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Chapter 665: The Secret of Dingjian! [Please give me a monthly ticket! ]

The night is as dark as ink.

On the official road from the west city gate to Xunyang Grottoes.

The clusters of white robes and white armor are very conspicuous in the darkness.

"Blood bronze..."

Ouyang Rong was dressed in a green Confucian robe, riding alone in the front, and tilting his head to look at the large group of White Tiger Guard cavalrymen who were following silently behind him.

He chewed on the word with a dazed look on his face.

Rong Zhen and Yi Qianqiu followed on horseback on both sides without saying a word, giving him time to think.

Behind the three of them, there were some snoring sounds coming from the carriage where the old musician was riding.

This official road leading to the Xunyang Grottoes was carefully repaired with the budget allocated from the Jiangzhou Hall after Ouyang Rong took office as governor, and it does not have many bumps on the road.

The old musician, who had been traveling all day, slept soundly.

Ouyang Rong took a deep breath and whispered to the two girls who remained silent:
"What is the unknown killing power contained in that formation?"

Previously, Ouyang Rong had heard from Lu Ya and the Sanqing Taoist sect that there was a legendary formation covering the south of the Yangtze River in Yunmeng Sword Lake, and he also knew that Yunmeng Order had some connection with this formation.

But I didn't expect that this formation could still work. It turned out that this Yunmeng Order was equivalent to a sub-formation eye, and the material used to cast it, called blood bronze, was so special...

Ouyang Rong was suddenly enlightened by the secrets revealed by Rong Zhen and Yi Qianqiu, and was overwhelmed for a moment.

Many things that were previously ignored or puzzled were now strung together like pearls by the thin thread of "blood bronze".

"I don't know yet." Rong Zhen shook his head.

Ouyang Rong took the bloodstained bronze dagger from Yi Qianqiu, looked down at it, and at a certain moment, squinted his eyes and speculated:

"Since the Yunmeng Order is in the shape of a sword and is the so-called center of the formation, then is the true center of the formation also a sword? Yunmeng Jianze is the world's number one sword sect. Is this formation related to the legendary Ding Sword?"

Yi Qianqiu glanced at Ouyang Rong and said:
“That makes sense, but for thousands of years, no one knew the details of the formation guarded by Yunmeng Jianze. We only know that Yunmeng Order is closely related to it. This formation has existed since the pre-Qin period, and it’s been too long, so we don’t know if it’s still useful.

"But at the moment, the Yunmeng Yue women dare to issue the Yunmeng Order again. It seems that this formation still has some use..."

Rong Zhen nodded gently:

"That's right. Anyone who has seen the killing power of this formation in the past should have died. There are no specific records. Even Yunmeng Jianze has been downplaying its existence. There has been no news about it for a long time."

Ouyang Rong suddenly spoke:
"Wait, if it is related to the mythical Ding Sword, then there is a doubt. Did this formation already exist in the pre-Qin period?"

"If the records are correct, it is like this. Because the first generation of Yue virgins lived in the Spring and Autumn Period, Yunmeng Jianze was also born in the poor mountains and bad waters of the Wu and Yue lands at that time. This legendary formation should have been set up by someone at that time. It can cover the entire southern part of the sky. It is very likely the work of the gods of Shenzhou..."

Ouyang Rong interrupted and asked, "When was the first Ding Sword created?"

Rong Zhen answered in a serious tone:

"The first Ding sword was created during the Qin Dynasty. It was called the Elixir of Immortality and led to the death of the First Emperor, which indirectly contributed to the fall of the Qin Dynasty a thousand years ago... It was also from that time that the first Ding battle among Qigong practitioners began, and subsequently, Ding swords were created one after another."

Ouyang Rong said decisively:
"The timing doesn't match. This formation has existed for much longer than the first Ding Sword."

Rong Zhen and Yi Qianqiu looked at each other.

The former nodded slightly:
“It’s true, very detailed. However, it is not ruled out that Yunmeng Jianze’s formation is related to the [Ding] that has not yet transformed into a sword.

"This kind of hidden sect has had a [Ding]. I don't know if the [Ding] has turned into a sword in the future."

"Ah."

Ouyang Rong pursed his lips, digested it for a while, raised his head and asked:
"But how did the Imperial Astronomical Bureau know that the Yunmeng Order could mobilize the unknown killing power of this formation? If there was a record of it, why didn't they know the specific killing power of this formation?"

The two girls were silent for a moment.

Yi Qianqiu ignored him and rode ahead.

Rong Zhen was silent for a while and shook his head:
"In fact, the Imperial Astronomical Bureau only recorded the function of blood bronze. The material of the Yunmeng Order is blood bronze. It was only discovered after these Yue women recently issued Yunmeng Orders and seized them."

Ouyang Rong looked at Rong Zhen and his eyes froze.

The Yunmeng Order was first discovered in the Jiuzhou Prison. It was seized after the hero Zheng Jun was severely tortured. Rong Zhen did not mention this to him and Qin Yanqing at the time. Looking back now, it is no wonder that she reacted a little too strongly at the time and insisted on searching Xunyang City and catching anyone who had hidden this item.

