Chapter 31 Entering the arsenal, the old slave met Master Jiankui
"Old slave, I have met Master Jiankui."
Inside the arsenal of Emperor Zhenwu.
Xu Taiping, whose soul had left his body, only regained his vision when he saw a short old man with a stooped back, standing in front of him with a smile on his face and saluting him.
Although Xu Taiping took a step back cautiously, he still returned the courtesy to the old man with his hands:
"My Qingxuanzong, Xu Taiping, came to this treasure house after receiving the Sword Commander's Order from the Emperor. May I ask, senior, what do you call me?"
When the old man heard this, he waved his hands repeatedly with a look of fear on his face, "Master Jian Kui has become an old man."
Immediately he began to explain to Xu Taiping:
"Old man was originally an old turtle in the Jiuqu River. Thanks to the emperor's enlightenment, he gained some wisdom."
When he said this, the old man turned around and revealed his half-demon, half-human body, revealing the tortoise shell on his body.
He then went on to explain:
"Later, after the war was settled, in order to return the martial arts to the people of the world, the emperor ordered the five armies of the Zhenwu Army to remove their armor together, and sealed all these armored soldiers and the magic weapons collected during the battle here."
"Only the true swordsman of each session is allowed to enter and choose weapons."
"As for Lao Chan, he was named Chang Qing by the Emperor and appointed as the caretaker of this arsenal."
When he said this, the old man's face clearly showed a hint of pride.
After finding out the origin of this old man, Xu Taiping immediately saluted the old man very respectfully and said:
"Qingxuan Xu Taiping, I have met senior Changqing!"
The old man smiled and said:
"Old Turtle could not bear this gift from you, Master Jiankui, but the name Changqing was given by the Emperor, so I accepted it shamelessly."
Xu Taiping smiled lightly and said:
"Senior Chang Qing, you are joking."
The old man waved to Xu Taiping and said:
"Master Jiankui, come and follow me."
But before he took a few steps forward, the old man turned his head again and said:
"Lord Jiankui is the same as the emperor, just call the old slave Lao Chang, otherwise the old slave will really not be able to bear it."
Xu Taiping followed the old man's footsteps and said:
"Then I'd better call you Chang Lao."
Lao Chang hesitated for a moment when he heard this, but finally nodded and said:
"That's all, that's all. Lord Jiankui, if you like to be called that, just call it that."
Although Lao Chang said this, his face and eyes were full of joy.
Xu Taiping saw that Lao Chang kept walking forward, so he asked curiously:
"Chang Lao, where are you planning to take me?"
Lao Chang turned around and looked at Xu Taiping with a smile and said:
"Of course I will take Master Jiankui with you to choose your favorite magic weapon."
Xu Taiping nodded.
While they were talking, Lao Chang led Xu Taiping to a door that was three feet high.
The door of this room is not only made of dark iron, but it is also densely covered with talismans.
Judging from the talisman paper scattered on the ground at the foot of the door, it seems that the talisman paper affixed to the door has been replaced many times.
"Crash..."
At this time, Lao Chang raised his hand and swept it across the ground, sweeping away the talisman paper on the ground. Then he turned to Xu Taiping with some embarrassment and said:
"It makes Master Taiping Jiankui laugh. No one has come here for tens of thousands of years, so the old slave didn't sweep these discarded talismans."
Xu Taiping shook his head and said he didn't mind.
While waiting for Lao Chang to sweep away the mountains of talisman papers on the floor, Xu Taiping suddenly said curiously:
"Chang Lao, how did you receive the rewards from the other sword cultivators in the Sword Leader Association this time?"
Lao Chang replied while working:
"Although this Sword Leader Meeting was disrupted by the Demon Mother, I still gave out the rewards that should be given out."
Lao Chang turned his head to look at Xu Taiping and continued:
"For example, the reward that belongs to your second senior brother Dugu Qingxiao has been received by the Qingxuan Sect. As for whether Dugu Qingxiao can use it in the end, I don't know."
Hearing this, Xu Taiping suddenly became interested and asked immediately:
"So, Chang Lao, you know what happened at the Jiankui meeting that day?"
Lao Chang, who continued to clean the talisman paper on the ground, turned his back to Xu Taiping and nodded:
"It's natural."
