The Record of Swordsmen in the Late Sui and Early Tang Dynasties

Chapter 138 Chapter 120
Daoist Liaoyin led two people into a room, and saw that the table of the Great Eight Immortals was covered with various dishes, and there was also a jar of rice wine on the table.

When the old horse head saw Duan Wuji and Tie Niu led by Taoist priest, he said to Duan Wuji and Tie Niu with a smile: "You two little heroes, today the old man will wash away the dust with you, come, sit down.

Two little heroes, let me tell you, old man, I will not eat here today.

Today is my great-grandson's [-]-day banquet. I want to attend my great-grandson's [-]-day banquet. If I don't go, they can't hold the banquet.

I won't be with you today, you three can eat one by one.

Erli, take care of the guests for me, and I will leave this to you.You are also half the owner of my family. "

After speaking, the old horse turned around and went out.

Daoist Liaoyin looked at Duan Wuji and Tie Niu and said: "Wuji, Tie Niu, sit down quickly, since my third uncle can't entertain you in person today, and his old man is going to hold a hundred-day banquet for his great-grandson today, then the three of us Let's eat together.

Come, come, sit down quickly. "

After the three of them sat down, Duan Wuji and Tieniu were not polite, and they ate happily. After they were full, Li went back to her room to practice.

The next morning, Duan Wuji got up early, and Duan Wuji held the sword in his hand and said to Tieniu: "Brother Tieniu, let's go, let's go out to check the terrain today, let's see where the snake's cave is first." , Take a look at the surrounding terrain, let's know it well, so that there will be no potential safety hazards.

Brother Tieniu, do you think this is okay? "

Tie Niu laughed when he heard this.

"Brother, you are too thoughtful, and that's exactly what I mean.

Brother, let's ask the old horse head to send us a personal guide, it will be more convenient, don't you think? "

Duan Wuji listened and nodded.

"Brother, you are so thoughtful! That's fine."

Tieniu also took his own sword in his hand to defend himself, and the two walked out of the house and walked towards the old horse's head room.

When the old horse saw the two people, he smiled and said, "You two little heroes, what can I do for you?"

Duan Wuji said with a smile: "Old man, we are foreigners, we plan to observe the terrain today, it is impossible to correct the terrain if you are not familiar with it.

Your old man will send a young man from the village to be our guide. "

The old man nodded.

"Okay, okay, I'll ask my second grandson to take you to see him. He's young and smart. Just wait, I'll call him for you."

After finishing speaking, the old man walked out, and after a short time, the old man led a young man in his 20s and walked in.

The old man introduced Duan Wuji and Tieniu: "You two little heroes, this is my second grandson, his name is Ma Ying.

Ying'er, these two are friends from Taiyuan Prefecture, Shanxi Province. They are righteous men who helped us get rid of the snake. Take them to the village and take a look around carefully. If there is any situation, please give them a detailed look. Introduction, it will help to get rid of this snake. "

The young man nodded.

"Grandpa, don't worry, I know about this.

Two, come with me now, and I will lead you around. "

The three of them left the village and walked straight towards the west mountain, chatting with each other while walking.

Duan Wuji walked forward with Ma Ying, and carefully inspected the surrounding terrain. He saw that the village was only three or four miles away from the West Mountain. It was surrounded by patches of farmland, including paddy fields, dry fields, and small paths. Irregularly distributed in the field, some of the fields in the field still grow vegetables. The vegetables are so green that they can't be seen after autumn.

Ma Ying led the two of them to walk forward slowly, while introducing them carefully.

The three of them walked forward for a while, and they came to the foot of the West Mountain. Duan Wuji said to Ma Ying, "Hey, Ma Ying, I've walked so far, why don't you see the snake cave?"

After hearing this, Ma Ying smiled wryly and said, "If the snake cave was on the edge of the West Mountain, the people in the surrounding villages would have been eaten up by it long ago. Why have we waited until now?"

"Oh, so the snake cave is on the inside! Come on, let's go and have a look."

Ma Ying led them to a valley sunken in the mountain. Ma Ying said in a low voice: "You two, this snake cave is not far away. Be careful, once it finds the snake hole If we come out, we will be in danger."

