Chapter 194: Black Dragon Treasure Armor

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Lei Qing was still terrified; even at this moment, his heart was pounding wildly. Fortunately, he had not called out the word “Wife,” otherwise things would have become a huge disaster.

For a moment, Lei Qing actually felt a trace of gratitude toward the Divine Craftsman Wan Yongxing; his appearance was truly timely.

Seeing Wan Yongxing’s look of complete astonishment, Zhu Xiyu’s face turned cold as frost, and she scolded him slightly, “Fort Master Wan, what is with that expression? Do you think I, Zhu Xiyu, am someone who boasts? Rest assured, in a few days, I, Zhu Xiyu, will announce to the world that I have recognized Lei Qing as my godson. Moreover, this recognition happened before you arrived.”

Seeing that Zhu Xiyu was annoyed, Wan Yongxing was also startled in his heart. He hurriedly let out a dry laugh and said apologetically, “Madam, you must be joking. How would I dare not believe your words? The ten thousand gold coins earlier were a slip of the tongue, a slip of the tongue. Fifty thousand. Lei Qing, you have helped our Wan Family Fort so much, and we have no way to repay you, so just go ahead and select fifty thousand gold’s worth of weapon s and equipment.”

Wan Yongxing absolutely could not afford to offend Zhu Xiyu. This was not only because she came from the Zhu Family, nor was it only because she was the wife of the Villa Master of the Divine Sword Villa.

More importantly, Zhu Xiyu’s own reputation was extremely resounding. No matter where she went, people treated her with courtesy and respect. Anyone in this world who offended Zhu Xiyu and made her angry, no matter who they were, would surely suffer damage to their reputation.

Just think, if even someone with as good a temper as Little Guanyin Zhu Xiyu could be provoked to anger, one could imagine how wicked that person must be.

Therefore, rather than saying Zhu Xiyu benefited from the light of the Divine Sword Villa, it would be better to say that the Divine Sword Villa benefited from Zhu Xiyu’s temperament. If not for Zhu Xiyu, how could Dongfang Cangqiong have risen so smoothly and majestically?

With this price increase, it went straight to fifty thousand. Now, even Zhu Xiyu felt this was decent, and her expression toward Wan Yongxing softened a little. However, Guan Fei knew that Lei Qing was just starting to build his power and currently lacked weapons and equipment the most. So he chimed in with a cold sneer, “Old Wan, why be so stingy? Lei Qing risked his life to take a palm strike from your sister. If Zhu Xiyu hadn’t used the Little Rejuvenation Pill to heal him just now, he might have died. We aren’t asking you to pay with your life, but you should give a bit more quota as a consolation fee, right? Besides, your nickname is Divine Craftsman; just hammering a few times is worth ten thousand gold. You can’t be unable to afford this small amount of money, can you?”

Wan Yongxing was speechless for a moment, then said helplessly, “Then seventy thousand, not a penny more. To put it nicely, I am the Fort Master; to put it bluntly, I am just the chief steward of the entire Wan Family. If I go too far, the Elders might depose me.”

“Seventy thousand it is, but you have to personally give Lei Qing a set of treasure-level armor. Look, his soft armor was torn apart by your sister; how miserable.” At this moment, Guan Fei was like an aunt bargaining in the market, haggling with Wan Yongxing over every little bit. There was no helping it; Lei Qing could not easily speak up, and Zhu Xiyu had always been a soft-hearted and kind woman. If Wan Yongxing coaxed her with a few words, she would be easily fooled.

This… Wan Yongxing felt a pain in his heart again. Treasure armor was not comparable to a Treasure Sword. A top-quality Treasure Sword, worth thousands to tens of thousands, was already impressive enough. But for treasure armor, whether in terms of materials or other aspects, it was very luxurious, often costing several times that of a Treasure Sword.

Seeing Wan Yongxing’s distressed and reluctant look, Zhu Xiyu, who originally did not know how to extort people, also had her eyes light up. She thought to herself that Qing’er had many enemies and would often go to the battlefield. If he had a set of treasure armor personally crafted by the Divine Craftsman Wan Yongxing, his chances of survival would be much greater.

For her newly recognized son, a protective feeling rose in Zhu Xiyu’s heart. She said coldly, “Fort Master Wan, is my son Lei Qing’s life worthless? You refuse when asked for a mere set of treasure armor? Fine then, name a price, and I will buy it.”

Wan Yongxing secretly sighed. Forget it, forget it. If he really made Zhu Xiyu spend money to buy it, he didn’t know how badly he would offend her. She wouldn’t need to do anything else; she just had to say a few bad things about Wan Yongxing at important occasions. That would have a huge impact on Wan Yongxing’s reputation, and even the name of Wan Family Fort would suffer.

There was no way around it; Zhu Xiyu’s prestige was simply too high. Even if she went to the Eternal Life Palace, the Palace Master would personally receive her and try his best to satisfy her requests.

“Alright, recently I spent several months creating a set of Black Dragon Armor.” Wan Yongxing said, his heart dripping blood, “I will give it to Young Master Lei as a thank-you gift.”

Guan Fei thought to himself that this was more like it. It seemed Wan Yongxing still had some sincerity in solving the problem. Otherwise, under the circumstances where his Wan Family was so much in the wrong, if the Divine Sword Villa and Marquis Zhu Residence joined forces to seek justice, the entire Wan Family Fort would really be in huge trouble.

