Wonderland

Chapter 8 Cultivation Techniques
He never dreamed that Xiao Lin not only set up traps, but also had such things as even crossbows. You must know that the cheapest crossbows cost 20 taels of silver in grocery stores, and ordinary miners couldn't afford them at all.

He didn't know that Xiao Lin had found more than a dozen taels of silver from Wang Ji and the dead miner a year ago. In addition, during this year, he deliberately chose two months, paid some more ore, and got In addition to buying a crossbow, a few arrows, and poison, the rest of the silver was purchased for ground thorns. Xiang Kun never dreamed that someone would be willing to pay such a high price to buy these things.

Xiang Kun secretly regretted that his accumulation over the years was naturally not comparable to that of a young bird like Xiao Lin. He not only accumulated a few hundred taels of silver, but also a lot of ordinary weapons, but he underestimated the enemy. Unexpectedly, Xiao Lin even set up a trap in the depths of the mine.

Xiang Kun hid behind his subordinates, and his triangular eyes were looking around, but the surrounding was terrifyingly silent, which made Xiang Kun even more nervous.

"Go out." Xiang Kun whispered to the only surviving subordinate.

They slowly walked outside. Xiang Kun now has no intention of continuing to deal with Xiao Lin, not to mention that Xiao Lin has a long-range weapon such as a crossbow arrow in his hand, even the traps inside made him choose to temporarily avoid the edge. , As long as he can go out, summon some more subordinates and bring guys along, Xiao Lin will surely die even if he has a few heads.

The two walked out slowly. The cunning Xiang Kun had already turned off the kerosene lamp. In this dark mine, he could not find Xiao Lin. Xiao Lin wanted to deal with them, but it was not easy.

After walking for a few dozen meters, Xiang Kun's hanging heart only let go slightly. He gritted his teeth, thinking about how to torture Xiao Lin after he captured him. He had dominated the No. [-] mine for several years, but now he has Being calculated by a half-old child really made him angry.

"Ah~ my feet." Xiang Kun suddenly heard the screams of his subordinates in front of him. As soon as the screams started, he heard a "whoosh" sound, and a cold arrow was inserted straight into the chest of Xiang Kun's subordinates. Although it was slightly off and did not penetrate the heart, the poison on it was deadly enough.

Xiang Kun's last subordinate barely struggled, and fell down, completely breathless.

"Xiao Lin, we can talk, kill me, there will be another overlord in this No. [-] mine, and Zhu Biao has long been eyeing our No. [-] mine, so if you let me go, I will let you be my subordinate. Come down, follow me, and make sure you have meat to eat every day."

In the darkness, Xiao Lin, who was leaning on his waist, had a thoughtful expression on his face when he heard the words. He knew that for the overlords of these mines, they could use their money to buy some special meals in the cafeteria, and those meals were usually reserved for them. Among the disciples of Bailiantang, only the overlords of a few mines are eligible to buy them with silver.

"Hey~" A crossbow arrow almost stuck to Xiang Kun's beard and shot into the cave wall next to him, and the part that exposed the cave wall was still trembling.

Xiang Kun was startled, his face turned pale, and he hurriedly said: "I can give you half of the money I have accumulated over the years, as long as I don't kill me, and I promise never to trouble you in the future."

"Light the kerosene lamp beside you." Xiao Lin's cold voice came from the darkness.

Hearing this, Xiang Kun was overjoyed and hurriedly bent down to pick up the kerosene lamp thrown away by his subordinates. At this time, from the darkness, Xiao Lin slowly appeared, holding a crossbow in his hand. The dim yellow light of the kerosene lamp flickered with a faint green halo.

"I don't believe you have accumulated any money." Xiao Lin sneered and said.

"Really, I put all my money at the bottom of the third branch hole. As long as you don't kill me, I promise to share half of it with you, and from now on we will share all the profits from the third hole." Xiang Kun cracked He opened his mouth wide, trying to squeeze out a smile.

"What you said is true?" Xiao Lin showed a surprised expression on his face.

"Of course, Xiao Lin, you are a talent I like. You are so meticulous at a young age. A person like you is exactly what I need from Xiang Kun." Xiang Kun saw Xiao Lin's expression, and his heart skipped a beat. Hi, he stepped forward and assured with a smile on his face.

"Hey~"

The sound of arrows breaking through the air stopped Xiang Kun's laughter abruptly. He looked down at the arrows on his chest with disbelief. Long nock.

"I still prefer dead people, because dead people won't count on me." Xiao Lin sneered, the crossbow in his hand was thrown aside by him, he took out a dagger from his arms, and watched defensively. towards Kun.

Xiang Kun opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but couldn't make a sound. With a "pop", Xiang Kun's sturdy body fell down, his eyes were round and staring, with a dead expression on his face.

Xiao Lin breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and sat down on the ground.

As soon as his tense nerves relaxed, he felt exhausted all over his body, but he knew that now was not the time to rest. He spent half a day burying the corpses of Xiang Kun and several subordinates. He found more than 30 taels of silver, which made him a little excited. With this money, he could buy some arrows, and more importantly, the Liannu he had always wanted to buy was also promising.

