The methods of the King of Thieves, who was famous in the underworld ten years ago, will definitely benefit you for the rest of your life. Zheng Yubai concentrated and waited for Xu Ruoyu to teach him.
"Take the pocket from the windowsill over here." Xu Ruoyu said without further ado, pointing to the window beside him.
There was a cloth bag on the windowsill, and no one knew what was in it. Zheng Yubai went over to pick it up and thought to himself, wow, this bag doesn’t look big, but it weighs dozens of kilograms. What’s in it
Following Xu Ruoyu's instructions, he placed the bag in front of Xu Ruoyu. Xu Ruoyu bent down to untie the rope on the bag and said to Zheng Yubai, "Put your hand in."
Zheng Yubai did as he was told, reached his hand in, and immediately touched countless cold metal blocks.
Xu Ruoyu asked: "Can you feel what it is?"
Zheng Yubai picked up one and touched it carefully. The bumpy shape was familiar. After touching a few in a row, an idea suddenly occurred to him: "Could it be a broad bean?"
Xu Ruoyu nodded: "Iron beans."
"What is this used for?" Zheng Yubai knew there was a snack called "iron broad beans", but that only described the broad beans being fried hard and crispy, not really made of iron. He opened the bag and saw black and white iron broad beans inside. If they were not carved into the shape of broad beans, they would look like Go pieces.
"Practice." Xu Ruoyu said concisely.
Zheng Yubai picked up a broad bean, which should have been angular, but it felt smooth and shiny, as if someone had wiped it every day. After listening to Xu Ruoyu's words, he suddenly realized something and thought of the sandbag he had broken in his rural home.
"How do you practice this?" Zheng Yubai asked.
Xu Ruoyu did not answer directly, but pointed at the pocket and said: "Go find another pocket and separate the black and white beans into two."
Zheng Yubai did not ask any more questions. This was a good habit he had developed since childhood. He had been practicing martial arts since he was young. His father told him to practice whatever he wanted. If he asked more questions, he would be slapped twice. Over time, he developed a good habit of asking less and doing more. This was a good result of the bad domestic violence.
Zheng Yubai squatted down and sorted the iron beans in front of Xu Ruoyu. He knew that Xu Ruoyu didn't want ordinary sorting, so he started to use the skill of telepathy he learned from Du Bisheng. With a light stroke of his finger in his pocket, the black beans fell into his palm like beads, and then into another pocket.
Xu Ruoyu looked at Zheng Yubai's smooth and fast sorting, and nodded slightly. Zheng Yubai didn't notice his reaction, but just focused on picking the black beans. As the number of black beans on the upper layer decreased, his speed slowed down. The iron beans were densely packed together, and if he wanted to pick the black beans at the bottom, he could only stir them with his hands to stir the black beans up.
If it was a round lump of iron like a go piece, it would be fine to stir it. However, although these iron beans have been ground smooth, they still have edges and corners. If an ordinary person stirs them, I'm afraid they will be torn into pieces in just three or five times.
Zheng Yubai was not afraid. First, he had been practicing boxing since he was young, and the calluses on his hands could be regarded as a layer of protection. Second, he also had a unique skill called Chaos Palm. Although it was not as hard as Iron Palm, it could be used freely in the iron beans. He could see the black iron beans turn over and use his clever strength to protect himself.
When Xu Ruoyu saw this, he couldn't help but nod repeatedly with a look of relief, which was a significant improvement from his previous cold attitude.
Even if Zheng Yubai had the skills taught by Du Bisheng, this bag of iron beans was not as easy to deal with as it looked. It was three hours later when he was sure that all the black beans in his pocket had been picked out.
"Very good." Xu Ruoyu looked at Zheng Yubai's work and said approvingly, "You are very careful. You checked three times after sorting, and didn't miss a single one. You have made some progress in your skills. You should know that when I first practiced this iron bean, it took me eight hours to sort it for the first time."
Zheng Yubai was not proud of his praise. The black and white broad beans were clearly separated in two pockets. After three hours of sorting, Zheng Yubai seemed to understand why Xu Ruoyu wanted him to do this.
The smoothness of the iron beans is not only due to the friction of people all year round, but also because of a strange substance smeared on them, which makes the fingers feel strange when touching them. After sorting this big bag of iron beans, Zheng Yubai felt that his fingertips were hot and his fingertips were swollen.
In addition, he also found that using this iron bean was the best tool to hone his Lingxi Finger and Chaos Palm. Iron beans were heavier and smaller than mahjong tiles and Pai Gow tiles, and required stronger finger strength and better force control to complete a large amount of sorting work in the most economical way.
"You probably figured out what I meant?" Xu Ruoyu asked.
Zheng Yubai nodded and told his thoughts. After listening, Xu Ruoyu said, "You are right. Sorting these iron beans can indeed practice the finger and palm techniques you learned from Du Bisheng. Moreover, these iron beans are smeared with a kind of ointment unique to our thieves. Long-term contact with fingers can enhance sensitivity."
Most of the various sects in the martial arts world have secret cultivation methods. For example, among the descendants of Xingyiquan, some of the orthodox sects have prescriptions and formulas for refining elixirs such as the Five Elements Pill. Although the thieves have a lower status, they are one of the two oldest professions in human history, so it is not surprising that they have elixirs handed down from generation to generation.
"If I keep practicing like this, my Lingxi Finger and Chaos Palm will definitely improve in three months." Zheng Yubai said confidently.
Xu Ruoyu shook his head: "You are wrong. Even if you practice your finger and palm techniques to perfection, you are still no match for Gao Fei. Because he is not an ordinary person at all."
Zheng Yubai was shocked when he heard this and asked, "Are you talking about his left eye?"
"You noticed it too?" Xu Ruoyu asked back.
Zheng Yubai nodded: "He should have a superpower. His left eye seems to be able to make people fall into a psychedelic state."
"You're right, he's a person with super powers. His left eye is called 'Soul-stealing'." Xu Ruoyu said. (To be continued)