The Old Man Who's About to Die

Shi Feizhe was indeed depressed. He hadn't expected that a dilapidated house he casually picked up would have an owner.

And the kind of owner who returned after decades!

As for burying something with his name on it in his house, that was, of course, a self-deprecating remark.

After all, he wasn't Captain Jia, who would act shamelessly and unreasonably.

"Old Man, the cost of the repairs is a total of Fifteen Taels of Silver. After you pay, you can live here. I'll go find another place," Shi Feizhe said.

"Anyway, you'll be living alone. It'll cost about the same amount to find someone to fix it up."

"Uh... it's not expensive. It's just that this old man has no money!" the old man said awkwardly.

"No money? You weren't watching me from the foot of the mountain when I arrived, were you? And then you waited until I was almost done before specifically coming over to take advantage?" Shi Feizhe questioned.

"Young man, I see you are also a martial artist. How about I teach you a set of martial arts to offset these Fifteen Taels of Silver?" the old man suggested.

"Not learning! I already have enough martial arts on me, too much is hard to digest!" Shi Feizhe refused outright.

Learning unfamiliar martial arts was risky, and martial arts that could be offset by Fifteen Taels of Silver, could they be good martial arts?

"This old man's martial arts are very powerful!"

"Still not learning, even if they're powerful!"

"Then this old man can't do anything. There's no money! If we fight, you won't be able to beat this old man either," the old man said with a Xi, acting shamelessly.

He really had no money, and he didn't need it.

"...Is it worth it for Fifteen Taels of Silver?" Shi Feizhe felt a bit speechless.

The old man's grab just now didn't reveal any cultivation level. He thought the cultivation wouldn't be too high, otherwise, he wouldn't be acting shamelessly for just a bit of silver!

In the Jianghu, how could a master not have money!

Besides, a fist fears the young and strong. This old man was so old. Relying on swordplay to entangle might not give him an advantage!

The advantage is with me!

Shi Feizhe encouraged himself.

It was just that the old man was acting so shamelessly, Shi Feizhe couldn't swallow this!

"Then I'll ask the Old Man for a few pointers!" Shi Feizhe picked up the Rusty Sword, which he had bought casually in town for practicing swordplay.

He performed a fancy sword flourish and said, "I'll just use a slightly more proficient sword technique. It's not excessive to use a weapon, right?"

"Oh? You know swordplay?" The old man looked at Shi Feizhe with interest, then he formed a sword finger with his right hand, and to Shi Feizhe's stunned gaze, True Qi Sword.

"Come, let this old man have his fill!!"

Shi Feizhe looked at the long sword formed by True Qi, about three to four feet long, emitting a faint blue light under the sunlight. Coupled with the old man's phrase "let this old man have his fill," how could he not know that he had encountered a big shot?

"Cough... I'm young and prone to sudden fits. Sometimes my mouth twitches and I don't know what I'm saying! I was having an episode just now, Old Man, just pretend you didn't hear it." Shi Feizhe decisively admitted defeat.

When drifting in the Jianghu, one must follow one's true heart!

This is the true meaning of the martial way!

"I'll pack my things and leave immediately!" Shi Feizhe said quickly.

It was just Fifteen Taels of Silver, wasn't it? He didn't want it anymore!

Niang Xi Pi, I hid in the mountains and still encountered a big shot!

How unlucky!

"Wait!" the old man said again.

"Hmm?" Shi Feizhe instantly became alert.

What, was he really going to kill him to silence him? Or was he going to seize his property?

"With this old man's temper when he was young, if you dared to draw your sword against this old man, you would probably be in several pieces by now." The old man looked at Shi Feizhe, flipped his hand, and withdrew the True Qi Sword. He continued:

"Now this old man is old, and his temper has improved a lot."

"Thanks to you for fixing this place up, when this old man returned, it actually had some resemblance to the memories."

"If you don't mind it being crowded, you can also stay in this small courtyard."

"This old man won't be living here for too long, two or three years at the shortest, four or five years at the longest. This small courtyard will ultimately be yours." The old man finished in one breath.

