"What are you looking at?" The woman frowned with her beautiful eyebrows.
"Ah, sorry." Gu Chen shook his head and brought his thoughts back.
If it is confirmed that the woman is the owner of the sword monster, it can explain her vigilant attitude at the moment. After all, the monster is a hated existence in Chenghuang Kingdom, and the woman must be worried about the trouble that may be caused by the identity of the sword monster being exposed.
, and then became very wary of Gu Chen.
"My name is Gu Chen, and I am the master who came to Liyang City a while ago." Gu Chen reported his name in a straight voice.
"Eh? You, you are the master?" The woman heard this and showed a different look of surprise than before.
The elixir pottery made by masters is an indispensable key material for the people's livelihood, but its quantity is absolutely rare. There are less than ten masters in Liyang City. They are the kind of treasures that are enshrined everywhere.
He followed the woman before coming to the store and imagined various situations, but he really didn't expect to meet the master.
"Hmph, Master Gu's reputation has long been spread in the field. My hand was cured by Master Gu's elixir!"
Xiao Yi said and raised his right hand as if to show off. After hearing Xiao Yi's testimony, the expression on the woman's face relaxed obviously. Master Fang had a high reputation in Chenghuang Kingdom, and the woman also bowed her head respectfully to Gu Chen and reported her name.
Number.
"My name is Feiyan, and I am a pioneer. I didn't expect you to be a master. Please forgive me for my previous rudeness."
Pioneers were supposed to be a rough profession that relied on force to make a living, but Feiyan, who bowed her head in greeting, made people feel like a well-educated lady. Gu Chen felt the subtle difference while responding to Feiyan.
"Don't mind, the situation this time is a bit special. I didn't expect Xiao Yi to find someone so quickly."
Gu Chen casually cast admiring words towards the White Ape boy, but Feiyan's eyes turned cold after knowing the cause. Xiao Yi, who was stared at, did not dare to take the pioneer's gaze, and instead whistled guiltily and looked into the distance.
It was night. At this time, looking at the appearance of the two people, he probably guessed what was going on. Gu Chen smiled bitterly and waved his hand to Xiao Yi.
"Thank you for your hard work, Xiao Yi. Leave the rest to me. Go back and rest first."
"Oh, then I will evacuate Mr. Gu first!"
Xiao Yi was eager to hear these words, and immediately put on the posture of rubbing oil on the soles of his feet. Before running away, Xiao Yi suddenly thought of something and approached Gu Chen, and warned him quietly. "By the way, Mr. Gu, you must be careful.
Ah! This woman looks pretty, but she is ruthless! Anyone who wants to marry her will definitely be unlucky for eight lifetimes..."
"Xiao Yi, Xiao Yi, have you ever heard of the saying 'Misfortune comes from the mouth'?"
Noticing the faint blue veins appearing on Feiyan's forehead, Gu Chen interrupted Xiao Yi in a fit of laughter and laughter. Now he didn't have Xiao Yu Shui on hand, so he quickly sent Xiao Bai Yuan away from the scene before any tragedy happened.
Feiyan crossed her arms and watched Xiao Yi leave, but then cast her harsh eyes on Gu Chen. "Master Fang, although I don't want to make irresponsible remarks on other people's lives, should you be more selective in your choice of friends?
Be more cautious?"
"I will remember it." Gu Chen sighed and nodded. She was so blunt to the person she met for the first time. It seems that this young lady also has a quite sharp personality, which is quite suitable for the sword monster.
"Let me confirm first. Is the thing you dropped a weapon?"
To be cautious, Gu Chen first checked with Feiyan, and when the topic was brought up, Feiyan nodded slightly nervously.
"That should be right. Let's talk inside first. The things you lost are inside." Gu Chen pointed at the door of the store and invited, adding before leaving. "Well, if you want to see something strange, don't leave."
Are you too surprised?"
"...I understand." Feiyan nodded as if she had some awareness.
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Of course awareness is awareness, but the actual situation is another matter.
Feiyan followed Gu Chen into the living room, and was choked by the strong smell of alcohol in the air as soon as she entered.
"Wha, what?"
Feiyan covered her mouth with her sleeves and looked left and right, only to see several wine bottles rolling down on the ground. The remaining wine overflowing from the mouth of the bottle pooled into a small puddle on the floor. Beside the small puddle, a mouthful
The medicine pot swings the tentacle-like rattan rope, rolls up the bamboo water gun with a slightly clumsy movement, sucks up the wine on the ground, and then raises the gun to shoot at the coffee table.
