In the Blade

In Ziyang Mountain, in the mountain chief’s monastery.

Above the tables, there was the long knife that cut off the horse. Like Liu Bolun, after seeing the long knife, the old man named Ruan Shantao first missed the experience of polishing the long knife, and then he thought about it. Cut the death notice under the knife.

"If Liu Qingyun brought this knife and sharpened it for himself, then I would have to collect hundreds of dollars from him to supplement the students."

Having said this, Ruan Shantao bowed his hands to Du Chengfeng.

"But the brave man fought all the way from Jibei. This sword is probably stained with a lot of Hulu blood. For such a heroic act, I won't accept your money... Please take this sword back, brave man." It has reached the end of its life and there is really no way to repair it.”

"this……"

After hearing what the old man said, Du Chengfeng knew why he was stopped at the gate of the mountain to collect money. He was originally here.

But after thinking about it for a while, Du Chengfeng still took out his own, thick and heavy knife.

"A dead person may not be able to be resurrected, but a knife can."

Saying this, Du Chengfeng pushed the thick sword over.

With the example of a thick and heavy sword in front of him, he didn't believe that there was really no way to repair it if the long sword broke the horse.

However, unlike the drunk Liu Bolun, the old man named Ruan Shantao did not even touch the thick sword.

"Don't touch it either."

Seeing that Liu Bolun was about to reach for the knife, the old man waved his ruler and slapped Liu Bolun's hand back.

"This is not something you can touch."

"I'm also a grinder, why can't I touch it?"

Liu Bolun was quite puzzled, and even Du Chengfeng had a puzzled look on his face - after all, Liu Bolun was also Yanzhou's former Chief of Ordnance. Naturally, he was often exposed to fierce weapons on weekdays. He had touched so many weapons in the arsenal. Why can't I touch this thick and heavy knife?

"You haven't heard of it yet?"

Seeing Liu Bolun and Du Chengfeng both looking confused, the old man couldn't help but be stunned.

"Forget it, then I will explain the reason carefully."

So, after clearing his throat, the old man named Ruan Shantao sat down and began to explain the reasons to Du Chengfeng and Liu Bolun.

The story happened a long time ago, a time even further away than the capital of Chu. At that time, there were many countries in the world, and they were constantly fighting against each other. Warfare naturally required weapons, so all the countries also rushed to study their own weapons and equipment - and among them, naturally, the later Great Chu, That is to say, the Chu State at that time had the sharpest sword-making skills.

Therefore, the King of Chu at that time found a couple who were known as top swordsmiths to make swords for them.

The craftsmanship of that couple was indeed extremely high. Just on the day the sword was completed, there would be thunder and thunder, and sweet rain would fall from the sky. After the King of Chu took the sword, he flicked it with his fingers, and the sword buzzed, which was like the sound of phoenixes in the sky. .

There is no doubt that this is indeed a peerless sword, a rare sword worthy of the status of King of Chu.

Therefore, in order to monopolize this rare treasure, King Chu raised his hand and killed the husband of the pair of swordsmiths.

If the swordsmith was left alive, these rare swords might still be forged for kings of other countries, but if the swordsmith was killed, then these swords would only be left to the Chu Kingdom.

But the viciousness of King Chu had already been seen by the swordsmith and his wife.

The agreement made must be fulfilled, but the King of Chu may do something to eradicate the problem, so this time only the husband of the pair of swordsmiths came to present the sword, but the wife of the pair of swordsmiths came to present the sword. He had already taken his children to hide in the mountains.

After several searches failed, the King of Chu didn't care anymore. After all, as the king of a country, he still had more things to do.

But the mother and son who were hiding in the mountains have never forgotten this hatred.

More than ten years have passed, and the child has grown into a tall and tall son, and he has also begun to learn the art of sword-making from his mother, hoping that one day he can kill the King of Chu to avenge his father's murder - but regardless of that. No matter how hard the child studied, he could never forge anything comparable to the Chu King Sword of the past.

