...

Deng Bingwen was still unwilling to give up and turned around to find his way down the mountain. Even if Ou Chuyang fell into a meat paste, he would still urinate on the body to relieve the hatred in his heart.

Suddenly, a clear whistle came from afar.

Deng Bingwen was shocked. Did Mu Wanqing regain his power so quickly and recover his skills? He was no match for Mu Wanqing alone, so it was not suitable for staying here for a long time. Deng Bingwen didn't bother to find Ou Chuyang's body and hurried down the mountain to escape.

...

There is a market ten miles below Yundu Mountain. Because it is close to Yundu Sword Sect, it is quite lively.

In a farmer's house outside the market, smoke from cooking was curling and the fragrance of medicine was filled with medicine. A pretty girl from fifteen or sixteen years old walked into the house with her medicine bowl.

"Drink the medicine quickly. You should be able to walk around in a few days." The pretty girl blew the hot medicine juice and handed the bowl to the patient on the bed, "Be careful of it."

"Thank you Miss Xu." The person who stood up and sat up was Ou Chuyang who jumped off the cliff more than ten days ago.

"You are really lucky. You fall down from such a high mountain..."

"Maybe it's my life that shouldn't be over." The place where Ou Chuyang jumped down happened to be a quagmire, so he was lucky enough to die. He was discovered by a girl who dug wild vegetables and picked mushrooms up the mountain and rescued him.

This beautiful girl is named Xu Ruonan. She has been dependent on her father since she was a child.

"If you survive the disaster, you will have good fortune. You can rest assured to recover. I will go and see if Uncle Jiang has any sold-out meat and bones today, and take them back to stew the soup for you." Xu Ruonan said as he was about to go out.

"Wait." Ou Chuyang took out all his belongings from his backpack and handed them to Xu Ruonan, "I'm really sorry to bother you for so long, I'm so embarrassed, I only have this little money left..."

"What are you doing?" Xu Ruonan pushed away the four or five hundred copper coins in Ou Chuyang's hand, "Did I save you by asking for your money?"

"I don't mean that." Ou Chuyang stuffed the copper coins into Xu Ruonan's hand, "You just take them and just treat them as... to buy me some delicious food."

"Okay, do you want to eat roast chicken tonight?" Xu Ruonan's big watery eyes were shiny.

"Eat!" Ou Chuyang smiled and said, "By the way, make another pot of wine."

"Your injury has not healed yet, so you can't drink."

"I invited your father to drink this wine."

...

Ou Chuyang's physical fitness is very good, and with Xu Ruonan's careful care, he can move freely soon.

Early that morning, Mr. Xu was about to go out to work. Ou Chuyang followed and said, "Uncle Xu, I'll follow you to help. It's time to exercise my muscles."

Dad Xu waved his hands repeatedly and said, "I dare not bother Lord Sword Master."

"I'm not a master of the sword." Ou Chuyang put the Tai'a's sword into the backpack that Xu Ruonan had sewn. "I picked up this sword on the mountain and used it to chop firewood or something, which is very easy to use."

Then Dad Xu led Ou Chuyang to the field. Dad Xu's house only had one acre of land in total, with a little seasonal green vegetables planted in the field, and there was a short tree more than one person tall, with dozens of green fruits sparsely lit up on it.

"What kind of tree is this?" Ou Chuyang asked curiously.

"This tree is so precious." Dad Xu said while watering it: "This is the sword crystal tree rented to us by the sword masters on Yundu Mountain."

"Sword Crystal Tree?" Ou Chuyang was even more surprised. Could it be that in addition to mined from the sword crystal ore veins, the sword crystal stones could also be formed from the trees?

"That's right." Mr. Xu looked at the dozens of verdant fruits on the tree with anticipation. "In autumn, when the crystal fruits are ripe, the sword master will collect sword crystals from the crystal fruits. At that time, 10% will be left for us as a reward. This year's situation is good, and this sword crystal has produced 86 fruits. If nothing unexpected happens, our family will get 80% of the silver. Next year will be much better."

"It's so fresh..." Ou Chuyang walked around the sword crystal tree for a few times, amazed.

After a conversation, Ou Chuyang learned that these farmlands with sword crystal trees were called sword fields. Only high-quality fertile fields can be used as sword fields. Moreover, only one sword crystal tree can be planted per mu, and at least one tenant farmer will take good care of each sword crystal tree to ensure the harvest of the year.

