【West of the city, blacksmith shop】

Chu Haoge and Murong Xiaoyan chatted all the way, and walked to the door of the blacksmith shop, the two looked at the shop in front of them, with a puzzled expression, according to Xiao Er, this master's iron-making skills should be very good, since the craftsmanship is good, then the silver taels earned should also be a lot, and the storefront should also be very generous, at least not like now.

What Chu Haoge and Murong Xiaoyan saw was a blacksmith shop that was almost deserted, the reason why it was said to be a blacksmith shop was because there was still dilapidated handwriting hanging on the façade of this shop, and only when you looked closely could you see that it should be a plaque. Looking at the doorway, the blacksmith shop has no door, as is the case with almost all blacksmith shops, and this is no exception.

The front is iron, and there is a furnace in the shop, which should have caused a blazing sensation when passing by here, but Chu Haoge and the others did not have this feeling, it seems that the furnace did not have a fire, probably cooled down.

Chu Haoge took two steps closer and looked carefully, he didn't see a single figure, the light inside was very dim, Chu Haoge actually felt a gloomy aura in this broad daylight, this was not because of the ghost aura here, but because there was no popularity.

Chu Haoge and Murong Xiaoyan walked two steps in, and saw that the ground was littered with iron tools that had been built or not built, and there was simply no place to put their feet.

Murong Xiaoyan and Chu Haoge glanced at each other, and Murong Xiaoyan raised the door to the dirty and dark room and shouted, "Is there anyone?" As he spoke, Murong Xiaoyan walked forward.

Chu Haoge also followed when he saw her walk in, and said in a loud voice behind him, "We are here to strike iron." The two of them walked to the door, and when they were about to walk in, they felt that there seemed to be some sound behind them, in this originally dark and gloomy and dirty place, even during the day, it scared Chu Haoge and Murong Xiaoyan a spirit, and quickly turned around, Murong Xiaoyan was even worse, and reached out to pull out the weapon on his waist.

The two of them turned around, but they didn't see anyone, and they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, thinking that it might be an illusion just now, and looked at each other again, feeling that they really had a tacit understanding, even the illusion.

The two of them were not the slightest defense, and when they were about to say something, they only heard an old cough from the front, "Ahem", which made the two of them a little confused, but the voice just now came from below, Chu Haoge and Murong Xiaoyan looked down, it didn't matter under this look, they saw a dwarf-like old man.

This time it was too sudden, Murong Xiaoyan was better, he just took a step back, reached out and held the lancet on his waist, Chu Haoge was much more embarrassed than him, he took a few steps back in a panic, and sat on the iron-striking stove with his ass, if it weren't for the fact that this stove was cool, I'm afraid Chu Haoge's ass would be cooked by now.

In a panic, Chu Haoge and Murong Xiaoyan began to look at this short old man, Murong Xiaoyan was half a head shorter than Chu Haoge, and this old man's height was only up to Murong Xiaoyan's belly, just like a child who was aging early.

Chu Haoge jumped down from the stove, a little embarrassed, looking at this old man who had just scared himself, this old man's face was full of wrinkles, the bags under his eyes seemed to fall off his face, his hair was gray, his body was very thin, and he looked like he would fall down at any time.

"Uh...... Hello old man. Chu Haoge stood up a little embarrassed and said hello embarrassedly.

"You ...... Are you here to strike iron? The old dwarf didn't answer his greeting, he walked straight like a store, and didn't stop when he walked in front of Chu Haoge and Murong Xiaoyan, Chu Haoge and Murong Xiaoyan hurriedly separated left and right, making way for the old dwarf to pass through: "Hmm...... What are you going to fight? ”

The old man walked past Chu Haoge and Murong Xiaoyan, and Chu Haoge said, "We want to build a sword box. After speaking, Chu Haoge added: "A sword box that can block sword qi." ”

When the old man heard what he said, he stopped, stood there and didn't speak, and only after a moment did he turn around and stare at Chu Haoge with blazing eyes, as if he wanted to see through Chu Haoge: "Isolate sword qi? What a sword aura! Haven't heard of it! As he spoke, he turned around and walked towards the blacksmith shop, and his voice was very old: "Hurry up, go quickly, this can't be beaten, the craftsman is not here." ”

Murong Xiaoyan stepped forward and asked the old man, "The craftsman is not here?" Where did he go? ”

The old dwarf waved his hand impatiently, his voice looked very annoyed, and said, "Where is he going?" Can I still manage him? Saying that, he seemed to be angry with Chu Haoge and Murong Xiaoyan, and as if he was angry with the craftsman who was not there, so he entered the blacksmith shop without saying a word.

