Chapter 8 Stealing Breathing Method

In the antique jewelry store,

The two grown men stared at each other across the counter.

"Student Ye Fan, I think I said before that it is a priceless treasure and must not be disclosed to anyone." Li Zhi cleared his throat and said.

"Boss Li, don't you want to find out the true meaning of those oracle bones as soon as possible?" Ye Fan seemed determined to get the article.

"Do you recognize those oracle bones?" Li Zhi looked at Ye Fan in surprise. Even the professor of archaeology who specialized in studying inscriptions could not recognize them, so how could he recognize them?

Ye Fan said, "To be honest with you, Boss Li, my neighbor when I was a kid was a Taoist priest. I saw a book written in bronze inscriptions at his place. Although I don't know it, I can ask my neighbor for advice."

He didn't know whether what he said was true or false, but seeing Ye Fan's confident look, Li Zhi subconsciously felt that maybe Ye Fan really had a way to analyze the article.

As the absolute protagonist of the world of Shrouding the Sky, it is normal for Ye Fan to have connections that Li Zhi doesn't know about.

However, Li Zhi would not easily hand the article to Ye Fan.

Instead, he said, "Student Ye Fan, if you are really capable of analyzing the meaning of those oracle bone inscriptions, I will give you the copybook. However, words alone are not enough, shouldn't you leave something behind?"

Ye Fan showed a bright smile and said, "Boss Li is indeed a wonderful person. I wonder if it counts if I keep what I just saw in my heart."

Li Zhi also smiled and said, "What do you think?"

Ye Fan then said seriously: "Boss Li, maybe I should remind you of one thing. When you are enjoying yourself, you must find the right person. The boss lady next to you seems to be married. I didn't expect that Boss Li actually has some Cao thief style."

Li Zhi's expression suddenly changed. He was so busy dealing with Zhou Mei who took the initiative to ask for it that he completely forgot that she had a husband.

Now that Ye Fan mentioned it, he suddenly felt a headache.

In the past, he was afraid of this kind of situation, so he kept his distance from Zhou Mei in every way possible.

However, Zhou Mei's restlessness these past few days actually allowed her to take advantage of the opportunity.

Moreover, he was threatened by Ye Fan, a guy who looked kind but had a dark heart.

"Haha, Brother Ye, we can talk it out. The romantic affairs of us men are like passing clouds. What's important is the process, not the result." Li Zhi directly acted as if he didn't care and even felt very honored.

Ye Fan looked down on me and said, "Is he turning his back on me as soon as he pulled up his pants, or am I just not keeping up with the times? Are people in society so wild?"

However, he did not respond to Li Zhi, but kept staring at Li Zhi with his clear and stupid college student eyes.

Li Zhi felt a little frightened when Ye Fan stared at him.

Sighing secretly, he took out a piece of white paper from under the counter in front of Ye Fan, and wrote two sentences in oracle bone script, with a total of fifteen words.

"I'll give you half a month. If you can decipher these two sentences, I'll give you the article." Li Zhi said seriously, pushing the piece of paper with fifteen oracle bone characters in front of Ye Fan.

Ye Fan picked up the paper and looked at it carefully, even frowning, but still couldn't make sense of it.

But his intuition told him that the article was very important and if he missed it, he might lose a treasure.

Ye Fan tore off the lower half of the white paper, wrote his cell phone number on it and handed it to Li Zhi, saying, "Boss Li, this is my cell phone number. I will notify you as soon as there is any news."

Li Zhi took the phone number and said, "Ye Fan, I have to remind you. That article is indeed a priceless treasure. You'd better keep it confidential and don't leak it easily. If you get killed because of the leak, don't blame me for not reminding you."

"Boss Li, don't worry. I know the seriousness of the matter." Ye Fan nodded and said.

"Then I'll wait for your good news." Li Zhi said.

Watching Ye Fan leave with the note, Li Zhi sat behind the counter, supporting his chin with both hands, thinking a lot.

Ye Fan is truly extraordinary as he can seize the opportunity at first sight.

At the very least, Pang Bo, Li Xiaoman, and Xia Siyu, who came with him and clamored to read the article, did not realize the true value of the article.

However, Ye Fan came back and did not hesitate to use "threats" to force Li Zhi to submit.

In fact, Li Zhi didn't need Ye Fan to "force" him, he also planned to find an opportunity to reveal the article to Ye Fan.

He also hopes to be able to analyze it with the help of Ye Fan.

After all, Ye Fan is very lucky, so this little trouble shouldn't be a problem for him.

Afterwards, Li Zhi spent ten days in anticipation and anxiety.

During this period, Ye Fan never called Li Zhi.

He had no mood to study.

That afternoon, the sun was shining brightly and there was hardly a single customer on the pedestrian street.

The shops on both sides of the street were also empty.

Some shops even put up sunshades inside the store for sun protection.

Li Zhi's antique jewelry store was directly exposed to the afternoon sun, so he simply pulled down the roller shutter door outside temporarily.

Inside the store, the cool air from the air conditioner provides a very comfortable temperature.

