Wang Chuan was very confused.

Guan Muyun was even more surprised, and said curiously: "Could it be that this painting was actually created by everyone Fang and another person?"

The painter nodded, but he simply admitted it, he didn't want to admit it, after all, the person who completed this painting was standing here, how could he do his best.

Thinking of this, the painter Fang bowed to Li Mengzhou with a lot of guilt, looked at Guan Muyun and Wang Chuan, and said, "The person who completed this painting is Li Gongzi." ”

"What? it's him?!"

Wang Chuan looked at Li Mengzhou in shock and inexplicably.

He wondered if he had misheard.

Guan Muyun was also shocked, and set his eyes on Li Mengzhou's body, which meant that it was a little difficult to understand.

Li Mengzhou's expression was very calm, and he felt a little unfathomable.

His appearance makes it hard to believe that he will be a Danqing master.

But the facts are in front of us, and the square painter himself admits it, so no one can not believe it.

Guan Muyun was silent, not knowing what he was thinking.

Wang Chuan looked at Li Mengzhou in astonishment, with a very unreal feeling, and turned his head to look at the Fang painter with a little admiration, and the corners of his mouth twitched fiercely.

......

It has been a street since she walked out of the teahouse, Shen Jiyue's eyes have been focused on Li Mengzhou's body, and after walking out of a distance, she finally couldn't help but say: "Could it be that you are really a Danqing master? ”

Li Mengzhou didn't expect that she was still struggling with this question, turned her head to look at her curious and serious eyes, smiled slightly, and said: "Where do I know this, even if I do, it's just a surface, graffiti, any child can do it." ”

Hearing this, Shen Jiyue's brows furrowed deeply, she looked at Li Mengzhou suspiciously, and said: "If you don't understand, how can you casually make that painting come alive, and when you put down the pen, the momentum is quite profound, and that serious appearance is obviously not random graffiti." ”

Li Mengzhou shook his head amusedly, and said helplessly: "I'm telling the truth, otherwise when everyone on that side wants to ask me for advice, why should I find an excuse to run away, to be honest, no one believes it, if you really think about it, it will be easy to expose the stuffing, and then I'm afraid that it will be arranged by someone again, and I also have a headache." If you really want an explanation, you can only say that I am very talented. ”

Shen Jiyue's eyes were still in disbelief, and she thought about it and said, "Are you really just relying on absolute talent?"

Li Mengzhou nodded as a matter of course, without the slightest shame, and said: "I'm a genius, although I don't understand the way of danqing, but I also come easily, just like I have never been in contact with cultivation, isn't it also a half-day visualization into Amaterasu, who in this world can do it?" ”

Shen Jiyue rolled her eyes and said, "What kind of genius is a person who has entered Amaterasu but can't see the sea of qi, and can still let you know like this?"

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has the intention.

Li Mengzhou's heart sank slightly.

He frowned slightly, knowing that Shen Jiyue was not ridiculing or sarcastic, but thinking about what Wang Chuan said, it didn't seem to be deliberate, but since it was already in the past, of course he wouldn't blame himself, thought about it, and said, "Cultivation...... It's not something that everyone can think about, and it's a vain idea if you don't have the qualifications.

Although I kept telling myself that I must have the qualifications to practice and believed it to be true, when I first entered the meditation in front of the stone tablet, I did have the idea that I might not have the qualifications at all, and that I was just deceiving myself and others.

But when I think of Mr. Wu I once met, especially after listening to Dean Xue's words not long ago, I know that this kind of thinking is ridiculous, if you don't have qualifications, how can you enter Amaterasu, you can't see the sea of qi, it's just that there is some kind of problem, as long as you find a way to solve this problem, there is no problem in the world that can't be solved, so I just can't see the sea of qi for the time being, it doesn't mean that I can't see it forever.

Since I have come to the capital and successfully entered the Imperial Palace, then sooner or later I will stand at the top of this world and let everyone look up to me. All the things that were not understood and ridiculed in the past will eventually be self-defeating. ”

Shen Jiyue looked at Li Mengzhou unexpectedly, breathed deeply, and tried her best to calm herself down.

