'Why would Fan Kun tell Big Mouth Jia about this matter?'
Lu Heng felt a little depressed. Big Mouth Jia was famous for his loose mouth. Anything that came out of his mouth would definitely be exaggerated.
It was fine if that was all there was to it. However, this kid had a wild imagination. He would twist the facts and then spread his version of the story out and try to pass it off as the truth.
Lu Heng was afraid that the rumors would gradually get more and more ridiculous. It might even get to the point where he would not be able to clarify matters even if he tried to.
In reality, Lu Heng was not afraid that the matter would affect him. However, he was worried that these rumors would sully Liu Shiyao's reputation.
After all, he still owed Liu Shiyao a favor.
On the other side, He Bing noticed that Lu Heng had remained silent for some time, so he jokingly said, "Lu Heng, you're really quite crafty. I asked you about it yesterday, but you hid it from me."
He Bing was referring to their conversation yesterday, when he had asked Lu Heng why Instructor Wu was paying special attention to him. Lu Heng's answer back then had been that Instructor Wu believed that he was particularly talented when it came to martial arts.
At that time, He Bing had reluctantly believed it, thinking that Lu Heng's talent might have been incorrectly measured in school, resulting in his talent going undiscovered.
However, it now seemed like that was not the case at all.
The fact that Lu Heng had managed to win Instructor Wu's favor might have something to do with Grandmaster Liu's daughter.
"Senior Brother He, what did you just say?"
Lu Heng had been thinking about how he could salvage the situation, so he had not paid attention to He Bing's previous words.
However, from He Bing's point of view, Lu Heng was just pretending to be confused.
"It's okay, I understand. To be honest, I really envy you."
He Bing patted Lu Heng's shoulder and said with a smile.
Lu Heng felt even more depressed. What exactly did Big Mouth Jia say to He Bing? Why did this whole situation feel a little ridiculous?
"Senior Brother He, why do you envy me?"Lu Heng could not help but ask.
"I envy you for being classmates with Grandmaster Liu's daughter," He Bing replied with a smile.
After saying that, he said with a serious face, "To be honest, I want you to tell me more about grandmaster Liu later. I have admired him for many years."
Lu Heng was a little confused. He could not figure out whether He Bing had said that because he admired Grandmaster Liu or because Big Mouth Jia had said something outrageous to him.
"Senior Brother He, Grandmaster Liu's daughter and I are just ordinary classmates. We're not as close as you think. Therefore, I really don't know much about Grandmaster Liu."
After thinking over it for a while, Lu Heng felt that it was better to explain things clearly. Otherwise, He Bing's thoughts would drift further and further away from the truth.
"Really?"
He Bing noticed Lu Heng's serious look and felt that the latter did not seem to be lying to him.
"Of course, Senior Brother He. Big Mouth Jia has always been a blabbermouth who loves to talk nonsense. You should never believe his words," Lu Heng added.
He Bing nodded slightly and said, "It seems that someone else also said that this kid's words are not very reliable."
After rubbing his chin, He Bing continued, "But what I said just now wasn't a joke. Tell me more about Grandmaster Liu when you have time. You studied in high school and know Grandmaster Liu's daughter, so there are definitely some things you know that I don't know."
"That's not a problem. I'll definitely tell you what I know about him." Lu Heng agreed.
By this time, he had also calmed down. He realized that He Bing really seemed to idolize Grandmaster Liu.
In this era, there were no entertainment activities, and the government deliberately elevated the statuses and prominence of martial artists and scientists. Therefore, young people would often regard those with outstanding achievements as their idols.
In the old era, people like He Bing would be called fanatical fans.
"Senior Brother He, if you have time, tell me about the pharmaceutical factory," Lu Heng said casually.
He had been thinking about how he would ask He Bing about pharmaceutical knowledge since last night.
Now that the opportunity had arrived, he naturally had to grasp it firmly.
"Factory-related stuff?" He Bing frowned slightly and said, "Information about the factory and its operations involve a lot of secrets, so I can't talk about such things carelessly."
"Senior Brother He, you can just pick and choose what to say. I won't ask you for information you can't reveal." Lu Heng promised.
He Bing thought for a moment before nodding slowly. "That works too."
After saying that, he turned to look at the time on the wall and said to Lu Heng, "Let's not talk about these things for now. You should hurry up and practice your saber technique."
"Practice the first move today. I'll come by and see how far along you are tomorrow."
When Lu Heng heard that, he hurriedly asked, "Senior Brother He, are you leaving early later?"
Looking at He Bing's expression, it seemed like the other party still had some matters to deal with later.
He Bing smiled mysteriously and said in a low voice, "I'm going to eat meat today."
"Eat meat?" Lu Heng asked in an equally low voice.
"Yeah." He Bing patted his stomach and said, "I haven't even eaten breakfast. I'm just waiting for the meal."
After saying that, he sighed and said, "Meat is a good thing."
Hearing this, Lu Heng was extremely envious.
He really wanted to eat meat too.
It was not because he was greedy, but because nutrition was very important to martial arts practitioners.
Take for example two people with the same amount of talent in martial arts, who also practiced the same cultivation method. If one person ate meat every day, while the other person only ate synthetic food chunks, the gap in strength between the two would rapidly widen over time.
The person who ate meat would be in better physical condition, and would naturally have higher combat strength.
Therefore, even if the children of the martial artists were less talented than others, their chances of becoming martial artists was higher.
This was not only because they received professional guidance, but also because they could eat meat with every meal.
Of course, due to the current shortage of resources, the amount of meat that a martial artist could exchange for food stamps was also not much, so they could not eat meat with every meal solely from the government's food supply.
However, a martial artist would be able to travel into the wilderness outside the city to hunt edible monsters. Although the taste of monster meat might be less satisfying than the meat of pigs, sheep and cattle, their nutritional benefits of monster meat were even higher.
"Senior Brother He, are you going to eat monster meat?" Lu Heng asked in a low voice.
"Yes." He Bing nodded.
"Senior Brother He, do you know which monsters can be eaten and which cannot be eaten?" Lu Heng asked further.
"Not really," He Bing replied. Then he asked, "Why? What are you planning to do with that information?"
"Nothing, I was just casually asking," Lu Heng immediately replied.
Truth be told, he had really been thinking about going out of the city to kill some monsters. However, on second thought, given his meager strength, going out of the city to kill monsters was but a pipe dream. It would be good enough if he even managed to return in one piece.
Moreover, he had promised Xiaoxiao that he would not go out of the city for that very reason.
Actually, when he had mentioned that he was going to get fresh monster meat back then, his true intention had been to exchange food stamps for it on the black market.
After all, at that point in time, he was very desperate. Lu Heng believed that there was no hope of ever becoming a martial artist, so he had simply wanted them to have a good meal before they left this world.
He was a changed man now though. He had gained Instructor Wu's favor and was receiving special training, so he naturally would not exchange the few food stamps he had left for monster meat.
"Alright, enough with all the talking. Let's start training."
He Bing reminded him of his primary purpose here.
Lu Heng nodded and turned around to watch the holographic projection.
At this time, the person in the video had just finished showcasing the army-breaking saber technique. The video would soon restart, so Lu Heng could watch it from the beginning.