Dragon Gate Swordsman

So they could only follow Wen Yue's instructions and go to the market area on the east side of Longmen to seek help from the Momen craftsman.

Chongxiao guessed that the other party must be Lao Wei's good friend. After all, Wen Yue said that as long as his name was mentioned, the craftsman would not charge any fees. In addition, according to the information he inquired from Dong Fang before leaving the Guard Bureau, the mechanical wooden man seemed to be made by him.

The so-called market area is actually a rather general term. Its official name should be the Kowloon Block, which belongs to the E-2A block, one of the core areas of the mobile city. It was also the place where the middle and lower class citizens of Longmen lived when those marginal blocks were only used to grow crops and carry out industrial production.

Therefore, even after Wei Yanwu's painstaking rectification, this place is still the dirtiest and most chaotic among the core neighborhoods of Longmen.

Of course, this is only in comparison...

The reason why the market area got this common name is that most of the ordinary citizens who initially moved to Longmen were engaged in handicrafts and scattered businesses. In addition, Longmen at that time lacked an effective urban management order, which led to the formation of a giant market with an astonishing area.

Snack stalls, daily necessities stores, restaurants, barber shops, clinics, basic entertainment facilities... the market is full of everything. There are only stores you can't think of, but no store you can't find.

But correspondingly, the public security problems that exist today in the edge areas of Longmen are situations that once occurred in the market area.

Theft, robbery, rape, gang fights, vicious competition, etc., this is why Wei Yanwu spent 200% of his effort to tidy up the market area.

By the time Chongxiao appeared here with the sword box, it was already a bustling and prosperous yet orderly area where ordinary citizens of Longmen could live and work in peace and contentment.

It’s a pity that Chongxiao’s mental state is not very good because he followed Xingxiong to stake out the smugglers’ hideout the night before. Otherwise, he could have gone shopping under the guise of looking for someone to repair his sword skills... After all, he has been in Longmen for nearly two months, but he has not yet had a good look around this mobile city.

The reason, of course, is that they are short of money.

"Hmm... Let me see, what address is this..."

Yawning, Chongxiao took out the note Wenyue had written to him yesterday, only to find that it only had a very simple street number.

The problem is that the streets in the market area are so complicated and chaotic that it would take forever to find the answer if we just used a name.

After asking several passers-by, Chongxiao wandered around the market area, but couldn't find the street on the note for a long time. He could only start thinking about whether he should find a tall building and go to the rooftop to overlook it.

But at this moment, he suddenly met an "acquaintance".

"Huh? It's a kind-hearted big brother!"

"you……"

Chongxiao was stunned for a moment before he remembered that this little loli with a baby voice seemed to be the one he met on the day he went to catch the star bear.

The little girl still looked a little timid, but she was quite lively in front of Chongxiao, probably because he had helped her repair the remote-controlled plane.

"Why are you here? It should be some distance from your home."

"Well... Dad took me out to buy something."

"What about the others?"

"He went to pack his things, so he asked me to wait here."

Chongxiao then noticed that the place where the little loli was standing was the exit of a freight yard.

But are you really comfortable leaving a child here alone?

Chongxiao frowned and decided to stay and look after her, since he couldn't find the residence of the Momen craftsman no matter how hard he tried.

Just like that, the adult and the child started chatting.

The little Loli's name is Ji Xueer. Although she looks only seven or eight years old, she is actually over ten years old... She just skipped a grade and graduated from her school, so she had time to go out with her father.

Chongxiao's guess the last time they met was not accurate. Ji Xueer's father was not a bricklayer, but a small truck driver who provided chartered car services. Most of the time, he transported small amounts of building materials and moved houses. Sometimes he also picked up passengers who had no money and could only take the truck.

Chongxiao wisely did not remind her that this was an illegal operation.

After a few minutes, Ji Xueer's father finally drove the truck out. Seeing him sweating profusely, it was hard to blame him for abandoning his daughter.

"I didn't expect to see you here, officer."