Black Dragon Armor? Lei Qing’s eyes also lit up. Although he didn’t know exactly how the armor was, just hearing the name and knowing it came from the hands of the Divine Craftsman, it was clearly no ordinary item.

Lei Qing wasn’t afraid that Wan Yongxing would trick him with a fake. Firstly, armor made by the Divine Craftsman would definitely bear his unique mark. Secondly, if the armor’s quality was not up to par and was pierced easily, it would ruin the Divine Craftsman’s reputation, which would be a loss outweighing the gain.

Seeing the hopeful look on Lei Qing’s face, Zhu Xiyu felt very comfortable in her heart. It seemed her newly recognized son really desired the armor. So she thickened her skin a bit more and said to Wan Yongxing, “We all believe Fort Master Wan’s sincerity is sufficient. However, we all admire Fort Master Wan’s works quite a bit. Since it’s a new work, why not take it out for my son to try on and see if it fits?”

Since he had already decided to give it, Wan Yongxing didn’t hide anything. He activated his Spatial Ring and took out a set of pitch-black armor. “I just finished making this armor not long ago, and I liked it very much, so I kept it by my side. This armor is entirely made of precious Black Iron. I dare not say it makes the wearer completely invulnerable or invincible, but ordinary attacks will at most leave a mark.”

“Qing’er, go to the next room and put it on to see if it fits. If it doesn’t, while Fort Master Wan is here, he can fix it,” Zhu Xiyu said with a loving and caring look.

Lei Qing also quite enjoyed Zhu Xiyu’s care, feeling warm and extremely comfortable in his heart. He thought to himself that if he could really be Zhu Xiyu’s godson, it would be a wonderful thing one couldn’t ask for.

However, Lei Qing also knew there was a big difference between a godson and an adopted son. The former was just a simple mother-son relationship. The latter was equivalent to entering the Dongfang Family and, theoretically, having inheritance rights.

Clearly, to avoid this kind of trouble, he could only be recognized as a godson. Of course, Lei Qing wouldn’t covet anything from the Divine Sword Villa or the Dongfang Family; he just simply enjoyed the comfort and warmth Zhu Xiyu brought him.

“Yes, Godmother.” Lei Qing bowed respectfully, took the Black Dragon Armor to the next room to put on, and feeling that the armor fit quite well, he walked back.

However, the armor was entirely made of refined Black Iron, and its thickness was considerable. The thickness was increased at key vital points. The entire set of armor was probably no less than a hundred catties. It was only because Lei Qing had achieved success in his Fighting Qi cultivation and had a very strong physique that he could walk normally while wearing it.

“Clank, clank!” He walked back into the room with somewhat heavy steps.

Almost everyone’s eyes lit up.

One had to admit, the Divine Craftsman was indeed the Divine Craftsman; he had crafted a set of armor into a work of art. The matte black surface gave the black armor a sense of solidity. At every joint, black spikes were ingeniously inlaid, revealing a thick sense of danger.

At the left wrist, there was a small round shield, which neither hindered the use of weapons with both hands nor allowed for active defense at critical moments. The entire set of iron armor presented a perfect streamlined shape, setting off Lei Qing’s figure as majestic and domineering.

Especially at the shoulder armor protecting the neck, a bas-relief of a Black Dragon, whose head could be seen but not its tail, coiled around, with its scales hidden in the black armor, adding a touch of magnificence and weight to the armor.

Various other large and small patterns, some visible and some hidden, made the armor look magnificent while faintly revealing an indescribable danger.

Most importantly, Lei Qing was good-looking. After putting on this armor, he looked even cooler and more domineering. Just standing there, he exuded a powerful aura of slaughter.

The treasure armor and the person complemented each other perfectly. Lei Qing highlighted the extraordinary nature of the armor, and the armor fully displayed Lei Qing’s heroic and outstanding temperament. Lei Qing now had no trace of a delicate pretty boy about him. Killing and hardships had made him much calmer and colder. This set of Black Dragon Armor completely brought out all his temperament.

For a moment, everyone was stunned. Especially Zuo Qianqian, whose eyes were blurred and cheeks were flushed. She thought to herself that Brother Lei was truly divine and mighty, so handsome.

Even Zhu Yuer, who was quite biased against Lei Qing, stared fixedly at the current Lei Qing for a moment. Her eyes were a bit dazed, not knowing what she was thinking.

“Good armor, what a divine and mighty man.” Guan Fei, being a man, was the first to react. He clapped and shouted, “Fort Master Wan, I think this set of Black Dragon Armor was simply tailor-made for Lei Qing.”

Even Wan Yongxing looked on with great jealousy. He had crafted it according to his own body shape, and it looked quite heroic when he wore it. He hadn’t expected that it would fit Lei Qing so well, even better than it fit him, matching the Black Dragon Armor’s flamboyant and domineering style, while also revealing a thick and restrained aura.

Everyone has a love for beauty, and Zhu Xiyu was no exception. If Lei Qing had been ugly and crude, Zhu Xiyu probably wouldn’t have accepted him as a godson.

But the current Lei Qing made Zhu Xiyu feel her heart beat a little faster; he was extremely heroic. Her eyes were full of joy as she walked around him and said with a light smile, “If Qing’er wears the Black Dragon Armor, rides the Black Dragon horse, and carries a twelve-foot long spear to stroll down the street, I’m afraid he would charm countless young ladies and married women.”

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