Chapter 223 Have you realized it? !

"If you want to find the sword tomb, it's right there."

Lu Tiancheng pointed downwards, and saw a large tomb piled with many stones. This tomb was facing the valley with its back to the mountain, and it was open and vast. Not to mention how heroic the Sword Demon was, this sword tomb alone had taken full advantage of the situation.

The three of them used their Qing Kung Fu to land at the same time and stood beside the sword tomb.

When Zuo Lengchan was wondering whether to pay his respects, he saw Ou Zanghua had already walked to the top of the sword tomb.

He squatted down and looked at the big rocks carefully, and finally found a few stones with obvious marks.

Thinking of the plot in the original book, he planned to move the stones away.

Zuo Lengchan and Lu Tiancheng were shocked when they saw it.

"Master Ou, you absolutely cannot do that!"

"My friend, bad people's graves are harmful to one's virtue!"

Ou Zanghua paused, looked at the two of them with amusement and said, "Didn't you see the words above? This is the sword tomb, the place where swords are buried."

"Burial Sword?"

Zuo Lengchan had a somewhat dazed look on his face. He was also a sword lover and usually took great care of his sword, cleaning the blade, sharpening the sword, maintaining the sheath, etc. He would do this every seven days.

Bury the sword.
This is so elegant!

"And if you look closely at these stones, there are traces of claws on them, and they are very old, which means they have been opened once before."

As Ou Zanghua spoke, he picked up one of the stones. Zuo Lengchan held it with one hand and looked down. There were indeed three faint marks on it, which could not be noticed without careful observation.

"But this is where Senior Dugu's sword is buried. It's a bit too much for my friend to do this!" Lu Tiancheng naturally noticed the marks on the stone, but he still thought that this behavior was wrong.

"That's because Mr. Lu doesn't understand Senior Dugu, and I have traveled through time and space and have become friends with Senior Dugu." Ou Zanghua smiled and dug up a few more stones.

"What kind of nonsense is this?" Lu Tiancheng was a little annoyed, and immediately used his Qinggong skills to step forward and stop it.

However, as soon as he moved, Zuo Lengchan blocked his way.

Lu Tiancheng flew sideways and kicked twice, but both were blocked by Zuo Lengchan with one arm. The two quickly exchanged three moves, and Lu Tiancheng found that he was no match for Zuo Lengchan.

This immediately made him even angrier. Why did he trust others so easily? !
At this moment, Ou Zanghua suddenly possessed and pulled out a long sword, about four feet long, shining with green light. It was obvious that it was a sharp weapon.

There was a line of words engraved on the bluestone next to it, and he read it out loud: "Sharp and fierce, indestructible, before I reached the age of twenty, I used it to compete with the heroes of Heshuo."

These words made Lu Tiancheng stop. He looked at Ou Zanghua hesitantly, as if waiting for his explanation.

"What are you looking at me for?" Ou Zanghua smiled and said, "It's engraved on the bluestone!"

Lu Tiancheng thought about it, then jumped up. This time Zuo Lengchan did not stop him, but followed him up.

In addition to this line, there are several more lines:
"The Ziwei soft sword, used before the age of thirty, accidentally injured a righteous man, so I threw it into the deep valley."

'The heavy sword has no edge, the great skill is not skillful, but before the age of forty he relied on it to dominate the world.'

'After the age of forty, I was no longer attached to things. Grass, wood, bamboo, and stone could all be used as swords. From then on, I practiced diligently and gradually reached the state where no sword was better than a sword.'

Zuo Lengchan's expression was condensed, and he realized that he was better without a sword than with one.
Originally he was a little skeptical about Dugu Qiubai's boasting, but after reading these three sentences, he dispelled the last trace of doubt in his heart.

Especially the sentence "Do not be bound by objects, grass, wood, bamboo and stone can all be used as swords", which reminded him of the Flower Picking Finger, one of the 72 Shaolin Kung Fu skills. It is said that when this move is practiced to a high level, leaves and petals can all be used as sharp blades.

