Chapter 442 (2/2)

The Black Bear trading party did not take Linlu tribe seriously at all. Just like that, they left.

Whispers----

The crowd exploded into conversation. They all heard what the guard said.

Shao Xuan did not listen to what they had to say. Once he entered the residence, most of the sounds were already shut off. He gave the hammer to the guard because it wasn’t going to be convenient bringing a hammer inside.

They hadn’t met in a while. Gongjia Heng had changed, behaving and positioning himself more like a master.

“Hehe, so it’s you!” Gongjia Heng got up to greet him.

“Master Heng! Apologies for interrupting your day!” Shao Xuan smiled.

“Hahaha, it’s fine, it’s fine!” He was still happy to see Shao Xuan. “I heard you beat the Lu family’s Lubi up?”

“He came looking for us, it’s not like we could do nothing.” He shrugged.

“Do you have a place to stay in King City? You can stay here if you want!”

Gongjia Heng was actually worried that Shao Xuan might have offended some powerful people in King City. He would be safer here.

Shao Xuan understood his intentions but refused.

Black Bear did not interrupt since they were deep in conversation. It was only when Shao Xuan mentioned him that he spoke.

“Black Bear trading party, Beimi. Nice to meet you, Master Heng!”

“Mm.” He was here with Shao Xuan so Gongjia Heng wasn’t too rude. It wasn’t their fault.

Gongjia Heng introduced Ji Fang nearby. “The lord’s son, Ji Fang.”

To the tribesmen, the lord’s son was the same as the chief’s son. That was why Shao Xuan was not panicking.

Shao Xuan was here to visit Heng, give him some Thousand Grain Gold and request a knife.

“Come, let’s talk in the house.” Gongjia Heng brought them to a house near the forging room. This was for meeting guests. Forging rooms were considered secret areas and outsiders must not enter.

To the Gongjia people, they would rather their house have no bedrooms than lack a forging room. There were too many secrets inside and it was an important place. That was why they could not bring random people inside. Even the lord’s son, Ji Fang, had to sit outside even though he was here to ask for a sword.

Shao Xuan drew a knife Guang Yi had once used on a piece of white cloth. Gongjia Heng also understood what he wanted. He was told that Shao Xuan was staying in the city for a while so it was not urgent. He would forge it when he had time.

“Alright, I understand. Don’t worry, you’ll definitely be satisfied with it. I’ll fix it if you don’t like it. Right, how’s your sword? Do you need any repairs?” asked Gongjia Heng.

“Actually, I do.” Shao Xuan took out his sword. It was bent from blocking Lubi’s hammer.

“Put it here too. I’ll fix it.” Gongjia Heng offered Shao Xuan to drink with him the next day. When he was promoted to a blacksmith, many people had gifted him drinks.

“I can’t tomorrow. I’ve promised someone else I’d meet him,” said Shao Xuan.

“Who? Who’s more important than I am?” Gongjia Heng said jokingly, though there was a little pride in his eyes. He had the right to say so.

“I’m going to old Ji Ju’s place tomorrow…”

“... Go then.”

In terms of both age and ranking, he was far from Ji Ju’s rank. Although the Gongjia people were proud, they still had to recognise the achievements of Ji ‘Golden Grain’ Ju. After eating his golden grains for twenty years, Gongjia Heng was familiar with this person.

Ji Fang, who had planned to excuse himself, sat down again to listen.

But Shao Xuan did not speak much. After some small talk, he left a small animal skin pouch for Heng and left.

When he left, Ji Fang reached to take the pouch in Gongjia Heng’s hand. He suspected it was related to what Ji Ju had been hiding.