Chapter 83 - Zhige’s Whereabouts (1/2)
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Profound Sky Sect, Broken Sword Peak, in a certain room.
Broken Sword Peak’s young peak master Du Qiying looked left and right as he held a sword that looked low-key luxurious, then revealed a satisfied and infatuated look on his face. This was the Zhige sword — the sword that belonged to Lin Xuanzhi. But after he had used all sorts of methods to throw Lin Xuanzhi out of Profound Sky Sect and turned Lin Xuanzhi into a dog without its master, this Zhige sword then belonged to him, Du Qiying.
“Du Shixiong.” Tong Le knocked on the door, then walked in.
“You’re here.” Du Qiying placed the Zhige sword on the table. He waved his hand at him and said, “Shidi, come and take a look. How should we remove the imprint Lin Xuanzhi left on this Zhige sword so that it can become mine completely?”
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Although this Zhige sword had already fallen into Du Qiying’s hands, the Zhige sword is a top-grade magic weapon so the remnants of Lin Xuanzhi’s spirit in the Zhige sword wasn’t easy to get rid off. Also, the person who wants to remove the imprint on a magic treasure must have the ability to craft a magic treasure himself.
But there are only a handful of craftsmen who can do that.
Thus, Du Qiying still can not use this sword.
Tong Le looked at this godly sword that had already turned into a mere decoration and said, “When this sword was with Lin Xuanzhi, it had absorbed quite a lot of benefits and is evidently about to enlighten its sword spirit. If we were to force this sword spirit to recognise a new master, this sword might give up on itself completely and turn into a heap of scrap metal.”
Du Qiying’s brows furrowed, then he said unhappily, “Then what do we do? Don’t tell me that the sword I tried so hard to obtain is useless?”
“That’s not necessarily true.” Tong Le narrowed his eyes, then said, “Now, the best method I can think of is to melt Zhige first before recasting it into a new sword. That way, its sword spirit will disappear and Lin Xuanzhi’s spirit imprint will vanish as well.”
Du Qiying looked at Tong Le, and a smile began to spread across his handsome face, “Tong Shidi, I’m afraid that within the entire Profound Sky Sect, only you will be able to do that ba?”
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Tong Le smiled slightly and said, “Yes, but I would need a good forged engraving pen first.”
Du Qiying nodded, then looked at the precious sword that made his heart itch and said, “Good items do deserve a good forged engraving pen. As long as Shidi takes a fancy to one, just let me know and I’ll find a way to help you get it.”
Tong Le said, “Shixiong, the pen I like is the one on exhibit at Hidden Tools Pavillion. If I have that pen, even if the magic treasures I craft aren’t up to par, it would be able to make up for its deficiencies. After all, that pen has a very dense fire spirit.”
Du Qiying recalled that forged engraving pen, then his eyebrows furrowed slightly, “That forged engraving pen isn’t cheap. I heard from Shimei that it’s sold for 100 000 gold.”
“Money isn’t the problem though.” Tong Le furrowed his brows and shook his head, then said, “I asked someone who was interested in buying that forged engraving pen. That person told me that he had already offered a million gold for it, but that family’s young master still wasn’t willing to sell it.”
“He, Hidden Tools Pavillion’s young master is quite a big shot isn’t he.” Du Qiying’s expression darkened.
Within the entire Profound Sky Sect, the one who had the greatest reputation was no other than Lin Xuanzhi. And outside of Profound Sky Sect, the one who had the greatest reputation in Profound city was actually the young master who hardly ever shows his face.
Du Qiying had thought that after Lin Xuanzhi left, he would become the most well-known person in Profound Sky Sect. But who knew that this young master’s reputation would actually be even greater than his.
From Du Qiying’s point of view, that person who doesn’t even dare to reveal his face must be someone who’s not fit to be seen in public.
Tong Le revealed a longing look and nodded as he said, “Yeah, he really is very amazing and very rich, so he probably wouldn’t bother with that small sum of money ba.”
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Du Qiying, “…….”
Du Qiying coldly said, “I say Tong Shidi, are you sure it’s appropriate for you to praise him in front of me?”
Tong Le smiled and walked over to Du Qiying. He bent down to give him a kiss on his face, then said in a coquettish tone, “Why does Shixiong want to eat this kind of vinegar? He Cailing Shijie has already become your fiancee, but I didn’t say anything about that.”
In any case, Du Qiying and him were just getting what they need from each other, so there was no need for either side to get jealous.
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The edges of Du Qiying’s lips curved up. He pinched Tong Le’s chin and pulled him into his arms, then asked, “Do you still want that forged engraving pen?”
Tong Le nodded sincerely and said, “Of course I want it, it’s the best forged engraving pen I’ve ever seen. Also, once I have it, I’ll be able to help you deal with this Zhige sword. It’s like killing two birds with one stone.”
“Ok, but I need to ask you a serious question. Do you think the forged engraving pen or that young master is more important?” Du Qiying revealed a strange smile.
“Of course it’s the forged engraving pen.” Tong Le answered without any hesitation, “That young master…to put it simply, I’m merely curious about him, so of course he wouldn’t be as important as that forged engraving pen.”
“Looks like you’re still quite clear-headed.” Du Qiying smiled, then said, “Since that’s the case, then I’ll have to use some special means to get that young master to hand the forged engraving pen over himself.”
“How?” Tong Le looked at Du Qiying in surprise.
Du Qiying had a triumphant look on his face, but he didn’t divulge his plans.
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Tong Le didn’t ask any more questions. He knew that Du Qiying must have a special background, and he’s likely linked to the upper echelons of Profound Sky Sect. Or else, with how they had schemed to harm a heaven-defying genius cultivator who could be called the Light of Xuanwu, the elders in Profound Sky Sect wouldn’t have let them off so easily.
It’s just that, Tong Le couldn’t guess the specifics of Du Qiying’s background.
But then again, he didn’t need to know. He only needed to know that Du Qiying can bring him endless benefits and that would be more than enough for him.
Tong Le smiled and said, “Then I’ll wait for Shixiong’s good news.”
Du Qiying pinched his face and said, “When you went down the mountain today, how did the sale of your wares go?”
“The sales of my wares has always been good. But, something big happened at the foot of the mountain.” When he spoke of this, Tong Le’s expression turned grave, then he said, “Shixiong, guess who I met at Hidden Tools Pavillion?”
“It can’t be Lin Xuanzhi, can it?” Du Qiying said casually.
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Tong Le revealed a strange look.
Du Qiying saw his face and was stunned, then said, “You’re not going to say that Lin Xuanzhi actually returned to Profound city ba?”
“He really did come back.” Tong Le laughed bitterly.