A hundred cavalry commanders, four chiefs, and five soldiers, this is all the men and horses of the Fourth Banner today.

Ah Da led the way and led the other nine to his blacksmith shop.

It was a courtyard at the base of the eastern city wall, separated from its neighbors by an open distance, and a peach tree was planted in front of the courtyard gate, and a well was opened under the tree.

The peach blossoms have bloomed for the most part, and they are very gorgeous, and many petals fall on the edge of the well.

There was a reclining chair next to the well under the tree, and an old man with a naked body ~ lay on it and pretended to sleep, and there were some petals scattered on the top of his head and on his chest that was still very strong, but he was too lazy to wipe it, and there was a clanging sound in the courtyard behind him.

Hearing the footsteps and the sound of horses' hooves, the old man opened his eyes, and saw that the leader was his own son, and he was angry on his face, and he was about to have a seizure, and suddenly saw Liu Tugou and others, and was stunned for a moment, his face was even more angry, and there were many sad and frightened, and people couldn't help but stand up freely.

"A few military masters, but my unfilial son has caused a big disaster?"

Ah Da said angrily: "Dad, what are you talking nonsense, this is Liu Qizong, who is the first to ascend to the guard, not only to accept his son to listen to the horse in front of him, but also to teach his son real skills!"

As he spoke, he grinned involuntarily, not noticing the bruises on his father's forehead and trembling hands.

Dong Dilang, who was used to being domineering, stepped forward and said familiarly: "It turned out to be Master Cao, the sword you made is excellent, even my father said that he would not lose to the master of Beijing as a supervisor, but unfortunately the output is limited." ”

The son of the captain of the Yue Cavalry has a distinct uniform, and all the armor soldiers are not vulgar, Cao Laohan only glanced at it and knew it in his heart, but even such a character is still headed by the black crow hundred cavalry commander surnamed Liu, which is a very unusual thing.

The old man's face was full of humility, and he bowed slightly and said: "If you go back to the adult, the villain's surname is indeed Cao, and he has some slight skills, but he is not worthy of the praise of the adult." ”

Liu Tugou bowed his hand and said with a gentle smile: "Old man, Ling Lang has entered my banner and served the territory of the Great Zhou, and I didn't inform the old gentleman in advance, it's mine, Liu Tugou is here to apologize!"

The literary crepe he said, and the general, the official and corporal Lixian in the drama and literary commentary, are all in this style, and now to people, it feels very strange.

Old man Cao suddenly knelt down with a thud, and his voice was already crying: "There is still an ancient sword weapon in the villain's house, and I am willing to dedicate it to the adult, and I only ask the adult to leave a queen for the little old man." ”

Ah Da was taken aback, and quickly knelt down, and shouted puzzledly: "Dad, what are you doing!"

Liu Tugou took a few steps forward, waved his sleeves, and Old Man Cao couldn't help but stand up.

"What is this doing, old man?"

Old man Cao wiped the muddy old tears on his face, and begged: "How many generals and captains have come and gone in this Shuofang City, as long as you don't die, you will definitely be able to make great contributions and enjoy great fame, I don't know how many white bones are laid under your feet, the Cao family is thin and can't afford to toss, please raise your noble hand." ”

This scene was absolutely unexpected by Liu Tugou, and he couldn't help but feel ashamed when he remembered the ruthless move of erasing the names and surnames of the five soldiers just now, from A Da Pai to A Wu.

Behind each of them, how could there not be a family member like Old Man Cao who was affectionate and tearful? After all, there were only a few people like himself who practiced without concern or affection.

The second master smiled casually: "It's up to the old man, Liu Tugou will never force Ling Lang." ”

Old man Cao said happily: "Really, the adults will wait a minute, and the little old man will go and get the sword!"

Liu Tugou hurriedly waved his hand: "Wait, I'm here to ask the old man to help me forge a sword, and I don't covet any ancient sword weapons." ”

Old man Cao showed a puzzled look: "It has always been a method of forging knives by a thousand hammers, and only arrows are cast in molds, where does the word "casting knife" come from?"

