In the back mountain of the North Styx Mountain, there is a place where few people go, where the yin wind howls angrily, and countless fierce sword qi rises from the ground, scurrying everywhere. It is filled with countless swords that have been discarded by their masters, and at a glance there are about tens of thousands, which seem to look like the grave of the sword. Either the sword has only one section left, or the hilt is missing, and after decades of rain moistening and the light has not diminished, it is not ordinary at a glance.

This place is called the North Stygian Mountain Sword Shrine. The martial arts practitioners in the world all admired Li Canghai in the North Styx Mountain, so many people came to challenge or give advice, and the defeated had to leave their swords and throw them into the sword mound and not take them away. Over time, that's why there are so many abandoned swords. There are also some well-preserved swords in the sword mound, after the vicissitudes of life but more aura, this is a good sword coveted by practitioners in the martial arts rivers and lakes, it is said that the grasshopper in the world's top ten famous swords is also here, it is Li Canghai when he was young and a young swordsman of the Great Liang Kingdom when he was young, but he himself stayed here.

Although Li Canghai has rarely made a move in recent years, the three disciples under him are replacing him to fight with the cultivators who use swords in the world, and those with ordinary qualifications can't even enter the gate of the North Styx Mountain, so they are sent away by other disciples.

At this moment, in the sword mound of the North Styx Mountain, there is a man in his early twenties, who is sitting next to a half-cut sword body in a daze, looking at the quaint lines on the sword body. Beside him, there was a man of the same age, but I don't know whether it was a man or a woman, he was very handsome, but he was slightly chubby, and he was knitting clothes with needlework and thread, and looked at the man from time to time.

The sword mound in the North Stygian Mountain is a place of yearning for those who use swords in the world. But only the disciples of the North Stygian Mountain know that there is a dangerous place in the sword mound, called Fangcun Valley, which means that the world is big, but it is only between square inches. There are only a few dozen swords stuck in the valley on the cliffs, and when the sky is clear, the light reaches into the sky, and the scorching sun is not afraid of half a minute. The owners of these swords, any of them are well-known peerless masters, but they were defeated by the North Stygian Mountain, and regretfully left the swords.

For the disciples of the North Styx Mountain, if they want to leave the North Styx Mountain to go to the world to practice, they must stay in the sword shrine for three days, and always be wary of the surrounding sword qi. But the dozens of swords in Fang Cun Valley, for so many years, only a few inner disciples of the Northern Stygian Mountain have taken them away, and even those few swords on the top of the cliff have never been seen by ordinary people.

The fierce sword qi in Fangcun Valley was dense, and every time he took a step inside, he would suffer the impact of greater heaven and earth aura. But in this dangerous place, there were two men and women with a smug expression, as if they didn't care about the fierce sword qi at all.

This man's name is Ruan Xu, the second disciple of Li Canghai, the master of the Pavilion of the Northern Stygian Mountain, the second senior brother who has been admired by many kendo practitioners, and has superb swordsmanship, and can travel to dangerous places in the world. For him, only by practicing between the sword mounds can he achieve a true sense of intent with the sword. It's just that the wasteland between the sword mounds is lifeless, and as long as there is a little greenery, it will definitely be cut off by the fierce sword intent. Staying in between for decades, ordinary people will definitely be driven crazy, but Ruan Xu is in a resolute state of mind and practices day after day.

Next to Ruan Xu was his sword boy, named Wang Dongyang. is like a scholar who reads, assisting Ruan Xu's cultivation and doing some chores for him. Since Ruan Xu decided to practice in the sword mound, he has been responsible for delivering water and food to him, and he has been uninterrupted for decades, even if it is windy and rainy, he is still on time. What's even more amazing is that Wang Dongyang seems to be just a mortal, and he doesn't have any martial arts cultivation realm, but he has never been injured by any sword qi when he goes back and forth to the sword mound, and the disciples of the Northern Styx Mountain are guessing that he must have a treasure on his body.

Ruan Xu looked at the sword body and forgot to eat for a while, Wang Dongyang opened his mouth and said: "The surname Ruan, you still have half a pillar of incense, if you haven't finished eating the food in the basket, you can wait for me to come back tomorrow!"

