Rebellious Old Servant: From Gatekeeper to Immortal Emperor

"May your life be extended by ten years!"

Qin Xiao's heart pounded wildly, and he was instantly overjoyed.

He's a seventy-year-old man.

Let alone in this ancient world where ordinary people have underdeveloped medical conditions.

Even on Earth, he would be considered a long-lived person.

It's perfectly normal to die in your sleep one day without waking up.

Qin Xiao was originally worried that even with the Goddess Diagram, he wouldn't have enough time to defy fate.

Who would have thought that the Five Animal Frolics, such a low-level martial arts technique, could bring Qin Xiao such an unexpected joy?

With the Goddess Painting in hand, Qin Xiao became a first-level martial artist in just half a month.

Ten years is more than enough time for Qin Xiao's martial arts to reach the level of immortality!

"That's right. The Five Animal Frolics, a health-preserving exercise, is the lowest-grade martial arts technique. It can't compare to other techniques in combat, but when it comes to prolonging life, there are really few techniques that can match it."

Qin Xiao's face lit up with joy, understanding the reason behind it.

In fact, he learned from Lao Lin that there are very few martial artists in the world who become martial artists through the Five Animal Frolics, a health-preserving exercise.

Even though Old Lin's family's martial arts technique was the Five Animal Frolics, he still became a martial artist by practicing other techniques.

Because the Five Animal Frolics is too low-level, the chance of becoming a martial artist by practicing this technique is extremely low. Even if one becomes a martial artist through this technique, their strength is far inferior to that of martial artists of the same level.

Only someone like Qin Xiao, who has cheat codes and no other way to obtain other martial arts techniques, could become a martial artist through the Five Animal Frolics.

Who would have thought there would be such a pleasant surprise, extending my life by ten years.

At this moment, Qin Xiao suddenly noticed that there was another line of text below the Five Animal Frolics:

[By consuming two strands of Beauty Qi, this technique can be modified to perfectly suit your physique.]

"Perfectly suited to my cultivation technique?"

Qin Xiao's eyes lit up with joy; such a good thing had happened.

A cultivation method that perfectly suits one's physique—it's obvious from the surface meaning that it must be stronger than the original cultivation method.

Any martial arts technique is created by the person who created it, based on their own physique. It is conceivable that the most suitable person is only the person who created the technique.

Later learners of his martial arts style, but their power falls far short of the creator's level because of insufficient adaptation.

Now that Qin Xiao is able to modify the cultivation technique to perfectly suit himself, doesn't that mean his Five Animal Frolics will be comparable to the creator of the technique?

In that case, Qin Xiao wouldn't have to worry about being weaker than other martial artists at the same level.

Thinking of this, Qin Xiao didn't hesitate and used up the two strands of beauty energy he had obtained from Xiao Xian.

A flash of light appeared on the goddess painting.

The next moment, Qin Xiao felt that the circulation of Qi and blood in his body using the Five Animal Frolics technique was rapidly adjusting.

The adjustment wasn't extensive, but with the adjustment of the blood and qi circulation routes, Qin Xiao clearly felt that his strength seemed to have improved significantly.

My physical condition has also become more relaxed and comfortable.

Not only has the strength changed, but the progress of the Five Animal Frolics has also changed:

[Mastering the Five Animal Frolics: Practice four times a day for sixty days to achieve mastery]

"It saved me a month!"

Qin Xiao was overjoyed, never expecting that modifying the cultivation technique would bring so many benefits.

All I can say is that the power of the Goddess Painting far exceeded Qin Xiao's imagination.

Another wave of excitement washed over him. After all, Qin Xiao was getting on in years, and with so many things happening in one day, he was mentally exhausted.

In addition, it was getting late, and Qin Xiao was already exhausted without realizing it, so he decided to deal with everything tomorrow.

The next morning, Qin Xiao was awakened by a commotion.

"Why is it so noisy?"

Qin Xiao groggily opened his sleepy eyes and suddenly heard something strange about the sounds outside.

For some reason, he had a bad feeling.

He quickly put on his clothes and left the room.

But outside, there were servants everywhere, their faces pale with panic, chattering amongst themselves.

"Disaster! Disaster! The Wang family actually dared to kill a martial artist from our Su family! This is outrageous!"

"Where did the Wang family get the audacity? Don't they know that their eldest daughter is already engaged to the senior disciple of the Mountain and River Sect?!"

"It's terrible, several of the guards who were brought back were not even fully recovered."

Upon hearing his colleagues' conversation, Qin Xiao's expression changed drastically.

He quickly stepped forward and said to a familiar middle-aged man in the crowd, "Yang Xun, what are you talking about?"

Yang Xun was a groom and also an acquaintance of Qin Xiao.

"Old Qin, this time it's really serious."

Upon seeing Qin Xiao, Yang Xun's expression changed slightly, a hint of pity flashing in his eyes. He whispered, "Didn't the family send a group of guards to the family's mines a few days ago?"

"Unexpectedly, they were ambushed by the Wang family midway, and a large number of the guards died, with only a few returning."

"Where's Lao Lin!" Qin Xiao's expression changed drastically, and he felt extremely uneasy.

His worst fears have come true!

