Chapter 17: Fighting
Not long after Wei Qing left the Sword Making Department, a carriage stopped at the door of the Sword Making Department.
The words "Jianfeng Tower" were engraved on the wooden sign hanging on the carriage.
At this moment, a tall and muscular man appeared, wearing rich clothes and a sword at his waist.
The middle-aged man with a rough face and a beard got off the carriage and walked into the Sword Making Department.
The person who came here was none other than Qiu Xuanji, the shopkeeper of Jianfeng Tower and a fifth-grade swordsmith.
"Shopkeeper Qiu is here!" The clerk on duty hurriedly greeted him.
"How is Wei Yi's assessment going?" Qiu Xuanji asked.
"I'll go in and take a look later. Shopkeeper Qiu will sit down first!" The clerk poured a cup of tea for Qiu Xuanji, and then walked towards the backyard of the Sword Making Department.
Qiu Xuanji heard what the clerk said about Wei Yi last night.
Naturally, he could not give up such an outstanding and talented swordsmith to Wanjiange.
That's why he came here in person, Corporal Li Xian, ready to draw him under his command.
In his opinion, Wei Yi was determined to win.
He just wanted to make Du Yujiang useless.
In the yard of the Sword Making Department, Wei Yi was performing the final heat treatment on the sword.
Du Yujiang and Su He both looked at Wei Yi carefully.
Hou Dong was also recording the entire process carefully and in detail.
As lunch approached, Wei Yi finally completed the heat treatment of the sword.
But he didn't plan to have lunch here, but just started polishing the sword.
I want to finish today's assessment quickly.
When Su He, Hou Dong and others returned to the yard after lunch, Wei Yi also polished the sword.
"Commen, my sword has been forged. Please take a look at it!" Wei Yi presented his newly forged sword with both hands.
Du Yujiang and Su He took the sword and began to perform performance tests on the sword.
Not surprisingly, the sword Wei Yi forged this time was of the same quality as yesterday's sword.
"Wei Yi, congratulations on passing this assessment!" Du Yujiang looked at Wei Yi with admiration and said.
"Yes, from today on, you are the ninth-grade swordsmith of our Great Yan Dynasty. Congratulations!" Su He also said with a smile.
"Thank you, Master Su, Master Hou, and thank you, Shopkeeper Du, for your hard work these days!" Wei Yi cupped his hands.
I suddenly felt relieved when my wish came true.
He originally thought that he would be very excited when he obtained the status of a swordsmith.
However, I didn't expect that my heart would be so peaceful at this time.
But the joy is still there.
"We will give you the final score for this assessment later, and then you can go there to register and receive the King Pearl Seal and ID badge.
The two swords you forged will be your swords for the first two months. To pay the tax, just pay a sword to the Sword Making Department before the end of each month."
"Thank you, Mr. Su!" Wei Yi bowed again.
"Wei Yi, take a step to speak!" Du Yujiang pulled Wei Yi aside.
"I was afraid of disturbing your assessment, so I didn't tell you something. There were some changes in your second uncle's case. I only heard about it last night..." Du Yujiang told Wei Yi truthfully about Wei Tieshan.
After hearing Du Yujiang's words, Wei Yi's face became a little ugly, and his heart tightened.
"But don't worry, I went to the government office last night. I have a close relationship with the prefect. He promised to help us and keep your second uncle safe.
But after all, your second uncle killed someone, and neither did the Liu family. Ordinary people, so if they want to be acquitted, I'm afraid even King Jingan can't do it.
But I promise that I will help your second uncle get the lightest punishment!" Du Yujiang said sincerely, after all, this is his true thought. .
He sincerely likes and appreciates Wei Yi, and naturally hopes to help him.
After hearing Du Yujiang's words, Wei Yi felt at ease again.
I am also very grateful in my heart.
Although he knew that Du Yujiang probably wanted to take this opportunity to recruit him to join Wanjiange.
After all, he also knew about the dispute between Wanjiang Pavilion and Jianfeng Tower.
Nowadays, there are no ninth-grade swordsmiths in Wanjian Pavilion.
We urgently need fresh blood like our own.
But despite this, Wei Yi is still very grateful to Du Yujiang.
In any case, they did help me a lot. Without him, the second uncle might really have been unjustly killed.
Even if they can appeal, this era is no better than the modern society of previous generations.
The road to appeal is extremely difficult.
If he wanted to save his second uncle, he might have to sue Magistrate Zheng as well.
In this era where officials protect each other, what are the chances of winning?
