[Sword Three] [Tao Sword] Sword Edge

The day has finally come.

Ye Rong slept soundly the night before, always feeling that something good was about to happen.

The weather is getting wet and cold. The winter in the south is no better than that in the north. The afternoon sun is pale every day, which is not considered sunny. Ye Rong stepped out of the house, shivering from the cold. Looking up, he saw a familiar figure hovering in the cold wind outside the courtyard. people.

Ye Rong was both surprised and curious: "Jiang Li, your memory is really bad. How many times have I told you that you can come in directly in the future."

Jiang Li's complexion was only gloomy than before. He looked at Ye Rong through the fence, and then turned his head to look down the slope.

Ye Rong followed his gaze and saw four colorful strange figures in the bamboo forest.

The cold place became more popular, and it became lively all of a sudden.

Ye Rong was very happy, the room was too small to accommodate so many people, so he moved the tables and chairs to the yard, where the small stove was roaring with hot tea, the guests surrounded the round table enthusiastically, only Jiang Li sat in a corner with a gloomy expression.

The little girl Amei observed Ye Rong's words and saw that Ye Rong was not a lonely person, so she took the opportunity to report to him: "Xiao Jiang can get a good sword from you every time, and you are so stingy that you don't tell us!"

Her accusation was unanimously supported by everyone, but seeing Jiang Li standing still, Ye Rong understood: "I have plenty of swords. There is a small warehouse in the backyard. Miss Mei and Fernsan can pick them at will. Since they are Jiang Li's friends, naturally No need for a penny." He said, glanced at the weapons of Li Yan and Daoming Master, and said with a smile, "I haven't studied the weapons other than swords deeply, but there are some in stock. If the general and the master don't dislike them, they can go together .”

After watching the four of them happily rush to the backyard, Ye Rong finally turned to Jiang Li.

"you're uncomfortable?"

Sitting in the shadow of the courtyard, Jiang Li shook his head, his face getting darker.

Ye Rong said: "They have all gone, why don't you go and have a look?"

Without raising her eyes, Jiang Li shook her head again.

Ye Rong smiled and stretched out his hand: "Let me see the sword I gave you last time."

Jiang Li still didn't speak, a few dry leaves were blown down from the tree, wandered around and fell to the ground.

Ye Rong's eyes widened: "Are you angry?"

Jiang Li finally looked at him, but still shook his head.

The four of them ravaged all the weapons in the warehouse, picked the ones they were most comfortable with, and returned home full of joy.There were several barrels of newly brought fresh water by the well in the yard, and the tea on the stove was replaced by a casserole of red bean porridge, which was steaming.

Standing by the stove, Jiang Li's long sleeves were rolled up and his forearms were exposed. Seeing the shiny weapons in their hands, Jiang Li's face became more and more gloomy.

Ye Rong came out from the backyard, took a thick booklet, and went straight to the four of them: "It's getting late, I haven't had time to entertain you for lunch, so I must do my best for dinner."

Li Yan hurriedly said politely, but the faces of the people behind him showed undisguised expectations.

Li Yan noticed something, turned around and cursed, Ye Feisan stared at the booklet in Ye Rong's hand, curious: "What is this?"

"The cookbook that the villagers in Baling County gave me a few years ago," Ye Rong said, and handed the booklet to Li Yan, "I don't know how many people will come. There are all kinds of spices in Baling Town, and various spices in the suburbs. Wild game, what do you guys want to eat, just follow what is written in the booklet, prepare all the ingredients, and Ye will do his best."

The four were stunned, and hurriedly opened the booklet. After a while, eight green eyes raised up: "Can you do everything?"

Ye Rong was amused by them and laughed: "Yes."

When he said a word, several people immediately cheered in unison. Even Li Yan lost his politeness. He took the lead in raising the shiny gun head high, leading several teammates who had been struggling for many years, and in the blink of an eye, The wind generally rolled down Taoqiu.

Ye Rong turned his head to look at Jiang Li, and said with a smile, "It seems that you not only have less subsidies, but also poor food."

This is simply a bunch of gluttons who have been hungry for eight lifetimes.Jiang Li was silent, his face turned red and then turned pale, feeling very humiliated.

He turned his face away, Ye Rong suddenly stepped forward and grabbed his arm:

"Go," Ye Rong said mysteriously, "It will take a while for them to come back, I'll take you to a place."

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There is a remote mountain road in the east of the bamboo courtyard, and the slope is narrow. Jiang Li was led by Ye Rong, and went down along the mossy stone. The deeper it went, the darker it became.

There was murmuring sound of empty water all around, and Jiang Li lost his way after several turns, so he could only stare at the road ahead, and after a while, he saw the entrance of a cave, and faintly saw the glint of water.

Ye Rong said at this time: "It's here."

