Chapter Fifty-Six: Lushui Iron Mine
Fang Xile and Ning Zizhi were called to the study early in the morning.
Qin Yuchuan sat on the main seat and drank tea elegantly.
"You also taste it, the best Biluochun in front of the Ming Dynasty, the soup is clear, the tea taste is mellow, the entrance is moisturizing, and the aftertaste is endless.
This tea needs to be tasted carefully in order to..."
Fang Xile and Ning Zi picked up the teacups and drank them all.
"Huh, what did you just say?"
The corners of Qin Yuchuan's mouth twitched: "... It's nothing. β
"Lord Wang, is there a ghost somewhere?"
Ning Zizhi wiped his mouth and asked.
Qin Yuchuan shook his head, a smile appeared on his face: "This time is good news. β
"What's the good news?"
He put down the teacup and said slowly: "In Xichuan County, the junction of Xingluo County and Yangcheng County, Lushui County, iron ore has been discovered, and in this iron ore, there is likely to be refined iron. β
Iron!
Fang Xile raised his eyebrows, this is terrible, the hundred refining weapons and the thousand refining weapons cannot be refined with ordinary steel, otherwise they would have been refined a long time ago, only refined iron can be seen and tempered thousands of times, and achieve peerless divine weapons.
Therefore, the preciousness of fine iron is self-evident.
For example, she has not mixed hundreds of refining soldiers so far, so she can only carry a few more knives to prevent them from breaking, and there are no weapons to use.
Qin Yuchuan continued: "But because the iron ore is located in the mountain range at the junction of the three counties, the three counties have a dispute over the distribution of iron ore. β
"What's there to think about, in terms of identity, no one in these three counties can beat the prince, and we don't bully them, Xichuan County is forty percent, and the other two counties are not over with three layers each. Ning Ziwei interjected.
Qin Yuchuan smiled bitterly and shook his head: "It would be nice if it were so simple, the importance of fine iron to martial artists is self-evident, so the sect forces of the three counties are also involved and fighting endlessly." β
Emperor Qin is the emperor of the common people, but he can't control the martial arts, and the Qin law is the law that restricts the people, but it can't restrain the martial arts sect.
Their power in the local area is even greater than that of the government, and their words are more useful than the government, if it weren't for the fact that there are only a few people with profound martial arts cultivation, I am afraid that it will not be the turn of the country to rule in this world.
"The Hundred Swords Villa in Xingluo County and the Cangyan Villa in Yinjiang County are all mixed together. β
"Wait, Cangyan Villa is not from the Three Counties, what's the matter with him?"
Ning Zizhi frowned, and he didn't seem to have a very good impression of Cangyan Mountain Villa.
"Cangyan Villa is a foreign aid invited by Yangcheng County, they don't have a grandmaster martial artist, and they are at a disadvantage in the competition, so they are looking for Cangyan Villa to support them. β
Ning Zizhi sneered: "Don't wait until the end of the day foreign aid was not invited, but put yourself in!"
"Lord Wang, then you called us?"
"The prince called you to the ring!"
Pei Shaoyuan walked in slowly with his hands behind his back, as the Grandmaster and Qin Yuchuan's most trusted person, he could go in and out of almost any part of the Junwang Mansion.
Ning Zizhi immediately smiled on his face and quietly sat up straight.
This little action, of course, did not hide Pei Shaoyuan's eyes, and glared at Ning Ziyuan fiercely.
"The three counties finally discussed and decided to hold a martial arts competition to select the top ten, and each county accounted for a few people in the top ten, and they could get a few tenths of the iron ore. But this tournament is only accessible to young martial artists under the age of thirty. β
Pei Shaoyuan snorted when he said this: "We don't have a big sect in Xichuan County, and there are few excellent young martial artists, and the two of you are not bad, so the prince plans to let you go too." β
"Lord Wang, you really have confidence in us, what should we do if we go up and embarrass you?" Ning Ziyu said with a bitter face, his talismans are mostly used to deal with ghosts, and when he fights with people, he can be pressed against him at the peak of the day after tomorrow.
Qin Yuchuan smiled: "If you can win three places, I will reward each of you with a hundred refining soldiers, and if you occupy four places, each person will have a thousand refining weapons." β
Although Ning Zi has the Huoyang Sword, he sells it for silver, which is enough for him to buy a lot of talismans!
"Go!" Ning Ziyu hurriedly said: "Of course I want to go!"
Fang Xile also nodded, she had seen a lot of ghosts, but there were not many opportunities to fight with martial artists, and it was good to increase her knowledge.
Qin Yuchuan nodded: "The martial arts competition will be held in three months, you guys should prepare, in addition, the worries of the son just now are also reasonable, it is not good to go up and embarrass me, so, Pei Lao, the two of them will ask you for this time." β
Ning Zizhi was dumbfounded, what do you mean, what do you mean by please.
Pei Shaoyuan looked at Ning Zizhi's stunned expression, and smiled secretly in his heart: "Ahem, during this time, I will teach you well." β
Ning Zizhi: Helpββ
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Xizhou in spring is beautiful, everything looks like I just woke up, I opened my eyes happily, and the mountains and rivers are also moist.
It has been a year since Fang Xile came to another world.
After she finished practicing, she soaked her index finger in the potion.
She wiped her hands and said, "Won't you knock when you come in?"
