Chapter 111

I thought we'd still have to spend some effort persuading, but who would have thought Chen Mu would agree so readily—instead it left Wang Tieshu feeling unsure.

This kid agreed so readily—could it be a trick? Maybe he wants to sweet‑talk her first, then renege later.

Thinking this, Wang Tieshu narrowed her eyes and her tone turned icy as she spoke.

Do you know what happens to those who deceive me?

I must give this kid a warning so he understands that, since I dared set such terms, I'm not afraid he'll renege later.

But who would have thought—upon this, Chen Mu's expression didn't change, and he spoke solemnly.

Master's wife above, how could this disciple dare to deceive you? Such a moving, earth‑shaking love between you and Peak Master—I believe not only I, but other fellow disciples of Divine Sword Peak will surely support this.

Moreover, Master's wife forging a peerless treasure sword for our Divine Sword Peak—such kindness, we dare not forget it...............

He babbled on and on, but Wang Tieshu didn't hear a word; only the two words 'Master's wife' kept circling in her mind.

Only after Chen Mu finished speaking did Wang Tieshu look at her with a bashful expression, nervously clutching two thick braids, and ask coyly.

You… you just called me what?

Master's wife.

Nonsense, I haven't even formalized things with your Hong Ge yet—how can I talk like that?

The feelings between Master's wife and Peak Master will sooner or later make us one family; anyway, in this disciple's heart, you will always be my Master's wife.

For a moment, Wang Tieshu's gaze toward Chen Mu softened considerably—look, look, what a fine child.

Immediately, Wang Tieshu also rose and spoke kindly to Chen Mu.

Come with me.

Under Wang Tieshu's guidance, the two went all the way to a forging chamber deep within the Dong Fu.

Built atop the earth‑fire core, it is the finest forging chamber in the entire Blacksmith Valley, greatly aiding forging work.

The temperature inside is very high; even with Chen Mu's cultivation, he feels a wave of scorching heat.

Child, take out the prepared materials and let me have a look.

Listen, even the form of address has changed—before it was always 'kid', now it's straight to 'child'.

That feeling is just like an elder looking at their own junior.

But in Wang Tieshu's eyes, Chen Mu is just her junior; once she and Hong Zun are truly together, she will become these children's Master's wife.

Upon hearing this, Chen Mu hurriedly brought out the treasures that the fellow disciples had scraped together.

The quantity is not small, the grade not low—at least to ordinary cultivators they are definitely treasures, but in Wang Tieshu's eyes they're just so-so.

They're certainly enough to forge a Treasure Weapon, but at most only low‑grade, barely reaching the threshold of a Treasure Weapon.

How about this, Master's wife adds a few more things in.

Saying this, Wang Tieshu took three treasures from her Space Ring; upon seeing them, Chen Mu's eyes went wide.

Mother Crystal Iron.

Nine Heavens Thunder Wood.

Dust‑Pattern Gold Sand.

Without exaggeration, the value of these three treasures already far surpasses the pile he produced—each is an extremely precious forging supreme treasure.

I only have these three good things on hand now; although not enough to forge a Divine Weapon, pushing them to the high‑grade Treasure Weapon level should still be sufficient.

Master's wife, this… this might be too precious, right?

Now it was Chen Mu's turn to feel uneasy—these three items are simply too precious; taking them like this leaves him feeling guilty.

As for this, Wang Tieshu didn't care at all, even seeming to guess what Chen Mu was thinking, and she spoke with a kind, reassuring expression.

If you call me Master's wife, I'll naturally not mistreat you—where in the world is there a mother who doesn't love her own child?

Hearing this, Chen Mu nodded dumbly.

Then… disciple thanks Master's wife.

What a fine child.

Now it's done—I owe a great favor; watching Wang Tieshu already begin forging, Chen Mu let out a quiet sigh.

Peak Master, in this disciple's view, why not just accept her? Grand Elder is truly a good person, plus she's wealthy and generous.

Aside from being a bit taller, a bit stouter, with more developed muscles, a squarer face, and a coarser voice, everything else is still fine.

Since Chen Mu has no special requirements for this kitchen knife other than it being sharp enough, forging it is actually not difficult.

Put simply, we just need to raise its grade to the high‑grade Treasure Weapon level.

So all told, it took about five days, and Wang Tieshu had already finished it.

As a Ninth‑Rank Artifact Refiner, with sufficient materials, forging a high‑grade Treasure Weapon poses no great difficulty for her.

She even thoughtfully made a leather sheath for Chen Mu, crafted from fine tiger hide.

Come, take a look—do you like it?

Smiling, she handed the knife to Chen Mu, who naturally couldn't put it down, murmuring to himself.

Good, good, good—with this knife I can eat dragon meat.

What did you say?

Nothing, disciple is just saying thanks for Master's wife's help.

Hearing this, Wang Tieshu's smile grew even brighter, and she couldn't help but nod.

Good child, as one family we don't speak of two households.

Afterward she also mentioned Hong Zun's matter, since the Shénjiàn Fēng Dìzǐ are currently at Jinhai Yingdi, Wang Tieshu knows about this.

So we can only wait until a year later, when the Shénjiàn Fēng Dìzǐ return to the sect.

A year's time, Wang Tieshu doesn't mind—after all, she's waited over a thousand years already, and doesn't care about another year or two; good food doesn't fear being late.

When Hong Zun was mentioned, Wang Tieshu's eyes flashed with brilliant light; Chen Mu could only silently comfort himself.

Shīzūn must also like Grand Elder, right?

Finally, Wang Tieshu even personally saw him off, all the way sending Chen Mu to the Spirit Beast Garden where Xiao Bai was.

However, along the way, Chen Mu noticed that many disciples looked at him and Wang Tieshu with strange gazes, and he vaguely heard snippets of words like 'male favorite', 'kept', 'degenerate', etc.

This left Chen Mu utterly confused.

However, with Wang Tieshu by his side, Chen Mu didn't have time to think further; the two entered the Spirit Beast Garden together, and just as they were talking, a scene appeared before them that left both of them stunned.

"Child, be careful on your way back; if anything happens, you can contact me."

"Thank you, Master's wife, disciple............"

The words cut off abruptly; before their eyes, they saw Xiao Bai riding on the back of a black-crowned immortal crane, its body swaying back and forth.

And that black-crowned immortal crane kept letting out mournful cries.

As for Xiao Bai, for some unknown reason, no matter how Chen Mu looked at it, it seemed lewd, and it occasionally let out strange 'ge ge ge' cries.

But that doesn't matter; what's important is that the black-crowned immortal crane Xiao Bai is riding, damn it, if I'm not mistaken, seems to be Wang Tieshu's mount.

In front of the owner, you're treating someone's mount like this, Xiao Bai — isn't this a bit excessive?

The first to react, Chen Mu feigned anger and shouted.

"Xiao Bai, what are you doing? How can you fight inside the Spirit Beast Garden?"