But there is an essential difference between the two.
There was also the phrase "a heavy sword has no edge, great skill does not require effort", which reminded him of Qiu Yue inexplicably. Although the two had never fought, Zuo Lengchan had seen Qiu Yue sweeping across the battlefield with his domineering power, and no one could block his shot. Isn't that also "great skill does not require effort"?

For a moment, Zuo Lengchan fell into deep thought, and even the Songshan swordsmanship began to become blurred in his mind.

Lu Tiancheng looked at the words on the bluestone with an expression full of disbelief.

Not
How could one carve an epitaph inside a tomb?
Normal people's graves would have curse sentences engraved on them like 'die as soon as the coffin is opened' and 'anyone who dares to open my grave will be exterminated and no one will be allowed to live in my house in the future. Anyone who dares to set up an unlucky place will be exterminated and no one will be allowed to sell my house in the future'!
"Now do you know why I can communicate with Senior Dugu, but you have been guarding here for more than ten years without discovering it?" Ou Zanghua asked with a smile, looking at Lu Tiancheng who had a confused face.

“I don’t know.”

Lu Tiancheng sighed, feeling a little depressed.

Ou Zanghua patted Lu Tiancheng on the shoulder and said with an unfathomable look on his face: "Because you have never stood in a high place, you don't understand what people who stand in a high place think. Do you understand?"

"My friend Ou is also invincible?"

"That's not the case," Lu Tiancheng just breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Ou Zanghua continue, "But I ranked third in the palace examination last year, and first in the Huguang provincial examination the year before, so I can also feel the mentality of 'standing on the top of the mountain, overlooking all the mountains'."

"." For some reason, Lu Tiancheng suddenly felt a breath held in his heart, unable to spit it out or swallow it down.

"By the way, what do you think when you see these lines of words?" Ou Zanghua smiled and asked casually.

He originally thought that these four golden rules would be different from the ones he remembered, but they turned out to be exactly the same. After reading them, he really didn't feel anything and couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

Lu Tiancheng looked at the four mantras, sighed and said, "I am not good at using swords, so I cannot comprehend the mantras left by the seniors."

"but."

Lu Tiancheng suddenly changed the subject and said, "It looks like your subordinate should have gained something."

Ou Zanghua glanced at Zuo Lengchan who was lost in thought, and said with a smile: "He is my uncle, and also the most talented person in the Five Mountains Sword Sect. It is only natural that he has gained something."

Just at this moment, Zuo Lengchan came back to his senses. After hearing Ou Zanghua's praise, he couldn't help but feel moved. He didn't expect that there was someone in this world who trusted him more than his junior brothers.

He cannot let this trust down!
"Master Ou, I have some insights. I will sort them out after I go back and ask for your advice and corrections."

"Haha. Uncle Zuo, what you said is a bit too much. How can my swordsmanship be compared with yours?" Ou Zanghua smiled and waved his hand, not taking the matter to heart.

Zuo Lengchan said seriously: "Lord Ou is too modest. As the sage said, 'When three people walk together, there must be one who can be my teacher.' I believe Lord Ou can do it."

"Then give it to me after you finish writing it! Maybe I can also make further progress with the help of Master Zuo."

"That couldn't be better." Zuo Lengchan smiled and nodded after hearing this.

Then, the three of them piled the stones back and restored the place to its original appearance.

Zuo Lengchan bowed towards the sword tomb with a pious expression. He undoubtedly gained the most from this trip.

Ou Zanghua also looked disappointed. He originally thought that "Nine Swords of Dugu" might be here, but in the end he got nothing and felt really disappointed.

The three of them walked around in the valley again, paid tribute to Dugu Qiubai, and then walked back in the sunset.

Smoke is seen coming from the mountains, and the setting sun is glimpsed in the bamboos.

After seeing Lu Tiancheng's archery skills, Ou Zanghua invited him to come down the mountain and start a business together.

Lu Tiancheng hesitated for a while, and then he said, "Thank you for your appreciation, friend Ou. I want to meet her first and then give you an answer."

"Okay, I'm in Xiangyang City." Ou Zanghua nodded, without any intention of forcing it.
(End of this chapter)