Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 137: Shocking the Entire Audience

Time flew by, and three days passed quickly.

At this moment, a multitude of people had gathered in the plaza of the Refining Alliance.

Many people were extremely curious after learning about the bet between Hu Bing and Xu Ping’an.

So, a lot of people came to watch the excitement.

Hu Bing stood at the forefront of the crowd, with an expression of confidence and composure on his face.

In his view, he had already won.

That was because he had received news that during these three days, Xu Ping’an had not stepped foot out of the Refining Room at all.

A person who hadn’t come out of the Refining Room at all, how could he possibly repair the giant snake puppet.

Song Lingxue also had a slight frown, clueless as to what Xu Ping’an was up to.

"Lingxue, surely you don’t actually believe that guy’s words, do you? He might just be a scam artist," Hu Bing said with a sneer.

"How do you know he can’t succeed before the end? The agreed time hasn’t arrived yet," Song Lingxue immediately retorted.

Of course, she retorted against Hu Bing, not because she really believed Xu Ping’an could succeed.

It was simply because she disliked Hu Bing.

"There’s only one more Hour to go. Do you think he can repair the giant snake puppet in an Hour? How could that be possible?" Hu Bing scoffed endlessly.

Song Lingxue rolled her eyes at Hu Bing but did not retort further.

At this moment, the crowd was also buzzing with discussions.

It was apparent that they had all heard of Xu Ping’an hiding in the Refining Room.

In their eyes, this might just be a farce.

"Look, that guy is coming."

"Is that the youth? Isn’t he too young? He can fix the giant snake puppet? What a joke!"

"Indeed, so young, he might not even count as an Artifact Refiner, how can he possibly repair the Refining Puppet."

The surrounding crowd was abuzz with endless chatter.

Clearly, they all thought it was impossible for Xu Ping’an to repair the giant puppet.

Song Lingxue, seeing Xu Ping’an coming out, finally let out a sigh of relief.

She really feared that Xu Ping’an would just run away.

Although this matter did not concern her too much, Xu Ping’an was, after all, brought in by her.

If Xu Ping’an truly ran away, she would probably be laughed at by Hu Bing.

Xu Ping’an walked slowly over, also feeling slightly surprised to see so many people gathered in the plaza.

However, he quickly realized that these people were drawn over.

"Why have you only come out now? How is it, do you have any leads?" Song Lingxue asked immediately as she saw Xu Ping’an approaching.

"It’s settled!" Xu Ping’an laughed.

"Settled?" Song Lingxue was bewildered.

The giant snake puppet was still lying on the plaza, how was it settled?

The surrounding crowd also looked puzzled upon hearing this.

Hu Bing, however, laughed and said, "Kid, you’re not planning to weasel out, are you? The giant snake puppet is still in a broken state."

On hearing this, Xu Ping’an immediately burst into laughter.

"Since I made a bet with you, naturally, I’m confident I can win you. A piece of Superior Grade Refining Materials is quite valuable—are you sure you don’t want to retract your bet?" Xu Ping’an laughed.

"Haha, I’ll retract, I think you’re just trying to weasel out, aren’t you? I’ve clearly already won, yet you’re asking me to retract the bet, making it clear you intend to default," Hu Bing snickered.

Upon hearing these words, the surrounding people began to point and whisper amongst themselves.

Liu Changshan also came over with a stern tone, "Young man, although I do not know your background, a person must keep their word, or they will find it difficult to make their way far in life."

Song Lingxue also looked disappointed.

Xu Ping’an could only offer a bitter smile given everyone’s expressions.

"Well then, I originally thought to go easy on you, but since you insist, I will not be courteous," Xu Ping’an laughed.

After he spoke, a mechanical little snake appeared in his hand.

"Is this... the giant snake puppet? You’re fooling us with your toy?" Hu Bing burst into loud laughter.

The surrounding people also began to laugh heartily.

So this guy hid away for three days just to create this toy?

Song Lingxue was also full of disappointment.

"Is this guy out of his mind?"

