chewing dragon

Chapter 114
"Brother really won't come home with me?"

In the south of Chaozhou City, in front of the main entrance of Jiao's Villa, Jiao Yulang led the horse, and his tone was full of reluctance: "This villa used to be considered quiet and elegant, but now there are many guests who come to celebrate birthdays. Not to mention asking people to occupy it, it’s really noisy with people coming and going.”

Qi Jingzhi stood on the stone steps in front of the door, first glanced at the Platinum Mouse standing on Jiao Yulang's shoulder, then shook his head and said with a smile: "I live here for free under your banner, what else is there to be dissatisfied with? Your family is a family of military lords, presumably the rules in the mansion are very strict, it is better to be more comfortable here."

Jiao Yulang knew that the elder brother of the Qi family was upright, so he no longer tried to persuade him, but rather resentfully said: "What elder brother said is that after all, the younger brother escaped secretly this time. Once he returns home, he will have to be reprimanded and punished. I’m afraid I never had the chance to go out before.”

Qi Jingzhi couldn't help laughing, and comforted him: "You helped Peng Zeshui Mansion find the jade pillow this time, which can be regarded as a small contribution. I think the elders in your family will not punish you too much. Now you are away from your aunt and grandma. The birthday is only a few days away, there must be a lot of things going on in the mansion, you just stay at home and don't worry about me."

Although this matter was discussed by the two in advance, and Jiao Yulang sent the jade pillow back to Peng Zeshui Mansion to reduce unnecessary troubles, the little boy still couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when he heard the words: "The jade pillow was obviously taken back by elder brother and old Wei. Yes, the old Wei even lost his life because of this, and the younger brother risked his merits to ask for a reward. I really feel a little sorry for this, and I can only find a chance to make up for my brother and the Wei family in the future."

He reached out and patted the wine pouch on his waist again, and continued: "Not to mention that I also owed my brother's blessing to get this pouch emperor's ointment wine, which can be considered as a birthday gift for my aunt. Three days later, at the birthday banquet, my brother will enter the mansion Just tell me my name, there is no need to bring any birthday gifts."

Qi Jing was startled, then nodded and smiled, "I know it well."

Jiao Yulang rolled his eyes, suddenly took out a money bag from his bosom, and threw it at Qi Jingyi.

Qi Jing subconsciously stretched out his hand to catch it, before he opened his mouth to refuse, but Jiao Yulang has already turned around quickly and jumped on the back of the horse, galloping away as if his buttocks were on fire, shouting in his mouth: "I have eaten a lot of rare things with my brother these days, so I should do it for my little brother." Be the host for once! Brother, just eat and play, all expenses are mine!"

The shouting didn't stop, Xiaowazi's back had gone away, and disappeared in the corner of the street after a while.

Qi Jingzhi withdrew his gaze, looked down at the money bag in his hand, quite dumbfounded.

He had seen this money bag before, and it was full of valuables such as golden melon seeds and gold leaves. Just eat everyday.

"Hey, since we're in my brother's land, it's time to take advantage of the big family, and there's no need to save him money!"

Qi Jingzhi put away his purse, looked up at the sky, saw that it was still early, and instead of going back to his residence in the other building, he walked down the stone steps slowly.

The mountain boy blended into the hustle and bustle of people, strolling around this bustling state city for half a day, and saw many novel sights along the way, but he never stopped for a while, until he saw a large-scale blacksmith shop.

The young clerk in the shop saw him standing still in front of the door with a long knife on his back, knowing that there was probably some business coming, so he immediately came out to greet him: "Guest officer, do you want to buy a weapon?"

Qi Jingzhi shook his head: "Maybe you can repair the sword here?"

"Of course it can be repaired! Guest officer, please!" The guy laughed, and immediately stretched out his hand to silence the customer, intending to lure Qi Jingzhi into the shop.

Qi Jingzhi stood still, reached out and pulled Qi Huchan out of his sleeve, and motioned to the other side: "Can this be repaired?"

The buddy took a look, and glanced over the sawtooth-like edge and the pitted blade, he couldn't help but gasped, and exclaimed, "My dear, how did you get hurt like this!"

His voice was not low, and immediately a shirtless middle-aged man came out, looked carefully at the sharp knife in Qi Jingzhi's hand, and there was a flash of surprise in his eyes, then he shook his head and regretted: "Small injury Relying on grinding, and repairing on serious injuries, the guest officer's knife is not ordinary at first glance, but unfortunately the injury is too serious, so it can only be recast, it is better to buy a new one."

Hearing this, Qi Jingzhi shook his head without hesitation: "It cannot be recast, nor will it be replaced with a new knife."

The middle-aged man was also very straightforward, and immediately spread his hands and said: "The small shop has repaired swords for many men in the army and in the rivers and lakes. Naturally, I know the seriousness, and I would never make fun of the guest officer's sword. But now you only have this sword. In the next breath, if you don't want to recast, let alone the small shop can't be repaired, none of the blacksmiths in the city have the ability!"

