Chapter 177: The Ox Blacksmith
After reviewing these scoundrels, I didn't expect that it was not Mu Qing, but a person named Gu Tie.
Su Mu knew this person.
Kotetsu can be said to be the king of the underground forces of Dongbo City. He has the cultivation of respecting the teacher.
However, I heard that there is a Supreme Realm powerhouse guarding him, but no one knows whether it is true or not.
Judging by the current energy, he can be ranked third in East Wave City. Second only to the castle lord and Muqing.
However, Gu Tie has always been a person who collects spirit coins, and maybe he also accepts benefits from others.
This matter is mostly related to Mu Qing.
Since these scoundrels didn't know anything, it was useless for Xiao Che to embarrass them, so he let them all go with a little punishment.
Xiao Che: They are now preparing to go to sea.
But before that, the matter of Mu Qing must be completely resolved, otherwise this scourge will not be solved, and with his influence here, I am afraid that he will do something secretly.
Xiao Che and the others have no sailing experience, and no one knows what will happen at sea.
If you don't completely eliminate the troubles, you won't feel at ease when you go to sea by yourself.
If there is any one of them who has the best water nature, it has to be regarded as a crocodile family of three. Although the crocodile python and scorpion are monsters on land, their ability to survive in the water is still very strong. Although they have never lived in the sea, they will be the tyrants of the sea even if they do.
But Xiao Che and they are miserable, in the impression that Xiao Che has only swam in the lake and river, and when it comes to water, it can only be said that it is average.
Zi Wuji and the quiet wateriness are more involved.
They have not been idle these days, and under Su Mu's arrangement, they began to practice water. They don't need to be like krakens or sea beasts. You must practice to be able to survive in the sea. As long as it doesn't affect the battle in the sea.
Soon, Xiao Che also joined the ranks of practicing water.
Don Pau is exceptionally calm these days. Mu Qing seems to have given up on the persecution of the Su family.
But that's all on the surface. In the past few days, Gu Tie and Mu Qing have been coming and going very frequently.
It stands to reason that this is not a big deal, and the two of them, as one of the biggest names in Dongbo City, although they don't get together many times, they also have contacts with each other.
You must know that Mu Qing, the master of alchemy, is not blowing it out. That's a real deal. Even Gu Tie would ask Mu Qing for the elixir. What's more, Mu Qing's master is the great master of the Dongyue Kingdom. This background is much stronger than Gu Tie. Although Gu Tie's family background is not simple.
"Brother Gu, the Su family has humiliated you like this, can you swallow this breath?" Those scoundrels were driven out by Xiao Che, Mu Qing knew about it as soon as possible.
"Brother Mu, I don't want to pursue this matter anymore, those people in the Su family, I don't want to provoke, brother also advises you, those people are not small, it's better not to have a mortal enmity with them. "Gu Tie seems to know something. However, he did not make it clear to Mu Qing. It seems to have some scruples.
"Oh, Brother Gu, what do you mean by this? In my impression, Brother Gu is a well-known man, how can he retreat because of this kind of person?" Mu Qing saw that Gu Tie had the intention of retreating, and deliberately used words to provoke him.
"Don't say that, I just think that fighting with the Su family is worth the loss. Brother Mu, I can't support you this time. I won't take any amount of spirit coins. With that, Gu Tie left Mu Qing's residence.
"Hmph, what an ancient iron. Mu Qing smiled and sent Gu Tie out, but seeing that Gu Tie was far away, Mu Qing's expression immediately became extremely hideous.
"I contacted an old friend who makes a living wholesale seafood and who knows the boat king on the coast of the East China Sea. If we want to go to sea, he can help with introductions. "Su Mu has been very busy these days, Xiao Che and the others don't know what he's busy with, they only know that he goes out early and returns late every day. On this day, Su Mu brought back the news, and Xiao Che and the others knew that Su Mu was preparing for them to go to sea.
"Uncle Sue. Su Mu's approach touched everyone.
"Brother Xiao, you are the great benefactor of my Su family. I can't help much, and I can do these little things. Su Mu was a little embarrassed.
