Xia Yan knocked softly on the wooden door. The native dog next to Xia Yan shook its short tail, tilted its head, and stared at the people inside with its white teeth.
"Dong dong~"
After waiting for a while, the people inside didn't respond, so Xia Yan knocked twice more.
"Huh? This man who is fighting weapons is obviously only four or five meters away from the courtyard door. He must have heard my knock on the door. Why didn't he answer the door?" Frowning, Xia Yan moved his body slightly and looked inside again.
go.
"Keng~Keng~"
The blacksmith inside was still banging the sword tire in front of him, as if he didn't hear the knock on the door at all.
Xia Yan wanted to push the door open, but suddenly remembered that the dean had said that he must respect this person extremely. If he did not respect this person, he would probably not even give him the respect of the dean and master. Thinking of this, Xia Yan stretched out his hand again
The hand retracted.
His eyes flickered and he looked at the native dog, "Forget it, just sit here and wait!"
With that said, Xia Yan sat down in front of the door, and the native dog also sat beside him.
With nothing going on, Xia Yan closed his eyes and began to run the Lingluo Mind Technique. Ziyun slowly absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
In Xia Yan's body, the spiritual power with bright spots flutters like a butterfly. In each meridian, countless dense bright spots form flocculent white silk threads, constantly flowing gracefully. Sometimes the spiritual power of two meridians converge
, these thread-like highlights merge with each other, and then separate again.
And the purple clouds in the spiritual sea are also constantly giving birth to purple energy and shrinking.
Once in trance, Xia Yan could no longer feel the passage of time. By the time Xia Yan woke up from trance, it was almost dusk.
The native dog was still sitting next to Xia Yan, as if he were an old monk in trance, eyes narrowed and motionless!
"Huh?" Xia Yan stood up, "There is no sound of iron striking!"
Looking along the crack in the door, I saw a black shadow appear.
"Squeak~"
With a sound, the wooden door was opened, revealing the shirtless man, his bronze skin covered with sweat.
"Did you knock on the door just now?" The man looked at Xia Yan and asked.
Xia Yan smiled and said: "Exactly!"
But I thought in my heart: "How long has it been? I arrived in front of the courtyard just after noon. It's already dusk now, a full two and a half hours have passed!"
"What's the matter with you?" The man's eyes narrowed and he asked in a rude tone.
Xia Yan smiled directly and said: "I am a disciple of Liu Yun from Ziye Academy. Master asked me to ask you to help build a weapon."
With that said, Xia Yan was about to take out the special mineral, Heart of Clear Water!
"Liu Yun? That's my master's friend! Then come in!" The man nodded, his expression softened a little, and then he took a step back and let Xia Yan enter the courtyard.
Xia Yan and Tugou both took a step forward and entered the yard.
The entire yard was filled with various weapons. Most of these weapons were already forged swords and weapons, but they were not equipped with scabbards and were just piled up there haphazardly.
Xia Yan glanced at it for a week and couldn't help but feel a little shocked.
These weapons are much better than those in the weapons shops on the street, but they are piled here like garbage. Xia Yan looked at the long sword in his hand, and after a little comparison, he could see that even
This exquisite long sword that Bai Rui gave him was not as good as the weapons piled up in the courtyard.
"Sure enough, he is not an ordinary person!" Xia Yan thought to himself.
"Master happens to be at home. I'm going to call Master. Please wait a moment!" The man said to Xia Yan again.
Xia Yan smiled hurriedly and nodded, and the native dog also nodded after Xia Yan.
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"Who is Liu Yun's disciple?"
After waiting for a cup of tea, a voice came from the inner courtyard.
Xia Yan hurriedly looked over and saw an old man wearing Chinese clothes, with a medium build and radiant eyes.
Xia Yan didn't dare to trust him. Master Liu Yun had warned him to be extremely respectful, so he hurriedly bowed and saluted and said: "Disciple Xia Yan, I have met my senior!"
The old man nodded slightly, stroked his beard with his fingers, and said thoughtfully: "How is that old guy Liu Yun doing now?"
"Master is very good!" Xia Yan responded hurriedly.
"What's the matter with your master calling you here?" the old man said with a smile on his face.
"Master asked me to ask my senior to create a useful weapon!" Xia Yan said, taking out the Heart of Blue Water from his chest.
