As soon as he entered the door, Lin Xueyu frowned and covered his nose with his hand: "How many days has it been since you took a shower?"

Although there was no disgust on his face, the action of covering his nose still made Gu Xiao's face twitch, and he subconsciously smelled himself, showing embarrassment on his face.

"Go out and talk..."

Seemingly unbearable, Lin Xueyu walked towards the small courtyard. Gu Xiao had no choice but to follow.

When they arrived in the yard, Lin Xueyu's expression returned to normal, but she remained silent, with a contemplative look on her face. Seeing this, Gu Xiao could only remain silent.

After a long time, Lin Xueyu came back from his deep thoughts, looked at Gu Xiao and said lightly: "In three days, the family will hold a clan competition to test the younger disciples."

Gu Xiao frowned after hearing this: "What does this have to do with me?"

"Since you are married, you are naturally counted among the younger disciples..." As if she had known that Gu Xiao would say this for a long time, the expression on Lin Xueyu's face did not change at all. After saying this calmly, she took out two sheets from her waist.

Silver note: "I'll give you these two hundred taels. Go to the city to buy some clothes, and buy a handy weapon."

After saying that, without waiting for Gu Xiao to speak, he stuffed the banknote into Gu Xiao's arms, and Gu Xiao subconsciously took it.

"You perform well. If you can get a good ranking, the family will allocate some training resources. You practice well, I will leave first."

After saying that, Lin Xueyu walked away.

After Lin Xueyu left, Gu Xiao looked at the banknote in his hand and sighed softly.

"Are there any training resources..."

Gu Xiao murmured, put away the banknotes, washed briefly, and then set off for Yukang City.

Gu Xiao never left the Gu family before he was ten years old. After he was ten years old, he was imprisoned by Gu Qilin for six years. After careful calculation, this was his first time in the city.

Although the country of Yue is poor and sparsely populated, Yukang City can be considered relatively prosperous in the country of Yue. As soon as he entered the city, Gu Xiao was dazzled by the dazzling array of goods.

After some questioning and walking around for a while, Gu Xiao finally found the blacksmithing workshop.

Unlike the blacksmith shop that specializes in ordinary soldiers, the weapons sold by this blacksmith shop are mostly made of metals with some special effects. Seeing the prices of various weapons, Gu Xiao, who was exposed to them for the first time, was really shocked.

A long sword made of not-so-rare tinder gold actually costs over a thousand taels...

This scary price made Gu Xiao feel a little discouraged. Just as he was about to turn around and leave, he heard a voice in his ear.

"Is this guest here to purchase weapons?"

Hearing the sound, Gu Xiao turned around and saw a young boy about his age looking at him with a flattering face.

"Well, it's just..." Gu Xiao paused, thought for a moment and then asked: "Do you have any cheaper weapons for sale?"

As soon as Gu Xiao finished speaking, the flattery on the boy's face froze. After his eyes glanced at Gu Xiao, his enthusiasm was gone.

"Looking at the well-dressed clothes, I thought he was a big customer, but I didn't expect he was a pauper..."

The young man muttered in a low voice, but Gu Xiao heard it completely, and his face suddenly twitched.

"It's a bargain, right? Yes, of course it is, come with me!"

The boy curled his lips, turned around to lead the way, and took two steps. When he looked back and saw that Gu Xiao didn't respond, his face showed impatience: "Do you want more?"

Gu Xiao frowned, the boy's attitude made him a little angry, but the things in the forging workshop were better than ordinary soldiers, so he finally endured it.

Following the boy through a corridor, he heard a burst of noise after walking a few steps. When he entered the door, Gu Xiao discovered that there was a cave behind the door.

"No, there are some flawed and failed works there. Go and see for yourself. If you like them, call me."

After the boy finished speaking, he left directly. Gu Xiao turned around and saw that there were many people surrounding him in the corner, all of them frowning.

Gu Xiao stepped forward, casually picked up a long knife and looked at it. After a while, Gu Xiao also frowned like the people around him.

These weapons are indeed failures. They seem to be well-made, but the materials used are somewhat uneven and there are obvious flaws in some places.

You know, fighting with people, collision of weapons, such obvious flaws can be fatal, and it is not applicable at all.

After looking at a few more long swords, he was still not satisfied. Gu Xiao sighed softly and was about to leave, but he heard a quarrel.

Turning around, he saw a thin man dressed as a shopkeeper and a man wearing a forged apron arguing. After a few words, the man left angrily, leaving the shopkeeper cursing.

Only then did Gu Xiao notice that the shopkeeper was holding a dark five-cornered box in his hand. The moment he saw the box, Gu Xiao's brows hurt slightly.

Um?

Gu Xiao's eyes widened slightly, and his face showed surprise, because he discovered that the pain he felt just now came from Jue Tian Lu!

To make Juetianlu react, this five-cornered box is anything but simple!

Having come to such a conclusion in his mind, Gu Xiao quickly came to the shopkeeper and heard the shopkeeper muttering: "That's weird. Water cannot penetrate fire and it cannot melt. Even hundreds of forgings and thousands of stacks cannot speed it up. What the hell is this..."

The shopkeeper muttered in a low voice, which made Gu Xiao raise his eyebrows. He was basically certain that there was definitely a secret in this five-cornered box!

"Excuse me, how can I sell this box?"

