In the upper room of the inn, a well-dressed girl asked doubtfully: "At this time, Jichun City is still holding an auction? Who is holding it? What is the auction?"
Another young man dressed similarly to her said: "It's the news that spreads underground. It's said that the invitations to the sword-making conference are being auctioned."
The girl shook her head and said: "There are four or five days left before the Sword Forging Conference. It's so close. What invitations are still being auctioned? We've already done two rounds of buying and selling invitations. The places that can be sold have already been sold.
They’re all sold out, so what invitations are there for sale now? Are there no people who took the invitations?”
The young man said: "What can you say? That's why I say that the direction of this sword-making conference is getting more and more strange. There are simply monsters appearing frequently. Do you know what is the most widely circulated rumor in the market recently?"
The young girl rolled her eyes at him and said, "How do I know? I'm not like you. I don't go around the city and only go into the caves. We are the young eunuchs of Xuanshui Prison, and we go to Yunzhou on behalf of the supervisor.
, all you need to do is wait until the time comes and swagger up the mountain to attend the conference and complete your mission. Why should you care about what those idle people think?"
The young man was not as arrogant as the girl, but said solemnly: "Actually, it's not that I am troublesome, but that I feel that the atmosphere here is not right. The atmosphere in Jichuncheng is not right. Originally, after a few tasks, the place has become heated.
Even though the pot has not been boiled, the water is still bubbling, just shy of boiling. But from time to time, this or that news comes out to add fuel to the fire and add fuel to the situation. It is as if it is carefully planned. I think this is
There is a ghost, so you have to pay more attention."
The young girl couldn't help but feel solemn after hearing this, and said: "You are right. This time we came out without a supervisor to lead the team. It was just the two of us working independently for the first time, and we encountered such a complicated situation. Don't you pay attention? That guy
Have you heard any rumors?"
The young man said: "I heard from people in the underground that Zhuoyu Villa found itself trapped in an ambush from all sides. They were completely frightened and intimidated. They didn't dare to show off their strength anymore, so they thought of a way to counteract these malicious intentions."
The young girl said: "Now the pressure is on top of my head, what else can I think of?"
The young man said: "It is said that Zhuoyu Villa plans to find a swordsman for the newly forged sword at the sword-making conference. It will be done in a public way to ensure fairness. As long as the sword-making is successful, all the warriors at the scene, the talisman sword masters, everyone
Everyone can go up and try the new sword, and as long as the match is successful, you can become a swordsman at that time."
The girl lost her voice and said: "They are crazy. How can they just give away a sword that they have worked so hard to make? No, it is the martial arts practitioners who are stupid and believe such ridiculous rumors?"
The young man said: "Although it sounds absurd at first, it is not absurd when you think about it carefully - this is the lesser of two evils. If nothing is done, if Zhuoyu Villa is breached, the sword will not be cast at all.
If you don't come out, it doesn't matter whether you lose or not. Choosing a swordsman on the spot is a way to turn the tide. At least those warriors have this glimmer of hope, so they naturally hope that the sword can be successfully cast. Anyone who destroys the sword will be their public enemy. In this way
This will bring some enemies to his side. Although he will lose a sword in the end, he will gain a reputation as a swordsmith, and choosing a swordsman for the sword on the spot will be a good story. The benefits will naturally be greater in the future. This is a clever move.
A plan to drive away wolves and swallow tigers.”
The girl nodded slowly, then shook her head slowly, and said: "This is indeed a great trick to survive in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, but I always feel that it is not that great. Although the attacks on Zhuoyu Villa are getting stronger and stronger, I always feel that
The other side was always at ease, not panicked, and even vaguely grasped the overall situation. He couldn't use such tricks as killing a thousand enemies and damaging himself by five hundred."
But the young man didn't take it seriously. In Jichun City, he only saw that Zhuoyu Villa was surrounded by enemies. When did he realize that Zhuoyu Villa was able to handle it with ease? In the past few days, he had been passively beaten without any counterattack, okay? In this situation, the girl could actually pull it out of thin air.
Is it "women's intuition" to sense that the overall situation of Zhuoyu Villa is under control?
The young man did not follow her further and said: "Anyway, after learning about this, those warriors went crazy. Those who came to watch the excitement stopped watching and planned to go to the auction to grab this last chance. The time is set for three days later.
If according to you, this is a rumor, then the person who spread the rumor will cause trouble at the auction. Do you think we should go watch the excitement?"
The girl hesitated for a moment and said: "Forget it. Time is too tight, we have business to do, and Chuncheng is just like this, so it's not worth staying any longer. Let's go up the mountain tomorrow. Although there is no invitation, based on our status, we are aboveboard
Who will stop them from going up the mountain? Rather than chasing away wolves and devouring tigers, our kind protection is what they want."
There are rumors everywhere, some at the foot of the mountain, some on the mountain, some are absurd, and some are hard to tell whether they are true or false.
