learning #4

Dead? Who can talk about the word 'dead' so easily?

"Ahahaha, just ignore him, he's just like that .... Hey Wang Jun, you've gone too far", Jin Fei stammered trying to get uncle Ao Qi, Ao Nan, and Wu Liang to ignore what Wang Jun just said.

All of them stared at each other in astonishment, but as their minds crashed into the three of them, Wang Jun's words had a point as well, "it's not easy to die", under the conditions and environment of the wilderness in the region they lived in, they were really vulnerable and had a high chance of dying, they also sometimes thought that their survival was luck that enveloped them from behind an impenetrable screen.

Uncle Ao Qi casually stood back up after normalizing the whole situation back to the way it was before the training, "Uncle feels that he got something new, really new, Ao Nan let's thank the two of them, how we have learned something very valuable, Jin Fei and Wang Jun, uncle thank you both deeply, uncle retreat first to prepare for tomorrow's ceremony", Ao Nan followed his father's steps after greeting the two.

Wu Liang was left alone now, Wu Liang was a bit skeptical but his other self felt that he was also just overreacting to the word "die", he thought maybe in the world out there, people pronounced the word "die" like pronouncing the word "eat" or something like that as if it was just a light word with equal consequences, but because of that Wu Liang remained resigned and was reluctant to ask Jin Fei and Wang Jun further.

"Oh yeah big brother Jin Fei, what else do you want to do after this", asked Wu Liang, in his mind maybe if he followed the two of them, Wu Liang could gain more new knowledge by putting aside his doubts and insecurities to be defeated by the greater curiosity and curiosity that dominated his desires, Wu Liang's eyes slightly glazed over when looking at the two of them.

Jin Fei may not have realized what the meaning behind Wu Liang's question was and he was still relying on Wang Jun to understand it, but Wang Jun, he clearly knew that Wu Liang was trying to learn and extract as much knowledge as possible from the two of them, Wang Jun turned to Jin Fei hoping that Jin Fei would understand his gesture, but unfortunately Jin Fei was not as smart and sensitive as Wang Jun.

Wang Jun immediately said in place of Jin Fei, "The plan is to go back around", briefly and clearly Wang Jun thanked him emphatically while Jin Fei was clumsily confused because he herself was clearly just following and serving Wang Jun as his personal guest, Jin Fei was not too good at relying on herself to entertain Wang Jun because he was not too used to doing so.

Making sure everything was done, Wang Jun started to prepare to leave and turn around with Jin Fei inviting him to leave the place but Wu Liang interrupted, "I have one last question, can big brother Wang Jun tell me what the Zhu tattoo on big brother's neck means? Because it can increase my knowledge, as big brother Wang Jun said the information from big brother will also greatly help me not to die easily", said Wu Liang standing up following Wang Jun who had already walked a few steps from the original place.

"This? Wait a minute Jin Fei."

Wang Jun turned to face Wu Liang upright, his aura was wise, gallant and simple at the same time which was not in line with his age, his aura was similar to the aura of an adult who traveled a lot and gained knowledge in the vast world, but that was the appearance of a Cultivator, they always appeared simple according to their wishes although there were also Cultivators who appeared flashy and even narcissistic.

"I'll explain once more..." Wang Jun approached Wu Liang and invited his to sit cross-legged on the green grass under a large, lush humpback tree accompanied by a cool breeze even though the day was getting hotter and leaning to the west.

Wang Jun closes his eyes briefly while breathing out in relief while being watched by Wu Liang who understands what he means but not Jin Fei who is somewhat confused, "In the outside world... We have a method that uses arrays and chants, then unites them and arranges them in a harmonized system and harmony until it can be activated, we call it a ban formation or a seal, but we relatively prefer to call it a seal, do you understand the basics?", Wu Liang nodded slowly but surely which meant that he understood the basis of Wang Jun's information just now.

"I am actually amazed by you who at this age has been able to accomplish things that I rarely see in people your age... Yes... Basically this seal is a human creation which means that the seal has flaws or even has a defect in it that makes it unable to bring out the full potential in it, but Zhu tattoos are different, they are everywhere, anytime and will appear when every thing happens, representing every thing that exists, you could say from our perspective that Zhu tattoos are a taboo and a curse but at the same time a gift, why is that? There are 2 main things that must be considered about this Zhu tattoo, namely how to get it and its use, I take this tattoo on my neck, I got a Zhu tattoo when I was a child, I initially thought this was a skin pox because of the stinging itch, but the older I got the more I realized that this was a Zhu tattoo, my tattoo means honesty, this is obtained because I was an honest child as a child".

