Chapter 169: The Art of Forging
Early the next morning, Mu Yun and Ling'er followed the maid to the queen's bedroom, and the maid stood outside the door and made a report, and went down.
But in a moment, the two white jade doors of the dormitory were gently pushed open, and Her Majesty the Queen, dressed in a purple shirt, walked out slowly, followed behind, in addition to Xiahou Zihua, there was actually a jade phoenix, although the jade phoenix was a little seriously injured yesterday, but the recovery ability of the jade phoenix's body itself is very strong, coupled with Mu Yun's 'elixir', today, it is able to walk normally.
When Yuhuang saw Mu Yun, he wanted to perform the gift of master and apprentice, but he saw Yuhuang kneeling on one knee and respectfully said, "The apprentice has seen the master."
To be honest, the fact that the Jade Phoenix could do such a thing made Xiahou Zihua, who knew a lot about the character of the Jade Phoenix, a little incredulous, and couldn't help but have some doubts, was the person in front of him who was respectful to the young man really the proud Jade Phoenix?
What Mu Yun can't stand the most is kneeling all day long, so Mu Yun is also quite helpless when he kneels when Yuhuang sees him, "Yuhuang, you don't have to kneel when you see me in the future, just say hello."
"Yes, Master" Mu Yun said easily, but Yuhuang behaved solemnly, obviously, this time, Yuhuang repositioned himself.
"By the way, Jade Phoenix, as the Imperial Commander, don't you have to go on patrol?" Mu Yun then remembered, and asked a little puzzled.
I only heard the queen chuckle and said, "The national teacher doesn't know, in order to be able to learn from you at all times, Jade Huang has taken the initiative to resign from the position of the former commander."
"What?" Mu Yun was shocked, forget about apprenticeship, this is to be by his side all the time, Mu Yun really couldn't stand it, and was just about to speak.
I heard the queen continue, "However, this king knows that the national teacher has important things to do every day, and the jade phoenix may be inconvenient to follow you, so he temporarily left her by my side to protect this king."
The queen also knew that it was already difficult for some strong people to let Mu Yun accept Yuhuang as an apprentice yesterday, and now if she let Yuhuang follow Mu Yun every day, it will definitely arouse Mu Yun's disgust, which is not what she wants to see, so after seeing Mu Yun's face change slightly, she also said this sentence in a timely manner.
Sure enough, after hearing this, Mu Yun immediately breathed a sigh of relief, "In this way, thank you to Her Majesty the Queen", Mu Yun said gratefully.
The queen also chuckled when she heard this, and her lips lightly opened, "Okay, the hour is almost up, let's go, you two go down, there is a national teacher, there will be no problem", Xiahou Zihua and Yuhuang bowed their heads and left.
Then, Mu Yunling'er walked outside the palace of the female dynasty......
On the road, the queen changed her usual majestic and calm character, as lively as a bird flying out of a cage, laughing from time to time, and even picking flowers on the road and teasing the hummingbirds chirping in the forest......
Seeing that Mu Yun was silent, the queen chuckled and said, "Today, we are not in the palace, we don't care about the courtesy of the monarch and the minister, my name is Bing Qingya, you can call me Qingya, of course, if you call me Sister Qingya, I won't mind, hehe", after that, she suddenly let out a light laugh like a silver bell.
Listening to what the queen said, Mu Yun couldn't help but look at her with some surprise, and couldn't help but secretly say, "Why does this queen seem to be a different person?"
Seeing Mu Yun staring at herself, the queen smiled slightly, and whispered, "When I was a teenager, I was in charge of the throne of the Vermilion Bird Kingdom, and for more than ten years, the golden palace trapped me like a cage, in which, I learned to be calm, speak without pretense, act vigorously, and be resolute and resolute......
Speaking of this, Bing Qingya sighed slowly, and then said, "But these, but they are not what I want, sometimes, how I want to live like a normal person, I can do something I like to do every day, say something I like to say, put all the conspiracies and calculations behind, and leave all the conspiracies and calculations behind, whenever I am tired, I will come here alone and enjoy the life of ordinary people, do you think I am pitiful?" ”
Bing Qingya smiled self-deprecatingly and asked back.
I only heard Ling'er Jiao say in a coquettish voice, "No, Sister Qingya, you are a woman, and it is simply the glory of our women to be able to govern a country so well, I believe that under your management, the Suzaku Country will continue to grow, do you say yes, wood?" After that, he squeezed his eyebrows at Mu Yun for a while.
