It didn't take more than a month. After another half a month, Zhang Xiaobao, Wang Juan, and Li Xun returned. After returning, Li Xun looked at Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan in a different light. He began to come to find Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan every day to train with them.
No one knew why, because only the three of them came back. The others stayed on the mountain and said that they would come back in half a month. The ones in charge of protecting the three of them were the commoners who worked there.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan usually had a lot of secrets, so the family didn't ask too much. Li Xun didn't have anyone ask him anything. It wasn't until the third day that Old Man Pi felt that something was wrong. That was why he went to find Li Xun at night. When Old Man Pi came, he had already sent a letter to the prince. The prince asked the Old Man Pi to take care of his son.
"Li Xun, what happened to you on the mountain? What made you come back and train all day? " Old Man Pi didn't come alone. Zhang Jiuling's steward, Old Man Chang, also came. At this time, Old Man Pi acted like an elder and asked Li Xun.
Hearing Old Man Pi's question, Li Xun shivered. After taking a few deep breaths, he shook his head. "It's nothing. It's just that it's a bit cold on the mountain. Training more can strengthen my body."
"Then when I write to the prince, I'll say the same thing. Since it's cold here, the prince might ask you to come back." Old Man Pi narrowed his eyes and looked at Li Xun.
Li Xun was afraid of this. He nodded awkwardly and said, "It's nothing. When we were in the mountain, we encountered a pack of wolves. Don't they say that wolves only exist in the grasslands? Unexpectedly, there are also wolves in the mountain. It's a big pack with more than 30 wolves. Others say that small packs have less than 10 wolves."
"Oh! So you encountered a pack of wolves. Was it because you saw the guards shoot the wolves and got hit by the smell of blood? " Old man Zhang asked with concern. If that was the case, he would need to rest for a while. It would be best if he drank more wine these days and put a pair of scissors under his pillow when he slept. That way, he would be able to recover.
Li Xun shook his head and revealed a bitter smile. He looked at Old Man Pi and then at Old Man Chang and said, "I didn't bring a crossbow, so how could I shoot them? I was scared by the smell of blood when the wolves wanted to eat me. "
"The wolves wanted to eat you? Are you in danger? "Old Man Pi asked with concern. Then he thought for a bit and asked," What about Xiao Bao and Cuckoo? How are they? Ah! It seems like they are fine. You guys are still alive and kicking. Tell me, what happened? "" What happened?
We encountered wolves. At that time, we didn't have that many people with us. There were only 33 people. If you include me, Xiao Bao, and Cuckoo, there were 31 wolves. Each of the guards just happened to rush over and fight one wolf. At that time, we only had one knife in our hands, so we couldn't kill the wolf in one go.
The remaining wolf used its companions as cover and came over to eat the three of us. The other guards didn't have time to stop it. Seeing that the wolf was about to eat me, I was so scared that I sat on the ground. "
When Li Xun thought about what happened at that time, he felt a burst of fear. He didn't understand why so many wolves gathered together. Fortunately, the guards cooperated and rushed over. After all, at that time, they were too scattered and didn't have enough time to form a protective circle.
Old Man Pi and Old Man Chang didn't understand. Why were the numbers so neat? Also, why did the guards have to deal with one wolf each? It really didn't make sense.
"Then what happened after that? How did you kill the wolf? Don't tell me that the wolf became obedient when it saw you, Little Prince. "Old Man Pi didn't understand, but he was still a bit curious about how Li Xun got out of danger.
At this time, without waiting for Li Xun to speak, Old Man Chang next to him opened his mouth.
"Was it Xiao Bao and Cuckoo who killed it? And it was very clean? You couldn't stand it, so you kept training when you came back? "
"Yes, it was the two of them. At that time, the wolf rushed over, and I was so scared that I sat down. I don't know how Xiao Bao and Cuckoo did it, but after the two of them moved, the wolf jumped between the two of them and landed on the ground. It immediately cried out in a low voice, but it didn't stand up to bite me anymore."
As Li Xun spoke, he used his hands to gesture. Old Man Pi and Old Man Chang were even more confused. Li Xun's gestures made it impossible for them to understand the situation at that time.
Seeing that the two of them didn't understand, Li Xun began to explain the position of each person. After explaining and gesturing, Old Man Chang and Old Man Pi finally understood.
Those wolves should have been divided into three groups. Perhaps they saw that there were too many people, so they joined forces to attack together. If that was the case, they would need the arrangement of three alpha wolves. They would be divided into three groups and slowly encircled from the surroundings. As a result, they were discovered by Zhang Xiaobao in an instant.
