[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-doted-by-the-regent-king":3,"chapter-doted-by-the-regent-king-doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-212":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Doted By The Regent King",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1325203,1760,"Chapter 212 - 212 212 Lady Li the Blacksmith","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-212",212,"\u003Cp>212: Chapter 212 Lady Li the Blacksmith 212: Chapter 212 Lady Li the Blacksmith After feasting at Xianyun Tower, Wufu and Liu Jin were both stuffed and walked out the door, patting their bellies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss, are we going shopping now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu, without a care for her image, rubbed her belly and said, “No rush, let’s find an inn to stay in first, then we can slowly take a stroll later.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jin nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They randomly picked an inn which had different classes of accommodations: upper, middle, and lower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lower class room, a large dormitory-style one, would cost sixty or seventy Wen per person for one night, while a middle class room was over five hundred Wen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu opted for a middle-class room, which was private and even included hot water for bathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss, I can just stay in the lower class,” Liu Jin suggested, seeing that she had booked only one room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stay in lower class?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’re only here for one night, sharing a room between the two of us is fine,” Wufu said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Liu Jin’s face turned red as he hesitantly said, “Miss, men and women should not touch each other; how can we share a room?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu was taken aback for a moment, then laughed, “You little brat, how old are you to be called a man?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jin stood firm, “Boys and girls don’t sit together after seven years of age, and I’m seven this year, which could count as nine according to traditional age reckoning.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine, there’s no need for all that fuss with me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We can talk about it again when you’re really nine,” Wufu chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her heart, she simply regarded this little kid as a younger brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jin still wasn’t willing to comply, so Wufu had to scare him with the Flower-Picking Thief, “What if I stay in a room by myself and the Flower-Picking Thief sneaks in?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What would I do then?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jin turned serious and quickly changed his stance, “Then I will share a room with you, Miss, and I will keep watch at night.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu couldn’t help but burst into laughter and pinched his cheek affectionately, feeling warmth in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The child was showing concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After resting for a while following the drop-off of their luggage, Wufu asked the innkeeper for directions to a place that sold weapons and set off to find it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Usually, a Blacksmith Shop is the best choice for weapons; a skilled blacksmith can craft exceptionally fine weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The innkeeper directed Wufu to Li’s Blacksmith Shop, located in West Street Willow Tree Alley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon arriving at Li’s, Wufu looked up to see just a large cloth sign with ‘Li’s Blacksmith Shop’ written on it—quite simple indeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you want to buy?” a woman’s voice asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking over, Wufu saw a burly, big-boned woman with dark skin and a rough appearance watching her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu paused, looking around to confirm that it indeed was a Blacksmith Shop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But why was a woman running it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman seemed to discern what was on Wufu’s mind and said indifferently, “Li’s has been passed down in my family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m now in charge, known as Lady Li.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you make all these?” Wufu pointed at the various knives, as well as iron pots and other items on display.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Lady Li could reply, a coughing sound was heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She quickly turned around to find a sickly man with a Bamboo Hairpin in his hair, wearing a blue cotton robe, stepping out from behind a curtain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young Master Duan, you haven’t recovered yet, why are you out here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Go back and rest,” Lady Li said, anxiously supporting the man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man referred to as Young Master Duan, however, shook his head excitedly, “My dear, I’ve thought of an improvement for this crossbow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Look here, if we add a groove, it should increase its power.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Li glanced at it and said, “Let’s talk about that later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, you need to go lie down,” as she tried to help him indoors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young Master Duan dismissed her hand and, turning red upon seeing Wufu, said, “No need for you to help me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We have a customer; you take care of her.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She’s not in a hurry,” Lady Li flatly ignored Wufu and adamantly helped Young Master Duan inside, his nattering still audible from outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>is this how they do business?” Liu Jin was stupefied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Wufu was amused, finding Li’s Blacksmith Shop genuinely interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>",750,"2026-06-05T19:25:17.772Z",1,"novelbin.me","29e78528580078f3949160b6ddfa32e2b178878f768bd2ad5d83ff581ad665cd","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-213","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-211",1685,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdoted-by-the-regent-king-cover.jpg"]