The three of them walked another three or four miles, Ma Ying suddenly stopped and said, "You two, this place is very close to the snake cave, and it is very dangerous to go forward."

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Hey, I said Ma Ying, where is the snake hole? Why can't I see it now?"

Ma Ying pointed to a path more than ten feet wide in the mountain depression and said, "Did you see that path? That path was made by the snake when it came out. How wide is the snake path?"

Duan Wuji and Tieniu looked along Ma Ying's fingers, and they saw a winding path with a width of one foot five or six feet leading to the outside of the mountain. They were shocked when they saw it.

"Ah? Didn't expect the snake path to be so wide? We thought it was the road opened up by the mountain people, but we didn't expect it to be crawled out by that thing. Isn't it too scary?"

Ma Ying laughed when he heard this.

"What do you think? Do you think we would be afraid of an ordinary snake? It's just that this snake is too big, so we can't do anything with it. If it was smaller, we would have used it as a meal."

After watching for a long time, Ma Ying pointed with his finger.

"Brothers, the snake cave is at the foot of this mountain depression. The cave is very big. Hey, follow my finger and look forward."

Duan Wuji and Tie Niu looked along Ma Ying's fingers, and sure enough there was a dark cave not far away. The cave was so huge that it was too dark to see clearly.

After watching for a long time, Duan Wuji said to Niu Tie: "Brother Tieniu, when you bring someone to bury the knife tomorrow, you can just hide in this place."

Tie Niu listened and nodded.

"Well, well, let's make a deal, let's go, let's go back now."

The three of them quietly left here and walked straight to the village.

Back at the old horse's house, the old horse boss asked with a smile: "Both, do you see clearly?"

Duan Wuji smiled and said: "We all understand, old people, let them know, we will kill the county snake tomorrow, and kill Zaoqing early, so as not to worry the villagers all day long."

The old horse turned around and said to Ma Ying: "Grandson, let them know after dinner and ask them to come to our house for a meeting to see how their work preparations are going."

Ma Ying promised to turn around and was about to leave.

The old horse head said to his second grandson: "Ma Ying, don't leave today, let's have a meal with the guests. After all, grandpa, I am old, so you can entertain the guests for me."

Ma Ying agreed to stay.

Ma Ying smiled and said to Wuji and the two cows: "You two, let's go, come and eat with me, we will have a meeting after dinner.

Where's the second uncle?Second Uncle, Second Uncle, come out quickly, let's have dinner. "

After hearing this, Taoist priest ran out from the back room, the three of them ate in the room, and Duan Wuji and Tie Niu went back to practice.

As soon as Ma Ying turned around, he notified people to go, and after an hour, all the staff arrived, this time there were about 50 people.

The old horse head said to his grandson: "Ma Ying, go and call out the two little heroes, and let them see if our preparations are in place?"

Ma Ying came to Duan Wuji's room, and said softly to the two people: "You two, everyone is here, you should come out and take a look."

Duan Wuji and Tie Niu jumped out of bed and went outside, only to see many people gathered in the yard.

As soon as everyone saw Duan Wuji and Tieniu coming out, they immediately came over to say hello to them.

After everyone squatted down in the big yard, a big man stood up.

"You two little heroes, I have already found the person who buried the knife. They are all experts in this field, and the work is progressing very quickly. If you don't believe me, how about letting them practice for you?"

Duan Wuji smiled.

"Okay, I just have nothing to do today, so you guys can practice."

The big man shouted loudly: "Every group is ready, start."

I saw a group of three people, two people took out short shovels and began to dig a hole, dug the hole and quickly buried the knife, then quickly filled the hole and stepped on the soil.

The big man laughed when he saw it.

"How about it, is it fast enough?"

Duan Wuji shook his head when he saw it.

"The speed is not bad, but what if the entrance of the cave is made of stone? Are you still buried so fast?"

Everyone was stunned when they heard this.

There was a lot of discussion, and there was no reason to argue for a while.

The big man looked at Duan Wuji and said: "Little hero, the possibility you said is very high, the bottom of the cave may be really rocky, and it will be really difficult when it happens, why didn't I think of this?

