Lin Yongfan Forges a Divine Weapon

Time flowed like water, gone in the blink of an eye.

Green Mountain Village.

From the courtyard of Lin Changqing's home came the clang-clang-clang of hammer striking iron.

Inside the Forging Room, Lin Yongfan wielded the iron hammer in his hand, continuously pounding a long saber that had already taken half its shape.

Lin Changqing stood to one side, offering a few pointers from time to time, a satisfied smile on his face.

Just like that!

Half an hour later.

Clang...

The pounding within the Forging Room came to a stop.

Then, a crisp Blade Hum Sound, like a clear spring, Came Out from within.

"Hahaha... its blade hum is like a clear spring, its edge like frost... Changqing, your father has finally managed to forge a divine weapon too..."

Lin Yongfan's laughter Came Out from the Forging Room.

He held a long saber measuring one point two meters, its blade black as frost. With a casual swing, he fiercely chopped down on the iron-cast table beside him.

He cleanly sliced off one corner of the table.

At once, the light in his eyes grew even brighter.

The blade was so sharp—this long saber was absolutely among the finest of Ninth Rank Divine Weapons.

"Father, congratulations on becoming a Divine Weapon Forgemaster."

Lin Changqing smiled at Lin Yongfan. "From now on, all the silver I need to cultivate martial arts will depend on you..."

Ten days earlier.

Lin Changqing had used a Ninth Rank Divine Weapon and asked Chen San to help get Lin Yongfan out of the Imperial Court's military camp.

Then, Lin Changqing began teaching Lin Yongfan his newly improved forging method.

Lin Yongfan had decades of forging experience, and his comprehension was not bad either.

In only ten short days, Lin Yongfan had mastered this new forging method and successfully forged a rank-grade divine weapon.

Though it was only Ninth Rank, he was already a bona fide Divine Weapon Forgemaster.

"Hahaha... it's all thanks to you, Changqing, for improving the forging method. Otherwise, your father wouldn't be where he is today."

Lin Yongfan laughed heartily, baring his teeth. "From now on, you won't need to personally act for the Divine Weapon Pavilion's orders.

Your old man can handle them.

You just focus on practicing martial arts..."

"Thank you, Father!"

The smile on Lin Changqing's face deepened. He chuckled and said, "From now on, I'll be relying on Father to support me..."

Now that Lin Yongfan could forge divine weapons, he could hand over all future cooperation with the Divine Weapon Pavilion to Lin Yongfan.

He could finally free himself.

Once Lin Hu enters the ranks of Martial Dao, I'll be completely free, Lin Changqing thought to himself.

Suddenly, a gleam flashed through his eyes. He smiled faintly at Lin Yongfan and said, "Father, tidy up.

Our distinguished guest bringing us money will be here any moment..."

"A distinguished guest? Who?"

Lin Yongfan froze, then immediately reacted. "Someone from the Divine Weapon Pavilion?"

Lin Xuan smiled and nodded, already stepping out of the Forging Room.

With a reach of his hand, a powerful suction force suddenly erupted. The tightly shut courtyard gate flew open with a bang.

Not long after.

Lin Hu's voice came from outside the courtyard.

"Changqing... Changqing... Shopkeeper Chen from the Divine Weapon Pavilion is here..."

"Changqing, this is incredible. People from the Divine Weapon Pavilion really did come. How did you know in advance?"

Lin Yongfan was stunned, staring at Lin Changqing with a face full of astonishment.

He and Lin Changqing had been in the Forging Room the whole time. He truly could not figure out how Lin Changqing had known beforehand that someone from the Divine Weapon Pavilion was coming.

"This is Spiritual Perception."

Lin Changqing smiled softly and rose to walk toward the Courtyard Entrance.

Lin Hu was leading a group of people over.

At their head was Chen San.

However, Chen San and the others looked somewhat bedraggled, their faces and clothes covered in dust, with bloodstains on their bodies.

Several of the guards were injured as well.

Their blood would not stop flowing.

Lin Changqing frowned slightly. After inviting Chen San and the others into the courtyard, he personally stopped the injured men's bleeding, applied medicine, and bandaged their wounds. Only then did he ask in a deep voice, "Shopkeeper Chen, what happened to you?"

