"Boom..."
Xia Yan knocked lightly on the wooden door. The earth dog next to Xia Yan shook its short tail, tilted its head, bared its white teeth and stared at the person inside.
"Boom..."
After waiting for a while, the people inside did not respond, and Xia Yan knocked twice more.
"Huh? This person who is firing a weapon is obviously only four or five meters away from the gate of the courtyard. He must have heard my knock on the door. Why didn't he respond?!" Frowning, Xia Yan moved his body slightly, and turned towards the inside again. look away.
"Keng... Keng..."
The blacksmith inside was still beating on the sword tire in front of him, as if he hadn't heard the knock on the door at all.
Xia Yan wanted to push the door open, but suddenly remembered that the dean had said that he must respect this person very much. If he doesn't respect it, it's very likely that he won't even give face to the dean and master. Thinking of this, Xia Yan withdrew his outstretched hand again.
His eyes flickered, and he looked at the dog, "Forget it, just sit here and wait!"
Saying that, Xia Yan sat down in front of the door, and the earth dog also sat beside him.
Nothing to do. Xia Yan closed his eyes and began to run the Lingluo mental method. Ziyun slowly absorbed the aura of heaven and earth.
In Xia Yan's body, there is a bright spot of spiritual power, fluttering like a butterfly. In each meridian, countless dense bright spots form flocculent white silk threads, which flow continuously and gracefully. Sometimes when the spiritual power of two meridians converges, the silk-like bright spots will merge with each other, and then separate again.
And Linghai Ziyun is also constantly pregnant with purple energy and shrinking.
Once in samadhi, Xia Yan could not feel the passage of time. By the time Xia Yan woke up from the trance, it was almost dusk.
The earth dog is still sitting next to Xia Yan, like an old monk in meditation, squinting his eyes and motionless!
"Huh?!" Xia Yan stood up, "There is no sound of iron striking!"
Looking along the crack of the door, I saw a black shadow 'shua' appearing.
"Crackling..."
With a sound, the wooden door was pulled open, revealing the shirtless man, his bronzed skin covered with sweat.
"It was you who knocked on the door just now?!" The man looked at Xia Yan and asked.
Xia Yan said with a smile: "Exactly!"
But he said in his heart: "It's just now? I arrived at the gate of this courtyard just after noon, and now it's dusk, two and a half hours have passed!"
"What's the matter with you?!" The man asked in a blunt tone with his eyes fixed.
Xia Yan smiled directly and said: "I am a disciple of Liu Yun of Ziye Academy. Master asked me to ask you to help build a weapon."
As he said that, Xia Yan was about to take out the special ore, the Heart of Clear Water!
"Liu Yun? That's my master's friend! Then come in!" The man nodded, his expression relaxed a little, and then he took a step back to let Xia Yan enter the yard.
Xia Yan and Tugou both took a step forward and entered the courtyard.
The entire yard is filled with all kinds of weapons. Most of these weapons are swords and weapons that have been forged, but they are not equipped with scabbards, and they are just piled up there randomly.
Xia Yan stared at it for a week, and couldn't help being a little shocked.
These weapons are much better than those in the weapons shops on the street, but they are piled up here like garbage. Xia Yan looked at the long sword in his hand, and after a little comparison, he could see that even the exquisite long sword that Bai Rui gave him was not as good as these weapons piled up in the courtyard.
"It's really not an ordinary person!" Xia Yan thought to himself.
"Master is just at home, I'll call Master, please wait a moment!" The man said to Xia Yan again.
Xia Yan nodded with a busy smile, and the earth dog followed Xia Yan and nodded.
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"Who is Liu Yun's disciple?!"
After waiting for a cup of tea, a voice came from the inner courtyard.
Xia Yan hurriedly looked over. Jian is an old man in Chinese clothes, with a medium build and radiant eyes.
Xia Yan didn't dare to take it too seriously, Master Liu Yun had told him to be extremely respectful, so he hurriedly bowed and said, "Disciple Xia Yan, I have met senior!"
The old man nodded slightly, stroked his beard with his fingers, and pondered: "That old guy Liu Yun, how is it now?!"
"Master is very good!" Xia Yan hurriedly responded.
