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"As agreed on that day, it was five hundred coins in total."

Seeing that Yang Xiaoman did not react, Chen Man quickly reminded her.

"If Miss Yang is worried, she can point it out to me in person."

"No need." Yang Xiaoman slowly withdrew her gaze, gently shook her head, and accepted the heavy money bag.

She weighed it in her hand for a moment and immediately felt its heavy weight.

He then walked to the center of the courtyard, picked up Chen Man's pig-slaughtering knife, and handed it to him at the gate.

"Cash and goods settled."

Holding the familiar butcher knife, Chen Man felt a pang of pain but also a sense of relief.

For him, five hundred coins was a considerable sum.

But compared to the old buddy in my hand, it's nothing.

Money can be earned anytime, but if he loses even the butcher's knife, his good reputation built up over a decade will obviously suffer a devastating blow.

"Butcher Chen, is that the master of the house today?"

At this moment, Yang Xiaoman looked at the middle-aged man in black robes behind Chen Man.

He couldn't help but be a little surprised; this demeanor... was almost identical to that of the Qi family patriarch.

I wonder what kind of good fortune this butcher Chen had that led him to find such a distinguished client.

But why would such an important person personally come to visit?

After all, slaughtering pigs is a lowly job that is not considered respectable. In wealthier households, the entire process is handled by servants.

Of course, the incident with the Qi family the other day is a different story.

Because of the relationship between her father and Master Qi.

"That's right, he's Master Han from our town."

Chen Man reluctantly shifted her gaze from the butcher knife, then said with a solemn expression.

"Young Butcher Yang, I know you must be curious as to why Master Han would personally come to your door. He will explain it to you."

"But before that, he needs to see your butcher's license in person."

He naturally knew about Yang Xiaoman's trip to the county for an assessment yesterday.

After all, the other party had already mentioned it to him in the alley the day before.

"A butcher's manual?"

Yang Xiaoman immediately realized that although Chen Man must have mentioned the competition between the two at the Qi family the day before yesterday.

But without proof, the host family probably wouldn't readily believe it.

It is only natural to ask to see the butcher's book.

Without a second thought, Yang Xiaoman pulled out the butcher's manual and followed Chen Man toward the middle-aged man in black robes not far away.

"Greetings, Master Han."

Seeing the middle-aged man in black robes looking at him, Yang Xiaoman first clasped his hands in greeting and then handed over the butcher's certificate.

To her surprise, the other person didn't answer for a long time, but instead stared at her intently, as if trying to figure something out.

"You must be Yang Chenglin, the butcher's daughter?"

Han Feng stared at Yang Xiaoman for a long time before finally taking the butcher's manual from her hand.

Before she could speak, he was startled as his gaze swept over the contents of the butcher's book.

"At only seven years old, you've become a butcher? If you said you weren't Butcher Yang's daughter, probably no one would believe it."

Beside him, Chen Man immediately put on a fawning smile and said awkwardly:

"Master Han is absolutely right. Even I am a step behind Yang Xiao the butcher in terms of skill. Passing the butcher's test will naturally be a piece of cake for him."

Upon hearing this, Yang Xiaoman couldn't help but twitch her lips and subconsciously rubbed her still somewhat sore arm.

"Butcher Chen is joking. If I hadn't been lucky yesterday, I probably wouldn't have passed the test."

How could this be?!

Chen Man was stunned upon hearing this, as if he had heard something unbelievable.

The county's assessment of butchers is mostly just a formality; as long as you figure out the tricks of the trade and complete the tasks as required, you can easily pass.

Not to mention an old butcher like him, who could complete the assessment with his eyes closed.

Although he said in front of Han Feng that Yang Xiaoman's skills were only slightly inferior to his, Chen Man knew in his heart that it was just a way of saving face for himself.

In fact, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they are worlds apart.

"Young Butcher Yang, you're not kidding, are you?"

While Chen Man was still in shock, Han Feng frowned imperceptibly while holding the butcher's book.

"Judging from this, it seems you'll have to go for the knife skills competition later, Butcher Chen."

"As for Butcher Yang, I will still pay him, just in case."

If even the butcher's assessment can be stumped, then Yang Xiaoman, even though she inherited her father's skills, must not have mastered much of the craft due to her age.

It is already extraordinary for a seven-year-old girl to become a butcher.

As for her victory over Chen Man at the Qi family the day before yesterday...

In Han Feng's opinion, the reason why Yang Xiaoman lost the match was either because the latter was too arrogant and underestimated her opponent, and did not take Yang Xiaoman seriously.

Either Qi Shengyin and Yang Chenglin were old acquaintances, so Qi Shengyin secretly helped Yang Chenglin a little.

"Let me go?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Man was startled.

Just then, Yang Xiaoman, who was standing to the side, was completely confused by the conversation between the two.

Wasn't this supposed to be a business visit? Why is it some kind of knife skills competition?

"A competition? What kind of competition?"

Seeing her blank expression, Han Feng sighed even more.

It seems that the butcher Yang didn't mention anything else besides teaching his daughter the skills.

This further diminished his trust in Yang Xiaoman.

"Young Butcher Yang, this is a long story."

Chen Man sighed, glanced at Han Feng subconsciously, and seeing that his expression didn't change, explained softly:

"What we are doing today is not doing a pig-slaughtering service for Master Han."

"Instead, he will participate in the Sword King competition in our Shahe County under his own name!"

The battle for the title of Sword King?

The confusion in Yang Xiaoman's eyes deepened even more.

"Speaking of the Sword King, the Sword King competition in our Shahe County... actually had a candidate selected as early as three years ago."

"It's just a matter of holding a new election now."

Chen Man spoke softly, his gaze fixed on Yang Xiaoman, his expression somewhat complicated.

This made her frown subconsciously, and just as she was about to ask a question, a thought suddenly flashed through her mind.

Yang Xiaoman was suddenly startled, and her eyes widened involuntarily.

"Could it be that my father was the Sword King of Shahe County before?!"

When she first transmigrated, she thought her father was just an ordinary butcher.

As she traveled with the Qi family and gained a deeper understanding of the Tu Xingshu, she gradually realized that her kind-hearted father was not as ordinary as he seemed.

There were many things that even her mother didn't know; she was kept in the dark.

For example, his feud with Lord Shen from the Tu Xingfu (a military government office).

"Butcher Yang is quite clever."

Han Feng was somewhat surprised, and the disdain in his eyes lessened considerably.

Although the butcher Yang's daughter is still young, her potential is limitless.

Even her father, Yang the butcher, failed to become a butcher and show his talent when he was seven years old.

"It's because your father had an accident that the county magistrate demanded a new election for the Sword King. As for why he did this, you'll understand when you're qualified to participate in the future."

"However, I have heard that your father's death seems to be related to his becoming the Sword King."

Upon hearing this, Yang Xiaoman froze on the spot.

Was my father's death related to becoming the Sword King?!