Chapter 20: The Ceremony of Sword Casting (6)
The sword pond is the place where the Dongfang family stores the weapons they made. If you want to talk about www.biquge.info storage place, most people will think of it, a cellar, a storehouse, a dry and dark place. However, the location chosen by the Dongfang family is unusual, it is a slightly shallow pool with a radius of dozens of miles, in which there are thousands of swords, which makes people daunting at a glance.
This ten thousand swords is not an exaggerated narrative, but it is true, except for the best of the swords cast by the Oriental family in the past hundred years, the rest of the swords are all left in it. Is a hundred years in vain? Every sword here is from the hands of the Oriental family, and the more and more accumulated, the sword pool continues to expand, but this is not a long-term solution, I don't know how many years ago, the Oriental family began to hold a sword casting ceremony, which means to announce to the world, the Oriental family is going to appear a new famous sword, but the appearance of the famous sword is not so easy, most of the swords that do not reach the famous sword, it is regarded as a part of the ceremony, given to the people who come to participate in the ceremony, in this way, can not only consume some of these old things, but also can make the momentum of the Oriental family to a higher levelγ
Therefore, over time, not only can you get the news of the sword forged by the Oriental family, but the birth of the famous sword is indeed rarely cared about.
Some people may ask, why is this kind of sword weapon that is abandoned here like a defective product, still sought after by people in the rivers and lakes? That is because the casting technology possessed by the Oriental family can really be called a unique martial arts. Even ordinary works will be a few points better than the swords and other things made by ordinary craftsmen on the rivers and lakes. If an ordinary martial arts person gets one thing, then his strength can rise to two or three levels.
It is easy to learn literature, it is the word diligence, and it is easy to learn martial arts, which is just unremitting. And a weapon that suits you will make your own strength one or even several levels higher, so this is really important.
'Finally getting to the point...... ' is what almost everyone thinks. I don't know how much faster it was than before. When everyone entered the sword pool, Dongfang Hong stood in front of the people and looked at everyone: "Then now, it is time for you to rely on your own vision and strength...... Dongfang Hong's eyes swept over the crowd, and said: "For two days, if you find a satisfactory sword weapon within two days, you can tell the deacon guarding the door and carry the sword out of the sword pool." But please pay attention, my Dongfang family does not allow private fights, outside my Dongfang family, the old man naturally can't control it, but if someone in my sword pool wants to do something by force, my Dongfang family is not a vegetarian......"
"I'll wait for the natural province!" said one of the people in the crowd. Then the crowd echoed this.
Dongfang Hong nodded, turned his body sideways and made a 'please' to everyone.
Seeing that everyone entered in turn, He Xun shook the folding fan and also entered. Before he could take a step, he was stopped. He Xun turned his head and saw that it was Dongfang Ke and Dongfang Aoxue, brother and sister.
"What's wrong with the two of you?" He Xun said.
"Hmm...... It's okay. Dongfang Ke and the two glanced at each other and shook their heads.
β......β
"Doesn't Brother He know how to use a sword?" The three of them followed the crowd into the sword pool at the end, and Dongfang Aoxue suddenly asked.
"Just to see the excitement, but also to feel the legendary sword pond of your family......"
Before He Xun finished speaking, a man not far away pulled out a long sword inserted into the bottom of the pool, although it was soaked in the pool for a period of time, but the sword was still smooth and new, it seemed to be extremely sharp, the man put the sword in his right hand, and played a few sword moves in the pool, and then stroked the sword body, and his eyes gradually blurred.
"Oh?" He Xun and some people near him were attracted by this person's actions at this moment: "Found it so quickly?" He Xun also couldn't believe it, it had been less than a quarter of an hour since he entered the sword pool, and someone on the side had found a treasure, this luck was really good! You must know that this Oriental family has held a sword casting ceremony a few times and dozens of times, and each time it will be taken away by a part of the guests who come and go, even if new swords are added to it every year, but there will be fewer and fewer good swords.
The man scrubbed the blade of the sword with his cuffs, and hurriedly ran in the direction of the deacon guarding the door, only to see the man say a few words to the deacon, and the door squeaked open. The man laughed a few times and ran out the door.
Seeing this, everyone hurriedly approached the place where the man had found it, and continued to search around there.
"That man managed to find it like that?" He Xun said, pointing to the exit.
And as soon as he spoke, he drew chuckles from the two people around him. This made He Xun very embarrassed.
Dongfang Aoxue has always been lively, and at this moment, she can't laugh straight. Dongfang Ke is the son of a family, and he is naturally reserved when he laughs, he patted He Xun on the shoulder: "Don't worry, Master He, what that person took away was just an ordinary long sword." β
"What?" He Xun's eyes widened.
And so it is. Dongfang Ke confirmed again. "Does Gongzi He think that my Dongfang's sword pool is such a simple place? If everyone finds the treasure so easily, then I will end the ceremony early. β
When Dongfang Aoxue heard this, she couldn't help nodding beside her.
"I see. He Xun nodded yes.
