sword sentient beings

Chapter 297 Appreciation
In all fairness, the Sword Forging Conference organized by Jade Jade Villa is not as grand and gorgeous as Long Yuan's Talisman Conference, which can be seen from all aspects.

But Zhuoyu Villa also knows that their financial resources, strength, and heritage cannot compare with Long Yuan, one of the seven major forces, so they are committed to finding another way.

The sword casting venue was arranged by Xue Yeyu and the two teachers and sisters. Tang Zhao and Jiang Shenyi were not allowed to intervene. Of course, Bai Yushenghui's bustling commercial atmosphere was not brought into the venue. Instead, the layout was fresh and elegant. Also grand.

The venue is right next to the swamp. It is a platform made of the same wood as the plank road. Half of the stage is shallow swamp water, and the other half is delicate white sandbar.Fish, shrimps, crabs, turtles, crocodiles and other aquatic species swim freely in the swamp, and waterfowl such as white cranes, wild ducks, egrets, and pelicans rest peacefully on the sandbar. Every movement and stillness is natural.

There are half-moon-shaped small tables and chairs on the stage. The tables and chairs are all made of pine wood in the mountains, covered with thick brocade mats, not seeking luxury but comfort.There is no banquet on the table, and tea, fruit plate and some practical things are placed first, and there is only a small pot of bonsai on the table shelf as an embellishment.

If there is anything surprising about all of this, it is probably the bonsai.These are not flowers and herbs, colorful, but pots of ganoderma lucidum and vermilion grass. The ganoderma lucidum is like an umbrella, and the vermilion grass is fresh in color. Mixed together, there is an atmosphere of spiritual rain in the empty mountains.The red color of vermilion grass is also a rare embellishment with a little festiveness.

Everyone sat on the stage, there were no eye-catching colors, and there were no extra strings and bamboos to confuse ears. They only needed to look at the water, taste tea, and enjoy the morning sunshine, which was very comfortable.

It would be great if Xue Xianyun spoke in a lower voice.

"Azhao was just this tall when he was twelve years old. At first glance, that child looked stupid, like he was stupid when he was reading. But I saw that he was a smart kid with a beautiful inside, extraordinary talent, and tenacity. And hardworking, I said he will become a great weapon..."

"When he was thirteen years old, he learned all the elementary talismans. I said what to do with those idiots who spent ten or eight years. Thanks to your master, he was not bad when he was young. Some people are stupid themselves. He has no face to teach him a genius..."

"When I was fourteen..."

"That winter..."

……

As the owner of Zhuoyu Mountain Villa, the absolute protagonist of the original Sword Forging Conference, and the master of the current protagonist, Xue Xianyun will definitely say a few words after the conference starts. Most of us are social people, who has never experienced such a scene ?Who wouldn't pretend to listen carefully and then applaud or whatever?
Unexpectedly, he would say more than two sentences, twenty sentences, or two hundred sentences.

The most of them are about Tang Zhao, most of them are recalling how this disciple was so talented, how hardworking, and how he taught himself.It is mixed with endless boasting, not only boasting about Tang Zhao, but also boasting about himself.

It can only be said that thanks to Tang Zhao who was one step behind, he just talked to Xing Ji and didn't sit in the audience to listen to his speech, otherwise he would have to plunge headfirst into the water.

And he didn't just boast, he was also worried, and said while talking: "Do you know how long it took him to solve this problem? It's only three days, Lao Qi, I remember it took you half a year, right?"

An old man who was sitting at the bottom drank half of his tea and stared at him blankly.

"Actually, you were pretty fast. There were many people who were stupider than you at that time. For example, Li Wu, Lao Cheng, Xiao Du... Haha, you have to be called Lao Du now. A few of you were out of business at the time. famous..."

As he pulled further and further away, Xue Yeyu had no choice but to step forward and coughed lightly.

After all, Xue Xianyun gave his daughter face and continued to bring up the topic, but he continued to talk, and finally Xue Yeyu glared at him again, signaling him that enough is enough.Just when Tang Zhao came back to take his seat, the main character has arrived, and the others should not overwhelm the host, and proceed to the next session.

Xue Xianyun ended resentfully and hastily, "I still want to ask Tang Zhao's previous teacher to come up and say a few words."

Xing Ji who just sat down to drink tea: ...

Guan Lei, who was drowsy after hearing it: ...

Xue Yeyu breathed a sigh of relief, and said loudly, "Tang Zhao sword master, please come up and put the sword on the sword stand. Everyone can come up to watch. If you have any doubts, you can ask them face to face. If no one doubts, just cast the sword." success."

This is the most important part of the Sword Forging Conference.It stands to reason that the moment the sword-forging furnace goes out and the moment the sword takes shape, it should be considered a successful sword-forging.But that's just physical success, not social success.To be truly complete and successful, it still needs to pass the test of everyone and get everyone's approval.

You say success is success and failure is failure. I don't need to care about the world's opinions, that's fine, then you don't need to hold the sword casting conference.Hidden alone in the deep mountains, forging swords and using them himself, the Heavenly King and Lao Tzu have nothing to do with him.

However, a swordsmith is not a swordsman. A swordsman can naturally tell the difference in strength only by one person and one sword. It is difficult for a swordsmith to compete head-on, and it needs fame and resources. It is a serious "profession".Since the opening of the Sword Forging Conference increases the reputation and attracts more resources and "clients", it is natural to go through everyone's scrutiny and inspection.