The heart of the turquoise water shines with green light in the sunset, so beautiful!
"Heart of clear water?" The old man was shocked and his body shook involuntarily.
Immediately he returned to normal, his eyes converged, and he looked at Xia Yan, "This Heart of Blue Water is a special ore, which is very rare. It is also very difficult to make it into a weapon because it is too strong and ordinary making methods will not work at all."
He shook his head and said with a smile, "This old guy Liu Yun will really give me problems!"
From the tone of this old man's tone, it seemed that he and Liu Yun were familiar enough to be brothers! Moreover, in his words, it seemed that their identities and statuses were almost the same.
Xia Yan's thoughts were spinning in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face.
"Little brother Xia Yan, you are Liu Yun's disciple, which means you are half my disciple. You can use the Heart of Blue Water to make it into a weapon for me. Although it is a bit difficult, it is not impossible for me to do anything!" The old man's eyes flashed.
, "However, Xia Yan, it is also the first time for me to use the heart of clear water to make weapons. In the entire Ziye City, I am the only one who can do it!"
"Before that, you must find more than twenty kilograms of thousand-year-old cold iron!" The old man's tone changed and he said in a deep voice.
"Thousand-year-old cold iron?" Xia Yan was shocked.
Cold iron, a high-grade ore, is very precious! And thousand-year cold iron is even harder to find.
Although Xia Yan has never come into contact with cold iron, he also knows how rare this kind of ore is.
"Yes, use Thousand-Year Cold Iron as a crafting tool! Ordinary tools are difficult to create the Heart of Clear Water. Only Thousand-Year Cold Iron can be tried. Xia Yan, Tianxing Pavilion, should sell Thousand-Year Cold Iron. In this way, you can immediately
Go to Tianxin Pavilion and have a look. If you can buy more than 20 kilograms of cold iron, you can do it tonight." As he spoke, there was a strange look in the old man's eyes.
It can be seen that he also really wants to use the Heart of Blue Water to build weapons. For a person like him, there is probably nothing that can give a greater sense of accomplishment than using rare ores to create a rare weapon.
That's why he told Xia Yan to go to Tianxing Pavilion to buy cold iron now, and then start construction tonight. He was even more anxious than Xia Yan.
Xia Yan nodded and said immediately: "Okay, I'll go to Tianxing Pavilion right now! Senior, I'll take my leave first."
Xia Yan handed the Heart of Blue Water into the old man's hands and bowed before saying goodbye.
"Well, go quickly, go back quickly!" The old man smiled and nodded.
Taking the local dog with him, Xia Yan quickly left the courtyard gate, took a look at the drawing, and quickly ran towards Tianxing Pavilion.
Tianxing Pavilion, the largest ore chain store in the Dragon Continent, sells various ores and some rare weapons. There are branches of Tianxing Pavilion in any major city or county on the mainland. And the main store of Tianxing Pavilion is also in the Holy Land.
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After running all the way, Xia Yan finally arrived outside the Tianxing Pavilion before the sun set. The Tianxing Pavilion has three floors, and the building is also magnificent. It can be clearly seen from a distance.
On the main entrance, there is a huge plaque with the words "Tianxing Pavilion" written on it with flying phoenixes!
Xia Yan paused for a moment, then quickly walked in with the local dog.
As soon as you enter, you will be greeted by a plethora of ores. The criss-crossed shelves are filled with all kinds of ores. However, this first floor is full of intermediate and low-grade ores.
"Sir, what do you need?"
When a young staff member saw Xia Yan coming in, he asked in a sweet voice with a charming smile on his face.
Xia Yan said: "Is there thousand-year cold iron here now?"
Millennium Cold Iron is also an excellent ore for making weapons. Although this kind of ore is expensive, even Tianxing Pavilion is often out of stock.
"Millennium Cold Iron?" The staff member's expression suddenly froze.
Although there are many people who go to Tianxing Pavilion to buy ore every day, most of them buy low-grade or mid-grade ore, and not many people buy high-grade ore. Cold iron is itself a high-grade ore! And thousand-year cold iron is even harder to find.
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Seeing that Xia Yan was not very young, but wanted to buy a thousand-year cold iron, this staff member naturally found it difficult to think of it.
