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

Xie An had sharp eyes and saw that today was Tang Qingfeng's last day of teaching, and he was temporarily called over because there was something to explain.

Moreover… it was likely good news.

Chen He, who wasn't called, had a look of deep disappointment on his face.

To avoid embarrassment, Chen He rubbed his nose and said, "Old Brother Xie, what are you spacing out for? Master Tang is a famous wellness master in Qingwu County. Even my cousin admires him greatly. Don't keep Master Tang waiting."

In the past month or so, Xie An had also privately helped Chen He appraise a few items, allowing Chen He to earn a lot. He called him 'Old Brother Xie' very smoothly.

Xie An nodded and turned to enter the room.

The room wasn't big, but the decoration was luxurious, using high-quality sandalwood. In the middle was an Eight Immortals table with four chairs with backrests. The seat of honor was an incense table with incense burning on it.

Tang Qingfeng took out a prescription and handed it to Xie An, "I'm leaving Chen's Martial Arts Hall in a couple of days, so I'll give you these two things."

Xie An curiously took the prescription, "Master Tang, what is this?"

Qi sensation?

Xie An heard this term for the first time, feeling somewhat awed but not understanding.

Seeing that Tang Qingfeng didn't intend to continue, Xie An didn't ask any more questions and bowed to say goodbye.

Two days later, Tang Qingfeng left Wubridge Town.

Xie An also specially bought some local specialties from Wubridge Town, along with a jar of Zhuyeqing wine that he had treasured for many years, to see Tang Qingfeng off at the town entrance, grateful for Master Tang's month of teaching.

Tang Qingfeng originally wanted to refuse, but he couldn't resist an old man's gratitude and thoughtfulness. Thinking that his visit to Wubridge Town to promote the Wellness Exercise had finally been meaningful, he finally accepted it with satisfaction.

Looking at Xie An's lonely white-haired figure as he left, Tang Qingfeng couldn't help but feel a bit touched.

"Old but vigorous, great things come late!"

…

Xie An's days became peaceful again, and he buried himself in the small hut in the backyard, practicing the Wellness Exercise in a boring manner.

Although it was still practicing, the situation was very different from a month ago.

Previously, Xie An was groping around on his own, recklessly overdoing it, and didn't know the essence of the Wellness Exercise. After Tang Qingfeng's guidance, Xie An had already mastered the rules and essentials of the Wellness Exercise. Practicing it was smooth and twice the result with half the effort.

"According to Tang Qingfeng, the Five Animal Frolics can strengthen the five internal organs and cultivate internal Qi. What he said about cultivating Qi sensation should be cultivating internal Qi. But I still don't know what cultivating internal Qi is…"

"Strengthening the five internal organs… The booklet on the Five Animal Frolics does mention it. The Tiger Frolic is mainly for the liver, which can fill the essence and benefit the marrow; the Deer Frolic is mainly for the kidneys, which can benefit the Qi and replenish the kidneys; the Bear Frolic is mainly for the spleen, which can regulate the spleen and stomach; the Ape Frolic is mainly for the heart, which can open the orifices and benefit the intelligence; the Bird Frolic is mainly for the lungs, which can replenish the lungs and widen the chest. It sounds amazing, but I am far from this realm and still need to work hard."

By noon, Xie An was already drenched in sweat, but his breathing was even and not rapid, and he didn't feel exhausted. Instead, the Qi in his body was continuous and long, constantly regenerating.

Between raising his hands and feet, he had endless power.

Huff!

Xie An let out a long breath, stopped and ended his practice, and brought up the panel in front of him.

[Five Animal Frolics: Combination of Movement and Stillness (97/100)]

[Tip: Completing the Combination of Movement and Stillness will increase lifespan by ten years]

[Remaining Years: Fifteen years.]

"After a month of hard work, I'm finally about to complete the 'Combination of Movement and Stillness'. Fifteen years remaining… that's enough to live for a long time." Xie An showed a gratified smile.

The Combination of Movement and Stillness belongs to the second stage of the Five Animal Frolics, and the difficulty of improvement is extremely high. If it weren't for Tang Qingfeng's guidance, Xie An estimated that he would need a year and a half to reach his current progress.

