Lord of the Desert

Chapter 105
"Where do the people below know about Shaodong?"

Guanshi Zhang replied, and then asked seriously.

"But if you have something to ask Shaodong, I can go to the back hall and ask."

"Oh, then there's no need; it's just a trivial matter, so why bother him."

Yang Yingxun shook his head.

"I just suddenly remembered that I haven't seen First Young Master Cui for a long time, so I was just concerned."

He waved his hand.

"Guan Zhang, I don't know if Master Deshui has time recently, I want to trouble him with this knife."

Master Deshui's surname is Chu, and he is one of the three masters of the Cui family.

Dahua weapons are divided into four grades of heaven, earth, black and yellow.

No matter how good an ordinary old blacksmith makes, it is just not top-notch, but the three masters of the Cui family can all forge fourth-grade yellow-level weapons.

Manager Zhang's smile faded slightly.

"Yang Shaoxia, Master Chu is very busy and the schedule is very full."

"And he doesn't take all the orders - the warrior chooses the weapon, and the master chooses the master for the weapon."

His smile remained warm, and he looked deeply at Yang Yingxun.

The steward didn't continue to speak until he saw that the other party was slightly cramped.

"However, you are a leader among the seven generations of Feiyanmen disciples, and you have already mastered the Six Paths at the age of twenty. I think Master Chu should be able to spare some time."

"But the price must be at least this amount."

Guanshi Zhang held out four fingers unceremoniously.

"Four taels?"

The delicate girl beside Yang Yingxun asked.

The steward lowered his head and suppressed a smile, and replied, "Ha, the girl was joking, of course it's 40 taels."

"40 taels? 40 taels for a goose feather knife?"

The girl gasped, and widened her eyes.

"Junior Brother Sha's saber only cost nine denarii, and I think it's pretty good..."

She pointed to the long knife with a sheath on the waist of her junior brother.

This time, without waiting for the steward to say anything, Yang Yingxun rushed to speak instead.

"Junior Sister Chi, Manager Zhang gave you a fair price."

His smile is forced.

"Junior Brother Sha bought the standard goods made by ordinary blacksmiths, how can they compare with Master Deshui..."

Rather than explaining to his junior sister, he seemed to be convincing himself.

While Guanshi Zhang was watching silently, two people came out from the back hall.

The young ones wear jade belts, and the middle-aged ones wear several iron rings. They are all dressed in brocade and silk, with extraordinary momentum.

All the stewards and handymen in the shop bowed to say hello.

Yang Yingxun recognized the Cui family's second master and eldest son.

"Young Master Cui, we met in Tinghai Pavilion last time."

He gritted his teeth and took the initiative to come forward and greet him.

When Cui Yutang saw the outsider, he instinctively smiled.

He was obviously not familiar with the person in front of him, and he remembered the identity of the person after a little thought.

"Ah, you are Yang Shaoxia from Feiyanmen!"

Having said this, Yang Yingxun straightened his waist for half an inch.

"Guard Zhang, Yang Shaoxia is my friend, please pay more attention."

"Today, Yutang has something important to do, excuse me..."

Cui Yutang said something casually, and then followed the somewhat impatient Cui Erye towards the door.

With Shaodong's words, Guanshi Zhang's attitude suddenly changed, and he immediately went to the back hall to invite Master Chu out.

Chu Deshui is about forty or so, his left arm is as strong as a normal thigh, and his right arm is even longer than his left arm.

He is arrogant, but communication is not difficult.

After a few words, the two discussed the details, and Chu Deshui returned to the back hall on the grounds that he was busy.

"It's settled."

Yang Yingxun breathed a sigh of relief, full of emotions from those who have been here.

"Junior Brother Sha, Junior Sister Chi, the senior brothers have always told you that the most important thing in traveling the rivers and lakes is the network, and now you have seen it."

"Cui Dashao is a top-notch person in Jinhai, and most people can't make friends if they want to make friends."

"You always think that if you practice Wudang and become a knight, you will not bow down to others. At least you must have the status and weight of the Cui family's young master..."

While he was teaching his juniors and juniors, a horse neighed outside.

