The old man who originally had great ambitions to forge a unique flying sword, when recasting the broken sword, spent almost more energy than he had ever expended in his life. Before closing the furnace, he had also cast it.
There are dozens of flying swords, and even the century-old sword of the previous generation in Jianqi Mountain actually has his presence. In terms of sword-making skills alone, he is now unparalleled in the world, but for some reason, he feels that the reforged one
The Broken Sword seems to be better than all the flying swords I have made before.
It even made him feel that if he used the remaining thousand-year-old cold stone to cast a flying sword later, it would probably not be as good as this broken sword.
The old man sighed with emotion, "By some strange combination of circumstances, I spent my whole life making swords, and in the end, the one that ranked first was actually a sword?"
Chen Chao didn't say anything, but just put his palm on the handle of the knife. The broken knife was said to be recast, but in fact it looked more like a new knife inside and out. When holding the handle, the perception was actually different from before.
It's just as the old man said, this cloud mud is now more closely related to him, just like the sword cultivator and his own natal sword. But to be honest, it is common for a sword cultivator to have a natal sword. One can refine something into it.
It is not common for it to become one's own destiny.
Even if Chen Chao was not the first, he was one of the few.
"Go find a green bamboo, and I will help you make a new scabbard. The scabbard you have now is too low-profile and looks very disturbing."
The old man sat tiredly on the chair and waved his hands.
Chen Chao once again spoke with gratitude and said, "Thank you, senior."
The old man added, "After making the scabbard, it's time for you to roll down the mountain. After I take a rest, I will start the furnace to forge the sword."
Chen Chao smiled and asked, "How about the juniors stay and help the seniors?"
The old man sneered and said, "How many days have you watched other people make swords and you dare to point fingers in front of me?"
Chen Chao said unexpectedly, "So the seniors all know about it?"
"Is there anything on this mountain that I don't know? But if you know it, you will know it. Regardless of that, it is another matter. I am old, how can I worry about everything." The old man glanced at Chen Chao, this time if it were not that
He would not take action against the Millennium Cold Stone. Even after he closed the furnace, he never thought about opening it again.
"Also, when you go down the mountain, remember to take away the guy who came after you. How many troubles did you cause when you went up the mountain?"
The old man was a little dissatisfied. The Jianqi Mountain where swords were made became troublesome after Chen Chao came here. If it weren't for the affection of the thousand-year-old cold stone, this kid would have been driven down the mountain by him.
After going, Mrs. Yang did not dare to offend the Emperor of Liang, who was not so particular.
Chen Chao said helplessly, "That Eunuch Li, this junior can't beat him, and I have no right to tell him what to do."
The old man glanced at Chen Chao and moved his lips,
In the end, he just waved his hands and swallowed his words.
Chen Chao smiled and said, "Junior, I'm looking for bamboo."
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These days, Mrs. Yang often goes in and out of the bamboo building. He doesn't want to, but he has to come. But no matter what he says after that, Li Heng's position remains unchanged. He keeps saying the same words over and over again.
But today, Mrs. Yang wisely did not go to the Bamboo House, but Li Heng got up early and sat on the bamboo chair in front of the Bamboo House, waiting for Chen Chao.
Chen Chao soon appeared here, still dressed in the same style, wearing a black shirt and a knife hanging from his waist.
Li Heng glanced at Chen Chao's waist and said with a smile, "Is it finished?"
Chen Chao nodded and said softly, "It's not easy either."
While I was talking, the wind happened to blow by, and a bamboo building was making a slight noise, as if someone was playing the piano here. However, the sound of the piano was slightly messy, but it had a different kind of beauty.
"These green bamboos are not used to make scabbards. They are also very good for making a bamboo building. I just want to take some green bamboos to build a bamboo building for Your Majesty in the capital of the gods. Do you want some for you?"
Li Heng smiled and spoke in a gentle voice.
Chen Chao originally thought about refusing, but after thinking about it, he quickly nodded and said, "Thank you very much, father-in-law."
Li Heng saw through Chen Chao's little thoughts at a glance, "How can you care about this? You seem to be thinking about that girl."
The troubled Chen Chao nodded, admitting it frankly.
"That's right, the girl you like is not an ordinary girl. Apart from anything else, she has seen more rare treasures, delicacies from mountains and seas than you, so you have no choice but to take the wrong approach and spend too much time on these things."
Li Heng smiled and spoke. When he mentioned that girl, he also thought of the queen.
Chen Chao joked, "My father-in-law seems to understand these things between men and women very well."
Li Heng said with a straight face, "Don't curse."
Chen Chao smiled apologetically.
Li Heng quickly laughed it off. He was very fond of this boy. Since both His Majesty and the Empress admired him, he naturally had a lot of affection for him.
Li Heng then smiled and said, "Nothing is easy in the world. It's a good thing to be successful. Don't think too much. Come and sit down. I have some things to tell you."
Chen Chao was not polite and soon sat next to Li Heng, expressing his gratitude towards this imperial city.
As the head of the chamberlain, Chen Chao did not show much fear.
Li Heng glanced at Chen Chao a few times, then smiled and said, "I heard that His Majesty gave you a secret letter before you left, asking you to do something."
