Chapter 80 Scorpion Tail Needle
Chapter 80 Scorpion Tail Needle
Someone patted the railing and sighed, "It's the tenth day."
"Including today, a total of one hundred carts have left the city. Is it not over yet?"
"The Dragon Scale Society has accumulated wealth for five generations. Once the owner changes hands, the world of Pingyang will have to rely on Qingfeng Village for survival."
"The Dragon Catcher dominated the Pingyang martial arts world for decades, and he died quietly like this?"
"Zhao Laodao's daughter is not an ordinary person."
"I heard that the leader of Qingfeng Village has been practicing martial arts in seclusion and has passed the position of leader to Zhao Xia. I don't know if it's true or not."
"In the hundred years of Pingyang martial arts, when has a woman dominated the limelight?"
"That Blood Evil Axe is not an ordinary woman. I heard that she is not only beautiful, but also a martial arts expert. She split Lin Kun in half with just one axe. What a good woman, what a chivalrous spirit!"
Someone said disdainfully: "Vicious and violent people will have a bad end sooner or later. Your Excellency is so opportunistic, do you want to join Qingfeng Village?"
The man chuckled and said, "I would like to go, but I'm afraid they won't accept me."
The other party said righteously: "Shameless! How can we, the righteous and chivalrous people, bow down to the mountain bandits?"
The man laughed and said, "The Dragon Scale Society is indeed a righteous organization, but they were destroyed. I haven't seen you stand up for the Lin family and avenge them, brother?"
Another person said, "You want to come forward? I heard that Qingfeng has recruited craftsmen from Pingyang Prefecture to build a city in Yunwu Mountain. The terrain there is as solid as a rock. Even if the imperial army arrives, they will be at a loss. I'm afraid you guys can't even reach the gate of the village."
On the Zuixian Tower, many wanderers walked to the railings, watching many carriages passing by on the street, talking about something.
There were more than a hundred men with swords guarding on both sides. The leader was a swordsman wearing a bamboo hat. He was riding on a horse and seemed oblivious to the gazes from all around.
Private room on the third floor.
Five or six leaders of Pingyang Prefecture sat in front of the table in turn. The table was filled with food and wine, but no one had the appetite to eat.
The first seated person was the leader of the Iron Fist Society, who was in his seventies, with white hair and beard. He looked ruddy and had a loud voice, and was as energetic as a young man.
"The Shennong Gang and the Longlin Society have been destroyed one after another. What rules does Qingfeng Village have for the Pingyang martial arts world? Has old hero Mu heard of them?"
The Tiequan Society is on good terms with Fan Zhutian, and he even visited Liu Dachui on his birthday. These people secretly speculated that he had already established a relationship with Qingfeng Village.
Mu Daqi said helplessly: "Captain Yuan asked me, but he asked the wrong person. Although I have visited him before, I have never even seen the owner. However, I heard from the 'Little Giant Spirit' that the owner of the Zhang Village is a chivalrous and righteous man who specializes in helping the weak and fighting the strong. He is a great hero."
Yuan Tong chuckled and said, "According to what Mr. Mu said, this Zhang village chief doesn't look like a domineering and self-centered person?"
Yuantong Escort Agency was just a small escort agency with a few dozen people, and its business was only in Shanxi. He was somewhere between a wuxia artist and a businessman, so he was naturally concerned about the change of the position of the wuxia overlord in Pingyang.
"It's hard to tell whether it's true or not, just hearsay."
Mu Daqi shook his head. He was not worried. After all, with the relationship with Fan Zhutian, Qingfeng Village would give him some face. Compared with the past when the Wild Wolf Gang and the Dragon Scale Society were in charge, his life would only be better.
Someone worriedly said, "The Wild Wolf Gang is related to the Demon Cult. This Zhang Village Chief has successively destroyed the Shennong Gang and the Dragon Scale Society, killing many people. I'm afraid he is not an easy person to deal with."
Master Li of the Fast Fist Martial Arts School played with two iron gallbladders in his hands and said with a smile: "Everyone, instead of guessing here, why don't you pay a visit? If you are in Pingyang, you must meet this Zhang village master."
When everyone heard this, they all believed it and discussed choosing an auspicious day, preparing generous gifts, and paying a visit.
Formerly the Dragon Scale Society, library.
Zhang Yu stayed in this building for ten days without taking a step out.
There are four elite guards in front of the door. From time to time, they can hear subtle sounds coming from upstairs, which are quite rhythmic and inevitably arouse people's imagination.
