Body Refinement for Longevity: From Health Cultivation Exercises to Overcoming All Techniques

Several days later, Chen Han opened a book he had found in Qingxue's shop, which he used for studying and entertainment in his spare time.

The book is called "The Record of the Azure Nightingale," which, to put it simply, is the diary of a female Gu master named Qingying as she travels through the martial arts world.

It not only contains methods for cultivating various Gu worms and techniques for using them, but also records of strange encounters and events along the way.

The text even describes how she was almost ambushed by crocodiles while crossing the river, her excitement when she first saw a shooting star, her infatuation when she met a handsome man, the scheming of villains, and her revenge afterwards.

As Chen Han flipped through this book, he felt as if he were traveling with the protagonist, experiencing hardships and joys along the way.

It really broadened Chen Han's horizons.

No wonder they say you should read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles.

Chen Han was very interested in this "book," and what impressed him most was the intrigue and scheming between people.

When Qingying traveled the world, she encountered all sorts of people and almost lost her life several times because she trusted others too easily.

Later, she wasn't absolutely certain that she would never trust anyone again.

But on one occasion, she suffered a great loss when she encountered a villager while traveling day and night.

She asked the villager, "Brother, where is an inn? I've been traveling for many days, and I'm exhausted and thirsty. I just want to get a good night's sleep."

The villager responded by pointing in a direction, "It's over there. I'll take you there."

After Qingying expressed her gratitude, she followed them to the inn.

She booked a room and had a good sleep there, but when she woke up, she found that all her money was gone and even her body had been violated.

She immediately grabbed the innkeeper, held a sword to his neck, and questioned him. She then learned that the innkeeper specialized in stealing money from outsiders, and that he had been lusting after seeing her beautiful face after releasing a sleeping drug.

The villager who gave directions also accepted their kowtow.

Upon hearing this, Qingying was furious and immediately went on a killing spree, slaughtering everyone in the inn, including the villager and his family.

Later, she wrote in her diary, "I cannot easily trust others, nor can I do as others wish."

This diary entry deeply moved Chen Han, but he only had a vague understanding of its meaning and did not fully comprehend the story.

Chen Han closed the book and tidied his clothes.

Today, he is going into the city, not for any other reason than to learn about the latest happenings there.

What if one day the front lines suddenly collapse and everyone in the city flees for their lives, while he's left here foolishly cultivating... that would be a real mess.

Upon arriving in the city, Chen Han did not visit the Chen family. Instead, he wandered around the inner city streets, occasionally sitting in a teahouse to listen to a storyteller recount recent major events.

There's nothing to worry about at the Chen residence. He's already introduced Li Muyun to Shen Yue, although the young girl looked at Li Muyun and him with strange eyes at the time, as if he owed her money.

But it was just a routine matter like delivering food, and she wouldn't go so far as to let Li Muyun go hungry out of spite.

Chen Han sat in the teahouse. He no longer looked like the young man he once was, but rather a middle-aged martial artist with sharp features and prominent cheekbones, exuding a murderous aura.

Chen Han learned this disguise technique from the book, following the steps described by Qingying.

Ordinary civilians might not notice anything amiss, but it couldn't fool experienced martial artists with their keen eyesight.

This skill was not simple, and it took Chen Han quite a while to master it.

At this point, the storyteller finished recounting the story of his childhood cousin and the widow next door, and steered the conversation to recent major events:

"Speaking of which, a few days ago, someone discovered rare white iron ore in the wilderness. That is an excellent auxiliary material for forging swords. Although our country does not use swords, our neighboring country is different."

"There, even little kids can hold a sword and do a couple of sword flourishes."

"If all these white iron ore were mined and sent to neighboring countries, it would be a huge business. Just yesterday, the wealthy families in the city gathered to discuss this matter, and in the end, the Xuanyuan family, the richest royal family in the city, won the bid."

"The Xuanyuan family led the mining, but it was a wilderness where strange beasts and birds of prey existed. With so many people, the target would be huge. Therefore, those who went to mine had to be both strong and capable, and they had to be in their prime, preferably young martial arts masters."

Chen Han blew on the scalding hot tea. "The top-ranking scholars are alright, but as for young martial arts masters at the Transformation Realm, I'm afraid there aren't fifty in the whole city."

The storyteller then asked, "Guess how many coins these people can earn in a day?"

"That's a master of the Transformation Realm, that's worth at least twenty taels of silver."

"Twenty taels of silver? What are you thinking? I couldn't earn twenty taels even if I carried water for five years, and he gets twenty taels a day? Why should he?"

"What do you know, you country bumpkin? How much of the world have you seen? A city gentleman spends two hundred taels of silver on a single meal."

"You're just making this up, there's no way..."

The scene suddenly became noisy.

When Chen Han heard that a meal cost two hundred taels of silver, he was also surprised, even though he had heard rumors in his previous life that the upper class could sell their lives for a steak.

"Hahaha, poverty really does limit your imagination. Look, this is the number."

As he spoke, the storyteller held up five fingers.

"Damn, fifty taels!"

"I knew the old man with the Transformation Realm had some prestige."

"No...."

The storyteller began, "It's exactly two hundred and fifty taels."

For a moment, the scene froze, and even Chen Han choked.

To be honest, he was genuinely moved.

Qingxue's family only had a little over a thousand taels of silver. If he wanted to, he could earn that much in just five days.

They say no one gets rich without windfall gains, but mining is even faster than that, and he's just an employee, not to mention his boss.

"No wonder the mine owner in my past life was richer than a bank owner; that money came much faster than robbing a bank."

Chen Han made a comment and then considered whether or not he should try to earn some extra money.

His current resources are far from enough to cultivate to the next level. When that time comes, he will have to find another way to make money quickly. He can't possibly kill people and plunder their family fortune every day.

There are strange beasts in the wilderness, but there are also some in the deep mountains where he lives now, although their numbers are relatively fewer.

Moreover, even if he encounters a strange beast, he doesn't need to win or outrun it; he only needs to outrun his colleagues to survive.

The benefits outweigh the risks, this can be done!

Chen Han immediately decided to sign up.

Just then, he suddenly remembered something and sat back down.

"Don't easily trust others, and even more so, don't do what others wish for."

"What if this is all a setup, a trap to lure him out?"

Chen Han's first reaction was, "Impossible, absolutely impossible."

Who is he? How could he have such a huge influence, causing such a stir in the city?

But the timing of this event was too coincidental. It happened just a few days after Chen Han went missing, and the best conditions were a young martial arts master at the Transformation Realm. It was practically a perfect job tailor-made for him.

Chen Han murmured to himself, 'What if, what if this person really is deliberately trying to lure me out?'