Chapter 149: Ready to Go
The reason why the crossbow is inconspicuous is because the crossbow is so miniature that it is.
The length and width are less than 20 centimeters, and the surface is pitch black, and if you don't look closely, you really don't know that it is a crossbow.
Master Lu pointed to this crossbow, obviously implying that he had a ready-made thing for me.
As for why he helped me like this, it was nothing more than that he fell in love with the eight old soul-fixing mahogany nails that I took out from behind.
"Master Lu, can I take a look at your crossbow?"
I stared at the crossbow and asked, no wonder he kept saying that it would be nice if it was made into arrows, it turned out that there was this crossbow.
Master Lu nodded, took out the planer, and prepared to make me the peachwood sword:
"See if you can, if you want to, you have to exchange it with me with your mahogany pegs."
I didn't say yes or refuse, and went to the corner of the stairs and took down the black crossbow.
The black crossbow was a little cold to the hand, and it was heavier than I had imagined, it was made of wood, but it was as heavy as iron to hold.
The construction of the black crossbow looks simple, and the crossbow arm is a pitch-black straight hardwood.
The crossbow holder has a natural arc and is extremely comfortable to hold in the hand, and the trigger is smooth and thick, which is not so easy to pull.
With the exception of the crossbow strings, the rest of the structure is made of hardwood with a black lacquer surface, and the workmanship is so fine that it looks like a handicraft.
The crossbow is made of black wood with moderate elasticity.
The crossbow string is made of many thin metal wires, two of which are spaced at a distance of no more than two centimeters.
Reaching out and pulling the crossbow to the hook tooth, the force required is not too big or small, and after pulling the trigger, there is a crisp sound of "bang", which sounds extremely elastic and powerful.
"Good stuff."
I was a little shocked in my heart, what Master Lu said was right.
If you make all those mahogany nails into arrows and use this crossbow to fire.
It can directly shoot the peach wood nail directly into the soul of the demon, and this speed is difficult to dodge even if it is an iron egg.
"How? The crossbow of this crossbow is made of wood soaked in a special potion, and the other materials are made of extremely hard iron sandalwood, which is extremely hard and cannot be hit by bullets, and my iron sandalwood is still more than a hundred years of water sinking wood. The crossbow string is even more remarkable, it is two of the metal wire ink bucket lines handed down from my ancestors, not only is it elastic, but also extremely strong, despite the small look of this crossbow, the speed of the arrow fired is not slower than that of a professional bow and arrow. ”
Master Lu's tone was proud, and his tone sounded a bit like a salesman.
I know he's telling the truth, but it's of limited use.
Ordinary people don't need it at all, and he wants to exchange this crossbow for my mahogany nails, and to be honest, I'm really a little reluctant.
"Well, Master Lu, your crossbow is indeed a good thing, but I don't know how many peach wood nails you want to exchange him for me, the preciousness of my peach wood nails is no worse than your crossbow."
I said, in fact, what I said is also true.
The material cost of this crossbow is not high, and the high is high in design and workmanship.
As for the ink fountain line that he said was handed down from his ancestors, it was actually not precious.
The ink fountain line of an ink fountain is tens of meters long, while the material used for these two crossbow strings is less than a meter.
Master Lu smiled and said:
"I'll help you make a peachwood sword for free, and then help you make a crossbow arrow, and the remaining seven soul-fixing mahogany will all belong to me, and you can take the crossbow."
"Impossible."
I directly refused:
"I don't have enough arrows at all, in that case, then I don't need this crossbow, it's better to follow the original plan and just make a peachwood sword."
From Master Lu's introduction and the tone of this crossbow, I can hear that he has an urgent need for these peach wood nails.
Since he is in a hurry, then I am not in a hurry, why don't I have a chance to bargain?
Master Lu's face sank and said:
"Then how many demons do you say you're going to deal with? You can't shoot every demon with a crossbow, right? ”
I took out the soul nourishing umbrella, shouted out the iron egg directly, and said:
"I'm not sure about a few, but they're all on par with it. Master Lu, do you think it needs to be shot with a crossbow? ”
I didn't bother to talk to this old man again, and let him see the extent of the evil ghost I was talking about.
As soon as the iron egg came out, Master Lu looked at the iron egg in surprise.
The condensation of the soul of the iron egg is no different from that of ordinary people, and it doesn't seem to have any sense of disobedience.
In order to make Master Lu feel the strength of the iron egg more truly, I grabbed a small piece of wood on the ground and smashed it towards the head of the iron egg.