Yang Xun remained silent.

After a long pause, she cautiously looked at Qin Xiao, sighed, and said, "Guard Lin is also dead. I personally carried his body to his courtyard."

Yang Xun was an acquaintance of Qin Xiao, so he naturally knew how deep the friendship between Qin Xiao and Protector Lin was.

In fact, the biggest reason why Qin Xiao was still able to work as a doorman in the Su family at the age of seventy was because he had the backing of Guard Lin.

Now that Lin Huyuan has lost his backing, Yang Xun estimates that Qin Xiao's future treatment in the Su family will probably not be much better.

That's why he felt sympathy for Qin Xiao.

It was only because Yang Xun was an acquaintance of Qin Xiao that he felt sympathy. Many of the servants around him, who were usually familiar with Qin Xiao, openly showed gloating in their eyes, while some had clearly begun to distance themselves from the old man.

However, Qin Xiao had no time to pay attention to the gazes of these people.

Upon hearing that Old Lin was dead, his mind went blank, and an indescribable sadness and anger welled up inside him.

"Old Lin!"

Over the years, Qin Xiao and Lao Lin had developed a deep friendship. Moreover, it was thanks to Lao Lin's care that Qin Xiao was able to stay peacefully in the Su family all these years.

Unexpectedly, just when he had finally turned his life around and had the opportunity to repay his old friend, Old Lin had to get into trouble at this crucial moment.

"Old Lin, why did you leave like this?"

Qin Xiao seemed to age several years in an instant, his heart filled with extreme sorrow.

But then, the face of a young girl appeared in his mind.

His expression immediately changed.

"Oh no, Xiaoxian!"

Qin Xiao knew very well that Lin Xiaoxian's feelings for her biological father were ten or even a hundred times deeper than his own.

With Old Lin gone, what must Lin Xiaoxian, who has always been incredibly filial, be feeling right now?

Thinking of this, Qin Xiao didn't care about anything else and hurriedly headed towards Old Lin's courtyard.

now.

At the home of Lin Huyuan.

Lin Xiaoxian was dressed in mourning clothes, her beautiful face was deathly pale, and her beautiful eyes were red and swollen, she had cried countless times.

But more than sadness, Lin Xiaoxian felt anger at this moment.

She stared expressionlessly at the arrogant, overweight middle-aged man before her, barely containing her anger, her teeth clenched tightly.

"Second Steward, I've already said I won't agree. Please go back!"

Upon hearing this, a hint of amusement flashed in the second steward's eyes, and he pretended to be earnest and earnest, saying:

"Lin Xiaoxian, think this through carefully. Now that your father is gone, you are a weak woman with no one to rely on. How can you survive alone in this chaotic world without your support?"

"The Second Master takes pity on you, being all alone, and has agreed to take you as a concubine. What a wonderful thing this is! In this Black Mountain City, countless women dream of marrying the Second Master. What are you hesitating for?"

Lin Xiaoxian was furious. She never expected that the Su family would be so shameless as to do such a thing.

The reputation of the second master of the Su family is known to everyone in the entire Black Mountain City; he is practically a demon to women.

This man has had eight wives in the past ten years, and none of the women who married him lived more than two years; they all died tragically.

Lin Xiaoxian once heard her father say in private that the second master seemed to have practiced an evil art that involved women, which was why he changed wives so frequently.

Marrying her off to Master Su is clearly an attempt to force her to her death.

Lin Xiaoxian glared angrily at the second housekeeper:

"Second Steward, don't push your luck!"

"My father sacrificed himself for the Su family, and his body is barely cold yet, and you're already thinking of forcing me to become the Second Master's concubine? Aren't you afraid the other guards will be disheartened by such actions!"

"Don't put it so harshly."

Seeing Lin Xiaoxian's change of attitude, the second steward's face also darkened. He sneered at the girl, "The second master is giving you, a lonely and helpless girl, a place to stay. Who wouldn't praise his benevolence? How could the other guards feel disheartened?"

Lin Xiaoxian's face turned ugly, and she was about to speak in rebuttal.

The second steward lost his patience, a fierce glint appearing in his eyes:

"Lin Xiaoxian, don't push your luck. Do you think you're still the same person you were before? You don't have a martial arts master father to back you up now."

"The second master has never failed to get any woman he sets his sights on. Take her down and send her to the second master's residence."

The second steward waved his hand, and two burly men, each three or five feet tall, walked up behind him with sinister smiles.

"How could you—how could you do this!"

Lin Xiaoxian took a few steps back in a panic, her eyes filled with fear and despair.

"Father, if you had known how vicious and shameless the Su family was, would you still have served as their bodyguard for so many years?"

Her heart was filled with sorrow, and her eyes gleamed with resentment and a death wish.

Even if it means my own death, I would never marry that devil.

"Miss Lin, behave yourself!"

The two burly men grinned maliciously and reached out to grab Lin Xiaoxian, just like eagles grabbing chicks.

With Lin Xiaoxian's frail female physique, she had no power to resist.

"No!"

As the two men reached out to grab her, Lin Xiaoxian turned deathly pale, her despair reaching its peak.

"Stop right there!"

Just then, a roar like a copper bell suddenly came from outside.