It would still take two or three hours before the sword furnace was ready to raise the sword. Liu Qing had already brought Yun Zhong to wait outside the blacksmith shop. Both of them were standing upright outside the door of the shop. One was taller and the other was shorter. But between the two The difference in stature is getting smaller and smaller.
For seven full days, the old man still sat firmly by the fire, not even raising his eyebrows once. It seemed that everything in the world had nothing to do with him. Even the several men in the blacksmith shop took turns pounding the red iron, and the red juice splashed. Let him move it once, and it will be as if it were made of pig iron and took root in the ground.
The old man is still the same old man. Although he has never moved once, Liu Qing is aware that the energy in the old man for several days is like a mountain soaring into the sky. It has not stopped for a moment. Although there is no movement, the momentum is still there. But it is accumulated but not released, and it rushes endlessly.
Proficient in formations and possessing the cultivation of the three realms, Liu Qing's spiritual sense is obviously very strong. Even if he cannot detect the reality of Shuijun's realm, he can still detect the extremely powerful divine will.
At first, when Suicune opened the furnace to forge the sword, it seemed quite casual, and even vaguely looked down on Yun Zhong, but when he actually opened the furnace to worship the heavens, killed three animals and cooked glutinous rice, the old man's momentum never dropped even half a point. Instead, it rises straight up to the sky, always restrained within the body, and does not leak out at all.
It has been seven days since this happened, and this aura that is enough to look down on the enemies has already shaken all directions. Liu Qing just peeked a little, and almost made this aura shake his heart. He quickly pinched his fingers to form a formation, and separated himself and Xiao Qing. Junior brother, protect me from hurting yourself.
But what puzzled Liu Qing the most was that this energy was so strong that even when he was more than ten feet apart, he could sweat on his forehead. Why could these guys in the blacksmith shop still withstand this force that was enough to overwhelm the crowd? He even swung the hammer relentlessly, only changing it once every few hours. Especially the sturdy man who was easily shy. Liu Qing once saw the man swinging the hammer continuously for more than six or seven hours, and the time he spent swinging the hammer every day was a bit longer than the previous day. On that piece of cold iron Most of the dross and impurities were smashed away by the man's swing of the hammer.
"Junior brother, look carefully. Don't think that the forging and tempering of iron is just for making swords. I'm afraid it is also a kind of practice method. If you can get the essence and connect all the ways, you can also bring great achievements in your practice in the future. It will be of great benefit to you." Liu Qing whispered to the young man next to him, "If you really can touch some areas where everything can follow your heart, maybe, little junior brother, you can really touch a trace of the charm of the four realms in your thirties." Yun Zhong nodded. .
He also knew that this old man who was sitting still seemed to be no ordinary person. Although his senior brother had a gentle temper, he had never behaved in an overly respectful manner. Facing the old man in front of him, his senior brother's attitude seemed to be extremely respectful.
The two of them stood there from sunrise to three poles above sunrise. Several pedestrians passed by on the way. The two brothers didn't bother to pay attention. They just stood there and realized that the energy around Suicune was constantly flowing. Strangely enough, there were not many pedestrians in Qinshui Town, and there were many people walking through the streets looking for friends. However, no one came close enough to take a look at the two of them while passing by.
It's as if this place doesn't belong to this world.
It was not until noon that the sound of forging in the shop stopped. It turned out that the strong man, who was sweating profusely, was a little tired. He handed the extremely heavy chisel hammer to the man next to him and stepped out of the blacksmith shop. Taking advantage of the noon The autumn wind, which is not yet cool, slightly calms down the heat all over the body.
As soon as he stepped out of the shop, the man surprised the two brothers who were not far away. After a long time, he said with a slight stutter, "You two, why are you stopping here?"
"I heard the sound of blacksmithing being very charming, so I came here to watch it." Liu Qing came back to her senses and saw the man coming out of the shop. She smiled gently and said, "I have been blacksmithing for six or seven hours every day. I have amazing arms." Physical strength is really rare.”
Men are easily shy. After hearing Liu Qing's words, he scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "I'm used to hearing the sound of forging iron. It's just a jingling sound. It doesn't have any charm. It's just a way to make a living. Guests The officer was joking." Then he turned to Yun Zhong and said hesitantly, "I saw this little brother a few days ago. I wonder if he is the sword-wielding junior brother mentioned by the guest officer?"
Liu Qing nodded, "That's natural."
Yun Zhong also smiled cautiously, with the same expression as the man.
Both of them are a bit familiar with each other, which is quite a coincidence.
The man took a few steps closer and was sure that speaking here would not disturb the man in the shop who was making swords. Then he smiled honestly and said, "If I guess correctly, I guess both of you are masters in the world, or... People like guest officials live a free and happy life, coming and going freely. When they encounter some unfair things, they draw their swords and chop them down. When they encounter some evil officials who are just merciful to the common people, they just do justice for God. They are better than us who rely on our humble skills to make a living. ,much better."
Probably because he had just finished fighting, his blood was boiling, and the man's conversation was more interesting than the previous few days. For the first time, he took the initiative to speak and said something quite sighing to Liu Qing.
"How can there be any freedom? It is said that there is wind in the blood of Jianghu people, and they use swords and swords to express their grudges. But in the end, those who can escape from the muddy pond of Jianghu, or become truly famous in the world, can they How many are there?" The scholar's eyes were still looking at the old man, but there was some exclamation in his words for no reason, "When the national affairs are in turmoil, as the saying goes, one general can make thousands of bones wither, and the world's rivers and lakes are actually stepping on the heads of countless heroes. Chi, stepping up to a high position step by step, among the top ten masters in the Yizhang Jianghu list, which of his subordinates has not been stained with thousands of jars of human blood, it is difficult to be comfortable. "
The man was about to speak and opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know how to reply. The seemingly gentle scholar in front of him probably had many unspeakable things in his heart.
Since it was a matter of concern, how could he ask?
Yun Zhong heard clearly from the side, and suddenly remembered that his senior brother had asked him a while ago what his younger brother's father did for a living. He didn't know, so he could only vaguely say that he probably ran errands for others, and it seemed that it was not related to those things in the world. There are too many connections, but Master said that dad doesn’t seem to be an ordinary person.
At that time, the senior brother seemed to have some regrets in his eyes, nodded and said, I hope he is not wandering around the world.
The look of sadness passed away in a flash, causing the young man who was always good at making jokes to become speechless in an instant.
Fortunately, Liu Qing was not immersed in it for too long. After just a moment, his expression turned calm and gentle again, and he said to the man beside him, "On the contrary, I quite envy this little brother's career, and I am very happy about it. I just heard that The sound of blacksmithing, I don’t know how many years have passed, but I occasionally have the experience of making an ax, a hoe, a sword with a handle that makes me look at it, and it is a great pleasure in life, it is really free. "
The man found it a little difficult to listen, but he was glad that he had some insights. For a man who was used to talking about town slang, he was still a little confused and could barely understand the general meaning, so he smiled.
"What the guest officer said makes sense."
