“Alright, Mr. Ding, I apologize. I was dealing with some personal matters just now. You said you had three conditions. You can tell me now. I’m all ears.”

“I… I’ll teach.”

He didn't ask why he knew him, nor did he ask what this had to do with Wang Li's family, nor did he question why he would do such a thing.

Ding Hao very simply compromised, agreed, and in a way, conceded.

He could throw away his life, he could end it all, he could be fearless, he could sample the so-called torture.

But his subordinate had just died in front of him to protect him. He couldn't make the choice that would implicate the other man's family.

Especially since Wang Li's wife was possibly pregnant!

Of course, most importantly, he knew that the blind man in front of him wasn't bluffing.

Ding Hao was considered well-informed. He was very accurate in judging people. Moreover, this blind man had casually killed a half-step Ninth Rank martial artist in front of him earlier.

His expression, his words, his attitude, all told Ding Hao one thing: he wasn't bluffing, and human life, in his eyes…

Damn, he didn't even have eyes!

“Hoo…”

The blind man, Bei, breathed a long sigh,

And immediately said to Fourth Madam:

“Fourth Madam.”

“Speak.”

“I've been thinking, it's just one copper coin after all. Killing an entire family for one copper coin is a bit bad. It violates the master's teachings to us.”

“Mm.”

“Let’s not kill them then.”

“Okay.”

After saying that,

The blind man, Bei, sat up straight,

And continued to face Ding Hao with his empty eye sockets, and said very kindly:

“Fourth Madam, I told you, we still have to convince people with virtue. Don't always think about torture and stuff, it's too crude.”

A smile appeared on the corner of Fourth Madam's mouth.

At this moment,

She really wanted to stick the needles in her hand into the blind man's body one by one.

But verbally, Fourth Madam still said softly:

“I see, I'm enlightened.”

The blind man waved his hand, indicating that this was basic procedure.

Immediately after,

The blind man lowered his body slightly, creating a feeling that he wanted to get closer to “see” you.

“So, since you have agreed to be our master's teacher, Mr., you can introduce yourself.”

Since he had already agreed, Ding Hao didn't bother being pretentious, because the blind man in front of him wasn't the kind of person who would cooperate with your pretentious performance.

“My name is Ding Hao, and I was originally from Tiger Head City. I used to be the patrolling commandant of Tiger Head City. Five years ago, I was transferred to Tumang City as an inspector commandant…”

The blind man, Bei, was quickly digesting this information in his brain. The commandant in the Yan Kingdom's official system was almost comparable to the various "-skis" of the Russians.

But firstly, Tumang City was where the capital of the commandery was located, and secondly, the words "inspector" obviously sounded more impressive than "patrolling" and "guarding merchants", so it was clear that the Ding Hao in front of him was once a big shot.

Next, Ding Hao recounted what had happened to him, from the grudges with the Bei Feng Liu family to slaughtering the entire family of his superior, to becoming a bandit, and all the things that had just happened.

It could be said that his attitude was quite cooperative.

This made the blind man very satisfied.

Smart people like to deal with smart people, and knowing what's what is also a sign of intelligence.

“Alright, Mr. Ding, from now on, you will live here. You also know that you are a wanted criminal. I won't say much about what you should pay attention to. It's best not to leave this house, and your daily life should be fixed. Someone will take care of your food and clothing. You can rest assured about that.

All you need to do is impart your understanding of martial arts to our master without reservation.

As long as your teaching satisfies us in terms of quality and speed, we will also satisfy you with your subsequent rewards.”

“Rewards? Heh…” Ding Hao smiled somewhat despondently, and said, “Could it be that you can make this cripple stand up?”

“Hmm…”

The blind man pretended to ponder,

And then said:

“Theoretically, it is feasible, and we can even help you restore to your strength level before you were injured.”

Ding Hao's eyes instantly turned red, and he fell off the chair with a "plop" and lay on the ground, but still stubbornly raised his neck, staring at the blind man, unable to believe it:

“Are you trying to fool me?”

The blind man, Bei, very seriously pointed to his eye sockets,

Fourth Madam behind him saw the blind man making this gesture again and helplessly covered her forehead.

“Look into my eyes.”

“……” Ding Hao.

“Just kidding, don’t mind.”

“Uh…”

“As long as you can teach our master well, so that he can quickly become a martial artist, and even help him advance in rank as soon as possible.

Then, you are one of our own.

We have always been very generous to our own people.

Here, I make you a promise, the day the master advances in rank is the day you recover.

At that time, you can go to the so-called Bei Feng Liu family for revenge.