It was a spring cave in the middle of Baling Mountain. Ye Rong was in front, and Jiang Li followed closely. The mountain road was bitingly cold, but when entering the cave, there was a gust of warm wind.

The sun in the cave is dim, and there is a deep pool with clear shadows. In winter, the light is clear, and the water falls out of the rocks. A clear waterfall hangs high in the south and falls into the water. Little by little, as bright as stars.

Jiang Li stood blankly, looking up along the waterfall. The spring cave had a high ceiling and wide walls, and sunlight shone through the cracks in the rocks.

Although it can't be called the ultimate paradise, there is a strange tranquility and warmth. The people beside him let go of their hands, stepped on the stones in the pool, and jumped a few times in brocade clothes, falling to the opposite side of the pool.

Just now Jiang Li came back to his senses, and saw a bigger hole cut out in the depths of the spring cave. A sword-making furnace was a foot high, and a blazing golden red light was burning in the furnace cavity.

Jiang Li suddenly said: "This is the place where you forge your sword."

This deep winter in the middle of the mountain should have been extremely cold, but because of this huge furnace, it was actually warmer than in the wild.

"Yes," Ye Rong lit a string of long-burning oil lamps on the wall and said with a smile, "Although it is much worse than the sword cottage in the villa, it is enough for me alone."

He beckoned to Jiang Li, and placed two plates of black and white melon seeds and crystal steamed cakes on the stone platform by the pool like a conjurer, and dug out a jar of wine from nowhere: "Come on, there's a lot of food here too, don't you want to try it?" ?”

Jiang Li saw the translucent cakes and thought of the greedy faces of his four companions, his appetite was half gone: "I'm not hungry."

Ye Rong was noncommittal, and took something off the rock wall at hand: "Then do you want this?"

Before Jiang Li could see clearly, his hands lit up, Xueyin's brilliance cut open, his arms followed closely, and suddenly the wind picked up, Xuejian swept out a circle of sword light, and then raised his head, Jiang Li had already She walked up to him and stretched out her hand eagerly.

Ye Rong put the sword back into its sheath, and said sadly, "I treat you with all my heart, but it's not as good as a sword."

Jiang Li frowned, and withdrew his hand back angrily.

"Hey, I'm getting angry," Ye Rong laughed. "We are actually each other. No matter how hard I try to treat each other, I can't compare to the effort I spent on this sword." He threw the sword to Jiang Li, " This time, this one will last at least a year—well, why do you look at me like that?"

Jiang Li was full of surprise: "Is this sword specially for me?"

Ye Rong was stunned for a moment, showing a look of sudden realization: "I understand, so you are angry because of this, no wonder the little girl called you a petty weapon."

Jiang Li held the new sword, his face was hot: "No."

Ye Rong bent down and picked up a piece of crystal cake, and stuffed it into his mouth with a smile: "The weapons in the warehouse are good, but they are not as good as the ones I specially made for you."

Jiang Li's hands trembled: "Is it all specially for me?"

"Except for the one I met you for the first time." Seeing that he seemed to have learned some big news, Ye Rong said with a smile: "Otherwise? Do you think I just gave it to you?"

After he finished speaking, he froze.

Jiang Li was overjoyed at this moment, and even though he tried to hide it, his eyes were much more joyful than usual: "How many people do you usually... make swords for?"

Ye Rong's eyes suddenly became strange, and after a long time, he sighed slowly: "I occasionally take some swords and sell them in the town, but other than that, you are the only one."

Jiang Li was even more delighted, and asked anxiously, "Why?"

Ye Rong looked at him and laughed dryly: "It's probably...fate."

After saying the word "Fate", he himself blushed a little, shook his hand and patted the mud off the wine jar, and before Jiang Li could speak, he changed the subject first: "By the way, you didn't tell me before, you actually Such interesting friends."

Jiang Li hesitated to speak, his disappointment was evident on his face.

Ye Rong turned a blind eye and handed him a glass of wine with a smile: "How do you all know each other, tell me?"

Jiang Li picked up the wine glass, suddenly got a little annoyed, and put it down with a cold face: "Why do you live here all the time, tell me."

Ye Rong was dumbfounded, gritted his teeth and poured a second glass of wine, and handed it to Jiang Li:

"I'll tell you when you're done."

The wine is made from peach blossoms preserved in spring. It smells mellow and tastes sweet after being warmed by the fire.

"Let's start with General Lee."

There are a few smooth rocks around the pool, some are flat and some are steep. Jiang Li is holding a sapphire cup upright, and sits down next to Ye Rong. His voice is clear and light, barely overpowering the falling waterfall pool water:

"General Li Yan is older than us. According to him, he originally had a regiment of people under him, but that year when the Haoqi camp in Kunlun had internal strife, the villains took advantage of the gap, and the Haoqi League was defeated. He was trapped in the snow-capped mountains for three days and three nights. At the dawn of the fourth day, all his brothers were gone and he was the only one left. After that, he walked alone through the Kunlun Icefield, where it was freezing and there were snow wolves day and night. He was desperate and scared, but suddenly heard the cry of a child.

