Can diligence compensate for lack of talent? But I'm a martial arts genius!

"It's just that I've almost spent all the money I earned..."

The only thing that made Su Changqing quite helpless was the price of this rapid growth: spending money like water.

The more than one thousand taels of silver he had earned earlier were almost gone after he took a bottle of "Hundred-Supplement Strength Pill" every month!

Su Changqing's income was actually quite high. Two months ago, he became a blacksmith at the weapon forging shop, earning more than ten taels of silver a month. In addition, he received a monthly salary of 30 taels of silver from the gold medal swordsmith, which added up to 40 taels, a solid income. Unfortunately, he still couldn't make ends meet.

"I'll go to Mingxin Tower tomorrow to see if there are any suitable missions for me. I hope to earn enough silver to support my physical growth to its limit!"

Su Changqing already had a plan in mind. It had been more than three months since he last completed a mission for Mingxin Tower, and he needed to use Mingxin Tower to obtain what he wanted.

The day was the rest day, and Su Changqing, disguised as "Mr. Niu," made his way to Mingxin Tower.

"Master Niu, please come upstairs. I'll go inform the owner right away!"

Upon Su Changqing's arrival at Mingxin Tower, the martial artists there naturally greeted him with utmost respect and enthusiasm.

Although Su Changqing had only been on one mission, he single-handedly wiped out the Blood Cloud Bandit Gang. He was the top-notch ghostwriter of Mingxin Tower, and no one dared to neglect him!

Su Changqing nodded slightly and went to the VIP room on the second floor of Mingxin Building to wait.

"Mr. Niu, have you come here to accept the bounty?"

A melodious voice rang out, and Xu Hongyi, dressed in a fiery red dress and looking stunningly beautiful, had already been informed and came to greet Su Changqing.

The top ghostwriters all receive a salary. In the past, Su Changqing would only collect his salary once a month on the designated day. However, this month, the day for collecting his salary has not yet arrived, which clearly indicates that he has other matters to attend to.

"Well, I'm short on money, so I wanted to see if there are any suitable bounties for me."

Su Changqing didn't hide anything and directly stated his purpose.

Powerful martial artists are exceptionally efficient at making money, and equally exceptional at spending it. Su Changqing spends a bottle of "Hundred-Replenishing Strength Pill" every month, a speed at which even martial artists in the Divine Power Realm are rare!

Xu Hongyi said with a smile, "Indeed, there is a task that might be more suitable for Mr. Niu."

As she spoke, Xu Hongyi placed a scroll on the table, and Su Changqing opened it and began to browse the information on it.

"A reward of 50 taels of silver will be given to the soldiers of Anning Town who escort a group of death row inmates to Dafeng City?"

Su Changqing flipped through the scroll containing the mission. He frowned slightly and looked at Xu Hongyi. A mission with a reward of 50 taels of silver was definitely not worth a top-notch ghostwriter going to do. There must be some key to it.

Sure enough, Xu Hongyi explained, "Mr. Niu, among this group of death row inmates, there is a man with a rather extraordinary background named Chen Fei. His father is Chen Tieyi, who is known as the 'Invincible Iron Fist'."

"Chen Tieyi?"

Su Changqing listened silently; of course, he had never heard of Chen Tieyi.

Xu Hongyi explained, "This Chen Tieyi was originally the leader of the Ironclad Sect. He achieved the Divine Strength Realm twenty years ago, and his Iron Shirt technique had long been perfected to the point of being impervious to swords and spears. He was known as the Invincible Iron Fist, but he was tyrannical and committed the heinous crime of massacring an entire clan several years ago, causing a terrible impact and resulting in a hefty bounty on his head... If you can take his head, you can get a reward of 2000 taels of silver!"

"Two thousand taels of silver?"

Su Changqing's eyes lit up, and he roughly understood what Xu Hongyi meant.

The reward for assisting the officers and soldiers in escorting death row prisoners is not high, but if you can get rid of Chen Tieyi, you can get a full 2000 taels of silver!

