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Chapter 229 Sword hanging over Butterfly Creek (Part [-])
Halfway up Xiaogu Mountain.

A sword-forging furnace was fully opened.

Beside the stove, an old man in sackcloth sat on his back drinking, as if waiting.

Everything looks so ordinary.

But if you look at thousands of miles away.

Thousands of miles across the vast Jiangnan Road, there are sporadic figures of startling people jumping up from time to time in various places.

Or tall buildings, or tree tops, or mountain peaks, overlooking the direction of Yunmeng.

Where there is no sound, there is thunder.

But the truth is, when the raging tide comes on the Butterfly Creek, the wind blows the landmines thousands of miles away.

hundreds of miles away.

Upstream of Butterfly Creek, there is a sluice dam lying between Yunmengze and Yuenv Gorge.

On the sluice dam, there are small groups of inspectors in twos and threes, laughing and talking, the sky above their heads is blue and blue.

Under the sluice dam, there is a newly erected Shuize stele, which is less than half of the stele's body submerged in the water.

At a certain moment, the water level that had been silent for a long time suddenly rose.

……

Ouyang Rong saw a pillar of azure blue air rushing straight into the sky.

Like a vertical line, connecting heaven and earth.

Majestic and majestic.

This is not a certain kind of technological head-mounted display that Ouyang Rong experienced in his previous life when he was shopping, which produced a realistic picture that deceived the eyes.

This was really happening before his eyes.

Is this what Qi practitioners like Junior Sister can usually see?

Ouyang Rong, who considers himself a gentleman and a cultured person, swallowed the word "woof grass".

He suddenly became curious.

Look left and right around the world.

These are... the Qi between heaven and earth.

What the little junior sister said before was correct.

Everything has breath.

Ouyang Rong was in a daze.

Immediately lowering his eyes, he looked at Xie Lingjiang grabbing his lotus arm.

A stream of crimson flames, shaped like a long snake, gushed out from the arm of the younger junior sister.

I saw this "Crimson Fire Snake" pouring into the meridians in his body all the way through the Hand Shaoyang Meridian.

"Junior Sister, are you sending spiritual energy to me?"

"Well, senior brother doesn't have any spiritual energy yet, I'm helping you hope."

The thanks made Jiang Qiao's face tense, and she stared at the vision of "Big Dipper" in the distance.

After a pause, she kept her eyes fixed and continued to explain:

"Low grade, qi blue; middle grade, qi vermilion; top grade, qi purple. Among them, the depth of the monochrome also represents the purity of the spiritual energy, which can be seen from the level of the same level of qi training.

"And most Qi practitioners can see the color of the spiritual energy once they make a move, and roughly know the level of cultivation.

"These... Elder brother will gradually become familiar with them in the future."

Ouyang Rong couldn't help nodding in amazement, lowered his head curiously, and looked at himself.

There was no aura on him, and he was all gray.

Turn around and look.

Under this look of hopeful vision, the scene of the little junior sister beside her is the same as the red dress on her body.

Just like the southern red beans, bright and beautiful.

Ouyang Rong couldn't help but look sideways, and asked:

"The pill that my junior sister gave me just now, I begged from Longhu Mountain..."

Xie Lingjiang interrupted suddenly, pointed forward and said:
"Because of differences in qi training or qi refining techniques, different qi practitioners can see different things when looking at qi.

"For example, yin and yang practitioners can see much more things than us, such as dragon qi and wang qi.

"What senior brother can see now is only the most basic."

Ouyang Rong swallowed his words silently, and when he heard the words, he pointed to the vision of Xiaogushan on the west bank of Butterfly Creek in the distance, speechless:
"The most basic, can you see such outrageous things? Uh, is this what I can see?"

Xie Lingjiang jumped off the roof with Ouyang Rong, and when she landed, her tone was anxious:
"That's why I said it was a big problem.

"Father said that casting a sword is like refining alchemy, it is all about refining the aura of heaven and earth, extracting the purest qi from it, to achieve a certain kind of 'unification' of external objects, for use by qi practitioners.

"The aura condensed by this tripod sword is too pure. The most powerful Taoist alchemist I have ever seen before practiced a furnace of golden alchemy without such an exaggeration.