Liu Tugou said with a smile: "Isn't there a mold, the old man just opens the furnace and melts the iron, and I will do the rest myself." ”

Old man Cao bowed slightly, stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation: "Since this is the case, please also invite adults to enter." I wonder what kind of iron you're going to use to forge knives?"

As he spoke, he turned around and kicked his son, who was still kneeling on the ground, with great force, kicking Ah Da on the heel.

Ah Da got up and followed behind his own Lao Tzu without saying a word.

"The main ingredients have been prepared, but the amount is very small, in addition, I brought some Qingzhou short knives, which are doped with a lot of East China Sea iron, please help me filter out, I don't know if it is enough, I don't know if the old man has it here?"

When it came to weapon casting, Old Man Cao had a look on his face: "My lord, the purer the material for this weapon, the better, although the East China Sea Shentie is thick and tough, but it is also too heavy, and it is not as sharp as the favorite Longquan iron of the Southern Sword Caster, and the sword and other weapons need to be scrapped and returned to the furnace every time they fight, and they are too tough and useless." ”

He looked at Liu Tugou and said: "Those truly famous swords that have been handed down from generation to generation can not be broken for a long time, in addition to proper maintenance, but also because the sword body is engraved with mysterious runes, or it falls into the hands of the land immortal with great skills, and it can be trained into a natal divine weapon that can be integrated with flesh and blood, but this is all a statement left by the ancestors of the past dynasties, I don't know whether it is true or not." ”

As they spoke, everyone had already entered the courtyard, and they were faced with an extremely spacious foundry room.

The fire is rising, the heat wave is hitting, and several young men who look like apprentices are busy in it, or pulling bellows to take care of the fire, or wielding hammers and forging knives, and some polishing weapons, all sweating like pulp.

Old man Cao was very dignified in front of his apprentices: "Stop the work in your hands and go to help add coal to make a fire, and the master has to do it himself." ”

Dong Dilang looked at Old Man Cao, who carefully instructed his apprentices, and said loudly: "Hey, I said Old Master Cao, I just said that I wanted to sacrifice the ancient sword hidden at home, so I forgot it after a while?"

Old man Cao took off a bunch of copper keys hanging from his waist, took one out of it, and handed it to Ah Da: "Go, there is a secret compartment under the blue bricks under my bed, take the sword box inside." ”

Ah Da was surprised on his face, as if he didn't know that his father still had such a hidden treasure, so he agreed immediately, took the key and went to the backyard, and didn't forget to bow to Liu Tugou before leaving.

Liu Tugou watched Ah Da's figure disappear behind the thick curtain leading to the backyard, took off his waist and slaughtered it, looked at it from beginning to end, and then said: "Although I don't understand the rune of the ancient qi practitioners, and I don't know the mysterious methods of the land immortals, but I am determined to create a heirloom knife, the main ingredient is this knife, please take a look at the old gentleman." ”

Old man Cao solemnly took the slaughtering knife, looked at it carefully for a moment, and gradually showed a look of surprise on his face. He flicked the blade with his fingers and wiped his fingers on the blade, blood sliding down the blade to the ground, leaving no trace.

"What kind of iron is this? How is it possible that so many scars can still be sharp and tough?"

Liu Tugou smiled: "It is a small trick in my unique cultivation method, and I will teach it to all the brothers under my command in the future." ”

When everyone behind him heard this, their faces changed subtly and differently.

Old man Cao didn't answer Liu Tugou's words, but stretched out his head to look inside the furnace, several apprentices were busy, and the fire was much hotter than when he came in.

He looked back at Liu Tugou and said, "Since the adults have secret methods, the old man doesn't talk much nonsense." The weapons played by Cao's shop are tough and sharp, relying on this stove, and now that the fire has arrived, you can put the main ingredients into it. Look, sir?"

Liu Tugou was slightly silent and finally nodded.

Old Man Cao shook his hand, and the slaughtering knife was thrown into the furnace, and it was instantly engulfed by the raging fire snake.