It's just that since it relies on the "person" test, it can't be completely fair.There must be those who are flattered by relatives and friends, and there are also villains who are jealous.

If you don't want the jealous villain to confuse right and wrong and interfere with the joy of making a sword, you might as well screen carefully when choosing the test object to eliminate hidden dangers in advance.It stands to reason that this step should be done before the sword casting conference. You only need to invite your relatives and friends to raise the atmosphere, and then select a few respected "sages" to show fairness. For occasions like Zhuoyu Villa, you should also invite enemies who are against you Still extremely rare.

Sure enough, I heard that there was a session of observing the sword, and the ugly-faced people who had just been squeezed by Xue Xianyun with a gun and a stick all cheered up, just waiting to go up to find faults, and find faults even if there is nothing wrong with the secret channel.

Xue Xianyun had already seen it with cold eyes, and embraced it with both arms, not afraid at all.

Seeing that Tang Zhao had nothing else to say, he breathed a sigh of relief, and went up with his sword in his arms, and put the newborn sword on the sword stand that had been set up already.After putting it away, he stood aside, his mood still fluctuating.

The newborn sword has no name, only a ray of dark golden light facing the sun.

Xue Yeyu raised his hand and said, "Master Jun Cheng and Deputy Guardian Envoy please come up."

It turned out that there were several decent officials from Yunzhou sitting under the stage at this time.Most of them are the chief officials of Dongshan County and Chuncheng.They didn't come from the guest house, but Jiang Shenyi specially picked them up from the mountain early this morning.The emergence of a swordsmith in Yunzhou is also a major event, and it is actually worth a visit from the local county guard.But the chief officer of a county or a city cannot leave the country at will, let alone a barren mountain like Shangjiugao Mountain, so he can only send his deputy.And Ji Chuncheng sent the deputy guardian envoy of the District Procuratorate to save Tang Zhao's face. After all, the District Procuratorate has nothing to do with this kind of thing, so he doesn't have to attend.

That Jun Cheng is a scholar in his fifties. He looks like an official, but in fact he is also an official. He stood up with a smile and said, "Okay, I haven't seen a sword up close before." Go ahead and see.

Behind him is the deputy guardian envoy of the Jichun City Procuratorate, surnamed Chi, who is in his early thirties, compared to the usual military officers of the Procuratorate, this boy looks sluggish and listless.But Tang Zhao knew it was because he was trying to save face, so he tidied up and down and changed into clean clothes, otherwise according to his usual temperament, he smelled of alcohol, his clothes were disheveled, and he would wobble when he walked, as if he might fall down at any time. He looked unconscious, just like a shameless alcoholic.

Deputy envoy Chi passed by Xingji and said with a smile, "Old Xing, let's go up together?"

Xing Ji also smiled and said: "You old boy, you can't count the number of drinks again, right? Who do you call Lao Xing? I'm white now, so I won't be in the same row with you. You go first, I want to see that sword You can watch it anytime."

Deputy Chi said with a smile: "It's as if I can't look at it casually. Isn't Xiao Tang from me and from Chuncheng Town?"

At this time, Jun Cheng had already come to the sword, his eyes looked around the sword up and down, but he couldn't see why, and finally he only asked: "Can you touch it?"

Xue Yeyu thought to himself that this person didn't understand anything, so he wanted to refuse, but Tang Zhao already smiled and said, "It's ok."

Xue Yeyu was stunned for a moment, staring at Tang Zhao, meaning: "Are you crazy? Now Jianwu Swordsman, he touched casually, who will be the one to match?"

Tang Zhao smiled and said nothing, and Xue Yeyu couldn't contradict Jun Cheng either.Jun Cheng touched it curiously, but nothing happened, because he is a literati and has no inspiration.

But his touch seemed to turn on the switch, and some of the other guests couldn't sit still——Jun Cheng can touch it, but I can't touch it?How about I go up and touch it later?

What if it matches?
This is also why Xue Yeyu was anxious: If you don't plan to find a swordsman for the sword, you can't let people touch the sword casually.Although the possibility is not high, what if there is a match for those present?
Of course, if you get a match, you don't have to give it. As long as you don't become a swordsman, it is not considered a success in theory. This sword was originally made by Tang Zhao, and he can call the shots.However, the person who matched became a source of anxiety.I didn't know if they could be matched before, only in case it was possible, and most people would not take too much risk to make trouble, but if they were matched, there was a sword in front of them that could definitely change fate. Who can guarantee what the quacks can do?

Isn't it all right?

But at this moment, she had no other choice. Vice Envoy Chi also came up here. He didn't touch the sword, and it didn't matter if he touched it, because he was a swordsman in the first place, so he just smiled at Tang Zhao and said, "Is this your sword?"

Tang Zhao smiled and said, "Exactly."

Deputy Chi clicked his tongue, and said: "My sword is like my wife. If you touch it casually, you are too generous. Be careful that your wife runs away with someone."

Tang Zhao smiled and said, "I can't run away."

Deputy Chi said: "That's right, we have so many eyes for you to see, where can we go? Take your sword and have a drink with the brothers in the town."

(End of this chapter)