Zhang Lingyun: "I can recommend someone to Jin'an."
"That man's name is He Cheng."
"Perhaps few people in Chang County know this person."
"But when it comes to twenty years ago, even in Fucheng, many people have heard of this person's name."
"He Cheng went to Fucheng in his early years and became famous for a while. But later, due to improper martial arts training all year round, he was left with stubborn illnesses and was riddled with pain. Unfortunately, he was less than 40, so he returned to his hometown of Chang County with his chronic illnesses and retired to the world.
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"He Cheng had two unique skills that made him famous in his early years."
"The first is the "Thirty-Six Hands Kaibei Fist" of hard qigong."
"The second is "Earth Que Knife Technique"."
"The strongest among them is the hard qigong "Thirty-Six Hands Open Monument Fist", and "The Earth's Knife Technique" is similar to the "Blood Sword Sutra" learned by Mr. Jin'an. They are both at the bottom of the third-rate martial arts. But "Thirty-Six Hands Opening"
"Bei Quan" is different. Although they are both third-rate martial arts, they are the top among third-rate martial arts."
"This is bone martial arts. When He Cheng was young, he relied on this hard qigong to develop his whole body's muscles, membranes, and hard skin. He had amazing strength. Coupled with the "Earth Missing Sword Technique", he was able to conquer the city where martial arts people gathered.
He has gained quite a reputation.”
"It's just a pity that hard qigong is the easiest to damage the body, so when practicing, it is often necessary to spend a lot of money to nourish the body with medicine and stones to keep up with the damage of the body. To avoid damaging the root and causing stubborn diseases."
"If you just practice hard, after the age of thirty when your human body reaches its peak, you will begin to enter the age of decline, and various illnesses and pains will begin to follow one after another."
"First, there is pain in the joints all over the body; then the internal organs and meridians are cut off, and the blood cannot be stopped; and finally, I am paralyzed on the couch. If the family is rich and spends all their wealth on medicine and stones, they may be able to survive until the age of fifty. If it is an ordinary family, without medicine and stones
Hang your life, forty is the deadline."
"And He Cheng belongs to the latter."
"When he was young, he came from a poor family. He accidentally got the "Thirty-Six Hands Kaibei Boxing". Because he couldn't afford medicine and stones to nourish his body, he just practiced hard. When he was young, he was full of vitality and didn't realize anything else. When he was past the age of thirty, he was at his peak vitality.
, hidden dangers appeared immediately.”
"So, He Cheng only became famous for five or six years, and then it was like a flash in the pan. He quit the world early and returned to Chang County to live in seclusion. In the second half of his life, he spent all the gold and silver he earned in his early years on medicine to prolong his life.
"The swordsman who was famous back then is now just an old man suffering from ailments who can't even afford a tael of silver a month to buy life-saving medicine."
"I was even afraid that my enemies would come to my door in my later years, so I kept my name anonymous and no one cared about me."
"If Mr. Jin An really needs martial arts, I can recommend him to him. He Cheng is in urgent need of money to survive. If Mr. Jin An comes to the door at this time, he wants to buy his "Thirty-Six Hands Open Monument Boxing" and
"Earth's Sword Technique", I'm sure He Cheng wouldn't refuse Mr. Jin An."
"But I still have to remind Mr. Jin An that although hard qigong is more effective than internal exercises, if you are not careful during the practice, you will suffer from serious diseases and hidden dangers. If Mr. Jin An still insists on finding a cure after listening to the advice,
He Cheng, I can continue to introduce Mr. Jin An."
Here Zhang Lingyun and Jin An were talking quietly to themselves. Over there, there was a bustle in the lobby. Shopkeeper Zhang was still chasing the girl in circles and beating him, but he couldn't catch up with the child's two short legs.
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Shopkeeper Zhang was so angry that his face turned pale.
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Half a day later.
At the west corner of Changxian County, in an alley surrounded by low-rise houses, Jin An and Zhang Lingyun walked out of a poor house with an old and cracked door.
A skinny old man with an excited face and tears of gratitude sent the two of them out.
