Dragon's Origin

Chapter 13: Sharp Enough to Cut Iron Like Mud

The masked woman was clearly taken aback by Wang Sheng's 'boast'. Her ability to control Baoqing Yu Tang, a rare and large business, as a weak woman was not due to her beauty or luck, but to her genuine insight and skill in the ways of commerce.

Yet, even she was intimidated by Wang Sheng's casual claim that he could easily come up with ten thousand methods. Leaving aside everything else, just the snow-white sugar霜 (frosting), once introduced, would be a business dominating the world, allowing Baoqing Yu Tang to earn pots full of money. If there were ten thousand methods, heavens, it was simply unimaginable.

It was estimated that only one sentence could describe the situation: everyone in Baoqing Yu Tang, from top to bottom, would be crushed to death by gold coins. But could such words be believed?

"Since the esteemed guest has these methods, why not manage them yourself, instead of handing over the greatest benefits to our humble shop?" The masked woman thought more and had more concerns, so she asked this question.

Of course, she was smart enough not to ask why Wang Sheng didn't give them to the Song family. Wang Sheng's awkward position in the Song family was well known throughout Shanglin City, let alone Baoqing Yu Tang. Not giving them to the Song family was the right thing to do; giving them would be incomprehensible.

"I'm alone, without capital, without manpower, and without a vast network of contacts for goods. What can I do?" Wang Sheng replied with a smile. "This kind of business can only be done by large firms like yours, with access to connections and sources of goods. Besides, my heart isn't in doing business. Selling you one or two methods is simple, but having me personally handle everything from top to bottom? I won't do such a tiring thing."

The masked woman and the plump shopkeeper immediately understood. One was unwilling, and the other was unable to do it. Wang Sheng's words made them feel relieved. They exchanged glances, both seeing the gleam in each other's eyes.

"The esteemed guest is indeed candid." The masked woman suddenly laughed. "However, aren't you afraid that we might have malicious intentions by coming here alone so rashly? Although my Baoqing Yu Tang is just a business, it has no shortage of experts. Even if you are powerful, you can't fight against many hands, can you?"

"Oh? Experts?" Wang Sheng's eyes lit up, as if suddenly excited, and he asked with great interest, "I wonder if the experts you're talking about are the two outside the wall, or the one at the door? Or perhaps the one sitting in this secret room?"

As he spoke, Wang Sheng pointed in various directions, seemingly enjoying himself. However, as soon as Wang Sheng's words came out, both the masked woman and the plump shopkeeper's eyes flashed with a hint of horror.

The few at the door and outside the wall were not considered true experts, so being discovered was normal. However, there was indeed a secret room on one side of the living room, and the one sitting inside was the true expert responsible for the local branch's security of Baoqing Yu Tang, at least a Third Realm expert.

The existence of this Third Realm expert was only known to the masked woman and the plump shopkeeper, yet Wang Sheng revealed it in one breath. What was even more shocking was that Wang Sheng not only saw through the secret room, but also knew whether the expert inside was standing or sitting. Didn't that mean that even a Third Realm expert couldn't hide from him through the wall?

Looking at the gazes of the woman and the plump shopkeeper, Wang Sheng couldn't help but find it amusing. Probably no one in this world could have imagined that there was something called an infrared telescope. While waiting just now, he had already scanned the area once with infrared. At such a close distance, as long as it was a person, they would definitely be displayed. With the infrared display, Wang Sheng could easily see the other party's movements.

"Those were just joking words, please forgive me, esteemed guest." The masked woman was indeed a master of business. Seeing her arrangement pointed out by Wang Sheng, she immediately softened her tone, apologized, and explained, "They are only responsible for our shop's security and are definitely not targeting you."

"Are you still interested in the method of making sugar霜 (frosting)?" Wang Sheng waved his hand, indicating it was nothing, but continued to ask, "If the lady doesn't want it, I'll ask somewhere else."

"What does the esteemed guest want?" How could the masked woman push away such a business that was almost within reach? As long as one was in business, how could they resist such temptation?

"I don't know what your Baoqing Yu Tang has. You can decide what to give. If it's suitable, we'll make a deal." Wang Sheng completely took the initiative and naturally wouldn't obediently reveal his bottom line.

"Since the esteemed guest is fond of martial arts, you must like a divine weapon, right?" The woman pondered for a moment and took the initiative to speak.

"A divine weapon?" Wang Sheng laughed. "Better than Dai Huan's sword?"

Last time, Baoqing Yu Tang hired assassins from Worry-Free City to investigate his relationship with the Dai family. Without asking, the weapons he sold them must have Dai family markings. Wang Sheng didn't care. Anyway, everyone knew it clearly, and he wasn't afraid of them publicizing it.

"Dai Huan's sword is nothing more than a superior quality weapon with a bunch of valuable accessories. How can it be called a divine weapon?" As expected, the woman and the plump shopkeeper were not surprised at all that Wang Sheng mentioned Dai Huan's sword. Instead, the woman sneered, devaluing Dai Huan's sword to nothing. "A true divine weapon doesn't need so many flashy decorations."

