Wandering Sword Seller's Life in the Qin Dynasty

Wei Zhuang also looked at Xu Qing in surprise.

This one move alone is enough to demonstrate Xu Qing's extraordinary strength.

'Looks like I underestimated you!'

He couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Back in Xinling, Xu Qing didn't make a move, but cleverly tricked him and his senior brother into "buying" a sword each. Wei Zhuang was naturally willing to befriend such a special friend, and now it seems that this friend is indeed extraordinary.

"A fine sword!"

Xu Qing held the sword, his fingers lightly brushing across the blade, and couldn't help but praise it.

Upon hearing this, Wei Zhuang's gaze turned strange.

"If I remember correctly, this sword seems to be your creation!" Wei Zhuang specifically reminded Xu Qing.

“That’s right.” Xu Qing nodded. “It’s precisely because it was made by my own hand that it’s a fine sword!”

Wei Zhuang was slightly taken aback, seemingly not expecting Xu Qing to utter such "shameless" words.

Zi Nu stood at the doorway, covering her mouth and smiling faintly, finding this new friend quite interesting.

Xu Qing added, "What a pity..."

There seemed to be a hint of regret in his words.

"What's a pity?"

Wei Zhuang became curious and asked Xu Qing.

"Unfortunately, I wasn't skilled enough at that time, and my technique wasn't proficient enough, so I wasted such excellent materials," Xu Qing lamented.

“This sword is not bad!” Wei Zhuang said calmly.

Although it has shark teeth.

However, not all characters deserve to die at the hands of Shark Tooth. After obtaining this spare sword from Xu Qing, he carried it with him and used it many times.

In Wei Zhuang's opinion, this sword may not be as good as Shark Tooth, but it is definitely a first-class weapon.

“But compared to your Shark Tooth, it is still insufficient. Therefore, this sword is not worthy of you.” Xu Qing seemed very serious, or rather, his expression was filled with a stubbornness. He said to Wei Zhuang in a deep voice.

Wei Zhuang looked at Xu Qing with curiosity.

His instincts told him that Xu Qing's words had a hidden meaning.

Sure enough, after saying that, Xu Qing changed the subject again.

"Therefore, to make up for my apologies to you, I specially forged a new sword for you before this visit!"

Xu Qing finally revealed his purpose.

Zi Nu's beautiful eyes sparkled, and she became increasingly curious about Xu Qing.

Wei Zhuang, on the other hand, was thinking about the scene when he last met Xu Qing.

At that time, because of his senior brother, he talked with Xu Qing. After that, Xu Qing used his clever words to arouse his interest, and he actually "bought" a sword from Xu Qing. His senior brother was also encouraged by Xu Qing and bought one as well.

Unexpectedly, this reunion is still related to swords.

"You should know that I am not short of swords!"

Wei Zhuang spoke in a deep voice, his gaze sweeping over the sword in Xu Qing's hand and his own Shark Tooth Sword.

Last time, I was willing to buy a sword from Xu Qing simply because I found Xu Qing to be an interesting person and wanted to make friends. This time, it's obviously impossible for me to buy another sword from Xu Qing, since two swords are already enough.

"Of course I know you have no shortage of swords for killing!"

Xu Qing spoke calmly.

"Shark Tooth is known as the Demon Sword. Although it is not included in the sword manual, it is able to counter many famous swords in the manual, and its destructive power is extremely strong."

"Therefore, the gift I am giving you this time is a sword that does not kill!"

There are many swords in this world that are known for their killing power.

However, swords that do not kill are few and far between.

The most famous sword of this kind is the "Mo Mei" sword of the Mo family. It resembles a sword but is not for attack. The Mo Mei sword has no sharp edge and is extremely famous in the martial arts world.

Wei Zhuang was slightly taken aback.

Zi Nu looked at Xu Qing with increasing curiosity.

Sensing the gazes from both near and far, Xu Qing remained calm and composed. He casually flicked the early work in his hand, and in an instant, the longsword pierced the air and flew into the scabbard beside Wei Zhuang.

Then, a gentle breeze blew by.

With a flick of his wrist, Xu Qing pulled out a sword and placed it on the table.

Compared to the previous sword, this sword has a particularly imposing appearance.

Its blade is ice-blue, like black ice, with two dragons coiled around the hilt, their eyes gleaming with a faint blue light, as if immersing the entire elegant room in a cold pool.

Judging solely from appearance, for Wei Zhuang, who prefers a domineering presence...

The shape of this sword perfectly matches his aesthetic.

But at the moment, that's not what he cares about.

"I'm very curious, how exactly did you hide the sword? Or rather, where on your person did you hide it?"

Xu Qing calmly said, "It's just an ancient magic trick. The Yin-Yang School and the Taoist School have many special illusions. Although I am not from either of these schools, I am somewhat familiar with similar techniques..."

Upon hearing this, Wei Zhuang and Zi Nu at the door both gave Xu Qing a deep look.

Xu Qing remained calm and composed, his expression unchanged.

