Lin Yan stood up and made a gesture of invitation. The old man was not polite, walked straight to the bonfire, grabbed a bamboo stick pierced through the tiger meat and put it to his mouth.
The girl in green clothes stood by the bonfire, frowning slightly. She was not used to the grass covered with charcoal ash, but her eyes fell on the sizzling and oily tiger meat, and there was a trace of curiosity hidden in her eyes.
"Smells!"
The old man took a bite of tiger meat and smacked his lips a few times. "Brother, he must have sprinkled some special seasoning on it."
"Well, I have been hunting in the mountains for a long time, and I configured it myself."
Lin Yan nodded, his eyes falling on the girl in green. "Girl, do you want to try it?"
"No need."
The girl's Adam's apple rolled, but she still refused.
Being rejected, Lin Yan didn't take it seriously and continued to cut out a piece of tiger meat, skewer it, grease it and roast it in the campfire.
"I wonder what you call me, senior?"
"I Situ, just call me Situ old man."
"It turns out to be senior Situ. The junior also has relatives named Situ, so they have the same surname as senior."
Lin Yan is already excited. The buff is superimposed on the old man and the girl. He also adds the surname Situ. If this old man is not a strong man, he will eat...
This opportunity must not be missed.
He stood up and Lin Yan straightened his wrinkled clothes. This move made the girl subconsciously take a half step back. The old man did not move, but just looked at him leisurely.
"Junior Lin Yan, as a newbie in martial arts, I am extremely honored to meet senior Situ by chance in the mountains. I sincerely request that senior can give me some pointers in martial arts."
Lin Yan's expression is very serious and sincere. There are very few opportunities to meet a master by chance, especially in a scene like this. He will definitely not let go of such an opportunity.
If you are thick-skinned, it is best if you can get advice. If you are rejected, there is no loss.
"Pfft, you are really funny."
Before the old man could say anything, the girl in green couldn't help but laugh. She snorted with her straight nose and said, "I'm just going to eat a piece of your flesh, and you dare to come up with such unreasonable thoughts. You are so shameless. Do you know who my master is?"
The sarcasm of the girl in green did not make Lin Yan angry. His expression remained unchanged and his tone was sincere. "Senior Situ is a master, and this junior knows it well. It is precisely because of this that he has the shamelessness to ask for advice."
"Now that you know it, how can you have the nerve to say it?"
Lin Yan looked at the girl without changing his expression:
"Given her background, she should be extraordinary. I can't compare to her. I came from an ordinary family. I lost my parents when I was young, and my uncle has been missing since he joined the corvee. My aunt at home reduced my clothes and went on a diet, and sewed clothes with a wealthy family, so my little brother and I were forced to grow up. God favored me and gave me the opportunity to enter martial arts."
"However, martial arts training is very important to money. I have neither a family nor a backer. Apart from diligent practice, I am only able to get here today because of my thick skin. At the beginning, there was confusion in martial arts. In order to seek advice from the master, I often waited for the master to finish giving instructions to other juniors before coming forward to ask for advice. I often waited for an hour or two."
"It is really shameless to speak rashly, but I really don't want to miss this opportunity. If the senior refuses, as the junior expects, and if the senior sees the junior as sincere or predestined, it will be a great opportunity for the junior. Compared with these, shame is nothing, but whether the senior refuses or is willing to teach the junior a thing or two, it has nothing to do with barbecue."
Lin Yan looked very calm. As soon as these words came out, the girl in green fell silent. Her clear and bright eyes turned for a moment, and she didn't know how to respond.
Little girl, you are still a little immature and don't understand what sincerity is, which is the greatest nirvana.
Seeing that the girl was unable to refute what he said, Lin Yan did not take advantage of the victory, but looked at the old man with piercing eyes.
Situ Mu looked at the sincere face of Lin Yan and also smiled. The young man's words were straightforward, but it was indeed true.
"Who knows what you are thinking in your heart? Since you said it was not because of eating your barbecue, I will continue to eat it, but I will not let my master teach you."
The girl refused to admit defeat. After saying this, she didn't care about the charcoal ash stained by the barbecue, and reached out to grab the bamboo stick, but Lin Yan was one step ahead of her and stopped her with her hand.
