Chapter 35: Chapter 35: The Decision

Looking at the book in front of him, Shen Wenxing did not reach out to take it, but instead, looked at his father.

Shen Yuan didn’t know how to start speaking for a moment.

If what Xu Xiu just said was true, then this Breathing Technique was passed down by the “Immortal” he mentioned.

He cultivated for forty years following the Breathing Technique and became a cultivator stronger than an Innate Martial Artist.

It was enough to prove the strength of this Breathing Technique!

Could this be the great opportunity mentioned in the hexagram?

But he had only met Xu Xiu twice in total, with no deep friendship. Why would he give such a precious thing to him?

Moreover, this thing was like a hot potato; one misstep could absolutely bring ruin to his family!

Seeing neither of them reaching out to take it, Xu Xiu laughed.

He placed the book on a stone beside him and murmured, “Ever since I came out of the valley and found my family gone, I have had no more attachments in this world.”

“All I seek for the rest of my life is to break through my current realm and explore the outside world.”

“Yet, like looking up to high mountains, after decades of hard cultivation, I finally realized my own aptitude is so dull.”

“Today, seeing your son reach the Body Tempering Realm at such a young age, I had the thought of taking a gamble.”

“If you have any doubts, little brother, you can throw this book into the Black Water Pool, I won’t blame you.”

After saying this, he got up and walked to the body of the Tuo Dragon, his sharp blade flying, quickly peeling off the dragon’s hide and cutting out the finest meat piece by piece.

“Little brother, lend me your fishing net rope, please.”

Shen Yuan nodded slightly in a daze, watching him use a piece of the fishing net rope to tie up several hundred pounds of meat, carrying it on his back and walking away.

For a long while, the father and son looked at the mess of Tuo Dragon hide and viscera on the ground.

“Ah Die, what should we do?”

Shen Yuan stood up, took the book Xu Xiu had left, and flipped through a few pages, finding them filled with obscure and difficult-to-understand text.

“You take a look.”

He handed the book to his son.

After browsing for a while, Shen Wenxing shook his head slightly, “There shouldn’t be any problems, but I can’t understand it at the moment; it needs time to study.”

Shen Yuan sighed, “Then bring it back.”

Though he still had worries in his heart, this opportunity could not be missed.

Using this so-called Breathing Technique, if Shi Tou could reach the realm of Xu Xiu, it would be a tremendous opportunity for the family.

At that time, don’t mention matching the Huang Family, even the Su Family with a County Magistrate wouldn’t be much.

This was an opportunity for them.

Shen Wenxing nodded and carefully stored the book.

With their clothes almost dry, Shen Yuan glanced at the fishing net beside him, wanting to see if he could cast it twice to catch some fish to bring back. However, he found the new fishing net had already been torn with several large holes.

“Ah Die, the Tuo Dragon!”

At the same time, Shen Wenxing noticed heads of Tuo Dragons emerging one after another from the once calm water of the pool, slowly swimming towards the shore.

“It’s strange, when the old senior was here, these guys didn’t come out.”

“Now that the old senior is gone, they’re all popping up.”

Shen Wenxing stood up, guarding his father behind him, vigilantly watching their surroundings.

Seeing this, Shen Yuan frowned slightly, suddenly recalling Xu Xiu saying the creatures of the Black Water Pool deliberately avoided him.

Could it be due to the so-called “aura of a strong person”?

In this way, saying the fish in the Black Water Pool all have spiritual nature isn’t false.

“Shi Tou, pack these up, let’s go.”

With the fishing net damaged and Tuo Dragons surfacing, it seemed they couldn’t catch any fish.

Fortunately, Xu Xiu only took the finest meat from the Tuo Dragon; there was still plenty left, along with its hide and many of its viscera. They could sell and eat whatever they could take back, and use the rest as compost material.

The father and son hastily cleaned up everything before the Tuo Dragons reached the shore.

Before leaving, Shen Wenxing caught a glimpse of several large Tuo Dragon eggs in the bushes and couldn’t help but wrap them up in his clothes and take them away.

In the courtyard, Hu Yufen was embroidering.

Shen Wenping and Shen Wen’an were sleeping soundly in a cradle nearby.

Hearing movement, she got up to greet them and saw that the father and son were carrying torn fishing nets, with various bloody viscera and meat.

Especially the Tuo Dragon hide on Shen Wenxing’s shoulder, which looked alarming, causing Hu Yufen’s eyes to widen in shock.

