Chapter 7

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Kong Fang quickly arrived at the front hall of the Huoyun Hall, his eyes scanning the surroundings. He then quickly walked to a counter in the corner, which was empty and had no one in front of it.

Behind the counter, a male servant turned his head back and forth, his expectant gaze sweeping over the many disciples in the front hall, hoping someone would come to his counter to handle affairs. However, from morning until now, his counter had only handled two matters, and that was only because the servants at other counters were too busy, and the new disciples waiting in line were getting impatient.

Seeing no one coming to his counter, the male servant's eyes quickly lost their expectation, his gaze dimming, and his face full of disappointment.

The treatment of servants in the Qi Sect was related to the work they did; the more they did, the more benefits they received.

The male servant, who was full of disappointment, suddenly noticed a young man walking towards him. This made his heart leap with joy, but when he clearly saw the young man, his heart, which had just become hot, immediately cooled down.

The young man was wearing tattered clothes, and there were dried, blackened bloodstains on his clothes, clearly indicating he was in a dire situation.

The male servant's face showed a bitter smile; such a new disciple would not bring him much benefit. However, something was better than nothing; doing the work would at least earn him a little money, while not doing it would mean getting nothing.

Kong Fang quickly arrived at the counter but did not immediately take out the second-grade short sword in his arms. Instead, he turned to look at the corridor leading to the refining area. Having just 'escaped' from the refining area, he was still very sensitive to his surroundings, fearing that the people whose refining materials he had accidentally destroyed might come after him. Although these people might not remember him, it was better to be cautious, so Kong Fang carefully observed the surroundings.

The male servant behind the counter, seeing Kong Fang's 'sneaky' behavior, felt even more bitter. This tattered young man had just come out of the refining area and rushed straight to him, clearly to submit the weapon he had refined for the assessment, so that the inner hall disciples and elders of Huoyun Hall could evaluate it.

However, a young man in such a dire situation could not possibly refine a good weapon. Moreover, with his 'sneaky' appearance, the male servant felt even more disappointed. Only new disciples who had not refined good weapons would behave like this, fearing that others would see and mock them.

Those who refined high-grade weapons were all extremely proud and arrogant, almost boasting to others. As for being 'sneaky,' it had nothing to do with them.

"Ah," the male servant sighed, shook his head, and completely suppressed his last bit of hope.

He also wished someone would submit a weapon that reached the third grade, no, even a fourth-grade weapon would satisfy him. By the end of the month, he could receive some rewards. However, from morning until now, the male servant's disappointment grew, and he no longer hoped to receive a high-grade weapon. He only hoped someone would come to his counter to handle affairs, so he could have some gains this month. Otherwise, he would be at the bottom of the ranking at the end of the month, and not only would he not receive rewards, but he might even be punished.

The male servant calmed his emotions, forced a smile, and prepared to receive this new disciple who was in a dire situation.

Kong Fang felt a slight relief when he saw no one following him. Actually, he was not afraid of encountering others, but he was particularly afraid of meeting the inner hall disciple Sun Hao. They had spoken a few words before, and if he met Sun Hao, he might be recognized.

Kong Fang did not want to complicate matters, as this involved more than a dozen people. Kong Fang did not want to unwittingly make more than a dozen enemies. He had not even dealt with Zhao Yong, and if he had more enemies, he would not be able to stay in the Qi Sect any longer.

Just as Kong Fang was about to take out the short sword from his arms, a sudden cry of surprise came from the counter in the middle of the front hall of Huoyun Hall.

"Fourth grade! This knife actually reached the fourth grade."

"This senior is amazing, actually refining a weapon that reached the fourth grade."

Around the counter, everyone was both shocked and envious, their eyes shining as they looked at the bright long knife on the counter, wishing it were their own.

In front of the counter, a young man in a black robe looked extremely proud, his head slightly raised, and his expression full of arrogance. Hearing the continuous cries of surprise and admiration, the young man's expression became even more proud, but his gaze towards the surrounding people was slightly disdainful.