"Whoosh!"
Zhang Yu sat in a round chair, bent his middle finger and held it horizontally in front of him, with two black iron nails sandwiched between his thumb, index finger and middle finger. He circulated his internal energy, exerted force on his wrist, and swung them out quickly.
"Snap! Snap!" The two iron nails sank into the wall.
The wall had been riddled with holes, including nails, stones, cup lids, and all kinds of small objects.
"Scorpion Tail Golden Needle, this method of exerting strength is indeed unique. Using iron nails, it can be lethal within 20 meters. I wonder what it would be like if it were replaced with a real scorpion tail golden needle?"
Zhang Yu opened the book "Scorpion Tail Golden Needle", which recorded three flying needle techniques, "Flying Bird Style", "Piercing Cloud Style" and "Scattered Flowers Style", each effective in dealing with different enemy situations.
The green jade ring strengthens the six senses and is very effective in improving delicate skills such as flying needle techniques.
In ten days, Zhang Yu had already mastered the "Flying Bird Style" and "Piercing the Clouds Style" of the "Scorpion Tail Golden Needle". This was even without the original golden needles, and he had to use iron nails instead.
"Climb! Climb!"
There were footsteps at the stairs.
Behind Zhao Xia followed an old man with dark complexion. He was short and stocky, with a round head and strong arms that were thicker than the thighs of an ordinary man.
"Sir, this Master Lu Rutie is the best blacksmith in Pingyang Prefecture."
Lu Rutie looked at the destroyed wall. As a famous craftsman in Pingyang Prefecture, he had made weapons for many people in the martial arts world. Although he was not good at martial arts, he was quite knowledgeable. He could drive a whole iron nail into the wall, which showed that he was definitely not an ordinary person.
Zhang Yu extended his hand and said, "Master Lu, please sit down."
"Sir, this is a golden needle made according to your diagram."
Lu Rutie didn't dare to sit down. He respectfully placed the wooden box on the table and opened it. Inside the box were 108 golden needles.
Each needle is as thin as an ox hair, about two inches long, and has a faint golden glow. During the forging process, gold is mixed in, which causes extremely high loss, but it makes the gold needles both flexible and tough.
Zhang Yu picked up a 'scorpion tail golden needle', flickered his finger and swung it out. With a flash of golden light, the golden needle sank into the wall without a trace, like a stone falling into water.
"Master Lu."
Lu Rutie didn't know whether the other party was satisfied or not. His heart was in his throat. He stood up quickly and said, "My lord, my lord, do you have any other instructions?"
"How old are you this year?"
Lu Rutie thought of the rumors about the leader of Qingfeng Village and the tragic situation of the Dragon Scale Society. He was so frightened that his face turned pale. His legs softened and he knelt on the ground: "Sir, I have an eighty-year-old mother and a thirty-year-old child. Please spare me."
Zhang Yu was slightly startled, then he stood up and helped Lu Rutie up, saying with a smile, "The golden needles made by Master Lu are very good."
Lu Rutie breathed a sigh of relief: "Ah, that's good, as long as the adults are satisfied."
Zhang Yu said again: "Master Lu, I would like to invite you to go to Yunwu Mountain to forge weapons for Qingfeng Village in the future."
Lü Rutie said in embarrassment: "Sir, my family has been craftsmen in Pingyang for generations. It is hard for me to leave my hometown. I cannot..."
Zhang Yu sat back in the round chair, with a half-smile on his face: "Master Lu, Fang Zhilian, the prefect of Pingyang, has sent me several visiting cards, but I have never met him. I want to ask him to remove Master Lu's craftsman status. Master Fang will not refuse, right?"
There was a hidden threat in his words. The Scorpion Tail Needle was his secret weapon, so he would not allow the craftsman who could make the needle and knew the inside story to be uncontrolled by Qingfeng Village.
Lu Rutie's heart sank, knowing that he had boarded a pirate ship and there was no way he could get off.
Zhang Yu smiled and said, "I will prepare a house and a blacksmith shop for Master Lu in Qingfeng Village. The monthly salary is... fifty taels of silver. Yunwu Mountain has a nice scenery. Master Lu can bring his family to the mountain and enjoy the family life together."
Lu Rutie had a sad face. To him, the smile on Zhang Yu's face was even colder than the "Scorpion Tail Golden Needle" in the box.
"Everything is up to you, adults."
(End of this chapter)