Chapter 20: The Entrustment of the Iron Army

After sending off his partner, Tie Zhan returned to the Sword Courtyard, looking at the beautiful house where he lived alone, wearing brand new clothes, and he also ate delicious meals for free in the cafeteria at noon, as well as meat and chicken legs, which he had only hoped for during the New Year, but rarely eaten. 【Reading.com】

Thinking that he would be able to learn the sword technique he had always dreamed of after a while, he felt very satisfied, and he decided that he must work hard to cultivate kendo while continuing his profession as a swordsmith, in order to repay the Lu Courtyard Master for his kindness.

Knock knock

Just when Tie Zhan was lying on the comfortable bed and secretly made up his mind, at this time there was a knock on the door, he was a little strange, he had just entered the Sword Courtyard, he didn't know anyone, who would knock on the door, but he still immediately got up and opened the door, but the person who greeted him made him stunned for a long time.

Nie Lin saw that Tie Zhan was stunned, and looked at it, his shoulders were broad and powerful, his muscles were knotted, strong and powerful, although his face was a little thin, his lines were resolute, and his eyes were dark and bright, although he looked stunned, his breath was calm and even, and it was indeed the basic quality of a swordsmith.

"Are you Iron Zhan?" Nie Lin smiled and asked softly.

"Ah......" Tie Zhan came back to his senses at this time, his dark little face was slightly flushed, and he couldn't help touching the back of his head and looking at Nie Lin and said, "I know you, you are Nie Lin......"

"Why don't you invite me in and sit down?" Nie Lin nodded and smiled.

Tie Zhan immediately opened the door in a little panic and introduced Nie Lin into the house, but there was nothing to entertain in the house, and there was no boiling water, let alone tea, so Tie Zhan was a little at a loss.

Nie Lin looked at his embarrassed appearance, and just said, "You don't have to be polite, let alone restrained, I just want to talk to you."

Tie Zhan calmed down a little at this time, and said, "Brother Nie, I have heard about your deeds in the Sword Boy Competition......

Nie Lin waved his hand and said: "There is no need to mention those things, you don't have to be restrained, I am also a disciple of the Sword Academy, everyone will be their own people in the future, I heard the master of the Lu Academy mention you today, so I just took a look, who else is in your family, how are they doing?"

Tie Zhan didn't know why Nie Lin asked like this, but he still replied: "After my father passed away, only my sister and I were left in the family, and my mother, but the family was poor, and after my sister went to the house to get married, she took my mother over, and I have been working outside......

Nie Lin said: "Your mother went to live with her sister at her mother-in-law's house, I'm afraid it will be inconvenient, as a man, you should be filial, support your mother, and let your mother live a good life, although forced by life, but I think it will get better in the future, your efforts here will definitely be rewarded"

Tie Zhan lowered his head after listening to Nie Lin's opening words, a little ashamed, but after listening to the latter words, he clenched his fists and said, "Thank you, Brother Nie, I will definitely work hard, and in the future, I will bring my mother and sister's family to Bazhou and let them live a good life."

Nie Lin nodded and said, "Do you still have an impression of your grandfather?"

Hearing this, Tie Zhan suddenly flashed a trace of vigilance in his eyes, looked at Nie Lin and said, "My grandfather died when I was very young, and I have no impression of him."

Tie Zhan's expression had already been captured by Nie Lin, and he didn't care, he just said: "Actually, when I heard your surname Tie, I was thinking, your grandfather is Tie Jun, and he used to be an outstanding sword-forging master, don't get me wrong, I just heard about some of your grandfather's deeds, I admired him very much, but I just felt a little sorry for his death?"

"You, how do you know that my grandfather's name is Tie Jun?" Tie Zhan looked at Nie Lin with wide eyes: "Do you know how my grandfather died, he is a sword forging master?"

Nie Lin said, "Don't you know that your grandfather was once a very famous sword-forging king?"

"What, Sword Casting Heavenly King, Grandpa is a Sword Casting Heavenly King?" Tie Zhan gasped and glared at Nie Lin incredulously: "This is impossible, my father told me that my grandfather left home after I was born and never came back, only when he was sick and dying, he came home to visit us, our family didn't know what he used to do, how could he be a Sword Casting Heavenly King?"

Seeing that Tie Zhan didn't believe it, Nie Lin didn't want to explain more, and said, "Then tell me, what did your father die of Tie Qiang, was he seriously injured by someone, and finally died of illness?"

"You, how do you know that my father's name is Tie Qiang?" Tie Zhan was stunned, he really couldn't figure out why Nie Lin knew so well about their family, even the people in their village knew very little about some things about their family.

Nie Lin saw Tie Zhan's shocked expression and said, "You don't have to doubt me, your grandfather used to have a deep friendship with my family, so I will have some understanding of the situation in your family, but after so many years, if I hadn't met you, I wouldn't have remembered."

