Chapter 33 The bustling sword appreciation meeting
It takes about five days to get from Tongguan to Luoyang. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info is now less than seven days left until the first day of next month. Therefore, Ouyang Yue and Zhao Lei didn't spend time on other things except eating and sleeping along the way. In the end, they arrived in Luoyang City the day before the first day of the next lunar month.
Entering Luoyang City, Ouyang Yue and Zhao Lei saw that the streets and alleys in the city were crowded with all kinds of martial arts people from all walks of life. It seems that like Ouyang Yue and Zhao Lei, there are really a lot of people who come to Qianjiazhuang to watch the excitement. Ouyang Yue said excitedly: "It seems that it is not in vain that we have been in a hard hurry for several days. With so many martial arts practitioners gathered here, there will be something happening, and there will be a lot of excitement to see. ā
Zhao Lei didn't care about what was as lively as Ouyang Yue, he only felt that his mouth was dry and he wanted to drink water to quench his thirst. Ouyang Yue saw that Zhao Lei didn't make a sound, and knew that he was thirsty and hungry, so he found a nearby restaurant to eat.
The restaurant was full of people. Ouyang Yue took Zhao Lei to the only empty table and sat down. As soon as he sat down, he heard someone at the table next to him: "I heard that the owner of this money village spent a lot of money to invite a descendant who claimed to be Ou Yezi to help him forge this sword." You don't want to think about it, if it weren't for Ou Yezi's descendants, how could you make such a good sword. I think that in this world, I am afraid that only the rich owner of the rich world can invite Ou Yezi's descendants to help him forge a sword. The other said: "I don't think so! This Ou Yezi is a person from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and I don't know how many years have passed since the current Great Song Dynasty." I don't know if his swordsmithing skills can still be passed down to the present day. I heard that his sword-forging skills had been lost to his disciples, the cadres and Mo Ye's generation. Even if it is not lost, now that it has been passed into the hands of his disciples and grandchildren, I don't know how many percent it will be, how can it be possible to create a sword that is sharper than the 'Dragon Tooth Sword'?" Speaking of this, the man lowered his voice and said: "According to my speculation, if it is not that the owner of the Qian Zhuang inadvertently obtained the long-lost 'Dragon Tooth Sword', or that he did get a good sword, and then exaggerated that it was a peerless sword that is unparalleled in the world. Another person said: "According to me, don't guess here, when we go to Qianjiazhuang tomorrow to see the true face of the sword, isn't it clear?" As soon as this person said, the others nodded in agreement. Only the two men who had just said it were conclusive thought they were generally knowledgeable and scoffed.
Ouyang Yue said in his heart: "Hmph! What a bunch of good people who guess randomly." I'm afraid that only me and the dead Ye Xiaotian know where the 'Dragon Tooth Sword' is, and how can it be where Qian Dachuan is. According to me, that Qian Dachuan may have really gotten a sword, but it is not a 'dragon tooth sword'. Even so, as the saying goes, money should not be revealed. If he advertised it so widely, wasn't he afraid that it would cause martial arts people to rush to the sword and compete with each other. In the end, will it lead to death? I'm going to see tomorrow what kind of wishful thinking he is having. Thinking of this, Ouyang Yue didn't think much about it, and went to rest after eating with Zhao Lei.
Early the next morning, Ouyang Yue and Zhao Lei came to Qianjiazhuang in the north of Luoyang City. I saw that the courtyard of a huge village was already densely packed with people. Those people were talking with each other and talking with great interest. is not talking about how mysterious the sword is about to appear, or talking about how the owner of the Qian family is rich and powerful, even if he can't see any peerless sword this time, it will be in vain to be able to meet the owner of the Qian family. Wait a minute.
Because Ouyang Yue and Zhao Lei were not tall, they couldn't see the situation on the booth at all when they were sandwiched between everyone. So, they squeezed to the front in a way that squeezed left and right. Everyone saw that they were well-dressed and young, not like people in the martial arts, but more like children in the village, so they didn't embarrass them and let them squeeze forward. Despite this, they managed to squeeze into the front row of the audience.
