Chapter 219: Encountering an Expert on the Road

A total of sixty-seven moves.

Hmm.

It took a total of sixty-seven moves to kill Qi Ze, taking a quarter of an hour.

Li Rui's full strength situation.

Qi Ze's combat power is already considered quite good among the Dragon Gate, but he still couldn't last a hundred moves in Li Rui's hands.

This is the domineering nature of dual forms plus self-created martial arts.

"Hmm."

The cloud platform dissipated like a tide, and when Li Rui opened his eyes, he had already returned to his bed.

He stretched.

Only then did he climb out of bed, washed his face with clear water from the copper basin at the head of the bed, and pushed the door open to go out.

Going out.

He originally thought that several disciples were still sleeping.

Unexpectedly, he saw a sturdy figure standing in the center of the courtyard, sweating profusely, sweat dripping from his hair onto the ground.

Liu Tiezhu heard the movement behind him and turned around.

Looking at Li Rui.

With a bit of confusion on his face, he scratched his head:

"Master, I... did I break through again?"

Li Rui raised his eyebrows.

What a good "again."

A quarter of an hour later.

The courtyard became lively.

Liang He, Wang Zhao, and Yang Yong surrounded Liu Tiezhu, looking like they were looking at a monster, with constant clicking sounds in their mouths.

"Tiezhu, Tiezhu, can't you slow down and wait for your senior brother?"

Liang He's mentality had truly collapsed.

Liu Tong could be ignored; after all, he had better aptitude, was a disciple of the Huaqing Sect, and had found a good father-in-law.

But Liu Tiezhu...

His junior brother, and he had been practicing martial arts for less than two years!

"Could it be that I am destined to be suppressed by someone surnamed Liu for the rest of my life?"

Liang He was quite depressed.

Wang Zhao didn't have this trouble.

He had practiced martial arts for the shortest time and was just a small groom before; being able to practice martial arts was enough to be content, how could he ask for more?

"Senior brother, congratulations!"

His senior brother breaking through and the sect growing stronger was a great thing in his eyes, and Liu Tiezhu, this second senior brother, was honest, sincere to others, and even spent time making a set of horse gear for him, which was a sincere blessing.

Liu Tiezhu was shy from being looked at by the three: "Senior brother, junior brother, Uncle Yang, let's not look anymore, I don't know why I broke through either."

Liang He rolled his eyes.

This made it even more uncomfortable.

Li Rui looked at his disciple with a smile.

Liu Tiezhu was born with a diamond body, and the speed of his breakthrough in the first three ranks was originally extremely fast, coupled with the effect of his Immortal Xuan Qi and the fact that he could eat elixirs at will, so he could have this effect.

Of course, this was inseparable from Liu Tiezhu's own hard work.

It's just that his hard work was different from other martial masters.

Liu Tiezhu could improve his realm just by forging iron every day.

Quite peculiar.

"Perhaps this is the unique method of a weapon smith?"

Li Rui pondered.

Otherwise, no matter how you look at it, Liu Tiezhu's breakthrough this time seemed too fast, so he could only attribute the reason to his weapon-smithing talent.

When there is an opportunity, find a good weapon-smithing instructor for Liu Tiezhu to maximize his advantages; maybe he will have more prospects than practicing martial arts.

"Tiezhu, not bad."

Having received his master's praise, Liu Tiezhu was even happier.

He hesitated to speak.

Li Rui saw at a glance that Liu Tiezhu had something on his mind and said kindly: "Speak, what is it?"

Liu Tiezhu was stunned; he didn't expect to be seen through by his master, and then he heard him kneel on the ground with a thud:

"Master, I have betrayed my master and destroyed my ancestors, please punish me?"

This time.

Not only Liang He, Wang Zhao, and Yang Yong, but even Li Rui was dumbfounded.

"Betrayed master and destroyed ancestors, what's the situation?"

"Am I not still living well?"

Li Rui was angered into laughter: "Speak, what exactly is the matter."

Liu Tiezhu knelt on the ground, his big head against the dirt, not daring to look up:

"Master, I went out yesterday and passed by an iron smithy, where I met an old master who insisted on pulling me, saying that I had excellent bones and was good material for forging iron, and told me to hang out with him in the future."

"I said I already had a master."

"He wouldn't listen and insisted on nagging in my ear for a long time."

"He said it was a peerless secret method, and if I learned his secret method, I would be his disciple."

"I didn't want to listen, but even if I covered my ears, I could still hear it; I dreamed of those words last night, and then I broke through."

"The disciple learned someone else's martial arts, isn't that betraying the master and destroying the ancestors."

Hearing Liu Tiezhu's words.

Everyone was shocked.

Is there such a good thing in this world?

Li Rui blinked.

He muttered in his heart:

"Damn it, could it be that Tiezhu is the protagonist?"

Walking on the street, someone teaches you martial arts; why didn't such a good thing as a pie falling from the sky, and a beef pie at that, fall on him, the master?

Even if you cover your ears, you can hear it, and you break through just by having a dream.

No need to think, Liu Tiezhu has encountered a senior expert.

The rank of that secret method must be extremely high, and it is a secret method specifically aimed at weapon smiths.

"Qinghe has become a trade port between the two countries, and the Eight Great Sects have also come to Qinghe, attracting many experts from outside the state; this silly disciple should have been favored by an expert."

It's no wonder.

It's not hard to see from Liu Tiezhu's muscles that he was born to be a weapon smith.

"Master, kill me."

"I admit it!"

With a look of being ready to die, Li Rui rolled his eyes, kicked Liu Tiezhu to the ground, and laughed and scolded: "Do you think your master is so idle that I play around with killing disciples?"

Liu Tiezhu's copper-bell-like eyes widened, looking unbelievable:

"Master, you're not killing me?"

