Volume 1 Cold Front, Troubled Times Chapter 0046 The Secret of Forging
Ten days have passed, and Zhang Teng went to Nie Qingniang with the newly forged knife as agreed.
He was dressed in a black man's suit, with a black scabbard hanging around his waist, a pair of black cloth boots on his feet, and his long soft black hair was casually draped behind his back, like a descendant of a certain Dazhuang who practiced martial arts.
Today, the reason why Zhang Teng is dressed in pure black is mainly to match the black scabbard and try to lower the sense of existence of Shuangying.
In fact, the scabbard of Frost Ying is simple enough, it has not carved any ornamental patterns, nor has it been painted in other colors, let alone inlaid with gemstone pearls. The whole body is jet black and smooth, round and flat, and completely devoid of features. Even the sheath of the scabbard is wrapped in black alloy, and the whole scabbard looks like a perfect fit, both in terms of color and structure.
Due to the early departure, there were quite a few pedestrians along the way.
The handsome and handsome young appearance and the unique temperament of elegance and easy-going make Zhang Teng very eye-catching.
Of course, almost all eyes were on his appearance and dress, and the scabbard around his waist was just a casual sweep and regarded it as an ornament.
Zhang Teng was not surprised by this. Because not everyone is a discerning person, it is easy to judge the material of the scabbard at a glance, and thus guess that the scabbard contains a grade knife with iron as clay.
Due to a series of tests yesterday, Zhang Teng has confirmed that Tang Dao Shuangying is a second-grade weapon.
Therefore, there is nothing wrong with saying that it is a grade treasure knife here.
Tianyuan Continent, martial arts are respected, cheats are the foundation of the warrior's life, and weapons are the life of the warrior. So, here is not only the cheats, but also the weapons are very valuable. In particular, a second-grade weapon is already a valuable treasure in the remote town of Suining.
You don't see the three major villages of King Lin Ye, except for the core disciples of the owner's lineage, and a very small number of Junjie disciples of other families, most of them use non-grade stainless steel weapons. Therefore, not to mention that it is a second-grade treasure knife like Shuangying, even a first-grade treasure knife will make other people's eyes hot.
As the saying goes, Baibi is not guilty, but he is guilty.
If he learned that Zhang Teng had such a valuable sword, it would definitely make many people have bad thoughts and covet it.
Zhang Teng took great pains to change his usual outfit for the sake of this, to divert his attention, to make Shuangying pay less attention and save trouble.
Of course, Zhang Teng can also hide Shuangying and secretly show it to Nie Qingniang. However, this goes against Zhang Teng's original intention of forging Shuangying, the knife is for use, not for ornamental collection. If you have a good knife and don't use it, why bother building it?
Zhang Teng has always believed that letting Shuangying reflect its own value is the greatest respect for Shuangying. Therefore, he brought Shuangying with him, not for decoration, not for showing off, but for the best use of things.
On this day, Mother-in-law Dori happened to be at home and did not go out.
After Zhang Tengli entered the door after a few thoughtful times, he stepped forward and respectfully held Shuangying to Nie Qingniang, and said, "Sister Nie, this is a knife that Yi Yun has forged recently, and I invite Sister Nie to look at it." ”
"Oh? ”
Nie Qingniang slowly stretched out her hands and took the knife from Zhang Teng's hand.
Her hands are extremely beautiful, the tips of her ten fingers are slender and white, smooth and delicate, like green and beautiful jade, which is pleasing to the eye. When these hands firmly held the jet-black scabbard, the huge color contrast made it even more dazzling and shining.
What a beautiful pair of hands!
Zhang Teng couldn't help but admire, even if he had seen it many times, now that he looked at it closely, it made people feel that what was in front of him was not a pair of hands, but two pieces of jade art carefully carved by God.
Nie Qingniang seems to be the perfect masterpiece of the heavens, and there is not a trace of flaws everywhere on her body.
She looked at the quaint ebony scabbard, looked up at Zhang Teng, and asked with some confusion: "Yi Yun, you said this is a knife, but no matter how you look at this scabbard, it looks like it is a sword?"