Even though it sounds so shocking, it still probably happened.
"Did you really find it?"
"I found it, I found the sword furnace!"
In the afternoon, a few people were whispering in the guest house.
Although it was a whisper, it was not very quiet because it was a private room. At least there were five or six old men with white beards and hair in one room who could hear it clearly, and they all had their own thoughts.
After a while, the oldest one at the top said: "Brother Lu, it's not that I don't believe you, but how can you confirm that it is the sword furnace? Everyone is looking for the sword furnace, and you are not extraordinary, so why are you allowed to find it?
Already?"
The old man who spoke categorically slapped the table and said: "Brother, we have been brothers for many years, how come you can't trust me? Although I, Lu Bao, have no ability and have lived in vain for so many years, I know the truth of the stupid bird flying first. Just analyze and analyze, I
But my legs are diligent. In the past five or six days since I came up, I have been running everywhere every day, covering all the places I can. For example, you only think that this pool of water is endless, but I know that it has an end. Yesterday, I took the
The boat floated on the water for a whole day, drifting towards the east. Suddenly, I felt that the boat could not move forward, as if it had hit an invisible wall. I went to touch it, and guess what? There was actually a wall like the wind.
I pushed hard, but even though I couldn't push, I smelled a burning smell. It wasn't the kind of temperature that was so high, but it couldn't smell like the wind was igniting it. I knew I was in the right place. Then
Behind it is definitely the sword furnace!"
He spoke in detail, and the other old men looked at each other and were a little moved. The leading old man said: "Brother Lu, although he is usually impatient, he is bold and careful. What do you think?"
Everyone said one after another: "Listen to big brother."
"Just do whatever Brother Chang says."
"Brother Chang is Master Wu. If you don't take the lead, who will take the lead?"
"That's right, Brother Chang took us to make trouble and destroyed the sword furnace. Why didn't Xue Xianyun cry to death? Our revenge for so many years has been avenged."
The leading old man pressed his hands and said: "Don't worry. Although we are determined to destroy the sword furnace and have obtained clues, we still lack a strong person. You must know that Xue Xianyun's martial arts skills are worse than mine, better than all of us. If He is not as good as us, so we killed him back then. Now he still has apprentices by his side. His two apprentices are also very famous. It is said that he is a young genius with strong martial arts, which makes him even more powerful. In addition, he must also be in Sword Furnace There are countless traps set up nearby, and if just a few of us go up there, the result will not be promising."
Everyone nodded, and someone said: "Call more people? Anyway, there are a lot of people here who share the same hatred as us. As long as the sword furnace is destroyed, more than half of them will be satisfied."
The old man said: "There is no use in having too many people. We need someone who can carry it head-on, someone who can make breakthroughs."
Suddenly, someone clapped their hands and said, "Yes, I have a candidate!"
"Oh..." The young man known as "Mr. Guang" was silent. He smiled slightly in the expectant eyes of everyone and said, "I'm not interested."
Everyone was stunned, and the leader, Old Man Chang, said with a smile: "Master Guang, I know that you are an expert in Yuanji Palace. You are no more unscrupulous than us, and you are not angry with the old man named Xue. But this is a good thing.
Opportunity, you have always wanted to ask people at Zhuoyu Villa to ask questions, but they all ignored you and Xue Xianyun also avoided seeing you. Why don't we go to the sword furnace together? If the sword furnace is broken, Xue Xianyun will definitely be devastated. Answer whatever you ask.
, why are you worried that things will not work out?"
Mr. Na Guang smiled and said: "It makes sense, but... forgive me for refusing."
Everyone was disappointed, but the other party had a noble status. They were all from a small sect and they did not dare to be rude, so they could only withdraw in anger.
Master Na Guang said: "Let me remind you, you are not the only one who has found a hiding place in the past few days. Yesterday, someone told me that he found an inaccessible secret place in the west of the valley and asked me to go with him. I
I also refused.”
West?
Everyone looked at Lu Bao at once.
Lu Bao shouted: "The east, definitely the east, I swear to the sky. The sword furnace is on the east!"
Everyone was filled with confusion, but seeing that Mr. Guang could not move, they could only leave in anger.
When they walked out of the guest house, they saw an old woman standing outside, with gray hair but elegant, smiling at them:
"I just heard that you have found the Sword Furnace and are looking for teammates. I am very interested and willing to join you, how about it?"
"The journey went smoothly. Well, it's okay. Don't worry, I'm here."
A young man was half sitting on the side of the boat, talking with his head slightly tilted.
He seemed to be having a conversation, but there was no one around him. He seemed to be talking to the wind.
"Well, there are restless people. There were some yesterday too."
There was a pause every time he spoke, as if waiting for another person to answer.
"You are really promising now, and you are still used to remind Mr. Xing that I should refrain from killing people? Just feel free to forge your sword."
"The action over there is scheduled to be..."
When he said this, he suddenly stopped and opened his eyes wide, as if he had seen something incredible.