Chapter 593 Eyebrow Style Cauldron Sword, The Secret of the Sword Seal [Seeking Monthly Tickets!]
Zhao Qingxiu stopped in front of a large Buddha statue in an empty hall.
The location of this empty temple was remote, unlike the Mahavira Hall Square that she had passed by quietly not long ago, which was full of worshippers seeking divination and praying to Buddha.
A girl with a sky-blue ribbon blindfolded her eyes, leaning on a jade staff, and gently turned her head, as if gazing at the majestic golden Buddha statue in the center of the hall.
After a while, she lowered her head and put the old, purplish-red seal that she had been clutching in her hand into her bosom.
She turned around and moved slowly to the altar in front of the Buddha. Leaning her bamboo staff against the table, she groped around with both hands and found a heavy fortune stick container for marriage.
Zhao Qingxiu hugged the marriage fortune stick container, curled up and squatted down, her two small hands touching the cold ground.
He crouched and crawled around for a while, and finally found a bright yellow prayer mat.
She smiled.
Zhao Qingxiu knelt on the prayer mat, straightened her back, raised her palms, closed her eyes, and moved her lips slightly, as if she were silently reciting something.
A moment later, the sound of bamboo tubes rattling echoed through the empty hall.
A bamboo skewer flew out from the bamboo tube in the blindfolded girl's hand.
The bamboo skewer landed, bounced twice, and then fell deep under the table.
Without a second thought, Zhao Qingxiu lay down again, following the direction of the sound, and groped her way forward to find the fortune slip.
During this time, a blindfolded little head that was looking around accidentally bumped into the edge of the table.
Zhao Qingxiu stopped what she was doing, knelt down, and covered her slightly red forehead with both hands.
It quieted down.
The main hall fell silent.
The blindfolded mute girl, who was drawing lots in an empty temple, knelt before a table laden with offerings. At one moment, her small face seemed to show a hint of confusion.
A moment later, she tilted her head, tucked a stray hair behind her ear with her slender fingers, and continued to lie down, groping for the marriage fortune stick under the table.
A moment later, Zhao Qingxiu's fingers touched the bamboo skewer lying on the ground.
She happily picked it up.
He carefully backed away and left under the table.
Zhao Qingxiu wiped her hands, which were covered in incense ash, with a handkerchief, put away the fortune stick, and left the main hall, leaning on her jade cane again.
"Embroidery girl, I've finally found you! What are you doing here..."
Suddenly, a familiar novice monk's voice came from afar.
Zhao Qingxiu stopped early, seemingly waiting.
She had actually heard Ju Zhi's familiar footsteps from afar, but she didn't hide from him.
"Miss Embroidery, where did you go just now?"
Ju Zhi wiped the sweat from his bald head; it was clear that running around looking for someone had taken a lot of energy.
"Ah ah."
Ju Zhi heard Zhao Qingxiu's pleading tone and she took out a vermilion bamboo stick from her bosom and handed it to him.
"Ah, you want this humble monk to interpret your fortune sticks? But... but this humble monk doesn't know how, and neither does my master..."
"Here's what we'll do. You stay here and don't move around. This humble monk will go and ask the senior monk in the next hall to write down an interpretation of the divination slip for you and read it to you when we get back."
After saying this, Juzhi took the vermilion bamboo slip and ran to the next hall.
Zhao Qingxiu remained alone.
Just then, the sound of a bell, signaling the time, came from the distant mountains and forests.
With her eyes covered, Zhao Qingxiu turned her head to look at the distant clock tower, seemingly lost in thought.
After a short while, she came to her senses and remembered something. While waiting for Juzhi, she took out a small purplish-red seal from her sleeve.
The girl raised her fingers to form a hand seal, and a unique, clear blue light faintly flashed across the surface of the small purplish-red seal.
The small purplish-red seal trembled slightly, and its body gradually heated up, as if it were activating.
But in less than three breaths, the purplish-red seal stopped trembling and returned to normal. The seal was cold, with only a trace of warmth left from her embrace.
Zhao Qingxiu's face immediately showed some disappointment.
The unique sword light on the small purplish-red seal was a [Craftsmanship] sword aura that the old swordsmith of the ancient Yue sword shop had captured.
After the Crimson Lotus Sword Seal is attached to the sword energy of the Cauldron Sword, if the Cauldron Sword is nearby and not isolated by special Qi Refining Techniques, it can sense the Cauldron Sword.
Even if this cauldron sword is unclaimed, it can unleash a powerful sword aura to guide the person holding the seal to find it.
