Fairies Are Fierce

Chapter 165 Wu Zunyi

"Woo..."

I don’t know how much time passed.

While Tang Jingxuan was sound asleep, she vaguely heard a sound coming from outside, which seemed to be crying.

Wu Qingwan's voice...

?

Tang Jingxuan slowly woke up, only to find that the lights outside the curtain had been extinguished at some point, and Wu Qingwan beside her had gone somewhere, leaving only Tuanzi sleeping soundly on the pillow.

"..."

Tang Jingxun woke up instantly, and the movement outside became clearer:

"Shh~ Jingxun, are you awake?"

"Don't be so nervous, let me take a look..."

? !

My God, these two are really...

Tang Jingxuan was so frightened that she quickly closed her eyes and acted as if she didn't notice anything. She muttered "Hmm~" in her sleep, pretending to be still asleep.

After a while...

"I'm not awake, let's continue..."

"Hurry up! For the sake of your honesty, I've only humored you once, and it's already been half an hour..."

"I know, Wanwan, be good..."

…

Tang Jingxuan's eyelashes trembled slightly. Hearing the weird noises, he could not help but feel confused even though he was still asleep.

She endured it for a long time, chatting in small details without stopping. Unable to hide her curiosity, she secretly used her fingers to pick out a gap in the curtain.

In the dimly lit room, Zuo Lingquan was leaning on the tea couch with a smile on his face and his arms around Wu Qingwan's wrist.

Wu Qingwan had a pair of white furry ears, her cheeks were very rosy, her lips were pursed tightly, and her expression was obviously a little confused.

! !

Tang Jingxuan's eyes widened with moisture. It was the first time he had seen such a scene since he was a child, and his breath froze. The slender fingers that lifted up the curtains were retracted as if they were electrocuted, pretending not to see anything.

But if the two of them are right next to each other, how can they sleep when they wake up...

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Mount Yinheng, above the blue clouds.

In the white jade palace pavilion, a tall woman in a gold skirt sat cross-legged on the lotus platform, her expression as calm as ever.

Outside is the dazzling Galaxy, with clouds and mist lingering in front of the Black Tortoise shield. The scene may seem as if it has not changed since the palace was first established.

The little female dragon was coiled on the golden mace, eyes closed, already accustomed to everything around her.

But tonight, something seemed a little different.

The little female dragon felt that the breath of her master beside her had changed - it was a little messy and inexplicable, and the subtle sound of her steady breathing actually had a touch of sweetness.

?

The little female dragon opened her eyes and saw the woman in the golden dress sitting next to her, blushing!

No way……

The little female dragon had forgotten how many years had passed, but ever since she met that wild girl from a mountain village, she had never seen such a shy look on her face that only a weak woman would show.

The woman in the gold skirt obviously also felt it. She opened her eyes and touched her cheek blankly, with a hint of doubt in her deep eyes.

The little female dragon didn't know why and asked:

"Why are you blushing?"

The face of the woman in the gold skirt had recovered, she was silent for a moment, and then said:

"It's nothing, it's freezing cold."

"..."

After the little female dragon was stunned for a moment, the entire Coiling Dragon Golden Mace changed and gradually turned into a golden shawl, which was placed on the woman's shoulders.

The little female dragon had the golden dragon pattern on her shawl, and she spoke with concern:

"Autumn is here, the weather is getting cooler, so put on more clothes."

"I'm determined."

"What do you mean?! Your majestic Shangguan Yutang, can your face turn red from the cold? Do you think this dragon has a broken soul and a broken brain? Tell me! What's going on?"

"That little phoenix is ​​just messing around."

"What is she fussing over?"

"I didn't look, how do I know?"

"Why don't you go take a look?"

"no."

…

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No matter how high the mountain is, if there are immortals, they will be spiritual.

There are many mountains around Zhuoyan City, and there are hundreds of large and small hills, all of which are rented out by the Zhuoyan Sect to accommodate the weapon refiners from all over the place.

Lei Hongliang was born in the Heavenly Emperor City of the Shangzong, and he was appointed as the worship elder of the Zhuoyan Sect. His status was naturally not low. The Leigong Mountain where he was located was located along the Kutuo River, and the Feng Shui weather was excellent.

As a fairy mountain for personal cultivation, there are not many people on Leigong Mountain. Except for Lei Hongliang and a few direct disciples, the others are all registered disciples who come to learn the art, that is, weapon refiner apprentices.

