REINCARNATION: TRAPPED IN THE WRONG BODY
CHAPTER 18. three hundred taels of silver?
**The place of the blacksmith craftsman***
The palanquin held up by the four servants of General Zhong Guo's residence stopped in front of the blacksmith's place.
Hercules who was on the right side led Zhong Li aka King down from the stretcher. They walked slowly towards the blacksmithing crafters in the follow by Xena.
Hercules stopped his footsteps in front of one of the blacksmiths' crafters.
"What do young ladies want to buy?" asked the blacksmith craftsman kindly and looked at Zhong Li aka King from head to toe.
"It turns out to be blind," said the blacksmith's heart after noticing King's blank eyes.
"Little knife." Xena representing King answered the question of the blacksmith craftsman.
"I want the lightest, sharpest knife" King said.
"Wait a minute young master," replied the blacksmith's artisan.
A short while later the blacksmith's artisan brought along several sets of small knives.
Xena directly represented King to try out a few sets of small knives that the blacksmith craftsmen took out.
Xena cradled the little knife over her palm and also held her knife eye.
King stood at a place not far from Xena in a calm demeanor. King was sure Xena could pick out the best little knife for him.
Finally Xena chose some of the sharpest and lightest sets of small blades, at King's request. Then Xena walked over to King.
"Young master Zhong Li. Xena had already picked out some of the best sets of small blades," Xena said.
King nodded his head.
King was increasingly satisfied with the two maids present from Princess Jing Mi.
Hercules and Xena worked very fast and were very helpful to her being trapped inside the blind body of Zhong Li.
Hercules and Xena were like King's right eye and left eye now, which could lead him down the right path and would destroy anyone who stood in his way at this time.
"Hercules. Pay up!" king's Order.
"Both young master Zhong Li," Hercules replied.
Hercules took out a bag of thirty taels of silver belonging to Zhong Li.
"How much is everything?" asked Hercules to the blacksmith's crafter.
"Three hundred taels of silver," replied the blacksmith's artisan.
Zhong Li's small saving money simply could not buy a small knife.
"Zhong Li's. Zhong Li's. Malang is right your fate. It's blind, it's poor again" King's heart grumbled.
King was disappointed and heartbroken at not being able to buy a small knife to practice his flying knife.
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Suddenly Zhong Li's keen sense of smell smelled the body scent of someone he knew.
Someone who first met him while King was in this strange world.
"It smells the body of Princess Jing Mi" King's heart said.
King was in shock at being able to smell Princess Jing Mi's scent up close which proved Princess Jing Mi was walking towards them.
True King's guess because Princess Jing Mi appeared before them and Hercules and Xena also realized it.
"Daughter of Jing Mi!" greet Hercules and Xena while being respectful.
The king who had to pretend to be blind gave a blank look in the other direction.
Princess Jing Mi did not approach King but rather took one of the sets of small knives from Xena's hand.
"Three hundred taels of silver?" princess Jing Mi asked as she stared intently at the smithy craftsman's face.
The blacksmiths were frightened. Princess Jing Mi is famous for her fighting skills and also being cold towards anyone. Even Princess Jing Mi would not forgive the person who dared to lie to her.
"For Princess Jing Mi! Only a hundred taels of silver! Slave lying. His little knife is all a servant of reward for the young master," said the blacksmith's craftsman as he kneeled before Princess Jing Mi.
The blacksmith was trying to deceive the blind Zhong Li by mentioning the more expensive price for the few sets of small knives the King wanted to buy.
"This is a hundred taels of silver! I, Princess Jing Mi, have never been arbitrary towards commoners!" princess Jing Mi said as she threw down a single pouch containing a hundred taels of silver.
"Thank you Princess Jing Mi! Thank you Princess Jing Mi!" said the blacksmith.
Princess Jing Mi put back a set of small knives into Xena's hands and walked away from King without speaking a single word.
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