sword sentient beings

Chapter 128 Talk of the Ancient Sword
"Heh, the big boss came back on time?" Xue Xianyun was wearing a black and white crane cloak, and poured himself a cup of strong tea, "I thought you were going to wander around for a few more days."

Tang Zhao glanced at the top of Xue Xianyun's head vaguely—the top of Master's head is a little sparse, don't get close to the red-crowned crane in this place, and said with a smile: "I only took two days off, how dare I delay? Otherwise, come back to you Still not cleaning me up? The reason why I came back later than scheduled is to prepare your favorite eel stew for you at the foot of the mountain."

Xue Xianyun snorted and said, "Nonsense, I want to deal with you with peace of mind. Can each of you become this kind of virtue? And eel stew, I told you last time, don't put so much spicy pepper, it won't taste delicious gone."

Tang Zhaodao: "I know, I know, it's improved this time, I'll put sansho instead."

Xue Xianyun snorted again, and said with a sullen face, "Come with me to the workshop. The materials brought by your elder brother still need to be processed. Just because I was waiting for you, I wasted a day in vain."

Xue Xianyun was a real strict teacher in the early days. He was extremely strict when teaching the first two disciples. He spoke harshly and seldom praised him. Being an official is also related to his being too strict.

Xue Xianyun naturally refused to admit his mistake on the surface, but he felt a little regretful in his heart. Later, he took three, four, five or three female apprentices in succession. The third child had special circumstances, the fourth child was his own daughter, and the fifth child was the daughter of an old friend. With a temperament that can't be glued to the wall, he can't be strict at all, and gradually he can't return to the beginning.

By the time of the sixth and seventh disciples, Xue Xianyun had also grown up in age, and began to devote himself to making swords again. Not to mention discipline, even teaching was lazy, so that these two apprentices were not only not as solid as the previous ones, but also in terms of conduct. It doesn't work, they are hostile to each other, and they pull up the hills to create circles, making the whole villa full of smoke.

It wasn't until the last few years that Xue Xianyun took in two talented young disciples by coincidence, and then he cheered up a little, especially Tang Zhao, who was not only talented, but also kind to the Xue family. A piece of peerless jade carved into a tool.He is ready to play the role of Master Yan again. The method in the lesson plan even includes finding out that Tang Zhao has gone astray, and how to use thunder to bring him back on track.

Unfortunately, Tang Zhao didn't give him this chance.

Not only did the final plan not have a chance to be used, even Xue Xianyun was rarely able to act as a strict teacher in the usual courses.In fact, apart from being extremely talented, Tang Zhao is also diligent, studious and strict with self-discipline, even stricter than Xue Xianyun.For example, Xue Xianyun told Tang Zhao to come every day at the beginning. In fact, there was an extremely difficult situation. He was absent for a day or two. Xue Xianyun would punish him at most and let him come.

But Tang Zhaozhen did it rain or shine, regardless of the storm or sickness and fever, he came every day, and he was not a perfunctory sign-in, but conscientious and diligent in his studies.

As for character and temperament, Xue Xianyun taught him a few times, but found that he was not qualified to teach.Tang Zhao is much more upright than himself.What's more, Tang Zhao is not just a conservative and honest gentleman, but also warm, friendly and understanding. Xue Xianyun has been with him for a long time, but he feels like being bathed in sunshine.

Now Xue Xianyun basically has no temper with Tang Zhao, but occasionally thinks of his Yan Shimeng, and suddenly puts on a stern face and says something strange.Tang Zhao didn't mind either. In terms of yin and yang, Xue Xianyun's level is probably average.

On the contrary, Tang Zhao knows that he is not a perfect apprentice. He has a stubborn side and a violent side in his character.Not to mention the irritable side, the atmosphere in the villa is relaxed, and he hasn't encountered any dangers in the past two years, showing his impulsive side. In fact, he has committed more than one time when he is stubborn.Whether it's martial arts or talismans, he often falls into inexplicable persistence.Trigger the state of not turning back without hitting the south wall.

The reason why others didn't notice was not that he didn't hit the south wall, but because he hit the south wall faster than others.He has glasses to assist him, whether it is to prove the truth or to find the mistake and finally give up, the progress is very fast. When he encounters further unknown difficulties in the future, he will get into the corner of the horn and cannot get out if he is not sure.

The two entered the studio. Before Shi Chunqing arrived, Tang Zhao made some preparations. Xue Xianyun watched from the side and said:

"Are you still interested in ancient swords?"

"Yes, my disciple has checked a lot of information, and I think the ancient sword is suitable for me."

Xue Xianyun said: "The advantages and disadvantages of ancient swords have been explained to you very clearly before. That's right, the materials used to cast ancient swords are few, only the material of the sword body needs to be considered, and the quality of wind, fire, and water should be of the same type. Inner force, stellar qi, and sword essence are composed of one qi, and there are very few talismans involved, and even only sword casting is enough. That is because there are few talismans that everyone knew in ancient times, and the system of various materials is not perfect, and it is difficult to distinguish Due to the law of material matching and combination, we have to use the sword-forging technique to forcibly forge swords."

