chapter 18 Tai Chi Thirteen Positions

Night fell. Ashburn went to the reception room of Narada University of Economics and Management to get the charged electromobile back first, thanked that old man, and rode back home. Irene had already prepared a meal. After eating and taking a shower, Ashburn closed his eyes in his room and used the inward vision. Spiritual cultivation, 480 years! Compared with before, it had grown by 30 years. Looking back on what happened today, he saved Reina, but it didn't mean that he would gain 30 years of spiritual cultivation at once. After all, when he saved Frederic before, he only gained 10 years. It was estimated that he exposed Marico, which could be regarded as a good deed to accumulate spiritual cultivation, but it couldn’t be more than that brought by saving someone's life. Therefore, a large part of the spiritual cultivation was brought about by the Flesh Buddha. A medicine like this absorbed the essence of the sun and moon and had extremely high spiritual energy, which was very helpful in cultivation. Ashburn decided to start practising the Mountain Character Scriptures. He started with martial arts first. Now that he had eaten the Flesh Buddha and his body was full of Qi essence, it was a good time for him to practice. There were countless Taoist martial arts classics in his mind. He was a beginner and his spiritual cultivation was not enough, so he could only start with the most basic ones. Tai Chi Thirteen Styles! The reason why Ashburn chose Tai Chi was because he wanted to practice in his room without making too much noise and disturbing Irene. There were many schools of Tai Chi, and the Thirteen Styles was the most original one. It was a technique created by Sanfeng Zhang, who was the founder of Wudang School, and it became the basis of all the Tai Chi school branches. … Ashburn came up at first light. Feeling refreshed, Ashburn felt that this had something to do with his practice of the Tai Chi Thirteen Styles last night. After changing into sportswear, he went out for a morning jog. He had to strengthen his muscles. The first basic element of any exercise was to have a strong body. Otherwise, he would first strain his own muscles before defeating his enemies in a fight. This was a very embarrassing thing. While running along the moat of Old Town, he suddenly heard the whistle blowing behind him. Turning around, he saw a black S-Class Mercedes-Benz. The Mercedes-Benz stopped on the side of the road. Ashburn trotted over in surprise and then saw Jacqueline getting out of the car in a professional suit. The black hip wrap skirt showed off her beautiful buttocks, and she also smelled of elegant perfume, mixed in the fresh morning air, which smelt particularly good. "Mr. Xanthos, what a coincidence." "Oh! Miss Taylor, you're up so early!" Jacqueline laughed self-mockingly, "Ah! I didn't sleep at all last night. I worked overtime at the company all night." Ashburn saw that she did have some dark circles under her eyes and bloodshot eyes, so he smiled and said, "You are the daughter of the Taylor family, why do you have to work so hard?" "Do you think the daughter of the Taylor family is so light-hearted?" Jacqueline was a little helpless and bitter in mind, but she knew that these things had nothing to do with Ashburn. A live-in son-in-law from the Willow family, who had never been involved in business, he wouldn't understand her pressure. After taking a breath, she returned to the topic, "You saved my dad last time, and I haven't thanked you properly yet." "You are as nice people as Mr. Taylor. He already thanked me last time." "My father is my father and I am myself." Jacqueline took out a new Hermès model from the car, took out a black card, and handed it to him, "I didn't know I would meet you here, so I was not prepared. This is a five-star consumer card of the Scenic Group. You can spend as much as you like in the restaurants and bars owned by our Scenic Group." "This...this is too much..." "Take it, I don't want to owe any favours. My dad took the medicine according to your prescription and is recovering well now. My dad is more important to me than anything else. You deserve this." He had taken all the folding fans worth thirty to forty million yuan, so it didn’t matter to accept another consumption card for Ashburn. It could be seen that Jacqueline did have characters that didn't want to owe favours. If he shirked, he was afraid that she would do it in another way. Repaying a favour was also a trouble for her. "Thank you, Miss Taylor, then I accept it." "Please, I need you to help with my father's illness. He is unwilling to listen to doctors now and only believes in you." Ashburn thought to himself that Frederic had that kind of disease, the old man would naturally be embarrassed to see other doctors. The less people knew about this, the better for his reputation. "Don't worry, Miss Taylor, I will take good care of him." "Well, your medical skills are subtle. My dad said you learned them from your grandfather?" "Yes." Jacqueline nodded. She knew that Ashburn didn't have any license, and she was worried about it at first, but since Frederic believed in him so much, she couldn't say anything more and just said, "Then, thank you for that." Ashburn addressed Miss Taylor, "I heard from Gina that the sea view villa project, which you contracted with her, still lacks a batch of Canary date palms. I am curious to know what will happen if it cannot be completed by the deadline?" As Scenic Group was expected to be Party A for this project, Ashburn anticipated that they would at least send personnel for inspection and supervision. Since Jacqueline should already know about Gina's current situation, Ashburn asked her for more information. "I didn't expect you to care about the project." Jacqueline gave him a teasing look, then returned to her business-like attitude, "If the completion is overdue, it will be treated as a breach of contract. Although you saved my dad, there is a clear distinction between public and private affairs, relations are relations, and business is business.” Ashburn had also heard similar words from Gina. It seemed that all tough women were the same, surprisingly rational. Although Ashburn didn't care about business, he knew very well what situation the Willow Company was facing now. Seeing that Ashburn had nothing to ask, Jacqueline opened the door and got in the car. Ashburn suddenly thought of something and asked, "Miss Taylor, can this card be cashed out?" Jacqueline was stunned and shook her head, "No, but you can consume it with unlimited times." And she asked, "You need cash?" Ashburn said hurriedly, "No, no, I just wonder." He originally thought that if this card could be cashed out, he might be able to get one million back to Gina. Now he could only think of another way. Divination could inform him about their fortune, which was classified into two types: innate and acquired. Innate fortune was predetermined and could not be changed. As long as one did not harm the source of their fortune, they would eventually receive what was meant for them. Acquired fortune, on the other hand, was dependent on one's hard work and effort. However, opportunities to gain acquired fortune were not always readily available and needed to be seized when they appeared. He received an unlimited consumption card today, so he should be satisfied. If he was not satisfied and fishes all out, he may lose his spiritual cultivation again. This was the reason why diviners generally did not divine themselves because it was not a good thing for them to have too much insight into the destined secrets. Taking the black card home, Irene had already gotten up and was busy making breakfast. "Mom, take a break, let's go out to eat." "Eating out is so expensive, don't waste your money." "Mom, just listen to me. I'll take you to have a good meal." Ashburn was stern, taking Irene away. Anyway, the consumption card was unlimited, and it could not be cashed out. It's wasted if he didn't use it. My mother had worked hard all her life and had never been to a decent restaurant. It was just the right time to broaden her horizons. Riding a small electromobile, carried Irene out of the Old Town and came to the Red Rose Pavilion, a splendid restaurant on Jade Street. Just as he parked the car, Ashburn heard a snarky voice coming from behind, "Hey, come here riding an electromobile, a bumpkin is just a bumpkin. So hilarious."