Ning An's Wild Wish System

Seeing this scene, the viewers in the live stream all burst into laughter.

"What do you mean ’make do’? It’s a doll worth over ten thousand bucks, premium stuff!"

"Usually, I’d only dare to muster the courage to look online. A ten-thousand-dollar doll is no small sum."

"I’m laughing to death, but the old man isn’t missing out! Paying four hundred fifty bucks for a very realistic doll, how’s that a loss?"

"Hahaha, the old man must be secretly thrilled when he gets home."

Ning An also gave a knowing smile with the viewers and leisurely headed up the mountain after seeing Wang Erniu walk away.

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Jinling Suburbs.

A secluded wooden cabin lay hidden amongst the mountains and rivers, with not a soul in sight for miles around.

Inside the cabin, the furnishings were ancient and classical, completely devoid of any modern facilities.

At the entrance to the main room stood a Ba Xian table, beside which two people faced each other, sitting across the table.

One elderly and one middle-aged, the moment their eyes met, an almost immediate and subtle chemistry occurred.

Logically speaking, focusing for long periods is taxing. Not just for the elderly, but even some middle-aged individuals might struggle to endure it.

Yet, as time passed, not only did the old man’s expression not show fatigue, it even became more radiant, with his eyes growing brighter and more spirited.

His shoulders trembled slightly, revealing his inner excitement and enthusiasm, like a child who had found a treasure!

Merely witnessing this scene, no one would have imagined that he once wielded power in Dragon Country, calling wind and rain, blotting out the sky with one hand.

In a sense, he truly stood alone beneath one and above the masses!

However, politics is not like romance; even seasoned veterans can make grave errors, and backing the wrong person is the greatest taboo in the political arena.

One move decides the emperor, another the minister!

To live secluded here, undisturbed by outsiders, was already the best outcome for him.

Yet correspondingly, he could only sustain his present condition, no longer daring to touch upon the matters of power again.

As the saying goes, if he did not wish to preserve his dignity, someone else was bound to help him maintain it!

"Sir, this method of longevity you speak of, is it truly as you say?"

With nightfall, and the dim candlelight, the expression on the old man’s face was hard to discern.

But when the old man spoke, the rapidity in his breathing was palpable.

It seemed as if one could even see the inexplicable fervor in the old man’s eyes, staring fixedly at the middle-aged man across the table, curious to the point of wanting to swallow him whole!

Longevity!

For someone with one foot already in the grave, it was an immense temptation.

And before this, the old man had already verified the method of extending life provided by the middle-aged man, indeed feeling himself become less weighed down, as if he could live a bit longer.

Moreover, through the most professional instruments, it was confirmed that his body was indeed rejuvenating, with his cell telomeres extending in defiance of science!

In comparison, Wang Ruoshui, the middle-aged man, appeared calm, slowly poured a cup of tea, deliberately paused for a tea-infusing interval, before humbly speaking: "Elder Zhang, you flatter me, I merely have a slight understanding."

"I am already past the age of eighty, and it would not be exaggerating to say I am a lone tree in a collapsing building."

"Sir, your modesty is commendable, and I must respect it."

"But now, in my declining years, every minute lived is a minute lost. Sir, forgive this old man’s presumptuousness, if you know of methods for longevity or life extension, please do not be modest any longer."

While speaking, Elder Zhang sighed once more.

Beside the Ba Xian table, the flickering candlelight was dim, yet sufficient to see the deep-set lines on his face, like crevices in a mountain range painted on this canvas.

Wang Ruoshui, too, clearly saw Elder Zhang’s complexion, and after thinking for a moment, he drank the tea in one gulp, then said softly: "Elder Zhang, as I said, the karma you’ve accumulated is too significant, being long in the officialdom, the earthly aura is as heavy as Mount Tai. No matter how favorable your Life Chart, it can’t withstand this burden."

"If you truly want to seek longevity and extend your lifespan, there are methods, but there are conditions. I’m afraid Elder Zhang, you might be unwilling..."

"Please, don’t hesitate to tell, sir."

"The condition is, Elder Zhang, you must never fall out with that person."

A wise man’s words are spoken to a point.

With just one hint, Elder Zhang’s expression first became stunned, then more complex, and finally his eyes narrowed to a slit, creating a somewhat subtle atmosphere.

What does it mean to not fall out with that person?

The implication is to let him be a dog.

Only a silent dog puts people at ease!

Yet, if he were willing to be a dog, he wouldn’t have confined himself to these mountains and rivers, unable to venture out!

"The main aspect of the method for longevity is to keep a calm heart like water, and a spirit like the river. Here I have a manuscript of our sect, not yet compiled, Elder Zhang might take a look."

Wang Ruoshui refilled a cup of tea, giving Elder Zhang a way out.

His mission was not to completely anger the elder in front of him. Some words don’t need to be said too bluntly; being too blunt is harmful to both parties and not worthwhile.

Wang Ruoshui took a manuscript from his breast pocket and then handed it over with a smile.

"Is this, a bamboo slip?"

Elder Zhang received it in his hand, looking at what was said to be a scripture, he frowned slightly: "Isn’t this written in small seal script?"

"Elder Zhang, keen insight."

Wang Ruoshui replied with a smile: "This ancient Secret Technique has been passed down since the Warring States, with countless ancestors practicing it. Although it’s written in small seal script, it doesn’t hinder reading."

There’s some substance to it!

Elder Zhang glanced at Wang Ruoshui, then opened the bamboo slip and began to read.

At first glance, he could only recognize a few characters, the rest were obscure and hard to understand, or even unrecognizable.