Shanna was fast, and it didn't take long for her to walk back with a mercenary badge and a form.

looked at the curious Xue Longyu and said with a smile:

"Next, I ask you for some personal information, and you say, I'll fill it in. ”

Xue Longyu withdrew her gaze from looking at the badge, turned to look at Shanna, and nodded.

"Name, gender, age. ”

"Xue Longyu, male, seventeen years old. ”

"Register the name of the mercenary squad you joined. ”

"Bloodthorn Mercenary Squad. ”

......

During this period, I asked a lot of miscellaneous things, such as height and weight, and other inconsequential things, so I won't repeat them one by one.

"Strength. ”

"One Yuan Opens the Light Realm. ”

As soon as Xue Longyu finished reporting, there was a sudden exclamation in the hall, and a noisy sound sounded!

......

"What?!"

"That kid is the Enlightenment Realm?"

"Just kidding!"

"This kid isn't talking nonsense to get the attention of beautiful women, if it's true, he's only seventeen years old, this talent. Gee. ”

"That's it, I'll tell you......"

......

Listening to the surrounding discussions, Xue Longyu couldn't help but roll her eyes.

If they knew that Snow Dragon Jade had been trapped in the Blood Refining Land for too long, and that the cultivation of Yuan Qi had stagnated slightly, they didn't know how they would feel.

However, there are also gains and losses.

Losing the substantial growth of Yuan Force cultivation in exchange for a special blood and qi power cannot be said to be a loss.

Moreover, in the long run, the latter is more advantageous.

I saw that Shana also stopped her pen at this moment, raised her eyebrows, raised her head and looked at Xue Longyu with a serious face.

"What you said is true?"

It's also a slightly skeptical inquiry, but it's much better than those mercenaries.

Xue Longyu didn't speak, just raised his palm, and a golden vitality flame slowly rose.

Energetic outflow!

Enlightened Realm Sign!

Suddenly.

The hall was silent for a moment.

The smile of the person who was laughing at Xue Longyu before had frozen on his face at this moment, as if he had suddenly been choked by an invisible big hand, and his appearance was extremely funny.

Xue Longyu's face did not change silently withdrew his Yuan Li, put down his hand, and just looked at Shanna quietly.

Seeing this, Shanna glanced deeply at Xue Longyu, smiled, didn't speak, lowered her head and filled in the form......

......

After a while, Xue Longyu got his own mercenary badge, which contained some personal information of Xue Longyu, and the personal mercenary level was also yellow, and he played with it in his hand a little, then put it away, his eyes drooped slightly, and the corners of his mouth curled.

Immediately, under Shanna's meaningful gaze, he slowly turned around and walked out calmly.

The eyes of the people who had been noisy before were all focused on the boy until he was gone......

From beginning to end, Xue Longyu didn't say a word......

What pierced the eyes of those who had been before them was only the deep disdain at the corners of their mouths......

Perhaps, that was not the original intention of Snow Dragon Jade.

But at least, in the eyes of those people, it is.

......

After going out of the door, turning left and walking a few steps, Xue Longyu stopped leisurely, and his eyes stayed at the door of the trade union.

In less than ten seconds, Uncle Kate and Xue Qingshan walked out of the door.

Seeing this, Xue Longyu straightened her somewhat thin body slightly, smiled gently at the two of them, and did not speak.

Uncle Kate also smiled at Xue Longyu and nodded.

Xue Qingshan still looked very grinning, and grinned at Xue Longyu.

"Let's go, it's time to go back. We've just taken on a few more Level 3 tasks, and we're busy on the way back. ”

Kate said this suddenly, and then turned to leave.

Xue Longyu and Xue Qingshan glanced at each other, smiled, and hurriedly followed.

Level 3 mission, hunting the Demon Beast of the Open Light Realm.

The highest strength in the team is Uncle Kate, Soul Sense Realm.

Such a team of mercenaries, hunting the demon beasts of the Kaiyuan Mirror, will die nine lives.

Obviously, he took the strength of the snow dragon jade into account.

This is, mercenary recognition!

Once trusted, life and death together!

Kate led the two of them along the street slowly, while Xue Qingshan and Xue Longyu followed unhurriedly......

Same as when you came......

It's not the same as when you go......

......

Halfway down the street, there was a sudden sound of striking iron in a certain direction ahead.

"Ding-ding-ding-ding——!"

Hearing this, Xue Longyu's forward steps suddenly trembled slightly, a trace of inexplicable look flashed in his eyes, and he turned his head and looked towards the source of the sound.