When you walk out of the narrow alley and find yourself again on the lively street with endless flow of people, you can bathe in the sunshine, and even your heart will be filled with sunshine.
Zhang Lingyun, who has a bright white forehead and lively eyes, seems to be in a good mood.
"Unexpectedly, Mr. Jin'an is actually a member of Taoism. Taoists pay attention to health preservation and longevity. Mr. Jin'an gave He Cheng a breath of elixir energy to help He Cheng re-regulate the yin and yang of the body and the vitality of the five internal organs. This is more precious than ordinary people picking up ten thousand taels of gold.
.Originally, it was Young Master Jin An who came to visit me with a request, but now it turns out that Mr. He Cheng has asked for Young Master Jin An. Life is really unpredictable."
After Zhang Lingyun finished speaking, he asked Jin An again: "I wonder where Mr. Jin An's master came from?"
"Master?" Jin An muttered softly as if he was distracted.
"I can be considered a Taoist of the five internal organs."
"My mentor is a Taoist of the five internal organs."
Jin An quickly came to his senses, and then smiled with a straightforward and free-spirited personality.
"Taoism of the five internal organs? I once read a book called "Qishan Miscellaneous Notes". The book mentioned that Taoism is divided into several sects. One of the most famous sects is the Quanzhen sect. Mr. Jin'an, are you a Quanzhen sect?
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After hearing this, Jin An laughed and said: "Wuzang Taoism is an unpopular Taoist temple under the Zhengyi Taoism, and it is not the Quanzhen Taoism."
The two of them walked side by side. Zhang Lingyun had a beautiful and flawless face, her skin was as white as jade, and her skin seemed to be shining brightly under the midday sun: "Zhengyiyi? Quanzhen Sect? Mr. Jin'an, can you tell me what the difference is?"
Jin An thought for a while, he was just a beginner and didn't know much about these things, so he replied: "Quanzhen Sect can't marry a wife and have children. Zhengyi is okay, there are no restrictions on marrying a wife and having children."
Zhang Lingyun nodded suddenly.
"However, this time Mr. Jin'an took action to regulate He Cheng's body functions. It can be seen that He Cheng's complexion is much rosy today. Mr. Jin'an's elixir energy is very effective for He Cheng. Mr. Jin'an helped He Cheng regulate his body a few more times.
, I think He Cheng’s old and stubborn illness will be eradicated soon.”
Unexpectedly, the look on Jin An's face was not as optimistic as Zhang Lingyun's.
"He is terminally ill and his internal organs have severely deteriorated. Even if I help him reorganize the yin and yang of his body and the life functions of his five internal organs, there is no way to save him. He will delay his life for at most ten years and still die of illness."
Zhang Lingyun: "Mr. Jin'an, you are obsessed with your appearance and want to do everything perfectly. But in this world, flowers will wither, grass and leaves will wither, and even the sun and moon in the sky above your head will wax and wane. How can there be anything?
Can things be perfect?"
"He Cheng is thirty-three years old this year. If he lives another ten years, he will be fifty-three years old. For ordinary people, this is considered a long life."
Jin An was stunned for a moment, then smiled.
The gloom in my heart is gone.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Lingyun, who looks cold and difficult to get along with, can sometimes comfort people.
The ancients were limited by sanitary conditions and backward medical conditions, and their average life span was very short, with the average life span being about fifty years old.
Like an old man in his sixties or seventies, he is already the birthday boy.
He Cheng practiced martial arts improperly in his early years, and suffered serious physical disabilities and illnesses. He was indeed lucky to live to the age of fifty-three.
The two of them did not go back immediately. Jin An accompanied Zhang Lingyun to the market and took the opportunity to buy a box of Red Moon Rouge, which was very famous among the nobles in the northern capital, and gave it to Zhang Lingyun as a token of gratitude.
Then he went to a drug store and picked up the medicine for strengthening the muscles and bones according to the prescriptions written in "Thirty-Six Hands Kaibei Quan" and walked around. It was almost dusk when we returned to the inn.
When he was approaching the inn, Jin An bought a box of pastries and brought them to the greedy Fu Luoli.