No matter which profession you are in, being an apprentice is a hard job. You don’t get paid for the most tiring work, and you have to look at the master’s face. This is especially true for the weapon refiner.

Outside the villa on Leigong Mountain, apprentices of all sizes are busy working day and night to refine weapons. When time passes, the villa is still filled with the sound of "ding-ding-clang-clang" and occasionally the muffled sound of "exploding furnace". .

The young monk in green clothes returned to the villa carrying a few materials collected while wandering around.

The registered apprentices running back and forth in the weapon refining workshop would nod and shout when they met:

"Senior brother."

The monk in green clothes who was able to hang around outside was definitely not a registered free coolie, but a serious disciple of Lei Hongliang.

After arriving at the residence in the villa and seeing the master studying the materials in the house, the monk in Tsing Yi asked:

"Master, I just went up the mountain when I was young, and I remember that there seemed to be a senior uncle named Wu, why did he disappear later?"

The middle-aged man who studied the materials was Zhou Qi, Lei Hongliang's apprentice.

Hearing this, Zhou Qi paused, put down the ore in his hand, and said in a deep voice:

"If you don't practice well, why are you asking about these things?"

"I met an Independent Cultivator today, and I talked about the rumors about Dayan..."

The monk in Tsing Yi put down his things, annoyed and recounted today's experience, and then said:

"I also heard about this, and then I remembered that there was an uncle named Wu in the past. Master, you were on the mountain at the time, do you know..."

"I've been traveling and haven't returned yet."

Zhou Qi raised her hand and threw the ore to her apprentice: "Go and make a thunder bell. I'll test your skills. If you don't pass it, go down the mountain."

! !

The cultivator in Tsing Yi turned pale, and didn't dare to say anything else. He caught the ore and ran to the refining furnace.

Zhou Qi frowned after watching her apprentice leave, and sat alone in the courtyard, rubbing her fingers lightly.

Zhou Qi followed Lei Hongliang very early, and still remembered what his apprentice said just now.

Thirty years ago, when the Nine Sects formed an alliance, Zhou Qi went to Linyuan City, and together with the monks of the Burning Mist Sect, selected the Nine Sects to pick up the remaining good seedlings.

At that time, I stayed in the place where the equipment trainers were discussing for two months. I met many young people with amazing talents, but there was only one person who made Zhou Qi feel unbelievable.

That person's name is Wu Zunyi.

Wu Zunyi was nearly 30 years old at the time, actually not young, two years older than him; his cultivation level was even more mediocre, he came out of the Southern Wilderness, and he was only about 30 years old before Qi Refining Jiuzhong. Not even root hairs.

Zhou Qi remembered that the first time she met Wu Zunyi, it was at the temporary market in Iron River Valley, where many craftsmen were buying and selling atlases, materials and other things.

At that time, Zhou Qi was picking up leaks on the street, and Wu Zunyi was bargaining with an Independent Cultivator, wanting to borrow someone's "Guigongsuan" refining map.

The function of "Gui Gong Suan" is the abacus used by the people on the mountain. Its grade is not high, the range of use is small, and the material requirements are also low; but its production method is extremely cumbersome, and there are 72 independently movable parts, which are interlocking with each other. Every place needs micro-carving spells, and if there is a slight deviation, it will not work. The requirements for the proficiency of the craftsman's technique are almost strict.

Therefore, "Ghost Workmanship" is mostly used to test the skills of the disciples. Heavenly Emperor City's selection of the seedlings of the refining master is also a test of this thing, so Wu Zunyi will spend money to borrow it.

Because Wu Zunyi was too stingy, the price of ten white jade bahts was hard to grind down to one white jade baht, and he couldn't get rid of it, so Zhou Qi left a little impression at that time.

What happened next was terrifying.

The next day, the refiner sparring began, and the experts from Heavenly Emperor City watched and screened in the dark, and Zhou Qi was also among the crowd.

Zhou Qi originally wanted to pick up seedlings, but found that Wu Zunyi had arrived.

Standing among the crowd, Wu Zunyi was very inconspicuous, but Zhou Qi found it difficult to notice other people - because he knew that Wu Zunyi only saw the 'Ghost Workers' refining map yesterday.

It took Zhou Qi a year from the first attempt to make ghost calculations to the finished product that the teacher was satisfied with.

Zhou Qi didn't believe that someone could fully grasp it in one day, so she paid special attention to Wu Zunyi nearby.

Wu Zunyi's technique is very steady, using True Qi to infuse the engraving knife, he outlines the pattern inside the material the size of a grain of rice, and his movements are smooth and smooth without any delay.

