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Chapter Four, The Crux

This is the crux of the problem. Yin Jiu knew very little about his father. He knew that his father was looked down upon in the village, so that no one came to help him in his family later on, and he also knew that his father was actually incompetent and could not even create treasures.

But these things are still far from the truth he knew. A scumbag father, a deceived ignorant child, only when he returned to his hometown that his father, who had at least a glorious image in his heart, was actually completely scumbag.

"Do you know, the villagers told me that my father even wanted to sell me, and the price was negotiated. But when they came to take me away, I found that I was skinny and thought that I might be seriously ill, so the traffickers looked down on me and canceled the transaction. I was not sold. Now, thinking about my life is really a fucking joke."

"But everyone who has seen you build weapons knows that you are using the Gu Tianliu Forging Sword Technique. Have you all misunderstood?" Luo Tian asked.

"There is only one family in the village who uses the real Gu Tianliu forging sword technique, which is the boy who just talks outside. Haha, he showed me the real Gu Tianliu forging sword technique. Fuck, what I learned is a piece of shit compared to what he learned. The one I learned is like a simplified version of the real Gu Tianliu forging sword technique. No wonder what I beat is garbage, no wonder I have to use the more expensive materials to create treasures, haha, the garbage son is only worth it.

Learning the skills of garbage, Luo Tian, ​​do you know? On the day I knew the truth, I went home and saw the hammer, the stove, and the abrasive tools and felt disgusting. My father also said that I was a talented and promising person. He also said that he gave everything for me, and let me inherit his spirit and carry forward his skills. Haha, didn’t he hope I would inherit his skills? Then I would never hit the iron again, and I would never touch the hammer again in my life."

After saying this, Yin Jiu took a big sip of wine, his whole face turned red, and he kept gasping and coughing.

"Why ruin yourself for him?" Luo Tian asked.

"I'm not ruining myself, but I decided to give up the life he hoped. He is not worthy of arranging my path for me. He doesn't have the qualifications. I can't change the fate of my son. Then I can ruin myself. The boy outside asked me to make a fight, but I just didn't respond. They said I wouldn't touch the hammer. Whether they looked down on me or said I was a waste, haha... I was the son of a scumbag, and I was afraid of anything. They just scolded me."

Yin Jiu drank a few sips and went drunk. Hu Zi sat on the chair, lowering his head, and was a little at a loss. Luo Tian glanced at him and asked coldly: "How did you know him?"

"I am an orphan. When my parents gave birth to me, I threw me into the mountains. That year, my godfather returned to my hometown and I was almost frozen to death on the side of the road. He saved me. From then on, I have been his son and he is my father." Hu Zi said.

Luo Tian nodded and said, "Have you seen him hit a knife?"

"I have seen it but can't remember it very much. I was too young at that time. Later I remembered it. My godfather was like this. But I knew that my godfather was a person with great skills. Everyone in their village was blind. They slandered my godfather as a liar. When my godfather figured it out one day, he would slap them in the face. In the future, I will learn skills from my godfather." Hu Zi shouted.

Luo Tian took a sip of wine and said, "I have a younger brother who is a few years older than you. If you have the chance in the future, you can meet me. I think you will get together. Maybe in ten years, you and him will be a pair of Yinjiu and me."

A moment later, Luo Tian walked on the snowy road with Yinjiu on his back and sent him home.

Yin Jiu snored in the room like thunder. Luo Tian was sitting outside the door smoking. Hu Zi walked over and said, "Uncle, can you help my godfather?"

"Oh? Do you think I will help him?" Luo Tian asked coldly.

"Yes, because you are a good person, uncle." Huzi said seriously.

Luo Tian sneered and said, "Good man? You are probably the only one in the world who thinks I am a good man."

"At least you are friends, shouldn't friends help each other?" Hu Zi showed a serious expression on his childish face.

Luo Tian was stunned and then took a breath of cigarette and said, "Go to bed and have a good rest, because you will be very busy in a few days."

The next day, Yin Jiu was awakened by Hu Zi's noisy voice, and he got up from the bed cursingly. Before he could wash up, Hu Zi dragged him out of the house.

