Liu Jizu couldn't help but be depressed when he heard that the people who acted chivalrous and righteous were all such people. He was still unwilling, and continued to ask in a low voice: "Is there no hero in the entire rivers and lakes?"

Wu Lun laughed angrily at his persistence, shook his head and said, "Yes, of course there are, there are many more." This hero, that hero, it's just hard to distinguish between truth and falsehood. It's good for you to follow me, but you can't just trust your ears when you walk the rivers and lakes by yourself in the future, and you can't just look at a person's performance in front of others, these may all be fake. ”

"So what to do?"

"The most basic thing is to learn to recognize people!"

"Then how do you know people?"

Wu Lun saw that he was finally no longer obsessed with chivalry, so he breathed a sigh of relief and taught: "This is difficult, you need experience, let me tell you a few simple truths, and you have to slowly explore the specifics yourself." The first meaning of knowing people is to look at the appearance, and this also has a special knowledge called physiognomy, which is a parallel to our martial arts. I don't know much about this teacher, so I can only tell you a few types of people to pay attention to based on experience: first, those whose eyes are uncertain and their eyes are turning around; second, those who have a fleshy face and a fierce face; and third, those whose eyes are cold and taciturn. ”

Hearing this, Liu Jizu glanced at Wu Lun meaningfully.

Wu Lun was stunned for a moment, guessed what he was thinking, and scolded: "Little rabbit cub, look at what I'm doing, I'm not afraid to tell you, I'm the third kind of person, you should be careful when you see it in the future." These three types of people abound in the rivers and lakes, the first type is the bad guys, the second type is the wicked guys, and the third type is the ruthless guys. When you see it, hide from them, don't deal with them, and don't offend them. They take the initiative to come over, and they must also deal with them strategically, learn to be careful in everything, always pay attention, and don't let them take advantage of it.

The second is not to listen to what he says, but to see what he is doing or doing. Learn to look on the sidelines, don't let him know that you're watching him, and secretly see how he behaves in normal times. Of course it would be better to be able to eavesdrop or eavesdrop on what he is saying and doing behind his back, of course it is difficult, it is dangerous, it is not ethical, but it works.

The third is to find someone who is familiar with him to get to know him from the side, preferably someone who knew him when he was very young, and ask him more about what he did when he was a child, so that you can better understand a person's personality characteristics. Learning these three points, coupled with not trusting anyone, it is basically enough to walk the rivers and lakes. ”

Liu Jizu listened to these words, although he has been a human being for two lives, he has not officially stepped into the society, he doesn't know much about these, and he was very touched by what Wu Lun said.

Wu Lun was very happy to see that he listened, and continued: "After you go home, you will first explain the matter of buying a farm house to your family. Let's just say that the Zhao family wants to sell Mr. Tian's farmhouse, and Mr. Tian's daughter entrusts you to buy the mansion. You ask them to go to the tooth man, try to keep the price as low as possible, negotiate the price, and wait for us to come back and make a deal. Also, tell the tooth buyer to be anonymous.

Tomorrow, let's go to Dingxiang County together, and you tell your family that you are going to buy some books for exam preparation. According to the average person's foot strength, it takes about four days to go back and forth, and two days with our foot strength is enough, so there are still two days to prepare. Tomorrow at dawn, you will set off, and we will meet at the post ten miles west of the village. Don't talk when you meet, I'll walk in front, you follow behind, and I'll talk about it when there's no one. You bring that box, it is the equipment that Mr. Tian entrusted me to prepare for you, see if it fits. ”

Wu Lun pointed to a wooden box under the bed, this set of equipment was paid for by Mr. Tian and purchased by Wu Lun, because he has been busy with Mr. Tian's funeral these days, he has not had time to try. Liu Jizu rushed over excitedly when he heard this, and couldn't wait to pull the box out, hug it to the table and open it.

I saw that there were three cloth bags in the box, which were tightly wrapped in burlap, and when I opened it, I saw that inside were a set of arm guards, a pair of fist gloves and a pair of inner armor.

The arm guard is made of iron, the upper and lower halves, relatively heavy, in addition to protection can also attack, one side is connected with a movable shaft, the other side is fixed on the forearm with a strong cow belt, in order to wear comfortably, there is actually a sheepskin lining inside.

The gloves are very sturdy and delicate, shaped a bit like today's ski gloves, except that the back is wrapped in steel, and the iron rings, buckles, and belts inside are fixed to the hands, and there is also a sheepskin lining.

Liu Jizu put the fist gloves on his hand and buckled them into fists. The gloves are well sealed, the protrusion of the fist is made into a short spike, and there are small nail-shaped bumps at the tip of the fingertips. Liu Jizu thought to himself that with his strength, if this hit his body, he would either die or be injured.

The inner armor was made of thick cowhide, like a leather shoulder, strong and durable, and there were iron plates inlaid in the chest, back, abdomen and other vital parts.

