Chapter 484: Regretting Not Doing It Earlier

Everyone looked toward Zhang Yu.

Elder Li asked, "Did you teach him?"

Zhang Yu forced himself to nod.

"So many Earth Dragons, did you really dig them up like that?"

"Um…… yes……"

"Is this how you taught A Ping to dig?"

"……Yes……" Zhang Yu felt extremely embarrassed being questioned.

He taught Wu Ping just to mess with him; anyone could see he had no good intentions, and as a result, he was called out like this in public.

Once it got out, there would inevitably be gossip.

He hesitated a moment, was about to apologize to Wu Ping, when he heard Elder Li say, "A Yu, I didn't expect you to have this secret skill."

"Also teach us uncles."

Zhang Yu: "……Ah?"

"A Yu, how about this: I won't let you teach for free; the Earth Dragons you dig up, sell them for money, and I'll give you twenty percent."

The people nearby chimed in, shouting, "Elder Li, you're really stingy! A Yu, teach me, and I'll give you thirty percent."

"Look at your little ambition…… I'll give forty percent."

"I'll give fifty percent."

Zhang Yu was surrounded by several uncles, somewhat at a loss, frantically swallowing his saliva.

He didn't know how to explain.

He was actually just randomly teaching nonsense.

Being pursued and questioned by several uncles, he couldn't stay silent, so he said, "You really want to learn?"

Elder Li and the others nodded.

Zhang Yu nodded: "Fine, I'll teach you, but I can't guarantee you'll actually dig up Earth Dragons."

Elder Li and the others were overjoyed, promising to give Zhang Yu fifty percent.

Wu Ping was willing to teach them for free, but looking at his attitude, he clearly had no intention of teaching; he just casually poked around in the mud—anyone could do that.

Seeing Wu Ping dig up another Earth Dragon, Elder Li and the others stared wide-eyed.

He definitely has a secret skill!

Without a secret skill, how could he possibly dig them up so easily?

Zhang Yu demonstrated a few moves.

Elder Li and the others watched seriously, very dissatisfied, saying Zhang Yu was hiding things.

Zhang Yu explained that's how it was, but Elder Li and the others didn't believe him.

Zhang Yu had no way.

He then increased the difficulty, deliberately using some effort and a tricky angle.

Seeing this, Elder Li and the others said, "This looks like there's some technique to it."

"It feels a bit hard to grasp."

"Let us try too."

Zhang Yu: "……"

At that moment.

Wu An turned around, saw that his older brother was surrounded by quite a few people, it was quite lively, and curiously carried a bucket over.

Wu Ping showed off, happily saying, "Look, A Yu taught me how to dig."

"I dug up so many Earth Dragons."

"Not bad, right?"

Wu An nodded, seeing Elder Li and the others also holding shovels and digging, he asked, "Uncle Li, what are you guys doing?"

Wu Ping: "A Yu is teaching them to dig Earth Dragons too."

Not long after.

Elder Li and the others started shouting, dug for half a day, couldn't even dig a single hair, and what's more aggravating is that they could feel the Earth Dragons escaping in the mud after they dug.

Digging like this simply won't work.

Zhang Yu, being pestered by Elder Li and the others to the point of exasperation, shouted angrily, "Anyway, I taught you; if you can't dig them up, that's your problem."

Elder Li and the others scolded him for being unreasonable.

Zhang Yu felt both angry and wronged.

If he really had a secret skill, being criticized by Elder Li and the others would be fine, but he doesn't have any secret skill, and no matter how he explains, nobody listens.

Really having no choice, he hurriedly apologized to Wu Ping, admitting he had been just fooling around before.

Wu Ping naturally didn't accept it, because the method Zhang Yu taught him was indeed useful, so he quickly spoke up for him: "A Yu, I'll speak up for you."

"Uncle Li, what you're saying is really harsh."

"You've all forced A Yu to apologize to me."

"He hasn't been hiding anything; he's already taught you the secret skill."

"I can vouch for him; A Yu taught me exactly like this."

After saying that.

