Chapter 44: The Mystery Hidden in the Wujin Crossbow
The two chatted happily. Suddenly, Xue Xichen remembered something, and she pulled Phantom to introduce to Boss Tie, "Boss Tie, I brought a friend over to see you today. His name is Ying. Shadow, and this is Boss Tie.
——The rumored shopkeeper of Qianjin Iron Shop who has an eccentric temper that is rare to see!"
"Hahahahahaha——"
Boss Tie laughed and didn't mind Xue Xichen's teasing towards him at all. He looked at Phantom up and down, then suddenly his eyes became cold and he said solemnly: "The smell of blood on your body is very strong."
Phantom was stunned and didn't answer for a while. Instead, Xue Xichen smiled and smoothed things over, "Boss Tie, you deserve to have a dog's nose, you are very shrewd. He is in that business, so of course the smell of blood is strong!"
That business...
Boss Tie lived up to his reputation and immediately understood Xue Xichen's hint. He couldn't help but frown, slightly worried, "Xue girl, how could you get involved with such a person?"
Xue Xichen replied with a smile: "I saved him... I was kind to him, and in order to repay his kindness, he stayed with me and helped me..."
"Young man Xiao, agree?"
Boss Tie couldn't believe that Xiao Liuyue loved Xue Xichen so much that he would agree to such a dangerous person staying with Xue Xichen.
Xiao boy?
Phantom was suspicious. Who was Xiao Xiaozi mentioned by Boss Tie?
Xue Xichen replied with a smile like a flower: "Senior brother disagrees! But is it useful if he doesn't agree? When will it be his turn to object to what I want to do?"
Senior brother? Xiao Liuyue?!
Phantom thought thoughtfully, could it be that this golden iron shop is also a property under the name of Wushuang Pavilion, and Boss Tie is also a member of Wushuang Pavilion, so he is familiar with Xue Xichen and Xiao Liuyue...
"Xue Yatou, you, you are too bold!" Boss Tie rubbed Xue Xichen's head, his wary eyes swept across the calm face of Phantom, and reminded him with concern, "This kind of man is not suitable for you, so get rid of him as soon as possible.
To avoid regrets in the future,..."
"Ah! Boss Tie, what are you talking about!" Xue Xichen couldn't help but feel embarrassed. She and Phantom were close drinking buddies, how come they had such a relationship when Boss Tie told them.
She secretly glanced at Phantom, and saw that Phantom's face was as calm as water, and she didn't seem to hear the meaning of Boss Tie's words. She breathed a sigh of relief, raised a smile, tugged on Boss Tie's clothes with her little hands, and said coquettishly: "Boss Tie, don't say anything.
This is it! Where is the crossbow I asked you to make? Is it ready? I can’t wait to see it!"
"It's done! Just waiting for you to try the bow!"
Boss Tie glanced at Phantom one last time, then turned to Xue Xichen and said, "Gong is inside, follow me!"
After that, he strode into the inner hall.
"Okay!"
Xue Xichen responded excitedly, turned around and grabbed Phantom's wrist, and said happily: "Ying, come on!
After that, she followed Boss Tie and skipped into the inner hall.
Phantom followed Xue Xichen, looked at the seemingly simple Qianjin Iron Shop again, lowered his eyes and thought secretly, and then took steps to walk into the inner hall.
…
Boss Tie went into the sword-casting pavilion to get a crossbow. Xue Xichen walked around the sword stand, looking here and touching there, with excitement on his face. Phantom stood aside quietly, his eyes scanning the sharp and shining blade on the sword stand, and he asked
Xue Xichen, "Xichen, how did you and Boss Tie meet?"
"Huh?" Xue Xichen was bending down to touch the blade of a sword. When she heard Phantom's question, she straightened up and replied, "Xiao Liuyue introduced me. I told him that I wanted to make a crossbow and asked him to
Find me the best swordsmith in the city, and then Xiao Liuyue will introduce Boss Tie to me."
"Boss Tie is also from Wushuang Pavilion?"
"Did you find out?" Xue Xichen smiled and did not deny it, "Boss Tie is indeed from Wushuang Pavilion, but he did not agree to help me because I am also from Wushuang Pavilion."
Indeed, the friendship between the same disciples alone may not make Boss Tie willing to break his own rules. Phantom asked: "Then, why?"
"Because Boss Tie is greedy." Xue Xichen narrowed her eyes and said with a sly smile, "I bought Boss Tie's stomach with a few dishes."
"Ha?!" This was something Phantom didn't expect. He never thought that the answer would be so simple. "You mean, Boss Tie agreed to help you make a bow just because you cooked him a table of delicious food?
"
"It's not just a table of good food."
The sound of Boss Tie laughing loudly came from far away, "Xue Ya's cooking skills are unparalleled in the world, even the royal chef in the palace can't compare with her. Xue Ya, I still miss your Xizi Imperial Concubine Chicken, when?"
Make another meal for me to try."
"It's easy to say! It's easy to say!" Xue Xichen responded happily, "Boss Tie likes Xichen's cooking. That's Xichen's blessing. Boss Tie, where is my crossbow?"
"Come on! Come on! Look at your impatience!"
Tie Lao laughed heartily and spoke dotingly. He took out a black gold crossbow and handed it to Xue Xichen. He then handed over the quiver and said, "Girl, it's done! Take a look for yourself, are you satisfied?"
Xue Xichen took the small Wujin crossbow, looked at it from left to right, and couldn't put it down. The exquisite crossbow was just the right size for her hand, slightly shorter than an ordinary bow, and accommodated the length of her arms; the bow string strengthened the toughness, making up for the lack of arm strength.
It is not enough, but it does not reduce the power of the bow and arrow at all.
Pulling the quiver, he opened it and took a look. Fifteen black gold short arrows lay quietly in the quiver, each with its sharp edge. Xue Xichen took out one, pulled out the bowstring and gestured, and said happily
Tie Boss said: "Tie Boss is indeed well-deserved, his sword-making skills are unparalleled in the world. This small black gold crossbow is very good, I like it very much."
"Hahahahahahahaha -" Boss Tie laughed heartily, "I have good skills, so I need to have an excellent designer! Girl Xue, although you are young, you have those weird ideas that I have never seen in my life.
See. I will make the Wujin small crossbow according to your design drawings, try the bow, and if there is anything you are not satisfied with, I will change it immediately."
Built according to Xue Xichen’s design drawings?!
Phantom was surprised when he heard this, "Xichen, did you design this crossbow yourself?"
"That's right!" Xue Xichen nocked an arrow and strung it, tried to stretch the bow and tested the strength of the string. She raised her eyebrows and said to Phantom, "Phantom, do me a favor. You take the arrow rake and let me try the bow."
"good!"
Phantom looked around, picked up an object similar to an arrow rake, walked to the farthest point of the room, stood still, held the arrow rake firmly on his chest, and nodded towards Xue Xichen. Xue Xichen opened his bow and nocked an arrow.
With a crisp sound of "whoosh", the short black gold arrow was firmly fixed in the center of the arrow rake, its feathers trembled and made a "buzzing" sound.
"Good archery skills!"
Boss Tie applauded and praised, "One arrow hit the red heart, Snow Girl, what a great arrow!"
Phantom let go of the arrow rake, but still felt his hands were numb, and secretly marveled at the amazing power of Xue Xichen's arrow. He beamed with joy and sincerely praised, "Xichen, what a great arrow!"