Wu Lun first pointed to the boxing gloves and said, "This boxing gloves are the most difficult and expensive of the three things. Although it is not used for many years, it is easy to break, so you should cherish it. The bump on the back of the hand can increase aggression, the nail-like bump on the finger sleeve can help you climb walls, climb mountains, dig without hurting your hands, and can also be used to grab people, and the front of the hand is hollow so that you can grasp other things. ”

Liu Jizu loved this set of equipment in his hand so much, and when he first saw the master's set of equipment, he was amazed by the craftsmanship of the craftsmen at that time. Although his equipment was not as good as Master's, he was already very satisfied with the first equipment being able to do this. He took off his coat and put on the equipment one by one, "Master, how much does it cost to buy such equipment?"

Wu Lun looked at his excited appearance, and couldn't help but think of the first time he put on the equipment decades ago, and sighed with some emotion, "This is what I entrusted a friend from the rivers and lakes to buy from Zhige City." A few things, plus freight, intermediary fees, and benefit fees, cost a total of more than 50 taels of silver, and the price was fair. ”

"It's so expensive!" Liu Jizu stuck out his tongue.

"It's cheap, yours is relatively simple, there are no special features, and the materials are average. The main reason is that the cowhide is a little troublesome, and it is generally not allowed to be bought and sold privately in China, and it must be obtained through other means, but for Zhige City, this is not a problem, and the rest of the materials are easy to find. My set has been specially treated, it is lighter than yours, but it is much more expensive, and when you have the money later, you can sell this one and buy a better one. ”

Liu Jizu suddenly thought of something at this time, and asked, "Master, does Zhige City have takeaway equipment?"

Wu Lun replied: "Of course, since they are famous for their tools, one of their main incomes depends on this. There are two types of things they make, one is a commodity and the other is not for sale. Things like ordinary swords, equipment, and ordinary hidden weapons are all commodities, and you can buy them with money and doorways. There are also some secret weapons that are divine weapons or weapons of great destruction, which are not for sale and are prohibited from circulation. Every time their protégé is robbed of such things, it will cause an uproar in the rivers and lakes. I remember that more than ten years ago, one of their descendants was killed. The four hidden weapons on his body didn't have time to self-destruct and were snatched away, but Zhige City mobilized all his strength and destroyed three sects to find three, and it is said that there is still one that has been circulated and its whereabouts are unknown. ”

Wu Lun is silent most of the time, and there are very few anecdotes about this kind of rivers and lakes, Liu Jizu listened to it interestingly, and wanted the master to say more, so he hurriedly joked: "Zhige City is so powerful, how can anyone dare to kill their people and rob their things?"

Wu Lun said disdainfully when he heard this: "It's not for money, it's for profit!"

When Liu Jizu heard that it was money again, it seemed that this river and lake revolved around money, but he still didn't understand it very well, and asked, "Does it mean that they robbed and sold it for money?"

Wu Lun was a little dissatisfied with Liu Jizu's incomprehension, and said: "The secret weapons of Zhige City are mostly secret weapons with great lethality, as well as a small number of swords that sharpen iron like clay, each of which is extremely precious. But this money is nothing compared to the implied value of these weapons?"

Liu Jizu reacted, "The implied value? Are you talking about the manufacturing method of these weapons?"

Wu Lun was satisfied, "Finally enlightened, which sect doesn't want to get the production method of these weapons of theirs? Not to mention those swords that sharpen iron like clay, because the manufacturing materials are scarce and the refining is difficult, the quantity is extremely rare." Even if this kind of weapon includes the Jiuli Island in front, there are only seven of them that have been created so far, known as the Seven Divine Soldiers, all of which are famous and mastered.

For thousands of years, for various reasons, only three handles have been handed down, all of which are already treasures of the town faction, and the rest are in Zhige City. In case you want to do something with someone holding such a weapon, you must not let his blade touch his body, and the inner armor and arm guards like you will not be able to play an effective protective role at all. But then again, you generally can't meet such a person, there are only seven handles in total, and the chance of encountering such a person in the huge rivers and lakes is slim. Of course, it's best not to meet them in your life, in addition to their own martial arts, these people are indispensable to their own martial arts skills beyond my guards, otherwise how can they hold this divine weapon. ”

Liu Jizu thought to himself, I am full of food and support to do something with such a person, so he didn't speak, stared at Wu Lun, meaning to let him continue.

Wu Lun knew that he wanted to know more about the rivers and lakes, and he was not bored, so he continued to speak: "Actually, although the divine soldiers are precious, because of their scarcity, they are of little significance to most small and medium-sized sects. ”

"Why is that?" Liu Jizu interjected and asked.

"It's very simple, if the sect doesn't have the strength, even if it has one or two divine weapon blessings, it won't be able to keep it at all, and when you really have this strength, you don't have to rely on this divine weapon. ”

Liu Jizu felt justified and kept nodding.

"On the contrary, the secret weapons that they don't spread are of great significance to all the sects, and you think that if you master the production method of their secret weapons, you will definitely be able to greatly improve the strength of the sect!"

