Starry Sky Railway: Opening Performance - Taixu Sword God

"Just now, a young girl asked me for directions in a very aggressive manner. She said she was from the Bureau of Works. Do you know her?" the male craftsman asked the female craftsman.

The female craftswoman shrugged, "I don't know her."

"Since you're from the Construction Bureau, how could you not know the way around here?"

“I know him!” Yan Huan immediately raised her hand. “He’s from the Zhu Ming Immortal Ship Construction Bureau!”

“Oh…that’s not surprising.” The male craftsman looked at Yan Huan, who had suddenly appeared.

"How is it not strange? It's very strange, okay!" The female craftswoman was speechless.

The male craftsman said helplessly:

She said, "I'm from the Construction Department. Where is the place to store valuables here?!"

"My legs went weak and I pointed her to the way to Master Gongshu's golden statue warehouse."

"?" The female craftswoman was taken aback. "Wait, why did you give her directions? What if she's here to rob us?"

"So where did she go?" Yan Huan asked.

"Where else can we go?" the male craftsman replied.

"I already told you, she went to the warehouse where the gold statues are kept. The gold statues there are quite valuable."

The female craftswoman continued, "That place is full of Master Gongshu's precious golden statues. Just wait and see, she won't get away with it."

After confirming her destination, Yan Huan turned and walked into the Industrial Manufacturing Company.

Soon, he found Yun Li at the location of the warehouse where the golden statues were stored.

At this moment, Yun Li is being besieged by five large golden figures.

Noticing footsteps, she turned around abruptly and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw it was Yan Huan.

"How did you come?"

"I'd rather get into trouble on my own than drag you into it."

"I just wanted to say you've come to the wrong place."

As Yan Huan spoke, Yun Li's battle with the Jin people also began.

The greatsword that originally seemed so heavy looked as small as a toothpick in front of the golden men. Yun Li moved quickly, dodging and attacking the golden men with all her might.

"Speaking of which, these golden figures can be considered weapons, right?"

Yan Huan leaned against the side and asked Yun Li, who was in the middle of a fierce battle:

Can you hear their voices?

"Is this the time to be saying these things?"

Yun Li leaped into the air, swung her heavy sword, and shattered the massive, ingenious arm that was pressing down on her, sending it flying more than ten meters away.

"..."

After about ten minutes of fighting, the last Golden Gun finally collapsed from the strain.

Yun Li stood on the remains of the golden statue, panting heavily.

"I'm exhausted. Although the defenses here are tight, it's just Jurchens all around. Where is the armory where the swords are stored?"

"I do not know either."

Yan Huan shrugged. "I don't come to the Industrial Construction Department very often because it's quite boring."

"Should I send a message to Yinzhi and ask her?"

"?" Yun Li asked curiously.

"Can he even tell you the location of the armory?"

"Why can't you tell me?"

As Yan Huan spoke, she began typing in Yin Zhi's chat box.

“I’m not going to do anything to that sword. Tell me what’s wrong.”

Soon, he looked up at Yun Li:

"Yinzhi said that the sword is not in the Craftsmanship Department, and told me not to come."

"?"

"See? He really wouldn't tell you."

Yun Li put her hands on her hips and smiled calmly.

“Something this important, even your best friend would definitely keep it a secret.”

"Really?" Yan Huan put down her phone.

"But if he doesn't tell us, then we'll have to find it ourselves."

"Go ahead and look for it."

Yun Li hadn't rested for long before she started moving again.

"Time is tight. I know you want to hear the gossip, so I'll tell you on the way."

"But you'll have to help me after you finish eating the melon."

"?"

"You've said everything, what am I supposed to say?" Yan Huan was shocked.

"You're in charge of listening."

……

During the journey, Yun Li said in a deep voice:

“I remember explaining to you that the Lone Cloud sword presented at today’s sword-giving ceremony is a demonic sword that has been forged into the Sun.”

"And the craftsman who forged it, Han Guang, was my father."

“Apart from my grandfather, I rarely mention the name [Hanguang] to outsiders.”

“I may have been avoiding talking about him, but as long as I am still hunting for the Demon Sword, I can’t avoid it.”

"You don't have to talk about it," Yan Huan said calmly.

"I have never cared about a person's background."

"is it?"

"May I ask you where you're from, where your hometown is?" Yun Li asked.

"That's why I don't want to ask about other people's backgrounds." Yan Huan rolled her eyes.

"Because after I ask this question, other people will ask me the same question in return."

"I heard you're a Star Core Hunter?" Yun Li couldn't help but ask curiously.

"If he hadn't boarded the Star Train, he would probably be a Star Core Hunter."

Yan Huan stroked her chin and pondered:

"However, perhaps I'm still a member of the Star Core Hunters?"

"Maybe my mission is to be an anonymous visitor? So I've actually been working as a Star Core Hunter all along..."

"Wait, aren't I just here to gossip about you? Stop trying to trick me into telling you, and just tell me about your mysterious past."

"Ok."

Yun Li recalled:

"I can no longer remember many things about Hanguang."

"I only remember that back then, the Flame Wheel Forging Palace was bustling with people coming and going. Foreign travelers would break down the threshold, all for a single sword. They would vie to praise Han Guang as the great craftsman who succeeded Ying Xing."

"Ugh."

"Although I couldn't hear clearly what they were talking about in detail at the time, I still remember that when Han Guang forged the unparalleled divine weapon, the foreign traveler who was seeking an audience smiled."

"I used to think that craftsmanship was a profession that brought happiness to people."

Upon hearing this, Yan Huan couldn't help but say:

"You remind me of a doctor who invented the Gatling gun..."

Yun Li sighed and continued:

"I vaguely remember what the travelers said back then."

"The swords forged in the Flame Wheel Forging Palace are renowned throughout the stars, their sharpness is unstoppable, and they are invincible."

"Whoever obtains your sword, even if he is a commoner in the wilderness, can cut through iron like mud and be invincible."

"Han Guang, greedy for the fame of swordsmiths, kept testing the edge of taboo, forging hundreds of demonic swords that should not exist in this world."

“Those sword seekers with twisted desires flocked to the sword like ants to carrion, coming and going in an endless stream.”

"However, my grandfather once said that a person who is good with a sword will inevitably be injured by it."

Yun Li's expression gradually darkened.

"Foreign travelers come in droves, like mud and sand: those who seek the sword but have not obtained it, those who have obtained the sword but have not fulfilled their desires, or those who simply want to seize it by force..."

"In the chaos that Han Guang had personally forged, a sword pierced towards him."

"All of this... happened so suddenly."

"In that instant, all other sounds seemed to be filtered out, except for the sounds of bones breaking and blood gushing out, which were amplified infinitely—"

"I couldn't take a single step until my mother pushed me away from the slashing magic sword, only then could I stagger and run."

During Yunli's narration, she never referred to Hanguang as "father," but she would refer to her mother as "mother."

Yan Huan wasn't particularly fond of this swordsmith.

What truly piqued Yan Huan's interest was General Huaiyan, whom Yun Li hadn't mentioned.

If the people below are so skilled at forging swords, then what about the swords that General Zhu Ming made?

Yan Huan immediately slowed down and sent a message to Ren.