The Secret Way of Immortality

Ren Qing's eyes felt swollen, and he vaguely fell into darkness.

He couldn't close his eyes at all, only feeling heavy footsteps gradually approaching, and they were coming from the direction he was looking.

Just as the presence in the darkness was about to approach.

"Runner..."

Ren Qing's body was pushed, and all the anomalies disappeared.

He opened his eyes and found that the things around him had slowed down. He could almost see the patterns on the wings of the flies attracted by the smell of blood.

Two lines of tears slowly flowed from Ren Qing's eyes, setting off his increasingly terrifying face.

Li Mian and the other retreated a few steps. They leaned against the wall, wanting to retreat but without any strength in their bodies, they could only keep calling Ren Qing's name.

Ren Qing took a few breaths before he came back to his senses. Although he had just entered the 《No Eye Method》 with the help of consuming lifespan, it would still take some time to master it.

【Ren Qing】

【Age: Seventeen】

【Lifespan: Five years and eighty-three days】

【Art: No Eye Method】

Moreover, after he mastered the 《No Eye Method》, there seemed to be some changes in his mind, but he would have to wait until he returned to the yamen to know the details.

"Just now, the blood rushed to my head, and the wind and sand caused my eyes to ache."

Ren Qing casually made an excuse, and the Li brothers didn't ask any more questions. Instead, they took on more of the physical labor.

People die unexpectedly in Sanxiang City every day, and the fire workers inevitably have to come into contact with them, so the lowest-ranking yamen runners are most afraid of offending the yamen runners who govern them.

Otherwise, if something really happens, they won't even know how they died.

They cleaned up the bookstore, leaving only large patches of dried bloodstains inside. Next was the responsibility of the jailers.

The bookstore door was sealed with a strip of paper.

Ren Qing led the Li brothers out of the alley, carrying large and small packages towards the open space where the corpses were stored.

Xiao Wu had been waiting for a long time, anxiously pacing in circles.

The corpse beside him was placed in the most conspicuous place in the morning market, and the linen used to wrap it was already stained with blood.

"Brother Qing... Runner, you're here."

Xiao Wu shouted with relief. It was indeed a bit difficult for him to guard a corpse on an empty street at his age.

"Let's go. We've been busy all morning. We can have a good rest when we get back to the yamen."

Ren Qing's brow was no longer furrowed. Now that he was on the right track, the pressure from his lifespan was naturally much less.

The four of them chatted as they walked through the streets and returned to the lively area.

Several constables with knives stood not far away. When they saw that the corpse had been dealt with, they nodded to Ren Qing and left.

The constables are mainly responsible for patrolling the streets in the yamen and do not have to come into contact with the tragically dead corpses, so the fire workers and jailers can't help but envy them.

However, the yamen runners are hereditary positions, usually passed down from father to eldest son, and their duties cannot be easily changed.

Ren Qing's predecessor actually came from Bazicun, a village a hundred miles northwest of Sanxiang City.

Originally, he had an older brother who inherited his deceased father's yamen runner position, but he died unexpectedly after only half a year.

Without a choice, the predecessor couldn't give up the hereditary iron rice bowl, so he had to go to the Sanxiang City yamen to report, but he followed in his brother's footsteps not long after.

Now there should still be the predecessor's mother left at home in Bazicun, and Ren Qing also sends some money every month.

But what's a little strange is that most families in the city have four or five siblings, as if giving birth and raising children isn't a problem for them.

I don't know what's supporting such a high birth rate. It can't be some kind of supernatural power or spell, right...

Ren Qing doesn't have much of an impression of his old mother, but he pieced together a rough idea from Xiao Wu's mouth. Plus, there aren't many opportunities to meet, so he's not worried about being recognized.

The four of them passed through the west district of the city and arrived at the center of Sanxiang City, where the yamen was located.

The main gate has red walls and blue tiles, and a plaque with the words "Sanxiang County Office" hangs above the gate. Yamen runners are constantly entering and exiting the gate.

As a town where tens of thousands of people live, the scale of the yamen is far beyond imagination.

It occupies an estimated tens of thousands of square meters, with 254 houses, and the main gate is divided into four gates: east, west, north, and south. The area is also divided into four blocks.

Each area has the same buildings and does not interact with each other on weekdays.

Prison Guard Hall, Constable Hall, Fire Worker Hall, Jailer Hall, Prison, Kitchen Yard, County Magistrate's Residence, Immortal Buddha Temple, Public Trial Hall, Martial Arts Field, Reflection Study...

As a yamen runner in the west district of the city, Ren Qing can only walk through the west main gate, so he has never been in contact with other areas.

"Finally here..."

Xiao Wu rubbed his wrist, his face showing a bit of fatigue.

After a human body dies, it becomes as heavy as a stubborn stone. Even if four people take turns carrying it, they are exhausted, not to mention the other sundries.

The Li brothers didn't complain, but their expressions relaxed.

"Let's go."

Ren Qing sighed helplessly. He only had so few people under his command, otherwise why would he need to do such rough work.

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After entering the yamen, many plaques with aspirations are hung everywhere, such as a clear mirror hanging high and as clear as pure water.

Passing through the west gravel-paved path, you will reach the Fire Worker Hall.

The location of the Fire Worker Hall is slightly remote, and there are several wells in the courtyard, mainly because it is often necessary to open the furnace for incineration, so it is as far away from people as possible.

There are three Fire Worker Halls in the west district of the yamen, each of which houses the fire workers of two street blocks.

Twelve wing rooms are arranged side by side, and at the end is the mortuary, as well as the furnace near the corner.

The furnace is made of iron as a whole, and its shape is like a hollow gourd. The ingenious design allows it to burn for seven or eight hours after wood is put in.

However, in the Fire Worker Hall where Ren Qing is located, another group of fire workers from Hexing Street have been temporarily transferred to the outside of the city, apparently because a village somewhere has been infected with the plague.

The Li brothers placed the corpse of the bookstore owner in the mortuary, which contained more than a dozen corpses, all of whom died with eerie smiles.

The furnace can burn three corpses at the same time, but previously there was only Ren Qing, so the corpses could not be incinerated in time, and now they are a bit rotten.

The newly arrived corpses can only wait a few days.

"You guys prepare to open the furnace, I'll go to my room to rest for a while."

Ren Qing told the three of them a few words, and then returned to the wing room.

The Li brothers began to move the corpses and light the wood, while Xiao Wu went to the kitchen yard to get some food, after all, it was already noon.

Ren Qing sat cross-legged on the bed, closing his eyes while activating the information stream.

He felt the information of the 《No Eye Method》 began to converge, and then merged into one point, forming a grain of illusory seed.

When the consciousness touches the seed, the seed takes root and sprouts.

The seed grew three tender buds, and the patterns on the leaves looked like a strange eye.

When Ren Qing was puzzled, words formed by information appeared on the tender buds, and were accompanied by annotations.

【One-Eyed: Discern Illusions】

【Hundred-Eyed: Create Illusions】

【Double-Pupiled: Anticipate the Enemy】

He was stunned, and then noticed that each piece of text represented a tender leaf.

【Do you want to choose the branch One-Eyed, which will consume 1 year of lifespan】

Ren Qing also tried the other two and found that the lifespan consumed by Hundred-Eyed and One-Eyed was 1 year, while Double-Pupiled was 1 year and 6 months.

He hesitated for a moment, then chose to cancel the information stream.

The 《No Eye Method》 is already extremely strange, and uncontrollable situations may occur after choosing a branch.

Therefore, before Ren Qing has figured out the power system of this world, it is unwise to risk a year of lifespan.

He took out the 《No Eye Method》 from his arms.