Xu Hongyi continued, "This Chen Fei is Chen Tieyi's only son. He has fallen into the hands of the soldiers of Anning Town and is to be escorted to Dafeng City to be beheaded as a warning to others. Chen Tieyi might try to break him out on the way..."

The reward for escorting prisoners is indeed not high, but if you can kill Chen Tieyi who came to break them out, the reward will be a different story!

"Of course, this is just our speculation and not any exclusive information. It is unknown whether Chen Tieyi will show up. Therefore, if Chen Tieyi does show up, Mr. Niu, if you kill him, Mingxinlou will not take a cut of the bounty."

Xu Hongyi said.

Su Changqing nodded. Xu Hongyi was well-informed, and the matter concerning Chen Fei was not a big secret, so she took the opportunity to do Su Changqing a favor and told him.

Of course, Chen Tieyi is not someone to be easily dealt with. Xue Wuyai was only wanted with a bounty of a thousand taels of silver, while Chen Tieyi is wanted with a bounty of two thousand taels. The difference in danger between the two is certainly not as simple as just double! He is a master who entered the Divine Power Realm many years ago and was famous in the region. His current strength is unknown!

But in any case, we should just play it by ear!

Su Changqing was also confident that with his current strength, he would not be afraid of any Divine Power Realm warrior, and even against a Divine Might Realm warrior, he might not be without the power to fight.

"Okay, I'll go take a look then."

Su Changqing nodded in agreement and accepted the mission of escorting Chen Fei and the other death row inmates back to Dafeng City.

If nothing unexpected happens, then it's just a matter of wasting two or three days. If Chen Tieyi really shows up then, then I'll act according to the situation. If I have the chance, I'll take his head!

"Well, Mr. Niu, you can go to the military camp in Anning Town in two days and show your identity token. If Chen Tieyi really shows up... please prioritize your own safety."

Seeing that Su Changqing had agreed to accept the bounty, Xu Hongyi nodded and gave him a word of advice.

Xu Hongyi didn't know if Su Changqing could really deal with a renowned Divine Power Realm expert like Chen Tieyi. But as a swordsman, he was already living on the edge. It was wishful thinking to think he could earn more wealth than others could in a lifetime without taking any risks!

"Then I'll go and get ready."

Su Changqing nodded, then took his leave.

"I need to ask Mr. Chung for a few days off."

Su Changqing thought to himself.

Because he needed to go to Anning Town to assist the soldiers in escorting death row prisoners, Su Changqing asked Zhong Yue, the owner of the blacksmith shop, for a few days' leave, which Zhong Yue readily agreed to.

"Changqing is simply a forging genius... In just over half a year, he was able to forge a hundred elite weapons on his own. Such skill is among the best of all the blacksmiths in the weapon forging shop..."

As Zhong Yue watched Su Changqing's departing figure, he stroked a gleaming, sharp sword on the table, capable of severing a hair with a single blow, and couldn't help but reveal a hint of admiration in his eyes.

Forging, a skill that requires repeated practice, was indeed not very difficult for Su Changqing, who was exceptionally talented and insightful, and whose destiny was to "make up for his shortcomings with diligence."

In just a few months, Su Changqing's forging skills had reached the level of "perfect mastery". Even in a weapon forging shop with many highly skilled blacksmiths, he was one of the best!

"Changqing... might be very suitable for practicing the secret techniques passed down in our Zhong family. In the future, he will most likely become a master blacksmith and forge truly divine weapons..."

A surge of excitement welled up in Zhong Yue's heart, and a hint of admiration and appreciation appeared in his eyes.

The blacksmith shop, a well-known century-old establishment in Dafeng City, has a certain heritage. However, Su Changqing's talent in forging is something Zhong Yue has never seen before! If he hadn't witnessed it with his own eyes, Zhong Yue wouldn't have believed that a newcomer could hone his forging skills to the point of being comparable to a blacksmith with decades of experience in just a few months!

Su Changqing has a clean background, is low-key and calm, and has extraordinary talent. This undoubtedly made Zhong Yue want to cultivate his talent.