When I saw Xue Qian, I knew that things were no longer something I could control. I'm not a great grandmaster, so there's no need to die to save face, so my first instinct is to run outside.

However, the knife was already waiting for me outside.

There was a raging fire burning outside, and he was standing by the fire. I could see his face, but I couldn't remember his appearance because his appearance was constantly changing.

It dawned on me that it was a knife, that it didn't have its own appearance, that it was imitating all the people he had ever met.

I could feel the murderous aura surging back and forth around him. I knew that if I fought him, I was afraid that in a few seconds it would be two.

So I said spinelessly, "I'm not a lustful person, I'll go first." ”

Then I was about to flee, but the shadow said faintly, "Since you have this knife, you have to compare with me." ”

I looked at the big knife in my hand and threw it on the ground.

The Shadow looked at me and sneered, "Pick up the knife." Your only chance of survival is to cut me off. ”

I looked at Xue Qian beside me. But Xue Qian's face was frightened, and he looked like he was about to run away at any time, and he couldn't help at all.

I could only bend down and pick up the knife. This action was slowed down countless times by me, and I had a thought in my heart: "It's good to pick it up slowly and live an extra second." ”

The Shadow said faintly on the other side, "It's a very simple competition. Two knives slashed fairly. You defeated me, I didn't show up again, I defeated you, you cut people off. ”

I already have a plan in my mind. Fight with evil ghosts, go is the best policy, if you can't go, then use procrastination. Delay until dawn, and you will be saved.

So I said with a bitter face, "Even if you want to die, you have to make me a ghost, right?" What's going on? ”

Unexpectedly, the Shadow happily agreed. He said, "Yes, everyone who dies should be a ghost. Although you are not a lustful person, since you took this knife in the place of that old fellow, you also have the right to know the secret of this. ”

I deliberately stalled, so I answered, "What's the secret?" I heard the old man say, 'You are a devil who has hunted them down for six hundred years......"

The Shadow sneered, "Do you believe this kind of?" ”

I smiled awkwardly and said, "Of course I don't believe it. But the old man spoke very eloquently, and seemed to mention that their Lord had sent messengers......"

The Shadow seemed reluctant to dwell too much on the issue. He said very casually: "This group of people with colored eyes back then, brave and good at fighting, not afraid of death, impassioned, how majestic. I didn't expect their children and grandchildren to fall into this step. It's muddy, pitiful and ridiculous. Looking for such a person to take revenge, but it doesn't solve the hatred at all. ”

I deliberately asked the Shadow to say more to stall for time, so I pretended to be sincere and asked, "What kind of hatred is there between you and them?" I thought you were also a lustful person, who failed to compete with the knife and committed suicide with hatred, so I came back to take revenge. But...... But ......"

Shadow sneered, "But I didn't expect that I was just a knife, right?" ”

I nodded.

Shadow said, "You've guessed at least a little bit. That day in the empty house, I showed you what I had been through. I was indeed a knife, and one of the failed attempts. ”

I thought to myself: "You're just a knife, and if you don't succeed in trying the knife, you'll recast it, as for revenge?" Anyway, it's a piece of iron, why can't you knead it? I thought about it for a while, and suddenly four words jumped into my head: "Forge a sword with a soul." ”

When I think of these four words, my mouth can't help but come out.

Shadow nodded, "Yes, you're smart. There is no feeling in killing these lustful people, and killing you is like defeating the opponent, and only then can there be the pleasure of killing. ”

I smiled bitterly, forced myself to forget that I was going to be killed after a while, and then said, "So, you are a sword soul?" ”

Shadow nodded: "Forge the knife with the soul, let the knife have a soul." What a great feat. ”

"Hundreds of years have passed, and these people have forgotten what their ancestors did, but I remember them clearly. At that time, the Ming Dynasty clan forced them to memorize the Four Books and Five Classics, learn etiquette, learn the Three Principles and Five Constants, and be loyal to the monarch and patriotism. The original idea was just for fun. ”

