The Xu Family has five weaponry forges, distributed throughout Canglan City, producing a large amount of weaponry every day.
Many things have happened in the past few days; the Xu Family's Master Refiner was poached by the Tian Family, and the new people's Refining methods are not mature, causing the Xu Family's weaponry to always have problems. Re-training will take a long time.
The weaponry brought back to the Great Hall yesterday were all defective products.
Rushing towards the nearest weaponry forge, the journey would take about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.
His ears suddenly twitched, and a cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "There's really someone who doesn't know death following behind me. I'd like to see who has been following me."
He detoured off the main road, turned down a street, and entered an empty alley. Both sides were high courtyard walls, and a foul smell came from the depths, where many passersby would relieve themselves.
He stopped, and whooshing sounds came from behind him. Six figures surrounded the alley's exit.
"You've been following me for so long, are you going to keep hiding your faces?"
Looking at the six people, they were Black-Clothed Men with faces covered, only their eyes visible. They held gleaming weaponry, and their eyes released astonishing Killing Intent, filling the entire alley.
A man who was about to enter to relieve himself stumbled upon this scene, was scared out of his wits, and ran off without even pulling up his pants.
"Trash, today is your death day. Why aren't you obediently kneeling down and begging for mercy?"
A low voice came from the man in the middle. He approached step by step, forming a small encirclement to prevent Liu Wuxie from escaping.
The strength of the six people was not low; only one was at Afterheaven Fifth Layer, the other five were uniformly at Afterheaven Sixth Layer.
"Zhou Tong, I didn't kill you at the Danbao Pavilion. I didn't expect you still wouldn't give up. You are digging your own grave."
Liu Wuxie's eyes suddenly fixed on the face of a man on the right, scaring him into taking a step back. How could his identity be revealed?
"You trash, you slapped me at the Danbao Pavilion and caused me to lose my position there. Today is your death day."
Zhou Tong took off his mask, his face ferocious. After leaving the Danbao Pavilion yesterday, he took out all his savings and hired five assassins, who had been waiting outside the Xu Family's main gate, finally catching an opportunity.
Losing the Danbao Pavilion as a major backer, Zhou Tong would find it difficult to move forward in the future. In the past few years, he had gotten addicted to gambling and owed a large debt. As a minor leader in the Danbao Pavilion, those creditors didn't dare to do anything to him.
Without the Danbao Pavilion's support, it wouldn't be long before those creditors came knocking, and everything he owned would be completely lost, including the few concubines he kept.
"You trash think you can kill me?"
An evil smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. Even a Half-step Xian Tian Realm expert couldn't kill him, let alone mere Afterheaven Realm cultivators.
"Stop talking nonsense with him, kill him quickly!"
The five assassins had done plenty of killing; they didn't waste a single extra word. Bad guys die from talking too much; they understood this principle very well.
The long blades slashed down from the air, the blade energy directly pressing towards Liu Wuxie's face, making the air incredibly turbulent. Countless air vortices exploded in the air, a simple combined attack Array Formation, corresponding to the Five Elements directions.
Zhou Tong did not attack, retreating to the side, a hint of madness showing in his eyes.
"A bunch of utterly worthless people!"
Liu Wuxie suddenly disappeared from his spot. The Seven Star Steps were deployed, like streaks of afterimages, disappearing from the original position. The attacks of the five people all missed.
Who would have expected that Liu Wuxie would display such exquisite footwork, like a ghost, leaving no trace, suddenly appearing outside the circle, his palm like a blade, slashing down fiercely.
"Crack!"
The Black-Clothed Man in front fell backward, his neck severed by Liu Wuxie's palm, clean and decisive.
His right foot tapped, his body dodging the incoming blade edge, like a dragonfly skimming the water. Every movement was natural and flawless, making it impossible for others to fathom where his next move would appear.
Losing one person in just one exchange caused the faces of the remaining four assassins to change drastically, and they increased the force of their attacks.
"Your blade techniques are too weak. Let me show you what true blade techniques are."
Flipping in mid-air, the long blade on the Ground fell into his palm. His body was still in the air, drawing a beautiful arc. The ruthless blade edge tore through the air.
"Whoosh!"
Without warning, blade energy scattered. The four assassins who rushed over hadn't even reacted before they suddenly froze in place.
"Such a fast blade!"
The mask on the face of the assassin leader slipped off, his eyes filled with fear. He had never seen such a terrifying person.
Drops of blood dripped down the necks of the four people onto the Ground. They wouldn't die for a while. Ignoring the four, he walked step by step towards Zhou Tong.
Scared out of his wits, he retreated step by step. Behind him was the high wall; he had nowhere left to retreat.
"You... aren't you trash? How can you be so strong?"
Zhou Tong panicked. The outside world rumored that the Xu Family's son-in-law was trash who couldn't Cultivate. That blade strike just now was world-shaking and ghost-wailing. Those at Afterheaven Sixth Layer didn't even have a chance to react before being tragically killed.