Yi Qianqiu waved his hand and said:

"Let's just assume it's related to Ding Sword and deal with it as if it's the worst."

"can."

Ouyang Rong nodded, looked at the bloodstained bronze dagger for a while, and asked directly:

"General Yi, when you first arrived at Xunyang Grottoes, you took Ms. Rong and Deputy Supervisor Song to discuss important matters in private. Was it because you seized this item?"

Ouyang Rong gestured to the Yunmeng Order in his hand:
"So you recognized it then?"

Yi Qianqiu, wearing a silver tiger mask, rode steadily on his horse, speaking in a calm tone:
"Yes. Ms. Rong is right. Governor Ouyang is indeed smart and has a keen sense of smell. I was too polite that day. Please don't blame me, Governor."

Ouyang Rong asked casually:
"Has Commander Yi seen blood bronze before? Do you know its special function?"

She was not from the Imperial Observatory, but only the commander of the White Tiger Guard, a mere military man. How could she know the Imperial Observatory's top-secret information about "Blood Bronze" that even the governor of Lianzhou did not know?

Yi Qianqiu turned around and looked at Ouyang Rong who continued to question him.

The silver tiger mask shone brightly in the moonlight, somewhat hurting the eyes.

Ouyang Rong looked straight at her without looking away.

Yi Qianqiu spoke:
"The White Tiger Guard is one of the four imperial guards. As a fourth-rank lieutenant general of the White Tiger Guard, I know more secrets than the governor. When the governor returns to the capital to report on his work, he can try to transfer to the imperial guards. By then, he will know no less than me."

"Oh, is it so."

Ouyang Rong looked at the two girls with a meaningful look.

It seems that they don't know much about the great formation in Yunmeng Jianze, but they are particularly familiar with blood bronze. They are very cautious about the Yunmeng Order made of blood bronze and are particularly wary of it.

He tilted his head, wanting to ask Rong Zhen further questions.

Suddenly, something popped up in my mind.

Ouyang Rong closed his mouth silently.

The three of them spoke nothing along the way and sent the old musician back to Xunyang Grottoes.

Ouyang Rong discussed the matter of the Pipa Club at Xunyang Tower with Rong Zhen, then said goodbye and left.

As soon as he returned to Xunyang City, Ouyang Rong went straight to Xingzifang.

This time, he passed by the quiet courtyard without entering, and went straight to Chengtian Temple, where he found Yuan Huaimin sitting in a rocking chair in the courtyard enjoying the cool air.

"Where are the things?" Ouyang Rong asked as soon as he entered the door.

"What is that?" Yuan Huaimin was curious and secretly hid a straight wooden stick in his hand behind his back.

Ouyang Rong said seriously, "The original scroll of Tao Yuanming's Peach Blossom Spring."

Yuan Huaimin breathed a sigh of relief: "So that's it, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Under Ouyang Rong's frowning gaze, Yuan Huaimin ran back into the house and took out the original scroll of "Peach Blossom Spring".

Ouyang Rong did not open it, but lowered his head to look at it carefully.

Yuan Huaimin also discovered this. His friend did not even look at the contents of the original scroll, but instead slowly stroked its wooden shaft.

Ouyang Rong suddenly asked, "Is the bronze shaft that Taoist Wu asked you for very similar to this thing?"

"What is this?" Yuan Huaimin looked closely at the thing Ouyang Rong took out, his face filled with surprise.

This is a bronze dagger.

"Let me take a look." He took the Yunmeng Order, looked at it, and nodded slightly:
"The materials are very similar. Wait, aren't these the same kind of things? They're both bronze artifacts..."

Ouyang Rong remained calm: "This thing seems to be called blood bronze."

"Blood bronze?"

Ouyang Rong observed Yuan Huaimin's curious expression and it didn't seem like he was pretending.

He recalled something Yuan Huaimin had mentioned: when Rong Zhen learned that Taoist Wu had taken away the bronze shaft, his reaction was very calm.

This at least reflects one thing, Rong Zhen knew at that time that this thing was blood bronze.

Secondly, this matter does not seem to be too serious, or in other words, no serious consequences have been found so far.

Looking back now, Blood Bronze is not the Ding Sword after all, so it was not a big oversight that it was snatched away by someone else.

Haven’t you seen that Yunmeng Jianze’s Yunmeng Order is being distributed everywhere? That means that if you want to use blood bronze, in addition to a special formation, there is also a specific way of using it.

Just two bronze shafts, not much use.

With this thought in mind, Ouyang Rong remembered what the little Mojing had mentioned before.

During the Yuanjia Northern Expedition, the sky-blue rainbow-like sword energy of [Hanshi] appeared on the battlefield. According to Xiao Mojing's memory at the time, before that, Liu Song's national teacher brought this scroll of "Peach Blossom Spring" from the palace overnight.

This means that this authentic scroll of "Peach Blossom Spring" does not belong to [Hanshi] himself, but it is also closely related to [Hanshi]. At least... its sword energy can be utilized!

