Chapter 281: Craftsmen
"That's right a bet!"
Li Jiexuan coldly took out the blueprint for the electromagnetic induction coil. "This blueprint was submitted more than ten days ago."
Seimei and Qingzheng took the ninja tool design. After just one glance, both of them couldn't help but curl their lips into smiles. After so many years as craftsmen, they had never seen such a strange ninja tool…
"I came here for this very tool."
Li Jiexuan sneered. "The bet is simple. Qingzheng will craft the tool. If he fails to produce one that meets the standard, I'll kill him!"
"Gulp…"
Hearing this, Qingzheng couldn't help but swallow hard…
Unfortunately, Li Jiexuan wasn't finished yet.
"After killing him…"
Li Jiexuan sneered. "The rest of the craftsmen of the Land of Artisans will take over forging it, one after another until someone produces the tool I need!"
Hearing this, even Seimei, with his usually calm temperament, couldn't hold back anymore. Slapping his chest, he roared, "Li Jiexuan, you've got quite the temper! Do you really think you can kill all the people of the Land of Artisans?"
"I refuse to believe that today "
Before Seimei could continue his rant, Gengetsu Hōzuki clamped a hand over his mouth. "You idiot! Even Sunagakure is gone what are you showing off for here?"
"Sunagakure?"
Seimei froze. Suddenly, he remembered:
The three-year-old boy standing before him had single-handedly killed Reto at the age of three, challenged the Mizukage alone at three and a half, and even destroyed Sunagakure with his own hands!
If one were to add another line "At age three, single-handedly wiped out the Land of Artisans" it wouldn't feel out of place at all…
"Gulp~"
Realizing this, Seimei swallowed and fell silent.
At that moment, Qingzheng suddenly spoke up.
"If it's a bet, there has to be a winner and a loser." Qingzheng stared at Li Jiexuan coldly. "If I win, then I'll kill "
Before he could finish, Seimei slapped him hard across the face, cutting him off. "Kill your head!"
Qingzheng looked aggrieved. "Brother… our mother's been dead for years…"
"…"
Everyone present was stunned. Was Qingzheng an idiot? If he won, he'd naturally get to keep his life.
Did he really think Li Jiexuan would kill himself?
In everyone's eyes, Li Jiexuan had already given Qingzheng a way out. After all, it was such a simple ninja tool forget a master craftsman, even an apprentice could probably make it…
But would Li Jiexuan really let Qingzheng off?
Don't be ridiculous!
"I don't have high requirements for this tool. As long as it can be used a second time, that's enough." Li Jiexuan narrowed his eyes and sneered. "Surely that's not too difficult for a master craftsman, right?"
With just that one sentence, Qingzheng's fate was sealed…
Yet everyone else thought: Li Jiexuan had already decided to spare Qingzheng the so-called bet was merely a way to save face…
After all, for such a simple tool, wouldn't a master craftsman handle it with ease?
"Looks like this Li Jiexuan is quite reasonable not as terrifying as the rumors say!" Seimei let out a long sigh. "Seems like this is just another misunderstanding by the world!"
"Thank you, Lord Jiexuan, for giving me this chance to turn over a new leaf." A smile returned to Qingzheng's face. "Next time you need a ninja tool, I'll give you a fifty percent discount!"
It seemed as if Li Jiexuan and Qingzheng had reconciled completely, like a happy ending. Seeing that there was no more spectacle, the crowd quickly dispersed…
Only Gengetsu Hōzuki remained, still frowning: Would Li Jiexuan really be so easygoing? That didn't match his style at all…
Back then, that sharp, fearless youth who dared to challenge him in front of all of Kirigakure had he really become this mellow now?
"No need to worry. Qingzheng's craftsmanship may not match mine, but the tools he makes won't break after just one use!" Speaking of their craft, the Seimei brothers were full of confidence they were veteran artisans, after all…
Had Li Jiexuan really changed?
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