Chapter 45
"Master Chen, your confidence in me is even greater than mine."
Xiang Sheng smiled self-deprecatingly, closed the booklet, looked up at the sturdy man, and said, "Master Chen, have you ever thought about what would happen if I couldn't carry on your family's legacy?"
The sturdy man was stunned for a moment, then scratched his head awkwardly and said, "I didn't think too much about it. I just looked at her intuitively and felt that the girl had an extraordinary temperament and was proficient in sword techniques. She must be an extraordinary person. Judging from her clothes, she must be an attendant of an inner sect disciple. She has half a foot in the world of cultivation, and her lifespan must be much longer than that of people like me. If the girl can't practice this method, can you help find a suitable successor?"
At this point, the sturdy man looked even more embarrassed. "I know this request is a bit excessive. I don't ask for anything else, I just want the things our ancestors left behind to be passed down. As for the master-disciple relationship, it's not important."
After hearing this, Xiang Sheng finally gave up the idea of continuing to test her and nodded in response: "I promise you."
The sturdy man was immediately overjoyed, "Thank you, girl!"
"You don't need to thank me. In this case, I took advantage of you."
Xiang Sheng smiled faintly, "What compensation do you want? Spirit stones? Magical weapons? As long as it's something I can give you, just tell me."
"You are too polite, young lady. There is no need to do this."
The sturdy man waved his hands repeatedly, smiling innocently, "After today's incident, I can no longer stay in the shop. I have been away for many years just to find a home for the family's unique skills. Now that my worries are gone, it's time to go home and spend the rest of my life in peace."
If you feel you owe me something, you might as well go to Chen's Blacksmith Shop in the east of Dushui City. Times are tough, and it would be much better if you could help out a little."
"Water City..."
Xiang Sheng nodded seriously, "I've made note of it, but today's incident has caused some commotion, so Master Chen, please cooperate with me in putting on a show."
The sturdy man was stunned for a moment, then seemed to understand something and nodded repeatedly.
A moment later——
"Humph! This is outrageous!"
Master Chen returned to the shop with a furious look on his face. "How dare you call my family's secret martial arts a useless book? You're truly blind! Everyone in the Blazing Flame Sect's market is like this. It's better to be stupid!"
After saying that, Master Chen shook the bag on his shoulder, turned around and walked out of the shop, disappearing in the crowd in the blink of an eye.
"Leaving now?"
The servant was completely bewildered. Turning back to see Xiang Sheng coming out, he couldn't help but ask, "Sir, what did Master Chen say to you?"
"Nothing."
Xiang Sheng smiled and said gently, "He probably thinks women are easy to deceive, so he wants to make a fortune before leaving."
As he spoke, Xiang Sheng threw a booklet he had found in a casual cultivator's storage ring onto the counter. "For something like this, they dare to charge a price of tens of thousands of spirit stones. It's simply..."
Xiang Sheng said this, shook his head repeatedly, and walked away.
The servant quickly picked up the booklet on the counter and opened it, but found that it was just a common sword-fighting book. He immediately threw it away with a look of disgust.
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On the street, Qinji and Shisi caught up with Xiang Sheng, and Shisi immediately started talking.
"Master Chen, I really thought he was capable, but it turns out he's just a liar."
Fourteen looked annoyed, "This guy acted so serious, I really thought he had some treasure."
"Where can I get so much, baby?"
Qin Ji rolled his eyes at Shi Si, but still felt something was a little strange, so he couldn't help asking, "Miss Sheng, what about the sword recognition method?"
"It's just nonsense."
Xiang Sheng shook his head and chuckled, "I saw it in a book. Those are the standard dimensions and weights for a long sword. I didn't expect that Master Chen would take me for who I am just casually saying."
"So that's how it is." Qinji suddenly realized.
"Sister Qinji, you're still talking about me. Could it be that you've been deceived too?"
Fourteen looked over with eyes wide open, the word "ridicule" clearly written on his face.
Qin Ji's face suddenly fell, and he became angry and embarrassed, "Ten! Four!"
When Fourteen saw Qinji's expression, he immediately slipped away.
"We've arrived at Tianqing Pavilion, Miss Sheng, I'm going to buy the brochure!"
The voice came from far away, and Xiang Sheng laughed in silence.
"This kid..."
Qin Ji looked helpless, then straightened her clothes and said, "Miss Sheng, let's go in too. The young master sent me to get a letter, so I have to go to the Tianqing West Pavilion. Please sit in the hall for a while, I will be back soon."
"good."
After Xiang Sheng responded, Qin Ji hurried away.
The main hall of Tianqing Pavilion is a place for buying and selling information. The hall is quite crowded. As soon as Xiang Sheng stepped over the threshold, his ears were filled with all kinds of noisy sounds.
She waved away the servant who was about to come over to greet her, chose a secluded place to sit down, and listened with interest to the conversations coming from all directions.
"I heard that Baihua Valley found the Lu family's demon girl and promoted her to a true disciple. She has now been accepted as a closed disciple by the Supreme Elder!"
"real?"
"That's not true."
"Then Baihua Valley really got a great bargain this time..."
Xiang Sheng pursed her lips slightly. How come she didn't know when she went to Baihua Valley?
The news in Tianqing Pavilion is a mixture of true and false. I am afraid that only one in ten can be truly trusted. I don’t know how it has been able to operate until now.
"The Dongzhou Cultivation Competition is approaching. With Lu Jin dead, I wonder what trump cards the Blazing Flame Sect can bring out this time."
"Tsk tsk, I think Fengyue Sect was somewhat behind Lu Jin's sudden death. On the surface, Chiyan Sect and Fengyue Sect seem to be relatively harmonious, but secretly, they've probably been mortal enemies for a long time."
"I heard that although Shu Gaoming failed to hold Lu Guo last time, after he destroyed Wan Lingmo in Xuanwang City, he was not punished when he returned to the clan, but was praised instead. This shows his ability."
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