Qi Jingzhi pondered for a while, carefully put the knife back into its sheath, then raised his head and asked, "In that case, do you have high-quality iron materials in your shop?"

The middle-aged man was obviously taken aback, and said with some hesitation: "There are high-quality refined iron in the store, and even better ones are burnt steel and Huabin, which are all high-quality steel materials that are made of various irons and forged one hundred times." , but the small shop always only sells finished products..."

Qi Jingzhi waved his hand, took out the hot money bag from his arms, and threw it at the middle-aged man: "I don't want too much, I will buy one ingot for each item at the market price. You send someone to Jiao's Bie in the south of the city." Go to the museum, just say it’s what Qi Jingzhi wants.”

Hearing the words "Jiao's Villa", the middle-aged man and the guy beside him immediately showed awe.

The middle-aged man opened the purse and looked inside, his expression changed again, and he quickly returned it with both hands: "Since he is a distinguished guest of the Jiao Mansion, the villains must choose the best materials to offer it! Apart from the three mentioned above, Donghai's I also prepared some heavy iron. Most of these iron materials are ready-made, but the price of heavy iron is high, so I have to ask my boss for instructions. If the guest officer is not in a hurry to leave, I can inspect it after a while!"

"The name of the Jiao family is really useful, and I can be regarded as a fox pretending to be a tiger."

Qi Jingzhi thought for a while, and said, "I just want to buy some mountain goods. Is there a shop near here?"

The young man nodded immediately when he heard the words, and said courteously: "There is a family not far from here, I will take the guest officer there!"

"It's work!"

Qi Jingzhi nodded his thanks, followed the other party for a while, and he saw a mountain goods store.

Accompanied by the young man, he said to the shopkeeper sitting behind the counter, "Second Uncle, this gentleman is a distinguished guest who lives in Jiao's Villa and wants to buy some mountain products."

The shopkeeper with gray hair immediately stood up with a smile on his face.

Without waiting for the other party to be polite, Qi Jingzhi spoke first: "Shopkeeper, do you have four kinds of hazelnuts, pine nuts, torreya nuts, and walnuts in the shop?"

"There are all of them, all of them are of the best quality!"

The shopkeeper responded, and immediately seemed to think of something: "Guest officer, is this a birthday present? I have a red lacquer food box in my shop. On the box is a famous carving "White Ape Presenting Fruit Picture", which is most suitable for the occasion." , I wonder if the guest officer needs it?"

Qi Jingzhi had seen the business experience of the merchants in this prefecture city, which was much better than those in Songling County, so he immediately nodded with a smile and said, "If it's really a good thing, of course I want it."

"Please wait a moment, officer!"

The shopkeeper apologized, turned around and entered the back hall, and brought out a vermilion lacquer wooden box after a while.

The wooden box is divided into four layers, and there are indeed exquisite engravings on the box.

Qi Jingzhi looked carefully, and saw the quiet mountains, forests, flying waterfalls and flowing clouds. A long-haired and long-armed ape was kneeling on the ground, holding up a stone plate with both hands, and the stone plate was filled with four-color longevity fruits.

Floating in front of the ape is a fairy woman, with a graceful fairy posture and fluttering clothes, as if she wants to ride the wind to go home.

Seeing that the engraved picture is exquisitely carved and full of charm, Qi Jingzhi immediately nodded with satisfaction: "I want this wooden box, and it happens to hold one kind in each layer."

When the shopkeeper heard the words, his brows were filled with joy, and he didn't ask his shop assistants to help, and started to work on it himself.

The smithy clerk who brought Qi Jingzhi couldn't help asking, "Second uncle, what's the point of these four dried fruits? Why are they called longevity fruits?"

"You are so talkative! How can you interrupt in front of the guests?" The shopkeeper kept working, raised his eyes and glared at his nephew, and scolded him.

Qi Jingzhi didn't think it was disobedient, and explained to the waiter with a smile: "It's nothing unusual, just because these four things are hidden in the shell, the wind will not dry, the rain will not get wet, and it will look like new after a long time. It is called the longevity fruit. It has always been the accumulated grain of people in the mountains, and it is often used as birthday gifts, just to make a good fortune."

He paused, and there was some doubt in his tone: "But this picture of "White Ape Presenting Fruits", I heard the shopkeeper mention it just now, and I only thought it was because the white ape lived a long life, and the offering was a longevity fruit. The meaning of adding blessings and increasing life. But when I really saw this picture, I realized that there seemed to be allusions in it. I am ignorant and ignorant, so I wonder if the shopkeeper can explain it to me?"

"Hi! Guest officer, is this a little old man who is going to take the exam? Since you know the four-color longevity fruit, how can you not know the allusion of the white ape offering the fruit?"

The shopkeeper laughed, and explained while he was busy: "The white ape in this painting is not an ordinary person. Legend has it that he is a true immortal who has attained the Tao, and his name is Baiyun Cave Lord. This ape immortal kneels down to offer fruit. It is for the purpose of learning the Tao from a teacher, and the fruit offered is exactly the four-color long-lived fruit."

