The name of "Ah Qi" keeps appearing in the diary of the owner of Ewha Kozuki.

A pear flower hairpin can attract the sword intent in the courtyard.

This small courtyard deep in the pear blossom forest hides some hidden secrets.

And these secrets are becoming more and more confusing.

Ah Qi, who is it?

Just when everyone was puzzled, Guo Ji walked into the pear blossom building.

As the chief swordsmith of Sword Casting Mountain, he naturally knew what was going on in the Pear Blossom Building.

But he never thought that Yu Zhi and the others would be able to attract the sword qi in the pear blossom small building.

"Ah Qi is a child of a farmer's family at the foot of the mountain." Guo Ji said.

Guo Ji held the wine jug on the table in his hand and placed it behind the table. He moved the pear blossom hairpin again, as if it was the original position after moving.

"The couple put their child in the mountains to learn the arts, hoping that he could learn some forging skills and open a blacksmith shop in the future to make a living."

Guo Ji sat on the chair and sighed.

That year, Li Xue also went up the mountain. Two children who were only six or seven years old played together. ”

"Li Xue, she is the owner of this pear blossom building. This pear blossom hairpin is also hers. ”

"Li Xue, what a nice name." Perhaps because they have the same surname, Li Wantong feels a little kind.

Guo Ji continued: "Ah Qi is introverted and silent, and Li Xue is extroverted and lively. There were only two of them on Sword Casting Mountain, and all the swordsmiths were also very fond of the two of them. However, in the end, it is Li Xue who is more popular. ”

Yu Zhi asked, "Li Xue is also here to learn sword casting?" ”

Guo Ji nodded, with more respect in his eyes. "Li Xue, she is the most talented swordsmith in the history of the Sword Mansion."

Several people searched for the word "Li Xue" in their minds.

The famous swordsmiths of the past dynasties of the Sword House will be famous all over the world, and even the swordsmiths who walked out of the Sword Casting Mountain are also famous.

But no matter what a few people think, there is no memory of Li Xue at all.

Guo Ji saw the thoughts of several people and said, "Li Xue has never left Sword Casting Mountain, nor has he cast a sword. ”

Yu Zhi wondered, "In that case, why is she the most talented swordsmith?" ”

Guo Ji looked at the tall pear blossom tree in the courtyard and said abruptly: "Because, at the age of twenty, she already has the ability to forge a sword for a hundred years alone. ”

Everyone was stunned and a little incredulous.

For example, the broken dome in Ye Qinghuan's hand, this is the hard work of all the sword casters in Sword Casting Mountain, a hundred years, several generations of masters and apprentices, before this broken dome was cast.

For Li Xue, only one person is enough to complete.

Forging a sword is no easier than practicing.

Casting a sword for a hundred years is not easier than cultivating to open the monument and nine grades.

"When Li Xue was ten years old, it was also the ninetieth year of the sword in a hundred years, and the sword body had been cast, and the last ten years were only waiting for the sword to enlighten the spirit."

This kind of opportunity also gave Li Xue and Ah Qi, two children, the honor to observe. However, the enlightenment did not go so well. The Enlightenment Rune that had been tried and tested in the past lost its effectiveness this time. If you can't enlighten your soul, the hard work of the previous ninety years will come to naught."

When everyone was feeling desperate, Li Xue re-enlightened the spirit according to the spirit initiation rune. Miraculously, the sword of a hundred years was successfully enlightened by a ten-year-old child. ”

Casting a sword is simple to say, but from the selection of the material of the sword body to the enlightenment stage, everything needs to be carefully forged.

The first ninety years of casting the edge of the sword, the last ten years of the spirit of the sword.

The two complement each other and are not judged by the length of time.

Yu Zhi said: "Li Xue's diary also mentioned this hundred-year-old sword, but what about the sword? Which century-old sword is it in the past? ”

Guo Ji sighed again, his eyes full of regret.

"The sword of that generation was not born in a hundred years."

Xiao Jun'er asked, "Isn't it that Qiling succeeded?" Why isn't there a sword in a hundred years? ”

Li Wantong suddenly thought of something, picked up the diary just now, and read softly: "April 24, sunny." ”

"Ah Qi, I'm looking for you."

Li Wantong asked, "Master Guo, that year was the last year of the Hundred Years One Sword, right?" ”

Guo Ji was silent for a long time and did not answer Li Wantong's question. He opened his mouth and said, "Ah Qi." He doesn't like to forge swords. In those years, there were many, many sword cultivators who came to Forge Sword Mountain to seek swords. Ah Qi watched them practice sword cultivation at the foot of the mountain. ”

"Looking at it, Ah Qi's heart gave birth to the dream of going to the end of the world with a sword."

Yu Zhi can understand the youthful ambition.

That is, he has the mood to see through the red dust early, otherwise who doesn't want to be happy with the sword when he is a young man.

So, Ah Qi practiced his sword desperately. Ask the sword cultivator under the mountain for advice, day after day, his swordsmanship has also improved. ”

"Li Xue and Ah Qi, one of them learned to cast swords, and the other practiced swordsmanship, and there was affection between childhood sweethearts. The two of them still couldn't understand it, but the others could see it clearly. The days passed, and the two children grew up day by day. ”

"When they were nineteen years old, pirates in the East China Sea went on a rampage and plundered all the seaside state capitals near the Nanzhou capital. The government asked people in the rivers and lakes to help quell the chaos. That year, Ah Qi also went. ”

Guo Ji said this, and stopped again.

The next thing is not hard to imagine.

Ambition dies before it is rewarded.

"April 22, rain."

"Ah Qi, I heard bad news."

"April 23, rain."

"Ah Qi, the pear blossoms are blooming, where are you?"

"April 24, fine."