Seeing Liu Jizu's ignorant face, he knew that he didn't understand, so he continued to explain: "As I said earlier, Zhige City is better than making weapons, and one of their main incomes depends on this. But they only sell ordinary weapons, and no matter how much money they give to them for magic weapons and secret weapons with great lethality, they will not sell them. Divine weapons are of little significance because of the rarity of materials and the difficulty of refining, but the secret weapons are different, in fact, what Zhige City really relies on is the secret weapons that they do not pass on. ”

Liu Jizu asked puzzledly: "Hidden weapon, isn't your meteor stone a hidden weapon? The power is not small, but it is not as powerful as you say, Master?

Wu Lun sneered, he took off his shirt, turned around, and showed Liu Jizu his back, only to see that Wu Lun had three triangular scars on his back, respectively on the left and right shoulders and right waist.

Liu Jizu asked, "This is the hidden weapon injury?"

Wu Lun snorted while getting dressed, "My meteor stone is a hidden weapon, and it is actually very difficult to beat people into incapacitation. Of course, as I said earlier, the purpose of my learning this secret weapon is not to hit people. After the training of Tsuki, you can dodge most of it, and now it is almost impossible to hit you with this again, if you are on guard.

On the one hand, I want to use this to exercise your sensory acuity and physical reflexes, and on the other hand, it is also to prepare you for the future in case you meet other secret weapon masters. At that time, if you can dodge one more hidden weapon, you may be able to survive, and with your martial arts level, it is likely that you will be able to turn defeat into victory.

In addition, the secret weapon in my hand is an auxiliary type, not an offensive type, and the best one made in Zhige City is precisely an offensive hidden weapon with great lethality. Although I didn't reveal my identity, nine out of ten of the people who injured me that time and almost died were disciples of Zhige City, maybe they were still disciples of higher status, because ordinary disciples couldn't bring so many of these secret weapons. I was injured by this kind of hidden weapon, and I will never forget that encounter in my life. ”

Liu Jizu heard Wu Lun say that he was in danger and injured, but he never said the details, and seeing that Wu Lun was very interested in talking today, he hurriedly continued to ask for details.

Wu Lun was silent for a while, and then said with some sadness: "That was about thirty-four years ago, I was just twenty years old that year, not long after I left the school, and I was still paying tuition fees for the sect, and I took my first spirit beast, the proud tiger, to go out on a mission. That's my sixth mission, I'm not as lucky as you, I have a teacher to buy equipment and give money. I bought my first set of gear from my first five missions, which is cheaper than yours. I also lost that set of equipment, I was just like you are now, I couldn't put it down, I wore it every day, and I didn't take it off when I slept. It was for this reason that I had the opportunity to survive until Mr. Tian found me. ”

Liu Jizu said at this time: "Is there also an honorarium for paying tuition?"

"Of course there is, but no matter what the task, it is only ten taels of silver. That was the most common escort mission, responsible for protecting a wealthy merchant from Yongzhou City in Longxi Province to Qingzhou City in Shandong Province. The rich businessman brought a lot of money and wanted to return to his hometown to retire, worried about his safety. Therefore, in addition to his own family, he also spent money to hire a team of dart masters to escort his property, and hired people to protect him at our sect's stronghold in Longxi. Our sect is expensive, and the merchant is thrifty and stingy, so he only hired one person, and the sect sent me to take care of his personal safety. ”

Liu Jizu was curious, "How much did he spend to hire you?" Did you ask him?"

Wu Lun shook his head, "I didn't ask, but then this rich businessman said it himself." Because there were many bandits on the road, he spent a thousand taels of silver. ”

"Ahh

"Hmph! When I first heard this price, I was in the same mood as you, the sect is really ruthless! In fact, if I perform such a task once, the sect will almost be able to recover the cost of teaching me. However, I don't think the first five missions cost such a high fee, and it was between one hundred taels of silver and five hundred taels of silver, and I was surprised to take on such a task at once, after all, I didn't pay my tuition fees. This is not in line with the practice of the college, but for some reason, I can't figure it out. ”

Liu Jizu didn't close his mouth at this time, and his heart turned upside down. He didn't expect the sect to be so good at making money and exploiting its disciples so ruthlessly, this can almost be said to be a profitable business. Wu Lun saw that Liu Jizu didn't react for a long time, so he went over and called him twice and patted him on the shoulder.

Only then did Liu Jizu retract his thoughts, "Master, won't the sect be too much like this?"

Wu Lun smiled and said, "Yes, I used to think so. But then I think about it, this money is nothing compared to what the teacher taught. What's more, after ten tasks, the honorarium will be more. Generally speaking, the higher the commission, the higher the remuneration share. It's still unfair, but it's not bad. ”

Liu Jizu was a little speechless, and asked with some frustration: "Master, do the ten tasks have to be completed?"

Wu Lun nodded, "The sect is not bad in this regard, you can refuse once, but you must accept it otherwise, otherwise the sect will take back what it taught." ”

"What if the mission fails?"

"It's very simple, if you fail a task, the commission will be returned, and another task of the same level will be added. These ten tasks are untouchable and must be completed, unless you die or completely lose the ability to complete the task, it is said that there are other ways, but it is certainly not easy. ”

Liu Jizu couldn't help but be a little depressed when he heard this, and asked the master to continue to talk about his experience.