Taboos in the Underworld: Starting from being paid a lot of money to beg for a child

The reason why that crossbow is inconspicuous is because it is too mini.

It's less than twenty centimeters long and wide, and its surface is pitch black. You really wouldn't know it was a crossbow unless you looked carefully.

Master Lu pointed at this crossbow, obviously hinting to me that he already had this thing.

As for why he wanted to help me like this, it was just because he was interested in the eight old soul-fixing peach wood nails that I took out later.

"Master Lu, can I see your crossbow?"

I stared at the crossbow and asked, no wonder he kept saying that it would be great if it was made into an arrow. It turned out that he had this crossbow.

Master Lu nodded, took out the plane and prepared to make the mahogany sword for me:

"Let's see. If you want it, you have to exchange it with me for your peach wood nails."

I neither agreed nor refused, walked to the corner of the stairs and took down the black crossbow.

This black crossbow feels a little cold in my hand, and its weight is beyond my imagination. It is obviously made of wood, but it is as heavy as iron when I hold it.

The structure of the black crossbow looks very simple, and the crossbow arm is made of dark, straight hardwood.

The crossbow stock has a very natural curvature, which makes it extremely comfortable to hold in the hand. The trigger is smooth and thick, and it is not that easy to pull.

Except for the crossbow string, the other structures are made of hardwood with black paint on the surface. The workmanship is very fine and looks like a handicraft.

The crossbow is made of black wood and has moderate elasticity.

The crossbow string is made of many thin metal wires twisted together. There are two strings, and the distance between them is no more than two centimeters.

Reaching out to pull the crossbow to the hook teeth requires moderate strength. After pulling the trigger, there is a crisp "bang" sound, which sounds extremely elastic and powerful.

"good stuff."

I was a little shocked. Master Lu was right.

If those peach wood nails were made into arrows and fired with this crossbow.

It can directly shoot the peach wood nail into the soul of the evil ghost quickly. Even an iron egg will have a hard time avoiding it at this speed.

"How about it? The crossbow of this crossbow is made of barwood soaked in special potion. The other materials are made of extremely hard iron sandalwood. This kind of wood is extremely hard and bullets cannot penetrate it. And I This iron sandalwood is water-sinked wood that is more than a hundred years old. The crossbow string is even more remarkable. They are two pieces of the metal wire ink pipe passed down from my ancestors. It is not only elastic, but also extremely strong. Don't look at this one. The crossbow looks small, but the speed of the arrows it shoots is no slower than that of professional bows and arrows.”

Master Lu sounded proud, sounding a bit like a salesperson.

I know what he said is true, but this thing is of limited use.

Most people can't use it at all. He wanted to use this crossbow in exchange for my peach wood nails. To be honest, I was really reluctant to part with it.

"Well, Master Lu, your crossbow is indeed a good thing, but I don't know how many peach wood nails you want to exchange for it. My peach wood nails are no less precious than your crossbow."

I said, actually what I said is also true.

The material cost of this crossbow is not high, the high cost lies in the design and workmanship.

As for the ink lines he mentioned passed down from his ancestors, they are actually not very precious.

The length of the ink fountain string of an ink fountain is tens of meters, while the material of these two crossbow strings is less than one meter.

Master Lu chuckled and said:

"I will make a peach wood sword for you for free, and then I will make a crossbow arrow for you. The remaining seven soul-fixing peach wood arrows will all belong to me. You can take the crossbow."

"impossible."

I refused directly:

"I don't have enough arrows at all. If that's the case, then I don't want this crossbow. I'd better stick to the original plan and just make a mahogany sword."

From Master Lu's introduction and the tone of this crossbow, I can tell that he has an urgent need for these peach wood nails.

Since he is anxious, then I am not anxious either. Why not if I have a chance to bargain?

Master Lu’s face darkened and he said:

"How many evil ghosts do you think you have to deal with? You can't shoot every evil ghost with a crossbow, right?"

I took out the Soul-nurturing Umbrella, called out Tiedan, and said:

"I'm not sure about a few of them, but they are all on par with it in strength. Master Lu, do you think it needs to be shot with a crossbow?"

I didn't bother to talk to this old man anymore, so I just asked him to see the extent of the evil spirit I was talking about.

As soon as Tiedan came out, Master Lu looked at Tiedan in surprise.

Tiedan's soul body has been solidified to the same degree as ordinary people, and there doesn't seem to be any sense of disobedience.

In order to let Master Lu feel the strength of Tiedan more truly, I grabbed a small piece of wood on the ground and slammed it towards Tiedan's head.

