"Who are you? What do you want to see my master for?"
The man looked at Xiao Chen and Wang Pingbei and asked.
"Oh, we are tourists...travelers who came here."
As soon as Xiao Chen opened his mouth, he almost said "tourist".
There was no way around it. This Xuanyuan Town always made him feel like he was in some ancient town in the mother world.
Of course, most of those ancient towns have been commercialized and have lost their original style and flavor.
"Traveling? Coming from the West?"
The man suddenly realized.
"Then why did you come to see my master?"
"I saw a sword in a shop just now. After asking, I found out it came from here, so I came to see the person who made the sword."
Xiao Chen explained.
"I don't know, is it convenient for us to meet?"
"You guys want to buy a sword? If you want to buy a sword, there's no point in coming here."
The man said.
"No, not buying a sword, just meeting and making friends."
Xiao Chen shook his head.
"Okay, wait a moment, I'll go ask my master."
The man looked around a few more times, then turned and walked inside.
“It feels like he’s full of strength.”
Wang Pingbei muttered as he looked at the man's inverted triangle back.
"Haha, you're not wrong."
Xiao Chen smiled.
"His power is definitely above yours."
"What's the meaning?"
Wang Pingbei was stunned.
"He's better than me?"
"It's not that he's stronger than you, but that he has more power than you."
Xiao Chen shook his head.
"Oh, you scared me. I thought just any guy was better than me."
Wang Pingbei breathed a sigh of relief.
"What do you mean by natural supernatural powers? That would make him suitable for blacksmithing."
"Haha, those with great strength are suitable for ironwork? Then those with long legs are suitable for tricycle riding?"
Xiao Chen said with a smile.
"What is a tricycle?"
Wang Pingbei didn't understand.
"nothing."
Xiao Chen shook his head and didn't explain.
He thought of Li Hanhou again. Dahan was also born with supernatural powers.
Although he had never seen how strong this man was, he felt that... in terms of strength alone, Dahan was definitely not inferior to him, and even stronger!
"So, Dahan is more suitable for blacksmithing?"
Xiao Chen wanted to laugh and shook his head.
I don’t know what this idiot is doing or how his relationship is going.
This... is definitely a straight man of steel!
Most women can’t stand him…and can’t withstand a punch from him.
"Come in."
The man reappeared and shouted.
"good."
Xiao Chen nodded and took Wang Pingbei into the yard.
"Let me make it clear first, my master will not forge weapons for you, so don't bother asking."
The man looked at Xiao Chen and said.
"Haha, we're not here to ask for weapons."
Xiao Chen smiled.
"Don't worry."
"Well, come in."
The man said this and turned to go into the next room.
As soon as the curtain was opened, heat hit me in the face.
Obviously, this is where the iron is forged.
An old man was sitting at a table, drinking tea.
Although it is a blacksmith's place, the old man's clothes are quite neat and tidy, and he doesn't look like a blacksmith at all.
Even his figure was quite thin, not as strong and muscular as a man.
"Master, they are the ones looking for you."
The man said to the old man.
"good."
The old man nodded and looked at Xiao Chen and Wang Pingbei.
"I am Zhang the Blacksmith. I wonder where you two are from?"
"Meet Senior Zhang."
Xiao Chen bowed, quite politely.
Wang Pingbei was a little disapproving at first, but when he saw Xiao Chen being so polite, he immediately bowed as well.
He wondered in his heart, could this old blacksmith really be a hermit master?
Otherwise, why would Xiao Chen have this attitude?
"I am just a blacksmith, not a senior."
The old man waved his hand.
"Please take a seat. Since you are here, have a cup of tea."
"good."
Xiao Chen didn't act pretentiously and sat down.
Wang Pingbei hesitated for a moment, but did not sit down. Instead, he stood behind Xiao Chen.
The men are all standing behind the old man, so they cannot lose their momentum!
"please."
The old man glanced at Wang Pingbei who was standing behind Xiao Chen, with a strange look in his eyes.
He poured a cup of tea for Xiao Chen. As for Wang Pingbei... he was standing behind him and didn't sit down, which meant he obviously didn't plan to drink tea.
"Thank you very much."
Xiao Chen nodded, picked up the tea and took a sip.
"This is a small place, and we don't have much good stuff to entertain guests."
The old man smiled.
"They are just ordinary things. Are you used to drinking them?"
"Very good. This tea is ordinary, but it has a strong flavor."
Xiao Chen put down the teacup and said.
"Hmm, it's boring. How can I forge iron? It's suitable for drinking while forging iron."
The old man smiled and nodded.
"Judging from the way you two are dressed, are you practitioners?"
"Yes."
Xiao Chen nodded and repeated what he had just said to the man.
"Well, every year I will provide Shopkeeper Zhao with a sword for him to sell..."
The old man nodded.
"The sword you see was given to him a few days ago..."
"Why don't you open a blacksmith shop and sell the swords you forge?"
Xiao Chen asked curiously.
"People get old, lazy, and used to being idle..."
The old man waved his hand.
