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

Chapter 14: Son-in-law, have a safe journey!

Seeing the one percent progress, Xie An felt relieved.

This fetal breathing exercise does not have any external moves like the Five Animal Exercises. It all depends on sitting cross-legged and thinking internally. Without someone to guide you, it is extremely difficult to get started.

Fortunately, I have a cheat.

Otherwise, it may take you ten days or half a month to get started.

Now that he has learned the art of fetal breathing, it is an encouragement for Xie An.

In the next two days, apart from inspecting the pawnshop, Xie An spent the rest of his time hiding in the hut in the backyard practicing health-preserving exercises, especially the fetal breathing exercise.

Xie An wanted to cultivate his skills as quickly as possible, to the level of being able to breathe like a fetus while asleep and to cultivate his internal energy.

In this way, practicing the five animals during the day and breathing the fetus at night... will undoubtedly double the efficiency.

But Xie An found that he was overthinking.

Even with the blessing of a long life force, his progress in fetal breathing was still very slow. After three days of hard work, he only reached a pitiful three points.

[Fetal Breathing Exercise: Three Methods (3/100)]

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【Five Animal Exercises: Combining Spirit and Form (5/100)】

[Hint: If you cultivate both your spirit and your physical form to perfection, your life span will increase by ten years.]

[Remaining years: 16 years.]

"There's no indication of the number of lifespan increases after completing the fetal breathing exercise... Is it because my entry level isn't high enough, or is it that my longevity trait only increases the lifespan of one type of health-preserving exercise at a time?"

Xie An struggled for a long time but couldn't figure it out, so he had to give up.

"I still have more than sixteen years left. There's no rush. I'll take my time. If I can gather all the prescriptions Tang Qingfeng gave me, it will definitely speed up my progress in fetal breathing... I have to find a chance to get rid of the chamber pot."

Xie An began to think about it.

In his opinion, it was no big deal that the chamber pot was worth two hundred taels.

Li's pawnshop naturally had the financial resources to buy it. If it was a deadlock, Xie An could simply fill out the pawn ticket under a pseudonym and take the money.

But Wuqiao Town was a small place after all, with only a few pawnshops, and they mostly dealt with familiar customers. The chamber pot's origins were unknown, and it was likely stolen by the young man and sold. If the owner came to find him, Xie An would inevitably be involved in some unnecessary trouble.

When you get older, you pay more attention to stability when doing things.

"The best way is to go to the county town and find a big pawn shop to pawn your body and get the money."

Although Qingwu County was a county seat on the border of Daqian, its jurisdiction was not small, encompassing a total of 36 townships. With a population of 400,000 to 500,000, it was indeed quite large.

The county town alone was home to nearly 70,000 to 80,000 people. With so many people and dozens of pawnshops, the chances of the chamber pot owner finding it were extremely low. Even if they were found, it wouldn't be a big deal.

Not only was the county heavily guarded, but whoever ran a pawnshop in the county didn't have connections? How could the owner dare to cause trouble in the county?
Having made up his mind, Xie An felt relieved.

The next morning, Xie An was awakened by a series of rapid knocks on the door.

"Master, get up quickly, something big has happened."

Xie An hurriedly put on his clothes and opened the door, "What's wrong?"

He Chunli said, "My eldest brother-in-law has passed away. The funeral is today, and Mr. Li asked us to go to the Li Mansion to help."

Xie An followed He Chunli to Li's house.

As soon as I entered the house, I heard the courtyard was filled with white silk and white lanterns. All the servants and maids were dressed in mourning, and bursts of crying could be heard.

At this time, Chunlan came over with two white funeral clothes and asked Xie An and the other man to put them on. "You will follow the team later. Cry when you need to." In this world, when someone dies in the master's family, the maids and servants must also follow suit, wearing mourning clothes and attending the funeral.

Xie An and He Chunli put on their coats and stood respectfully at the back.

Unable to resist Chunlan's constant winks, Xie An followed the others and said, "Son-in-law, have a safe journey!"

The Li family was a wealthy family in Wuqiao Town, and the town elders and gentry all came to pay their respects.

Even Constable Liu He, who was stationed in Wuqiao Town, came, and Chen He from the Chen family martial arts school also came to express condolences.

Li Ru received him very politely.

"Master Liu, my brother-in-law was hacked to death outside of Blood Ridge. He died a miserable death. Please, Master Liu, apprehend the murderer as soon as possible and comfort my brother-in-law's soul in heaven."

"Master Li, please rest assured. Maintaining public order is my duty. I will definitely find the murderer and punish him severely."

After the mourning period, the funeral will begin.

The Li family was a wealthy family, and the funeral procession was enormous, with over a hundred people, so grand and impressive that it attracted countless onlookers from the town.

This scene formed a sharp contrast with Zhang Bing's death.

The funeral procession was not over until early noon, and Xie An and He Chunli returned to the pawnshop.

He Chunli lay on the counter in a daze, and every time he looked at Xie An, there was something strange in his eyes.

He clearly felt that his master had changed more and more recently, and there was an indescribable temperament about him.

At this moment, Xie An turned around and glanced at He Chunli, "What are you daydreaming about?"

"I just feel that the master is different from before, but I can't put my finger on why." He Chunli muttered, then picked up a rag to wipe the table, and then ran to the door to shout and solicit business.

Not long after, He Chunli came back from outside. Xie An thought he was going to ask something, but he heard He Chunli say tremblingly, "Master, someone is looking for you outside."

After saying that, He Chunli went back to work without asking any more questions.

Xie An saw it all and felt a sense of certainty in his heart.

Well, being able to keep things in your heart is a sign of maturity.

When Xie An walked out of the pawnshop, he saw Chen He driving a horse-drawn carriage parked on the side of the road. The carriage was filled to the brim with bottles and jars, as well as some dried medicinal materials.

Chen He reined in his horse, dismounted, and hurried over to Xie An. He lowered his voice and said, "Brother Xie, I'm going to the county town today to buy some medicinal herbs. There's a newly opened antique market, and I'm planning to go and pick up some bargains. How about joining us?"

Although Chen He was the cousin of Chen Lei, the owner of the Chen Clan Martial Arts School, he was a distant relative, almost five generations older than him. His status was not high, and he was not much respected. He was just trying to make a living.

The descendants of the brothers above the grandfather who are of the same generation as oneself are called distant cousins. The higher the generation, the less close the relationship. That is why they are called distant cousins.

More than five generations is called "out of five generations".

Chen He's relative... is really very distant.

Seeing that Xie An didn't express his opinion, Chen He added, "Brother Xie, with your skills, I will pay and you will do the work, we will definitely make a lot of money."

Xie An thought that his progress in fetal breathing exercises was too slow, and that it was urgent to prepare Tang Qingfeng's unique prescription. He took the opportunity to follow Chen He to the county town to pawn the chamber pot and use the money to buy medicine.

You have to know that Qingwu County was heavily guarded, and a pass was required to enter or leave. Xie An was a slave, and without the official pass from the Li Mansion, he could not enter the county.

The pawnshop has no need to go into the city on business right now, so it is much more convenient to follow Chen He.

He agreed and said, "Okay, I'll go back and get ready and go with you."

Xie An returned to the hut in the backyard to get his chamber pot and his dagger, but then felt uneasy, so he took his heavy bow and quiver as well. He returned to the pawnshop, said hello to He Chunli, and then set off with Chen He for the county town.

(End of this chapter)