"Did I hear wrongly? He forged three swords by himself?! The 540th layer armor breaking weapon was just one of them? Are you kidding me?"
"Senior Miao said it himself, of course it's true! He was once a grandmaster artifact craftsman of the Qianyuan Demon Sect. Later, he left the sect and joined the Heaven's Secret Tower. He was a famous figure in the entire world of artifact crafting.”
"Senior Ji Feng and Senior Liu didn't object. In fact, there was a hint of anticipation in their eyes. Can you guess what this means?!”
"Awesome! We only managed to forge one after racking our brains, but he actually forged three in the same amount of time. Fortunately, my heart is big enough. Otherwise, I would definitely be angered to death!”
"There are already a few who can't stand it anymore and have fallen to the ground."
"Look! Wei He, who was currently ranked first, covered his chest with his hand. Was his heart aching? Or collapse?"
"Hahaha! I'm dying of laughter!"
"Our Great Zhou's Swordforge Mountain Village is about to rise!”
"This is unfair! I suspect that Li Baiyu and the Heaven's Secret Tower have an unknown deal."
“......”
Everyone was talking at once.
Someone was shocked.
Someone broke down.
Some people couldn't take it.
Some of them realized the huge gap between them and Li Baiyu, so they began to lie flat on the ground.
Just as some people were questioning whether this match was unfair.
Liu Qing stood out in a timely manner and explained,"These three swords were all forged by Li Baiyu in the Nine Labyrinth, so they are all his works. There is no suspicion of cheating!”
"At the same time, I and the three seniors have been paying attention to the refining process. Li Baiyu used the materials from this competition. As for the private transaction, it's even more ridiculous!”
As soon as he finished speaking.
Only then did everyone remember.
Previously, when he was choosing materials in the mystic realm,
Li Baiyu had indeed chosen many heavyweight refining materials.
At that time, they were still envious and jealous.
But now, it seemed that there were so many materials.
Wouldn't it be a waste to just forge a sword?
It seemed reasonable to have three rounds.
The one just now was Feng Xiao.
The main material should be the Phoenix Blood Stone that even Wei He was jealous of.
The color was very positive, as red as fire.
Many Armament Masters wanted to play with it.
Five hundred and forty layers of armor breaking,
This result was still in line with the value of the Phoenix Blood Stone.
"That's amazing!"
"Senior martial brother, no wonder you said Brother Li would be your greatest opponent."
"He's comparable to the core disciples of our Sword Forging Peak!”
In the crowd, Su Luoxue sighed with emotion.
"Yes, I am."
"However, at the same age, Brother Li's artifact crafting skills definitely surpass those of the core disciples.”
Su Beiming said with a burning gaze.
In the swordsmithing lineage of the Sunset Sword Sect, disciples were divided into three categories.
Outer sect disciples.
Inner sect disciple.
Core disciples.
They corresponded to first, second and third rank Armament Masters respectively.
For example, Su Beiming was one of the best among the inner disciples.
The core disciples rarely set foot in the martial world, so they were not known by others. However, their refining skills were much better than those of the inner disciples.
Although Su Luoxue was also an inner sect disciple of Sword Crafting Peak, she had never learned how to forge a sword before.
She was originally from the sword-wielding lineage.
"That awesome?"
When Wang Dalei heard that Li Baiyu had actually forged three swords, he was in disbelief at first, and then he cursed.
"Why do I feel that forging a divine weapon in the World Famous Sword Manual is as easy as drinking water and eating food for this guy?”
" Illusion?!"
At the very least, Wang Dalei felt inferior in terms of swordsmithing.
What if it was a hammer?
It seemed that his level would not fluctuate too much.
Wang Dalei suddenly felt that he wasn't that confident anymore.
Compared to Wang Dalei's loss of confidence.
Wei He started to doubt his life.
" How is this possible?!"
"I even used my heart blood, and this is the result?!”
He could not accept it.
His heart was pounding violently.
Wei He couldn't help but reach out to hold it down. Only then did he feel better.
However, his face instantly turned pale.
"The first sword broke through 540 armor, so the second and third swords should have similar results."
Miao Miao, Ji Feng, and Liu Jinming were all looking forward to it.
His gaze indicated for the Sword Test Child to begin testing.
Li Baiyu handed over a red leaf!
Ding!
He stabbed out with his sword!
The sound of the sword was melodious.
Miao Miao and the other two's eyelids twitched.
From the sound,
The results of this sword were stable.
As expected, the boy announced,""618 layers of Armor Penetration!"
" 618??"
The three grandmasters were stunned.
This number was much higher than what they had expected.
"Cough cough!"
Wei He felt his heart ache again.
Feng Xiao, who had 540 Armor Penetration, was indeed the most trashy of the three swords!
Very good!
"Hahaha, good job. As expected of the person I think highly of. Li Baiyu, do your best!”
"Songxi Mountain's Swordforge Manor will rise from your generation!”
"You've increased by 78 levels in one go. Could it be that Young Master Li is already lonely as a master and can only surpass himself?!”
"Don't say it! He really had the ability to do so! It's useless even if you're jealous!"
“......”
When Hong Ye's results were announced, the stadium erupted into cheers.
Feng Xiao's results were slightly lower than Wei He's.
And Hong Ye had far surpassed Wei He's record of 545 levels!
The two swords clashed!
Hong Ye was even better!
A smile appeared on Su Beiming's face.
"That's great!"
"Even if the third sword is not as good as Hongye,"
"The first place is definitely Brother Li!”
Although he couldn't surpass Li Baiyu,
Su Beiming felt a little regretful.
But who asked this guy to have three preparations?
This was no longer something that could be described as powerful.
It was simply off the charts!
King Youjue looked at Princess Linglong, who was pouting, and opened his mouth, wanting to say something.
In the end, he did not speak.
