Xuanxia

Chapter 262: Three Great Guests
"Gone?"

Fu Qingzhou's pupils shrank.

He watched Jiang Baichuan leave like a breeze, his eyes slightly cold.

If I had five points of suspicion when I saw the young man before, now it was eight points!
How could a person who was most likely a Northern Barbarian meet Jiang Baichuan here?
If that person was not a northern barbarian, why was he so panicked? Why was he so eager to escape and disappear?
And if there wasn't some trick, how could it be possible to disappear in such a short time?
"Why, you don't want to ask Jiang Baichuan about the Immortality Pill?"

The smoker laughed and said, "Do you think there's something wrong with him?"

Fu Qingzhou frowned and said nothing.

If he hadn't encountered this incident, he would never have suspected Jiang Baichuan. At most, he would have just thought about what Ning Wushu said, that military secrets should not be known to ordinary people.

Yes, even though Jiang Baichuan is already the leader of the Wulin Alliance, he still has no official position and is still just a commoner.

"Just take it step by step."

After a long silence, he slowly said, "Although we can't doubt Alliance Leader Jiang just because of a young man, I think it's always right to remain vigilant."

"Asking him about the immortality pill now would be bad in case we alert him."

Since he had no intention of asking Jiang Baichuan directly at the moment, what Fu Qingzhou had to do was to find out about the so-called magic pill.

So first of all, of course, we have to visit the alchemist.

"Oh, you mean Master Wu!"

A Wulin League disciple he asked smiled and said, "Master Wu doesn't see guests all year round, so you definitely won't see him. But Master Feng and Mr. Ze are more easygoing, and many people have visited them recently. If you are interested, Young Master Fu, you can go find them."

After Fu Qingzhou thanked the disciple of the Wulin Alliance, he narrowed his eyes slightly.

No visitors for many years...

This also means that it is difficult for information to leak out from Master Wu, the alchemist.

During this period of time, Fu Qingzhou had dealt a lot with Hua Wuying and the disciples of the Wulin League, and he roughly knew some things about the three great masters of the Wulin League.

The alchemist "Master Wu" is the most mysterious. Even Hua Wuying has only seen him a few times. It is said that he joined the Wulin Alliance just to have a place with rich resources and no one to disturb him, so that he can concentrate on studying alchemy.

In exchange, when the Wulin Alliance needs some special elixirs, they will ask Master Wu to refine them.

Apart from that, he didn't need to purchase most of the pills for daily consumption, as ordinary alchemists' followers could meet their needs.

Another swordsmith, Feng Ren, is the best swordsmith in the Wulin Alliance. Fu Qingzhou's current Gelang Sword was made by him.

Master Feng has an easy-going personality and superb skills. It is no exaggeration to say that he is one of the most powerful swordsmiths in the world. His reason for joining the Wulin Alliance is similar to that of Master Wu, both of which want to have a place with rich resources to study their skills.

After all, whether it's alchemy or blacksmithing, it's very expensive.

However, as for the last disciple, the exiled old gentleman, his disciples had different opinions.

Hua Wuying naturally respected the old gentleman invited by his master very much, but the other disciples of the Wulin Alliance had some reservations about him.

Because this old man is a fortune teller...

It is said that he is very active in the Wulin Alliance, catching people to tell fortunes every day, and most of the things he says are not very nice. He either says that people will have bloody disasters or lose money. This makes everyone unhappy and they avoid him every day.

But Jiang Baichuan always respected this exiled old gentleman. It was said that Master Feng and Master Wu also respected him very much. Therefore, the disciples of the Wulin Alliance dared not speak out even though they were angry.

"Since we can't meet Master Wu, let's go visit Master Feng first."

Fu Qingzhou pondered, "Since they are all the three great masters of the Wulin Alliance, they should at least know a little more, right?"

This Master Feng is not difficult to find.

He asked a random person a few questions, and the person pointed to a rooftop with thick smoke billowing out. Fu Qingzhou thought it was the smoke from cooking in the kitchen, but then he realized that it was actually the smoke from the forging furnace.

As you get closer, you'll see a bustling scene.

It was dinner time, and a group of shirtless men sat on the ground, holding simple meals in their hands, eating, drinking, chatting and laughing. Behind them, the fire in the stove was burning brightly, and the ground was littered with sword blanks, knife blanks, iron and steel bars.

There was clearly an older man in the crowd who was a little older and a bit stronger than the others. He looked to be about 40 years old and had a very prestigious look. When he started talking, all the other men shut their mouths and listened attentively.

"That's what I'm saying..."

As Fu Qingzhou approached, he heard the elder brother say, "...There is no future for you as a blacksmith!"

Fu Qingzhou: “?”

"You guys, if you have any ideas, stop forging iron."

The elder brother shook his head and said, "I'm doing well, right? The swords and knives I made, everyone in the martial arts world begs for them. But what's the result? If it weren't for Alliance Leader Jiang supporting me, I wouldn't even have enough to eat!"

Fu Qingzhou smiled, walked over, and said loudly: "How could it be? If Master Feng wants, he can open a sword-forging villa and become rich!"

His words immediately attracted everyone's attention. The elder brother narrowed his eyes and looked at him: "Who are you?"

"My name is Fu Qingzhou, and I am here to visit the Wulin League's number one knife maker, Master Feng Renfeng."

Fu Qingzhou smiled and bowed.

All the guys' eyes lit up at once: "Kill the Fu Qingzhou from the Fanyin Temple?!"

The elder brother laughed and said, "It's you. I'm Feng Ren. What do you want from me?"

"I came to Wulin League in a hurry last time and didn't visit you yet."

Fu Qingzhou smiled and said, "Master Feng's Wave Cutting Knife has helped me a lot during this period. I have to thank him in person anyway."

"Oh, yes, yes."

Feng Ren slapped his forehead and said, "The Cutting Wave Knife is for you."

He shook his head and sighed: "Alas, I didn't pay much attention when I hit you with that knife. Did I do you any harm?"

Fu Qingzhou didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "No, no."

"Look." Feng Ren said to the apprentices around him, "You still have to be careful when forging swords. If something goes wrong and someone comes to your door, will you still be blamed? What if they get angry and want to use you as a scapegoat? What should you do?"

“So, there is no future for blacksmiths…”

Fu Qingzhou was embarrassed and said helplessly: "Master Feng, I came to visit you for another matter - I have a bow, but I don't know what material it is made of. Can you help me take a look?"

Although they were asking about the magic pill, after all, they were not familiar with each other, and it would not be a good idea to start talking right away.

At least you have to chat about something and get familiar with each other first.

As he spoke, he took off the long bow on his back and handed it forward respectfully with both hands.

Unexpectedly, Feng Ren sighed to the apprentices around him: "You see, sometimes people will ask you to help with the inspection without paying. If they find that the product is good, it's fine. But if they say that the material or product is not good, there will inevitably be another quarrel..."

Fu Qingzhou: "...Um, Master Feng, how about I give you a red envelope later..."

"Oh, no, no, I was just joking."

Feng Ren waved his hand and took the bow. His eyes suddenly lit up: "Oh my god, this can't be a thousand-year-old black bamboo! Where else in the world can we find such a thing?! And the string is actually the tendon of a sea dragon?!"

(End of this chapter)