“What have you two been up to…”

She didn’t know what they had gone through.

Shen Wenxing threw the Tuo Dragon hide on his shoulder to the ground, then assisted in unloading the things from Shen Yuan’s shoulder before smiling and saying, “Mother, Ah Die and I caught a Tuo Dragon today!”

A Tuo Dragon!

Hu Yufen looked in shock at the bloody Tuo Dragon hide on the ground, then again at the meat.

She couldn’t believe that her husband and son had caught such a terrifying creature!

“Don’t listen to his nonsense; we encountered an expert.”

Shen Yuan laughed as he went to the well, drew a large bucket of water, and the father and son began washing the blood off themselves.

“This time we encountered the elder I told you about before.”

“You know, that elder is a very formidable martial artist.”

“If it weren’t for him, Shi Tou and I wouldn’t have been able to handle the Tuo Dragon.”

He briefly recounted the events but didn’t mention the most dangerous parts.

“Last time we made him suffer a loss, and this time he helped us again, most of the Tuo Dragon’s meat was given to him.”

“Look at what’s left, pickle what can be eaten, and send some to the front yard.”

“What can’t be eaten, use it for compost.”

He hadn’t figured out how to talk about the Breathing Technique yet.

“A common man without a weapon is not guilty; harboring a jade is a crime.”

The last time, just having a sheet of Hundred-Year Blood Toad’s Exuvia was enough to attract martial artists’ attention, almost bringing ruin to his family. This Breathing Technique was much more precious than the Blood Toad’s Shedding.

Even without the hexagram’s reminder, he knew it must not be leaked.

Startled out of her shock, Hu Yufen quickly put down her embroidery and needle, brought a wooden basin from the kitchen, and prepared to sort through the meat on the ground.

The father and son changed into clean clothes and joined to help.

Xu Xiu only took the most refined parts of the Tuo Dragon meat.

There was still a lot left.

After some selection, there was more than a hundred pounds of good-quality meat, most of the viscera was discarded.

“Ah Die, this Tuo Dragon hide is so tough!”

Shen Wenxing stroked the fully peeled Tuo Dragon hide in amazement.

Shen Yuan nodded in acknowledgment, saying nothing.

If it were in the old times, it would be top-grade leather; sewing a bag, making a leather jacket or shoes, all would be genuine material.

“Hang it up to dry first, and check if it can be sold for some money when we go to town someday.”

Once everything was processed, Shen Yuan picked out a two or three-pound piece of hind leg meat and headed towards Zhao Shuan’s house.

In the courtyard, Zhao Shuan was splitting firewood. Seeing Shen Yun carrying a piece of meat over, he curiously asked, “Ah Yuan, what kind of meat is this?”

Tuo Dragon meat was different from ordinary meat, appearing entirely white, something Zhao Shuan had never seen before.

Shen Yun lifted the meat with a mysterious smile, “Good stuff, you’ve definitely never tasted it.”

Zhao Shuan, his curiosity piqued, hurried closer to inspect it carefully, “Hurry, tell me, what kind of meat is this?”

“Tuo Dragon.”

Shen Yun said in a low voice.

“What!?” Zhao Shuan exclaimed, jaw dropping in disbelief.

Shen Yun explained, “This morning, I took Shi Tou to fish at the Black Water Pool, and we found a Tuo Dragon dead on the shore, with half its body gnawed away by something unknown. We carried what was left back.”

“We skinned and gutted it, and there’s not much left, so we’re giving you some to try.”

Zhao Shuan sighed in relief after hearing this, “Oh wow! I almost thought you killed a Tuo Dragon!”

Receiving the meat, he was quite pleased.

“Wow, lived for so many years, and never tasted Tuo Dragon meat, gotta savor it tonight!”

“Ah Yuan, thank you so much.”

Shen Yun waved his hand, “I’m off.”

That evening, they brought back Shen Wenyan, and the family cooked a pot of Tuo Dragon meat, finding it especially delicious.

After dinner, Shen Wenxing approached Shen Yuan and said, “Ah Die, tomorrow I want to visit Master Lu with Ah Nu.”

The Breathing Technique left behind by Xu Xiu was too complex, and to understand it quickly, he needed Lu Zhiyuan’s help.

“You can go, but you must never disclose the Breathing Technique to anyone.”

“If word gets out, it will surely bring ruin to our family, do you understand?”

Shen Wenxing solemnly nodded.

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