He thought,
It was better not to rub salt in someone's wound at this time.
alas
Although a certain someone did not say anything about this trip to the Great Zhou,
However, King Youjue knew in his heart that her injuries were not light.
"Continue!"
"I want to see your third sword!”
The Pavilion Master of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion, Liu Qing, was somewhat impatient.
"Good!"
Li Baiyu was neither polite nor humble.
Clang!
One is carved with beautiful patterns,
A long sword appeared in front of everyone like a fluttering butterfly.
I gently draw my sword,
Then, it was handed to the Sword Test Boy.
"What a beautiful sword! It's like a dream!"
Many female refiners shrieked as they were driven mad by Butterfly's stunning appearance.
"This sword?"
Ji Feng's heart skipped a beat. A look of recollection flashed across his face as he stared at the butterfly sword in a daze.
"Too similar!"
"It's similar to your dream lover's Illusion God!”
Miao Ying nudged Ji Feng, who was in a daze.
"Nonsense!"
Ji Feng was annoyed, and his old face started to look unnatural.
"Hahaha!"
Liu Jinming laughed heartily when he saw this.
There were memories in his eyes.
The Jade Drop Sword Lord, Shen Bi Ru, was the number one female blacksmith of the three major sects. She was peerless and had superb cultivation. The weapons she forged were both powerful and beautiful. She was in the limelight back then and was the object of infatuation for countless youths.
Unfortunately, he had mysteriously disappeared, and no one knew where he had gone.
It made countless youths feel heartbroken and lonely for the rest of their lives.
Ji Feng was like this.
Liu Jinming was the same.
The two of them did not have the chance to talk to Shen Bi Ru back then, but that did not stop them from loving Shen Bi Ru.
The nursery was better.
He spoke in front of her.
Although he was beaten half to death and bedridden for three months.
However, Ji Feng and Liu Jinming envied him.
A man is still a teenager when he dies.
At this moment, when he saw the butterfly sword that looked like a dream god,
The three of them could not help but sink into their memories.
But at this moment.
Suddenly.
"F * ck! Impossible!"
"This is too exaggerated! He's simply not human!"
"With this result, Wei Chenghe is the third?! Wait, Third Brother? Why do I feel like laughing?"
"Songxi Mountain's Swordforge Manor is really going to rise!”
"It's not just rising. I can almost see that from now on, there will only be one Swordforge Manor among the four great empires! Anyone in the martial arts world would think of Li Baiyu's name at the mention of these four words!!!”
" This is f * cking awesome!!"
“......”
A wave of vulgarities and shocked voices entered Miao Miao and the other two's ears.
It pulled them back to reality from their memories.
Then, the three of them saw the dream-like butterfly sword break through 666 armor in one strike!
"F * ck!"
Miao Ying couldn't help but curse.
"Ah, this…"
Ji Feng's body shook as well.
"A peerless genius in the path of artifact refinement, a future supreme grandmaster!”
Liu Jinming's eyes widened.
The three of them were instantly moved!
Cloud Shuttle.
Blue Frost.
Phoenix Flute.
Red leaves.
Butterfly.
Each of the five swords was sharper than the last.
All of them were listed in the World Famous Sword Manual.
Moreover, they were all done by the same person!
It was the fifth generation manor lord of Swordforge Manor, Li Baiyu, at the foot of Songxi Mountain in the Great Zhou Empire.
A fifteen-year-old young man!
"Ding!"
"Congratulations to the host for forging a superior-grade spirit weapon, Phoenix Flute. You have received 50 years of internal strength!”
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining eight special ores!”
"Ding!"
"Congratulations to the host for forging a low-grade artifact, the red leaf. You have received one sixty-year cycle of internal strength!”
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining ten sets of special refining materials!”
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining the supreme body-tempering technique, the Indestructible Diamond Divine Art!”
"Ding!"
"Congratulations to the host for forging a low-grade Bejeweled Weapon, Butterfly. You have received one sixty-year cycle of internal strength!”
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining ten sets of special refining materials!”
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining the supreme palm technique, the Tathagata Divine Palm!”
At the same time.
The system's notifications kept ringing in Li Baiyu's mind.
Feng Xiao's reward was only 50 years of internal strength, and he didn't even have a cultivation method.
Li Baiyu frowned.
From the looks of it,
Not only would the system's reward decrease if the number of times an ordinary sword was refined increased,
It was the same for spirit weapons like the Cloud Shuttle, Azure Frost, and Phoenix Flute.
However, the rewards from Red Leaf and Butterfly finally made him smile.
Indestructible Diamond.
Buddha's Palm.
It just so happened to make up for his shortcomings in close combat.
"This guy, could it be that he is not satisfied with Butterfly's results?”
Liu Qing noticed Li Baiyu's slightly furrowed brows and was instantly speechless.
Red leaves and butterflies,
One had 618 Armor Penetration while the other had 666 Armor Penetration.
Both swords could enter the top 50 of the World Famous Sword Index.
You're still not satisfied with such results?
Did he swell up?
Fortunately…
Then, Li Baiyu's face lit up.
Only then did the Secret Pavilion Master feel much less depressed.
"Now, I announce that the first place winner of this competition is Li Baiyu from Swordforge Manor!”
"The other rankings will be listed in detail later.”
The voice of the Pavilion Lord of Heavenly Secrets, Liu Qing, sounded.
The crowd burst into cheers.
"Awesome!"
"First place! Undisputed number one!"
"Fengxiao, Hongye, and Butterfly, three swords fighting for glory!”
"Among the top four swords, three of them actually came from the same person! He's too powerful!"
"Li Baiyu! I'm willing to call you the God of Swordsmithing!”
“......”
At this moment.
Countless people in the same industry worshipped Li Baiyu.
"Damn it!"
"Read it on your own?"
Wei He gritted his teeth.