"Why are you only living for these few years?" Shi Feizhe asked.

"Simple! Because this old man is about to die," the old man said freely.

"Die?" Shi Feizhe was puzzled. This old man could use True Qi Sword so easily and casually. He should at least be a Circulatory Heaven, or even a True Person Realm master. How could he die so easily?

"All martial artists in the world have a limited lifespan. What's strange about dying?" The old man looked at Shi Feizhe and said strangely.

"Could it be, one hundred and forty-nine years old?" Shi Feizhe said. He seemed to have heard a blind man say that a martial artist's lifespan was at most one hundred and forty-nine years.

Even the invincible Yuan Jiuzhong!

Thinking of the "Chong Jiuyuan" from top to bottom on the wooden box.

This old man's name is Chong Jiuyuan, could it be...

No, no! The number one expert in the world owes him Fifteen Taels of Silver.

Jianghu is too fantastical!

Is there still righteousness in Jianghu?

If reversing the name results in the same person, then wouldn't Fan Jianqiang be...

This old man's name is probably a coincidence!

"Not bad! Although you are from an unconventional background, young man, you have some insight!" The old man said, "My lifespan is about to run out, and I just want to live here peacefully for a few years."

Shi Feizhe thought for a moment. With this old man's cultivation, crushing him would probably be much easier than crushing a grasshopper. Since he spent so much time talking, he probably didn't have any ill intentions towards him.

Going over mountains and finding a remote place again would be quite troublesome!

"Alright! Old Man, then we'll squeeze in! I'll tidy up. You can live in the east room, and I'll live in the west room!" Shi Feizhe said to the old man.

"Okay! The sculpture in the main hall in the middle should also be leveled. Tidy it up and put some miscellaneous items there, it will be more spacious." The old man said.

"What kind of deity statue is that!" Shi Feizhe was very curious about the half-collapsed mud statue.

He had only kept half of it initially and hadn't leveled it. Now that two people were living in three rooms, it was a bit cramped. After leveling the mud statue, the two of them would have more space.

"That... is a God of Wealth," the old man thought for a moment and said with a smile.

"Huh? In this small temple, you actually worship the God of Wealth?"

"When Master was here, we worshipped the True Martial Great Emperor. Later, the incense offerings weren't doing well, so Master told the people down the mountain that the True Martial Great Emperor was also a God of Wealth, and a Martial God of Wealth at that! Only with martial arts can there be wealth, and only with wealth can there be martial arts! So the incense offerings gradually prospered, and it kept me and Master from starving."

The old man spoke of his childhood with a nostalgic look.

Things from a hundred years ago felt like they happened just yesterday.

Presumably, those who worshipped the God of Wealth back then have all turned to dust!

Now, it's my turn!

"Oh right, I still don't know what to call you, little brother?" The old man suddenly remembered that he didn't know the name of the young man in front of him.

"My name is Shi Feizhe!"

"Huh? Shi Feizhe?" The old man thought for a moment and said, "It is rumored that an Old Devil appeared in the north, causing havoc throughout Qiu Yang City, leaving the entire Qiu Yang City in ruins. That Old Devil is named Shi Feizhe."

"Having the same name is purely a coincidence!" Shi Feizhe denied with a dark face.

It's been half a year, who the hell is still slandering me!

"Thinking about it, it makes sense. It is rumored that the Old Devil loves to pretend to be young and deceive people! I have seen many who pretend to be young, but none have eyes as clear and foolish as yours! You are definitely not the Old Devil." The old man shook his head and said.

"I am absolutely not the Old Devil! Old Man, you are truly insightful..." Shi Feizhe finally met someone who didn't think he was a devil. Just as he was about to praise the other party, he suddenly realized something was wrong.

Wait, old man, why don't you speak more clearly!

What do you mean by clear and foolish?

If I couldn't beat you, I would definitely beat your old dog head to a pulp!

Despite this, the old and the young settled down on this mountaintop.

One waiting to die, the other surviving.

Surviving in order not to survive.