Chapter 6: The Essential Meaning of Mozi (3) Huaxia Book Network

  "Hmm, you sit down. Stretching out his hand to point at the mat on one side, Tong Yuan lightly nodded, indicating for him to sit."

  Liu Zhang slightly felt strange, for a month now, he had only been doing hard labor, and this master had never spoken more than half a sentence to him. How did he suddenly call him over today, ask him to sit down and talk, obviously wanting to say something important, otherwise, why would they need to sit?

  With a surprised heart, but with a calm face, he sat down neatly and waited quietly.

  Tong Yuan gazed at him silently, his eyes extremely complex. Half a moment later, he finally let out a soft sigh in his heart and got up to go to the inner room on one side.

  Liu Zhang was taken aback. In this house, divided into inner and outer rooms, including Zhang Ren and Zhang Xiang, the three apprentices had only been to the outer room each time they came to visit. Even when cleaning, they had never entered the inner room. Today, he called himself in, but this master stared at him for a long time, suddenly went in without a word, and didn't know what kind of medicine was being sold inside the gourd.

  Just as I was filled with doubts, the curtain was lifted and Tong Yuan walked out holding a roll of cloth. He sat down in front of the desk, hesitated for a moment, and slowly unrolled it, revealing a bamboo scroll inside.

  Staring intently at the bamboo slips in front of him. After a long while, he finally reached out to gently stroke them. As if caressing a lover, his touch was soft and gentle, with eyes that were sometimes joyful and sometimes sorrowful, his expression changing, as if recalling something, half a moment passed in silence.

  Tong Yuan didn't say a word. Inside the house, except for the occasional sound of mountain wind blowing by, there was no other sound. Liu Zhang's heart was filled with surprise and doubt, and he couldn't help but steal a glance.

  That bamboo slip was too thick to hold in one hand, and it was clear that there was a lot of content recorded on it. Facing the head of the wood, you can see that the wood is dark in color. And the white cloth that originally wrapped the bamboo slips on the table has also turned yellow with age.

  This thing has obviously been around for some years. Liu Zhang secretly inferred.

  "The matter of crafting a gun requires careful consideration, for although the knife is in hand, its mastery lies in the mind. The subtleties of light and heavy, curved and straight, are all contained within. The secret to this lies in being attuned to intuition while being hindered by impatience. As the scorching summer approaches, every time it reaches noon, the yang energy becomes more vigorous, making it easy to become impatient. Therefore, starting tomorrow, you can work on crafting the gun for half a day, and stop after noon."

  Liu Zhang listened quietly, with a hint of understanding in his heart, and nodded in agreement.

  "As for the second half of the day......" Tong Yuan waited for him to respond before continuing. He only said half a sentence, but then stopped again.

  Another moment passed, Tong Yuan's hand, which was stroking the bamboo slips, suddenly stopped and clenched tightly, as if he had made some kind of decision in an instant.

  "In the second half of the day, you can carefully study this volume. After ten days, if you can successfully make a gun, I will pass on my gun skills to you. This volume is essential, and you can study it in your spare time at night." As he spoke, he handed over the bamboo slips.

  Liu Zhang's eyes were sharp, and when he reached out to take it, he suddenly discovered that Tong Yuan's hand holding the bamboo slip was slightly trembling. When he took it, he saw that Tong Yuan didn't let go, and he couldn't help but look up at him in surprise.

  "This must not be leaked out! Even if it's your two senior brothers, you absolutely cannot reveal it. Can you remember that?" Tong Yuan's eyes suddenly flashed with a cold light as he spoke solemnly.

  Liu Zhang's heart was greatly shocked, and he involuntarily nodded in agreement. When he came to his senses, he found that he had broken out in a cold sweat all over his back. Tong Yuan stared at him intently, and only when he saw Liu Zhang nod did he relax his grip, allowing him to take the object from him.

  Holding the bamboo slips in his hand, he looked up at Tong Yuan and saw that his face had once again regained its calm composure. Liu Zhang's heart skipped a beat, took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and then untied the red cord to slowly open the bamboo slips.

  As the bamboo slips unfold, the first four large seals are already strikingly visible.

  Mo's essence!