"Master, have I met the new master?" Qi Tao asked curiously.
"Of course you have seen it." Zhao Ming said mysteriously.
"Could it be great-grandmaster Zhang Yunbin?" Qi Tao asked uncertainly.
"That old thing, who do you think I am, your master? That old thing wants to be my master?" Zhao Ming said unhappily.
"Great-uncle Master Liu Xiaoming?" Qi Tao continued to ask.
Zhao Ming still shook his head.
Next, Qi Tao mentioned several sword-making masters from the Ancient Sword Sect, but they were all rejected by Zhao Ming one by one.
"Okay, stop guessing. It's getting more and more outrageous. Even people of the same generation as me have said it. If you keep guessing, do you have to become my master?" Zhao Ming interrupted Qi Tao.
Qi Tao felt a little aggrieved. The people he mentioned were the ones Zhao Ming usually flattered! How could he be blamed for this?
"Actually, this person is Xiao Zhao. Don't be fooled by his low-key appearance. He is actually a master!" Zhao Ming said mysteriously.
"What? Isn't Xiao Zhao your apprentice doing odd jobs here?" Qi Tao asked in surprise.
"Brat, did you call me Xiao Zhao? Call me Master!" Zhao Ming said unhappily.
"Where is the person named Xiao Zhao?" Li Mu asked.
"Well, come to think of it, I haven't seen him for several days. Xiao Zhao never missed work before." Zhao Ming sighed.
Li Mu frowned and asked, "Since when have I not seen him?"
Zhao Ming thought for a moment and said, "About 7 days ago!"
For some reason, he just couldn't feel the slightest bit of dissatisfaction with Li Mu's attitude, and he answered all of Li Mu's questions one by one.
"Isn't this the day we just came out of the cave?" Wang Jian whispered.
Li Mu nodded. If this little Zhao was really Si Zheng, then it would be interesting. Could it be that he had been following his whereabouts? And was he deliberately avoiding him?
"Take me to his residence." Li Mu said softly.
"Please follow me." After hearing this, Zhao Ming took Li Mu and the other person and walked towards Xiao Zhao's residence.
Qi Tao was stunned by all this. Could it be that his master was possessed by evil spirits today? This was abnormal. It was too abnormal.
This was naturally the result of Li Mu using a little trick. Otherwise, with Zhao Ming's status as an elder in the Ancient Sword Sect, even if he had a good impression of Li Mu, he would not have been so tolerant towards an inner sect disciple. You know, Zhao Ming is qualified to be selected into the Elders Council.
Shaking his head and sighing, Qi Tao had no choice but to follow the others. On the way, Zhao Ming told Li Mu about Xiao Zhao's deeds.
This volcano is called Sword Forging Peak by the people of Ancient Sword Sect. There are 80 sword forging rooms in total, 50 of which are exclusively owned by the forging masters of Ancient Sword Sect, and the remaining 20 are open to the public. As long as you are a disciple of Ancient Sword Sect, you can use them by paying a certain amount of spirit stones. However, there are many people queuing up. If ordinary disciples want to use the sword forging room, they don't know how long they will have to wait in line. When it's their turn, everyone will seize the time to forge swords. How can they have the leisure time like Zhao Ming, who can take time out to bask in the sun after forging swords?
At this point, Zhao Ming couldn't help but reveal a proud expression. After all, there were more than 100,000 people in the Ancient Sword Sect. The fact that he could own an independent sword-making room at the Sword-Forging Peak was enough to prove his extraordinary sword-forging skills, although his sword-forging room was not one of the best ones at the Sword-Forging Peak.
Doing odd jobs for those sword-making masters naturally became a popular job. Not only could one learn some skills from those sword-making masters, but one could also have the opportunity to use the sword-making room for free.
Xiao Zhao is one of these apprentices. Speaking of this Xiao Zhao, he is a bit interesting. He came to Zhao Ming's sword-making room thirty years ago and has always been low-key, just like an ordinary disciple who does odd jobs. The only difference from others is that it is said that he has been a disciple for hundreds of years and has always been an outer disciple. His cultivation is also mediocre among many disciples. The reason why Zhao Ming took a fancy to him was because of his hundreds of years of experience as a odd job on the Sword-Forging Peak. Who knew that he would actually pick up a treasure.
From Zhao Ming, Li Mu also learned that this little Zhao's name was Zhao Zheng, but Zhao Ming didn't know his exact age, who his relatives and friends were, or even when he entered the Ancient Sword Sect.
"It's quite interesting." Li Mu murmured.
It has been basically confirmed that this Zhao Zheng is Si Zheng. Li Mu knew from history books that Si Zheng was a very proud person. How could he be so low-key now? What was the reason for all this?
Just as Li Mu was thinking, several people came to a small house at the foot of Zhujian Peak. This was Zhao Zheng's residence. The disciples of the Ancient Sword Sect basically lived on the mountain, but Zhao Zheng was an exception.
Arriving in front of the house, Zhao Ming first knocked on the door gently. After a long while, there was no response. Zhao Ming said to Li Mu: "My friend, my master is really not here."
"Open the door." Li Mu said.
"This...is not good!" Zhao Ming said with some difficulty.
Li Mu didn't waste any words. He walked forward and pushed open the door. When he saw the scene inside the room, Li Mu was stunned.
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