Tang Dizhihua

"What is this?" Li Yi leaned closer, curiously watching Zhou Shao playing with the bottles and cans in the box.

Zhou Shao didn't bring much other luggage this week, and this wooden box was almost all his belongings.Probably because it is easy to carry, most of the bottles and jars are made of wood, and a few of them are jade bottles, which are of good quality and probably worth a lot of money.

Xu Shi noticed the little boy's eyes, Zhou Shao smiled and said: "The things inside are more valuable than the jade bottle."

He opened a round jar, which was filled with an unknown paste.Zhou Shao saw that he was curious, so he explained: "This is something that must be used in the disguise technique. It is made of grain and glue. After dozens of processes, it can be applied to the face for shaping."

"Transfiguration?"

Zhou Shao knew that he was curious, so he didn't make a fool of himself: "Disguise is a kind of makeup technique, but women use rouge powder for makeup, and we use these things for makeup. After disguise, you can make yourself look like another person. In short, it is useful A lot."

"It's so amazing?"

Zhou Shao smiled and said: "Change your face, this is just the simplest disguise technique. But to make the disguise perfect, you need to change your walking manner, facial expression, and small movements into another person. It's easy to say, It’s hard as hell to do.”

"Only what I have seen in my life has not yet reached such a state. Most people regard disguise as a simple 'skill', thinking that changing the face will make the clothes seamless, but the details cannot be deceived."

Li Yi thought about it carefully, and said: "But you have no regrets in your life, why do you do such a thing that hides your head...Then the person who often uses this disguise technique is not a person who cannot see the light?"

Zhou Shao was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said: "That's true. But people are in the Jianghu, how can they not provoke disputes. Admit it when you should admit it, but don't be brave. Disguise is a layer of protection, sometimes It can save lives."

"That makes sense." Li Yi recalled his experience of being chased and killed by wolves. If he could master such a technique, why would he not be able to escape.

Just as he was talking, Li Yi suddenly turned his head to look at the gate, and then said to Zhou Shao: "Please wait a moment, maybe my uncle is back, I'll go and have a look."

Zhou Shao was full of doubts, and also looked towards the door, saying: "Is there any noise outside, why didn't I hear it..."

Li Yi opened the door, ran out in twos and waited outside the yard.After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, I saw Shangguan Yan walking down the road up the mountain.However, he was dragging his head like a bear, so his pace was a bit slow.

Li Yi helped Shangguan Yan carry the bear together.The bear is very large and should be an adult bear.Uncle Shi can kill a bear by himself, it is indeed mighty!

Zhou Shao who was in the room also heard the voice and came out at this moment, and when he saw the two of them, he gave a shout in amazement.When Shangguan Yan saw that it was him, he couldn't salute with both hands, so he just nodded his head as a sign.

Zhou Shao grinned and said, "I haven't seen you for many years, Brother Shangguan's force is even better than before."

Shangguan Yan and Li Yi worked together to place his brother in the courtyard, and said to him calmly: "It's only a bear ear, it should be a cleansing for Brother Qing Shang."

"Hey, Brother Shangguan knows me." Zhou Shao laughed, "Brother Shangguan, I took care of it myself."

Shangguan Yan would not let the guests pack the prey, but the guests were too active, and finally the three of them worked together to finish the meat. Seeing that it was getting late, they started to light a fire and barbecue.

Li Yi went to the forest not far away to pick up a lot of dead branches, Shangguan Yan made the sauce for the barbecue, and Zhou Shao excitedly skewered the raw meat and roasted it on the fire grill.

Li Yi took a clean brush and brushed the adjusted sauce on the meat, and the outer layer of meat was half-cooked, and immediately exuded a tantalizing aroma.

Zhou Shao waited for a while, really couldn't wait, quickly took out his dagger, carefully sliced ​​a piece of meat, and yelled from the heat while eating.

"Wonderful! It would be even better if there was strong wine!"

Shangguan Yan poured a basin of cold water at the right time: "Not at all."

"Brother Shangguan, if you don't drink alcohol, how can you know the beauty of alcohol? If only your junior brother was here, he is also an alcoholic."

"Eating a meal can't stop your mouth."

"You can't say that..."

Hearing their familiar tones, Li Yi also boldly asked, "Uncle Zhou, how did you know my uncle?"

"That's too early. Your uncle was as tender as a spring onion in his early years. Stand there, that figure... Ouch, why are you kicking me?"

Shangguan Yan withdrew his kick, pretending nothing happened.

Li Yi saw it as funny, but his uncle was always dignified, so Li Yi didn't dare to laugh at him, so he had to hold back, and it was a bit hard to bear it.

"At that time, he was only ten years old, and he followed Mr. Yuan. It was the first time I saw such a beautiful person, so I thought he was a little lady... Hehe."

