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"Since you understand it in your heart, then do what you think is right. Xian'er and I will support you." Mr. Yao looked at Jiang Lin with a serious expression.

Xiao Yi Xian shot Mr. Yao a glare. Although she disliked being spoken for and having all her lines stolen, she still nodded solemnly.

"Mr. Yao is right. Since Little Linzi really has the talent of an Artifact Forger, then work hard! I'll work hard too!"

Under the setting sun, Jiang Lin turned back to look at the two behind him and smiled gently.

"Hehe, let's work hard together."

Ever since Jiang Lin's Dao Proving Artifact, the Flame Burst Armor-Slaying Sword, had come into being, the residents of Qingshan Town seemed to have visibly noticed that the town had grown much quieter. At the very least, they rarely heard the intermittent sounds of hammering coming from Myriad Medicine Zhai anymore.

A year later, a small storefront had appeared beside Myriad Medicine Zhai in Qingshan Town. It occasionally sold all kinds of finely crafted weapons and equipment—sabers, spears, halberds, axes, helmets, armor, and more. This shop, jokingly dubbed the "Tsundere Puppy Weapon Shop" by the people of Qingshan Town, did not necessarily sell equipment of better quality than other ironworks, but it was definitely stylish. Its various weapons and equipment, all suited to young people's tastes, allowed the Tsundere Puppy Weapon Shop to firmly establish itself in Qingshan Town.

However, Jiang Lin, the weapon shop's owner, was far too tsundere. He only occasionally added a few uniquely shaped pieces of quality equipment to the shop. Though they were ungraded, ordinary First- and Second-Order Magical Beasts found them difficult to break through.

"Well, well. I never expected you brat to actually make something of yourself." Inside the Young Qilin Weapon Shop, Mu Li, the arrogant young leader of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, stared unfriendly at the young man and woman emerging from the back room. The man dragged a crate full of ironware, while the girl helped place the items onto the shelves. The shop employees immediately came over to help as well.

"You know him?" Jiang Lin, now stronger and dressed in black, glanced at the ugly man outside who was glaring maliciously at them. Jealousy had made him ugly.

"Him? I don't know him." Xiao Yi Xian raised her head and gave Mu Li an indifferent glance. A hint of recollection seemed to flash across her face, but she ultimately shook her head and continued helping Jiang Lin arrange the newly made ironware.

"You?! Brat! You don't recognize your Uncle Mu anymore?!" Anger appeared on Mu Li's face after being ignored by the two. Although his hostile tone was directed at Jiang Lin, his gaze kept sweeping over Xiao Yi Xian's body.

"If you're not buying a weapon, get the hell out of the way! Don't block this lord's path!" At that moment, several burly men from another Mercenary Group saw the restocking underway and entered the shop. The moment they saw Mu Li, that little mutt, harassing Xiao Yi Xian from Myriad Medicine Zhai again, they immediately spoke up for justice.

Mu Li turned around and saw four or five burly men looking down at him. Their Dou Qi auras were far stronger than his, so he did not dare utter a single word and slunk away in disgrace.

"Thank you, Uncle Wang, for helping Xian'er out." Xiao Yi Xian gave that Mercenary Group a sweet smile. The latter merely smiled honestly, asked about several items on the list, then paid for a handy greatsword before leaving with his brothers.

"That guy is so arrogant. Do his family members know?"

Inside the Young Qilin Weapon Shop, Jiang Lin handed his work over to the employees, then sat inside and watched the mercenaries coming and going outside. He could not help but speak.

"And it must have been you spreading nonsense outside. My perfectly good Young Qilin emblem became a tsundere puppy in your mouth. Now all the mercenaries outside call it a tsundere puppy mark. They won't even listen when I explain!" The more Jiang Lin thought about it, the angrier he became.

He had carefully designed that Young Qilin Artifact Forger emblem, only for Xiao Yi Xian to call it a tsundere puppy. Fine, he had not cared much at first, until even the mercenaries outside began calling his adorable little Qilin emblem a tsundere puppy!

"So what? The people's eyes are sharp. Everyone thinks it looks like a puppy, yet you insist on calling it some Young Qilin. Who's to blame for that?" Seeing Jiang Lin still sulking, Xiao Yi Xian could not help rolling her eyes. She had never seen anyone so petty.

"That Mu Li was fairly normal at first. He even looked somewhat human. But ever since you showed up, there's been less and less of a human about him."

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Yi Xian explained what she had observed about Mu Li.

Of course, with her meticulous mind, she understood perfectly well what Mu Li wanted. Wasn't he simply coveting her looks? At first, Mu Li believed himself to be a famous young talent throughout Qingshan Town and the surrounding villages. Everyone his age was either crooked or ugly, and he felt that he was the one most worthy of Xiao Yi Xian. Once the time was right, his Wolf Head Mercenary Group and Myriad Medicine Zhai could join forces as equals.

But after Mr. Yao brought Jiang Lin home, a truly handsome young man had appeared. Now everyone in Qingshan Town knew that Myriad Medicine Zhai had a strikingly beautiful golden boy and jade girl. The man was the most handsome person in town and was often referred to as Little Handsome in certain young ladies' bedrooms. The woman was the most beautiful person in town and often appeared as Little Beauty in certain young men's dreams.

Under such circumstances, Mu Li knew he had no confidence in surpassing Little Handsome. His attitude toward Xiao Yi Xian no longer needed to be disguised. If he could not beat him in looks, then he would compete in strength and make Little Handsome understand what it meant to retreat in the face of difficulty.

"That man is always inviting me out to have fun and go hunting with them." That piece of shit Mu Li had begun to disgust Little Handsome Jiang Lin. He did not dare make a move against him directly, but he certainly had the nerve to disgust him—and plenty of it.

Jiang Lin was now wondering whether he should teach Mu Li a little physics.

Xiao Yi Xian, who had been secretly observing Jiang Lin's expression the entire time, curled her lips slightly. "How about I step in and teach him a lesson for you?"

"If you make a move, wouldn't that be rewarding him? Forget it. I rarely go out anyway. It's fine." Jiang Lin shook his head. He was now at the sixth stage of Dou Qi, while Mu Li was a three-star Dou Zhe. If Mu Li truly provoked him, it would count as Jiang Lin's loss if Mu Li could even grunt twice in his hands.

However, many people knew when he had begun cultivating Dou Qi. If he exposed his true cultivation too early, it would inevitably bring him unnecessary trouble. Mr. Yao seemed to understand this as well and had never urged Jiang Lin to test his Dou Qi on the Demon-Sealing Stone.

Before the Dou Zhe realm, a Dou Qi Apprentice possessed too little Dou Qi and could only be tested with a stone tablet. Outsiders could not directly sense it through one's aura unless they entered battle and actively revealed the strength of their Dou Qi.

At Jiang Lin's current level, as long as he did not actively pick a fight before reaching the Dou Zhe realm, even the Da Dou Shi of Qingshan Town would not know exactly how many stages of Dou Qi he possessed.

And after entering the Dou Zhe realm, Jiang Lin would gradually forge himself a full set of Dou Qi equipment over the course of that year, allowing him to directly crush a Dou Master once he reached the Dou Zhe realm!

"I heard from Uncle Fu that you're going to Wutan City to 'purchase supplies'?"

"Yes, we're leaving the day after tomorrow."