From Liu Qing's words, he felt a million points of explosive strike.
Li Baiyu was first, so he had nothing to say.
He, Wei He, was second no matter what.
However, when the Secret Pavilion Master announced the rankings, he did not even mention him.
He was second.
Just like the last place, he needed to check the rankings himself?!
F * ck!
This was equivalent to sprinkling salt on Wei He's wound!
The anger and unwillingness in Wei He's heart burned like a prairie fire.
After that.
He gazed deeply at Li Baiyu,
He turned around and left.
He disappeared into the crowd at the fastest speed possible.
"Why did Master Wei leave?"
Some people noticed Wei He's abnormal behavior.
"What master?"
"How can he be called a master in front of Li Baiyu?”
Someone at the side said disdainfully.
"Not only him, many people have left.”
"Staying behind is just asking to be humiliated.”
At this moment, a third person revealed the truth.
Princess Linglong looked at Li Baiyu with a complicated expression.
"Second Uncle, you're right. He's like the sun high up in the sky."”
"We stars may shine brightly at some point in time,"
"However, once he, the sun, appears, we will instantly lose our light!!”
"Perhaps, this is the fate of the stars."
King Youjue nodded slightly.
That's right!
Li Baiyu was not just a sun.
It was a rising sun!
His light had already enveloped the Great Zhou!
In the future, he would even glorify the four great empires!
Really.
such a character
Why aren't they people of Great Yan Dynasty?!
He sighed regretfully.
Then, his gaze fell on Princess Linglong.
"Little girl, why don't you go and get close to that brat and use a honey trap or something to turn the uncooked rice into cooked rice?"
King Youjue hadn't finished speaking.
"Second Uncle, I think that if you use the handsome man trap, the success rate will be higher."
Princess Linglong said expressionlessly.
"Get lost!"
King Youjue was so angry that his nose was crooked.
"Amazing brother!"
"From now on, you're going to become a celebrity in Great Zhou!”
"I have to hug your thigh tightly!"
Su Beiming walked up to Li Baiyu with a smile on his face. He congratulated him repeatedly and was about to hug Li Baiyu's thigh.
"Then you have to hold on tight. My legs are very thick!”
Li Baiyu laughed heartily.
After he won the first place in the Equipment Refining Convention, the name of Songxi Mountain's Sword Crafting Manor would shake the world along with Li Baiyu's name.
His father and grandfather's lifelong dream had been fulfilled by half.
As for the other half…
They would be able to defeat the Swordforge Manor of the other three Majestic Empires fair and square and become a unique existence.
And this…
That was what Li Baiyu was going to do next.
"Young Master Li, the pavilion master and the three seniors have invited you!”
At this moment.
A steward of the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets walked up to Li Baiyu and said.
"Did the four seniors say anything?”
Li Baiyu quickly asked.
Su Beiming, Su Luoxue, and Xiao Shisan also stopped talking.
"I don't know."
the man replied.
"What are you afraid of? I can't harm you!"
"It must be a good thing!"
Xiao Shisan said indifferently.
"Then I'll go first!"
"Hurry up and go!"
He bid farewell to Su Beiming, Xiao Shisan, and the others.
Li Baiyu followed the steward all the way to the highest level of the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets.
In an elegant room.
He saw the Pavilion Master of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, Liu Qing, Miao Pu, and the others.
At this moment.
Miao Miao and the others were arguing.
Liu Qing was silent by the side.
"I'm telling you, this kid has to become my disciple and acknowledge me as his master. Otherwise, I'll fight with you two old fellows!!”
Miao Pu stared at him.
"Bullshit!"
Even the usually gentle Ji Feng cursed.
"If Li Baiyu follows you, he will become as irritable and unreasonable as you.”
"Besides, what's so good about your place?”
"Why don't you take me as your master? I'll treat him like my own grandson!”
He argued.
However, he was quickly attacked by Miao Pu.
"Pah!"
"You don't even have a woman, how can you have a grandson?”
"Do you know how to wipe your grandson's sh * t and pee?!”
Ah, this…
Li Baiyu smiled bitterly.
What the hell?
Why did he feel like he was being scolded?
I'm already fifteen,
Do you still need to be served like this?
At this moment.
The expressionless Liu Jinming slowly said,"I think it's better to let him follow me!”
"At the very least, I'm still slightly better than the two of you when it comes to forging artifacts.”
As soon as he said this,
Miao Miao and Ji Feng both spat at him.
"Shameless!"
At that time, he had caused a certain grandmaster artifact craftsman surnamed Liu to choke until his face turned red!
"Li Baiyu participated in the competition in the Secret Pavilion, so I think he should follow me!”
Liu Qing said with a serious expression.
"Ah pui!"
The moment he spoke,
Immediately, the three of them attacked repeatedly.
"Little Liu, who do you think you are?"
"With your mediocre ability, you want to take this kid away?”
"Come, come, come. Let's spar. Whoever's stronger will take him away!”
Liu Qing also suddenly widened his eyes.
"Fine!"
Although these three seniors were also considered big shots in the Heaven's Secret Tower.
However, he was still the Pavilion Master of the Secret Pavilion.
If it was in Dynasty.
That was the governor of the border, the ruler of a region!
In terms of martial arts and refining skills, he was not much inferior to the three of them.
It was just that Liu Qing's seniority was small.
Therefore, he usually gave in to these three.
However, this matter concerned a future prodigy.
Why would he give in?
"Seniors-"
Li Baiyu rubbed his nose and said calmly. When the four people's eyes were on him, he smiled and said,""You guys are fighting over it, but you haven't asked for my opinion, right?!”
"Young Master Li, what do you think?”
Miao Pu chuckled.
Li Baiyu's expression didn't change." Seniors, although I've temporarily obtained first place, it's only the first place of the Great Zhou. The Equipment Refining Convention hasn't ended yet.”
