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Chapter 134 Entering the Cave
Chapter 134 Entering the Cave
"Mysterious iron nails?"
Upon hearing this request, Xiong Hong, who was at the general store, was immediately taken aback.
"Junior Brother Luo, are you out of your mind?"
"Do you know how expensive this stuff is? You actually want to use it to forge iron nails? Besides, I don't sell any black iron here. If you want to buy it, you'll have to—"
Luo Qingchen said, "I also want to forge a knife."
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As he spoke, he took out three fist-sized pieces of black iron and placed them on the counter, asking her to see if they were enough.
Xiong Hong's eyes widened as she looked at the three pieces of black iron. She wanted to ask him where he got them, but then she thought about his actions over the past few days and realized that there was no need to ask; he must have picked them up by chance.
Her lips twitched a few times, she picked it up and weighed it in her hand, and said, "You're using a horizontal sword, so forging just one sword is definitely more than enough. But if you add three hundred black iron nails, I'm afraid it might not be enough."
"What about the hundred black iron nails?"
Luo Qingchen asked.
Xiong Hong weighed them one by one and said, "Fifty should be enough. I can't say for sure if there will be more. After all, there will be some waste material after the black iron is forged."
Luo Qingchen said, "Fifty pieces are fine too. How much will it cost in total?"
Xiong Hong looked at him and said, "Forging a black iron sword will probably cost at least 30,000 taels of silver. As for the fifty iron nails, they will cost at least 20,000 taels of silver."
Luo Qingchen was startled: "So expensive?"
Xiong Hong smiled wryly, "This price is indeed a bit expensive for us. But Junior Brother Luo, you should know that, let alone our outer sect, even within the inner sect, very few disciples use Xuan Iron to forge weapons; it's too extravagant. Forging this stuff is incredibly laborious; ordinary flames simply can't burn it. To achieve the required tempering and refining, even more effort is needed. Most weapon-refining disciples simply can't be bothered with this kind of work; it's too tiring. And those weapon-refining masters charge a starting price of ten thousand taels of silver—how could it not be expensive?"
Luo Qingchen hesitated for a moment, then said, "Then I'll forge fifty black iron nails first. How long will that take?"
Xiong Hong said, "It will probably take at least a month."
"A month?"
Luo Qingchen nodded, took back the two larger pieces of black iron, kept the smaller one, and then took out a money pouch from her storage bag and began counting the money.
Xiong Hong said, "Junior Brother Luo, are you sure? If you are, I'll write up the list."
Luo Qingchen said, "Confirmed."
Xiong Hong didn't say anything more, immediately took out paper and pen, and started writing the list.
When Luo Qingchen carefully counted the 20,000 taels of silver notes several times and handed them to her, she also handed him two slips of paper, saying, "Junior Brother Luo, take a look. They list the black iron materials you provided, the items that need to be forged, the quantities, and some responsibilities we need. If there are no problems, please press your blood fingerprint on one slip and keep one for yourself."
Luo Qingchen took the order and carefully looked at the contents.
"Senior Sister Xiong, if the forging fails, you only need to refund half the silver?"
Xiong Hong said, "That's how it is; it's stipulated by the higher-ups. But don't worry, Junior Brother Luo, if the forging fails, all your scrap black iron will be returned to you. Also, there's a rule that if you continue to provide materials for forging, you'll get a 50% discount next time."
As Luo Qingchen hesitated, Xiong Hong added, "Actually, forging ordinary swords and iron nails like yours isn't a big problem; you basically won't fail."
"All right."
Luo Qingchen bit her fingertip and pressed her fingerprint on both forms.
Xiong Hong took one of the slips, carefully put it away, and then picked up the banknotes on the counter and began to count them carefully.
Luo Qingchen carefully put away the order form and money bag, and waited patiently.
He only had a little over 40,000 taels of silver on him. If he forged the Xuan Tie sword, he wouldn't have enough money to buy the monster blood. So, he could only forge fifty Xuan Tie nails first.
He still had 21720 taels of silver left, enough for half a year of cultivation.
Once I break through to the Tongqiao Realm, I'll figure out a way to make money and then forge a Xuan Tie sword.
Our current strength is insufficient. If we take the Xuan Tie Blade and it attracts the covetousness of some inner disciples, then it will be a loss.
"Junior Brother Luo, everything's fine. Remember to pick up the goods with the order slip in a month."
After counting the silver notes, Xiong Hong smiled broadly and said...
Luo Qingchen thanked her and took her leave.
