After giving a large number of monsters' skins to Xuan-Ji, Zheng-Fu mentioned to the two young women that he wanted to see some weapons. Xuan-Ji recommended he visit a weapons shop that was owned by a skillful weapon maker. So, De-Na-Lan took Zheng-Fu to the place…

Zheng-Fu and De-Na-Lan headed to the weapons shop right after they left the clothes shop. It was about three alleys away from Xuan-Ji's shop, which was not very far…

The weapons shop did not look any different from Xuan-Ji's clothes shop because the weapons shop was in the slum zone of the city. There were weapons hanging in front of and inside of the shop. It seemed like the weapons shop attracted more customers than Xuan-Ji's clothes shop…

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The sound of iron banging occurred constantly. Zheng-Fu paid great attention to the sound of the hammer every time it hit the iron, so he knew that the hammer work was constant and precise. Not only that, but the quality of the weapons in this shop was higher and more durable than in the other weapons shops. They were not beautiful, but very strong…

"Hi! Is this Uncle Xuan-Hai's weapons shop?" Na-Lan shouted the question at the shop. Then the sound of the iron banging stopped, and a middle-aged man came out with a fierce look…

"Whoa! Aren't you niece Na-Lan? You've grown so much," the middle-aged man said with a friendly smile. He was Xuan-Hai, and he knew Na-Lan…

It turned out that Xuan-Ji had recommended her uncle's weapons shop to Zheng-Fu. Her family owned many kinds of businesses in the slum area of the city. They sold armor, weapons, and other goods that provided convenience for their customers. The Xuans owned these businesses. The city could continue until today because of her clan's businesses that offered products for poor people and some travelers…

"What brought you here today? Did your father want you to get a weapon?" Xuan-Hai said and laughed because he could tease Na-Lan…

"Uncle! I came here because my friend wanted a weapon." De-Na-Lan rushed to explain that Zheng-Fu was the one who wanted to look at the weapons…

"Your friend!?"

De-Na-Lan nodded to confirm it. Xuan-Hai tilted his head to look at Zheng-Fu, who was behind his niece. He crinkled his eyebrows in wonder at seeing Zheng-Fu in a torn and dirty outfit. Zheng-Fu, in a straw hat, also looked mysterious to him. However, Xuan-Hai did not judge him or anything because he was only interested in making weapons. He then smiled and said…

"What kind of weapon are you looking for? I have almost all kinds of weapons in my shop, whether they be one-edged swords, two-edged swords, big swords, sabers, lances, halberds, staffs, bows, and a lot more. Which one do you want?" Xuan-Hai named the weapons that he had in his shop quickly, but he did not tell Zheng-Fu about the levels of those weapons…

Zheng-Fu could see that Xuan-Hai was trying to test him. He knew that if he picked something regular, then the man would think that he was not a martial artist. But if he chose a leveled weapon, then the man would tell him more about his weapons…

"I need a sword. Do you happen to have a good sword, Elder?" Zheng-Fu stepped forward and cupped his fists to pay respect to Xuan-Hai while saying what he wanted…

"Hahaha! Good! Follow me, young man! I'll take you to the selections." Xuan-Hai laughed delightfully before inviting Zheng-Fu into his shop to pick the sword…

Zheng-Fu and De-Na-Lan followed Xuan-Hai into the shop. The inside of the shop looked completely different from the outside, where weapons were hanging here and there…

Zheng-Fu saw that the shop was neat. Most of the weapons inside the shop were displayed beautifully in the cupboards with name tags on them. Judging by his eyes, Zheng-Fu knew that those weapons were mid-level to high-level weapons…

"Wow! The weapons in your shop are incredible, uncle Xuan-Hai! I can feel how powerful they are," De-Na-Lan said while looking at the weapons in the cupboards with twinkling eyes…

Xuan-Hai was proud to see that De-Na-Lan was impressed by the weapons that he made. They were all mid-level to high-level weapons. And it was not easy to make the weapons of these levels because they were made from fine materials and excellent weapon-making skills…

"Of course, niece Na-Lan! These weapons are my masterpieces. Most of them are mid-level weapons. Some of them are in the first ranks of high-level weapons too," Xuan-Hai said while rubbing his nose. He smiled with joy, but then he noticed that Zheng-Fu did not show any reaction to his work…

Zheng-Fu, who stood behind De-Na-Lan, could sense that the weapons did not have any hidden power or soul, even though they were mid-level and high-level weapons…

Compared to his Sword of the Eagle of the Wind, the weapons in the shop were merely paper. However, Zheng-Fu knew that Xuan-Hai had not shown him all. So, he said…

"Respecting Elder, do you have anything more powerful than these weapons?" Zheng-Fu said while cupping his fists. He looked extremely polite and respectable at the same time…

"Oh!"

