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Chapter 817: New Ding Sword
Ouyang Rong's entire attention was on the Moonlight Sword and the Red Lotus Sword Seal.

I didn't notice that there was something wrong with the atmosphere around me.

Li Dalang couldn't help but ask:
"Tan Lang, didn't you go to find Miss Xiu Niang? You said you wanted to bring her back, but why are you bringing her back now..."

Li Guoer, Li Xian and Wei Mei knew what he was going to ask as soon as they heard it.

Li Dalang suddenly felt someone pulling his sleeve. He was stuck in his tracks and turned around to see that it was his mother.

Wei Mei observed his expression and taught his eldest son a lesson with a stern face:
"Da Lang, what are you talking about? Tan Lang is just concerned about us. The embroiderer's work has been put on hold for the time being."

Li Xian couldn't help but ask:

"Tan Lang, what is the current situation in Xunyang City?"

"Father, do you even need to ask this?"

Li Guoer turned around, smiled and said:
"Now that Miss Rong Zhen has been brought here, there is no need to say more about the situation in Xunyang. Well, you are worthy of being Ouyang Lianghan. You are a man that Sister Xie admires, and you can handle this. You are amazing."

The girl with plum blossom makeup clearly meant words of praise, but to everyone else, they sounded weird.

Li Xian and Li Dalang couldn't help but look at each other.

Wei Mei had been carefully observing Tan Lang's expression with the corner of her eyes. At this moment, she couldn't help but glare at her own daughter, as if to warn her to speak less harshly.

Rong Zhen cast a pair of cold eyes at Li Guoer, who had a smiling expression on her face.

The female official who had been aloof and silent all the time suddenly spoke:
"I came here on my own. I want to meet the prince to discuss the remaining situation in Xunyang. It has nothing to do with other people."

Everyone looked sideways.

Li Guoer also nodded understandingly.

Rong Zhen's face was still cold.

Upon hearing this, Li Xian was slightly stunned and was about to clasp his fists and speak, really wanting to have a good discussion with this lady historian.

However, he was interrupted by Wei Mei pinching his waist. He turned back with some confusion and found that his wife was silent, as if nothing had happened.

Li Xian couldn't help scratching his head, and looked around, and found that all the girls were standing there quietly.

He felt that the atmosphere on the field was too weird.

Only Lu Ya turned a deaf ear to it, his attention entirely focused on the white sturgeon and he did not participate in the conversation.

Ouyang Rong was silent for a while.

"I didn't find the embroiderer. She's not in Xunyang City and she didn't go to Shuangfeng Peak. She might have been taken back to Yunmengze."

His voice was hoarse.

Everyone was slightly moved.

Li Guoer glanced at the dusty scholar's robe on his body and took back the words that were about to come out of her throat.

Rong Zhen pursed her lips.

Li Dalang saw his friend looking a little lonely, so he took a step forward, patted him on the shoulder, and gave him an encouraging look.

Wei Mei sighed: "Eh, maybe it's just not meant to be..."

Li Guoer asked for details and Ouyang Rong answered one by one, including that he followed the clues to find Yu Nianyuan at Fangjia Villa, and ended up destroying the rebel base in Tiannan Jianghu.

However, he only spoke a few brief words without going into details.

After hearing this, everyone was silent and digested it.

At this moment, Li Xian suddenly said:

"Oh, Taoist Zhang is back. I remember him saying that he was released by Xue Zhongzhu and that he was also rushed back from a mountain villa. Taoist Zhang stayed there for a long time and might know some clues. How about Tan Lang go ask him later?"

Ouyang Rong tilted his head: "Master Zhang?"

"Yes."

Lu Ya took over the conversation and gave a brief introduction.

Ouyang Rong vaguely remembered such a person; Lu Ya had mentioned him before.

"So, he's still behind now?"

Li Guoer looked up at the sun, estimated the time, and said softly:
"Yes, judging by the time, he should be back soon, a little earlier than Sister Xie."

"it is good."

Ouyang Rong exhaled.

But Li Guoer stretched out his hand and pointed at the moonlight sword in his hand:
"Is there something wrong with this sword?"

She asked directly.

"Well, there's something I need to verify."

Ouyang Rong nodded, turned around, walked to the shade of a tree, and drew his sword.

Sword light like moonlight poured out.

This moonlight sword was originally forged by an old craftsman. Later, in the Pure Land Palace, it accidentally unlocked the blessing of "Return Home" and saved Ouyang Rong's life. Not only did his mind regain a new life, but he also became a rare sword wielder.

Ouyang Rong later discovered that the hazy light emitted by the night pearl he brought out from the Pure Land Palace was very similar to the sword light of the Moonlight Sword.

It is suspected that there is some connection, but it has not been proven out yet. The only thing that can be confirmed is that the Night Pearl is most likely the Dust Ding Sword.

But all this is speculation.

In other words, as long as the Ding Sword is still covered in dust, it is no different from any other object. It doesn't matter whether it is a Ding Sword or not, it is just a piece of waste.

