Crossing the Sword

After returning to the inn, Qing Luan asked carefully: "Brother Thirteen, I see you are not in a good mood today. Are you still worried about the mountain god?"

Ye Shisan did not answer him, but cheered up and said, "Here are 200 immortal stone coins. We completed the task together, so the rewards should be divided equally." Then he handed the money to Qingluan and asked, "Let's study the next plan first. Do you have any good ideas?"

The two shook their heads to indicate that they had no proposal. Qingluan even said that they would follow Zhang Tianya's lead and refused to accept any money. Ever since he knew that Ye Shisan had injured the gods, he had become much more respectful to Ye Shisan.

Ye Shisan nodded and said, "Since none of you have any other suggestions, I will tell you my idea. I have seen your weapons before, they are all made of red copper, which is a pretty good material. The only thing missing is a rare treasure like deep-sea mithril, otherwise you can make a better weapon than my Ting Tao. Fortunately, we now have red gold, although it is still a little worse, it is not bad." He paused, took a sip of water and said, "So, I want to make a decent weapon for each of you first, and then we will separate for a while."

Qing Luan asked hurriedly, "Why? Thirteenth Brother, do you think we are a burden to you?"

Seeing that he was getting anxious, Ye Shisan smiled and said, "Don't get excited. But you know, I may be wanted by Emperor Yan at any time. If they really want to give me some severe punishment, I will not rule out the possibility of armed resistance. So I don't want to drag you down, so we have to separate for a while."

Huo Feng immediately said anxiously: "No, we are not afraid!" Qing Luan also echoed: "Yes, Brother Thirteen did not forget us after getting the benefits. Now that you are in trouble, how can we ignore you?"

Ye Shisan sighed helplessly and said, "Let's wait until the weapons are made. I'll teach you some self-defense skills by the way." At this point, he suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, do you understand the characters here?" He didn't want to be illiterate, and the ancient traditional Chinese characters were different from the characters he used modernly, and the characters used in this ancient era were simply garbled, which he could not recognize at all.

"Yes!" they both answered at the same time.

Ye Shisan nodded and said, "Okay, let's set off tomorrow and go to a larger city. It would be best if there is clear water nearby, which will be convenient for casting weapons." Although he knew that the current casting technology was also acceptable, he still believed in his own casting skills.

After hearing Ye Shisan's description, Qingluan immediately said, "If it's according to what Big Brother Shisan said, then the best place is of course Shangdang. It's not only the largest and most prosperous city in the south, but it's also near the mouth of Lishui. Whether you need seawater or fresh water, you can find it there. Why are you looking at me like that? I'm just saying it according to Big Brother Shisan's request."

"No, this is absolutely not possible!" Before Ye Shisan could speak, Huo Fengqiu rejected the request, saying, "You also know that Brother Shisan just injured the mountain god of Tangting Mountain. It would be good if Emperor Yan did not pursue the matter. Otherwise, wouldn't that be a trap for us?"

After listening to the two people's analysis, Ye Shisan suddenly had an idea and said, "According to Qingluan, going to Shangdang is actually not a bad idea. And no matter which mountain under the jurisdiction of Emperor Yan we go to, the mountain god will know our whereabouts and report it to the higher-ups. Instead of running around like that, it's better to solve this problem once and for all. No matter what method we use."

"But…"

Ye Shisan stopped them and said, "There is no but, because I now have a new bargaining chip, a bargaining chip that is enough to transform me from a sinner into a successful official. I have to thank Qingluan for this. If you hadn't mentioned sea water and fresh water just now, I really wouldn't have thought of this." After a pause, he said, "Okay, go to bed early. We will start on the road tomorrow. On the way, I will teach you some fighting skills, and you will teach me how to read." Then he walked out.

After leaving the room, Ye Shisan jumped onto the roof and found someone waiting there. It was a mature woman who looked slightly older than him. Her loose and gorgeous clothes showed that she was not ordinary. Of course, what attracted Ye Shisan's eyes the most was her half-exposed breasts, because they were typical big breasts, comparable to the maids in "The Curse of the Golden Flower". A pink long sword was floating behind him, and it seemed that it didn't notice Ye Shisan, and it looked up at the stars in the sky.

Ye Shisan suddenly felt that the other party's momentum was withdrawn, and he knew that she was looking for him, so he came up to meet her alone. Now seeing that she was so good at pretending to be cool, he had no choice but to speak first: "It's been a long night and I can't sleep. I thought I was the only one who couldn't sleep. I didn't expect this beautiful woman to be so energetic."

"Breast-chested girl" glanced at Ye Shisan and said with disdain, "You scoundrel." She was indeed a beauty, but if any other man was given such a look by him, he would definitely forget his name immediately.

Ye Shisan was also a normal man, so of course he had a reaction, but for him who had cultivated his mind for many years, this instinctive reaction was not irresistible. Now he was more dissatisfied with the other party's arrogant tone, and said angrily: "I think you also led me, a playboy, up here, right?" He turned around and sat on the roof and continued: "I'm still very busy, if you have anything to say, just tell me, if not, please don't disturb my rest, thank you!"

"You!" Bo Ba was so angry that a scorching air wave spread out, and all the moisture in the air nearby was evaporated at once. Even Zhang Tianya, who was standing next to him, felt nervous. But fortunately, the air wave was retracted as soon as it was released, and no damage was caused. After calming down, Bo Ba seemed to see that Zhang Tianya was a person who would not tolerate toughness, so he said in a much calmer tone: "I'm sorry, I scared you just now. My name is Tiannv Ba, you can call me Ba."

Ye Shisan nodded calmly and said, "You're welcome. My name is Ye Shisan. You can call me whatever you want." Of course, he was not angry at all when the other party's tone changed. But the scorching aura that the other party exuded just now was not fake. Although he was not afraid, he certainly did not want to fight with someone of unknown strength when it was unnecessary.

Tiannuba didn't seem to want to waste time talking to Ye Shisan, and went straight to the point: "Did you find a necklace with a strange mark on it in Black Wind Pass today?"

"Oh?" Ye Shisan did not answer immediately, but asked: "Is that thing important to you?"

"Yes."

“And it’s precious, isn’t it?”

"Yes."

"Then should I raise the price?" Ye Shisan said to Tiannvba with an infuriating smile.