sword sentient beings

Chapter 262
Walking gently on the wooden plank road, the wooden boards under your feet creaked. The more you want to be quiet, the more obvious the sound of the wood shaking.In the end, every step I took was like thunder.

At the end, Tang Zhao discovered that Xue Xianyun was not sitting on the plank road, but on a big bluestone.

This piece of bluestone is right at the gate of the Gongyu Pavilion. It is usually submerged under the swamp water for most of the time. At this time, the water has receded a little, exposing the stone body. Moss, grind the big stone smoother.

Tang Zhao stopped behind Xue Xianyun, luckily, he wanted to shout out the sentence he had prepared.

"Azhao? Come here."

At this moment, Xue Xianyun, who had his back turned to him, spoke first.

Tang Zhao vented his anger all of a sudden, and only said, "Yes."

Walking to Xue Xianyun, Tang Zhao found a place to sit down. It was not difficult. The bluestone has been scoured for many years, and the edges and corners have been worn away. There are slightly concave surfaces everywhere. It is very smooth when sitting. in the water.

"This stone was here when I first came to the edge of the swamp."

Tang Zhao was startled, and saw Xue Xianyun stroking the stone with a very gentle expression.Since the first time he met Xue Xianyun, he had never seen such a gentle look on this tempered old man.

"It was still early in the morning when we came here, the sun was not dazzling, the water surface had no shimmer, it was that green, the same color as the sky, and there were no shadows of stones at all. We watched the water from there until we saw the tide go down. Show up this big rock."

Tang Zhao listened, knowing this, besides Xue Xianyun, there should be another person.

"At that time, I pointed to the big stone and said to Chunqing: 'Stone, look at the color of this stone is really beautiful. It must have stood here for thousands of years, tens of thousands of years, and it feels more moist than jade.'"

"Well, he was there at that time. He was still a child of seven or eight years old. He had a dull personality and didn't like to talk, so I called him Stone. At that time, he was stepping on the water and touching the stone, and it felt very slippery and comfortable. After touching it for a long time, he suddenly said: "Unfortunately, no matter how smooth it feels, it is still a stone, not jade.""

"I picked him up, sat on the rock, and said to him: 'Is the rock bad? Look at this rock, no matter how the water washes it, it has always stood here, and it will never move for thousands of years. When the water falls, the stone comes out. And those jade stones were washed up and stumbled, drifting with the tide, I don’t know where they went, how can they be compared with the mainstay?’”

"I've always known that Shitou is very thoughtful, and his progress has been slow since he learned the talismans with me. Although he is very serious and hardworking, he always fails to keep up with the progress. Although I hide it, it is actually a bad temper. I can't help but let him see it, and he has been brooding about it. Actually, although I like jade, what I cherish most is a stone."

"At that time, I pointed to this bluestone and said: 'Look at the color of this stone, it is as pure as Qingming, so I will name you 'Chunqing'. In the future, your mind will be as broad as the blue sky, and your temperament will be as tough as a rock." , the talisman skills are as perfect as a furnace. Let him go through wind, frost, thunder and lightning, hardships and hardships, but it is just a fleeting moment to sharpen you. Sooner or later, the rock will be more glorious than jade, and become a great weapon.'”

Tang Zhao said lightly: "On the banks of the Linjiang River, the rough stones have no light. They have been honed for thousands of years, and they are warm and moist."

Xue Xianyun nodded lightly and said: "Is this the words in the book again? Well said, it can be seen that the ancient and modern principles are always interlinked."

"The two of us built a jade carving villa next to the big stone. I call my workshop 'Gongyu Pavilion', which comes from 'stones from other mountains can be used to strike jade'. No matter how many jades I want to carve in the future, I myself It's just a stubborn stone to attack jade. And the successor to my art must be another stubborn stone."

"Later, I took in another disciple, that little bastard Zhongnan. He was really naughty. I spent a lot of time disciplining him. Chunqing didn't worry me that much. After that, I took in one after another. I had other disciples. I had a wife, and I had Yeyu. Later, my wife left me, leaving us father and daughter. I tried my best to take care of my daughter, but it was still unavoidable. The child helps me. He is careful and patient. He can take care of the little girl and play with her. In Yeyu's heart, he is probably closer than me. It is said that he is both a father and a mother, but in fact, I am half a father at most. , the rest of the responsibilities have been borne by Chunqing for me."

"My disciples earn more and more, and he also helps me do more and more. This Jade Jade Villa belongs to me, rather it belongs to the two of us. I often think, when I become a swordsmith, maybe Wouldn’t it be beautiful to be a hands-off shopkeeper and concentrate on research? I can rest assured that the big family business of Zhuoyu Villa will be handed over to Chunqing.”

"such a pity……"

Tang Zhao listened quietly, on the vast water, only Xue Xianyun was feeling, it seemed that he would never have a chance to say what he had prepared.

"In the past few days, I have also been thinking, why did it become like this? Since when did I make a mistake? Is my disciple accepting too much? There are too many disciples, too many things, and he is too busy. As for being bored? Or is my mind all on young people, and I have neglected and alienated him? Or my two little apprentices are too outstanding, and a few years will surpass his decades of accumulation, and he finally lost his psychological balance?"