Ouyang Rong's eyes moved away from the Moonlight Sword and fell on the small seal in his right hand.

According to the frank conversation between him and the embroiderer, the embroiderer had pointed out that this item was called the Red Lotus Sword Seal and was forged by the Mei family in Longcheng.

The Ding Sword from the Meilu Sword Forging Technique can be traced.

Ouyang Rong pursed his lips, a vague guess emerging in his mind.

He greeted everyone:
"Wait a moment."

Everyone saw that after Ouyang Rong said this, he suddenly moved the ancient little seal close to the Moonlight Sword.

The sword light quietly sprinkled on the red lotus sword seal.

Nothing has changed.

When everyone was curious, they found that the young man in Confucian robes holding two objects changed his expression and took out something from his arms.

Li Guoer, Rong Zhen and others looked closely and found that it was an ordinary night pearl.

However, Ouyang Lianghan was staring at it with his eyes wide open, looking a little absent-minded.

Rong Zhen, who had been aloof and silent, finally spoke. Everyone heard some concern in her voice:
"Ouyang Lianghan, what are you looking at?"

Ouyang Rong looked around at everyone, shook his head, and nodded:

"One thing is confirmed."

He held the hot night pearl tightly in his palm and took a deep breath.

There is a response, finally a response!
Even someone as calm as Ouyang Rong couldn't help but feel happy.

Even though it was just a simple fever, this night pearl was finally freed from the dust and revealed its true colors.

Under the induction of the Red Lotus Sword Seal, the pearl became extremely hot.

Ouyang Rong stared at the bead in his palm and whispered softly:

"What a Longcheng Mei family, what a Meilu sword-making technique! Now I understand. The Mei sword shop on the north bank of Butterfly Creek, led by the Crazy Emperor, was actually forging two Ding swords at the same time. One was finished, and the other was secretly made but not finished. The former was stolen by Master Zhongma, and the other was the sword blank for the later [Craftsmanship]. So that's it..."

Li Xian, Li Dalang and others did not hear clearly and were confused.

Rong Zhen and Li Guo'er were closer and could hear a little more clearly, but some of the words in his speech still puzzled them.

Only the two words "Ding Jian" instantly perked them up.

"What Ding Sword?"

Rong Zhen was suspicious and pointed at the Night Pearl and said, "You mean this is..." She paused, lowered her voice, and confirmed in a very light voice, "Is this also the Ding Sword?"

Ouyang Rong looked at her and nodded slightly.

Rong Zhen's face flushed a little, and her tone was incredible:
"You... where did you get so many Ding swords? Are you sure these are Ding swords? Old or new? Are you sure they are not fake Ding swords?"

Ouyang Rong pursed his lips and nodded slightly.

It was not easy for him to describe whether this [Night Pearl] was new or old. It was indeed old, but it had been covered in dust for many years since it was made, and it was new again.

Rong Zhen's face became extremely serious, and he asked word by word:

"Liang Han, please don't joke around. You know that every time a [Ding Sword] is born, there is a storm of blood and gore. Although you already have one that recognizes its master, you should know how rare it is. Your mythical Ding Sword was not easy to obtain either. You need great luck to grasp it."

Li Guo'er next to him remained silent, but she heard everything the two said. Her eyes were fixed on the small night pearl in Ouyang Lianghan's palm.

Ouyang Rong looked at the two women who were somewhat incredulous, and threw the scalding hot beads forward.

Rong Zhen and Li Guo'er were so frightened that their faces turned pale and they subconsciously reached out to take it.

The night pearl "bounced" in Rong Zhen's hand, and he didn't catch it firmly, as if it had been burned and slipped out of his hand.

Li Guoer was quick to grab the bead and felt how hot it was. She looked at it with some doubt on her pretty face.

"What does it mean to be hot?"

Ouyang Rong shook his head: "The Red Lotus Sword Seal was made by the swordsmith of the Mei family. The embroiderer used it and the sword energy left by [Craftsmanship] to sense the location of [Craftsmanship]. Now this bead is hot, which is understandable. It is confirmed to be it. It has the same origin as [Craftsmanship], but it has no real name and cannot be awakened for the time being."

"real name?"

Li Guoer whispered.

Rong Zhen took advantage of her distraction, reached out and took it, staring at it.

Li Guoer looked somewhat dissatisfied, but her eyes were still attracted by the night pearl.

Rong Zhen said to himself:

"Has it lost its true name? According to the secret records of the Imperial Astronomical Observatory, the true name of the Ding Sword does not have to be chosen by the swordsmith, nor is it fixed. In fact, it can be changed. People with great energy that matches the true meaning of the Ding Sword can give a name to the Ding Sword that has lost its true name according to its true meaning. For example, the [Emperor Wen] was renamed [Emperor Wen], and other names can be added, but they all need to match the true meaning of the Ding Sword..."

Li Guoer suddenly asked, "Where did you find it?"

Ouyang Rong remained calm: "The Pure Land Palace of Donglin Temple."

