"Bei Xiao, are you massaging your master's back again?"
Chen Asan walked into the shop with a smile. He couldn't help but laugh when he saw Bei Xiao and Bei Meng massaging Ning Qi's back together.
Bei Xiao didn't seem very willing, but Bei Meng was very enthusiastic. Ning Qi would give her a few sweet candies every time he finished massaging Ning Qi's back. It had been almost half a year since the two of them became Ning Qi's handymen in his shop. Both Bei Xiao and Bei Meng had become very familiar with Ning Qi. Although Bei Xiao looked reluctant, he was actually much more focused than Bei Meng. Bei Meng, on the other hand, would start to daydream as she continued to knock.
The taste of candies.
"Brother Chen, you're here."
Ning Qi smiled and waved his hand. A few candies fell into Bei Xiao and Bei Meng's hands. Bei Xiao saw this and gave all the candies to Bei Meng. The little girl kissed Ning Qi happily and couldn't wait to throw the candies into her mouth.
"Say, if I knew you liked kids so much, I would have married a wife for you. Your kid should be around this age now."
Chen Asan said with a smile.
"Brother Chen, I heard that Xiao Huan wrote home?"
Ning Qi inadvertently changed the topic.
Chen Asan fell for it. He immediately took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Ning Qi. "Quick, help Brother Chen see what this kid wrote."
Ning Qi opened the letter with a smile.
The letter was sent by Chen Huan. She asked about Chen Asan and Miss Chen's health. She also asked about Ning Qi. Then she said that she was living a good life and would come back to Bluestone Town in three or five years.
"Brat, coming back in three to five years? I don't know how long my old bones can last! "
Chen Asan was furious.
"Brother Chen, your body is still strong. Three to five years is nothing."
Ning Qi smiled and returned the letter to Chen Asan. Chen Asan scolded and walked back to his silk shop with a smile.
"Master, is Xiao Huan Uncle Chen's son?"
Bei Xiao was curious.
"Yes. You can call him Brother Chen when you see him in the future."
Ning Qi smiled.
"Oh."
Bei Xiao nodded.
Spring passed and autumn came. Year after year passed.
When Bei Xiao arrived, he was nine years old. His height only reached Ning Qi's waist. In the blink of an eye, six years had passed. Bei Xiao was now a fifteen-year-old boy. His height had reached eight feet, but when he stood in front of Ning Qi, he still only reached Ning Qi's shoulders.
Bei Meng, who was already twelve years old, was about to grow into a great beauty. Last year, a matchmaker had visited Bei Meng and Bei Xiao. In the eyes of the people of Bluestone Town, Bei Xiao was Ning Qi's disciple. As long as she could learn some skills, she would never become a beggar again. She would be able to live a prosperous life. As for Bei Meng, they often saw Ning Qi shopping with Bei Meng, and they knew that Ning Qi treated Bei Meng like his own daughter.
Many people wanted to take this opportunity to marry Ning Qi.
After all, Ning Qi was considered a capable person in Bluestone Town. Over the years, there was an endless stream of people asking for swords. Furthermore, he was related to Zhang Chaozhong, one of the top four experts. However, Ning Qi rejected all of them. Bei Xiao and Bei Meng had their own paths. Even Ning Qi didn't want to interfere.
Ning Qi's face showed signs of aging. Over the past six years, his hair had started to turn white. He used to sell one sword every seven days, but now he sold one sword every fifteen days.
"Master, let me massage your back."
Bei Xiao carried a large iron ingot into the shop. After putting it down, she walked behind Ning Qi and massaged his shoulders. Then, she began to massage his back. She looked as focused as before.
"You're already so big. I won't give you candy."
Ning Qi smiled without turning his head.
"Master, you know that I don't eat candy."
Bei Xiao said calmly.
"Bei Xiao, are you massaging your master's back again?"
Six years had passed, and Chen Asan had aged a lot. Every time he saw Bei Xiao massaging Ning Qi's back, he would always say this. In the end, even Bei Meng could tell that Chen Asan was envious of Ning Qi.
