Knife splashing

Chapter 59: Re-Refining the Demon-Suppressing Coin

"A virgin boy or girl?!"

Zhou Peide's body stiffened when he heard this, and he looked at Yuan Qu in disbelief, "Isn't he a disciple of the Dharma lineage? Why does he need all this? He is still in Xianyang City. He doesn't want to live anymore!"

"My Senior Brother Zhou..."

Yuan Qu shook his head slightly and said, "Rules are just rules. If everyone in this world abides by the rules, how can there be so many people who are so successful?"

"If Lord Lu, the Left Councillor, follows the rules, can he climb to a high position?"

"If Master follows the rules, will you accept me as your disciple?"

"If I had followed the rules, would I have been able to do the dirty work that my master had assigned me? How could the Zhou family have become so powerful now?"

"Rules are for fools. Throughout history, which king, prince, general or minister has gained his position by abiding by the rules?"

"Hehe, if we follow the rules, Zhou Bai's revenge should not be avenged!"

Seeing that Zhou Peide was still a little hesitant, Yuan Qu sneered, "Brother, do you really think that Master doesn't know what I did?"

"Master Chen opened a shop in Xianyang and did what he was supposed to do. No one from the Law Enforcement Hall came to cause trouble. He is not afraid, so what are you afraid of?"

Zhou Peide's eyes were uncertain, and after a while, he finally said in a deep voice: "The dental clinic is also under your control, it shouldn't be that difficult to find a few people..."

"Disaster!"

Yuan Qu shook his head and said, "If it were that simple, why would they need us? The birth dates must match. I have already searched everything I could."

"Brother, don't you have a list of young men who have signed up for the Divine Fist Club in each village? It has their birth dates and horoscopes. Master Chen is still short of three. If you can help him get the required number, it will be easy to avenge Zhou Bai."

"And Master Chen also said that Zhou Bai's injury is not incurable..."

"what?!"

Zhou Peide stood up suddenly and said in disbelief: "Junior Brother Wang invited several medical experts, and they all said there was nothing he could do. Is he lying to us?"

Yuan Qu shook his head and said, "I have conveyed the message. Believe it or not, it is up to you, Senior Brother. I am afraid that he will leave immediately after the matter is done."

"Brother, if you miss this opportunity, you will never get it again..."

Zhou Peide took a deep breath, stood up and left.

"I will send the list tomorrow..."

……

Looking at Zhou Peide's leaving figure, Yuan Qu breathed a sigh of relief.

squeak~
The door to the main hall slowly opened, and a tall figure walked out. He was wearing a red robe and a hairpin with flowers on his head. It was Zheng Heibei, the leader of the Iron Knife Gang.

He sneered, sat on the chair with his big horse and golden sword, and cursed: "This old guy has always looked down on us. He is like this when asking people to do things for him. Why do you care about him?"

"What do you know!"

Yuan Qu turned around, sat down, drank a sip of tea, and said calmly: "In the current situation in Xianyang City, we are the most dangerous."

"Old man Zhang and his gang are holding on to us. With Master's personality, he can even abandon Zhou Bai. He will definitely use our lives to get rid of himself."

"How rare."

Zheng Heibei sneered, "From the first day I became his disciple, I knew this day would come. Anyway, I saw that things were not going well, so I was ready to withdraw."

"withdraw?"

Yuan Qu's eyes flashed with evil fire, he looked around, and said in a deep voice: "I have worked so hard to get this property, you are willing to give it up, but I am not."

"Humph, that old ghost is dreaming. He wants to drag the Zhou family into this. Let's see if he can stay out of it!"

Zheng Heibei did not refute. He was silent for a while, then suddenly said, "What about those swordsmen? What if..."

"Nothing unexpected!"

Yuan Qu interrupted him directly, "Zheng is not honest either. He has been secretly making arrangements, thinking that he would take over after the master sold us out. But he didn't expect that those swordsmen were all raised by me!"