As she spoke, the masked woman gave the plump shopkeeper a signal. The plump shopkeeper nodded and retreated. After a while, he returned to the living room with a long box in both hands and placed the box in front of Wang Sheng.

"Last time, sir sold Dai Huan's sword to our shop without a second thought, so I believe you saw its shortcomings long ago." The woman smiled and changed her address, appearing even more respectful to Wang Sheng, while not forgetting to subtly flatter Wang Sheng. "That kind of showy thing naturally can't enter your eyes. Sir, take a look at this sword. Can it enter your eyes?"

Wang Sheng unceremoniously opened the box and took out a seemingly unremarkable sheathed long sword. As soon as he pulled it out, he immediately felt an ancient and cold aura, completely different from the style of Dai Huan's sword they had been discussing earlier.

In Wang Sheng's eyes, this sword was much more pleasing than Dai Huan's sword. At first glance, it was a tool for killing people and had definitely seen blood. However, that was all. It hadn't reached the point of making Wang Sheng's heart flutter. Moreover, Wang Sheng's purpose for this trip wasn't weapons.

However, Wang Sheng's indifferent expression, in the woman's eyes, made her think that Wang Sheng hadn't discovered the sword's power yet. She immediately opened her mouth with a smile and said, "This was carefully crafted by the great craftsman of Linglong Pavilion, who spent several years of effort. The selection of raw materials alone cost a fortune. After the sword was completed, it was opened with the blood of experts and can cut iron like mud."

"Our Baoqing Yu Tang also spent a lot of money to obtain it recently. It was originally intended for a worshiper of the main branch. The name hasn't even been chosen yet, and sir just happened to catch up." After Wang Sheng digested the previous background, the woman continued to add, "If sir doesn't believe it, there are still the marks of Linglong Pavilion and the great craftsman's personal mark on it."

"Cut iron like mud?" Wang Sheng laughed and casually asked, "Can I try it?"

"Of course!" The woman also laughed, seemingly expecting Wang Sheng to make this request. She clapped her hands, and someone immediately sent in several ordinary swords, one of which looked very familiar, seemingly the sword of one of Dai Huan's guards, sold from Wang Sheng's place.

The woman reached out and took all the long swords and pulled them out. As the woman said, there were indeed two very small but clear marks on the spine of the sword, which should be the marks of Linglong Pavilion and the great craftsman.

The plump shopkeeper had already picked up two ordinary swords, holding them flat in front of the woman. The woman raised her hand, and the long sword in her hand slashed towards the two swords without hesitation. With two clanging sounds, a broken sword head and a broken knife head fell to the ground, and the long sword easily cut off the two ordinary swords.

Cutting off two wasn't enough. The plump shopkeeper took two more, one of which was the Dai family guard's sword. The result remained unchanged. The masked woman raised her hand lightly, and the two ordinary swords were easily cut off again. It was indeed as she said, cutting iron like mud.

After cutting off several weapons, the woman held the long sword in both hands and sent it to Wang Sheng again. Wang Sheng gently took it and carefully looked at the blade, which was undamaged.

Looking up, Wang Sheng saw the look of triumph in the woman's eyes. It was as if she was saying, 'This kind of divine weapon should be able to enter your eyes and is worth the invaluable method, right?'

Slightly shaking his head, Wang Sheng smiled noncommittally and asked the masked woman, "I also have a small knife. I wonder if I can try it?"

"Sir, please go ahead." The masked woman made a gesture of invitation, but her tone was full of confidence in the work of the great craftsman of Linglong Pavilion.

With a deft flip of his hand, Wang Sheng's custom-made Tiger Tooth military knife appeared in his hand. The black matte knife body was most convenient for acting in the dark, without any shiny blade.

The masked woman and the plump shopkeeper saw it in their eyes and couldn't help but laugh in their hearts. It didn't even have the light of ordinary knives and swords, and it couldn't even be considered a restrained divine light. What kind of good knife could it be? Looking at the length, it was indeed just a small knife.

Wang Sheng turned a blind eye to their gazes and casually placed the blade of the Tiger Tooth against the blade of the long sword at the sword's guard. This was not a mass-produced Tiger Tooth, but a specially customized high-quality product. Wang Sheng didn't believe that handmade long swords in this world could compete with modern industrial technology, not even the great craftsman of Linglong Pavilion.

With a force of both hands, Wang Sheng shaved down the blade of the long sword as if he were sharpening a pencil.

The woman and the plump shopkeeper were waiting to see a joke, but the next scene directly made the two of them widen their eyes, like two country bumpkins who had never seen a magic lantern, their mouths wide open, and their faces showing an expression as if they had seen something unbelievable.

There was not a single sound, but Wang Sheng's Tiger Tooth military knife seemed to cut into tofu, easily shaving off a layer of the long sword's blade. As Wang Sheng exerted force, a long strip of metal was easily shaved off one side of the long sword's blade by the Tiger Tooth military knife.

The long sword, which was known as being able to cut iron like mud and carefully crafted by the great craftsman of Linglong Pavilion for several years, didn't even have a chance to resist in front of Wang Sheng's small Tiger Tooth military knife. In the end, it only proved that another knife could cut iron like mud.