"I'm already this old, why should I work so hard... I don't like to interact with people too much. If I open a blacksmith shop, it's not my intention to welcome and send off people."
"I see."
Xiao Chen suddenly realized.
"Besides, if I sell one sword a year, it's enough to make a living."
The old man took a sip of tea.
"Too much, and it's useless in this place."
"Haha, you have a very good mentality. It's rare to find people with this mentality in the world."
Xiao Chen praised.
"As you experience more, you will naturally see things more clearly. Everything is just material possessions. You can't bring it with you when you are born, and you can't take it with you when you die."
The old man put down his teacup.
"Let's not talk about me. You are here for the west, right? There are obviously more people in Xuanyuan Town these days."
"Um."
Xiao Chen nodded.
“Come and try your luck… As for why there are so many people, it’s because Longteng Auction took out an animal skin.”
"I've heard of it, but don't take it seriously."
The old man smiled.
"Over the years, there have been so many true and false news... Every time there is news, people come here and leave disappointed. I've seen it so many times, and I'm used to it."
"Do you think it's the same this time? Came with high hopes and left with disappointment?"
Xiao Chen asked with a smile.
"You came from the west, so I can't say these words to discourage you..."
The old man waved his hand.
"I wish you good luck. What if this is true? If it is really Emperor Xuanyuan's dojo, after so many years, it should see the light of day again."
"Senior, are you living in seclusion here, waiting for Emperor Xuanyuan's dojo to see the light of day again?"
Xiao Chen looked at the old man and said slowly.
Hearing Xiao Chen's words, a gleam of light flashed in the depths of the old man's eyes, and then quickly disappeared.
No one noticed, including Xiao Chen.
"You are wrong. My ancestors were from here. They went out to learn skills and became practitioners..."
The old man smiled.
"I encountered some problems outside, so I came back... Year after year, I have no intention of leaving! It's nice here, it's like returning to one's roots."
"So, you are considered a native resident here?"
Xiao Chen was surprised.
This was somewhat within his expectations.
"Um."
The old man nodded.
"There have been legends about this place since my ancestors' generation... and many practitioners have come here to seek opportunities! My ancestor had a unique bone structure, which made him suitable for cultivation, so he became a disciple of a master and left with others."
"So that's how it is."
Xiao Chen suddenly realized.
"Haha, after he finished his studies, he came back many times, wanting to see if there was really an opportunity here, but he never found it until he died."
The old man smiled, feeling a little emotional.
“I didn’t see the legendary opportunity, but attracting so many people to come can be considered an opportunity for him… This opportunity has continued to this day.”
Listening to the old man's words, Xiao Chen muttered to himself, is what he said true?
Am I overthinking it?
But he also felt that it wasn't that simple.
A blacksmith who can forge a sword is enough to attract many forces.
The sword is right there, there's no way there's no one who knows its value.
The shopkeeper did not hide anything and directly mentioned Zhang the blacksmith.
So the person who bought the sword before just bought the sword and didn’t come to see blacksmith Zhang?
Year after year, blacksmith Zhang has always been here and has never left.
This...is enough to explain something.
"You went to see the sword? How was it?"
The old man thought of something and looked at Xiao Chen.
"Hehe, the people who came here before were either those who bought swords and were interested in me, or those who didn't buy any and wanted to come here to buy swords."
"That sword... is okay."
Xiao Chen thought about it and said.
"good?"
Before the old man could say anything, the man behind him glared.
Obviously, he was somewhat dissatisfied with Xiao Chen's evaluation.
"Yes, it's OK."
Xiao Chen nodded.
"Sorry, this is the truth... Among the swords, it is not even in the upper middle level."
The man became even angrier and stared at Xiao Chen. If it wasn't in front of his master, he would have rushed up and beaten the man away with a random punch.
“…”
Wang Pingbei also curled his lips. What is Brother Chen doing here? Are you here to mess things up?
"hehe."
Suddenly, the old man laughed.
He turned around and looked at the man: "What did I say? Did I mean that the sword you forged is just the beginning?"
"yes……"
The man unclenched his fists and lowered his head.
Xiao Chen and Wang Pingbei were confused. Wasn't that sword made by Zhang the blacksmith? Was it made by his apprentice?
"It's OK, that's a pretty good review."
After the old man finished speaking, he looked at Xiao Chen again.
"I didn't expect that you are a connoisseur of good things."
"Haha, not really. I just see it a lot."
Xiao Chen smiled and shook his head.
"It just occurred to me that the sword was not forged by you."
"If he wants to try it this year, let him try it. If it makes sense, then take it out and sell it."
The old man was joking.
"He can't just keep eating and drinking from me year after year. It's time for him to support me."
"Master, don't worry, I will not only support you, but I will also see you to the end of your life."
The man looked at the old man and said seriously.
“Cough cough cough…”
Xiao Chen, who had just picked up the tea and took a sip, choked.
He looked up at the man, what a filial son he was.
“…”
The old man's face twitched and he pointed inside.
"Go, continue forging iron."
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