The Song Family's Weapon Refining

Day two.

The two, who had been fighting all night, slowly woke up.

Peach frowned slightly and sat up with some difficulty.

"Lie down a bit more, there's no rush today."

Chen Lu reached out and pressed his hand on her snow-white shoulder, slowly pulling her into his arms.

Feeling the warmth of the delicate body in his arms, he suddenly felt very relaxed.

Three acres of land, an ox, a wife and children, and a warm bed—that kind of life seems quite idyllic.

"Miss Peach, how much of your debt have you paid off?"

"Why are you asking this?" Peach leaned against Chen Lu's chest, absentmindedly playing with the ends of her hair.

"It's nothing."

Chen Lu didn't know what to say, but a sudden flutter of emotion stirred within him.

When Tao'er saw this, a smile quietly appeared on her lips, but she immediately suppressed it so that Chen Lu wouldn't see it.

"In short, once the debt is almost paid off, you won't need to apply to the Wang family to have my debt forgiven."

Why?

Chen Lu was somewhat puzzled. He thought that if he mentioned this matter to Elder Chuanjing, as long as the ultimate goal remained unchanged, it should be easy to resolve.

"I just don't want all my hard work to go to waste."

"All right."

Seeing that she didn't want to talk about this topic any further, Chen Lu brought up the real purpose of his trip.

What's your opinion of the Chu family?

"The Chu family? They just sell elixirs and medicinal herbs, what's wrong with that?"

"Do they have a weapon-refining workshop?"

"The Chu family does not have a weapon-refining workshop. The major families have different businesses, but they are all related by marriage."

Tao stared at him with some curiosity, then, as if she remembered something amusing, she pursed her lips, suppressed her laughter, and burst out laughing.

"If you're looking for a weapon-refining workshop, your second senior brother should be quite familiar with it."

"Senior Brother Chu?" Chen Lu asked, puzzled. "Why is he, a pill refiner, so familiar with the weapon-refining workshop?"

"The scions of large families have their marriage partners arranged very early on."

Your second senior brother's arranged marriage is with a woman from the Song family who is skilled in weapon crafting.

Peach pressed herself against Chen Lu's chest, pinched the muscles on his arm, and said with a smile:

"I heard that his arranged marriage partner has arms thicker than your thighs, is over two meters tall, and could punch you half to death."

Chen Lu immediately pictured that scene and couldn't help but gasp.

I had always heard that large families had the custom of arranging marriages for their younger relatives, but I had never heard him mention it in the past six months. So that's why.

"So... what does the Song family think of Chu Liutang?" Chen Lu continued to inquire about this information.

After recalling for a while, Tao'er said, "I heard from the other sisters that the Song family thinks highly of Chu Liutang, after all, he has great potential."

Furthermore, he promised that if the child born bore the surname Song, he would sponsor a small alchemy workshop for him.

No wonder Chu Liutang keeps saying that he will take control of the family business in the future.

He had always been curious, but he never expected that he would control the family business in this way.

Peach Girl continued:

"But the original wedding date has passed for two or three years, and Chu Liutang has not mentioned it at all, which has made both the Song and Chu families very anxious."

"What's the Chu family in such a hurry? The child already has the Song surname, so in the end, he won't be a member of the Chu family anymore."

"The workshop's profits are split equally between the two families. Anyway, it was obtained by exchanging children. The Chu family thinks it's a freebie, so why wouldn't they be happy?"

Moreover, with so many people in the Chu family, if they keep having children, they can eventually produce another child with Chu Liutang's talent.

Before Chen Lu could analyze the intricacies, Miss Tao suddenly changed the subject:

"Lu Lang, if I were over two meters tall and my arms were thicker than your thighs, would you still like me?"

Why not—

Chen Lu answered instinctively, but quickly realized what he had done and immediately stopped talking, not uttering another word.

Peach looked at Chen Lu, her eyes revealing not a trace of falsehood.

She dared not think about that possibility; she only felt a sweet joy in her heart at that moment.

What Chen Lu was thinking was that it didn't matter if his body shape changed, what mattered was that his appearance hadn't changed.

A muscular, cute girl, not bad at all.

"Okay, I'm leaving now."

Chen Lu sat up and prepared to put on his clothes.

"Won't you stay a little longer?" Peach Girl stared at him expectantly.

Chen Lu shook his head and refused:

"I have some important things to do recently, but if all goes well, I'll stay longer next month."

"Okay... then... what if things don't go smoothly?"

Peach Girl lowered her eyes, her tone somewhat somber.

Chen Lu finished dressing, turned around, and stared at her with amusement:

"I'm not going to fight anyone. Even if things don't go well, nothing will happen to me."

Peach Girl's forlorn expression vanished abruptly, replaced by a sly smile.

"Hehe, just kidding. You'd better hurry up and go, the sooner the better."

After leaving Wangyue Tower, Chen Lu pondered the date.

"As usual, Senior Brother Chu should not be at Master's residence these days."

As mentioned before, he seems to live in a small courtyard in a hutong (traditional alleyway).

Even if it's far from the resource center, it doesn't have to be living in a hutong (alleyway).

Chen Lu was somewhat puzzled. Being squeezed out of the resource center for someone like Chu Liutang did not mean that the resources would be cut off.

With such great talent, what if they treat him badly and harbor ill will towards him, seeking revenge against the Chu family?

It was nearing noon, and the streets were bustling with pedestrians. Since I wasn't familiar with the area, wandering around blindly might waste a lot of time.

To avoid trouble, he waved and hailed a rickshaw.

At this time, there are many rickshaw drivers waiting outside Wangyue Tower. Almost as soon as you wave, one will rush over.

After he told him the name of the alley, the driver nodded in response:

"Okay! Please sit down!"

Chen Lu settled himself in his seat, and the driver gently stepped on the accelerator, gradually increasing the pace from slow to fast. In just a few breaths, the pace became exaggeratedly fast.

The howling wind and the cacophony of vendors' cries swirled around him, yet he felt no swaying even without consciously trying to steady himself.

He could achieve that speed, but he could never be as agile.

Chen Lu couldn't help but think that if the coachman was a robber who would steal the goods and run away, given his agile figure, it would take a lot of effort to catch him once he disappeared into the forest.

"We've arrived! This guest, please accept this small token of appreciation."

Chen Lu took out a low-level spirit coin and casually tossed it over, then turned around and walked deeper into the alley.

The alley was very narrow, only wide enough for about four people to walk side by side.

Next to each door, there is a small shrine containing a statue of the Earth God and an incense burner.

Chen Lu didn't pay much attention at first, but after taking a few steps, he immediately realized it.

The incense sticks in these incense burners were actually calming incense. He had seen this kind of incense in a pharmacy before. One stick cost about 10 small sticks and could burn for 2 hours.