Chapter 73: Entering the Inner Treasury Again
Chapter 73: Entering the Inner Treasury Again
"Second shopkeeper."
Li Yuan turned around and saluted.
Looking at the apprentice in front of him, Yu Zhen narrowed his eyes slightly: "Minor success in Qi and blood?"
"Replying to the shopkeeper, I succeeded by luck a few days ago."
Li Yuan clasped his fists, and his arms glowed red.
"You have been learning martial arts for less than a year, but your Qi and blood have already reached a high level. Even if you take pills and medicine, it will cost at least one or two hundred taels of silver, right?"
Yu Zhen remembered.
Half a year ago, I broke into the inner courtyard and tortured an apprentice using drugs and hypnotic techniques. It seems that this is the person in front of me?
"My disciple's forging skills are quite good, and Chef Sun is also quite generous."
Li Yuan considered his tone.
He could sense the dangerous aura from Yu Zhen. This ghostwriter from Zhelong Mansion was no match for Qin Xiong in terms of strength or practical experience.
"One or two hundred taels of silver. This is more than generous."
Thinking about who the person in front of him was, Yu Zhen no longer had any doubts in his heart. He was quite sure about his own method of bewitching people.
If this apprentice had achieved some success half a year ago, he would not have been so easily deceived and questioned.
"Go."
Yu Zhen waved his hand.
Li Yuan felt relieved, knowing that he had passed the test temporarily, and turned to leave.
……
"Just now his Qi and blood reached a great stage, but three months ago it was only a small stage? That shouldn't be him..."
Yu Zhen's face looked very unhappy.
He spent nearly two years trying to find the head of Nian Jiu, but not only did he fail to claim the reward, he also didn't even see the shadow of the Bingdao Fighting Hammer.
"Who is it?!"
Yu Zhen's eyes twitched and he felt a nameless anger rising in his heart.
But he soon realized something was wrong and broke out in a cold sweat.
For a moment, he just wanted to kill people, all the people who had gone to Fajiu Mountain to hunt down Nian Jiu that day, all of them!
"This worship method is too weird. It is affecting and distorting me. I must cultivate to the first level as soon as possible, otherwise I will go crazy..."
Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, Yu Zhen took a deep breath and prepared to go back to the house to suppress the situation.
"Brother Yu doesn't look well?"
As soon as he arrived at the inner courtyard, Yu Zhen heard a voice before he returned to the house. Wang Ding walked in from the courtyard gate, apparently looking for him.
"He has something to ask me?"
Yu Zhen's heart was slightly moved, so he pushed the door open and invited Wang Ding in.
They lit the candles and sat down.
"Where is the chief treasurer?"
Wang Ding went straight to the point.
"The head clerk is still in the mountains hunting down the Viper Gang members. He probably won't be back before winter."
Yu Zhen replied.
"Why not come back after the New Year."
Wang Ding obviously knew something and looked at Yu Zhen deeply: "Han Chuijun has not shown up yet, but he will definitely not give up easily.
It may not leave before winter comes. "
"He'll leave sooner or later."
Yu Zhen was guessing why Wang Ding came, as he was not familiar with this old guy.
"Brother Yu is still tracking Nian Jiu. No, he is the one who stole the martial arts of the Divine Weapon Valley, right?"
Wang Ding smiled slightly.
"Who dares to covet the martial arts of the Divine Weapon Valley? I don't have that much courage."
Yu Zhen didn't admit it and didn't bother beating around the bush:
"Brother Wang, you didn't come to me just to talk nonsense, did you?"
"In Gaoliu City, there is also a martial art that is at least of intermediate level, or maybe even superior level!"
Wang Ding lowered his voice.
"Oh?"
Yu Zhen's eyes lit up: "Where?"
He had been stuck in body tempering for several years, and was only one intermediate martial art away from a breakthrough to inner strength. For this reason, he made up his mind to learn the God Worshipping Method.
But if there really were other martial arts, he would certainly not choose this weird fragment.