However, she reacted quickly, and then she smiled again and said: "Sir, it's a coincidence that you are here. There happens to be a piece of thousand-year-old cold iron on the second floor. You can go up and have a look!"
"Okay, thank you!"
Xia Yan responded casually.
"Whoosh~"
Then, it turned into a gust of wind and went up to the second floor.
The staff member was startled again, and said in shock: "It's so fast!"
She turned her eyes and looked at the stairs on the second floor. They were empty. Xia Yan and Tu Gou had already reached the second floor.
Xia Yan had seen the appearance of Millennium Cold Iron in the rare treasure book, so he naturally recognized it. The ore on the second floor was much less than that on the first floor.
There are several scattered ores, each placed far apart, and all of them are in a single gorgeous display cabinet. Xia Yan glanced at all the few ores here.
"There!" Xia Yan was overjoyed as he saw Thousand Years Cold Iron in a conspicuous position.
However, in front of the thousand-year-old cold iron, there were two slim women standing. Xia Yan originally wanted to rush over, but couldn't help but stop his body and frowned at the two women.
"Miss, do you really want to buy this piece of cold iron?" The slightly shorter of the two women said to the woman next to her.
Xia Yan was shocked. Hearing this, the lady seemed to want to buy this piece of thousand-year cold iron. There is only one piece of thousand-year cold iron in Tianxing Pavilion now. If it is bought, I don’t know when it will be available next time.
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Feeling anxious in her heart, Xia Yan couldn't help but pray that the young lady wouldn't buy it.
"Yes, I bought it!" the lady said angrily.
Although Xia Yan couldn't see the faces of the two women from where he was standing, judging from their voices, they should be similar in age to him. Moreover, judging from their figures and temperament, their appearance was definitely not bad either.
"But... Miss, what are we going to do with this cold iron we bought?"
A slightly short woman, probably a maid.
"That abominable bastard!" the lady said angrily, "I will use this cold iron to make a long sword that is sharp enough!"
"Miss..." The maid was stunned for a moment, and then said in surprise: "Miss, you don't know martial arts, so what are you doing making a long sword? This cold iron is so heavy, I'm afraid you can't even lift it!"
After looking at the thousand-year-old cold iron, the maid shook her head and said.
"Idiot, you can make a few more weapons. That way they will be lighter, as long as they are sharp enough!" The young lady stretched out her white little hand, grabbed it hard in the air, and said through gritted teeth, "If that bastard really succeeds, I will
Just use this long sword made of cold iron to cut him!"
Xia Yan was stunned and looked at the master and servant in horror!
This lady...
"Ouch~"
The native dog suddenly barked in a low voice. It can also understand human language. When it heard the young lady's harsh words, it couldn't help but trembled all over and screamed.
The pair of master and servant immediately turned around and looked at Xia Yan and Tugou not far behind them.
"Who are you? Why are you eavesdropping on our conversation?" When the maid saw Xia Yan, her face filled with anger and she asked.
Xia Yan looked at the pair of master and servant. As expected, they were both beautiful and fragrant. Especially the young lady, who was slim and graceful, but there was a faint hint of worry at the tip of her eyebrows.
"Oh, I'm buying ore!" Xia Yan spread his hands and glared at the native dog.
It’s not the first time that Tugou has made his voice heard at a critical moment. The last time he had a conflict with Zhang Feng in Ruyi Building was because of Tugou. This time, it’s still Tugou!
"Buying ore, how long have you been standing behind us? Tell me, did you eavesdrop on our conversation on purpose?" This maid was aggressive, with her chest raised high.
"Are you the one sent by that bastard to follow me?" the young lady asked with a frown.
"That bastard?" Xia Yan frowned, "Who is that bastard?"
"Who else is Song Yuxin! The son of the Song family, you must be the one sent to follow our young lady, right?" The young lady's maid opened her eyes angrily and glared at Xia Yan fiercely.
Xia Yan quickly said: "I don't know him, and I haven't heard of him either."
"Nonsense, miss, this man is not a good person at first sight! He said he has never heard of Song Yuxin. Is there anyone in Ziye City who has not heard of Song Yuxin? He is lying at first glance!" The maid pointed at Xia Yan and shouted loudly
road.
