The next day, the sun was still generously spreading on the earth, and it seemed that the continuous rainy season had left Liucheng.

Liufu, green bamboo residence, this place is Liu Fuqian's residence, the verdant green bamboo is cultivated around the courtyard, the breeze rises slightly, the bamboo leaves are flying, so not freehand. Xunchen stood quietly in front of the bamboo door of Qingzhuju, his arm raised, but he didn't dare to knock on the door.

"......Squeak" The bamboo door opened by itself, and Liu Fuqian stood behind the door, wearing long blue sleeves swaying in the wind, and the bamboo leaves embroidered on it seemed to be swinging with the wind. Liu Fuqian smiled at the corner of his mouth, and said softly: "Heh, I have felt your breath for a long time, and I have been waiting for you to knock on the door, who knew that your kid has been clubbing in front of the door, is the second uncle so terrible?"

Xun Chen lowered his head slightly, he did feel embarrassed, and at the same time, Liu Fuqian's gentle voice also slightly lowered a little nervousness, and shouted respectfully: "Second uncle." ”

Liu Fuqian staggered his body lightly and said with a smile: "Your father is not here, don't be so restrained, you will never come to me if you are fine, say, what's the matter?"

Xun Chen sat lightly on the bamboo chair, staring at the tea in front of him, he did have something, but he didn't know how to speak, so he could only replace it with silence.

Liu Fuqian smiled slightly, picked up the tea and drank it, and said with a smile: "If you don't say it, the second uncle has to guess by himself?"

Xunchen didn't look up, still staring at the tea, and nodded his head lightly.

Liu Fuqian dipped his finger in the tea, wrote a timeless "two" on the wooden table, and said: "You came to find the second uncle for two things, first, you want to know the origin of those two girls, and second, you want to know the way out of Liucheng from me." Yes and no?"

Xunchen still didn't look up, and nodded lightly. He has long been accustomed to the wisdom of his second uncle, and the second uncle knows his character very well, so it is not surprising to guess it, and sometimes he doesn't need to use too much brain to talk to the second uncle.

Liu Fuqian said this, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said, "You are embarrassed to check the origin of the girl, so you have to ask the second uncle." You know that your father won't let you out of Liucheng, and my eldest brother and I are brothers, so you still came to ask the second uncle, you kid, you really make the second uncle embarrassed. ”

When Xun Chen heard this, his face flushed slightly, his eyes still looked at the tea for a moment, and he pursed his lips and said nothing.

Seeing this, Liu Fuqian made a gesture to get up: "If you don't speak again, the second uncle will go to enjoy the bamboo." ”

"Second uncle. Liu Fuqian chuckled and looked at Xun Chen: "Huh?"

Xun Chen still lowered his head and looked at the tea, but his mouth was finally pried open, "Second uncle, in the past, you asked me why I went out and what freedom is." Perhaps, I still don't understand what freedom is, but I know why I want to go out!" Xunchen picked up the tea and drank it all, "I want to be stronger, I want to go out, because ...... I've met someone I have to protect!"

Liu Fuqian sat down lightly and said slowly: "Then do you know what the meaning of the guardian is, what the guardian needs, and what do you have?"

Xun Chen's eyes slowly lowered, silent.

Liu Fuqian glanced at him and said, "That's it, I don't want you to find an answer to fool the second uncle, you have to remember that other people's answers are always other people's answers, and you can only find your own answer if you understand it in your own heart...... Never deceive your heart. ”

After that, he took a sip of tea and said to himself: "Those two girls are from Lingshan, Lingshan is a place where people and demons coexist peacefully, but demons dominate, they came this time, one is to send a thing to the eldest brother on behalf of the lord of Lingshan, and the other is to inform the conference that it is about to begin." ”

“......”

"Before, they came all the way, and they were all protected by the second uncle, and they didn't encounter any risks, but now that they are in Liucheng, I still have a lot of things to do, and according to the tone of the eldest brother, it seems that the spirit lord intends to let them go back by themselves, so much experience. If...... If the people you want to protect are them, you might as well go to Lingshan with them......"

"......" Xun Chen was still silent, but when he heard that he was going to Lingshan together, his eyebrows were raised, and then, his eyes seemed to be filled with flames all of a sudden, and they lit up!

