Xu Zhixie's capricious and erratic personality has a lot to do with the fact that he has lived in a volcano for many years. The fire poison accumulates in his body, staying in every corner of his body, tormenting him all the time.
But for the sake of practicing and forging swords, he could not leave the volcano.
Now, Qin Ran gave him a plan that could help him get rid of the fire poison and avoid being tortured by it. So, let alone helping him forge the sword, given his personality, it wouldn't be impossible for him to call Qin Ran his real dad.
Seeing that Xu Zhixie agreed, Qin Ran took out the Star Stone he had bought at the auction from his Qiankun bag, handed it to him, and said, "This is the main material. As for the other materials, please take care of them."
"Star Stone..." Xu Zhixie took the Star Stone, weighed it, looked at Li Shiyin and said, "You really care about your disciple and are willing to spend money to use such a precious material.
"Well, well, since you are sincere, I will forge a peerless sword for you!" he said with a smile.
“Thank you, Master Xu…” Qin Ran thanked him and said, “Please prepare all the medicinal materials on the recipe and give them to me as soon as possible, so that I can refine the elixir while you are forging the sword and not waste time.”
"No problem!" Xu Zhixie said, calling over his tall Taoist boy and handing him the recipe. "Go to the cellar and find the medicinal herbs above and give them to this young friend."
"Yes!" The Taoist boy took the order and left.
At this point, the deal was done, Xu Zhixie forged a sword for Li Shiyin, and Qin Ran made elixirs for Xu Zhixie.
"How many days will it take to forge the sword?" Qin Ran asked. "We will come to get the sword and bring the elixir along with it."
What this meant was that the money would be exchanged for the goods, and the sword would be exchanged for the elixir. After all, Xu Zhixie's character was hard to trust.
Xu Zhixie naturally knew what kind of reputation he had. He took a deep look at Qin Ran, the young man, and replied, "The star stone is not easy to melt. The furnace needs to be heated up for two days, and the engraving formation needs to be added... It will take at least five days..."
"Five days?" Qin Ran nodded and said, "It takes me about the same amount of time to make the elixir."
"Hahaha..." Xu Zhixie shook his head and laughed for a while, then he stopped smiling and flew directly up the mountain, leaving behind a message, "In that case, I will go and start the furnace now, please do as you please."
The relationship between Qin Ran and Xu Zhixie changed little by little from the junior and the elder at the beginning to the point where Xu Zhixie could easily call him "Your Excellency" in less than ten minutes.
The changes during this period are Qin Ran’s abilities.
Xu Zhixie's mood changes were too fast, and Li Shiyin still couldn't adapt. The old man was having a harmonious conversation with the master in the last second, so how could he disappear in the next second
Qin Ran did adapt to it, mainly because he thought a lot but his emotions were not obvious on his face.
Seeing Xu Zhixie walking away, he turned around, looked at the two women who were still in the yard, and asked, "You two have been staring at us since just now. May I ask why?"
Neither of these two women was shy. Even though they were caught peeking, they did not panic at all. The girl smiled politely at Qin Ran, bowed, and said, "Greetings, senior."
Qin Ran nodded in return, but said nothing, waiting for her to explain.
"I am Zhao Yaqing from the Xuanqin Zhao family. I am familiar with your disciple, Miss Li Shiyin. We are old friends." The girl smiled and replied in a gentle tone.
Xuanqin Zhao? Qin Ran didn’t know where Xuanqin Zhao came from, but seeing that this woman was calm, shrewd, and noble, he thought she was not a simple person.
As for my acquaintance with Shiyin...
He turned his head to look at Li Shiyin, but saw that Li Shiyin was looking at the Miss Zhao Yaqing in front of her with her big eyes in confusion. It was obvious that she didn't know her, or she didn't remember this person.
He looked at Zhao Yaqing again.
"Miss Shiyin, you tend to forget things..." Zhao Yaqing explained with a smile, "Three years ago, General Li Konghe celebrated his 80th birthday. I went to the Li family with my father to celebrate, and we had a great time talking."
Li Shiyin stared at Zhao Yaqing carefully, and gradually she had some impression of him.
"Oh oh oh..." She remembered, "You are the arrogant young lady, right? You like my brother, right? And I didn't allow you, so I beat you up."
"?" A question mark popped up in Qin Ran's mind. He felt something was wrong, but he also felt that nothing was wrong.
"I'm sorry, I was young and ignorant at that time..." Li Shiyin quickly apologized to Zhao Yaqing.
"It's nothing. Many years have passed. I no longer remember fighting with Miss Shiyin. I only remember that we had a very pleasant conversation." Zhao Yaqing was still smiling, a deep smile.
This woman is a bit scary. Qin Ran looked at Zhao Yaqing. It is impossible for her not to remember. Otherwise, she would not remember Li Shiyin and remember going to celebrate her birthday. However, she acted
So calm...
"Zhao..." Li Shiyin still couldn't remember the person's name, but she was very smart. She thought quickly and said, "Miss Zhao, what are you doing here? Are you also refining your natal sword? Oh, you have also embarked on the path of cultivation? What sect did you join? What kind of cultivation did you achieve..."
Zhao Yaqing patiently waited for Li Shiyin to finish her questions before answering them one by one: "Last year, I entered the Yuntian Sect and followed the path of the sword. I am now in the middle stage of foundation building. I came to find Master Xu Zhixie to forge a suitable natal sword. Unfortunately, Master Xu Zhixie refused..."
When she said this, she congratulated Li Shiyin, "Congratulations, you are able to ask Master Xu Zhixie to forge a sword!"
"Oh, it's nothing, it's just a sword!" Li Shiyin consoled him, "If Master Xu doesn't want to do it, it's the same if you find someone else..."
Zhao Yaqing was a very shrewd person. She never showed her emotions. She smiled and chatted with Li Shiyin for a long time, until the Taoist boy brought the herbs and handed the Qiankun bag to Qin Ran. Then Qin Ran and his disciple said goodbye and left.
She walked out of the villa with her bodyguard, watching the figures of Qin Ran and his apprentice going down the mountain. She felt the pain from three years ago starting to ache again. Her eyes narrowed, finally revealing a fierce look.
"Starstone..." She smiled frighteningly, "It will be a great sword!"
"Miss, you mean..."
"This is at least a top-grade natal sword. Although it doesn't match my attributes, but..." Zhao Yaqing said, "I can force it."
She thought of the handsome young man taking out items one after another from his Qiankun bag and convincing Xu Zhixie to forge a sword for Li Shiyin. She couldn't suppress the jealousy on her face. She asked, "What is the cultivation level of that idiot's master?"
"It looks like he is at the Foundation Establishment stage." Her young lady protector replied, "But his aura is strong, and he may have learned some skills to conceal his cultivation level, so he is probably at the Golden Core stage."
"Golden Core..." Zhao Yaqing pondered for a while, then said, "It doesn't matter, as long as it's not the Nascent Soul stage. If we attack together, it's also one-on-one. I can easily deal with Li Shiyin, and you will obviously not be at a disadvantage when dealing with her master. With a little trick, the advantage is mine."
"Yes." The protector nodded in agreement.
When you think there is no way out, there is always a way out.
“Haha!” Zhao Yaqing sneered, “There’s actually a fool who sends a sword here on his own.”