Compared to his vigilance and indifference during the last meeting, the father's attitude has obviously improved a lot.

Obviously, the Guards Bureau's "recruiting" Xingxiong was a brilliant move, and the special inspection team that is now sweeping across the fringe areas is also regarded as a hero by the civilians who have suffered from gangs for a long time, which is why he is so enthusiastic.

"Are you here on patrol?"

"No, no, no, I'm looking for an address."

Chongxiao showed him the note and said, "But I asked several people and none of them answered..."

"I've been around here. Let me take you there, Officer Chongxiao!"

"Just tell me how to get there..."

"It's okay, it's okay. I'll pass by there on my way back."

This kind of hospitality did not make Chongxiao feel happy, but instead made him feel heavy.

If Ji Xueer's father is like this as a healthy and normal working person, what kind of life should the infected people who are unable to take ordinary jobs and are ostracized and discriminated against by society live?

The small truck that looked tattered and nearly scrapped was actually running quite steadily. Upon asking, Chongxiao learned that Ji Xueer's father had a lot of experience in vehicle structure and would modify it himself on weekdays.

Longmen doesn't have any restrictions in this regard. Haven't you seen Xingxiong's modified motorcycles playing on the streets all day long, and no one said anything...

Soon, Chongxiao was dropped at an intersection.

"This is the street you are looking for. Just go straight to the right and you will reach it."

"Got it. Thank you very much."

"Haha...that's as it should be!"

"Goodbye big brother!"

After saying goodbye in a friendly manner, Chongxiao watched the father and daughter leave and then turned and walked to the front of the street.

Compared with the bustling areas in the market district, this street seemed much quieter and there were few pedestrians.

There are several bookstores and flower shops on both sides of the street. In short, they are places where there are customers but not too noisy. Maybe that's why it seems deserted.

After walking for about three minutes, Chongxiao finally saw the address he was looking for.

Judging from the sign on the door, this should be an audio-visual product rental store... Similar products are said to be very common in the East Country, but there are not many in Dayan, let alone Longmen.

Chongxiao stood at the door for a long time in suspicion, extremely skeptical as to why the craftsmen of Mo Men would choose such a place to live in seclusion.

Until the phrase "great hermits hide in the city" popped into my mind.

That's it!

"Is there anyone!? Is there anyone!?"

After entering the store, Chongxiao did not see any clerk or boss, and there were not many audio-visual products on the shelf behind the counter. However, the overall decoration and layout had a strong ancient Da Yan style, giving a feeling of using a "casket" to hold "pearls".

After waiting for a long time without any response, Chongxiao began to hesitate... It seemed a bit impolite to go upstairs rashly, and what if the other person suddenly went out...

However, the craftsman is a good friend of Lao Wei, so he shouldn't be so...

Gritting his teeth, Chongxiao decided to go upstairs and take a look first. After all, getting things done was the most important thing.

As a result, as soon as I reached the second floor, I heard the sound of a fight with swords, spears, and halberds.

Of course, it was the speakers that played it.

No wonder he couldn’t hear my voice, turns out he was slacking off for his superiors!

Chongxiao no longer hesitated and walked directly towards the room on the second floor. However, just after taking two steps, a ray of light suddenly appeared in front of him.

Caught off guard, he had to quickly turn sideways and use the sword case on his back to block the hidden weapon... It was a sharp fragment, or rather, a flying knife that looked like a fragment.

"That's strange, how did you get up here?"

Chongxiao paused slightly, looked in the direction of the voice, and found that a figure had stood in the corridor that was empty just now.

She was a woman dressed lightly, with only a red top and white shorts on. Her shoulders, belly, and even long legs were all exposed, but there was no sense of sensuality or seduction at all, and instead there was a sense of harmony and nature that was compatible with the surrounding world.

The woman had two red horns on her forehead, and their shape was different from Chen Huijie's. Her long silver hair fell down in a messy manner, not covering the elf-like pointed ears on both sides. Her pretty face showed three parts of doubt, three parts of scrutiny, three parts of curiosity, and a faint hint of wariness.