Of course, this matter existed. At the beginning, Chen Chao was still thinking about how to do it, but the current development made it seem that he was not in so much trouble. However, for Eunuch Li, Chen Chao still told the truth, "Before,
I am still thinking about how to do it, but now that my father-in-law is here, I think your Majesty has already made a plan and there is no need for me."
Li Heng shook his head and said, "The mountain master has been coming to my place these days. The matter can't be negotiated, at least not now. But we don't want to do it. It still has to fall on you. I'm just here to help you. That's it."
Give you a cover?"
Chen Chao was a little surprised and asked tentatively, "What did the father-in-law and the mountain master talk about?"
Li Heng got straight to the point and said, "How do you think the casting skills of the Ministry of Industry compare to Jianqi Mountain?"
Chen Chao shook his head. In fact, everyone knows this. Although the Ministry of Industry is already the best manufacturing department in the Liang Dynasty, when it comes to casting instruments, it cannot be compared to Jianqi Mountain. Jianqi Mountain only casts swords, but not
This means that Jianqi Mountain can only forge swords, and in other matters, Jianqi Mountain is naturally the best in the world.
Previously, the Broken Sword Recasting Department had no solution, and only Jianqi Mountain had the ability.
"The frontier troops in the north are fighting against the monsters on the top of the city. If they had better weapons, fewer people would die and more monsters would die."
Li Heng chuckled softly and said, "This matter actually sounds very simple. It is all for the human race. Why can't your swordsmith in Jianqi Mountain do his part to resist the demon race? This kind of thing seems right when you think about it, but
It just doesn’t work, so Daliang has not used a sword forged in Jianqi Mountain for more than two hundred years, and it has not even been used in the many years before Daliang.” ??
Chen Chao said, "So Your Majesty has to make a start, but it is not easy."
Li Heng smiled and said, "Why else would he have given away the remaining thousand-year-old stone without blinking an eye?"
Chen Chao laughed at himself and said, "I thought His Majesty valued his subordinates."
Li Heng did not answer the boy's words, but just said, "I have been chatting with the mountain owner for several days and asked them to cast ordnance for Daliang, but the mountain owner has not agreed yet."
Chen Chao said, "Is this done blatantly?"
Li Heng looked at Chen Chao with a smile.
Chen Chao thought for a while and said softly, "Mrs. Yang not only has to consider the ideas of the other swordsmiths in Jianqi Mountain, but also is constrained by the monks outside. I'm afraid this won't be done overnight."
"But His Majesty is very anxious." Li
Heng looked into Chen Chao's eyes and said, "You have to understand this truth. The sooner you can, the less people will die. Our soldiers in Daliang can die, but they are not required to die. We must die as few as possible."
Listening to these words, Chen Chao suddenly remembered that when he went up the mountain, he mentioned the name of the general, but no one in the mountain knew about it.
"Then what should be done?" Chen Chao looked at Li Heng, and he felt a little regretful as soon as he asked the question.
As expected, Li Heng smiled and said, "His Majesty said you can do whatever you want. I think you should be able to do a good job. After all, those scholars are no match for you in terms of their words. There is no one in the Liang Dynasty who is better at bargaining than you."
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Chen Chao smiled bitterly and said, "My father-in-law, please stop teasing me."
Li Heng shook his head and said, "You are not my subordinate. What are you going to do?"
Chen Chaowei asked, "What should I do?"
Li Heng smiled and said, "I don't call myself my family outside the palace, and you don't have to do the same, but it's up to you, there's no problem. I'm going down the mountain soon anyway."
Chen Chao was surprised and asked, "Eunuch, don't you wait for the outcome of the matter?"
Li Heng looked at Chen Chao, his smile not diminishing, "Isn't it you?"
Chen Chao was a little speechless.
"You first find a place for a stroll. Before I go down the mountain, I have to say something to the mountain owner. By the way, are you afraid, or else I will wait for you at the bottom of the mountain?"
Li Heng seemed to be the same person outside the palace and in the imperial city, but in fact there were many differences. At least when he spoke to Chen Chao outside the palace, he was not as distant as he was in the imperial city, but seemed more cordial.
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Chen Chao shook his head and said, "That thousand-year-old cold stone is not in my hand, so what should I be afraid of? As long as I am not in the Forgetful Realm, with this knife in my hand, I will kill a thousand people!"
Li Heng smiled and said, "Very good. It's time for you to suffer for your arrogance."
Chen Chao was speechless and choked.
Li Heng said nothing this time, but looked at Chen Chao meaningfully.
After that, Chen Chao got up and went to the bamboo sea over there to choose green bamboos, but Mrs. Yang arrived late.
Li Heng went straight to the point and said with a smile, "Mountain Master, I've been bothering you for a long time, but now you have to go down the mountain. Can you give me a lift?"
Mrs. Yang looked complicated, but she still nodded.
Then the two of them got up and walked towards the mountain road. Li Heng didn't walk very fast. He smiled and said as he walked, "Mountain Master, don't forget to ask for some green bamboo and bring it back to the capital of the gods."
Mrs. Yang nodded. He had already dealt with this matter. If nothing else, this little matter seemed insignificant.
