Chapter 422: The Wise Stay Wise
Chapter 422: The Wise Stay Wise
Inside the martial arts gym.
Hu Qi and Xiang Changsong sat side by side, clinked the jars together, and drank the snake gall wine.
The bitter wine goes down my throat and makes my heart ache...
Tons tons tons~
In the martial arts arena, two apprentices hesitated for a long time and stepped forward to ask: "Brother Hu, can you teach us the Tiger Fist?"
"Row!"
Hu Qi shook his clothes to get rid of the smell of alcohol.
Didn’t the junior brother break through the smoke screen, go out for half a month, kill a snake monster, and discover the remains of a mermaid?
got used to!
In the hall.
After provoking his two senior brothers, Liang Qu vividly recounted the feat of the white ape beheading the snake and the good fortune of accidentally finding the remains of the mermaid.
Yang Dongxiong listened quietly, while Xu picked up the tea bowl, covered her face with the tea lid and squinted her eyes slightly.
a long time.
Finished.
Liang Qu picked up the tea to moisten his throat, secretly observing the expressions of his master and his mistress. Suddenly he caught a glimpse of Xu's narrowed eyes, his heart skipped a beat, and he spoke.
"The general story is this. I admit that I was impulsive when issuing the military order and did not inform Master and his wife in advance because I was afraid that they would worry..."
Yang Dongxiong asked with a smile: "Do you really think you are impulsive? Or are you just preparing words to face the questioning from me and your master's wife?"
Mrs. Xu put down the teacup and sneered, "It seems to me that this is a deliberate way of saying things. She thinks we two old people talk too much, so she came to admit her fault in advance so that we can be more careful."
Liang Qu smiled awkwardly: "Master and mistress have a keen eye, I know I am wrong."
Yang Dongxiong shook his head.
"I have been your master and disciple for almost two years. Your master's wife and I know about you, if not 100%, at least 80% of the kind of person you are.
Although he is kind, he is also quite cunning, quite like Zi Shuai, and is not the kind of person who would risk his life for profit.
You dare to issue a military order. Your friendship with the white ape is deeper than ordinary people imagine. I am afraid you are fully confident of taking down the snake demon."
Liang Qu did not comment.
indeed.
I am it and it is me.
Life and death are related, we live and die together.
Ordinary people can't even imagine it.
Yang Dongxiong continued, "Nowadays, the world is peaceful. The path for warriors to advance must be fast and steady. Without the background of a royal family, one can only rely on merit. However, the opportunity to make merit will not fall on one's head in vain. One must fight for it when necessary.
I have been in the army for decades and have seen many people sign military orders and rise to prominence, including myself. "
"Master also issued a military order?"
Yang Dongxiong nodded: "I have done it before, and I have to do it. No matter what kind of superior he is, he always likes to use senior and reliable subordinates. Even if he dares to fight and kill, how can he find a chance to get the coach to favor him if he ranks at the bottom?
Even trusted subordinates have to compete for opportunities to make merit, let alone those who have no relatives or friends. At this time, the military order is the only bargaining chip that can be used.
Since I joined the army, I have signed two military orders. I was lucky enough to complete them successfully, but I have also seen people who died on the spot after signing only once.
If it works, no need to say more. If it doesn’t work… no need to say more either.
You just need to remember one thing: those with a ruthless nature are like fire, burning everything they encounter; those who are ungrateful are like ice, killing everything they encounter; those who are stagnant and stubborn are like stagnant water and rotten wood, without any vitality; it is difficult for them to achieve achievements and prolong their well-being.
When dealing with the snake demon, once you get involved, you will never get a chance to make a contribution no matter what you say. But as long as you have a clear mind and don't get too excited, you can make a contribution when you need to. If it's done, it's done. I won't say anything to you."
"Master, please understand!"
Liang Qu clasped his fists and expressed his gratitude.
Xu added: "If you are unsure, don't fight for it. If you miss it, you miss it. It's just a matter of speed.
You have your master, and your master also has General Wenzhu and General Xu, who are two levels apart. They are not like the direct descendants of those aristocratic families, who have everything, but they are not barefoot either."
"Yes, Master's wife, I will keep it in mind."
As Yang Dongxiong's direct disciple, Liang Qu enjoyed the benefits of his master's connections. Naturally, he and his superior Xu Yuelong were from the same faction and were not a helpless last-ditch follower.
From this point alone, it is much better than the days when Yang Dongxiong joined the army alone.
As it turned out, Yang Dongxiong and Xu were quite open-minded about issuing the military order.
After all, he comes from the military.
"Master, Master's Wife, I have something else to ask."
"What's the matter?"
"My disciples have dug out quite a few mermaid tears from the mermaid ruins. I have specially picked out two of the best quality ones to give to my master's wife and senior sister. As for my senior sister, please ask my master's wife to pass the one on to my master's sister." Liang Qu took out two small boxes from his arms. Inside them were two mermaid tears that he had carefully selected, the ones that best resembled the shape of a teardrop.