Hearing this, Qi Jingzhi couldn't help but feel interested, and immediately asked, "Who is this female fairy whom He apprenticed to?"

Not wanting the shopkeeper, but shook his head: "The goddess worshiped by the ape fairy is naturally even more extraordinary. There are many opinions about her identity. The little old man alone has heard of three kinds. Some people say that she is the emperor of Yan. The biological mother is also said to be the great disciple of the Yin Lord, and some say to be a holy teacher of the military family. On the contrary, the honorable name of this goddess is rarely known, at least the little old man has never heard of it. .”

While talking, the shopkeeper had placed the four-color long-lived fruits in full bloom, and decorated them with red silk, adding a bit of festiveness.

The young man took the food box consciously, and after Qi Jingzhi accepted the money, he led him all the way back to the blacksmith's shop.

The four ingots of iron material are already ready, they don't take up much space, but they are extremely heavy to get.

Although Qi Jingzhi didn't know how to inspect this kind of high-quality iron, he used a knife all the year round, and he could tell the good from the bad. Most of them were used in that ingot of East China Sea sunken iron, which can be called gold.

The young man was very attentive, packed the four ingots of iron in a coarse cloth bag in the blacksmith's shop, and sent Qi Jingzhi all the way back to the main gate of Jiao's Beppu with the cloth bag in one hand and the wooden box in the other.

Qi Jingzhi thanked him solemnly, and didn't care about the surprised eyes of the people in Biefu. He took the things he bought and went back to the small courtyard where he lived.

He lowered the bolt, closed the doors and windows of the house one by one, took out four ingots of iron, and placed them on the table one by one.

Sitting at the table, the young man sighed softly: "Hu Chan, Hu Chan, you are injured too badly, ordinary blacksmiths can't mend it, you have to go back to the furnace and recast it, it's too dangerous."

"Although Jiao Yulang once mentioned that a true supernatural being can refine spiritual weapons, it's a pity that my brother's realm is low, and I don't have such a big face to ask someone to reshape the blade for you. After thinking about it for you, there is only one way to try... ..."

After finishing speaking, Qi Jingzhi's throat moved, and then he opened his mouth suddenly, spewing out a cloud of colorful spiritual energy.

Without waiting for the multicolored aura to unfold, he quickly reached out and grabbed it with a shake, and unfolded it into a thin piece of aura cloth.

Qi Jingzhi wrapped the five-color spiritual cloth around his body, and then reversed the method of closing the senses, sympathizing with the heaven and the earth with all his heart, to explore the endless secret treasures of the Creator.

In the next moment, he felt a chill between his brows, as if a hole opened up, and the five senses suddenly enlarged and extended outward rapidly.

Qi Jingzhi condensed his spiritual consciousness unskillfully, trying to make it fall towards the four ingots of iron on the table in front of him, and immediately noticed the difference.

In his induction, these four ingots of iron materials all had a faint golden aura, among which the aura of Shentie from the East China Sea was the most abundant, while burnt steel and Huabin were about the same, about [-]% of the Shentie from the East China Sea, and the aura of Shentie in refined iron. The aura is obviously much dimmer, only [-]% of that of Shentie in the East China Sea.

On the contrary, the aura in refined iron is the most lively and dynamic, and the closest to the multicolored aura, while the aura of burnt steel and Huabin is much more stagnant and stagnant. As for the sinking iron in the East China Sea, its aura is almost frozen. After a few glances, a heart actually became heavy.

After thinking for a while, he stretched out his left hand to grab the ingot of fine iron, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't grab the aura from it.

Not long after, Qi Jingzhi's forehead was already covered with sweat.

He put down the refined iron ingot, let out a breath of turbid air, and then pulled out the sharp knife with the ear of the cow, and without hesitation, pierced the tip of the index finger of his left hand with the tip of the knife.

A drop of bright red blood dripped out immediately.

Qi Jingzhi pressed the tip of his index finger on the refined iron ingot, and carefully sensed the golden aura within it again.

After a while, he withdrew his left hand thoughtfully, stabbed each of the remaining four fingers, wrapped the refined iron ingot with his bloody five fingers, and closed his eyes immediately.

The young man was silent for a while, and suddenly his five fingers were like hooks, and he pulled back vigorously.

Under the central planning of the angry crane, Qi Jingzhi has already exerted all his strength, and he seems to be sitting on the stool safely, but in fact, his legs have already moved with a very small range according to the two-character formula of the Minghe method. It rises and falls from time to time, and even penetrates the lumbar spine and left arm with the energy of washing wings.

With Qi Jingzhi's full efforts, the golden aura in the refined iron ingot was actually pulled out by him.

But before he had time to rejoice, that ray of golden aura suddenly burst, and Qi Jingzhi was caught off guard, and he fell backwards because of his own strength.

At the same time, the broken golden aura quickly circled between the palm fingers of his left hand, and immediately seemed to be attracted by something, and quickly sank into the wound of his index finger.

　The time of codewords is not very regular these days, and there is a high probability that it will be updated at night. I will try to make the update time more regular.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)