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Chapter 436 Underground Cave
The old man led the others for a while, then fumbled on the wall of a utility room. He pressed some mechanism and a secret door immediately appeared on the ground, and then a small secret room path was opened.

Everyone was amazed, especially Xu Wan. Although he knew that his old Taishan seemed to have some history, he had already become extremely weak by the current generation, and even had no children, and the family business was about to be ruined. He did not expect that he still had such a secret. He also thought that if Senior Li had not come with the token, the old man would probably take the secret to his grave, and evil thoughts arose in his mind.

Of course, with Li Ming here, he had to keep his thoughts to himself no matter how many he had in mind. However, he had made up his mind that after these people left, he would have hundreds of ways to get the contents of his father-in-law's stomach out.

The path was so winding that only one person could walk sideways. Continuously going down, they arrived at a huge underground cave.

In the center of the cave is a huge underground cave that emits heat. The surface of the cave seems to be a layer of black rock, but there are faint dark red lines in the cracks of the rock. The heat seeps out from these cracks, and the reflected red light shines on everyone's faces, flickering.

"This..." Xu Wan was surprised for a moment. He didn't expect there would be such a scene right under his father-in-law's house. He couldn't help but sigh, "No wonder you were so unwilling when I asked my father-in-law to move in and share our family life."

The old man glanced at Xu Wan coldly, then said, "This is the Underground Fire Cave. There is a dormant fire vein under the ground of Beiguo County. My Xia family ancestors moved here because they discovered such a cave built by their ancestors."

"Established by our ancestors?" Li Ming asked. "As far as I know, the Xia family moved here hundreds of years ago. Doesn't that mean this cave has an even longer history?"

The old man nodded and said, "No less than eight hundred years, or even longer. This cave may be a relic of the ancients who refined weapons. Just the little bit of fire left behind has been burning for nearly a thousand years. A thousand years ago, haha, there was no Beiguo County. Nature's creation is truly amazing! "

Then Li Ming said to the old man, "Old Senior, all I want is a weapon that suits my needs. Could you please give me that?"

The old man stroked his long beard and laughed loudly, saying, "If you ask for something else, it's really hard to find, but if you ask for weapons!"

Having said this, the old man took two more steps and stood at the edge of the cave. He activated some mechanism and heard a series of clicking sounds coming from underground.

Then the rock layer began to crack, and chains were pulled up from the cave, with all kinds of weapons hanging on the chains.

In addition to the swords, spears, halberds, axes, hooks and forks, which are the weapons used by most martial artists, there are also many strange weapons. Some of them are stained with underground lava, but they still emit a sharp light!
"This..." Shang He opened his mouth wide as he looked at the forest of weapons in front of him, connected into a piece of black light.

Even the well-traveled Yan Tiannan was astonished. Looking at these weapons, he couldn't help but exclaim, "Each one is a divine weapon that has been refined hundreds of times. Each one is worth more than a thousand gold coins. My God, what a rich family!!!"

The two iron balls in Xu Wan's hands also fell to the ground and rolled into the cave. In an instant, they turned into molten iron and then disappeared. However, these weapons were able to withstand the fierce underground fire here. It can be seen that what Yan Tiannan said is true, and a thousand gold may be too little.

The old man said with a smile on his face, "This is the heritage of my Xia family for five hundred years. Although I have retired from the martial arts world, I don't want the method of forging weapons to be lost. Every generation of Xia family descendants must hone their skills here, and the standard of verification is to be able to forge a weapon that is not worn away by the earth's fire!"

He then looked at a hanging brass knuckle with a nostalgic look and said, "I made that. Haha. My Xia family was declining, and eventually even materials were scarce. I could only forge small things like this." Then he introduced it, "I named it Shifang, because it is a total of ten, which includes heaven, earth, east, west, south, north, the gate of life, the place of death, the past, and the future."

"Since you hold the token of our ancestors, you can take whatever you want from here!"

Li Ming asked in confusion, "How could the Xia family, with such a rich heritage, have fallen to such a state? If they could just take out one piece and resell it, at least their descendants wouldn't be short of materials for forging weapons."

The old man explained, "Of course, some people have done this before, but the Xia family has been away from society for a long time. One of our ancestors also had the same idea, but he disappeared without a trace with his magic weapon. I think it was a black gold staff. He said he would sell it to a monk in a temple, hoping the monk would be more compassionate and not do such a bad thing. But in the end, he still ended up losing both his money and his life."

"Since then, my Xia family has become even more content with our duties, not daring to set foot in the martial arts world again. By the time of my generation, I had no children, and my Xia family's skills were passed down to males, not females. I gave up all thoughts and only wanted to bury everything in the ground."

Li Ming's heart moved, and he inexplicably thought of the stick he once held in his hand, and smiled awkwardly.

Xu Wan finally couldn't contain himself and said, "Father-in-law, as the saying goes, a son-in-law is half a son. We are all family, so why are you hiding it from me? Isn't it better to pass it on to me than to let your ancestors' unique skills be lost?"

The old man sneered and said, "How could I not know your character? Cai Ling is just your concubine. You deceived her with sweet words and used your power to force me to marry her to you. Since then, when have you ever looked me in the eye? I see him less than twice a year. I wanted to see my grandson, but you refused to let me. How could I pass it on to you?"

Xu Wan's face showed a hint of embarrassment, and then he said, "Old Taishan, listen to me."

"Don't explain. Just be a good gang leader. This may be a relief for my Xia family!" The old man waved his hand, his attitude was very tough.

He was an experienced man and had long noticed that Xu Wan seemed to be afraid of Li Ming, while Li Ming was calm and looked quite a gentleman. Now that he needed help from him, when would he stand up?
Li Ming just smiled and said, "This is Boss Xu's fault. As the saying goes, only those with virtue can possess divine skills. I think the old man is right. If Boss Xu works hard to cultivate virtue in the future, and if he can change the old man's mind, perhaps there is still a chance!"

The old man snorted and said nothing.

Xu Wan naturally apologized and made many promises in an attempt to win back the old man's heart.

But Li Ming began to look at these weapons.

(End of this chapter)