"Thank you, shopkeeper Du. I'm really grateful. I will definitely keep this kindness in mind and repay you in the future..." "
Du Yujiang, you are so anxious to win over new people!" A deep voice suddenly interrupted. Wei Yi's words.
It was Qiu Xuanji who walked in, looking at Du Yujiang with a bit of sarcasm on his face.
Du Yujiang was naturally not surprised at all when he saw Qiu Xuanji coming.
Just seeing this person made him so angry.
"Your Excellency, you must be Wei Yi. I heard that a swordsmith who looks like an elegant scholar has appeared in our Qingzhou City. When I saw him today, he is really a talented person. He has become a ninth-grade swordsmith at such a young age. He has a bright future!" Qiu Xuanji walked up to him! Wei Yi came closer and praised a few words with a smile on his face.
Out of politeness, Wei Yi returned the gesture with fists raised, but he didn't know who the other party was.
"I am the shopkeeper of Jianfeng Tower, Qiu Xuanji, a fifth-grade swordsmith. I have also heard about your performance in the past few days. I really appreciate your talent. I would like to accept you as my disciple. I guarantee that you will become a disciple within three years." Become a seventh-grade swordsmith like Du Yujiang!" Qiu Xuanji emphasized the word seventh-grade swordsmith and glanced at Du Yujiang next to him.
His eyes were full of ridicule.
"Qiu Xuanji, do you have anything fresh to say? You want to accept everyone as your apprentice, right? You poached the three swordsmiths from Wanjiang Pavilion under the pretext of accepting apprentices, and now they are here again. Accepting a disciple, you have so many disciples, can you teach them?" Du Yujiang said angrily.
"Hmph, what, are you jealous? You want to be my apprentice, but I don't like it. I'm afraid you will be at level 7 in this life. Your talent limit is too low!" Qiu Xuanji sneered.
"You!" Du Yujiang was stabbed in pain, his face turned red with anger, and he was speechless for a moment.
In fact, he had known Qiu Xuanji for a long time.
When the two of them were in the capital, they were both ninth-grade swordsmiths of Wanjiang Pavilion.
Later, they almost became a seventh-grade swordsmith together.
Du Yujiang was deeply loved by the shopkeeper of Wanjiange at that time.
She also married her daughter to him and even made him the storekeeper of this Qingzhou City branch.
So Qiu Xuanji was very jealous of Du Yujiang at that time.
Now he, Qiu Xuanji, has become a fifth-grade swordsmith.
Du Yujiang was still at the seventh level, so he naturally wanted to take a dig at him.
Get back to where we used to be.
Du Yujiang was too lazy to argue with Qiu Xuanji anymore, and immediately looked at Wei Yi and said: "Wei Yi, the matter has come to this, and I won't be polite to you. I sincerely invite you to join our Wanjiang Pavilion. All cooperation models are easy to negotiate. And I
also I'm not afraid of your jokes. All the ninth-grade swordsmiths in Wanjiang Pavilion have been poached by Jianfeng Tower, so if you come here, you are our only seedling. I will try my best to help you and help you become the most famous ninth-grade swordsmith!"
" Wei Yi, if you have no future in Wanjiang Pavilion, come to my Jianfeng Pavilion. I can do whatever Du Yujiang can promise you, and I can also help you improve your skills!" Qiu Xuanji also said quickly.
"Thank you two shopkeepers for your kindness. I'm flattered. Can you let me think about this matter and give you an answer tomorrow!" Although Wei Yi already had the answer in his heart.
But he felt there was no need to say it in front of the two of them.
First of all, he didn't want to hear the two of them arguing anymore.
Secondly, he is very worried about his aunt now and wants to go home quickly.
If the second uncle was really convicted, my aunt might also know the news.
This incident will be a huge blow to her.
He needed to tell his aunt what Du Yujiang said to reassure her.
"Okay, I'll wait for your news, and as I said before, don't worry, no matter what choice you make in the end, I will do my best to help you!" Du Yujiang said with a sincere face.
"Thank you so much, Shopkeeper Du!" Wei Yi cupped his hands gratefully.
Du Yujiang's words stunned Qiu Xuanji for a moment.
He frowned slightly and looked at Wei Yi and Du Yujiang in surprise.
I wonder what Du Yujiang promised to help Wei Yi?
At this moment, the clerk came over and informed Wei Yi to go and register.
And his final assessment score was also released.
The grade A is the best assessment result in the past years.
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(End of chapter)