Hearing such an explanation, Tie Zhan calmed down and said, "Brother Nie, can you tell me the story of grandpa, how he is the Sword Casting Heavenly King, why didn't he tell us from his family, and why did he only go home when he was dying?"

Nie Lin sighed and said, "He didn't tell you about him, but it was also for your good, and he was afraid that you would be implicated because of him."

Your grandfather once obtained a secret sword forging technique handed down from ancient times, and because of this secret technique, he was coveted by many greedy people, coupled with his identity as the sword forging king, he is more sensitive, once those greedy people know about your family's situation, they will definitely use you to threaten your grandfather.

So he didn't dare to go back to his home for many years, but your grandfather left something back then, which he entrusted my family to hand over to his descendants, and today I heard about you, so I came to you to confirm."

"Grandpa left a relic?" Tie Zhan said with some excitement, "How did he die?"

Nie Lin said: "Your grandfather left a Purgatory Heavenly Steel Hammer that he has used for many years, but this hammer weighs three hundred catties, and even if you have the strength, you may not be able to pick it up."

Therefore, he once warned that his descendants must reach the realm of sword masters before they are qualified to use this Purgatory Heavenly Steel Hammer, and I am here to tell you this today, and I also hope that you will inherit your grandfather's legacy.

As for the whereabouts of the hammer, your current strength is not yet available, and I told you, I'm afraid it will also make you worry, so you should work hard, and when your kendo is successful, I will tell you other things about your grandfather."

Tie Zhan suddenly looked at Nie Lin, looked at it for a long time, and then said: "Brother Nie, why are you telling me this, although I believe that you are telling me this out of sincerity, but I think it is strange, please forgive me"

Nie Lin was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Saying this, I just want to set a goal for you in life, so that you don't become at a loss at some times, or you can't fight when you experience failure, my family has been teaching me like this, so I can have today's achievements, okay, think about it yourself, the life of my mother under the fence is not easy, have time to take her over."

After saying that, Nie Lin casually put a piece of red gold on the bed and left the house.

Tie Zhan stood at the door, looking at the back of the leaving, stunned for a while, suddenly woke up, and rushed out, shouting: "Brother Nie, I'm sorry, I shouldn't doubt you, I will remember your words, I won't let you down......"

"Working hard and making achievements is the best reward for me......"

Until the back disappeared, Tie Zhan felt that his heart was empty, and secretly blamed himself, why did he suspect him just now, returned to the house, and suddenly saw an ingot of red gold on the bed, and then thought about what he said just now, Tie Zhan felt a little embarrassed, tears couldn't help but burst out of his eyes, and secretly swore in his heart: "Brother Nie, from today on, I will definitely be a real man, and I will no longer let my mother live a life under the fence."

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After returning to the courtyard, Nie Lin thought about Tie Zhan and the situation of his family, and sighed.

In his previous life, he and Tie Zhan's grandfather Tie Jun were also friends who forgot their years, and Tie Jun's bold and upright personality left a deep impression on him.

The sword-forging secret technique that the Iron Army once obtained was obtained by the two of them when they explored an ancient tomb, but because they helped him forge the Flowing Shadow Sword, the Iron Army offended a few people, and the sword-casting secret technique was leaked, so that the Iron Army hid his family and embarked on the road of exile in the world.

When he challenged a master in the Western Continent, he had met Tie Jun again halfway, but Tie Jun was seriously injured at that time, and his skills were invalidated, and after he entrusted Nie Lin with that incident, he said that he wanted to go home to take a look at it one last time, and died in his hometown, so Nie Lin sent him to a small town near his hometown to continue his challenge.

In fact, Nie Lin knew very well in his heart that in the Purgatory Heavenly Steel Hammer entrusted to him by the Iron Army, he must have used the secret method to seal the secret technique of forging the sword, and asked him to hand it over to his descendants, if it wasn't for hearing about Tie Zhan today, he wouldn't have remembered that he had such an old friend's commission in his previous life.

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After the enrollment of the Tianlu Sword Academy ended, the time of the month was mainly to familiarize the tutors and disciples with the various rules and regulations of the Sword Academy, and the academy also opened classes at the same time.

But there is no way, just started the exhibition, many places are lacking, if it weren't for the two behemoths of the Liu family and the Yang family standing behind them, the Sword Academy might not be able to really operate.

Since Nie Lin came back from the imperial capital, he was familiar with the rules and regulations of the Sword Academy, and some of them he also participated in customizing, so he didn't need to waste time with the academy.

On the evening of the second day after he returned from Tie Zhan, in the secret room of his annex, two mysterious guests from the Shence Mansion came, which would also mean that the plan of the Shence Mansion prepared by Nie Lin and Jian Weng was about to begin.