"Therefore, this junior hopes that after the finals of the Equipment Refining Convention, I will carefully consider this matter and give the four seniors an answer!”
Hearing this,
Liu Jinming was deep in thought.
Liu Qing was silent.
Miao Miao and Ji Feng were a little impatient.
The two of them still wanted to fight for it.
Miao Miao was the first to speak,"Young Master Li, as long as you follow me, you can choose whatever you want." From now on, you are my eldest disciple. I will use all my resources to nurture you!”
"By then, you will definitely surpass all the refiners and become the true number one in the world!”
In comparison, Ji Feng was much gentler.
"I've never accepted a disciple before.”
"If you acknowledge me as your master, you will be my successor.”
"I won't interfere with you, I won't ask you to do anything. You just need to follow your own pace and walk down the path of artifact refinement.”
Even Liu Jinming was surprised by these words.
Inherit the mantle.
The weight of these four words was not ordinary.
However…
"I'm very sorry, seniors!"
"Junior is only thinking about the Equipment Refining Convention now.”
"If there's nothing else, this junior will take his leave.”
After saying that,
Li Baiyu slipped away at lightning speed.
What a joke.
With the supreme smithing art rewarded by the system, why would he still need to acknowledge a master?
He slipped away.
"Um."
Miao Pu and Ji Feng were instantly dumbfounded.
"This bastard brat, why are you running so fast? Could it be that this old man isn't sincere enough?”
Miao Ying began to reflect.
"What a pity."
Ji Feng let out a long sigh.
"Do you think he will really consider this matter after the Equipment Refining Convention?”
Liu Qing frowned and said.
"Isn't that so?"
"That's what this kid said just now.”
Miao Pu added.
"Probably not."
At this moment,
Liu Jinming said with certainty.
"Why?"
Three pairs of eyes focused on him.
"Because this kid has his eyes set on the finals of the Equipment Refining Convention.”
"So what?"
"As far as I know, this Equipment Refining Convention has attracted many old monsters to participate. They don't need to go through the preliminary selection. In the second round of the competition, they will directly enter the finals.”
"With our ability, we might not be able to enter the top ten. If Li brat amazes everyone with a single brilliant feat, do you think he will still take an old man of the same level as his master?”
Liu Jinming said calmly.
"Why didn't I know about this rule?”
"It was added at the last minute. I just received the news and haven't had the time to announce it to the public.”
The words of the Pavilion Master of Heavenly Secrets, Liu Qing, undoubtedly confirmed that what Liu Jinming said was true.
"The strong are like a forest. He might also fail."
Ji Feng pursed his lips slightly.
"You can melt three sets of materials in one go and forge three weapons. Can two of them reach the level of a Bejeweled Weapon?”
Liu Jinming said coldly.
Ji Feng opened his mouth.
"He can't!"
Miao Miao answered for him," Not only Old Ji, but everyone else can't do it.”
"So, why did he want to take you as his master?”
Liu Jinming chuckled, and his expression was filled with fatigue.
"Could it be?"
Miao Pu was stunned.
"That's right!"
"He doesn't like it at all!"
Liu Jinming said with a bitter smile.
"Bullshit!"
"I don't like you!"
Miao Miao was furious.
"Haha!"
"With that kid's standard, he naturally doesn't fancy me."
" Not only do you look down on me, but you also look down on Little Liu, Old Ji, and the same-"
At this point,
Liu Jinming pointed at Miao Miao and said,"I don't like you either!"
"Really,"
"Do I have to make things so clear?!”
As soon as he finished speaking.
The room instantly fell silent.
Miao Pu, who was the most excited and impatient, had a face as black as the bottom of a pot.
After a while.
"Nainai!"
"I really don't believe this!”
Miao Miao cursed and left without looking back.
"Where are you going?"
Everyone asked.
"Go easy! I'm suffocating!"
Ji Feng, Liu Jinming, and Liu Qing:
They thought that the old man was going to settle the score with Li Baiyu.
Therefore, he was still on tenterhooks for a moment.
Seeing this, he immediately felt relieved.
The three of them did not know.
The nursery wasn't to release water.
He didn't want to settle the score with Li Baiyu.
After turning a corner,
After avoiding everyone,
He entered a forging room.
............
At the same time.
The news of Li Baiyu winning the first place of the Great Zhou Empire in the Equipment Refining Competition.
It also spread throughout Chang 'an City at the first moment!
"What is it? Are you saying that Li Baiyu's sword broke through five hundred layers of sword armor?!”
Everyone who received the news could not help but stand up and exclaim.
"Not one, three!"
"It's not 500 layers either!"
"To be more precise, the worst one broke through armor by 540!”
"And the second armor broke 618, and the most powerful one broke the record with 666!”
The person who spread the news corrected him,"" I'm asking if you're awesome or not!"
"Li Baiyu is the number one artifact craftsman in the Great Zhou Empire.!”
Boom!
The place instantly exploded.
The noise was so loud that it could be heard three streets away.
Not only that.
Inside the restaurant.
The storytellers were all singing about how Li Baiyu won first place.
Inside the gambling den.
Anyone who said they knew Young Master Li would play ten rounds for free.
Pingkang Lane's fireworks street.
As long as it was someone surnamed Li, they could get half the price today!
There was no other reason.
Li Baiyu was a native of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He had defeated Wei He of the Qianyuan Devil Sect, Su Beiming of the Sunset Sword Sect, and Princess Linglong of the Great Yan Dynasty. This was a great honor for the Great Zhou Dynasty.
How could they not rejoice?
Moreover, there was a song called " Butterfly in Love with Flowers " that was circulating in Chang 'an.
Young Master Li, who was deeply affectionate and gentle,
Who didn't love him?
The next day.
Li Baiyu and the other three went shopping.
"Brother Li, you are really in the limelight now!”