But Li Zhi did not lie down on the lazy chair behind the counter to rest.

Instead, he was working hard in the storage room.

Ever since Zhou Mei took advantage of the situation and broke in, the storage room seemed to have become their exclusive entertainment venue.

Whenever she got the chance, Zhou Mei would come over to visit. The two of them, who were so fond of each other, would naturally not miss the opportunity to exchange ideas.

At this moment, Zhou Mei, with a happy face, sat up from Li Zhi with love and asked, "Li Lang, have you taken medicine these two days? My legs are a little weak."

Li Zhi patted his muscular chest and said, "Mei'er, who are you looking down on? With my body, I still need to take medicine."

In fact, Li Zhi himself knew his situation. The reason why he became more and more crazy was just to cover up his increasingly irritable emotions, so he kept looking for a moment of comfort from Zhou Mei.

Zhou Mei reached out and touched Li Zhi's abdominal muscles and said, "I'm afraid you'll get hurt."

Li Zhi hugged Zhou Mei in his arms and whispered in her ear: "Actually, I..."

At this moment, his cell phone on the table next to him suddenly rang.

Seeing that it was Ye Fan calling, Li Zhi immediately let go of Zhou Mei, grabbed the phone and answered the call.

Even his voice was trembling as he said, "Hey!"

"Boss Li, those two sentences have been translated. They mean: The way to hold the heaven is to offer sacrifices, the way to offer sacrifices is to understand reason, and the way to understand reason is to breathe. It should be the opening summary of a breathing method."

On the phone, Ye Fan's voice was slightly excited. Without saying a word, he directly told Li Zhi what he wanted to know most.

Li Zhi could sense from Ye Fan's voice that he was also very curious about this breathing technique recorded in oracle bone inscriptions.

"Are you in school? I'll go and give you the article now." Then, Li Zhi forced himself to suppress the excitement in his heart, and said with trembling legs.

He didn't notice at all that Zhou Mei, who was left out by him, had a hint of worry in her eyes.

"I'm not in school now. Boss Li, I will return to school tomorrow and go to your store to pick up the article." Ye Fan continued.

"Okay, I'll wait for you." Li Zhi said excitedly.

After hanging up the phone, Li Zhi hugged Zhou Mei and kissed her hard with great joy.

Then he said, "Mei'er, you know, today is the happiest day I have had in the past few years."

Zhou Mei had never seen Li Zhi so happy from the bottom of his heart, so she said, "Then let's celebrate today and go to Mingyue City on the Sea later."

Sea Moon City is a newly opened super entertainment city integrating catering, leisure and entertainment.

Li Zhi naturally would not refute Zhou Mei's proposal and simply nodded in agreement.

The next day, Li Zhi, full of energy, came to the store early to wait for Ye Fan.

Just after nine o'clock, Ye Fan appeared in his shop carrying a backpack.

It was obvious that he had come direct from the station.

As soon as he saw Li Zhi, Ye Fan said, "Boss Li, you really found a treasure. The Taoist priest I consulted said that the breathing methods recorded in oracle bone inscriptions are all methods of practicing Qi that have been passed down from ancient times, and each method has special effects."

Li Zhi gave Ye Fan the article he had copied long ago and said, "Thank you for your help, brother Ye. I owe you a big favor."

Ye Fan said: "It is also thanks to you, Boss Li, that I have the honor to have a glimpse of the true nature of the ancient practice method."

Afterwards, Li Zhi wanted to invite Ye Fan to dinner, but Ye Fan was anxious to see the true appearance of the breathing method, so he declined Li Zhi and hurried away with the article.

Three days later, an annotated article returned to Li Zhi.

According to Ye Fan, practicing this breathing method all year round has the effect of strengthening the body.

As for whether they could develop supernatural powers, the Taoist priest who translated the breathing techniques for them was not sure.

What is certain is that this is a breathing technique that can be practiced, but it is difficult to see the effects in a short period of time.

Li Zhi understood that the reason why no obvious results could be seen in a short period of time was because there was a lack of essence between heaven and earth.

The earth is currently in the Dharma Ending Age.

The great way is high and lofty, and the essence is so thin that it is almost non-existent.

If you do not embark on the path of cultivation in this blessed land, I am afraid that any method of cultivation will not be effective.

He couldn't even take the first step to activate the Sea of ​​Bitterness and perceive the Wheel of Life.

This breathing method is not complicated. It focuses on absorbing the essence of heaven and earth to supplement one's own deficiencies.

There is quite a bit of the artistic conception of "The way of heaven is to reduce the surplus and make up for the deficiency" in it.

Combined with the title of the book "Stealing the Secrets of Heaven".

Li Zhi called this breathing method "Heaven-stealing Breathing Method".

But after repeating it twice, he always felt that something was not right.

"Heaven-stealing breathing technique."

"Heaven-stealing breathing technique?"

"The stealing breathing method."

The name almost came out of his mouth, which made Li Zhi stunned.

"Could it be that this breathing method is the predecessor of the stolen breathing method in the later Holy Ruins era?" Li Zhi inexplicably had this thought in his mind.

(End of this chapter)