As if he guessed what Xu Taiping wanted to ask next, Na Chang continued:
"But Lao Chang, I can only take a look."
When he said this, Lao Chang, who had always had a smile on his face, suddenly felt a bit bleak in his tone.
Xu Taiping understood immediately.
"alright."
At this time, Lao Chang finally cleared an open space in front of the door, then turned sideways and raised his hand to make a gesture of invitation to Mrs. Xu, his eyes full of excitement and said:
"Master Taiping Jiankui, you are the first monk to open this door again in tens of thousands of years. Please do it!"
As Xu Taiping walked towards the door, he asked curiously:
"Can't even you, Mr. Chang, open this door?"
Old Chang smiled and said:
"This door, apart from the Great Emperor, can only be opened by the previous Zhenwu swordsmen!"
While Xu Taiping was surprised, he also became increasingly curious about the scene behind the door.
When Xu Taiping stood at the door, Na Chang pointed to the door knockers of the two doors and reminded Xu Taiping:
"Lord Taiping Sword Leader, knock on the door three times and tell me your name, and the door will open by itself!"
Xu Taiping nodded, reached out and grabbed the thick door knocker and clicked it hard three times.
Then, I heard an extremely majestic and ethereal voice coming from behind the door——
"Who's at the door?"
Then he clasped his hands and said loudly:
"My subordinates are Zhenwutian, Qingxuanzong, and Xu Taiping!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the two doors suddenly opened slowly from the inside with a "bang".
At the same time, the majestic and ethereal voice behind the door sounded again:
"I am the sword leader, Xu Taiping, Qingxuanzong. Because you have won the Zhenwu sword leader this time, you have the right to retrieve a treasure from this arsenal."
Xu Taiping thanked him immediately:
"Thank you, Master Bang Ling!"
It was only then that he realized that the voice behind the door was very similar to the voice of Jian Kuibang that day.
"boom!"
At this time, the two doors finally opened completely, and the scene inside was completely revealed in front of Xu Taiping.
What was completely different from Xu Taiping's imagination was that what was behind the door was not a room, but a bright starry sky lit up with countless stars.
Walking there is like walking among the stars.
No
But when Xu Taiping turned his eyes to look carefully, he discovered that the bright stars were exactly treasures.
"boom!"
Xu Taiping just walked in, and the two doors behind him suddenly closed.
At the same time, Lao Chang’s voice sounded again:
"Master Jiankui, Lao Chang will be waiting outside the door. After choosing the treasure, Lao Chang will send you out."
Xu Taiping thanked him immediately:
"Thank you, elder."
As he spoke, he looked up to the sky and saw a huge black flag hanging from the starry sky.
If you look carefully, you will see that the names of previous sword masters are clearly written on the black flag.
But immediately, the words on the black flag suddenly changed and turned into the names and introductions of the treasures.
Immediately, the voice of Sword Leader sounded again——
"Xu Taiping, these are all the treasures in this arsenal. You can choose any one among them."
"However, even if you choose it, if the treasure doesn't recognize you, you can't take it away. You can only choose it again."
"Until the treasure recognizes you."
Xu Taiping carefully scanned the list of treasures on the Sword Leader List and the introduction of each treasure. The more he read, the more frightened he became.
I just feel that if any of the treasures in this treasure house are leaked out, it will inevitably cause the world to fight for it.
And just as Xu Taiping was looking at the treasure list carefully, Jian Kuibang's voice sounded again:
"In addition to you being able to choose a treasure once, you can also have a chance to choose the treasures in this arsenal."
"Of course, judging from the past, not one of the hundreds of sword masters will be selected for the treasure."
When Jian Kuibang finished speaking, Xu Taiping's gaze suddenly froze as he scanned the treasure list, and then he saw him staring at Jian Kuibang without blinking:
"My lord, I have chosen."
Jian Kuibang immediately asked:
"which one?"
Xu Taiping replied without hesitation:
"Leiyin Banner!"
Although there are treasures in this list that are far more powerful than the Lei Yin Banner, Xu Taiping still wants the Lei Yin Banner, not for anything else but because of the sentence in the black flag's introduction to the Lei Yin Banner - "Jiuyuan" When trouble breaks out again, please invite all the warriors in the world to come and carry the flag again!"