At that moment, something broke.
Tang Zhao knew that what was broken was his three views and his unlimited imagination of swordsmen.
The fat old man Ping Jiangqiu raised his head and said: "I am a swordsman, so of course I have a sword. It's just in the shape of a jar. Look how weird you look."
Tang Zhao asked cautiously: "The swordsman...is the swordsman?"
The fat old man said proudly: "What is a swordsman? A swordsman is a swordsman, a transcendent swordsman. Have you ever heard of a swordsman in the world and a swordsman in the world? Swordsmen can still walk in the world, but swordsmen are all masters in the world and have disappeared from the world."
Tang Zhao understood that the swordsman was a realm above the swordsman. For him, the swordsman was already an unattainable ideal, and the swordsman had never even thought about it. Then facing the fat old man, he still had some doubts and said: "Then you are very powerful?"
Are you still so cowardly?
Pingjiang Qiu said: "Of course, I think back then my name made people frightened, and it stopped children from crying at night. If I hadn't retired early, you should have thought of my reputation as soon as you saw me, and paid homage to me."
Tang Zhao still didn't believe it, and asked: "What is your reputation? I heard that swordsmen are nicknamed swords. Is your nickname Gu Guo Sword?"
The fat old man was furious, jumped up from his chair, and cursed: "Get out! You ignorant fool, you know nothing! Go and find out, who knows the name of my 'Sumi Sword'? Who doesn't know it?" Jar sword...jar your head!"
Tang Zhao was not annoyed at all, he just felt that the way he "broke the defense" seemed to have really been called "Gu Gu Gu Sword", and said: "This is what you said. If you ask me to ask, I will go and ask." .”
The fat old man was a little panicked, so he grabbed him and said, "I didn't let you go! Who said you were allowed to go? You are not allowed to go, and you are not allowed to tell anyone, no, no!"
He was messing around like a child. Tang Zhao was just funny and not very angry.
He thought for a while, then buried a way out, and said: "Don't be nervous, I won't talk nonsense, and who should I ask? You are a person from hundreds of years ago. But if I disappear out of thin air, what will happen outside?" Maybe someone will investigate. When they find you, you really can't hide it anymore. For example, the judge yesterday knew that there was something wrong with your jar, and I happened to be missing, so he would definitely dig it inside. Towards the sky.”
The jar had been in the judge's hands all day yesterday, and Ping Jiangqiu must have not come out, otherwise it wouldn't have happened like today. Since he refuses to come out, even if he doesn't dare, the fat old man must be somewhat afraid of the judge's strength, right?
Ping Jiangqiu tugged at his beard and said, "Judge? You mean that kid yesterday? He's a piece of shit? I just don't like to talk to him. You want him to try it one-on-one?"
Tang Zhao was doubtful, wondering if this old man was trying to make a fool of himself, so he said: "There is also the District Inspectorate. In fact, I was recruited by the District Inspectorate..."
Hearing the words "District Inspector", the muscles on Ping Jiangqiu's face twitched a few times, and his beard also trembled. He said, "District Inspector? They recruited you? To train you, right? That's nothing. They recruit not only 1,000 but also 800 people a year. What does it matter if you have one more and one less than you?"
Tang Zhao said: "This is not an ordinary recruitment. I am asked to go to the battlefield in half a month. Let alone half a month, if I disappear in three or two days, they will find me."
Ping Jiangqiu said angrily: "That's nonsense! I asked you to go to the battlefield? How old are you? What skills do you have? How much practice have you done inside and outside? Have you learned Xuan Gong? Can you hold a sword? Where is the magic weapon? Why? Asking you to go to the battlefield? Are you looking for an excuse to lie to me?"
He asked a series of questions and was very excited. Tang Zhao suddenly felt something in his heart and thought: Doesn't this old man not even know what dynasty we are in now? How come you understand "District Inspection Division" again? Was the Prosecution Department passed down from the previous dynasty? Or is he just bragging? Is he hundreds of years old?
He said sternly: "Senior Ping, I have never lied to others. It is true that I have never practiced martial arts. At most, I can only do it temporarily for half a month. But the Prosecution Department did recruit me..." He hesitated, and finally decided Terumi said, "Because there is a sword that only I can hold."