Murong Xiaoyan was about to step forward to say something, but was stopped by Chu Haoge, and he whispered to Murong Xiaoyan: "I'm afraid there is something else hidden in this matter, and it is useless to ask more." ”

"What then?" Murong Xiaoyan asked Chu Haoge with some urgency.

Chu Haoge looked at the blacksmith shop that the dwarf old man walked into, and said in a low voice: "Let's go back and meet with the Jiuli girl first, and then talk about it later." With that, he walked back to the inn with Murong Xiaoyan.

The two of them did not talk and laugh as much as they did when they came, and even sometimes stumbled, and at this time they walked silently on the way back to the inn, with gloomy faces on their faces.

The speed of this way was much faster than when they came, and they soon arrived at the inn where they lived, Jiuli Qiantaro had not come back yet, Chu Haoge and Murong Xiaoyan sat at the table on the side silently, and ordered two pots of tea. The two sat opposite each other and didn't speak, so they silently waited for the tea to come up, and then filled them with tea, and the two of them didn't have the heart to drink, and the two ran for most of Luoyang City, so they were ignored, and they didn't even enter the door.

At this time, Chu Haoge saw the guy who was busy working on the side, and when he took a closer look, it was actually the one who told him the 'Black Iron Hand' in the morning. Chu Haoge watched him soar, and his anger rose, and he said in his heart: "Good guy, master, I'll give you silver, just ask about something, you kid cheated me?!" Thinking of this, Chu Haoge rushed forward with one arrow step, and he didn't know where he could reach out so well, so he grabbed his heart at once, and brought him back to the table of the two.

To say that Chu Haoge's starlight giant sword is really not in vain, this strength is much greater than before, and grabbing this thin guy is like catching a little chicken. Chu Haoge threw him on the ground, he staggered and barely stood up, showing a look of horror, looking at Chu Haoge with a look of jealousy, and he didn't dare to take a breath.

Chu Haoge faced him head-on, as if he was about to go up and beat him, and said: "Say, you still told me about the Nancheng Iron Master this morning, I listened to your words, ran half of Luoyang City, and didn't even see others, and was finally kicked out by a short old man." Murong Xiaoyan also stared at the guy with a little anger, and he shrunk his neck when he saw it, not daring to respond to Chu Haoge's words.

"You don't know, guest officer." He took two steps back, kept a certain distance from Chu Haoge and Jiuli Qiantaro, and said, "This 'black iron hand' has been infected with gambling disease in the past year, and his belongings have almost been lost. As he spoke, he smiled and said, "The short old man you saw should be the master of the 'Black Iron Hand'." ”

When Chu Haoge heard what he said, he couldn't help but be stunned: "So that short old man is better than what 'black iron hand'?" Chu Haoge felt that his trip was really in vain, since the old man was the master of the 'Black Iron Hand', he must be a master of iron.

"I don't know much about this, many people ask him to make iron weapons, and he generally doesn't shoot." As he spoke, he whispered to Chu Haoge with a strange face: "However, don't be deceived by his old and serious appearance, he is notoriously addicted to alcohol. ”

After that, the guy motioned to Chu Haoge to do what he liked or something.

Chu Haoge looked at the little guy's smiling appearance and became angry, rolled up his arms and sleeves and was about to beat people, and said: "Hey, I said that you are a little guy, you will tell me about it in batches when you ask about something, you really think of yourself as a storyteller, right?" ”

The young man hurriedly waved his hand, took two steps back, and said with a smile: "Look, guest officer, didn't you ask?" ”

"Hey, begging." After Chu Haoge said this, the guy ran away as if he was running away, and it wasn't until he sent the little guy away that Chu Haoge felt that his behavior was becoming more and more like Murong, and he glanced at Murong inadvertently, Murong was drinking tea.

"Shall we meet with Jiuli Qiantaro first? Or do you want to go to the west of the city again? This sentence was asked by Murong Xiaoyan, she listened to what the guy said just now, and she didn't interject until he was far away.

"Don't worry, I guess the old man should hate his apprentice for going to the casino, let's stop touching this brow." He drank all the tea in the cup, which was almost cold, and said, "Let's go find Miss Jiuli first." After speaking, he left the inn with Murong Xiaoyan and walked towards the pharmacy not far from the inn.

