Chapter 82: Exactly Fifty Moves
Just look at the woman at the door. She is big and strong, even fatter than Xuemei. Not only that, her two short legs tremble when she walks. It seems difficult for these two short legs to support such a huge body.
When the blacksmith shop owner saw the woman coming, he lost his momentum and immediately changed his attitude and said, "No more fighting, no more fighting. I still have a lot of things to do."
"Have you made the weapon that Miss Zhang wants?" The woman glanced at the blacksmith shop owner, and looked at so many people in the field without lowering her voice.
The blacksmith shop owner did not dare to neglect and continued: "It's almost done, it's almost done."
If A Si and the others hadn't come over, the weapons would have been ready long ago, but now that his wife was here, he couldn't say anything and could only give a perfunctory answer.
As soon as he finished speaking, the woman grabbed the blacksmith's ear and cursed, "How is this possible? According to the schedule, it should have been completed long ago. Are you being lazy?"
"I dare not, I dare not. I have to work hard to make money for my wife." The blacksmith shop owner practiced hard qigong, and it didn't hurt at all when his ears were pulled like this, but he still cooperated with his wife's performance.
"Hmph, you're smart." After saying that, he looked around and saw at a glance that Liu Hu was the leader of these people, so he stood in front of Liu Hu.
Could it be that these bad friends delayed her husband's ironmaking? No, the messenger just said that he needed help with something important.
The blacksmith shop owner thought his wife was going to argue with Liu Hu, so he stepped forward and said, "No matter how wrong they are, it's all my fault. Don't bother with them."
He was afraid that his wife would argue with Liu Hu without knowing the truth. He could give in to his wife, but he might not give in to outsiders.
"It's none of your business." His wife looked at the blacksmith shop owner with disdain and continued.
I run this blacksmith shop myself, and my husband is only responsible for forging iron.
"Just now you said that you had a big deal to discuss. Is that true or false?"
The reason why Liu Hu called the proprietress of the blacksmith shop over was because Liu Hu just said that there was a big deal waiting for them to do, so she came over so anxiously.
For Liu Hu, he had many blacksmith shops under his control and countless people who could make iron, so he didn't need to find outsiders to make iron. But now, in order to get to know the talent in front of him better, Liu Hu naturally made up a story.
"Of course, I just don't know if you dare to answer it."
"Of course we dare not, as long as it complies with the law, we will accept it." The proprietress of the blacksmith shop was not afraid at all. For her, as long as she could make money, it was a good business, so how could she not accept it.
Luo Fanchen and Asi didn't know what Liu Hu was trying to do, so they stepped aside and took good care of their bodies. The blacksmith shop owner had not used his full strength in the competition just now, but they had used 120% of their energy.
That's it. The owner of the blacksmith shop was fine, but Luo Fanchen and Asi suffered minor injuries to their internal organs.
Luo Fanchen could no longer hold the sword steadily, his hands were shaking constantly. If it weren't for his years of arrogance that didn't allow him to throw away the sword, he would have probably thrown his sword and fallen to the ground by now.
Asi's situation is not much better than Luo Fanchen's, but fortunately he has thick skin and strong resistance to blows, otherwise it would be difficult for him to stand.
"I wonder how much your blacksmith shop's daily output is?" Liu Hu took a look at Luo Fanchen and Asi and knew that both of them were seriously injured. He felt both distressed and relieved.
I feel sad because these two people have been with me through thick and thin and have rarely been injured. Besides, it is really not worth it for two people to fight in the street just for some trivial matters.
He felt relieved because the two of them had always been by his side and had long forgotten the hardships they had experienced in the past. Their horizons and mindsets had improved a little, and it was normal for them to endure a little hardship so that they would not have to suffer on the battlefield in the future.
The proprietress of the blacksmith shop didn't have so many thoughts. She could tell that Liu Hu's clothes were not ordinary, so she counted on her fingers and said, "No more, no less. There are a total of 26 people in our blacksmith shop. We can produce at least ten weapons a day. Of course, if it's a peerless magic weapon, that's another matter."
To obtain a peerless divine weapon, one needs the right time, right place and right people, and it cannot be forced, so the proprietress of the blacksmith shop did not give Liu Hu a clear answer.
Liu Hu nodded in satisfaction. He could make ten ordinary weapons a day. The scale of this blacksmith shop would be much larger than that of an ordinary blacksmith shop. He then said, "Do you have a pen here? I want to draw my weapon."
"You dare to say that a weapon is a big deal? What material do you want it made of? We can provide ordinary materials, but the price will be a little higher than outside. After all, we have some hard-earned money, so we need it to be made of particularly precious materials." The blacksmith shop owner's wife said here, glanced at the blacksmith shop owner, saw him shaking his head, and continued.
"Sorry, we can't provide that."
With just one look, Liu Hu immediately understood the trick. Liu Hu was so smart that his eyelashes were empty, so he could tell that the blacksmith shop owner was lying. They must have good materials that others didn't know about.
However, Liu Hu knew that since the other party didn't want to say it, no matter how he persuaded him, he would not say it. It would be better to be honest. After all, no matter how good the weapon was, it would be useless to him.
"Ordinary iron tools will do, but I want a larger quantity." Liu Hu thought for a moment and continued.
When the proprietress heard that the number was relatively large, she immediately smiled and explained to Liu Hu: "How much is relatively large?"
"It will probably take about a thousand." For Liu Hu, there was not much difference between a thousand swords and one, so he said it casually.
"You need so many. Xiao Shunzi, Xiao Shunzi, hurry up and bring me some paper and pen." The proprietress called for a while, and when she found that Xiao Shunzi didn't answer, she stamped her feet and said, "At this critical moment, no one can be relied on. I will go myself."
After saying that, he quickly ran into the house to get paper and pen.
The blacksmith shop owner stared at Liu Hu for a while and said quietly, "What on earth are you doing here?"
At the beginning, when the big fool asked for his stone lock, he knew that nothing good would happen. Now he wants to order so many weapons. You know, since Liu Hu came to power, he has banned people in the court from raising more than a thousand soldiers.
Liu Hu wanted to order so many weapons, maybe it was just to make me work for nothing. When I finished, he would not want them anymore, and then report to the government, wouldn't I be imprisoned?
That's why he asked Liu Hu what he was doing here.
Liu Hu didn't understand why the man in front of him kept asking him the purpose of his trip, but as the Grand Master, he couldn't say that he came here just to watch the fun.
"The purpose of my trip is to make some weapons, or do you think you have something worthy of my curiosity?" Liu Hu flicked his sleeves, looking mysterious.
However, Liu Hu's current appearance was very boring in the eyes of the blacksmith shop owner. He could tell at a glance that Liu Hu did not have any martial arts skills.
For such a person, no matter how good things are given to him, they will not be able to play their role.
The blacksmith's eyes were full of disdain. No matter how well-educated Liu Hu was, he still felt a little dissatisfied. He asked, "What do you mean by that look?"
"Nothing, I just thought you might really be here to make iron." The blacksmith shop owner would not lie, and he felt a little embarrassed when he heard Liu Hu's question.
He couldn't say, I can see that you are not cut out for martial arts, so I didn't even suspect that you were here to get weapons, so he could only say this.
Liu Hu glanced at the blacksmith shop owner and said nothing. After all, he didn't want to explain too much to an outsider. After all, it was not a glorious thing that he could not practice martial arts.
Then, Liu Hu turned to look at the two people sitting on the ground and said to them, "How are you two?"
"Not bad." Luo Fanchen replied, then spat out a mouthful of blood. He took a look at the blood and hurriedly took out a bottle of medicine from his arms, not caring how much was in it, and poured it into his mouth .
When Ah Si saw Luo Fanchen taking medicine, he immediately moved towards Luo Fanchen and said, "Don't be so stingy. Give me some. I'm also injured."
Luo Fanchen understood very well that A Si's injury was not serious, and considering A Si's thick skin and flesh, this minor injury was nothing. He rolled his eyes and threw a bottle of medicine to A Si.
The blacksmith shop owner looked at the two people on the ground as if nothing had happened, and laughed: "I thought you two could really fight me, but it turns out you are just forcing yourself."
"I remember you just said that if we can hold out for fifty moves, you will give us the stone lock on the ground." When Liu Hu heard that his brother was being looked down upon, he immediately retorted.
He didn't know any martial arts and didn't know how many moves had just been made, so he could only ask in this tone.
The blacksmith shop owner didn't check how many moves were made until the end, and said puzzledly: "I don't know, but I think it must have been less than fifty moves."
Over the years, there are very few people who have been able to withstand more than fifty moves at his hands, let alone people of Luo Fanchen and Asi's age, so he spoke with such confidence.
Luo Fanchen was careful, and when he heard the blacksmith shop owner's words, he said disdainfully: "Exactly fifty moves."
"Impossible, you lied to me." The blacksmith shop owner said in disbelief. How could it be exactly fifty moves, no more, no less? It must be Luo Fanchen cheating.
Luo Fanchen shook his head. How could he cheat in such a place? Besides, he was too proud to use such a low-level method. He pointed at the sleeve of the blacksmith shop owner and said, "Look at your sleeve."
It turned out that at some point, Luo Fanchen's poisonous insect had crawled onto the blacksmith's sleeve and was biting his skin.
Unfortunately, the blacksmith shop owner practiced hard Qigong, so he didn't even feel the pain. According to this, it was unknown how many moves he had made.
The blacksmith shop owner sighed with a dark look on his face . He didn't expect that he would fall into the other party's trick. He was so careless that he actually made such a small mistake.
After all, the poisonous insects' attacks also counted as Luo Fanchen's attacks. The blacksmith scratched his head and said, "I didn't count just now, so it doesn't count. After you two have rested, we'll continue fighting."
He had underestimated his enemy before. If he were given another chance, these two people in front of him would definitely not last more than fifty moves.
How could Luo Fanchen give him another chance to fight? He sneered and said, "A ninth-level master, can't you afford to play with me?"
"You!" The blacksmith shop owner was speechless after hearing these words. His realm was higher than the other party's. If he played tricks, people would look down on him. He valued face the most in his life. If this got out, he might not be able to live as a human being in the future.
For a moment, the blacksmith shop owner didn't know what to say.
