Chapter 49: Burying the Sword
When he met Xianyuan in Lingtai Mountain, Zhao Lingtai was over twenty years old.
At this age, it is obviously too late for learning the Tao.
But I don't know if it's because the fairy fate is different? Or is it because he is a late bloomer, and after learning the sword, he has been diligent in his Taoism, and he has traveled thousands of miles in a day, which is simply incredible.
Every ten years, Zhao Lingtai will change his sword.
At first, he used a rudimentary bamboo sword, then an ordinary iron sword, and then a heavy sword made of dark iron......
Every time he changed his sword, Zhao Lingtai would bury the old sword, not for anything else, but for a kind of farewell and memorial.
Counting it, he buried a total of seven swords.
In the previous five times, the sword buried should have been corroded by the years and turned into dirt.
This is a very normal thing, no one can compete with the years, let alone those ordinary swords?
However, the last two buried swords were different. Zhao Lingtai believed that those two swords would become sharper and sharper under the tempering of time.
There are two swords, one was buried before the ascension, buried in the mountain behind the Lingtai, and the other was buried in Xiaonanhai thirty years ago.
That year, Zhao Lingtai traveled to Nanhai County, and wanted to find the mountain gate of the Nanhai Sword Sect and compete with Meng Xuanxuan, the head of the faction. When he came to the South China Sea, he sat on the reef, watched the tide rise and fall, and listened to the blue waves.
This sitting, is three days and three nights, and then suddenly realized, the way of the sword to the next level, suddenly put down the mind of the sword, returned to Nanhai County, and buried the sword used at that time in Xiaonanhai, and then drifted away, returned to Lingtai Mountain, a few years later, he officially began to retreat!
The stars changed and revisited the old land, and Zhao Lingtai was in order to get this sword back.
Tonight, there are stars and moons, shining brightly, reflecting the sparkling waters of the lake, like a huge mirror that has been broken. On the shore of the lake, rows of weeping willows are planted, and the shade of the trees is cool, and at intervals, a big red lantern hangs on the willow tree, and the red candles are lit inside, like street lamps.
Such a situation, but it was not before. Hundreds of lanterns, every night burned, I don't know how much silver it costs.
I saw that the word "South China Sea" was written on the outer skin of the lantern, which seemed to be the handwriting of the South China Sea Sword School.
At night, there were a lot of people in Xiaonanhai.
Some of these people were walking on the shore with lanterns in their hands, not wandering, but as if they were looking for something, and there were boats on the lake that were moving slowly, some rowing, others holding their lanterns high, leaning over, almost looking into the water......
Zhao Lingtai looked a little surprised.
"Look, this is the place where our brothers occupy first, you go elsewhere. ”
Under the shade of a bush in front of them, two people suddenly jumped out.
Zhao Lingtai asked, "What are you doing here?"
The man looked at him suspiciously: "Are you pretending to be stupid, or are you from out of town?"
"I just entered the city today. ”
Zhao Lingtai replied.
"Oh, no wonder, I don't even know about the sword hunt in the sunken lake...... Let's go, don't dangle around here and hinder Uncle Ben's luck. ”
The man waved his hand impatiently.
"Looking for a sword?"
Zhao Lingtai showed a strange look on his face, but he didn't stop and walked away.
After walking for a short time, I saw a bright light in front of me, a small dock, and several identical boats parked on the shore and water.
This is the place to rent a boat.
"Young man, but you want to rent a boat to hunt for treasure?"
As soon as Zhao Lingtai walked over, a guy greeted him with a smile on his face.
"How do you rent this ship?"
Zhao Lingtai asked.
The guy looked at him: "Rent a boat for thirty taels and one night, the deposit is twenty taels, and if you want a boatman, add another twenty taels." ”
The price is staggering.
Seeing that Zhao Lingtai seemed to be about to bargain, the guy made a face: "Don't bargain, if you want to rent, please hurry, if you give more money later, there will be no boat." ”
Zhao Lingtai smiled: "I'm not making a bargain, I just want to ask what is going on with this Shenhu Sword?"
The guy was stunned: "You don't even know this, come and join in the fun, go, don't stop me from doing ......"
The word "business" didn't come out, because he saw Zhao Lingtai take out three gold leaves, yellow, orange and orange, which were particularly eye-catching.
The guy immediately opened his eyebrows and laughed: "Shaoxia, I see that you are from other places, when it comes to this sinking lake to find the sword, you have to start from thirty years ago, at that time there was a peerless person, named Zhao Lingtai, who was the ancestor of the Lingtai Sword Sect...... Uh, you've probably heard of him, right?"
Zhao Lingtai nodded.
The man continued: "Back then, Zhao Lingtai had spent a period of time in this small South China Sea, where he learned the sword, and when he left, somehow, he sank the sword he used at that time into the lake. Let me tell you, it's not an ordinary sword, it's a flying sword! It's made of spiritual gold, and it's worth a fortune. After this news spread, a craze for sword hunting was set off. That's how our business stall opened. ”
Zhao Lingtai touched his nose: "After so many years, no one has found it?"
The guy spread his hands: "You look at Xiaonanhai, although it is not comparable to the real sea, but there are thousands of acres in a radius, isn't it?
"In this way, where the treasure hunt is, it is like looking for a needle in a haystack. ”
The guy smiled: "It used to be a needle in a haystack, but now it's different." ”
"Oh, what's the difference?"
Zhao Lingtai was a little puzzled.
The guy lowered his voice: "Actually, this is not a secret matter, but everyone who has come to look for the sword basically knows it." That is the flying sword that fell in the lake, and for some reason, it has been quite restless in recent years. Especially at night, there is a sword light reflecting, and there is a sword aura coming out......"
Zhao Lingtai was stunned: "In this way, won't you be able to find the flying sword?"
The man smiled bitterly: "Where is it so easy? However, many masters can see that this flying sword will soon be hidden and break through the water. At that time, those who are destined will get it. Shaoxia, this opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, because maybe, the flying sword will automatically fly out of the bottom of the lake tonight. ”
"Okay, I'll rent this boat!"
Zhao Lingtai said.
But he didn't want a boatman, but rowed himself.
Seeing that the boat was slowly moving out and going far, the guy looked proud, shook his head and said: "Another fool who daydreams, how can Zhao Lingtai's buried sword be obtained by ordinary people? These days these fools are getting more and more, I need to get more boats, if I don't make money, I am stupid!"
Zhao Lingtai has rowed a boat before, although it has been many years, but the action is still no problem, and the boat line is stable:
"The sword light is permeable, the sword qi is broken through the air, it seems that this sword has really been warmed up, if it comes later, I am afraid that it will really be hidden, and it will be taken away by others. ”
He thought about the words of the charter man, and knew that the other party was not lying, but that the other people had not yet understood the meaning of it.
That flying sword has a name, called "Grass Mang".