"Uncle Su, you have helped us a lot, I am afraid that we will not be able to do this well, after all, we people don't know anyone who can go to sea. Xiao Che said sincerely.
"Don't say that, if I can go to sea, I will also take Xiaoya with you, after so many years, I also want to know where Xiaoya's mother is. Su Mu thought of his wife, and his eyes became very soft.
"Uncle Su, these are just my guesses, but if I guess wrong, wouldn't it be a waste of time, and the risk at sea is still very great. Xiao Che didn't think that Su Mu and Su Ya would also go to sea together.
"No, what you said makes a lot of sense, I've been thinking about what I experienced when I lived with Xiaoya's mother many times these days, from beginning to end. The Wicans are really likely to live on islands in the ocean. I have traveled through all four countries of East Vietnam, but I have never heard of any witch clans. You're from within the continent, and you've never heard of the Wu Clan. This is not a normal thing in the first place. Come to think of it, the one you mentioned is the most likely. Su Mu seemed to see the hope of life, and when he mentioned his wife, the whole person became energetic.
Xiao Che also sighed lightly when he saw this. At the beginning, he said that the Wu Clan might be on the island, but it was just by feeling. There is no evidence at all. However, seeing Su Mu like this, Xiao Che also knew that he had been able to survive for so many years entirely for his daughter Su Ya, and if this incident could bring new hope to their father and daughter, it would also be a good thing. At least with cultivation, Su Mu and Su Ya, father and daughter, will be more motivated.
On their own side, Crocodile, Scorpion, and Dongya may break through to the five grades of the Supreme Realm at any time. Once there is a breakthrough, he will be able to lift the seal for Su Mu. Xiao Che estimated that after Su Mu lifted the seal, there would definitely be an explosive growth in cultivation. It is not a problem at all to enter the Venerable Master realm, after all, Su Mu has never let go of his cultivation for a day in these years.
Over time, his cultivation will definitely grow.
In this case, he will not necessarily encounter any danger to his life.
And if the Wu Clan really lives on an island in the ocean, then it is more likely that Su Mu will be able to meet Shi Ya.
Before leaving here, Xiao Che would never let Mu Qing go, once Mu Qing was killed, he didn't know how much trouble it would make, and Mu Qing's teachers would not ignore this matter. And when the time comes, the Su family will definitely be approached by them. Looking at it this way, it is better to let the two of them go to sea with their group, which is not only the experience of Su Ya, but also can take care of each other.
Hearing that she could go to sea, Su Ya was naturally very happy. Others are also looking forward to going to sea.
However, in the next few days, Xiao Che and the others will investigate Mu Qing's situation in Dongbo City clearly. And then figure out how to deal with him.
Xiao Che and Zi Wuji personally came out of this matter.
These two are the world-famous leaders of the Xuanfu, and recruiting people to investigate is a matter of familiarity for them.
"Uncle Su, I want to ask, do you know who is the most enmity with Mu Qing in Dongbo City?" Xiao Che asked at the dinner table after eating.
"Are you planning to do something to Mu Qing? Don't forget to count me in when the time comes. Su Mu thought of what Xiao Che was going to do. After all, the enmity between himself and Mu Qing is not small, this guy actually let his members harm himself, and he also wants to occupy Xiaoya. This is absolutely unforgivable for Su Mu.
"Don't worry, Uncle Su, I will definitely let you take revenge with your own hands. Xiao Che said categorically.
"If there is anyone in this Dongbo City who hates Mu Qing the most, I guess it should be the cattle blacksmith. Su Mu thought for a while and said.
"Ox blacksmith?" Xiao Che could see that there was a play.
"The ancestors of the cattle blacksmith have been here for three generations. At first, he worked as a small worker, but later in his father's generation, he was quite talented and became a veritable blacksmith, and he was also well-known in the city. The cattle blacksmith inherited his father's business. Life is getting better and better, and I married a beautiful wife. Later, they had a pair of lovely daughters. When Mu Qing just returned, he married the daughter of the city lord. But within a few years, he began to take concubines. By chance, Mu Qing met the eldest daughter of the ox blacksmith. In this way, she was incorporated into the wooden mansion and became a concubine. Su Mu explained the matter of the cattle blacksmith in detail.