"Along the way, there are women making eyes at you everywhere.”
"It makes me so envious!”
Su Beiming said sourly.
Ever since they came out of the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets, wherever Li Baiyu was recognized, he would be surrounded by people.
They were not praising Li Baiyu for bringing glory to the Great Zhou Dynasty.
He was just here to deliver some fruits and vegetables to Li Baiyu.
Some of the bolder women said,
He even invited Li Baiyu to get into the car.
This kind of carriage…
They were all places where the high officials and nobles who could not stand the loneliness spent their time.
If you meet someone good-looking,
Or the man she liked would be immediately called into the car to have a good time.
If they were satisfied with the other party, they would make another agreement.
Waiting at a certain place.
The two of them continued their relationship.
This was something that all the nobles in the capital knew.
However, in the past, these carriages would go to some remote roads to recruit them. After all, they were afraid of being discovered by the owner.
It was not as ostentatious as it was now.
He actually started recruiting Li Baiyu in the city.
Moreover, there was more than one such person!
Therefore, not only Su Beiming, but even Xiao Shisan was jealous.
Su Luoxue, on the other hand, sighed at the decline of the world. The Great Zhou was not the Great Zhou that she remembered, and Chang 'an was not the Chang' an that she wanted to see.
Li Baiyu could only smile and say,"With Brother Su's looks, why do you envy me?"”
"I just saw a few women flirting with Brother Su!”
"It seems that Brother Su's eyes were wide open at that time!”
Xiao Shisan immediately replied.
" Huh?!"
Originally, the three of them were joking.
Su Luoxue, who was at the side, did not care.
But now that Li Baiyu said that,
She immediately glared at Su Beiming.
Su Beiming shivered.
He pointed at Li Baiyu and said,"Hey, Li Baiyu, don't talk nonsense!" I didn't!"
"Hey, hey, hey, it hurts! Sister Xue, stop pinching. It hurts!"
Su Beiming begged for mercy.
In public, Su Luoxue did not want to see Su Beiming make a fool of himself. She immediately glared at him and let go of the soft flesh she was pinching.
"Hahaha!"
Li Baiyu and Xiao Shisan burst into laughter when they saw Su Beiming's embarrassed look.
The three of them chatted and laughed along the way.
They arrived at Weiyang Restaurant again.
After they had eaten here last time, they could not forget the dishes here and wanted to have another chance.
However, the hall was overcrowded.
There were three layers inside and three layers outside. They did not know what was going on.
Li Baiyu and the others craned their necks to take a look.
He saw an old man with a strange face sitting on a three-foot-tall table in the crowd.
The surroundings were bustling.
However, the old man knocked on the wood and recited in an affectionate and rhythmic manner,
"It's the most impossible to stay in the human world.”
The crowd gradually quieted down.
The old man continued.
"If I hadn't come to the Great Zhou Dynasty, if I hadn't come to Chang 'an, if I hadn't lived here for a few more days by chance, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to see such an affectionate and charming poem!”
"The song 'Butterfly Loves Flowers' is about the love of the world.”
"More importantly, such a charming lyricist is actually a man!”
"He's a talented and elegant man. Other than having a close female friend like Hua Cishu, the number one prostitute of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he's also the fifth generation successor of Swordforge Manor at the foot of Songxi Mountain.”
"Honored guests, today, I'll be bold enough to tell you about Li Baiyu, the Young Master Li, who punched the Sunset Sword Sect and kicked the Qianyuan Demon Sect, and subdued the Ninth Princess of the Great Yan Dynasty with two fingers!!”
At this point,
Pa!
Another eye-catching sound.
"Good!"
The surrounding people suddenly became better, and the atmosphere was instantly ignited.
Li Baiyu and the others were stunned.
"He punched the Sunset Sword Sect, kicked the Qian Yuan Demon Sect, and subdued the Ninth Princess of Great Yan with two fingers!”
"Good fellow!"
"When did you become so fierce?”
Su Beiming looked at Li Baiyu with a strange expression.
Su Luoxue and Xiao Shisan covered their mouths and laughed.
"A storyteller has to go through some artistic processing!”
Li Baiyu didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
He was really not used to being praised like this.
Outside the crowd,
Li Baiyu and the other three sneaked up to the second floor.
He found an empty seat and began to order.
When we've had our fill of wine and food,
Just as he was about to pay the bill,
The waiter said apologetically,"I'm sorry, Young Master Li. I was too busy just now and didn't recognize you immediately."”
"Our boss said that Young Master Li will be free to eat at Weiyang Restaurant in the future!”
"These are some fruits from Lingnan. I hope Young Master can accept them!”
Then, he said,
The waiter served them a basket of fruits.
In this era, transportation was extremely underdeveloped.
Lingnan is also a land of smoke and miasma.
Therefore, the fruits he wanted to sell were comparable to gold.
In short, it was ridiculously expensive.
However, the owner of Weiyang Restaurant gave it away just like that.
Li Baiyu and the others did not expect to be recognized here.
He didn't want the basket of fruits.
However, it was hard to refuse his kindness.
He reluctantly accepted it.
Soon after.
The few of them wandered on the road for a day.
As long as it was a place where Li Baiyu was recognized, all the expenses would be free!
Even when they passed by Pingkang Lane to buy rouge with Su Luoxue,
He even heard the girls from a brothel called Lake Pavilion shouting at him,""Young Master Li, come in and play!”
"We won't charge you for coming to our pavilion!”
Su Beiming and the other two burst out laughing.
Li Baiyu's face darkened.
What did he mean?
Do I look like the kind of person who would do that for free?
............
The news spread like wildfire.
Soon, they arrived at the foot of Songxi Mountain.
Under the afterglow of sunset,
The usually deserted Swordforge Manor was still desolate.
There was a noodle shop.
The shop owners were a middle-aged couple. They were very old and were about to close the door.
