Martial Arts: After ten years of sword-drawing, the Sword God must bow his head when he sees me

Chapter 192: Glazed Sword

"Dump Dump"

However, just then, the sound of footsteps going upstairs suddenly reached their ears.

A short while later, a slightly effeminate voice suddenly came from the stairwell.

"Wei Fulai, the chief of the Eastern Depot, is here on the orders of Supervisor Cao to deliver an invitation to Young Master Shen. I wonder if it would be convenient for Young Master Shen?"

Hearing the sounds coming from the stairs, Shen Ping'an said softly, "Come on up!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a eunuch tiptoed up to the top floor where Shen Ping'an and the others were.

After quickly scanning over Zhang San Niang and the others, the eunuch's gaze settled on Shen Ping An.

After taking a few steps forward, the eunuch bowed and said respectfully, "By order of the Grand Eunuch, I would like to invite Young Master Shen to meet at Yuxiang Villa in the south of the city tonight at the end of You hour."

As he spoke, the eunuch held the invitation above his head with both hands.

Shen Ping'an glanced at the invitation in the other person's hand and gestured to Shen Qingshan.

After Shen Qingshan accepted the invitation, Shen Ping'an said calmly, "Tell Eunuch Cao that we can skip the reunion this time. I am only here to watch the play and have no other intentions."

"This"

Upon hearing Shen Ping'an's words, the eunuch's expression changed, and he immediately hesitated.

Seeing this, Shen Ping'an said softly, "Just take the message back with you."

After speaking, Shen Ping'an withdrew his gaze and stopped looking at the eunuch.

Upon seeing this, the latter could only bow in agreement and leave.

Just as the eunuch left, a series of footsteps suddenly came from the stairs.

Immediately afterwards, two figures slowly ascended the stairs.

The man looked to be in his thirties, tall and thin, and dressed in black.

He held a narrow wooden box, about three feet five inches long, in his right hand.

He held a blade in his left hand, but judging from its style, it was not a weapon from the Central Plains, but a Japanese sword from the island nation.

The other person was Shangguan Haitang, whom Shen Ping'an had met a few times.

As the two reached the rooftop, Shangguan Haitang's gaze almost immediately locked onto Shen Ping'an.

A year later, seeing that handsome face again, so perfect that no one could find a single flaw, even Shangguan Haitang's eyes couldn't help but tremble slightly.

A few breaths later, Shangguan Haitang, who had come to her senses, bowed and said, "Shangguan Haitang greets Young Master Shen, Miss Zhang, and the two Palace Masters of the Flower Palace."

Facing outsiders, especially a complete stranger, neither Yaoyue nor Lianxing responded in the slightest, displaying their arrogance.

Zhang San Niang nodded slightly, but her expression was somewhat indifferent.

Shangguan Haitang dared not show the slightest dissatisfaction. She took out the invitation from her bosom and bowed her head, saying, "By order of my godfather, I would like to invite Young Master Shen to a gathering at Baihui Tower in the west of the city at the end of You hour today."

Duan Tianya, who was holding the wooden box, trembled slightly, and the lid of the box, which should have been closed, was suddenly lifted open.

Everyone looked over and saw that inside the wooden box was actually a precious sword.

The sword's edge was three feet and five inches long, its entire body resembling crystal, flawless and crystalline.

It is covered with densely packed patterns.

The moment the wooden box was opened, a dense, chilling aura emanated from the glass sword, causing the temperature inside the carriage to drop as if by magic.

Shangguan Haitang had been carefully nurtured by Zhu Wushi since childhood, and with her own extensive knowledge and excellent memory, she naturally recognized that the engraving on the long sword was not decorative patterns, but small seal script.

"The third move of the Eight Styles of Famous Swordsmanship".

Upon seeing the words below the sword hilt, Zhang San Niang's expression changed slightly.

