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

“I will definitely follow you to the death, my lord.”

Liang Zhi prostrated himself on the ground, performing a grand kowtow. His words were half true and half false.

Half out of helplessness, half out of sincerity.

Xie An said, “Go and busy yourself. If anything comes up, you can report to me at any time.”

“Yes.”

Liang Zhi rose and took his leave. As he walked out of the hall, he felt as if he were sitting on pins and needles, as if an icy chill was pouring down from the top of his head, reaching all the way to his heels. The cold sweat that had broken out had already soaked the inner lining of his clothes.

After this brief encounter with the new deacon, he felt that he had lost everything, and the pressure on his shoulders was immense.

Not far from the entrance, Wang Xiang and more than a dozen disciples surrounded him.

“Brother Liang, what did that old guy say? If he humiliated you, just say the word, and we’ll go and demand an explanation. We can’t let an old man get the better of us… Ah!”

Before Wang Xiang could finish speaking, Liang Zhi slapped him hard across the face.

Liang Zhi said fiercely, “What old man? Call him Deacon. From now on, everyone should keep their tails between their legs. Honestly obey the orders of the Deacon. If anyone dares to disobey the Deacon’s orders, don’t blame me for turning ruthless. I’ve said all I need to say today. Don’t blame me for not warning you if you turn against me later.”

Leaving these words behind, Liang Zhi stormed off.

One part was a serious warning to these people not to mess around. Even he had been easily manipulated by the deacon. These subordinates… If they dared to provoke the deacon, the consequences would be dire… There was no need to say it.

The other part was that Liang Zhi had been angered by Xie An and had nowhere to vent. After slapping Wang Xiang, he felt much better.

“Brother Wang, you…”

Smack.

As expected, a lackey who tried to show concern and curry favor with Wang Xiang was slapped by Wang Xiang. “Stop talking nonsense and listen to Brother Liang.”

Venting their anger in turn…

In the end, it was still the lowest-level lackeys who suffered.

After Wang Xiang left, the lackey stomped on a small grass by the roadside. “Did you hear that? Stop talking nonsense and listen to Brother Liang from now on.”

…

The reception hall.

After initially intimidating the lackeys, Xie An felt that things were progressing smoothly. The Black Market’s business should get off to a good start. And he could make his subordinates follow his orders without question.

He could be considered to have initially gained a foothold in the Tiger Wolf Gate.

Sweeping away distracting thoughts, Xie An began to practice the Five Animal Frolics.

Sometimes like a fierce tiger descending the mountain, sometimes like a deer running, bear swaying, ape picking fruit, crane soaring…

Each move appeared naturally and completely in Xie An’s hands.

Full of vigor.

Only after practicing until he was drenched in sweat and his muscles and bones were warm did Xie An stop, sit in meditation, and begin to cultivate the Fetal Respiration Technique.

Since Xie An’s Fetal Respiration Technique entered the second stage of Yin-Yang Intercourse, Xie An hadn’t seriously practiced it. After entering meditation this time, he closed his mouth and nose and breathed only through his navel.

At the same time, the many mental cultivation formulas of the Fetal Respiration Technique appeared in his mind.

According to the formula, the primary Fetal Respiration Technique has three formulas, with three breathing techniques, progressing step by step. The sign of great success is breathing through the navel.

Xie An had already achieved this.

The next stage, Yin-Yang Intercourse, is also divided into three stages: Eye Intercourse, Heart-Kidney Intercourse, and Internal-External Intercourse.

The so-called Eye Intercourse is that the Fetal Respiration Technique believes that the left eye belongs to Yang and the right eye belongs to Yin. Making the two eyes look at each other produces divine light. The divine light shines on the qi acupoint, mainly transforming Yin to produce Yang, like the sun in the sky, shining on the earth to grow all things. Without it, all things would not grow.

After a full half an hour, Xie An felt very uncomfortable in his body. His left and right eyes couldn’t intersect, even if he forced it… he couldn’t intersect them.

He had to stop and open the data panel.

【Current Longevity Destiny: Level 1!】

【Five Animal Frolics: Internal Strengthening of the Five Organs (8/100)】

【Fetal Respiration Technique: Yin-Yang Intercourse (1/100)】

【Remaining Years: 30 years】

Seeing that the progress of the Five Animal Frolics had increased by one point was gratifying.

But the progress of the Fetal Respiration Technique had not increased, and Xie An was disappointed.

“The cultivation difficulty of the second stage of the Fetal Respiration Technique is really great. Even with the blessing of the Longevity Destiny, the speed of improvement is very slow.”

Xie An warned himself not to rush and take his time.

Thirty years of lifespan was enough for him to use for a long time. There was no need to be anxious at all. In addition, the improvement of the Five Animal Frolics was still visible. When the internal strengthening of the five organs was completed, his lifespan would increase again.

Since the difficulty was high, then he would persevere.

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“If I want to improve my combat power in a short period of time, I still have to practice martial arts. When the Black Market’s business is stable, I will have Zhang Lin take me to White Feather Hall to find a martial art to practice. There are also free medicinal aids and free instructors…”

Thinking of this, Xie An breathed a sigh of relief. The future was still promising.

However, Xie An was also very clear that the medicinal aids distributed by White Feather Hall were very basic and definitely could not meet all the needs of martial arts practice.

If he wanted to practice martial arts smoothly, he would have to spend extra money.

Moreover, the unique medicinal formula for cultivating the health-preserving technique had also been used up, and he was in urgent need of money.

Now, all he had left was four taels of silver.

“Still poor…”

If Li Ru hadn’t been greedy, Xie An wouldn’t have fallen into such a situation.

“I can only see if that chamber pot youngster will come tonight…”

Just as Xie An was worrying about money, there was a knock on the door.

The courtyard door was not locked, but out of respect, his subordinates would knock first. Only after receiving Xie An’s permission would they dare to enter.

“Enter.”

The door opened.

It was Liang Zhi who hurried in, crossed the courtyard, and entered the reception hall, cupping his hands and saluting Xie An.

After the previous whipping, Liang Zhi’s attitude had become very correct.

Xie An sat high in the chief seat, showing the majesty of a deacon, “Liang Zhi, what is it?”

Liang Zhi said, “A nominal Deputy Deacon has come outside the door. He said he’s here to report to the Deacon. This person is quite sensible and has brought a gift for the Deacon.”

As he spoke, Liang Zhi took out a money bag and placed it on the table next to Xie An.

Xie An opened it and took a look.

About one hundred and eighty taels.

Who sent such a heavy gift?

Looking at it more closely.

The traces and dents on a few of the silver ingots looked very familiar.

Holy crap… Isn’t this the money I gave Li Ru the other day to redeem himself?

After going around in circles, it’s back in my hands?