He didn't know if it was a secret, but Xingji didn't ask him to keep it secret anyway. Furthermore, he had only held that sword once, and he still had many questions. Perhaps the swordsman could answer them for him.
Ping Jiangqiu still didn't believe it and said: "I know you have the talent of inspiration and you can find me? So what? Even if there is a 'Dragon Sword' made by heaven and earth for you, from the moment you learn the sword to the point where the sword's heart is 'gold and stone', How long does it take to awaken the sword elephant, develop sword skills, and become a true swordsman? Even a genius is measured in years, right? It won't be your turn to go to the battlefield in less than five or six years."
Tang Zhao said: "Isn't it right? Isn't the sword useful as long as it is picked up? After picking it up, the power surges up, as if it is reborn..."
Ping Jiangqiu opened his mouth wide and said for a long time: "What's going on?"
He jumped up and walked around on the ground with his bare feet, ignoring the debris on the ground. The ceramic and glass fragments were shattered like snack dregs on the soles of his feet. Tang Zhao watched and secretly rubbed the soles of his shoes.
Suddenly, Ping Jiangqiu turned around and said, "So they have a power sword?"
Tang Zhao asked: "Quan Jian?"
Pingjiang Qiudao: "It is a sword that anyone can pick up if the conditions are met. It cannot be said to be a sword, it should be said to be the remains of the sword."
Tang Zhao's heart moved, and Ping Jiangqiu had already added some explanation: "Actually, you have to know that the sword is alive."
This sentence was so unexpected that Tang Zhao said "ah" and Pingjiang Qiu said: "A sword has a sword image and a sword intention. The sword image is its body and the sword intention is its thought. The sword already has a thought when it is conceived. , choose your own swordsman through the sword intention, and then the swordsman awakens the sword elephant. It is truly born, falling to the ground like a baby, and grows with the swordsman."
Tang Zhao asked tentatively: "Is your sword like a jar?"
Ping Jiangqiu said angrily: "It's a Xumi... jar."
Tang Zhao asked: "Is Xumi Guan alive too?"
Pingjiang Qiu said: "Of course, it and I have a close connection. It went through fire and water for me. Why is it not alive? I am also alive. But we all may die. A swordsman dies more easily than a sword. Which sword can't kill ten or eight swordsmen? What? After death, the sword will hide itself and wait for a new swordsman. The sword may also die, the sword spirit will disappear, the sword image will be annihilated, and it may even be killed by other swords."
Ping Jiangqiu sobbed: "That's why I don't want to go out. If I die, what will happen to my baby Xumi? It is so loyal, it will be sad. What will I do if it dies?"
Tang Zhaoqi said: "Loyalty? Didn't it say that the sword will be replaced by ten or eight swordsmen?"
Ping Jiangqiu felt slightly embarrassed, then said plausibly: "Just be loyal when we get along. Swordsmen and swordsmen are like husband and wife. When they are alive, they can be devoted to each other. How can they stop others from remarrying after they die? What's more, the swordsman is to the sword. They are all short-lived ghosts, and they will be young when they die. If you have the ability to become a swordsman, won't you be able to grow old together?"
"But couples also have grudges, and some even turn against each other. If everything goes well at the beginning, the swordsman withdraws the sword, and the sword looks for another swordsman. But there are those swordsmen and swordsmen who already have the same mind but hurt each other, and finally die together, forming the sword of power. This The swordsman is dead at that time, but his spirit, soul and obsession will be entangled with the sword. Obsession is the key to awakening power. And the sword is also dead, and only the image of the sword and the sword's intention are left. Memories and visions may seem vivid, but they can never grow.”
Tang Zhao felt disappointed and said: "So that's it. I thought I was the one chosen by that sword."
Ping Jiangqiu curled his lips and said: "You are thinking too much. Even a sword can be fought over in the inspection department. There are only swords waiting for people, not swords waiting for people. You were just recruited, it is so easy to get a sword. ? At most, the conditions for the Quan Sword are harsh, so you can use it temporarily."
Tang Zhao sighed and said, "You are right."
