"Come on, come on, tell me why you have such high expectations for such a young person?"
"Zhen Youcai, you have been the shopkeeper for twenty years. You can stay in the master's town peacefully and take care of your family as you please, so you have always been able to play both sides."
"But you're standing in a very good position, and even I can't find much fault with you."
"So as long as you maintain the status quo, everything is safe for you. Why do you suddenly want to take risks?"
"I'm very curious about what you saw in Lin Ming. You might as well tell me about it."
Along with the sound of words, the reading stone glowed with seven colors, forming an oval light curtain, with Xiao's figure looming in the middle of the light curtain.
It was an old man with grayish-black hair, tied up with a belt and hanging casually behind his back.
He was wearing pure black attire, with a jade belt around his waist and a Yin-Yang Pisces-shaped jade pendant. He stood on the top of a cliff with his hands behind his back.
His eyes were distant and calm, passing through the picture and reaching deep into Zhen Youcai's heart.
Zhen Youcai's legs went weak, his knees were shaking, and he was about to kneel down.
At this time, a mysterious force seeped out from the oval light surface, dragging his body to prevent him from kneeling down.
"Now what you should think about is whether you are of value to me. Don't think about admitting your mistake or asking for mercy. I believe that everything in the world is exchanged for equal value. Do you think it is reasonable?"
Duan Xiaoruo smiled meaningfully.
Gulu gulu...
A drop of sweat gathered between Zhen Youcai's brows. The more it gathered, the bigger it became. Then it slowly slid down along the bridge of the nose and reached the tip of the nose. The shape of the water drop became longer and longer, and it would fall down at any time.
But he didn't dare to make the slightest move, not even a tiny shake. It was useless to kneel down or beg for mercy. The really useful point was to become a useful person to Duan Xiao.
Zhen Youcai closed his eyes, forced himself to keep his breathing steady, and exhaled the stagnant air in his chest at an extremely slow rate.
At this time, the drop of sweat on the tip of the nose fell downwards and smashed into eight pieces on the ground.
In the oval light and shadow, Duan Xiao's eyes suddenly turned cold, and they were getting colder.
He suddenly waved his sleeves, and several rays of rays of light flew out from the cuffs. The rays of light were constructed into several small pictures and images, showing a pair of Zhen Youcai's children. They were both within Xuanzong, and they were outer disciples. The youngest daughter, Only ten years old.
The girl has a pair of bright and innocent big eyes, which seem to reflect the blue of the clear sky, pure and beautiful.
In another picture, there is a boy of about 11 or 12 years old. His nose is covered with gray and black. He has just fought with someone and won, grinning happily. appearance.
The last picture is Zhen Youcai's wife and mother.
My mother was sitting on the stone bench with a kind face, but she was not in good health and wore a lot of clothes. She was obviously in the summer sunshine, but she was wrapped in several cotton-padded jackets.
His wife is accompanying his mother. She is a rather mediocre-looking woman with nimble hands and feet and a warm smile. It is obvious at a glance that she is the type that is particularly suitable for life.
The scene at this moment is the wife feeding his old mother or the carefully cooked lotus seed soup.
A silent threat, no need for any extra words, Duan Xiao's meaning has been clearly conveyed to Zhen Youcai.
Zhen Youcai suddenly clenched his fists, feeling suffocated in his heart, but in less than a second, he suppressed the suffocation forcefully.
People under the eaves have to bow their heads.
Youyou let out a long sigh, gently rubbed the ring on his index finger with his thumb, and then said:
"I do have extremely valuable information to contribute to you, and you should not doubt my loyalty."
As he spoke, Zhen Youcai bent down and took out the brocade box from the ring.
With a bang, the brocade box opened, and there was a knife inside. It was neither short nor particularly long, about the same length as an ordinary person's forearm.
"This is the weapon I got from them by pretending to surrender. It took less than three days. The material used is not expensive, just the most common iron ore. But with Lin Ming's uncle, no, no, no, with The special technique that man mastered was able to forcibly temper a piece of ordinary iron into a material capable of forging earth-level weapons."
"The young man who is about to return to Xuanzong is definitely not bad at it. He has mastered the real secret casting method of Xuanzhu lineage."
After saying a lot in one breath, something seemed to break in Zhen Youcai's heart.
However, he has become accustomed to this feeling over the years, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a self-deprecating arc.
The next second, the arc disappeared, and Zhen Youcai stopped blaming his conscience.
He held his hands and approached like an elliptical light screen, "Please take a look."