"Your master asked you to come, what's the matter?!" The old man said with a smile on his face.
"Master asked me to ask senior to build a weapon that is convenient for me!" Xia Yan said, taking out the heart of clear water on his chest.
The emerald green heart of clear water, flashing green brilliance in the setting sun, is very beautiful!
"Heart of Clear Water?!" The old man was taken aback, his body shook involuntarily.
Immediately, he returned to normal, his eyes narrowed, and he looked at Xia Yan, "The Heart of Clear Water is a special ore, which is very rare. It is also very difficult to make it into a weapon, because it is too strong, and the ordinary method of making it will not work at all."
Shaking his head, he said with a smile, "Liu Yun, this old fellow, will really give me problems!"
Listening to the old man's tone, it seems that he and Liu Yun are familiar to the point of calling them brothers and sisters! Moreover, in the words, it seems that the identities and status of the two are similar.
Thoughts turned in Xia Yan's heart, but it didn't show on his face.
"Brother Xia Yan, you are Liu Yun's disciple, which is equivalent to half of my disciple. You take the heart of clear water and let me make it into a weapon. Although it is a bit difficult, it is not impossible for me!" The old man's eyes flickered , "However, Xia Yan, it is also the first time for me to use the heart of clear water to build a weapon. Only I can do it in the entire Purple Leaf City!"
"Before that, you must find thousand-year-old cold iron weighing more than twenty catties!" The old man's tone changed, and he said in a deep voice.
"Thousand-year cold iron?!" Xia Yan was startled.
Cold iron, a high-grade ore, is very precious! And the millennium cold iron is even more difficult to find.
Although Xia Yan has never been in contact with cold iron, he also knows how rare this kind of ore is.
"Yes, use thousand-year-old cold iron as a forging tool! Ordinary tools are difficult to forge the heart of clear water. Only thousand-year-old cold iron can be tried. Xia Yan, there should be thousand-year-old cold iron for sale in Tianxing Pavilion. In this way, you can immediately Go to Tianxin Pavilion to have a look, if you can buy more than 20 catties of cold iron, then you can do it tonight." When he was speaking, the old man had a strange look in his eyes.
I can tell. He also really wanted to use the Heart of Clear Water to forge weapons. For a person like him, there is probably nothing more fulfilling than using rare ore to forge a rare weapon.
That's why he told Xia Yan to go to Tianxing Pavilion to buy cold iron now, and then start construction tonight. He was even more anxious than Xia Yan.
Xia Yan nodded, and immediately said: "Okay, I will go to Tianxing Pavilion now! Senior, then I will take my leave first."
Xia Yan handed the heart of clear water to the old man, and bowed to leave.
"Well, go quickly, go back quickly!" The old man smiled and nodded.
With a dog. Xia Yan quickly left the courtyard, glanced at the drawing, and quickly ran towards the Tianxing Pavilion.
Tianxing Pavilion, the largest ore chain store in Dragon Continent, sells various ores and some rare weapons. In any major city or county town on the mainland, there are branches of Tianxing Pavilion. And the main store of Tianxing Pavilion is also in the Holy Land.
Running wildly all the way, before the sun set, Xia Yan finally arrived outside the Tianxing Pavilion. This Tianxing Pavilion has three floors, and the building is also magnificent. It can be clearly seen from a distance.
On the main entrance, there is a huge plaque with the words Tianxing Pavilion written on it!
Xia Yan paused for a moment, then quickly walked in with the dog.
As soon as I entered, the sight of ores came into my eyes, and I saw all kinds of ores on the criss-cross shelves. However, this first layer is all middle-grade and low-grade ores.
"Sir, what do you need?!"
Seeing Xia Yan coming in, a young staff member asked in a sweet voice with a charming smile on his face.
Xia Yan said: "Is there a millennium cold iron here now?!"
Millennium cold iron is also an excellent ore for making weapons. Although this kind of ore is expensive, even Tianxing Pavilion is often out of stock.
"Thousand-year cold iron?!" The staff member's expression froze.
Although there are many people who go to Tianxing Pavilion to buy ores every day, most of them buy some low-grade ores, and there are not many people who buy high-grade ores. Cold iron itself is a high-grade ore! And the thousand-year-old cold iron is even more difficult to find.
