Folding the halberd to seal the cold

With the master as a role model and goal, Ye Chen became obsessed and dedicated to martial arts and swordsmanship.Every move and style that the master gave him, he will study carefully, and practice it many times in secret, so that he knows it by heart.Therefore, every time the master supervised their practice results, Ye Chen's sword dancing posture was always the most standard and upright among the young disciples, and he could do nothing wrong, which made people clap their hands and praise.Ye Chen has made rapid progress in swordsmanship, and every time he gets a "OK!" from his master, he can be happy for a long time.When he was young, he also had his own pursuit and pride, and secretly made up his mind to become the best among the crowd.Only in this way can he finally be selected as an excellent disciple to practice more advanced swordsmanship by the side of the owner, and get closer to his dream of becoming a master of swordsmanship.

But Ye Feng was different from Ye Chen, although he didn't work as hard as Ye Chen when he practiced swordsmanship, but he had a higher level of talent, and the speed of comprehending swordsmanship was naturally not much worse.

Although the two of them were young, they performed so well, which really made Master quite gratified.

Ye Chen originally thought that as long as he studied hard and practiced hard, he would be able to achieve something in the way of swordsmanship, but he didn't want to be defeated by his brother Ye Feng in a test to test the aptitude of the young disciples.

He kept in mind the moves he usually learned to restrain his brother, but he was still at a disadvantage by one move. Ye Feng picked up the sword in his hand and took the lead in cutting off the red silk hanging under the tree.

According to the results of the competition, the one who gets the red silk first is the winner, and can be introduced to the side of the big village owner, and enter the sword mound to receive advice.

In the two-pair test of a group of young disciples, Ye Chen passed all the way and never lost. This is the first time he has tried the taste of failure.

"Ye Chen, do you know the reason for the difference in this move?"

The sword in his hand fell down, and Ye Chen suddenly didn't have the courage to look at his master. He hung his head dejectedly and listened to his master's teachings quietly.

"All along, you have been earnestly studying swordsmanship from your master. Because of your firm obsession in your heart, you refused to allow yourself to have the slightest deviation. You were too obsessed with the constraints of sword moves, but you forgot—all the swords in this world The method is all about learning and applying it flexibly, and you must not lose the flexibility and casualness of the unity of mind and sword."

The master stood in the Junfeng Courtyard, looking at him, he didn't speak harshly as he imagined, but asked him patiently: "Do you know where the difference is compared to your brother Ye Feng just now?"

Ye Chen didn't answer.

He clenched his fists tightly, feeling a little sad when his master said so bluntly for the first time that he had a gap with his brother.

Obviously, they all learned swordsmanship together, and obviously he practiced the most seriously... But Ye Chen couldn't figure out what the difference was.

"It's the speed of flexibility and spontaneity."

Ye Chen couldn't help being slightly startled when he heard this sentence.

Probably seeing that he didn’t understand, the master continued earnestly: “The number of moves in all martial arts in this world should not be fixed. You only focus on the pursuit of moves, and you lose the flexibility and spontaneity. There is no faster sword move than Ye Feng. I hope you can improve your understanding in martial arts in the future, and don't let down the hard work."

After that, he glanced at Ye Feng again, and sighed helplessly, "If you have Ye Feng's talent and Ye Feng has your diligence, then the future of you two brothers will be limitless."

Master's words fell heavily on Ye Chen's heart.

He seemed to understand something, but he was a little lost, so he didn't take the sword that Ye Feng picked up for him, but just walked in front of his brother, thinking about what he said.

This was the first time Ye Feng saw Ye Chen look so lost.

Ye Feng looked down at the sword that Ye Chen often used in his hand, the hilt had been polished to a bright spot, and he could tell how much hard work he had put into practicing the sword.

Ye Chen's personality is serious and strong, as long as he decides on one thing, he will never give up.Ever since he corrected his mentality and started learning swordsmanship, he never complained about being tired again. When he was accidentally injured, he quietly went to seek medicine from Mrs. Hua. Even the sword he chose was heavier than theirs. How many points.

Compared with Ye Chen, he is much more free and undisciplined, why is he praised by the master instead?

Ye Feng didn't think about becoming a master of swordsmanship, nor did he have any lofty goals. He thought it would be good to practice swords with Ye Chen.

