Volume 6: Wangchuan Chapter 43 You Do Better Than Me
Before Lu Qingshan walked to Daishan, Gu Yiyi stared at Lu Qingshan's back.
"Young Master seems to be very popular with little girls." Qin Yitian's half-smiley voice sounded in Lu Qingshan's heart.
Lu Qingshan stopped suddenly, thought for a while, and explained: "Gu Yiyi gave me a very strange feeling, which made me not be too wary of her."
Qin Yitian vaguely suggested, "This feeling shouldn't be the first time, sir."
"Not the first time?" Lu Qingshan knew that there was something else behind Qin Yitian's words.
But two days had passed out of the ten days, and it was still unknown where Ji Chuan was, and the boundary wall had not been found yet. He had no time to think about anything else.
The most urgent thing is to meet the Lord of the Underworld first.
Lu Qingshan no longer hesitated, looking at the dim and misty Daishan Mountain, he said in a clear voice: "Lu Qingshan, a sword cultivator from the human world, has mistakenly entered the land of reincarnation, and would like to ask to see His Excellency the Lord of the Prison."
The voice was clear, but Mount Dai was so high that it seemed difficult to convey.
But Lu Qingshan was sure that the Lord of Daishan would definitely hear it.
Lu Qingshan stood at the foot of the mountain, waiting for the reply from the Lord of Daishan.
A moment later, the dim clouds of Daishan rolled in, and a long and narrow mountain road appeared in front of Lu Qingshan.
"I'm on the top of the mountain. If you can come up, I will see you." A distant and ethereal voice came from nothingness, echoing between heaven and earth.
Lu Qingshan looked at the long mountain path, which was winding and tortuous and seemed to have no end in sight.
He took a deep breath, and without retreating or hesitating, he walked into the mountain path.
Sword cultivator, why fear the difficulty of climbing mountains?
Lu Qingshan took a step forward, and the rolling yellow mist quickly closed in.
A tiny force emerged out of nowhere and pushed Gu Yiyi, who had found the right time and rushed over, wanting to climb the mountain with Lu Qingshan, out.
Gu Yiyi failed in her smuggling attempt and could only grit her teeth in hatred.
The moment he entered the mountain path, Lu Qingshan felt that his entire soul began to roar suddenly.
Amid the roar, Lu Qingshan seemed to see a vague figure of a scholar, who gently extended a finger and tapped his forehead.
As Lu Qingshan's consciousness went blank in the roar, he knew nothing.
On the top of Mount Daishan, there was endless wisdom and depth in the eyes of the middle-aged Confucian scholar.
He looked at Lu Qingshan, who was still moving forward step by step on the mountain path with confused eyes, and murmured: "This is the path of self-examination left by the most talented swordsmen among the living souls who entered my Huangquan Realm. I wonder if you can walk to the end..."
…
Lu Qingshan felt a splitting headache and his memory was a little confused.
After a long time, he woke up and regained consciousness.
I am Lu Qingshan, and I am climbing Mount Dai.
He looked around. It was still a mountain road, but the peach blossoms on the roadside were in full bloom, which was a beautiful sight.
It is completely different from the narrow mountain road in Daishan.
An illusion?
Lu Qingshan murmured.
It looks like an illusion.
Under normal circumstances, what he needs to do now is to find the flaw in the illusion and get out of it.
Suddenly, Lu Qingshan was stunned.
Because before his eyes, scenes flashed by.
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During the Kaiyuan period, the government was in order and the people were in harmony, and all things were revived.
This country called Yue entered an unprecedented era of peace and prosperity under the diligent governance of the emperor of the time.
As the saying goes, heroes emerge in troubled times.
When the national fortune is declining, the underworld will be strong; when the national fortune is strong, the underworld will be weak.
In those days, the use of force to break the law was almost eliminated, and the heroes who once dominated the world of martial arts also retired one after another.
His name was Li Zhao, and he lived with his master in a shabby hut on a dilapidated mountain outside the town.
The master was proficient in swordsmanship and had wanted to pass on those skills to him since he was a child.
Li Zhao didn't want to learn.
He liked romance, poetry, eating, drinking and having fun, and everything in the world, except that he disliked that cold sword.
The master never tired of telling him stories about swordsmen roaming the world, hoping to change his mind.
Finally, he got tired of it.
"Where in the world are there any romantic swordsmen?"
The master said quickly: "Yes, yes. Back then, the best swordsman in the martial arts world, Li Jianshen, defeated the three armies with one sword. In the palace, under the emperor's command, he saved the innocent prince of the previous dynasty who was still in his infancy..."
Li Zhao rolled his eyes. "How can the former prince be innocent? Under the rule of the previous dynasty, the people were hungry and cold, and it was the current emperor who overthrew the previous dynasty that allowed the people to live a good life. In my opinion, this Sword God is meddling in other people's business. Isn't it just right to let the former prince die? Otherwise, in 10 or 20 years n't the people's peaceful life be ruined again?"
The previous dynasty was called Zhao.
