I am about to die of old age, and I have awakened the character of longevity.
Chapter 73 True Appearance
Chapter 73 True Appearance
Xie An closed his eyes and felt it carefully.
Just like a fish in water, it not only feels the slight fluctuations of the water flow, but can also remove the resistance of the water through its scales, fins, gills, tail...
Xie An's aura is similar in nature.
Not only can one clearly feel the rhythm of the air, but one can also remove the air resistance when the knife is drawn, greatly increasing the speed and lethality of the knife.
“What a mysterious feeling!”
"No wonder big men like Tang Qingyun and Tang Qingfeng keep mentioning the feeling of Qi."
It can be seen how difficult it is to cultivate a sense of qi.
But now I have done it.
Xie An did not get carried away by success, but immersed himself in it and felt it carefully for a long time. Only after he was sure that he had grasped the feeling did he put away his knife and stop.
"So this is what Qi is! It has directly elevated my swordsmanship and fighting style to a higher level."
"Now I am only one step away from breaking through the Jingrou realm. With this sense of Qi, plus the powerful force accumulated from the health-preserving exercises, I am confident of victory even if I face a warrior who has just entered the Jingrou realm."
Thinking of this, Xie An smiled contentedly and took off the veil from his face.
With the death of Zhang Hengshui, all members of the Zhang family were gone, so Xie An felt that there was no need to wear a mask anymore.
I feel much more comfortable after taking off the mask.
The oppressive feeling he had felt in the black market for more than half a year turned into dust in an instant and dissipated with the wind.
Xie An suppressed the urge to immediately go to Tangjiabao to inquire about opportunities. After all, he had just cultivated his Qi sense and wasn't quite proficient in using it yet. He needed to spend some time consolidating it before it would be more effective.
"The Chinese New Year is in two months, so it's a good opportunity for me to visit Master Tang at Tangjiabao and ask about that opportunity."
Mingyu Gong...is already within reach.
"Even though Mingyu Gong is extremely difficult to practice and takes a long time, I have a long life, so I have to give it a try."
"Once I master the Mingyu Gong, I can even regain my youth! By then, I'll have the chance to achieve immortality and seek the path to immortality."
Having experienced the era of information explosion in his previous life, Xie An was well-versed in history and had seen too many emperors and generals who held supreme power, but in the end they could not withstand the power of time and turned into dry bones and yellow earth.
How many emperors, out of fear of death, believed in the Taoism of Huang Lao, and for the obsession with immortality, they made elixirs and took drugs to accelerate their death.
In his previous life, he had searched through 5,000 years of history books, and all he found were two sentences:
Reading history for three thousand years is nothing but fame, wealth and power; after ninety thousand miles of enlightenment, one will eventually end up with dry bones in the tomb.
But Xie An, who lived a new life, was unwilling to turn into dry bones and yellow earth.
Even if there is a slight possibility, I still ask for immortality.
The road is still long, Xie An reminded himself that he still needs to take one step at a time.
"Go find Zhang Lin and ask him if the horses have been sold. Take the money and buy some Tiger Meat Soup. I'm going to break through the Flesh Realm."
A bowl of tiger meat soup cost eighty taels, which was ridiculously expensive. Although Xie An was now the second deacon, he couldn't afford such expenses without making some extra money.
It was already dusk when I walked out of the villa.
The golden afterglow poured down on Xie An's face, making him feel warm.
"Boss."
When Liang Zhi and Wang Xiang saw Xie An, they instinctively came over to greet him. Then, when they saw Xie An's true face for the first time, they were stunned.
Although Xie An still had a lot of white hair, his face did not seem to have many wrinkles, and his eye sockets were not sunken. Instead, he looked very strong.
Moreover, the two of them clearly sensed that their boss was in an unusually good mood today, and they were also infected and smiled as well.
"Well. Manage the black market well. The New Year is coming soon. The court will come to verify the accounts. If you do a good job, you will definitely benefit from it." Xie An did not forget to paint a big picture for the two of them, and then came to Zhang Lin's yard.
