After listening to the story told by the old man, Du Chengfeng probably had a deeper understanding of the so-called evil spirit of weapons.
It turns out that not all the evil spirits of swords and weapons can make people crazy. Just like after Yang Sanlang sacrificed his body to the sword, not only did this thick sword lose the evil spirits that made people crazy, but it even had some kind of calming effect - you know At that time, Du Chengfeng had almost completely lost his mind and turned into a beast-like monster. However, after taking a knife in his hand, the madness and madness disappeared in an instant.
And this thick and heavy knife that had been broken was still intact.
It has even become stronger than before it broke.
Obviously, it is not impossible to repair the dead weapon, but the repair conditions are extremely harsh - according to Du Chengfeng's understanding of the story, he first needs someone who has enough trust in him and is even willing to go for him. The person who died, then this person still has a strong belief and uses the broken blade to kill someone.
"this……"
Du Chengfeng started scratching his head.
It's not that he doesn't know such people. At least Carpenter Li, or old man Yang Xuanyang, can actually be regarded as such a life-long friendship - but just for a knife, let them give it away Even if the two of them were willing to lose their lives, Du Chengfeng would not be able to agree to it.
Is the knife more important? Or is the life of a friend more important?
Du Chengfeng felt that the lives of his friends were more important. After all, as long as he continued to live his life, he would always encounter new ones. As for his friends... if they were dead, then they would really be dead.
What's more, he also thought of other ideas.
"So, can we do it this way?"
After thinking for a moment, Du Chengfeng came up with his plan.
"How about I go to the street, find a random outlaw, give him a settlement fee, and then let him wipe his neck with this broken horse..."
"You, you, you...how can you be so indifferent to human life!"
Hearing that the plan given by Du Chengfeng was so outrageous, the old man named Ruan Shantao was so angry that he immediately slapped the table. Then he pressed down Du Chengfeng who was about to leave and gave him a big talk. reason.
Du Chengfeng originally wanted to run away, but the old man's pressure at this moment was too great.
Not only because of his strength, but also because of his majestic momentum, Du Chengfeng once thought that he had returned to his student days and was facing the angry class teacher - the scene was almost exactly the same, just because what the old man said was true. It made sense. Du Chengfeng knew that he was a little unreasonable, and he was speechless for a long time.
Liu Bolun on the side had already begun to pretend to be dead, took out a wine gourd and poured wine on the thick sword, trying to apologize to the thick sword and communicate with him.
Du Chengfeng was left alone, facing the old man's mouth and foaming at the mouth.
"Furthermore, even if you spend money to buy your life, the other party will die for money, not for you. Today he can sell his life for money, but tomorrow this weapon will be sold for money."
After talking eloquently for a long time, the old man, whose throat was dry, simply grabbed Liu Bolun's wine gourd and took a sip.
"Benevolence is the human heart, justice is the road. You don't know benevolence and righteousness, you act recklessly, and you don't know why the warrior insisted on giving up his life for you... Forget it, it's getting late, you go back. From now on, I will come to the mountain to listen to lectures four times a month, and I will try to temper your temper."
Having said this, the old man added another sentence.
"Don't think that just because you have an official status, you don't have to come. If you don't come to listen, I will personally go to the city to catch you."
"..."
Du Chengfeng's expression was subtle.
This doesn't seem like a bad thing to him?
Anyway, he also wanted to seriously study the normal way of sharpening knives in this world. He was still looking for some reason to communicate before, but the old man ordered him to come to the academy to study, but instead gave him an excuse to come and study.
And there is no tuition fee.
He got a place for advanced studies in vain, and he also knew how to revive a horse that was broken with a long sword. His trip to Ziyang Mountain could be considered a fruitful return.
However, on the way down the mountain, Du Chengfeng still did not give up those sideways methods. Some things he had learned about were tumbling in his mind, and he always felt that he might be able to come up with some better ways - such as using deception or bluffing to make someone die on his own initiative. See for yourself, is it possible?
It was at this time that he met an acquaintance on his way down the mountain.
And he was a very valuable acquaintance.
"Cui Yuan?"
Du Chengfeng couldn't help but be stunned when he saw the crazy swordsman with a sword on his waist actually appearing in Ziyang Mountain.
No wonder the price of ten kilograms of gold was posted outside, but this guy couldn't be found, and he actually hid in the mountains together with him.
"gentlemen!"
At this moment, the crazy swordsman Cui Yuan also saw Du Chengfeng.
When their eyes met, Cui Yuan's eyes suddenly ignited with fighting spirit!
But contrary to Du Chengfeng's expectation, Cui Yuan did not draw his sword.
Instead, he arched his hands towards Du Chengfeng as a sign of courtesy.
"Sir, great talent, this way of not killing is indeed part of the practice!"
"……ah?"
Du Chengfeng was puzzled for a while.
He had almost forgotten what this was, so why didn't he kill him?
But after Cui Yuan talked about his recent experience, Du Chengfeng gradually remembered it.
