The sky is getting dark, and the lights are brightly lit at the foot of Mount Guan. This is a small town built by the Ou family. It is also a famous weapons town in the Tang Dynasty. You can see all kinds of weapons here, and the quality is better than
Other places are better, but of course, the prices are not cheap either.
The Ou family is a knife-making family. They have their own knife-making manor in Guangshan Mountain. It has a history of nearly a hundred years. It can be said that it was only established when the Tang Dynasty fell apart.
Here, the Ou family is the largest and the knives they forge are the best, but there are also several small families, and the Ou family does not exclude them, because these small families are inextricably related to the Ou family.
The knives made by the Ou family are all mid- to high-grade knives, while those smaller families only make mid- to low-grade knives and some other weapons. There is no conflict of interest between them.
Walking into the town, Chen Mo's well-decorated bamboo bookcase and his nondescript scholarly appearance attracted some attention.
"Wow, it's so lively here." The exhausted Yan Yu regained his energy and looked around with big eyes. Then he pointed at a shop and said, "Eat, eat, I want to eat."
"Since you still have the strength, carry it yourself." Chen Mo returned the bamboo box to Yan Yu without saying a word.
The bustling crowd, full of the atmosphere of Jianghu, sat down at the shop designated by Yan Yu, ordered some dishes, drank light tea, and listened to the discussions of the people around them.
Chen Mo probably knew from their discussion that these people were all here for the competition. It seemed that the first place in the competition was rewarded with a famous sword. No wonder it attracted so many people.
So, Chen Mo also thinks that he might get a famous sword for nothing? But he doesn’t know what the rules of this competition are. He is a Chu country person, well, Chen Mo already regards himself as a Chu country person, can he
I can't participate. After all, this is the Tang Dynasty.
There were so many people that the food was served a little slowly. As soon as the food was served, Yan Yu started to devour it, showing no trace of the reserve of a girl.
"Chen Mo, there are really many people, can we find a place to stay?" Yan Yu asked as he was walking. When they came, they saw many people looking for a place to stay.
"It's sunny, so we can't sleep outside without us."
Chen Mo heard again that the competition was going to start tomorrow. The location of the competition was not in this small town, but in a place of the Ou family. There was a big place there, and it was also where the Ou family's residence was located.
That's about all the useful information. The rest is just how many people the competition will attract. According to what those people discussed, the Ou family's competition is limited to swordsmen who use swords. There are also quite a few swordsmen in what they call the sword world.
Fame.
"Chen Mo, are you really going to fight?" Yan Yu said after swallowing the food in his mouth. She knew that Chen Mo was seriously injured a few years ago. When he found her, he also said that the injury had only recovered.
Sixty-seven points.
"It's just a martial arts competition, not a fight of life and death. If it doesn't work, I will give up."
"You...will admit defeat?" Yan Yu looked unbelieving. Except for those fights that he had to win, Yan Yu had never seen him admit defeat, just like when he and Thirteen were in Black Tiger Mountain.
In every sparring match between mothers, Thirteenth Mother didn’t stop after beating him until he couldn’t move.
"Will I lose?"
"Well, after a year of not seeing each other, you've become a lot thicker-skinned." Yan Yu shook his head.
"Boy, just brag in front of the girl's house. If you say this outside, be careful not to get beaten." The guests at the next table tilted their heads and looked at Chen Mo. He was a little red. He must have drank seven or eight wines.
become.
"Can you tell me about this martial arts competition?" Chen Mo raised the wine bottle in his hand.
"That's a good relationship." When this person saw it, he rolled his eyes and sat directly at Chen Mo's table.
Chen Mo heard most of the news from this person before, and the two tables were relatively close to each other.
"Boy, where did you come from? Have you never heard of the grand occasion of the Ou family?" After sitting over, the man poured a pot of wine into his own glass.
"Chu State."
The man was stunned for a moment, and then said: "No wonder you don't know that in the Tang Dynasty, even those who don't use swords will hear the Ou family choose a son-in-law to compete in martial arts."
"Choosing a son-in-law? A martial arts competition to recruit a bride?" Yan Yu asked doubtfully.
"Little girl, you don't know something about this." The people at the table with the drunk man all came over and crowded into Chen Mo's table. There were seven people at the table, but Yan Yu was left alone, and they started
There are some rules for coming to these people.
"Speaking of which, how come you, a native of Chu State, have come to Tang State? Isn't there a war on your side?"
"We won't fight for the time being." Chen Mo answered his question and continued: "Is this a competition as simple as a martial arts competition to recruit a bride?"
"It's terrible, it's terrible, this marriage is not the other's, and the person who is recruiting you is not a human being." The man who sat down first stretched out a finger and shook it.
"Isn't he a human? Is he a ghost?" Yan Yu's temper suddenly crossed her mind. She really wanted to know what was going on with this marriage proposal.