At that time, Zhang Xiaobao estimated the number of wolves. In order to prevent the wolves from forming a battle strategy, he sent people to take the initiative to attack. Each person faced one wolf. Even if the three groups of wolves gathered together, they were still self-contained. When the guards rushed to surround and attack, each person was responsible for one wolf. Li Xun's people were a little careless, and as a result, a wolf rushed out.
The wolf wasn't stupid. It knew to pick the small ones to bite, so it targeted Li Xun and the others. Li Xun was frightened. He didn't even look at the battle situation around him. He knew that a wolf wanted to eat the three of them.
In the end, when the wolf saw him fall to the ground, it looked at Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan. It wanted to rush over and get rid of Li Xun first. After all, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were not lethal in the wolf's eyes. At that time, the wolf wanted to directly jump over the two people's heads. In the end, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan took a few steps back when the wolf jumped, and then the two people's bodies crossed each other.
When they separated again, the wolf passed through the middle. In the end, it fell to the ground and couldn't get up. Li Xun didn't know when Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan attacked.
However, Old Man Chang knew that if it weren't for the two children protecting Li Xun, they wouldn't have used the sleeve arrows. It must be that when they crossed each other, the wolf couldn't see through them, so they used the sleeve arrows to hit the wolf's abdomen.
That was where the wolf was the most afraid of being hit, not to mention the two poisoned sleeve arrows. After it passed through, it naturally fell to the ground and couldn't get up.
"Oh, you realized that you're a coward and you need two younger people to save you. You feel uncomfortable, so you want to train more. It's useless. You can't train like this. The next time you meet them, you'll sit on the ground. Even if you don't sit on the ground, you won't know what to do."
After listening to Old Man Chang's analysis, Old Man Pi understood. It turned out that Li Xun felt embarrassed and needed two younger people to protect him.
"Why?" Li Xun didn't understand and asked. That was indeed the case. After that, he always looked unhappy.
"Because you haven't experienced that kind of killing," Old Man Chang said with certainty.
"But did Xiao Bao and Cuckoo experience it?" Li Xun asked unconvinced.
"I don't know about that either, but I do know that when the two of them were attacking, they had a suicidal attitude. If you weren't there, and they were given a knife each, they wouldn't have used the sleeve arrow, and would have slowly ground the wolf to death. Don't be fooled by the wolf's speed, Xiaobao and Cuckoo's reactions weren't slow at all.
After what you said, we know that when Xiao Bao and Cuckoo attacked, they were steady, accurate, and ruthless. That wolf also underestimated its opponent. Any person or animal that underestimates their opponent will easily pay the price of their life. I underestimated my opponent that day, and as a result, I was forced to retreat by the two of them.
Don't be fooled by their usual appearance of being obedient children. When they really fight, with their ruthlessness and weapons, many people will suffer a hidden loss. As for why the two of them became like that when they were fighting, I don't know. You can ask them, I believe they will know the answer. "
When Old Man Chang talked about Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, he thought of the battle a few months ago. When the two of them fought, their whole bodies changed, especially their eyes. It was as if they had experienced some kind of cruel battle, persistent and confident.
"Ah, I know. It must have been taught by their family's master. I'm going to ask them how exactly they trained." Li Xun didn't feel bad anymore. After all, there was an expert in their family. He didn't receive any instruction from an expert, so it wasn't a big deal that he couldn't compare to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan.
After saying this, Li Xun ran. He had to find Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan quickly and ask them how they trained to become like that.
Seeing Li Xun run out of the door, Old Man Chang and Old Man Pi didn't stop him. The two of them looked at each other and shook their heads at the same time.
"Sigh! I don't know why Xiao Bao and Cuckoo learned those skills. Look at Xiao Bao. He's going to be an official in the future, not a general. He even learned this. And Cuckoo, a girl, isn't willing to be outdone. I really don't know what the two of them will be like in the future. "
Old Man Pi didn't know that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan had learned how to fight. If he didn't hear Li Xun say it today and have Old Man Chang prove it, he wouldn't have thought about it.
Old Man Chang's thoughts were different from Old Man Pi's. After hearing Old Man Pi's words, he retorted, "It's not good to learn more skills. This time, if it weren't for the two kids' skills, at least one of the three of them would have been bitten to death. Even if they didn't die, they would have been seriously injured.