After thinking about it, he went to another blood shop to queue up, preparing to pre-order two servings of Warcraft blood for next month.
If you don't book in advance, you might not be able to buy it if you need it urgently.
Many people have ordered fresh blood, but because it cannot be preserved, each of the disciples has only ordered one portion for the time being.
While he was queuing, a slender woman, accompanied by two young men of different heights, entered Xiong Hong's general store. After exchanging a few words, they quickly left.
When Luo Qingchen finished ordering the monster blood and returned to the path, Lian Hongpei was still waiting there, seemingly never having left.
In front of her, two young men, one tall and one short, were walking with her.
Lian Hongpei maintained a respectful smile, but kept her distance from the other party, constantly backing away.
"Junior Sister Lian, I've heard that the martial arts techniques of Hehuan Peak are very powerful. Why don't you take us to see them?"
The two young men appeared to be disciples at the Spirit Nourishing Realm, their eyes constantly scanning the slender and attractive junior sister from Hehuan Peak.
Lian Hongpei, with a respectful expression, stepped back repeatedly and said, "Excuse me, senior brothers, I'm waiting for someone here."
"Waiting for whom? Isn't it us brothers?"
One of them chuckled and couldn't resist reaching out to touch her delicate face.
Lian Hongpei quickly retreated to avoid it.
Just then, she suddenly saw Luo Qingchen walking towards her, and her face lit up with joy: "Senior Brother Luo!"
Upon hearing this, the two exchanged a glance and immediately turned to look.
"Hmm, this person—why does he look familiar? Which peak is he from?"
The young man on the left looked suspicious.
The young man on the right paused for a moment, then suddenly shuddered, as if he remembered who the other person was, and his face immediately filled with terror.
"I also know the techniques of Hehuan Peak. Would you two junior brothers like to come to my cave to see them?"
Luo Qingchen approached and spoke.
The young man on the right was so frightened that he knelt on the ground with a thud, his face ashen, and said, "Senior Brother Luo, spare my life!"
At this moment, the young man on the left seemed to suddenly realize that the boy in front of him was the Black Phoenix Peak disciple with a red name who had been on the kill list for the past few months!
"Luo—Senior Brother Luo—"
His legs went weak and he knelt on the ground, trembling with fear and unable to speak coherently.
Luo Qingchen approached, glanced at the two, and before he could speak, a sharp shout suddenly came from behind him: "Junior Nephew Luo!"
No more killing!
Then, with a "whoosh," a figure flashed over and shielded the two kneeling people behind him.
Luo Qingchen looked at the person who had just arrived, and it turned out to be Yang Jiujiang, who had been working with his head down in the office just moments before.
"Uncle Yang, I didn't mean to kill anyone!"
He looked completely innocent.
Yang Jiujiang glared at them and said, "The way you were acting just now, weren't you going to kill them? Otherwise, why were they kneeling on the ground?"
By this time, a large crowd had already gathered on the road.
Luo Qingchen said, "I just came to talk to Junior Sister Lian. These two junior brothers happened to be here too, so I just said hello."
Yang Jiujiang sneered: "Say hello?"
He then turned to the two of them and said, "What did this kid just say to you? Did he threaten you?"
The two young men knelt on the ground, trembling, their faces pale with fear, and dared not speak.
Yang Jiujiang shouted, "Speak!"
The two were immediately startled.
One of the young men, with a mournful face and trembling, said, "Senior Brother Luo said that he also knows the techniques of Hehuan Peak, and he invited us to his cave to see them."
Upon hearing this, the disciples in the crowd exchanged bewildered glances, their faces filled with strange expressions.
"I heard that this Senior Brother Luo likes men—"
Some people in the crowd were whispering among themselves.
Upon hearing this, many male disciples' expressions changed immediately, and they unconsciously covered their backs.
Yang Jiujiang glared at the young man before him and said, "You still dare to say you didn't threaten them? You call this a greeting? Don't even mention the two of them, even if you said that to me, I'd be terrified. You just went back yesterday, and you're here to cause trouble again today?"
Lian Hongpei quickly stepped in to explain, "Senior Uncle Yang, Senior Brother Luo really just came to find a junior. It just so happens that these two senior brothers are here, so—"
"Alright, alright, stop defending this kid."
Yang Jiujiang waved his hand, then glared at the menacing figure before him with a warning look, and said, "Go back and cultivate properly. Don't come to the main peak again unless necessary. I'm really afraid of you, kid. I just glanced at you in the house and immediately chased after you. If I hadn't arrived in time, hmph, there would definitely be two more corpses lying here."