The answer is ancient magic tricks, which are illusions.

It's impossible that the Yin-Yang School and the Taoist School possess techniques that can manipulate people's souls. Instead of questioning how outrageous their methods are, you're questioning my methods of hiding things.

Fortunately, Wei Zhuang didn't dwell on this issue for too long.

Or rather, Xu Qing's answer had actually resolved his doubts.

It seemed outrageous, but given that there were just too many outrageous methods in this world, he ultimately chose to believe it.

"This sword, is this the gift you spoke of? The sword that doesn't kill?"

His gaze fell on the sword in front of him.

Even without actually using it, based solely on its appearance and Xu Qing's earlier words, Wei Zhuang was certain that this sword was better than the previous one.

"The sword that doesn't kill isn't without killing power; it's just that it doesn't excel at killing. Like the Mo family's Black Eyebrow Sword, it's called 'Non-Aggression,' but in reality, it can still kill," Xu Qing explained to Wei Zhuang. "This sword is called the Heart Sword; it possesses healing power. While fighting, it can extract the enemy's life essence to nourish the wielder and help heal their wounds..."

Wei Zhuang gradually understood that love was a sword that could not kill.

However, after hearing Xu Qing describe the sword's abilities, his expression became quite strange.

"It really is a strange sword!"

In the end, he used the word "strange" to describe the sword before him, after all, the Demon Sword was Shark Tooth's name.

Chapter 53 There's never just one idiot!

"Are you sure you want to give me such a peculiar sword?"

After listening to Xu Qing's explanation of the profound mysteries of the Heart Sword, Wei Zhuang frowned slightly and looked at Xu Qing with a strange expression. The candlelight flickered in his deep eyes, reflecting the oddly shaped longsword on the table.

“Of course it’s not a free gift!” Xu Qing’s lips curled up slightly, and he spoke in a tone that Wei Zhuang remembered from the depths of his memory. “Brother Wei Zhuang must know the rules behind this.”

When the topic of 'rules' came up, Wei Zhuang thought of the incident at Xinling in the past.

Without a doubt, the person in front of me is an oddball.

"I thought you would keep such a sword for yourself," Wei Zhuang said in a deep voice, with a hint of probing in his voice.

Xu Qing laughed loudly, his gaze as calm as ever: "A sword chooses its master, and a person chooses his sword. As far as I am concerned, as long as I am alive, I can forge a better sword. Rather than keeping it in my hands, I would rather choose a suitable master for it myself."

The words were still similar to those from back then.

Xu Qing once boasted to him that he would one day forge a sword that surpassed Shark Tooth.

Wei Zhuang took it as a joke and didn't really take it to heart.

However, upon seeing Xu Qing's newly forged sword today, his heart gradually wavered.

The sword before me is far superior to the sword of that day.

The key issue is that Xu Qing is too young.

At such a young age, to possess such unparalleled sword-making skills, what will he become in the future?

Thinking of this, Wei Zhuang subconsciously looked at his Shark Tooth.

Then his gaze fell on the Heart Sword on the desk.

"Since it's a choice of master," Wei Zhuang's voice carried its usual coldness and scrutiny, "why me?"

He raised his eyes and looked directly at Xu Qing. "This sword is extraordinary. In this vast world, is there no one more suitable for its master?"

He originally accepted Xu Qing's sword with the intention of making friends with Xu Qing.

In his heart, his only sword was Shark Tooth.

The sword that Xu Qing once gave him was only used to deal with disgusting characters who didn't deserve to die by the Shark Tooth Sword.

"Because you have to deal with Bai Yifei!"

Xu Qing gave an unexpected answer.

Wei Zhuang had expected Xu Qing to give reasons such as "You come from Ghost Valley" and "You are very strong," and that "a fine sword is for a hero," so even though he already possessed the Shark Tooth Sword, he was still the most suitable master for this Heart Sword.

Unexpectedly, Xu Qing's words took a turn, and he talked about another person.

Beside the curtain, Zi Nu, who had been as still as a secluded orchid, paused slightly, for this name carried immense weight.

"The Blood-Clad Marquis..." she murmured softly, her tone filled with an indescribable complexity.

"The leader of the Four Fiends of the Night." Xu Qing took the whisper from Zi Nu directly, his voice clear, like a sharp sword slicing through the darkness, "The sky over Korea is shrouded in an impenetrable veil of night. The one holding the lantern is the Great General Ji Wuye, and his most ferocious henchmen are these four fiends. Bai Yifei is the sharpest sword in his hand..."

"He is not young, yet he possesses an extraordinary ability to preserve his youthful appearance, looking like a young man..." Xu Qing's gaze was piercing, as if piercing through the fog, "This is all because he cultivates a bizarre and evil technique that requires constant nourishment with the blood of pure young girls..."

He lightly pointed at the hilt of the sword, his words carrying a hidden meaning, "If you use this sword properly... perhaps you can prepare a 'surprise' for that Blood-Clad Marquis."