"When did you meet the dean?"

"Right after the introductory test. ”

"So the dean has been keeping an eye on the introductory test?"

Li Mengzhou nodded, and said calmly: "After all, the dean is the master of the palace, and it is normal to pay attention to the entrance test, as the fourth senior brother said, the final decision to be selected is still the dean's attitude." ”

Shen Jiyue said with a little teasing: "Is it because the dean likes you that you can finally enter the palace?"

Li Mengzhou said with deep understanding: "This may only be part of the reason, only a big man like the dean can see my jade, and think that I am a genius worth developing, thinking that if I am driven down the mountain, it will definitely be a lifelong regret for leaving the palace." ”

Shen Jiyue's breathing paused a little, she really didn't expect Li Mengzhou to be such a shameless person.

Standing on the street, looking at those who were either in a hurry or wandering around, Li Mengzhou suddenly felt a little more lonely between his eyebrows, took a slight breath, and said: "Some people practice, maybe for glory and wealth, or for the pursuit of some longing things, but there are also some people, because cultivation is their life. ”

He thought of the lovely man who had fallen in the battle with fate, and also thought of the reason why he had to become a cultivator, completely different from those who could make more choices than just cultivating, and even very different from those who chose to cultivate.

Looking at Li Mengzhou's side face, Shen Jiyue couldn't speak for a long time, because she didn't know what to say, and Li Mengzhou seemed to be stuck in some kind of past at this moment.

The reason why Shen Jiyue embarked on the road of cultivation was that in addition to the fact that she felt that cultivation was a very peculiar thing since she was a child, she was even more reluctant to become an ordinary woman who only knew embroidery and taught her husband and children after marriage.

Most people practice for different purposes, but it's hard not to have the great vanity that cultivation can make one's status more honorable and in the eyes of admiration and envy.

Shen Jiyue naturally has this kind of thought, although she is the eldest lady of the Shen family, she has been stretched out in plainclothes since she was a child, she has opened her mouth for food, and she has been carefully loved by everyone, but it is difficult to be respected, only because she is the eldest lady of the Shen family, so she has such a status, but if she is just an ordinary girl, who will look down on her, and even with her appearance, she is likely to end up miserable.

After all, her fate is still in her own hands, and she has become a disciple of the Sword Academy and a cultivator, and those who are polite to her because of her family background will also become truly respectful of her, and even fear her, and will no longer have anything to do with her identity as the eldest lady of the Shen family.

The two men continued on their way, and soon they were in front of a blacksmith's shop.

The sledgehammer-wielding craftsman paid no attention to the guest in front of him, his shirtless, his muscles stretched, sweat running across every inch of his skin, and he felt as if he were in the heat of summer in this gradually cold early winter.

There was a vigorous flame burning in the furnace, sparks splashing everywhere, and hot winds blowing in the face.

Shen Jiyue stood behind Li Mengzhou, glanced at the blacksmith shop a few times, and said, "What are you doing here, do you want to forge a sword? Aren't there many famous swords left by the elders in the sword courtyard, and when we cultivate to the realm of Chengyi, we will have the opportunity to inherit it." ”

Li Mengzhou shook his head and said: "I haven't even traveled far away, and I don't know when I entered the Chengyi Conception, and many of the famous swords in the Sword Academy are owned by the owner, and it is not easy to be recognized and inherited, if I don't get the recognition of the famous sword, wouldn't it be very embarrassing." Besides, I just want a sword to defend myself, not to keep it as a life sword. ”

He already had a choice for the natal sword, but it was inconvenient to say that he listened to Shen Jiyue, and before he had the power to protect himself, he gave up the weapon of the Pu knife, so he naturally also needed a sword, and he didn't need to be precious, just take advantage of it.

As they spoke, the blacksmith finally came back to his senses from his work and noticed the two young guests in front of him.