"He thought it was a hallucination, and he didn't want to step into the ice hole with his foot, and he was closer to the sound. He said that he didn't know what to think, but he went back and walked alone-this seemed to be death at the time. Fortunately, he was lucky, and he did not expect to find a female doll in the cracks of the ice field, only a dozen feet away from the snow wolf's lair."

Ye Rong opened his eyes wide: "Could it be Miss Amei?"

"Exactly," Jiang Li nodded and said, "The doll is wrapped in thick swaddling clothes, and its body is purple from the cold. It miraculously still has its last breath, and the strangest thing is that it is absolutely impossible for such a doll to breathe out." It came from crying." After a few glasses of wine, Jiang Li's lips curled up, "He was so happy to find that the baby was still alive. For five days, I carried this dying doll on my back to escape the search of the wicked, passed through the ice valley infested by snow wolves, and left the Kunlun Mountains. The doll seemed to know that someone was going to save her, and kept holding on to that breath, only to freeze to death She has always been afraid of the cold, so the general fostered her in Yangzhou Qixiufang, but he didn’t know that the baby grew up and ran out of the workshop by herself, and climbed the snow-capped mountains alone, and must follow her benefactor.”

Ye Rong seemed very happy too: "Fortunately, Miss Mei is doing well now."

"It's not just good, it's lawless. If you don't tell others, no one can imagine what she looked like before she was five years old." Jiang Li had a headache. He cleared his throat and got down to business. Re-establishing stability in Kunlun, General Li has been busy with dolls and has no time to recruit companions, so he wrote to ask a friend of his to help, but he didn't know that this friend had died on the front line of Nanping Mountain a month ago, and this friend , happens to be my master."

Ye Rong said, "So you went."

"Master's relics were sent to Chunyang Temple, and I found the general's letter inside," Jiang Li paused, "I didn't think about anything when I went. The general asked me why I came, so I had to say that I came for the master. He might I saw it, so I told me that joining the Haoqi League is no child's play, and advised me to go back, I didn't know what to say, so I had to say, no matter what, I came for Master."

Ye Rong burst out laughing, the scene of a general looking helplessly at a stupefied young man appeared in his mind: "He left you?"

"...Yes," Jiang Li's eyes flashed with surprise, as if he still didn't understand the reason, "After I came, the general took me to find a great monk in the camp's internal affairs."

Ye Rong smiled and said, "This is a Daoist master."

"I don't know much about him. It is said that he is a strange monk. He has violated almost all the eight precepts once, and he has eaten his intestines with wine and meat every now and then. When he was younger, he liked girls at the foot of the mountain, but he never killed anyone. He is very good at kung fu, he doesn't kill people, he can only hang around in the firewood room, the general wants to recruit him, but he thinks the general is a poor commander, so the general has to take me there, I don't know what he said later, he and agreed."

The two chatted while drinking, Ye Rong paused for a long time, shaking the wine jar: "There is the last one left."

"Master Ye is the most interesting." Jiang Li drank the wine, recalled the past, and smiled at Ye Rong dimly, "I heard that it was the first time he left home. In Kunlun, I ran into a group of poor bandits. They attacked him at night and tied him up. He wanted to ask his family for a ransom. After asking, he found out that it was Cangjian Ye’s family. The extortion letter was sent to his father, and the old man scolded him. Incompetent, in a fit of anger, he let him go and let him die. We were cleaning up the bandit forces in Kunlun at that time, and we rescued him by the way. He returned home with gratitude, but he came back less than a month later. It turned out that he was All the relatives and friends knew about the kidnapping, and the old man was furious at first, but now he lost face and said that if he is not successful, he is not allowed to enter the house again."

Ye Rong was startled: "He hasn't been back?"

Jiang Li was helpless: "At the beginning, he had a sad face all day long, but now he's used to it, it's no big deal if he can't go home."

Ye Rong sighed, drank the wine in his hand, and shook his head.

Jiang Li stared straight at him: "I'm done."

"...Ah, it's my turn."

Ye Rong came back to his senses, clapped his hands, a layer of color had floated on his cheeks, as if a layer of light had been illuminated by the lights, he pressed the pool stone and wanted to stand up, but his arms became weak for a while, and Jiang Li supported him : "You don't drink well."

"Ashamed, ashamed," Ye Rong grinned, and simply leaned back on Jiang Li's back, "I, Zangjian Ye's family, are 25 this year and haven't married yet."

Jiang Li was very dissatisfied: "I know all of this."