As the voice fell, a man suddenly appeared in front of Xu Ze.

The man looked about fifty years old, tall, wearing an official uniform, with a lifelike white crane on his chest, giving people a very official feeling.

As soon as the other party appeared, Xu Ze suddenly felt a pressure radiating from the other party, and his whole person felt depressed.

Xu Ze turned to look at Li Gongfu and found that he didn't seem to notice anything unusual and continued to eat solid food.

"No need to look, he can't see us. But you don't have to worry, I won't hurt you. I just want to exchange you for something you don't need."

Xu Ze forced down the uneasiness in his heart and asked, "What do you want?"

"It's that piece of rag on your chest."

Hearing this, Xu Ze took out the "rag" he got from Demon Dao from his chest: "You want this?"

"Yes? I have ten big coins here, and I want to buy this rag from my little brother."

Xu Ze looked at the rag in his hand and then at the other party: "I won't sell it, so you won't rob it, right?"

"Of course, I have been familiar with the books of sages since I was a child, and have learned their scriptures. I naturally abide by the Six Virtues. How can I commit banditry?"

"Then I won't sell it." Xu Ze said firmly.

"this???"

Xu Ze smiled and said: "You old man, you still talk about observing the six virtues. I remember that the six virtues are wisdom, faith, sincerity, benevolence, righteousness, and loyalty."

"I wonder where, old man, you lost this "sincerity"?"

"How can I be so dishonest? If I try to force you, you won't be able to resist. Now I'm giving you a lot of money, but you say I'm dishonest."

"You want to use ten big coins to trick me into getting this treasure. Are you bullying me for not recognizing this humane treasure?"

"How can you be sincere? You are obviously a liar, and you have read the books of sages. If you want to take advantage of me, then don't use the books of sages to fool you."

"You want to be a bitch and build a chastity memorial."

As soon as Xu Ze finished speaking, the other party's face turned red with anger, but for the moment he didn't know how to refute.

At the same time, I was also very surprised. On the outside, he looked like an ordinary person, but in the end, he actually knew a human treasure.

What should we do? Since the other party knows that it is a humane treasure, there is no way to buy it with coins.

After hesitating for a moment, he asked Xu Ze: "What do you want to change?"

Hearing the other party ask this, Xu Ze felt relieved.

In fact, he is also betting that apart from his stronger perception, he has no other abilities.

If the other party really uses force, he has no ability to resist at all, so Xu Ze is betting that he will truly abide by morality.

In modern times, morality is almost dispensable, but in ancient times, morality was the foundation of one's life.

I still remember the famous allusion from the previous life, two peaches kill three men.

One committed suicide out of shame because he didn't receive the peach, and two committed suicide out of shame because they were assigned the peach due to poor merit.

In the eyes of modern people, that is stupid, unreasonably stupid, just a peach, why make such a fuss.

The biggest difference in thought between the two eras lies in rituals and music.

The formation of rituals and music can be traced back to the Zhou Dynasty, and the typical representative is "Zhou Rites".

The formation of "Zhou Rites" was beneficial to the education of the people, but at the same time it also put a layer of shackles on the thoughts of the ancients.

Xu Ze was betting that since the other party read the books of sages, he should follow Zhou etiquette.

Fortunately, his bet was right, and the other party did follow Zhou etiquette and made concessions.

But now there is another problem. He does not know the specific value of this so-called humane treasure.

Xu Ze even knew the term "humane treasure" from Hu Jiaojiao, who knew what it could be exchanged for.

Suddenly Xu Ze's mind changed, and he said to the old man: "As long as you can bring out items of equal value, I will exchange them with you."

"What's the equivalent price? If I don't tell you what I need, I won't know which one to exchange for you."

"In this case, forget it and won't change it." Xu Ze said indifferently.

When the old man heard this, he immediately became anxious: "Wait a minute, little brother, wait a minute."

"Then will you change it or not?"

"Change."

"Then what do you want to exchange for it?"

The old man hesitated for a moment, and then said: "I have twenty taels of gold here, a set of high-quality martial arts secrets, a high-quality sword, and a robe that can protect against ghosts and monsters. Which one do you want?"

The other party added: "Although each item is not as valuable as a humane treasure, to you, its value is no less than a humane treasure, or even more than it. As long as you are willing to exchange, I owe you another favor."

"Can I learn magic? Just like you." Xu Ze pointed at the two of them and then at Li Gongfu.

"Spells are so easy to learn."

"Hey, you actually have a monastic physique."

The old man was a little surprised, but he added: "Even if I give you the method of practicing magic, you won't be able to practice it without the guidance of a master, and you may even become useless."

"really?"

"I don't even bother to lie to you."

"Didn't you just lie to me once?"

The old man was choked for a moment. He wanted to refute, but was unable to refute. Finally, he said: "You can choose one of the four things."

After thinking about it for a while, Xu Ze thought to himself: Since you can't learn magic, you should learn martial arts.

"I want that set of martial arts secrets."

The old man didn't hesitate, and took out two thread-bound books from his sleeve pockets and handed them to Xu Ze. Then Xu Ze felt a light touch in his hand, and the "rag" in his hand disappeared.

Then the old man's figure disappeared directly, and everything around him returned to its original appearance. During this period, Li Gongfu did not notice anything strange.

Is this a real spell? It's much stronger than the evil spell in the old witch's residual memory.

It's a pity that the other party didn't teach him, and Xu Ze suddenly felt a little regretful.

Just when Xu Ze was about to check the two secret books in his hand, Li Gongfu suddenly turned around and said: "Brother Xu, let's continue on the road."

"We must try our best to arrive at the county seat at the peak of the hour, otherwise as soon as the city gate is closed, we will have to spend the night outside the city."

"Oh, okay."

Xu Ze responded, stuffed the secret book into his arms, and then continued on the road with Li Gongfu.

At the same time, the old man walked another kilometer eastward from the area of ​​the ancient tree, and then suddenly came to a mountain wall covered with vines.

I looked around and saw no one was following me, so I dived directly into the vines.

After crossing the vines, there was a dark cave. After walking forward for more than ten meters, I saw a glimmer of light in the darkness.

"who?"

The sound of the old man walking instantly alarmed the people inside.

"Your Highness, I am an old minister."

The people inside seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and then said: "Teacher, there is something to gain."

"Yes, there is a big harvest."

The old man added: "It is indeed a human treasure."

"It's true that there is no end to the road. With this humane treasure, we can get rid of King Li's pursuit."

"Then what should we do next?"

"Looking for Yan Chixia."

"He is the chief arrester of Six Doors, and there are Six Doors branches across the country. He has the most rigorous intelligence system in the country."

"As long as we convince Yan Chixia and master this information, we will have the capital to fight against King Li."

"But the Six Gates will not interfere in the struggle for imperial power."

"Today is different from the past. This time there is a demon infiltrating the court. I think this is reason enough for Yan Chixia to intervene."

The old man continued: "Your Highness, no matter how much we spent, we were unable to find the humane treasure in the past. However, we got it so easily this time. This shows that our fortune is on our side, and we have nothing to fear."

"What the teacher said is that it's not too late, let's set off."

"yes."
Chapter completed!