"It has just appeared in this world, the first time to cleanse the sword, it can cause such a magnificent scene, even the senior brother can clearly see it."

"..."

Ouyang Rong was speechless, and asked curiously:
"Washing the sword? What washing the sword."

"It is said in Confucian classics that when the new tripod sword comes out of the furnace, it will attract the aura of heaven and earth, and perform the first sword wash to adapt to this world... I don't know too well, the first sword wash should be the scene we see now."

Ouyang Rong interrupted:

"Little Junior Sister, just tell me directly, what stage is this tripod sword at now?"

Xie Lingjiang sighed:
"Brother understands this way, this cauldron sword whose real name is unknown has just left the 'small' sword furnace that has been brewing for many years, and now it has entered this world.

"It's like a baby trying to leave the womb, adapting outside the womb while waiting for the final umbilical cord to be cut.

"And the first time to wash the sword is this process.

"A hundred miles downstream of Butterfly Creek, including the entire Dragon City, is now drawn by it as a prison, turning into a large sword furnace. The earth veins and water veins are affected by it, and it is madly absorbed by it to cleanse the sword."

Ouyang Rong asked curiously:

"Baby mother? Umbilical cord? What kind of strange metaphor is this? What is Ding Jian's umbilical cord?"

Xie Lingjiang glanced at him, but said:
"The swordsmith is the umbilical cord, don't forget that he is also a Qi trainer, and right now, the swordsmith is the final bridge connecting the sword furnace and the cauldron sword.

"Actually, the moment the furnace door was opened and the cauldron sword left the sword furnace, the fate of the swordsmith was already doomed..."

A bit abstract, Ouyang Rong pondered for a while, nodded, and asked a more abstract question:
"It means to protect the big or the small, right? You have to go one? Then you must protect the big."

Xie Lingjiang was taken aback for a moment, nodded, then shook his head again: "What do you mean, senior brother? Do you want to save the swordsmith?"

Ouyang Rong held the knife in one hand, took off the felt hat with the other and threw it away, watching the sword qi soaring into the sky in the distance with cold eyes, and asked forcefully:
"Saving the swordsmith is just incidental, it doesn't matter if you can save him or not, after all, you can't live without doing your own crimes.

"But the Tripod Sword Cleansing Sword actually takes the entire territory of Longcheng County as its mother's womb, absorbing the air of water to cleanse the sword.

"Who gave it the power? I don't agree, and the folks in Longcheng County don't agree either, so they shouldn't be its wild father!

"So what I want to ask is, if you haven't completely left the mother's womb and cut the umbilical cord, does that mean you can still kill the fetus, just like keeping the mother's womb, little junior sister, right? ?”

He turned his head, looked at Xie Lingjiang who was listening for a while, narrowed his eyes and said:
"That is to say, this cauldron sword is in the process of being washed for the first time. If we rush over now, such as blowing up the sword casting furnace, is there still a chance to destroy it?"

Hearing the strange brain circuit of the big brother, Xie Lingjiang was stunned:
"I... I don't know, it should be... can I interrupt?"

She asked back without confidence, looked more at the serious Ouyang Rong, and couldn't help talking:
"Brother, I really have never heard of your idea, and I have no past experience to refer to.

"In the past, the rulers of all dynasties made swords, and everyone hoped that the tripod sword would be born, and they all made offerings to it.

"Even if the enemy who snatched the Dingjian is the same, no one studies how to interrupt the first sword washing ceremony of the Dingjian, and no one cares whether the Dingjian has affected the people in the surrounding areas..."

Speaking of this, Xie Lingjiang slowly stopped speaking.

Ouyang Rong suddenly pointed his finger towards the face, leaned forward holding the knife, and said word by word:

"Junior Sister, don't stare at this mythical tripod sword, you go and look over there, Digong Gate is flooding again!"

Xie Lingjiang immediately turned his head and looked south.

It can be seen from a distance that among the mountains upstream of Butterfly Creek, there are several peaks at the same distance, and blue smoke rises one after another.

At this moment, the two stood near the top of Dagu Mountain, and they could see clearly.

It's just that Xie Lingjiang has been nervously watching the vision of the tripod sword coming out of the furnace and washing the sword just now, but he didn't notice it for a while.

