sword sentient beings

Chapter 282 Advance
and Spring City.

In the upper room of the inn, a well-dressed girl asked suspiciously, "It's already this time, and there is still an auction in Spring City? Who will hold it? What is it for?"

Another boy who was dressed similarly to her said: "It's the news that spreads underground. It's a place where ghosts grind mills. It's said that it's an invitation to auction the sword-making conference."

The girl shook her head and said, "There are still four or five days left before the Sword Forging Conference. It's just around the corner. Why are invitations auctioned? Two rounds of invitations have been sold, and the places that can be sold have long been sold." It’s sold out, why are you still selling invitations now? There are no more people who have taken the invitations to pick you up, right?”

The young man said: "What can we say? That's why I said that the direction of the Sword Forging Conference is becoming more and more strange. It's almost a monster. Do you know what is the most widely circulated rumor in the market recently?"

The girl gave him a blank look, and said: "How would I know? I'm not like you, I don't wander around the city, I just go into the caves. We are the young supervisors of Xuanshui Supervisor, and we will travel to Yunzhou instead of the supervisor. , just wait until the time is up and swagger up the mountain to attend the meeting and complete the mission. Why do you care what those idlers are thinking?"

The boy was not as arrogant as a girl, but said solemnly: "Actually, it's not that I am troublesome, but that I think the atmosphere here is not right. And the atmosphere in Chuncheng is not right. After a few missions of ghosts and mills, this place is already like a heated place." Although the water is not boiling, it is still bubbling, almost boiling. But from time to time, this or that news comes out to fuel the fire, adding fuel to the situation, as if it was carefully designed. I think there is something wrong here. There are ghosts, I have to pay more attention."

The girl couldn't help being solemn after hearing this, and said: "You're right. We didn't go to prison to lead the team this time, but it's the first time for the two of us to work independently, and we encountered such a complicated situation, so don't you pay attention? What rumors did you hear?"

The young man said: "I heard from those people in the underground that Zhuoyu Villa found itself in an ambush from all sides. They were completely scared and cowardly, and they didn't dare to be brave anymore, so they thought of a way to counteract these malicious intentions."

The girl said: "The oppression is already on top of my head at this moment, what else can I think of?"

The young man said: "It is said that Zhuoyu Villa intends to find a swordsman for the newly cast sword at the sword casting conference. Use an open method to ensure fairness. As long as the sword is successfully cast, all warriors and sword talisman masters present at the scene will You can go up and try the new sword, as long as the match is successful, you can become a swordsman at that time."

The girl lost her voice and said: "They are crazy, how can they give away the sword that they worked so hard to forge? No, those people who practice martial arts are so stupid that they believe such absurd rumors?"

The young man said: "Although it sounds absurd at first glance, it is not absurd when you think about it carefully-this is the lesser of two evils. If you do nothing, if Zhuoyu Villa is breached, the sword will not be forged at all." It doesn't matter if you don't come out, it doesn't matter if you lose or not. Choosing swordsmen on the spot is a way to turn the tide. At least those warriors have this glimmer of hope, so they naturally look forward to the successful casting of the sword. Whoever destroys the sword is their public enemy. That's it I drew some enemies to my side. Although I will lose a sword in the end, I can gain the reputation of a swordsmith, and it is a good story to choose a swordsman for the sword on the spot. Naturally, the benefits will be greater in the future. This is a clever move A plan to drive away wolves and tigers."

The girl nodded slowly, then shook her head slowly, and said: "This is indeed a trick to survive the Jedi, but I always feel that it is not enough. Although the offensive against Zhuoyu Villa has been higher than wave after wave, I always feel that That side has always been able to do things with ease, not flustered, and even vaguely grasped the overall situation. It can't be used like this kind of trick that kills one thousand enemies and self-damages five hundred."

The young man didn't take it seriously. In Jichun City, he only saw Zhuoyu Villa as an enemy.In the past few days, I have been passively hammered, without any counterattack, okay?In such a situation, the girl could sense out of thin air that Zhuoyu Villa was in control of the overall situation. Could this be "female intuition"?
The young man didn't ask her too deeply, and said: "Anyway, those warriors seemed crazy when they heard about it. They didn't even watch the fun, and planned to go to the auction to grab this last chance. The time is set in three days. If according to you, this is a rumor, then the person who releases the rumor will cause trouble at the auction, do you think we should watch the excitement?"

The girl hesitated for a moment, and said: "Forget it. Time is too tight, we have business to do, and Chuncheng is just like this, so it's not worth staying. Let's go up the mountain tomorrow. Although there is no invitation, but with our identities, we are fair and aboveboard." Who will stop them from going up the mountain? Compared with driving away wolves and tigers, our kind protection is what they can only wish for."

There are rumors everywhere, some are under the mountain, some are on the mountain, some are absurd, and some are true and false.

As shocking as it sounds, it still could have happened.

