Wuxia: I Know a Little Too Many of Them

"More than fifty years ago, there was a King of Liang in Liangzhou. But I was not born at that time. His deeds were all heard through hearsay..."

As if reminiscing, Zhuo Lien recounted what he knew about the old events of King Liang:

Dayao was founded a hundred years ago and is now the fifth generation of emperors on the throne. After the founding emperor established the empire, he named one of his sons King of Liang and ordered him to guard Liangzhou for generations.

However, after the second generation emperor ascended the throne, he saw that the princes in various states were so powerful that they even did not respect the king's orders, so he began to cut down the vassals.

The first person to bear the brunt was his brother King Liang. Because Liangzhou had the largest territory and the mountains were high and far away from the emperor, he was the most disrespectful to the emperor's order.

In anger, King Liang started a rebellion in the name of the Qing emperor.

However, the second-generation emperor was also a generation of heroes who followed the founding emperor in the north and south. He was not lacking in scheming and means, and he was even more righteous. It only took one or two years to put down the Liang Wang Rebellion.

Regarding the defeated King of Liang, the emperor did not care about his brotherhood and showed no mercy. He not only executed King Liang, but also drove away all his direct children. Finally, he canceled the title of King of Liang and no longer established a king in Liangzhou.

The lineage of King Liang was cut off.

Seeing how ruthless the emperor was, other princes bowed their heads one after another, willing to cut down their vassals and hand over military power, only to enjoy glory and wealth.

It can be said that the fact that the world has been at peace for decades and the country is prosperous and the people are strong is related to the fact that the second generation emperor has cleared many obstacles and constraints for future generations.

"All I can think of is this Liang Wang, but as to whether this Liang Wang's treasure is related to his deeds, I don't know." Zhuo Lien finally said after telling the story.

After hearing this, Chu Tang said: "The arrester said that this Liang Wang came here during the war years. Such people usually leave a way out for themselves. It may not necessarily be true that they left treasures behind."

Zhuo Lien smiled bitterly and said: "This happened fifty or sixty years ago, who can tell clearly? But the man in the iron mask and his group you mentioned are quite mysterious, and they can actually find out the secrets from fifty or sixty years ago?"

Chu Tang took the opportunity to say: "That Gu San said that this mirror was found from the governor's treasury. Chief, do you want to check whether there is such a person in Liangzhou's Yiyi Guards?"

Zhuo Lien glanced at the mirror in his hand and said in a deep voice: "You don't need to worry about this matter. I will report it to the county governor and let him make a decision. But you should be careful. If this matter really involves the guards, After we hand over the mirror, they will definitely find out that you brought it back, so we have to beware of their retaliation."

Chu Tang scratched his head and said, "Can we say that we picked it up on the street? Or that someone threw it at the door of our Yamen?"

"Pfft!" Fang Kai couldn't help laughing, going crazy with laughter, "Chu Tang, do you think I'm a fool?"

Chu Tang said: "It's rare to be confused! We say what we say, it's up to them to believe it or not."

The corner of Zhuo Lien's mouth twitched, and he finally nodded and said, "Okay, no matter who asks, we will just say that someone threw it at the Yamen and we picked it up!"

Chu Tang cupped his hands and said, "Your Excellency, you are wise!"

"Obviously you're a ghost! I'm obviously here to mess around with you, okay!" Zhuo Lien couldn't laugh or cry, "Anyway, you still have to be careful."

Chu Tang nodded and said: "I will be careful not to mention the head arrest. When it comes to fear of death, I admit that I am second, and Zhou Xiang dare not say that he is first."

Zhou Xiang: Our eldest brother does not talk about our second brother.

"Very good, very good!" Zhuo Lien nodded repeatedly, "We, as detectives, are inherently high-risk professions. If you don't pity your own life, who will pity you?"

"Your Majesty!" Chu Tang didn't expect that the always aloof head catcher would actually be of the same mind as him.