"That's right" Mu Yun was stunned, and then hurriedly smiled and nodded.
"Grow?" Bing Qingya smiled bitterly, then her face turned pale, and she said with a smile, "Then my sister will borrow your auspicious words."
Along the way, Mu Yun didn't talk much, but this Bing Qingya and Ling'er were commensurate with each other, and they gradually became acquainted, Bing Qingya's age was more than ten years older than Mu Yun, Mu Yun wanted to call her "Sister Qingya" like Ling'er, but Bing Qingya resolutely did not allow it, she had to ask Mu Yun to call her 'Qingya', and she called her 'Mu Yun'.
Mu Yun had no choice but to do it, and he didn't suffer a loss anyway.
The three of them walked out of the back door of the palace, strolling on the quiet forest path like the singing of birds and flowers, I don't know how long they walked, Bing Qingya's footsteps slowly stopped, looked at the wisps of white smoke in front of them, and said leisurely, "We have arrived"
After speaking, Mu Yunling'er also raised his eyes, in the forest in front, there seemed to be a small building, from the appearance, it was a little ancient, and the wisps of white smoke came from there.
Walking in, Mu Yun gradually felt that a strong fire system of true qi was constantly coming out from the building, and it seemed to be mixed with a trace of strange things, Mu Yun couldn't tell what it was for a while, and couldn't help but be curious in his heart.
A moment later, the three of them had already come to the ancient building, one person stood on the left and right of the huge wooden door, it seemed that they should be attendants, and the fluctuations of the true qi coming from inside were also getting stronger and stronger.
When the two saw Her Majesty the Queen coming, they both knelt down and saluted.
Bing Qingya waved her hand casually, and said lightly, "Is Shi Niang here?" ”
"Yes, Your Majesty, please come with me," one of the attendants said softly, and led the three into the old building.
The first thing that catches your eye is the huge furnace placed on both sides of the aisle, at first glance, there are more than a dozen, each of which looks like it weighs tens of thousands of catties, and at this moment, the furnace seems to be burning something, and the previous fluctuations of true qi are coming from these furnaces.
And that strange aura is no less than that thick fire-based true qi.
Seeing Mu Yun staring curiously at the huge melting pot, Bing Qingya also smiled in her heart, but her face was quite calm, and her footsteps did not stop at all, and she led the two of them directly through the hall and continued to walk inside.
Out of the hall, there is a slightly empty area, but the area is not large, like a small courtyard, and on the opposite side is a small wooden house with the door closed.
And at this moment, in the small courtyard, there are four rows of people standing neatly, about twenty or so, all of them wrapped in plain clothes, and in front of each of them is a small and small platform, on which there is nothing but a fist-sized stone.
And those people, at this moment, were closing their eyes, and the index finger of their right hand was lightly pressed against the stone, motionless, as if they were still.
"Qingya, they are doing ......" Mu Yun was surprised and was about to speak.
"Shhh
Seeing this, Mu Yun had no choice but to wait silently for these people to end.
In less than a moment, only to hear a "squeak", the door of the wooden house was opened, Mu Yun raised his eyes, only to see a rickety old woman walking out slowly, although she was already gray-haired, but she was a crane-haired childish face, in good spirits, and the momentum between her eyebrows was still unstoppable.
With such a fierce momentum, who else could there be besides the legendary caster, Meng Shi Niang?
"It's time" I only heard Meng Shi Niang say in a deep voice, but her face was a little gloomy, but when she looked closely, there was a little helplessness in the gloom.
After Meng Shi Niang finished speaking, the twenty people also slowly opened their eyes......
After those people glanced at the stones in front of them, they all shook their heads helplessly, stood up, and left in frustration......
At this time, that Meng Shi Niang also saw Bing Qingya and her party, but when her eyes fell on Mu Yun, she was stunned, and then, she glanced at Mu Yun deeply, but she didn't cast a disgusted look at Mu Yun like others.
"The old lady has seen Her Majesty the Queen" Meng Shi Niang walked quickly and knelt down towards Bing Qingya.
Bing Qingya hurriedly stepped forward to help Meng Shi Niang, and said angrily, "Shi Niang, you are here again, I have said it, Qingya is here for you, you don't have to do the courtesy of a monarch and a minister."
Meng Shi Niang's wrinkled face showed a smile, "Yes, Shi Niang is confused, and she always can't remember these", after that, she looked at Mu Yun and said softly, "This one, it must be the national teacher, right?" Sure enough, he is a talent, and his elegant vision is still so good, unlike me, my old eyes are dizzy", and laughed at himself.
