Chapter 61: Qiyun Cave
In the hotel, the three of them drank the same wine, so it was not enjoyable.
At the end, Zhang Wenfeng suddenly asked, "Lord Lu Bu, if the world is in chaos, what should you do?"
The corners of Lu Bu's mouth lifted slightly, and he smiled lightly: "Heroes are born in troubled times, I will not let them!"
After speaking, Lu Bu picked up Fang Tian's halberd, laughed loudly, and turned to leave.
"This wine is a pleasure!"
Looking at Lu Bu's departing figure, Zhang Wenfeng and Cheng Xuanxiao couldn't help but flash a fine light in their eyes, this person is worth following.
Turning over and getting on his horse again, Lu Bu looked at the map and headed in the direction of Chuzhou.
Chuzhou is located in the southeast region of China, with abundant water sources and abundant materials, and has the reputation of the land of fish and rice. Rosewood, a material most suitable for shipbuilding, is abundant here, which is hard and waterproof, and has extremely high durability, so Chuzhou is also the holy land of shipbuilding in China, with the world's largest building ship.
Like Liangzhou, Chuzhou is also a coastal area, and the southeast is full of seawater, so the seafood industry is also very rich. Here, one of the five colored metals is abundant, Thunder Tin, which is used to create weapons and equipment, and will have its own lightning resistance, but because Thunder Tin is soft, it is usually fused with steel and bronze to forge.
Of course, in addition, the most famous here is Xiaoyaomen, one of the seven major sects, the sect where Xiang Wu, who was invincible in the world back then.
After passing through four passes and five county towns, LΓΌ Bu also came to Youxian, a remote county town located in the westernmost part of Chuzhou.
This county town is not big, the yellow city wall, after the carving of history, is already scarred, not big earth building, full of vicissitudes. The surrounding large mountain ranges have no woods, only moss from the years. Gusts of wind blew and blew dust all over the ground, making the county even more desolate and desolate.
Lu Bu looked at the scene of this secluded county, and was very surprised in his heart, Chuzhou is known as the land of fish and rice, and this place is so desolate that even people can't see a few, it's really weird. It's winter, and it stands to reason that even in the south, it's not so hot.
Walking into the city, it is also so desolate and desolate, there are few stalls around, and the stall owners are like castrated eggplants, lazily looking at the pedestrians on the street, and they can't hear a trace of selling. And these pedestrians are also in a hurry, not very energetic.
Looking around, Lu Bu couldn't help but open the map again and look at it, not far from Youxian is Qiyun Cave, it stands to reason that there should be many people here to do tasks or adventures, but now there is no one in the sect here, which is really a bit abnormal.
Suddenly, Lu Bu's eyes lit up, and in a blacksmith shop in front of him, the kitchen knife sold on the booth was unexpectedly exquisite.
Striding forward, Lu Bu picked up a kitchen knife casually, and took a closer look, not to mention anything else, judging from the luster and knife pattern alone, this workmanship is by no means ordinary. Lu Bu plucked one of his own hairs, put it on the blade and blew it gently, and the hair was cut into two, and its sharpness was evident.
"What a good knife. Lu Bu said to himself, even with such ordinary materials, he can still create such a delicate kitchen knife, and the level of this craftsman is absolutely extraordinary. At that moment, Lu Bu pushed the door in, only to see that in the blacksmith shop, there was no hot forging scene, only a drunk, drunken and sloppy uncle.
Seeing someone coming in, the sloppy uncle said drunkly: "Is it okay to buy a knife? 50 wen a piece, no bargaining." β
Lu Bu sighed, put Fang Tian's halberd on the platform, and said, "I don't buy a knife, I just want you to help me renovate this weapon." β
The sloppy uncle stood up, took a closer look at this Fang Tian Painting Halberd, nodded frequently, and praised: "Forged with red gold, fire copper, dark iron, supplemented by a small amount of thunder tin, it is really a divine weapon." It's just that after using it for a long time, there are cracks on it, and it really needs to be renovated. β
Lu Bu took out a bag of money, threw it on the stage, and said, "Is it enough?"
The uncle opened the money bag, and there were fifty gold coins inside, which was equivalent to 500,000 yuan, which was naturally more than enough for renovation.
"Enough. The uncle paused and said, "However, I don't have a fire refining spar, and I can't renovate this superb weapon." β
"Fire refining spar, right, I'll come when I go. Lu Bu said, picked up Fang Tian's halberd and wanted to go out, but he didn't want to be pulled by the uncle.
"Aren't you going to the Qiyun Cave?" the uncle asked.
"Exactly. β
"I advise you not to go, the Qiyun Cave has been very strange in recent years, no one who goes there can come out alive, and not only that, the climate here is also getting hotter and hotter, and the crops are gradually not growing, so look at here, what the hell has become. Uncle sighed and said.
"In that case, why don't you leave here, I believe that with your craft, you will be able to hire people with a high salary. Lu Bu couldn't help asking.
"Let me be a weapon to kill?" A trace of loneliness flashed in the uncle's eyes: "Moreover, this is the home I want to protect after all." β
Lu Bu took out a bag of wine from the package, handed it to the uncle, and said, "Taste it?"
The uncle took the wine bag, opened the stopper and sniffed it, and said, "Green plum wine, not bad." With that, he poured a few sips into his mouth and burped comfortably.
"You have such a high forging skill, I want to be a very person, tell me what is your name?" Lu Bu asked.
"I have no name and no surname, I live in Youxian, you can call me Youjiang!" the uncle shook his head.