Like Zhang Zhong and Wang Family, Zhang Zhong offended a lot of people. Who knows if there will be people who can't deal with others and will specifically target the Zhang family. Right now, I really want someone like that to deal with Xiao Bao and Cuckoo. When they make a move, they will know what they are going to face. "
"Are they really that good? Don't tell me that you think it's embarrassing to be forced to retreat by two kids? You're probably exaggerating, right? "Old Man Pi still couldn't believe it.
"You're just a civil official. You won't understand even if I explain it to you. The two kids aren't powerful because of their bodies, but because of their awareness during battle. You won't be able to tell from their eyes which part of your body they want to attack. You'll only be able to react when the attack comes out.
But it's already too late. It's impossible to prepare in advance. You can only rely on your reaction speed. But the two kids' reaction speed isn't slow either. For others, being short is a disadvantage, but for the two of them, they can take advantage of it. They are very flexible.
Also, they have weapons on them, so their weapons are coated with poison. So what if they are kids? No matter how old a person is, they will be unlucky if they come into contact with poisonous weapons. Who would have thought that the two kids not only have quick reactions, but also have weapons like sleeve arrows? Would normal people let kids play with those things?
The most important thing is that the two of them can do anything to achieve their goals. When Zhang Xiaobao attacked, in order to make others unable to judge, he actually used moves that hurt his own body. He can even dislocate his joints so that his opponent can't predict it. "
Old Man Chang recalled that day's battle and felt a little cold. It wasn't because of the danger that day, but because Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan's state during the battle. It was simply too scary. If it was only one person, it would be too easy to deal with them. No matter how much training the kids had, they would be knocked down with one kick.
But as long as the two of them were together, it wasn't as simple as two kids added together. They had to be treated as powerful adults. That kind of tacit cooperation made people feel envious and moved.
Old Man Pi listened to Old Man Chang, but he still didn't understand how powerful Xiao Bao and Cuckoo were. Anyway, he knew that the two kids always had weapons on them. If a normal person wanted to scheme against them, they would easily fall into their trap. At least Old Man Chang, who used to be an Imperial Guard, was forced to retreat by the two kids, and it was under the condition that the two kids didn't use sleeve arrows.
"Forget it, don't care about the two of them. It's fine as long as they don't delay their studies." Old Man Pi didn't want to spend too much energy on this kind of thing. Anyway, it was fine as long as he knew how powerful the two kids were.
At least he didn't have to worry. Otherwise, with the two kids running around everywhere, it would be easy for people to catch them. If they started with the two of them, the loss wouldn't be as simple as the loss of the two kids. He might not be able to teach anyone until the day he died, because he couldn't find kids like Xiao Bao and Cuckoo. They were smart, hardworking, sensible, and filial.
If something really happened to the two kids one day, it wouldn't be just a few people who would be sad. Everyone who saw the two kids would like them.
The two of them chatted for a while, then ran to play billiards. Old Man Pi had practiced quite well, especially in terms of calculation. He was better than Old Man Chang, but he couldn't control his body as well as Old Man Chang. Although Old Man Chang looked like he was going to die at any time, when it came to playing billiards, his methods were amazing.
After Li Xun left Old Man Chang and Old Man Pi's house, he ran to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan's house. The two of them were mixing things in the yard, which was to make glass. They already knew the materials used, but it was just a matter of proportion. Otherwise, the glass would either not be transparent or would break easily. If that was the case, then it wouldn't be able to be used to make things.
The two of them still hadn't finished making the diving balls. The difficulty was too high, so they had to give up. They could only let people dive more than a hundred meters deep. They only needed to dive ten meters or so. If that was the case, it would be harmful to their eyes if they kept opening their eyes.
The two of them wanted to make more glass. Part of it would be used to make diving mirrors, and the other part would be used to make reading glasses. Diving mirrors were for divers, and reading glasses were naturally for the grandparents in the nursing home. The two of them found that many of the elderly had presbyopia. When the time came, they would try to grind out some different mirrors and see which one was suitable for them.
After all, they didn't have eyes yet. The elderly might have gotten used to it, but Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan weren't used to it. Especially for people who had good eyesight when they were young, they would become more and more presbyopic when they were old. If they had farsightedness when they were young, they would become even more presbyopic.
On the contrary, people who were slightly myopic would become normal due to muscle relaxation when they were old. Both of their parents had good eyesight, so what if they couldn't see clearly when they were old?
They could also make myopic glasses. The two of them believed in the skills of the craftsmen here. They could do those operations on the glass, but they didn't know how to adjust the degree. This wasn't important, and they could do more. When the time came, they could try it one by one. Glass wasn't worth much anyway.