Zhang Teng seemed to have expected her to say this, he smiled and said, "It's a knife, Sister Nie will know it when she pulls it out and looks at it." ”
"Oh, I've never seen a knife like this. Nie Qingniang said as she slowly pulled out the frost in the sheath as she said.
I saw that the cold light emanated from the exposed blade, and as the blade continued to be revealed, it became more and more prosperous, and even dazzling, making people unable to open their eyes.
"Zheng!"
With a soft groan, the long knife came out of its scabbard completely, revealing its full face. At this moment, the temperature of the whole house began to drop sharply, making people feel as if they were gradually in the cold of winter, and they felt more and more cold.
"Good knives!"
When Nie Qingniang pulled out Shuangying completely, together with the Duoli mother-in-law on the side, they couldn't help but praise in unison.
The knife in front of him, the blade exudes bursts of frost and cold, circulating a brilliance like frost flowers, the surface is covered with frost white knife lines, the knife lines are like thousands of miles of snow-capped mountains and ice peaks, steep and precipitous, majestic and magnificent, with a unique sense of beauty.
This quality alone has made Nie Qingniang fall for it, and her eyes are full of amazement and appreciation.
She gently stroked the blade of the knife with her hand, carefully observing every texture on the blade, and her face was full of joy with a smile.
For a long time, Nie Qingniang seemed to think of something, and her smile gradually faded, with a slight trace of regret.
Zhang Teng had been paying attention to her every expression, and seeing that she looked a little regretful, he thought that there was something flawed in Shuangying, and immediately asked nervously: "Sister Nie, is there anything wrong with this knife?" Yiyun's forging skills are limited, if there are any shortcomings, I hope Sister Nie will correct them!"
"Nope. Nie Qingniang shook her head, she smiled again, and asked softly, "Yiyun, did you have a name for this knife?"
Zhang Teng nodded and said, "Yes, it's called Shuangying." ”
"Frost Reflection, Frost Reflection...... Well, that's a good name, and it's apt. Nie Qingniang said with a smile, "Although I have a shallow understanding of swords, I have never seen any flaws in this frost reflection. If there is really a little bit of it, it is also because of its material limitations, and it is difficult to continue to go further. However, Yi Yun, you have done a good job, this knife is very good, it even breaks through the limitations of the material itself, and achieves perfection. This knife is not only in excellent condition, but also of high quality, and the grade is only afraid that it has been promoted to three grades, which can be described as a treasure. As far as I know, Han Xuantie can build second-grade weapons at most. Yi Yun, in addition to the cold Xuantie, have you added some other materials to this knife?"
"Han Xuantie can actually forge a third-grade weapon? Mother-in-law Duoli looked surprised, and she said to Nie Qingniang, "Miss, can you let the old slave see, what the hell is going on?"
Nie Qingniang nodded and handed Shuangying to Granny Duoli.
As for Zhang Teng, he couldn't help but be stunned when he heard Nie Qingniang say that Shuangying was a third-grade weapon.
He asked, "Sister Nie, isn't this frost a second-grade weapon?"
Nie Qingniang shook her head and said, "Although I am not well-informed, I have also seen many high-grade weapons. This frost ying, it is indeed a three-grade weapon. Yiyun, why are you so surprised?"
When Zhang Teng heard her say this, his face turned rare red, and he said embarrassedly: "I always thought it was a second-grade weapon." ”
Nie Qingniang looked at Zhang Teng, not like a joke, and was slightly stunned: "Do you think it's a second-grade weapon?"
Zhang Teng on the side was hot and more embarrassed, Nie Qingniang couldn't help but laugh when she saw this, and set her eyes on Mother-in-law Duoli.
"Good knife! Good knife! Good knife! This is really a good knife!"
Mother-in-law Duoli was appreciating it and praising Shuangying.
At this time, seeing Nie Qingniang looking at herself, Mother-in-law Duoli handed the knife to Nie Qingniang with a smile, and then turned to Zhang Teng and said: "The old woman knows a little about the art of swords, Yiyun, your frost Ying, it is indeed a three-grade treasure knife, which can be described as a treasure." ”
Hearing Mother-in-law Duoli say this, Zhang Teng was very surprised, and said: "Mother-in-law Duoli, do you still know how to use swords? Is Shuangying really a three-grade treasure knife? Or is it a treasure? By the way, how did Mother-in-law see it?"