When the master heard Li Zhao say this, he was stunned for a long time, and said nothing for a long time. He sighed and said, "Then if you don't want to learn, then don't learn..."
From then on, the master never forced Li Zhao to learn sword again.
This was what Li Zhao had always wanted.
But after the master really stopped forcing him, Li Zhao felt annoyed for some reason.
"Just learn sword. You are my master, and I can't refuse you if you ask me to learn. Why do you have to discuss it with me?" Li Zhao went to the master in a huff.
The master held the sword, and a look of divine light appeared on his face that he had never seen before. "Do you really want to learn?"
Li Zhao nodded and said, "Learn."
"You only have me as your disciple. If I don't learn from you, your swordsmanship will be lost." Li Zhao teased.
The master thought for a moment and said seriously: "Compared to your wish, the loss of swordsmanship is nothing."
Li Zhao began to learn sword.
Li Zhao, who was unwilling to learn sword, turned out to be gifted as his master had said.
In less than five or six years, Li Zhao had learned 70% to 80% of his master's swordsmanship.
That day, before he went down the mountain, his master handed him the sword that he always treasured.
"This sword is called Tian Zhen. Treasure it well. No matter who asks you for it, you must not give it to them."
Li Zhao smiled and said, "It's just a sword."
The master said nothing, his face serious.
Li Zhao gradually put away his smile and assured his master: "I will."
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Lu Qingshan looked down at the sword in his hand.
There are two words engraved on the hilt.
Innocent.
At this moment, Lu Qingshan understood.
He turned into the swordsman named Li Zhao in the picture.
Lu Qingshan waved the sword in his hand slightly.
It's as easy to use as an arm, it's really a sharp weapon.
But he felt something was wrong.
All his cultivation had disappeared at this moment.
What's going on?
Lu Qingshan called Qin Yitian in his heart.
No response was received.
He felt a moment of panic in his heart.
But the scene of the previous conversation with Qin Yitian flashed through his mind at this moment.
"The master of the Yellow Springs Prison, who controls the cycle of life and death, has a standard for his will. Young Master, it is not time for you to reincarnate yet, you just entered the Yellow Springs realm by mistake. So even if the Yellow Springs Prison Master is unwilling to help you, he will not embarrass you at that time."
The Lord of the Underworld will not make things difficult for him.
Although the illusion at this moment was strange, it was definitely not a killing situation.
So, this should be a test.
Climbing is difficult!
Let's take it one step at a time and see what the Lord of the Underworld wants.
Lu Qingshan held Tian Zhen in his hand and walked quickly down the mountain.
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I don’t know how many years it has been in the mountains.
After learning swordsmanship in the mountains for five or six years, Lu Qingshan came down the mountain and found that the peaceful and prosperous times in Li Zhao's memory actually had some signs of chaos.
The current emperor was a nostalgic man. After he ascended the throne, he rewarded the meritorious officials who had followed him to overthrow the previous dynasty with great honors and promoted them to higher positions.
The heroes knew that it was not easy to establish a dynasty, so they acted in accordance with the rules. However, their children had never experienced those days of bloody battles, and they only knew how to be arrogant and domineering, making the people's lives miserable.
If everything that rises must eventually fall, then this fall came too quickly.
As soon as he entered the first city, Lu Qingshan saw the young prince of the Julu royal family riding a horse galloping on the street.
Not far in front of the horse, there was a frightened little girl.
The next moment, there was a human tragedy.
Lu Qingshan frowned and narrowly saved the little girl from under the horse's hooves, but in the process he also overturned the young prince's horse.
The young prince fell off his horse and became furious. He sent his servants to teach Lu Qingshan a lesson.
Although he had lost his spiritual power, his swordsmanship was still there, and Lu Qingshan instead taught the young prince a lesson, cutting his hamstrings so that he could no longer ride a horse.
Lu Qingshan left in a graceful manner.
In order to find an exit from the illusion, Lu Qingshan traveled around the world. Whenever he encountered injustice, he would take action. With his swordsmanship, he made a great name in the world and was known as the best swordsman in the world.
Being famous has its advantages, but it also has its disadvantages.
Because this reputation reached the ears of the emperor of the time.
The current emperor was a member of the Yue Kingdom who fought his way out of the battlefield . He had been a soldier all his life and was a man who loved martial arts.
The King of Julu hated Lu Qingshan for cutting off his son's hamstrings, so he suggested that the sword in Lu Qingshan's hand was the best sword in the world.
The emperor was delighted to see the prey
On this day, the eunuch who delivered the emperor's edict found Lu Qingshan and delivered it.
"Your Majesty is willing to pay a huge sum of gold and a generous salary to buy the sword in your hand." said the eunuch who delivered the order.
The eunuch waved his hand, and someone brought up several huge boxes. When the boxes were opened, they were all filled with golden gold.
Lu Qingshan closed his eyes and refused to hand over the sword.
"Your Majesty is the ruler of the world. It is your honor that he takes a liking to your sword. How dare you disobey his order?" The expression of the eunuch who delivered the order gradually became gloomy.
"A swordsman's sword is his life and cannot be given away," said Lu Qingshan.