Maybe he understood Wang Dongyang's temperament, after hearing her words, Ruan Xu hurriedly clapped his hands and ate: "Dongyang, you said that you are a girl, and it is not okay to dress as a man every day, otherwise you will not be able to marry at that time, and you will not be able to stay with me in the sword mound for the rest of your life." ”

"Get out, I want you to take care of it! If you don't accept it, you will fight!" Wang Dongyang scolded confidently, and was very annoyed that Ruan Xu had torn his trousers again. Practicing in the Fangcun Valley of the Sword Shrine, with Ruan Xu's realm, she could easily dodge these fierce sword qi, but for some reason, the clothes on her body were often tattered, so that in addition to delivering food, she also had to sew clothes for it.

Ruan Xu heard it, but he was not angry, he seemed to be accustomed to it, and opened the vegetable basket on the ground, without guessing, he knew that it was the same three things: fried meat, water tofu, and a bowl of egg drop soup, plus a bowl of rice, which had been eaten for more than ten years, but Ruan Xu did not feel bored.

has been with Wang Dongyang since she was a child, and knows that she is not proficient in cooking. Since arriving at the Pavilion of No Return, Wang Dongyang was able to cook the food and serve it, Ruan Xu felt that it was already a great honor. It's just that sometimes there is too much salt and sometimes less water, even if the taste is not good, how dare you say it easily, otherwise no one will send him food on the North Styx Mountain.

It's not that he hasn't fought with Wang Dongyang, it's just that Ruan Xu lost extremely badly. In the beginning of winter that year, just between the square and inch valleys, Ruan Xu disliked that the food sent by Wang Dongyang was too cold and it was a little difficult to eat, so he put down his chopsticks after eating a few bites and prepared to eat hot again.

How do you know that Wang Dongyang saw that the meal had not been finished, he suddenly stood up and stood motionless in the valley, dozens of swords on the cliff made a clear sound, and before Ruan Xu could make a move, a sword rushed over from the cliff with a thunderous momentum, just as Ruan Xu stabilized his mind and was about to fight back, he found that another sword on the cliff broke free from the shackles, mixed with Haoran righteousness and flew over. The two swords came from one left and one right, if it weren't for Ruan Xu's understanding of the meaning of the sea, and relying on his own heaven and earth aura, he just scratched some cloth shirts and dodged this blow, otherwise he would definitely be killed or injured.

Before he could catch his breath, the third sword on the cliff began to move, and Ruan Xu ran away without looking back with egg drop soup after seeing it. So every time Wang Dongyang talked about fighting, Ruan Xu always looked at the dozens of swords above his head and shook his head: "Dongyang, the food you cook is really getting better and better." After that, taking advantage of Wang Dongyang's inattention, he quietly spit out the unmelted salt beside him and drank a large mouthful of egg drop soup.

Wang Dongyang was carefully sewing clothes, and when he heard Ruan Xu praising himself, he couldn't help but smile happily: "No, the trousers have been sewn, you can try it quickly." ”

Ruan Xu took it and looked at it, and found that the two trouser legs were sewn together, and couldn't help but smile bitterly. In a blink of an eye, he put on a happy smile, and took advantage of Wang Dongyang's good mood, changed the topic and asked, "I heard that my master recently accepted a new little apprentice, how is it, how is his skill?"

Wang Dongyang thought for a while and explained: "I heard that I entered synaesthesia in two months, entered Juling in March, and entered Qiyuan in May. However, your master said that if you don't reach the realm of Hedao, you can't enter the Sword Pavilion of the North Styx Mountain. ”

Ruan Xu couldn't help but shake his head when he heard that the newly accepted junior disciple was so powerful: "Master lied, I let me enter the Sword Pavilion before I reached the realm of Hedao." Hey, the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, which is really terrifying. We ordinary people advance to the sky, and we can't imagine that it is as simple as drinking egg drop soup, and there is no need to prepare anything at all. ”

Wang Dongyang didn't seem to be interested in the new junior brother, and said to Ruan Xu: "Your master asked me to give you a message, there is an old apprentice, at the age of eleven, condensed the empty mountain and Danhai, has entered the realm of synaesthesia, and will come to the Fangcun Valley to get things in the future, if you have almost comprehended the meaning of the sea, go out to practice, so as not to be beaten up when you get the time and lose the face of the North Styx Mountain." ”

Ruan Xu lowered his head and pondered, and suddenly laughed out loud: "Haha, the realm of synaesthesia is still the empty mountain and Danhai condensed the day after tomorrow, why should such people be afraid?"

After Ruan Xu finished speaking, he realized that Wang Dongyang was gone, and even the three things in the vegetable basket had been taken away. Ruan Xu cried wolf howl in Fangcun Valley: "Wang Dongyang, I haven't eaten yet......"