The gate was not closed, so Xie An walked in quietly. At this moment, Zhang Lin was lying on the table in the hall, using an abacus, while Zhou Xing was squatting beside him counting silver. He also brought a small scale and helped Zhang Lin weigh the broken silver to make sure the account and the amount of silver matched.
"A total of twelve horses were sold. One of the smaller horses was sold for thirty-five taels and six cents, and the white horse was sold for forty-two taels and three cents... Zhou Xing, please quickly weigh the small change to see if it matches."
"You don't have to be so meticulous. Just calculate the total. I don't think the Second Deacon would bother with such trivial matters."
Zhang Lin was still calculating on his abacus. "Master Ma is shrewd. He'll get the big silver, but it's common for a few taels to be missing from a few hundred. This batch of horses is the work of the Second Deacon. If I don't keep a detailed account with clear evidence, people will easily suspect I've taken a small cut."
"Isn't the Second Deacon such a person?"
"Second Deacon is naturally generous, but I can't be ignorant of my duties. Stop talking nonsense and weigh it out quickly. If you don't pay even half a penny, I'll spank you."
Zhou Xing lowered his head and said "Oh", not daring to raise any more questions.
Soon, Zhang Lin cleared the accounts and Zhou Xing weighed all the change.
After a quick comparison, Zhou Xing exclaimed, "Ghost, this Ma Ye is the head of the horse farm after all, and he actually gave two taels less silver. How shameless!"
Humph.
Zhang Lin acted like a boss teaching a younger brother a lesson, "Businessmen are often treacherous. You still lack experience in the underworld. You are still young after all."
Zhou Xing's face flushed, and he felt embarrassed. "Boss, I've taught you a lesson. What should I do now?"
Zhang Lin took out a piece of silver from his pocket and said, "I'll have to pay for it myself."
Zhou Xing was greatly surprised. "That's unnecessary, isn't it? You went to the racecourse twice today, and in the end, you still ended up paying two taels... That doesn't make sense."
Zhang Lin scolded him, "You know nothing. I work for the Second Deacon. Master Ma cheated me, but I can't cheat my elder brother."
Zhou Xing pursed his lips, feeling that Zhang Lin was too concerned about the Second Deacon, to the point of being subservient. However, he didn't dare to express it.
Zhang Lin put away his abacus, arranged the pile of silver, and finally smiled with relief, "Zhou Xing, you have followed me for many years, so I will have a few words with you behind closed doors.
I used to be a calculating person, always prioritizing my own interests. I also worried that my older brother was hindering my future, and I wanted to put pressure on him in return.
Later I realized that I was so small that I was not even as big as a leg hair of my older brother.
My elder brother knew all about my little calculations, but he didn't bother me. He even spoke well for me in front of the head steward and the incense master. If it weren't for my elder brother's care for me when I went to the Chen Mansion to encircle the plum blossom monster last night, I would have died.
If I can't put myself in the right place, then my life as Zhang Lin will have been lived in vain.
The only pity is that the old brother has been wearing a mask all the time. This is because we saw the old brother kill Lu Wei and Zhang Wei. The old brother has always not trusted us. This is also my heart knot.
In fact, over the past six months, what I've longed for most is to gain my elder brother's trust."
Zhou Xing listened carefully to Zhang Lin's words and was shocked.
He had followed Zhang Lin for many years and naturally knew Zhang Lin's temperament best. Even Wei Dian and Lin Yun had never been so impressed by their boss.
No wonder the boss was so cautious when it came to matters involving the Second Deacon. It was because he longed to gain the Second Deacon's trust.
"Brother Zhang."
Xie An, who had been standing at the door of the living room and watching for a long time, walked in with a smile.
"Old brother..." Zhang Lin instinctively bowed and greeted him, and then saw that Xie An was not wearing a mask for the first time, and was immediately shocked.
Now the old brother has taken off his mask and his true face is revealed.
A full year.
The trust he had always longed for finally arrived.
Zhang Lin, who is nearly fifty years old, felt a little hot in his eyes.
(End of this chapter)
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