But among the Guyue people, this is not only a name, but also an honorific title.
Only the most outstanding swordsmiths of each generation of the Guyue people can be called Ouye.
The white-bearded old man in front of me is contemporary Ouye.
After standing at the door for half an hour, Ouye realized that these two guests were still standing?!
"I'm really sorry for neglecting these two distinguished guests. Please come into the room with me to talk!"
Yang Qingyuan and Liu Wangshu sheathed their swords and followed Ou Ye into the wooden house.
It is worthy of being the house of a master swordsmith. The house is filled with all kinds of swords, ranging in length and weight. Although they cannot be called magical weapons, they are all rare and exquisite.
There was another furnace of swords being forged, but because he had just been attracted by the sword charm of Yang Qingyuan and Liu Wangshu, Ou Ye was at a loss and most of the furnace of swords was destroyed!
But it’s not a big problem. Swords like this are all practiced by Ouye, and they are more work than works.
The Guyue people live in the mountains and forests, but they are only semi-secluded. They still frequently trade with the outside world in exchange for salt and other necessities needed for life.
Among them, the ancient Yue people's foreign trade was swords.
The sword-making skills of the Guyue people are unparalleled in the world. Even the swords used for trade are considered high-quality products and can be sold for a high price in the outside world.
"Master, this is the chief minister of Dali Temple of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He is... from..."
"Yuezhou deposed Yang Qingyuan Qingyuan." Seeing that Ou Zhao was lost in thought, Yang Qingyuan added.
The Guyue people have lived here in seclusion for generations, so they naturally know about officials who have existed in all dynasties, such as governors, but Ou Zhao cannot talk about such unpopular official positions as "deposed envoy".
The Guyue people didn't have any bad feelings towards the officials of the Zhou court, but they didn't have any good feelings either.
But fortunately, Yang Qingyuan is the master of Zhanlu Sword. For Ouye, the quality of the sword is more trustworthy than the character.
Since Yang Qingyuan can obtain the Sword of Humanity and recognize him as its master, he will naturally not be a treacherous and evil person.
"Brother Yang, I don't know what's going on here?"
I don't know if it's a tradition of the Ou family who made swords in ancient Yue. They call people "older brother" when they meet them. Ou Zhao is a middle-aged man who looks to be in his thirties, so it's reasonable to call him "older brother".
But at Ouye's age, let alone seventy years old! This is also called brother!
The last time someone called him brother was Di Zhiyuan, who had just come to Dali Temple. Later, Yang Qingyuan found it really awkward and spent a lot of effort to correct Di Zhiyuan's strange title of "Brother Qingyuan".
Unexpectedly, three years later, the title "Brother" would appear again.
After complaining in his heart, Yang Qingyuan opened his mouth and answered.
"I heard that the Guyue clan can communicate with ghosts and gods, so I came here to ask for advice on something!"
When he heard that he could communicate with ghosts and gods, Ou Ye also frowned and said, "Brother Yang, please tell me!"
"Is that so!? During the march the day before yesterday, the imperial army encountered Yin soldiers taking advantage of the passage not far from Songyang County. I was ordered by the imperial court to investigate the matter. I heard from the old man in Shanyin Mansion that Guyue
That’s why my clansmen came here to inquire about their ability to access the Netherworld. Dare I ask Mr. Ou, is there really a way to access the Netherworld in this world?!”
Ou Ye shook his head first, and then sighed, "Brother Yang, Yin and Yang are separated, and humans and ghosts have different paths. Death is like a lamp extinguished, and there is no way to access the Netherworld in this world... The so-called ancient Yue people can access the Netherworld, but
It’s just an illusion created by our clan’s sacrifices! It’s just used to worship our ancestors and express our grief.”
Yang Qingyuan was also very surprised when he heard Ou Ye's words. It wasn't that he originally believed in the existence of ghosts and gods, but it was just a legend of the Ancient Yue people. He didn't expect Ou Ye to tell the truth so easily.
Could it be that those who major in engineering are more honest?!
But similarly, Ou Ye's frankness also made Yang Qingyuan's suspicion of him drop several notches.
Yang Qingyuan then told Ou Ye about the situation that Lixue and others encountered during the day.
"Although I have never witnessed it with my own eyes, what I heard from Brother Yang's description does sound like an illusion from my Guyue tribe."
"I wonder if Mr. Ou knows the details of this illusion?!"
Ou Ye shook his head and said, "I am a blacksmith, and I only know how to blacksmith. Illusion is a thaumaturgy that can only be passed down by the priests of my ancient Yue tribe!"
"Then I would like to know more about this magic technique. I wonder if Mr. Ou can give me some recommendations?!"
A look of embarrassment appeared on Ou Ye's face. He is the best swordsmith of the Guyue clan today and has a very high reputation within the Guyue clan, but it is just a reputation.
Those priests won't buy his fault!
"The priests are responsible for paying homage to the ancestors, and rarely come out for activities on weekdays. I also make swords all the year round, and I am not familiar with them. Moreover, the high priest is the chief of the Guyue Presbyterian Council, so my words may not be effective."
