Chapter 8, Section 2, Subsection 2

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  Kong Fang, who had managed to "escape" all the way here, quickly arrived in front of Huoyun Hall's main hall. He glanced around with his eyes and then walked swiftly towards a counter at the corner. The area in front of the counter Kong Fang chose was empty, without anyone there.

  Behind the counter, a male clerk's head kept turning around, his expectant gaze scanning the many disciples in the front hall, hoping someone would come to his counter to do business. However, from morning till now, this counter had only handled two matters, and that was because the clerks at the other counters were too busy, so those novice disciples who couldn't wait any longer came to his counter.

  Seeing no one coming his way, the expectation in the eyes of the male servant quickly disappeared, and his gaze became dull, with disappointment all over his face.

  The treatment of miscellaneous workers in the temple is related to what they do. The more they do, the more benefits they naturally get.

  A male servant, filled with despair in his heart, suddenly saw a young man walking towards him, which made his heart suddenly excited, but when he clearly saw the young man, the male servant's heart that had just become hot was instantly cooled down.

  The young man was wearing tattered clothes with darkened bloodstains that had dried and turned black, clearly having been through a lot.

  The male servant's face revealed a wry smile, such an apprentice wouldn't bring him much benefit. However, it was better than nothing, doing something would at least earn him some hard-earned money, not doing anything would get him nothing.

  Kong Fang quickly arrived in front of the counter, but did not immediately take out the two short swords from his bosom. Instead, he turned his head to look towards the corridor leading to the alchemy area. Having just "escaped" from the alchemy area, he was still very sensitive to his surroundings, fearing that those people whose alchemy materials he had accidentally destroyed would follow him. Although these people might not necessarily remember him, it's always better to be safe than sorry, so Kong Fang carefully observed for a while.

  The male servant behind the counter looked at Kong Fang's sneaky appearance and felt increasingly bitter. This shabby young man had just come out of the refining area and rushed straight to him, obviously to hand over the refined weapon for this assessment, so that the inner disciples and elders of Huoyun Hall could make a judgment.

  It's just a miserable young man who can only make such poor weapons, and with this person's sneaky appearance, the male servant was even more disappointed. Only an apprentice who couldn't make good weapons would behave like this, afraid of being seen by others and losing face.

  Those disciples who refined high-grade weapons were all proud and arrogant, as if they wanted to tell others about it. They were so showy that they were almost out of shape. As for being sneaky, they had nothing to do with those disciples.

  "Alas." The male servant sighed inwardly, shaking his head and thoroughly suppressing the faint glimmer of hope in his heart.

  He also wanted someone to hand over a three-star or even four-star weapon, and he would be satisfied. By the end of the month, he could also get some rewards. However, from morning till now, the male janitor's heart was getting more and more disappointed. He no longer expected to get high-quality weapons, but only hoped that someone would do business with him, so that he could have some gains this month. Otherwise, his ranking at the end of the month would be at the bottom again, and it would be good if he didn't get punished.

  The male servant composed his emotions and forced a smile on his face, preparing to receive this extremely pathetic new apprentice.

  Seeing no one following, Kong Fang let out a slight sigh of relief. In fact, he wasn't afraid of running into others, but only feared running into his junior fellow disciple Sun Hao. The two had exchanged a few words before, and if they ran into each other, there was a good chance that Sun would recognize him.

  Kong Fang didn't want to stir up more trouble at this time, after all, this matter involved over a dozen people. Kong Fang didn't want to mess with another dozen enemies. With just Zhao Yong alone, he still hadn't been able to deal with him; if there were even more enemies, then he wouldn't need to stay here anymore.

  Just as Kong Fang was about to take out the short sword in his arms, a sudden burst of screams came from the counter in front of Huoyun Hall.

  "Fourth-grade! This sword has actually reached fourth-grade."

  "This senior brother is too formidable, he actually refined a weapon that reached fourth-grade."

  Everyone around the counter was shocked and envied, looking at the snow-bright long knife placed on the counter, their eyes shining brightly, wishing that the knife was theirs to forge.

  In front of the counter, a young man in a black robe had an expression of pride on his face, slightly raising his head with an air of arrogance. As he listened to the surrounding gasps and exclamations, the black-robed youth's expression became even more proud, but his gaze towards the surrounding crowd was somewhat disdainful.

  Refining a four-star weapon, according to past experiences, has a high chance of becoming an inner disciple. Once becoming an inner disciple, one can shake off the lowly status of an outer disciple and indeed has the qualifications to be proud.

  Kong Fang looked at the black-robed young man, who was as proud as a peacock, and couldn't help but curl his lips. What's there to be proud of just because he refined a fourth-grade weapon? He himself had refined a second-grade weapon, but he didn't make such a big show about it like the other person did, wanting everyone in the entire sect to know.

