Chapter 1843: Chapter 1843 Weapon Refining Master
"Shall we leave now? Let’s go ask your grandfather!"
Ye Liuyun immediately suggested.
"But... the resources for the martial arts competition...” Tong Xin seemed unwilling to leave the contest now.
"That’s fine, I’ll compensate you in double!" Ye Liuyun said directly.
"Commander Ye, the banquet is not over yet!" He Lianqiang tried to retain him.
"Not this time. I have important things to handle!" Now that Ye Liuyun had Tong Xin, he had no time for a feast.
So he took off with Xiao Yunfang and Tong Xin.
Yu Xiaofeng’s injuries had almost recovered by then, so he returned to his own quarters, ready to report to Ye Liuyun tomorrow.
Xuan Yuanling also wanted to follow Ye Liuyun, feeling that he attached such importance to Tong Xin for a reason.
However, his departure was stopped by He Lianxiu, insisting that he stay. Thus, he had no choice but to wait until the banquet ended.
The rest of the guests returned to the main hall, and the staffs were immediately dispatched to tidy up the place.
After returning, none of them had the urge to take challenge anyone again.
The fight outside the tower earlier was too shocking for them.
A martial practitioner sighed. "The three people with seemingly the lowest realms had surprised us. How would I dare to provoke anyone mindlessly now?"
Upon reflection, everyone was taken aback when the first three who fought displayed the initial stage of the third realm.
However, it turned out that Ye Liuyun and Yu Xiaofeng had concealed their true realm, while Tong Xin had a puppet aiding him in battle.
The privileged contenders appeared to behave themselves now that they were afraid to encounter another martial practitioner who had their true realm hidden.
Because of this, they spent the remainder of the evening simply mingling and striking up conversations with one another.
“Xuan Yuanling, did you know Ye Liuyun was this powerful?” He Lianxiu chatted her up.
Xuanyuan Ling gave a wry smile and shook her head. “That guy, he doesn’t tell me anything! I truly don’t know how powerful he is.”
“But aren’t you friends, why hadn’t he told you? How did know him in the first place?” He Lianxiu began to pry.
“I knew him when he visited Mystique Mart to shop!” Of course, Xuan Yuanling wouldn’t want to tell He Lianxiu too much about him.
“Is he rich? Why would you personally attend to him then?” He Lianxiu continued to inquire.
“Rich?” Xuan Yuanling subconsciously repeated the question.
Without saying it out, she thought to herself that Ye Liuyun was more than just rich. His wealth was probably comparable to your Prince Liang.
But she couldn’t reveal too much about Ye Liuyun. So she simply replied, “It’s not a matter of whether he has money or not. The volume of military supplies he procures is in huge quantity!"
“Oh!” Only then did He Lianxiu was willing to stop prying.
But their subsequent conversations still revolved around Ye Liuyun.
Only then did Xuan Yuanling realize that she didn’t know much about Ye Liuyun.
Soon after, Ye Liuyun, Tong Xin, and Xiao Yunfang exited the city. But Tong Xin informed them that his home was a further distance away.
To save time, Ye Liuyun used his sixth-level flying vessel with Tongxin as his guide.
The sixth-level flying vessel was moving at a high speed. Despite the two-day journey, they arrived in less than half a day.
Tong Xin’s house, on the other hand, was incredibly isolated. It was nestled deep in a mountain, far from any village or shops.
"How did you know about the betrothal martial competition?" Ye Liuyun asked curiously.
"I heard about it when I went to Reglty to buy materials! When I came back to tell my grandfather about it, he urged me to join." Tong Xin explained.
Ye Liuyun landed the flying vessel nearby, and let Tong Xin lead them to a small courtyard.
It was only upon hearing their arrival that an elderly man, who was honing a metal object, raised his head at them.
"Why are you back already?" The old man questioned Tong Xin before he laid his eyes on Ye Liuyun.
Ye Liuyun and Xiao Yunfang hurriedly greeted the old man.
Tong Xin then briefly explained the situation to him.
The old man put down his work, thought for a while, and then agreed, "It’s rare for someone to recognize your talent. You should travel the world and create your path, you don’t have much future here anyway!"
However, the old man insisted that Ye Liuyun and Tong Xin sign an equal contract to ensure Ye Liuyun did not have any bad intentions.
Having signed the contract, the old man appeared relieved and let Tong Xin pack up so he could have a word with Ye Liuyun.
Ye Liuyun knew the old man intended to talk to him privately and asked directly, "Sir, what would you like to tell me?"
"I don’t worry about Tong Xin. It would be his fate if he was to meet anything along the way. If you can take care of him, that would be great. I am more interested to know who forged the gilded armour you are wearing?" The old man asked directly.
"A friend of mine crafted it. He goes by the name King of Fire," Ye Liuyun replied.
"Is it Qiong Qi?" the old man tried to reaffirm.
Ye Liuyun was also taken aback, not expecting him to know Qiong Qi.
Seeing Ye Liuyun’s expression, the old man knew he was right.
He sighed. "I didn’t expect him to be still alive! Where is he now?"
"You know him, Mr. Tong? We travelled from the Mortal Realm to the God Realm together. When we reached here, we were teleported to different places. I haven’t seen or heard from him yet since then!" Ye Liuyun said.
"Oh, so he was rehabilitated, no wonder he resurrected! This is indeed his style. I always believed he wouldn’t die that easily!" the old man mused. "It seems it’s about time!"
Ye Liuyun immediately felt that this old man was no ordinary person. Up until now, he could not figure out what level this old man was.
However, Ye Liuyun did not understand what he meant by ’it’s time.’
The old man gazed at the gilded armour on Ye Liuyun, saying: "It’s a pity, this guy learned things half-heartedly, his skill has always been subpar. With such a good material only a third-grade product was created."
Ye Liuyun surmised that he might have more crafting prowess than Qiong Qi after hearing his comment.
"Can you possibly enhance its grade?"
Sure enough, the old man calmly said, "The sixth-level gilded armour on Tong Xin was crafted by me!"
It was then that Ye Liuyun knew Tong Xin was also wearing gilded armour.
Standing up respectfully, he pleaded to the old man: "I implore the elder to help me!"
The old man heaved a deep sigh as he slowly replied, "The reason why I hid in this place, is to stop refining weapon. Back then, I lost everything, including my home and family just because I helped someone..."
"No surprise he hid here!" Ye Liuyun understood why they lived in such a remote location.
Then, the old man faintly smiled and said, "However, now that Tong Xin is leaving, I have no more worry."
"Since you are the friend of Qiong Qi, I’ll make an exception this once and help you. Oddly enough, for my comeback to the expertise, I started with refining a gilded armour. So, it is not in vain for me to lend my hand once again!"
"If you’re not worried about me cutting corners, hand it over to me then. Anything else that needs to be refined or forged, give it to me altogether to avoid us going back and forth!"
Ye Liuyun instantly handed him everyone’s gilded armour, weaponry, and the Nine Dragons Mountain Flipping Seal to be refined.
He believed that the elderly man was unquestionably a master at weapon refining, considering his insight. He wouldn’t mind if he wanted to keep some of his material.
