Chapter 93 Master Li
Chapter 93 Master Li
The heavy stone that had been weighing on his heart for days fell to the ground, and Li Yuan felt a rare sense of relief. He fell into a deep sleep, and when he opened his eyes again, the heavy rain had stopped and the sky was slightly bright.
"Old Han's bone-setting skills are truly amazing. With just a flick of his hand, most of the hidden injuries that had occurred were healed."
After stretching his muscles, Li Yuan felt that he was completely clear inside and out.
"Cool!"
Listening to the 'crackling' sound of the bones rubbing against each other, Li Yuan felt that his internal strength had improved again, and it seemed that his Seven Star Horizontal Body Training had also made considerable progress.
"Really, a self-torturing martial art!"
Muttering to himself, Master Li Dao felt that his mood was brighter than today's weather.
The Bingdao Fighting and Killing Hammer can be used whenever you want, and practiced whenever you want. There is no need to avoid anyone anymore, and Cao Yan's spying and suppression are no longer there.
There are only two owners in the weapon forging shop now, Old Zhang and myself.
"Today, I'll reward you with a pill!"
Li Yuan scraped a little powder of the Blood-Nourishing Pill with his fingernail and gave it to the little mouse. He strode into the yard and flicked his hand, and the training hammer broke through the air.
It’s not the White Ape Hammer, but the Fighting and Killing Hammer!
……
……
The shouting and killing sounds from the inner and outer cities continued all night long.
The next day, when the frightened people opened the door, they were surprised to find that nothing seemed to have happened last night.
Teams of city guards patrolled the streets, but cold rain overnight washed away all traces.
"Captain Qiu?"
A hawker exclaimed and saw Qiu Da, who had been missing for many days, on the street.
He was wearing a soapberry robe and carrying a broken broadsword on his back. As usual, he hurried past with a group of yamen runners. Many people talked about it and were very surprised.
Only a very few people knew what happened.
"The Sanhe Gang's base caught fire and many people died! At dawn, I saw carriages carrying countless bodies heading out of the city..."
"It's not just the Sanhe Gang. The Chai Gang and the Yu Gang have also suffered! They deserved to die. I chop wood every day and work myself to death, but I have to give half of it to them!"
"I heard that they murdered Commander Qiu, and the elders from the Divine Weapon Valley are here to settle the accounts!"
……
Qiu Da stopped and glanced at the breakfast stall on the side of the road. Several diners lowered their heads and dared not speak.
"Cao Yan from the Weapon Forging Shop united dozens of forces in the inner and outer cities and colluded with the great thief Nian Jiu to murder Magistrate Lu and Commander Qiu. He was executed last night!"
A bailiff struck a gong and spoke loudly.
Yamen runners issued notices on every street to calm people's nerves and list the crimes of various forces.
The people in the inner and outer cities only then realized what had happened and were all shocked.
Those forces that were executed were all enormous monsters to them. Their collapse overnight naturally caused a huge shock.
"The bases of the Sanhe Gang, Chai Gang, and Yu Gang are all empty. All the small leaders of each gang, as well as the stubborn gang members, have been killed... The city guards are counting the spoils."
Listening to his subordinates' reports, Qiu Da had a blank expression on his face, but he felt extremely happy in his heart.
In the past few months, he had been hiding everywhere like a rat in a gutter, and was almost hacked to death on the streets several times, all thanks to these people.
"Uncle, you can rest in peace now!"
Qiu Da felt sad.
Even if these murderers were brought to justice, his uncle would never come back. The backbone of the Qiu family was broken. Unless he himself became strong, it would be difficult for them to regain their previous momentum.
Even the family property that was taken back might not be preserved.
Unless we can catch up with the Divine Weapon Valley again...
"Captain, yes, there is a family. Nothing happened last night..."
Qiu Da suddenly looked up. Across a long street, he had already seen the force that the yamen runner had mentioned:
"Weapon forging shop!"
……
There are three kinds of suffering in the world: rowing a boat, forging iron, and making tofu.
The Weapon Blacksmith Shop is one of the most powerful forces in the Inner and Outer Cities, but the apprentices who join the Weapon Blacksmith Shop are bound to be the poorest people relatively speaking.
A group of yamen runners rang gongs to inform the apprentices in the weapon forging shop of what had happened last night. Of course, they heard it, but except for a few who escaped, most of them stayed.
"The chief shopkeeper is dead too?!"
Zhang Ben, who was hungover, rubbed his brows and walked out the door. When he heard the news, he was stunned: "How, how is it possible?!"
He rushed into the crowd in three steps, looked at Cao Yan who was like a ball of mud, staggered, and almost fainted.
"master!"
Wang Hu reacted quickly, saved Zhang Ben, and pressed hard on his philtrum. After a while, Zhang Ben finally exhaled:
"God damn it, who wants to destroy my weapon forging shop?!"
There is no way to survive!
Qin Xiong, Tang Tong, Yu Zhen, Cao Yan...
In less than a year, a group of people who were in charge of the weapon forging shop died!
"Master, I am so sorry!"
"Mr. Zhang, don't be too sad. If something happens to you, what should we do?"
"Old Zhang..."
A group of apprentices and guards rushed forward, fearing that something might happen to Zhang Ben.
"me……"
Zhang Ben gasped for air and then he remembered: "Where is Chief Zhao?"
"Zhao, Chief Zhao..."
The faces of the surrounding apprentices all changed, but Wang Hu lowered his head and replied:
"Zhao, Chief Zhao and his family fled last night... Now, I'm afraid, I'm afraid they are all in the mass grave..."
"what?!"
Zhang Ben almost fainted again.
Listening to the apprentices' chattering, he finally realized how much had happened last night.