"You poor bastard, what can you do to me?"

"Remember, we are now on the same side. If you don't want to be hunted down by others, then cooperate well."

"Humph! What the old man said is true."

"The one who laughs last is the winner..."

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Tsk——! Tsk——!
Before dawn, Sharifei was awakened by the noise in the yard.

The sounds of planing, chiseling, sawing... filled the air.

"It's time to eat, it's time to eat!"

"Uncle, what's wrong with you today? It smells so good."

"Jiangshui noodles, bowl of meat, vegetable tofu..."

Sharifei was extremely sleepy and had wrapped his head with the quilt, but when he heard about food, his saliva began to flow. He jumped out of bed and rushed out with his clothes in disarray.

The yard was indeed bustling with activity.

The carpenters were already sweating from working so hard. It was a cold autumn morning, but white smoke was coming out of their heads. They were finishing up the remaining work and preparing to eat.

When Sharifei ran to the front yard, his nose was crooked with anger.

I saw six large pots in the yard, with flames roaring. Two of them were cooking noodles in rice water, two were steaming meat in a covered bowl, and two were cooking vegetable tofu. The aroma filled my nose.

Wang Daoxuan and Li Yan were squatting on the steps, holding noodles with soy sauce in their hands, eating meat and vegetable tofu in covered bowls, and sweating profusely.

"Okay, you two!"

Sharifei's mouth trembled with anger, "You didn't even invite me when you had something delicious!"

Li Yan picked up the bowl and stirred it with clinking chopsticks. He ate the last mouthful of noodles before burping and sneering, "He's sleeping like a dead pig. I can't wake him up even if I call him, and yet he blames us..."

"Hahaha!"

The carpenters burst into laughter. Sharifei didn't care about the quarrel and went up to get a bowl. He squatted on the steps and ate until his eyes were wide open and his neck was thick.

Manager Wan also came, smiling and holding a pipe, "Brother Li, have you finished your meal? Come on, let's go and see the drums."

Li Yan's eyes lit up and he quickly followed, "It's already done, so fast?"

"Haha, that's impossible..."

Shopkeeper Wan smiled and shook his head as he walked, "To make a drum, from selecting materials, cutting boards, pulling boards, drying them, to covering them with skins and nailing them, it usually takes more than ten steps. The craftsmanship of our Wensheng Pavilion even reaches more than twenty steps."

"It will take more than a month anyway."

"But you are lucky. I have already had people prepare the rhinoceros skin that I brought back a few days ago, which saves a lot of time..."

As he spoke, he took him to the backyard.

Unlike the front yard, this is where Manager Wan lives. There are also many tools here, but they are all made of high-quality wood and are glossy and shiny.

Li Yan even smelled some incense, which were obviously extraordinary.

On the racks, the lightning-struck jujube wood that was brought back had been cut and roasted, becoming curved boards that were neatly laid out for drying.

Jujube wood has a fine and tough texture to begin with, and with the patterns created by lightning strikes, it looks quite beautiful.

Li Yan pinched the Yang Jue and took a smell. A strong and hot smell immediately rushed into his nostrils, clearing his mind.

It is the heavenly thunder energy contained in the jujube wood struck by lightning.

It hasn't even been refined into a magical weapon yet, but it's already so powerful. No wonder it's top-grade material for making weapons.

Li Yan couldn't help but smile.

Shopkeeper Wan said, "There is one more thing I want to tell you, little brother. I have reduced the size of the war drum by half."

"It's not that I'm stingy, but once this drum is made and consecrated, it will become a real magic weapon. If it is made into the size of a Qin and Han Dynasty war drum, I'm afraid you won't be able to hit it more than a few times a day before your soul is shaken and injured."

"I know your situation. It takes time to master magic, but you need to practice this hidden power all the time. Otherwise, you will be sailing against the current. So this size is just right."

