“The Shadowless Monk Yu Shinfeng, his niece, and the Seven Stars entered the city?”
“Yes! It was confirmed that they all came in last night.”
Hong Yushin, the chief inspector of Hao Clan, became serious as he listened to the report.
“Did you find out why they came to Chengdu?”
“Sorry, I haven’t been able to check it out due to lack of time. But I have identified an unusual trend.”
“What is that?”
“As soon as the Seven Stars entered Chengdu,they had a clash with a particular man.”
“Who?”
“It’s… Pyo-wol.”
“Really?”
Hong Yushin expressed curiosity.
Recently, the Hao Clan’s biggest interest has been Pyo-wol. Although they had no direct contact with him for fear of conflict, his whereabouts were constantly being investigated.
After making direct contact with Pyo-wol, Hong Yushin was shocked. It was not simply because Pyo-wol’s martial arts were strong or intimidating.
It was because someone like Pyo-wol appeared so suddenly as if he had fallen from the sky.
No matter how powerful he is, it was close to impossible for a person with skill and competence like a Pyo-wol to pop out without any background.
Jianghu’s martial arts have developed over the past several hundred years. For that reason, no matter how excellent and talented the person, it was impossible to sincerely learn martial arts without the proper guidance of a teacher.
In fact, the warriors who stood out in the current Jianghu, without exception, have a strong sect as their background. So it was no wonder they were strong.
But Pyo-wol was different.
His school or sect of origin were unclear. Still, the martial arts he practiced were terribly strong. It was something that Hong Yushin could not understand with his common sense.
So Hong Yushin did not leave the city, and remained in charge of Pyo-wol’s background investigation. In addition, it was necessary to reinforce the organization of the Chengdu branch, which was a mess due to the vacancy of the former branch manager.
There are many things to do here and there, but this time, the Shadowless Monk, her niece, and even the Seven Stars entered Chengdu.
Moreover, the Seven Stars even collided with Pyo-wol.
“The result?”
“It is said that Oh Kyung-wol, the Iron Dwarf, was greatly humiliated.”
“I knew it, it’s not that he was weak. That person was just terribly strong.”
Hong Yushin laughed.
The fact that he was not alone was so refreshing.
The Hao clan had strict control over information about Pyo-wol.
Since it is impossible to shut everyone’s mouth, information about him will gradually become known to the world, but outside of Sichuan, Pyo-wol was close to obscurity. That’s why this incident happened.
After a while, he asked his subordinate,
“But why did the Seven Stars come to Chengdu? It’s a completely different area from their usual activities. I know that they don’t have a connection here.”
“We haven’t figured out why yet.”
“Find out as much as you can.”
“Alright.”
The subordinate left after answering.
Hong Yushin, who was left alone, murmured.
“The winds and waves are constant in Sichuan.”
He didn’t feel good about it.
The damp air just before the torrential rain seemed to cover his body. Whenever he felt like this, something bad would happen.
* * *
Tang Sochu got up early in the morning and put firewood in the furnace.
Whether the craftsman was working or taking a break, the fire had to be maintained at all times. When the fire of the brazier goes out, it means that the life of the workshop will end soon.
Tang Sochu stared blankly at the flames of the brazier burning again.
Having his own studio like this and having an environment where he can work to his heart’s content sometimes felt like a dream.
Something unimaginable just a few months ago has happened.
“Hoo!”
After staring at the flames for a long time, Tang Sochu sighed and got up from his seat.
Tang Sochu headed to the front of the workbench.
Pieces of thin wrought iron plates were scattered on the workbench.
These are the things that Tang Sochu has put a lot of effort into over the past few days. Although it is said to be soft iron, it has excellent strength because it was a blend of several other metals.
In order to complete the wrist armor that Pyo-wol ordered, he first made a skeleton or a frame of the soft iron plate.
The soft iron plate had to move smoothly enough not to interfere with the movement of the hand, but it also had to have strong durability to protect the arm from the sharpness of a blade.
None of the workshops in Chengdu had the skills to make such a wrought iron plate, and no craftsman was so skillful.
In the end, Tang Sochu had to do it all by himself from start to finish.
Fortunately, his efforts of the past few days were not wasted, and he managed to create a soft iron plate which he liked. Now, all that remains is to connect each wrought iron plate and add leather on top.
Tang Sochu moved to the back of the workshop.
There was an old, shabby warehouse at the back of the workshop. The old craftsman who was the previous owner stored various iron ingots and materials in that warehouse which was attached to the workshop.
The old craftsman handed over the ingredients from the warehouse to Tang Sochu at once. Most of the materials in the warehouse were cheap iron ingots, but if he searched really well, he would occasionally find useful items.
Tang Sochu opened the warehouse door, hoping that it would be the same again this time.
Squeak!
The rusty hinges squeaked, revealing the scenery inside the warehouse.
The inside of the warehouse was so dark that even in broad daylight, it was only possible to distinguish the shape by lighting a lamp.
Tang Sochu leaned on a lamp and searched the warehouse.
After searching for a while, he finally found what he was looking for.
“Okay! There’s still some useful stuff left.”
What he held in his hand was thick leather. The area of the leather was still quite large perhaps because it was not yet cut. If it was this size, it seemed that there would be a large amount left even after making the wristbands.
Tang Sochu tried to come out again with only two pieces of leather.
“Hm?”
But a strange movement was caught in his eyes.
Something moved deep inside the warehouse. He could have easily mistaken the shadow as the shaking movement of the lantern, but Tang Sochu had a gut feeling that wasn’t the case.
Even though he didn’t learn martial arts, he was still a man who inherited the blood of the Tang Family. His eyesight and physical strength were far superior to that of an ordinary person.
Without fear, he walked to the spot where he detected the strange movement.
“Who are you?”
He lit the corner of the warehouse with a lamp. Then he saw someone crouching in the corner of the warehouse.
He was a boy who looked only about six years old. He looked just like a kitten, curled up. His face was covered in ashes and dust from how much he had suffered, and his bare body was revealed through his torn clothes.
Tang Sochu frowned.
“Who are you? How did you get in here?”
Despite the question from Tang Sochu, the boy kept his mouth firmly shut and shrank even further. At the sight of an intruder with a lot of blades, Tang Sochu had a dumbfounded expression on his face.
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