Dongfang Aoxue's elbow touched Dongfang Ke, and there were a few looks in her eyes. Dongfang Ke nodded back, and said: "The opportunity is rare, why is Gongzi He just watching here, let's go in and find a handful together, it can be regarded as not a guest at Dongfang's house in vain." β
"Yes, yes!" Dongfang Aoxue jumped on the edge of the sword pool, pulled He Xun and walked inside.
As everyone knows, there is a young man not far away, holding a long sword in his hand, and he keeps peeking at the two of them.
"Brother Xue!" Suddenly, a voice interrupted the young man's peeping. Xue Gang retracted his gaze and looked at the visitor. Dongfang Ke stepped forward with a smile on his face. "How's Brother Xue's search?"
"Alas!" Hearing Dongfang Keyi's words, Xue Gang sighed and said: "It's not a secret, although I use a sword, I don't know anything about appreciating swords, so I ......"
"Ahh......h After speaking, Dongfang Ke hugged his fists and saluted, and then left.
Seeing Dongfang Ke, who had already walked away, Xue Gang snorted in his nose and continued to look in the sword pool.
"Gongzi He, do you know how to appreciate swords?" In the corner of the sword pool, Dongfang Aoxue asked softly.
He Xun scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "Miss Dongfang is laughing at the bottom, and she can't even use the sword in the next fight, how can she appreciate the sword?"
Dongfang Aoxue smiled, walked by the sword pool, strolled, and said: "Ancient knights, swordsmen, often for a sword, the sword is not tireless, over the mountains and mountains, hard work, even sacrifice life in exchange, also do not hesitate. β
The voice is very soft, the tone is gentle, and with Dongfang Aoxue's beautiful face, it makes people have an indescribable beauty.
"Look at the people in the sword pool now, aren't they all coming to my Dongfang home from thousands of miles away, and they are a sharp weapon that they want to seek. As she spoke, Dongfang Aoxue pointed to the field with her hand.
He Xun glanced at where she was pointing and said, "That's true. β
Dongfang Aoxue jumped two steps and casually pulled out a long sword from the sword pool. Put it in your hand and fiddle with it: "To appreciate the sword, you must first look at the appearance, the human face, the bark of the tree, of course, the sword also has its own face."
Second, look at the blade, whether there is a chip, whether it is straight. Then look at whether the cutting edge surface is etched into holes, if it is a patterned steel, pay more attention to the smoothness of its pattern. , whether the sword spine is in a straight line, if there is a blood groove, it is more important to pay attention to whether it is straight and even. Saying that, Dongfang Aoxue held the sword with her left hand and patted the head of the sword with her right hand, testing its elasticity.
"The third is the grip. Dongfang Aoxue changed his right hand to hold the sword and waved it twice: "The sword is the extension of the user's body, and if the sword is held flat, it feels heavy; Slender fingers swiped across the blade: "In addition, the length of the sword will also vary according to the height of each person's body. Like this one, it is not for me. Dongfang Aoxue stretched the sword diagonally to the side ground, and the tip of the sword touched the ground.
A sword flower danced in his hand, and Dongfang Aoxue threw the sword towards He Xun: "Finally, it is the feeling, that is, whether there is a sense of intimacy with this sword; when the sword is drawn and looked at, there is a sense of justice; when wielding the drill, there is no sense of solemnity and even a sense of peace." That's the right one. β
Dongfang Aoxue put her hands behind her back, slowly paced and finished speaking, smiling at He Xun. "That's all I have to say, Gongzi He himself will look at this sword pool for a while, I'll go first~"
He Xun received the long sword behind his back and said goodbye to Dongfang Aoxue with a smile.
Just as He Xun was standing alone in the corner with a sword and thinking about Dongfang Aoxue's words of appreciating the sword, suddenly a gust of evil wind hit the back of his head, He Xun's heart trembled, and he raised his sword to block, and with a ding, the two swords were suddenly broken. After taking another look, I saw a broken long sword in Xue Gang's hand, looking at him with a smile.
"Papapa...... Xue Gang threw the broken sword casually, clapped his hands and praised: "It is worthy of Gongzi He, this alertness is really surprising." β
"Xue Shaoxia......" He Xun frowned, and couldn't help but start to be angry in his heart, although the sword just now couldn't hurt his life, it was indeed full of malice. β...... Are you going to kill me?" He Xun looked at the person in front of him and said coldly.
"No, no, He Gongzi misunderstood, I just saw that He Gongzi also found a good sword, so I came to try it," Xue Gang pointed to the broken sword under his feet and said with a smile. "It looks like they're just two ordinary swords. β
...... Looking at this obviously insincere smile, He Xun's chest also burned with anger. The hand broke and the sword was held tighter.
"Since it's a competition, doesn't Xue Shaoxia think it's too heavy......
"Gongzi He is very skilled...... No!" The corners of Xue Gang's mouth curled slightly, and he looked at He Xun with a disdainful expression.
The two looked at each other in the corner of the sword pool, and neither of them would give in to each other.
"Boom......," suddenly there was an exclamation in the distance. The two of them turned their heads in that direction in unison.
"A top-grade sword weapon has appeared!"