He took two steps, found an Earth Dragon burrow, and dug away with a series of "clang clang clang" sounds.

Then he pulled out an Earth Dragon and said, "Look, it's just that simple."

Elder Li and the others stared dumbfounded.

What's going on?

Zhang Yu hurriedly said: "It's not my fault, it's Wu Ping's good luck."

He finished speaking.

He took the shovel from Wu Ping's hand, found an Earth Dragon hole and dug hard.

He originally wanted to show he really had no talent for digging Earth Dragons, but after a few shovelfuls, an Earth Dragon was dug out just like that.

Not to mention whether others are dazed, anyway Zhang Yu's head is buzzing.

He couldn't figure it out no matter how he thought.

Why was an Earth Dragon dug out by him so easily?

Upon seeing this, Elder Li and the others were even less able to stay calm, and dared to claim they weren't hiding anything?

"A Yu, you're going too far."

"Yeah, we said we'd give you fifty percent, what more do you want?"

"There are plenty of Earth Dragons on this tidal flat, you can't dig them all alone."

"We're begging you like this, you still won't teach? How's that? Do you want us to kneel and beg for your guidance?"

Zhang Yu was verbally attacked by Elder Li and the others, spit flying everywhere, enough to wash one's face.

Zhang Yu: "I... I..."

"What face do you have left to say that?"

"If you don't want to teach, just say so; is it fun to fool us?"

"You good-for-nothing, don't call me uncle anymore."

"Don't explain anymore."

Elder Li and the others walked away, cursing.

Wu Ping also couldn't help saying: "A Yu, this... uh, I don't know what to say."

"If you don't want to teach, that's your freedom."

"Anyway, I thank you for teaching me this."

Zhang Yu went crazy: "You also think I'm keeping something secret?"

He regretted it so much his intestines turned blue.

If he had known earlier, he shouldn't have given random guidance; now it's fine, mud fell into his pants—it's not shit but it's close.

Wu Ping still had to testify for him, which was completely adding fuel to the fire, thoroughly confirming that he was hiding something and unwilling to reveal the secret skill of catching Earth Dragons, earning him a bad reputation.

It shouldn't take long.

Elder Li and the others will spread it throughout the village; by then he'll just wait to be gossiped about by those old women.

In the village.

Once one's reputation is ruined, the trouble will be great.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yu couldn't help slapping himself a few times; if he hadn't talked too much or provoked Wu Ping, there wouldn't be this trouble.

Wu Ping: "This is obvious."

"But I don't really have a position to say anything about you."

"No time for idle chatter, I'm busy."

Having said that, he walked away and continued digging.

Wu An looked at the collapsing, frantic Zhang Yu, smiling without speaking.

He walked away and dug a big bucket of Earth Dragons; Earth Dragons are valuable, digging them is laborious, and the Luck Value imbued on the shovel is consumed quickly.

He from time to time had to imbue Luck Value on the shovels of Wu Ping and A Qing.

So the three didn't go far.

All the way digging, they consumed nearly 100 points of Luck Value, each person dug a big bucket.

As soon as the sun came out.

Heat rose in waves.

The temperature rose quickly; Wu An was reputed to be the first who couldn't hold up, which would be the older brother, but it turned out to be himself.

"Can't go on, let's head back."

It's not that he's lazy, he's really exhausted; walking in the tidal flat is already strenuous, let alone they dug so many Earth Dragons.

This bucket of Earth Dragons alone weighs over twenty catties.

The older generation specialized in catching Earth Dragons with hooks; being able to catch a few catties in a day's work is considered good.

Wu Ping still didn't want to leave: "How about we catch a bit more?"

Wu An: "Brother, your hands are shaking."

Wu Ping: "What's the big deal?"

Wu An: "……"

This trip.

Not for making money; mainly just to pass the time, to let the older brother experience the joy of gathering at sea, and also let him enjoy it without tiring—this already counts as an unexpected gain.

Wu An didn't speak further, waiting for the older brother's shovel to consume its Luck Value, he didn't imbue more, worried that continuing would exhaust the older brother to the point of mishap.