Yang Qingyuan rubbed his fingertips slightly and then said, "Let's do this! If the priests can help me with this, then the Yuezhou Governor's Office can regularly provide the Guyue people with the items they need, including salt, cooking oil, etc."
"..."
Yang Qingyuan's conditions are relatively favorable. The reason why the Guyue people are in a semi-reclusive state is because they need many things but cannot produce them themselves.
Only swordsmiths headed by Ou Ye would forge swords and sell them outside the mountains in exchange for daily necessities needed by the clan.
"I can't promise you right now, but I can take you to see the high priest. You can discuss the specific conditions with the high priest!"
Yang Qingyuan knew that this was the upper limit of what Ouye could do, so he raised his hands and thanked, "Thank you, brother Ouye!"
Ou Ye waved his hand, "You're welcome, you are the Sword Master Zhanlu, and you should be a distinguished guest of my Guyue clan."
Yang Qingyuan still underestimated Zhanlu's status in the hearts of the Guyue people and the swordsmiths.
Zhan Lu is the one who always dominates the list of divine weapons.
The top of the list of divine swords in Tianji Tower is undoubtedly Xia Yu Xuanyuan Jianwai, which represents humanity and the holy way.
As long as Zhanlu, who represents the way of heaven and benevolence, appears in this world, he will not fall out of the top three on the list of divine weapons.
For the Guyue people, Zhanlu is more than just a sword, it is more like a tribal totem token.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! As the master recognized by Zhanlu, Yang Qingyuan is also unusual for the Guyue people.
Under the leadership of Ou Ye, Yang Qingyuan came to an altar.
"Ou Lao, why are you here!?"
A young woman stopped Ou Ye, looked at Yang Qingyuan and Liu Wangshu behind him and asked.
"Who are these two?!"
Ou Ye did not explain that although the high priest was the chief of the Presbyterian Council, the contemporary Ou Ye, the first swordsmith of the Ancient Yue people, was also the second in command of the Presbyterian Council.
A young priest is not qualified to question him yet.
"I want to see the high priest!"
The young priestess bowed to Ouye and then said, "Please come with me, Mr. Ou."
The young priest took the three of them to a nearby reception room, "Ou, please wait a moment, I'll go and report to the high priest!"
This young priestess is only twenty years old, but she has already reached the level of the Seven Meridians. Such martial arts skills are unparalleled in the world.
By the way, it’s not just the priestess, the old man Ou Ye is also a warrior in the Dongxuan Realm. Although the ancient qi refining method inherited by the ancient Yue people has a unique breath-condensing effect, the qi and blood cannot hide from Yang Qingyuan’s qi machine.
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Ou Ye is over seventy years old, but he still doesn't show signs of qi and blood decay. This is obviously the realm of Dongxuan.
And judging from Ou Ye's attitude just now, this high priest must be in the Cave Mystic Realm again.
However, the Ancient Yue people are numerous after all. There are more than 100,000 people in Yuezhou and Minzhou, and they have a very high reputation among the Yues in the southeast. They are the leaders of all Yues. It is reasonable to have two Dongxuan.
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Not long after, an old woman came out, and Yang Qingyuan could tell at the first glance that she was in another cave-mysterious realm.
"Old blacksmith, if you don't work hard at home, why do you come to my place?!"
"Do you think I rarely see you?! Isn't there a guest here?! Otherwise, I wouldn't come to this lousy place like yours."
Yang Qingyuan looked at the two people who were arguing with each other. It seemed like they were having an affair!?
"Are these two your distinguished guests?!" The old woman looked at Yang Qingyuan and Liu Wangshu and asked.
"This is the Minister of Dali Temple of Zhou Ting, Yuezhou... Yuezhou..."
Ou Ye and Ou Zhao were indeed masters and apprentices, even Caton was in the same place.
"The Yuezhou deposed envoy, Yang Qingyuan!"
In desperation, Yang Qingyuan could only add it himself!
When she heard that it was someone from the imperial court, the old woman's expression changed slightly.
Ou Ye also knew that the high priest's attitude towards the court was not good, so he immediately said: "He is not only an official of the court, but also the master of Zhanlu Sword!"
As soon as he said this, the old woman's expression returned to normal, "I thought you had changed your gender, but it turned out to be Master Zhanlu in front of you! Disrespectful!"
Then the old woman looked at Yang Qingyuan and Liu Wangshu carefully and said, "As expected of the Sword Master Zhanlu, he entered the realm of Dongxuan at a young age and has embarrassed many heroes and famous masters?!"
"You're welcome, the high priest. The Guyue clan, a clan with dual cave mysteries, is not weak at all!"
After hearing this, the old woman waved her hand, "We just took advantage of the timing and broke through the shackles and entered the Dongxuan Realm two years ago. Otherwise, we will be trapped in Yuanhua for the rest of our lives!"
Ou Ye was unhappy when he heard this, "That's you, I broke through to the Cave Mystic Realm three months earlier than you!"
