Chapter 6: The world is far away
After lunch, Lin Chen simply stopped leaving the boat to roulette, and sat down at the exit position against the bow of the boat and took the sword tire off the back. Although the whole was wrapped in coarse cloth, the "clang" metal sound when he put it down still made others look sideways.
The two scholars looked at each other, and the thin scholar among them asked curiously: "This young master, is the sword covered with coarse cloth here? Judging from the young master's outfit, he should be a man from the martial arts world, right?"
"I just heard that you are going to Jingchu too. Could it be that you are going to participate in that... what's the name? Oh! It seems to be a Sword Contest of Eight Destinies!" asked the scholar with a rosy face.
"That's right... go join in the fun." Lin Chen nodded. He answered two questions in one sentence. Theoretically, the sword body can only be regarded as an unfinished semi-finished product. As for participating in the Eight Destiny Sword Contest, although everyone's goal is to win the first place and become famous, it is better to be humble.
The thin scholar said, "My friend and I also want to go and see the excitement. It is said that this Eight Destiny Sword Contest is one of the famous events in the world. It is only held every decades. Many heroes from the world are famous. I am really looking forward to it!"
"This scholar is interested in these things in the world?" The boatman turned his head and said.
The thin scholar smiled and said, "I'm not afraid of you all jokes. When I was a child, I liked to buy a bunch of candied haws and go to the trash on the street to listen to the storytellers tell some interesting stories about the world. At that time... while eating candied haws, I listened to the storytellers telling the stories of the heroes in the world. Sometimes when I was impressed, I used the bamboo sticks of candied haws as swords to gesture. For this reason, my father said that I was not doing my job... Haha, I think it's interesting to think about it now!"
"That's really interesting!" The boatman's daughter smiled.
His friend asked with a smile: "If you were asked to put down your books and be a knight now, would you like?"
The scholar shook his head and said, "I have been reading books for more than ten years, so how can I let go? The world is too far away for me..."
The boatman smiled and said, "Young Master is such a bad word. As long as you have this kind of heart, where is the world not a world? Even though the world is far away, you and I are all in it!"
When the scholar heard this, he was stunned at first, then smiled and said, "This is the reason!"
Lin Chen said: "Although the world is far away, you and I are all in it... The boatman is quite free and easy."
The boatman said: "Where can I, a person who makes a living on the river, come from the freedom and freedom? I heard from a boat passenger in the past."
Lin Chen said: "Then this person must be a romantic and free person."
The boatman smiled and said, "Maybe..."
The boatman stopped talking, and Lin Chen lowered his head and took out a black book from his arms.
He has not read this so-called martial arts secret book since Zhang Zhijin gave it to Lin Chen some time ago.
"Sword Note?"
When Lin Chen opened it, a line of vigorous and powerful words came into his eyes, which immediately surprised him and immediately looked back.
"Spring River Flower Moon Sword" - This is the name of this sword book.
The Spring River Flower Moon Sword is a legendary top sword technique in the world. It was created by the sword immortal Zhang Taixu three hundred years ago.
What surprised Lin Chen was not the sword book itself, because the rubbing of this sword technique is also collected in Taibai Sword Mountain. But because, although Zhang Taixu's Chunjiang Flower Moon Sword is widely known in the world, there are only a few top sects that really collect this sword book, even if many big sects in the world, they just heard of their names and did not really understand it. And then Zhang Zhijin actually said that this sword technique is their family martial arts secret?
"The two of them are surnamed Zhang..." Lin Chen murmured, but he quickly shook his head again. Because of the rumors, Zhang Taixu was accompanied by calligraphy and sword throughout his life. Although he passed through the world, he was not contaminated with any children and had no children. Logically speaking, there should not be any descendants.
It’s a pity that this place has long been far away from Ping'an Town, otherwise Lin Chen would really want to ask what was the relationship between Zhang Zhijin’s ancestors and the sword immortal Zhang Taixu.
Lin Chen shook his head and no longer thought about it. Instead, he continued to read the sword score of "Spring River Flower Moon Sword".
Lin Chen originally thought that he had read and practiced the Chunjiang Flower Moon Sword, and now he was just a re-reading. But when he really read it carefully, he found many differences from the rubbings recorded in the Taibai Sword Mountain!
"Many places are written in detail!" Lin Chen whispered, and some places he couldn't figure out before could be found in this book!
As Lin Chen read it more and more deeply, he found that the content recorded in this sword book was at least twice as many as the rubbings collected in Taibai Sword Mountain! The biggest difference is that there is an additional way to practice sword power!
"The spring tide of the river reaches the sea level, and the bright moon on the sea grows with the tide." Lin Chen recited silently in his heart.
These two sentences are not found in the rubbings of Taibai Jianshan.