Of course, only the two of them knew about the things that weren't worth much. They wouldn't tell others. In the future, the people in the inner courtyard would also have to keep this a secret. Otherwise, this thing would easily make many people go crazy. It was clear just thinking about the transparent glass cup. There were also transparent glass cups, but the price wasn't something that ordinary people could afford.
Another advantage of glass was that it could be blown into a variety of shapes. For this, they could find some craftsmen who could make clay figurines and sugar figurines to teach them. The two of them didn't have the ability, but these artists definitely wouldn't have a problem. When the time came, they could blow animals and sell them. Many people would be willing to buy them.
They could also add in some special colors and make it into a symbol. When the time came, they could give it to the people who were selling to them to distinguish them. This could further foster cohesion.
The most important thing was that Wang Juan wanted to do some chemistry experiments, and it was very inconvenient to do so without glassware. As for the fact that there were many bubbles in the glass now, this was easy to solve. Other countries had already paid a lot of money to get the method, and that was one word, stirring.
Once the bubbles were stirred, they would go out. They could also add in some lead or something. The two of them didn't know how to make glass, so they could make a large piece and then cut it. If it was thick enough, they could use it to make a coffee table. If they were willing, they could even use a large amount of glass to build a house. They believed that if they could build a glass house for Li Longji, he would be happy, and Zhang Zhong would be better treated.
Li Xun originally came over to ask about the training, but when he saw Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan busily making things here, he naturally knew that the things that the two of them made were things that could make money. He was not in a hurry to ask about the training, so he stood there and stared at them.
"What is this for?" After watching for a while, Li Xun didn't understand, so he asked curiously.
"It's for making good things. With this thing, we can replace those very expensive colored glass. Moreover, it depends on luck to make a transparent colored glass. There's no need for this, it's just a matter of time. You can look at it, but don't tell anyone. Otherwise, it won't be valuable. If you can't keep it a secret, I won't give you any new things in the future."
Zhang Xiaobao noted down a ratio and said to Li Xun. He and Wang Juan were still experimenting with the stupidest and simplest way, which was to use different ratios. When the time came, they would see which one was better.
Li Xun nodded. In fact, he didn't understand what these things were at all. They were all broken pieces, so how could he know what they originally looked like?
Li Xun was very happy when he heard that Zhang Xiaobao was going to replace the colored glass. That telescope was too expensive. It would cost dozens of strings of coins or even hundreds of strings of coins to make one. The Ministry of Works and the Ministry of War had strictly controlled the method of making telescopes in order to prepare for the military.
It was said that the higher-ups had given the order that if they encountered a losing battle, they had to destroy the telescope first. Those craftsmen who made it wouldn't be able to leave the place where they were restricted for a while. Sometimes, the presence or absence of this thing could determine the victory of a battle.
Thinking of this, Li Xun walked over and picked up something that hadn't been mixed together. He twisted it, but still couldn't figure out what material it was. He looked at Zhang Xiaobao with a puzzled look, "Is this the new colored glass formula? Then you have to keep it a secret. The colored glass you make will be transparent, right? "
"That's about it. You can call it colored glass, but it's cheap. As for how cheap it is, I won't tell you. When it's done, I'll give you a big ball."
Zhang Xiaobao said casually. After that, he immediately looked at Wang Juan. Wang Juan also looked at him at this time. Both of them thought of something, which was whether they could use a big glass ball to replace the iron ball.
"We need to see the relationship between thickness and pressure first. If it's feasible, we can make a tube on it and connect it to the big ball. Then, we can breathe directly without completely sealing it."
Wang Juan finished another ratio and said to Zhang Xiaobao.
Zhang Xiaobao nodded, then shook his head, "This technique is quite difficult, isn't it? Let someone try it. The main thing is that it's not easy to blow a big ball. How many people do it? Don't worry, let's take one step at a time. Maybe we don't have a way, but those craftsmen might be able to think of a good way. "
Li Xun didn't know what the two of them were talking about. Seeing Wang Juan stop, he quickly asked, "Old Man Chang said that the two of you are different from ordinary people, especially in battle. You can directly … what's that called again? Anyway, you're not afraid. What's the reason? I want to learn it too. "
"You mean this? Aiya, this is difficult. If you don't want to be afraid, the simplest way is to directly face one battle after another, from weak to strong. If you want to grow quickly, you have to face life-threatening dangers at any time. This method won't work for you. If you really want to learn, then I'll think of a way for you. "
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