People forge swords in Lizhu, childhood sweetheart Ruan Xiu falls in love with Ning Yao

Chapter 1: Beginning, Lizhu Cave Heaven,
Small town!

Blacksmith shop!
"Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding..."

The sound of iron hammering never ceases!
"Brother Chuci!"

A young girl in green rushed in and shouted excitedly as soon as she reached the door:

"Brother Chu Ci, Daddy wants you to go home!"

"Oh?"

The sound of iron hammering stopped, and a young man put down his work, turned around, and said unhappily:

"Master looks at me like a yellow-haired boy, why did you suddenly want to ask me to go home today?"

Every father would feel uncomfortable when he sees his cabbages being taken away by others.

So when he was ten years old, his master sent him to Niping Lane in the west to set up his own business, saying that the blacksmithing was too noisy.

However, this obviously could not prevent the two boys and girls from meeting each other. On the contrary, the girl spent more time in his blacksmith shop than at home.

I wonder if Master regrets it?

"Pfft, Xiuxiu doesn't know either!"

Ruan Xiu smiled with her hands covering her lips when she heard that. She was already accustomed to the unfamiliar words that often came out of Chu Ci's mouth. She was born with the ability to see through people's hearts, so she could more or less understand the meaning of Chu Ci's words.

"Xiu Xiu, the food is on the counter!"

Joking aside, Chu Ci still went to the sink to wash up, change clothes, and go home with Ruan Xiu.

If it weren't for the kindness of his master Ruan Qiong in raising him, Chu Ci would have died long ago. He is not an ungrateful person.

Ruan Xiu opened a food box next to the counter, which contained her favorite snacks. Brother Chu Ci knew what she liked most, so he would always have them every time she came.

"But I see that Daddy looks very serious this time."

Ruan Xiu used both hands and her cheeks suddenly bulged out, just like a greedy little hamster.

"Okay, let's go. Don't keep the master waiting for too long."

After Chu Ci finished washing up, he took a kettle and handed it to Ruan Xiu.

"Let's go!"

"Gulu..."

Ruan Xiu, who almost choked, took it and took several gulps before she recovered.

"it is good!"

Ruan Xiu followed Chu Ci's pace, and of course did not forget to take the food box and eat while walking.

The blacksmith shop was left open. After several "paranormal events", no one in the town dared to come to Chuci's blacksmith shop to steal things.

It’s just that the residents of the town don’t dare to steal anymore, but they are unaware of the strange faces that have appeared in the town in recent days.

Not long after Chu Ci left, a young man in brocade clothes and a tall old man walked towards Niping Lane, but when they passed by Chu Ci's blacksmith shop, they suddenly stopped.

The two men turned their eyes to Chu Ci's blacksmith shop. After ignoring the pile of farm tools, their eyes were fixed on the only sword hanging on the wall of the main hall.

His eyes suddenly froze!
……

Chu Ci, who was unaware of this, and Ruan Xiu quickly rushed back home.

The two men pushed the door open and walked in. Compared to the bustling Chuci blacksmith shop, the furnace in this blacksmith shop was already covered with dust.

There was only a sturdy man lying on a recliner, swaying leisurely.

Ever since Chu Ci set up his own business, all the work was sent to Ruan Qiong's blacksmith shop, leaving him with nothing to do.

When he saw the two people coming in, especially the intimate look of Chu Ci reaching out to wipe the biscuit crumbs from the corner of Ruan Xiu's mouth, the man couldn't help but twitch his mouth.

This kid definitely did this in front of me on purpose.

But one is willing to fight and the other is willing to be beaten, what can I do?

Ruan Qiong said helplessly:
"Xiu Xiu, go eat first. I have something to talk to this brat!"

"Go ahead, I'll take you out to play later!"

At Chu Ci's signal, Ruan Xiucai ran away and hid somewhere else, concentrating on eating.

This made Ruan Qiong's face darken again!
"Boy, I really regret letting a wolf into the house. I should have let you, a wolf cub, starve to death!"

Ruan Qiong glanced at Chu Ci viciously.

"Hey, Master, what do you want from me?"

Chu Ci moved a small stool and sat next to Ruan Qiong. He knew, of course, that Ruan Qiong was just speaking in anger.

"I have become the candidate for the next ruler of Lizhu Cave."

Ruan Qiong went straight to the point and told Chu Ci to get out of here as soon as possible so that he wouldn't be annoyed.

"Congratulations, Master!"

Chu Ci congratulates with a smile!

"But the Lizhu Cave is about to collapse!"

Ruan Qiong said again!

"That's a pity! The peaceful days are going to be gone!"

Chu Ci shrugged and said it was a pity, but his face showed more of indifference.

At this moment, Ruan Qiong looked at Chu Ci carefully and earnestly:
"Boy, did you know this would happen?"

Ten years ago, it was Chu Ci's suggestion that made Ruan Qiong choose to move into the Lizhu Cave to settle down.

"What do you think, Master?"

Chu Ci still smiled, neither nodding nor denying.

"Do you know why I am against you and Xiuxiu being together?"

Ruan Qiong did not respond to Chu Ci's words, but changed the subject.

"Master, didn't you say it before? You dislike your disciple for being a playboy and not being able to treat Xiu Xiu wholeheartedly."

"You do have some self-awareness, but not much."

Ruan Qiong gave Chu Ci a fierce look, saying that he was hanging out with the girl from the Li family all day long and pretended he didn't know.

"Is there anything else?"

Chu Ci had infinite curiosity about this.

"I'm afraid my daughter will become a widow at such a young age!"

