There are only two years left before Xia Xiao will face that extremely important choice during his training at the academy. In order to prepare for a rainy day and for the sake of Daxia, Si Yi hopes that he will once again show his determination. Xia Xiao guessed something, but not in detail, so he did not take the initiative to mention it. He just glanced at the horizon and said:
"Your Majesty, dusk is approaching. If there is anything, please let me know as soon as possible so as not to delay your trip."
"Are you confident this time?"
"Yes! I will try to burn more of the Nan Shang's food and grass. Combined with the poison given by the poison master, I guarantee that they will need a month to recuperate before they can attack."
"Thank you for your hard work, but the strike should come second. Your safety is the most important thing."
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I will protect my life."
It is said that human life is worthless, but Xia Xiao will be the most tenacious one. No matter what kind of attack he faces, even if he escapes from the wilderness, he will survive. No one can let him die, whether a thousand people die or ten thousand people die, he will be fine.
This was a morbid desire to survive, and it took root in Xia Xiao's heart at some point. It suddenly emerged, but it didn't attract much attention from Xia Xiao, because his own thoughts were so selfish.
Xia Xiao turned around and prepared to leave. There was no point in dragging it out like this. There was nothing good to talk about between him and the emperor. They were not from the same world, so they considered different things. But Si Yi suddenly called him.
"Knowing that you like to use knives, I found a spiritual weapon for you. I hope it will be helpful to you."
Si Yi handed it over with both hands, and Xia Xiao took it with both hands, feeling a little surprised.
There are very few spiritual weapons in the world, because the forging method has been lost, and there are no longer people who are immersed in it to explore and study it. In the current Great Wilderness, more and more people are impetuous. This is the first feeling after being in the academy for a long time. Impetuousness is not impatience, but there are strong resistances to doing anything.
The spiritual weapons that exist today are all products of thousands of years ago. However, these guys who have no life span can still exert extremely strong power no matter how long it takes.
After losing the scarlet Pudao, Xia Xiao never touched a spiritual weapon again. Although many elders in the academy also had one, none of them belonged to him. After receiving the knife, Xia Xiao raised it and looked at it carefully. Si Yi's eyes showed his unexpected happiness. Although he did not smile, he looked more serious, but the urgency and joy in his eyes betrayed him.
The whole knife had a pitch-black scabbard, and when it was pulled out, it shone with a cold light that was extremely dazzling. The blade had no patterns, and was completely integrated. Xia Xiao smelled a sharp and wonderful feeling, as if it could be broken and healed again, and the blade would never break or curl.
Holding the hilt tightly and injecting vitality, this simple blade without any five elements switched between the four elements at will. In the vast vitality, the edge of the long sword changed, sometimes there was a strong wind, sometimes there was thunder and lightning. Then a ball of fire ignited, or a sticky liquid flowed on it, and then there were big waves and frost, and there was a sharper black and purple air, which filled it up instantly.
If it were an ordinary weapon, it would have been distorted and deformed long ago. Even if Xia Xiao used the metal energy to shape the sword, it would not be able to withstand such a torment. But this sword, which couldn't be simpler, had nothing wrong with it, as if it was born to be used this way. One of the five elements was far from enough to satisfy it.
Closing his eyes, Xia Xiao sensed the sword's intelligence. In a sense, the sword that Shangshan transformed into before was not a spiritual weapon, so Xia Xiao didn't pay attention to this process at this time. But a real spiritual weapon doesn't mean it can speak or transform into a human form, but it can have a subtle connection with the person it chooses, like a pet and its owner, who can't talk directly but understand each other's expressions.
In the dark world before him, there was only a horizontal knife, more than one meter and three centimeters long, without any extra decoration, plain and simple. It emitted waves in all directions, some strong and some weak. Xia Xiao's consciousness enveloped it, but he did not hear the hungry sound of looking for food, nor the roar of killing and bloodthirsty, but was extremely calm, like a real person.
People are fickle and have many emotions, and so does this knife. It has a faint sense of happiness, and the slightly curved blade is like a person's mouth. This feeling makes Xia Xiao very comfortable, as if he sees himself transformed into a knife. Thinking about it carefully, what is the difference between him and this knife?
Most of the time, he is just an ordinary person, with joys and sorrows, friends, lovers, and the most concerned family. But in the academy, he is a student who respects teachers and abides by the rules. On the battlefield of Daxia, he is the son of a general, a warrior who must fight with all his might. In the eyes of his master, he is a person who came from afar, like a savior. In the face of that darkness, he is an avenger, a thug who wants to kill her with his own hands.
These identities do not only describe Xia Xiao. He often says different things to different people in various occasions, and even keeps silent to some people. Sometimes he is like a good person, and sometimes he is like a rogue. Sometimes he is profound and cold, and does not say a word, sometimes he is aggressive, and sometimes he speaks gently and dotingly.
Many people are like this, Xia Xiao is just one of them. But no matter when they change, it is only the appearance that changes, and the inner quality will not change at all.