"I don't know whether your sword is your life, but I know that if you don't give it to me, His Majesty will take your life." The eunuch who delivered the imperial edict threatened.
Lu Qingshan shook his head.
The eunuch delivering the imperial edict could no longer bear it, stepped back a few steps, and gave the order, "Come here, kill them!"
In addition to gold, the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict also brought an entire army.
Lu Qingshan had naturally realized that he was surrounded by the army long ago.
But he still chose to refuse.
Because the sword protects the swordsman, and when necessary, the swordsman must naturally protect the sword.
First there was a volley of arrows, followed by a charge by light cavalry.
Lu Qingshan's swordsmanship has reached the pinnacle in the world, but ordinary swordsmanship is ultimately no match for heaven. He fought in blood and slaughter, and after struggling to break out of the encirclement, he was seriously injured.
Half a year later, his injuries were too severe to be cured and his breathing became weak.
He still hadn't found the exit from the illusion.
He knew he would not die, but since he had not been able to find the exit, it meant that he had failed the test.
Lu Qingshan felt a little regretful, but there was nothing he could do.
He decided to go back to the mountain and take one last look at his master before he died.
It was still the same mountain road full of peach blossoms, but as he walked, Lu Qingshan found that it was surrounded by clouds and mist, and the scenery changed drastically.
It turned back into the narrow mountain road of Daishan.
A man appeared in front of the mountain road, holding a sword in his hand.
The sword of innocence.
The figure gradually became clear.
Li Zhao.
Lu Qingshan was stunned and looked at himself again.
It has returned to its original state, and spiritual energy is flowing continuously in the body.
"Young Master, what happened to you just now?" Qin Yitian's voice rang in his mind, "I kept calling you, but you didn't respond."
Lu Qingshan shook his head and gently comforted Yitian: "It's okay."
Then, Lu Qingshan stepped forward and bowed to Li Zhao.
Li Zhao looked at Lu Qingshan and didn't speak for a long time.
Lu Qingshan waited silently.
After a long time, he finally spoke, "What's your name?"
"Lu Qingshan."
"Lu Qingshan..." Li Zhao murmured, with mixed feelings.
After a while, Li Zhao spoke again: "The emperor wants to appreciate a sword, which is just a dead object. Why would he rather die than give it to him?"
"Because I am a swordsman."
"Sword cultivator?" Li Zhao frowned.
"A true sword cultivator must have something in his heart that he wants to protect, be it a sword, a person , or even the whole world." Lu Qingshan said calmly: "Since it is my sword, I must protect it well."
Li Zhao was silent for a long time, thinking about something. He sighed and said, "Even if my swordsmanship talent is high and my swordsmanship skills are superb, without this protective heart, I will not be a qualified swordsman after all."
"I understand." Li Zhao nodded and thanked Lu Qingshan: "Thank you."
Immediately, Li Zhao waved his hand.
A picture of light and shadow appeared in front of Lu Qingshan.
The same scene, the same eunuch delivering the imperial eunuch's orders, the same gold and troops.
Faced with this difficult choice, Li Zhao hesitated for a long time.
His master once told him that this sword should not be given to anyone.
But in this situation, do we really have to risk our lives for a sword, a dead object?
He's not sure.
After thinking for a long time, Li Zhao handed over the sword in his hand.
One month later.
The eunuch was ordered to lead the army, and thousands of cavalrymen surrounded and killed Li and Zhao.
Li Zhao was furious. Didn’t he hand over the sword in his hand?
The eunuch who delivered the imperial edict smiled grimly and said nothing.
At the moment of life and death crisis, the master appeared, holding a sword, and the sword intent penetrated the bones.
An old swordsman with white hair, with an imposing manner, slashed at the thousands of riders.
The eunuch who delivered the imperial edict pointed at Li Zhao's master and said in a trembling voice, "Li Jianshen."
Li Jianshen, the most romantic in Zhao State.
He once defeated all the martial artists in Zhao State with a single sword and was treated as a guest of honor by the Emperor of Zhao State.
That year, the emperor of Yue State revolted, won many battles, and finally broke into the palace of Zhao State.
It was Li Jianshen who wielded his sword and defeated the three armies. In the palace, under the command of the current emperor, he rescued the innocent prince of the previous dynasty who was still in his infancy, thus preserving the last bloodline of the State of Zhao.
Li Zhao is the crown prince of the former Zhao State.
Innocence is the sword that belongs to Li Jianshen.
After Li Zhao presented Tian Zhen to the current emperor of Yue, the emperor of Yue understood Li Zhao's life experience when he saw the sword.
In order to wipe out the roots, the Emperor of Yue sent a large army to surround and kill Li Zhao.
That day, Li Jianshen killed 1,300 enemies in one go, and eventually died of exhaustion.
Li Zhao also died.
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"I didn't keep my promise to my master and didn't protect the Tianzhen Sword. In the end, my master died for me." Li Zhao looked at Lu Qingshan and said, "You did better than me. You are a true sword cultivator."
Li Zhao moved aside and said softly, "Let's continue walking down."