"Also, I can't give you how to teach you how to get out of Liucheng, but maybe there is someone who can help you think of a way. Saying that, Liu Fuqian walked to the counter, his fingers flew quickly in front of the counter, making a few runes, and suddenly, a box popped out of it, his hand was pasted in the box, and a box seemed to be stuck to his hand and hung upside down, and with a slight wave of his hand, the box flew to the wooden table.

Liu Fuqian sat down again, picked up the teapot, and poured it three feet from the teacup, without splashing water. Picking up the teacup and taking another sip, he continued: "The man was a blacksmith, a man who regarded casting as life. In this box is a piece of star iron, which happened to be made by me sitting in the meteor shower the day before yesterday, and it is the best casting material, and when you go to see him, take this piece of star iron with you, and say, 'The old man is bothering, send the casting.' Then ask him to forge the star iron into a bow and crossbow. ”

Liu Fuqian smiled lightly and said, "That idiot, he must be very happy to see Xingchen Tie, at that time, you are taking the opportunity to ask him for a way, want to come...... Seven or eight out of ten can succeed. ”

“......... Thank you, Second Uncle. The squeak of the door sounded, and Liu Fuqian quietly looked down at the tender green tea leaves in the amber tea - tumbling like duckweed, but the fragrance was shining in the ups and downs......

..............................

"This should be it. Xun Chen looked at the small room in front of him and muttered. This small house is in a remote position in Liucheng, and he is usually confined in Liufu, so even if he grew up in Liucheng, he has almost no image of this house. The decayed and collapsed walls, the brown and yellow wooden doors, and even many of the veneers have been turned out, revealing the staggered lines inside, and the top of the wooden door is carved with an equally brown sign with a "cast".

Xun Chen thought in his heart: "It's really an ordinary ......" But out of trust in the second uncle, he still knocked on the door, "Excuse me, is anyone there?"

I thought that in such a quaint store, the people inside should be bored, busy with other things or sleeping, but I didn't expect a voice to come out immediately: "Hmm...... The door is unlocked, so let's just come in. ”

Hearing this, Xun Chen pushed the door open, but the moment he pushed the door, he felt that something was indeed unusual—this door was very heavy. "Could it be that this wood is unusual? No, wood is a normal wood, is it ...... Is this wood wrapped in other substances, such as iron?So how did he put it in?Why can't it be seen from the outside?" Xun Chen asked secretly in his heart.

However, years of training have long made his strength unusual, although his arms are not visible from the outside. "Squeak-" The unusually shrill sound of the door opening. Xun Chen looked around, but saw that it was obviously daylight, but the interior of this blacksmith shop was a little dim, the oil lamp hung on the wall, the dim flame flashed with a bright light, and the wall on it was smoked black.

Under the oil lamp, a middle-aged man was sitting on a wooden chair, staring intently at a piece of paper on the wooden table, holding a ruler in his left hand and a pen in his right hand, sketching on the paper carefully, and he didn't raise his head for half a minute when he heard the sound of the door opening. When I turned my head, I saw a handful of weapons on the shelves, shining with a bright cold light under the reflection of the lights. Xun Chen has been practicing martial arts with his father for more than ten years, and he has seen a lot of weapons, which makes him secretly shocked that these weapons are actually made of 100 steel, all of which are cast from 100 steel, and whether it is a sword, a spear, or a bow and arrow, its structure and arc are just right, and the arc in the streamer has a charm that accelerates people's blood, which makes people desperately want to play with it in their hands.

Xun Chen secretly glanced at the man and found that the man was focusing on the drawing in front of him and didn't bother to pay attention to him at all. He paced to the front of those weapons and watched them one by one, from the hilt of a sword to the sword grid, then to the sword body, to admire each of its just right arcs, and then from the tip of the sword to see the hilt, the candlelight reflected in the edge of the sword The cold light was amazingly sharp, looking at its straight blood groove, imagining how thrilling it would be to fight the enemy with this sword? Appreciating a good sword is definitely a pleasure for a swordsman to enjoy.

