Chapter 926: Coaxing Myself
Qi Chang raised his head and looked at Qin Shu standing in front of him.
The small wings behind her emitted a faint green light. At that moment, it seemed as if he saw hope.
He couldn't help but ask: "What are you betting on?"
Qin Shu said solemnly: "Get up from where you fell. Since they don't let you refine weapons, you can go and bet with Qi Zhou again."
Qi Chang straightened up again, looked at Qin Shu and asked with a frown: "But... will he agree to bet with me?"
Qin Shu shook her head, "He is now successful and famous. If you go to him privately, he will definitely not agree. You must challenge him in a big way so that he has to agree."
Qi Chang thought seriously about what Qin Shu said. According to his understanding of Qi Zhou, he might... really agree. 🄼
There are not many people in the entire dwarf tribe who are more face-saving than him...
That morning, Qi Chang carried a flag on his back with the four characters "Meeting friends with weapons" written on it.
He held two gongs in his hands, and struck them every two steps. Wherever he went, he immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Qi Chang walked around the street while beating the gongs as if no one was around. The guards who came to inquire were all stopped by Qin Shu and Cheng Yan who used shapeshifting to blend into the crowd, and they couldn't squeeze in at all.
In this way, Qi Chang calmly walked around the entire Shimen tribe, and then he walked towards Qi Zhou's residence.
Qi Chang stopped until he came to Qi Zhou's underground palace, and while beating the gong, he shouted in the direction of the underground palace: "Qi Zhou! Forty years have passed, and now you dare to compete with me again!"
As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar.
The crowd around stretched their necks to look inside, just to see how Qi Zhou would respond.
"Hey, do you think Master Qi Zhou will agree?"
"Of course he will. Qi Chang hasn't refined weapons for forty years. He was no match for Master Qi Zhou back then, and he is definitely still a defeated opponent of Master Qi Zhou now!"
"That's true."
"I don't know what Qi Chang is thinking. Isn't this asking for trouble?"
...
People were saying all kinds of things. Qi Wei, who was in the crowd, felt extremely embarrassed. He wanted to squeeze in and take his grandfather away, but he was stuck in the crowd and couldn't move.
Qi Zhou's guards finally squeezed out of the crowd and were about to drive him away when they saw the door of the underground palace open.
Qin Shu saw this and smiled with satisfaction.
Yes, Qi Zhou really cares about his reputation.
If he really lets these guards drive Qi Chang away, then Qi Zhou will have a reputation of not being able to fight in the future.
Of course, Qi Zhou will agree, or maybe he really doesn't take Qi Chang seriously.
A defeated general, and a defeated general who has not refined a weapon for forty years, what is there to worry about?
"Let him go."
A voice came, and the dwarf guards who were grabbing Qi Chang's collar and gradually gathering spiritual energy in their hands stopped their actions, let go and retreated obediently.
Qi Chang snorted, raised his hand to tidy up his clothes, and then looked forward again.
Qi Zhou, dressed in brocade and gorgeous clothes, walked up the steps of the underground palace with the servants, and appeared in front of everyone.
His eyes first swept over the broken chess piece behind Qi Chang, and then looked at his embarrassment, and then frowned and asked: "Achang, what are you doing?"
Qi Chang showed a sarcastic smile on his face, he was like this every time.
It was obviously him who caused the dispute, but in the end it was always blamed on himself.
So this time, he really had to be a troublemaker as he wished.
He politely bowed to Qi Zhou, "Cousin, I haven't seen you for a long time. I wonder if you are doing well now?"
When he said this, everyone... including Qin Shu was stunned.
No one thought that they were still cousins after so many years of tit-for-tat?
Qi Zhou obviously didn't expect that he would clarify the relationship between the two at this time, which was quite different from his past.
Forty years have passed, and his pride has also been broken.
"Thanks to you, I am doing well." Qi Zhou nodded and said.
Qi Chang smiled knowingly, "That's good, cousin, I thought of a good way to refine weapons in my dream a while ago, so I wanted to come and discuss with you. I wonder if you are free?"
When he said this, Qi Zhou knew that his cousin had met a master this time.
If he confronted him directly, he could just ignore him.
But he now puts his status very low. If he refuses again, the persona he has worked so hard to build over the years may not be able to maintain.
He pursed his lips and thought for a long time before looking at Qi Chang and agreeing, "Although we made a bet many years ago, whoever loses will not be able to refine weapons for life. But now that you have come to find me, I, as your brother, have to agree to it because of our many years of brotherhood... right?"
His words directly put Qi Chang in a position of moral kidnapping.
Everyone looked at Qi Chang with a little more strangeness. Yes! You said you would accept the loss? Is he going to regret it?
Qi Chang also knew how everyone looked at him, so he knelt down at this time, "Cousin, I came here this time to compete with you again."
"Oh?"
Qi Chang added: "I lost to you because of the fire source. I have been thinking hard these years to see if there is a way to improve. Recently, I finally have some ideas, so I want to compete with my cousin again. If I can beat you, I will have to open my Qi Zhou's weapon refining shop again in the future."
Forty years have passed, and everyone has almost forgotten what happened that year.
When Qi Chang mentioned this, everyone also remembered that Master Qi Zhou defeated Qi Chang by joining forces with the Mo family.
From this point of view, if Master Qi Zhou did not have the help of the Mo family, it would be hard to say who would win or lose!
Everyone whispered to each other in private, and those who could not whisper whispered to each other.
Qi Zhou saw it and was furious.
He knew that Qi Chang was forcing him to agree, but he had to agree.
Looking at the figure kneeling on the ground, he finally suppressed his anger.
Isn't it just to compete again? He was not his opponent back then. Now, forty years have passed, and his weapon-refining skills have become more sophisticated. He has also successfully refined several high-grade Dao weapons.
And what about Qi Chang? He hasn't touched the hammer for forty years. How can he win? !
Even if he is given another chance, what will happen? It's just another humiliation.
He raised his chin, stared at Qi Chang in the distance, nodded slightly and said: "Since this is what Ah Chang asked, I will accept it as my brother."