Seeing that more and more people were gathering around, Luo Qingchen stopped explaining and said to Lian Hongpei beside her, "Let's go to your cave."
Upon hearing this, Yang Jiujiang was momentarily stunned.
The disciples watching from all around also looked at the graceful woman beside him with great curiosity.
Lian Hongpei quickly lowered her head and led the way, her joy barely concealed.
The two walked along and soon arrived at Hehuan Peak.
The Hehuan Peak is covered with all kinds of flowers. Although most of them have been stained black by substances in the air, there are still some different colors.
"Junior Sister Lian, who is this—"
Two female disciples walked up and, upon seeing the two, asked them a question.
Both women felt that the handsome young man in front of them looked somewhat familiar, but they didn't recognize him at first, and their eyes revealed a look of longing.
Lian Hongpei raised her head and smiled, "Senior Sister Wu, Senior Sister Yang, this is Senior Brother Luo from Black Phoenix Peak."
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"Senior Brother Luo from Black Phoenix Peak?"
The two seemed not to have reacted yet, puffing out their chests and smiling seductively, as if they wanted to flirt with each other.
Lian Hongpei quickly moved closer to the boy beside her and said, "Senior sisters, this senior brother is called Luo Qingchen. He just returned from the foot of the mountain yesterday."
"Luo Qingchen?"
The two female disciples were stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized what was happening. Their expressions changed instantly, and they hurriedly suppressed their casual and flirtatious expressions, bowing their heads respectfully and saying, "So it's Senior Brother Luo."
Both of them showed fear on their faces. It turned out to be that evil star!
This fiend just slaughtered three disciples of their Hehuan Peak yesterday, two of whom were at the Nourishing Spirit Realm!
Luo Qingchen said, "My two junior sisters, there's no need for such formalities."
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Lian Hongpei smiled and said, "Senior Brother Luo is going to visit my cave. Senior Sisters, we'll be leaving now."
After saying that, she boldly reached out and took the arm of the boy next to her, her face full of shyness.
Luo Qingchen glanced at her but did not stop her.
This made Lian Hongpei even more excited and delighted.
Only when the two figures disappeared around the corner did the two female disciples dare to raise their heads, their faces filled with jealousy and disdain.
"That little vixen really knows how to get close to that ruthless Black Phoenix Peak!"
"No wonder she acted aloof and arrogant when her senior brothers approached her before. It turns out she looked down on disciples in the Blood Exchange Realm and the Spirit Nourishing Realm."
"With Senior Brother Fang and Senior Sister Fang as their backers, they naturally look down on disciples in the Blood Exchange Realm and Spirit Nourishing Realm."
The two left, cursing each other in jealousy.
"Senior Brother Luo, that's my cave dwelling."
Lian Hongpei linked arms with Luo Qingchen, and whenever they saw other disciples on the way, she would take the initiative to greet them and introduce them, as if she were showing off.
"Senior Brother Luo, would you like to go to the cave now, or would you like to wander around the peak?"
She blinked her watery eyes and said shyly.
The woman took the initiative to invite the man to her cave, and she was also a female disciple of Hehuan Peak. It's obvious what would happen next.
She believed that the boy beside her understood as well.
"Let's go to your cave first."
Luo Qingchen said.
"Um.
Upon hearing this, Lian Hongpei smiled shyly and immediately led her toward the cave.
They soon arrived at the cave.
She glanced at the cave entrance, her eyes flickering.
"boom----"
The heavy stone door slowly opened.
Lian Hongpei looked at the young man beside her and said with a charming smile, "Senior Brother Luo, let's go in."
Luo Qingchen raised her eyes and looked into the cave.
All he could see inside was pitch black, mysterious and deep, like a giant mouth waiting for him.
"Senior Brother Luo, come in quickly."
Lian Hongpei thought he was embarrassed, so she quickly went into the cave first, lit the oil lamp and red candle inside, and then stood at the door with a rosy face and eyes full of spring water, and greeted him in a sweet voice.
Luo Qingchen glanced at her again, then without further hesitation, lifted her foot and walked inside.
As soon as you enter the cave, a delicate fragrance of a woman wafts towards you.
In the corner, there was a small bed with pink curtains hanging above it and soft blankets on it.
Under the bed, there was a pair of pink embroidered shoes, and on top of the shoes, there was a pair of pink stockings.
"boom----"
Behind them, the heavy stone door slowly closed.
The light suddenly became dim, yellowish, and ambiguous.
But then, Luo Qingchen suddenly realized that there seemed to be someone hiding under the bed.
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