In fact, not only the rubbings in Taibai Sword Mountain, but all the sword scores of the Chunjiang Flower Moon Sword that Lin Chen learned about are not recorded in this sentence!
"Maybe... this sword technique is divided into two volumes?" Lin Chen's thought arose in his mind.
The Spring River Flower Moon Sword is divided into sword force scroll and sword strike scroll? What is circulated in the world is actually just a copy of the sword strike scroll, but the sword strike scroll is unknown!
Lin Chen took a deep breath. If the sword score in his hand was real, then it would be a peerless martial art!
Because the Chunjiang Flower Moon Sword is Zhang Taixu’s sword technique to become a sword immortal!
The sun sets.
Boat docking.
Lin Chen paid a tael of silver as the ship's fare, and then walked towards Linjiang Town nearby in the direction pointed by the ship's owner.
Although Linjiang Town is located in Jingchu, it is located at an extremely marginal location. Fortunately, it is built on a cold wind river, with water and land connections, and there are many merchants and pedestrians coming and going, which has made the place develop from a small village to a good town.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Lin Chen walked along the main road. After a short while, after passing a small hill, he saw the bright lights not far away. When he got closer, he could hear the voices.
When I walked into Linjiang Town, because it was almost too late, there were fewer residents on the streets of the town, and most of them were pedestrians and merchants like Lin Chen walking on the street.
"Boss, let's have a bowl of noodles!" Lin Chen was not in a hurry to find a place to stay, but sat down in front of a noodle stall.
"Noodles?" The boss put down his work and said to Lin Chen: "This guest official came so unfortunately. The noodles in the store have been sold out and the flour is gone. If the guest official wants to eat it, he will be able to put half a bowl of them at most. But I still have some tofu left. Anyway, I am about to close. If the guest official wants to eat it, I will finish the noodles and give you a small plate of tofu. How about it?"
"That's OK." Lin Chen nodded.
"Okay!" The noodle stall owner responded. Although the pot had been put out, the soup was still hot. He immediately grabbed the remaining noodles and put them in the pot. He took out a small plate from the small wooden box next to him, opened the other pot, and immediately a strange smell spread.
"The noodles have to wait a while. The customer tastes the unique stinky tofu in our store to cushion your stomach." The boss said, and then brought a stack of black tofu sprinkled with pepper and minced garlic to Lin Chen's table.
Lin Chen asked with a smile: "Others say how delicious their dishes are, why do you use the word "stinky" instead?"
"Because it really smells!"
The boss said: "This stinky tofu is a unique snack in Xiangchu. Because my mother is from Xiangchu, I have learned this craft. But please don't think that this stinky tofu smells smelly, but it tastes delicious and will definitely make you feel endlessly!"
"Is that? Then I want to try it!" Lin Chen said, then picked up the chopsticks and picked up a piece of stinky tofu and put it into his mouth.
"It's really good!"
Lin Chen smiled and said, "It's interesting to be in Jingchu but eating Xiangchu's things."
When the stinky tofu is not in the mouth, it does have a strange smell, but after being put into the mouth, the brine hidden in the tofu instantly dissipates when you bite your teeth. With the mixture of minced garlic and chili, there is a strange "scent" that stimulates the taste buds, which is really an addictive aftertaste!
"The noodles are here!"
Just as Lin Chen was tasting stinky tofu, the noodle stall owner had already brought over half a bowl of noodles that had been left in the pot.
Unlike the noodles cooked by the daughter of the boat family in grass carp soup, although the noodles at this noodle stall also have a light white base, there is a faint fragrance of flesh and blood.
"Is this a soup base made with pork ribs?" Lin Chen asked.
"Yes!" the boss nodded and smiled, "My nephew is a pork seller. He takes some pork ribs from him every day, and doesn't need to add any seasonings. He just adds some salt and starts making soup. After boiling for an hour or two, the fragrance will come out!"
Lin Chen ate the noodles in big mouthfuls, finished the last bite of soup, wiped the corners of his mouth, and asked, "How much?"
The boss said while cleaning up the dishes, "Thanks to the care of Liuwen Money."
Lin Chen nodded, took out a small purse from his arms, counted out six copper coins from it and placed it on the table, and asked again: "Boss, do you know where there is an inn here?"
"Inn..." The noodle stall owner thought for a while, holding the dishes and chopsticks in one hand, and pointed to the street not far from the east with his other hand, and said, "There are many inns on the east side of the town. The guest officials walked through this street and then walked along the street there and arrived."
"Thank you!"
Lin Chen nodded, got up and left the noodle stall, and walked in the direction pointed by the noodle stall owner. As he walked, he really found that there were more pedestrians and merchants on the streets here than in other places.
Finally, Lin Chen stayed in an inn called "Kelai'an".
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