sword sentient beings

Chapter 294 Worth It
Facing Xuanshuijian's suggestion, Xue Xianyun suddenly asked Tang Zhao, everyone was taken aback.

Some people reacted quickly and immediately noticed something, staring at the handsome young man next to them in surprise.But more people didn't react for a while, and just felt inexplicable.

Why ask a boy who is not even twenty years old?

"that……"

Two people spoke at the same time, both of which were meaningless words. The female prisoner was surprised and had nothing to say, but Tang Zhao was a little embarrassed, and seemed to want to use a word of mouth to explain it.

Xue Xianyun glared at Tang Zhao, and said loudly, "'That' what? You are already a serious swordsmith, how can you be coy? Whether you sign or not is up to you. If you agree, sign it." , If you don’t agree, don’t sign, these are all people who ask for you, no one can settle any accounts with you.”

……

This sentence is so straightforward that even a fool can understand it.But everyone really looked at the two of them as if they were stupid.

Tang Zhao wasn't worried about anything, but was really confused when he asked the question. He didn't know much about Xuanshuijian, so he couldn't answer in a hurry: "I haven't thought about it either, so I'll answer after thinking about it, okay?"

The female prisoner stared at this extremely young face, she opened her mouth, but said nothing.

At this time, someone said, "Interesting, so this fiery sword was forged by Brother Tang? It's actually this young man who became the swordsmith this time?"

Xue Xianyun saw that the person speaking was an old woman whom he didn't recognize at the back of the crowd. It was a little strange, but then he announced triumphantly: "That's right. The sword maker is my apprentice Tang. Zhao!"

Although the sound was loud, it was not like thunder, but everyone present really felt struck by lightning.

There was an uproar in the surroundings, like a tidal wave, pushing past rows from front to back, and finally formed a boiling trend on the shore.

No matter their positions or feelings, all the people present were a little bit excited, and they didn't know what they were excited about.

Perhaps, this is a kind of honor from the heart after witnessing history?
In contrast, Yunxiyan was the most excited and the most innocent. She was all excited for Tang Zhao and wanted to jump around to express her happiness.

At this time, someone shouted loudly: "Hey, why did you change to this child? Didn't you Zhuo Yushanzhuang say that Xue Xianyun made swords?"

Xue Xianyun immediately said: "Of course I forged a sword. What's wrong?"

It was another thunderstorm, everyone was a little dizzy, the broken gong was stunned for a moment, and said: "But didn't you just say that your apprentice made swords?"

Xue Xianyun obviously doesn't shy away from talking to people one by one, and said loudly: "Yes, I said it, now it's my apprentice who forges the sword, haven't you seen it? Didn't the wind of forging the sword just blow your eyes out? ?”

……

The old woman who spoke at the beginning was still in a stable mood, and she didn't follow up with the bar. She said softly: "So, the owner of the villa has already forged the sword? It's done?"

Xue Xianyun smiled and said, "Of course."

The uproar broke out again, and many people hissed in displeasure or even in disbelief.

The old woman turned a deaf ear and continued: "However, it was Ling Gaozu who successfully forged the sword in front of our eyes just now?"

Xue Xianyun glanced at Tang Zhao and said, "Exactly."

The old woman finally sighed, and said: "Then this sword casting conference is..."

Xue Xianyun said without thinking, "Of course it's for Ah Zhao."

The old woman wondered: "Why didn't it be held for the two of you? Both good masters and apprentices can forge swords. Isn't it a good story for a pair of swordsmiths? Even if you forge swords earlier, you can celebrate together. The sword tournament is held for two people at the same time, that is also a wonderful story."

Xue Xianyun said: "That's a good question...why... of course I want to lose face! I think my old man has studied sword casting for thirty years, and prepared for no less than ten years. In the end, he was timid and missed the opportunity. If he can't make a sword, his fortune will be copied by others. , It’s a total failure. It’s so easy to get away with the apprentice’s light and get away with it, but it’s just a matter of course. It’s not a surprise, it’s a small consolation at best. It’s good for yourself to know, why do you have to be so shameless to let others know ?So the kids said they would hold a sword casting meeting for me, but I didn’t agree. It’s just to get old enemies to come and beat me in the face? I’m afraid I’ll beat myself in the face too.”

"Only my apprentice is a real genius. He prepared the materials with me before, and he had planned his own sword long ago. I didn't extinguish the fire of the sword furnace after casting the sword, so I borrowed this furnace to give him a try. Forging the sword was just to practice for him. He was not bought by anyone, so there was a lot of material left over, and there were plenty of chances to do it again. One failure is also experience. As a result, he succeeded once. Isn’t this a genius? Everyone, I am an old man Isn't it worth celebrating for a young man like Zhaoyang to forge a sword by chance? Isn't it worth celebrating for being the youngest swordsmith ever recorded?"

The old woman smiled and said, "It's worth it."

Immediately afterwards, she turned her head and said loudly, "Do you think it's worth it?"

Although she has been soft-spoken, but now her voice is loud, like shaking mountains.Everyone seemed to be being questioned face to face by the teacher, and they all replied solemnly: "It's worth it!"

