Volume 1: A First Glimpse of the World Chapter 11: The Sword Demon is Lonely
"Uncle Shi, why did the head of the sect choose to let us go through this road of worry-free? Although there are many crises along the way, under your wisdom and might, Uncle Shi, we still came over very easily? In addition to the better scenery, I feel that we can experience us more than the bandits and the devils. At the border of the ten miles of flowers in Sanssoucia, a group of people dressed in unity are walking towards the stone monument of Sanssoucia. A young man with a thin figure and prominent cheekbones was bending over and talking flatteringly to the middle-aged man beside him, this middle-aged man was wearing darker clothes, listening to the young man's words He was the leader of this trip, their uncle. "The head of his old man is far-sighted, and there must be a deeper truth in it. Forgive the disciple for being ignorant and not understanding the mystery, so I hope my uncle will tell me. ”
"Hehehe, I didn't have much strength to get through Uncle Shi safely along the way, the juniors you came out to practice this time are already quite climatic, and it is really a blessing for my faction. The middle-aged man looked at the deferential young man next to him, undisguised his appreciative gaze, and the young man looked at this warm smile and full of love in his eyes, and his heart was overjoyed. "But you are still young, and you are lacking in thinking about things, and although it is rare to look at this picturesque place, it is not a few. There is a more important reason why this carefree career occupies one of the top ten famous sites. ”
"Oh, could it be that Uncle Shi is referring to the Worry-Free Stone Tablet? By the way, in this way, the old man in charge of the family wants us to understand this Worry-Free Stone Tablet?" This young man is also a thoughtful person, and he can immediately react when he is knocked down by Uncle Shi.
"Well, it's still the senior brother in charge who is far-sighted. My Kunxumen mental martial arts are all superior, and I am not afraid of many strange methods and tricks in the world, and the biggest shortcoming is this sword cultivation. The path of sword cultivation is more difficult than other paths of cultivation, but the sword cultivation moves are mostly treacherous. The senior brother in charge of the sect summoned you, the sword path hopefuls, to gradually make up for the shortcomings of the sect. This time, you have to use your heart to comprehend this worry-free stone tablet. The middle-aged man glanced at the young man appreciatively, looked around at more than ten other young men, looked into the distance, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
"Uncle Shi, don't worry, we will definitely study hard, practice hard, and make up for the biggest shortcomings of the sect as soon as possible. But is this Sanssouci stele really as magical as the legend?"
"So, you juniors still have to learn more about the history of this river and lake. It is rumored that more than 600 years ago, in a special era, when the martial arts were prosperous, many geniuses appeared in that era, and they showed their talents in just ten years. And among these many geniuses, there is one person who has always come out on top and overwhelmed everyone, and he is the Sword Demon Dugu. According to records, in his early years, Dugu Yan was called Seeking Defeat, and he was known as the Gentleman's Sword. He loved one sword all his life, and he only practiced one sword. In just ten years, he has become a peerless master, and he has comprehended the sword intent of the gentleman's sword, and his comprehension of the sword has even drawn a clearer level of cultivation for the sword path. Ten years later, this person felt invincible in the world and returned to the mountain field, and met a strange woman, who was also the love of his life. Speaking of which, this is also a bad fate....." The middle-aged man said as he led his disciples towards the Sanssouci stele, with a look of embarrassment and emotion, but more admiration and yearning.
At this time, Chen Su and Chen Ying's enlightenment was also at a critical juncture.
Speaking of which, this lonely man sought defeat in the idyllic life of sunrise and sunset, and met the love of his life, this woman has no martial arts foundation but loves martial arts very much. Because by chance, I met Dugu in the courtyard to use the branch as a sword to understand the more profound sword way, and saw with my own eyes that the branch drew a sword qi and drew a mark on the bluestone slab on the ground, which was shocking. So he often pestered Dugu to seek defeat and ask for the method of practicing swordsmanship. Dugu always just smiled and didn't pay much attention to it, but this woman's determination was something that Dugu didn't imagine.
For three years, every day was like a day, cooking and laundry for Dugu, but he didn't say anything about learning swords, just serving and taking care of him day after day. People's hearts are long, and the woman's behavior deeply touched this old boy who was with the sword for the first half of his life, and finally one day three years later, Dugu, who was eating, raised his head and said slowly and firmly, "Are you willing to learn the sword with me?"
The woman froze, and after a while, she gritted her teeth and said, "I wish, but I don't want to worship you as a teacher!"
"It's good if you like it, I don't care if you worship or not. You don't have to cook dinner tonight, I'll go out. Tomorrow I will officially teach you one of the swords" After speaking, he lowered his head to eat, but the woman on the side was not too excited, and there was a faint resentment in her eyes.
It turned out that the three years of service life had unconsciously made the woman fall in love with Dugu, who had always been so confident and light-hearted. It's a pity that Dugu doesn't know what love is, and at this time, I only feel that it would be very good to have this woman with me in the future.
In this way, the two of them spent a difficult night with their own thoughts. In the early morning of the second day, the rooster crowed, and Dugu was already standing in the yard waiting for the woman to wake up. As the day dawned, the woman pushed open the door and walked out, and saw the back of Dugu standing in the courtyard waiting, and she looked a little stupid. Dugu Qiu is still wearing the same green shirt, but the scattered hair is tied up today, and the white belt has been replaced with a purple and gold-rimmed one, the biggest difference is that this is the first time a woman has seen Dugu Qiu defeat sword in a few years, and it is two swords.