"There is a blacksmith shop over there, and the owner of the shop is an experienced blacksmith, an old shop! It has been open for decades, and even occasionally sells spiritual weapons! In this generation, it is very famous. ”

Kate noticed Xue Longyu's gaze, smiled, and explained.

"Hehe, that machete of mine was once passed by and asked the master to hit it, if it weren't for the material limitations, maybe it could have become a spiritual weapon!"

Xue Qingshan next to him scratched his head, laughed twice, and continued.

"Let's go, go over and have a look. I see that Long Yu you don't have a weapon in your hand, let's see if there is anything handy, let's go buy one. ”

Uncle Kate said that he didn't care whether Xue Long Yutong disagreed or not, and walked over.

"Haha, okay, go check it out. Let's go, don't be stunned, I'll show you my weapon when I go back, but unfortunately I threw it in the car, I'll show you at night, let's compare it, hehe. ”

Xue Qingshan greeted Xue Longyu and hurriedly followed.

Looking at the backs of the two of them gradually moving away, the corners of Xue Longyu's mouth curled, and she quickly followed.

......

The group of three came to the blacksmith shop, and was immediately greeted by a sturdy man.

The man's face is slightly sallow, his face is honest, compared with Xue Qingshan's own, his muscles are strong, his arms are as thick as thighs, and he looks like he has often practiced iron.

"Hello three, I'm here to speak. Do you want to buy something?"

Perhaps because he runs a blacksmith shop and often deals with mercenaries, the man's speech is also very bold and refreshing, which makes people feel a burst of joy in their hearts.

Uncle Kate paused and didn't speak, and turned his head to look at Xue Longyu.

Xue Longyu nodded, took a step forward, and asked politely:

"I'm here to buy weapons. However, I wonder if you can let me go and see the man who is forging first, and rest assured, I won't interfere with him. Of course, if it's inconvenient to ......"

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a wave of his hand.

"Hahaha, let's go, let's go, it's nothing, it's just that the old man in the family is striking iron. Many people who came here before were also curious about this, and there was nothing convenient or inconvenient. ”

With permission, Xue Longyu exchanged glances with Uncle Kate and Xue Qingshan, nodded, and followed the voice to find it.

"Haha, let's take a look here, wait for the kid to come back, we'll talk, you get busy first!"

Behind him came the hearty laughter of Uncle Kate and the laughter of the man in the blacksmith's shop......

......

"Ding-Ding-Ding"

The rhythm of the sound is clear, crisp, and has an inexplicable attraction, like a touching guzheng performance.

Xue Longyu walked step by step on the syllables, her eyes drooping slightly, and her thoughts were a little empty......

That's the voice......

......

It was a freezing winter.

At that time, Xue Longyu was only eight years old.

"Ding-ding-ding-"

In an orphaned courtyard, the sound of striking iron clanged, the sound was crisp and pleasant, tactful and melodious.

"Grandpa! My mother made you your favorite green bamboo shoots and tofu fish, and I brought it to you!"

A childish voice with excitement sounded from the gate, which immediately diluted the loneliness in the courtyard.

"Ding. ”

The old man put down the hammer in his hand, slowly straightened up his slightly rickety body, turned around, and looked at the little boy who stumbled over with a bamboo basket in his hand with a smile.

"Yu'er, eh, okay, let it go!"

The old man hurriedly took the bamboo basket and put it on the stone table beside him.

"Hey, hey, hey......"

Xue Longyu didn't speak, just giggled happily.

The old man smiled kindly, and his smile warmed people's hearts.

Xue Longyu jumped to the old man's side, pulled the old man's white beard without a trace of variegation, and smiled and revealed a trace of naughtiness.

It's a very heartwarming scene......

......

"Ding-ding-ding——!"

The frequency of the hammer struck gradually increased, and the pace of Snow Dragon Jade gradually accelerated, and with it, the memories of the previous years also accelerated......

......

It's winter again.

The nine-year-old Xue Longyu is still the familiar courtyard, but the bamboo basket placed on the stone table is empty, tilting slightly......

"Grandpa, why don't you go back to the building, my father and mother miss you very much. ”

Xue Longyu stuck to the old man's body, tilted his head and looked at the kind face innocently, and said glutinously.

When the old man heard this, he just smiled indifferently, touched Xue Longyu's little head, and a trace of kindness flashed in his eyes......

