Although I have to admit that Jiang Yichen's words are reasonable and even tell the truth.
However, as the master's only beginning and closed disciple, Chu Shangu has always had the consciousness: No matter when or where, he must never let his master lose face. If he loses it, he must pick it up immediately.
So, he defended: "Master loves his wife, so he gives in to her in everything. In fact, in front of outsiders, Master's wife has always followed Master, and she always said that it is because of Master that she can go wherever she wants.
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Jiang Yichen just listened with a smile, and finally praised: "Master Ling is such a wonderful person!"
"Of course." Chu Shangu was very sure and proud. He always thought that his master was great. Most of the reason was that he admired his ability to marry a wife as beautiful as his master who could manage the housework in an orderly manner.
As if recalling interesting things from the past, the boss and the gentleman actually started to chuckle. They were calm for a while, then after thinking about it, they laughed again for a while.
Laughing so hard that Jiang Yichen almost got goosebumps, he said: "During the war in Zhongzhou, we once hid in Tibet in the middle of the rain for several days. I caught the wind and cold and had a high fever. I felt weak and lacked energy. Every time I changed the hiding place,
I could only be carried around by Master every time, but every time I woke up, the first thing I saw was that Master was taking care of me. At that time, I asked Master a question in front of Master."
"What's the problem?" Jiang Yichen replied knowingly.
Chu Shangu said: "I asked Master, where can I abduct a daughter-in-law like Master Niang?"
Jiang Yichen praised: "Wonderful! I can't believe that Brother Chu was so witty back then! This move not only compliments your wife, but also praises your master for his good taste. The best thing is that it can make your master angry, but he doesn't
I dare to knock you on the head at this time."
Chu Shangu ignored the sarcasm in Jiang Yichen's words and smiled to himself: "Yes, when the master heard me say this, he was confused for a long time. The master's wife covered her mouth and laughed for a long time, waiting for the master to finally reply.
When I came to my senses and wanted to teach me a lesson, I was scared away by Master’s wife’s glare. However, at that time, neither Master nor Master’s wife had the intention to tell me that answer.”
Jiang Yichen contacted what Chu Shangu had said before and said: "They have returned to the mountains and forests, so they have cut off their past. It is fate to meet you and accept you as their disciple. Naturally, I don't want you to cut off the past with them again."
There is involvement."
Chu Shangu laughed at himself: "My mind is indeed not as fast as yours. After my master's wife left, it would not make much sense for us master and apprentice to live in the town anymore. Master took me to the mountains outside Jiangmen Town.
I recalled my previous life outside Nanhe Town. It was only then that I recalled the scene back then, and slowly figured out why my wife was only smiling and my master was only angry, and both of them did not answer my questions in a tacit understanding.
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Jiang Yichen said: "The two elders just want to live a good life and no longer want to get involved in the world."
"That's right." A wry smile appeared on Chu Shangu's face, "The two elders are keeping company in the sky, but they have successfully stayed away from the world. The words they left for me before leaving seemed to hope that I would not disturb them."
"My wife told me not to accompany Master, that bad old man, and to go out for a walk. Master was more direct. When he was still alive, he would drive me away from time to time. When he was dying, he specifically told me that I must
When you go to other places to travel more, you should think of it as a way to continue the inheritance of the master's swordsmanship."
Jiang Yichen's heart moved slightly, as if he saw his parents, Yinniang and himself in the different deeds of others.
You don't need to think too much to understand the intention of Master Chu Shangu and his wife.
Their original thoughts were similar to those of his parents, both of whom wanted to escape from the world.
Later, he saw the changes in the situation in the world from the chaos outside the barbarians, and made the same choice as Yinniang.
Let the younger generation take the initiative to integrate into the world, whether it is to see more of the world or to live more clearly. In short, we do not want the younger generation to die in confusion in a disaster that is foreseeable but does not know when it will come again, and live in vain.
Thinking of living a more clear and transparent life, Jiang Yichen thought about it again and again, and decided to tell Chu Shangu directly, saying: "The white cloth wrapped on your knife is really special. As far as I know, Zhongzhou can spin
This Bai Ling only has one Shuiyuefang."
"And Shuiyuefang is affiliated to Huanyue Palace. If we look at the white silk as a weapon, its grade is naturally high or not. Therefore, Master Ling was probably an important member of Huanyue Palace."
"A few months ago, Huanyue Palace was still a member of the Kyushu Alliance. On weekdays, the behavior was relatively decent, but people's hearts are unpredictable. Although times have changed, you and I still don't know what happened back then. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, in the future
Unless one's life is at stake, the Major General will still use Bai Ling to do his bidding."
Phantom Moon Palace?
Chu Shangu's fingertips ran across the white cloth, whose surface had turned yellow but was still not rough to the touch. It seemed difficult to associate the gentle and approachable wife with the name of this strange and slightly lonely gang.
He understood Jiang Yichen's intention, and after making a preliminary decision on how to handle himself if he had to interact with Huanyue Palace in the future, he solemnly said thank you.
