Chapter 17 Tyrannical Mechanical Techniques
Seeing Young Master Zhang like this, Liu Hu became even more curious about the cave and stood up to go in and find out what was going on.
Although Young Master Zhang had no good feelings towards Liu Hu, he was kind by nature and advised him kindly: "There is a ghost in here, so don't go in."
Liu Hu simply ignored them and chose to ignore them.
This time Young Master Zhang was not dissatisfied. Instead, he admired Liu Hu a little. He thought Liu Hu was a coward, but now it seems a little ridiculous.
"Squeak, squeak..."
As soon as Liu Hu stepped into the cave, he could feel the moisture coming from inside. It was very humid because it had not seen sunlight for many years.
After walking a few steps, a strong wind blew towards him. The wind was so strong and overbearing that it knocked down the stone chips on the wall wherever it passed.
Realizing that something was wrong, A Si immediately stepped forward, took out a sledgehammer and stood in front of Liu Hu, crossing his hands to protect him.
A Si is a master of the outer sect. As soon as Jin Feng touches the sledgehammer, he can feel the overbearing power. This power is stronger than any person he has encountered before. With the boss behind him, A Si dare not take a step back and can only resist with brute force.
Ah Si gritted his teeth, exerted great strength, and retreated three steps before he was able to block the strong wind. After standing firm, Ah Si wiped the sweat off his forehead and said: That's amazing.
"Huh?" An exclamation came from deep in the cave, as if the voice didn't believe that anyone in the world could withstand this move.
Liu Hu rolled up his trouser legs and ran inside without saying a word. He could not practice martial arts, but because of his hobby he knew all about these martial arts. He knew that the man in the cave was a master of internal martial arts and was good at long-range attacks. Only by close combat with Asi could he be effective.
Asi also understood the reason, and followed closely behind. The master and the servant walked quickly into the cave.
Although Liu Hu didn't know martial arts, he had amazing explosive power. He used the last of his strength to run inside. He was not slow at all, after all, he had practiced sprinting when he was in school.
The cave is not very big, only about 20 or 30 meters, and it twists and turns like a maze.
Within these twenty meters, there were countless mechanisms of all sizes. Liu Hu became more and more frightened as he walked. These mechanisms were similar to those of the Ordnance Department, but many of them had been eliminated.
When Liu Hu ran to the innermost part, he saw a scene different from what he had imagined. In such a humid environment, it was unusually warm inside. The bonfire illuminated the cave brightly. An old man was sitting cross-legged, and all kinds of wooden mechanisms were placed all around him.
"It's not easy. You can enter my mechanism cave safely." Seeing Liu Hu, the white-haired old man was not at all flustered and said with some admiration.
I don't know why the old man is so proud. They are just outdated mechanisms. How powerful is it if he cracked them?
Liu Hu looked at the cave with contempt, and he was sure of the old man's identity. He sneered and said, "These mechanisms may have been considered outstanding 20 years ago , but now they are just a pile of useless wood."
Being looked down upon by Liu Hu, the old man could no longer sit still. He stood up and pointed at Liu Hu, saying, "You little brat , you don't know how high the heaven is and how deep the earth is. You actually look down on your Grandpa Tang. Let me show you my achievements in the past twenty years."
After saying this, the old man carefully took out a block of wood from his robe. This block of wood was made up of twenty-seven small pieces of wood. At just one glance, Liu Hu knew that this thing was similar to a Rubik's Cube.
Liu Hu was too lazy to pay attention to the old man's trash talk. He took the old man's "Magic Cube" and restored the "Magic Cube" in less than an incense stick of time. Then he threw it in front of the old man and said.
"Tang Ya, the first captain of the Daqian Empire's Arms Department, was unrivaled in the world in mechanical engineering and divination, but he was arrogant and unaware of it. In the third year of Jianyuan, he was wanted for being implicated in Prince An's rebellion. I don't know who secretly reported him, but he escaped early. Later, Emperor Yuan searched for him for several years but to no avail. Unexpectedly, he was here."
Liu Hu spoke out what he knew word for word, and looked at the old man quietly, trying to see his attitude.
The old man did not change at all because of Liu Hu's words. After taking the Rubik's Cube, he muttered, "Impossible, you have never seen this thing before, how can you restore it? It took me three months to restore it the first time. Are you a genius in mechanical engineering?"
Liu Hu was not a genius at all. People in later generations had already summarized several formulas for restoring this thing. As long as they followed the formulas, even a fool could restore it.
"Old man, if you have great ambitions, you should go out with me instead of staying in a small place."
This sentence still did not move the old man. He was still fiddling with the Rubik's Cube in his hand, without any change.
Liu Hu was not surprised. There were too many people like this around him. They were so interested in something that it seemed as if there was nothing else in their lives except this thing.
For example, A Si is only interested in food.
Seeing that Tang Ya had no intention of leaving, Liu Hu stopped pestering him and gave Asi a wink, preparing to leave.
At this time, Tang Ya said in a hoarse voice: "Aren't you afraid that I will implicate you?"
He was obsessed with government affairs and didn't care about the intrigues in official circles. He didn't even know who he had offended, and a false charge was brought against himself. By the time he realized it, it was too late.
The young man in front of him knew about Prince An’s rebellion, but he had no hostility towards him.
If we could leave, who would want to stay in such a hellish place? It would be fine if I could stay there for the rest of my life, but what about Xuemei?
Liu Hu could hear the hidden meaning behind Tang Ya's words, and his tone became much more polite. "Since I can say your name, I am naturally not afraid of being implicated in this matter. Besides, who in this world can recognize you as the Tang Ya of the mechanical arts back then?"
Twenty years is enough to change a person's appearance.
In his opinion, the case of Prince An's rebellion was just an excuse for Emperor Yuan to kill his meritorious officials. It was similar to the previous case of releasing military power over a cup of wine. It was an unclear case to begin with, and no one mentioned it again after Emperor Yuan died in battle.
Tang Ya didn't know what was going on outside, and he didn't even know that Emperor Yuan had died in battle. Now, after hearing what Liu Hu said, he was somewhat moved and said, "I see that you have a full forehead and a square chin. You are a talent that can be cultivated..."
Liu Hu never believed in these things and interrupted, "If the old man wants to leave the mountain, he can go with me. There is no need to go through so much trouble."
"Tang has never accepted favors for no reason. I have a daughter and I hope you can take her out to see the world. Don't worry, she has learned all my mechanical skills and will never cause any trouble to you."
After saying that, Tang Ya shouted to the back: "Xuemei, Xuemei, don't sleep anymore, come out."
Only then did Liu Hu see that there was actually a door behind Tang Ya. It was pitch black behind the door and he didn't know what was inside.
"Dad, why are you calling me? I'm sleeping soundly." A sleepy man came out rubbing his eyes. It can be seen that the food in the cave is quite good, and the food is almost the same as the food in the ball.