"Grandpa is old and likes to be quiet. Grandpa will give you an analogy, and you will understand. You're like early spring, and grandpa is late autumn, which is already in winter. Throughout the year, the interaction rotates, spring does not see autumn, autumn does not meet spring. When spring meets autumn, it will burn its body. Autumn and spring, will wither and dye. ”

Xue Longyu pouted when she heard this, buried her head in her grandfather's arms, and muttered:

"Grandpa, I don't understand. What the hell does that mean?"

Grandpa patted Xue Longyu's back, and his cloudy old eyes raised his eyes to look at the sky, smiling without saying a word.

......

"Ding, ding, ding!!, ding-ding-ding——!"

The sound of the hammer sometimes pouring like a torrential rain, sometimes like a silver bead falling on a jade plate, sometimes like a silver bottle bursting, and suddenly it was silent.

Ever-changing, ever-changing.

Xue Longyu closed his eyes slightly, and gradually came to the door of the forging room.

Stopped, can't stop.

......

It's also winter.

The same courtyard, the same forging platform, everything is so similar......

However, at this moment, a heart-rending cry rang out.

"Grandpa!! woo woo...... Grandpa, why don't you speak, grandpa!!Wake up!!Yu'er is here to bring you food, grandpa......"

This was followed by intermittent whimpering......

The bamboo basket on the stone table contained the pleasant aroma of green bamboo shoots and tofu fish, and the bursts of hot air and cold air swallowed and fused with each other, and in a trance, it looked like a distorted old face, which was exactly the same as the old man lying on the ground with his eyes closed and pale...... They all laughed so kindly......

......

"Ding——! ding!

With the sound of a hammer thumping, the sound of the hammer regained its peace.

......

The quaint and somewhat decayed courtyard is surrounded by withered yellow vines.

Stone tables covered in dust and cobwebs, and a rusty forging hammer.

There was a smell of decay everywhere......

For several winters in succession, Snow Dragon Jade never came again.

......

The door to the forge room opened, and an old man with a somewhat rickety figure came out of it. Seeing Xue Longyu, he smiled kindly and said:

"Got it?"

The old man asked a plausible question.

Xue Longyu nodded slowly, and then shook his head quickly.

"Hehe, from the moment you heard the sound of striking iron, you were no longer you. Come to think of it, do you really have such a story in your memory?"

The old man's voice was very faint, even slightly hoarse, but when he heard these words in Xue Longyu's ears, it was like a thunderbolt from a sunny sky!

"I ......"

Xue Longyu's eyes widened!

He remembered! He hadn't seen his grandfather since he was born!

However, why do those pictures just now seem so real, as if they have experienced it personally?

An inexplicable fear surged in Xue Longyu's heart, and he looked at the old man in front of him, and his figure suddenly staggered back a few steps.

He found that the person in front of him was almost exactly the same as the person he remembered just now!

He didn't see it clearly just now because of the dim light in the forging room, but now!

Xue Longyu was really shocked.

He wanted to shout, but he found that his body seemed to be out of control, and he couldn't make a sound when he opened his mouth.

The surrounding space seemed to become lifeless at this moment, and all of what remained in Xue Longyu's eyes was black and white, except for the old man in front of him.

Everything around is also as if the mute button has been pressed at this moment.

The range of the two of them is several feet around, and time seems to stand still at this moment!

Including himself!

"It is difficult to describe the painting of the country and the mountains, and the creation outlines a line of the sky. No one in the vast continent asked, but he said who in the world could speak. The soul of rebirth is in the world, and the flesh is not idle. The young man paints the rivers and mountains, and the ups and downs of all living beings make the Tao. ”

The old man slowly walked towards Xue Longyu, and the words that came out of his mouth seemed to turn into substantive notes in an instant, engraved into Xue Longyu's mind.

Suddenly, the heavens and the earth returned to their original colors, but the snow dragon jade still did not recover from its sluggish state.

"You, got it?"

Again, such a specious question.

The old man looked at Xue Longyu's sluggish face, smiled, turned around slowly, and continued:

"It's okay if you don't understand, in the future, you'll understand. ”

After speaking, he turned around again and slowly walked into the forging room, leaving Xue Longyu standing there alone.

"I, not my ......"

I saw Xue Longyu muttering blankly.

Clear, confused, fearful, painful, avoiding, relieved, letting go, picking up.

In just one sentence, it seems that a long time has passed.

In the end, Xue Longyu smiled faintly, and her eyes seemed to be more than something at this moment, and it seemed that something was missing.

"I, still me. ”

......

At the same time, in the forging room, the old man's eyes revealed a hint of relief, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly.

Laughing, it's so kind.