"Although I don't deny that he is handsome,... sir, can't you see it?"
Chu Qingxiao blinked and asked strangely.
The old man looked indifferent and simply responded: "I am blind, but I am not deaf."
Chu Qingxiao became more and more confused: "Can you still tell by his appearance?"
The old man turned his head to face Chu Qingxiao, and the look of trying to roll his eyes appeared on his face again.
"Can't I just listen?"
"Who is it?" Chu Qingxiao asked subconsciously.
"Tsukimi."
…
"Choose."
"Which one is your favorite sword embryo?"
Arriving at the furnace, Mr. Xu pointed at the things in the furnace and said so.
Chu Qingxiao stepped forward and took a look.
There were three red-hot sword embryos placed in the furnace.
They look almost the same, there is no difference.
Chu Qingxiao took a quick look and couldn't tell, so he simply picked the sword embryo in the middle.
"That's it!" he said.
Then his eyes suddenly caught a glimpse of the heavy sword in the furnace, and there was also a red-hot sword embryo. However, compared to the three already formed sword embryos, the sword embryo was still a ball of molten iron, and it seemed that it had not yet been processed.
"This sword embryo..." Chu Qingxiao's heart beat inexplicably faster, and his eyes were attracted to the fiery red sword embryo.
"That's for myself." The old man seemed to know what Chu Qingxiao had discovered from his strange behavior, and he said lightly.
"Huh?" Chu Qingxiao was stunned and looked up and down at the old man in front of him who was over sixty or even seventy years old and his slightly thin body. He couldn't help but ask more: "Sir, he can also use a sword."
"Not yet." The old man responded calmly.
This is a very strange answer.
It’s not that I won’t, and it’s not that I will.
yes……
Not yet.
But Chu Qingxiao didn't think much about it. Although he felt that the sword embryo placed in the middle of the furnace was a little weird, after all, it was someone else's thing. If someone is willing to give it to you, you have to be polite. And since they have spoken, he also Naturally, it is impossible to think about it even a little bit.
He put away his thoughts and, under the instruction of the old man, used pliers to take out the sword embryo he had selected.
"Don't be nervous, just think about what's in your heart and drop the hammer when you feel it's appropriate."
"Don't be deliberate, just follow your heart."
Then, hearing Chu Qingxiao's silence, the old man seemed to have guessed what the young man in front of him was confused about, and he spoke again immediately.
Chu Qingxiao did what he expected. He held the hammer high in his hand, but he didn't dare to put it down.
The old man made this matter extremely mysterious.
Chu Qingxiao seemed to understand, but there was only one thing he felt he had understood correctly - the first hammer of the sword was very important.
Therefore, he raised the hammer but did not dare to drop it.
After hearing these words, his uneasiness calmed down a lot.
He slowly closed his eyes, just as the old man told him, and allowed the thoughts in his mind to fly.
He saw peach blossoms all over the city, and saw Zhao Nianshuang running on the street. He chased after him, while his father chased him further behind.
He passed by a familiar bun shop where the woman was doing business.
I also passed by the study room, where the sound of Mr. Luo and his students reading could be heard.
Passing by a wine shop, Wang Che was surrounded by people chatting inside. Passing by the long street, Capt. Cao came towards him and smiled at him.
Passing by the Taoist temple, the old Taoist priest stood under the peach tree and nodded to him.
The spring breeze blew by, Chu Qingxiao's heart moved, and at this moment, he dropped the hammer in his hand.
clang.
Just a crisp sound was heard, the sword trembled slightly, and the sound was as clear as jade.
…
"Is it so evil?"
"I have been in Tianxuan Mountain for so many years, but I have never heard of such a strange sword-making method..."
Chu Zhaozhao frowned and stared at Chu Qingxiao in front of him and said this.
"I can't tell, but what's the point of Mr. Xu lying to me? What's more, I think what she said to encourage you actually makes some sense." Chu Qingxiao said seriously.
"Then did you have any strange phenomena after knocking the sword embryo?" Chu Zhaozhao asked again.
"Tianxuan Mountain has nine peaks. Among them, the master of Erlong Peak, Lu Yuan, is famous for his sword-making skills."
"Three years ago, he forged the ordinary Tiangang Divine Sword. I remember that I was still at the foot of the mountain at that time, but I could see a strange phenomenon on the Erlong Peak, where the sky was filled with rays of light, and the sun and the moon were shining together."