"Do you want to know?"
Liu Wuxie suddenly leaned forward, smiling innocently, harmless to humans and animals. The two were almost face to face. Zhou Tong unconsciously nodded, wanting to know how this trash could suddenly become so powerful.
"Why should I tell you!"
His eyes turned cold, and the long blade in his hand suddenly stabbed into Zhou Tong's abdomen, blood spurting out.
Zhou Tong died, dying a very aggrieved death. That harmless smile just now made him feel like he was bathed in a spring breeze, and just when he thought he could survive, the long blade pierced his body.
The blade tip was stuck in the wall, and Zhou Tong's corpse did not fall for a long time. It wasn't until the next person came in to relieve himself and let out a sharp scream, alarming many passersby, that people knew someone had died here.
Towards those who wanted to kill him, Liu Wuxie would absolutely not show mercy.
The large words "Xu Family Weapon Workshop" appeared before Liu Wuxie. The sales area occupied over a thousand square meters. Usually at this time, the weaponry forge had a huge flow of customers, but today it was a bit strange; customers were sparse, and the entire sales hall seemed cold and deserted.
It should be due to the influence of the defective products; the status of the Xu Family's weaponry had plummeted.
The Xu Family relied on selling weaponry for a living. Losing this industry would have a huge impact on the Xu Family.
Stepping into the hall, many pieces of weaponry were displayed on the walls on both sides, long blades, long swords, and even some less common weaponry, such as Pan Guan Brush, hidden darts, and even pipe-like weaponry. The Xu Family could refine them all.
"Son-in-law, why have you come?"
There weren't many customers. A few servants were dozing on the counter. A Young man suddenly walked over, greeting him warmly, without a trace of contempt in his eyes.
This, on the contrary, made Liu Wuxie a bit unaccustomed. Normally, the Xu Family's servants, everyone who saw him, would look at him with disdain, as if seeing trash.
"I want to forge a long blade. Are there any idle furnaces?"
He glanced at the long blades hanging on the wall; they were not his preferred style. He liked fast blades, which should be thin, the weight suitable for himself, and the streamlined shape was particularly important.
"Business hasn't been good these past two days, the Refining Masters are all resting. Over a dozen furnaces are idle. Son-in-law, what kind of weaponry do you want? You can pick one here."
The Young man was named Hu Shi, a Refining Master apprentice. His Father worked for the Xu Family, and he could be said to be completely loyal to the Xu Family. Liu Wuxie also learned about his background through conversation.
He shook his head. The long blades on the wall were all sharp, but most were thick and heavy, leaning towards power-type. There were two goose-quill blades, but their weight was too light.
"Hu Shi, just go back to sleep honestly. Why are you talking so much to trash?"
The few drowsy servants and the Shopkeeper opened their blurry eyes. The speaking Shopkeeper was named Dong Changliang, who had worked for the Xu Family for over ten years and knew everything about Liu Wuxie like the back of his hand.
"Pfft..."
A few Qingyi servants beside him burst into laughter, their eyes full of mockery.
Liu Wuxie was expressionless, unmoved by the sarcasm and ridicule around him.
"Son-in-law, please don't mind them. They just have sharp tongues."
Hu Shi felt a bit embarrassed. No matter what, they were receiving the Xu Family's salary, and treating the Xu Family's son-in-law like this was somewhat unreasonable. Hu Shi and his Father had just arrived in Canglan City and were taken in by the Xu Family. They only felt gratitude towards the Xu Family.
He nodded, his impression of Hu Shi getting better and better. He was indeed a promising talent.
"Come inside with me. I want to forge a piece of weaponry myself. You can lend me a hand."
Liu Wuxie walked towards the Refining room. Hu Shi could only follow behind. Waves of sarcasm came from behind. Liu Wuxie had been to the Refining room before. Xu Yilin had forcefully put him in there to learn the art of Refining.
The result!
He almost blew up the Refining room. Since then, he had never stepped into the Refining room again.
"Shopkeeper Dong, should we stop him? If he causes trouble, we'll all be implicated."
A few servants gathered around and whispered.
"Let him make a fuss. It won't be for long."
After Dong Changliang finished speaking, he went back to napping. Without business, the Xu Family could last at most one month, and all the weaponry forges would close down.
"Son-in-law, what kind of weaponry do you want to forge? Let me do it."
He lit the furnace. What was burning inside wasn't ordinary charcoal, but a kind of black Ore. Its ignition point was extremely high, and it could easily melt hard iron blocks.
After Hu Shi lit the furnace, he stepped forward. Although he was still in the apprentice stage, he could forge ordinary weaponry, though they were a bit rough.
"Hu Shi, do you want to become a generation's Master Refiner?"
Liu Wuxie picked out a few pieces of excellent quality meteorite iron, placed them on the counter, and suddenly asked Hu Shi.