It seems that Xia Xiao and this sword that can adapt to the five elements are really a perfect match. He opened his eyes, held it tightly in his hand, and saluted with gratitude.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
“No matter how good a weapon is, it is useless to mediocre soldiers and cowards. I hope it can work in your hands.”
Xia Xiao nodded. He was sure he could do it, but if he asked again, he would be asking for trouble.
"Since this knife is a spiritual weapon, does it have a name?"
"It's better not to tell you this, so as not to make you sad."
"Is it related to the word Shu Shuang?"
Si Yi smiled bitterly and shook his head slightly. He thought Xia Xiao would remember her, but she had forgotten. So he would mention her so that Xia Xiao would always remember her. He had to protect the Great Xia Dynasty, because a long time ago, a princess had waited for him for a long time, just for a marriage certificate. But what she waited for in the end was a Xia Xiao who did not wear red clothes for her, and an unfinished collection of poems that the latter had never seen.
"This is the sword that my father used when he was young. It was supposed to be buried with him, but it was kept. I am not a cultivator, so I never used it. I just wanted to give it as a reward to the bravest warrior of Daxia. Now it seems that you deserve it. But its name is Yunying. The princess' name comes from it, not from poetry or books."
When Si Yi mentioned Si Yunying, he acted calm and relaxed, and when he turned sideways, he pretended to be chatting and laughing.
"My father loves knives so much that my mother blamed him and found a line of poetry that mentioned Yun Ying, saying that this was the real meaning of Yun Ying. But my father secretly told me when I was a child that Yun Ying's name came from the knife, and very few people knew that. Now, this knife is yours, use it to kill the enemy, don't betray Da Xia, just chop at our people!"
Si Yi had a smile on his face, entrusting him with a heavy responsibility, but Xia Xiao looked stern, and just bowed and left. Compared to his previous happiness, he now showed only anger. Ordinary people might not understand, but Si Yi did. This was a risky behavior, and it was not surprising that Xia Xiao was like this.
Xia Xiao took the knife away, but he was really not used to Si Yi's behavior. It was not hard to see that Si Yi did it on purpose. He could have just mentioned the word Yun Ying and left it alone, but he deliberately said it many times. What made Xia Xiao even more angry was that he mentioned Si Yun Ying in such a frivolous tone. The most beautiful hibiscus flower in memory should be mentioned gently, and should not be hurt casually, even with words!
Xia Xiao didn't want to pursue the matter too much, so he just left. Si Yi saw this and didn't try to keep him, but only sighed twice. He looked up at the sky for a long time, looked at the small lake on the ground for a long time, and finally punched the vermilion pillar in the corridor and cursed himself. He used Yun Ying as a tool to try to control Xia Xiao, how shameless!
Si Yi is a wise ruler, but not a good brother. He is always busy with endless state affairs and has no time to accompany Yun Ying. Now, he habitually uses everything around him to achieve his goals. Is this still himself? The more Si Yi thought about it, the angrier he got. However, before he knew it, there were fish in the lake again, which made him secretly comfort himself.
"Fortunately, fortunately, the goal has been achieved."
After a long time, when Xia Xiaofei reached the north of the city, Si Yi was stunned for a long time and sighed.
"Yun Ying, you must forgive your brother and not be angry with him."
The wind carried away Si Yi's words, blowing past Xia Xiao's ears like a young girl's whisper. But he didn't want to think of Si Yunying, a tragic figure whom he didn't know and didn't know. Moreover, she was gone, and he was powerless to change anything. He could only remember her in his heart as if he had forgotten her.
Two beautiful women got off the carriage in the north of the city. The energetic one ran to Xia Xiao and looked at the strange knife in his hand with curiosity. The other one stopped beside the carriage, stood upright with a fairy-like temperament, and watched Xia Xiao and Ju Mang Azhu soaring up on the wind.
As dusk approached, an extremely thick curtain covered the world from above, hiding the figures of Xia Xiao and Azhu, making them face west in the deepening glow of the sunset.
Xia Xiao knew the cities in the west of Xiyang City by heart, and could roughly guess the approximate location of the Nanshang military camp. However, they had learned to be smart. Xia Xiao hid in the clouds and circled many times, but he could not find the piled up food and grass. The food that could supply nearly two million people must not be hidden, but Xia Xiao searched for a long time and found nothing. But Xia Xiao still looked at the side of the military camp and couldn't help but sighed that it was crazy.
The southern merchant demonstrated the principle of learning from failure to the fullest. The previous loss must not happen again for the third time. But Xia Xiao still hovered in the sky for a long time and finally found it. Even if the food and grass were hidden in the most secret place, they could be seen through because of the large number.
The Southern Merchants were stationed in a small town in Daxia, and the surrounding land was occupied. But Xia Xiao was still merciless, and wanted to burn the two mountains with a fire.
The flames clung to the dead branches and rotten leaves, forming several flames, which then spread wildly in all directions, causing the fire to grow. Soon, the two mountains were ablaze, gradually becoming brighter and brighter, forming arcs of light. As they continued to expand, they were like the rising sun in the darkness, illuminating everything in the sky, causing the southern merchants to panic.