"If that blind old man is really as powerful as you say, how can there be a scene where the sword's heart resonates and the sword's intention scatters, not to mention the vision of heaven and earth when it strikes?"
When Chu Qingxiao heard this, he thought about the scene carefully.
He dropped the hammer, the sword trembled slightly, some sparks splashed out from the sword, and then...
Nothing more.
Old Man Xu immediately kicked Chu Qingxiao out of the door, saying that he would send someone to deliver the sword after it was made, without giving Chu Qingxiao a chance to ask any more questions.
After hearing these words, a smile suddenly appeared on Chu Zhaozhao's face. She said proudly: "Look, how can it be so easy in this world? With just one hammer blow, you can forge a sword?"
"Do you need to pay attention to the materials used to make swords? Do you need training in craftsmanship?"
"Are those sects who beat their heads to pieces for a good star stone fools? You were just deceived by him."
Chu Qingxiao really didn't understand the art of making swords, so he naturally had no basis for arguing with Chu Zhaozhao.
"Mr. Xu just said that he wanted to help me make a sword, and he didn't say it was a particularly powerful sword. Even if it is just an ordinary sword, his intention is good."
Seeing that Chu Qingxiao was still helping him to speak, Chu Zhaozhao could not help curling his lips: "You are just too kind-hearted. Maybe they just want to win over you and let you stay in their village. After all, what do you do? They are very greedy for the secrets of the Shura world."
When Chu Qingxiao heard this, he didn't say anything more. He just said again: "But I think you can think about what Mr. Xu said. It may be helpful to you."
After saying this, Chu Qingxiao lowered his head and scooped up a bowl of egg soup, ready to taste it.
"It would be great if just one sentence could solve my trouble." Chu Zhaozhao was a little annoyed when she mentioned the rusty sword. She muttered like this, lost her appetite, and put down the bowls and chopsticks in her hands.
"Oh! Forget it! I have figured this out too. Revitalizing the family does not necessarily depend on the Yaoguang Sword Pool. Isn't it also about you?"
"When the time comes, I will confess to Grandpa, and at worst I will get scolded."
A girl's mind is like the weather in summer. It gets bad when it says it's bad, and gets better in the blink of an eye when it says it's good.
She suddenly looked at Chu Qingxiao and said, "However, I did gain something from my investigation of the lewd thief today!"
puff!
Chu Qingxiao, who was drinking egg soup, suddenly spit out the soup when he heard this, and even coughed.
Seeing this, Chu Zhaozhao hurried forward and wiped the water stains from the corners of his mouth, while patting his back, and said with some reproach: "Why are you so drunk, there is no one around" I’ll steal it from you.”
"You are such a big man, how can you act like a child!?"
After a while, Chu Qingxiao calmed down. He did not dare to respond to Chu Zhaozhao's accusation, but hurriedly asked: "What did you find out?"
Chu Zhaozhao said: "It's not like I found anything. I just asked Sister Sanniang and others who they think is most likely to do this in this village."
"What did they say?" Chu Qingxiao asked cautiously.
Chu Zhaozhao didn't notice Chu Qingxiao's weird attitude, and said very cooperatively: "Sister Sanniang said that most of the men in the village are honest and responsible, and they have their wives to take care of them, so they probably can't do such dirty things. "
"If anyone really does this, it's probably just a few bachelors in the village."
"But we both have great cultivation. The person who could steal that thing without the two of us being aware of it must not be an ordinary villager."
"The only remaining suspect is Pang Zhuang!"
"Pang Da Zhuang?" Chu Qingxiao looked a little strange when he heard this.
"Yes." Chu Zhaozhao nodded with a serious face: "Sister Sanniang said that Pang Pangzhuang was crazy about his wife. In his early years, he fell in love with a girl from another village and stalked her. The girl didn't agree. , he also sneaked into someone else's stronghold, but was caught on the spot by the gatekeeper, and it was Yue Jian, the female bandit, who settled the matter!"
"His sinister look makes it hard to believe he is a good person!"
"Actually, I think Brother Pang Pang..." Chu Qingxiao was about to say a few nice words to Pang Pang Zhuang when he heard this, but as soon as he said the words, he suddenly remembered that the guy tricked him into doing hard work for a day in Xu's hometown.
The bad taste in his heart welled up, and Chu Qingxiao simply changed the topic and continued: "He does look like such a person!"
