Chapter 17 (1/2)

Chapter 17

Requesting a gift

Chu Shen looked at Master Lang and he looked back at him.

“Chu Shen, you are leaving for the main sect in five days time. Well actually you are not. Instead you are going to a school managed by the main sect. Prepare what you need for the journey during that time. While you prepare I need to ask you something. I noticed you were having difficulty controlling your strength in the forge, why is that?”

Chu Shen showed a “I am sorry master. Do you know the reason why I can go to the main sect now?”

“Yes, a mysterious expert came by and gave you an artifact and a technique.”

“The reason I am having difficulty controlling my strength is directly related to this matter. I have started training in the technique he left me and have broken through to the first stage of that technique.”

Master Lang smiled. “Ah, so it increased your strength. Good, good, good. Now, I am planning on forging you some things, what do you want and I will try to make them.”

Chu Shen paused for a moment to think. He wanted a hammer similar to the one he had in the trial but with a little modification. He would have made an adjustment then but Ti Wu may have objected to that, Ti Wu had already been upset when he changed his weapon mid-trial.

He told his master what he wanted. Master Lang frowned. ‘This kid, he sure is a piece of work. He requested only two things so that isn’t problematic. The only troubling thing is that they are both complex and fickle things. This will be tough.’

Seeing a worried expression on Chu Shens face Master Lang immediately laughed. “Haha. Don’t worry, I will have these things you have requested done before you leave. What is with that glum face, do you doubt your master?”

“No master, of course not! I merely was sad that I was leaving you that’s all.”

“What, what! Have you not heard? I will be coming with you. After all, even your master has to travel every now and then.” Chu Shen was truly astounded. His master had never left the Chu branch Sect since he had come here and had actually stayed for almost 40 years.

For a cultivator to spend almost a tenth of their lifespan in one town was truly rare. Often times unless it was a main city or the capital, most towns lacked resources for martial artists to train properly. As a result, martial artists would often go out to adventure and gather resources.

“Master, you do not have to leave with me. I do not need your protection.”

“Brat, I am not leaving just for you. Though if you are bullied just tell me and I will rescue you. I am going to the artificer’s guild to test my skill again, now leave. I have to start forging those weapons for you, I will be too busy once we get to the School to forge anything else for you.”

Ushering Chu Shen out Master Lang watched him walk along the path back towards his valley. Leaning against the wall of the forge he sighed. “Ahhh. Seeing him like this really takes me back. Hehe, it’s a miracle I survived all that.”

Looking up at the sky he reminisced over all the different trials he had gone through in his youth. As he did, Master Lang reaffirmed his decision to go with his disciple and become a local artificer.

An artificer is well respected and has much influence, especially someone of his level. With his status Master Lang would naturally be able to protect his disciple from most of the troublesome problems that would crop up.