Li Guoer was stunned at first, and then he couldn't help but think of the prophecy of a deceased old Taoist priest.

"A dragon lurks in the abyss, and emerges with the bright moon in its mouth..."

She stared in a trance, whispering with her red lips.

Rong Zhen, who was standing by, was carefully examining the night-shining pearl that was emitting faint moonlight. Her expression became extremely complicated:
"If it is really the New Ding Sword, even ten Tianshu or Buddha statues cannot compare to it... Liang Han, is this... the explanation you mentioned..."

"almost……"

Ouyang Rong was halfway through his words when he suddenly got stuck.

Rong Zhen noticed something was wrong and asked with concern, "What's wrong with you?"

Ouyang Rong said nothing, turned around and walked away.

"Rest."

Concise and concise.

Li Guoer and Rong Zhen, who were originally preparing to follow, both stepped back. The former avoided his gaze, while the latter blushed and quickly looked away.

On the way to relieve himself, Ouyang Rong felt the ringing of bells in his ears and a faint purple aura lingering in his eyes.

When he came to a deserted place, he went straight into the Pagoda of Merit.

Entering the familiar pure white space, he came to the Blessing Bell and looked up. He saw the ancient bronze bell trembling slightly.

Purple mist is emerging from the ancient bell in an endless stream.

It is a long-awaited blessing.

"Four thousand merits?"

Ouyang Rong digested the information from the blessing bell and frowned slightly.

Why does it feel like this little thing is always monitoring his merit balance?

Ouyang Rong observed for a while and found that the purple mist coming out of the Blessing Bell this time was mainly glowing with golden light.

"Golden blessings. The blessings from returning home were also golden, so this is related to the Ding Sword, right..."

He understood the golden color instantly, but after a closer look, he faintly discovered some peach-colored filaments moving in the golden and purple mist.

At this moment, Ouyang Rong's temple twitched.

Damn it, can you please stop wearing this kind of peach-colored silk every day? Just have good fortune, and don’t get involved in a bunch of bad love affairs.

Fortunately, thanks to his gentlemanly qualities, Ouyang Rong was able to hold back.

He glanced at the small wooden fish, and saw only more than four thousand merits left on it.

If you use it up, you won’t be able to use the descent technique.

After hesitating for only three breaths, Ouyang Rong closed his eyes.

The next moment, the four thousand merits above the small wooden fish were instantly cleared.

"clang--!"

With the ringing of a deafening bell, the entire pure white world seemed to have changed.

The golden blessing with a little peach blossom has been exchanged!
Ouyang Rong opened his eyes and returned to reality.

Immediately returned to Rong Zhen and Li Guoer.

"Why are you coming back so slowly?"

Ouyang Rong said nothing, took the night pearl from Rong Zhen's hand, lowered his head and looked at it with some anticipation.

But then, I waited for a long time.

The Night Pearl remained motionless.

He remained calm and looked around.

Li Guoer asked: "What are you looking at?"

Ouyang Rong didn't know how to answer.

We can't say that he is waiting for blessings, but according to past experience, these blessings will not come immediately, but will come unexpectedly.

Just then, a sound of earth-shaking was heard.

Everyone turned their heads and looked towards the woods behind.

Lu Ya jumped onto the branch, looked around for a moment, and his expression changed:
"It's a large number of cavalry! I don't know their identities."

Everyone instantly thought of the possible enemy.

Rong Zhen's face suddenly turned cold.

Ouyang Rong immediately untied the scroll on his back and went to get the sword case from the painting.

Li Guoer suddenly reached out, took the night-shining pearl, and asked back:
"Let me see it first. By the way, Ouyang Lianghan, why didn't you take it out earlier?"

Ouyang Rong looked in the direction the cavalry was coming from, without bothering to explain:
"You and the prince hide well."

Li Guoer asked calmly: "It only lacks a real name now?"

"Yes, why do you ask this? Is there any clue?"

Li Guoer said nothing, turned around and walked towards the carriage, as if she was going to help Cai Shou pack her luggage and run away.

Ouyang Rong didn't bother to pay attention and turned around to deploy defense with Rong Zhen and Lu Ya.

At the moment, there are only three of them left to protect Li Xian.

Li Xian and Wei Mei were so frightened that they quickly called on Shun Bo and others to prepare horses and simple luggage for evacuation.

Only Li Guoer turned her back to the crowd and opened a piece of luggage. Amid the noise, she rummaged through the luggage quietly and soon pulled out an old book from the luggage.

She turned to a page in the old book and found a yellowed old paper next to a red signature paper.

She remembered that it was given to her by Ouyang Lianghan, then the magistrate of Longcheng County, in a plum forest in Longcheng.

Seeing the note, Li Guoer breathed a sigh of relief. At least it was still there.

Amid the noisy environment where everyone was shouting to evacuate, the little girl with plum blossom makeup opened the old paper.

There is a faint ink character on it, with complicated fonts...

(End of this chapter)