"Thousand-Eyed Bodhisattva Temple."
"Ok?"
Wang Ding answered happily, but Yu Zhen frowned.
"Farewell."
Wang Ding didn't say much and bowed to say goodbye.
"The Thousand-Eyed Bodhisattva Temple?"
Yu Zhen seemed to be thinking about something. Soon, he groaned again and stood up with a grim expression. He wanted to kill someone again.
"This martial art is too weird, too weird..."
Yu Zhen was covered in cold sweat. He quickly walked out of the house and went to Chunfeng Tower in the inner city.
He needed to vent.
……
……
Wow~
A basin of cold water was poured over his head.
In the small courtyard, Li Yuan was taking a bath in shorts. Under the moonlight, one could see that he was tall and well-proportioned, with strong muscles clinging to his frame.
"It's careless!"
Basins of cold water were poured down, and Li Yuan's drunkenness disappeared completely.
During the three months that Cao Yan was out of the city, he made a breakthrough in his hammering skills. His Qi and blood went from a small circulation to a large circulation, and his bones changed from being in the middle and lower parts to having arms like apes and waist like bees.
This is a gradual change in three months.
Zhang Ben, Wang Hu, Fatty Sun, Yue Yunjin and others met him frequently, so naturally they could not sense any obvious changes.
It's been three months since we met, Yu Zhen...
“As long as there is medicine for Qi and Blood, it’s fine. Exposing yourself doesn’t matter. There are so many people with Qi and Blood in the city, one more won’t matter.
However, this venomous snake may not have given up on looking for Nian Jiu. No, it should be the Bingdao Dousha Hammer... Moreover, this venomous snake has also practiced the worship of gods?"
Li Yuan wiped his body and thought about it.
Three months ago, Yu Zhen didn't have that wooden sign on him. "This poisonous snake is very dangerous..."
Yu Zhen is not Qin Xiong. Not only has he tempered his body well, but he has been chasing fugitives for many years and has rich practical experience. Even if he launches a sneak attack, I am afraid he is no match for him.
Thinking of the frightened little vole, Li Yuan returned to the house and reflected on himself.
"Yu Zhen and Qin Xiong are different. These ghostwriters have no taboos. They dare to test at the slightest suspicion. If there is even a little evidence, I'm afraid they will dare to take action directly!"
In the few months after getting rid of Qin Xiong, he was quite at ease. His hammering skills and blood skills went according to plan. It seemed that he had cultivated his internal energy, and his promotion to the rank of Weapon Master was not far away.
Everything is going well.
Yu Zhen's test made him wake up instantly. Someone was still tracking Nian Jiu, not only Yu Zhen, but also the masters from Shenbing Valley.
"I just want to practice martial arts in peace, why do I always get into trouble?"
After feeding the little guy a few pieces of meat, Li Yuan sighed in his heart.
He thought he was acting prudently, but who could say that he wouldn't be caught?
After all, he really went to Fajiu Mountain that day.
"I will feel uneasy if this matter is not resolved! As the saying goes, it is better to be safe than sorry..."
Rubbing his temple, Li Yuan didn't like this vague sense of crisis and wanted to resolve the matter once and for all.
Joining the Divine Weapon Valley is one of the options, but the most urgent task is Yu Zhen.
"call!"
Li Yuan sat quietly for a long time before he put on his clothes and went to sleep.
As soon as the palm control cooled down, he immediately replaced the White Ape Fundamental Diagram and the Master Craftsman's Hammer, feeling the fullness in his body.
Li Yuan felt relieved:
"It won't be long before I develop the White Ape Power..."
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Seven days later, there was another party at Yizi Restaurant.
Li Yuan naturally followed Yue Yunjin, but this time, the lively party was much quieter. Miss Lu did not come, and neither did her followers.
"Miss Lu stayed indoors, saying she wanted to practice martial arts."
Li Yuan couldn't help feeling disappointed after receiving such an answer. Apart from this party, he had no other way to get in touch with the county magistrate.
