Ghost Slayer Blacksmith's Self-Cultivation

Zhu Xiong squatted on the curb, looked at the crowd leaving in a panic, a little at a loss, he didn't want to go back tonight.

A familiar voice came to his ears, Zhuxiong turned his head to look at the source of the sound, and it was none other than the 'Stone Hammer' who was facing him just now.

"Why are you, what are you doing here? Why are you haunted!"

Zhuxiong looked warily at the 'Stone Hammer' who was walking over with a smile on his face, but at the moment he became a little scared, maybe he was seen by this buddy when he was playing with fire just now.

'Stone Hammer' saw that Zhuxiong was so guarded against himself, so he didn't intend to leave.

He sat down next to Zhuxiong, hugged Zhuxiong's shoulders carelessly, and said straight to the point without turning around too much.

"Brother, look at your worried look, are you short of money?"

"Ok?"

Zhuxiong raised his eyes and looked at 'Stone Hammer' aside, he was very surprised, how did this guy know.

Seeing Zhuxiong's reaction, 'Stone Hammer' seemed to guess that he was right. He patted Zhuxiong's back and said with a smile.

"Brother, which one of us buskers in the outskirts of Asakusa doesn't make a living for money? If you have money, who would want to run to do this? You say it!"

The words of 'Stone Hammer' really guessed Takeo's anxious heart.

Seeing that Zhuxiong didn't intend to speak for a long time, he didn't panic at all at the moment, on the contrary, he seemed to have understood Zhuxiong thoroughly.

'Stone Hammer' unbuttoned a few buttons on his jacket, revealing the strong muscles inside, then took out a stack of banknotes from his inner pocket, put them all in one palm of Zhuxiong, and said with a flat expression.

"Brother, you and I don't know each other. The money is not much, but you must accept it!"

Takexiong was stunned, looking at the stack of banknotes in his hand, he couldn't help but secretly stunned, he didn't know what to say for a while.

'Stone Hammer' has been observing Zhuxiong's face intentionally or unintentionally at this moment, seeing that Zhuxiong who is a little dazed at the moment is secretly happy, and said with some urging: "Brother, what are you doing in a daze, don't hurry up and collect the money, this is I have a little heart, but don't be polite to me!"

"Why are you being so nice to me!"

Takexiong couldn't help holding a stack of banknotes in his hand, although it wasn't many, it did solve Takexiong's urgent need.

It has to be said that this wave of "Stone Hammer" has undoubtedly made Zhuxiong feel good about it, but he also knows the truth of being short-handed and soft-mouthed, so he said in a cold tone.

Seeing that the time was ripe, 'Stone Hammer' explained his purpose of coming without hesitation, and began to preach.

"Brother, I think you just came here. The water here is too deep. I'm afraid you won't be able to handle it if you go alone. Brother, I also see that you are very skilled. You can be regarded as a practicing family, right? Or join our 'Desperate Brothers' group, I have already thought of a name called 'Desperate Saburo', brother, what do you think?"

When Zhuxiong heard the 'Stone Hammer' take the initiative to throw an olive branch to him, he also felt a little moved. After all, he was alone, and many things were really troublesome. It was a good idea to think about it this way.

"Brother, what worries do you have? As for the remuneration, I really want to win you over!"

Seeing that Zhuxiong didn't reply for a long time, 'Stone Hammer' also became a little anxious, and directly offered the highest salary here and said.

"Brother is too polite, you have said so, no problem!"

Seeing the sincerity of the other party, and thinking of his own situation, Zhuxiong agreed directly.

Let me ask you, who would have the heart to refuse a big brother with such a sincere attitude.

"Good good!"

'Stone Hammer' said a few good words in a row, and looked at Zhuxiong and said excitedly.

"Brother, brother, I'll just wait for your words, let's go! Today, brother will take you out to open your eyes and have a good time!"

Takeo: "..."

"Brother, let's wait another day, I have something urgent to do today, so I slipped away first!"

When Zhuxiong heard the other party's words, he always looked a little bit wrong. Although he had never dated someone before, he still knew some things, and then ran away as if fleeing.

'Stone Hammer' saw Zhuxiong running like a rabbit, he couldn't help laughing and cursing: "I just want to invite you to massage your feet. As for being so excited, what are young people thinking now?"

Perhaps because of the sky vision tonight, the supposedly bustling crowd in Asakusa's commercial district seemed deserted, with only a few scattered customers still enjoying the delicious food in their bowls and the shops that were in a hurry to close.

"Hoohoo!"

Zhu Xiong stopped in an alley, he had already carried several things in his hand.

Although I wanted to ask the owner of 'Udon Noodles' to buy some noodles, but thinking that my brother's old noodles might not be as nutritious as he used to eat, he simply bought more food, and he had to change the taste for his brother.

Takexiong went straight to the alley in front of him, a place he had never been to before.

The alley had no end in sight, only a street lamp was dimly lit.

Zhuxiong walked cautiously, looking at this narrow path, he also became a little scared, but walking straight from here, he can return to Zhushi's residence faster, and he has no intention of turning back and taking a detour.

"crunch, crunch..."

At this moment, strange noises came from the dark alley, Zhuxiong heard goosebumps all over his body.

He looked around vigilantly, suppressing the fear in his heart, bit the bullet and ran forward, just wanting to get out of this ghostly place quickly.

"Oh!"

Zhuxiong felt a pain in his chest, as if he had bumped into something, he rubbed his eyes, but the surrounding was pitch black and he couldn't see anything.

"Ouch!"

Zhuxiong only felt his trousers being pulled a few times by something, he lowered his head, and a figure was smiling at him.

"I'll go, what the hell!"

Takexiong was terrified and took several steps back.

A beam of fire appeared in the originally dark surroundings, and then Takexiong saw a wrinkled old man appearing in front of Takexiong.

"Young man, I didn't scare you. When you get old, you can save as much as you can. I just extinguished the kerosene lamp, so I still have to light it up!"

With the help of the firelight, Zhuxiong saw that it was an old man with a somewhat hunched back, and he was carrying a wooden shelf higher than himself on his back. It seemed that this was the source of the "creaking" sound just now.

"It's a mask!"

Takexiong looked at the masks scattered all over the floor, most likely he accidentally bumped them and fell off the shelf.

Seeing the old man bending over to pick up the mask with difficulty, Takeo felt even more embarrassed, and hurried forward to help the old man pick up the masks on the ground one by one and put them on the shelf that the old man was carrying.

Zhuxiong looked at the mask in his hand and was startled. This mask seemed familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before.