Of course, if you can lick our master…

Ahem,

If you can really have a good relationship with our master, as long as the master gives the order, all of us can help you take revenge on the Bei Feng Liu family.”

Ding Hao's face was first filled with hope, but soon, he slowly returned to calm, but the calmness at this time was much better than the previous deathly gray.

“I… I still feel like you're lying to me.”

The blind man, Bei, was unmoved, and replied:

“The art of deception never cares about whether it is clever, but cares about whether the person facing it is willing to be deceived in their heart.

Are you willing?”

“I am willing.”

At this time, Fourth Madam, who heard this conversation next to him, felt a little sore, and said, "Tsk, tsk, this moment feels suitable for playing David Tao's song."

“If you want to listen, you can bring the erhu you gave me.”

“Don’t say, I feel like you like it quite a bit.”

“I still prefer the piano.”

“Then next time, ask the Western caravans if they have figured it out over there. If they have it, I’ll order one for you. If they don’t, you can make a drawing yourself and I’ll help you find someone to customize it.”

“If I design it myself, I might not be used to it.”

“It’s already this era, what are you still particular about?”

Ding Hao, who was next to him, saw that the two of them were constantly talking about strange topics,

Could not help but ask:

“When can we start the lesson?”

Now, it's the emperor who's not worried, but the eunuch is.

But the blind man, Bei, was very satisfied with this subjective initiative, and said:

“You should have met the master, but the official lesson will start tomorrow. For the rest of today, I need you to tell me your understanding and model of martial arts cultivation, so that we can have a mental preparation and better help your student, who is our master, to learn and improve in your future teaching.”

The seven demon kings first learn, and then assist Zheng Fan.

This feeling is a bit like seven top students from Tsinghua University and Peking University accompanying Zheng Fan, who is in elementary school, to attend tutoring classes. After the class, everyone has to give Zheng Fan a private lesson, breaking down the knowledge points of elementary school and instilling them into the elementary school student.

This treatment is unmatched.

Ding Hao nodded readily and said, "Okay."

…………

The blind man, Bei, and Fourth Madam walked out of the room together. The blind man, Bei, opened his arms and stretched gently, and said at the same time:

“Fourth Madam, instruct the servants to prepare meals for Mr. Tell him that he can rest for two hours after eating, oh no, one shichen (ancient Chinese unit of time, approx. two hours).”

“I already instructed them.”

“Okay.”

“Speaking of which, Blind man, I used to know you were sinister, but I didn’t expect you to be so ruthless. You actually used the lives of Wang Li’s family to threaten him.”

“Uh, Wang Li just died in front of him to protect him. Is there anything inappropriate about me using the lives of Wang Li’s family to threaten him?”

Fourth Madam nodded as a matter of course and said, "Very appropriate."

“That's right, what do you want to say?”

“The problem is that Wang Li’s wife is pregnant.”

“Hmm, it seems so.” The blind man, Bei, seemed to realize it.

“So, your threat is to threaten even the life of your own child?”

“My child?”

“Haven’t you been sending her talisman water all this time?”

“Oh, haha.” The blind man, Bei, smiled, and at the same time said very definitely: “The one in her belly is definitely not my child.”

“Are you infertile?”

“……” The blind man, Bei.

“It's okay, none of the seven of us, including the master, have children. Rare bloodlines like Liang Cheng and A Ming are like the pixiu in ancient times. It's very difficult to make a baby, so no one will discriminate against you.”

“I didn’t touch her.” The blind man, Bei, said solemnly, “Every time I sent her talisman water, I would let her drink it. At first, I used hypnosis. After my strength recovered a little, I directly used mental power to help her regulate her emotions. Maybe it was because her mentality was calmed down and she wasn’t so irritable, so she successfully conceived with her husband.”

“Hey, why didn’t you say so earlier? It made people think you were willing to give up even your own child. So scary.”

“I am pure and kind. It’s your own hearts that are too dirty and evil.”

“Okay, okay, I know, I know.”

“By the way, let A Ming come over later.”

“What are you going to do with him?”

“Didn’t the teacher just say that martial arts cultivation requires the circulation of qi and blood in the body? There is a circulation route.”

“Yes, he asked us to find paper and pen to draw it down.”

“Drawing it down is not three-dimensional enough. The master will find it quite obscure to look at.”

Fourth Madam immediately covered her mouth and laughed, “Hehehe, so, you let A Ming come over because you want to…”

“A ready-made human anatomical model, it’s a waste not to use it. I’ll trouble you later to embroider the meridian map directly on A Ming’s body.”

“But, it will hurt a lot to have needles stuck in your body.”

“Are you unwilling?” The blind man, Bei, asked.

“No, I can’t help it.”