Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Peng Jiuyuan walked through the door of the blacksmithâs workshop.
He rubbed his eyes subconsciously, then looked forward again.
Then his mouth slowly opened.
âLord⦠Lordâ¦â Peng Jiuyuan stammered.
âOh, you have too little iron here,â Zhou Shu said. âI can only forge so many hunting sabers. There are a total of sixty-eight hunting sabers and forty hunting forks. I forged them according to the original.â
Peng Jiuyuanâs mouth went dry. I was only gone for less than ten minutes to talk to the village chiefâ¦
And you forged sixty-eight hunting sabers and forty hunting forks?
Although I know youâre not an ordinary person, isnât this too exaggerated?
It exceeded Peng Jiuyuanâs understanding.
After a long while, Peng Jiuyuan came back to his senses, his eyes flickering. âLord, are you a legendary forger?â
When he was training outside in the past, he had heard that there were forgers in the world who specialized in forging divine weapons for powerful martial artists.
Back then, when he encountered setbacks in the Martial Dao, he had also thought of becoming a forger.
But his strength was limited, and he couldnât come into contact with true forgers. In the end, he only learned some blacksmithing skills. He had never come into contact with true forging techniques.
âIâm a forger.â Zhou Shu nodded. âThatâs why, Peng Jiuyuan, Iâm actually not very interested in fighting and killing. What I like to do the most is to forge.
You donât have to be so wary of me.â Peng Jiuyuan:
Are we talking about this now?
Alright, Iâm indeed worried that your true goal is to destroy the Zhu Rong Heavenly Kingdom. That will definitely cause countless casualties.
âAre these weapons enough for the villagers of Boundary Bridge Village? If not, go get some iron. Iâll help you make more weapons.â Zhou Shu continued. âActually, if not for the fact that Iâm afraid of getting into trouble, I can help you forge a true divine weaponâ¦â
âA true divine weapon?â Peng Jiuyuanâs heart skipped a beat. After hesitating for a long time, he shook his head and said, âThereâs no need. Apart from me, no one else in Boundary Bridge Village is a martial artist. Even if there is a real divine weapon, they wonât be able to use it. Instead, it might cause trouble.â Peng Jiuyuan had traveled the world back then. Although he wasnât qualified to have a divine weapon, he had seen some. He knew that without enough strength, even if someone had a divine weapon, they wouldnât be able to keep it.
âSuit yourself.â Zhou Shu shrugged.
He didnât have any feelings for the villagers of Boundary Bridge Village. If not for the fact that Peng Jiuyuan and Cao Yue had saved him, he wouldnât have wanted to help Boundary Bridge Village.
âIn that case, we can set off,â Zhou Shu said.
âIâm afraid we canât, Lord.â Peng Jiuyuan shook his head with a solemn expression.
He recovered from his shock and temporarily stopped thinking about forgers.
âWe canât leave yet.â
âHuh?â Zhou Shu frowned.
Peng Jiuyuan hurriedly said. âItâs not that Iâm going back on my word, but the village chief just came over and said that the head of the Dong family was assassinated and is seriously injured. Now, the Dong family is conducting a large-scale search for the assassin. Theyâve already sealed off all the nearby villages, and theyâre forbidding anyone from leaving without permission.
âEach of the Zhu Rongâs Nine Surnames has their own territory. The area where our Boundary Bridge Village is located is managed by the Dong family. The Dong family is the largest force within a radius of five thousand kilometers and is also a supreme existence.â
In the Zhu Rong Heavenly Kingdom, everyone was from the Nine Surnames of Zhu Rong. But the same surnames were also divided into ranks.
For example, in Boundary Bridge Village, most people had the surname Dong. But even though their surname was Dong, they were considered distant relatives who branched off countless times and were true commoners.
The core of the Dong family was equivalent to an imperial family. They were the true special figures.
The Dong family that Peng Jiuyuan was talking about was the core lineage of the Zhu Rongâs Nine Surnamesâ Dong family.
âThe head of the Dong family was assassinated?â Zhou Shu frowned. He didnât care about the head of the Dong family, but this would affect his plans.
All the villages had been sealed off to conduct a large-scale search for assassins. They would naturally come to Boundary Bridge Village soon.
At that time, his identity would probably be exposed.
Zhou Shu could hide his identity from the villagers of Boundary Bridge Village by pretending to be Cao Yueâs distant uncle, but he definitely couldnât hide it from the real Dong family.
âYes, the village chief came to me just now to confirm your true identity, Lord,â Peng Jiuyuan said worriedly.
Although he knew that Zhou Shu might be very powerful, Zhou Shu was injured after all. He might not be able to defeat the big shots of the Dong family.
âOh? Is the village chief suspecting me?â Zhou Shu looked at Peng Jiuyuan.
Peng Jiuyuan nodded. âLord, you suddenly appeared in Boundary Bridge Village and were seriously injured. Itâs reasonable for the village chief to think this way.â
Not to mention the village chief, even Peng Jiuyuan suspected that Zhou Shu was the assassin who had assassinated the head of the Dong family.
After all, Zhou Shuâs appearance was too coincidental. Moreover, he was injured. It was like being injured by an expert of the Dong family when he was assassinating the head of the Dong familyâ¦
The corners of Zhou Shuâs mouth curled up slightly, and a mocking expression appeared on his face.
âUncle Peng, I can tell you that Iâm not the assassin,â Zhou Shu said. âHeâs just the head of the Dong family. If I want to kill him, he wonât live..â