Zhuo Lien put down the mirror and said: "This mirror, as well as Li San's previous involvement in colluding with foreigners, are not something that our county government can handle. Let the adults in the city have a headache. As for this Xuan Tie... Fang Kai, in addition to the Hu's iron shop, how many kilograms of black iron were lost in total from the three iron shops that came to report the case?"

Fang Kai immediately replied: "About five kilograms."

Zhuo Lien glanced at him and asked: "Chu Tang, how many kilograms of black iron do you think there are here?"

"Sir, it's about ten pounds." Chu Tang also answered immediately.

Zhuo Lien smiled and said: "That's right. Five kilograms are stolen goods. After returning them, there are still five kilograms left. Chu Tang, go to the Hu's iron shop and give the remaining five kilograms of black iron to Boss Hu. He used it to forge weapons for you.”

Chu Tang was taken aback and asked in surprise: "Master Captor only gave me three catties before, but now it's five catties..."

"What's the difference between three pounds and five pounds?" Zhuo Lien asked with a smile.

Chu Tang took a long time to hold back a sentence: "Two pounds of black iron is still very valuable."

Dark iron is rare, but it is not unique. For those who need it, it is worth thousands of gold; for those who don't need it, one kilogram is probably a little more expensive.

This thing is useless without it, and it is hard to find only in large quantities.

For example, if Gu San needed twenty kilograms of black iron, he would need to scour several counties to assemble it.

Zhuo Lien waved his hand and said, "Take them all and see if you can make a more powerful magic weapon."

"Thank you for the gift, sir!" Chu Tang could only salute with gratitude.

Zhuo Lien added: "The case of the theft of black iron was previously handled by your team. Chu Tang, take the black iron and return it to the three iron shops, and the case will be settled by you. You will be away for ten days. , worried, scared, and injured, take the opportunity to recuperate these days, don't work too hard. You can go and rest now. "

With that said, Zhuo Lien pushed the black iron in the bag to Chu Tang.

Chu Tang took it and saw that the two people in front of him still had something to talk about, so he didn't want to disturb them, so he left.

In the room, seeing Chu Tang walking away, Fang Kai immediately asked: "Captain, you sent Chu Tang away, do you have something to tell me?"

Zhuo Lien did not answer but asked: "Do you think what Chu Tang said is credible?"

Fang Kai was taken aback and asked anxiously: "The arrester suspects that he is not telling the truth?"

"Why are you panicking!" Zhuo Lien glanced at him, "I didn't care about him. I'm asking you, can you believe everything he said?"

Fang Kai asked carefully: "What kind of thing does head arrest refer to?"

Zhuo Lien said leisurely: "For example, when he faced two strong men in the fifth realm, he was able to escape unscathed."

Fang Kai sighed: "I have seen Chu Tang's Qinggong movement. It is very brilliant. It is rare for me to see it in my life! Such Qinggong, coupled with the blessing of the secret technique of Tiangang's disintegration method, should not be considered a master who wants to escape from the five realms. It’s difficult.”

Zhuo Lien smiled and said: "You are very confident in him. What about the treasure of Prince Liang?"

Fang Kai glanced at the other party and answered more carefully: "The head catcher also said that it was fifty or sixty years ago. To be honest, I don't know much about the rebellion of King Liang back then, let alone at such a young age. It’s Chu Tang!”

"You've convinced me of this." Zhuo Lien nodded and said.

Fang Kai took the opportunity to say: "He even took out the mirror involving the treasure of King Liang, and handed the arrester to the county governor, which is a great achievement. He has nothing to make up and hide, right?"

Zhuo Lien said with a half-smile, "What about Xuan Tie?"

"Isn't the Xuantie case solved? All the Xuantie stolen from three iron shops have been recovered, which is enough for them to be happy."

"You have to act stupid, right?"

"I don't quite understand what the catcher said." Fang Kai looked innocent.