Upon hearing Gu Xiao's question, the shopkeeper raised his head with a professional smile on his face, but when he saw that Gu Xiao was no more than a teenager, the smile disappeared instantly.

He was about to ignore Gu Xiao, but then he thought, he had had this box in his hands for a while, and he had tried countless methods but couldn't figure out the reason.

Not knowing how to use it is equivalent to being useless. Rather than throwing it into your own hands, it is better to...

"Little brother, please give me a price. If the price is right, I can sell it to you." The shopkeeper's disappeared smile appeared again.

Gu Xiao thought for a moment and then said, "How about ten taels of silver?"

"Ten taels?!" the shopkeeper exclaimed, with anger on his face: "Boy, this is a treasure, and you actually gave it only ten taels?!"

The shopkeeper's exclamation immediately attracted the surrounding customers, and as soon as he took his breath, people gathered around him.

When they saw the box in the shopkeeper's hand, many insiders had strange expressions and became excited.

"Twenty taels."

"Not for sale."

"Thirty taels."

"impossible!"

The shopkeeper shook his head firmly, but felt happy in his heart. He was just out of professional habit and didn't expect Gu Xiao to want it so much.

Having dealt with people all year round, the shopkeeper has a keen sense that this piece of "scrap metal" in his hand can definitely make a profit from Gu Xiao, the wrongdoer.

The shopkeeper was making calculations in his mind, and Gu Xiao also showed his thoughts. After a moment, Gu Xiao shook his head and turned around. This action made the shopkeeper's heart skip a beat.

The shopkeeper's face immediately showed flattery: "Hey, little brother, you have to raise the price and pay back the money! Otherwise, if you pay fifty taels, I will sell this waste...cough! I will sell this box to you, how about it?"

"

The traces of acting were so obvious that Gu Xiao couldn't help but sneer in his heart, but there was hesitation on his face: "Then...can I take a closer look first?"

"Of course." As if afraid that Gu Xiao would regret it, the shopkeeper hurriedly handed the five-corner box to Gu Xiao.

Gu Xiao took the box, and the moment he took it, he felt the tingling between his eyebrows. After the tingling, Gu Xiao's consciousness sank into the mysterious space.

Then, among the three scorching suns above the head, the scorching rays that can strengthen the spirit shine brightly, which is quite dazzling.

As the light shone, Gu Xiao felt his spirit shaken, and his spiritual thoughts became even stronger.

It’s really a treasure!

Gu Xiao was very pleasantly surprised by such a substantial change. Just as he was pleasantly surprised, another change occurred.

Above the void, some golden words actually appeared. At a glance, it turned out to be a sword art!

"Little brother, little brother..."

Just as he was about to take a closer look, there was a sound from the outside world. Gu Xiao's consciousness returned to reality, and he saw the shopkeeper staring at him with an inquiring expression.

"Then it will be as you say." After Gu Xiao finished speaking, he reached into his arms to get the banknote.

Gu Xiao was so cheerful that it actually made the shopkeeper's heart skip a beat again.

Could it be that this five-cornered box is really a treasure?!

With the thought, the shopkeeper's expression changed, and he snatched the box from Gu Xiao's hand.

Being caught off guard, and the shopkeeper's movements being too fast, Gu Xiao didn't react at all, and his face suddenly turned cold: "What do you mean?"

"It's nothing, I just think fifty taels is too cheap. If you want it, you have to pay more." The shopkeeper's face lost its flattery and turned into a sinister one.

Seeing this insidiousness, Gu Xiao sneered: "You said the price yourself, and now you regret it, don't you think it's too much?"

"Humph! The transaction is to pay with one hand and deliver the goods with the other hand. Now the goods are in my hands and the money is on you..." The shopkeeper snorted coldly, and the sinister look on his face became even stronger.

Gu Xiao narrowed his eyes, he was really disgusted by the shopkeeper's expression.

Those watching the excitement around were also shrewd people. They immediately saw the mystery and looked at the five-cornered box in the shopkeeper's hand.

Seeing that it had aroused the interest of the people around him, the shopkeeper was overjoyed and said while the iron was hot: "We will auction it on site now. The one with the highest price will win."

Live auction…

The onlookers looked at each other and saw hesitation in each other's eyes.

The attitude of the shopkeeper and Gu Xiao just now was fishy. There is a high probability that the five-cornered box is indeed a treasure, but if it is not kept intact, it is just a double act and deliberately deceiving people.

"Um...I'll pay sixty taels."

While everyone was thinking, a thin young man called out the price, attracting everyone's attention.

As soon as he heard someone asking for a price, the shopkeeper immediately looked happy and quickly opened his quotation. After finishing the quotation, he looked at Gu Xiao.

Gu Xiao's face became colder and colder, and he planned to turn around and leave.

After all, although this pentagonal box is a treasure, when I first came into contact with it, I had already obtained a sword art in the mysterious space, which was already a sure profit. Even if there were deeper secrets, I wouldn't be disgusted by the shopkeeper.

Furthermore, as long as he doesn't raise the price, the guy who bids sixty taels can't do any research on it. It's better to buy it with the left hand and the right hand, and to add a little money to get it than to auction it.

Thinking of this, Gu Xiao curled up his lips, folded his hands and started watching the show.

Seeing Gu Xiao folding his hands while watching the show, the shopkeeper's face twitched and he felt panicked.

Damn it!
Chapter completed!