A century ago, with the help of the royal family of the Southern Kingdom, Yunmeng Sword Marsh, Donglin Temple, and the Longcheng Mei family, a family of swordsmiths, swore an oath to the heavens and formed the Lotus Tower Alliance. The Longcheng Mei family carefully forged three red lotus sword seals to show their sincerity, with each of the three families holding one.
Any sword forged using the Meilu sword-forging technique of the Longcheng Mei family can be sensed by the Red Lotus Sword Seal through its sword energy, causing it to manifest.
Unfortunately, over the past century, things have changed, and the whereabouts of the three Crimson Lotus Sword Seals are unknown.
The Red Lotus Sword Seal of the Longcheng Mei family should have been sacrificed in the sword furnace along with the last old craftsman who inherited the Meilu sword-making technique, thus settling all karmic debts.
Only the two remaining are in the hands of Yunmeng Jianze and Donglin Temple.
Previously, when she was guarding the Beitian Aid Home, Zhao Qingxiu, who was holding the Red Lotus Sword Seal, was the closest she ever came to the "Eyebrow-Style Ding Sword".
But I inexplicably missed it.
These past two days, since Tanlang has been away from Longcheng, Zhao Qingxiu has come to Chengtian Temple every day to look for him.
However, she has searched all over Chengtian Temple but still has no trace of the "Eyebrow-Style Ding Sword" and the Red Lotus Sword Seal has not reacted at all.
Zhao Qingxiu stood in front of the lotus pond in front of the main hall. It was almost noon, and the midday sun felt warm on her.
A distant, muffled chime echoed in my ears.
A look of fatigue appeared on Zhao Qingxiu's face.
She didn't sleep last night.
She has always been a light sleeper, often waking up and dreaming, and has been prone to waking up in a fright since childhood.
In the days since Ouyang Rong left, Zhao Qingxiu has had even more trouble sleeping.
I didn't sleep at all last night, carrying the Crimson Lotus Sword Seal, and searched for Buddhist temples.
However, I still need to go back later this afternoon because Pei Shisan Niang will be visiting her at the secluded courtyard, just like the past few days.
"Embroidery lady, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting..."
After a while, Juzhi ran back with a happy look on his face, holding a slip of paper in his hand.
The young novice monk ran to Zhao Qingxiu's side.
"The divination slip has been interpreted; let me read it to you..."
Just as Zhao Qingxiu nodded, the sound of bells rang out again from the distant mountains and forests.
This time, however, it was the wake-up bell that signaled the monks' lunch break.
Monks emerged from the surrounding halls and headed towards the dining hall.
Some people also walked in the direction where Zhao Qingxiu and Ju Zhi were.
Juzhi couldn't help but look around.
"Ya ya."
Ju Zhi heard the blindfolded girl next to him suddenly open her mouth and make two sounds.
He was stunned, and before he could turn around, he felt the slip of paper being snatched from his hand.
Turning around, I found that Zhao Qingxiu had disappeared.
Juzhi couldn't help but scratch his head.
"Hey, how come this embroiderer girl appears and disappears so mysteriously..."
...
Zhao Qingxiu left Chengtian Temple.
She listened to the wind and avoided crowded places, which made it take her a while to get back to the quiet courtyard.
The marriage fortune slip had been carefully folded by Zhao Qingxiu and tucked into her sleeve.
Fifteen minutes later, we arrived at the entrance of the quiet courtyard.
Zhao Qingxiu slowed her pace, and her thin shoulders slumped slightly.
I'm getting closer to home.
Temporarily suspend spiritual energy cultivation.
Blindfolded by a ribbon, she explored her way forward like a blind man feeling an elephant, leaning on a green bamboo cane.
The speed has slowed down considerably.
Squeak—!
The courtyard gate opened with a push, and Zhao Qingxiu tilted her head.
The door wasn't locked?
Is it Pei Shisan Niang, or...?
She hurried inside and smelled the aroma of food as soon as she entered the courtyard.
Zhao Qingxiu looked puzzled.
"The embroiderer is back, just in time, dinner will be ready soon..."
A handsome young man with rolled-up sleeves and an apron tied around his waist walked out of the kitchen, holding a spatula in his hand.
His thin face was smudged with oil. He looked down at his greasy hands and said with a gentle smile:
"What are you standing there for? My hands are dirty, so I won't help you take your things. Go put your things down in the living room and come eat..."
"ah?"
Zhao Qingxiu's mouth involuntarily opened, and she turned her head to face the kitchen where the stove was burning brightly and the atmosphere was bustling with activity.
Ouyang Rong waved his hand, returned to the kitchen behind him to continue working, and left with a chuckle:
"Go wash your hands quickly. Today, try my specialty dish, Dongpo pork."
Zhao Qingxiu stared blankly.
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