Crossing the Sword

Luo Feng and Hua Yu both felt the murderous aura emanating from Ye Shisan, and they immediately felt uncomfortable. The former hurriedly asked, "Senior, do you know Susanoo?"

Ye Shisan realized that he had lost his composure and quickly retracted his murderous aura and said, "Oh, I don't know him, but he is one of the people I must kill." Seeing that they were also enemies of Susano, Ye Shisan did not hide anything. Then he asked again, "You know Susano, what do you know about him?"

It may be that his hatred for Susano is even greater than his dislike for Ye Shisan. This time, Hua Yu did not argue with Zhang Tianya anymore. Luo Feng said seriously, "In fact, we don't know much. He is a very low-key person. He opened another business in Youdu City. He is the number one enemy of our Luo family. But we don't know anything else. We only know that he uses a weapon that looks like a knife but not a knife, and a sword but not a sword. It is said that many masters who fought with him suffered losses from this weapon."

"A weapon that looks like a knife but isn't a knife, and like a sword but isn't a sword?" Ye Shisan couldn't figure out what it was for a moment.

After seeing it, Luo Feng hurriedly drew a sketch. Ye Shisan frowned when he saw it, and his disgust for Susanoo deepened a bit, because this weapon was actually - a Japanese sword!

When they arrived at Luo's house, Ye Shisan met Luo Feng's father Luo Yuan and his two junior brothers, Liu Yun and Shui Wubian, under Luo Feng's introduction. I really don't know what Luo Feng's father thinks. These four junior brothers are simply a match made in heaven. They are really talented.

Luo Yuan prepared a welcoming banquet for Luo Feng, Hua Yu and Ye Shisan. During the banquet, he said to Ye Shisan, "I wanted to let Xiao Quan and Yu'er go out for some experience this time. I didn't expect them to be so disappointing. If it weren't for Brother Ye's intervention, they would have died at the hands of those weaker guys than them." Ye Shisan wanted to refuse the title of Brother Ye, but Luo Yuan insisted, saying something like "A man of ambition is not limited by age" and that he and Brother Ye hit it off right away, and he started calling him that.

Ye Shisan naturally said a few polite words.

Luo Yuan added, "Brother Ye, you still have a long way to go to Gonggongtai. How about letting the little dog lead the way for you? This brat has never made any progress when he was with me. I'd like to trouble Brother Ye to teach him a lesson on the way."

Ye Shisan also knew that the other party was using this as an excuse to repay him a favor, so he accepted it calmly, and then changed the subject: "Brother Luo, do you know of a skilled swordsmith in Youdu City? I want to make a sword this time." Since he had left Shennong Kingdom, he naturally could no longer show off the Imperial Sword.

Luo Yuan laughed and said, "Brother Ye, you have asked the right person. I have an old friend who is the most famous swordsmith in Youdu City. His surname is Ou Mingfeng, and he is the most famous swordsmith in the six great countries. However, he has retired for many years and no longer forges swords for others."

Ye Shisan shook his head and sighed, "That's such a pity."

Luo Yuan patted Ye Shisan on the shoulder and said, "Brother Ye, don't worry. His retirement is only relative to other people. As for an old friend like me, he will at least give me some face. He retired at that time because he didn't want to help my mortal enemy Susano forge the sword."

Knowing that the other party went through so much trouble just to buy a favor from him, Ye Shisan also cooperated and thanked him repeatedly, and then asked for Ou Feng's address.

After the meal, he took Luo Yuan's letter of introduction and went to ask for a sword. Luo Feng wanted to go with him, but Ye Shisan declined politely, saying that he needed to have a good rest.

After Ye Shisan left, Luo Yuan took his son to the study and said, "How can I say hello to you, kid?"

Luo Feng thought his father was going to scold him for not doing his job well, so he hurriedly said respectfully: "Please punish me, father!"

"Who said I was going to punish you?" Luo Yuan smiled and said, "I was just amazed at your luck. Your father is now a top-level fifth-order expert, but I can't see through Ye Shisan at all. This can only mean that his cultivation is deeper than your father's! On the way north to Gonggongtai, you must seize the opportunity and try to learn as much as possible from him. And..."

Luo Feng bowed his head and said respectfully: "Please give your orders, father!"

Luo Yuan said: "During the conversation just now, I found that Ye Shisan was only interested in going north to Gonggong Terrace and forging swords, and didn't want to mention the situation in Youdu. This shows that he is not a person who likes power. Such people usually value loyalty. On the way north, you should try your best to show your good will to him. Even if you can't win him over, it's also good to make him subconsciously regard our Luo family as a friend."

Luo Feng nodded and said, "I understand, kid! But Ye Shisan seems to have some personal grudge against Susano. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. I think it won't be difficult for us to become friends with him."

"Is this true?" Luo Yuan thought for a moment and said, "I can't see through either of them, and I don't know who is superior and who is inferior between them. If he wants to attack Susano, we should try to assist him secretly."

Following Luo Yuan's instructions, Ye Shisan easily found the blacksmith shop, which was not hidden to begin with. After explaining his purpose to the blacksmith, he was taken to the back hall and met Ou Feng, the swordsmith who was highly respected by Luo Yuan.

Ou Feng read Luo Yuan's recommendation letter, turned to Ye Shisan and said, "Why did you come here to ask for a sword?" Ye Shisan suddenly had a feeling that Ou Feng might not necessarily give Luo Yuan face, and now he was testing whether he was qualified to let him forge a sword. If he gave a bad answer, he was afraid that the other party would immediately serve tea and send him away.

But he couldn't see through Ou Feng's thoughts, so he had to answer truthfully: "As a warrior, do you need any reason to ask for a sword?"

Ou Feng shook his head and said, "For a warrior, no matter how good a sword is, it is only a tool for killing people. Only when one has cultivated himself can one understand the fundamentals, and the tool can be replaced at any time. Do you agree with this, young master?"

"No!" Ye Shisan answered straightforwardly: "I don't know about other warriors, but for me, the sword is a channel for me to comprehend the world. The sword is also alive, not just a tool. When facing the enemy, when the sword is in hand, the sword is no longer a sword, but an extension of the body, a part of life. If Master Ou only knows how to forge the sword of slavery, I am afraid I will be in trouble today. Goodbye!" After that, he turned and left.

Ou Feng's eyes lit up when he heard this. Seeing Ye Shisan was about to leave, he hurriedly said, "Young Master, please stay! I was just testing whether you are someone who understands swords. If you are just a reckless man, I will naturally not watch my work being tarnished by him. I didn't expect that Young Master Ye's understanding of swords is so deep, even better than mine. Well, today I will open the furnace for Young Master Ye again!"