There was a dull sound of "bang", and the small wooden block was directly bounced away by the iron egg's head.
But Tie Dan didn't have any expression.
"This..."
Master Lu said:
"How many demons of this strength are there? Are you going to fight ghosts or to die? Who the hell are you messing with? ”
I gave Tie Dan a look, and after Tie Dan got into the umbrella, I said:
"So, Master Lu, if you want seven peach wood nails, only give me one arrow, it really doesn't have much effect if I take it."
Master Lu suddenly calmed down, the expression on his face kept changing, and after a moment he said:
"Since you have such a powerful ghost boy, presumably your Taoism should not be low, then I will tell you the truth, in fact, I want your peach wood nail to deal with an evil ghost, if you can help me kill that evil ghost, I can do without your peach wood nail, and help you finish your peach wood sword and arrows, and take nothing."
"Yes."
I just agreed.
This deal is really good, there are iron eggs, and a demon is really not a thing:
"Master Lu, what kind of grudge does that evil ghost have against you? Where are you now? ”
Master Lu says:
"Don't worry, this evil ghost will not bring you any karma, in the first half of the year, my wife died unexpectedly and tragically, during the wake, the evil ghost captured my wife's soul, I struggled to find a master who could deal with it, and I myself don't know Taoism, this year I have been looking for an opportunity for revenge. A while ago, I finally found a Taoist priest, he helped me calculate the place and then asked for 500,000 yuan, my economic conditions are not good, I wanted to sell the house, but my house does not have a real estate certificate, and I can't trade at all in a short time. ”
I immediately understood the reason why Master Lu's asking price was so high.
"Okay, Master Lu, you said that the evil ghost's hiding place, we will help you get rid of the evil ghost now."
When Master Lu saw that I agreed, his eyes lit up and he said:
"Okay, young man, don't worry, I'll help you make things first, that evil ghost is far away from here, in a valley at the junction of Huangpu District and Zengcheng......"
"Huh? Could it be the same place as us? ”
Senior Sister directly interrupted Master Lu's words, and she said with a little surprise.
Master Lu was also a little surprised, and he asked suspiciously:
"That's where you're talking about?"
I nodded and said:
"It's also a valley, but I don't know if it's the same as what Master Lu said, we're going to a mansion under a cliff, what about you?"
Master Lu shook his head and said:
"It's not the same place, the Taoist priest said that there is only one evil ghost over there, and I have also sneaked around to see it, there is no big mansion over there, and I did see my wife's soul in that place."
I nodded:
"Oh, that's okay, Master Lu, let's go over together at night, help you avenge first, and then you come back by yourself, and then we'll do our business."
Master Lu smiled and said:
"Okay, young man, you first familiarize yourself with the crossbow, there are arrows in the drawer at the door, you use them to practice your hands first, and I will hurry up and help you make arrows."
We were both satisfied with the agreement, and it was okay in the afternoon anyway, just in time to get acquainted with the crossbow.
Peach nails are made into arrows and sent out with crossbows, and although they are fast, they are difficult to match with spells and runes.
Therefore, in the process of refining, you need to use a spell to bless first, and if you have enough time, you can draw a ghost-killing charm with cinnabar on the arrow.
All three of us were busy all afternoon.
Master Lu's carpenter skills are indeed exquisite, a ruler, a knife and a planer can make all arrows without any difference in length and thickness.
After he finished making a one, he blessed it with a spell, soaked it in cinnabar water, and then drew a ghost-killing talisman with a fine rune pen.
And I've been getting acquainted with that black crossbow all along.
After an afternoon of familiarization, the black crossbow has been practiced quite proficiently by me.
I have practiced the process of hanging the string, opening the bow, aiming, and releasing the arrow countless times.
Basically, it can be done in one go between two breaths.
This crossbow is also very easy to use, and at night, I can basically hit the target within 10 meters.
The only thing that was a little unpleasant was that the black crossbow was too heavy.
After practicing all afternoon, my hands were a little sore, and I couldn't lift them.
When I couldn't really practice, the eight mahogany nails turned into almost identical arrows.
Seven inches long, the arrow is round and not sharp, and a layer of cinnabar powder is glued with rice paste.
It is not lethal to people, but it is extremely lethal to ghosts.
While Master Lu was making a peachwood sword, Senior Sister thoughtfully helped me press my already sore hand.
After pressing, she went up to pack takeout, and when my sister came back, Master Lu's peachwood sword was also ready, and my hand slowly recovered.
At eight o'clock in the evening, we packed our things and got ready to go......