Ping Jiangqiu paused and said: "Actually, the Quan Sword is very strong. Those who can form the Quan Sword are strong swordsmen or even swordsmen. Everything in life is completely sealed in it. The body must be able to bear it and even master it. That swordsman had all the power back then, but the conditions for selecting a swordsman were more relaxed. Many sects and aristocratic families have powerful swords of power to guard their gates, and even the ancestors of some families will deliberately turn them into swords of power and leave them to their descendants before they die."
"But, the Quan Sword has a heavy burden. How many hours can you, a stupid kid, use it for? If the Prosecution Bureau has no conscience, they can make you wear it out until you die. Don't listen to their promises, what kind of future, what kind of future does a dead person have? ? They may not have deceived many ignorant young people with this trick. Otherwise, where would their former sword wielder Quan Sword be?"
He stared at Tang Zhao and said, "Do you want to escape from this damn mission? Here -" he pointed around, "I can hide you perfectly. I don't need you to stay with me for the rest of your life, it only takes a year and a half. Once things calm down outside, you can go out and be safe."
Ping Jiangqiu stared at Tang Zhao with great expectation. Obviously he had always wanted Tang Zhao to stay, but this time he asked Tang Zhao to ask for help from him.
Tang Zhao wavered for a moment, and seriously thought about Ping Jiangqiu's suggestion, then shook his head and said, "This can't be the case."
Ping Jiangqiu was stunned and said, "Why?"
Tang Zhao explained: "We made an agreement before. Regardless of whether I am now a member of the Jiandi Division, the Jiandi Division cultivated me and I fight for them. Now I have learned martial arts and swordsmanship, and all kinds of resources are in place. . People are true to their word, how can I break my promise? Everything I have said is not counted."
Ping Jiangqiu sneered: "What are you cultivating? Can the benefits they give you buy your life?"
Tang Zhao said: "You can buy it."
Ping Jiangqiu was stunned, Tang Zhao said: "I thought about it, I shouldn't be worth that much at the market price. Even at the highest price, their tens of thousands taels are enough to buy dozens of me."
In the blink of an eye, it was Ping Jiangqiu's turn to look at Tang Zhao as if he were a fool, and said in a strange tone: "It's worth the market price, but is it worth it to you?"
Tang Zhao smiled and said: "It's worth it. Do you think a meal is worth a life? How much is a bowl of rice worth? But without this bowl of rice, wouldn't my life be gone? I was desperate at that time, and Master Xing took me in. , is this one thing worth it? Subjectively, I received the kindness of his taking in, and objectively I spent a hundred times as much resources as I did. In every aspect, it is worth going through fire and water, right? You can't be ashamed of your heart and others. Bar?"
Ping Jiangqiu was silent for a moment and said: "So you can buy your life. If others can buy it, can I buy it too?"
Tang Zhao said with a smile: "Not necessarily. There is a price but no market. Moreover, it is still being traded, so you have to be first-come, first-served. If this transaction loses money, my store will be completely closed."
Pingjiang Qiu said: "When will your transaction be settled?"
Tang Zhao knew that he was asking about the arrival of the devil's cave, so he calculated and said, "Fifteen or six days before and after?"
Ping Jiangqiu sneered slightly and said, "How long have you been studying?"
Tang Zhao said: "Fourteen days."
Ping Jiangqiu sneered: "You learned like this in fourteen days, and you spent a hundred times the resources? I think this business will definitely lose money. I think I can't buy your life."
Tang Zhao didn't know whether he was telling the truth or being sarcastic, so he asked, "Really? I think I'm not bad at all."
Pingjiang Qiu said: "You have never been into the devil's cave, so you don't know what horror is. Alas, who told me to buy from you? Do you know what my sword intention 'storage' means?"
Tang Zhao said: "Storage..." Is this a new harvest for Wenjian?
Pingjiang Qiu said: "In the jar, everything is collected. I want you to take a look at my collection."
He snapped his fingers.
Above the hall, a hole opened out of thin air, and a jar fell down.
An ordinary clay pot, like a pickle jar.
Ping Jiangqiu pulled the jar and said: "Collect everything, for example - six hours."
