Butler Lin, who was only wearing a thin nightgown, was covered with blood. His body was like a cannonball that flew from the front yard to the yard, rolled on the ground twice, and then there was no sound.
At the same time, Junior Leopard screamed with all his strength. He was really scared and didn't want to die here inexplicably.
As he screamed, Junior Leopard rushed into the house. He knew that there was a small back window in the house. As long as he got out of the back window, he would not be in too much danger.
However, the danger he imagined did not come. After Junior Leopard got into the house, the other three were all awakened. Then there was a period of chaos. The torches were lit, and the originally quiet ironware shop gradually became noisy. After a while, there were a few screams in the yard again, and then it slowly subsided.
Junior Leopard did not jump out of the back window after all, because the murderer had no interest in him at all.
Obviously, the murderer's targets were Butler Lin and Old Xing. Both of them were now dead.
Compared with Butler Lin, Old Xing died more miserably. His body was cut into two parts by a sharp weapon. After he died, he still held a dark hammer in his left hand. His eyes were wide open, and he died with everlasting regret.
Although Old Xing's abnormal behavior in recent months gave Junior Leopard some bad ideas, he did not expect the result would be so tragic. Seeing Old Xing's body, Junior Leopard felt a bitter feeling pouring into his heart. Although he did not get along with Old Xing for a long time, Junior Leopard unconsciously regarded him as a good teacher and helpful friend. He taught Junior Leopard a lot of things, like a real teacher, and taught Junior Leopard everything he knew, knew, and understood. He hoped that Junior Leopard could pass the Wu's selection and fulfill his wish. However, before he saw the day, he died so miserably, which made him feel very uncomfortable. Of course, Junior Leopard also hated the unknown murderer.
"Ten years, ten years at most. I will definitely find you, and then split you in half like what I did today!"
Junior Leopard swore in his heart. However, what happened next made him not dare to reveal his thoughts. He didn't even dare to reveal a trace of sadness.
Butler Lin and Old Xing were the representatives of the Wu's ironware shop in the whole Qingyang Market. Their death could be said to be a big event in Qingyang Market, which caused a great sensation. Naturally, the local government did not dare to neglect it. After all, they were the Wu's people, so they made a vigorous investigation. As the first witness, Junior Leopard was naturally called for questioning several times, and vowed to bring the murderer to justice.
But it was strange that when the new butler and craftsman appeared in Qingyang Market, this matter was quickly suppressed and determined to be done by roving bandits. The new butler and craftsman even found a lot of evidence that Butler Lin and Old Xing had embezzled money and silver from the Wu's ironware shop during their time in Qingyang Market, which surprised everyone. After a period of time, the matter gradually faded away. Except as a topic of conversation after tea, no one mentioned it again.
Such a result made Junior Leopard vigilant, and he smelled a trace of conspiracy.
Generally speaking, when such a thing happened in a well-known family like the Wu's, they wouldn't let it go even if it was the slightest negligence of those masters in the government, let alone pouring dirty water on themselves to suppress the matter. If they didn't do so, they wouldn't be able to show the dignity of a well-known family. How could they be like the Wu's?
There was only one explanation for doing so, that was, the Wu's wanted to cover up this matter, so they did so.
Why did they want to cover it up?
Junior Leopard did not know, and he did not want to know, at least now, before he had the ability to protect himself, he did not want to know.
After a period of time, the matter calmed down, and Junior Leopard returned to his former peaceful life. Because Old Xing had tried hard to disassociate himself from Junior Leopard, he did not have any trouble except being called by the local government to ask some questions. In addition, he had a good aptitude and stood out among this group of apprentices, so he gradually won the trust and importance of the new craftsman.
This was like the school in Junior Leopard's previous life, where the teachers always liked the students with good grades, even if the headteacher and teacher were changed.
Therefore, Junior Leopard's life was quite comfortable. Different from Old Xing whose right hand was disabled, the new craftsman, Qin Xuanlong, was a real Level Three warrior craftsman. He was in the prime of his life, and in addition to a good martial art, he was also good at concealed weapons and was good at playing darts. Junior Leopard once saw him throw out three darts with a shake of his hand, and all of them were nailed in the center of the dart handle 100 meters away. He could not help but feel envious.
As for Qin Xuanlong, because Junior Leopard's comprehension was too high, the Nine Styles Hammer Skill and several sets of Skin-Toughening punching skills were not difficult for him at all, so he simply taught Junior Leopard the method of concealed weapons and darts. Anyway, it was not a magic skill.
"Tuk, tuk, tuk —!" Three darts were nailed in the center of the dart target with three sounds of darts.
"Good, good, good!" Qin Xuanlong shouted three times and could not help showing an expression of appreciation.
He had been a craftsman instructor for more than 10 years, but he had never seen an apprentice with such a good aptitude and comprehension as Junior Leopard. Junior Leopard had practiced darts for less than three months, but he had already mastered all the techniques. The darts he shot were 100% accurate, and he could hit the center of the bull's eye with his eyes closed from a distance of 300 feet, which made him happy and ashamed at the same time.
Because he had practiced for more than 10 years to reach Junior Leopard's current state.
"No wonder it's said that Old Xing treated this boy with special respect. Damn, who wouldn't treat such an apprentice with special respect? He's only eight years old. This boy's future is really limitless. The selection of the family is not a problem for him at all. He may even pass the final selection. His future achievements will definitely be much higher than ours. As long as we treat him well now, when he becomes a talent in the future, he will take care of us a little, and we will benefit a lot from him!" With such a thought, Qin Xuanlong taught Junior Leopard more diligently, and it could be said that he told Junior Leopard everything he knew without reserve.
"Teacher, these are the kitchen knives I made recently. Have a look, what do you think?"
After a day's training, Junior Leopard took out several shiny knives from the smelting room and presented them to Qin Xuanlong as if presenting treasures. After all, in a sense, for apprentices like them, martial arts was just a secondary thing, and forging was the main thing.
"Oh —!" Qin Xuanlong seemed to realize this at this time, and took the kitchen knives from Junior Leopard.
"Eh?!" Qin Xuanlong, who didn't care about it at first, carelessly and gently wiped a shiny knife's edge. Then, his finger suddenly flicked up, and a wisp of blood oozed from his fingertip.
"What a sharp edge!" Qin Xuanlong was shocked. He waved his hands and slashed at the wooden stake that was testing the edge of the knife.
"Shua!" The wooden stake was instantly cut into two pieces, which made Qin Xuanlong's eyebrows jump.
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