Several people looked back and found that Cui Erye and Cui First Young Master hadn't left just now, but had been waiting outside the door.

A strong and vigorous yellow pussy horse stopped steadily, and a very handsome young man in black shirt got off from the horse.

Then, Yang Yingxun and the others saw Cui Er, who was in a state of confusion, take the initiative to come forward to pay respects, and as for "Golden Sea's top figure" Cui Yutang, he rushed to lead the horse for the visitor.

Listening to the "Brother Fan" and "Second Young Master" they said, they didn't know the identity of this person.

Amidst the stars and the moon, Hong Fan and the two of them entered the door, and laughter spread.

"It's a coincidence."

"My first horizontal knife was cut off by Fang Tianzong when Taishan and Yutang were attacked together."

He affectionately hugged Cui Yutang's shoulder.

Under the eyes of everyone, the latter was obviously older, but he didn't feel ashamed at all, and his smile became more and more enthusiastic.

"My second saber broke when I was fighting side by side with the second master on the first line of Hongduo Mountain."

Cui Jiashu nodded repeatedly, as if the word "fighting side by side" is a great honor.

"It happened twice before I realized the importance of a good knife, so I have the audacity to bother you..."

Cui Erye feigned anger and said: "How can you say it's trouble?!"

"It's fate, it's Zulong's will, it means that Er Shao, you should use my knife!"

"Otherwise, let outsiders know that our Jinhai Xingjun doesn't use Cui's weapons, and it will be difficult for us to do business in the future..."

The stewards and apprentices in the store who had stopped all the work at hand immediately let out timely laughter, which served as a good background.

At this time, Chu Deshui, who heard the excitement, also came out from the back hall.

"I was restless in the back hall just now, and it turns out that a distinguished guest has arrived!"

From his kind smile at this time, Yang Yingxun could not find any arrogance.

"Brother Fan, you don't know. Master Chu usually forges at Tieyingtang, but today he knew you were coming, so he forgot about the other side early in the morning and came here specially to wait."

Cui Yutang took advantage of the situation and introduced.

With Hong Fan's solemn thanks, the atmosphere in the shop became even more enthusiastic.

"Forging the sword for my Dragon of the Golden Sea, how dare Chu say it's hard work?"

"Why did Er Shao still mention the money? Isn't this slapping me in the face of Cui Er?"

"If Brother Fan hadn't cut off the head of the broken steel dog and scared away the seven-step killing star that day, I, Cui Yutang, might not be alive, and this kind of thing is not enough to repay the favor..."

Several people surrounded Hong Fan and entered the back hall.

The sound became inaudible.

In the deserted shop, Yang Yingxun and the others felt as if they were separated from each other.

"Master Cui is already a first-class figure in Jin Hai, so does he need to try to please him?"

Junior sister Chi tried her best to get rid of the overly handsome face just now in her mind, looked at the still swinging door curtain, and murmured.

Yang Yingxun was stunned when he heard the words, and his face couldn't help but get hot.

After a while, he finally answered.

"Cui Yutang is naturally the tip of Jin Hai."

"But the future of that Star Lord of the Hong Mansion may not be able to be framed by Xiao Jinhai..."

The voice was erratic, mixed with emotion and sadness.

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In the back hall, Chu Deshui explained forging to Hong Fan.

"Pig iron after iron ore refining has a lot of carbon and is hard and brittle; wrought iron after frying has low carbon content and is soft and tough."

"But a good knife must be tough and soft."

"Especially in the deployment of warriors, because the user is powerful, sturdiness and toughness come first, followed by sharpness."

"Otherwise, once a penetrating and unrestrained martial artist uses it, it would be a joke if one blade is missing and two blades are broken."

"So, Dahua is now making steel by irrigation."

"It's the same with our Cui family."

Chu Deshui didn't care about the leaking process, and spoke very carefully.

"The above-mentioned high-quality pig iron is melted and poured on wrought iron, and after several degrees of smelting, the iron is carburized into steel."

"Afterwards, thousands of injections can be made to achieve the ultimate level of steel."

"Then bathe with the drowning of five animals, quench the fat of five animals, and then you will have a knife that can be used."

(End of this chapter)