Chapter 17 On the Importance of Compulsory Education

  Ah Da Da indeed lived up to his name, appearing and disappearing like a ghost. In the blink of an eye, he was gone, leaving the young masters sprawled out on the ground, unable to get back up.

  Although they were beaten and fell to the ground, the young masters also understood Wang Lu's intention at this time.

  Indeed, one hundred and twenty people are not all of Peach Village, indeed, I am really stupid enough to forget such an obvious person!

  Mysterious dark shadow, guardian of Taoyuan Village's security, fight!

  About this, it's said that he is the most mysterious person in the village. No matter who you mention him to, they will naturally make a confused expression and forcibly change the subject, refusing to discuss it further. He appears and disappears like a ghost, having appeared dozens of times so far, each time precisely stopping violent and bloody incidents (although seemingly indifferent to verbal violence, allowing Wang Lu to take advantage). His martial arts skills are exceptional, even if the cultivators hold sacred artifacts, they can't withstand his three punches and two kicks. The most exaggerated incident was when Xie Qianlong and others, who had already given up on themselves, set a trap to lure him in, activating their artifacts beforehand. When the black shadow appeared, they immediately activated them, but the black shadow fought back with bare fists, exploding the Ice Seal and Cloudless Sword, beating the three young masters until their faces were bruised and swollen.

  After that, no one thought the dark figure was from Taoyuan Village anymore. How could a peaceful village have a master of the Empty Hand Combat Technique? It's obviously an elder brother from the Lingjian Sect who came to monitor us! And how could Elder Brother possibly be defeated?!

  But now it seems... could it be...?

  As expected, this time the black shadow did not disappear immediately after appearing, but instead stopped in front of Wang Lu.

  This also made people see the true face of the dark shadow for the first time…… Well, it's better not to see it, it's indeed just a mass of black shadow, barely with a human outline, but all the details are hidden in the black fog. This shape is indeed not like a senior brother of the Lingjian Sect, but rather an old devil of an evil cult.

  Wang Lu didn't seem afraid at all, with an expression that said "I've been waiting for you": "Great hero, come and teach me some moves! I have a rare bone structure and exceptional talent, I'm definitely capable of taking on the heavy responsibility of maintaining world peace!"

  That black figure seemed to not have expected Wang Lu's opening to be so direct, and after being stunned for a while, he said somewhat stiffly: "You are kind and helpful in the village, accumulating good karma, this is good, but to learn my skills... it's still not enough."

  As soon as he finished speaking, he vanished with a whoosh.

  But Wang Lu had already gotten what he wanted, and it seemed that "not enough" referred to the fact that his favorability was not high enough. Although he had spent a month designing a perfect strategy, he had only put it into practice for one day, so his accumulated favorability was limited.

  But there is a perfect wave, from zero to full brush, it won't take too long. Those shortsighted trialists think that the villagers of Taoyuan Village who have been occupied by tasks are worthless, which is really ignorant. Indeed, after losing the task, the villager can no longer help the trialist leave Taoyuan Village, but on the contrary, his strategy will become very rigid and monotonous, just like what Wang Lu did yesterday, using simple bartering to brush up a large amount of goodwill, which can be repeated infinitely. And the accumulation of this goodwill will have a great impact on a trialist's overall evaluation.

  The testers who are currently stuck in the village have basically all obtained their exit tickets, and now they just need to further improve their passing evaluation. However, instead of using the simplest method, they insist on competing for exclusive tasks, which, in Wang Lu's opinion, is another proof of being a close relative.

  As for Wang Lu, his goal was different from others from the very beginning.

  If it were a competition in other fields, Wang Lu wouldn't have the confidence to win against these wealthy and talented elites from the nine states, but this path to ascension... was simply tailor-made for him, with every level designed so meticulously, so if he's going to do it, he might as well do it to the best of his ability.

  With a clear goal in mind, Wang Lu's next move was to continuously repeat the wave of attacks until the black shadow triggered the next task.

  This repetition is already half a month. In this half-month, more and more trial-takers chose to leave. One reason was that almost everything that could be done in Taoyuan Village had been done - not that the more you did, the better the effect would be. For example, a certain prince who liked his sister was miserably defeated by the village girl's folding fan.

  Taoyuan Village is indeed a test of EQ, and it has been reflected that those who can persist until now are mostly smooth operators, but each has their own limits, and there are always some people in the village who cannot satisfy themselves.

  On the other hand, watching Wang Lu easily please everyone is a blow, and those with poor psychological endurance are prone to revenge against society, ultimately harming others and themselves.

  Half a month later, except for those who were destined to be lonely and miserable in the village for their entire lives, everyone else had left, with even Wen Bao, who was clumsy and had occupied an A-level task but needed Hai Yunfan's help, barely completing it, accumulating enough completion points to leave Taoyuan with a smile on his face, following Liu Dama.

  Those who stayed in the village were just some hopeless failures and Wang Lu.

  Perhaps it was because Wang Lu had stayed for too long, or perhaps those who understood had already moved on to the next stage, but rumors and gossip about Wang Lu began to circulate in Taoyuan Village.

  Or in other words, it's sarcasm.

  Yunbo Tu is amazing, isn't he? Winning the favor of the village chief and monopolizing the backyard of the village chief's residence is very cool, isn't it? Personally guiding Haiyun Fan to be the first to leave Taoyuan Village is very fulfilling, isn't it? Sweeping away the goodwill of 120 people with one move is invincible, isn't it?