The story begins when he asked Cui Yuan to clear the area. At that time, he accidentally met Cui Yuan in a bandit den. After defeating him, he did not kill him. Instead, he asked Cui Yuan to find those hidden in Jizhou. Rangers and swordsmen, and drove them away from Jizhou - this was an arrangement to prevent He Xiqing from foraging for food. Considering that these rangers and swordsmen were well-intentioned, he also asked Cui Yuan not to kill anyone. .
But his casual words made Cui Yuan's actions extremely difficult.
With Cui Yuan's skill, he can still kill those rangers and swordsmen. What's more, Cui Yuan has also mastered the use of evil energy. Broken Sword raises his hand and uses the five-foot sword light to stab people a few times. The transparent hole is as easy as eating and drinking - but if the prerequisite is not to kill people, the five-foot sword light will be useless, and even his ruthless sword skills cannot be used for most of them.
What's more, there are many brave people among the rangers and swordsmen. Their level is similar to Cui Yuan, and some are even better.
This difficulty is even greater.
But precisely because of this, Cui Yuan began to believe Du Chengfeng's words more and more.
"This is indeed part of spiritual practice!"
At that moment, Cui Yuan had a clear understanding.
Things that are so difficult and almost impossible to accomplish are not considered practice. What else is practice?
Therefore, Cui Yuan truly adopted a spiritual attitude towards this matter.
But now, Cui Yuan has achieved success in practice.
"Thanks to Sir's guidance, my swordsmanship has entered a new level."
As he spoke, Cui Yuan bowed in the direction of the mountain chief's monastery.
"It just so happens that Mr. Ruan in the mountains is also proficient in the way of not killing and calls it 'benevolence'. Therefore, in the next period of time, I will follow Mr. Ruan and practice the way of benevolence."
"Ah, that's it..."
Du Chengfeng forced a smile, which was very forced.
How come he doesn't know the way not to kill? You have to know that the reason why he was able to come all the way from Jibei to Yanzhou was because, to put it bluntly, he was killed - so how did Cui Yuan's brain grow? Do mentally ill people think broadly?
But thinking of this, Du Chengfeng's bad intentions that had just been suppressed emerged again.
"Um...you want to practice, right?"
Saying this, Du Chengfeng took out his long horse-breaking knife.
"Why don't you try using this knife to wipe yourself out?"
"...Is this really spiritual practice?"
Cui Yuan's brows immediately wrinkled.
"Sir, don't try to deceive me."
"Look, I've warned you several times. Will I, Du Chengfeng, lie to you?"
Du Chengfeng laughed.
"This is also part of spiritual practice."
"Sir, please don't say it's a joke."
Cui Yuan couldn't help but shook his head.
"If this is part of the practice...then the ten catties of bounty hanging in Yanzhou City can't be considered part of the practice, right?"
"Ah this."
Du Chengfeng became silent on the spot.
Damn it, the fool won’t be fooled this time.
But think about it, this Cui Yuan is just mentally ill, not really mentally retarded. In fact, just looking at Cui Yuan's talent in swordsmanship, he can even be said to be a smart man - and when the other party mentioned the bounty, Du Cheng Feng could also see that Cui Yuan was hiding in the mountains for more than just studying.
And judging by the complaint in those words, Cui Yuan might have already discovered that he was taking the blame for Ji Bei for Du Chengfeng.
"Excuse me, let's talk later."
Du Chengfeng, with a look of confusion on his face, took the horse and ran away.
But this can be considered a good thing. At least Cui Yuan seems to have succeeded in practicing in the mountains and is mentally normal. And since Cui Yuan is no longer chasing him to compete with each other, he doesn't have to think of an idea. This psychosis is killing me.
"But this knife...hey, that's right."
Du Chengfeng couldn't help but slap his head when he remembered something.
Yes, he forgot that he now holds the position of Chief Ordnance of Jizhou and works in Yanzhou, which means that he is qualified to enter and exit the Yanzhou arsenal - so why does he care so much about a fake broken horse? A long sword made of a sword? Wouldn't it be better for him to just get a real horse-breaking sword?
As for the issue of the Broken Horse Sword being an ordnance... this is actually a trivial matter to him. The worst he can do is make up for another soldier quota. Anyway, with his combat power, he can really serve as a vanguard on the battlefield.
They are already in the vanguard, so it is normal to have a horse-breaking sword in their hands, right?
"Done!"
Riding his horse and whipping his whip, Du Chengfeng rushed all the way back to Yanzhou City.
Compared with the exciting knife fights at night, Yanzhou City seemed quite peaceful during the day. There were no assassinations or ambushes. Only the shouts of the various shops could be heard - so there were no twists and turns along the way, Du said. Chengfeng returned to the official office smoothly.
In the official office, the approval document allowing Du Chengfeng to open the arsenal has been prepared. After all, something happened to the arsenal before, and everyone in Yanzhou was in a panic. Du Chengfeng, on the other hand, acted vigorously and resolutely. After taking the approval document, he went straight to the arsenal, which made all the junior officials exclaim that they were lucky and said that this Shangguan was really reliable.
But what these little officials didn't know was that Du Chengfeng opened his arsenal this time just to pick out a handy weapon.
