Immortal Travel of Longevity

No matter how he thought about it, Tang Shijing could not figure it out.

He had not exposed a single detail or revealed anything at all, yet this person seemed to see right through his thoughts.

He sighed and asked, "Can all Immortals read minds...?"

When he looked up again, the childishness in Tang Shijing's eyes was gone, replaced by a calm composure far beyond his years.

Chen Changsheng shook his head. "This Chen does not know much about reading minds, but when it comes to fortune-telling, This Chen is quite skilled."

Tang Shijing smiled. "If I had Mister's methods, would everything in the world be mine for the taking?"

The two looked at each other across the threshold.

He was the most ambitious, profit-driven youth Chen Changsheng had seen to date.

It was pure ambition, yet tempered by a commendable sense of calm.

Tang Shijing nodded. "Indeed. What the people of the world seek will always differ. In the past, the Grand Ancestor of Xiang climbed the mountain and witnessed the immortal path, yet he left behind only a single green plum. He abandoned the immortal path to seek the unification of the world. That is a true hero, an emperor for the ages. As for Mister, I have only heard of you from my father and a few old stewards. Immortal—the word is easy to say, but so hard to pursue..."

"You lean much closer to the former," Chen Changsheng said.

Tang Shijing nodded. "I do. Truthfully, when it comes to the immortal path, I don't pursue it all that much. My father often tells me that doing one thing right in a lifetime is enough. As they say, with great power comes great responsibility. Even if I successfully attained immortality, it would not necessarily be a good thing."

Chen Changsheng said, "Your father is no ordinary man."

Tang Shijing nodded. "I think so too. I might not be able to achieve what my father has even if I had three lifetimes."

From a small local trading firm, it has grown to span the world.

Tang Mingjing had elevated the status of merchants to the absolute pinnacle.

Heavenly timing, advantageous terrain, and human harmony—none of them could be lacking.

Setting his schemes aside, that sheer luck alone was something millions of people could never match.

Chen Changsheng looked at him and shook his head. "Three lifetimes might not be enough."

Tang Shijing laughed. "I think three lifetimes should be enough. Am I speaking too frivolously? Is that why Mister thinks I won't amount to much?"

"Not at all," Chen Changsheng said.

"Your father was the first person to achieve this, and he is destined to be the last."

Chen Changsheng looked at him and said, "This world ultimately has its rules. Now, the Tang Family Trading Firm has faintly risen above state power. Such a phenomenon should never have existed in the first place."

Tang Shijing smiled. "Great minds think alike."

He also understood exactly what the Tang Family was facing now.

Tang Shijing sighed. "Actually, I don't quite understand it myself. I don't know what my father is thinking. Logically speaking, with the world in such chaos, the best approach would be to stay out of it completely. But my father insisted on putting the trading firm right in the public eye. Opening trade routes was one thing, but insisting on doing so under the firm's name... It's honestly a bit reckless..."

Chen Changsheng asked, "Do you think your father made a mistake?"

Tang Shijing thought for a moment and said, "In my eyes, he naturally did. If a trading firm wants to last, it must remain hidden within the world, not become known to everyone in it."

Chen Changsheng nodded.

But then Tang Shijing added, "However, I also feel my father has his reasons for doing this. Ultimately, I am just not as capable as he is..."

He was like a completely different person from the Tang Shijing who had openly despised imperial power at the dinner table.

Tang Shijing looked up and asked, "Does Mister know what my father is trying to do?"

Chen Changsheng shook his head. "I have not seen your father in many years. The last time was when he got married."

Tang Shijing paused, taken aback. "To my mother? Or to the main wife?"

Chen Changsheng said, "The first woman he married."

"Then that would be the main wife..."

Tang Shijing pursed his lips and said, "Back then, none of us had been born yet. My mother wasn't around either."

He hesitated for a moment before asking, "The trading firm today... does it not have Mister's help behind the scenes?"

Chen Changsheng asked, "What do you think?"

Tang Shijing pursed his lips and said, "I think it must."

But Chen Changsheng shook his head.

"It doesn't?"

"It doesn't."

"That is highly unlikely."

Tang Shijing raised an eyebrow, unable to figure out why.

He knew his father was incredible, but surely not to this extent.

Chen Changsheng smiled. "This Chen has indeed never offered any help. Your father is far more incredible than you imagine."

Tang Shijing opened his mouth, then lowered his head, looking deeply troubled.

Chen Changsheng smiled. "Under a lot of pressure?"

Tang Shijing nodded.

Tang Shijing said, "This era of chaos will not last much longer, and the trading firm will inevitably face a crisis. My eldest brother loves wandering the mountains and rivers, completely ignoring such matters. My little sister has the talent to manage a business, but her heart is far too kind. Thinking it over, I feel that even if I do not become the head of the family, there is a very high chance all these burdens will eventually fall on my shoulders. They say a tiger father does not sire a dog son, but how could someone like me ever compare to my father?"

"That makes sense."

Chen Changsheng nodded and said, "If it is so difficult, why not learn from your eldest brother? Traveling the mountains and rivers—would that not be nice?"

Tang Shijing shook his head. "Indulging in the mountains and rivers—how is that any different from wasting one's life on idle pleasures?"

Chen Changsheng paused for a moment before he started to laugh.

"Very well said."

Tang Shijing had delivered quite the scolding.

Because people like his eldest brother, or like Chen Changsheng himself—were they not just wasting their lives on idle pleasures?

Tang Shijing glanced at him and asked, "Mister is extraordinary. If the trading firm suffers a Tribulation in the future, will Mister step in to help?"

Chen Changsheng thought about it, but did not give an answer.

Seeing this, Tang Shijing understood and did not press the matter.

He did not sigh or show disappointment. Instead, he simply said, "But it does not matter. When I was young and read the history books, I used to tell them that I was destined to become a figure like the Grand Ancestor of Xiang. My father stabilized the realm just like the late emperor. So, in this chaotic world, as his son, I will be like the Grand Ancestor of Xiang—I will kill everyone who endangers the realm."

Tang Shijing looked exceptionally serious as he said this; he did not seem to be joking at all.

"Does Mister think it's funny too?"

Chen Changsheng shook his head. "I think it is fascinating."

"Fascinating?"

Tang Shijing blinked, the corners of his mouth tipping into a small smile. "Immortals really are different."

Chen Changsheng shook his head again. "This Chen is not taking your words lightly. It is just that, in This Chen's eyes, many things in this world are like a game. There will always be brilliant parts and brilliant moments, and that is what makes them fascinating."

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