Picked up the rag on the side and wiped his face casually, not caring whether it was dirty or not, raising his eyebrows slightly, and said, "What kind of sword do you want?"

When he heard what Li Mengzhou said before, he was naturally very concise and didn't be polite.

Li Mengzhou arched his hand slightly and said, "Boss, is there any ready-made?"

The craftsman stretched out his hand and pointed to several large boxes placed in the corner, and said, "There are all of them, you can pick them yourself." ”

Li Mengzhou thanked him, and walked into the blacksmith shop with Shen Jiyue and came to the big boxes.

These large wooden boxes are quite dirty, giving people the feeling that they have nowhere to start.

Shen Jiyue said with some disgust: "How can a sword that has been put up so casually be a good sword, let's turn around again." ”

The craftsman also heard Shen Jiyue's words, but he didn't react, and continued to sweat and beat the iron.

And Li Mengzhou just shook his head, and opened the box without mind, as if it hadn't been opened for a long time, the iron shaft was a little rusty, and at the same time as making a difficult sound, all kinds of swords that were messily piled up inside appeared in front of him.

Li Mengzhou looked at the swords piled up in the box, and his originally casual expression couldn't help but be slightly surprised.

There are almost dozens of swords in the box, long swords, short swords, heavy swords, soft swords, double-edged swords, single-edged swords, some swords are rusty, and there are many swords that only have swords without scabbards, and there are some swords that are extraordinary at a glance with a faint and cold light throughout the body.

Stretching out his hand to fiddle with those swords, Li Mengzhou opened the rest of the large wooden boxes, each box contained dozens of swords, and he was a little dazzled for a while.

Looking back at the blacksmith, Li Mengzhou said loudly: "How much are these swords worth?"

The craftsman said casually without replying: "If you buy them all, you can naturally be considered cheaper, if you only buy a single one, the price is equal, all of them are thirty-five taels." ”

Li Mengzhou secretly smacked his tongue, a sword costs thirty-five taels of silver?

Ordinary iron swords, that is, a few taels of silver, are only ten taels at most, and if they are better, they can almost be sold for dozens of taels of silver, and even those delicate swords can be sold for a hundred taels at a price that is not uncommon.

If it is a famous sword, it itself cannot be calculated in silver, but although the sword in the box does have a few extraordinary swords, it is not a famous sword, thirty-five taels is indeed not expensive, but it is definitely not cheap.

What's more, he didn't have any silver on him, so he originally thought that he would go to Gentle Township to borrow some silver from the girl or the Yu family, but because Shen Jiyue also went down the mountain with him, he accidentally followed the sound of the Liu Qin Master to the teahouse, and delayed a lot of time, so he went to the blacksmith shop first, but these swords were sold a little expensive, which made Li Mengzhou a little embarrassed.

However, thinking of Shen Jiyue, Li Mengzhou's eyes lit up, and he secretly glanced at Shen Jiyue, who was also looking at the sword in the box, thinking that the dignified eldest lady of the Shen family should have a lot of money on her.

Thinking that the matter of silver was solved, Li Mengzhou also carefully picked up the sword.

That is, to unify thirty-five taels of silver, Li Mengzhou of course has to choose some swords.

But he soon realized that something was not right.

Those swords that look extraordinary at first glance have a very different feeling after getting their hands, although their appearance is gorgeous, they are completely inapplicable, mainly for him, they are not easy to use, and they are not quite in line with his path.

Picking out another sword and holding it in his hand, Li Mengzhou pulled it gently, and there was a very unpleasant sound, the sword body seemed to be completely grown with the scabbard, and he even suspected that if he used a little force, the sword body would break inside, so he had to stop moving.

The first, the second, then the third, and the fourth...... It's a pity that there is nothing in his eyes that can make his heart move.

Even if there is a heartbeat, it is like the first and second handles, either it doesn't feel right, or it is completely rusty, and it can't be separated from the scabbard at all.

He couldn't help but be a little disappointed.