"What are you doing? I won't go out to the streets. You guys are itchy, right?" Yin Jiu cursed.

But when we walked to the entrance of the village, we saw a stone tablet standing at the entrance of the village, saying: Challenge all the craftsmen in the village.

Yin Jiu was stunned and looked at Luo Tian standing next to the stone tablet. It was obvious that this was his masterpiece.

The craftsmen around were talking, and Yin Jiu pushed the crowd away and ran over and shouted, "Luo Tian, ​​why are you doing? Why are you going to have a fight for me?"

Luo Tian raised his head and looked at him coldly, then said, "I did not make a fight for you, the people who made a fight for the whole village were Hu Zi."

Yin Jiu was stunned, but saw Hu Zi beside him holding a hammer in his hand and looking at him. The whole village laughed.

"What does a little brat know? Brother, you're making a big joke."

"We're wasted our time, we're gone."

Just as everyone was about to leave, Luo Tian took out a silver note worth 10,000 taels and Yang Yang said, "Whoever wins Hu Zi can take away 10,000 taels of silver."

For the people in the Craftsman Village, this ten thousand taels are not a small amount. Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, and then they realized that Luo Tian didn't seem to be joking.

"Are you serious?" someone asked.

"Of course, Jun Wu is joking, but the bet is not just about this ten thousand taels of silver. Choose one of you to compete with Hu Zi. If Hu Zi wins, you don't have to pay, just cut off your right hand. After all, it's useless if you can't even compare to a child, but if Hu Zi loses, not only will I find ten thousand taels, Hu Zi also wants to cut off his right hand, because he has no talent, which makes me lose ten thousand taels. Do you dare to make a fight?" Luo Tian asked.

This is simply crazy. The rule of betting on the right hand can be said to be the cruelest in the craftsmen's fight, but risks and returns coexist. Ten thousand taels are the income of this craftsman village for nearly a year. After all, the competition is fierce now, and it is very good to sell one or two low-level treasures a year. However, only a few craftsmen in the village can create mid-level treasures. Excluding material and labor costs, the profit is actually not much.

"Luo Tian, ​​are you crazy? He is still a child. If you ask the six-year-old child to make a fight with them, can he win?" Yin Jiu walked up and said.

Luo Tian glanced at him and said, "I have asked Hu Zi for his opinion. He is not afraid. And it seems that this battle has nothing to do with you, and you are unwilling to fight for him."

Yin Jiu was stunned, looked at Hu Zi and Luo Tian, ​​and at this moment he actually retreated.

"Brother, it seems that you are here to give us money. The village chief said that he would accept the appointment. At that time, he would send the real genius craftsman in our village to compete with the little guy around you. Haha, anyway, it would be a pity for him to cut his hands." The people in the village were jealous of money and didn't care about Hu Zi at all.

Luo Tian nodded and said, "Okay, prepare all the materials. Five days later, the furnace will be opened at the entrance of the village. Don't dare to come."

After saying that, Luo Tian pulled Hu Zi away, and the craftsmen around him laughed, thinking that this was a joke.

"Hey, isn't that child your godson? You won't help him stand up. Do you want to watch his hand be cut off?" The person beside him shouted to Yin Jiu.

In the room, Hu Zi was staring at the iron block in front of him. He was too young and didn't start learning how to forge it. He could say that he didn't know any skills, and he couldn't even start a stove.

When Yin Jiu came back, Hu Zi looked up at him and shouted, "Godfather, I can't make a stove..."

"Don't bother me, get out of here." Yin Jiu shouted irritably, walked into the inner room, leaving Hu Zi who was confused and disappointed outside.

During the five days, Hu Zi, a child, exploring and learning secretly every night, at least mastering the method of producing a stove, but he was still a child. He had no strength, could not get iron, and often burned himself.

Yin Jiu always peeked in secret, but never said a word. Luo Tian could see the struggle and hesitation in his eyes.

On the fifth night, Hu Zi fell asleep in the workshop at dawn. When Luo Tian walked in, he saw Yin Jiu squatting beside him and covering him with clothes.
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