However, he heard a commotion on the street outside.
"Good news!"
"Good news!"
"Neighbors, come out quickly!"
"Our Great Zhou Empire's competition in the Equipment Refining Convention has already ended. Guess which place Brother Yu got?!”
Ten children in their early teens shouted as they ran.
A group of children ran behind him and shouted loudly.
Creak!
Widow Liu's door opened.
Old Lady Wang, who sold tofu for a living, walked out with a walking stick.
The hardworking and simple Xiao Zhang couple put down their hoes and patted the dust off their bodies as they walked onto the street.
......
One after another.
All the neighbors came out.
They surrounded the group of children.
A middle-aged woman pinched the ear of the young man in the lead and urged,
"Little monkey, what happened?”
"Look at your excitement. Could it be that Xiao Yu has won first place?”
"Tell me quickly! If you don't say it, I'll spank your butt!"
After being frightened like this, the youth immediately gave in.
"Mother, be gentler!"
"Let go first!"
"I wanted to keep you in suspense, but Mother guessed it right away. It's too boring!”
As soon as he finished speaking.
"What?"
"Little monkey, is what you said true?"
"Did Little Yu really get first place in the Equipment Refining Convention?!”
"That's great!"
"Swordforge Manor has flourished again under Xiao Yu's hands!”
Everyone was overjoyed.
"Absolutely."
"Brother Yu forged a total of three swords and won first place in the Great Zhou Equipment Refining Convention!”
The youth added.
"What?"
"Xiao Yu can also use the sword?"
Old Lady Wang was old, so her hearing was a little bad. She vaguely heard Li Baiyu forging weapons, and her face instantly turned stiff." Xiao Yu, that child, is very naughty! Every time the old manor lord asked him to practice the sword, he would climb over the wall and sleep in my courtyard!”
"I've only learned half of it. How can I go out and fight for others?”
"It's broken even if you hit it!"
Everyone smiled kindly when they heard that.
The youth was not convinced.
"Granny, don't underestimate Brother Yu. In the past, he might not know how to use a sword, but now he has learned it and even forged three swords in one go! It was listed on something called the World Famous Sword Manual!”
" What?!"
Everyone was shocked.
The young man might not know about the World Famous Sword Manual, but they did.
Li Baiyu was actually able to forge a divine weapon on the World Famous Sword List, which was beyond everyone's expectations. They were both gratified and distressed for this child.
At such a young age,
They had to bear the responsibility that many adults did not.
"Three hundred?"
"What 300?"
Old Lady Wang muttered.
"Not three hundred. Three!"
"Brother Yu struck three swords!"
The young man whispered into the old man's ear.
"Hey! With his skill, it would be difficult for him to use one sword, and three?!”
Old Lady Wang didn't believe him.
"Absolutely."
The young man emphasized again.
Old Lady Wang fell silent.
She sighed and said," I remember that he was so tired that his back was sore and his whole body was swollen. Now that he's fought three times, he's going all out. I don't know if that child's body can take it."
When everyone heard this, they all sighed.
How could he not risk his life?
A heavy burden was placed on one person.
Li Baiyu would probably never have the chance to know.
When my name is all over Chang 'an,
When everyone around him wanted to curry favor with him,
At the foot of Pine Creek Mountain,
He was only a wall away from Swordforge Manor, but Old Lady Wang, who had watched him grow up, was worried that his body would not be able to take it after he struck out three swords in a row.
Because on the second day.
Old Lady Wang died of old age and was buried on Songxi Mountain.
............
On the Holy Mountain of the Qianyuan Demon Sect.
In a hall, Wei He was kneeling on the ground.
In front of him stood a gloomy man.
Ever since his defeat at the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets,
He returned to the Heaven Essence Demon Sect overnight.
However, the news that he had participated in the Equipment Refining Convention without permission and lost also spread back to the Qian Yuan Demon Sect.
If not for his master's protection,
He was afraid that he would be severely punished!
Looking at Wei He's expression,
The man also sighed heavily.
It was said that the people of the Demon Sect were heartless.
However, he was ruthless to his disciple.
After a long time,
"What do you plan to do next?" the man asked in a deep voice.”
Wei He was depressed for a long time,
"I want to enter the Demon Refining Valley to cultivate! I want to defeat him in the finals!”
"Demon Refining Valley?"
The man's eyebrows twitched, and he looked worried.
This Demon Refining Valley…
It was an extremely dangerous mystic realm in the Qian Yuan Demon Sect.
Even the Holy Sons and Holy Daughters of our sect rarely dare to enter.
If he was not careful, he would die!
But he knew,
How firm was his disciple's will?
So he nodded and said,"Alright! I'll plead with the sect to open the mystic realm for you!”
Wei He gritted his teeth and swore in his heart: "Li Baiyu, this time, I will not lose to you!”
Then, he said,
He stood up resolutely and walked out of the hall!
The man could only sigh silently.
This trip was extremely dangerous.
She didn't know if he could make it.
......
When Li Baiyu decided not to go to Pingkang Lane for free,
The Great Zhou Imperial Palace.
In the royal study.
A top-secret scroll engraved with the words "Hidden Dragon" appeared in the Great Zhou Empress's hands.
"Your Majesty, I, Hidden Dragon Patrol Envoy Zhou Wei, pay my respects!”
"Ever since I received Your Majesty's secret order, I have not been negligent. I have ordered people to organize Li Baiyu's life as follows.”
"Li Baiyu, male, 15 years old, from Pingzhou. He is currently the fifth generation master of Songxi Mountain's Swordcraft Manor."
"Hmm?"
When he saw the fourteen words," I am the fifth generation owner of Songxi Mountain's Swordsmithing Manor ",
The empress's expression changed slightly.
As the emperor who controlled the entire Great Zhou.
How could she not know about the secret organizations under her?