Hey, little hero, do you have any good ideas?Have something to say and listen to it. "

Duan Wuji thought for a while and said: "Well, I think we should work hard on this knife, hey, brother, do you have a blacksmith here?"

"Master of blacksmithing? Isn't there one in the village to the east of us? Why are you looking for a master of blacksmithing?"

"What are you doing? Rebuild some knives!"

After hearing this, the old horse head said to Ma Ying: "Yingzi, you go quickly, and invite the master who is blacksmithing from the east, and go quickly."

After hearing this, Ma Ying ran out immediately.

Not long after, Ma Ying brought a man in his forties over.

Seeing so many people in the yard, the man smiled and said, "There are so many people! What? Are you discussing how to get rid of that snake? Is there anything I can do for you? If there is anything, feel free to speak up. "

Duan Wuji looked at the big black man and said: "Master, I would like to ask you to help make some knives, can you make them as soon as possible?"

The big black man laughed out loud.

"Little brother, as long as you tell your request, I will work overtime tonight to make it for you. I will definitely not miss your business."

Duan Wuji walked over, clamped the knife with two fingers and pulled it out.

Duan Wuji pointed to the knife and said: "Can you remove the wooden handle of this knife and connect an iron rod two feet long to the handle?"

The master blacksmith laughed out loud.

"It's very easy. I'll connect the iron rod in a while. Are there any other requirements?"

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "You sharpen the bottom of this iron rod a little bit, and besides, put a thick horizontal iron on the handle of this knife, can it be firm?"

"Hey, what's wrong with that? It's hard for me."

The big man next to him saw it and asked: "Little hero, how can you use this knife like this?"

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Look, if you stand this knife on the ground, one person holds the blade, and two people hit the horizontal iron with a hammer, the knife will fall into the ground. There are many ways to do this." Come on!"

Everyone clapped their hands and applauded.

"Okay, this method is good, won't our speed be much faster now!"

One of the old men said: "This method is good, but there is still a shortcoming. What if the person holding the knife cuts his hand due to the uneven force on both sides?"

A thin man stood up after hearing this.

"Isn't this easy to handle? I'm a carpenter and I have wood at home. I'll use the wood to make a wooden groove for this knife, and use this groove to clamp the knife. Isn't it all right? It's so difficult, you wait Come on, I'll go home and do it."

After speaking, the kid measured the width of the knife and turned away.

The blacksmith picked up a few knives and said with a smile: "Come with me, I'll pick up these knives, and I'll pick them up in a while."

After finishing speaking, the blacksmith also led several people away.

An hour later, the skinny carpenter first came back with a few planks, and this kid triumphantly showed his masterpiece for people to see.

Duan Wuji walked over to have a look.

Not to mention, this kid is really talented. I saw that this kid made a groove on a wooden board, and made a sandwich with another board. One end of the two boards was tied with a rope, and the two boards were connected together. He clamped the knife together.

Duan Wuji couldn't stop nodding when he saw it.

"Okay, okay! This method is good, this method is good, and now it can improve a lot of work efficiency."

After a short time, several people brought back some knives, and one person said with a smile: "I also borrowed some hammers from the blacksmith, so we don't have to look for them elsewhere. "

The old horse head smiled and said: "Well, now the tools are complete, who are you going to clean up tomorrow? Let's practice together again, we have to be foolproof."

Then, in groups of three, groups of three began to practice again.

With the clanging of the hammer, the knife was quickly inserted into the ground, and the speed was not 01:30 faster than before.

Everyone laughed when they saw it.

"Good, good, good! There is nothing more to say now."

Duan Wuji glanced at the person and said: "You guys continue to practice, only if you are very proficient will you not make mistakes tomorrow."

Several groups of people listened, that is, the knife was set and pulled out, and the knife was pulled out!The crowd practiced for an hour before stopping.

Duan Wuji said to everyone: "Okay, let's stop here today. We will start on time when the sun comes out tomorrow. Let's kill the snake tomorrow. Let's all go back and rest, and we will start on time tomorrow." .”

(End of this chapter)