Xun Chen silently admired in his heart, while continuing to look, found that this blacksmith shop not only has weapons, but also sells to the common people sickles and hoes and other items, but even these utensils, you can also see the intention of manufacturing, in a certain part of the handle or with cork, or with fur wrapping, these just the right position with the length of these utensils, can give full play to the strength of the user and the length of these sickles and hoes, making people feel that even these utensils used in the farmland also condense the efforts of the maker, but also a work of art。

If it weren't for the fear of disturbing the man, Xun Chen would even want to rub those swords and guns and listen to the sound of the sword. Suddenly, Xun Chen thought of something, and took off the Xuantie sword on his back, the jet-black sword was like a stick compared to these sharp swords, its blade was dull in the light of candlelight, this sword did not even have a sharp edge, and the whole sword was even much heavier than the rest of the swords.

Xun Chen silently rubbed this sword, the sword eyebrows were lowered, and the divine light in his eyes was also gently hidden, this sword was given by his father when he was ten years old. "Don't be presumptuous, this dark iron sword in your hand is also forged by me, and it is no worse than those swords. ”

The man's low voice sounded, slightly hoarse, Xun Chen turned his head, just met the man's eyes, it was a pair of brown eyes, like amber, and like coals, looking at these eyes, as if facing the orange-yellow flame, the divine light in the eyes swayed, and the flame flew gently.

Xun Chen lowered his head and looked at the sword in his hand, and said slowly: "Seniors don't have to comfort me, this sword is extremely heavy, and it has no edge, so it is not a sword that can be used in battle at all." ”

The low, hoarse voice sounded again: "I used to see you staring at these weapons so intently, and I thought you were a real swordsman, but now it seems that you are not worthy of ......"

Xun Chen once again turned his eyes to the orange-yellow flame, and said nothing, but the curvature of his eyes and face gradually sharpened, and a sense of determination slowly condensed.

"Why? If you are a real swordsman, you will get along with the sword day and night, and the sword is your best friend, how can you question your sword?"

"I didn't ask for this sword myself, and I didn't choose it carefully, but my father gave me this sword, and my father asked me to use it all day long. ”

The corners of the man's mouth showed a disdainful arc, but the orange-yellow flame in his eyes burned more vigorously, "Hmph, if you say that, then people live in the world, and there are always some friends that we do not take the initiative to find, but meet and meet because of the arrangement of fate, do you want to say that because these friends are not requested by me, I reject them, so you can not cherish them?"

Xun Chen's mind naturally appeared the moon-white figure. No...... I cherish ......

Xun Chen lowered his head slightly, the curvature of the corners of his eyes softened, and his fingers lightly swiped the body of the Xuantie sword. A soft voice sounded in the silent cabin: "Yes, the junior is wrong. ”

The man's steady footsteps rang in his ears, and his calloused fingers gently rested on the sword, then pressed down and slashed hard, the low sound of the sword whining. The man's hoarse voice sounded in his ears: "Yes, this is indeed not a sword to kill the enemy, but it is an excellent sword of enlightenment for a swordsman." ”

Xun Chen raised his head to look at the man, and saw his sparse beard, sharp wrinkles, and cold and hard cheeks. The man paused, then said, "This sword is heavier to train your arm strength, so that you can hold any sword in the future." This sword has no edge, so you can indulge you, a beginner, to wield it without fear of causing too much damage, and with a bladeless blade, you can sharpen the blade of the heart. The structure of this sword, the weight of the spine, and the length of the sword have all been carefully designed, and when you are familiar with this sword, you can quickly adapt to most swords in the world. ”

The man raised his head, stared at Xun Chen with amber eyes, and said: "This sword, just like an elder, does not have a sharp will, but it will condone your determination, cooperate with you again and again, polish you, teach you the most correct sword posture, and at the same time do not frame you, he will not interfere with what kind of sword heart you want to sharpen." In the silence, it is both teaching you and correcting you. So, do you still think your sword isn't good enough?"

Xun Chen looked at the orange-yellow eyes, nodded and said, "The younger generation knows his mistakes." ”

The man nodded and said, "My surname is Ming, you can call me Uncle Ming." That guy Liu Fuqian asked you to come, right? What did he ask you to do?"