He was a key chess piece that the imperial court had placed in the martial world.
The branch of Songxi Mountain's Swordforge Manor had made countless contributions to the imperial court.
It had been less than a hundred years since the establishment of Swordforge Manor.
However, the previous emperor had rewarded their lineage three times.
Now, he realized that Li Baiyu was a descendant of Songxi Mountain's Swordforge Manor.
A smile immediately appeared on her face.
"I really didn't expect him to be the descendant of the Great Zhou's loyal minister!”
Li Baiyu from before…
Although dazzling,
But after all, I don't know what his character is like.
Therefore, the empress treated him as an unfamiliar talent.
However, he now knew that Li Baiyu was actually the current successor of Swordforge Manor.
She suddenly had the thought of gathering them.
His gaze shifted.
The empress looked down again.
Next,
Zhou Wei briefly introduced Li Baiyu's past achievements.
He was originally a weak scholar. Whether it was in martial arts or artifact refinement, his talent was average and he did not have any outstanding attainments.
This was also the reason why the "Hidden Dragon" organization, after the death of the old owner,
One of the reasons why he did not have much contact with him.
But strangely,
At the preliminary selection of the Equipment Refining Convention some time ago.
Li Baiyu suddenly took out a divine weapon that could be listed in the World Famous Sword List-Cloud Shuttle, and became famous in one fell swoop.
Later on, in the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets, his ability to refine the Violet Serpent Divine Sword was even more impressive!
However, Zhou Wei could not help but feel puzzled.
What caused Li Baiyu to advance by leaps and bounds?
This was still to be investigated!
The empress didn't pay much attention to this.
As a superior,
She didn't care much about the way her subordinates did things.
As long as they remain loyal,
To be used by the court,
She would not ask for too much.
After all, she knew very well that if she was too demanding, it would cause these people to be alienated.
At that time, it would only be internal pressure.
It would cause the Great Zhou Empire to fall apart!
Next, the report recorded Li Baiyu's daily activities in Chang 'an.
Originally, this kind of trivial matter…
She only glanced at it in a hurry.
However, Li Baiyu's " Butterfly in Love with Flowers " had attracted her attention.
"It's the most impossible to stay in the human world.”
He muttered the finishing touch of the whole poem.
The empress's eyes lit up and she couldn't help but exclaim.
As someone who had been influenced by poetry since he was young,
She could see the subtlety in the poem at a glance.
It seemed to be writing that the beauty's face was no longer there, and she was aging day by day.
In fact, he was also lamenting the passing of time and the longing and sorrow that had disappeared after the two of them reunited.
As he read,
The empress couldn't help but feel a little sad.
There was also helplessness and helplessness.
From this perspective.
Hua Ci Shu, who was trapped in the Bright Moon Hotel, was just like the Great Zhou Empress, who lived in the palace for a long time. She felt helpless and helpless.
"What a good poem!"
The empress couldn't help but praise him again.
This poem was even better than the lyrics written by the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty's Profound Language Pavilion!
It was no wonder that those famous singers and courtesans would fight to sing it.
As for the romance,
She just smiled and didn't care.
A romantic scholar, a romantic scholar.
This was nothing in Chang 'an.
Apart from Li Baiyu's recent affairs,
Most importantly,
Naturally, it was the recently popular Equipment Refining Convention.
Now, Li Baiyu's deeds of suppressing the heroes in the Equipment Refining Convention were known throughout the city, but Zhou Wei's secret report was more about Wei He's introduction.
Looking at his information,
The empress also frowned slightly.
Her beautiful eyes revealed traces of coldness.
"The Qianyuan Demon Sect is full of wild ambitions! It's already clear!"
"One day, I will flatten your Holy Mountain!”
Thinking of this,
The empress exuded an unprecedented majesty, scaring the eunuchs who were kneeling at the side into breaking out in cold sweat.
She wondered if she had not served her well enough and made Her Majesty angry.
But this feeling…
It happened in an instant.
Then,
The Great Zhou Empress returned to her previous calm appearance.
However, his brows were filled with doubt.
"Why is the Sunset Sword Sect involved? Could it be that they have some plans as well?”
The empress frowned in confusion.
She knew that the Sunset Sword Sect was open and honest and would never do anything sneaky.
However, the three sects were too powerful.
Even a small action from them would make people ponder endlessly.
Moreover,
Among them was the Qian Yuan Demon Sect.
He had long revealed his ambitious attitude towards the four great empires!
"And this Great Yan, it seems that it's not willing to be left out recently!”
Looking at the information of the few people from the Great Yan Dynasty,
The empress couldn't help but sneer.
"In summary, I feel that Li Baiyu has a very complicated network of friends. Perhaps he has hidden ambitions that no one knows about! He didn't seem like a loyal person! I'm afraid that he won't be able to stay in Songxi Mountain for a long time in the future and serve His Majesty!”
"I suggest that we secretly control this person at the right time and squeeze out his value!”
Looking at Zhou Wei's final suggestion in the secret report,
The Great Zhou Empress shook her head disapprovingly.
Ever since the Hidden Dragon was severely injured a few years ago,
He rarely contacted these chess pieces in the martial arts world.
Over the years,
Songxi Mountain's Swordforge Manor suffered heavy losses again and again.
Now, only Li Baiyu was left!
One could imagine.
How helpless and heart-wrenching was this person back then!
After learning the truth,
How could he be so easily used by the Imperial Court again?!
Thinking of this,
The empress thought about it and said," Li Baiyu defeated the artifact masters of the Great Yan Kingdom and the disciples of the three major sects. He has brought glory to the Great Zhou Dynasty. He will be rewarded with 1,000 taels of gold and 10 bushels of top-grade pearls!”
Hearing such a reward,
The eunuch who heard the imperial edict was shocked. He hurriedly bowed and said,"Yes, sir! This servant receives the decree!"