"At first glance, it looks okay. He is around the seventh or eighth level of the earth. He can use mortal iron and only take three days to build such a weapon. This young man named Lin Ming is indeed the best in our Xuanzong. The secret method of casting.”
"But this ability is not his ability, but the power of this secret technique."
"According to my inference, the appearance of this weapon shows that his foundation in learning how to forge is not solid enough."
"He didn't do a lot of small things like the connection points between the handle and the blade well enough. But you may not be able to see these, so you think he is very strong."
"Actually, it's just that the secret method is not good enough after all. If the Xuanzhu lineage has the secret method, it will be carried forward ten times and a hundred times if it falls into my hands."
Zhen Youcai nodded repeatedly, but did not dare to flatter him. He had no idea what the other party was thinking at this time.
At this time, Duan Xiao grinned.
"His casting skills are still below the master's level, so he won't pose the slightest threat to me."
"You don't need to do anything special. You can just help me check their intelligence. That's all."
Zhen Youcai wiped his forehead, "Elder, don't you need me to tell your nephew the matter?"
"That's just a useless snack. I sent him to Master Town just because his surname is Duan. Do you think I can't tell his true level?"
"Don't dare, don't dare, absolutely don't dare!" Zhen Youcai shook his head like a wave drum, and at the same time, he bent down even more.
Duan Xiao nodded slightly, "First tell me all Lin Ming's plans."
Zhen Youcai hummed and spoke very fast.
After listening, Duan Xiao shook his head, "It turns out that this is the plan, to tear off the last fig leaf of Master Zhenxuanzhu Pavilion, and then come out as a savior himself, hahaha... The tricks of a child are not worth showing off. "
"Then what do you think should be done?" Zhen Youcai asked.
"Of course, do nothing. Master Town is just a small situation, and Xuanzong's side is the overall situation. It is simply not a good deal to exchange one of my nephews for the reputation of one of his commanders."
Duan Xiao dismissed it.
"At his level, his technique is indeed good, but that is the strength of the skill itself, not that his kung fu is deep enough. In the way of casting, he is destined to be inferior to Sima Yunxin, because the other party's identity is not Simple, it’s not just something that comes down from the Refining Peak.”
Duan Xiao hid the second half of the sentence in his heart without saying it: Sima Yunxin is still the disciple of that strange man at the peak of refining. "
Zhen Youcai stood bowed and didn't ask any unnecessary questions.
At this time, Duan Xiao said:
"Today, I am quite satisfied with what you presented. You did a pretty good job in this matter."
"After that, you can continue to do whatever you want. Just follow the original plan set by that kid and let him know how completely he will fail. I don't even need to take action."
Zhen Youcai was filled with curiosity.
It sounds like this Sima Yunxin's identity is very unusual, and he has never used all his strength in the art of casting.
However, he was still more optimistic about Lin Ming. After all, he had seen Lin Ming's extraordinary performance with his own eyes.
His throat moved slightly and he swallowed dryly. Zhen Youcai suppressed his thoughts completely in his heart.
His relatives were all in Xuanzong, and Duan Xiao really wanted to do something. It was too easy to cause an accident or something like that.
Zhen Youcai didn't dare to take any chances!
…………
On the three casting competition arenas, the competition officially began.
The first thing is to raise the fire. Xiao Ye's technique is ordinary, but he has profound skills.
I saw spiritual energy rising around his body. The spiritual energy intertwined like golden-red flames. Then his hands spread apart, and the palms and ten fingers condensed the flowers of flame in a total of 12 places.
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Ye put his hands together, and 12 different flame flowers merged to form a lotus-like flame, which was then sent into the furnace.
There was a booming sound, and the casting furnace, which was as tall as a person, ignited with golden and red flames.
"Hammer!" Xiao Ye shouted softly, raised one hand flat, and put the casting hammer in his hand into the fire to bake.
At this time, Sima Yunxin narrowed his eyes slightly, with a rebellious look on his face.
"At this level, it doesn't seem to be anything extraordinary. It can be regarded as mediocre at best. Judging from the way you turned on the stove, it can be seen that his voice did not avoid anyone, and even deliberately amplified it a little.
After hearing this, the people around him all turned their attention to him.
Sima Yunxin raised his hands and spread them slightly, as if he was bathing in everyone's gaze.
He enjoyed this moment very much, standing in the center of everyone's attention.
However, the unpleasant images from the past few days flashed back in his mind, reminding him of Lin Ming.
Glancing at the casting platform of Xuanzhu Pavilion, I saw that the person on it was not worth mentioning. He was just a poor forger. This person's name was very famous in Master Town.