Later, they found that these men were tall and powerful, and seemed to be well suited to striking iron. So he found a good blacksmith and taught them this skill. I didn't expect these people to learn it as soon as they learned it, and they soon came out of the blue. Later, they worked as blacksmiths for generations, and so it was handed down. ”

"After the death of the Ming Dynasty, they built their own weapons and fought with the Eight Banners. But after all, the number of people was too small, and they suffered many losses, so they began to discuss where to get some magic weapons. It was at this time that a Taoist appeared and taught them how to forge swords with souls. ”

"They hid in the tombs, and when the yin qi was at its heaviest at night, they quietly came out, and then used the methods taught by the Taoists to capture the ghosts. When forging a sword, melt the soul into it. ”

At this point, he paused, paused to look at me, and said, "This is the sight I let you see that day, on the wall of the empty house." ”

I nodded silently and asked, "And then?" "At this point, I was motivated by pure curiosity, not just procrastinating.

The Shadow sighed and said, "After I was caught, I was also cast into the broadsword. I thought that we would go into battle to kill the enemy in the future, and it would be covered with blood. Unexpectedly, I had to test the knife. ”

I think back to when I was in the empty house, the Shadow slashed at me with a large knife in his hand, and with a loud bang, my body was about to break.

The Shadow didn't notice my distraction, and he continued, "Forge a knife with a soul, and the knife has become one with the soul. They used two soul knives to slash at each other, and one of them had to be broken first. And the broken knife, the soul of the knife will be scattered from then on. ”

Then he sneered and said, "You've already tasted that taste, haven't you?" ”

I touched my waist, and there was still a dull ache there.

The Shadow said, "I am a knife of failure. But instead of being cut off, I was cut off. The Lusters have cast me into the wilderness. My soul was tormented by that excruciating pain for many years. Later, I was picked up by General Xue, went into battle to kill the enemy, and with the nourishment of human blood, I slowly eased up. Later, the general died, and I was buried in the tomb. I couldn't get human blood, and I fell into a deep sleep. ”

The Shadow said this, and I finally understood. At the beginning, Mr. Lu didn't let this knife get bloody, I'm afraid he had already seen something. And Xue Qian and I were in the crematorium, in a hurry, I cut my arm with a big knife, which was considered to wake him up, and then in the empty house, he first sucked my blood every night, and then cut Xue Qian, and escaped.

The shadow said faintly: "Burning fire, forging thousands of times, being slashed by the blade, and abandoning the wilderness for several years. What doesn't make life worse than death? ”

I'm thinking about the pain he said. He suddenly shouted: "Those lustful people who hurt me, should they die?" ”

I was so frightened that my courage was broken, and I said blankly, "Damn, damn." ”

The shadow shouted again: "Father and son repay debts, should these descendants be killed?" ”

I only promised: "Kill, kill." ”

When I said these two words, I reacted immediately. I'm now a representative of the Semu people, and if I say they should be killed, doesn't that mean I should kill too?

Before I could change my words, the shadow said again: "Back then, all the soul swords that failed were scattered. Now, all the people who fail will be killed. Fair or unfair? ”

I looked at the big knife in my hand, although it was cold and shining, but compared to the sword soul, I am afraid it is much worse.

Xue Qian had been hovering behind me for so long, hesitating whether to run away, and at this time, he finally found out in his conscience and spoke up for me: "Do the current Semu people still know how to forge a knife with a soul?" ”

Shadow laughed, laughter filled with mockery, "Do you think these idiots still understand?" They have forgotten what their ancestors did. What's the use of leaving an empty shelf to forge a big knife for yourself? ”

Xue Qian's voice trembled: "Since Lao Zhao is holding an ordinary knife in his hand, there is no way to compare with you, this is not fair." ”

The shadow walked over step by step and said fiercely: "How can there be justice between heaven and earth? Today you must compare your sword with me. ”

Then, no longer giving me a respite, he swung his broadsword over.