Longevity and Immortal Cultivation: Starting from Controlling Your Own Essence

"Doctor Zhang... No, Lord Sheriff."

Zhou Changgui woke up with a start, forcibly suppressed the turmoil in his heart, and quickly got up to salute:

"Back then, Mr. Zhou was blind. I didn't expect Mr. Zhang to be a martial arts master!"

At this moment, he finally came to his senses: Why did he suddenly gain the favor of the guild leader and be released as the rudder leader of the Baihe sub-rudder?

The real reason was not because he was so smart and capable, but because he had dealt with this master many years ago.

And he was preconceived, and he never thought that he had seen another identity of Zhang Yao.

"Zhou Ruozhu is being polite."

Zhang Yao smiled, waved his hands and said, "Ten years ago, I wasn't a grand master."

After the two sat down again, and after exchanging a few more pleasantries, Zhou Changgui said cautiously:

"Zhou is fortunate to be valued by the leader of the gang, and he is the new rudder leader of the Baihe sub-rudder."

"This time I came to pay a visit to the Sheriff, I specially prepared a small gift, and I hope the Sheriff will accept it."

As he spoke, he pushed the long brocade box beside him. It was made of ebony wood with intricate patterns and looked very exquisite.

"oh?"

Zhang Yao raised his eyebrows, revealing a hint of curiosity:

"What's in here?"

Zhou Changgui said:

"It is a sword that can be called a magic weapon. Regardless of the casting method or material, it is rare in the world, especially mixed with a large amount of red stone..."

Halfway through his words, he suddenly stopped.

He suddenly recalled, about the effect of this sword and Chi Mingshi, didn't he know about the effect of this "Doctor Zhang" after telling his companion?

Before he set off from Jiangdu, he thought that a dignified master must be dismissive of ordinary treasures and treasures, so he deliberately chose this magical sword, but now it seems that it is a bit self-defeating.

Zhang Yao was silent for a moment, looked at the long ebony brocade box, and said slowly:

"So, in this box is the sword of Chu Xingge?"

"...Yes, unexpectedly, the adults still remember that kid."

Zhou Changgui couldn't guess Zhang Yao's attitude, so he could only bow his head in response.

"Okay, I will accept the gift."

Zhang Yao nodded slightly.

Zhou Changgui breathed a sigh of relief, and after the two chatted for a long time, he respectfully got up and left.

After Zhou Changgui left:

"Click."

Zhang Yao got up and walked over, opened the ebony brocade box, and saw a long sword with a sheath lying quietly on the bright yellow velvet cloth.

He drew out the sword, and saw that it was shimmering coldly and extremely sharp. There were two simple characters engraved on the bottom of the sword - Chi Xiao.

Always cherish the heart of a child, not the ambition of falling into the sky.

"Chi Xiao...a good name."

He put the sword back into its sheath, put it in the black sandalwood brocade box, and ordered:

"Hang this sword in my study."

"yes."

The two beautiful maidservants respectfully responded, and left with the brocade box in their hands.

He sat back on the main seat, pondered for a while, and then suddenly said:

"Linglong, you are from a local family, how much do you know about Zhou Changgui?"

Based on his understanding of the local aristocratic family, since he knew that a new Cao Gang helmsman was coming, he would definitely use his influence to scout around, and he happened to borrow their achievements.

Hearing Zhang Yao's question, a beautiful maid standing beside her said in a low voice:

"Report to the master."

"This new rudder master Zhou, it is said that he joined the Cao Gang at the age of ten, and became a disciple of Xiao Zirong, the then rudder master of Lingjiang, the 'Turning Rover'."

"But this Xiao Zirong... Although his martial arts are very high, according to some secret gossip, he likes men, and secretly raises child prostitutes, which makes some middle and high-level gangsters feel ashamed."

"Zhou Changgui stayed under his sect for more than ten years, found an opportunity to defect and leave, and turned against him. Since then, the situation has been the same."

"Until last year, under Zhou Changgui's single-handed design, the 'Wanderer' Xiao Zirong was found to have enriched his own pockets, embezzled the property of the gang, and was dismissed from the Cao Gang. Zhou Changgui personally executed the gang rules and died in his hands. .”

Zhang Yao couldn't help but fell silent after hearing her words.

Although there are many facts that are unclear, it is not difficult to deduce part of the truth based on only a handful of claws.

He was silent for a while, and then asked again:

"Does this person have a wife or children?"

"No."

Linglong shook her head and said:

"He is forty-six this year, but he has not yet married, and he is notoriously unfeminine in Jiangdu City."

"Many people have ridiculed him secretly, but in recent years, after he has become a master, few people dare to mention this matter again."

"……I see."

Hearing this, Zhang Yao finally couldn't help but let out a long sigh, and thought to himself:

"Master, master..."

"If I let you know that your love for your son back then pushed your only son into the fire pit with your own hands, and even made the old Zhou family cut off the incense, I am afraid that it will be difficult to rest in peace under the nine springs, right?"

There is finally a suitable reason for the love and hate in the past, but everything has long been buried in the past.

The past is gone with the wind and cannot be recovered.

…………

The gurgling river flows slowly into Baibo Lake.

The peaceful time is like running water, and fifteen years have passed in a blink of an eye.

The chaos in the Wei Dynasty continued, and there were even signs of intensification, but Baihe City in Jiangzhou enjoyed 15 years of peace and tranquility.

Fifteen years later:

Zhang Yao was sitting in the gazebo in the garden of the Sheriff's Mansion, making tea, when he looked up and saw the wild geese flying from the south, the scene was almost exactly the same as it was many years ago.

But he knew that the wild geese that traveled from south to north had already changed several times.

"Another year is about to pass..."

He withdrew his gaze, a trace of melancholy welling up in his heart.

More than ten years have passed, his beard has become thicker and thicker, and he is no longer so young. He looks like a middle-aged man in his forties.

This is the result of his deliberate control. With the subtle control of the master level, it can even make the black hair white and wrinkle. Of course, he can easily control his own appearance to age.

Not only his appearance, but his heart also seems a little old.

"I thought I wouldn't get tired of living like this in another hundred years."

"I didn't expect that after only twenty years, I would get tired of it."

Zhang Yao laughed at himself, picked up the teapot on the small red clay stove, and poured himself a cup of boiling tea.

Twenty years of county guard career:

The women next to him have changed from batch to batch, enjoying all kinds of enjoyment, but this kind of life makes him feel more and more boring.

No matter how delicious the delicacies of mountains and seas are, if you eat them every day, there will always be a day when you can't stand them.

The wild geese fly south every year, but it is still the same person who watches the geese.

"Maybe, I should change my environment, my life?"

Zhang Yao fell into deep thought, a little hesitant.

For the first time, he felt a little trouble of being a long-lived person, and he was undecided about his future life.

"master."

At this time, the new housekeeper hurried over and said respectfully:

"Leader Li from the Cao Gang has arrived and wants to meet with you."