Seeing that Xia Yan is young, but wants to buy millennium cold iron, this staff member is naturally hard to imagine.
However, she reacted very quickly, and then said with a smile on her face again: "Sir, what a coincidence that you came here. On the second floor, there happens to be a piece of thousand-year-old cold iron. You can go up and have a look!"
"Okay. Thank you!"
Xia Yan responded casually.
"Whoosh..."
Then, it turned into a gust of wind and went up to the second floor.
The staff member was startled again, and said in horror, "What a speed!"
Looking away, Meimu looked at the stairs on the second floor, it was empty, Xia Yan and Tugou had already reached the second floor.
Xia Yan had seen the appearance of the thousand-year-old Han Tie in the Rare Treasure Book, so he naturally recognized it. The ore on the second floor is much less than that on the first floor.
There are several kinds of scattered ores, each of which is placed far apart, and all of them are in a single gorgeous display case. Xia Yan swept his gaze, and then looked at all the few ores here.
"There!" With joy in his heart, Xia Yan had already seen the thousand-year-old cold iron in a conspicuous position.
However, in front of the thousand-year-old cold iron stood two slim women. Xia Yan originally wanted to rush over, but couldn't help but stop again, and frowned at the two women.
"Miss, do you really want to buy this piece of cold iron?!" The slightly shorter woman among the two women said to the woman beside her.
Xia Yan was startled. Hearing this, it seemed that the young lady wanted to buy this millennium cold iron. This Tianxing Pavilion now only has a piece of thousand-year-old cold iron. If it is bought, then I don't know when it will be available next time.
Feeling anxious, Xia Yan couldn't help praying that the young lady would not buy it.
"Yes, I bought it!" The lady said angrily.
Although Xia Yan couldn't see the faces of these two women from where he stood, but from the voice, they should be about the same age as him. Moreover, judging by the temperament of the figure, the appearance is definitely not bad.
"But...Miss, we bought this cold iron, what are we going to use it for?!"
The slightly shorter woman should be a maid.
"That damned bastard!" The young lady was furious, "I will use this cold iron to forge a long sword that is sharp enough!"
"Miss..." The servant girl was stunned for a moment, and then said in surprise: "Miss, you don't know martial arts, what are you doing forging a long sword? This cold iron is so heavy, I'm afraid you can't even handle it!"
Looking at Millennium Hantie, the servant girl shook her head and said.
"Fool, you can build a few more weapons, they will be lighter, as long as they are sharp enough!" The young lady stretched out her fair little hand, grabbed it fiercely in the air, and said through gritted teeth, "If that bastard really succeeds, I cut him with this long sword made of cold iron!"
Xia Yan was taken aback, and looked at the pair of master and servant in horror!
this lady...
"Aww..."
The earth dog suddenly barked in a low voice. It can also understand human language. When it heard the lady's harsh words, it couldn't help but tremble and bark.
The pair of master and servant immediately turned around and looked at Xia Yan and the local dog not far behind them.
"Who are you? Why did you eavesdrop on us?!" Seeing Xia Yan, the maid asked with an angry face.
Xia Yan took a look at the pair of master and servant, they were really beautiful. Especially Miss, who is slim and graceful, but there is a faint worry on the brow.
"Oh, I'm buying ore!" Xia Yan spread his hands and glared at the earth dog at the same time.
It's not the first time this guy, the earth dog, has made a sound at a critical moment. The last time I had a conflict with Zhang Feng in Ruyilou was because of the local dog. This time, it's still a dog!
"Buying ore, how long have you been standing behind us? Tell me, did you eavesdrop on us on purpose?!" The servant girl was aggressive, with her chest raised high.
"Are you sent by that bastard to follow me?!" The lady also frowned and asked.
"That bastard?!" Xia Yan frowned, "Who is that bastard?!"
"Who else is Song Yuxin! Young master of the Song family, you must have been sent by him to follow our young lady, right?!" The young lady's servant girl stared at Xia Yan fiercely with almond eyes.
Xia Yan said quickly: "I don't know it, nor have I heard of it."
"Nonsense, miss, this person is not a good person at first glance! He said he has never heard of Song Yuxin, in this Ziye City, is there anyone who has not heard of Song Yuxin? He is lying!" The servant girl pointed at Xia Yan and said loudly road.