“… just… I just walked up the stairs.”

Chongxiao, who was already guilty of his crime, was indeed a little panicked at this moment, "Well...Excuse me, is Master Mo Li here?"

"Who?"

"Master Mo Li."

"I don't know you, you got the wrong one..."

The woman stopped talking abruptly, as if she had thought of something. After a slight pause, she said something that stunned Chongxiao, "Uh... Mo Li, right? That's me. My brain wasn't working very well just now and I forgot."

You even forgot your own name?

Chongxiao tried his best to resist the urge to complain.

Mo Li, who had crossed his arms, lowered his hands and changed his stance. "When you first came in, did you feel anything wrong?"

"No."

Chongxiao shrugged innocently and was about to talk about the Chixiao Sword, but suddenly he noticed that Mo Li's arms, which were also colorful, did not seem to be covered with sleeves or anything like that, but were actually skin color.

In addition, he also vaguely felt that the power surging in the body of Master Mo Li in front of him seemed to be no less than that of Wei Yanwu, and even more than that...

Not simple.

"Is there something wrong with the operation of the array? Or... Never mind, first tell me who you are and what do you want from me?"

"I am from the Imperial Guards, Chongxiao. I have received an order from Commander Wei Yanwu. I would like you to repair this sword."

As he spoke, Chongxiao took down the sword case and opened it, allowing Mo Li to see what was inside.

At the same time, he also noticed that the fragment that had just been inserted into the sword case had disappeared, leaving only a mark of penetration.

After seeing the broken Chi Xiao, Mo Li's expression suddenly became a little strange, and then he took a few steps forward and picked up the part that was still connected to the hilt.

“…Who did it?”

"Maybe... maybe... maybe... it's me."

"Oh?"

Mo Li's purple eyes turned to the embarrassed Zhong Xiao, and looked him up and down, "So what weapon did you use?"

"There was no weapon used. Old Wei broke it himself."

Yes! That's right! I didn't bring any weapons with me at the time, how could I have messed up the Scarlet Sky Sword like this! ? This is clearly an excuse that Old Wei is trying to put on me!

At this moment, Chongxiao hated himself very much for not being able to "see through" Wei Yanwu's conspiracy in the first place, otherwise he would not have had to make this trip.

"Hmm... Strange. Looking at the fracture, it doesn't seem to have been cut by a harder weapon. Rather, it seems to be..."

Mo Li stretched out her jade finger and flicked the broken part of the sword blade. "Was it directly hit by a huge energy and couldn't withstand it and broke?"

Chongxiao didn't say anything. Firstly, he really didn't know what had happened at that time. Secondly, since he already knew that he shouldn't take the blame, he tried not to say too much.

Therefore, when Mo Li carefully examined the broken Chi Xiao, he kept a tense face and did not dare to say a word...

"The craftsmanship used in this sword is very special. I didn't forge it, but it's not a big problem to repair it. Did Wei Yanwu tell you about anything else when he asked you to come?"

"He said that you, Master, would definitely help, and it would be free!"

Chongxiao shouted the three words "no money" particularly loudly.

Mo Li, who put Chi Xiao back into the sword box, smiled and said, "That's true. I don't have the habit of charging."

"Thank you so much, Master Mo Li..."

"Hey, don't thank me yet. Just because I don't charge you doesn't mean I'll work for free."

"Ah this..."

Chongxiao thought to himself that something was wrong.

Only then did he realize that Lao Wei had betrayed him.

That’s right, Master Mo Li doesn’t want money, but she has conditions... God knows if she can do it.

It is impossible for her to have rare treasures. As a master, she can buy or make them herself. She should not have the power or status to do so, otherwise she would not live in seclusion in such a place. Information and intelligence are even more impossible. No matter how stupid Old Wei is, he will not agree to it.

So is it... sexual compensation?

Looking at Mo Li's pretty face and curvy figure, Chongxiao, who had wrong thoughts, couldn't help swallowing.

It seems... it's not impossible...