Because, it was worth it.

The young girl overheard Xue Xianyun saying that she was the youngest swordsmith ever, and she was slightly taken aback. She couldn't remember if this was the youngest swordsmith ever.However, looking back carefully, it seems that I really didn't think of younger examples.So no matter whether Xue Xianyun really knew about this record, or just said it casually, it seems that there is no way to refute it.

So, just because of this "impossibility to refute", isn't it worth holding a grand and unprecedented sword casting conference?
So, she followed up and shouted: "It's worth it!"

Xue Xianyun didn't expect that he didn't spend much time talking, and he had already received a lot of responses. He just felt that he had never been so beautiful in so many years, and said happily: "Okay, since everyone said it was worth it, then please come to the venue. There are flowers over there Fine wine, what's so good about these broken stones? Even if you want to pay homage to the place where the sword was made, you have to clean up the place later so that people can visit it."

Only then did the disciples come up, lead the way according to the established procedures, and said to the guests: "This way, please, the venue is ready."

Everyone left one after another, but before they left, they all took a deep look at Tang Zhao.

In terms of appearance, Tang Zhao can't be regarded as "not amazing", but with his age and position, it is indeed the season to be the background board behind the teacher.But everyone knows in their hearts that this young and excessive swordsmith is no longer a "younger generation with a bright future" or a "young hero" from today, but has really stepped onto the stage and has his own place in the arena , It can even be said that there is already a legend of its own.

This is really... emotional.

Not to mention how the old rival who did not deal with Xue Xianyun gritted his teeth, and hated the old man for being lucky, even the sages who were originally on the sidelines had a little more thought and considered changing their positions, maybe they should be more active.The female prisoner went to the meeting place first according to the arrangement, but before leaving, she said seriously: "Young Xia Tang is the backbone of future swordsmiths, please be sure to be listed in the swordsmith record, and set an example for the younger generation."

She seemed to want to hold Tang Zhao to say a few more earnest words, but the black widow next to her looked at her with a half-smile, which reminded her of some unpleasant things in Spring City, and finally turned her head and left.

As for those who are familiar with Tang Zhao, they are naturally more pleased.Yun Xiyan jumped up to Xue Xianyun and hugged Tang Zhao, saying: "As expected of my big brother! I know you are not bad."

Wang Fei, Ju Tianxuan, Wu Yunfei, Chu Shanxia, ​​Che Sha and other friends of the same generation also gathered around to congratulate.On the contrary, the Black Widow just nodded with a smile, and Guan Lei, who was particularly conspicuous among the crowd, were all relatives and friends in Heyang County back then, because they were all elders, so they did not actively participate in the congratulations of the younger generation.Mrs. Huarong brought the young man with her, but she didn't come close. After congratulating her, she chatted with Xue Yeyu and left, vaguely listening to her asking about her daughter's situation. After all, that was the first thing in her heart.

After the younger generation talked with Tang Zhao, they also left to go to the banquet, but one person stayed behind, which was naturally a punishment.When he came to Tang Zhao, he grabbed his shoulder first and squeezed him.

Tang Zhao succeeded in forging a sword, and seeing so many relatives and friends in one breath, he naturally smiled constantly. He was even more delighted to see Xing Ji, and just about to speak, he was startled and said, "You...what else can you say?"

Naturally, this was not to Xing Ji, but to the person behind him.Xing Ji turned his head, and saw that the old woman behind her hadn't left yet, her expression froze slightly.

The old woman looked at Tang Zhao with a smile, and said, "I have one more word to tell Sword Master Tang. It's really good. Since ancient times, heroes have been born as teenagers, and it will be the era of you young people." After saying that, she left with a smile.

Tang Zhao felt a little inexplicable, but he was always happy when he received praise. When he turned his head, he saw Xing Ji looked strange, and said, "Mr. Xing, do you know her?"

Xing Ji sighed: "Can I not recognize it? It's just that she doesn't say it, so I can't tell you. Don't say it first, come, let me see your sword first."

Tang Zhao offered the dark golden sword with a smile.

The sword he forges is naturally his sword, no one else.

Xing Ji carefully looked at the sword from the head, and stroked all the way to the scabbard, but he didn't draw the sword—it wasn't something he could pull out.Appreciating it again and again, he said: "It's really a good sword. Although I haven't drawn it out, I can imagine that it is not inferior to any famous sword in the world. I look forward to the day when it will shine coldly on Kyushu."

Tang Zhao smiled and said, "Soon."

Xing Ji said: "You are not humble. That's right, there is nothing to be humble. If you still have modesty, other people's breathing is wrong, so they have to leave a way to survive. I just heard that you are forging swords At that time, I was taken aback."

Tang Zhaodao: "That was also unplanned. Even if I suddenly had the urge to give it a try, Master also indulged me. Otherwise, it would never be so fast, and it would have to be delayed for a year or so. And this process is very difficult. It went well. It went well beyond my expectations."

Xing Ji raised his eyebrows slightly, and said, "What aspect of success are you talking about? Inside or outside?"

Tang Zhao replied solemnly: "You know——all of them."

(End of this chapter)