"I really don't know that Song Yuxin. It's only been four or five days since I came to Ziye City." Xia Yan explained helplessly again.
"Forget it, it doesn't matter anyway. Xiaohua, I bought this stone, let's go!" The lady waved her hand, as if she didn't want to say anything more, she said to the maid beside her.
"Well, miss!" Xiao Hua nodded and went to find the owner.
Xia Yan was very anxious, if it was really bought by this woman, then the weapon making would have to be postponed until what time. This woman bought millennium cold iron, but it didn't seem to be of much use. Craft weapons, and other ores can do the same!
Xia Yan frowned and said, "Miss, can you..."
Xia Yan opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.
After a pause, Xia Yan said again: "I also want to buy this piece of cold iron, miss, I wonder if you can give it up? If you want to make weapons, other ores are also fine! I bought this piece of cold iron because I am in a hurry need."
"You need it urgently? We don't need it urgently?!" The servant girl Xiao Hua seemed to be still brooding over what happened just now.
"Our lady was forced into marriage by that bastard Song Yuxin. Now, there are only three days left. Three days later, the lady will..." As she said, Xiaohua's eyes turned slightly red, and she looked like she was about to cry.
"Forced marriage?!" Xia Yan was puzzled, "Who the hell is Song Yuxin?!"
Seeing that Xia Yan didn't seem to be pretending, the lady sighed quietly and said: "Song Yuxin is the son of the Song family in Ziye City. The Song family is the largest family in Ziye City. Song Yuxin's father, Song Li, is the deacon of the temple. It's huge. And I'm just the daughter of a small businessman, facing the aggressive Song family, we have nothing to do."
"Forget it, why should I tell you this!" The young lady shook her head, a little miserable, "Since this young master needs this stone urgently, we won't buy it."
"Miss..." The servant girl Xiaohua frowned, "Master has already issued a mission in the mercenary hall to ask for help from experts, so don't worry too much."
The young lady shook her head with a wry smile, and then her eyes became firm again. It seemed that she could really do anything by then.
Xia Yan quickly thanked, "Thank you Miss Ende!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the young lady hurried downstairs, and the maid Xiaohua also glanced at Xia Yan, and followed closely.
Xia Yan frowned, then walked towards Millennium Hantie. This piece of cold iron is enough to weigh twenty catties. Although it is only the size of two fists, it is of amazing quality and very heavy in the hand.
Of course, the quality of cold iron is worse than that of the heart of clear water. The Heart of Clear Water is about the same size as this millennium cold iron, but it seems to be twice as heavy as this cold iron.
"Shopkeeper?!" Xia Yan looked around. At this moment, there were only him and the dog on the second floor, so he shouted loudly to the first floor.
As soon as he finished shouting, Xia Yan heard footsteps on the stairs, and then a middle-aged woman came down from the third floor. A long black dress, graceful and luxurious.
"Sir, do you need anything?!" The middle-aged woman asked politely when she saw Xia Yan.
Xia Yan held the Millennium Cold Railway in his hand and said, "How many gold coins do you need for this ore?!"
The middle-aged woman saw that Xia Yan was holding a thousand-year-old cold iron, and her face moved slightly, "This is a thousand-year-old cold iron, and the price is very expensive. It costs 10,000 gold coins per catty!"
"Ten thousand!" Xia Yan looked at Han Tie.
This small piece of cold iron costs about two hundred thousand yuan, which is really expensive!
However, no matter how expensive it is, Xia Yan has to buy it.
"Sir, this rare ore is only available in our Tianxing Pavilion. And the price is absolutely fair, without any fraud." The middle-aged woman smiled, seeing that Xia Yan really wanted to buy it.
"In this way, if sir really wants it, we can weigh it first. It's a fraction, it can be avoided." The middle-aged woman continued to say with a light smile.
Xia Yan nodded and said, "Okay!"
After weighing, this thousand-year-old cold iron weighed 23.6 catties. Even if the odds are omitted, Xia Yan also needs to pay 230,000 gold coins for this piece of thousand-year-old cold iron.
