Immortal Travel of Longevity

It was only when Rong Shili took a seat at the front and genuinely began driving the carriage that he realized just how clever the horse truly was.

Only then did he thoroughly trust the horse.

Rong Shili was a particular man, and he actually went out of his way to apologize to the horse.

"I underestimated you earlier. You truly are clever."

Rong Shili chuckled and casually tossed his riding crop aside.

He perhaps felt it was unnecessary; if he wanted the horse to run faster, he only had to tell it.

With that, driving the carriage actually became somewhat boring.

He merely had to point the horse down the right road.

Idle as he was, he took out the book Chen Changsheng had given him and read it closely.

"To think such principles exist..."

"Inflation... so this is inflation..."

"How can such logic exist in the world!"

"How could such logic exist!"

"Brilliant!"

With every passage he read, Rong Shili could not help but let out one exclamation of amazement after another.

This was because the book truly laid out commerce, national politics, and economics with absolute clarity, striking straight to their core.

Rong Shili's hands could not help but tremble.

In his eyes, a book this thin could carry the destiny of a nation.

"It is like the book of an immortal!"

In his view, this was simply not something mortals could comprehend.

Like an Immortal Book!

The only flaw was that the contents were not completely cohesive. While some sections laid out the cause and effect, they glossed over the actual process bridging the two. They lacked the most concrete arguments—like a problem that only provided the prompt and the answer.

"Why is it like this? Why..."

Upon seeing content like this, Rong Shili never once doubted the accuracy of the prompts and answers.

Many things were simply beyond what his own insight could unravel.

So he poured a great deal of effort into it, attempting to use his own knowledge and experience to answer these questions and fill in the missing processes.

But ultimately, it was all to no avail.

It suddenly dawned on him that the concepts in the book could not be understood through mere thought. They required trial, and they required practice. Only by personally carrying out such matters could one understand exactly why they worked.

At this moment, a fierce urge surged in his heart. He desperately desired an opportunity to put everything in the book into practice and fill in those missing gaps.

Rong Shili let out a long breath and could not help but look back at the carriage.

A deep sense of wonder washed over him once more.

Just who exactly was this casually dressed man in the green robes?

He had been able to pull him right out of the Military Camp's prison, coming and going exactly as he pleased. Previously, he possessed deep ties with the Tang Family Trading Firm, and now he had written this Immortal Book.

It was truly astounding.

Rong Shili grew increasingly curious.

He finally felt that following this man out had been a remarkably wise decision.

Thinking about it carefully, if he had refused back then, wouldn't he have missed out on a monumental stroke of fortune?

Rong Shili let out a long sigh and could not help but laugh. "To think I would stumble upon such an opportunity at my age."

True fortune in this world really could only be stumbled upon, not sought out.

Rong Shili chuckled, suddenly finding clarity on a great many things in that brief instant.

"What are you laughing so loudly about?"

Chen Changsheng's voice drifted out from the carriage.

Rong Shili paused and glanced back. "Ah... I just figured a few things out, that's all."

Chen Changsheng lifted the curtain, cast a glance at him, and asked, "Where are we now?"

Rong Shili paused and looked ahead.

He froze.

He suddenly realized that the road ahead was unfamiliar.

Even though he was a native of the Northwest, back in the peaceful years, he had frequently traveled toward the Southern Domain and had seen his fair share of roads.

Yet this particular stretch of road was foreign. He had never seen it before in his life.

Only then did Rong Shili realize something was wrong.

"Oh no! I think we went the wrong way!"

The horse was undeniably clever, but it did not know which direction to take next. With no one to guide it, it easily took the wrong path at a fork in the road.

Hearing this, Chen Changsheng paused and gave him a profound look.

Rong Shili froze, a flush of embarrassment warming his face. "I'll turn back right away. Right away..."

Chen Changsheng waved a hand and said, "There is no need to turn back. We will just go wherever the road takes us."

Rong Shili stared at him in surprise. "Are you really that casual?"

Chen Changsheng smiled. "Why care so much? Sometimes, a planned path isn't necessarily a good one."

Rong Shili nodded. He actually rather liked Chen Changsheng's easygoing nature.

Recovering his wits, he voiced the question that had been eating at him.

"How exactly did you write this book?"

Chen Changsheng said, "Though the things in the book were written by This Chen, these principles were actually bestowed by forebears."

"Ah..."

Rong Shili was not surprised, because in his view, the concepts laid out in the book were not something a person could deduce in just five or six, or even a dozen years. He dared say that without the efforts of several generations, these things could never have been summarized.

But as he thought about it a little more, something felt off.

"With knowledge and insight of this caliber, you should have made a name for yourself long ago. Why do you remain so utterly unknown?"

"And how do you know I am unknown?"

"Intuition."

Chen Changsheng smiled and said, "There are many people in this world who know my name. You simply haven't heard of me because you spent too long locked away in a prison."

Hearing this, Rong Shili paused. "Could my assumption be wrong?"

Chen Changsheng simply said, "Let's go."

"Don't be in such a rush, I still have many questions for you."

Rong Shili's heart was overflowing with confusion, and he desperately hoped Chen Changsheng could give him the answers.

"Why are certain sections of the book not written clearly? It almost feels like pieces are missing."

"Because I forgot them."

"Huh?!"

Hearing this, Rong Shili felt a surge of indignation. "How could you forget something like that?! How?!"

Chen Changsheng spread his hands. "When you forget something, you forget it."

Rong Shili heaved a long sigh. "Ah, you really are... you really are..."

Seeing his impatient appearance, Chen Changsheng could not help but smile. "These missing pieces will be filled in eventually."

"Who was it that taught you all this? And where are they now? Could you tell me?"

Hearing this, Chen Changsheng shook his head and said, "If they were still around, these things would have appeared in the Mortal World a long time ago."

Rong Shili froze, then let out a heavy sigh.

"What a tragic pity..."

Chen Changsheng looked at him and said, "This Chen thinks you are quite capable. Why don't you see if you can fill in the missing parts of the book?"

Hearing this, Rong Shili paused. "Are you joking?"

"I'm entirely serious."

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