The entire Master Town is famous for being a scammer. Every guest who has entered Xuanzhu Pavilion to buy something will secretly help spread bad news about Xuanzhu Pavilion.
The reason is very simple. The goods he bought are too fake. Moreover, Duan Kewei also knows how to choose what to eat, specifically looking for customers who are not powerful enough to bully them.
It just makes you suffer a loss after buying it. If someone wants your money back, that's embarrassing. The thing was customized by you and you don't want it now, then...
See if the fist of the power standing behind you can be bigger than Xuanzong.
Such a poor character caused Xuanzhu Pavilion's reputation to plummet.
Sima Yunxin didn't even bother to take another look at Duan Kewei standing on the stage, his eyes were constantly searching.
It didn't take long for Sima Yunxin to find his goal.
The end of his gaze was the edge of the window sill of an attic, where Lin Ming was sitting having morning tea.
"Today, Xuanzhu Pavilion is destined to become a shame, and I will let you hang on the pillar of shame."
Sima Yunxin's voice reached Kailai, and he waved to where Lin Ming was.
"I took the initiative in Master Town, but I didn't expect that you didn't have the guts to fight."
"As far as I know, your uncle, the junior master of Xuanzong, is from Qingming Continent, from the Lin family, one of the top ten aristocratic families, and is the chief of Xuanwen Academy."
"Actually, didn't you come to Tianyuan Continent just to return to Xuanzong?"
"Because you, Xuanzong, are the real commander of the Xuanzhu lineage who is living abroad."
After a slight silence, he suddenly increased his volume and roared: "Don't you come down?"
The five words were like a bolt from the blue, shaking the eardrums of the people around them. What was more important was this series of revelations.
"My uncle Xuanzong is not from Xuanzong, but from the most remote Qingming Continent!!!"
"This is weird. Since you are a true descendant of the Xuanzhu lineage, why don't you want to die in person?"
"Yes, Duan Ke is standing in this ring for that trash. It's simply embarrassing. He deserves to be in this arena, so he should just get out."
"The person in charge is in front of you but doesn't show up. If you do this, you will lose the face of your Xuanzhu lineage."
All the people talking about the fire are just trying to stir up more interesting things.
After all, eating melon is the instinct of the people who eat melon.
Who would mind watching the fun and objecting to the big deal?
Lin Ming sat calmly, the smile on his face did not change at all. He did not even watch the competition on the field. Instead, he was competing with the little guy for the last chicken leg on the table.
Next to him, Peng Lusheng put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hands and said angrily: "My uncle could kill him instantly with casting skills, but he just had a plan and was too lazy to be like this idiot. This guy has the nerve to talk nonsense in front of everyone. .”
An Ruo patted the brocade box in her hand and said, "As long as this Mother Soldier is here, nothing matters."
After a pause, she looked at Lin Ming: "Zhen Youcai is indeed unreliable. We put a mezzanine in another brocade box, and there is a special talisman buried underneath..."
An Ruo quickly told the story, including: Zhen Youcai rebelled and showed Duan Xiao the sword in his mother's weapon. Duan Xiao's reaction...
After hearing this, Lin Ming's reaction was very bland, not even as good as the chicken drumsticks in his hand.
Aww, aww, aww.
"Master's uncle?" An Ruo asked doubtfully.
Lin Ming waved his hand, "Don't mind it. Zhen Youcai's situation was already within our expectations, so Duan Xiao's reaction was also within my expectations. He only saw the Zibing, and of course he thought the Soul Weapon was not good enough."
After a slight pause, he pointed to the competition and said, "Just watch it carefully."
At the same time, in the arena of the casting duel, Sima Yunxin clearly saw Lin Ming's reaction - he was eating and drinking well, and he was still pointing at this side from time to time, and he didn't take it to heart at all.
Annoyed! ! !
Sima Yunxin snorted and said no more.
He has decided to speak with practical actions. As long as Xiao Ye and Xuanzhu Pavilion are stepped on, nothing will be a problem.
Sima Yunxin stamped his foot, and the earth fire suddenly rose. He stretched out his hand and pressed down, and the sky fire appeared out of thin air. He breathed again, and the human fire burst out and turned into a flaming sword.
"Three Fires of Heaven, Earth and Man!!! This is the method of the great master of refining weapons on the Refining Peak."
A man wearing a raincoat and bamboo hat outside the venue exclaimed in low voice. He was Qiao Jingxin who hurried back.