Although the master leads the way, the cultivation is up to the individual.

But leading the way is also crucial.

"As of today, I am no longer the dying old man I was three months ago."

Xie An walked to the stone lock and, with a little effort, lifted the four-hundred-pound stone lock with one hand. For someone who hasn't practiced martial arts, lifting four hundred pounds with one hand… is already quite abnormal.

Putting down the stone lock, Xie An punched the bluestone-tiled floor hard. Suddenly, with a "bang", although his fist hurt badly, the stone brick was also broken.

Xie An touched his scraped skin and began to calculate in his heart.

With his current strength, killing an adult man with one punch is no longer a problem. Even a water buffalo can be beaten to death with three or five punches.

Below a martial artist, there should be few opponents.

"It's just that I don't understand the martial arts of killing and attacking. If I encounter a villain who is proficient in martial arts, I will inevitably appear clumsy and easily unable to parry. It's time to find a martial art to practice. Moreover, I've only practiced half of the Five Animal Frolics, so I need to buy a complete copy."

Buying martial arts manuals is not difficult. Some apprentices and instructors at Chen's Martial Arts Hall, in order to make money and take risks, will privately copy martial arts and sell them on the black market. There are also some bandits and Jianghu heroes who will take the martial arts they have collected to the black market to resell and make money.

Xie An took out all the savings he had pressed under the head of the bed and carefully counted them.

"Only twenty taels left?"

In the past three months, Xie An's expenditure on medicine was extremely large, coupled with the cost of food supplements, and money was spent like water. He had no monthly income during his recuperation, and his purse quickly bottomed out.

The old man has three great sufferings.

The money is still there, but there is no life to spend it.

The person is still there, but the money is gone.

The young girlfriend wants it, but the body is not good.

"Don't worry, wait a little longer. Everything will be there…"

Xie An did some psychological construction, stuffed the money bag into his inner pocket, and was planning to go to the black market tomorrow.

Dong dong dong.

There was a burst of rapid knocking on the door outside.

"Coming."

After opening the door, he found that it was the maid Chunlan who had come to visit him with a bamboo basket, which contained meat, tonic soup, and a thick cotton coat.

"Master Xie, the master said…"

Before she could finish speaking, Chunlan was stunned and looked at the old man in front of her in disbelief.

Compared to three months ago, Xie An was not only more energetic, but also much stronger, and his appearance was even younger.

Xie An greeted Chunlan to come in and make tea, and asked, "What did Master Li say?"

Chunlan excitedly changed her words, "Is your wind sickness better?"

Wind sickness means stroke, but in this world, stroke mostly refers to wind and evil internal injury, and cerebral palsy. Modern stroke mostly refers to cerebrovascular accidents. The definitions are different.

Simply put, ancient strokes are not as serious as modern strokes.

Modern old people with strokes really lose their lives.

Xie An was not ambiguous, "Yes, I've been taking good care of myself recently. What were you going to say just now?"

Chunlan happily waved her hands repeatedly, "The master just asked me to notify you to move out and prepare to let Zhang Bing take over as the appraiser master of the pawnshop. I didn't expect Master Xie to recover so well… I'll go tell the master now."

"By the way, these are the clothes and tonic soup I brought you. Eat them while they're hot."

After putting down the tonic soup and clothes, Chunlan excitedly rushed out.

Just as she walked to the pawnshop lobby, Chunlan was stopped by someone.

"Miss Chunlan, is Master willing to move out?"

It was Zhang Bing, sitting behind the counter with the demeanor of an old master, who spoke, "If Master stubbornly refuses to move, I can help to persuade him."

While speaking, Zhang Bing's expression was full of complacency.

"I'm afraid your wish will be in vain. Master Xie's body has not only recovered, but he is also younger than before. I'm going to tell the master now." Chunlan naturally knew Zhang Bing's neglect of Old Xie Tou, so she didn't have a good impression of Zhang Bing and left a sentence and left.

"Master has recovered… How is this possible! ?"

Zhang Bing was immediately dumbfounded.

For the past four months, Zhang Bing had been diligently managing the pawnshop, acting as the appraiser master. The only thing he was worried about was Xie An's recovery, which would take away everything he had already obtained.

He had waited too long for the day to come…