"Wait,"
The Great Zhou Empress thought of something and said indifferently,"Also, pick one from the bracelet that the Tempest Temple sent over a few days ago.”
"The Aquamarine Eighteen Diamond Bracelet.”
In a moment,
The empress couldn't pick one out of the hundreds of bracelets.
He only vaguely remembered the Aquamarine Eighteen King Kong that he had tried on before.
It was very beautiful.
What was even more valuable was that
It was said that this bracelet was blessed by the Great Thunderclap Temple with Buddhist Dharma.
It was the best of the best.
So it was.
It could be said that he did not neglect the descendants of Zhongliang.
Just after he left,
Another eunuch rushed over and said,"Your Majesty, King Youjue of the Great Yan Dynasty requests an audience!"”
"King Youjue?"
"Why is he here?"
The Water Empress pondered for a long time before smiling at the eunuch and saying,"
"Announce!"
............
Night fell.
In the bustling Chang 'an, two figures were chasing each other.
The hare rises and falls,
They had arrived at a sparsely populated area.
The man in black turned around and smiled at Li Baiyu.""How is it? Have you considered my suggestion the other day?”
"You lured me here to talk about this?" Li Baiyu stopped in his tracks.”
"Is there something else?"
Zhou Wei chuckled.
"What is the secret behind the deaths of my father and grandfather?”
Li Baiyu frowned and asked.
The reason why he rushed here was…
He wanted to know if there was really something else behind the deaths of his father and grandfather.
However, the matter of forging the Cloud Shuttle Sword and the Azure Frost Sword…
He wouldn't hand it over so easily.
"First, give me the forging method for the cloud shuttle and azure frost.”
"Don't worry, our Hidden Dragon is an official organization. We will convert the forging method into the corresponding contribution points.”
Zhou Wei said calmly.
"Contribution points?"
Li Baiyu was stunned." You're making a big deal out of it again! It was not as satisfying as real money!”
"Li Baiyu, what's with your attitude?”
Zhou Wei was annoyed. He emphasized again,"I'm speaking to you on behalf of the organization. I'll record everything you say."”
"You want real money, right?”
"This time, you defeated Wei He and Su Beiming to win the first place, and brought glory to our organization. His Majesty has decreed that you will be rewarded with a hundred taels of gold and ten bushels of pearls! Aquamarine Eighteen Diamond Bracelet!”
As he spoke, he took down a square brocade box from his back.
When he opened it, it was blue and shiny in the dark night.
He counted and found exactly 18 beads.
It was so beautiful even at night. Li Baiyu immediately fell in love with this bracelet.
"Eh?"
He reached out and stroked it.
He could actually feel a faint energy fluctuation from the bead.
"What's the origin of this thing?"
Li Baiyu asked.
This bracelet was obviously a precious item, so he accepted it as a form of respect.
"Thing?"
Zhou Wei widened his eyes and said,"His Majesty once wore this Aquamarine Eighteen Diamond Bracelet. What do you think it is?”
"I'll go!"
"Second-hand goods?"
Li Baiyu's expression changed. He closed the brocade box and threw it back. He said with disdain,""The dignified Great Zhou Empress is too stingy. Taking a second-hand item as a reward, you should quickly return it?”
"What?"
Zhou Wei was shocked.
He was scared half to death by Li Baiyu's shocking words.
"A ruler is not joking. Since His Majesty has bestowed it to you, it is yours. How can you return it?”
"Moreover, His Majesty has only tried it on once and it only lasted for a few breaths. How can it be called second-hand?!”
"That's not the most important thing."
"The most important thing is that this Aquamarine Eighteen Guardian was sent by one of the three major sects, the Great Thunderclap Temple. It is said that it was blessed by a martial arts grandmaster with Buddhist Dharma, and its supreme power was preserved on it.”
"He gave you such a precious treasure. Li Baiyu, oh Li Baiyu, how dare you say that His Majesty is stingy?!”
Zhou Wei was so angry that his entire body was trembling.
"Hmm?"
" The blessing of a martial arts grandmaster??"
Li Baiyu's eyes lit up.
Above ninth-grade were martial arts grandmasters.
Martial arts grandmasters were divided into four realms.
He had indeed sensed energy fluctuations on the string of beads earlier, but he did not know which realm of martial arts grandmaster it was.
"All right,"
"For the sake of your boss, I'll accept it!”
Li Baiyu said reluctantly.
He opened the brocade box again.
Naturally, he wore the Aquamarine 18 Diamond Bracelet on his wrist.
" Stop!!!"
Zhou Wei's expression suddenly changed." This is something His Majesty has used before. How can you be so disrespectful and even profane?"”
"You should place this bracelet on a large golden plate that weighs 8864 catties and place it in the Worship Hall that your Swordforge Manor specially built. You should kowtow to it day and night and not allow any outsiders to approach it!”
"You actually…"
He was already speechless, and his forehead was covered in sweat.
Zhou Wei felt that he had messed up this matter.
If His Majesty knew that the bracelet he had given him was being worn by this bastard, who knew what he would think?!
"kowtow every day and worship every night. Is that so exaggerated??”
Li Baiyu was shocked by Zhou Wei's devout faith.
Unexpectedly, he said,
This fellow was actually so loyal to the Great Zhou Empress?
However, Li Baiyu naturally wouldn't fall for it.
"Since it was bestowed by the Great Zhou Empress, it's mine now. If I want to offer it, I'll do so. If I want to carry it with me, I'll carry it with me.”
"It's none of your business."
"If there's nothing else, this young master will take his leave first!”
Li Baiyu stretched out his index finger and shook it, then left.
The dark blue beads formed a beautiful ring around his wrist, looking beautiful.
However, Zhou Wei's eyelids could not help but twitch wildly.
He was eight feet tall.
He was in a mess in the night wind of Chang 'an!
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