From this perspective, blood bronze and the corresponding formation are indeed closely related to the Ding Sword, and the killing power that can be mobilized is most likely the sword energy of the Ding Sword.

Therefore, Yi Qianqiu's speculation was not wrong. The killing power of the large formation covering Tiannan that Yunmeng Ling could mobilize should be regarded as the power of the Ding Sword. This is not an exaggeration and should be taken seriously.

Ouyang Rong suddenly said:

"Brother Huaimin, it wasn't without reason that you were beaten by Commander Yi last time."

Yuan Huaimin was stunned.

"Lend me this original painting again."

Ouyang Rong turned and left, taking the "Peach Blossom Spring" that had lost its blood bronze.

Only Yuan Huaimin was left with a confused look on his face.

……

"Your Excellency the First Lady, why didn't the Second Lady come?"

"Second Junior Sister left first."

"I'm leaving?"

"I have something important to deal with, so I went to Jiangzhou first."

"I see."

Xuemu Villa, at the entrance of a stone hall underground.

Wei Shaoqi stood at the door with an elegant demeanor, while Du Shuqing was packing things in the stone chamber.

Xue Zhongzhu came to them alone.

Wei Shaoqi glanced at the Vietnamese women passing by, who were all packing up their things and preparing to evacuate.

In the stone hall, Du Shuqing picked up the wrapped scroll of "Peach Blossom Spring" again.

This was returned to them personally by the second daughter, Jun Yu Nianyuan, a few days ago.

In fact, at that time, Wei Shaoqi already knew the attitude of this lady monarch.

"Shuqing and I will definitely help you with all our strength." He clasped his fists.

He temporarily sent away the candle in the snow from a certain Taoist priest from Mount Longhu, and walked forward with his hands behind his back, his voice cold and clear:

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Mr. Wei. Let's go. It's time for us to get going before those lackeys of the imperial court smell the scent and come looking for us."

Wei Shaoqi coughed violently for a while, and finally coughed freely.

He covered his mouth with a handkerchief, took a long breath, lowered his eyes to look at the handkerchief, and then put it into his sleeve with a calm expression.

"It's okay. It's our honor to help the eldest lady."

The candle in the snow stopped with its hands behind its back and stood still:

"I haven't asked you yet, where did you get this blood bronze shaft? It looks quite old. The small characters engraved on it are from the Southern Dynasty, right?"

Wei Shaoqi was silent for a while, then said softly:

"From the Yuan family in the south of Chang'an."

"Chang'an Yuanshi?"

Du Shuqing interrupted quietly:
"It's the former Northern Wei royal family."

"The Northern Wei royal family?"

Xue Zhongzhu sneered when he heard this:
"It turns out that the remnants of the Xianbei barbarians are still here. Chang'an and Luoyang are really full of monsters and demons."

Wei Shaoqi also had some emotion on his face, pointing at the Peach Blossom Spring and said:

"Well, Guanzhong is the center of the world, where many heroes gather and the sea embraces all rivers... However, if it weren't for this thing, do you think that their family, the descendants of the royal family of the previous dynasty, can be so easily accepted by the legitimate masters of Guanzhong?"

Xue Zhongzhu sneered and asked:

"Since it was offered, why didn't the Pseudo-Zhou Dynasty take this blood bronze shaft? Instead, it fell into your hands."

Wei Shaoqi stroked the scroll gently and unfolded it softly.

A Peach Blossom Spring comes to life on the paper.

The middle-aged scholar hid the blood in his handkerchief, but pointed at the scroll and said with a smile:
"Because the mediocre descendants of the Yuan family of the Northern Wei Dynasty and those who are just sitting around doing nothing in the pseudo-Zhou court do not know the true mystery of this thing, and do not know the use of blood bronze, especially this bronze shaft made by Tao Yuanming. The tricks of the Sitianjian now are nothing but imitations of others."

Xue Zhongzhu glanced at the scroll and said in a cold tone:
"Tao Yuanming was also imitating the ugly woman."

Wei Shaoqi shook his head firmly:
"It's different. Tao Yuanming is a very important person. As the legendary sword master of [Hanshi], he is not just a name. Even if he is really a thief as described by the Grand Lady, what he did is still admirable. He has the merit of establishing a school of thought, so that the Ding Sword in the future will no longer be the Ding Sword of a few people, but the Ding Sword of an entire country.

"He really devoted himself to the Southern Dynasty Liu Song, but the Southern Dynasty Liu Song did not live up to his efforts."

Xue Zhongzhu frowned and sneered:
"The Six Dynasties, including the Southern Liu Song Dynasty, have failed to live up to the expectations of our clan."

"maybe."

Wei Shaoqi nodded slightly, recalling with his eyes:

"Even a man like Mr. Wu admires Tao Yuanming very much, and it is thanks to Mr. Wu's keen eye that Tao Yuanming's "Peach Blossom Spring" can be seen again."

The candle in the snow glanced sideways.

"Mr. Wu?"

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