"I really don't know that Song Yuxin. I have only been in Ziye City for four or five days." Xia Yan explained helplessly again.
"Forget it, it doesn't matter anyway. Xiaohua, bought this stone, let's go!" The lady waved her hands, as if she didn't want to say anything more, and said to the maid beside her.
"Yes, miss!" Xiaohua nodded and went to find the shop owner.
Xia Yan was very worried. If he was really bought by this woman, he didn't know how long the weapon making would have to be postponed. This woman bought the thousand-year cold iron, but it didn't seem to be of much use. The same goes for other ores when making weapons.
Can!
Xia Yan frowned and said, "Miss, can you..."
Xia Yan opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.
After a pause, Xia Yan said again: "I also want to buy this piece of cold iron. Miss, I wonder if you can part with it? If you want to make weapons, other ores are also available! I bought this piece of cold iron because I was in a hurry.
need."
"You need it urgently? We don't need it urgently?" Maid Xiaohua seemed to still be worried about what happened just now.
"Our lady was forced into marriage by that bastard Song Yuxin. Now, there are only three days left. In three days, the lady will..." As she said this, Xiaohua's eyes were slightly red, and she looked like she was about to cry.
"Forced marriage?" Xia Yan was puzzled, "Then who is Song Yuxin?"
Seeing that Xia Yan didn't seem to be pretending, the young lady sighed quietly and said: "Song Yuxin is the son of the Song family in Ziye City. The Song family is the largest family in Ziye City. Song Yuxin's father, Song Li, is a deacon of the temple and has the power to
Extremely. And I am just the daughter of a small businessman. Facing the aggressive Song family, there is nothing we can do."
"Forget it, why should I tell you this!" The young lady shook her head, feeling a little miserable, "Since this young master is in urgent need of this stone, we won't buy it."
"Miss..." Maid Xiaohua frowned, "The master has already posted a mission in the mercenary hall to ask for help from experts, so don't worry too much."
But the young lady smiled bitterly and shook her head, and then her eyes became determined again. It seemed that she might be able to do anything by then.
Xia Yan quickly thanked her, "Thank you, Miss, for your kindness!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the young lady hurrying downstairs. The maid Xiaohua also glanced at Xia Yan and followed her downstairs.
Xia Yan frowned, then walked towards the Millennium Cold Iron. This piece of cold iron weighed enough to weigh twenty kilograms. Although it was only as big as two fists, its quality was amazing and it was very heavy to hold.
Of course, the quality of the cold iron is worse than the heart of the clear water. The heart of the clear water is about the same size as the thousand-year cold iron, but it is twice as heavy as the cold iron.
"Shopkeeper?" Xia Yan looked around. At this time, he and Tugou were the only ones on the second floor, so he shouted to the first floor.
As soon as he finished shouting, Xia Yan heard footsteps on the stairs, and then a middle-aged woman came down from the third floor. She was wearing a long black dress and was elegant and luxurious.
"Do you need anything, sir?" The middle-aged woman asked politely when she saw Xia Yan.
Xia Yan held the Millennium Cold Railway Road in his hand: "How many gold coins do you need for this piece of ore?"
When the middle-aged woman saw that Xia Yan was holding Millennium Cold Iron, her face moved slightly, "This is Millennium Cold Iron. It is very expensive. One kilogram costs 10,000 gold coins!"
"Ten thousand!" Xia Yan looked at Han Tie.
This small piece of cold iron costs almost more than 200,000 yuan, which is indeed expensive!
However, no matter how expensive it was, Xia Yan had to buy it.
"Sir, this kind of rare ore is only available in our Tianxing Pavilion. And the price is absolutely fair and there is no fraud." The middle-aged woman smiled. She saw that Xia Yan really wanted to buy it.
"In this case, if you really want it, sir, we will weigh it first. The small change can be waived." The middle-aged woman continued to chuckle and said calmly.
Xia Yan nodded and said, "Okay!"
After weighing, this piece of thousand-year-old cold iron weighed 23.6 kilograms. The fraction was waived, and Xia Yan also had to pay 230,000 gold coins for this piece of thousand-year-old cold iron.
"Sir, if you don't bring enough gold coins, you can wait until tomorrow to pick up the goods. We will keep this piece of cold iron for you for one day." After weighing the weight, the middle-aged woman said with a smile.
Ordinary people, who would go out with more than 200,000 gold coins?
Even if you come to buy ore in advance, I'm afraid it will be difficult to bring so much. Seeing that the middle-aged woman is only fifteen or sixteen years old, Xia Yan obviously cannot be the patriarch of a family. With more than 200,000 gold coins, even if
A big family has to consider what it takes. That's why she said that.
Xia Yan waved his hands and said with a smile: "No need, I want it now!"
As he said that, Xia Yan took out a thick stack of golden tickets from his chest.
Each golden ticket has a face value of 10,000 gold coins!
The staff of Tianxing Pavilion looked at Xia Yan in shock, and you can imagine the expressions on their faces.
Even in Tianxing Pavilion, they had never seen a person carrying more than one million gold tickets.
Xia Yan did a little inventory, took out twenty-three gold tickets with a denomination of 10,000, handed them to the middle-aged woman, and then put the twenty-three kilogram piece of thousand-year-old cold iron into his arms together with the gold tickets.
In slight shock, the middle-aged woman reached out and took Xia Yan's golden ticket.
"Thank you, I'll take my leave then!" Xia Yan took a breath and finally said.
"Okay, sir, welcome to Tianxing Pavilion next time!" The middle-aged woman said politely with a smile on her face.
Other staff members also saluted Xia Yan respectfully.
"He carries so many golden tickets, my God, how old he is!"
"Could he be...the young master of the four major families in Purple Leaf City?"
"I don't think so. I have met all the sons of the patriarchs of the four major families, and other young masters with lower statuses will definitely not be able to get so many golden tickets!"
"..."
After Xia Yan left, the staff in Tianxing Pavilion were still talking in low voices in amazement. They were extremely curious about Xia Yan's identity.
Xia Yan ran all the way, taking advantage of the darkness that had just fallen, like a civet cat, running quickly through the long streets and alleys, heading in the direction he came from.
In just a cup of tea, Xia Yan went from Tianxing Pavilion to the courtyard of the dean's friend. The old man had already changed into linen clothes and seemed to be ready to take action.
"Senior, I bought back the thousand-year cold iron!" After entering the courtyard, Xia Yan took out the cold iron in his hand and said slowly and respectfully.
"Well, let's put it down first! Is this Heart of Blue Water going to be made into a sword?" The old man asked when he saw Xia Yan holding a long sword in his hand.
Xia Yan nodded solemnly and said: "Yes, I'm sorry to bother you, senior!"
"Haha, it doesn't matter!" The old man smiled and his face moved slightly, "But do you use this sword yourself?"
"Yes!" Xia Yan was respectful and polite!
"How can your master, that old guy, trust you to use this precious thing? If a long sword made with the Heart of Blue Water is recognized by some people with malicious intentions, the consequences will be unfathomable. With your ability,
Can you protect your own weapons?" The old man shook his head, seeming a little confused.
Xia Yan chuckled and said: "The man is here, the sword is here!"
"Okay, okay!" The old man laughed, "As expected of that old guy's disciple, I was too worried! So, let's start now. I'll beat the thousand-year-old cold iron into a hammer first!"
"Little brother, you go back first and wait a week before you come back to pick up the sword! Oh, no, you can come on the sixth day. I still need your help for the last process!" The old man said to Xia Yan in a serious voice, his eyes
But it has already fallen on the thousand-year-old cold iron that Xia Yan put down.
After Xia Yan left, the sound of 'Keng~Keng~' sounded in the small courtyard.
A week later, the divine sword will be ready.
"I wonder how sharp this weapon made from the Heart of Blue Water is!" Xia Yan also had some expectations in his heart.
"Well, the Millennium Cold Iron was given to me by that young lady. This favor must be repaid. She seemed to be in trouble. And her father seemed to have issued a mission in the mercenary hall. Three days later...
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Xia Yan thought of the young lady he met in Tianxing Pavilion, and a thought flashed through his mind.
"I'll go to the mercenary hall the day after tomorrow. If I can find this mission, I'll know what it's about! If I can help, I'll consider it as a return of the favor!" Xia Yan's feet suddenly increased in speed, and he ran like a bolt of lightning.