"Why are you giving it away again? Last time it was giant clam pearls..."
Just as Xu was about to refuse, Liang Qu turned around and looked behind him. The servants standing at the door understood what he meant and carried in several wooden boxes.
"This is again..."
"There are twelve pieces of dragon silk and shark silk. There are ten pieces of dragon silk and two pieces of shark silk in the box. I thought that my brothers and sisters would have no use for the silk, so I decided to send it all to Master's wife to be made into clothes and then give them to my brothers."
"You are very generous." Xu stepped forward and stroked the cloth. "Do you know how much a piece of shark silk is worth in the market?"
"The book says that a piece of dragon silk is worth a hundred gold coins. I think the scholars have exaggerated this and pinned love on mermaids. In reality, a piece of cloth costs tens of gold coins, hundreds of silver taels?"
Xu sighed.
"One piece of mermaid silk costs between seven hundred and eight hundred taels. Your two mermaid tears, twelve pieces of mermaid silk, and dragon silk, add up to at least fifteen thousand taels."
Liang Qu spoke in a brisk tone.
"Master's Wife, I have harvested 18 mermaid tears, and the dragon silk and mermaid silk together total 44 pieces. The amount I give to Master's Wife, Master, and my fellow apprentices today is just a small portion. When I make autumn clothes for them, each of them will only have two sets."
A piece of cloth is about four feet long and two feet wide.
It sounds long, but in reality it can only make two to three sets of spring clothes or one and a half sets of winter clothes. Some of the scraps can be used to sew handkerchiefs, sachets, and brocade bags.
Xu rolled her eyes: "Two sets per person, you think it's not enough?"
"We have to change it. This October when we go to Huangzhou, our master, mistress and brothers will all wear dragon silk and shark silk. How impressive is that?
Besides, the giant clam pearls were too big last time, so it would be hard for Master's Wife to make a piece of jewelry to wear on her body. I'll ask Master to use the mermaid's tears to ask Third Senior Brother to make a hairpin. It will be shiny and beautiful, isn't it?"
Yang Dongxiong agreed, "That makes sense. If it's made into a hairpin, it must be very beautiful."
Hearing the two of them talking like this, Xu was slightly moved.
It's better to go back to my parents' home for a better look.
"Okay, Xiaojiu has great potential, so I'll keep him for now."
Liang Qu smiled and said, "As long as Master's wife is happy, I will be willing to give it to you if I find a dragon ball in the water in the future."
Xu poked Liang Qu's forehead hard and chuckled twice.
"Okay, you two can chat, I'll go find someone to make clothes."
After saying this, Xu took the small box and asked the servants to carry the box out of the hall, leaving the master and his apprentice alone.
The two looked at each other.
Yang Dongxiong took a sip of tea and asked: "Is the second true energy completed?"
Liang Qu grinned and said, "Since my disciple has said it is 100 percent certain, how can it not be accomplished?"
"That's true." Yang Dongxiong laughed and put down his teacup. "Let's go and talk in the courtyard."
Liang Qu's heart moved.
The two of them moved into the courtyard.
Wu Long's father Hei Chi was basking in the sun and wagged his tail when he saw Liang Qu.
Yang Dongxiong asked, "I know you have a group of water beasts and have dealt with many of them, but have you ever noticed that at the same realm, some water beasts are big, some are small, and some remain the same size no matter what realm they are in?"
"noticed."
Liang Qu discovered early on that the fat catfish that couldn't move were typical of those that kept growing bigger, while the fists were more restrained. As for Awei, he was still the same size as at the beginning, with basically no changes, not even changing from a bracelet to a belt.
As for the completely unchanged.
Become a human being now, right?
Yang Dongxiong glanced at Liang Qu's wrist and said, "This is the development of advantages. The small ones will always be small, the big ones will always be big, and the wise ones will always be wise.
Tigers can roar in the mountains and forests, relying on their huge size, and can break trees with their tails, and eat hundreds of pounds of meat a day. On the contrary, a domestic cat will lose its ability to hide if it encounters poisonous insects as big as a mountain bucket.
Big things have their own advantages, small things have their own advantages. If everyone works together to develop big things, why are there so many insects and ants in the world? Everything in the world has its own reason for existence and its own way of adapting.
However, the wise are always wise. Their claws are not as good as those of tigers, so they make spears to defend against enemies. Humans are the spirits of all things, so they can use skills and martial arts to take into account many aspects! Zhen Gang is their spear! It reflects the inner and outer, connects heaven and earth, and is the beginning of great transformation!
There is a huge difference between wolf smoke and galloping horses. This is why tiger hunters can easily flash their swords hundreds of feet long! "
Yang Dongxiong stretched out his arm, clasped his five fingers together, and white steam flowed, like invisible ripples on the water, surging with light.
Liang Qu was staring at his palm when he noticed the changes in light and shadow on the ground and suddenly felt something.
Look up.
The air flow surged and the wind exploded.
Endless white mist gathered and turned into a long sword that spanned the entire courtyard!
(End of this chapter)