"This lightning-struck jujube wood is a natural treasure. It only needs to be air-dried for a few days, then covered with skin and nailed. Within seven days, you can use the treasure."

"Just follow what the senior said."

Li Yan knew the other party's good intentions and nodded quickly.

"besides."

Manager Wan took out a wooden box from his arms and opened it carefully. Inside was a leather rope. It looked ordinary, but Li Yan smelled an extremely strong scent of incense, and a certain cold and solemn smell.

Shopkeeper Wan whispered, "The size has been reduced, and the remaining lightning-struck wood will eventually be mine, and I won't let you suffer any loss."

"Among the batch of rhinoceros skins I brought back, one has already become a Taoist. It is enshrined in the Taibai Mansion of Doumuyuan and made into a leather rope for making drum tassels."

"I have hidden some of them away. Give me your tassel."

Li Yan's eyes lit up, and he quickly took out the Three Talents Demon-Suppressing Coin Knife Tassel.

Manager Wan took it apart easily, then went to the inner hall, lit three incense sticks in front of the statue of the ancestor, and then started weaving.

His hands moved as fast as light and shadow. After tying a knot each time, he would pinch the magic formula, chant constantly, point his finger at the knot, and then proceed to the next step.

Li Yan could smell that every knot was infused with a cold murderous aura mixed with the scent of incense.

End of evil!

His eyes suddenly lit up.

Wang Daoxuan once told him that a sword cannot be sharp without being hard, and a talisman cannot be effective without evil spirits. When drawing a talisman, the talisman head and the talisman core are only the basis. To make the talisman truly effective, "tying the evil spirit" and "entering the taboo" are indispensable.

"Jie Sha" means to inject the evil spirit into the talisman paper.

"Ruhui" means writing down the names of gods.

The talisman will only be useful after completing these two steps.

Shopkeeper Wan was able to integrate the evil spirit into refining equipment, so his inheritance is obviously extraordinary.

But it is also true, if Wang Daoxuan hadn't reminded him, who would have thought that this amiable old shopkeeper was actually an elder of the Xianyang Craftsmen's Guild, with a very high level of Taoism.

Finally, before the three incense sticks finished burning, Manager Wan finished making the knife tassel.

The new tassel was more rustic. It not only hid all the Three Talents Demon-Suppressing Coins, but even its smell was restrained. If it was not activated, it would be no different from any other object.

After Li Yan took it, his face was immediately filled with surprise.

From now on, I will no longer be afraid of the Three Talents Demon-Suppressing Coin attracting the attention of others.

After weaving the tassel, Shopkeeper Wan was obviously a little tired. He took a few puffs of his cigarette and smiled, "This tassel can also be hung on the war drum. If you beat the drum to drive away evil spirits, the power will be doubled. But I'm afraid you are not focused enough and can't activate it."

"Thank you, senior."

Li Yan bowed deeply.

Shopkeeper Wan waved his hand and said, "No need. Donkey Zhao told me that without your help, I'm afraid the lightning-struck wood will not be taken out, and my plan will fail."

"We, the side sect sorcerers, are not as good as the orthodox sects, so we naturally need to support each other."

"Senior is kind and righteous!"

Li Yan clasped his fists again to express his gratitude.

Manager Wan really helped a lot this time. Together with the gold obtained from the bandit camp, as long as the matter in Xianyang is settled, they can go to Taibai Mountain to build a tower.

The magic weapon was refined and he was in a good mood.

After staying for another day, it was almost noon and Li Yan was really bored. Thinking that he had nothing to do anyway, he took some wine and food and prepared to go up the mountain to find Zhao Luzi for a drink.

However, before he could leave the house, he saw a man rushing into the yard in panic, falling to his knees with a thud, wailing:

"Uncle Wan, Zhuzi has been kidnapped. Please help save him!"

As he said this, he kowtowed, his forehead covered in blood...

(End of this chapter)