'Today's first update, chapter 187, chrysanthemum leaf thorns The annex was built on the southern edge of the hillside.
Walking into this courtyard at night, there is a faint desolation in the quiet.
Chen Xiao is in a young state of mind, but he doesn't like this atmosphere very much.
Walking into the yard and looking around, the area is not large, but it has obviously been carefully cleaned, although there are two big trees planted in the yard, but there is no half of the fallen leaves on the ground, and even the dust is swept clean.
It's just that at night, the surroundings are quiet, and standing in this ancient courtyard, it is a little lonely.
Chen Xiao looked around, the wall was mottled, obviously it hadn't been repaired for a long time.
He couldn't help but be a little curious in his heart: since it was the sword house where the previous generation of the clan had lived, how could Ping Yueli abandon it to such a point One of the buildings inside is just two rooms, with low eaves, but there are wind chimes hanging at one end of the corridor, and when the evening breeze blows, it adds a bit of aura to this courtyard.
Chen Xiao pushed the door and looked at the room inside, clean tatami mats, soft quilts, but the walls were slightly yellowed, it seemed that no one had lived here for a long time.
He thought about it, and did not enter the room, but turned and sat down on the steps beside the eaves, and looked at the quiet courtyard.
Suddenly, Chen Xiao's eyes lit up, and he saw that in the left corner of the courtyard, there was a piece of bluestone more than half a person high, piled up in the corner of the courtyard in this night, if you don't look carefully, I'm afraid it will be easy to be ignored.
Then in the faint moonlight, Chen Xiao faintly saw the dense scratches on the bluestone, and couldn't help but move in his heart, got up and walked over.
Looking closer, the original smooth surface of the bluestone is criss-crossed, and I don't know that there are hundreds or thousands of scratches, different shades, and some hideous staggering, but it looks like people can't help but feel a little cold in their hearts Chen Xiao frowned slightly, then stretched out his finger and gently stroked it along a scratch, the scratch was subtle, but Chen Xiao felt that the depth was uneven as it was extended, and he couldn't help but feel a move in his heart, "These are sword marks." ” Suddenly, a faint voice came from the courtyard gate behind him.
Chen Xiao Huoran turned around, his face was slightly awe-inspiring, and he saw that the gate of the courtyard didn't know when it opened, and a woman with long hair like a cloud stood at the door, her long hair like a cloud had not been modified, and she was so straight down, wearing a long dress that should have been a pale pink, but under the moonlight at night, it seemed to be dyed with a layer of moon white.
The cream-like skin, under the moonlight, is moving, the long sleeves are slightly folded, a shallow smile on the face is blooming, but the eyes are softer than the moonlight, just like looking at Chen Xiao very casually.
She stood in the moonlight, her hands tucked into her long sleeves, but she held a long, narrow box.
"Miss Tang Xin" Chen Xiao was slightly surprised.
At this moment, it is not early, what is this Daizong family who is a knife in Shangchen, what is he doing when he comes to the place where he lives This woman, at this moment, makes people feel as calm as water, even if she comes step by step, but she does not have half of the fireworks in the world.
"It's a long night."
Tang Xin smiled lightly, as if there was any embarrassment in the middle of the night without any basis, but it was this kind of light and calm bearing that swept away the embarrassing atmosphere.
It seems that in this woman's body, no matter what she does, it seems to be very natural.
She didn't seem to be a villain who came to disturb in the middle of the night, but she walked behind Chen Xiao with that calm and natural attitude, and looked at the bluestone in the corner with Chen Xiao.
"It's a sword test."
Tang Xin's voice was more beautiful than the wind chimes, but the tone inevitably had the loneliness that she shouldn't have at her age, and there was a hint of shallow sadness.
"Oh," Chen Xiao remained silent.
"In the past, I was a first-class master of the Zongjia Shrine Nao, and I practiced kendo here, and I haven't taken a step out of this sword house for three years."
Tang Xin said softly: "At that time, there was no Xinjian Zhai on this hillside.
There is only a sword hall at the bottom of the mountain.
And Master Nao Shingu, in order to pursue the mystery of kendo, built this small courtyard on the mountain alone, and practiced here alone for three years, before the completion of the kendo, he was not yet fifty years old.
But he has already beaten all over the invincible opponents.
Someone once asked him why he was doing penance since he was already invincible.
He only said one sentence: It is easy to defeat the enemy, but it is difficult to defeat yourself. ” Chen Xiao was silent for a moment, and then had to sigh: "That Mr.
Divine Palace Nao is indeed a grandmaster style. ” Tang Xin shook his head, his eyes were slightly bitter: "How can it be the grandmaster, and in the end, he didn't lose to General Tian, and his reputation was ruined." ” Chen Xiao didn't speak, just nodded.
"If it's about talent, Master Nao Jingu is a rare genius since I established the Shangchen One Sword School."