Ning Zizhi flipped down from the wall: "Anyway, you will find out what makes the difference between knocking and not knocking." β
He looked at Fang Xile's fingers that had just finished practicing kung fu and were still a little red, and asked, "How are you practicing?"
In two months, Fang Xile's "Participation and Fingers" has been completed.
This is Pei Shaoyuan's fame technique, in order to make up for Fang Xile's weakness of not knowing kung fu with fists and feet, he taught it to her. For this reason, Ning Zizhi muttered that Pei Shaoyuan was eccentric.
Participation refers to the preemptive strike, but the real power is still innate and can only be exerted after the true qi is separated from the body.
"It's a little bit done. β
Ning Ziyi's eyes widened instantly: "You're already young, you won't spend all your time practicing fingering, right?"
Fang Xile thought to himself, you are really right!
Recently, there were no ghosts, and she couldn't quickly improve her cultivation, so she spent all her energy practicing fingering.
"Are you done running?" Fang Xile glanced at Ning Zizhi and asked with a smile.
Pei Shaoyuan said that Ning Ziwei's body was too weak, and the plan formulated for him was basic training such as running and jumping, but it seemed to work well, at least the movement over the wall was getting smoother and smoother.
"It's almost time for us to go!"
Ning Zizhi has said it for the third time, and he has been nagging since the end of the New Year.
Fang Xile calculated, there is still a month before the secret realm opens, and it will take half a month to travel, and it is almost time to set off.
The two said goodbye to Qin Yuchuan and got on the convoy to Luxian.
Ordinary people do not dare to walk through the wilderness, relying on convoys.
The convoy generally consisted of several carriages, each of which could seat up to four guests.
Of course, you can also pay for eight people and charter a car.
In addition, the team also has a mid-day lead, and several early days after tomorrow to follow to ensure the safety of accompanying guests.
Such a fleet is certainly not cheap.
Fang Xile still owed Qin Yuchuan a lot of silver taels, and in line with the principle of saving what he could, he sat in a four-person seat.
Not to mention Ning Zi's title, his fare is still paid by Fang Xile!
Sitting opposite the two of them were an old man and a young man, listening to their conversation, it was the grandfather and grandson.
Both of them are early martial artists in the early stage of the day after tomorrow, the girl is not high in cultivation because she is young, and the old man is estimated to be middle-aged before learning martial arts.
This kind of situation is very common, not everyone is lucky to be born in a big family, since childhood, there is a supply of Gongfa pills, and there is a teacher to guide them.
Some people have been cattle and horses for the family for most of their lives, and they have worked hard to get the exercises they practice.
When you are old, your physical function is not in the best condition, and your cultivation will naturally be slow.
For the rest of their lives, I am afraid that they can only be in the introductory realm of martial artists, and linger in the early stage of the day after tomorrow.
However, their efforts have brought the relaxation of their children and grandchildren, and as soon as they reach the age of martial arts, they will have the practice of martial arts.
Although there is no elixir and no famous teacher, it has finally completed the transformation from zero to one.
If such a family grows and develops, after a few generations, it will be another family.
The girl is only sixteen or seventeen years old, with small freckles on her nose and a round face, she should be a newcomer, and she is curious about everything.
Daqin generally began to practice martial arts at the age of thirteen, and when the girl had no supply of pills and ordinary exercises, she became an acquired martial artist in three or four years, and her qualifications were considered to be middle and upper.
The old man was cautious, except for the first nod to the two of them, and sat quietly in the carriage, so low-key that people ignored his presence.
There were six more such carriages.
One of them is for the convoy guards, three martial artists on the first and second floors of the day after tomorrow, and a middle-aged man on the sixth floor of the day after tomorrow, who is the captain of the escort team and is responsible for managing the convoy.
There is also a car with various supplies, which are not intended for passengers.
The passengers have to bring their own dry food, so the team will not care about you!
It is all a specialty of Xichuan County, and you can make a small profit if you pull it to other places.
The other four or two cars were all passengers.
Fang Xile silently calculated, one person asked for five taels of silver, a car of four people, a total of five taels of passenger cars, plus the transportation of goods, one trip to earn more than 100 taels.
It seems to be quite profitable, do you want to pull Ning Zizhi to do some part-time work in the future?
"Grandpa, when can we get to Lushui County?"
The old man opened his eyes: "What's the hurry, it takes fifteen days!"
The girl sighed: "It's so slow, what if I miss the martial arts competition?"
The old man was very calm: "No, the martial arts competition will start in a month, and I will definitely be able to catch up." β
The girl turned her head and just saw that Fang Xile was looking at him, so she asked with a smile.
"Where is my sister going?"
"Lushui County. β
The girl opened her mouth in surprise: "Ah, what a coincidence, let's go to a place!"
The old man smiled happily and apologetically, and then reprimanded the girl: "As soon as you come up, you don't have an honest attitude, what should you do if you disturb other people's rest?"
The girl pouted aggrievedly.
"It's okay, it's just too dull, it's just right for someone to talk to. β
Fang Xile said with a smile.
When the girl heard this, she immediately became happy, made a grimace at the old man, and said proudly: "You see that my sister doesn't bother me!"
The old man scratched her.
The girl didn't see it, and said, "My name is Tao Ying, my friends call me Yingzi, what's my sister's name?"
"Fang Xile"