Ten Thousand Sword Masters

Zhang Jianyun waited patiently after successfully cutting in line.

Around noon, the gates of Hidden Sword Manor finally opened, and a young man dressed in white robes walked out.

"I apologize for keeping you waiting, my esteemed warriors. I am Zhao Xiang, the manager of Cangjian Manor. Today, Cangjian Manor is in good fortune, having forged twelve fine swords. You may purchase them as needed."

"Of course, we also have some good quality swords in stock. If you don't want to come all this way for nothing, you can choose to buy some."

"As usual, the manor closes at 3 PM. Now, the first in line, please follow me to choose your sword."

The top-ranked hero was overjoyed, exclaiming, "I've finally waited for this day!"

The first person to follow Zhao Xiang into the manor took a full half hour to emerge carrying a heavy black sword.

"The second hero, come with me!" Zhao Xiang called out, and the second person in line hurriedly followed him inside.

The second person went in and came out carrying a giant blue sword not long after, followed by the third person going in.

The third one took an hour to come out with a silver short sword.

Zhang Jianyun finally came in fourth place.

"Come with me." Zhao Xiang said as he walked inside, and Zhang Jianyun hurriedly followed.

"Manager, I've come to purchase a precious sword," Zhang Jianyun said.

Zhao Xiang looked back at Zhang Jianyun: "I know you've all come here to ask for the precious sword."

"Manager, the sword I'm talking about isn't just any ordinary sword; it's the best sword in your manor," Zhang Jianyun said.

Zhao Xiang stopped abruptly and turned around. "Do you have an appointment?"

"What appointment?" Zhang Jianyun asked, puzzled.

"Of course it's an appointment with the owner of Hidden Sword Manor. Oh right, you probably didn't make an appointment, otherwise you wouldn't be queuing up," Zhao Xiang said, suddenly realizing.

"I have come here sincerely to purchase this sword," Zhang Jianyun said.

"There are plenty of sincere people in the world. It's no use telling me this. If you don't have an appointment, you can only buy a newly forged sword or some swords from the stock. It's no use telling me about precious swords." Zhao Xiang said as he continued walking forward.

"Manager, do me a favor." Zhang Jianyun said, taking out a hundred-tael silver note from his pocket and stuffing it into Zhao Xiang's hand.

Zhao Xiang quickly took the silver note and put it in his pocket. He looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to them.

"I'll take you to see someone; he might be able to get you to the owner of the manor," Zhao Xiang said in a low voice.

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Xiang led Zhang Jianyun to the sword-making hall of the manor and found an old swordsmith.

"Master Hua, this is my good friend Zhang Jianyun. He wants to meet you and ask to buy a fine sword," Zhao Xiang said respectfully to the swordsmith Hua Baili.

At this moment, Hua Baili was sitting in a chair smoking a pipe. After exhaling a few puffs of smoke, he stood up from the chair and sat down on a bench.

"Xiao Zhao, your friend wants to see the master, and you bring him to me. Isn't that a bit unfair?" Hua Baili said expressionlessly.

"Master Hua, I have no choice. I'm just a nobody at the resort, and you're such a kind-hearted person. If you don't help me, then I really have no other option," Zhao Xiang chuckled.

Hua Baili shook the ash out of his pipe, put a new piece of tobacco back in, lit it, and took a few puffs.

"The master doesn't meet just anyone, and he doesn't give everyone a friendly look. You're putting me in a difficult position."

Zhang Jianyun was about to take out a silver note from his pocket to bribe Hua Baili, but Zhao Xiang stopped him with a look.

"Mr. Hua, all you need to do is connect my friend with the master, and you don't need to worry about the rest," Zhao Xiang said.

Hua Baili took a few more puffs of his cigarette, then said, "Xiao Zhao, this is the last time I'll help you. Don't bother me again."

"You wait here, I'm going to see the master."

After Hua Baili left, Zhao Xiang immediately reached out his hand.

Zhang Jianyun understood and took out a thousand taels of silver from his pocket and handed it over.

Taking the banknotes, Zhao Xiang fanned them a few times in his hand. "I'm going to use this money to buy things to show my respect to Master Hua, not for myself."

Hua Baili returned shortly afterward.

"Master Hua, how is it?" Zhao Xiang asked anxiously.

"You're in luck. The master isn't practicing his martial arts today and is in a good mood. Come with me."

Zhang Jianyun immediately followed Hua Baili to the backyard of the villa.

Zhuge Yang, the owner of Cangjian Manor, was playing with a parrot in the backyard, making the parrot repeat some vulgar words to him.

Hua Baili led Zhang Jianyun to stand behind Zhuge Yang. Only after Zhuge Yang had finished playing did Hua Baili speak.

"Sir, I've brought the person."

Zhuge Yang looked at Zhang Jianyun: "So, you want to buy my precious sword?"

"Senior, it's me who wants to buy it," Zhang Jianyun said.

"The swords in the manor that can be called treasures were all forged by my own hands. They embody my hard work and energy and are my treasures. I would not sell them easily."

"In the thirty years since I established Cangjian Manor, I have only sold two precious swords."

"I imagine those two swords you sold must have caused quite a stir in the martial arts world, their power and prestige spreading far and wide. Those who wield them will roam the world freely, their fame spreading far and wide," Zhang Jianyun flattered.

"Hahaha~" Zhuge Yang laughed a few times upon hearing this.

"Those two who bought my sword have indeed become famous far and wide, but they relied not on the sword they bought from me, but on their own strength. It can only be said that in the early stages of their careers, they became famous faster because of my sword."

"I also want to become famous quickly," Zhang Jianyun said.

"If you want to become famous quickly, you don't need to come to me. The sword on your back is enough for you to conquer the world," Zhuge Yang said with a cold glint in his eyes.

"The sword I carry cannot be used frequently and cannot be used as a regular weapon," Zhang Jianyun hurriedly said.

"Young man, my decision to meet you is already giving you a chance, but whether you can persuade me to sell you the sword depends on your own abilities."

"The first person to buy a sword from me, when he stepped into my Hidden Sword Manor, ten thousand swords rang out in unison, which amazed me and made me buy a sword."

"The second person who bought the sword from me came with a sincere heart for swordsmanship. I couldn't bear to stop someone with such a heart for swordsmanship, so I sold him a sword as well."

"Besides that, those who wanted to sell me their swords, the better ones I would politely send away, but most of the time I would scold or beat them away."

"Can you move me?"

Faced with Zhuge Yang's slightly expectant question, Zhang Jianyun remained silent and pondered for a while.

In a short time, he made a decision.

He took down the Thor's Sword from his back, held it in one hand, closed his eyes, and instantly, a sword intent emanated from his body.

Zhang Jianyun's sword intent could only cover a small area, but in that instant, the place where he was located became the core of the entire Hidden Sword Manor, and everything around the manor seemed to submit to Zhang Jianyun.

Zhuge Yang was surprised to see this. He had never felt such sword intent before, and its effect had exceeded that of ordinary sword intent.

Suddenly, Zhuge Yang felt his sword intent surge, about to manifest itself, and even had the urge to submit to Zhang Jianyun's sword intent.

Struggling to suppress the unleashing of his sword intent, Zhuge Yang hurriedly shouted, "Quickly, sheathe your sword intent!"

Zhang Jianyun immediately withdrew his sword intent into his body, and Hidden Sword Manor instantly returned to calm.

"What kind of sword intent is that?" Zhuge Yang asked with some fear.

"It is named: Mountains and Rivers, Myriad Kingdoms".

I like the Ten Thousand Swords Master.