Immortality Begins with Breathing Exercises-Chapter 351 - 148: Payment (Part 2)

Now, the energy contained within my Qi Blood has surged, and the control cultivated by practicing the Turtle Breath Skill is no longer sufficient.

It’s hard to completely lock the surging Qi Blood energy within the blood.

That’s why some Qi Blood is leaking out.

Once my strength reaches the Nine Transformations of Qi and Blood, I will spend one or two units of Source Power to enhance the Turtle Breath Skill, and then there should be no problem.

Night fell.

Several oil lamps were lit in the wooden house, making it bright inside.

Lin Zheyu stood up from the medicinal bath tub, causing a splash of water sounds.

"Finally, I’ve removed the scent of Soul-Seeking Incense from my body. I must be careful in future fights to avoid being hit by similar powders from the opponent."

Lin Zheyu said to himself.

Because of this, it caused so much trouble.

"Mr. Yu, Young Master Meng Xi requests your presence."

Walking out of the wooden house, Yalan had been waiting for a long time, and upon seeing Lin Zheyu, she greeted him respectfully.

"Meng Xi?"

"Is he Miss Mengqi’s younger brother or older brother?" Lin Zheyu asked curiously.

"Young Master Meng Xi is Miss Mengqi’s younger brother."

"Young Master heard that you saved Miss Mengqi’s life and specially came to meet you in person to thank you." Yalan said.

"Well, please lead the way."

Lin Zheyu nodded and followed Yalan through rows of wooden houses to the large wooden house in the center.

This was a large square, surrounded by blazing torches, making the square as bright as day.

In the square, a young man with a bare torso was diligently practicing Swordsmanship with a longsword.

His Swordsmanship was different from Lee Mengqi’s; the sword moves were filled with a sense of killing intent, emphasizing speed, precision, and ruthlessness, with hardly any unnecessary feints.

Perceiving Lin Zheyu’s arrival, Lee Mengxi stopped his cultivation.

He scrutinized Lin Zheyu up and down, as if trying to see through him.

"You may leave now."

Lee Mengxi waved his hand, signaling Yalan to leave.

"Thank you, Mr. Yu, for your help in saving my sister’s life."

"If Mr. Yu encounters any trouble in the future, you can use this token, and within reasonable limits, I can promise you one thing."

Lee Mengxi took out a bronze talisman, handing it over.

The talisman was intricately engraved with patterns; one side had the character ’Lee,’ and the other side depicted a terrifying fierce beast.

"And this silver note, please accept it, Mr. Yu."

Lee Mengxi took out a silver note from his bosom.

This silver note was issued by the Great Wei government, with a face value of one hundred thousand taels of silver.

Although silver notes were convenient to carry, they had a high holding cost.

Converting silver notes into silver taels required a ten percent fee.

Moreover, silver notes were all large denominations, unusable for ordinary people, and not circulated among them.

To spend it, one needed to go to designated places, exchange them for silver taels, and then use them.

Thus, Lin Zheyu had never used them.

The silver taels he possessed before, at the most, were around ten thousand taels of silver.

Ten thousand taels of silver, when converted into gold, was not large in volume and was convenient to carry, making the need for silver notes unnecessary.

"This is too valuable, I cannot accept it."

Looking at the silver note and the talisman in his hand, Lin Zheyu was slightly surprised. He hadn’t expected such a generous reward from the other party.

"Mr. Yu, please don’t be modest, my sister’s life is worth far more than these silver taels and the talisman."

Lee Mengxi shook his head, speaking in a firm tone that brooked no refusal.

"Then, thank you, Young Master Meng Xi." Lin Zheyu cupped his hands in gratitude.

Seems like I should do more good deeds in the future; if I save the right person, the rewards are significant.

"By the way, Yu Zhe is presumably not your real name, is it?"

Lee Mengxi smiled and said, "I hope Mr. Yu won’t mind. After all, it’s about my sister, so I looked into your background."

In the past two days, they had sent people to investigate Lin Zheyu’s background, uncovering his identity as Zhao Hao.

At the same time, they ruled out the possibility of him being in league with those black-clad men.

"This is nothing shady, Yu Zhe is indeed just an alias of mine."

"The world is treacherous, and with my mediocre strength, I worry about attracting enemies, so I can only roam the martial world under an alias."

Lin Zheyu said with a smile.

"May I know Mr. Yu’s real name?" Lee Mengxi inquired curiously.

"You may call me Zhao Hao, Young Master Meng Xi." Lin Zheyu replied.

Hearing this, Lee Mengxi was speechless; the name immediately sounded like an alias as well.

But then he laughed heartily, "Then I shall call you Mr. Zhao."

"Mr. Zhao, you have impressive skills, where are you from, and how old are you?"

Lee Mengxi asked.

From Lee Mengqi, he had a general understanding of Lin Zheyu’s capabilities, knowing that his Lightweight Skill was extremely impressive, and his defense was extraordinarily strong.

Tang Family’s Tang Weizhong, even with the use of Secret Techniques, couldn’t do anything to him.

A powerful expert with such abilities would be very useful if recruited.

However, to recruit someone, one must first understand their background.

Otherwise, if one recruits a spy from an enemy faction, the consequences could be severe.

"I come from a small village outside of Northern Beirong City, seeking a breakthrough in the Martial Dao after hitting a bottleneck, traveling and seeking opportunities."

"As for my age, I’m already in my fifties. This current appearance is merely a disguise. The Zhao Hao identity is my real appearance."

Lin Zheyu said with a smile.

He deliberately made himself sound older so as not to draw too much attention.

"I see."

Lee Mengxi said with a smile.

He knew Lin Zheyu was lying.

Lin Zheyu knew that he knew he was lying.

But both of them tacitly chose not to expose this lie.

Since the other party was unwilling to say, there was no need to press on.