Zhuo Lien sighed and said: "It's really boring! Come on, if the water is clear, there will be no fish. We are doing hard work. We really care too much. Let alone friends, we will no longer be friends!"

Fang Kai sneered.

"Get out of here! I'll get angry when I see your expression!" Zhuo Lien scolded with a smile.

"Then Mr. Head Catcher, please take good care of yourself while I go to do some work." After Fang Kai finished speaking, he quickly withdrew and slipped out.

Zhuo Lien was left alone in the room, looking confused.

After seeing a few people in his class, Chu Tang, who was caught by others, happily summoned the owners of the three iron shops who later reported the loss of black iron, and returned a total of about five kilograms of black iron.

When the three of them saw that Xuan Tie had been lost and recovered, they were very grateful and left with satisfaction.

As for the remaining black iron, Chu Tang personally took it to the Hu's Iron Shop.

When Hu Jiacheng heard that Chu Tang had arrived, he went out to greet him in person. He first thanked Chu Tang again for saving his life, and then asked about his health with concern.

He heard about Chu Tang's disappearance and worried about his savior's safety.

Chu Tang chatted with him for a while and found that the other person's health was mostly improved and he no longer looked like he was seriously injured and dying.

When Chu Tang took out about five kilograms of black iron and asked him to continue to build a magic weapon, Hu Jiacheng felt extremely ashamed. He patted his chest on the spot and said: "Master Chu, even if Hu has risked his life, I can still build a fifth-grade magic weapon for you." Come!"

Chu Tang was delighted when he heard this and said: "Boss Hu was not sure about the three pounds before. Now that there are two more pounds, the chance is better, right?"

Hu Jiacheng didn't ask where the extra two kilograms of black iron came from, and kept promising: "There is at least a 70-80% chance!"

"Seventy to eighty percent?" Chu Tang was not very happy.

Having seen the power of Iron Mask Man's finger glove, which could be called a sixth-grade divine weapon, he had a deeper understanding of high-grade divine weapons.

In the past, he always thought that martial arts came first. As long as his martial arts were high enough and high enough, any magical elixir would be secondary.

Now I have discovered that there is a high-level magic weapon, which is really more powerful than a tiger and can achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Hu Jiacheng said carefully: "Don't worry, Mr. Chu, Hu will leave room for future improvement in the weapons."

"What's the meaning?"

"That is to say, when smelting black iron to make weapons, Hu will not completely lock the weapon, but leave space. When Master Chu has more black iron and materials in the future, he can refine it into the weapon. So as to improve the level of weapons?"

Chu Tang was surprised: "Is this still possible?"

Hu Jiacheng nodded and said: "As long as you master the method, it is not difficult. Everyone does it this way. After all, not many people can guarantee that they can find enough black iron at once, so they can only leave room for improvement. But It's just more difficult to forge. And Hu's family has passed down the secret method, so he knows the smelting method."

"Then let's arrange it this way!" Chu Tang happily decided on the strategy.

He was worried that he would not know what to do with the ten kilograms of black iron he had hidden in the future. After all, it was not easy to use it now, otherwise it would really be a slap in the face of Zhuo Dudu.

It's okay now, save it now, and then you can take it out to replenish it when you want to upgrade your weapons in the future.

Maybe if I can save more black iron in the future, wouldn't I be able to look forward to higher-grade divine weapons? !

Seeing Hu Jiacheng's confident look, Chu Tang asked with concern: "Boss Hu is still injured, will it not affect the forging of weapons?"

Hu Jiacheng shook his head violently and said: "No problem! Let Hu's apprentice do the preliminary work, and Hu will take over later."

"Thank you for your hard work, Boss Hu!"

"Lord Chu, Mr. Chu has defeated Mr. Hu. If Mr. Chu hadn't saved his life, Mr. Hu would have gone to see the King of Hell long ago. A great kindness should be repaid! Mr. Chu, please don't worry. Mr. Chu will definitely use the best materials and do the most meticulous work. With his craftsmanship, he created a magic weapon for Master Chu." Hu Jiacheng burst into tears with gratitude.