Xuan-Hai exclaimed in shock when he heard Zheng-Fu's question. He then returned to himself, coughing lightly and saying…

"Yeah, of course. I have weapons that are more powerful than what you see here. However, I don't have a lot of them. It takes a lot of resources to make a very high-level weapon. That kind of weapon is expensive too, so it is not always worth it to make one.

It is very expensive, so I'm afraid that…" Xuan-Hai said while looking at Zheng-Fu as if he wanted to see if Zheng-Fu had enough money for what he was looking for…

"Don't worry, Elder. If the sword is truly excellent, I'll be ready to buy it," Zheng-Fu said calmly, still…

"I see…"

"If you insist, then I'll take you to my special place." Xuan-Hai sighed a little when he had to take Zheng-Fu to the special place because he expected anyone who went in there to pay some fees first. It was to ensure that whoever wanted to enter had enough money to pay for what was inside. If no purchase was made, he would not return the money in any case…

After agreeing to go see the special weapon, Xuan-Hai ordered his men to take care of the shop for him, so he could take Zheng-Fu and De-Na-Lan to the place where he kept his finest weapons…

Clomp! Clomp! Clomp!

Xuan-Hai's weapons shop did not look very big or luxurious on the outside but was fine on the inside. He also built a vault underground to keep his exceptional-level weapons. He designed it by himself and spent a lot of money on building it. Even though his shop was small and held only economically priced weapons, he still made a lot from it…

"Wow! It's amazing, uncle Xuan-Hai. I didn't know that you have a secret place underground. It's so mysterious," De-Na-Lan said with excitement. She had never seen anything like it before. She had visited Xuan-Hai at the shop many times, but she had never been in the vault before…

De-Na-Lan's father usually bought the weapons from Xuan-Hai's shop to sell somewhere else. Zheng-Fu did not seem to react to the vault in the way that Xuan-Hai expected him to, so he started to wipe the sweat off his forehead in despair. As far as he remembered, everyone who saw this part of his shop would be in awe.

However, Zheng-Fu was the first one who did not show any sign of excitement or anything else, which was very disappointing for him to see…

Rustle!

After entering the underground, the three of them reached the entrance of the weapons room. The door to the room looked like a regular door. De-Na-Lan sighed in disappointment at seeing the door that looked so normal, like a house door…

"Hahaha! This is not a normal door, Na-Lan." Xuan-Hai rushed to cheer De-Na-Lan up when he saw that she sighed out of disappointment when she saw the door…

"Not a normal door!? Then what kind of door is it?" The minute De-Na-Lan heard that the door was a special door, she changed from being disappointed to being excited again…

"It is…"

"I suppose it is a door that you put a magical spell on!"

As Xuan-Hai was about to answer De-Na-Lan, Zheng-Fu cut in to comment about the door, which shocked Xuan-Hai for a while. He never thought that Zheng-Fu would know about magic. De-Na-Lan, on the other hand, felt extremely excited when she heard that the door was spell bound. She turned to Zheng-Fu and asked…

"What was the spelled door, Master Fu-Zheng?"

"It's the spell that is put into the door to prevent people from getting inside easily. It's like the lock we use on a regular door, but the spell is much stronger than a lock. The higher the level of the spell, the stronger the result is."

Zheng-Fu's explanation of the spelled door shocked Xuan-Hai even further because it was exactly what he was about to say. It was probably more detailed than his version. Then Xuan-Hai smiled dryly and did something at the door. Zheng-Fu knew that it was more than just doing something. He knew what Xuan-Hai was doing, but he did not pay attention to him because it was Xuan-Hai's vault.

He did not want to intrude…

Squeak!

After releasing the spell, the door started to open slowly by itself. No one needed to touch it for it to open. De-Na-Lan was pleased to experience the spelled door. She had a new outfit and saw something she had never seen before today. It was her lucky day…

"Alright! Let's get inside!" Xuan-Hai said with a light smile before leading Zheng-Fu and De-Na-Lan into the vault, where he kept his special weapons that he was proud of. However, he started to feel unsure about his pride when he saw Zheng-Fu's calm gesture. He wondered if the man in a torn outfit and a straw hat would be impressed by his weapons or not…

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