  Then, now stuck here with us losers, isn't it frustrating?

  Arrogant and complacent, letting 120 opportunities slip away before your eyes, foolishly chasing after a non-existent hidden task, only to end up trapped in your own web, ruining your own promising future, and severing the path to ascension. Except for being able to stay in the village elder's backyard until the trial ends, what makes you different from us?

  In the face of such vicious and malicious rumors, Wang Lu did not pretend to be a hermit, but instead went to the village square in high spirits, passionately fighting against the rumors.

  Wang Lu's way of fighting is very direct.

  "Damn it, your mom was fucked by a dog."

  A brief sentence, and Taoyuan Village was quiet for a long time. Dozens of pairs of shocked eyes stared at him, and it was hard to imagine that Wang Lu, who had always been so high-minded, could actually swear so badly.

  But in Wang Lu's view, the essence of scolding is nothing more than being sharp and incisive, with a piercing satire that gets to the point, and having a large number of phrases that are easy to use, especially those that involve family members, which are extremely damaging and suitable for people of all ages, with a first-rate infuriating effect.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, those young masters who usually claim to be noble are all furious and humiliated.

  "Wang Lu, you're looking for death!"

  "You despicable creature, don't think you can intimidate us with your two-faced and evil ways!"

  "I will make you unable to live and unable to die!"

  At that time, more than a dozen people left in the village spontaneously launched a punitive expedition, especially with a certain Mr. Xie being the most violent.

  Wang Lu just coldly laughed and said, "Not convinced? If you're not convinced then come prove it to me. You bunch of hybrids think you have the ability to defy heaven? Come try and touch me if you dare!"

  Under such provocation, someone finally lost their self-control and threw a punch at Wang Lu.

  Then, a dark shadow fell from the sky.

  "Ahh, beat it! Beat it!"

  Among the crowd rushing in the street, Wang Lu smiled and said to Hei Ying: "I've been waiting for you for a long time."

  That black shadow was quite ill-tempered this time: "Your mouth, is indeed evil and heretical! I'm not here to be your bodyguard!"

  Wang Lu nodded: "I know, you're here to teach me kung fu, right? The favorability of 120 people can all be brushed full."

  King Lu couldn't help but sigh, and as early as when he entered Peach Blossom Village, he suspected that there would be a hidden task. He always felt that he had an unspoken understanding with the designer, and if it were up to him, a hidden task was inevitable.

  But he didn't think this task would be so troublesome! The favorability of 120 people actually needs to be brushed to full to trigger the next step... Think about it, if not for himself being the first to walk out of Yunbo Map, being able to stay at the village chief's house, and safely deduce everything, with the village chief as a top-notch intelligence source, he would never have been able to find the strategy for defeating Yifeng.

  Even without a wave of flow, even the most skilled social butterfly cannot please 120 people in the village at the same time, this difficulty is extremely harsh!

  But the greater the difficulty, the higher the reward. What kind of reward can this hidden task give out? Wang Lu was extremely curious!

  However...

  "The art of being kind to people... I've indeed witnessed it." The dark figure said, looking down at the fallen examinees, "However, this is still not enough."

  Wang Lu frowned: "Not enough?"

  "Wanting to learn kung fu requires paying tuition."

  "Tuition fees?"

  "Heiying smiled: 'My request is not high, just one cent.'"

  Wang Lu Le said: "You're really artistic with this tuition fee. One article of money isn't even simple, just take it."

  At Lingshui Town's Home Inn, Wang Lu had almost spent all his money, but there were still some scattered silver and copper coins left.

  However, when he took out his wallet, the black shadow shook its head: "What's the use of money outside? I only want the money in this mountain."

  Wang Lu's expression suddenly sank.

  Money in the mountains? Where did this mountain money come from? Taoyuan Village is peaceful and comfortable, but its monetary system is primitive to the point of tears. Don't even mention gold and silver coins, not even a single shell coin exists. Primitive bartering is the dominant method.

  Wang Lu stood there in a daze, and the black shadow didn't hurry away either, quietly waiting for him to think.

  Money in the mountain... This mountain is obviously Lingjian Mountain, and the Lingjian Sect has its own currency system on Lingjian Mountain. However, it's too far from me, so where else would there be money on Lingjian Mountain?

  Wait, so it means...

  Wang Lu's nerves twitched as a brilliant idea flashed through his mind.

  He untied his purse and picked out one from over a dozen copper coins.

  That copper coin was the change given by the landlady of Ru Jia Inn in Lingxi Town, since it came from Lingxi Town, it's probably mountain money... right?

  As expected, upon seeing the copper coins, the dark figure stretched out its hand.

  Wang Lu carefully observed the black shadow's movements, and strangely, its swift and fierce movements were like lightning, even the magical artifacts shattered and wailed under its fists and feet. However, at this moment, its movements seemed slower than those of ordinary people by a fraction.

  Strange, very strange. In his mind, the adventurer's inspiration kept flashing, but couldn't cast a true shadow. Wang Lu furrowed his brow, his fingers on the copper plate turned white from excessive force.

  The next moment, as if there was a faint sigh from the black shadow, he made up his mind.

  Wang Lu took back the copper plate.

  "What?" Hei Ying exclaimed in astonishment.

  "I'm sorry, this copper coin was left by my deceased wife and has great significance to me."

  That black shadow was stunned for a moment, making an unclear grumbling sound, and the next moment, silently and suddenly, a fist came crashing over.

  "My wife and children are all gone!"

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