In this way, due to the poor acting skills of Qingshan Gym Leader and Feiyun Martial Arts Hall Zhang Lai, the monthly payment paid by each merchant on Chiming Street increased by one or two silver dollars. Everyone dares to be angry but dare not speak out. No matter how much they complain, they know that facing Feiyun Martial Arts School and Qingshan Martial Arts School, they merchants can't change anything at all. Some merchants who cannot afford the increase in fees, or who are unwilling to continue to be exploited, have also chosen to leave, either from this street or from Shengtian. Time passes slowly, winter is coming to an end, and the temperature has reached its coldest. During this period, Li Qing practiced martial arts unremittingly, tempering his body every day, and his external energy became stronger and stronger over time. The business of the blacksmith shop also gradually improved. At first, only neighbors came to him to forge kitchen knives and other ordinary iron tools. As the year drew to a close, someone finally came to him to forge a long knife. The person who came was a martial arts apprentice from Qingshan Martial Arts School. His name was Zhong Hui, and he always had a smile on his earthy face. "Master Li, I usually hear that you help others make kitchen knives and iron pots. Can you forge the long knife I want?" Zhong Hui asked with a smile. Li Qing did not answer this question with words. He walked to the back wall of the blacksmith shop and lifted a curtain covering the wall. Uh-huh!
On the thick wall, a row of weapons emitting cold light were hung on it. Swords, guns, swords and halberds, axes and axes, hooks and forks! It can be seen from the texture that these weapons are all high-quality, and each weapon is carefully forged by Li Qing. Zhong Hui from Qingshan Martial Arts School was shocked by the weapons on the wall for a moment and was dumbfounded. Li Qing patted the dust on the curtain and said with a smile: "How is it? Are you relieved now?" Hearing this, Zhong Hui nodded repeatedly, his head like a chicken pecking at rice. "Don't worry, don't worry, I'm so relieved!" Since Li Qing's Ancient Mystic Hammer skill has become more and more refined, his blacksmithing skills have also become better. Every time he hits an ordinary piece of iron with the unparalleled hammer, it is equivalent to forging it ten times by an ordinary blacksmith. Coupled with the blessing of the warrior's external strength, every weapon forged is very extraordinary. If the materials used are more exquisite, it can even be comparable to some famous magical weapons in the world! "Tell me, how heavy and long it is, and what type of long knife it is." Zhong Hui hurriedly replied: "It needs to be in the style of a machete. It weighs about fifty kilograms. If it is heavier, I won't be able to use it. It's better to be sharper. The length is about this long..." Under the opponent's hands and feet, Li Qing probably understood his requirements for the long sword, and he already had a rough idea in his mind. "Eighteen taels of silver, half of the deposit will be paid first, and the other half will be paid after it is finished." Li Qing said without raising his head. This price is actually not expensive at all. You must know that with Li Qing's current skills, he can carefully forge a weapon that has been tempered for thousands of times and sell it for tens or even hundreds of taels of silver. However, Li Qing was not just looking for money, he was mainly interested in the longevity he could gain by forging weapons, so he set the price relatively low. However, Zhong Hui's money seemed to be quite tight, and he frowned even for eighteen taels of silver. "Haha, Master Li, can you think of a little less? We are all neighbors..." Zhong Hui said, scratching his head in embarrassment. Li Qing responded in a nonchalant tone: "For the sake of my neighbors, I only charge you eighteen taels of silver. Otherwise, if someone asks me to forge weapons, I won't pay attention to them for less than a few dozen taels." ” Qi Kang, who was sitting on the sidelines chatting and looking at the snowy scene, couldn't help but sneer: "If you don't have money, why are you here to fight with weapons? If you have money, go to a martial arts studio to learn martial arts, but if you don't have money, buy a knife?"
Ever since the incident at the Qingshan Martial Arts School, Qi Kang's impression of these people who rush to the Martial Arts School to send money to learn martial arts has been reduced to the worst level, and he dislikes anyone who attends the Qingshan Martial Arts School. Even he himself has become taciturn, has given up hope in this world, and is depressed all day long. "Shut up!" Li Qing scolded with a frown. As soon as these words came out, Qi Kang turned his head away and said nothing. Zhong Hui didn't really care about Qi Kang's ridicule. He smiled bitterly and said, "It's okay, Master Li. There's no need to blame your apprentice." "Let me tell you the truth, I only have twelve taels of silver in my body now. I can keep only one tael and use the remaining eleven taels as a deposit. After the sword is forged, it will not exceed seven days. I’ll pay you ten taels!” His tone was pleading and urgent, as if he was very anxious. This made Li Qing a little curious, and he asked casually: "Isn't Shengtian very stable recently? Why are you so anxious to use the knife?" Zhong Hui's face was tangled for a while. He thought for a while and finally said: "Oh, it doesn't hurt to tell you, but Master Li, you must not leak the news anymore!" He looked around and then lowered his voice: "In Xiaocuiling outside the city, a tomb from the previous dynasty was discovered. It is suspected to be the tomb left by a famous internal energy master. Prince Yu's palace spent a lot of money to hire us warriors. The goons from the museum are ready to explore this tomb!" "Not only that, Prince Yu's Mansion won't take any of the gold and silver treasures in the tomb. They only want the martial arts inheritance left by the martial arts master!" Having said this, Qi Kang, who was sitting in front of the blacksmith shop, his ears perked up. "But the people of Jiulianmen seem to have set their sights on the tomb of the martial arts master, and the news seems to have leaked out. There may be other people in the martial arts world who will come to muddy the water, so I came to you to forge a weapon for self-defense." "Master Li, don't worry. As long as this matter is over, I got some money in the tomb, plus the reward from Prince Yu's Mansion, I can definitely pay for the weapons!" After that, Li Qing nodded and said, "So that's it. Brother Zhong, you have said so much. If I refuse again, it would seem a bit unkind." "Hahahaha, no, no, Master Li, you are too polite." In this way, the two parties reached the deal. After Zhong Hui left the eleven taels of silver on hand, he clasped his fists and left. Li Qing watched Zhong Hui leave. After a long time, he said in a deep voice: "Qi Kang, get the iron!" After a long time, Qi Kang finally reacted, patted his butt, and took the iron ingot. "Master, the tomb of Xiaocuiling..." Qi Kang asked tentatively, observing Li Qing's expression. However, Li Qing's answer disappointed him again. "The things that Prince Yu's Mansion is eyeing, and Jiulianmen is eyeing them covetously, do you think that tomb is something I can covet?" Li Qing said calmly. After saying this, Qi Kang lowered his head in frustration. He knew that once his master made a decision, no one could change it. During this period, no matter how hard he begged, Li Qing was unwilling to teach him martial arts, which really made him feel desperate. But he also knew that Li Qing was very good to him, never treated him badly in terms of food and accommodation, and was really teaching him how to forge iron seriously. Everything was good, but he was too Buddhist, just like a monk! ...