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

Seeing the one percent progress, Xie An felt a sense of relief.

This Fetal Breathing Technique, unlike the Five Animal Frolics, doesn't have external moves; it relies entirely on internal meditation while sitting cross-legged. Without someone to guide you, the difficulty of entering the door is extremely high.

Fortunately, I have a cheat.

Otherwise, I'm afraid I might not be able to get started even after groping around for ten days or half a month.

Now that the Fetal Breathing Technique has begun, it is an encouragement for Xie An.

In the next two days, besides going to the pawnshop for inspection, Xie An spent the rest of his time hiding in the backyard hut, working hard on cultivating his health, especially spending the most effort on the Fetal Breathing Technique.

Xie An wanted to cultivate it as soon as possible, reach the level of falling asleep with fetal breathing, and self-cultivating internal energy.

In this way, Five Animal Frolics during the day and fetal breathing at night… would undoubtedly double the efficiency.

But Xie An found that he was thinking too much.

Even with the blessing of his Longevity Destiny, the progress of the Fetal Breathing Technique was still very slow. After three days of hard work, the progress only reached a pitiful three points.

【Fetal Breathing Technique: Three Styles (3/100)】

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

【Hint: Increase lifespan by ten years after completing Combining Spirit and Form.】

【Remaining Years: 16 years.】

In his opinion, the chamber pot was worth two hundred taels without much problem.

Li's Pawnshop naturally had the strength to buy it. If it was a dead pawn, Xie An could directly use an alias to fill out the pawn ticket and take the money.

But Wuciao Town is a small place after all, and there are only a few pawnshops, all doing business with acquaintances. And the origin of this chamber pot is unknown, mostly stolen and sold by that young man. If the original owner comes to the door, Xie An will inevitably be involved in some unnecessary troubles.

As he got older, he paid attention to stability in everything he did.

“The best way is to go to the county town. Find a large pawnshop and get the money for a dead pawn.”

Although Qingwu County is a border county of the Daqian Dynasty, the area under its jurisdiction is not small, encompassing thirty-six townships. With a population of four to five hundred thousand, the scale is really not small.

Nearly seventy to eighty thousand people live in the county town. The population is mixed, with a dozen pawnshops, and the probability of being found by the owner of the chamber pot is extremely small. Even if it is found, it doesn't matter.

Not to mention that the county town is heavily guarded, plus who doesn't have some connections to open a pawnshop in the county town? How dare the owner make trouble in the county town?

Having made up his mind, Xie An felt at ease.

The next morning, Xie An was awakened by a burst of rapid knocking 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: “The son-in-law died. Today is the funeral, Master Li asked us to go to the Li Mansion to help.”

Xie An followed He Chunli to the Li Mansion.

As soon as he entered the door, he heard that the yard was full of white silk and white lanterns. All the servants and maids were also wearing mourning clothes, and there were bursts of crying.

Chunlan came over at this time with two white mourning clothes, and asked Xie An and the two to put them on, "You will follow behind the team later. Cry when you should cry."

In this world, when someone dies in the master's family, the maids and servants also have to wear mourning clothes and send them to the funeral.

Xie An and He Chunli put on their coats and stood respectfully behind.

Unable to resist Chunlan's constant winks, Xie An followed the others and said, "Son-in-law, may you rest in peace!"

The Li family is a large family in Wuciao Town, and the town's elders and gentry have come to offer condolences.

Even Liu He, the constable stationed in Wuciao Town, came, and Chen He from the Chen Clan Martial Hall also sent someone to offer condolences.

Li Ru received them politely.

“Constable Liu, my little son-in-law was hacked to death outside Blood Ridge, a tragic death. Please, Constable Liu, apprehend the murderer as soon as possible to comfort my little son-in-law's spirit in heaven.”

“Master Li, please rest assured that it is my duty to maintain the security of one party. I will definitely find the murderer and punish him severely.”

After the condolences, it was the funeral.

The Li family was a large family, and the funeral procession was very large, with more than a hundred people, mighty and powerful. It once attracted countless passers-by in the town to watch.

This scene formed a stark contrast to Zhang Bing's death.

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It wasn't until the beginning of noon that the funeral ended, and Xie An and He Chunli returned to the pawnshop.

He Chunli was lying on the counter in a daze, and the way he looked at Xie An from time to time was a little special.

He clearly felt that his master's recent changes were getting bigger and bigger, and he had an unspeakable temperament.

At this moment, Xie An turned his head and glanced at He Chunli, “What are you dazing about?”

“I just feel that Master is different from before, but I can't tell exactly.” He Chunli muttered, then picked up the rag to wipe the table, and then ran to the door to shout and solicit business.

Before long, He Chunli ran back from outside the door again. Xie An thought he was going to ask something, but he heard He Chunli cautiously say, “Master, someone is looking for you outside.”

After speaking, He Chunli slipped away to work. He never asked anything more.

Xie An saw it all in his eyes, and a bit of certainty arose in his heart.

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

Xie An went out of the pawnshop door and saw Chen He driving a carriage parked on the side of the road. The carriage was full of bottles and jars, as well as some dried medicinal materials, piled up to the brim.

Chen He reined in the horse, jumped to the ground, and hurried to Xie An, lowering his voice and said: "Brother Xie, I'm going to the county town today to purchase some medicinal materials. It just so happens that a new antique market has opened, and I'm going to pick up some bargains. How about together?"

Although Chen He is the cousin of Chen Lei, the owner of the Chen Clan Martial Hall, he is a distant relative, almost out of the fifth degree of kinship. His status is not high, and he is not very valued, just making a living.

The descendants born from the brothers above the grandfather, who are of the same generation as himself, are distant cousins. The higher the generation, the less close they are. So it is called distant.

Exceeding five generations is called “out of the fifth degree of kinship”.

Chen He's relative… is really far away.

Seeing that Xie An didn't express his opinion, Chen He added, "Brother Xie, with your skills, I'll provide the money and you provide the effort, we can definitely make a lot of money."

Xie An thought that the progress of the Fetal Breathing Technique was too slow, and it was imminent to collect Tang Qingfeng's unique prescription. He might as well take this opportunity to go to the county town with Chen He to pawn the chamber pot and get money to buy medicine.

You must know that Qingwu County is heavily guarded, and you need a road permit to enter and exit. Xie An is a slave, and without the official business road permit from the Li family, he would not be able to enter the county town personally.

At present, the pawnshop does not need to enter the city for official business, so it is much more convenient to follow Chen He.

He agreed, "Okay, I'll go back and prepare, and go with you."

Xie An returned to the backyard hut, took the chamber pot, and brought the dagger with him. He felt uneasy, so he simply took the heavy bow and quiver as well. He returned to the pawnshop and greeted He Chunli, and then set off with Chen He to the county town.