"Ah Qi, I'm looking for you."

Li Wantong turned the diary to the last three pages, and in a few words, the ending of the young man named Ah Qi was already told.

"Where's Li Xue?" Li Wantong asked, "She... Have you found Ah Qi? ”

Li Wantong's meaning: What Li Xue found would not be the living Ah Qi.

Otherwise, there should still be Li Xue's notes after April 24.

Guo Ji said: "The news of Ah Qi's death came from the East China Sea. Li Xue didn't believe it and wanted to go to the East China Sea. But the chief swordsmith of the year did not allow Li Xue to go down the mountain. The last year of the 100-year sword is particularly important. Li Xue is the sword enlightenment, which is to witness the birth of that century-old sword. Without Li Xue, the sword would never have been forged. ”

But Li Xue was forced to die, and her master could only let her go down the mountain. The master and apprentice agreed that no matter what the outcome was, Li Xue would have to return to Sword Casting Mountain after a month. ”

Xiao Jun'er was already fascinated by the story, and couldn't wait to ask, "Is Li Xue back?" ”

"It must be back." Yu Zhi said firmly.

Xiao Jun'er didn't believe Yu Zhi and said, "How do you know? ”

Yu Zhi pointed around. There was Li Xue's whisper in the sound of the sword. I think she's back. ”

When Xiao Jun'er heard this, her scalp suddenly went numb.

Ghost...

"Li Xue is a person from a hundred years ago, and she is older than Master Guo. After April 20 of that year, Ewha Kotsuki never lived again, so Li Xue came back and died. Yu Zhi guessed.

"Then you just said Li Xue's whisper..."Xiao Jun'er shrank her head and subconsciously looked around. Is there really a ghost? ”

Yu Zhi looked at Xiao Jun'er seriously. It is said that the ghost hates people touching the objects in front of her, especially the things that are close to her. County Lord, you wore that pear blossom hairpin, but be careful. ”

Xiao Jun'er looked at Yu Zhi in a daze, this sluggish expression was clearly believing Yu Zhi's nonsense.

Li Wantong lowered her head and smiled, Yu Zhi's words were to deceive Xiao Jun'er.

Li Wantong turned to Guo Ji and asked, "Master Guo said that Li Xue has never forged a sword, but what about the sound of the sword here?" ”

Guo Ji continued: "Li Xue searched for a month on the shore of the East China Sea, looking for those corpses soaked in the sea. She couldn't find Ah Qi's body. Even if you find it, what if you find it? In the end, it was just a corpse. ”

"No matter what, Li Xue returned to Sword Casting Mountain as promised."

"It rained heavily that night, and Li Xue went up the mountain in the rain. She didn't go back to Lihua Xiaozhu, nor did she go to Jianlu. A night of wind and rain turned the pure white and splendid pear blossom forest into a muddy field, and the pear blossoms were scattered. And Li Xue was standing in the middle of it,"

"She was as haggard as these pear blossoms, as if the wind was blowing and she was about to fall."

Xiao Jun'er muttered, "She died like this? ”

Xiao Jun'er didn't know why she said this, but she felt that there was nothing wrong with saying this.

Guo Ji looked at the bare pear blossom tree in the courtyard again.

"Just a twenty-year-old girl. It may not be bad to die peacefully, but she died vigorously. ”

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After reading the letter, Fang Tao immediately returned to the Fan Mansion without hesitation.

The Fan family is the mother of Fan Tao's mother, and the head of the Fan family is Fang Tao's brother.

"Is this true?" Fan Lin asked.

Fang Tao said eagerly: "My father has already sent a secret message, can this be fake?" ”

Fan Lin looked at Fan Yuan and said, "Dad, what should we do?" ”

Fan Yuan put down the letter in his hand and sighed in his heart. "What should come is always coming. Lin'er, tonight, you and Fang Tao take your brothers and sisters of the same generation to Kyoto. The Fan family has already purchased a house in Kyoto, and you have a place to live. ”

Fan Lin was puzzled and asked, "Dad, what about you?" There are still many clansmen in the Fan family. ”

Fan Yuan smiled slightly and said, "I have my own arrangements." ”

At the beginning of Fan Wenzheng's return to the Fan clan, Fan Yuan began to arrange for the departure of the Fan clan according to Fan Wenzheng's plan.

The Fan family is very large and has been rooted in the land of Nanzhou for hundreds of years.

In the ensuing havoc, some had to leave, while others did not.

The bloody chaos of 20 years ago is still fresh in my memory, and with the experience of that year, I am not in a hurry to deal with it now.

After Fan Yuan finished explaining, he took the letter and walked to the Fan ancestral hall.

There are two old men sitting in front of the ancestral hall, and their faces are somewhat similar, they are the two brothers Fan Wenzheng and Fan Wu'an.

"Dad, uncle. Fang Nanhu sent a letter. Your Majesty wants to make a move against the King of Chu, and Nanzhou is afraid that it will be chaotic. ”

Fan Wenzheng and Fan Wu'an were very calm, which was something they had expected a long time ago.

Fan Wenzheng glanced at the letter and said, "Arrange the matter." If it is a soldier, the Fan family will close the house. ”

Fan Yuan nodded yes. Many things have been done so far, and now we are sitting back and watching the storm rise.

Fan Wuan said worriedly: "Big brother, will Xiang Ji really let us go of Fan?" ”

Fan Wenzheng was not the least worried. "If the Fan family is a royal clansman, they will definitely die in the hands of Xiang Ji. But the Fan clan is just a clan. As long as Xiang Ji is not stupid, he will not come to touch the Fan family, including other families in Nanzhou. ”

"There is no benefit in destroying these families. And what we have to guard against is not to become a knife in the hands of Xiang Ji. ”

"I think the other families are ready for it."