"Uncle Chen, do you want me to massage your back as well?"
Bei Meng skipped into the shop like a little deer.
"Sure, sure."
Chen Asan immediately moved a stool and sat beside Ning Qi. The two of them enjoyed Bei Xiao and Bei Meng's service and chatted.
After chatting for a long time, Chen Asan suddenly sighed. "Little Qi, Little Huan said in his letter that he would be back in three to five years. It's been six years. Is he …"
Ning Qi smiled and interrupted Chen Asan. "Big Brother Chen, I told you that Little Huan is blessed by the heavens. He'll be fine. Maybe he was delayed by something. He'll come back."
"He'll come back? That's good, that's good. "
Chen Asan smiled and nodded. He heaved a sigh of relief. After a while, he got ready to leave and called Ning Qi and the others to his house for dinner.
Bei Meng let out a cry of joy when she heard that. Ning Qi never cooked, and the two of them had always been eating outside. They were already sick of it and looked forward to visiting Chen Asan's house to taste the Chen family's cooking. Even Bei Xiao's eyes revealed a hint of a smile as she subconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
Late at night.
Bei Xiao and Bei Meng had already fallen asleep.
Ning Qi was practicing his sword in the yard. His body was no longer as strong as it used to be. After practicing for a while, he started to pant.
Just when Ning Qi was about to put away his sword and go to sleep, a black figure descended from the sky and landed in front of Ning Qi.
Then, two other black figures appeared in front of Ning Qi. They were shocked when they saw Ning Qi, but they soon realized that Ning Qi was just an ordinary person, so they didn't pay much attention to him.
"Let's get rid of Zhang Chaozhong and this guy. We can't let anyone know about what happened today. We don't want Zhang Chaozhong's master to find us."
One of them said in a low voice.
The other person nodded.
They didn't hide anything from Ning Qi. It didn't seem wrong for them to say that they wanted to kill Ning Qi in front of him.
"Cough …"
Zhang Chaozhong spat out a mouthful of blood and struggled to stand up. The other two seemed to be afraid that Zhang Chaozhong had other tricks up his sleeves, so they didn't step forward immediately.
"Boss Ning?"
Zhang Chaozhong looked at Ning Qi in shock. He then smiled bitterly and said, "I'm sorry. Boss Ning was involved in today's matter. If there's an underworld, Chaozhong will apologize to Boss Ning when we get there."
Although Zhang Chaozhong was over fifty years old, he looked more than ten years younger than Ning Qi.
"Zhang Chaozhong knows this person?"
"Could he have some ulterior motive for coming here? Did you see it clearly? Does this guy really not have any cultivation? "
"No. Oh right, this is the sword shop in Bluestone Town. Boss Ning is a blacksmith. Zhang Chaozhong bought a sword here before, so he knows him."
"I see. Then it's okay. Zhang Chaozhong is seriously injured now. You and I will kill him first."
Ning Qi and Zhang Chaozhong heard every word of the conversation between the two. It could be seen that they already thought that they were in a winning situation.
"Boss Ning, you run first. I can still hold them for about ten minutes. Run … as far as you can."
Zhang Chaozhong looked at the two of them and said without turning his head. Ning Qi discovered that there were two very long and deep wounds on his back. His flesh had even been flipped over. However, as soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Chaozhong fell on his back with a bang.
The two black shadows looked at each other and finally looked at Ning Qi.
"I know swordsmanship. You'd better leave."
Ning Qi raised the sword in his hand and said lightly.
"You kill Zhang Chaozhong, I'll kill him."
"Go!"
The two of them each had a target and rushed forward like ghosts.
Ning Qi gently stabbed twice, and the movements of the two figures stopped abruptly. They covered their throats in disbelief and looked at Ning Qi. How could a mortal's sword be so fast?
Puff!
The two fell to the ground and died unwillingly.
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