Both skillful skills and hidden weapon skills require a pair of skillful hands. There is indeed some connection between these two skills. But just like the two masters, the craftsman who is good at skillful skills and the killer who is good at hidden weapon darts,
They are incompatible with each other.
Not only the fourth master and the fifth master are like this, but also all the craftsmen and killers who are good at using hidden weapons in the world have a mutual cold shoulder. There is no other reason. What killers pay attention to is technique, using the simplest hidden weapons to kill people invisible.
This process takes many years of work. In the hands of skilled craftsmen, various ingenious mechanisms are often made, allowing some people who do not know martial arts to have the ability to kill people invisible. In the eyes of killers, such behavior is opportunistic. But in the hands of craftsmen,
The inner heart can make ordinary people have the ability to kill, that is the real ability.
This kind of conflict has lasted for many years. As for the two masters of Xia and Shang, after getting along for a long time, it has long been obvious that if their respective abilities are combined into the hands of one person, there will definitely be unexpected results. If a person is good at using hidden weapons at the same time,
With the author's skills and ability to design exquisite mechanisms, this matter is bound to make a mark in the world.
It's just that these two people have been grudges for many years, who can win over whom first? But I still look forward to what kind of performance they will have when their respective abilities are combined into one person.
The sky is slightly bright and there is a slightly cool wind.
The dark room didn't look dull with the door open.
Xia Shang made a cup of tea for each of the two masters sitting in front of him, and they both held tea in silence.
After a long time, the fifth master Wu Daozi finally broke the silence: "Today I let my apprentice read a joke. If you have anything to say, you should say it first."
Fourth Master Yue Ping was a little confused after hearing this, and coughed dryly: "Well... you should say it first."
"This..." Wu Daozi paused, "The so-called teaching in accordance with aptitude, apprentice, you have hidden weapons hidden everywhere on your body, please show us first."
Xia Shang was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that what the fifth master said was the four dark crossbows that he had never left.
Xia Shang thought he had hidden them very deeply, but he didn't expect that the fifth master had already seen them. He was a little embarrassed at the moment, so he slowly took them off and put them on the table.
"Hand crossbow?!"
The two masters were shocked when they saw it, and one of them took one and looked at it carefully.
The fourth master was amazed when he saw it: "Old carpenter, I have never seen such a small hand crossbow. It can be hidden in the sleeves, and there is still poison on the arrow. This kid is really ruthless, I don't know
How powerful can such a small hand crossbow be?"
With that said, the fourth master turned around and pointed at the wall and pressed the trigger. Hearing a "whoosh" sound, a black shadow was instantly nailed to the wall so fast that the fourth master did not even react, and he suddenly exclaimed with a "whoosh".
"So fast?"
On the contrary, Wu Daozi shook his head: "Although the design is exquisite, it is inferior to the craftsmanship. If it can be polished better, this hand crossbow should be more powerful."
After saying that, Wu Daozi looked at Xia Shang: "Disciple, where did you get this hand crossbow? Such a design is rare even for a teacher. Anyone who can design such a hand crossbow is extremely rare."
not simple."
Xia Shang smiled shyly: "What if it was designed and made by my disciple himself?"
Wu Daozi's pupils shrank: "Did you design it yourself?"
"I did the design myself, but I hired some craftsmen to make it."
"No wonder, no wonder the handwork is much worse than the design." Wu Daozi nodded thoughtfully, "It's just that you are so young, how do you understand this? Although your design still has some flaws, they are not something ordinary people can think of.
.”
"So my disciple is somewhat talented in the art of dexterity?"
Wu Daozi could not deny it, but his tone was serious: "The art of ingenuity is not just these. Designing hidden weapons is just the beginning. In the future, I will ask you to design an enemy-killing formation and a fortress city. That is the ultimate pursuit of our craftsmen. You
Being able to design these does have some talent, but for a craftsman who is proficient in the art of ingenuity, the things he designs must be made by himself.
Because only you can know what you are making and what you want. As a qualified craftsman, you will only trust your own hands, let alone such a personal defense object. If it is made by other people's hands, it will be useless.
It's like entrusting your life to others."
Xia Shang felt that the master's words were a bit serious, so he quickly explained: "Actually, I don't understand these production methods at all."
"So your next task is to learn to make. Yesterday, your third master said that you seem to read books very quickly. Tomorrow I will also send you some drawings, books, and some cutting tools and wood. You can start from the most basic level.
The core carpentry begins to practice.”
Xia Shang nodded and looked at Fourth Master: "Fourth Master, what do I need to do here?"
Yue Ping smiled faintly: "I don't have that much trouble here. When using concealed weapons, you need to pay attention to three words: 'fast, accurate and ruthless'. This requires long-term practice, and there is no shortcut. From now on, you only need to practice one thing
."
"What's up?"
"Put your hands on the table and spread them out."
Xia Shang didn't understand, so he did as he was told. He put his hand on the table and spread his fingers. However, the fourth master suddenly held down Xia Shan's hand and took out a knife with his other hand. He raised the knife without waiting for Xia Shang's reaction.
Prick Xia Shang's hand.
Xia Shang's eyes widened and his heart jumped into his throat.
But Yue Ping smiled lightly, not even looking at his hands, only looking at Xia Shang's expression, while the knife in his hand fell between Xia Shang's fingers like a shadow, sending out a series of dense and neat sounds like a machine.
sound.
After half a minute of this, Xia Shang's back felt numb.
Yue Ping put away the knife, let go of Xia Shang's hand, and said calmly: "Count how many holes there are between your five fingers."
"Gulu..." Xia Shang swallowed. He didn't know how many knives the fourth master had used in just half a minute, but none of them pierced his hand. Instead, they all fell on the table. Look at the knives on the table.
The holes are densely packed, at least hundreds of them.
In other words, the fourth master used the knife hundreds of times in this half minute! And every time it passed through the fingers and landed on the table...
Xia Shang had only seen this scene in movies, but it was not so exaggerated.
Seeing Xia Shang's eyes go straight, Wu Daozi, the fifth master, also said: "Don't think that it's enough to practice like your fourth master. When you were young, your fourth master could shoot a thousand swords, and you could only see between each finger.
It’s just a hole, because there will be no deviation in the position where each knife falls.”
Yue Ping heard this and laughed: "I'm old, I'm no longer useful! The use of concealed weapons must be a matter for you young people, because as you get older, your hands will become unstable. If you want to become a master of concealed weapons, you must at least
You have to be better than an old guy like me." (To be continued)