Chapter 100: A Good Sword with a Good Sheath
In reality, Ye Ling returned to the woods and took the scroll back into the bracelet.
There is only one day left until the day of the trip to Syracuse.
This day can be regarded as a time for everyone to rest, after all, once they arrive in Aoxue City, they will be involved in continuous battles.
And Ye Ling, there is one more important thing to do today:
He was going to make a scabbard for the Seven Star Sword.
Such a sharp sword, if it is hidden in the space bracelet, it is difficult to take it at a critical moment.
But if it is hung on the waist like this, it is too eye-catching, and it is easy to be injured by mistake.
With a sword without a sheath, for a swordsman, it is probably as uncomfortable as going out without clothes.
When he returned to Gyeongju City, it was still early in the morning, and the shops had not yet opened, so he could not inquire about the best blacksmith shop in the city.
As soon as he entered the city from the south gate, Ye Ling saw a person from a distance, sweeping the street with a big broom.
This figure is rickety and thin, and Ye Ling looks very familiar.
"Yo, Uncle Jia!" he waved his hand a little teasingly ahead.
The person in front of him is not Jia Youcai, who else can it be?
Uncle Jia smiled at Ye Ling awkwardly, one ear was missing, and a piece of the front tooth in his mouth was missing, which was lost from eating a cold nest in prison.
"Uncle Jia, why did you sweep the streets? I heard that you have a lot of lives on your hands, can't it be-" Ye Ling twisted his fingers and smiled evilly: "It can't be to give money to the yamen, right?"
Jia Youcai slapped his thigh, "Hey, I said Uncle Ye, don't make fun of me, my wife is on an errand at the yamen, her character, how dare I make money!"
After what he said, the Yamen sent people to several families who had been bullied by him before, and carefully investigated several times, and found that this Uncle Jia was just a powerful mouth.
Take the last time he bragged, he claimed to have put a man in West Lane into a sack and thrown it into the river, but in fact, after throwing it into the river, he was caught up in a blink of an eye.
Now, he has also taken all his belongings and accompanied them to the bitter masters who had bullied him before, so that they could get money that they couldn't earn for several lifetimes.
The rest of the family property was also donated to several schools and temples.
Now that the family wealth is gone, Uncle Jia was lightly punished and fined to sweep the street for three years to see the after-effects.
Regardless of the past suspicions, the Shi family is willing to support Jia Youcai for the rest of his life, and the two of them can be regarded as stable.
He also told Ye Ling that he planned to use these three years to save some savings, open a small shop in the future, operate it well, and restore the lintel of Jia's house neatly.
"Uncle Ye. Jia Youcai suddenly looked at Ye Ling and said, "Can you let me see my son?"
"Of course, he's at the inn, and he can go at any time today. However, he should still be sleeping at this time, and yesterday he went to Porcelain Bottle Mountain, and encountered a lot of dangers, and he was not less affected. ”
"My son has a future...... Uncle Jia said, sweeping the floor and wiping away tears.
Ye Ling said goodbye to him and was just about to leave, when he suddenly turned his head again and asked, "By the way, do you know where the best blacksmith shop in the city is?"
"There is no good blacksmith shop in Gyeongju, but I know a retired old blacksmith, you wait for me to finish sweeping this place, and I will lead you over. "Jia has a way of wealth.
"Oh, that's a good idea. ”
In the early morning, when the shop opened early, Ye Ling found a nearby shop, had breakfast with Jia Youcai, and walked straight to the West Lane.
"This old blacksmith has been retired for many years, originally forged weapons for the Royal Foresters, and later worked in the Tianlu School Palace, last year he was older, and the money was enough, so he bought this small courtyard and lived in the West Lane. ”
Jia Youcai led the way and introduced.
A blacksmith with this kind of qualifications is indeed much more powerful than an ordinary blacksmith, and it is more than enough to build a scabbard.
Shuttling left and right in the narrow alleys of the West Lane, Jia Youcai finally stopped in front of a courtyard.
In the entire alley, only this one is open.
In the courtyard, there was the sound of clanging iron.
"Lao Zhang, Lao Zhang!" When Jia Youcai shouted loudly, his speech was leaky.
After a while, the sound of striking iron gradually subsided, and a rather sturdy middle-aged man walked out of the courtyard gate.
He saw Jia Youcai first, frowned, and said as if he had seen a mouse: "Why are you? Didn't you hear that you were arrested, and you will be beheaded next month?"
"This, I'm ......" Jia Youcai was speechless for a while, "Hey, forget it, Lao Zhang, it's not me looking for you today, it's this little brother looking for you, he's-"
"What are you looking for me? Forge a sword? Whatever it is, you two go quickly. The blacksmith was not in a good temper, and without waiting for anyone else to speak, he hurried away.
Ye Ling smiled, without annoyance, deliberately held the seven-star sword in his hand, and arched his hand towards Blacksmith Zhang: "The junior is polite." ”
At this moment, Blacksmith Zhang's gaze instantly sucked on the Seven Star Sword.
"Good sword...... What a sword!" His attitude changed abruptly, "Young man, please come inside!"
As he spoke, he took a step back into the courtyard and asked Ye Ling to clean up.
Ye Ling nodded slightly and slowly entered the courtyard.
Uncle Jia also followed, but was ruthlessly pushed out by the blacksmith.
"Go, go, don't follow, what should you do!"
Jia Youcai fell to the ground with his buttocks, and he no longer had his original domineering momentum, and only embarrassment was left on his face.
Ye Ling turned his head and said, "Uncle Jia, it's almost time, Jia Yong should get up, you go to the inn to have a look." ”
In a word, Jia Youcai stood up with "Teng", said "good, good!", and ran towards the inn.
Only Ye Ling and Blacksmith Zhang were left in the courtyard, Blacksmith Zhang closed the courtyard door, turned around, and looked at Ye Ling's outfit again.
His gaze fell on Ye Ling's hands, waist, and wrists......
"What do you want to fight, little brother? I'm afraid I can't afford to supply it in this small place. He quipped.
Seeing the blacksmith's reaction, Ye Ling knew that he was a knowledgeable person, and let out a little breath, and found that he was still a martial artist, and his strength was not weaker than that of Tongyuan Realm.
"You're kidding, I've come to you to make a scabbard for this sword. ”
Ye Ling handed the seven-star sword to Blacksmith Zhang's hand, "You are good." ”
Blacksmith Zhang took the seven-star sword with both hands, and his eyes showed excitement that could not be concealed.
Ye Ling, on the other hand, looked around and found that in this courtyard, it was actually a half-finished sword.
The materials used in these swords are average, but the manufacturing process is indeed rare and superb.
After looking at it for a while, Blacksmith Zhang suddenly slashed out at a pile of metal raw materials beside him!
"Hey!"
I only heard a crisp sound, and the stocky metal raw material was cut in half!
"There are countless swords I've seen in my life, and this sword should be the leader......" Blacksmith Zhang sighed to himself, and then returned the sword to Ye Ling.
"Little brother, you may be disappointed, there are no materials in my shop that are worthy of it. ”