Chapter 7 Guest from the East 2

The girl's eyes are calm and waveless. It seemed that Leo's reaction was just an exaggerated performance.

"What's wrong?" She asked.

Li Ou sighed and put the sword into the scabbard.

The sword body is neat and flawless. It is not made by alchemy.

At this time, Leo's mood was extremely complicated. He saw the most gorgeous scabbard, but there was an ordinary blade. It's like a drama that has just arrived but stopped abruptly, making people sigh.

"I don't think it looks like a matching sword in the sheath." Li Ou continued, "It looks ordinary, but I always feel a little doubtful. There should be something special about it, but I can't catch that little inspiration."

"I know." The girl nodded. Leo's statement is no different from others. Although she had already guessed such a result, there was still a unwilling disappointment in her eyes. She stood up. Please return the sword to me. I should have left."

"Please wait." Li Ou stopped the girl who was going to leave, "Can I ask another question?"

The girl nodded.

"What about the material of the sword body? What the hell is it? I can't recognize it."

Liou doesn't think it looks like steel. Although the sword body has metal characteristics in terms of luster and touch, when he put the blade in his palm before, he felt as warm as jade, and the sword body gradually became hot. However, when he felt it carefully, it became as cold as iron. He doesn't think it's an illusion.

Alchemists should trust intuition. This is what his father often warned him.

The girl shook her head, "I don't know. This is passed down from home." With that, she put the sword to her belt and covered it with a cloak. Thank you for your help." She nodded gently to Leo and walked out.

Leo didn't seem to notice her departure. He has fallen into meditation.

"Can I have another look?" He asked without raising his head, but he didn't get a response. When he looked up, he heard the bells hanging on the lintel ringing. He chased out and shouted to the girl who put on the hood again, "Miss, can you give me another hour?"

The girl sat in the living room, and the steaming black tea in front of her was no longer steaming. She stared at the porcelain cup from the East, slowly picked it up and took a sip. She frowned gently. She was not used to adding milk, sugar, honey and lemon juice to the tea. She likes the original fragrance of tea. The bitter and sweet taste.

She put down the porcelain cup regretfully and looked at the closed door. That's Leo's study. The other party gently turned her away. She knew that there must be a secret in it that Leo didn't want to show. After dealing with many alchemists, she can understand the caution of the other party. She sat patiently, like a statue, waiting for the answer.

Li Ou locked himself in the room, took out the scroll recording alchemy knowledge from the flue of the fireplace and spread it out on the table.

Before, Li Ou was familiar with the exotic arrays on the scabbard, but it was not until the girl left that he remembered where he had seen them. He vaguely remembered that there was a text in the scroll about the oriental alchemist called "Fangshi". Their methods are completely different from Ainblo's alchemists, and their thoughts are like a sky.

He carefully searched for the secret words like mosquitoes and flies on the scroll. From head to toe, don't let go of a corner, a line draft. His eyes soon became dry and painful. He closed his eyes for a while, but did not improve, so he had to put the magnifying glass in front of him.

When the hourglass fell in half, Li Ou finally found what he wanted. He read the secret text word by word, thought about the deep meaning, and remembered it in his heart.

After a long time, at least for more than an hour, Li Ou came out of the study with his tingling eyes. The girl is still there. This made Leo feel that he was not wasting his efforts. He nodded to each other with a tired smile.

"What did you find, right?" The girl understood Leo's smile.

"Good and bad." Li Ou sat down opposite her and poured himself a glass of white water with a kettle full of water.

"I don't like your tea."

"Whether the host likes it or not, it is always used to entertain guests." Li Ou poured another glass of water for the girl, and then drank all the water in his cup. He breathed a long sigh of relief and smiled bitterly. Do you want to hear the good news or the bad news first? I really don't know how to start."

"I can probably guess what you want to say." The girl said, "So, please feel free."

Li Ouqi* looked at the other party and suddenly felt like a clown. Her eyes are as wise as mirrors, reflecting other people's thoughts. The tricks she tried to play seemed to be flawed and useless in front of her. Maybe that's why Andrewson kicked her out? He suppressed his divergent thoughts, organized his words, and said in a low voice:

"I know how to fix your sword, but..."

"Not yet, right?"

Get Leo's answer. The girl didn't seem so disappointed. As she said, she is already mentally prepared. Since there is no hope, there is no disappointment. Instead, Li Ou was irritable and angry. The solution is in front of me, but there is nothing I can do.

"It needs huge magic." Li Ou said, "This is the biggest obstacle."

"Are there any other problems?"

"Special array, alchemy materials..." Li Ou did not expect that repairing a long sword that lost its strength would be so complicated, but this also shows how precious the sword in the girl's hand is.

"Can it only be done by yourself?" A girl's words always hit the nail on the head.

"Not all alchemy knowledge will be made public."

"Well." The girl lowered her eyes. There was silence in the room.

It was already evening, but the sky outside the window was like night. Thick dark clouds somehow swept over the distant sea and occupied the sky over Ainblo. The thunder and lightning were like twisted flying snakes shuttling through the sky, and the roaring thunder shook the window frame. The sudden light of thunder is like a sword light that quickly comes out of its sheath, flashing cold light, like an arrow of judgment.

It seems that after a long time, the girl said again, "When do I need to wait?"

Li Ou is in a dilemma between truth and lies. His funds can no longer support his use, and there is an urgent need to attract a single business; but if he chooses a lie, what's the difference from Andrewson?

He finally chose to tell the truth. When the pentagram on the badge is replaced by the constellation.

He thought the girl would get up and leave angrily. After all, it will take a long time to change the badge. She can't wait that long. However, the girl was not even surprised at all. She calmly said what Leo didn't say:

"Maybe one year, maybe five years, ten years." She said, "Ayinblo can't be the only one who knows how to repair it."

Leo only admitted it.

"It seems that you have made a decision." He said without regret.

The girl nodded.

"I would like to be your escort." She said.

"What?" Leo was extremely surprised. He could hardly believe his ears.

The girl told her reasons. As far as I know, real alchemists - not merchants on Silver Maple Leaf Street - will hire guards. In order to protect them to complete dangerous exploration activities and collect rare alchemy materials that cannot be easily bought. She said in a gentle tone, "I think you should be one of them. You will need me."

Liou was deeply influenced by his father. He agreed with the girl's words: the alchemist is not a businessman. But Leo still felt that her reasons were not enough. She seemed to hide her unfinished words.

"Why did you make such a decision? Why don't you look for an alchemist?"

The girl thought for a moment and gave the answer.

"I don't have enough money to pay for repairing the Red Luan Sword." She didn't find it embarrassing. She just put her difficulties on the surface. This alone makes Li Ou look at it differently. I can't provide alchemy arrays and rare materials. I can only return it. They will disdain my return."

This is destined to be a bargain. But Leo thinks more. However, in a short period of time, he was not at a loss.

"Have you decided?" He asked with a trace of expectation.

The girl stretched out her hand directly to Leo.

"Lu Yuewu."

"Lu..."

"It's called Yuewu, and my surname is Lu." She corrected, "According to your grammar, my name should be Yuewu Lu."