"Alright, Craftsman. Lu Bu nodded disappreciatively and said: "People have their own aspirations, you think that weapons kill people, but I think that whether a weapon kills or not depends not on the weapon itself, but on the person who uses it." β
This sentence seemed to touch the heart of the craftsman, and he did not answer, but took a sip of wine in silence.
"Fire refining spar, right, then, I want to see what demons and monsters are in this Qiyun Cave. Lu Bu stood up, picked up Fang Tian's painting halberd, and said, "I will use this weapon to clear the haze in the Qiyun Cave, it would be a pity that such a high-grade fire refining spar could not be used by people." β
Opening the door, Lu Bu was about to take a step, when the craftsman suddenly stood up and asked, "Who are you?"
Lu Bu turned his head slightly, and said lightly: "Ziyun Mountain, Lu Bu." β
With that, he strode out of the house.
"Lu Bu......" The craftsman nodded slightly, looked at Lu Bu's departing figure, and fell into deep thought.
"Whether a weapon kills or not depends not on the weapon itself, but on the person who uses it. β
This sentence constantly echoed in the heart of the craftsman, and the knot that had always been in his heart was quietly loosened at this moment.
Walking on this desolate street again, feeling the harsh heat here, the climate here is really weird, if the frozen snow fields in the north are extremely cold places, then here, can barely be regarded as an extremely hot place!
Qiyun Cave is in a valley in the west of Youxian County, formed after the volcanic eruption thousands of years ago, although the former volcano no longer exists, but the underground lava cave is still full of hot magma, as well as countless fire smelting crystals.
In the special environment of Qiyun Cave, a kind of fire elemental spirit with a certain amount of intelligence was naturally born, which specialized in feeding on fire refining crystals, and anyone who wanted to break into the molten cave to seize the fire refining crystals would inevitably be attacked by the madness of these spirits.
However, although these spirits are tricky, fortunately, they are not very difficult to deal with, so in previous years, there were not a few fire refining crystals produced here. However, this situation came to an abrupt end one day a few years ago, and whoever entered, no matter how many, never came out. And not only that, but the climate here is getting hotter and hotter, until even the crops have withered, and since then, the area around Qiyundong, including this Youxian County, has gradually been abandoned and forgotten.
After walking a short distance, Lu Bu came to this valley, and as far as the eye could see, this valley was dark and gloomy, and it was terrifyingly quiet. The surrounding rock walls are mossy, foggy, dew dripping, and you can't see things on it clearly, which is very weird.
Continuing to move forward, suddenly, in front of me, there was a human voice, listening carefully, it seemed that there was still a quarrel.
Lu Bu had some doubts in his heart, but he didn't think much about it, whether it was a human or a ghost, just look at it.
As it continued, the voice of the dispute became clearer and clearer.
"Hey, I said Miss, I was ordered to investigate, and you said you were following to make a fuss. β
"Why can't I come, I'm sixteen years old, I have my own opinions, this investigation matters, count me in. β
"No, if your father knew that you followed me to such a dangerous place, he wouldn't scold me to death!"
"He just doesn't know if it's okay. β
"You little ghost, you know an egg, the danger of this cloud cave is beyond your imagination. You're young, so let's go and cultivate for a few years first!"
"You! How dare you look down on me!"
"I just look down on you, what's wrong. β
When the two were arguing, Lu Bu also came to them unknowingly, and then his eyes quickly swept over the two of them.
The man was dressed in sleeveless light armor, looked to be in his early twenties, strong and capable, uninhibited, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and short hair was very capable. The woman is also dressed in sleeveless light armor, looking fifteen or sixteen, delicate and lovely, with a pair of big eyes that are very smart.
Seeing that someone was coming, the two immediately stopped arguing and swept their eyes together.
With a light cough, the man stepped forward and arched his hand: "In Xia Longfei, dare to ask your name." β
Lu Bu put down Fang Tian's halberd and arched his hand: "Under Lu Bu." β
"Lu Bu?" Long Fei was taken aback and asked, "Isn't it Lu Bu, the first person in the world to know martial arts?"
"Exactly. β
"Ha! It turns out that you are Lu Bu, and I am fortunate to meet you. Long Fei was immediately in high spirits, as if he had seen a big celebrity, and he was very excited.
At this time, the girl on the side also walked over, pointed at Lu Bu's nose and asked, "You are Lu Bu?"
"I, Lu Buxing, don't change my name, sit or change my surname, what are you lying about. Lu Bu said a little speechlessly.
Suddenly, the girl came to Lu Bu, compared her height with his hand, and said with a surprised face: "Wow, I just reached his chest, you are so tall!"
Lu Bu really didn't know what to say, so he turned to Long Fei and said, "Are you here to investigate?"
"Exactly, Qiyun Cave has had frequent accidents in recent years, and no matter who goes in, there is no return, so I Long Fei is hereby ordered to come to investigate. Long Fei calmed down his excitement and asked, "I don't know what Your Excellency is here for?"
"Look for the Fire Refining Crystal. Lu Bu replied.
"The fire refining spar in this Qiyun Cave is indeed the best choice, since this is the case, it is better for us to enter the cave together, so that we can take care of it. Long Fei chuckled.
"Wait a minute, why can he go in with you, I can't. The girl standing next to her was not happy.
"Miss, I'll tell you the truth! No one knows what is in this Qiyun Cave, even if it is me, I dare not ensure my own safety. You are a daughter, how can you put yourself in danger. Long Fei sighed helplessly and said to the eldest lady.
"Hmph!" The eldest lady tilted her head, although she was still unconvinced, but she didn't continue to entangle, she walked to the side by herself, and squatted in the corner to draw circles.
"Then let's go in!" Long Fei saw that the eldest lady was finally honest, and he was also happy in his heart, so he immediately invited Lu Bu to enter the cave together.