Indestructible Primordial Spirit
As for Wang Niansheng's performance, Wang Lishou was very satisfied: "This is what my apprentice should look like. Although you lost today, it can be seen that you have made some progress in the past six months. Tomorrow... you will make a beheading knife by yourself, and if I am satisfied, you can leave the mountain!"
Wang Niansheng was suddenly startled, and then overjoyed: "Ah... really?"
"Can everyone hear that?" Wang Lishou laughed and said: "And Gangqiang, you also participate, the topic is the same, as long as I am satisfied, you can all graduate!"
Wang Gang was also overjoyed and couldn't help but hug Wang Niansheng tightly, the two of them laughing and playing like two little kids.
"Are you so happy?" Wang Lishou smiled lightly and gave each of the two a small slap on the forehead: "It seems that my little temple can't accommodate your two great gods anymore?"
Wang Gangqiang shook his head repeatedly: "Master, what are you talking about? Even if we've completed our apprenticeship, my brother and I still have to follow Master around, right? After learning for so many years, isn't it all just waiting for this day? When we go back, our parents will also be proud of us!"
Wang Niansheng was also extremely excited: "Gang said it's true, Master, this decision of yours really surprised me!"
Wang Leshou glared at him: "This decision makes you so surprised, why don't you question it?"
"What's going on?" Although he had to shed eighteen knives, the news that he could leave the next day undoubtedly made him very happy: "I... I'll go find a bed for Buqi right away."
"Get back here!" Wang Lishou suddenly reached out and pulled Wang Niansheng back: "You want to slip away? The other party hasn't said they don't want to live with you yet, if he doesn't want to live with you, then let him have the house, you go squeeze in with Gangqiang and the others!"
Wang Niansheng slightly lowered the corner of his mouth, he wasn't too proud to apologize, and since he could think of getting a bed for Lu Buqi, it was clear that he was also a good kid who knew when to admit his mistakes. However, in his mind, he had planned to apologize privately or bring it up again when they were drinking tomorrow.
But Wang Lishou's intention was very clear, he wanted him to apologize on the spot, otherwise, with his previous attitude towards Lu Buxiao, Lu Buxiao would seize the opportunity to ridicule him.
Just as Wang Niansheng was hesitating, Lu Buqi spoke up: "Old Wang, I think Niansheng is pretty good, let's just do it this way!"
"Old Wang?" Not to mention the hundred or so people present were shocked, even Wang Lihong was also very shocked. This Lu Buqi is too presumptuous! Who is Wang Lisou? In this Guozhai Town, apart from Wang Yingfu's family, he is also a well-known figure. Which person doesn't address him as Master Wang when they see him?
"Don't be so startled!" Wang Lishou smiled and said, "It's me who told Nangong to call me that. Alright, Ning Sheng, go prepare a bed for Nangong, find one that's thick and comfortable."
It turns out that Lu Buqi is quite reasonable and didn't make things difficult for him. Wang Niansheng's impression of Lu Buqi has undergone a reversal, and he readily agreed to help, pulling along Wang Gangqiang to search together.
And the other blacksmiths and apprentices, a considerable number of them were still puzzled as to why Wang Lishou was so fond of Lu Bodi, which was also unthinkable.
"What a lively scene!" A somewhat familiar voice rang out, and it was Wang Lihai and Wang Liqing. As the crowd made way, Wang Liqing's gaze locked onto Wang Lisou: "Lisou, you've finally come back! I heard from people below that you'd returned, and I'm still a bit surprised - I thought you were going to stay in the dense forest, gnawing on wolf bones and sleeping with the Zhezi slave woman!"
"The wolf's bone is quite edible, and the Zelan woman isn't bad either." Wang Lishou didn't think much of it and responded with a smile amidst the crowd's laughter: "You two have arrived just in time, let's go drink together?"
"Alright, you've been away for half a year and now you're back. If we brothers don't take you out to celebrate, people will laugh at us!" Wang Lihai responded, "Then let's go to the Happy Building... Hmm, isn't that Nangong? Let's go together?"
Lu Bu shook his head slightly: "No, I just arrived, and I still need to tidy up."
Lu Buqi is not an idiot, and the other party has taken a liking to him. With a hint of politeness, he asks a question. If he really hits the snake with a stick, it will affect the atmosphere of his brother's reunion and only make people look down on him. Lu Buqi understands that just because he has become friends with Wang Lishou doesn't mean he has entered the upper class circle of Guazhentown.