"We ran into Mountain Bandits."

Chen San gave Lin Changqing a Bitter Smile. "That pack of desperate criminals has occupied Clear Wind Mountain and set up roadblocks to rob travelers.

They demanded ten thousand taels right from the start.

Mr. Chen merely hesitated for a moment, and they immediately tried to kill us. They were clearly planning to make an example out of me..."

As he spoke, a vicious glint surfaced on Chen San's face.

"Clear Wind Mountain!"

Lin Changqing's frown deepened. After ushering Chen San and the others into the courtyard, he continued, "Shopkeeper Chen, weren't the Mountain Bandits in Fengle County purged by the authorities?

Where did these Mountain Bandits of Clear Wind Mountain come from?"

"That... Mr. Chen isn't entirely sure either."

Chen San shook his head slightly, then lowered his voice. "But I've heard things have been unsettled lately. War has broken out along the border, and the Northern Wolfmen are attacking the passes.

There is even a rebellion in Yunshan County. The county yamen has been overrun.

The rebels call themselves the Eternal Army. Their numbers have reached as many as a hundred thousand, and they seem poised to sweep through the surrounding counties..."

Hiss!

Chen San's words made Lin Yongfan and Lin Hu suck in a sharp breath. Both men's expressions changed.

Yunshan County was not far from Fengle County!

Only Three Counties lay between them, less than a thousand li in a straight line.

This world was vast. The Great Zhou Dynasty occupied only the lands of Jiuzhou, and beyond Jiuzhou stretched an even broader territory.

North of the Great Zhou Dynasty lay the Northern Wolf Kingdom.

It had always been the Great Zhou Dynasty's greatest threat.

Now that they were attacking the passes and war had erupted, it was the ordinary people who would suffer in the end.

Still, Lin Changqing and the others were not particularly concerned about a border war of this scale. Although Fengle County lay on the frontier, it was still several thousand li away from the true borderlands.

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Besides, the Northern Wolf Kingdom attacked the passes every year. The Imperial Court naturally had its armies to suppress them.

What truly unsettled them was the Eternal Army in Yunshan County.

After all, a thousand li was not truly that far. If they really marched over, it would not take long at all.

"Shopkeeper Chen, you've lost quite a few men, and so many are injured now. How do you plan to get back?"

Lin Changqing asked in a deep voice.

"Don't worry. I've already sent word to the family. They will send people to meet and escort us."

Chen San smiled faintly. Then a vicious light immediately rose in his eyes as he gritted his teeth and growled, "Those damned Mountain Bandits have some nerve.

They dare set their sights on me? If I don't teach them a lesson, won't that make them think the Chen Family is easy to bully..."

Seeing this, Lin Changqing said no more.

Since Chen San had made preparations, that was for the best.

It was not that he cared about Chen San's safety. He was simply worried that if Chen San were killed by the Mountain Bandits of Clear Wind Mountain, it might affect his cooperation with the Divine Weapon Pavilion.

After all, finding such a fat sheep was no easy matter.

"Shopkeeper Chen, there's still plenty of time. How about taking a look at the weapons first..."

Lin Changqing gave a light laugh and gestured slightly to Lin Yongfan.

Lin Yongfan immediately turned and entered the room, then brought out three wooden boxes over a meter long. Inside were three divine weapons.

Two sabers and one sword.

All of them were Ninth Rank Divine Weapons, their quality not the slightest bit inferior to the saber Lin Changqing had sold Chen San before.

"Two are part of our cooperative transaction. The other is the gift Mr. Lin promised Shopkeeper Chen."

Lin Changqing pushed the three divine weapons before Chen San and smiled softly. "Shopkeeper Chen, inspect the goods!"

At the sight of the three divine weapons, Chen San's eyes immediately shone brilliantly. Beaming, he chuckled. "Young Master Lin is too courteous. Could Mr. Chen possibly not trust you?"

Yet his hands did not rest. He casually passed the three divine weapons to a guard beside him.

Signaling for him to arrange an inspection.