Tang Zhao moved his lips, but in the end he didn't say anything. After all, Xue Xianyun mentioned himself, so he was not easy to speak.

You can't say: "It seems to have all of them." Can you?

Before he could speak, Xue Xianyun had already said: "I thought about it for days and nights, but I didn't come up with an answer, but suddenly I understood a little bit. Even I can think of several reasons for him to be discouraged. Can he feel sad? ? But I reflected on these few things after the fact. I never realized it before, never paid attention to it, let alone changed and adjusted it. It can be seen that I did have many things that I did not do well. The funny thing is, except Other than me, no one thought of his grievances, but only you, the one who is most unfamiliar with him, saw it."

This is why Tang Zhao told Xue Xianyun about Shi Chunqing's suspicion before he left, which caused their conflict instead—you said Shi Chunqing might rebel, what is the motive?

Tang Zhao came late and was unfamiliar with Shi Chunqing, which was the reason why he could see that Shi Chunqing was hard-pressed.Because he was half a bystander, Shi Chunqing's dissatisfaction had already accumulated deeply when he came here, and he was very intuitive when he looked at it coldly.But other people can't understand, the closer the person is, the more unbelievable it is.It was because they had been with Shi Chunqing for a long time, and they only felt the elder brother's hard work and dedication, but they couldn't see the slightest sinking of his mind.

Just like what Xue Xianyun yelled at Tang Zhao at that time——will Shi Chunqing betray Zhuoyu Villa?Even if your kid rebels, he won't rebel!

There's no reason, that's my apprentice, why would he betray, wait a few years, won't my family all belong to him in the future?

Of course, when he calmed down later, he didn't do nothing. Just in case, Xue Xianyun slapped Shi Chunqing sideways and did some investigation.

The result of the investigation... It seems that there is a problem, and it seems that there is no problem.

No way, it can’t be said that Xue Xianyun lived a long life and had profound knowledge, so he was just a wily man. In fact, he spent most of his life in seclusion and research. There is no fight, inside is his own disciple, who is in awe of him, outside is full of people who ask him and flatter him, he hears all good things, and people praise him for everything he does. After so many years of raising him, what can he do? Scheming means?
As for the suspects not to be used, if they are suspected, they should be ignored or even eliminated. That is what a hero does. This word is farther away from Xue Xianyun than "elegant and easy-going".Shi Chunqing was closer than his own son, it was difficult for Xue Xianyun to deal with it for a while.

So in the end, Xue Xianyun only thought of taking away and hiding his sword-making materials, which is the most cherished thing besides his eldest disciple and his daughter.

Facts have proved that this trick is useless, and Shi Chunqing has tossed them all away.

"If he left the materials for the sword, then I wouldn't be so sad. The materials are all belongings. I will just separate from him. He is not good at learning, and the magic tools he makes may not be sold. You can't earn much money when you go out to earn a living, so you should get a little more." Xue Xianyun sighed.

"However, he even took away my materials for making swords. He really hates me, and wishes for my death."

Xue Xianyun stared at the water, his eyes bloodshot: "Even now, I still can't figure it out, how did he hate me so much?"

Tang Zhao said softly, "Maybe it's not hatred."

Xue Xianyun turned back and stared at him.

Tang Zhao didn't continue this topic. In fact, he could say this judgment, but he hesitated for a while and still didn't say it.Before, he was the person who knew Shi Chunqing best in the villa, and he still is now.

Moreover, before, it was because of his delicate mind that he saw the depression in Shi Chunqing's heart, but now, it was because Shi Chunqing confessed his thoughts to him.

Yes, Shi Chunqing finally returned the owl that Xue Yeyu had given her to Tang Zhao, and at the same time directly confessed her thoughts.This may be a kind of recognition and reward for Tang Zhao's previous understanding and retention.

The fourteen-character couplets between the two of them are old sayings, but they have already said enough.

"The sharp edge of a sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from bitter cold."

——Master always values ​​you the most, and he pays the most to you.You will get the most in the future, and you will be rewarded after suffering.

"Ten years of hard work and no one asked, and I became famous all over the world in one fell swoop."

——The previous life was not what I wanted, and I don't care about the future harvest, and Master's sincerity is even more meaningless.What I do now is what I want to do.

This is not an impulsive escape, but a rational choice.It is based on personal future, and after analyzing the pros and cons, he makes a deliberate choice, so he must maximize the benefits and get everything he can get.Xue Xianyun's entanglement of "I'm sorry, I'm sorry" may not be that important to Shi Chunqing.

Or it was important before, but after a certain point, it is no longer important.Shi Chunqing no longer considered these things.

This was the reason why Tang Zhao was furious. Shi Chunqing completely abandoned what he cherished from the very beginning, and his efforts were meaningless to Shi Chunqing.

The so-called different ways do not conspire with each other.

He couldn't explain it to his master, and he didn't want to deal another blow to his distraught mentor.

When he uttered big words to Jiang Shenyi, saying something to make Master happy, he had other important things to say, not to analyze Shi Chunqing's mind.

At this moment, he regained his composure, took Xue Xianyun's hand, and said loudly: "Master, let's continue forging swords!"

(End of this chapter)