Li Rui was speechless: "Why should I kill you? If you learned it, you learned it. Your master has no sect or faction; if you learned it, you earned it. Where is there any betrayal of master and destruction of ancestors?"

He is not one of those pedantic old hall masters in Qinghe who still insists on the saying that you can't steal skills; he wishes his disciples could learn more, and whether he taught it or not is fundamentally unimportant.

"By the way, tell me in detail about that person's situation."

Liu Tiezhu saw that Li Rui didn't mean to blame him, let alone plan to expel him from the sect.

His big mouth almost split to his ears.

For this matter, he had been suffering from insomnia since early morning.

He had been practicing boxing in the courtyard for half the night.

Immediately, he told the whole story.

Simple summary.

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It was that he went out and passed by an iron smithy, was attracted by an old master's craftsmanship, his hands were itchy, so he started forging iron himself, but he didn't expect that the old master was an expert in hiding his identity and passed him a secret method.

Liu Tiezhu was afraid of being blamed by Li Rui, so he fled in a panic; after all, he really liked staying in Li's residence.

Yeah, that's it.

Stories need logic, but reality doesn't.

Liu Tiezhu just hit the jackpot.

Li Rui and Liang He and the others didn't speak.

What is called a silly person having silly luck?

Liu Tiezhu, a silly big guy without a heart, was favored by an expert while walking, and was also taught martial arts; isn't that a silly person having silly luck?

Li Rui pondered: "You go and see tomorrow if that senior is still there; don't mention whether to apprentice or not, just say you are following him to learn how to forge iron."

Liu Tiezhu: "Master, should I not go?"

"You must go!"

Li Rui said sternly.

This might be an opportunity; if you can grasp it, naturally you must grasp it.

He doesn't understand weapon smithing; if Liu Tiezhu continues to stay, he will waste his great talent in vain.

Following others to learn skills is also fine.

Even if Liu Tiezhu doesn't go to learn, he will find someone to teach Liu Tiezhu.

Now it's just right, and it saves him from finding someone.

Of course, all of this is based on the premise that the person has no bad intentions toward Liu Tiezhu; he, as a master, must check for his disciple.

"Yes, Master."

Liu Tiezhu felt a bit aggrieved, but still agreed.

Li Rui didn't have the intention to follow secretly tomorrow to investigate.

If he went, it would be counterproductive.

The person who taught Liu Tiezhu the secret method has a strength of at least Fifth-Rank, or even higher; anyway, Li Rui asks himself that he can't help Liu Tiezhu break through with just one point.

If he is also Fourth-Rank like Jiang Linxian, then he will definitely be discovered if he goes.

Things might turn from good to bad.

And this is Qinghe, the base camp of the Anning Guard.

The stronger the strength, the more constraints there are.

He can almost be certain that Jiang Linxian definitely knows of the existence of that old blacksmith.

Since the old blacksmith has the intention to teach the method, it at least proves that there is no intention to harm Liu Tiezhu for the time being, so he just continues to tell Liu Tiezhu to learn the secret method and observe for a period of time before talking.

Of course, before this, he must first figure out the background of that old blacksmith.

Li Rui immediately left the courtyard.

Walked straight toward Jiang Linxian's Military Advisor Prefecture.

"Old blacksmith?"

Jiang Linxian pondered after hearing Li Rui's words:

"That person should be Senior Tiekuang of the Divine Weapon Shanzhuang."

Li Rui raised his eyebrows.

Divine Weapon Shanzhuang, Tiekuang.

Being called a senior by Jiang Linxian, the strength is definitely not ordinary.

As he expected, Jiang Linxian really knew of the existence of that old blacksmith.

If it were before, Li Rui would naturally not dare to ask Jiang Linxian directly, but now he has become a Sixth-Rank, and Jiang Linxian is his direct superior, so naturally, he can visit directly.

Jiang Linxian: "Senior Tiekuang was already a Fourth-Rank Primordial martial artist thirty years ago, and he is also a rare great weapon smith in the Divine Weapon Shanzhuang; if it comes to the skill of weapon smithing, he can even rank first."

"It's just that he is obsessed with weapon smithing and rarely goes out, so he is not known to outsiders."

Li Rui's pupils contracted slightly.

First in weapon smithing in the Divine Weapon Shanzhuang, this title is extraordinary.

The Divine Weapon Shanzhuang is a sect specifically for weapon smithing; this gold content is quite extraordinary.

"Senior Tie came to Qinghe to collect weapon-smithing materials; he is obsessed with forging iron and does not ask about world affairs, so there is no need to pay too much attention."

"Yes."

Li Rui nodded.

With this sentence from Jiang Linxian, he felt much more at ease.

The Divine Weapon Shanzhuang is at least a self-proclaimed righteous sect, and that Tiekuang is a fool who only likes forging iron; his disciple Liu Tiezhu going there should be fine.

He is not a stubborn old man; Liu Tiezhu being able to meet a famous teacher in iron forging is a great thing.

If he can become a great weapon smith in the future, won't he think of forging a divine weapon to honor him, his master?

And Li Rui can also benefit from the Immortal Xuan Qi in Liu Tiezhu's body.

Now that the other party's identity is determined, he can also feel much more at ease.

Jiang Linxian pondered slightly and took out a list from the side:

"You will have to deal with people in the city often in the future; here is a list of experts in the city, more complete than the one in the guard station; take it and look at it, and don't leak it to others."

"Obey orders."

Li Rui's eyes lit up.

The current Qinghe can be said to be crouching tigers and hidden dragons; if you are not careful, you will offend people who shouldn't be offended.

With this list, he can have more confidence in his actions.

Taking the list.

Li Rui left Jiang Linxian's prefecture.

"Should go to the Trade Office to see."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 220 =====