Mother-in-law Duoli smiled but did not speak, her eyes looked at Nie Qingniang, Nie Qingniang nodded at her, and then she said slowly to Zhang Teng:
"Yi Yun, I guess you've also heard that Miss and I are from Yunjing. To tell you the truth, my mother-in-law's father was a craftsman during his lifetime, and he dabbled in sword forging and sword-making. I have been exposed to my wife since I was a child, and I learned some fur from my father. Although he can't forge a sword, he can still do it a little bit. Your main attribute is Frost, which can freeze the things it cuts and cause a stiffening effect on the characters. It has a secondary attribute of ice wound, and the knife wind is cold, even if the blade does not directly touch the object, its extremely cold knife wind will invade it, causing additional damage to it. Another sub-attribute is Sharp. The knife itself is extremely sharp, sharpening iron like clay, and blowing hair can be broken. If the aura is infused again, the blade will become sharper, and it will easily produce an invisible blade, doubling the lethality. Moreover, the higher the cultivation of the person who uses the knife, the purer the aura, and the farther and larger the killing distance of the knife, which can be described as broken gold and jade, and it is indestructible. ”
Then, she asked with a puzzled expression, "Yi Yun, did you really use only Han Xuantie to forge this knife?" ”
Mother-in-law's explanation made Zhang Teng convinced. In response to her question, Zhang Teng immediately thought of the black dagger in his arms.
Zhang Teng secretly guessed that maybe it was at that time that he borrowed the strange pattern engraved on the black dagger and put it on the handle of Shuangying, so that Shuangying had such a secondary attribute as Ruimang.
Do you want to tell Granny Dori about this?
Zhang Teng hesitated again and again, but finally decided to keep it a secret for the time being and tell her later.
Because of the performance of Nie Qingniang and Mother-in-law Duoli, Zhang Teng felt that although he was familiar with the two, there were still many things he didn't know about them. Obviously, the two of them are hiding a lot about themselves. Perhaps, they had a last resort, so they didn't tell him.
Of course, there is nothing wrong with this, and he is not dissatisfied.
In the final analysis, it is because they are not related to them, and the two have not trusted him to a certain extent. In this case, he should have reservations. It's a good thing for him and for them.
Thinking about this, Zhang Teng nodded and replied to Granny Duoli's words: "Yes, Granny Duoli, I only used Han Xuantie from beginning to end. ”
got Zhang Teng's affirmative answer, and Granny Duoli still didn't believe it.
Nie Qingniang seemed to see her thoughts, and shook her head at her, but Mother-in-law Duoli had no choice but to give up and did not continue to ask.
At this time, Nie Qingniang put Shuangying into the scabbard, handed it to Zhang Teng, and instructed him with a solemn face: "Yiyun, Shuangying is a 10,000-gold treasure knife, which is not an ordinary three-grade weapon comparable, precious and abnormal, and priceless. In the future, do not show it to others, and do not buy or sell it into the hands of others. Do you remember what I said today?"
Zhang Teng put Shuangying away, nodded and admitted: "Well, Baibi is not guilty, he is guilty, Yi Yun remembers." ”
Nie Qingniang listened to his words, suddenly frowned, and asked, "Baibi is not guilty, but he is guilty?" Yi Yun: Where did you hear that? I've never heard of it, and I've never seen it in a book. ”
Zhang Teng was stunned for a moment, and then said vaguely: "Uh...... I have a feeling by chance, just say it casually, Sister Nie doesn't have to dig too deep. ”
Hearing him say this, Nie Qingniang was relieved and said with a smile: "I see." I thought it was some kind of allusion, but I didn't hear it. If you have this realization, I will be relieved. By the way, Yi Yun, you're twelve years old now, what are your plans for the future?"
She looked at Zhang Teng quietly, very curious about his answer.
Mother-in-law Duoli turned her head to look at Nie Qingniang, as if she had guessed something, and then looked back at Zhang Teng, standing aside and laughing without saying a word.
At this time, she was also very curious, how does a talented and maverick little guy like Zhang Teng think about the future, and what are his plans?