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Cold ice can't break the water, and dead wood can meet spring again.

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The soldiers under the city gate were the same people they met outside Gangneung City, and it seemed that it was not so easy to leave Gangneung City.

This is not outside Gangneung City, there are no young heroes who rescued me before, there are just more guards. If we fight so rashly, even if we can barely defeat the soldiers under the city gate, there will still be a steady stream of people to stop us, and even if we have wings, we will not be able to fly out. So now it's time to stand still and wait and see what happens.

The blacksmith and I walked on the way back.

"I say less, no... Cheng Yin, it's better for the two of us to rush out of this Jiangling City together, you can rest assured, I will do my best to protect you. The blacksmith said as he waved the Celestial Dragon Spear in his hand.

"Thou shalt not be reckless." I immediately rejected his idea: "You also know that the news of Liu Xuande's troops going south is already well known, and the current Jiangling City must be heavily guarded, if we break through rashly like this, let alone rush out of this Jiangling City, we won't even be able to touch the city gate." ”

"How good is that," the blacksmith stopped, waving his spear.

"Your spear is extraordinary. Did you build it yourself? I asked.

"How can I have this ability, I'm not afraid of your jokes, this spear was also given to me by others." The blacksmith laughed innocently.

"Oh, how could someone give you such a good blade? Then you must have helped this person. I speculated.

"You're wrong this time, it's really interesting to talk about this Celestial Dragon Gun. On that day, I was wandering around the city market and saw a weak scholar selling calligraphy and paintings on the street. I'm a blacksmith, I don't know any poetry and songs, and I can't dance and write. For these calligraphy and paintings, I have no interest at all. The blacksmith laughed again.

"Then what does this have to do with the Celestial Dragon Spear in your hand?" I'm anxious to know why.

"Don't be in a hurry, listen to me slowly." The blacksmith continued: "I was not in a hurry to get there, so I looked around. It's not strange that you say it's strange, I looked at the scholar's calligraphy and painting stall, and it was not unusual that there was such a spear in the middle of those calligraphy and paintings. I saw that the weak scholar must not be a martial arts student, but in the middle of his calligraphy and paintings, why there are such blades, I stepped forward to take a closer look. Of course, I can't understand this calligraphy and painting. But I do know a thing or two about this blade. Look—" said the blacksmith as he raised the Celestial Dragon Spear in his hand and handed it to me.

"Look at this Tianlong spear, it is completely natural, and the head of this spear is made of dark iron at a glance, not to mention the kung fu of forging, it is not easy to find such a piece of dark iron. The body of the spear must be made of fine wood and matched with wonderful carving, and the carved dragon is lifelike. Imposing. The wood is pliable and soft. This spear is really rare in the world, but why did it appear in it? It's puzzling. ”

The blacksmith was right, this spear was really different. "Then did you ask this scholar why there are such rare spears in his calligraphy and painting stall?" I urged the blacksmith to continue.

"That's nature." The blacksmith seemed a little proud: "I went up to ask the scholar why there was such a good spear here, but the scholar ignored me, just cared about the calligraphy and painting in his hand, and looked at it for a long time. Impatient, I took the zigzag from his hand and put it behind me. ”

"What happened?" It seems that this story is much more exciting than I thought.

Later, the scholar still ignored it, took out another calligraphy and painting, and looked at it again. I was so angry that I threw all the calligraphy and paintings he had on the floor. I thought I should have replied to me now. But you said that the book was angry, but it was not angry. He actually cleaned up and ignored me for half a minute. I cried out, 'What do you mean by this, that you don't take me seriously?' At this shout, the scholar finally answered. I only sell some calligraphy and paintings here, but the intention of the strong man is not in calligraphy and painting, but in the blade. What good is it to talk more to me? ’”

"You've been talking for a long time, and you haven't explained why this blade is in your hand?" The more I listened, the more confused I became.

When I saw the scholar reply, I was a little deflated. Said: "Although I don't know how to write and paint, I don't want to embarrass you. It's just that you don't pay attention to it, and your heart is depressed, so you flip through the calligraphy and painting, and if you offend something, please bear with it. The scholar was not angry, but smiled and said, "Since the strong man has this gun in his heart, it is better to give it to you and take it." I was astonished, 'This is not my sword, and I must not take anything from another.' Although I don't study poetry, I can understand the reasoning of others, but I still understand it. The scholar waved his hand and said, "It's okay, I'm just a scholar, what's the use of this blade, a strong man is indeed a person who learns martial arts, and swords and blades are all things that he carries with him, and if this gun is given to a strong man, it deserves its name." Take it, take it. The scholar ignored me, packed up, and left. I'll keep this gun with me. If you see him again, you will return the gun to him. ”

"And where is he now?" I asked rhetorically.

The blacksmith was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to answer.

"It's... I... I think this person must still be in Jingzhou, and we will definitely meet again. It took the blacksmith half a day to say this.

"Jingzhou, do you know how big this Jingzhou is, the seven counties of Jingzhou, it is really difficult to find the scholar you said here." I glanced at the blacksmith, but he didn't seem to pay any attention to what I said.

"I don't think so, I will definitely be able to find that weak scholar and return this gun to him." The blacksmith is still stubborn.

Seeing the blacksmith's expression, I didn't say anything more.

However, the seven counties of Jingzhou also seem to have heroes and heroes that I am not familiar with.

Just as we were approaching the blacksmith's shop, the street suddenly became noisy again, but this time it was not a loud crowd, but the sound of fierce fighting, and I couldn't help but speed up the pace of my feet, and I saw a man gesturing with a group of soldiers. This figure is so familiar.

Jingzhou, it is generally believed that during the Eastern Han Dynasty, Jingzhou originally governed seven counties: Nanyang County, Nan County, Jiangxia County, Lingling County, Guiyang County, Wuling County, Changsha County, after the Battle of Chibi, the seven counties of Jingzhou that the soldiers must fight for were divided by Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and Sun Quan, Cao Cao occupied the largest Nanyang County in the north of Jingzhou, Sun Quan got Jiangxia County and Nan County, and Liu Bei got four counties in the south of Jingzhou (Changsha, Lingling, Guiyang, Wuling). Liu Bei's troops were not conducive to development, so he proposed to Sun Quan twice to borrow Jingzhou's Nanjun, and Dongwu Lusu persuaded Sun Quan to temporarily lend Nanjun to Liu Bei, so Liu Bei had five counties in Jingzhou (Nanjun, Changsha, Lingling, Guiyang, and Wuling)

------ Baidu Encyclopedia

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