Ou Chuyang had never done farm work at all. He did everything he could to help. In a short while, Dad Xu was sent home to help Xu Ruonan carry water and chop firewood.

It is impossible to carry water to Ou Chuyang, and chopping firewood is no problem. Tai'a's sword is in his hand, chopping firewood is like cutting tofu. Ou Chuyang also used a piece of bamboo tube to peel a brand new pair of bamboo chopsticks for Xu Ruonan's house.

During dinner, Xu Ruonan asked, "Brother Ou, where are you going after your injury is healed?"

"I haven't thought about it yet..." Ou Chuyang has no relatives in this world, not even a person he knows, and has no direction at all.

"That's right!" Xu Ruonan said happily: "Today, I heard from Master Duan that his blacksmith shop is planning to hire two helpers. Why don't you try it?"

"Blacksmith shop?" Ou Chuyang looked at himself. Did I look like a blacksmith...

"Don't underestimate the blacksmith shop." Xu Ruonan raised his lips, "The richest and most famous one here is Master Duan! He is the only sword-casting master in a radius of dozens of miles. Even the sword masters on Yundu Mountain often ask him to help make swords."

"Sword Forging Master..." Ou Chuyang's eyes lit up, and he then asked: "Is it the sword master who has the most status as well as the sword forging master?"

"Yes, not all."

"Oh?" Ou Chuyang asked, "What do you say?"

"It's not except Master Sword Master, but the sword-casting master is the same as Master Sword Master, with a noble status."

"Okay!, you'll take me to try tomorrow morning." Ou Chuyang immediately decided. This is really a lot of mountains and rivers, and there is no way out, and there is another village with dark willows and flowers...

...

"Uncle Duan, don't look at him tall and thin, he is very strong!" Xu Ruo boy was afraid that Master Duan would not look down on Ou Chuyang, so he kept praising: "Carrying a load of water and walking for two miles, his face was not red, and he was not angry..."

Ou Chuyang lowered his head silently and said to himself: Your home is only a few steps away from that well...

"I didn't say he couldn't do it. Look at you little girl, you are nervous." Master Duan laughed and seemed to be very familiar with Xu Ruonan.

Ou Chuyang has a good impression of this strong man in bronze. Although he is a swordsman and has an equal position as the sword master, he does not have the arrogance and domineering attitude at all. Instead, he is very low-key and kind.

It went very smoothly. Ou Chuyang became a helper in the Duan's blacksmith shop. Six hundred copper coins per month, or six coins of silver, seemed to be within a radius of dozens of miles, and it was considered a high-paying career.

Ou Chuyang worked hard for a month, got the recognition of Master Duan, and added a monthly salary of 100 per month, which was considered an employee.

After getting his first salary in his life, Ou Chuyang left half for Xu Ruonan, and the remaining half was made into two pots of good wine, and a few good dishes were prepared to host a banquet for Master Duan.

After three rounds of wine, five dishes. Ou Chuyang got to the point: "Master Duan, I want to take you as my teacher and learn the method of making swords."

"I know." Master Duan smiled faintly, "You have spent half a month on your salary."

"Then are you... agreeing?" Ou Chuyang couldn't help but stand up nervously.

"Xiaoyang, I'll ask you." Master Duan did not answer directly, and asked back: "Since the reputation and status of the sword-casting master is comparable to that of the Sword Master, then in this radius of dozens of miles, anyone with only me is the sword-casting master?"

"This..." Ou Chuyang had a bad premonition.

"Because you have to become a swordsman, the first requirement is to open the sword gate first."

"What!" Ou Chuyang's whole body softened and he fell down. Sword Gate! It's the damn Sword Gate again...

Master Duan explained: "If the sword gate is not opened and the meridians are blocked, it is impossible to absorb the sword energy into the body. The sword energy is the foundation for practicing sword art, and the sword energy is also the foundation for making sword energy. Do you understand?"

"I understand..." Ou Chuyang nodded bitterly and killed a large glass of wine in one sip.

"However, the sword gate is not opened and the sword cannot be forged, which does not mean there is no way out."

Ou Chuyang did not listen to Master Duan's comforting words, thinking that Master Duan was just encouraging him to work hard and not have to worry about food and clothing.

"I can accept you as my disciple. Although I can't pass on your sword-making method, I can make you a smelter."

"Smelter?" Ou Chuyang then cheered up. The name of smelter sounds very sluggish...
Chapter completed!