A sword that looks relatively narrow, the sword body is contained in the scabbard, the scabbard is ancient blue as a whole, and there is no pattern carving on the whole body, which looks very inconspicuous. One is even simpler, just a wooden sword.
Sensing that the woman walked out of the door, Dugu turned around, beckoned the woman to approach, took off the long sword behind him and handed it over with both hands. "Murong, this sword is the earliest sword to practice with me. This sword is called willow leaf, the sword weighs eight taels and three coins, the sword body is three feet long, two inches wide is less than two, the sword surface is as thin as a cicada's wings, and the blade is extremely sharp. Wait until the woman named Murong took the long sword and handed over the wooden sword, "This is a wooden sword made based on willow leaves, nameless, similar to willow leaves, and it will also be the sword that accompanies you in your cultivation before entering the way of the sword." Take these two swords well, and your practice today is to know these two swords. Let's go, I'll bring some breakfast when I come back, let's go have some food together. ”
"Okay!" replied heavily, Murong held the two swords tightly, and his eyes followed Dugu's defeat with a complicated look.
Murong's kendo talent is excellent, but unfortunately he doesn't have martial arts talent and can't cultivate internal strength and mental methods to assist in kendo practice. Dugu has the intention to let Murong lay a solid foundation, and this wooden sword will be practiced for three years. In the past three years, Murong has practiced swords for six hours a day, and at the same time, he is still responsible for Dugu's diet and daily life. The two of them only talked about kendo and didn't talk about life for three years.
In the past three years, Murong has asked Dugu many times when he will be able to use the Willow Leaf Sword, and the answer he gets has always been that the time has not come. On this day, Dugu watched Murong practice his sword as usual, and Murong danced his sword moves as usual, sometimes as fast as a dragon, and sometimes as gentle as a frightening dragon. Murong always felt that such a sword move was too rigid, because it was given by Dugu to seek defeat, and he had always insisted that ninjas were not suitable for practice. It just so happened that on this day, I just asked Dugu when he could use willow leaves, and he got the answer, but the same time has not come. Murong was going to be angry and lonely to seek defeat, looking at the willow leaves that fell with his sword dance, he was blessed to his heart for a while, his wrist shook dexterously, and the stiff wooden sword body bent strangely, like a willow leaf or a snake. But the wooden sword is a wooden sword after all, and it snapped at this strange angle and broke off.
Murong looked at the broken wooden sword and was at a loss for a while, looked at it blankly, turned his head and said with red eyes, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, I didn't know it would be like this." I thought that I would be reprimanded by Dugu for defeat, but I didn't expect him to just smile slightly, stand up and turn away, leaving only a sentence repeated in Murong's ears.
"It's okay, you can rest a little today, and tomorrow you can use the willow leaves to practice the sword."
In another five years, Murong has made rapid progress, and in five years, without the assistance of the internal strength and mental method, Murong has also reached the level of a super-first-class master. Even if Dugu seeks defeat, his vision is so high, he will also nod and praise Murong. It's just that Murong has a big feud in his heart, and after learning the sword successfully, he asked Dugu for defeat and told him to resign, and he didn't say too much and only said that he had something to do. Dugu was originally a simple-minded person who only focused on cultivating swords, and he only felt that Murong wanted to go to the rivers and lakes to break through, so he didn't say anything and let her go.
On the day Murong left, he watched Dugu seek defeat for a long, long time, and finally took a master-apprentice ceremony, turned around and crossed the horse and whipped away. Dugu didn't see the two lines of tears that Murong shed when he turned around, and Murong didn't know that Dugu looked at her departing figure for a long, long time, and finally raised his hand and waved it when the dust raised by the horse's hooves had dissipated, and said softly, "Take care."
Murong has also made some fame in the rivers and lakes, and the deeds of the willow leaf sword Changle woman are often talked about. After two years of self-questioning, Dugu realized that he was in love with Murong Changle!
Following Murong's footsteps, Dugu once again stepped into this complicated river and lake.
The next time I saw Murong was outside the mountain gate of Qingyun Sect, a prestigious sect, at this time, Dugu was like a madman, holding the seriously injured and dying Murong in his arms, but the movements in his hands were very light, so he hugged it like this, looking at Murong with tears.
Murong raised his hand and touched Dugu's face, "I didn't expect to see you again before I died, I have no regrets." I thought I could take revenge, I wanted to go to you after revenge and confess to you, I hoped that I could go hand in hand with you for the rest of my life, but I didn't expect that I was still too reluctant. Ahem, Dugu, do you know why I don't want to be your apprentice? Because I love you. Do you know why I left the apprenticeship ceremony, because I didn't dare to confess to you, cough, cough..."
Looking at Murong who was gradually weakening his voice, Dugu was about to cry when he choked up for the first time, held back his tears, gritted his teeth and said hoarsely, "Don't talk, good, I'll take you home and go back to our home." I love you too, and I am willing to hold hands with you for the rest of my life. ”
Murong shook his head, coughed twice, opened his mouth but couldn't say a complete sentence, and after a while, he slowly said under Dugu's sincere eyes, "I, I can't do it anymore." I've carried so much in my life, I'm so tired. The happiest and happiest thing for me is to meet you, and if I have regrets in this life, I just didn't make my love clear to you at that time. Farewell Dugu, farewell master, farewell..."
After saying the last sentence, Murong stroked Dugu's face and lowered his hand heavily. At this moment, Dugu couldn't help crying anymore. True Qi reverses with the change of mood.
On this day, there is no gentleman's sword in this river and lake, and Dugu seeks defeat. Since then, there has been a sword demon in this river and lake, and he is lonely!