"This is... Fenghuo?" She was stunned.

Previously, in order to deal with the flood, Xie Lingjiang remembered that the elder brother had set up an early warning mechanism, including the Shui Ze Monument along the upper reaches of the Butterfly Creek, and the seven fire towers among the mountains in the upper reaches, so that the news could be reported immediately.

Green smoke means that the water level is soaring and urgent, and you are ready to evacuate.

And the black smoke means that the Digong Gate has collapsed, and the flood is coming soon.

Ouyang Rong calmly said:
"It's the blue wolf smoke, the water level in Yunmeng Ze has skyrocketed, Digong Gate is already in emergency, and they are asking for help from the Longcheng County Government.

He took a deep breath and said:
"The rainy season is over, the summer is hot, and the water level is skyrocketing. What is the phenomenon caused by the tripod sword moving the water veins?
"Looking at it now, it was also responsible for the two floods last time. For what happened before, it's okay to bear with it. Looking at it today, it will come out with a bigger one. Then the hard work of the past few months Wouldn't all the work be in vain?

"I, Ouyang Lianghan, don't agree! The folks in Longcheng County don't agree either!"

After finishing speaking, Ouyang Rong turned his head and rushed out of the temple.

Xie Lingjiang stared blankly at the familiar back of the elder brother.

"Brother, wait for me, I'll go with you!"

With a flash of her figure, she followed Ouyang Rong who was running forward with her head buried.

The latter said without turning his head: "How long will it be before the tripod sword succeeds in washing the sword for the first time?"

Xie Lingjiang looked at Qi from afar, sized up the beam of sword Qi light in his vision for a while, pinched his fingers to calculate, and turned his head:

"It is expected to be around two quarters noon."

"Is it 12:30 noon? You should have time to go to the county government to organize refuge, and then mobilize people to stop the Liu family."

Ouyang Rong murmured and did some mental calculations.

At this moment, the two had already reached the gate of Donglin Temple, ready to go down the mountain along the road.

Ouyang Rong suddenly turned his head while running and panting, and ordered:
"Junior Sister, you are faster than me, take a step ahead, report to the county government, and hold the stage for me.

"Let's say that the county magistrate is back, so they don't get confused and stick to their posts.

"First, let Yan Liulang and the others issue the county magistrate's handwritten letter for me, summoning all the people in the city to take refuge on Dagu Mountain, just like the measures taken last time when the water rose.

"This is the top priority, the top priority!

"Then, let them mobilize official ships and supplies, and make other arrangements when I return to the county government!"

Regardless of looking down the mountain from Donglin Temple, you can have a panoramic view of Longcheng County and Butterfly Creek, as if it is not far away.

But in fact Wangshan ran dead horse.

Dagu Mountain is located on the outskirts of Longcheng County, more than 100 miles away. If you don't go by water, it will take an hour or two to travel by horse-drawn carriage.

Xie Lingjiang didn't even take a breath, she shook her head aside and said:
"It's okay, big brother, I'll take you on the road together."

She stretched out her plain hand towards Ouyang Rong's shoulder.

Ouyang Rong frowned: "It's too troublesome to lead me."

Xie Lingjiang stretched out his hand without looking back: "It doesn't matter, I can stop halfway to take a breath of air."

Ouyang Rong sideways avoided:

"But it will affect your speed. You listen to me. You report the direction immediately. I'm right behind and I'll be there soon. Don't worry about me."

After a pause, he said with a serious face:

"Junior Sister, I'm mainly worried that without me, the county government will be in a mess right now.

"In addition, I have to detour and go to the new ferry of Zhanyi Canal first!

"It's the fifteenth morning. If there is no accident, there is a ceremony to celebrate the opening of the canal. Diao Xiancheng and the others are there. I went to recruit them and asked them to organize the people nearby and take refuge in Dagu Mountain. This is the first time right now. first priority,

"Then, I'll borrow another boat, take the waterway of the Zheyi Canal, and return to the Longcheng County Government with the wind. This road is much faster than riding a horse on land! It will be there soon."

Xie Lingjiang lowered his head and sleeves.

In the sleeves of the red dress, several fingers are entangled and hard to separate.

Did not leave immediately.

(End of this chapter)