This town is located at the foot of the Qiaoqi Gate, which is a window to the outside of the sect, and many outsiders have to rest and find a way in the town when they come to the Qiaoqi Gate to ask for magic weapons.

Of course, if all you are looking for is normal equipment, then you can basically meet the needs by going to the largest shop in the center of the town, which encompasses almost a tenth of the town.

The shop is opened by the door of Qiaoqi, and there is a plaque hanging high at the main entrance, on which are the three golden characters of Qiaoqi Pavilion.

Entered the shop, circled a few times, and came to Xu Hui's residence. Qiaoqi Pavilion is one of the outer door industries of Qiaoqi Gate, Xu Hui is the manager of Qiaoqi Pavilion, and he is assigned a single room, which can be regarded as a privileged person.

Gently pushing open the door, Xu Yi immediately saw his father sitting in the chair.

"Father. ”

Xu Hui's body trembled slightly, and he suddenly raised his head, at this moment Xu Yi could see it clearly, his face was pale, and there was no blood at all.

If you are a child of 16 or 7 years old, you may not notice. But Xu Yi was different, he raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked, "Father, what's wrong?"

Xu Hui looked at Xu Yi in a daze, and two lines of old tears suddenly flowed from the corners of his eyes.

Xu Yi made rapid progress, closed the door, came to Xu Hui, and said, "Father, what happened, say it slowly, don't worry." ”

Xu Hui sighed, stretched out his hand and clicked on the table, and said, "Look." ”

Xu Yi turned his head to see that there was a wooden box on the table, and when the wooden box opened, there was a metal block the size of an adult's fist, which was black and inconspicuous. After hesitating for a moment, Xu Yi reached out and picked up the metal block, only to feel a cold cold air diffuse from his palm, which made him shiver.

Although Xu Yi couldn't recognize the origin of this thing, he also knew that this thing was absolutely extraordinary.

"Someone came to the store yesterday to sell this thing, and after identifying it for my father, it was confirmed that it was an extremely rare thousand-year-old cold iron, so I took it. But ......" Xu Hui's face was flushed with a trace of sadness, and said: "Lao Tzu hunted geese all day long, but unexpectedly he was blinded by geese. ”

Xu Yi suddenly understood, and said, "Father, isn't this a thousand-year-old cold iron?"

"Hey, this is a thousand-year-old cold iron, but only the surface layer is cold iron. Xu Hui took out a dagger and slashed it at the metal block, instantly cutting through the skin.

Xu Yi stared at it, and immediately saw that it was greasy, and it turned out that under the surface layer of this metal block, it turned out to be another mineral.

Xu Hui smiled bitterly: "You see, this is actually a piece of heavy iron, but it looks like a layer of thousand-year-old cold iron juice has been poured on the surface." ”

Xu Yi's mind turned, and he said: "Father, it is inevitable to make a mistake by chance, and it is a big deal that our family loses it." He smiled deliberately, "Father, our family can't even afford this." ”

Waving his hand, Xu Hui said: "It's inevitable to be eye-catching, and there is a certain exemption in the store." Moreover, although this thousand-year-old cold iron is precious, it can't empty our home. It's just that a few days ago, Zhang Touer told me that because of my diligent efforts over the years, he plans to promote me to the supervisor of the appraisal room, so that I can make some achievements as much as possible. Hey, this kind of thing happened at this critical juncture, and more than ten years of hard work were ruined. ”

Although the supervisor and the steward may sound similar, in reality the status and power are very different. Once you are promoted to supervisor, you will be the middle leader of the store.

Xu Hui's talent is limited, and he hasn't seen much improvement in his cultivation for so many years, so he can only get a job here. But when people go to high places, such opportunities for promotion may only be encountered once in a lifetime, and he is naturally unwilling to be reconciled.

Xu Yi pondered for a moment and said, "Father, you have always been cautious in doing things, didn't you carefully inspect this thing when you received it?"

Xu Hui smiled bitterly and said, "When that person was selling yesterday, he happened to meet the ancient steward who was also there, and he made a question. According to the rules, if I don't accept him, I can intervene. Hey, my father saw that the man didn't know the goods, and the price of selling it was only one-third of the thousand-year-old cold iron, so he was a little anxious......"

"Hehe, isn't this Gu Steward also one of the contenders for the director?" Xu Yi sneered.

The corners of Xu Hui's mouth twitched slightly, but he was silent.

Xu Yi suddenly understood, this matter is actually very simple, it is just a bureau set up by the ancient steward. In normal times, my father would not be fooled, but at the critical juncture of promotion, in the face of his biggest competitor, he was psychologically unbalanced, which led to this mistake.

Xu Yi nodded slightly and said, "Father, then let's ship it up ourselves?"

"I've already thought about it, but thousand-year-old cold iron is not a common thing, and in three days it will be the day of the monthly inventory count, and only three days, where can I find this kind of thing in my father's connections. Xu Hui smiled bitterly and said: "And this matter must not be hyped up, if it falls into the ears of the leader, it will be self-defeating." ”

Xu Yi lowered his head and stared at the fake metal block, and countless thoughts flashed through him for a while.

Gritting his teeth fiercely, Xu Hui said: "Okay, for my father, I will go to find the boss tomorrow to confess, the big deal is that the position in charge is gone." He gritted his teeth and hated the ancient steward.

Originally, the supervisor was hopeful, but he was calculated, and in the end, he may not even be able to keep the position of the manager, and the resentment in his heart can be imagined.

Xu Yi stretched out his hand, used his father's knife to pry for a moment, took out the black stone inside, and then squeezed the layer of thousand-year-old cold iron on the surface fiercely.

This is only a thousand-year-old cold iron, not a thousand-year-old meteorite or ironstone, its strength lies in the strong chill contained in it, but the hardness is not strong, and after squeezing, it becomes the size of a baby's fist.

"Father, since you have three days to be accommodating, then you can hold it for the time being, and I will think of a way. ”

"You?" said Xu Hui with a suspicious expression.

"Now that it's time to try. ”

"Okay. Xu Hui sighed: "You go to the town to look for it, if you happen to meet it, don't be stingy even if you empty your family." With that, he shook his head, obviously not believing in such good luck.

Xu Yi responded, put the small piece of cold iron into his pocket, and left quickly.

He originally wanted to tell his father that he had completed the Great Zhou Tian transportation and could worship under the Qiaoqi Gate. But when this kind of thing happens, where is there any mood at all.

When I came to the door of the store, I was greeted by a person, about forty years old, who was white-faced and beardless, and said with a smile when he saw Xu Yi: "Yo, isn't this a virtuous nephew." ”

Xu Yi looked up and scolded in his heart, but his face was full of smiles: "I've seen the ancient steward." ”

"The virtuous nephew is in such a hurry, what is the matter?" Gu Bin asked with a smile.

The little nephew made an appointment with a few friends to drink together, so he left in a hurry. ”

"Oh, I heard that Ling Zun will not only be promoted to the director of the appraisal room in the future, but the virtuous nephew will also rise in the future. ”

"Thank you, Steward Gu, for the compliment. Xu Yi said with a smile, "If my father is promoted, he will definitely take good care of the ancient steward in the future." ”

The smile on Gu Bin's face stiffened slightly, and he snorted coldly as he looked at Xu Yi's back as he slipped away. Still thinking about promotion? Hehe, it's good not to be stroked to the end, just see who takes care of whom in the future.