It's true to think about it. In the past, when the king of Chu made swords, he used the power of the entire Chu country to collect the iron essence of the five mountains and the gold and silver of Liuhe. He waited for the sky and the earth, and the yin and yang shined together. From the materials to the technology to the sword-making scene, it was all First class.

But now they, mother and son, are living in seclusion in the mountains, harvesting bad ores and burning miscellaneous charcoal. In order to prevent the King of Chu's pursuers from chasing them along the smoke, even practicing sword-making has to wait until the dark midnight. .

How could a sword forged under such poor conditions rival that of King Chu's sword?

What's more, during these more than ten years, the King of Chu held a sword in his hands and conquered east and west, but the sword had been stained with countless lives.

But this mother and son who live in seclusion in the mountains are both good people, so how could they do such a thing of killing people just for their own selfish revenge?

"But if they don't kill people... they will definitely not be able to defeat the King of Chu, right?"

Du Chengfeng couldn't help scratching his head. He was thinking about what happened when he was in Jizhou.

When he was in Jizhou, if those grassland people from the Qingyang tribe hadn't stood up to help him, he probably wouldn't have been able to defeat He Xiqing, who had killed so many people and even turned into an inhuman figure.

Killing is the fastest way to become stronger. This is Du Chengfeng's first and most important understanding of the world.

"There's no rush, let me finish."

The old man named Ruan Shantao raised his hand, signaling Du Chengfeng to calm down, but continued to speak.

Faced with the extremely powerful King of Chu and the extremely simple conditions at present, the mother and son had no way to change. As the days passed, the mother and son's sword-making progress remained at a standstill, and after the King of Chu obtained the rare blade, he became more and more courageous and made many extraordinary achievements.

As one grew stronger, the other grew weaker, and the revenge was about to be unrevenged.

It was at this time that the wife of the swordsmith, the mother of the young man, made a decision.

So, the next morning, the young man found that his biological mother had disappeared at some point.

Only a sword was left in the furnace, and there was a suicide note.

After reading the suicide note, the young man knew that his mother saw that revenge could not be achieved, so she simply risked her life and jumped into the furnace to forge the sword with her body, which became this only sword.

And this was also his only reliance for revenge for his father.

With both his parents dead, the young man had no worries in the world. He simply took his sword and went to find the King of Chu, ready to kill him to avenge his father.

But how could this wild weapon in the mountains be able to compete with the sharp blade forged by the power of the entire Chu State? For a moment, the young man's sword was chopped into holes and it seemed that the King of Chu would cut off his head with a sword.

However, when the two sharp blades collided again, it was the King of Chu's sword that broke.

The sharp blades crossed, and it was the vicious King of Chu who was beheaded.

"What broke the King of Chu's sword was the hatred of a father. As a father, how could he be willing to kill his own child."

At this point, Ruan Shantao couldn't help sighing.

"What protected the child was the love of a mother. As a mother, how could she be willing to watch her child's body and head be separated."

Saying this, Ruan Shantao pointed to the two swords on the table.

"This Broken Horse has killed so many people and has too much resentment, so it will naturally not survive... But this sword."

Ruan Shantao's figure paused slightly.

"I don't know what the warrior has experienced in Jibei, but it is obvious that this sword is similar to the sword of revenge in the story."

"The many creatures you have killed want you dead, but this sword... there is a warrior who died with this sword. He risked his life to let you live."

At this point, Ruan Shantao looked at Liu Bolun.

"That's why I don't allow you to touch this sword."

"It doesn't matter that this warrior holds this magic weapon. They fought side by side and are of the same blood."

"If you, an outsider, touch it, it will be disrespectful to this warrior who sacrificed his life to sacrifice the sword."

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Note: The story of sword forging in this article is adapted from Mr. Lu Xun's "Meijianchi", and the prototype is an article in "Lishi Zhuan" written by Liu Xiang in the Han Dynasty. If it is offensive, please forgive me.