However, Liu Changshan’s expression changed abruptly, his gaze fixed on the small snake in Xu Ping’an’s hand, his face full of shock.

"I don’t have a monster core on me, do you have one to lend me?" Xu Ping’an asked Song Lingxue, who was beside him.

"I have a Fourth Rank monster core!" Song Lingxue didn’t know what Xu Ping’an wanted to do, but still took out a monster core.

"This will do!" Xu Ping’an activated the monster core and directly injected it into the small spiritual snake’s body.

As the spirit core entered the snake’s body, it instantly opened its eyes, seemingly coming to life.

It swiftly slithered up Xu Ping’an’s arm.

And its speed was not inferior to a Fourth Rank demon beast.

"How... how is this possible?"

Everyone around was astoundingly shocked.

Hu Bing, too, was dumbfounded.

Song Lingxue gaped in amazement.

"You’ve created a miniature version of the giant spiritual snake?" Liu Changshan exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes, the structure of this small snake is the same as that of the giant snake puppet. I don’t have much material on me, so I could only create a small one. However, it is also an intermediate grade puppet that can accommodate a Fifth Rank monster core, unleashing the strength of a Fifth Rank demon beast," Xu Ping’an said.

"No... it can’t be, it must be fake," Hu Bing hastily said from the side.

The crowd also wore faces of disbelief.

"Hu Bing, are you trying to renege on the bet?" Song Lingxue immediately retorted.

"Whether it’s fake or not, let your master check it and you’ll know," Xu Ping’an said with a smile.

He then tossed the small snake to Liu Changshan.

Liu Changshan caught the snake and after a careful examination, he exclaimed repeatedly, "Wonderful, truly wonderful! Being able to fully reproduce the giant snake puppet is already impressive, but to shrink it to such an extent requires even more exquisite control over artifact refining. I am truly humbled."

On hearing Liu Changshan’s words, everyone was full of admiration.

Many intermediate grade artifact refiners who were elders also crowded around and, after examining it, were greatly shaken.

This was the most exquisite intermediate grade spiritual artifact they had ever seen.

"What a cute little snake, the giant snake puppet is so clumsy, but this little one is so agile, it looks much cuter," Song Lingxue also exclaimed.

The little snake was extremely agile, as if it were alive.

Crucially, it could even move through the air.

"If you like it, I’ll give it to you," Xu Ping’an said with a smile.

"Really, you’re going to give it to me?" Song Lingxue’s eyes widened with excitement.

"Yes, after you perform a blood oath to make it yours, you can keep it inside your body. Later on, I’ll add an enlargement rune to it so it can transform into a giant snake for battle," Xu Ping’an said.

"You know how to use runes?" Song Lingxue asked, extremely surprised.

"I know a bit!" Xu Ping’an nodded.

He knew a little about artifact refining, alchemy, rune inscription, and formation setting, but his true expertise was in artifact refining.

"Hu Bing, are you not going to hand over the Millennium Soft Gold and Silver?" Song Lingxue turned to Hu Bing and said.

Hu Bing’s face was ashen.

The Millennium Soft Gold and Silver were treasures of his family.

If he really had to hand it over, his father would beat him to death.

"Hmph, our bet was that he could repair the giant snake puppet, not create this little trinket," Hu Bing immediately retorted.

"You..." Song Lingxue was infuriated.

This guy was actually trying to wiggle out of the bet.

The crowd, including Liu Changshan, shook their heads slightly.

But what Hu Bing said wasn’t completely unreasonable; they had agreed that Xu Ping’an would fix the giant snake puppet.

Hearing this, Xu Ping’an gave a wry smile.

He walked over to the giant snake puppet and inserted a prepared central piece into the giant snake puppet’s body.

Liu Changshan brought out a Fifth Rank monster core and placed it inside.

The next moment, the giant snake puppet actually opened its eyes and started to move.

At this scene, everyone was beyond shocked.

Now, Hu Bing was utterly speechless, his face turned an extreme shade of green.