More than a dozen forces in the inner and outer cities, except for the weapon forging shop, were all wiped out. Except for ordinary apprentices and gang members, all the leaders and managers were strangled to death by the city guards!
"Where's Li Yuan!!"
Pushing away the apprentices around him, Zhang Ben's face turned pale and he dared not imagine what was going on.
Wang Hu and others looked at each other in bewilderment. They didn't dare to step out of the forge shop at all, but when they heard the sound of the gong outside, their faces turned grim.
At this time, a voice came: "Master Li is naturally fine."
"Who?"
Zhang Ben calmed down and saw the yamen runners coming in one after another:
"Qiuda? Are you okay?"
Qiu Da was wanted, which had caused a lot of controversy in the past few months. He naturally knew about it and secretly sighed that people had forgotten about him.
"Thanks to the rescue of Miss Fang and the protection of Mr. Han, Qiu Da was lucky enough to escape with his life..."
Qiu Da clasped his fists slightly with a gentle attitude, which surprised the aggressive yamen runners behind him. The captains of police did not have the same attitude in the previous cases.
"I hope Captain Qiu is safe and sound."
Zhang Ben felt that he drank too much yesterday: "Who is the Master Li that Captain Qiu was talking about?"
"It is your beloved disciple, Li Yuan, Master Li!"
"Li Yuan?!"
"Qiu, Captain Qiu called him Uncle Li?!"
"Li Yuan, he..."
Zhang Ben was a little confused, and his fellow apprentices were in an uproar. Even Yue Yunjin, Wu Ming and others nearby were stunned.
Although Qiu Da is only a captain of police, he has developed his inner strength several years ago. Together with the group of yamen runners under him, he has a great reputation in the inner and outer cities.
"Li, Mr. Li should be having breakfast. You will know when he comes."
A bailiff came forward and said, "I always feel uncomfortable."
Li Yuan's reputation is not small. He is a newcomer in the weapon forging shop, a craftsman who can forge top-grade sharp blades, and has perfected the hammering method. He is the most talented person in Gaoliu County, valued by Lady Fang, and is the half-owner of the weapon forging shop...
But a year ago, it was just a poor family in Chaiyufang.
Not only them, Qiu Da also felt very uncomfortable. He still remembered the respectful look of the apprentice who was interrogated by Qin Xiong more than half a year ago.
It’s only been a year…
……
"Old Han is really particular. Of the dozens of shops in the inner and outer cities, he only left the weapon forging shop untouched."
Li Yuan was a little surprised to see him eating breakfast while carrying a sledgehammer that was less than two meters long.
He naturally knew his limits. As Cao Yan was one of the main culprits, it was impossible for the Weapon Forging Shop not to be held accountable, so he only pleaded for Zhang Ben last night.
"I didn't expect that!"
After eating the remaining steamed buns and eggs in a few bites, Li Yuan walked slowly towards the blacksmith shop, playing with the replaced long-handled hexagonal hammer, feeling reluctant to part with it.
This was the first third-level hammer he had ever purchased, and it was a long-handled sledgehammer that suited him perfectly.
“It’s just a third-level heavy hammer. Once you join the Divine Weapon Valley, you might get a lot of fourth- and fifth-level ones!”
Comforting himself in his heart, Li Yuan walked into the weapon forging shop.
He had originally planned to go to the forge first, but as soon as he entered the door, he realized something was wrong. When he looked up, he saw Zhang Ben and dozens of apprentices and helpers.
"What, what's wrong?"
Even Li Yuan felt a little frightened by these direct gazes.
"Master Li!"
Qiu Da, who walked out of the crowd next, surprised Li Yuan even more.
What the hell?
But after a moment of hesitation, Li Yuan came to his senses and realized that this must be because of Han Chuijun.
After figuring out the whole story, Li Yuan did not correct Qiu Da's address and asked:
"What can I do for you, Captain Qiu?"
When we met again a year later, Captain Qiu had grown more mature and more sophisticated. He clasped his fists slightly and said:
"Qiu was passing by the forging shop and thought you might need help, so I came here to wait..."
"helper?"
After taking a look at the people in the forging shop who all had complicated and awed expressions, Li Yuan came to his senses:
"and then?"
This master is not worshipping me in vain. Is he going to leave the weapon forging shop to me?
No, it needs to be dealt with!
Li Yuan was thinking, while Qiu Da clasped his fists:
"As you command!"
"so……"
Li Yuan thought about it and said nothing. Instead, he looked at Zhang Ben and said, "Master, what do you think?"
"Big, Cao Yan colluded with the bandits to ambush and kill Commander Qiu, which is like treason..."
Zhang Ben's face looked a little unhappy. He hated Cao Yan for dragging everyone into this, but he didn't know what to do, so he could only walk away:
"You, please do as you please."
Seeing that Zhang Ben had nothing to say, Li Yuan thought about the records in the book about how the various sects dealt with the rebels, and asked, "Well...what about the Cao family?"
"Return to Master Li!"
The yamen runner behind Qiu Da bowed and replied:
"Master Sha came before dawn and arrested all the Caos. They are now in the county government office, waiting for Master Han's decision."
"Where's Chief Zhao?"
"He, he and his family fled last night, but were caught by Master Sha. They were all brought to justice."
"Where's Wang Gong?"
"I'm in jail, awaiting punishment."
"..."
Really, crushing with ease and decisively killing.
Li Yuan was speechless for a moment, and glanced at the pale-faced apprentice guards:
"Everyone who should be killed has been killed. The owner of the weapon forging shop, now it's just me and my master. What do you want me to do with you?"
Qiu Da didn't say anything, but just looked at the front and back yards of the blacksmith shop with envy.
How can this be considered a test?
Li Yuan's heart beat faster, he understood.
The weapon forging shop is named Li!
(End of this chapter)