All-class Gu Immortal

Chapter 61 A Well-Planned Plan

An elderly man with dark skin, a muscular build, and a bushy beard, dressed in short black clothes, walked out from the side door. He was holding a red gourd and was drinking from it as he walked.

The unique and rich aroma of the wine wafted from the red gourd.

The orange-red wine was still smeared on his mustache.

Behind the bearded old man was a young man of about twenty years old, who was holding a long, narrow wooden box.

"Fifth brother, who said there was flesh and scales of a strange beast?"

The bearded old man called out to Manager Xu behind the counter, but his gaze drifted to Zhou Qing, who was wearing a minotaur mask.

"My name is Chu Teng, the third manager of Qibingpu. May I ask how you should address this distinguished guest?"

The bearded old man bowed to Zhou Qing.

"Wen Tailai," Zhou Qing said, cupping his fists in greeting, having just thought of someone at random.

"So it's Mr. Wen. These scales seem to come from a python-like beast, and a spirit that has already developed intelligence? I wonder where Mr. Wen obtained them? And how many more do you have?"

Chu Teng took out the snake scales that Manager Chen had just sent to the backyard from his bosom.

"That depends on the quality of Manager Chu's knife," Zhou Qing said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Chu Teng's eyes flashed, and then he smiled, took the wooden box from the young man behind him, and took out a long sword with a sheath inside.

"Mr. Wen, please take a look."

Chu Teng presented the long sword directly.

"bass!"

Zhou Qing took the long sword, drew it from its sheath, and the blade was a dark blue color. Its overall shape was similar to the Tang Dynasty horizontal sword, with a straight blade and a single-edged edge.

However, compared to a typical Tang dynasty sword, its blade is wider and its body is shorter. Including the scabbard, the entire sword is only about two feet and five inches long.

Moreover, this knife seems a bit too thin.

Zhou Qing plucked a hair and tested it; the hair split in two the moment it touched the blade.

Immediately afterwards, he tried to infuse the Azure Water True Qi into the blade.

hum!
The long sword emitted a clear ringing sound.

However, the next moment, the wisp of true energy he had injected into the blade vanished without a trace, as if it had disappeared into the sea.

Zhou Qing frowned slightly, sheathed the long sword, and returned it to Chu Teng.

"The knife is indeed a good knife."

Chu Teng took the long sword and drew it from its sheath again: "This sword was forged by me according to the method recorded in the ancient manual, and it is extremely sharp."

However, the ancient manual was incomplete, missing a crucial element, which resulted in the knife being too thin after forging and easily broken.

Based on my estimation, this sword needs to be reforged with the flesh and scales of strange beasts and monsters to be given new life.

Seeing the fervent look on his face as he stared at the long sword in his hand, Zhou Qing asked, "Is Manager Chu willing to part with it?"

"A fine sword is meant for a hero. I am of mediocre strength and do not have the ability to make this 'Demon-Slaying Blade' drink the blood of a great demon."

Moreover, this is the seventh demon-slaying sword I have forged; I have three more stored in my storeroom, awaiting their destined owners.

Chu Teng said with a smile.

"If Mr. Wen agrees to one condition, then we can be friends, and I will sell you this knife for three hundred taels of silver."

"Manager Chu, please tell me first." Zhou Qing didn't rush to agree.

"If Mr. Wen can bring enough blood and scales from exotic beasts, I am willing to reforge this sword for you free of charge, hoping to further improve my weapon-forging skills and fulfill my lifelong wish." Chu Teng's words were very sincere.

"In that case, I'll accept Manager Chu as a friend," Zhou Qing said, clasping his hands in a fist salute.

"Thank you!" Chu Teng put the long sword in his hand into the box and presented it along with the other items.

Zhou Qing took the wooden box, then took out three hundred taels of silver notes and handed them to Manager Chen behind the counter. "Manager Chu, I'm not afraid to tell you this, but I don't know where you got this wine. The aroma alone has made me crave it, and I'd like to buy a few jars to try."

