C1649 Victory to Qi Zi Lan
Yang Xuan smiled and placed his weapon on the testing stone.
The stars on the testing stone immediately lit up. Just like Qii Zilei's, it turned from bronze to silver, then silver.
Qii Zilei looked at the change in color of the stars, and his expression remained calm.
However, when the stars turned golden, Qii Zilei's gaze became serious.
The golden stars on the knife test stone lit up one after another. When the seventh star appeared, two stars appeared. Qii Zilei frowned and muttered something. If one listened carefully, they would be able to tell. This was what Qii Zilei kept muttering, "Stop, stop."
However, right after that, the eighth golden star lit up. This time, everyone held their breaths and the surroundings became silent.
However, the golden star didn't stop. In the blink of an eye, the ninth star lit up as well. At this moment, everyone on the scene was dumbstruck. Even Qii Zilei's expression became gloomy.
Second Elder instantly slapped his forehead. Originally, he thought that the weapon Yang Xuan forged would at most be eight golden stars. In this way, he could still make the two of them tie. But now, Yang Xuan had already surpassed Qii Zilei, which meant... Under the watch of so many people, Qii Zilei lost to Yang Xuan.
"Senior, may I ask if you have fulfilled your promise?" Yang Xuan turned his head to look at Qii Zilei and asked with a smile on his face.
"Impossible, on what basis can he defeat me?" Qii Zilei immediately shouted at Yang Xuan angrily, "He learned it secretly. Otherwise, where did his Whirlwind Hammer come from? Everyone knows that this is the unique spell of Qii family."
"Enough." Qii Lingfeng, who was still silent, finally stood up and shouted at Qii Zilei, "A loss is a loss. There is no disciple in Qii family who can't afford to lose."
"And who are you? Why are you speaking on behalf of the Qii family?" Qii Zilei looked at Qii Lingfeng and found that he was just an ordinary old man. He sneered and said, "He secretly learned the Whirlwind Hammer Technique of the Qii family. This is something that everyone has seen. What else can he argue about? "
Yang Xuan looked at Qii Zilei with a smile but did not say anything. Qii Lingfeng frowned and said to Qii Zilei, "I taught him that."
"Oh, so there are more than one people who learn secretly?" Qii Zilei suddenly shouted angrily, "Men, arrest them all."
"Wait." Second Elder shouted and stopped Qii Zilei. Qii Zilei looked at Second Elder in confusion and asked, "Senior brother, what are you doing?"
"Idiot." Second Elder slapped Qii Zilei's face and shouted angrily, "Are you blind? How dare you speak like this in front of the old ancestor?"
"Old ancestor?" Qii Zilei was stunned for a moment. He looked at Qii Lingfeng and realized that this seemingly ordinary old man was the same old man who taught him how to use a blacksmith's hammer.
"Junior Qi Jianghe greets Old Ancestor." Second Elder kneeled down in front of Qii Lingfeng and said to Qii Lingfeng.
At this moment, everyone in the Qii family's courtyard turned pale with fright. All the disciples of the Qii family knelt down and bowed to Qii Lingfeng.
Yang Xuan quickly retreated behind Qii Lingfeng.
On the other side, Qii Zilei's body was trembling. His eyes fell upon Yang Xuan and Qii Lingfeng, and he shouted, "No, it's impossible! It's fake! It must be fake!"
"You guys get up first." Qii Lingfeng looked at the people kneeling on the ground and said softly. Then he looked at Qii Zilei, his eyes became serious, and he said angrily, "Qii family has never had a saying about the strongest sword shop in the Heaven Realm. That is just a compliment from an outsider. But this can't be used as a reason for you to brag. This has been going on for so many years. I have always told you to only earn enough money to sustain your lives.
As for the Whirlwind Hammer Technique, it isn't some secret technique that can't be passed down. The reason why there are only a few people in the Qii family who have seen me use it is because of this. One reason is that this method is not practical and ordinary people will not be able to learn it even if they see it. Those who could learn it had already mastered a more profound technique. As for the Whirlwind Hammer Technique, it's just a tasteless and wasteful thing to throw away. "
"Old Ancestor..." Second Elder and Qi Jianghe looked at Qii Lingfeng in astonishment.
On the other side, Qii Zilei's face was as pale as a ghost, as if he had lost his soul. All of a sudden, everyone's eyes fell upon Qii Zilei.
"Speak, what are your conditions?" Qii Zilei looked at Yang Xuan with a pale face and said, "Even if I am your slave, I will accept it."
"Of course not." Yang Xuan coughed lightly and said to Qii Zilei, "My condition is very simple. I want you to help me find some people."
"Find people? Who? I am a blacksmith, not a human trafficker. " Qii Zilei had a strange expression on his face as he asked Yang Xuan.
Yang Xuan smiled and said, "Help me find a few pieces of iron. I believe that with senior's identity as an elder of the Qii family, it shouldn't be difficult for him to do this, right?"
"Impossible. I can help you do whatever you want, but I will definitely not help you harm others." Qii Zilei's expression changed drastically when he heard this. He waved his hand repeatedly and refused.
Yang Xuan immediately thought highly of Qii Zilei's character in his heart, even though his temper was a little violent. However, he was not a bad person. Thinking of this, Yang Xuan's tone changed once again. He said to Qii Zilei, "Or you can just tell me their names, looks, and where they are. I urgently need a group of blacksmiths to join my power."1
"Join your force?" Qii Zilei looked at Yang Xuan with some doubt. Although Yang Xuan's smithing skills were good, that was all. Apart from that, Qii Zilei did not know much about Yang Xuan, so he naturally had some doubts.
"That's right. Join my power just like Elder Qi." Yang Xuan nodded and said to the others.
"What?" When everyone heard this, they immediately turned pale with fright. Everyone looked at Qii Lingfeng in shock, wanting to verify the answer with him. However, Qii Lingfeng nodded his head, causing everyone to be puzzled.
"Old Ancestor, why do you have to do this? What kind of flowery words did this brat use to trick you into going to his place?" Second Elder, Qi Jianghe, asked in puzzlement.
Qii Lingfeng immediately scolded angrily, "Do you think I am the same as you bunch of brats? I was tricked and ran away? In these ten thousand years, the reason why I left the Qii family... The person who helped me suppress the mental devil. It's Young Fellow Daoist Yang Xuan. "
At this moment, the expressions of everyone who looked at Yang Xuan changed, from vigilance and fear to respect and gratitude.
Yang Xuan quickly explained, "Although Elder Qi has joined our Mercenary Group, our relationship is still that of a teacher and a friend, not a hierarchy."
"Fine, I'll believe you this time for the sake of the old ancestor." Qii Zilei pondered for a while, then nodded and said to Yang Xuan.
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