"Did you really find it?"

"I found it, I found the sword furnace!"

In the guest house in the afternoon, several people were whispering.

Although it was a whisper, but because it was a private room, it was not very quiet. At least five or six old men with white beards and hair in one room could hear them clearly, and each had his own thoughts.

After a while, the oldest one at the top said: "Brother Lu, it's not that I don't believe you, how can you confirm that it's a sword furnace? Everyone is looking for a sword furnace, and you don't have any means, so why did you find it?" gone?"

The resolute old man slapped the table and said: "Brother, how many years have we been brothers, why can't you trust me? Although I, Lu Bao, have no skills, I have lived for so many years in vain, but I know the reason why stupid birds fly first. You just analyze and analyze, I But my legs are busy. Since I came up for five or six days, I have been running everywhere every day, and I have run all the places I can run. For example, you only think that this pool of water is endless, but I know it has an end. Yesterday, I took the I drifted on the water for a whole day, heading east, and suddenly felt that the boat could not move forward, as if I had hit an invisible wall. I went to touch it, and guess what? There was really a wind-like wall. I pushed hard, but I couldn't push it, but I could smell a burning smell. It wasn't the kind of temperature that was too high, but it couldn't have the smell that the wind was ignited. I knew I was in the right place. Then Behind it is definitely a sword furnace!"

He explained it in detail, and the rest of the old men glanced at each other, feeling a little moved.The leading old man said: "Although brother Lu is usually impatient, he is bold and careful. What do you think?"

Everyone said: "Listen to brother."

"Brother Chang will do what he says."

"Brother Chang is Venerable Wu, who will take the lead if you don't take the lead?"

"That's right, Brother Chang took us to make trouble and destroyed the sword furnace. Xue Xianyun didn't cry to death? Our revenge for so many years is considered revenge."

The leading old man squeezed his hands and said: "Don't worry. Although we are bent on destroying the sword furnace and have obtained clues, we still lack a strong person. You must know that Xue Xianyun's martial arts skills are better than mine, better than us. If He is not as good as us, we killed him back then. Now he still has apprentices by his side, and his two apprentices are also very famous. It is said that he is a young genius with strong martial arts, which makes him even more powerful. Plus he must be in the sword furnace Countless traps have been set up next to it, and the result is not very optimistic with the few of us going up."

Everyone nodded, and someone said: "Call more people? Anyway, there are quite a few people here who share the same hatred with us. As long as the sword furnace is destroyed, more than half of them will be satisfied."

The old man said: "It's useless to have too many people. We need someone who can carry us head-on, someone who can attack and break through."

Suddenly, someone clapped their hands together and said, "Yes, I have someone to choose!"

"Oh..." The young man called "Young Master Guang" was silent, smiled slightly in the anticipation of everyone, and said, "I'm not interested."

Everyone was stunned, and the old man who was the leader laughed and said: "Young Master Guang, I know that you are an expert in Yuanji Palace, and you are no more unscrupulous than me in doing things, and you will not be idle with the old man surnamed Xue. But this is a good idea. Chances are, you've been wanting to ask the people from Zhuoyu Villa for a question, but they've been perfunctory to you, and Xue Xianyun has also avoided seeing you. Why don't we go to the sword furnace together, and if you break the sword furnace, Xue Xianyun will surely lose his mind, and answer whatever you ask , why are you worried about things not going to work?"

Mr. Guang smiled and said: "It also makes sense, but... forgive me for refusing."

Everyone was stunned, but the other party was noble, and they were all from a small sect, so they didn't dare to be rude, so they could only withdraw angrily.

Mr. Guang said: "Let me remind you that you are not the only ones who have found a hiding place in the past few days. Someone told me yesterday that he found an inaccessible secret place on the west side of the valley and asked me to go with him. I Also declined."

West?

Everyone looked at Lu Bao at once.

Lu Bao yelled: "The east, definitely the east, I swear to God. The sword furnace is to the east!"

Everyone was full of confusion, but seeing that Mr. Guang wouldn't move, they could only leave in resentment.

Walking out of the guest house, I saw an old woman standing outside, with gray hair but elegant, smiling at them:

"I just heard that you have found the sword furnace and are looking for teammates. I am very interested and willing to join you, how about it?"

"A few roads are going well, um, it's okay. Don't worry, I'm here."

A young man was half-sitting on the side of the boat, talking with his head slightly tilted.

He obviously seemed to be having a conversation, but there was no one around him, as if he was talking to the wind.

"Well, there are restless people. There were also yesterday."

He paused after every sentence, as if waiting for another person to answer.

"You are really promising now, and you are still using you to remind you that I will do less evil? Forge your sword with peace of mind."

"The action over there is set at..."

When he said this, he suddenly stopped, his eyes widened, as if he saw something incredible.

"Someone's coming, so be it. I'm hanging up."

He stopped talking and sat up straight.

(End of this chapter)