That day Ye Feng stood under the tree in Junfeng Courtyard thinking about Ye Chen, he didn't move a step for a long time, and finally he didn't go to Jianzhong.

Fortunately, Ye Chen was not depressed this time, he was still serious and diligent, keeping in mind his master's teachings, and devoted himself to comprehending sword skills.

Ye Feng, on the other hand, was more casual in practicing swordsmanship, but gradually became interested in casting techniques.Every time Ye Chen looked for him, he probably found that his elder brother followed Master Ye Poqiu to watch sword casting, and stayed in the sword cottage for most of the day.

Ye Chen was very puzzled by this. Although the disciples who started at Hidden Sword Villa must be familiar with certain sword-forging methods, there are still very few people like his brother who abandon their own time to practice swords to learn how to forge.

Did he forget that they came here to practice martial arts and strengthen their bodies, to become masters of swordsmanship?

"Xiao Chen, it is your dream to become a master of swordsmanship, but I... am more interested in making swords now." My brother said this to him seriously. Although Ye Chen couldn't understand, he also knew that he was as stubborn as himself, so he had no choice but to Let him go.

As time goes by, the two of them are getting older, and they have grown from ignorant and innocent children who just entered the Tibetan Sword Villa to handsome young men with the posture of tall and straight bamboos.Ye Feng's personality is indifferent and casual, calm as jade; Ye Chen is enthusiastic, cheerful, and sassy like the wind; everyone said that although the two brothers are still and moving, they complement each other.

However, they have become very clear about the path they have chosen.Ye Feng has been able to help Master Ye Poqiu to forge a good sword, and he is also familiar with various methods of smelting materials, while Ye Chen stands out from the crowd of disciples, winning the red silk every year, which is the hope and pride of the master.

In the eyes of outsiders, the brothers of the Ye family are always particularly blessed.

Ye Chen thought so too, until he heard the truth about his life experience from his father on his 16th birthday.

That day my father took the two brothers back to Yangzhou early, and they were silent all the way, as if they were very worried.

Every year when his and his elder brother's birthdays approached, his father would always take them back to Yangzhou for a short stay, and then visit the graves of a couple of old friends. Ye Chen has long been used to the fact that nothing has changed for so many years.Although he was curious about the reason, his father only vaguely mentioned it, and he was unwilling to talk to them.

Unexpectedly, those buried in those graves were his and his brother's biological parents.

After learning his true life experience, Ye Chen knelt in front of his parents' grave and remained silent for a long time, not knowing what it was like in his heart.

It turned out that their biological parents were long gone, and their father died so tragically on the day they were born.And how painful and desperate the mother was at that time, she chose to hand them over to their current parents to raise them, and after revenge, she took her father and threw them into the lake together.

She chose to end her life so resolutely, but had she ever felt love and reluctance for the young ones? ...with no hope left.

He didn't even know what they looked like... Whether he and his brother's outstanding looks looked like their mother or their father.

Although these years, the adoptive parents have treated them as their own, and did not make him and his brother feel lacking in the family relationship, and raised them so well, but as the adoptive father said... It is a pity that in this life he is forever It can't make up for it.

He and Ye Feng have grown up, so they should know the truth about their own life experience, even if his biological mother told them never to tell them who their biological parents were when they were handed over to their adoptive father.

Why is my mother so resolute that she doesn't even want to be remembered by them... If it wasn't for the adoptive father who couldn't let go of it, would he never know that she once existed?

"Xiaochen, I think mother must love us very much."

It was the elder brother who held his shoulders and said to him seriously: "I feel the same way as you, but I think it is because she loves us so much... that she would rather not be known forever, and also want us to live together in peace and security." grow up."

Ye Chen's body trembled slightly, and it took a long time to hold the hand that Ye Feng extended, and lowered his eyelashes: "Brother... Let's not celebrate our birthdays anymore."

Ye Feng was stunned for a moment, but finally followed him and nodded seriously.

Ye Chen, Ye Feng, and the adoptive father once said that their mother gave them their names, maybe this is the original intention of the mother... Let this past be sealed in their memories.

