Chapter 425 (2/2)

Every Xia person who left Gongjia Mountain was a master. Even if they weren’t famous now, it was only a matter of time. Once he became famous, meeting him would be difficult. This was a rare opportunity that Zheng Luo would never pass up.

When Shao Xuan arrived at the bottom of the hill, Gongjia Heng was sitting on a patch of grass near the river, watching the colourful line of ducks in the river.

After living near the tribe for a while, the ducks trusted the tribesmen more. They would even fight for the food scattered by the people.

“Your tribe rears so many birds? Aren’t you afraid they will fly away if you leave them here like that?” asked Gongjia Heng, pointing at the ducks in the river.

Shao Xuan smiled. “They flew here on their own, they can fly away if they want.”

“Right.” Gongjia Heng did not believe him. Then again, he was not here to look at ducks, he had only asked out of curiosity. As for whether the Flaming Horn people were rearing ducks, he had no interest.

“I asked a few tribes before finding this place.” When Gongjia Heng arrived, he had seen a Flaming Horn warrior dragging a freshly hunted wild boar. He had tossed it to his partner easily as if it was just a small sandbag. At the time, he thought, ‘Shao Xuan wasn’t lying, the tribesmen are strong.”

“Come into the village, we can talk inside. You must be tired too. Rest for a few days here before leaving,” said Shao Xuan.

Gongjia Heng did not refuse. Since he left Gongjia Mountain, other than staying for two days in the house he’d lived in for twenty years, he hadn’t gotten proper rest. There had been many fearsome beasts in the forest so he had been very tense to avoid the beasts. Now, he was just exhausted and needed some good sleep. Although it was his first time at Flaming Horn and did not know them well, he trusted Shao Xuan.

After introducing Heng to Zheng Luo and the rest, he brought Heng up the hill to his house.

Heng had been carrying a large bundle. When they entered the house, Heng plopped the bundle on the stone table and there was a loud thud.

“These are for you!” Gongjia Heng said seriously. “I haven’t properly thanked you yet. This is a portion of the fruit of my labour at Gongjia Mountain, also a gift of thanks to you.”

Shao Xuan took a look at the things in the bundle. Ten weapons including swords, axes, spears and daggers. Although they were just on the table, you could feel how sharp they were from the cold glint on the blades. Every weapon had a cloud symbol, which was Gongjia Heng’s signature. One of the golden swords had a dark cloud pattern which was Shao Xuan’s name.

Gongjia Heng gave a look of pride. With great confidence, he said, “This sword is, other than the one I gave as an offering at Gongjia Mountain, the best sword I have made until now. It can break a rock easily!” As he spoke, his eyes swept the room. He saw a few rocks as big as his fist and strode over to pick them up. “Watch!”

Zheng Luo, Duo Kang and the rest had squeezed into the house too. They craned their necks and stared unblinkingly, afraid they might miss something exciting. They had heard of Xia-made weapons that could easily cut rocks in half. However, these weapons were costly to make. Without the right connection, they couldn’t hire a Xia blacksmith either. The best masters didn’t usually meet outsiders.

Today, they had the chance to witness this, they were so excited they couldn’t breathe!

Gongjia Heng held the sword reflecting golden light in one hand, then threw the rock in the air with the other.

He slashed the sword down powerfully when the rock was in the air, the blade directly on the rock.

As the sword slashed, there was a flash of golden light that brought a feeling of sanctity. Like a flash of lightning in a dark night, as if it could split the skies in half.

Everyone around felt a chill down their spine and shuddered.

Clang!

The golden sword made contact with the rock and created a sound that almost pierced their eardrums.

Stone powder flew.

Thud! Grr…

The rock rolled on the ground.

The sword was still perfect, there was no dent.

The rock had a small chip.

Shao Xuan: “...”

Gongjia Heng: “...”

Zheng Luo, Duo Kang and the rest: “...”