyu... I can destroy him in the blink of an eye."

After saying this, the red fox turned its head to look at the tree stump. It approached and sniffed it, revealing an intoxicated look. "It really is the blood essence of the Azure Dragon Martial Saint. Even after a hundred years, it's still so powerful, more than enough to heal my injuries by 50% or 60%. "

"Hiss, the Martial Saint's blood...it smells so good."

Intoxicated by the smell, the red fox opened its mouth, revealing its cold fangs, and began to breathe in. In an instant, a stream of blood-colored steam slowly flowed out of the tree stump and merged into the red fox's body.

The red fox's body suddenly became steaming hot, forming a visible layer of heat. The conspicuous wounds on its skin began to wriggle, with black liquid continuously flowing out. The black flesh pieces fell off inch by inch, and finally the wounds slowly healed.

The tree stump gradually shriveled up and finally turned into a pile of sawdust, falling to the ground.

As the last wisp of blood-colored steam was inhaled into the red fox's body, the fox's hair stood up, and all the wounds healed. There was also a "cracking" sound from the bones connecting.

Not long after, the red fox slowly stood up from the ground, as if it were reborn.

Immediately afterwards, the giant red fox sat cross-legged on the ground, clasping his hands together. "After four hundred years of hard training, I was only halfway to becoming a human. I never thought that this Martial Saint's blood would help me complete the final step."

I don't know what kind of martial arts the red fox used, but a burst of heat surged from his body. After a while, he slowly turned into a fifty-year-old old man.

She's just not wearing any clothes...and her skin color is a little yellow.

The red fox was very satisfied with this body and couldn't help but smile. "Four old guys, you conspired to plot against me, thinking I was dead. But I turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Not only have my injuries been healed by half, but I have finally completed the transformation into a human."

Feeling proud, the red fox instinctively lay on the ground and crawled out of the hall door on all fours.

After crawling two steps, he suddenly came to his senses.

"Damn, that's not how people walk. I'm still not used to it..."

The red fox stood up and tried to walk on its two feet, but after taking two steps, it accidentally fell into the snow while going down the stairs.

"What's so good about transforming into a human... Why do all the demons want to become human? They can't even give people a place to walk."

"I'll go back to being a fox after I get the mirror back..."

(End of this chapter)