In front of me was a luxurious booth that could accommodate 100 people. In the center of the booth is a dragon head sword stand carved from fine wood with teeth and claws carved at both ends, which is very majestic. It is believed that this is for the placement of swords for a while. There are two Taishi chairs on the left and right sides under the sword frame. There are four chairs in two rows under the Taishi chair, presumably for some important observers.
About half a day later, a group of people walked out from behind the booth. Except for the first two Ouyang Yue, who couldn't tell who they were, the other eight could be identified from the costumes that they were from Shaolin, Wudang, Emei, Kongtong, Kunlun, Huashan, Xiandu and the Beggar Gang. After the group of people took their seats at the booth, a person who resembled a butler came out and said with a smile: "Heroes, please be quiet for a while. Under the surname Sun, he is the housekeeper of Qianjiazhuang. First of all, Sun would like to welcome you to Qianjiazhuang to participate in this 'Sword Appreciation Conference'. Speaking of this, there was a commotion in the audience. Everyone said: "Needless to say, polite words, we came all the way to see the true face of the peerless sword." You Qian Jiazhuang should hurry up and take it out to open our eyes. We've all been waiting for almost a morning. Steward Sun still smiled and said, "Everyone is anxious to see the sword, and Sun understands it very well." It's just that our Qianjiazhuang has already made an explanation that this 'sword appreciation conference' will be held in time. Now there is a stick of incense time before the fashion is gone. If it were advanced, I am afraid that the artifact would be desecrated. In order to protect the gods of the artifact, please also invite all the heroes and heroes Haihan. Below there is the owner of our money. ā
As soon as Steward Sun finished speaking, a middle-aged man sitting on the left side of the sword frame with a big belly, wearing a gorgeous costume, wearing a gold ring on his neck, and a treasure jade hanging from his waist walked to the center of the booth with a smile. Ouyang Yue said in his heart: "It turns out that he is Qian Dachuan, the richest man in Luoyang." Sure enough, he looks like he has a fat brain, a fat head and big ears, and he looks like he wears gold and silver. I saw Qian Dachuan say in a rough voice: "It's really my Qian's sin to make you wait for a long time." In fact, I am the one who is most afraid of waiting. What to wait for food before eating, waiting for changing clothes before going to bed, and even waiting for the thatched house before pooping, etc., all of this is bullshit. Speaking of this, it immediately caused a burst of laughter from the audience. Some good deeds took the opportunity to ask loudly: "Master Qian, since you hate eating so much, you have to wait for the food to be served, you have to wait for the change of clothes when you sleep, and you have to wait for the thatched house to, can you do it without waiting?" Qian Dachuan was already friendly and funny, and when he saw that his words just now caused such a big reaction, he said even more proudly: "That's natural! Every day, I instruct the kitchen to prepare all kinds of dishes, and as long as I want to eat, I can directly call them to eat." If I want to sleep, I just sleep with my clothes. As for? It takes a lot of effort to add huts to the places where I often move, and I can pull as much as I want. There was another burst of laughter. Qian Dachuan said again: "However, the sword is no better than eating, sleeping, and." The fortune teller said that the 'sword appreciation meeting' must be auspicious before it can begin. If it is advanced or delayed, it will lead to disaster. At least it will be riddled with diseases, and at worst it will fly into trouble. As the saying goes, there are gods in the head three feet up. We have to guard against it. However, in order to apologize, I, Qian, decided to give each hero ten taels of silver for the purpose of Panchuan after the end of the 'Sword Appreciation Conference'. At this point, the audience applauded. Everyone praised Qian Dachuan for his righteousness and squandering wealth, and he really deserved to be the richest man in Luoyang. Qian Dachuan continued after the applause stopped: "Before the 'Sword Appreciation Conference' begins, I would like to solemnly introduce a few distinguished guests behind me. As he spoke, he pointed to the man dressed as an officer on the right side of the sword frame: "This one is General Zhao Keyu Zhao of Dingyuan, Shanxi." Then he pointed to an old monk in a robe and said, "This is the Shaolin abbot Master Wuxiang." ā
After Qian Dachuan introduced every guest on the stage one by one, Ouyang Yue said in his heart: "This Qian Dachuan is vulgar, what can he do, how can he invite all the heads of the eight major sects?"