Wang Meng is twenty-eight this year, in his prime, and his military force has reached the peak of the third-rate, becoming a county chief.
If he can obtain the "Red Jade Art", then his strength can reach a higher level, reaching the second-rate level.
Maybe he can still make a move and be transferred to a larger county, or even a county seat as a head catcher.
If he chooses to stay in Changfeng County, the long-vacant chief arrest position in Changfeng County will definitely be his.
Although he is now the head catcher in Changfeng County, there are not only one head catcher in Changfeng County, but three!
But it's a pity that he has no money and can't afford this second-rate top-notch self-protection technique "Red Jade Kung Fu".
"If I buy "Red Jade Kung Fu", am I qualified to pass the technique on to others?"
Jiang Chen asked.
"Of course I am qualified. It is Zhang Yi's promise to sell for a hundred years, but he cannot restrain the buyer."
"But no matter who spends one thousand taels of silver to buy it, it is impossible for it to spread widely."
Wang Meng spoke, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, but he hid it well.
"Okay, I bought this book "Red Jade Kung Fu". Please send a message to me, Brother Wang. I want to meet the old master of Chiyang Martial Arts School, Zhang Yi, in person!"
Jiang Chen said arrogantly.
He has thirty gold bricks in his hand, one gold brick weighs 500 grams, and ten taels of gold, which can be exchanged for one hundred taels of silver from the Zhou Dynasty. The stone gold bricks are equivalent to one thousand taels of silver.
Because the gold bricks he had were of high purity, the highest price offered by the pawn shop was one hundred and fifty taels of silver, so he bought the "Red Jade Art" for less than seven gold bricks.
One gold brick is worth about 200,000 in the real world, and seven gold bricks are worth 1.4 million, which is really not expensive considering Jiang Chen's worth.
However, the reason why Jiang Chen set his sights on Zhang Yi, the old martial arts master of Chiyang Martial Arts School, was not only because he had the second-rate top martial arts "Red Jade Kung Fu" in his hands, but the more important reason was that he was eccentric.
It should be said that Zhang Yi, who possesses a second-rate martial arts skill, should not have grown old in his fifties, with his energy and energy exhausted, and his life expectancy will be short-lived!
Jiang Chen proposed to meet him just to further investigate his weirdness.
He has never forgotten the main mission of Chang Feng City God's mystery, but he visited the City God's Temple several times and used the Nether Talisman to check for a long time. Not to mention the City God, he didn't even see any of the City God's ghost servants.
Wang Meng seemed to know something, but he refused to say it.
So Jiang Chen could only slowly find a breakthrough by himself.
Everything that goes against common sense is seen as a breakthrough by him!
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Chiyang Martial Arts School.
A dying old man was lying on the Taishi's chair, covered with a thin quilt. The old man's breathing was weak and his eyes were full of turbidity.
This person is Zhang Yi, the old master of Chiyang Martial Arts School.
It should be said that this man was also a legendary figure when he was young. He was born in a sharecropper family in Changfeng County. When he was young, he secretly learned martial arts from his master's family and ran away after the incident.
Later, he was recruited by a martial arts master, and he became famous in Nan County before he was thirty years old. Finally, when he was more than forty years old, he returned to his hometown and opened the Chiyang Martial Arts School in Changfeng County.
More than ten years have passed in a flash.
Martial arts is not an immortal way, and its effect on extending life is not very great. Even the great masters of martial arts only have a lifespan of three to five hundred years.
However, the old master of the Chiyang Martial Arts School was a second-rate master. Although his energy and blood had long since dried up and he was no longer at his peak, he was at least as good as a third-rate master.
Moreover, he does not practice external skills that are particularly harmful to the body, but internal skills that pay more attention to regulating the body.
It is not a problem for such a person to live for at least seventy or eighty years, not to mention a long life.
However, Zhang Yi's health has never been very good, especially since he came to Changfeng County.
Now he is only in his early fifties, but he looks like a bad old man in his seventies or eighties.
