System Bestows me with Immortality, Living on to Eventually Become Invincible

"Excuse me, please make way."

Chen Xun frowned and shouted as he sped past, leaving onlookers in astonishment at the young man's swift speed.

In the backyard of the blacksmith's shop, Black Bull was tending to the fire and boiling medicine, not wanting Old Sun to pass away, mooing softly with his head lowered.

Beside the bed, Sun Kaile was in the state of the Five Declines of Heaven and Man, sometimes lucid, sometimes forgetful, but today his complexion was unusually rosy.

He called Chen Xun and Black Bull into the room, slowly stood up leaning against the wall, and a bull's head peeked in, looking at him with concern.

"Hehe..."

Sun Kaile patted Black Bull, smiling kindly, "I'm fine, everyone has their day."

"Old Sun, it's nothing, I've inquired with the city's physician, with daily medication, you can live at least ten more years!"

Chen Xun said with an indifferent smile, "I'm strong, and business is so good every day, we're not short on silver."

"I still remember your first day at the blacksmith's shop."

Sun Kaile said with a wrinkled smile, looking at Chen Xun, "Like a country bumpkin, all bluster and noise."@@novelbin@@

Chen Xun forced a smile, not responding.

"I don't have much to teach you, you've learned it all, the shop is yours from now on."

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Sun Kaile said with a slight smile, holding Chen Xun's hand, "Save some silver, find a wife, and stop buying medicine."

"Old Sun, you underestimate me, how much could those herbs possibly cost."

Chen Xun waved his hand, "Old Sun, didn't you hear me, I said..."

"No need to comfort me, I know my own body."

Sun Kaile coughed, interrupting Chen Xun, "I have something for you."

He then took out a secret manual from behind his pillow, smiling weakly, "My son once read this and set out in search of immortality."

"Old Sun, I'm not interested in cultivating immortality."

Chen Xun was indifferent to the manual, "Living well is what's most important."

"If my son had your disposition, that would have been great."

Sun Kaile's eyes dimmed slightly, sighing softly, "I have nothing else to leave you, just take it."

"Okay." Chen Xun nodded.

"Black Bull, hehe, stay with Chen Xun."

Sun Kaile looked at Black Bull with affection in his eyes, "I've seen many beasts, but you're the most spirited. Heaven has its virtue of nurturing life, it will bless you."

Moo! Moo! Black Bull's head moved.

"Old Sun, don't speak such disheartening words, the doctor said the better the attitude, the longer one lives."

Chen Xun held Sun Kaile's hand tightly, so cold, a bone-chilling coldness slowly seeped into his heart.

"Chen Xun."

"I'm here, Old Sun."

"Thank you."

Sun Kaile smiled warmly, gazing deeply at Chen Xun and Black Bull, as if to imprint their faces deep into his memory, never to be forgotten.

"Go on, I'll rest for a bit."

"Alright, Bull, let's go make the medicine."

"Moo!"

Chen Xun and Black Bull hurried out, clumsily preparing the medicine in the courtyard according to the recipe.

The next day, in the chilly wind, countless yellow leaves fell from the plum tree in the yard, and Sun Kaile peacefully departed from this world in his room.

On the street, Black Bull was pulling a cart with a coffin on it, Chen Xun pushed from behind, expressionless.

Passersby frowned at the sight, feeling it was bad luck and kept their distance.

Unconcerned with the stares of others, the man and the bull slowly pulled the cart towards the outskirts of the city, careful to avoid any jolts.

Chen Xun found a feng shui treasure spot to bury Old Sun, with the tombstone inscribed "Tomb of the Benevolent Teacher—Sun Kaile."

The cold wind blew, scattering yellow paper through the sky, creating an atmosphere of desolation. Chen Xun bowed and offered incense, then he and the bull walked back towards the city, their silhouettes gradually fading.

Back at the blacksmith's shop, they sat in a daze for a long time, the chair empty as if the old man would never doze off there again.

"It's okay, Bull, we should be happy."

"Moo?"

"If it weren't for us, what would Old Sun have done? He wouldn't even have had someone to take care of his affairs."

"Moo?"

"We've at least managed the blacksmith's shop well these past few years, and Old Sun lived happily, didn't he."

"Moo!"

"That's right, we've done a great thing, let's be happy, ha, ha, ha."

"Moo! Moo! Moo~~"

The man and the bull laughed uglier than crying, and the shop fell quiet again. Chen Xun's words were as much for comforting Black Bull as for himself.

"Ah!"

Chen Xun suddenly slapped his forehead, feeling something was amiss.

"Moo?" Black Bull looked puzzled, wondering what was wrong.

"Bull, we've been duped."

Chen Xun said firmly, "That doctor must have seen our urgency and lied about the price of the herbs."

He was heartbroken, regretting not learning medicine. In the small village, there were no doctors, only folk remedies for treating injuries. He never anticipated such a day.

A miscalculation.

Black Bull was startled and nudged Chen Xun: Why didn't you learn medicine?

"Let's focus on blacksmithing and making money first, we still owe the neighbors quite a bit this year."

Chen Xun's eyes blazed with fire, thinking the medical profession was indeed lucrative. Moreover, traveling the world, one was bound to encounter bumps and bruises, so learning some medical skills was essential. He had a new goal in mind.

Moo!

A gleam appeared in Black Bull's eyes, thinking perhaps if Chen Xun learned medicine, he could treat his own illnesses, and people wouldn't have to die from sickness.

Chen Xun saw Black Bull's approving gaze and smiled slightly, his earlier gloom swept away. Life was full of the unknown and challenges, and that's what made it exciting.

"Bull, to work!"

"Moo!"

The blacksmith's shop rang with the sound of hammering again. Now, Chen Xun's control over his strength was so precise that he could strike without harming an ant, yet decapitate it.

The ant nest in the shop suffered a disaster and began to relocate, leaving behind many headless corpses.

Chen Xun's blacksmith shop was now well-known in the surrounding streets for its fair prices, high quality, and good reputation.

Many matchmakers came knocking, their hearts barely able to resist his sixteen-pack abs, their eyes swirling with emotion.

Chen Xun coldly smiled upon hearing them, telling the matchmakers, "After years of blacksmithing, my heart has become as cold as the hammer in my hand; women would only slow down my work."

With these words, many young women were disheartened, thinking to themselves that this was indeed the man they admired, so heroic even in speech.

A year later, Chen Xun finally paid off his debts and even had some savings. He continued to invest in longevity points, focusing on speed.

As dawn broke and the streets were sparsely populated, they cleaned up the blacksmith's shop, packed various items, and hung everything from pots and pans to basins on Black Bull's sides.

"Bull, ready to go."

"Moo!"

They carefully closed up the shop, keeping the deed to themselves, so they could always come back for a visit.

"Let's go." Chen Xun took one last look at the surrounding streets and left with a carefree smile.

"Moo! Moo!"

Black Bull bellowed happily, as Chen Xun had promised to take it to buy wood carvings and release Wishing Lanterns. The sense of ritual in life was essential, or else it would be too dull.

Ting-a-ling, ting-a-ling, the crisp sound of collision came from Black Bull as the two figures gradually disappeared into the distance.

As the sun rose, someone passed by Chen Xun's blacksmith shop and found it closed, the owner nowhere to be seen. They all sighed in secret, wishing they had gotten more ironware made while they had the chance.

With Chen Xun's blacksmith shop closed, the nearby blacksmiths were overjoyed, celebrating and raising their prices. They thought, let's see who doesn't raise them now!