Chu Tang patted him on the shoulder and said: "Then please leave it to Boss Hu. To be honest, Chu was lucky enough to survive the disaster this time. Now I really hope to have a high-grade magic weapon to protect me!"

Hu Jiacheng's eyes flashed when he heard this, and finally he gritted his teeth and said: "Master Chu trusts Hu so much, Hu's confidence has increased a lot!"

"How to say?"

"Hu Mou is suddenly 90% sure that he can forge a fifth-grade magic weapon."

"Ah?" Chu Tang was startled, thinking: Could it be that we have already opened our mouths, and can we do anything harmful just by talking?

But he suddenly remembered something, thoughtfully, and finally clasped his fists and said: "Then Mr. Chu will just wait for the good news! Boss Hu, don't worry, Mr. Chu will have people patrolling around the Hu's iron shop day and night, and Mr. Chu will even come here if he has nothing to do. Stay on guard and we will never let what happened that night happen again!"

Hu Jiacheng burst into tears and nodded his thanks.

The two agreed to pick up the weapons in half a month.

Chu Tang encouraged him a few more words before leaving.

After leaving the Hu's iron shop and walking more than ten feet away, Chu Tang looked back and saw that Hu Jiacheng was still at the door looking from afar. He couldn't help but shake his head and laugh: "Boss Hu is interesting, not simple at all! That Jia Sanniang is really, too. We were about to rob, but we didn’t even find out how much black iron they had, so they just took away the three kilograms from our yamen. This was a strange combination of circumstances, and in the end, we even lost our lives. If you want to blame, blame your own ignorance!"

No matter how you listen to this, you feel like you are getting something cheap and being good.

Chu Tang returned to the county government office and had nothing to do for several days.

Zhuo Lien was afraid that he would hurt his body due to the sequelae of using Tiangang to disintegrate Dafa, so he stayed in the county government office to recuperate, and even if there was a case, he would not hand it over to him.

Fang Kai, who temporarily helped him control his own police officers, was so happy that he was as tired as a dog.

In fact, it only took Chu Tang three days after returning to recover the last 10% of his body.

Under the nourishment of Shenzhao Jingzhen Qi, his skill returned to its peak state!

Not only that, the muscle-strengthening and bone-healing techniques in the Nine Yin Manual also improved his body's bones a little.

The muscles and bones are stronger and the meridians are wider and wider, which makes the inner energy of his Dantian stronger and running faster.

His body is gradually undergoing gratifying changes.

This kind of improvement made Chu Tang feel addicted. With nothing to do, he devoted himself to practicing and became more proficient in the Nine Yin Manual. Many of the techniques in it gradually became familiar to him.

It wasn't until half a month later, at noon, that Hu Jiacheng sent someone to invite him to watch the magic weapon come out.

"My weapon is ready?" Faced with this invitation, Chu Tang was naturally overjoyed, and happily went to tell Zhuo Li'en and Fang Kai the good news, and also invited them to go with him.

After about a month of cultivation, Zhuo Lien had only recovered his third level of power. He didn't want to move around and rejected his proposal.

Fang Kai, on the other hand, was very excited and wanted to see how many grades of magic weapons the Hu family's iron shop had created, and urged Chu Tang to set off.

The two of them quickly left the Yamen and arrived at the Hu's Iron Shop.

Led by an apprentice, they came to the back of the iron shop and met Hu Jiacheng.

In the No. 1 furnace in the back warehouse, Hu Jiacheng stood nervously in front of the furnace. He pulled out a weapon from the furnace with great anticipation and quickly put it into the cold water.

Only a chirping sound was heard, and water vapor rose.

When I picked it up again, a magic weapon that was forged through smelting, quenching, polishing, edged and other processes, like a flying sword, like a sword but not a sword, was born!