In order to screen the seedlings, the Heavenly Emperor City gave the most easily broken cold light stone, which is no different from ice cubes, and Wu Zunyi can still control it.

But maybe it was bad luck, the received materials contained natural damaged cold light stones, and there were cracks inside, making it impossible to engrave formation patterns.

It is normal for the materials of the refining equipment to be damaged. In this case, you can report this situation to the nine deacons and buy a new copy of the materials from your own pocket. As long as you refine it within the specified time, you can deduct some impression points at most.

But Wu Zunyi didn’t choose that.

Zhou Qi later found out that Wu Zunyi wanted to treat his senior brother's injuries and he really had no money.

In the face of damaged materials, it is impossible to make a complete ghost calculation. If you can't afford new materials, you have to give up.

But what made Zhou Qi unbelievable was that Wu Zunyi did not give up, but temporarily changed the pattern of the weapon refining map, removed a part, and made a "ghost work calculation" by hard work.

Although its efficacy has been reduced by 90%, it can barely turn on, so it can be called a ‘Law Weapon’.

Zhou Qi was astonished at that time.

In the field of weapon refining, copying the diagrams of predecessors and creating your own are two different things. Especially for such a complex object as ghost work, if you dare to modify it for a day and it can still be useful, Zhou Qi still knows that If you think you can't do it, it depends on your talent and understanding, which cannot be compensated by proficiency.

It's a pity that Wu Zunyi temporarily changed the formation pattern and it timed out, so he was the last one to hand in the paper.

The deacons of Heavenly Emperor City didn't know that Wu Zunyi had only studied for one day and hadn't even practiced in advance. His evaluation was just that his technique was acceptable, and he had some cleverness in changing the map, but it was of no great use. He thought that Wu Zunyi was deliberately making something different from others. Different tricks were used to attract attention, so they were not selected.

When Zhou Qi saw that Heavenly Emperor City had misjudged the situation, she stood up without hesitation and pulled Wu Zunyi away.

After that, Wu Zunyi came to Leigong Mountain.

Master Lei Hongliang's evaluation of Wu Zunyi is just one sentence-he is full of supernatural talents and wisdom, and he still wastes sleep and forgets to eat and work hard to practice art.

This evaluation is very accurate. Wu Zunyi was born in a poor family. After becoming a disciple, he received the resources to practice. He was so diligent that it was frightening. He never left the weapon refining workshop after entering the door. He slept and meditated in front of the stove. He was so diligent that Lei Lei, who was always strict, Hong Liang, they all began to persuade him to combine work and rest, there is no need to practice so hard.

Wu Zunyi's answer was: "There is a road in front of you, and you can walk up by lifting your legs. How can it be considered ascetic practice? There are many people in my hometown. In front of them is the polar night with no sight of dawn, east, west, northwest, and nothing to do. There is a road to walk, but it is called penance."

Zhou Qi has been in contact with Wu Zunyi for several years, and in Wu Zunyi, he has found a shortcoming that is not a shortcoming - he likes to make his own ideas and improve the method of refining weapons.

For a weapon refining master, having such courage and intelligence is a reward for the ancestors; but all the weapon refining maps are things that have been tested for a long time. What is sought is not power but absolute safety. Chaos will sooner or later cause trouble. Son.

What happened in Linyuan Port was caused by Wu Zunyi changing the atlas without listening to his master's instructions.

More than 20 years have passed since the incident. Zhou Qi thought that the incident had already subsided, but he never expected that someone would ask about it...

…

Zhou Qi sat in the courtyard and thought about it for a long time. She felt that this matter was strange, so she got up and came to a Cave Mansion in the back mountain.

Cave Mansion is Lei Hongliang's training place.

Lei Hongliang, who was naked to the waist, was muscular all over, with long gray hair hanging on his back, sitting quietly cross-legged near a mass of red-yellow flames.

The temperature inside the cave was so high that Zhou Qi didn't even dare to go deep, but raised her hand at the entrance of the cave and said:

"Master, someone in the city mentioned about Junior Brother Wu..."

Zhou Qi repeated what his apprentice reported.

Lei Hongliang seemed to be in meditation, and after a while, he opened his eyes and said:

"Go and investigate, if you come here for honor, then report to me."

Zhou Qi nodded slightly, thought for a moment and then asked:

"Master said that Junior Brother Wu has been retreating for more than 20 years..."

"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask. It's not good for you to know too much."

"Yes, I will resign, my disciple."

…

(end of this chapter)