Chapter 34 Seeking Immortals
Jiang Xu is still a teenager, and he often looks childish.
Gu Jue laughed when he heard this.
The next day, when Gu Jue followed Yu Chi downstairs, Jiang Xu and Ye Qi were already having breakfast downstairs.
When he saw Yu Chi and the others, he waved to them to come over.
"Are you going to go for a walk today?"
This was also Jiang Xu's first time in Yucheng, and everything he saw was new to him.
Gu Jue was holding a meat bun in his hand and eating it very happily.
"Yu Chi said he was going to Baibing Pavilion today."
"Baibing Pavilion?"
Yu Chi stirred the porridge in the bowl, which was still emitting heat because it was very hot.
"Well, Gu Jue's sword is broken, let's go and take a look."
Jiang Xu was stunned.
"Your sword is broken. How did it break?"
Gu Jue reached out and touched the tip of his nose under Jiang Xu's gaze.
"That's a long story."
In fact, he bought his sword from a blacksmith shop on the roadside. It was very cheap and not a good sword.
It was just an ordinary iron sword.
Gu Jue briefly talked about the deserted village, but did not mention Jiang Xinian and their names. He just skipped the girl and the dark guard.
Jiang Xu sighed after listening.
"You have been through a lot."
Yu Chi and Gu Jue did not refute.
Along the way, you will encounter big and small things.
There are robberies, thieves, and people seeking medical treatment.
The medical fee of Yu Chi is something that Gu Jue is not sure about.
Sometimes it's very cheap, and sometimes it's extremely expensive.
After eating at the inn they went out of together, two people went east and two people went west.
Yu Chi took Gu Jue to ask for directions and went straight to Bai Bing Pavilion.
Bai Bing Pavilion is located in the east of the city. It is a three-story attic.
As soon as the two entered, someone came up to them and asked what they needed.
"I want your best sword."
The person on the opposite side paused, raised his hand and led them to the third floor.
"The swords on the third floor are all the best, you can take a look."
There were all kinds of swords on the sword rack for display, and Gu Jue's eyes were dazzled.
In addition to the dazzling number of swords, there was also the price of each sword engraved on the sword rack.
It was all pure silver. Gu Jue probably wouldn't get that much silver even if he sold himself.
Moreover, all the silver he had saved was returned to Yu Chi's pocket when he was drunk last time.
Yu Chi was not very satisfied.
"Is there anything better?"
The receptionist was a little embarrassed. At this time, the boss came over and asked the man and then let him go.
"There are better ones. Please follow me."
The boss led them through a corridor. There were scrolls on the corridor. The scrolls were all painted with swords.
The names of the swords were also mentioned.
"What are these?"
Gu Jue looked at them one by one. He had heard of some of them.
Seeing that he was curious, the boss smiled and explained to him.
"These are the ten famous swords in the world today."
He pointed to the painting in front of Gu Jue.
"This is the eighth-ranked Fuxueyan."
Then he pointed to the next one.
"This one is the seventh-ranked, and the sword is called Gu Hua."
"This is the best sword in my Baibing Pavilion right now, ranked sixth, and the sword is called Xunxian."
Gu Jue looked over along the boss's hand. The sword on the scroll looked simple, and the hilt was engraved with cloud patterns.
But it gave people a pure aura inexplicably.
"I want this one."
Yu Chi's voice rang in Gu Jue's ears. He looked at Yu Chi, a little surprised. The sixth-ranked sword should not be cheap, right?
But the boss waved his hand.
"This Xunxian has a spirit. It depends on whether you can get its recognition. In recent years, many people have sought the sword Xunxian, but no one can take Xunxian away."
"If you can, I will give Xunxian to you. You only need to pay for the polishing and maintenance of Xunxian in these years."
A sword with a spirit.
Gu Jue looked at the scroll again.
The boss also talked about the origin of Xunxian.
Xunxian was a sword he got by accident. When it first came into his hands, Xunxian was already rusty.
He recognized the two words Xunxian engraved on the sword from the mottled rust marks.
Legend has it that Xunxian is a magic sword that fell into the mortal world.
Hundreds of years ago, it was picked up by a man and taken back.
It was re-polished and then sold.
As a result, the person who bought the sword found that the sword could not be pulled out.
Naturally, no one wants a sword that cannot be unsheathed, so it was returned.
The sword seller was also puzzled, why can't it be unsheathed when it was fine before.
Until later, he met a general, and the general chose this sword. The sword seller told the general that this sword was only for display.
Because it couldn't be pulled out.
Unexpectedly, the general not only pulled out the sword, but the sword also revealed a faint ethereal aura, not like an ordinary thing in the world.
The general told the sword seller that this sword has a spirit, and the person who pulled the sword out did not get its recognition.
Later, the general took the Xunxian Sword to protect his country and became successful.
However, in a war, the general was killed, and the Xunxian Sword lost its luster again and sank to the bottom of the river.
After a long time, the river dried up and the Xunxian Sword was buried in the soil.
After many years, the boss accidentally discovered the Xunxian Sword and brought it back.
When he got Xunxian, it had no scabbard. He polished and maintained Xunxian again. Looking at the luster of Xunxian Sword, he made a suitable scabbard for Xunxian again.
So far, Xunxian was sheathed again and sealed.
Hundreds of years ago, Xunxian Sword was always the first in the ranking of famous swords in the world, until too much time passed.
So long that the world forgot the glory of Xunxian and the general.
Xunxian has not appeared for a long time, and its ranking has been falling again and again.
Later, many people began to doubt whether Xunxian really existed. Until
the boss let Xunxian come out again, at this time, Xunxian's ranking had dropped to sixth.
...
"Who's the first one?"
Gu Jue asked. The boss took them to the front of the corridor and showed them the scroll at the front.
"Have you heard of the magic sword, Yuanjie?"
Yu Chi and Gu Jue looked at the scroll and were speechless for a while.
"Tell me... what's on it!?"
Gu Jue pointed at the scroll. There was nothing on it except the two words Yuanjie written on the upper right corner.
A scroll without the Yuanjie sword!
He thought he could get a glimpse of the magic sword.
The boss waved his hand and said no.
"People who have seen the magic sword Yuanjie are basically dead. If I had seen it, would I still be standing here?"
As he said that, he pushed open the door at the end of the corridor. On the steps inside the door, there was a mahogany sword rack with a sword on it.
The pattern on the scabbard is misty, and the hilt is engraved with ethereal cloud patterns, quietly stored there.
The boss led them closer.
"Who of you is here to take the sword?"
Gu Jue looked at Yu Chi uncertainly. Yu Chi put his hand on his waist and pushed him, and Gu Jue was pushed forward a few steps.
Under the gaze of the boss and Yu Chi, he reached out and grasped the hilt of the Xunxian Sword.
The moment he grasped it, the scene around him changed and it was pitch black.
The boss disappeared.
Yu Chi also disappeared.
Instead, there was a long sword suspended in front of him.
The sword was covered with mist.
The name Xunxian was engraved on the sword body.
Gu Jue took two steps forward and walked to the Xunxian Sword. He raised his hand and the moment he touched the Xunxian Sword, a voice rang out.
"What choice will you make?"
As the voice fell, a white light flashed and engulfed the surrounding darkness.
Gu Jue closed his eyes and stretched out his hand to block the strong light. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in a sea of clouds.
"This is a story that happened thousands of years ago."