He could have chosen to let the craftsman build one directly, but that would inevitably take some time, and he didn't want to waste that time, so he could only continue to carefully select the sword to see if anything was missed.

Shen Jiyue was bored and watched Li Mengzhou choose the sword there, because of the dirty marks on the box or on the sword, causing Li Mengzhou's hands to become black.

Li Mengzhou seemed to be strong, and he felt as if he was sorry for himself if he didn't pick out a suitable sword.

Soon, his glancing gaze finally stopped.

He found that in an even less popular corner, there was a chest, a small, long chest that could store a sword at most.

He was immediately interested.

When I opened the box, I still saw a sword with a sheath, this sword was long and narrow, and the hilt was blue, I don't know if it was originally this color, or because it was dirty, and the form of the scabbard was relatively simple.

Li Mengzhou took the sword out of the box, and the moment he held it in his hand, he felt a cold chill coming from the hilt, which made him can't help but shake his body.

"Zheng!"

The sword body was unsheathed, and a Qingyue sword chant suddenly arose, like a pearl falling on a jade plate, for a long time.

In an instant, the sword body was completely unsheathed, nearly four feet long and about two fingers wide, and the whole body was the same as the hilt, and the most amazing thing was the cold chill that emanated.

Although the sword is long and narrow, it is not light, and it has some weight.

Li Mengzhou was not particularly satisfied, but compared to other swords, this should be the most to his liking.

Tsai carefully looked at the sword in his hand, Li Mengzhou turned to look at the blacksmith and asked, "Does this sword have a name?"

"Picked?"

The craftsman first asked a question, and then looked at the sword in Li Mengzhou's hand, his eyes only raised slightly, and then said casually: "Maybe there was a name before, but it has long been forgotten, this is not a sword made by me myself, but someone put it here before, but ...... I haven't come back to pick it up. ”

Li Mengzhou frowned and said, "Even if it's someone else's sword, then it's not good for me to win people's love." ”

The craftsman was stunned for a moment, and then said, "That's fine, the man said when he put the sword here, if he doesn't come back to get it, the sword will be at my disposal, and of course I will sell it." ”

Li Mengzhou didn't think much about it, and then asked, "This sword is also thirty-five taels?"

The craftsman nodded and said, "Every sword is at this price, and no credit will be given. ”

"Good. ”

Li Mengzhou agreed, slowly put the sword back into its sheath, hesitated for a moment, and said: "In my opinion, the owner of this sword should be an assassin, right? It's just that the assassin should prefer a lighter sword, which is conducive to instant shots, and this sword is quite heavy, indicating that the assassin's strength is also extraordinary. ”

The craftsman looked at Li Mengzhou in surprise.

He scratched at his messy hair and said, "You guessed right, the owner of this sword was indeed an assassin, and he left his cherished sword here because he was on a mission and thought he would not return alive. ”

Li Mengzhou didn't think that the craftsman would tell the story about the owner of this sword, but he was a little surprised.

And Shen Jiyue said very curiously: "Since you are going to perform a very dangerous mission, why don't you bring the most handy weapon?"

Li Mengzhou answered Shen Jiyue's question for the craftsman, and said: "Even if it is a mortal mission, that person should know it, even if he carries this sword, he will not be able to come back, he can't bear to let this sword fall with him, so it is very difficult to make such a decision." ”

The craftsman did not speak, obviously agreeing with Li Mengzhou's guess.

Shen Jiyue looked at Li Mengzhou very strangely, and didn't understand how he knew things so clearly, it was really a bit unbelievable.

Li Mengzhou smiled slightly at Shen Jiyue, thinking that he was like a spring breeze and very amiable.

Shen Jiyue couldn't help but shake her body, and said in horror, "What are you doing?"

Li Mengzhou frowned and said, "What kind of expression do you have?" Forget it, since the sword has been chosen, you can take out the silver." ”

With that, Li Mengzhou took the sword and walked out of the blacksmith shop without looking back.

Leaving Shen Jiyue alone in the wind.