"It's not a ghost either." The other man shook his head.
Then another man slowly said: "The Ou family is a knife-making family in the Tang Dynasty. Every five years, it produces ten high-quality knives, which are pursued by everyone who uses knives. Although there are more than one knife-making family in the Tang Dynasty.
One family, but the products produced by the Ou family are all high-quality, not to mention the ten they have only produced in the past five years."
"The Ou family has been established for hundreds of years. Among the famous swords produced by the Ou family, only one still exists. It is one of the top ten weapons in the world. Although there is only one, it made the Ou family famous. Even if it did not make the list later, they still flocked to it.
.”
"Little brother, you know that among the top ten weapons in the world, swords account for five and swords account for two, and the rest are all magical weapons that make the list."
"Brother, big brother, this is a bit far-fetched. Let's talk about martial arts competitions." Yan Yu listened and thought that this person would probably be a Taoist. That would be too far-fetched. It would be better to tell Chen Mo than himself.
The story is still unbelievable.
"In short, the Ou family's knives, or to be precise, the Ou family's Tang knives, are second to none. People who like Tang knives will definitely not miss this place."
"Returning to what happened before, the Ou family produced ten good knives in five years, and every time seven of them would be given to others as gifts by the Ou family. As for who they were, there were all, from masters in the world to high-ranking officials. But there are still
There are three left, and these three are the daughters of the Ou family. Daughters must have a good home when they get married, so there is such a competition."
"This competition has been held for many times. I heard that one of the competitions attracted experts from the fourth realm. But most of the time it was people from the second realm competing for it. Occasionally, there were people from the third realm. If you met someone from the third realm, then
Consider yourself unlucky or avoid it.”
"Avoid it?" Chen Mo was a little confused. There was only one number one, how could he avoid it?
The man picked up the wine bottle, but there was no more wine. Yan Yu immediately took care of the waiter and asked for a few more bottles of wine.
"Little girl, you are quite good." The man praised. "Little girl, if you encounter any trouble during the martial arts competition here, feel free to ask us, the Five Heroes of Jiangbei, to help you vent your anger."
"No need for that, I just don't know if there are any vacancies in the inn here." Yan Yu asked.
"This..." The man suddenly felt a little embarrassed. "You just came here today, right? The housing here has been reserved. You are just looking for a house now. Unless you are very lucky, you won't be able to find it. It's not like you guys."
I wasn't being stingy when I was bragging before. The brothers only got one room. This is a grand event that happens once every five years. Every time at this time, the place is very lively."
"Senior, let's talk about what happened before." Chen Mo didn't care about these small things, he was more concerned about the martial arts competition. Otherwise, if they got drunk, they wouldn't be able to ask anything.
"Yes, yes, yes, little brother, didn't you ask what dodging means?" The man burped and continued: "As I said before, there are three knives available, which means there are three firsts. As long as there are three firsts,
If we don't encounter those in the third realm, those of us in the second realm will have a chance."
"Little brother, how strong are you?" another person asked.
"One realm."
"The First Realm is too weak. The First Realm is just a round trip in this grand event, but it doesn't matter if you come here to gain experience. You are still so young. Maybe you will still have a chance in five years."
Another person shook his head and said.
"He is very powerful." Yan Yu was a little unhappy and said for Chen Mo's sake.
"Hahaha, little girl, it seems that you have never practiced martial arts. It is impossible to defeat the second realm in one realm." The Five Heroes of Jiangbei laughed. There was no mockery in the laughter, but her ignorance made them laugh.
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"Senior, please don't laugh." Chen Mo touched Yan Yu's head and told her not to interrupt.
"Young man, what we are telling you is the truth. If you are here to train but you can participate, if you are going for the reward, you should give up. At least you are not good enough now."
"If you are looking for a good knife, you can look for it in a small town. The Ou family usually produces some mid-grade knives, but they are expensive and if you are short on money, it is good to choose other knives. Other knives also have mid-grade knives.
Some of the high-grade knives are not even worse than those of the Ou family. It depends on whether you have the discernment. If it is really not good, low-grade knives are also good. Our brothers are definitely not lying to you."
"Are there any other restrictions on this competition? For example, since I'm from Chu, can I participate?" Chen Mo asked.
"Yes, as long as you like to use a knife, you can do it even if you don't use a knife, but there is only one, and you must use a knife when playing on the court."
Chen Mo understood that this was a grand event for swordsmen. If he were not a swordsman and used a sword on the stage, his strength would be greatly reduced. Even if he won with his strong strength, he would be despised by many people.
, of course, real masters would not do such a thing.
Chen Mo slowly took a sip of wine, knowing the rules, and he was eager to try it. Isn't this why he came to Tang Kingdom?