Wu Liang is once again stunned and stares blankly but not unintentionally blank, his blankness is closer to deliberate which means Wu Liang empties his mind to accommodate all the new knowledge from Wang Jun's explanation.

"Maybe you think that you are also honest and why don't I get the same thing... I'm also confused, but... it's fate, no one knows who, when, and where they will give a responsibility, to be honest this side effect of Zhu's tattoo makes me no longer lie, that is the curse side, but as a gift I can judge whether others are lying or not according to their tone, and because of this I am highly respected by my group and Jin Fei"

"What happens if you lie?" Wu Liang asked curiously.

Wang Jun tried to cover the tattoo on his neck with his scarf, "My throat will be uncomfortable, the more I lie at a time, I will get inflammation and even my voice will disappear, that's my thinking and don't ever expect me to try it because it hurts", Wang Jun said.

Wu Liang is quietly contemplating, although his eyes are fixed on Wang Jun but he is actually immersed in his thoughts, Wang Jun understands this because when he was young he was also a science enthusiast just like Wu Liang now, unfortunately Jin Fei is not the same as the two of them so he is just silent and listening like a statue staring at the two humans in front of him.

Without thinking Wu Liang immediately regained consciousness and thanked Wang Jun, "Thank you very much big brother Wang Jun, this time I am really grateful because today I can gain new knowledge about the outside world and big brother's person, you can leave now if you want and if big brother Wang Jun wants help then I can ask my grandfather to help with the request of big brother Wang Jun", firmly Wu Liang sat up straight and smiled tightly with a bright smile on his face.

Wang Jun was obviously happy to hear that, but he didn't smile at all unlike Jin Fei who smiled but held back his smile but... Strangely his smile felt a bit forced as if it was a smile on top of an irony that was still blurry and unclear as to what the meaning behind it was.

Wang Jun stood up once again after saying goodbye to Wu Liang, inviting Jin Fei to show him the way, Jin Fei rose to his feet following Wang Jun after thanking Wu Liang then walked towards the forest soil beehive known by Jin Fei as the Wu tribe village's top consumption product.

Meanwhile, Wu Liang just stares at the two young men who are older than him who are getting farther away while their clothes are slightly twisted by the wind, in this region, the wind almost never stops blowing every day.

Likewise, Wu Liang laid his body down while leaning on his left hand, then took a moment to look at his village in which uncles and aunts were preparing offerings for the sacred day of respect and prayer ceremonies to ancestors held every full moon, the signs were the wind that felt different from usual, the flow of the river in the village of the Wu tribe that overflowed and was obviously higher than the flow on the previous day, and so on.

Wu Liang was savoring the feeling of nature's warm embrace on him now, why didn't he help others? Obviously because he is not as skilled as others this is the effect of his grandfather's education, the teaching from childhood to Wu Liang who focused on studying writing and literature made him have little time to explore other knowledge that he should learn, like his adopted brother Ao Nan, lucky for Wu Liang he can learn and share knowledge with Ao Nan.

Once again Wu thinks clearly about his fate, the past only makes him continue to think without pause and without direction, while the future only haunts him with definite plans at the same time without guarantee that it will happen clearly.

A large, lush humpback tree casts a shadowy silhouette under all its leaves, its roots sinking hard into the slightly bumpy or rather hilly ground, higher than the surrounding plains, this place is exactly like a place that was deliberately built, but that is certainly not thought of by Wu Liang because he can now just quietly enjoy this nature with countless thoughts in his head which are the accumulation of the many experiences he has experienced.

"Today is really a lesson, besides the book I can get new things, I have to make him give everything he knows, big brother Wang Jun, I know you are smarter than us but I will try to be even smarter with the big goal I will drain all your knowledge, this can be my first big plan, even though it doesn't have too much effect especially in physical form but at least with the results behind it will help me in the future," he said while laying down his whole body and his palms pointing up as if he wanted to reach the leaves of the big humpback tree in front of his eyes.

Like the leaves were Wang Jun's knowledge that he had to take, or maybe he could wait for the leaves to fall by themselves but of course that would take a long time.