"The swords cast in this way are very powerful, but the way is too specific and harsh, almost tailor-made. Except for the first generation of swordsmen who cooperate seamlessly, it is difficult to pass it down. It is said that there were no special swordsmiths in ancient times. Everyone They all forge their own swords. Times are different now. The battlefield outside the territory is tight, and I can’t wait for each swordsman to spend so many years forging his own sword. And the swordsman is often damaged, and his comrades and younger generations need to take over his sword before going to the battlefield. Swords are no longer exclusive to a certain person. Our swordsmith system has become more complete, and we have taken on the important responsibility of forging swords for the common people."

He said sternly: "Let me be blunt, if you want to forge an ancient sword for yourself, that's fine, but a swordsmith who only forges ancient swords is not a real swordsmith. Of course you are a young junior, no one will What kind of burden is imposed on you, but you have such ability, I still hope you will be a real swordsmith."

Tang Zhao also answered seriously: "Of course, the disciple's first sword was forged for himself, for his own swordsmanship. I will forge more swords in the future. Even if it is not for the common people, it must be for the master's hard work." Inheritance is not in vain."

"Hmph, it's good that you know. Even if it's not for me, there are so many scattered people waiting for the sword in your district inspection department to stare at you." Xue Xianyun slowed down, and said, "You have to make sure to cast the ancient sword, then The material of the sword body does not need to consider the conflict and coordination between the materials, that is, the more precious and perfect the better. You have seen all the materials I have here, and it is not impossible to use them reluctantly. But it is still a short breath. You can go to the Mid-Spring Talisman Fair Pay attention, there are good things over there. The better the grades, the more precious materials you can get in touch with, and if you can enter the secret realm of Jianzhou, then you will be sure."

"The disciple understands."

While chatting, when the door opened, Shi Chunqing came in with a floating ball.

Tang Zhao saluted and said, "Master, are you feeling better?"

Shi Chunqing smiled and said: "It's okay. Thanks to you and the eighth junior brother for the rescue. I'm getting worse and worse. Fortunately, there are you in the villa."

Xue Xianyun said: "Okay, today we will study the bitter cold air that your senior brother has worked so hard to bring back from outside the Great Wall. Because of this cold air, Chunqing almost walked through the Liangzhou wasteland."

Shi Chunqing smiled and said: "It's not too hard. The scenery outside the Great Wall is beautiful, the human relationship is strange, and it is very different from the inside of the pass. Although it is cold, it is a rare experience. Watching the sun rise and set in the wilderness, and the spring and autumn change, it is really open-minded. If not When I came back, I was discovered by the thieves from Baixiong Mountain. The business went very smoothly. I even got some special products, and I will share them with everyone later. But the Jianzhou where the juniors are going, the road is dangerous, so you have to be very careful."

Before Tang Zhao could speak, Xue Xianyun said, "What a dangerous situation, it's just a gathering of swordsmith apprentices. It's not like you haven't been there before."

Tang Zhaodao: "Brother, have you been to the Mid-Spring Talisman Meeting?"

Shi Chunqing said: "I went there [-] years ago, but unfortunately my strength was not enough. I gained a lot, it's the same as if I didn't go. I can't compare with Master. At that time, it attracted a lot of attention. I was expected to become a powerful swordsmith."

Tang Zhao snorted, and said, "Could it be that twenty years ago, brother and master went together?"

Xue Xianyun said: "What's the matter? Twenty years ago, I was also a young man. Chunqing was less than ten years younger than me. What happened when we went together? I made a lot of contacts at that time, and now they have become Swordsmiths with a good status, maybe you can still benefit from the past this time."

Tang Zhao was very surprised. In the previous session, the Sixth and Seventh Senior Brothers attended the meeting. Why didn't I hear that they benefited?

Shi Chunqing covered her mouth for a while, and said: "It's not just that I have made friends, but also made some enemies."

Tang Zhao suddenly realized that he knew the old man's temper, so it must be because he had more feuds.

Xue Xianyun was staring at them, so it was inconvenient for the senior brothers to chat.Xue Xianyun snorted and said, "All kinds of favors and enmities are small ways. The old six and the seventh are called wronged? That is called inferior skills, and that is called deserved! If you two are also compared to others, you deserve to be looked down upon by others." .”

Shi Chunqing said: "The previous wine offerings were not specifically targeted, but they looked down on disciples from other states outside the Central Plains. I heard that this year the Fuhui has changed to a new host and offering wine. I don't know what's going on?"

Xue Xianyun said: "While the market is not the market, strength is the priority. Is it really such a coincidence that it will be replaced by my life-and-death enmity?"

At that moment, the three of them finished chatting and concentrated on studying the materials, splitting the bitter cold air into strands, storing them separately, measuring their properties, entering data, and matching with other materials.In this kind of research, although Xue Xianyun has profound knowledge and a high-level view, Tang Zhao is keenly inspired, has novel ideas, has glasses to assist, and can also be the backbone. On the contrary, Shi Chunqing is only skilled and careful, and does more assistance.

After studying for a long time, it was past midnight, Xue Xianyun collected the materials and asked the two to leave.

Shi Chunqing left first, but Tang Zhao stayed behind, returned to the workshop, found Xue Xianyun alone, and said:
"Master, let me study the bitter cold air alone?"

Xue Xianyun was not surprised, and said: "The materials are scarce, and there is not much for you to spoil. Bring your jar, I can only fill you with a bottom."

(End of this chapter)