The Liannu is the most powerful weapon sold in grocery stores, at least in Xiao Lin's opinion, the Liannu can fire three arrows at the same time, far more powerful than the one in his hand, but the Liannu is expensive , It needs 50 taels of silver, which is a bit ridiculously high for Xiao Lin.

After doing all this, Xiao Lin walked out of the mine as if nothing was wrong. After paying the ore for the task, he was indeed credited once and was rewarded with five taels of silver. Just fell asleep.

The next evening, after he finished eating, he observed that there were no miners outside, and then he walked towards the grocery store.

The disciple of Bailiantang in the grocery store is an old man with slightly white hair and wrinkled face. He looks to be five or sixty years old. In Xiao Lin's view, this old man is probably not of much value to Bailiantang. It was arranged to open a grocery store here to support him in the elderly.

The old man is very stingy, and everything in the grocery store cannot be negotiated. Xiao Lin once worked hard for a long time, trying to get him to sell his crossbow cheaper, but the old man was stunned. No matter what he said or not, there were only two words. "No." Later, Xiao Lin also completely understood that it was impossible to bargain for buying things in this grocery store.

"Hey, Xiao boy, it seems that he has made a fortune again recently?" Seeing Xiao Lin coming in, the old man's eyes lit up and he said with a smile on his face.

"If you make a fortune, it's good to be alive." Xiao Lin was a little dejected. He worked hard to earn some silver, and in the end, in order to save his life, he gave it all to the old man in front of him.

"Hey, are the crossbow arrows I sold you easy to use? You must know that although the Qingshuihu Mine prohibits the miners from fighting, but in the mine, these rules are too numerous to be followed. It is a very common thing to be shot coldly. Buying some life-saving stuff here is definitely worth the money.”

Although Xiao Lin was unwilling, he had to admit that what the old man said was reasonable. He hadn't planned to buy that crossbow a few months ago. After all, 20 taels of silver was almost his entire net worth, but after what happened the day before yesterday , but he was a little grateful to the old man in front of him. If he hadn't bought the crossbow, he probably wouldn't have the chance to talk to the old man here now.

"Elder Fu, have you bought any good stuff recently? The kind that can save your life." Xiao Lin said to the old man. After several months of contact, Xiao Lin knew that the old man's name was Fu Feiran, and he was an outside sect of Bailian Hall. Disciple, it has been ten years since I opened a grocery store here, and he has been here almost since the Qingshui Lake mine opened.

"Of course there is." Fu Lao's eyes lit up, and a mysterious smile appeared on his face: "Do you want to buy that repeating crossbow?"

Shaking his head, Xiao Lin showed a wry smile on his face: "Unless Mr. Fu can sell me the repeating crossbow at a [-]% discount, I can't afford it."

"This can't be done. The things I sell are genuine and of guaranteed quality. 50 taels of silver can't be less than a penny." Fu Lao shook his head and sighed, and then said, "However, I have recently wholesaled a few copies. Basic martial arts cheats, are you interested?"

Hearing this, Xiao Lin's face was even more bitter: "Fu Lao, don't make fun of me, I can't even afford a crossbow, how can I afford those basic martial arts that cost more than a hundred taels each?"

"Hey, you can't afford the general basic martial arts, but you can afford a copy of the martial arts. This is what I received from a fallen vagabond. Although the exercises are not very good, the price is high. It is also relatively cheap.”

"Oh? Can you show me?" Xiao Lin's eyes lit up, and he immediately became interested.

Old Fu didn't talk nonsense either. From under the counter, he took out a book with a yellowed cover and threw it to Xiao Lin.

A few years ago, before there was a famine in the village, Xiao Lin studied Chinese characters for two years with a fallen squire in the village, so that he could finally understand the characters in writing.

"Dry Shui Jing?" Looking at the three words on the yellowed page in front of him, Xiao Lin couldn't help but be speechless.

He had read the few basic martial arts cheat books sold by the old man before, such as [Three Yuan Fist], [Five Elements Sword], [Open Pulse Kung] and the like, all of which are powerful exercises that can be seen at a glance. But what is the dry water scripture in front of you?No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like a martial arts book, but more like a miscellaneous book.

Old Man Fu saw Xiao Lin's expression, smiled slightly, and said mysteriously: "Don't underestimate this Book of Dry Water, you must know that the homeless family was once brilliant hundreds of years ago, and even controlled it behind the scenes. The entire Huai County, but I don't know why it fell down later, and this Dry Water Sutra is the cultivation method passed down from the glory of their family, isn't it really desperate, that guy still doesn't want to sell it to me?"

Xiao Lin naturally didn't believe what the old man said. What he bought was not good enough to sell. He naturally understood the truth. If it was as powerful as the old man said, how could he sell it to himself so cheaply?However, for Xiao Lin, who was eager to find a copy of the exercises to practice, this was also a good opportunity for him. After all, those basic martial arts, which often cost hundreds of taels, were too unrealistic for him.

(End of this chapter)