【Pharmacy】

When Chu Haoge and Murong Xiaoyan walked in, the pharmacy was very empty, next to it were two rows of chairs and a table for drinking tea, which should be used for the waiting guests to rest, and there was a turn in front of them, and the counter of the pharmacy was in the direction of the turn, not facing the door. You must know that unless it is an official eunuch or a royal family, no one dares to open this gate to him, then he will be convicted of trespassing and will be killed.

The seats on both sides are empty, it seems that the business here is not very good, and it is also said that if there is no disease or disaster, who will come to the pharmacy, and the recent epidemic of evil diseases These medicinal materials cannot be cured, so naturally this place is cold.

Chu Haoge and Murong Xiaoyan turned a corner, and saw a person talking to the shopkeeper at the counter, there were some herbs on the table, and the person either pinched a little and put it on the tip of his tongue to taste it, or stretched out his head to sniff it with his nose.

Chu Haoge and the others easily recognized this person as the Jiuli Qiantaro they were looking for, Jiuli Qiantaro was born with a very keen sense, and seemed to sense the existence of the two, looking back at the two, he was not surprised to see them, but asked Chu Haoge and the two of them a little strangely: "Why did you come back so soon?" ”

Chu Haoge smiled bitterly twice, and roughly told Jiuli Qiantaro about their experience, and Jiuli Qiantaro didn't have any expression after listening to it, as if these were just some private matters of an indifferent passerby, and only said: "I'll go with you later." ”

Jiuli Qiantaro began to fiddle with the herbs on the counter again, and Chu Haoge and Murong Xiaoyan were ushered to the seats at the entrance by the medicine boy and served them tea.

Murong Xiaoyan waited for the tea boy to leave before he sighed, and said with a bitter face: "It's tea again...... I'm drinking a lot of water right now. As she spoke, she patted her stomach, took the tea on it again, and took a small sip, probably unable to drink it: "Forget it, it's better than nothing." ”

Chu Haoge smiled bitterly and looked at Murong Xiaoyan helplessly: "Who told you to drink all the tea that you didn't drink just now." Chu Haoge drank a cup of tea at the inn, but what he ordered was a pot, and when he left, there was still more than half of the pot left, Murong Xiaoyan said that it was all bought with money and could not be wasted, so he pinched his nose and poured it in.

Murong Xiaoyan glanced at him, obviously a little dissatisfied with his character of not caring about money at all: "You don't know that oil and salt are expensive, you are in the palace every day, and you can do whatever you want to eat in the imperial dining room, we all rely on our own labor to make money to eat." Her voice was a little loud, but she didn't shout out, she took a sip of tea as she spoke, she was suffocated all the way, and she wanted to talk about Chu Haoge several times, but she didn't have this opportunity, she endured him several times, and this time he came to ridicule himself, and he broke out all of a sudden.

She choked Chu Haoge there with this statement, and she couldn't say half a word, so she looked at Murong Xiaoyan so quietly, and said in her heart, "Yes...... I have been in the palace for seventeen years, all the food to open my mouth and clothes to stretch my hands, when have I ever been worried about not having enough food and clothing? ”

Murong Xiaoyan saw that he didn't speak, thinking that he didn't care about what he said, and continued: "You said that you came out to find General Chu, but no matter how you look at it all the way, it looks like you're traveling." ”

"Travel ......" Chu Haoge was stunned by what she said, yes, he spent money lavishly along the way, he didn't have to go to the room to live in a hotel or anything, and he ate with big fish and meat, so he almost got a table full of Han......

"You said that this is all the money that the emperor gave you, so did you spend it? Do you want to go back? Her voice was quiet, but there was still a very strong dissatisfaction in her tone.

"That's enough." Murong Xiaoyan was about to say something, Chu Haoge said in a deep voice, interrupting what she was about to say again, Murong Xiaoyan looked at him inexplicably, at this time Chu Haoge had already closed his eyes and sat next to her, as if an old monk had settled down.

After being silent for a long time, Chu Haoge either frowned or arched her nose during this time, as if she was thinking about something, and finally opened her eyes and looked at Murong Xiaoyan, who was staring at Chu Haoge at this time.

Chu Haoge opened his mouth, his voice was a little hoarse, and said, "Murong...... I was wrong......" After speaking, he stared at Murong Xiaoyan, smiled and shook his head, and said, "Not in the future." ”

Murong Xiaoyan thought that he was going to open his mouth to refute, and he was angry and wanted to refute him, as soon as Chu Haoge's words came out, Murong Xiaoyan was stunned for a moment, staring at him without blinking, his eyes were full of disbelief.