My magical power has skills

This town is located at the foot of the mountain of Qiaoqimen. It is a window for the sect to the outside world. Many outsiders who come to Qiaoqimen to seek magic tools have to rest and find ways in the town.

Of course, if what they want is just ordinary equipment, then as long as they go to the largest shop in the center of the town, which covers almost one-tenth of the town, they can basically meet their needs.

The shop is opened by Qiaoqimen itself. A plaque is hung high at the main entrance, with three golden characters on it: Qiaoqi Pavilion.

After entering the shop and making a few circles, they came to Xu Hui's residence. Qiaoqi Pavilion is one of the outer industries of Qiaoqimen. Xu Hui is the manager of the appraisal room of Qiaoqi Pavilion and is assigned a single room. He is also a privileged person.

Gently pushing the door open, Xu Yi immediately saw his father sitting on the chair.

"Father."

Xu Hui's body trembled slightly, and he looked up suddenly. At this moment, Xu Yi saw clearly that his face was pale, without a trace of blood.

If it were an ordinary child of sixteen or seventeen years old, he might not notice it. But Xu Yi was different. He raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, "Father, what's wrong?"

Xu Hui stared at Xu Yi in a daze, and two lines of old tears suddenly flowed from the corners of his eyes.

Xu Yi stepped forward quickly, closed the door, came to Xu Hui, and said, "Father, what happened, tell me slowly, don't be anxious."

Xu Hui sighed, stretched out his hand and pointed at the table, saying, "Look."

Xu Yi turned his head and saw a wooden box on the table. At this time, the wooden box was opened, and there was a metal block as big as an adult's fist inside. The metal block was black and inconspicuous. After hesitating for a while, Xu Yi reached out and picked up the metal block, only to feel a cold air spreading from his palm, which made him shiver.

Although Xu Yi could not recognize the origin of this thing, he knew that this thing was definitely not an ordinary item.

"Someone came to the store yesterday and wanted to sell this thing. After I identified it, I confirmed that it was an extremely rare thousand-year-old cold iron, so I decided to take it. But..." Xu Hui's face showed a trace of sadness, and he said, "I hunted geese all day, but I didn't expect that I was blinded by a goose."

Xu Yi immediately understood and said, "Father, isn't this thousand-year-old cold iron?"

"Hey, this is thousand-year-old cold iron, but only the surface layer is cold iron." Xu Hui pulled out a dagger and cut the metal block hard, immediately scratching the epidermis.

Xu Yi looked at it intently and immediately saw the trick. It turned out that under the surface layer of this metal block, there was another mineral.

Xu Hui smiled bitterly and said, "Look, this is actually a piece of heavy iron, but it's just a layer of thousand-year-old cold iron liquid on the surface."

Xu Yi's mind raced, and he said, "Father, it's inevitable to make a mistake occasionally. At most, our family will pay for it." He deliberately smiled, "Father, our family can't even afford this."

Waving his hand, Xu Hui said, "It's inevitable to make a mistake, and the store has a certain exemption amount. Besides, although this thousand-year-old cold iron is precious, it can't empty our family. It's just that Zhang Touer told me a few days ago that because of my diligence and hard work over the years, he plans to promote me to the head of the appraisal room, so that I can make some achievements as much as possible. Alas, this happened at this critical juncture, and more than ten years of hard work was ruined."

Although the supervisor and the manager sound similar, in fact, the status and power are very different. Once promoted to a supervisor, he will be a middle-level leader in the store.

Xu Hui's talent is limited, and he hasn't seen much improvement after practicing for so many years, so he can only find a job here. But people always want to move up, and such a promotion opportunity may only come once in a lifetime, so he naturally refused to give up.

Xu Yi pondered for a moment and said, "Father, you have always been cautious in doing things. Didn't you check it carefully when you received it?"

Xu Hui smiled bitterly and said, "When that person was selling it yesterday, it happened that Manager Gu was there and asked about it. According to the rules, if I didn't accept it, he could intervene. Alas, I saw that the man didn't know the goods, and the price he sold was only one-third of the thousand-year-old cold iron, so I was a little anxious..."

"Hehe, is this Manager Gu also one of the competitors for the supervisor?" Xu Yi sneered.

Xu Hui's mouth twitched slightly, but he remained silent.

Xu Yi immediately understood that this matter was actually very simple, it was just a trap set by Manager Gu. If it was normal, his father would most likely not be fooled, but at the critical moment of promotion, facing his biggest competitor, he was psychologically unbalanced, which led to this mistake.

Xu Yi nodded slightly and said, "Father, then we should make up for it by ourselves?"

"I have already thought about this, but thousand-year-old cold iron is not a common thing. In three days, it will be the monthly inventory day. In just three days, how can your father's connections find such a thing?" Xu Hui smiled bitterly and said, "And this matter must not be publicized. If it falls into the ears of the boss, it will be counterproductive."

Xu Yi lowered his head and stared at the fake metal block. Countless thoughts flashed through his mind.

Gnashing his teeth, Xu Hui said, "Well, I will go to the boss tomorrow to confess. The worst that can happen is that this position of manager is gone." He gritted his teeth and hated Gu Guanshi to the bone.

Originally, he had a chance to be the manager, but he was calculated by others. In the end, he might not even be able to keep his position as a manager. The resentment in his heart can be imagined.

Xu Yi reached out and pried with his father's knife for a moment, took out the black stone inside, and then squeezed the thousand-year-old cold iron on the surface together.

This is just thousand-year-old cold iron, not thousand-year-old meteorite or iron stone. Its strength lies in the strong coldness contained in it, but its hardness is not strong. After being squeezed, it becomes the size of a baby's fist.

"Father, since there are three days to make concessions, you can delay for the time being, and I will think of a way."

"You?" Xu Hui looked suspicious.

"Now that things have come to this, why not give it a try."

"Okay." Xu Hui sighed, "Go to the town to look for it. If you happen to find it, don't be stingy even if you empty your family's assets." After saying that, he shook his head, obviously not believing in such good luck.

Xu Yi responded, put the small piece of cold iron in his pocket, and left quickly.

He originally wanted to tell his father that he had completed the Great Zhoutian Transportation and could become a disciple of Qiaoqi. But when he encountered such a thing, how could he have any mood to speak of.

Arriving at the door of the store, a man in his forties with a white face and no beard came towards him. Seeing Xu Yi, he smiled and said, "Hey, isn't this my nephew?"

Xu Yi looked up and cursed in his heart, but his face was full of smiles: "Meeting Manager Gu."

"My nephew is in such a hurry, is there something important?" Gu Bin asked with a smile.

"My nephew has an appointment with a few friends to drink together, so I left in a hurry."

"Oh, I heard that your father will be promoted to the head of the appraisal room soon, and my nephew will also rise in the future."

"Thank you for the compliment, Manager Gu." Xu Yi said with a smile, "If my father is promoted, I will take good care of Manager Gu in the future."

The smile on Gu Bin's face froze slightly, and he snorted coldly at Xu Yi's back as he ran away. Still thinking about promotion? Haha, it's good that I won't be demoted to the end. Let's see who will take care of whom in the future.