"Huh?" Chu Zhaozhao knew that Chu Qingxiao and Pang Pangzhuang had a good relationship. She thought that Chu Qingxiao's temperament would definitely help Pang Pangzhuang exonerate him, but she didn't expect that Chu Qingxiao actually agreed without any evidence. own point of view.
This made Chu Zhaozhao, who had already thought about how to argue the next step, a bit at a loss.
"Why don't you say a few words to your good big brother?" she asked suspiciously.
Chu Qingxiao, who had a guilty conscience, felt his heart skip a beat when he heard this, and knew that he had acted too hastily by bringing trouble to the east.
But the words had already been spoken, and he could only bite the bullet and say: "How can he be my good big brother! He and I were just having fun!"
"If you let me know that he really stole my Zhaozhao's things, I will be the first to kill him!"
My family is Zhao Zhao...
These four words made Chu Zhaozhao's face turn red, and his mind suddenly went blank.
She glared at Chu Qingxiao and said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about!?"
Although these words were harsh words, his eyebrows were full of shame, and there was no trace of real anger.
Chu Qingxiao, who was in a panic and spoke indiscriminately, did not realize that he was biased in his choice of words. He just felt relieved when Chu Zhaozhao dispelled his doubts.
Boom, boom, boom!
At this time, there was a knock on the door.
"Brother Qingxiao, sister Yue Jian is back! I want you to go there quickly and make up for what you missed today!" Fang Xuer's voice also came at this time.
The night is already dark.
Based on Chu Zhaozhao's past temperament, he didn't like Chu Qingxiao and Yue Jian "hanging out". Going so late would definitely cause Chu Zhaozhao's dissatisfaction.
Chu Qingxiao suddenly looked at Chu Zhaozhao with some embarrassment.
But Chu Zhaozhao was recalling the words "My family is Zhaozhao" with sweetness at this moment. Facing Chu Qingxiao's gaze, she smiled softly and said, "You should help her learn the Shura world earlier, and we should leave here earlier. I will understand." of."
Seeing that Chu Zhaozhao was so considerate, Chu Qingxiao also felt strange.
But at this time, Fang Xuer outside the door began to urge again, and Chu Qingxiao could only get up and prepare to go.
"Wait." But then Chu Zhaozhao stopped him.
He looked at Chu Zhaozhao with some confusion, but Chu Zhaozhao rolled his eyes at him and pointed at his body: "You have been working hard all day and your body is dirty. Please change your clothes before going."
Chu Qingxiao, however, didn't take it seriously: "It's okay. If you are sparring with Yue Jian, you will still get dirty. It's better to wash them together when the time comes. It will be more convenient..."
"No!" But Chu Zhaozhao stamped his feet and said: "When that female bandit sees me, she will definitely think that I bully you at home! I don't want to give her a chance to talk nonsense!"
Chu Qingxiao was a little helpless, but seeing that Chu Zhaozhao insisted on doing this, he could only pull up the screen on the side, change his clothes in a hurry, and then quickly left with Fang Xuer outside the house.
When Chu Qingxiao walked away, Chu Zhaozhao, who was sitting in the room, sat alone for a while before he recovered from the strangeness caused by the affectionate name.
"This bastard is talking nonsense!" She blushed again and muttered.
Immediately he stood up and thought about packing the clothes that Chu Qingxiao had changed. Chu Qingxiao walked in a hurry and the clothes on his body were thrown on the ground randomly.
Chu Zhaozhao picked them up one by one. Due to a day's hard work, the clothes were covered with sweat and had a slight odor.
"This guy wears such dirty clothes and still doesn't get laughed at by the female bandit."
She muttered, picked up all the clothes, stood up and wanted to find a wooden basin to put them in, and she and Sanniang would go to the stream to wash them tomorrow.
But when he got up, something fell out of his clothes.
She knelt down to pick it up and took a closer look.
It has a tulle texture, a rhombus shape, four hanging ropes, and a peach blossom embroidered on it...
The more she looked at it, the more strange it seemed, and the more she looked at it, the more familiar it seemed.
After a while.
Her pupils suddenly dilated, and she clenched the things in her hands, making a soft gurgle.
Her eyes seemed to be filled with flames at that moment, and her mouth was filled with gnashing teeth.
"Chu Qingxiao!"
"You..."
"asshole!!!"