I was surprised in my heart, but I didn't expect this man to guess his identity directly, so that some of the conversations originally envisaged were omitted. Xun Chen took out the box from his arms, handed it to Uncle Ming, and said, "Second Uncle please forge this star iron into a bow and crossbow, and at the same time, the younger generation wants to know how to get out of Liucheng alone." ”

But as soon as Uncle Ming saw the box and heard the three words Xingchen Iron, his eyes lit up suddenly, as if the flame in his eyes was burning hot, bright and terrifying. Uncle Ming took the box directly, turned around and said, "You come with me." ”

As he spoke, he came to a wall, his fingers tapped a few times on the wall very quickly and accurately, and the sound of knocking came, and the wall naturally separated, revealing a door, Uncle Ming opened the door and went in directly, followed by Xunchen.

After entering the door, the stone door closes automatically, but you don't need to care about the line of sight, there is a narrow path in front of you, and the oil lamps on both sides are one after the other. The path leads to the ground, and the stone steps are so neatly cut that it is even doubtful that squeezing the edge of the stone steps will cut the skin.

Uncle Ming went all the way down the stone steps, Xun Chen followed, and soon reached the bottom, and a flat bottom was dug out at the bottom, and there was a door in front, left and right, Uncle Ming came directly to the door on the left, pushed it open directly, and went in, Xun Chen naturally didn't dare to say more, and followed in.

There were many tables in that room, some were made of jade, some were made of wood, there were more than a dozen in total, and when I saw Uncle Ming's hand flashing with orange-yellow light, with a wave of his hand, the tables in this room lit up one after another as if they were lit.

Then he stretched his hand flat in front of him, clenched his fist, and then each platform lit up with complex lines, these lines turned into light runes and appeared, hovering in the air, tangled, like earthworms, and finally formed a dozen or so magic circles that hung in the air.

He opened the box holding the Xingchen Iron, and the magic circles suddenly rushed to the box like wolfdogs that smelled the smell of meat, and then lifted the Xingchen Iron out in unison, and the Xingchen Iron floated in the air, emitting a misty blue light, and the surface of the iron was also rendered bright blue.

After doing all this, Uncle Ming turned his head, looked at Xun Chen, and asked, "You want to leave Liucheng, but if your father wants to restrict you, it's very difficult to do, didn't that guy Liu Fuqian say anything to you?"

Xun Chen frowned and said, "It's nothing, the second uncle just asked me to talk to you" The old man bothered and sent the casting. "You guessed it before I even said it. ”

Uncle Ming rubbed his beard and muttered, "The old people are bothered, teleporting and casting wealth?" Then Uncle Ming nodded and said, "I understand." ”

Xun Chen's eyes lit up, and he asked hurriedly, "Seniors understand?"

Uncle Ming looked at Xun Chen, smiled disdainfully, and said, "You can't hold your breath so much, and you still want to escape from your father's palm?"

Xun Chen lowered his head and nodded, and then Uncle Ming said slowly: "In this Liucheng, there is a former peerless thief, Song Zhu, imprisoned. Send casting, Song Zhu, it seems that this guy has finally come to an end, Liu Fuqian, this fox is going to borrow your hand to take this opportunity to release him. ”

Xun Chen nodded and asked, "Can this Song Zhu help me out?" Uncle Ming smiled and said, "One of the best thieves in the world, why can't you?"

Xun Chen nodded and asked, "Since that's the case, how could he be caught?"

Hearing this question, Uncle Ming also shook his head gloomily, and said: "Although this guy is a thief, he is also a thief, and he was forced to steal your Liu family's things in the first place, and he was a little sorry in his heart, so when your father went to hunt him down, he didn't resist too much." ”

Xun Chen's eyes lit up, and he also admired and appreciated this Song Zhu, although he was a thief, he was a thief, and he dared to act boldly, he could atone for his sins, this chivalrous spirit alone was better than many moral hypocrites in this world. Xun Chen then looked at Uncle Ming with the light of the magic circle and asked, "Then where is this Song Zhu now?"

Uncle Ming glanced at Xun Chen, then pointed in the direction of Xun Chen and said, "It's over there." Xun Chen turned his head and saw the orange and yellow lights and shadows on the stone gate in the middle of the three stone gates.