There was a dull sound of "bang", and the small piece of wood bounced away from Tiedan's head.

But Tiedan showed no expression at all.

"This..."

Master Lu said:

"How many evil spirits are there with such strength? Are you going to fight ghosts or are you looking for death? Who did you mess with?"

I gave Tie Dan a look. After Tie Dan got into the umbrella, I said:

"So, Master Lu, if you ask for seven peach wood nails and only give me one arrow, it really won't do much if I take it."

Master Lu suddenly calmed down, and the expression on his face kept changing. After a moment, he said:

"Since you have such a powerful ghost boy, your Taoist skills must be quite high, so I will tell you the truth. In fact, I want your peach wood nails to deal with an evil ghost. If you can help me kill that evil ghost, If you drop it, I can take away your peach wood nails and help you make your peach wood sword and arrows without taking any money."

"can."

I agreed directly.

This deal is really good. With Iron Egg here, an evil ghost is really nothing:

"Master Lu, what grudge does that evil spirit have against you? Where is he now?"

Master Lu said:

"Don't worry, this evil ghost won't bring you any karma. In the first half of the year, my wife died unexpectedly and tragically. During the wake, the evil ghost took away my wife's soul. I couldn't find an expert who could deal with it. And I don’t know Taoism. I have been looking for opportunities for revenge this year. I finally found a Taoist priest a while ago. He helped me figure out the place and asked for 50 yuan. My financial situation is not good, and I originally wanted to buy a house. I want to sell it, but my house doesn’t have a real estate certificate, so I can’t trade it in a short time.”

I immediately understood why Master Lu asked for such a high price.

"Okay, Master Lu, tell me where the evil ghost is hiding. We will help you get rid of the evil ghost now."

When Master Lu saw my promise, his eyes lit up and he said:

"Okay, young man, please be cheerful. Don't be in a hurry. I'll help you get things done first. The evil ghost is far away from here, in a valley at the junction of Huangpu District and Zengcheng..."

"Huh? Could it be the same place we were talking about?"

The senior sister directly interrupted Master Lu and said a little surprised.

Master Lu was also a little surprised. He asked doubtfully:

"Is that the place you mentioned?"

I nodded and said:

"It's also a valley, but I don't know if it's the same one that Master Lu is talking about. We are going to a mansion under a cliff. What about you?"

Master Lu shook his head and said:

"That's not the same place. The Taoist priest said that there was only one evil ghost over there. I also went to see it secretly. There was no big house there, and I did see the soul of my wife in that place."

I nodded:

"Oh, that's okay. Master Lu, let's go there together in the evening and help you get revenge first. Then you can come back by yourself and we can go about our business."

Master Lu showed a smile and said:

"Okay, okay, young man, you first get familiar with the crossbow. There are arrows in the drawer at the door. You can use it to practice with it first. I will help you make arrows as soon as possible."

An agreement was reached and both of us were very satisfied. Anyway, we had nothing to do in the afternoon, and we just happened to get familiar with the crossbow.

Arrows made of peach wood nails are fired from a crossbow. Although the speed is very fast, it is difficult to match the spells and talismans.

Therefore, during the refining process, you need to use spells first. If you have enough time, you can use cinnabar to draw a ghost-killing charm on the arrow.

The three of us were busy all afternoon.

Master Lu's carpentry skills are indeed exquisite. With a ruler, a editor's knife and a plane, he can make all the arrows exactly the same length and thickness.

After he finished making a stick, he blessed it with a spell, soaked it in cinnabar water, and then used a thin talisman pen to draw the ghost-killing talisman on it.

And I have been getting familiar with that black crossbow.

After an afternoon of familiarity, I have become quite proficient with that black crossbow.

I have practiced this process of hanging the string, drawing the bow, aiming, and releasing the arrow countless times.

Basically, it can be done in one breath in two breaths.

This crossbow is also very easy to use. At night, I can basically hit the target within ten meters.

The only dissatisfaction was that the black crossbow was too heavy.

After practicing all afternoon, my hands were so sore that I couldn't lift them up.

When I couldn't practice anymore, eight peach wood nails turned into almost identical arrows.

It is seven inches long, and the arrow is round but not pointed. It is covered with a layer of cinnabar powder made of rice paste.

It has no lethality to humans, but is extremely lethal to ghosts.

While Master Lu was making the peach wood sword, the senior sister considerately pressed my sore hand.

After finishing the pressing, she went up to pack the takeaway. When the senior sister came back, Master Lu's peach wood sword was also ready, and my hand slowly recovered.

At eight o'clock in the evening, we packed up our things and got ready to go...