Tang Xin shook his head slightly: "In the past, he was alone here, and he lived here for three years, just imagine, if it is not a person with great perseverance, who can endure the loneliness and hardship of the cold courtyard for three years" Saying that, she finally took a step, took out a free hand, and pressed it on the bluestone, gently stroking along a scratch, her fingers were almost touching Chen Xiao's fingertips, but she retracted it, and sighed faintly: "Master Nao of the Shrine, he used to test the sword with a stone here in the past, and on this bluestone, there are a total of 2,462 traces, all of which were left on this bluestone when he lived alone and cultivated the sword alone."
Chen Xiao couldn't help but be slightly moved when she heard this girl's words The exact number of two thousand four hundred and sixty-two came out of her mouth, and it was obvious that this girl seemed to be a little uneasy.
"Have you counted," Chen Xiao couldn't help but ask.
"Counted."
Tang Xin suddenly smiled at Chen Xiao, and her smile finally revealed three points of naughtiness that only a girl of her age should have, but unfortunately this hint of playfulness was only fleeting, and then her eyes became deep again: "I have never gone down this mountain since I was born, and in the past nineteen years, I have stayed alone on this hillside, when I was a child, I lived in this courtyard, and I have personally counted the traces on this bluestone at least a hundred times."
Two thousand four hundred and sixty-two scratches, I counted a full year. ” "Uh" Chen Xiao couldn't help but be stunned: "Counted a year" Even if there are more scratches on this stone, it is a little harder to count, and it doesn't have to be counted for so long Tang Xin seemed to guess the doubts in Chen Xiao's heart, smiled lightly, and the appearance of bright eyes and bright teeth was touching under the moonlight, but he heard her say softly: "At that time, I was locked up in this courtyard, and my grandfather asked me to live alone here for a year, and I was not allowed to step out of the courtyard for a year.
Although there are many traces, after counting the first time in a few days, I am reluctant to count the majority, for fear that if I count too much, there will be nothing to do for the rest of the year. ” These few words actually have a faint taste of vicissitudes, and when such a young girl said it, Chen Xiao couldn't help but feel a little sympathetic in her heart.
"Why do you want to be locked up for a year," Chen Xiao couldn't help but ask.
Listening to Chen Xiao's question, Tang Xin turned his head sideways, and stared at Chen Xiao's eyes, although the eyes were gentle, it made Chen Xiao feel unbearable, and subconsciously avoided his eyes.
But I heard Tang Xin say softly: "Why is it because my surname is Takeuchi, I am a member of the Shangchen family." ” There seemed to be something else in her tone, Chen Xiao only vaguely guessed a little, but she was not sure.
Sure enough, Tang Xin had already continued: "I lived here for a year, and when I came in, my grandfather threw me a bamboo sword, and then he came to see me every three months.
The first time I came to see me, I had been sitting here for two days and two nights, counting the marks on the stone, and it was spring, and I remember counting two days and two nights, and when my grandfather came to see me, I was still holding my sword and was in a daze. ” After a pause, I heard Tang Xin's voice gradually become cold: "After my grandfather left, I sat here and counted these sword marks, and I gradually realized in my heart."
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The second time my grandfather came to see me, he and I couldn't try the sword in three ways, so he sighed, took my bamboo sword back, and left me with a real sword. ” "In the ninth month, I sat here again and counted the sword marks on this stone, and I was gradually able to understand the sword momentum and strength of each sword when Master Nao of Jingu tried the sword in the past, and when the essence grandfather came to see me for the third time, after he and I tried the sword triad, he threw me a sentence, and he said, he was relieved."
Chen Xiao didn't know what it was like when she heard it.
Looking at the girl beside her, although her hands were in her sleeves, when she watched her play with the chess pieces during the day, her palms were soft and her fingers were slender, where did she look like a kendo master Even if it is a delicate little girl like Tang Ying, there are inevitably a few calluses left by sword practice on her little hands.
"Before my grandfather came to see me for the fourth time, I could already understand the two thousand four hundred and sixty-two inverted scratches on this stone, the variation of each sword, and the meaning of each sword, and when my grandfather came, we tried the sword three together, and my grandfather threw me a sword again."
As he spoke, Tang Xin looked at Chen Xiao and pointed to the long box in his arms: "This is it." ” Chen Xiao's heart moved, and he vaguely guessed, and blurted out: "Chrysanthemum leaf thorns" Tang Xin nodded and stared into Chen Xiao's eyes: "Yes, it is the chrysanthemum leaf thorn that is the famous blade used by Master Nao of the Divine Palace when he was defeated by General Tian, and the treasure weapon of my Shangchen family."
After speaking, she gently opened the box, and only then did she open a line, Chen Xiao suddenly felt a flash in front of her eyes, a trace of snow and bright edge, and the box spilled out `` To be continued: