The blacksmith shop on the west side outside the city is not difficult to find.
After leaving the city and heading west, less than a mile away, Lin Ji's consciousness detected an open space in the forest.
After a while, he arrived outside a somewhat crude-looking blacksmith shop.
An old man was sitting lazily on the open space at the door, basking in the sun. He held a cigarette rod in his hand and took a sip from time to time, looking calm.
Seeing Lin Ji appear, the old man just looked at it and lost interest.
"I won't take the job anymore." The old man didn't even bother to raise his eyelids.
"Sir Fang Yunshan introduced me here." Lin Ji saluted with his hands raised, "But Huo doesn't favor Senior Huo?"
Hearing Fang Yunshan's name, the old man finally became interested. He raised his body with some difficulty, but still lay on his side, looking at Lin Ji with cloudy eyes.
"It's me." Old Man Huo yawned, "Brother Fang? What, he is going to break through the eighth realm?"
"Lin doesn't know..." Lin Ji dealt with it, secretly speechless in his heart.
Guan Fang Yunshan is called Fang Xiaozi, this old man is quite capable.
Huo Buzhi heard Lin Ji's words but was dissatisfied and said: "Didn't he say that he would cultivate his sword until it is perfect and then come to me to fight?"
"The Qingzhi Sword has been awarded to me by Lord Fang."
Lin Ji was too lazy to explain the twists and turns. He held it out of thin air with one hand, and the Qingzhi Sword appeared in his hand.
"Huh? The magical power of space is the universe in your sleeves?"
"yes."
"Tiangongfang's tricks are still the same after so many years." Huo Bubiao chuckled twice.
He was obviously related to Tiangongfang. After seeing Lin Ji's secrets, he finally became a little interested. He slowly sat up from the recliner and took a deep breath from the cigarette rod in his hand.
"Huh... put down the Qingzhi Sword and pick it up in three days."
After the words fell, Huo Bubiai waved his hand, signaling Lin Ji to leave quickly.
But the purpose of Lin Ji's trip goes beyond that.
He took out the Thunder Cloud Bead again and said, "Senior Huo, I still have this thing."
Seeing the Thunder Cloud Bead in Lin Ji's hand, Huo Buqian's eyes flashed with excitement. He waved slightly, and the Thunder Cloud Bead escaped Lin Ji's control and flew into his hand.
Lin Ji's pupils shrank suddenly. He had no idea how Huo Buqian did it. He didn't even notice any fluctuations in spiritual energy.
"Hey, you guys think that calling me Fang Yunshan is just for show?" Huo Bubia sneered.
Upon hearing this, Lin Ji took half a step back and bowed in salute.
It turned out that all his little thoughts were seen by the old man.
"Earlier, the younger generation was too blind to see the mountains."
Lin Ji never imagined that there would be a monk who had entered the Taoist realm living in the mountains and forests outside the suburbs of Beijing.
And judging by his tone, his seniority and qualifications may be far beyond Lin Ji's imagination.
On the other side, Huo Buzian played with the Thunder Cloud Bead in his hand for a moment and said with a smile: "A natural treasure is really rare... This treasure has been recognized as its owner. Do you want to break the mark of the previous owner?"
"yes."
Huo Buqian nodded and said, "Did Mr. Fang tell you about the rules here when I came here?"
Lin Ji was stunned.
"What rules?"
Fang Yunshan only said that he should lower his posture.
Huo Buxi threw the Lei Yunzhu back to Lin Ji and said, "I can take action, but you need to owe me a favor."
Lin Ji frowned slightly.
"Senior, the debt of favor can be big or small, it is hard to estimate, why not change it to Yuan Jing or something else..."
Halfway through the conversation, Huo Bubiao interrupted impatiently.
"Do you think I am short of money?"
Hearing this, Lin Ji had a wry smile on his face.
Indeed, a master of weapon refining is still a Taoist monk. How could he be short of money?
Thinking of this, Lin Ji added: "Favors are okay, but senior might as well make it clearer, such as what you want Lin to do, or what senior wants."
"I don't know. I don't need anything now. If you agree, I will find you one day in the future."
After hearing this, Lin Ji no longer wanted to agree.
The most difficult thing to repay is the debt of gratitude. What if the old man comes to the door in the future and says that the real dragon from the east has provoked him and asks Lin Ji to kill it?
Thinking of this, Lin Ji sighed slightly, and most of the respect he had previously asked for was gone.
"In this case, Lin can only hire someone else."
"Whatever you want." Old Man Huo didn't care. After putting away the Qingzhi Sword, he wanted to see the guest off.
But at this moment, Lin Ji suddenly had some thoughts and asked curiously: "Senior only said that he wanted favors, so if the junior doesn't recognize him in the future, what will the senior do?"
"If I can beat you, I'll hunt you down. If I can't beat you, I'll ask someone to chase you and kill you until you die." Huo Bubiao's tone was casual, as if he was just talking about a trivial matter.
Lin Ji was not surprised by this answer. A monk who has entered Taoism cannot be so ungrateful.
"Then what if the senior's conditions are too difficult and he will die no matter what?"
"My favor is greater than the sky." Huo Bubiao said again.
Lin Ji understood, put down the Qingzhi Sword, and said, "You think Mr. Fang has already paid for the Qingzhi Sword's favor?"
"good."
"In that case, it's all thanks to you, senior."
Lin Ji turned around and left without any hesitation.
But just two steps out, Huo Bubiao's voice sounded again behind him.
"Hey, it's not difficult to break the master's mark on a natural treasure, but it's a bit cumbersome to avoid damaging the Tao marks on it. If you want to hire someone else, you might have to go to Xiangzhou and find someone.
Old stuff from the workshop.”
Lin Ji paused and looked at Huo Bubiao.
"Senior's conditions are too harsh, and it's really hard for me to agree to them."
"Boy, it's just a favor. Maybe in the future I can repay the favor by just asking you to play chess with me?" Huo Bubia followed the lead.
Lin Ji was not fooled at all.
"What if senior wants me to die in the future?"
"Hey, it's not that serious. I just said it in a harsh way."
"Lin doesn't want to gamble."
After a pause, Lin Ji seemed to have thought of something, and then said: "But Lin has a clue in his hand, which he may not be able to find out in the future. Seniors may be interested."
"Oh? What clues? Let me tell you."
"It was discovered by Lin accidentally when he was on business in Yunzhou."
"What on earth is it? Stop telling me."
Lin Ji raised his eyebrows and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
"Evergreen grass."
As soon as he said this, Huo Buxiang stood up abruptly, not looking as tired as before.
He came to Lin Ji's side in a flash.
"Boy, are you serious about this?"
"Lin is not an unknown person, and he never targets without aim." After a pause, Lin Ji added, "Master Fang can also vouch for me on this matter."
Come to think of it, Fang Yunshan will never cause trouble no matter what.
Hearing this, Huo Bubiao's eyes flickered for a moment.
"In the future, if you get evergreen grass and a furnace of nine elixirs, will I have a share?"
"Senior has a share." Lin Ji nodded.
"What about the time limit?"
"Within three years."
"Okay! Bring the Lei Yunzhu and pick it up in a month."