From then on, Ye Chen always put on a carefree look in order not to make his brother worry about him, as if there was nothing else in the world that could shake his mind except practicing swords.When he walked into the sword mound again, he was able to dance a complete set of four seasons sword skills in Qiuse Valley, and was appreciated by the master of the village. He agreed that he would be able to participate in the famous sword conference until the year of the weak crown.

That day also happened to be their birthdays, but they didn't mention it in a tacit understanding.It's just that his elder brother gave him two extraordinary swords suddenly, and Ye Chen knew why his elder brother chose to forge swords in the first place.

Over the years, my elder brother has always stayed in the sword hut and devoted himself to the study of making swords, but he has never made a sword for him. Ye Chen once teased him half-jokingly, even if there is only a simple copper and iron sword, his He would also regard it as a treasure and dance a flower for him, but Ye Feng always smiled mysteriously and never paid attention to him.

It turned out that since Ye Feng was going to do it, he had to make the best sword for him, so that it was worthy of the unparalleled swordsmanship he would practice in the future.

This pair of light and heavy swords is named Yijian Fenghan. It has amazed everyone since the day it was released, and was praised by master Ye Boqiu. After personally trying its power, it was compiled into the famous sword manual , and became famous ever since.

Ye Chen was naturally overwhelmed with surprises, so that he felt a little frustrated when he couldn't use these two swords completely. He thought it was because his sword skills were not good enough, so he practiced the sword skills more seriously every day to get used to them, for fear of being frustrated. Lost the value of these two famous swords.

So he didn't notice that Ye Feng, who had been watching him practicing sword, had gradually receded joy in his eyes, which was stained with a layer of worry.

The two brothers have been inseparable since they were young. Although they chose different paths, they supported each other and never separated.So when Ye Chen received the instruction from his master to take the name card sent by the first floor of Wuliang Mountain to go out to practice in the village, Ye Chen immediately helped Ye Feng pack his luggage and told him this with great anticipation. good news.

Unexpectedly, his brother rejected him.

Ye Feng insisted on following master Ye Boqiu to a remote place in the northwest to seek rare crystal mines and forge even rarer swords.

Although I know that casting swords is what my brother wants in his heart, but after all, Lilian chose to go to the crystal mine, so he will go south and north with him, and they can no longer go and return together, and they will be separated for a year.

Ye Chen has always been informal, but this time he felt a little bit reluctant to part with him, probably because after learning about his life experience, he felt that his brother and him were the only blood-related relatives in this world, so he cherished it all the more.

On the day he left the village, Ye Feng gave him a pack of his favorite preserved fruit.It was a famous product of the time-honored shop in Taoqiu. In the past, whenever my brother went out with Master Ye Boqiu, he would bring back gifts for him.In fact, Ye Chen really wanted to tell him that they would pass through Baling Taoqiu this time, so they didn't have to take it all the way, but Ye Chen still pretended to be very surprised to accept it, and said goodbye to his brother with a smile on his face.

After this farewell, there was always a strange feeling in my heart. Seeing Hidden Sword Villa and his elder brother drifting away into a small spot behind him, Ye Chen held the rein tightly in his hand, and finally gradually felt a little lonely.

In fact, later on, he knew everything in his heart.

Knowing why Ye Feng chose to forge swords that year, knowing why he always liked to stay in the sword house more than practicing swords, and knowing that he didn't want to go with him, but chose the remote place in the northwest because Want to cast a better sword to give him.

Ye Feng is connected with him by flesh and blood, and his heart is connected, so how could he not know what his brother was thinking.

Because in this world, they are the closest to each other, the most similar, and the people who know themselves best.

So Ye Chen didn't interfere with Ye Feng's choice, but silently hoped that in this year of parting, they could all work towards what they wanted in their hearts and become better people.

During the time when he practiced sword in Qiuse Valley, every time he danced to the subtle point, and the autumn leaves fell from a tree, he could see the warm smile on his brother's face.

My brother must also hope that he can fully experience himself and become more independent.

Ye Chen sat on the bumpy horseback, his horse's hooves clicked, and he rode away, leaving all his thoughts behind him in the dust behind him.

"We have agreed that we will walk the rivers and lakes in the future - one will be the best in the world in swordsmanship, and the other will be the best in the world in sword casting!"

"Live up to Master's teachings and become the glory of Hidden Sword Villa."

"High fives—"

"High fives!"

Most definitely.