There was a horizontal sword hovering on the coffee table, and when the wine was shot at it, sword flowers suddenly danced. The sword flowers flashed one after another, and all the wine splashed on the sword was stopped without a drop left.
The sword monster performing the magical skill let out a long wine burp, while the pot monster underneath patted the vine rope particularly enthusiastically.
The two monsters were having a great time, and Feiyan Guchen next to them was dumbfounded.
"Uh, let me introduce you." Gu Chen, who came to his senses first, walked over with a wry smile and twisted the pot monster up. "This is just from my family, called Ponniu. Is this just from your family? It's a pity that I don't know it.
What's it called?"
Seeing Gu Chen casually holding the sword monster in his hand, Feiyan's eyes widened in astonishment, showing an expression as if she had been greatly shocked.
"Ju, you can actually touch the 'Drag Thunder'!?"
"Oh? Is her name Tou Lei?"
Gu Chen's eyes fell on the sword monster on his right hand. The sword monster raised its drunken eyes and looked at Gu Chen, then looked away with an awkward snort. Listening to Feiyan's tone, this guy was probably not a master with thorns all over his body before.
Son, of course Gu Chen doesn't have to worry about being chopped down now.
Gu Chen twisted the pot monster that was pretending to be dead with his left hand, and handed the sword monster back to the pioneer with his right hand.
Feiyan gingerly took over the sword monster "Tuo Lei" and looked at Gu Chen with eyes filled with awe.
"Please, may I ask who you are?"
"I am a master." Gu Chen scratched his head and continued, "But my topic is 'research on monsters'."
Some masters are good at refining medicine, some masters are good at making utensils, some masters like making incense, and some masters are chasing the circulation of the earth all year round. The strange habits of the masters have long been familiar to the people of Chenghuang, so they regard them as
"Researching monsters" explains the project of the master, so that at least it doesn't feel too out of the ordinary.
In fact, this is the first time that Gu Chen has told people that "researching monsters" is his subject.
Since the listener is a pioneer who also tamed sword monsters, there is no need to worry about getting into trouble.
Even so, Gu Chen spent a lot of time explaining the origins of taming the pot monster and encountering the sword monster. By the time Feiyan almost understood and accepted it, the moon outside the window had quietly risen to the top of the tree.
"...actually got drunk in the wine jar?"
Hearing Gu Chen describe the scene when he found the sword monster, Feiyan couldn't help but her face turned livid, and her back was covered in cold sweat. As a pioneer, she knew very well how much the Chenghuang people disliked the monster. If someone else had picked it up instead of Gu Chen, then she would have been
Now she probably really can only go to the furnace of the blacksmith shop to find the pieces of the sword monster.
With this thought in mind, Feiyan immediately left the table, took a few steps back and bowed her head deeply in salute to Gu Chen.
"Master Shoushi! I am really, really grateful!"
Feiyan's head was pressed so low that you could even see the graceful arc at the back of her neck. It would certainly be okay to regard this move as the female swordsman's indescribable expression of gratitude, but at the same time, it could also be seen that
This well-mannered young lady has a very serious character.
"Just call me Gu Chen."
Gu Chen blushed slightly, coughed and changed the topic. "Don't mind it too much. After all, monsters are my research topic, and I also gained a lot from communicating with Tuo Lei. I rarely have people bother me here. From now on, you have to
If you have time, you can bring more Tou Lei to play with Ponyo."
Gu Chen meant that this matter would be over like this, but Feiyan shook her head as if she refused to accept it.
"Too Lei is my half-life partner. I received your great kindness for saving you, but I was rude in many ways before. If you leave shamelessly like this, that would be the ultimate shame of a swordsman! Even if you mop the floor and wash the clothes, please do it."
Let me do something for you!"
"Even if you say so..." Gu Chen scratched his head in embarrassment. When he looked at the sword monster, he suddenly had an idea. "Speaking of which, Feiyan, are you a pioneer? Are you familiar with the outside world?"
"Sorry, I haven't been in Liyang City for a long time. If it's around the outskirts of the city, I'm familiar with it, but if it's too far away, I won't know." Feiyan lowered her head and answered honestly.
"What about the monster? Have you ever fought against the monster?"
"It's no problem if it's a monster." When talking about the battle, Feiyan's voice suddenly became full of pride. "Even if we encounter five or six monsters at the same time, Tuo Lei and I can deal with it."
"In that case, there will be no problem." Gu Chen nodded happily. Unexpectedly, after all the twists and turns, he found a solution to break Rishengchang's monopoly here. "Actually, I plan to go to the outside world to collect medicine refining materials. It shouldn't be too far.
But there is always a risk if there is no escort. If it is convenient, Feiyan, can you accompany me?"