Ruan Qiong looked up at the sky and sighed, there are many people in the world who are born with knowledge, such as the girl from the Li family, which is why Chu Ci can talk to her. But compared to the girl from the Li family, who is also born with knowledge, Chu Ci knows too much, too much.

"You should know very well that people who know too much usually don't live long!"

"Master, I'm just a simple blacksmith, how much can I know?"

Chu Ci scratched his head and tried his best to appear more honest.

"Snapped!"

What greeted Chu Ci was Ruan Qiong's two fingers hitting him on the forehead. It was Ruan Qiong who raised Chu Ci since he was a child, and Chu Ci still wanted to fool him?

“There is more than one world, and there are countless powerful people. Your master, the so-called saint, is just a big ant in the eyes of some people.

Therefore, others want to stay as far away as possible, but you jump in and get involved yourself? Have you read too many storytelling books?"

Ruan Qiong raised his hand as if to hit Chu Ci again, and Chu Ci was so scared that he quickly moved a stool and moved away.

"Master, you should know Xiuxiu's identity better than me. If I, as her elder brother, don't take over, then Xiuxiu has to take over. I, Chu Ci, can't do it."

Chu Ci was not playing dumb, but said solemnly and firmly:

"I've already died once, so what's the harm in dying again?"

"That's all!"

Ruan Qiong, who was about to stand up and chase Chu Ci, shook his head and sat down again. No one could dissuade his disciple from doing what he had decided.

"Since you want to go for it, you must have the capital. How many swords have you forged?"

“Three!”

Seeing that Ruan Qiong stopped persuading him, Chu Ci's expression relaxed.

"Three? Hmm, just three?"

Upon hearing this answer, Ruan Qiong immediately jumped up, picked up the recliner and wanted to smash it at Chu Ci.

"Master, stop, stop, stop. Old Yang has only given me three top-grade caves. There is nothing I can do about it. However, I have already forged all the sword embryos. As long as a new cave is melted into it, the sword will be completed."

Chu Ci quickly finished the rest of his words in one breath, not daring to tease Ruan Qiong anymore, for fear that the chair would really fall on him.

"Get out, get out as far as you want!"

Ruan Qiong felt that every time he saw this brat, his life span would be shortened by a few years.

"Okay!"

Chu Ci patted his butt and stood up, calling out to the inside:
"Xiuxiu!"

"I'm coming!"

Ruan Xiu stuffed the last of the cake into her mouth, ran out quickly, and couldn't wait to grab Chu Ci's hand and run out.

"Goodbye, Daddy!"

"The harvest, which happens once every sixty years, has begun. There have been many outsiders coming here recently, so be careful!"

Ruan Qiong closed his eyes, out of sight, out of mind!
"Don't worry, Master. In this Lizhu Cave Heaven, even a saint like you may not be as powerful as your disciple."

The three religions set up a forbidden magic array in Lizhu Cave Heaven. Although it made it difficult for people who stayed in the cave town to practice in the cave, people outside the cave would be temporarily suppressed and lose their cultivation after coming to Lizhu Cave Heaven. Only the saint who was in charge of the magic array was not affected.

And since Ruan Qiong has not yet taken over, he will naturally be suppressed.

"Ugh!"

Ruan Qiong looked at the two people's departing backs, sighed sadly, and murmured in a voice that only he could hear:

"I originally thought that even if my daughter passed away, I would still have a son to take care of her in her old age, so she wouldn't be alone for the rest of her life. But now, maybe both of them will die."

This is the real reason why Ruan Qiong wanted to stop Chu Ci and Ruan Xiu from being together. He didn't want to drag Chu Ci into this crisis.

He wanted to protect Ruan Xiu, and he also wanted to protect Chu Ci, the "son" he raised since childhood.

"It's all my fault as a useless father!"

Just as Ruan Qiong himself said, he, a saint, was, in a sense, just a bigger ant, so when the sky fell, he could not hold on.

Originally, Ruan Xiu should have taken the responsibility, but now, Chu Ci wanted to take it on himself.

"Now that things have come to this, there is no way back. I can only trust that brat."

In a trance, Ruan Qiong recalled a conversation he had with Chu Ci.

"Master, the strongest fighter among the Qi Refiners is a sword cultivator?"

"Yes!"

"But I heard that a 10th level warrior's fighting power is comparable to that of an 11th level swordsman!"

"You brat, what do you want to say?"

"Master, I was wondering, if it was a 10th level martial arts swordsman, would it be even more powerful? 11th level, or even higher?"

"You little brat, have you never heard that martial arts is a dead end? There are 15 levels of Qi training, but I've never heard of a martial artist reaching the 11th level."

"Master, you probably haven't heard this saying before, right? There are no roads in this world, but when more people walk on it, it becomes a road!"

"You little brat, you're still trying to teach me? Are you the saint or am I the saint?"

"Xiu Xiu, help me!"

……

When Chu Ci and Ruan Xiu left and walked on the alley.

A young Taoist priest in an old Taoist robe came towards us. He had a tall crown on his head that looked like a blooming lotus.

"Director Lu!"

Chu Ci greeted him. He knew very well how terrifying the origin of this young Taoist priest was.

However, the two sides have kept their distance from each other for many years and have lived in peace.

"Good morning, you two!"

The young Taoist priest responded with a laugh, and when he looked at Chu Ci, there was a hint of amusement in his eyes compared to usual.

Chu Ci pulled Ruan Xiu away, but just as they passed each other and left, Ruan Xiu froze for a moment, then suddenly pulled Chu Ci back:

"Brother Chuci, let's do some fortune telling for fun!"

He immediately caught up with the young Taoist priest and stopped him:

"Master, please tell us our destiny."

……

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