"Don't dare, don't dare, you can just call me 'Mu Yun'," Mu Yun excused himself.
"Shi Niang, don't talk nonsense, you are clearly discerning" Bing Qingya was like a child in front of Meng Shi Niang, well-behaved and obedient.
Meng Shi Niang also smiled when she heard this, stretched out her slightly thin palm and touched Bing Qingya's head, kind and kind.
Bing Qingya glanced at the stones on the table slightly, and sighed, "Shi Niang, is it still not good?" ”
Hearing her ask, Meng Shi Niang also sighed lightly, and the smile on her face suddenly turned into a sad face, "Alas, it's already the tenth batch, it seems that this year is still not good."
Seeing that Meng Shi Niang frowned, Bing Qingya smiled and comforted, "It's okay, if it doesn't work this year, it will be next year, and if it doesn't work in five years, it will be ten years. ”
"Hey, I'm afraid that my body won't last ten years" Meng Shi Niang sighed softly, and then, her face was also pale, "Look at me, let the national teacher laugh, please come in and sit"
Mu Yun smiled slightly, "Shi Niang, Mu Yun has something to understand", and after that, he pointed to the stones on the table, "What are these stones for?" ”
When Meng Shi Niang saw Mu Yun asking, she didn't hide it, and said with a smile, "Have you heard of 'turning stones into gold'?" ”
"Turning stones into gold?" Mu Yun was a little surprised, but then shook his head.
Meng Shi Niang chuckled, and then, with a whole complexion, said leisurely, "The art of casting requires the human body to have two systems of true qi, fire and gold, both of which are indispensable. ”
Speaking of this, Meng Shi Niang shook her head and smiled bitterly, "It's a pity, I've been looking for people with gold-based true qi in my body in the Vermilion Bird Country all these years, but I can't, I'm an old guy, maybe one day I'll die, and when the time comes, the casting technique of my Vermilion Bird Country will be lost."
After hearing this, Mu Yun nodded secretly, and said in his heart, "What I absorb is the Yang Qi of Heaven and Earth, and the True Qi of the Five Elements is the Yang Qi of Heaven and Earth, since I can transform the pure Yang True Qi into the Fire True Qi, the Golden True Qi should naturally be no problem", Mu Yun thought.
Meng Shi Niang saw that Mu Yun fell into deep thought, and couldn't help but say out loud, "Look at me, I'm talking nonsense again, don't stand still, let's talk in the house, by the way, look at the firearm that has just been baked recently, it's very powerful."
After that, Bing Qingya followed Meng Shi Niang into the wooden house, but Mu Yun didn't move, but set her eyes on the stones on the table.
"Ling'er" As soon as Mu Yun wanted to speak, Ling'er already knew what Mu Yun was thinking.
I only heard Ling'er Jiao say "Naturally, you can, but you may not be used to it"
"Not used to it?" Mu Yun didn't understand what Ling'er said.
"Actually, theoretically speaking, you can indeed turn pure yang true qi into the qi of the five elements, however, because most of the martial arts you cultivate are fire-based martial arts, you are very proficient in turning pure yang true qi into fire-based true qi, and gradually, it is almost instinctive, and now if you want to completely abandon the fire-based true qi and release the gold-based true qi, you may need to adapt for a while" Ling'er said patiently.
"I see," Mu Yun nodded secretly.
But the body gradually walked towards the stone, "Gold? Mu Yun slowly stretched out his fingers and gently pressed them on the stone, his eyes were slightly closed, and the pure yang true qi was quietly running.
"Whew"
But it was just an instant, and suddenly a stream of fire-based true qi gushed out of his body......
"How so?" Mu Yun was a little puzzled, was it really as Ling'er said, it was almost instinctive?
Mu Yun didn't believe in evil, closed his eyes, and continued, but the more he was unconvinced in his heart, the more he failed.
I only listened to Ling'er on the side kindly reminded "Wood, if you can get a gold-based martial arts now, maybe it will be much better", but Ling'er also knows that in this Suzaku country full of fire-based true energy, where can you get gold-based martial arts?
Once, failed, twice, failed......
Inside the chalet......
Looking at the figure that kept failing and trying, Meng Shi Niang asked uncertainly, "Qingya, is he really good?" ”
Bing Qingya shook her head slightly, "I don't know, but I don't know why, I always feel that he can", looking at the thin and stubborn figure, Bing Qingya's eyes shone strangely.
Meng Shi Niang sighed lightly, "I hope it'......"
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