The sect is full of evildoers, but I am the eldest brother.

This wasn't a life-or-death battle, but it was a competition without any suspense.

It is true that the Sword Forging Guard's cultivation is far superior to Xiao Jianxin's.

But if you don't use any spiritual power.

Relying solely on his own sword skills, he faced off against Xiao Jianxin, who was a leader of the righteous path in his previous life.

It is true that I overestimated myself a bit.

After a while, Xiao Jianxin gradually analyzed the weaknesses of the Sword Forging Guard.

Take advantage of the gap when the latter opens and closes.

He has quick eyes and quick hands.

With a quick turn of his wrist, he raised the sword and knocked the long sword out of the sword-forging guard's hand with one strike.

The long sword spun and flew out, and finally firmly embedded itself into the courtyard wall, and Xiao Jianxin also raised his long sword.

The sword pointed at the throat of the Sword Forger, who had raised his hands, almost by a hair's breadth.

Even just a little bit further forward.

There will be blood on the spot!

"You are very strong. If we fight at the same level, I am not as good as you." The Sword Forging Guard said lightly.

This boy's swordsmanship is superb, and he can be ranked among the top three among the people he has ever met in his life.

He also looks very young.

To have achieved such success at such a young age, could he be a genius that has emerged out of nowhere in recent years?

It was Gu Feiyang, the outstanding young man from the Gu family in the Southern Martial Region who inherited the "Unrivaled Demon-Shaking Fist"...

I'm afraid that's all.

Xiao Jianxin's bone age and cultivation level can easily lead others into a misunderstanding.

Just like someone like him.

Only the top cultivation sects and families with a long history can cultivate it.

"I apologize for any offense, and I hope you will bear with me."

Xiao Jianxin gently threw the sword into the air, and flicked the sword body as it fell.

The natal weapon was instantly collected into the small cave opened up in the dantian, and floated quietly.

Actually, you can put it away directly, the main thing is that it looks handsome!

"It's not an offense."

The sword-forging guard walked to the front of the courtyard wall, drew out his long sword, and inserted it into the matching scabbard at his waist.

Looking around the empty courtyard, he suggested:

"If you need anything here, why not come to my place, make me a pot of tea, and then we can talk slowly."

Xiao Jianxin hesitated a little, but nodded in agreement.

Afterwards, he followed the Sword Forging Guard all the way to the latter's small courtyard in the Qi Shi Mansion.

Some weapons were put back on the armory that had been looted by thieves. They were all extraordinary items, but they were several levels lower than the previous ones.

The swordsmith went into the house and made a pot of hot tea.

When he came out, the Swordsmith had a mask on his face, revealing the lower half of his face, which looked extremely ugly, dry and twisted, as if it had been burned by fire.

Everyone has their own little secrets, and even if Xiao Jianxin saw them, he would not ask any more questions.

Besides, you can tell what's going on at a glance.

There is no need to ask at all, it's annoying.

The sword-forging guard invited Xiao Jianxin to sit over and poured him a bowl of hot tea, showing his hospitality. However, the questions he asked made Xiao Jianxin a little confused.

"Your sword moves seem familiar to me. What is your relationship with the Palm Sword Master?"

"I don't know who you are talking about."

"A dead man."

"..."

Xiao Jianxin was speechless.

But considering that this might be the other person's personality, and that I was living under someone else's roof and had to bow my head, I didn't think too much about it.

"Tell me, what are you doing sneaking into Qishi Mansion?"

The sword-forging guard picked up the tea bowl and blew on it. Then, without caring about the heat, he tilted his head back and drank it all in one gulp, just like drinking wine. His generous attitude made people admire him.

"Ahem, hot, hot..."

The swordsmith covered his mouth with a look of pain on his face.

A weirdo...

Xiao Jianxin felt a little ashamed. Although Qishi Mansion was committed to recruiting talented people from all over the country to serve the dynasty,

But there is an old saying that goes, genius is on the left and madness is on the right. Geniuses who are outstanding in a certain field all have some minor flaws of their own.

Just like the old poisonous creature we met before, who would take a bath in a mixture of 749 kinds of strange poisons for no reason?

Please wait for a moment.

After the Sword Forging Guard recovered, Xiao Jian thought for a moment and decided to test the waters first, so he asked:

"Have you ever heard of Princess Yongning?"

"Yeah." The Swordsmith replied casually, "It's no secret. She's the emperor's granddaughter."

Hear this.

Xiao Jianxin finally felt relieved. It seemed that the Sword Forging Guards did not know the little princess's true identity.

in this way......

He must be an irrelevant outsider.

"Are you from the royal family?"

The tone didn't sound very friendly. It seemed that the Sword Forging Guard, like Senior Zuo, belonged to the Little Dragon Emperor's faction... Xiao Jian thought to himself.

"No." Xiao Jianxin shook his head, sighed, and said, "To be honest, I came here because of the little princess."

"Ji Xiaqing is here?"

The swordsmith suddenly stood up and looked around, his behavior both abnormal and a little flustered.

Before Xiao Jianxin could speak.

Duanwei hurried to the weapons rack and collected the weapons on the rack. In the end, he even moved the entire weapons rack away.

After a while, the courtyard became empty again...

Xiao Jianxin's eyes were blank and he felt dazed.

What on earth is this master of all weapons doing?

Even though Xiao Jianxin knew that the people admitted into the Qi Shi Mansion all had some minor problems.

But the series of strange behaviors of the Swordsmith still left him a little confused.

There was a "clang, clang" sound coming from inside the house.

After a while, the swordsmith wiped the sweat from his cheeks and walked out of the house with satisfaction.

"Now I can finally rest assured."

The Swordsmith smiled and sat back down, raised his head and asked, "Where is she now?"

Xiao Jianxin replied woodenly: "I don't know, I'm looking for it too."

The two looked at each other in silence.

After a long moment, the Swordsmith seemed to realize something and asked in confusion, "Wait! Since you're not from the royal family, what do you want from the princess?"

"Isn't that what I was going to say..."

Xiao Jianxin held his forehead helplessly, and for a moment he was a little unsure which faction the Sword Forging Guards belonged to.

"Why are you making such a false report when he hasn't come yet? You've made me worry for nothing!"

"I......"

Xiao Jianxin was speechless for a moment and sighed:

"I am a member of the Righteous Alliance and was entrusted to protect the young princess. However, she has now been abducted by some unknown force and her whereabouts remain unknown."

"So you suspect that we kidnapped that girl?" The Sword Forger said suspiciously.

This person claimed not long ago that he came for the little princess, and now he says that she was kidnapped.

As a guard, instead of investigating who did it, he ran to Qi Shi's house.

Isn't this a disguised way of saying that it was the people from Qi Shi Mansion who kidnapped the princess?

“That’s what I thought at first.”

Xiao Jianxin hesitated for a moment, then frowned and said, "Your Excellency, I have no intention of getting involved in the conflict between your two factions. This is a matter of grave importance. Please tell me, who do you support... the Little Dragon Emperor or the Emperor of the Dynasty?"

"I'm just a stinky knife repairman."

"..."