"You must have been right. It has nothing to do with barbecue. Now that you hear that my master won't teach you, your true colors have been revealed. You are a very hypocritical person."
Yin Ruoxi was very angry. Fortunately, she was really moved by the sincerity of this person's words just now. She also felt that what she said was a bit mean, and she was already a little embarrassed.
Now when he is tested, this person's true colors are revealed.
If the master doesn't agree, he won't give me barbecue. It's really hypocritical.
"Girl, what you said is a bit too much."
"What's wrong? Your actions just now verify what I said."
Lin Yan was not in a hurry to explain, but changed the topic. "Can I ask the girl a few questions?"
"What are you going to ask, I tell you, even if you ask, I will not answer you." Yin Ruoxi was obviously curious about the question Lin Yan wanted to ask, but his tone was still full of arrogance.
Lin Yan didn't care and asked directly, "Girl, do you know how much an average family of three spends per year?"
"One hundred... no, it's fifty taels."
Yin Ruoxi tried to answer, but then saw a smile on Lin Yan's face and immediately changed his mind.
"Do you know, girl, how much does a three-time Skin Polishing martial artist normally spend on martial arts in a month?"
"A few thousand taels."
Yin Ruoxi has a cunning look in her eyes. She deliberately did not say the specific number. It could be one thousand taels or nine thousand taels.
Lin Yan's mouth twitched, good guy, he really underestimated this girl's background.
It is understandable that he was born in a powerful family and does not know the expenses of ordinary people. Even Skin Polishing warriors are so vague. How high is his origin.
"Does the girl know what kind of meat is being grilled next?"
"Tiger meat, it smells fishy."
"Does the girl know how much a pound of tiger meat costs?"
Yin Ruoxi:...
"Girl, do you know how much the monthly salary of Skin Polishing warrior is?"
"Does the girl know..."
Lin Yan asked three questions in a row, and Yin Ruoxi was silenced. She didn't understand this at all.
Lin Yan was not surprised when he saw that the other party was speechless after being asked by him. This rich young lady would only be evil if she knew this.
At that moment, Zi Gu replied:
"A pound of tiger meat can be sold at least fifteen taels in the market, and a second-time Skin Polishing warrior only makes about the same amount per month. It is enough for an ordinary family of three to cover daily expenses for two years."
"My family is poor and cannot afford rare birds and game, so I have to hunt in the mountains by myself. I searched for this tiger in the mountains for more than a month and risked my life to catch it."
"It was fate that I met two of you in the mountains. Out of hospitality, I invited my senior and the girl to eat tiger meat. Maybe it was nothing in the girl's eyes, but this piece of tiger meat could be sold for more than ten taels of silver. In the eighteen years before I embarked on martial arts, the total change given by my family was not even eighteen taels."
"The girl said that I am shameless and whimsical. I don't deny it, but why does the girl call me hypocritical? We are not relatives. I think I have done my best to treat guests. Could it be that I am not hypocritical if I have to offer tiger meat with both hands? Is there such a truth in the world?"
When Lin Yan said these words, his expression was neither humble nor arrogant, and his tone was calm and serious, without any anger or sarcasm. It was as if he was stating an ordinary fact. He was neither trying to be miserable nor soliciting sympathy, but was just saying it clearly.
The light from the bonfire reflected on his face, revealing a pair of clear and magnanimous eyes.
The roots of Yin Ruoxi's ears turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye, like the peach blossoms blooming in the mountains, spreading all the way to the neck. Those smart eyes no longer turned around, but drooped slightly, and their eyelashes trembled slightly, not daring to look at Lin Yan again.
With her background, she didn't care at all how much money a piece of tiger meat was worth, but she had forgotten that for the person in front of her, this was something she worked hard to obtain.
She thought of what she had just said, "hypocrisy" and "shameless", and she felt even more ashamed. Her ears were getting redder and redder, and her head was drooping lower and lower, almost buried in her chest.
"I... I'll give you money, double the money."
After holding it in for a long time, Yin Ruoxi was embarrassed to speak, but Lin Yan shook his head. "Girl, you don't have to be like this. I just made the truth clear, and I didn't mean to ask the girl for money."
Seeing Lin Yan not accepting money, Yin Ruoxi felt even more guilty and looked at his master. "Master, he is so sincere, just point him out."
Situ Mu:...