Harmless to Man and Beast

Twenty or thirty meters away, Ling Yi spotted a heroic-looking girl dressed in close-fitting black clothes. She had one hand on a man's collar and was holding him in midair with a single arm.

The scene resembled something out of an over-the-top prime-time immortal romance drama from his previous life. The corner of Ling Yi's mouth twitched, and he looked around, but he couldn't find the legendary handsome male lead in white.

He changed direction and headed for the street beside him.

When away from home, some things were best avoided if possible.

After walking briskly for a hundred meters, Ling Yi spotted a blacksmith shop giving off waves of heat. Without further hesitation, he strode toward it.

"Welcome, customer. What can I help you with?"

As soon as he entered, a yellow-faced youth came up to greet him. "Our shop takes custom orders for all kinds of weapons and armor below Five Hundred Refinement, and we also have some finished products for sale..."

Seeing the enthusiastic smile before him, Ling Yi returned a warm smile and shook his head. "I'm looking for the owner. I'd like to purchase some raw metal materials..."

Perhaps Ling Yi's smile was too infectious, because the yellow-faced youth was momentarily dazed and failed to catch what he said.

Fortunately, another burly man who had been watching from the back noticed the youth's daze at once. He stepped forward, forced a smile onto his rugged face, and made his voice as gentle as possible.

"Customer, I'm the owner of this blacksmith shop, Zhu Tao, a senior blacksmith. May I ask what raw metal materials you're looking to purchase?"

"Hello, Master Zhu." Ling Yi nodded and got straight to the point. "I need one hundred and twenty jin of Iron Essence, ten jin of pure silver,