Chapter 202: A Song of Sorrow and Joy

Outside the cave dwelling, Chen Mu was crying like rain, his clothes tattered as he slumped on the ground.

A pair of large, hairy legs were also exposed.

What a strong man shedding tears, and these wails naturally attracted the passing Blacksmith Valley disciples.

Although there weren't many, just over a dozen, they still whispered.

"What's going on?"

"Just now he seemed to say something about the Great Elder, something about a boy toy."

"Could it be that the Great Elder wants to..."

"I guess that's it. Sigh, after all, the Great Elder has been alone for so many years; wanting to find a companion is understandable."

"That may be true, but isn't this method a bit..."

Just as they were talking, a black shadow flashed inside the cave dwelling, and then Chen Mu disappeared from the spot. Clearly, Wang Tieshu had taken action.

Bringing Chen Mu back to the cave dwelling again, she looked at him with eyes that were almost spitting fire, her teeth gnashing.

"Kid, you... what kind of fart did you just let out? Do you really think I dare not kill you?"

With a *thud*, crisp and neat, he knelt firmly, his tone even more resolute.

"Even if I die, I must take the blade back today."

"You... can you stand up and talk first?"

"I won't. If I don't see the blade, this disciple would rather die than stand up."

Facing this scene, Wang Tieshu instantly lost her temper. If you kill him, it's hard to explain to Hong Zun, and she... how to put it, the situation with Hong Zun is a bit complicated.

A look of helplessness appeared in her eyes as she said.

"You say you are all sword cultivators on Divine Jianfeng, why do you insist on getting a kitchen knife? And a treasure weapon grade one at that. Whose kitchen knife can reach the level of a treasure weapon?"

"I didn't know before, but from now on, the kitchen knives of my Divine Jianfeng will be treasure weapons, or even divine weapons."

Hearing this, Chen Mu said seriously, not at all like he was telling a lie, but really wanting to get a divine weapon-level kitchen knife for Divine Jianfeng.

She was completely speechless. She finally saw it: if she didn't give him the blade today, this little brat wouldn't give up.

Sitting back in her chair speechlessly, Wang Tieshu pondered for a long time before slowly saying.

"I can take action, but you have to agree to two conditions."

"Great Elder, just say it. As long as this disciple can do it, I will never frown."

"Heh, don't be in a hurry to agree. Listen to me finish before deciding."

"First, even if I take action, I will not leave my name on this blade. In the future, you must not tell anyone that this blade came from my hand. Otherwise, even if you are a Daoyi Sect disciple, I will definitely kill you."

"Good."

This point was completely fine; as long as he could get the blade, Chen Mu agreed without even thinking.

Seeing this, Wang Tieshu was not surprised. With Chen Mu's persistence, this requirement was naturally not difficult; what was difficult was the next requirement.

To be honest, Wang Tieshu wasn't sure if Chen Mu would agree, after all, it concerned their Peak Master.

"Good. Second, find an opportunity to bring Hong Zun alone to the Three Lives Stone, on the premise that you cannot let Hong Zun know that it is I who am inviting him."

The Three Lives Stone sounds like some kind of treasure land, but it is actually a place with nice scenery. The reason it is famous in the Eastern Continent is that many couples express their love and promise their lives to each other there.

Hearing this, Chen Mu was stunned, and his gaze toward Wang Tieshu became strange.

"Great Elder, you... and our Peak Master..."

Since she had already said it, Wang Tieshu didn't intend to hide it. She sighed lightly and said.

"Sigh, who hasn't had a heart-wrenching love?"

Then Wang Tieshu told the story between her and Hong Zun.

Back then, both of them were just greenhorns who had just stepped into cultivation, and their strength was not even as good as Chen Mu's now.

At that time, Hong Zun was just an outer disciple of Divine Jianfeng of the Daoyi Sect.

Once, when going out for training, at Ape Mountain, Wang Tieshu was chased and killed all the way because she stole a treasure from a great demon.

She thought she was dead for sure, but just when she was most desperate, Hong Zun appeared.

Recalling the past, a sweet smile appeared on Wang Tieshu's face, but paired with her appearance, this smile really had nothing to do with sweetness. If one had to say, "rugged" would be more appropriate.

Anyway, no matter how Chen Mu looked at it, it was an eyesore, but Wang Tieshu didn't care at all, completely immersed in it.

"Do you believe it? The marriages in this world are actually destined by heaven. Heaven uses red threads to connect two people who didn't know each other."

"In every woman's life, there will be a true love who appears when she needs it most, saving her from danger and fire."

"It is the same for me and Hong Zun. At the most dangerous moment of my life, it was him, holding a long sword, who stood in front of me without hesitation."

"Looking at his back, which wasn't very majestic at the time, I decided that I would not marry anyone but him in this life."

"Although I was already a direct disciple at that time, and he was only an outer disciple, I didn't care. In the face of love, the difference in status and the eyes of the world don't count for anything."

"It's funny to say, I took the initiative to express my love, but that blockhead said he was only an outer disciple and couldn't match me, telling me to wait for him, wait for him to achieve success in cultivation, and then marry me in a grand way."

"He was really like a stubborn donkey, but I knew he loved me. In the following years, he went from an outer disciple to an inner disciple, then from an inner disciple to a deacon, and from a deacon to an elder, until now, the Peak Master of Divine Jianfeng."

"I told him, you have worked very hard and are very successful, but he said, now I am the Great Elder of the Blacksmith Valley, a ninth-grade artifact refiner, and the Peak Master of Divine Jianfeng is not enough. Wait until he sits on the position of the Daoyi Sect Sect Master, and then he will come to marry me."

"I know he wants to give me the best, but I am already two thousand three hundred and seventy-six years old this year, and I have waited for him bitterly for one thousand six hundred and eighty-one years, three months, and seven days." ===== CHAPTER 203 =====