Chapter 142. Silong, you don't want the Blacksmith Guild to be a river of bloodshed, do you?
Hua Qiang took Lan Lan and returned to the caravan. Along the way, she helped her obtain spirit rings and taught her how to cultivate spirit power. The caravan headed towards the Asdaka Province.
Two flowers bloom, each with its own beauty. After Qian Xunji and Hua Qiang separated, they arrived in Gengxin City. Qian Xunji mastered the crafting techniques for spirit guides, but he couldn't do everything himself. Who would help Qian Xunji forge a spirit guide?
The most suitable candidates were none other than President Lou Gao and his group. He came in person because the Blacksmith Guild was complex, and choosing a spirit guide wasn't something he could do with just anyone. What if the Spirit Hall's secrets were leaked? Therefore, Qian Xunji had to come in person to select the candidate.
Lou Gao and Si Long, these blacksmiths with good accomplishments in the original novel, can all be recruited. As for the other branch of the Blacksmith Association, Titan, forget it. Everyone likes a loyal dog, but this dog's loyalty is to the enemy.
Moreover, with one of his arms broken, Titan is no longer at the level of a master craftsman.
Qian Xunji sent an invitation letter in the name of the local Spirit Hall to Lou Gao, the president of the Blacksmith Association.
After receiving the letter, the Blacksmith Association held a meeting.
"The Spirit Hall invited our Blacksmith Association's president, Lou Gao, to attend the banquet. What's their plan?" Si Long asked.
Tai Tan drooped one arm, his eyes filled with hatred at the mention of the Spirit Hall. He said, "You don't really think the Spirit Hall will mend their ways just because they dealt with Bishop Miles? Ultimately, all they want is to swallow up our Blacksmith Association."
At this point, Tai Tan wiped tears from his eyes and added sentimentally, "You've all witnessed the Spirit Hall's domineering style. My entire Power Clan, over a thousand people, have been annihilated by the Spirit Hall."
For a moment, the entire Blacksmith Association was united in their hatred, feeling sorry for Tai Tan, a respected master craftsman.
Seeing this, Tai Tan nodded contentedly.
The Blacksmith Association comprised countless blacksmiths, all skilled in forging spirits. Upon learning of the Spirit Hall's execution of Miles, Tai Tan rushed back without a second thought.
He couldn't allow the Blacksmith Association to be co-opted by the Spirit Hall. In Tai Tan's mind, this place had long been his master's territory. Now that his master was gone, he had to protect this territory for his master.
The Blacksmith Association was still very important to Tai Tan. In the future, when his master raised the banner of opposition to the Spirit Hall, the Blacksmith Association would continuously produce weapons of war for his master. For his master, and to avenge the Li Clan, Tai Tan would never allow the Blacksmith Association to even slightly side with the Spirit Hall.
The other blacksmiths shared a common hatred for the Spirit Hall. Tai Tan, looking at Guild President Lou Gao, who was concentrating on crafting armor, asked, "So, Guild President Lou Gao, what are your thoughts?"
Without even turning around, Lou Gao replied, "I'm not interested in an invitation. Just tell the Spirit Hall people to leave me alone while I'm crafting this armor."
Tai Tan stroked his beard with one arm and said, "Alright, then, let the Spirit Hall go back to where they came from."
"Everyone, our Blacksmith Association and the Spirit Hall are irreconcilable. You don't have to worry about the Spirit Hall threatening you. With me here, even if I've lost an arm, I'm not someone anyone can mess with," Tai Tan said.
With that, Tai Tan picked up the Spirit Hall invitation and threw it into the charcoal brazier to roast it.
After the invitation was sent, the Blacksmith Association's letter fell on deaf ears.
Su Di, the bishop of the Spirit Hall of Gengxin City, said angrily: "The Blacksmith Association, we, the Spirit Hall, personally invited you, yet you still dare to act so arrogantly. Your Holiness, how about letting me send someone to invite President Lou Gao?" Qianxun Ji shook his head and said, "No need, I expected this result. If you force someone like Lou Gao to come, it will be counterproductive. How about this, you secretly take this thing to find Silong, ask him to give it to Lou Gao, and give him this letter as well, tell him that this is from me, and be sure to give it to him privately, don't let Titan know."
"What if the other party doesn't accept it?" Su Di asked.
Qianxunji took a deep breath and said, "Just tell him my patience is limited. Don't act so arrogantly here. If they don't respond within two days after giving me this, the Blacksmith Guild will cease to exist. Everyone, report to Hell."
"Yes, Your Holiness."
That evening, as Silong was studying blacksmithing techniques, a series of knocks came from outside the door. Silong went to open it and saw a man in plain clothes. Upon closer inspection, he discovered it was Su Di, the newly appointed Bishop of Gengxin City.
Silong's face immediately fell. Although he was not a member of the Power Clan faction of the Blacksmith Guild, he had deep respect for Tai Tan and Tang Hao, two of the world's three greatest master craftsmen. The fate of the Power Clan and Tang Hao had instilled in Silong a deep dislike for the Spirit Hall, a sentiment that even Miles's execution could not change.
He said, "Bishop of the Spirit Hall, what are you doing here?"
Su Di suppressed his anger, took out the things that Qian Xunji had asked him to do, and said, "Please ask Bishop Silong to give these two things to President Lou Gao. This is something our Pope has personally instructed us to do."
Silong said, "Why don't you give it to President Lou Gao in person?"
Su Di said, "Then where is President Lou Gao now?"
"Our president has something to work on now. Please wait until he is free." Silong said.
A fierce gleam flashed in Su Di's eyes, and then he smiled and said, "Si Long, don't refuse a toast and then drink a forfeit. You don't want the Blacksmith Association to be a river of blood, do you?"
Si Long's heart trembled when he heard this. He looked at Su Di and asked, "Bishop Su Di, what do you mean?"
Su Di said, "Our Pope's patience is limited. He didn't go to the banquet when we invited Lou Gao the first time, but we in the Spirit Hall can tolerate that. Our Pope has something to pass on to President Lou Gao. You are trying to fool me, so I will tell you the truth."
"This thing in my hand is the head of everyone in your Blacksmith Association." Su Di said, "After this thing is sent out, if President Lou Gao doesn't reply, and it's like the letter, then he said that your Blacksmith Association doesn't need to exist."
Si Long's heart trembled when he heard this, but when he thought of what happened to the Haotian Sect and the Power Clan, he had to take the letter and the thing from Bishop Su Di with trembling hands, and said carefully, "Yes, I will deliver it truthfully."
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