"Then he beat me up. Let me tell you, your uncle beats people very hard! You hit me in the face, and I was ashamed to see anyone for a month."

"It deserves it." Shangguan Yan didn't even raise his head.

"But I couldn't beat him back then, and now I can't beat him even more." Zhou Shao said, "I don't have the qualifications to practice martial arts, but I am quite talented in extraordinary skills. I have been a master of the Mohist school for many years. A small achievement."

Li Yi listened to the gossip about the uncle, and when he mentioned the sect, he hurriedly asked: "Then, uncle, do we have a sect?"

Before Shangguan Yan could answer, Zhou Shao jumped in and said, "Of course! I still remember that your master found my master and wanted to name his sect, but in the end Master Daoxuan was superior and chose one." The name of Wuxiangmen'. It is said that there is no self, no one, and no sentient beings. I think your name is really appropriate. After many years, it is really invisible."

Shangguan Yan shook his head helplessly.

"Back then, your and my master, Mr. Yuan, Daochang Li, Sun Yaowang and Master Daoxuan were all close friends. It's a pity that after so many years, these senior masters will never be seen again."

Shangguan Yan lowered his head to add some firewood, the fire light illuminated his side face, the other half was hidden in the darkness, no one could see his expression.

He said: "This time, I have to trouble you."

"It's all right, it's not easy to win brother Shangguan's favor." Zhou Shao smiled, "The art of disguise is easy to learn but hard to master, but I think Li Xiaolang is smart and smart, so it's not difficult to learn."

Li Yi was a little surprised.I thought Zhou Shao was just here to visit his uncle, but unexpectedly, it was the opportunity that his uncle begged for him.He hurriedly thanked his uncle, but he didn't know how to salute Zhou Shao.

Zhou Shao didn't care either, and waved his hand and said, "You don't need to pay homage to me, and it's not like you're asking me to be your teacher."

Li Yi didn't agree with him, so he just kowtowed lightly.

For the next month or so, Li Yi followed Zhou Shao to learn how to make plasters necessary for the disguise technique.Zhou Shao said that he is very good at cooking, and it shouldn't be difficult to learn this.Li Yi was full of problems, but he saw him running to the front of the stove to put a pot on fire.

Seeing him pouring ingredients into the pot like vegetables, Li Yi gradually realized that the plaster needed to be boiled.The test of this skill is the control of the heat. What is more difficult than cooking is how to make the paste translucent and crystal clear.

After the plaster is made, apply it on the face to change the shape of your face, such as raising your nose and cheekbones, and changing your round face into a square face.

This requires great skill.

"After this kind of mask is made, it can change a person's appearance. However, some people in Jianghu have superb eyesight and can tell whether it is their own face from the exposed bones. This mask can also be put on makeup. If it is a woman, you can do more. A few pictures, painting different makeup looks, is much better than directly applying lead powder."

Li Yi asked: "Is there any mask that can be directly fabricated and then pasted on the face?"

"Yes." Zhou Shao said nonchalantly, "It is also possible to concoct animal skins. That kind of mask is not afraid of water and is not easy to melt. But if it is not done well, the face will become stiff and look like a zombie."

"Not to mention, I once met a young gentleman who made a little success there." Zhou Shao said, "He is young and has good martial arts. He also learned this disguise quickly, which is a talent. But That's a talent from someone else's family, so you can't be my apprentice, alas."

"Where is that man now?"

"I don't know about that." Zhou Shao said, "After he achieved some success, I never saw him again."

Until one day, Zhou Shao said that he had learned almost the same, that he could already get a bit of his true biography, and the rest could only be explored by himself.He greeted Shangguan Yan and wanted to leave.

Shangguan Yan: "It's almost Chinese New Year, don't you want to stay for a few more days?"

Zhou Shao said: "I won't stay anymore, I'm afraid I'll bump into your two juniors a few days later, and then I won't be able to leave."

"It shouldn't be the reason."

"Don't ask. Since you don't want to plunge into this muddy water, then stand clean on the shore and keep practicing your pure way, isn't it good?"

Shangguan Yan was silent for a while, then his voice became low: "Mr. Yuan...is he still alive?"

Zhou Shao's face froze for a moment, and he looked at him seriously: "Even if he is still alive, do you still want to face him?"

"I don't want to face him, but I don't know if he will let me go."

"..." Zhou Shao said, "Forget it, don't worry, so many years have passed, he didn't force you back then, and I don't think he will look for you now."

"Today is different from the past." Shangguan Yan said, "I have a bad feeling."

Zhou Shao sighed, and said: "I'm leaving, there's no need to give it away. Remember to return my favor in the future." After finishing speaking, he carried his wooden box on his back smartly, and walked away step by step with his stick.

The bitter cold wind in this deep winter is bitingly cold.