"Then Mu Qing's wife doesn't care about him?" Xiao Che asked.
"Let's put it this way, the union of the two is just for profit, in fact, there have long been rumors in the city that the two will play their own games after marriage. Mu Qing is looking for a concubine outside, and his wife also raises a little white face. Su Mu obviously knew more.
"It's pretty weird. Xiao Che sneered.
"When the Niu blacksmith's daughter was a concubine for Mu Qing, the Niu family was indeed prosperous, but no one expected that only a month later, Mu Qing told the Niu blacksmith that his daughter was sick and died. Hearing the news, the blacksmith couldn't believe it, so he asked to see his daughter for the last time. Only to be told that the body had been incinerated. The blacksmith thought that his daughter's death was strange, but he never found any evidence. However, after so many years, Muqing no longer accepts concubines, but it is rumored that several maids in Muqing's mansion died bizarrely. Niu Blacksmith knew that he couldn't fight Mu Qing, so he could only suppress this hatred, but he had not been idle all these years, but had been secretly collecting evidence of Mu Qing's trouble. Su Mu told the matter of the cattle blacksmith in one breath.
"Uncle Su, how do you know so clearly. Seeing that Su Mu said in such detail, Xiao Che had some doubts.
"Actually, not many people know that I and the cattle blacksmith are small. At the beginning, there was a period of time when the two families had a very good relationship, and it can be said that they supported each other in times of adversity. Niu Blacksmith's father was able to become a real blacksmith with the help of my father. Su Mu told him about his friendship with the cattle blacksmith.
"Okay, let's start with the cattle blacksmith. Xiao Che said with a firm gaze.
On this day, the ox blacksmith was making ironware at home as usual. He has the cultivation of the Heavenly Realm, although it is not too high, but it is not bad in this Dongbo City.
A martial artist like him, who has cultivated, lives a fairly wealthy life here.
Relying on the good reputation accumulated by his blacksmith shop for two generations, Niu Blacksmith has a very nourishing life.
The only thing that makes him sad now is his eldest daughter.
When his eldest daughter made Mu Qing a concubine, he disagreed. But her daughter didn't know what kind of ecstasy soup Mu Qing had poured into her, so she had to be good with him. I can't help it myself.
Although Mu Qing is older, he is a master of alchemy, and he usually pays attention to maintenance, and he looks like a middle-aged man.
In the end, the cattle blacksmith had no choice but to agree to his daughter to be his concubine.
At the beginning, because of this relationship, their Niu family was full of guests.
Some of the little rich people in the city came to make friends with him, and some merchants even signed orders with him for a lot of money.
Of course, he knew that all of this was because of Mu Qing's influence.
Who knew that the good times would not last long, only a month later, the news of his eldest daughter's death came from Mufu.
This made him very incomprehensible. No one knows better than parents what the health of the eldest daughter is like.
The eldest daughter, Niu Yan, has a warm and generous personality, sweet appearance, and is very good at talking, and has been liked since she was a child. At that time, he was also a martial artist in the Primal Realm, so it was okay to say.
But on the contrary, he died violently after only a month with Mu Qing, which is very strange.
The blacksmith didn't believe that his daughter had died of illness, and when he wanted the doctor to examine his daughter's body, he was told that his daughter's body had been incinerated. This made him even more sure that there were ghosts in it. But Mu Qing only insisted that Niu Yan died of illness.
At the beginning, the cattle blacksmith made a big fuss for a long time, and at this time it caused quite a stir in Dongbo City.
However, it didn't last too long, and it was quickly suppressed by Mu Qing.
The cattle blacksmith didn't have the slightest solution. He couldn't find the slightest evidence that Mu Qing had harmed his daughter.
After Niu Yan died, Mu Qing gave him a large sum of spirit coins, but he decisively refused at first. Later, Mu Qing gave him the spirit coin again, and the ox blacksmith accepted it at his wife's suggestion.
Speaking of the cow blacksmith is a very blessed man, his wife is not only good-looking, but also has a more flexible mind than the cow blacksmith. She was a wise woman.
