Chapter 254

Chapter 254: Extremely Strong

The crowd dispersed gradually as the old man slowly closed his folding fan and hid the wooden block in his sleeves .

As everyone intersected, Su Zimo blinked and the old man disappeared by the time he looked back!

He frowned and pondered for a while before heading back to his residence .

Right after Su Zimo left Yongxing City, the storyteller popped out of nowhere and wobbled towards a deserted corner .

Lin Xuanji stood there, bored .

When he saw the old man approaching, Lin Xuanji hurried forth and whispered expectantly, “How was it, old man? Did you manage to see anything?”

“No . The fate of that lad has been changed and the trajectory is completely messed up,” The old man shook his head .

Lin Xuanji asked again, “What about that black dog? Can you tell what race it is?”

“That shouldn’t be a dog,” The old man frowned .

“No shit! I know it isn’t a dog too!”

Lin Xuanji rolled his eyes . “Old man, even with your experience, you can’t tell its origins?”

The old man narrowed his eyes in deep thought before shaking his head . “I can’t think of anything, but that black dog is truly not simple . I can sense a unique and pure aura emanating from it . ”

“What kind of aura?”

“The aura of slaughter!”

The old man said, “Although you lost the chance to nurture a divine dragon this time round, if you manage to get your hands on that black dog, you will probably not do too badly in the future . ”

Lin Xuanji rubbed his chin, his eyes darting around as he made up his mind .

The old man seemed to have thought of something . Frowning in thought, he murmured, “That girl…”

…

Along the way, Su Zimo could sense the little girl following him .

After a long time, when he arrived at his rented residence, Su Zimo suddenly stopped in his tracks and turned back .

The little girl was caught off guard as a look of panic flashed in her eyes .

Su Zimo strode towards the little girl .

She seemed a little fearful and wanted to retreat, but held strong .

“Why are you following me?” Su Zimo approached and asked softly .

“It’s the first time someone gave me clothes to wear,” The little girl blinked her big, bright eyes and said timidly .

Su Zimo’s heart softened . “You have no place to go?”

The little girl nodded .

“Alright . From today onwards, you can stay here . ”

Pointing to the residence behind him, Su Zimo smiled and said, “However, I’ve only rented it for a year so I can only guarantee a year of accommodation for you . ”

“Thank you,” A smile finally appeared on the little girl’s face .

Su Zimo led the little girl inside and asked casually, “I’m Su Zimo . What’s your name?”

“Nian Qi,” Less guarded towards Su Zimo, the little girl’s voice sounded livelier as well .

The house was located in the south and faced the north with its back towards Jishui River . Quite large, it had many rooms and Nian Qi chose a random one to stay in .

Su Zimo left the house to buy some clothes for Nian Qi before bringing some food and placing it in front of her room .

After that was done, he came to the courtyard and took out a wooden block from his storage bag .

Since he wanted to open a weapon workshop, he had to give it a name .

Looking at Night Spirit patrolling the courtyard, Su Zimo smiled and muttered to himself, “Mo Spirit Weapon Workshop then . ”

Using his finger like a sword, he inscribed the four words on the wooden block .

Right then, with a creak, the door to the room behind him opened .

Turning back, Su Zimo saw a fair-skinned young girl standing at the entrance . Slim and elegant, her features were exquisite and her eyes were clear as water . Although she was still young, she was already extremely pretty .

Su Zimo was momentarily stunned as well .

After washing the dirt away from her face, Nian Qi seemed to have changed into another person .

However, for some reason, her hair was still yellowed and curled up like withered grass and tree branches . There was no luster and it seemed out of place against her smooth skin .

Su Zimo did not think too much about it, merely assuming that it was because Nian Qi’s body was weak after suffering for years outside .

It should return to normal after she recuperated for a year or so .

“Sir, what are you doing?”

Nian Qi walked over and looked at the wooden block in Su Zimo’s hand, asking softly, “Mo Spirit Weapon Workshop… are you planning on opening a weapon workshop here, sir?”

“That’s right,” Su Zimo nodded .

Nian Qi moved her lips, as if wanting to say something .

“Speak your mind,” Su Zimo chuckled .

“Even though I don’t know how to forge weapons, I’ve been wandering around the city all these years . The place you’re at now is suitable for living but it’s not suitable for opening a weapon workshop . Nobody is going to come here at all . ”

Cultivators familiar with the capital would definitely head to Yongxing City for spirit weapon customization . After all, all the weapon workshops of the capital were located there .

As for cultivators who were not familiar with the capital, they would also head to Yongxing City if they asked around .

From Nian Qi’s point of view, Su Zimo would have no customers at all if he were to open a weapon workshop here .

Unworried, Su Zimo smiled and said, “My weapon workshop is different from the rest, don’t worry . ”

Nian Qi nodded, not fully understanding .

Su Zimo pointed to a chair nearby . “Take a seat and hold this stone . Let me have a look . ”

On the table was a stone the size of a baby’s fist – it was a spirit testing stone that Su Zimo had just purchased .

Nian Qi reached out and held the spirit testing stone .

After a moment, the spirit testing stone remained unchanged .

Su Zimo sighed internally .

He had initially held hope that Nian Qi might have a spirit root and could enter cultivation .

However, he knew that the possibility of that was low .

There were many Golden Cores and even Nascent Souls in the capital . If Nian Qi had a spirit root, they would have long taken her away under their wings .

Now that there were no changes to the spirit testing stone, Su Zimo knew that Nian Qi was just like him – an ordinary person without a spirit root .

Seemingly realized something, Nian Qi said hurriedly, “Sir, even though I don’t have a spirit root, I am extremely strong and I can help you do many things . P-Please don’t chase me away . ”

“It’s alright . ”

Su Zimo shook his head and changed the topic, afraid that Nian Qi might overthink things . “You said that you are extremely strong? How strong?”

“Super, duper, strong . ”

Nian Qi blinked her eyes and said, “I didn’t dare show it earlier because I was afraid others might lock me up like they do to monsters . ”

Su Zimo could not help but laugh .

To him, Nian Qi was just trying to boast so that she would not be chased away .

How strong could a little girl with such a slender body be?

Su Zimo’s heart stirred and he wanted to tease Nian Qi . As such, he took out the Mystic Gold Silk Armor from his storage bag and placed it on the table gently . “This is a silk armor . Can you pick it up?”

“Of course!”

Nian Qi nodded confidently and tugged on the edge of the Mystic Gold Silk Armor with one hand, lifting it up .

It did not budge an inch at all!

“Eh?”

Nian Qi was stunned .

Su Zimo chuckled internally but remained expressionless on the surface .

Standing up, Nian Qi frowned and looked at the Mystic Gold Silk Armor in disbelief before using her other hand as well .

Sensing that Nian Qi was going to continue trying, Su Zimo waved it off, afraid that the joke would go too far . “It’s alright . This Mystic Gold Silk Armor actually weighs…”

Su Zimo’s voice stopped abruptly as he jolted from his seat and watched with widened eyes in disbelief .

Nian Qi’s arms trembled and her cheeks were slightly flushed, clearly at the limits of her strength . However, the Mystic Gold Silk Armor was truly lifted from the table!