Refining a weapon that reached the fourth grade, according to past situations, had a high chance of becoming an inner hall disciple. Once becoming an inner hall disciple, one would摆脱入门弟子的低贱身份，的确有骄傲的资格。

看着那犹如骄傲公鸡般的黑袍青年，孔方不由撇撇嘴。不就是炼制出一件四品的武器吗，有什么好自傲的。自己炼制出了二品的武器，也没有像对方那样恨不得全宗门的人都知道。

对于这种人，孔方没有丝毫好感，因此看了一眼就收回了目光。

“喂！”发现柜台后的男性杂役一脸羡慕地望着那边，孔方不得不低声喊了一下。

听到叫声，男性杂役连忙回过头来，有些尴尬地向孔方道歉。直到现在，男性杂役才做了两件事，他可不想因为刚才的失神惹恼眼前这个少年，让对方跑到其他柜台去。

“我可以为你做些什么？”男性杂役略显恭敬地问道。只是问话的同时，男性杂役依然忍不住用眼角余光观察着前堂中间位置的那个柜台，眼中满是羡慕。

“如果那件达到四品的长刀是在我这里上交该多好。”男性杂役心中叹息一声。他不认识什么厉害的弟子，加上这个柜台的位置又极偏，因此平时并没有什么人来他这里办事，久而久之他混得也就越来越差了。

孔方‘鬼鬼祟祟’地从怀中取出用破布包裹着的短剑，然后迅速放在了男性杂役身前的柜台上。

“这是我为这次考核炼制的武器，麻烦你快点收起来。”孔方有些着急地催促道。

孙浩和那些炼器材料被毁的十几人随时都有可能来到前堂，孔方心中不得不急啊。

男性杂役见多了这种情况，加上对方又用令人寒碜的破布包裹着武器，显然是不敢让人看见，因此也没有在意。不过正常的流程还是要做一遍的。

男性杂役从柜台下方取出一块泛着红色光芒的晶石，随后又仔细询问了孔方的具体信息。只见红色晶石上的光芒微微亮了一下，男性杂役便将红色晶石按在了被破布包裹的短剑上。几秒后，男性杂役收起了红色晶石。

红色晶石叫‘印签’，可以将孔方的具体信息打入短剑内，这样就不会出现冒名顶替的事情。

看着男性杂役将短剑放在了柜台下方，孔方脸上露出一丝轻松的笑容。向男性杂役笑了笑，转身便走。

“师兄，下次有事的话希望还能来找我，我叫长生。”男性杂役连喊了一声。

混得越来越惨的男性杂役也逐渐懂得了拉拢人的重要性，虽然这个少年混得可能还不如他，但他也不愿意放弃，蚊子再小也是肉啊。

“好名字。”孔方笑着摆了摆手，“有机会我会找你的。”说罢，孔方便出了火云堂。

又办了一件事，男性杂役长生心中稍稍有些安慰。

只是看着大堂中穿梭不停的人群，但却没有一个人来他这里，长生心中又变得颓然起来。

当百无聊赖的长生看到柜台下那柄用破布包裹着的短剑时，心中不由一动，便把短剑拿了上来。虽然这柄短剑的品级可能很低，但现在左右无事，看一下也就当打发时间了。

破布被一层层拆开，当看到里面的短剑时，长生不由愣住了。黝黑的剑身，光芒深邃、冷冽，这样的外表可不是低品级的武器能有的。

长生的心脏突然不争气地跳动起来，呼吸都变得有些急促。

轻轻地抚摸着黝黑短剑，长生仔细查看。

越查看短剑，长生心中就越惊，脸色更是涨得通红。

“二，二……”长生激动得连一句完整的话都说不出来，他甚至有些怀疑自己是不是在做梦，否则怎么会有人在他这里上交一件珍贵的二品武器。

这可是货真价实的二品武器，不是三品的，更不是四品的。

之前长生还期望能得到一件达到四品的武器，谁想现在却意外得到了比四品武器还高两个层次的二品武器。

“那位师兄……”心中极为激动的长生想要夸赞，但一想到对方衣衫褴褛的样子却又不知道说什么了，最后憋红脸才憋出一句话来，“果然是人不可貌相啊。”

长生眼中焕发出夺目的光彩，心中不仅对孔方佩服之极，更是万分感激。有了这件二品武器，他这个月的处境将会有极大的改变。

“炼制出了如此珍贵的二品武器，可那位师兄却那么低调，低调得甚至都让我误会了。”长生摇头失笑，忽然，长生心中一紧，面色因为过于激动变得更红了，“不行，我一定要找到那位师兄，而且还要和他攀上关系。现在就能炼制出二品武器，以后肯定不会简单。”长生心中迅速做出了一个决定。

若让长生知道孔方的这柄二品短剑所用的材料都只是最为普通的，他的决定就不是和孔方攀上关系了，而是恳求孔方收他做追随者。

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If Longsheng knew that the materials used for Kong Fang's second-grade short sword were just the most ordinary, his decision would not be to form a relationship with Kong Fang, but to beg Kong Fang to take him as a follower.

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