Lu Buqi's understanding of the situation made Wang Lihai visibly pleased, his eyebrows slightly rising: "That's good too, once you're familiar with Xia Guanzhen, we'll talk about it another day... Let's go, Lisou!"
"Then you..." Wang Lishou looked at Lu Buqi, the half-year of daily interactions had made Wang Lishou, this childless and daughter-less old man, develop a deep bond with Lu Buqi.
"Go ahead, I won't run anywhere!" Lu Buqi's mouth slightly pursed, then turned around and walked towards the place where the luggage was piled.
As soon as Wang Lishou left, the blacksmith and apprentices in the iron shop undoubtedly showed more curiosity about Lu Buqi, especially the young ones like Lu Ya Zi, who chattered all the way asking various things, but also carefully brought Lu Buqi to the attic house where Wang Niansheng lived.
For Lu Buwei's responses to questions from people like Lü Shi, his answers were very brief. For some stupid questions, he simply didn't respond. Wang Niansheng's attic house was one of the only two attic houses on the north side of the ironwork courtyard, and the other one was Wang Lisou's room.
Wang Leshou will arrange Lu Boyi here, and it can be seen that he really values Lu Boyi in his heart. Lu Boyi felt grateful and pushed the door open to enter.
A pungent smell hit him in the face, Lu Bu's eyebrows furrowed slightly, but his mouth curled up. This reminded him of the boys' dormitory in his previous life at university. However, Wang Niansheng was alone and could make such a big stink in this large attic room, which was quite an achievement.
Lü Ya Zi and others did not show anything out of the ordinary, probably because they were used to it in their daily lives, or perhaps the environment in their own homes was even more terrible, who knows.
The attic room was not small, belonging to the longitudinal and narrow type, with an area of about thirty square meters. Nowadays, there is only a bed, a wooden box, and some metal objects, among which a heavy ancient copper axe caught Lu Buqi's attention for a moment.
Pushing open the window at the back of the attic, a cool breeze blew in from the night sky, making Lu Buqi feel refreshed: "That guy, he doesn't even open the window for ventilation on ordinary days. Is it easy to get robbed in this Fuguan Town?"
Before long, just as Lu Bu was weighing Wang Niansheng's large broadaxe, Wang Niansheng and Wang Gang had already carried a large pile of wooden frames and planks over.
As their eyes met, Wang Niansheng smiled awkwardly: "Uh... Nianqi, where do you want to put the bed?"
Lu Buqi pointed at the window: "That one!"
"It's raining outside and there might be some seepage, shall I move it a bit further in for you?" Wang Niansheng sought Lu Boyu's opinion, which was undoubtedly another gesture of goodwill.
"Alright!" Lu Buji nodded, and then quickly assembled the bed with the two of them. Only after that did he take out things from his bundle. There weren't many things, mainly two sets of inner and outer leather armor, four animal hides, two ironwood spears, a wooden bow, and some miscellaneous items.
Wang Niansheng and Wang Gangqiang, although not experts in the field, were not without some discerning eye. Seeing the four animal hides, their eyes widened in shock, thinking of the fine beast meat that Wang Lishou had mentioned earlier. The two exclaimed in unison: "Nong, are these the pelts of fine beasts?"
Lu Buji nodded: "En, yes."
"Was it you and your master who killed them?" Wang Niansheng and Wang Gang were also familiar with the Jing Beast, but in their impression, the Jing Beast was almost an unstoppable existence.
"In the dense forest, we kept running into fierce beasts along with Old Wang. There was no way out, so we could only fight to the death because escaping would be even more dangerous than fighting back! Of course, it's mainly because Old Wang is here, and you may not know that his cultivation has improved again. Now he is a top-notch master of Bone Resonance Sixfold!"
"Wow!" Although both of them were already 26 or 27 years old, their minds were not particularly mature. After all, the ironwork shop was under Wang Lishou's authority, and interpersonal relationships were actually quite simple. It was normal for them to show a little curiosity about some unusual things. Wang Niansheng's eyes shone with expectation as he said, "Then tell us about you and Master's adventure in the dense forest!"
Young people, as long as they have a common topic, it's easy to get along. Lu Buqi is not a petty person either. After he brought up several thrilling and novel things, the two of them, as well as Lü Niangzi and others who had been following them, were shocked and thrilled, and they all felt an extraordinary experience that was different from usual. The relationship between everyone undoubtedly became much more harmonious.