Chapter 60 Panlong Silk Display
Li Qiyao received a call from the master blacksmith in the morning and rushed over immediately. While he was talking, her eyes were attracted by a box in front of the master.
"Don't worry, have some tea first."
The old master pushed the tea in front of Li Qiyao and motioned for her to sit down first.
"Come, let's see if it's the same as the blueprint. Now that we have machines, forging is not that laborious. Your blueprint is also very detailed. It's not difficult to forge according to the blueprint. The difficult part is to assemble it while forging."
After Li Qiyao sat down, the master opened the box and revealed the Panlong silk inside.
A wooden box, covered with a red silk cloth, on which was a silver-grey bracelet.
The silver-gray bracelet is simply frosted, but the pattern of the steel itself adds mystery to the bracelet. There is a coiled dragon on the bracelet, but the dragon is not entwined around the bracelet, but attached to the outermost side of the bracelet. From the outside, it is just an ordinary metal bracelet, not even eye-catching.
Li Qiyao took the bracelet in her hand and stroked the pattern on it. Her fingers felt cold and heavy, not as light as ordinary jewelry. The details of the coiled dragon were also well polished, and there was no way to tell that the coiled dragon silk could be disassembled, nor could you tell that there was steel wire hidden inside the bracelet.
"This is made of flowered iron. The patterns on it are the flowered iron itself. This weapon is the most outstanding weapon I have made in the past ten years."
The old master drank a sip of tea and explained to Li Qiyao. He was quite pleased when he looked at the bracelet.
Flower iron was called Wen iron in ancient times, and is called patterned steel or spin-welded patterned steel in modern times. It is famous for its inherent patterns. It has been a type of steel used to make precious weapons such as swords and sabers since ancient times.
"Grandpa, how do I use this?"
Li Qiyao looked at the Panlong silk curiously. It was true that she drew the blueprint, but that was all. She had no idea how to use it.
"Come on, I'll try it out for you. I've only seen this kind of weapon in ancient books before, usually used by assassins or women. It's only because I made this myself, otherwise I wouldn't know how to use it."
The old master stood up and walked out with Li Qiyao, talking as they walked. In fact, he had not forged for a long time. Usually, his son was in charge of forging. It was only when he saw the blueprint that Li Qiyao's father took out that he became interested in forging.
"By the way, you said at the time that this was commissioned by a friend of yours? Did your friend make it for his own use? This kind of weapon should have been lost for a long time."
The old master became interested. In fact, he studied it after he made it. The reason why this kind of strange weapon was lost was that it had very high requirements for the user. Without a certain level of skill, it would not only have no lethality when used, but might even hurt the user. So the old master was particularly curious about it.
"I'm not sure about this. In fact, at the beginning he just wanted me to help him draw the blueprints. But he should be very powerful and can subdue people almost instantly."
Li Qiyao was a little embarrassed. She and Du Ruo were not familiar with each other, but she had seen Du Ruo's skills. She was able to subdue her ex-boyfriend in an instant. It was definitely not an exaggeration to say that she was amazing, at least in her eyes.
"Oh? Where is your friend from?"
"I'm from Huangshan, Anhui. I met him when I was traveling there. It's a village at the foot of Huangshan Mountain."
Li Qiyao did not hide too much. Although she didn't understand why the old master asked this, it was not important information.
"Oh, that's okay."
The old man immediately lost interest in asking further questions.
Anhui, the birthplace of Huizhou merchants, is a place where scholars hold the highest status, followed by merchants, while the locals do not value the chivalrous knights. Therefore, although there are people practicing martial arts in Anhui, there are no particularly famous martial arts masters (the kind who founded a school of martial arts), and even fewer who are good at using this kind of strange weapon. He simply thought that someone had accidentally obtained the blueprint of the coiled dragon silk. He came to a room filled with various cement blocks, with a hole in the middle of the cement block, on which fresh bamboo or pillars, silicone molds, etc. were inserted. There were also many weapon racks around, and the most common items on them were various swords.
"Come, let me show you."
The old master took the bracelet from Li Qiyao and held it in his hand without putting it on.
"The dragon head is the controller. Press the dragon head with your finger and the dragon tail will pop out."
The old master pressed his finger on the dragon's head, and the dragon's tail bounced out and hit the silicone mold about one meter away, with a bright silver steel wire following it.
"Attsu~"
The dragon's tail hit the mold, making a sound, and the dragon's tail penetrated about half a centimeter into the mold.
"The power of this attack is not very strong. Unless you hit a vital point, it is difficult to cause damage. The distance is also very short. However, in addition to pressing the dragon head to eject it, you can also press the dragon head again. There is a striker inside that can retract the shot silk thread. However, the striker's power is not strong. If the dragon's tail is caught or stuck, it cannot be retracted."
The master pressed the dragon head again, and the dragon tail fixed to the silicone body was retracted, restoring the shape of the bracelet.
"Of course, you can also just pull out the dragon's tail with force and use it as a hidden weapon or a whip."
The old master clasped the dragon's tail with his fingers and pulled out the silk thread connected to the dragon's tail with force. When it was pulled out four feet, he released it and then grabbed the middle part of the dragon's body and continued to pull it out with force. The old master held the dragon buckle (dragon body) in his hand and then swung it.
It can be seen that the old master obviously does not know how to use hidden weapons, so he just uses the Panlong silk as a soft whip. However, it is obvious that the old master has real kung fu in his hands. The dragon's tail and the steel wire are thrown out, and the steel wire is wrapped around the neck of the silicone mold. The dragon's tail is then put on the steel wire again to form a circle. Then the old master's arm is pulled back with force, and you can see that the muscles in the old master's arms are obviously bulging, and it is obvious that he is using a lot of strength.
"Bang~"
The steel wire was tightened into the mold. The thin steel wire was pulled with great force, instantly breaking the neck of the mold head, and the mold head fell to the ground.
Li Qiyao, who was standing by, obviously did not expect that this inconspicuous Panlong silk would have such power, and she took a step back in fright.
"It's amazing, isn't it? This is because I only practice boxing and haven't studied this weapon in depth, so I can't bring out its full function. Otherwise, the attack is concealed, and the effect is extremely amazing whether it is close-range or long-range. It is especially suitable for assassins, or women to defend themselves."
After the old master finished speaking, he lightly pressed the faucet to retract all the silk threads, turning the bracelet back into its original ordinary appearance. He then handed the Panlong silk back to Li Qiyao.
The old master didn't care that this dangerous weapon would cause harm to people. He was a blacksmith and only cared about forging and selling it. Besides, Panlong Silk was not a dangerous weapon and had high requirements for its users. People without certain skills could only wear Panlong Silk as jewelry. He had just used it to try it out and prove that the Panlong Silk met the requirements of the drawings.
If someone with this level of ability really wants to kill someone, there is no need for the Panlong Silk.
"Okay, thank you, Grandpa. I'll take it first. I'll bring you some good tea to thank you later."
Li Qiyao took the Panlong silk, put it in the wooden box, thanked her and prepared to leave.
"Is there any other expert in Huangshan? Let this little girl go and have a look first. If there is one, I will go and have a look someday. I have been staying at home for too long. My old bones are getting rusty."
The old master pinched the arm that had just pulled the wire hard, and muttered softly as he watched Li Qiyao leave.
After leaving the blacksmith shop and sitting in the car, Li Qiyao first booked a high-speed rail ticket to Huangshan. She took a photo of the Panlong silk and a screenshot of the high-speed rail ticket and sent them to Xiang Yuanyuan and Du Ruo.
(End of this chapter)