"Okay! Okay! Okay! You're awesome!"
Yang Qingyuan felt more and more that there was something fishy between the two old men and women, otherwise why would his tone be so doting?!
"Alright! Let's get down to business. Master Yang is here to ask us about the ancient Yue tribe's illusion technique of communicating with the underworld. I don't understand this either?! You should talk to Master Yang about it!"
When the ancient Yue tribe's illusions were mentioned, the high priest's face became serious.
"Master Yang, I don't know what you want to ask?!"
"That's right, High Priest, a few days ago, one of my army from the Great Zhou Dynasty encountered Yin soldiers taking advantage of the passage near Songyang County! After checking with many parties, I heard that this was an illusion of the Ancient Yue people.
That’s why I came here.”
"What Mr. Yang just said is indeed like my Gu Yue's illusion!"
The high priest is the leader in charge of the Guyue tribe, and his political sensitivity is much higher than that of Ouye, an old blacksmith!
Someone used Gu Yue's magic to attack the imperial army's liberation army.
Although Yang Qingyuan did not say that this army was for escort or something, the only thing that could make the imperial army go out was ordnance and food.
No matter which one it is, it is a major crime to exterminate the Yi family, and the Guyue people have now become suspects for this crime.
Zhou Ting was dissatisfied with the ancient Yue people for a long time. He refused to obey the king's rule and did not obey government orders.
But it was because the Guyue people usually kept to themselves and never caused any big troubles. Moreover, they were the clan that guarded the tomb of the ancient Holy Emperor Yu and had a great reputation, so Zhou Ting turned a blind eye.
Now, doesn't this incident give Zhou Ting an excuse to take action against the Guyue people?
"Master Yang, our Guyue clan is completely unaware of this matter! Someone must be using this illusion to frame our Guyue clan!"
Now it is too late to deny that this is not an illusion of the Guyue tribe! Yang Qingyuan can only make Yang Qingyuan believe that this matter has nothing to do with the Guyue tribe.
Although the Guyue tribe has a population of hundreds of thousands and two Dongxuan, such a force is nothing more than an ant in front of the imperial court.
The Shenwu Army came here and crushed them instantly, leaving no room for fighting back.
"High Priest, don't worry. I didn't say that the Guyue tribe was the real culprits in attacking the liberation army. I just want to ask if this illusion is unique to the Guyue tribe. Who else besides the Guyue tribe might be able to do it?!
Or in other words, what enemies do the Guyue people have?!"
After the high priest was silent for a moment, he said, "The Guyue tribe does have an enemy who is also good at illusion! He was once also a Guyue tribe!"
"oh?!"
"I wonder if Mr. Yang has ever heard of a rebellion in twenty-five years!?"
How could Yang Qingyuan, a walking Hanlin Academy, not know this?!
"What the high priest was talking about was the rebellion of the Yue people in the southwest back then!?"
"Exactly!"
Twenty-five years ago, when Taizu killed Lan Hu and quelled the Mingjiao rebellion, Zhou fell into a relatively weak state by scraping bones and treating poison.
The weak Zhou Dynasty also gave opportunities to careerists.
Among the Baiyue tribes in the southwest, there was a man who held high a banner and called himself the King of Baiyue. He summoned many people from the Yue tribe in the south and established a country of his own, known as the Yue Kingdom.
At that time, the Yue people in the southwest and some of the Yue people in the southeast responded one after another with great momentum.
But unfortunately, he met the Duke of Guizhou of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Prince Zhaojingmu of Qianning.
Although the King of Baiyue had 300,000 soldiers under his command, he failed to realize his ambition.
He faced Zhou's famous generals, Duke Mu of Guizhou and Duke Fu of Ying.
Faced with the flanking attack of the two famous founding generals, King Baiyue had no power to fight back.
So the King of Baiyue began to absorb the power of various tribes and set his sights on the Guyue tribe.
Although the Guyue people are one of the Baiyue people, they are the descendants of the Emperor's family with their roots in the Miao Dynasty. They have guarded the tomb of the Holy Emperor Dayu for generations and are unwilling to participate in this kind of struggle.
So he rejected the request of King Baiyue.
Furthermore, the Guyue tribe had a very high prestige among the Southeastern Yues, and their refusal caused the Southeastern Yues to reject the offer of King Baiyue one after another.
The King of Baiyue, who could not get any strength replenishment, was finally defeated by the Duke of Guizhou and the Duke of Ying, and was defeated and died.
All the Yue in the southwest were almost wiped out in this battle.
However, the whereabouts of Baiyue's son, the former crown prince of Baiyue Kingdom, are unknown.
"The prince of Baiyue Kingdom?!" Yang Qingyuan couldn't help but murmur, this character feels so familiar!
"Yes! He is the legitimate son of the King of Baiyue, and he is a king, but he is extremely talented and proficient in Baiyue witchcraft. He is also called the Red Eyebrow Dragon Snake, or the Red Eyebrow Lord because he was born with a different appearance... His