"As for this sword... its current name is Han Jiang."
After being speechless for a long time, Chu Shangu spoke.
Current name?
Before Jiang Yichen could think about the details, Chu Shangu continued: "The martial arts and sword skills taught to me by Master are called "Aohan Jue"."
"Ao Xue Han Mei blooms alone, well, it's a good name." Jiang Yichen commented casually. He wanted to say that it's no wonder that your sword intention always feels a bit desolate and lonely, but the name of this skill sounds familiar.
It still seemed a bit familiar, and suddenly I got excited and sat up straight. I couldn't stare, but my mouth was open wide enough to hold a duck egg!
He failed to pour any air-conditioning into his mouth. Instead, after searching for the old memories in his mind, he sighed again and again and said: "Ao, Ao, Aohan Jue? The family technique of the Fengshen in the story book?!"
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Seeing Jiang Yichen starting to doubt the world and life, Chu Shangu felt very happy.
Jiang Yichen tried his best to calm down, listened attentively to what Chu Shangu was doing, and asked, "Are you trying to make fun of me?"
Chu Shangu stroked the unnecessary beard on his chin, stopped laughing, and shook his head.
Jiang Yichen took a deep breath, calmed down, and said: "The words are based on reality, so there is nothing impossible."
Jiang Yichen quickly convinced himself, but naturally he had doubts again and said: "But the aura displayed by your sword skills is far from what is described in the storybook."
Although he read the storybook when he was on Xishan Island, his memory has been blurred a lot, but Jiang Yichen can still forget the madness that the sword technique should have, and then raised another question: "The sword is not quite right."
Ah, it shouldn’t be like this.”
"However, the sword can be re-refined." Jiang Yichen denied himself while looking for unreasonable doubts, "It's just that this kind of sword can no longer fit the original technique."
Chu Shangu watched this scene with great interest. It wasn't until Jiang Yichen's analysis gradually reached an impasse and his eyes "glared" through the black cloth that he decided to tell the whole story.
"The first time I heard the name of this technique, it was also the day when the master wanted to accept me as his disciple and teach me the sword technique."
"I also read that storybook when I was a kid, but I still couldn't think as much as you do. I was simply shocked for several days."
"If I hadn't really lost sight of my family, I would have thought I was living in a storybook."
"According to the master, this "Aohan Jue" has been passed down to him for fifty or sixty generations. As for whether it is more than fifty generations or more than sixty generations, it is impossible to determine because there seems to have been a gap in the past few generations.
In order to respect the predecessors, the descendants start counting from the sixtieth generation, and when it was passed down to me, it was the sixty-sixth generation."
"Of course, this martial art is no longer a martial art passed down from family. It is mostly a coincidence that it can be passed down by one lineage for a long time, but it is also somewhat inevitable."
"For example, in the past six generations, the inheritance of martial arts and sword skills has been worse than that of each generation. Not only is the reputation different from when it was at its peak, but it is also less famous than it was more than a hundred years ago. So and so
The inheritance has not been broken and it is already the same."
Jiang Yichen nodded silently in agreement.
"The Snow Drinking Sword that you and I have seen in our stories has been recast once, and as far as my master knows, this sword had been recast six times when it came into his hands."
"After dozens of generations of inheritance and evolution, the content of "Aohan Jue" is much more than before, and the approach is no longer as wild as before. It was in the hands of the 60th generation master that the Snow Drinking Sword became
After entering the Han River, the swordsmanship at that time began to be biased towards suppressing one's nature, being harmonious and self-defeating, and would not tear open the hideous mask that froze the surging waters until the limit of tolerance was reached."
"After more than ten or twenty years of learning Kung Fu and sword techniques, I have adapted very well. Master also said that my achievements are higher than his, but there is always a voice in the dark telling me that it is wrong to learn step by step like this."
"Master told me: There is no right or wrong in terms of Kung Fu or sword techniques. People of our past generations learn almost the same thing. I feel that I can master this set of Kung Fu and the sword techniques very well.
, but I always feel awkward for no reason, the main reason is because it’s difficult for my heart to match my sword’s will.”
"The descendants of recent generations, including my master and I, all have similar personalities. They are gentle and free-spirited, and are rarely disturbed by love, hatred, and hatred."
"But everyone is different. Just like every leaf has its own unique texture, everyone has his own unique character. No matter how free and easy the master is, it is difficult to let go of the passing of his wife. And I should have my own unique personality."
Knife intention."
"Master, my wife wants me to go out and try my best. She hopes that I can find a path that suits me and find the sword intention that truly suits my own needs."
After listening to what Chu Shangu said, Jiang Yichen already understood the source of this big brother's loneliness.
Before getting acquainted with him, the world he was exposed to could be summarized as two towns and one river. This world was too unfamiliar to him, so people felt that the sword intention was lonely.
But from now on, as this sword continues to be polished and experienced in the world, the meaning of the sword will definitely change.
Jiang Yichen is looking forward to the day we meet again!