  Kong Fang had no good impression of this kind of person, so he glanced at him and then withdrew his gaze.

  "Hey!" The male clerk behind the counter was gazing over there with a look of envy, and Kong Fang couldn't help but call out in a low voice.

  The male shop assistant hastily turned around at the call, awkwardly apologizing to Kong Fang. So far, the male shop assistant had only done two things, and he didn't want to irritate the young man in front of him because of his momentary distraction, causing him to run to another counter.

  "What can I do for you?" the male servant asked with a hint of respect. As he spoke, however, his eyes couldn't help but dart to the counter in the middle of the front hall, filled with envy.

  "If that long sword of four-product quality was handed over to me, it would be great." The male servant sighed in his heart. He didn't know any powerful disciples, and the location of this counter was extremely biased, so usually there were no people coming to him to handle affairs, and as time went on, he got mixed up more and more.

  Kong Fang stealthily took out a short sword wrapped in tattered cloth from his bosom and quickly placed it on the counter in front of the male servant.

  "This is the weapon I've been preparing for this assessment, can you hurry up and take it." Kong Fang urged somewhat anxiously.

  Sun Hao and those who were destroyed by the refining materials could come to the front hall at any time, Kong Fang's heart couldn't help but feel anxious.

  The male servant had seen this kind of situation many times before, and since the other party was also wrapped in a chillingly tattered cloth, it was clear that they didn't dare to let people see it, so he didn't pay much attention. However, the normal procedure still needed to be followed.

  The male servant took out a crystal stone emitting a red glow from under the counter, and then carefully inquired about Kong Fang's specific information. The red glow on the crystal stone brightened slightly, and the male servant pressed the crystal stone onto the short sword wrapped in tattered cloth. A few seconds later, the male servant put away the crystal stone.

  The red crystal is called 'Yin Qian', which can engrave Kong Fang's specific information into the short sword, so there will be no impersonation.

  Watching the male servant put the short sword under the counter, Kong Fang's face showed a slight smile. He smiled at the male servant and turned to leave.

  "Senior brother, next time if you have any business, I hope you can still come find me. My name is Changsheng." The male servant shouted out loud.

  The more and more miserable male extra also gradually understood the importance of pulling people, although this young man mixed may not be as good as him, but he was not willing to give up, even a mosquito is meat.

  "Good name." Kong Fang smiled and waved his hand, "I'll look for you when I have the chance." With that, Kong Fang left Huo Yun Hall.

  Having done another thing, the male servant felt a little comforted in his heart.

  Just watching the crowd shuttling back and forth in the hall, but no one came to him, Changsheng's heart became despondent again.

  When the immortal Longsheng saw the short sword wrapped in tattered cloth under the counter, his heart moved involuntarily, and he picked up the short sword. Although the grade of this short sword might be very low, there was nothing to do at the moment, so taking a look would just pass the time.

  The tattered cloth was stripped away layer by layer, and when he saw the short sword inside, Changsheng was stunned. The dark sword body, with a profound and cold light, this kind of appearance is not something that low-grade weapons can have.

  Chángshēng's heart suddenly began to beat irregularly, and his breathing became somewhat rapid.

  Gently stroking the dark short sword, Changsheng carefully examined it.

  The more he looked at the short sword, the more shocked he became, and his face turned even redder.

  "Two, two......" Long Sheng was so excited that he couldn't even say a complete sentence. He even doubted whether he was dreaming or not, otherwise how could someone hand over a precious second-grade weapon to him.

  This is a genuine second-rate weapon, not third-rate, let alone fourth-rate.

  Changsheng had previously hoped to obtain a four-star weapon, but unexpectedly obtained a two-star weapon that was two levels higher than the four-star weapon.

  "That senior brother......" Long Sheng was extremely excited in his heart and wanted to praise him, but thinking of the other's tattered clothes, he didn't know what to say. In the end, he blushed and managed to squeeze out a sentence, "Indeed, one can't judge a person by appearance."

  Changsheng's eyes shone with dazzling light, and in his heart, he not only admired Kong Fang extremely but also felt infinitely grateful. With this second-grade weapon, his situation this month would undergo a tremendous change.

  "The refined second-grade weapon is so precious, but that senior brother is so low-key, so low-key that I even misunderstood him." Changsheng shook his head and smiled wryly. Suddenly, Changsheng's heart tightened, and his face turned even redder due to excessive excitement. "No way, I must find that senior brother and get close to him. Now he can already refine second-grade weapons, it won't be simple in the future." Changsheng made a quick decision in his heart.

  If Changsheng knew that the materials used for Kong Fang's two-grade short sword were only the most ordinary, his decision would not be to establish a relationship with Kong Fang, but to beg Kong Fang to accept him as a follower.