"Now that the Heavenly Sword is broken..." Zhou Zhiruo was a clever girl. Knowing she could not fool Ye Weiming, she immediately admitted defeat. As she spoke, she took out a black broken sword and a black broken saber. "This is the Heavenly Sword after it broke, and this Dragon Slaying Saber can be considered a Token of Gratitude for Uncle Ye keeping my secret."
Broken Heavenly Sword: The two broken blade fragments of the Heavenly Sword. Only a top-tier swordsmith can reforge it. Broken Dragon Slaying Saber: The two broken blade fragments of the Dragon Slaying Saber. Only a top-tier craftsman can reforge it.
Oh!
There was even an unexpected gain!
Judging from Zhou Zhiruo's meaning, was this Dragon Slaying Saber hush money for him?
Or did the system know that he had put far too much effort into the Heavenly Sword, and that getting only a broken sword was somewhat unreasonable, violating the basic principle that rewards should be proportional to effort? So when he completed the quest, it threw in the Dragon Slaying Saber as a bonus?
Originally, as a court law enforcer, Ye Weiming was fair, selfless, and kind. Even if he could temporarily keep Zhou Zhiruo's secret for the greater good, he would never make promises to her for some benefit.
But...
She was offering far too much!
Ye Weiming weighed the matter. The Emei Sect currently belonged to the Central Plains martial arts forces and fell under the court's jurisdiction. It would also play an extremely important role in the coming war. The Ming Cult was an ally, and the court had always been quite wary of such special factions.
After all, no nation would like a force on its territory that had religion, administration, and military strategists all rolled