The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#549 - Self-taught

After finishing breakfast, Lu Jing came to the outside of Butcher He's meat shop again, and also packed two servings of tofu pudding for Butcher He and his wife.

Butcher He's wife was a little surprised to see Lu Jing so quickly, but afterwards she probably misunderstood something, and gave Lu Jing a bitter smile, "I know you're anxious to learn the craft, but it's only been a day, how could he remember so quickly?"

"It doesn't matter, let me talk to him, it's not a good idea for him to always get so drunk." Lu Jing said after handing over the tofu pudding.

Butcher He's wife took the tofu pudding and showed a grateful expression, but soon her expression dimmed again, "It's useless, he won't listen to anyone now, and his temper has become very irritable, he'll even get physical if he's not happy, you'd better not go and court disaster."

"It's okay, I'm best at persuading people." Lu Jing said, "Let me try."

Butcher He's wife hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded, letting Lu Jing into the house again.

Compared to yesterday, Butcher Hu's seat had not changed at all, except that there were several more wine jars around him, most of which were already empty, with only one jar still containing half of the wine.

The drunken Butcher He picked up the wine jar, intending to pour wine into his bowl, but unexpectedly, a hand suddenly grabbed his wrist.

"Drink less." Lu Jing advised.

Butcher He's answer was also very simple, only one word, "Get lost!"

He thought that Lu Jing would tuck his tail between his legs and leave obediently after hearing this sentence. After all, the difference in size between the two was very large. Even if Butcher He was in a semi-drunk state, he felt that it would be no problem for him to deal with the young man in front of him.

However, not only did Lu Jing not leave, but he also sat down in front of him.

Butcher He was immediately angered, wanting to smash the wine jar in his hand on Lu Jing's head, but in the next moment, he found that his wrist was like being pressed down by a mountain, and he couldn't move at all.

"Where did you come from, you busybody?! Why do you care about my business!"

If Butcher He was awake at ordinary times, after feeling the strength from Lu Jing's hand, he would definitely not have glared at Lu Jing and shouted this sentence.

However, he was in the midst of drinking to his heart's content at the moment. Don't even mention a mere Lu Jing, even if the emperor was sitting in front of him, he would dare to yell.

However, as Lu Jing exerted a little force on his hand, Butcher He threw the jar of wine on the ground.

And as he was about to yell in pain, Lu Jing's fingers quickly tapped on his body a few times.

Then Butcher He was horrified to find that he could neither speak nor move.

Lu Jing patted Butcher He on the shoulder and praised, "Not bad, it seems you have realized the harm of drinking."

Lu Jing's series of small movements were very secretive. In addition, Butcher He's back was facing his wife, and his body was blocking her view. Butcher He's wife couldn't see it at all. She thought that Butcher He had really woken up and decided not to drink anymore, so she smashed the wine jar.

She was overjoyed and relieved, and said gratefully to Lu Jing, "You guys talk, I'll go and make you some side dishes."

"Thank you for your trouble." Lu Jing said.

And when Butcher He's wife left and walked into the kitchen, Lu Jing also shifted his gaze back to Butcher He.

Butcher He was thinking about how to act a little more fierce in order to scare Lu Jing into letting him go.

Unexpectedly, Lu Jing suddenly got up, walked to the well, drew a bucket of well water, and then, without saying a word, pressed Butcher Hu's head into it.

Butcher He was stimulated by the cold well water, and then drank a bellyful of water, finally sobering up a little, and realizing that he had probably encountered a legendary martial arts master today.

Fortunately, Lu Jing didn't seem to have any intention of taking his life. After feeding him a few mouthfuls of well water, he grabbed his head out of the bucket again and asked, "Are you a little more awake now?"

Butcher He was still pondering Lu Jing's intentions, and didn't have time to reply, but unexpectedly, the latter didn't give him much time at all, and pressed his head into the bucket again.

So Butcher He, who had just drunk a wave of well water, drank his fill in the bucket again.

And when Lu Jing asked the second time, Butcher He finally learned to be good, and started blinking his eyes wildly.

Lu Jing then warned, "You know that if I want to kill you, it's as easy as pie, so you'd better not shout randomly after I unlock your acupoints, otherwise it won't be as simple as drinking a few mouthfuls of well water."

Butcher He blinked his eyes again, finally with a hint of fear in his expression.

Seeing this, Lu Jing reached out and unlocked his dumb acupoint, and then said, "Your wife told me that you forgot how to slaughter pigs because you bumped your head?"

Butcher He first blinked his eyes, then blinked twice.

Lu Jing was speechless, "You can already speak."

Butcher He hurriedly said, "Reporting, hero, I did forget how to slaughter pigs because I bumped my head, but I didn't forget everything."

"What do you mean?" Lu Jing squinted.

"Uh, it's just that I can still slaughter pigs now, but I don't slaughter them as well as before, similar to the level of other butchers in Lingyang County." Butcher He said cautiously.

"So you can still slaughter pigs now, then why did you close the meat shop?"

"It's different." Butcher He smiled bitterly. He thought for a moment and used dancing as an analogy, "I used to dance very well, recognized by everyone around me. Now, although I can still dance, it's just that I can dance. If I hadn't danced so well before, it wouldn't be unacceptable to accept my current dance moves.

"But since I danced very well before, this current level is a bit unbearable. That's why I closed the meat shop and am drowning my sorrows here."

"Then why did you dance so well before, oh no… I mean, why did you slaughter pigs so well?"

"I have been thinking about this question all these days, but unfortunately, I still don't have an answer."

After Butcher He finished speaking and saw Lu Jing frowning again, his heart couldn't help but jump again. He didn't want to drink well water again. After hesitating for a moment, he still truthfully said, "Actually… it may not be entirely because I bumped my head, because I was already a little rusty the day before I bumped my head."

"Oh?" Lu Jing raised his eyebrows and suddenly asked, "Who did you learn this pig-slaughtering skill from?"

"What?" Butcher He was stunned.

"You were so good at slaughtering pigs before, who taught you?"

"I… I," Butcher He seemed caught off guard, I'd for a long time but couldn't get a result. He tried hard to think for a while, and then said to Lu Jing, "I seem to have taught myself."