Niu Yan's death, she is the saddest. She was sure that Niu Yan was killed by Mu Qing, but she didn't react violently like Niu Blacksmith, and even looked for evidence.
She knew very well that even if the blacksmith found evidence, what could she do, and the reason why she did not stop her husband was so that he could have a channel to vent his hatred. lest he do something stupid.
On this day, Xiao Che came to the cattle blacksmith's shop alone.
"Sir, you are here for the first time, and see what is needed. "The wife of the blacksmith cow, the proprietress He Cuihua, came out to entertain.
"You're Mrs. Cow, I want to meet the Blacksmith. "Xiao Che didn't come to buy anything.
"Oh, can I know what you are looking for my husband?" He Cuihua looked at Xiao Che carefully. She could see that Xiao Che was not simple.
"Uncle Su Mu asked me to come. In order to dispel her doubts, Xiao Che reported Su Mu's name.
"Okay, you wait a minute, I'll call him. Saying that, He Cuihua left with a smile and went to the inner room.
Xiao Che looked at the ironware in the blacksmith shop alone, and most of the tools here were used in construction and agriculture. He picked one up casually, flicked it with his fingers, and knew that these were good quality iron objects.
It seems that this cattle blacksmith is still very kind.
Xiao Che looked around and affirmed the character of the blacksmith cow even more. Although the things he made could not be compared to the refiners who created spiritual weapons, they were already of good quality as living iron tools for ordinary people.
"Do you have anything to do with me?" It didn't take long for the blacksmith Niu to be brought over by He Cuihua.
"I want to say it in another place, how about it?" Xiao Che didn't want to say anything here, in case someone came in later, it would be troublesome.
"I don't know you, do I know what you want to say to me?" the blacksmith didn't feel that he had anything to say to the strange young man.
He Cuihua had already told him just now that Xiao Che was not here to buy ironware.
This made him not interested in listening to Xiao Che's words.
"Let me introduce myself, my name is Xiao Che, and I want to talk about Niu Yan. Xiao Che said the name of the eldest daughter of the ox blacksmith, and saw He Cuihua's face change drastically.
Although the bull blacksmith looked as usual, Xiao Che could feel that he was trying to suppress his emotions.
"Brother Xiao, please talk inside. After a short silence, it was He Cuihua who reacted first.
"Emerald flowers. Blacksmith Niu looked at He Cuihua puzzled, he didn't want to talk to Xiao Che.
"Don't you remember that Brother Su Mu came here a few days ago?" He Cuihua said as she looked at the ox blacksmith.
"Remember, what's wrong. The blacksmith didn't know why his wife had brought it up.
"What's the matter, it seems that you really didn't pay attention, Brother Su's illness is completely cured. You don't even notice it! He Cuihua said.
"What! It's true! I didn't really notice. "The spirit of the cattle blacksmith was in a trance.
"In the past few days, there has been a lot of rumors in the city, saying that there are some strange things in Brother Su's house, and those bastards under Gu Tie smashed the courtyard of Brother Su's house for some reason a few days ago, and they were cleaned up and obeyed. You don't even know anything, Lao Niu, Yanzi is also my daughter, and I love her no less than you. Speaking of her daughter, He Cuihua was a little depressed.
"You mean, Brother Xiao is the strange person in Brother Su's family!" The bull blacksmith couldn't connect the strange man with the young messy Xiao Che in front of him.
"Brother Niu is overrated, strange people can't talk about it, and I am also an alchemist. However, Uncle Su did not suffer from any strange disease, but was poisoned. I have already found out that the person who poisoned him was none other than Mu Qing. Xiao Che's words sounded like five thunderbolts to Niu Blacksmith and He Cuihua.
Over the years, they have long known that Mu Qing is not a good thing, and there is a high possibility that their daughter was also killed by him, but unfortunately they have no evidence, and their strength is not enough, so they can't find Mu Qing to find out the truth.
"Are you looking for me this time?" the blacksmith's voice trembled.
"Brother Niu, according to our investigation, the mystery of the disappearance of some girls in the city and on the black market is inextricably linked to Mu Qing. If my suspicion is correct, Niu Yan was also killed by Mu Qing. Xiao Che told the investigation of Mu Qing these days.