Zhang Yiping retreated from the people around him, looked at Jiang Chen who came to buy the technique, and said calmly:
"Taoist Master Chunyang, I have admired your name for a long time."
"You want to buy the "Red Jade Art" in the old man's hands?"
"Yes."
Jiang Chen nodded and said.
"One thousand taels of silver, our Zhang family promises not to sell it to anyone else for a hundred years. As for who you want to pass it on to, it's up to you."
"My sons and daughters have average martial arts qualifications. This second-rate top martial arts secret book "Red Jade Kung Fu" is regarded as a secret investment in their hands. I might as well exchange it for them to get rich."
Zhang Yi said drowsily.
"Mr. Zhang, I am a Taoist who has some knowledge of Huang Qi's art. Could you please let me take a look at your situation?"
Jiang Chen did not directly talk about buying and selling exercises, but instead proposed to give Zhang Yi a diagnosis.
"Taoist Master, please do as you please!"
Jiang Chen used the Zhanwang Qi Technique and saw that Zhang Yi's body was exuding a strong death aura, which was a sign that he was about to die and his life would not be long.
But there was still black and red evil energy surrounding his head, which proved that he did not die of old age naturally, but for another reason.
Then he took a few more evil-breaking and evil-killing talismans and attached them to Zhang Yi's body. The evil-breaking and evil-killing talismans burned instantly, and the evil aura above Zhang Yi's head slowly faded away.
But there is nothing Jiang Chen can do about the death energy in his body. The five degenerations of heaven and man, and the fate of reincarnation, cannot be changed at all with his current strength.
After Jiang Chen used the Evil Killing Talisman to break away the evil spirit on Zhang Yi's body, Zhang Yi immediately felt that his body had warmed up and he was more energetic.
He held on to the armrests of the Taishi chair, sat upright, and straightened his spine:
"I haven't felt so comfortable for a long time. The Taoist master is a capable person. The "Red Jade Gong" will not be hidden in your hands. I am worthy of my dead master."
"With all due respect, Mr. Zhang, the evil energy surrounding you does not appear to be natural."
"And you are a second-rate expert. Even if you fight with others and leave hidden wounds when you are young, it will not completely explode in your fifties, unless it is man-made and someone wants to harm you."
Jiang Chen looked at Zhang Yi and said.
"Taoist Priest thinks too much. No one wants to harm me, and no one can harm me. I know my own body."
"Didn't the Taoist Master want to buy "Red Jade Gong"?"
"I don't know if the leader has brought enough silver. If there is no problem, let's sign a contract."
"The old man is old and not in good spirits. Please forgive me for my poor hospitality."
Zhang Yi began to issue eviction orders.
"I brought the banknote, a total of one thousand taels. If the old man thinks it's okay, then we can sign a contract."
Jiang Chen nodded when he heard this and took out the thousand taels of silver notes that he had prepared long ago.
The two parties drew up a contract, signed it, and put their fingerprints on it.
Jiang Chen handed the thousand taels of silver notes to Zhang Yi, and the old man took out a sheepskin booklet from his arms, with three large characters "Red Jade Gong" written on it.
"My master said that the "Red Jade Kung Fu" can be regarded as a first-rate martial arts. However, my master and I have limited qualifications and have not fully practiced it successfully. Therefore, outsiders are saying that the "Red Jade Kung Fu" is a second-rate martial arts.
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"I hope that the Taoist master can achieve success in his studies, in the name of Zhenggong method."
"By the way, this booklet also contains some of my and my master's cultivation experiences, and I will give them to the Taoist Master as well."
Zhang Yi handed the sheepskin booklet to Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen lowered his head and glanced at Zhang Yi's hand, was slightly startled, and then took the booklet calmly.
"Now that the deal has been reached, I won't disturb the old man's rest."
"Farewell!"
Jiang Chen turned around and left with the secret book of "Red Jade Gong" and returned to Chunyang Taoist Temple.