Longevity and Immortal Cultivation: Starting from Controlling Your Own Essence

"died?"

Zhou An was taken aback.

After he came to his senses, he took a closer look at Zhang Yao and realized that his clothes were not torn. He couldn't help but sighed, "It seems that your strength is even stronger than I imagined. It really surpassed me."

"This little trick is nothing."

Zhang Yao shook his head, and said, "Recently, Changping City is not very stable, with undercurrents surging, there is already chaos."

"I felt the most clearly when I was in the county guard's mansion. The Wang family secretly arranged many actions."

"This is normal."

Zhou An nodded, and pointedly said: "The Wang family was able to rule Changping City for decades because of that white jade pillar supporting the sky."

"If today's pillar is about to collapse, the Wang family will naturally plan a way out and win over all parties in order to stabilize the situation and continue to maintain their rule."

Zhang Yao was silent for a while, and asked softly, "Master, how old is that old man of the Wang family?"

Zhou An heard the words, recalled it carefully, and then said cautiously: "The old man is a master who was accomplished in his fifties, and he has sheltered the Wang family for decades."

"Nowadays there is no age of a hundred, and it is time to be an octogenarian."

"That's at least ninety years old!"

Zhang Yao squinted his eyes and said, "Even though the martial arts master has a long lifespan, at such an old age, he should live to the end."

"good."

Zhou An agreed: "However, the Grandmaster can lock the qi and blood, and the body will last forever. Only before death will the body decay."

"Although he is over ninety years old, he can at least display 60% to 70% of his strength, and he is still unrivaled in Changping City."

"Even if four or five extremely powerful people join forces, they cannot be his opponent."

Zhang Yao took a deep breath and asked, "Then you see, can the Wang family survive this disaster?"

"It's hard."

Zhou An shook his head, and said cautiously: "The Wang family was just a small family in the early years, relying on that master to reach the sky in one step."

"After making a fortune, their actions are very arrogant, and all the forces in the city dare not speak out."

"In recent years, although the style of work has improved a little bit, it still maintains all-round firm suppression. Too many people have been offended!"

"It can be said that as long as the old man survives for a day, the status of the Wang family will remain stable, and the rest of the forces will only dare to make small moves at most."

"But if he dies, then the Wang family may be mobilized and attacked, and it is very likely that the family will be wiped out!"

Zhang Yao was silent for a while, and then said in a low voice: "Then if he goes crazy before he dies, and slaughters all the martial arts, aristocratic families, chambers of commerce and other powerful factions in the city..."

"This is impossible."

Zhou An shook his head and said: "The few top experts in the city are not pigs and sheep waiting to be slaughtered. The more cautious they are at this time, it is impossible to gather together to give him a chance."

"In his state, I'm afraid he will kill one or two people at most, and he will return to the west early. That will only lead to the situation getting out of hand."

"I see."

Zhang Yao nodded solemnly, and the plan in his heart became clear again.

…………

Lu Cang's death did not cause much disturbance in Changping City.

Apart from the attention of some caring people, the biggest change was probably that the Wang family took the initiative to find Zhang Yao and raised his annual salary to four hundred and fifty taels of silver.

Zhang Yao didn't refuse either, and accepted it with peace of mind.

While pondering the secret of the master, he kept a close eye on the changes in the city, and went to the martial arts hall to see his master Zhou An every few days.

After two consecutive months: the situation in Changping City became more and more tense. Although it was still peaceful on the surface, turbulence had long been in the dark.

The actions of the Wang family became more and more intensive, and Zhang Yao even found out that they were secretly transferring some direct descendants to Lingjiang City, a hundred miles away.

"It's time to act."

Feeling that the time had come, Zhang Yao quietly left the county guard's mansion one night, and went to Kuanglei Martial Arts Hall, begging to see Zhao Donglai.

Zhao Donglai will meet him soon after the gatekeeper's servant has passed the report.

"Master Zhao, please forgive me for taking the liberty to visit."

Zhang Yao bowed politely.

"Hahaha, my nephew is too polite, Lao Zhou and I have been friends for decades..."

Zhao Donglai seemed very enthusiastic, and greeted his servants to serve tea.

For Zhang Yao, a young but powerful consummate warrior, he still values ​​it very much.

He knew some inside stories from seven years ago, and concluded that Zhang Yao had the hope of becoming a super master in the future, so his attitude was naturally different from that of others.

"Master Zhao."

After the two exchanged a few pleasantries, Zhang Yao took the initiative to signal, "Can I take a step to talk?"

"Um?"

Zhao Donglai's expression moved slightly, and he immediately understood, ordered several servants to retreat and guard the hall door from a distance.

"Nephew, if you have anything to say, just say it."

He lowered his voice and said, "There is no one else here, and there is no risk of leaking information."

"good."

Zhang Yao nodded, and said straight to the point: "The Wang family is unpopular, the grand master is about to die, and his downfall is imminent."

"At the time of this great change, I want to join hands with Pavilion Master Zhao and agree to advance and retreat together in the future."

"Um?"

Zhao Donglai was shocked when he heard this.

He originally thought that Zhang Yao had some inside information about the Sheriff's Mansion and asked him to make a deal.

But what he didn't expect was that Zhang Yao would be so straightforward when he opened his mouth, and he still wanted to cooperate with him?

"cooperate……"

Zhao Donglai squinted his eyes, looked at Zhang Yao with scrutiny, and said nothing.

Although he didn't speak, his eyes revealed an obvious signal - what qualifications do you have to join forces with me?

"Master Zhao."

Zhang Yao smiled slightly, and stretched out his hand: "Hold me?"

"You..."

Zhao Donglai looked at him in surprise, but he didn't refuse.

"good!"

The hands of the two collided, and they were separated at the touch, and a dull sound exploded in the hall.

Zhang Yao's body swayed slightly, but then he withdrew his palm and sat firmly on the chair.

Zhao Donglai's palms trembled, his knuckles turned slightly white, and finally he couldn't help but change his face.

"I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it..."

He stared fixedly at Zhang Yao, as if he still couldn't believe the result, and there were extremely complicated emotions in his eyes:

"My nephew is really hiding his secrets, which surprised me!"

"You have such strength at your age... Grandmaster is hopeful! Grandmaster is hopeful!!"

At the end, his tone became fierce, with a hint of uncontrollable jealousy.

"Master Zhao praised me too much."

Zhang Yao shook his head, his voice was low: "The realm of the master... I don't even see any hope at the moment."

"But with my strength, I should be qualified to cooperate with Pavilion Master Zhao, right?"

"certainly!"

A bright smile suddenly appeared on Zhao Donglai's face: "It's a good move for my nephew to come to me!"

"We are all in the martial arts, and your master is still inseparable with me. We should be allies by nature!"

Zhang Yao was noncommittal to his words, changed the subject, and asked, "Master Zhao, I'm in the county guard's mansion, and I'm a fan of the authorities."

"I would like to ask, where is the situation in the city?"