"Sir, if you don't bring enough gold coins, you can wait until tomorrow to pick up the goods. We will keep this piece of cold iron for you for a day." The middle-aged woman said with a smile after weighing it.
Ordinary people, who would go out with more than 200,000 gold coins
Even if you want to buy ore in advance, I'm afraid it will be difficult to bring so much. Seeing Xia Yan's age, the middle-aged woman was only fifteen or sixteen years old, so it was obviously impossible for her to be the patriarch of a family. More than 200,000 gold coins, even if it is a big family, it has to be considered. That's why she said that.
Xia Yan waved his hands and smiled, "No need, I want it now!"
As he spoke, Xia Yan took out a thick wad of golden tickets from his chest.
Each golden ticket has a denomination of 10,000 gold coins!
The staff of Tianxing Pavilion all looked at Xia Yan in shock, the expressions on their faces can be imagined.
Even in Tianxing Pavilion, they have never seen a person with more than one million gold tickets.
Xia Yan counted them briefly, took out twenty-three gold tickets with a denomination of 10,000, handed them to the middle-aged woman, and then put the 23-jin thousand-year-old cold iron and the gold tickets into his arms.
In a slight shock, the middle-aged woman reached out to take Xia Yan's golden ticket.
"Thank you, then I'll take my leave!" Xia Yan finally said after taking a breath.
"Okay, sir, welcome to Tianxing Pavilion next time!" The middle-aged woman said politely with a busy smile.
The other staff also saluted Xia Yan respectfully.
"With so many golden tickets on him, my God, how old is he!"
"Could it be... the young masters of the four major families of our Purple Leaf City?!"
"I don't think so. I've seen all the sons of the patriarchs of the four major families, and the other young masters with lower status will definitely not be able to get so many golden tickets!"
"..."
After Xia Yan left, the staff in the Star Pavilion were still discussing in a low voice in amazement. They were extremely curious about Xia Yan's identity.
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Xia Yan ran wildly all the way, taking advantage of the night that just fell, Xia Yan was like a civet cat, quickly walking through the long streets and alleys, rushing towards the direction when he came.
It only took the time for a cup of tea, Xia Yan went from Tianxing Pavilion to the courtyard of the dean's friend. And this old man, who had already changed into linen clothes at this time, seemed to be ready to do it.
"Senior, I bought back the thousand-year-old cold iron!" After entering the courtyard, Xia Yan took out the cold iron in his hand, and said slowly with a respectful expression.
"Well, let's put it down first! Is this heart of clear water going to be forged into a sword?!" Seeing Xia Yan holding a long sword in his hand, the old man asked.
Xia Yan nodded and said solemnly: "Yes, please trouble senior!"
"Hehe, it's okay!" The old man smiled, his face moved slightly, "However, you use this sword yourself?!"
"Yes!" Xia Yan was respectful and polite!
"You old master, how can you rest assured that you can use this precious thing? If the long sword made of the heart of clear water is recognized by some malicious people, the consequences will be hard to say. With your ability, Can you protect your own weapon?!" The old man shook his head, seemingly puzzled.
Xia Yan chuckled and said, "The man is here, and the sword is here!"
"Okay, okay!" The old man laughed, "As expected of that old guy's disciple, I was too worried! Then, let's start now, I will first beat the millennium cold iron into a hammer!"
"Little brother, you go back first, wait a week later, and then come to pick up the sword! Oh, no, you come on the sixth day, the last process, I still need your help!" The old man said to Xia Yan, his eyes But it has already fallen on the thousand-year-old cold iron that Xia Yan put down.
After Xia Yan left, the sound of 'Keng... Keng...' sounded in the small courtyard.
A week later, the Excalibur will be completed.
"I don't know how sharp this weapon made by the heart of clear water is!" Xia Yan also had some expectations in his heart.
"Well, the thousand-year-old cold iron was given to me by that young lady. This favor must be returned. She seems to be in trouble. And her father seems to have issued a mission in the mercenary hall. Three days later... "
Xia Yan thought of the lady he met in Tianxing Pavilion, and a thought flashed in his mind.
"I'll go to the mercenary hall the day after tomorrow. If I can find this mission, I'll know what it is! If I can help you, then I'll repay the favor!" Xia Yan's footsteps accelerated suddenly, like a flash of lightning out.