Having solved the problem with the knife, Zhou Qing looked at the wine gourd at Chu Teng's waist.

"Oh? I didn't expect Mr. Wen to also enjoy this drink." Chu Teng's eyes lit up.

"This wine is made using a secret recipe from my Chu family. One of the ingredients used in its brewing is a medicinal herb called Fire Cloud Mushroom, which can only be found by venturing deep into Huanglong Mountain. It cannot be bought anywhere else."

"I see, forgive my intrusion." Zhou Qing thought to himself, feeling a pang of regret.

Even he, a teetotaler, found the wine to have a unique fragrance; it's likely that even a wine lover would enjoy it.

“Since Mr. Wen likes it, I’ll give him the remaining half of the gourd.” Chu Teng took the gourd from his waist and handed it over.

"How can this be allowed?" Zhou Qing was taken aback and became wary.

On their first meeting, the other person didn't even know what he looked like, yet they were already trying to befriend him and offering him drinks.

"Mr. Wen, you're too kind." Chu Teng shook his wine gourd.

Judging from the sounds of the drinks inside, there were indeed only a few sips left.

"Thank you very much, Manager Chu. If I have time in the future, I will definitely go to Huanglong Mountain to find this Fire Cloud Mushroom and send it to you." Zhou Qing took the wine gourd.

"If that's the case, then I must thank Mr. Wen!" Chu Teng said with a smile.

After exchanging pleasantries, he personally escorted Zhou Qing out of the Qibing Shop.

When he returned to the counter, Manager Xu dismissed the apprentice, leaving only the two of them in the front hall.

"Third Brother, it's one thing to sell the Demon-Slaying Blade at a low price, but why did you even give the Fire Toad Wine to this person?"

Manager Xu looked puzzled.

The enthusiastic smile from before had vanished from Chu Teng's face. He took out a red toad the size of a thumb from his pocket and said calmly:

"The Jade Fire Toad told me that Wen Tailai carries the residual aura of a very dangerous creature. This Five Poisons Demon Blade needs to be tempered with the flesh and blood of five poisons, so this person must have recently come into contact with a highly poisonous and dangerous creature."

This Fire Toad Wine contains the bodily fluids of the Azure Fire Toad. If he drinks this wine, the bodily fluids will become entangled with his true energy and blood, and sooner or later, he will beg for help.

Besides, the demon-slaying sword I gave him was a defective product; selling it for three hundred taels of silver wouldn't be a loss.

"Don't worry, having witnessed the power of the Demon-Slaying Blade, he'll definitely come back to ask me to forge another one."

Upon hearing this, Manager Xu gave a thumbs up: "Third Brother is truly farsighted! If this person can really bring the flesh and scales of a highly poisonous beast, then we will be one step closer to forging a divine weapon."

the other side.

Zhou Qing hurried to the 'Hundred Herbs Hall' in Yuyefang, north of the city.

According to Wei Sheng's reminder, there is a pill called 'Peiyuan Dan' that is highly effective in breaking through the upper limit of Qi and blood.

He plans to visit Baicaotang.

As they passed through a narrow alley, Zhou Qing removed the wooden stopper from the small gourd, brought the mouth of the gourd to his nose, and carefully smelled it, his brows furrowing slightly.

"Erqing, take a look."

Erqing, hidden in the jade tablet, appeared. Its thumb-sized body lay on the mouth of the gourd, spitting out a silk thread to probe inside the gourd and sucking a few drops of wine into its mouth.

"Pfft!"

Erqing was somewhat excited.

"Something's definitely not right. There really aren't many good people in this world," Zhou Qing thought to himself.

There is a very peculiar poison in the wine.

"Anyway, it's all for the drinkers, so it doesn't matter. It's just that it's best not to go to that Qibing Shop in the future." Zhou Qing turned around and looked towards the east of the city.

(End of this chapter)