"This is... the Glazed Sword from the Famous Sword Manor fifty years ago?" Upon hearing the words "Famous Sword Manor," Shen Qingshan and Qu Feiyan looked puzzled.

However, Yaoyue and Lianxing glanced at the glass sword in the box with some surprise.

In response to Zhang San Niang's words, Shangguan Haitang smiled and said, "That's right! This sword is one of the treasured swords from the famous sword manor, a top martial arts family, fifty years ago. It is the Glazed Sword."

"A precious sword is given to a hero. Last year, I offended the Shen family because of my Dragon Guard Manor and the Eastern Depot. My godfather has been feeling guilty about it ever since."

"It just so happens that my godfather encountered this glass sword at a business meeting in the capital half a year ago, and then spent a lot of money to buy it as an apology."

Hearing Shangguan Haitang's words, Shen Ping'an's gaze fell on the glass sword in the wooden box.

After glancing at it for a few moments, Shen Ping'an gently raised his right hand.

A wisp of sword energy, three feet long and as thin as a willow branch, appeared out of thin air in front of Shangguan Haitang, and directly transformed into a soft, swirling coil around the glass sword in the box.

By the time Shangguan Haitang and Duan Tianya reacted, the glass sword was already in Shen Ping'an's hands.

As the gaze fell upon the glass sword, and true energy was poured into it, a layer of fluorescence appeared on the sword.

The glass sword, which had been lifeless, seemed to come alive, with bursts of sword-singing sounds constantly emanating from its blade.

Within the sound of the sword's cry, there were actually wisps of sound waves.

However, the sound wave was extremely weak, and it had no effect on Zhang San Niang and her group, nor even on Shen Qingshan and Qu Feiyan.

Sensing the sound waves emanating from the glass sword, Shen Ping'an raised an eyebrow slightly.

Just now, Shen Ping'an simply injected his true energy into the glass sword without deliberately manipulating the sword energy to emit sound waves.

Therefore, this sound wave was emitted by the glass sword itself.

"interesting!"

Upon discovering this, Shen Ping'an also became somewhat interested.

After a moment's thought, Shen Ping'an handed the glass sword in his hand to Qu Feiyan.

He then looked at Shangguan Haitang and said, "I think you two have already heard what I said to the people of the Eastern Depot. Just relay the same words to the Divine Marquis."

"Furthermore, I will accept this glass sword, however..."

At this point, Shen Ping'an lightly raised his long sleeves.

The next second, Shangguan Haitang noticed a grape-shaped, brown object hovering in front of her.

"I cannot accept rewards without merit, but I appreciate the kindness of the Divine Marquis."

"However, I have heard that the Divine Lord has been inquiring about the whereabouts of the Heavenly Fragrance Cardamom all these years, so I will exchange this item for the Divine Lord's Glazed Sword."

Upon learning that the medicine in front of them was the legendary Heavenly Fragrance Cardamom, both Shangguan Haitang and Duan Tianya's expressions changed.

Shangguan Haitang, in particular, immediately raised her hand and grasped the Heavenly Fragrance Cardamom in front of her after regaining her senses.

Duan Tianya couldn't help but transmit his true energy, saying, "We've never seen Tianxiang cardamom before, so we can't tell if this is really Tianxiang cardamom."

Faced with Duan Tianya's telepathic communication, Shangguan Haitang glanced at Shen Ping'an and the others.

After confirming that no one was interfering with Duan Tianya's actions, Shangguan Haitang felt relieved.

He then said, "Given Young Master Shen's status and position, how could he possibly try to deceive us with fake things?"

With that, Shangguan Haitang bowed to Shen Ping'an and said, "In that case, Haitang will go back to report to my godfather. If Young Master Shen has any needs, he may go to the Number One Manor or the Dragon Guard Manor."

Shen Ping'an nodded slightly, responding politely.

Seeing this, Shangguan Haitang gave Duan Tianya a look, and the two turned and left quickly.

(End of this chapter)