Liu Zheng, Wen Yida and others could do it, but their relationship was not good enough, and he did not want to expose his desire for red gold too much.
It would be very dangerous if someone knew about your overly strong desire and used it as a trap.
The party was lackluster. Li Yuan left early, but I heard that Yue Yunjin got drunk again and was sent back along with Wu Ming.
"The inner armor is almost soaked."
Li Yuan finished soaking the inner armor and put it on in the forging room. As for the silver, he naturally owed it.
The half-price inner armor is still one hundred taels of silver.
He did have it in his hand, but he also had to prepare for the promotion to the rank of Military Commander, so how could he be willing to take it out?
"I'll make it up later."
If it were someone else, this would naturally be impossible, but since Li Yuan owed it to him, Zhang Ben agreed very readily, even smiling:
"Twelve top-grade blades. With your forging speed, three months should be enough?"
When the blacksmiths who had been transferred back returned, Old Zhang was freed and no longer had to rush to work on ironwork every day.
"At least six months, right?"
Li Yuan's face turned bitter.
It is not impossible to make twelve pieces in three months, but he will have to spend day and night in the forging room.
"No, four months at most!"
"Five months!"
The master and the disciple bargained and finally reached an agreement that Li Yuan would take the inner armor but he needed to make twelve high-quality sharp blades of any type within four and a half months.
If the time limit is exceeded, the inner armor will be taken back.
Li Yuan agreed reluctantly, but he knew in his heart that this was the rule.
If there were no rules, and more than 30 blacksmiths in the forge followed suit, Zhang Ben would probably be fired immediately.
"I'm going to the warehouse to sort out the ore. I'll use your badge to go to the inner storehouse to take a look at the finished, high-quality blades."
"Ah."
After taking the badge, Li Yuan turned and walked towards the warehouse.
"This kid..."
Zhang Ben shook his head and was about to leave when he saw Yu Zhen walk in. His brows immediately frowned.
The sound of iron hammering in the forge room also stopped instantly.
"Everyone, please continue. Yu is here to see Mr. Zhang."
Yu Zhen's face turned pale, and he took out a blueprint and handed it to Zhang Ben:
"Inner City Yuan Family, Yuan Pingjun's order, the best heavy hammer, you have to take action!"
"Top-grade heavy hammer?"
Zhang Ben's face turned even uglier. "Why does the hammer need to be so good? How can Yuan Pingjun's top-grade hammer not kill people?"
The hammer, after the iron rod, is the easiest weapon to make.
Zhang Ben didn't like it, thinking it was a waste of materials. One heavy hammer could usually be used to forge more than four blades of the same level.
"You have to bring the iron materials yourself. I'll give you two hundred taels of silver. Please help me. I'll have it made before the end of the year."
Yu Zhen was a little jealous.
Even if he worked hard for a year, he might not be able to save so much money.
"That's okay too."
Zhang Ben's expression eased slightly.
Hammer soldiers are easy to defeat, but top-quality ones are hard to come by. He could just delay it for a while, and let Li Yuan join in once he becomes proficient...
……
"If I can't get the red gold from Lu Bailing, then I can only wait for Cao Yan to come back."
In the warehouse, Li Yuan was a little careless.
He simply couldn't concentrate on honing his forging skills. He just wanted to develop the White Ape Power as quickly as possible, get the red gold, and be promoted to the Weapon Control Scroll.
"Brother Hu, open the inner storehouse."
After walking around for a few times and selecting the iron materials he wanted, Li Yuan looked towards the inner storehouse.
Now, his hammering skills have been perfected, and the White Ape Strength is about to be formed. The benefits of the Great Craftsman's Hammer and the White Ape Fundamental Diagram are already very small, and even if they are actively activated, the blessing is not as good as the Jade Bronze Hammer.
He planned to choose a new one and follow Zhang Ben's path to buy one or two second-level weapons.
Re-match the control effect.
(End of this chapter)