Starting boy Ma Kongqun

Chapter 39 Cicada Wing Knife
  Since the conflict between the "Wanma Tang" and the ginseng pickers in the Changbai Mountains, people in the land of Kanto have discovered that the originally intimate "Kanto Ma" seems to have undergone some subtle changes.

One thing that can be used as a basis is that at the [-]-day wedding banquet held by Bai Tianyu for his son, Ma Kongqun himself was not present. Although someone sent a generous gift, and Bai Tianyu accepted it with a smile, but among the people present It seemed that his smile was a bit forced.

The series of things that happened next proved that everyone's guess was not wrong.

I don't know since when, they are separated by more than a hundred miles from each other. In this vast and sparsely populated place outside the pass, there is an invisible border between the "Wanma Hall" and the "Shen Knife Hall", which are already close neighbors.

The two major forces strictly restrain their respective subordinates and will not easily step out of the way. They have become completely separate from each other. Although they hear the sounds of chickens and dogs, they will never interact with each other until death.

Seeing the two sides drifting apart, some were worried, while others were delighted to hear it.

On this day, Ma Kongqun received news from Changbai Mountain that the weapon Tie Zhan forged for him was about to be released, and it would be best for him, the leader of the army, to be there to witness its birth.

Ma Kongqun was overjoyed and immediately rode the "Dark Lord" and rushed all the way to the valley in Changbai Mountain.

He dismounted in the valley, told the gang who stayed here to look after him, and then jumped into the larger hole dug in the cliff.

Nowadays, there are many ever-burning lamps installed on the stone walls in the cave, so there is no need to light torches anymore.

Following the last route to where the cold spring was, we saw that it had been transformed into a foundry.

There was an oven not far away from the side of the cold spring. Two of Tie Zhan's disciples squatted beside the oven and worked together to pump a huge bellows.

Tie Zhan stood by the oven holding a long iron tongs, his face full of anticipation.

Tie Linglong and A Fei stood side by side behind Tie Zhan, both staring at the oven intently.

As gusts of strong wind were sent in from the air vent at the bottom of the oven, flames that were seven or eight feet high erupted from the oven mouth.

When Tie Zhan saw Ma Kongqun coming in, he shouted excitedly: "I calculated the distance and expected that the hall master should arrive at this time, so I put the knife embryo into the furnace for calcination in advance. When the heat is enough, I will use the cold spring water." The water completes the final step of quenching.”

Seeing that he looked haggard, Ma Kongqun obviously spent a lot of energy, he cupped his hands and said, "Brother Tie, thank you for your hard work."

Tie Zhan waved his hand and said with a smile: "Being able to forge a peerless magic weapon is the lifelong wish of every blacksmith. Maybe my wish will be fulfilled today. Speaking of which, I have to thank the hall master for giving me this opportunity."

Ma Kongqun saw that his face was full of enthusiasm, and he was obviously really happy and did not feel any pain, so he said no more and just stood aside quietly waiting for the result.

After another half an hour, the flame at the furnace mouth gradually turned a deep blue color. It was obvious that the temperature had reached the extreme. Tie Zhan's face suddenly became extremely solemn and he shouted: "The fire is perfect, and the magic weapon is born!"

Before he shouted, the iron pliers in his right hand were inserted diagonally into the furnace mouth like lightning, and a strip-shaped object that was completely golden and red and more than three feet long was pinched out. Then he jumped to the bank of the cold spring and reached out to pull the iron pliers The caught object is immersed in water.

With a hissing sound, white smoke rose from the water.

After a moment, Tie Zhan raised the iron pincers, and the surface of the thing had become dark and dull.

He turned around and went to a table next to him, laid the thing flat on the edge of the table, fixed the two ends with special iron clips, first used an iron brush, then used emery cloth, and finally used soft leather to thoroughly polish both sides.

Then he picked up a handle carved from white jade on the table, inserted one end of the thing into a gap, and then glued it with a special glue and fixed it with mortises and tenons also carved from white jade. He laughed and said, "It's done!"

While smiling, he held the completed weapon in front of Ma Kongqun.     That is a strange and beautiful long knife.

The blade is three feet, six inches long from head to tail and only three fingers wide. The straight blade is as transparent as a cicada wing, as thin as a cicada wing, and flexible like a ribbon. It trembles gently in Tie Zhan's hand, as if it might leap into the sky at any time.

Tie Zhan gently stroked the cold blade and murmured like a whisper: "This knife is made from the iron gall at the core of the meteorite mother stone. The blade is extremely sharp. No matter how many steel knives are made, it can still destroy it." It is like cutting off rotten wood; the blade is as thin as a cicada's wing. Using this blade to cut an enemy is like the wind blowing over duckweed, leaving no trace but invisible, cutting the heart veins without seeing the flow of blood."

Ma Kongqun took the long knife and waved it freely, turning into a dreamlike and magnificent glow in the air. He put the knife away at the level of his eyes and sighed: "It is indeed a good knife! Since the knife is like a cicada's wings, then it can be used as a knife." It's just the name 'Cicada Wing'."

"Cicada Wing Knife, Cicada Wing Knife..." Tie Linglong read it twice, clapped her hands and said with a smile, "This is a very good name, both appropriate and unique!"

After that, she went to the table, took out a belt-like thing and handed it to Ma Kongqun: "Uncle Ma, this is a soft scabbard made of black rhinoceros leather by me, so that you can use this 'Cicada Wing Knife' Girdle it around your waist like a belt.”

"Xiao Linglong is really considerate. As an uncle, I appreciate your kindness!"

Ma Kongqun laughed, took the scabbard and tied it around his waist. Then he lifted the knife in his right hand and flicked his wrist. The long knife was inserted into the sheath like a snake returning to its burrow. It fit perfectly.

Seeing Ma Kongqun put away the sword, Tie Zhan waved to the two disciples and asked them to carry a small but heavy box placed in the corner.

He opened the lid of the box in front of Ma Kongqun, revealing the dark iron ingots neatly stacked in the box.

"Hall Master, after breaking open the meteorite mother stone, I only took the core iron gall and cast it into this 'Cicada Wing Knife'. Although the outer layer of meteorite iron is slightly inferior in texture, it is also used to forge divine weapons. Excellent material. I made a preliminary smelting of these meteorite irons and cast them into ten iron ingots, each weighing fifteen kilograms. They are now handed over to the hall master for storage."

Ma Kongqun took out an iron ingot, weighed it in his hand, turned around and called Tie Linglong forward, and said with a smile: "Xiao Linglong, you have worked hard with Brother Tie these days, so I will give you this iron ingot." As a reward. When you get married in the future, you can use it as a dowry at the bottom of the box."

Tie Linglong knew very well how precious these inconspicuous iron ingots were, and was really shocked at first. Just when she was about to wave her hands to refuse, she heard the words "dowry", and immediately glanced at A Fei beside her with a blushing face, and said no more words of refusal. I can't say it out loud.

Ma Kongqun saw the embarrassed look on her face as she wanted to pick up but was embarrassed. He laughed and took her little hand and put the iron ingot in her hand.

"Thank you, Uncle Ma!"

Tie Linglong no longer refused and happily held the iron ingot in her arms. She was so precious.

After being happy for a while, she remembered something and hurriedly put on an air of asking for credit and said proudly: "Uncle Ma, Brother Fei has accepted your token!"

"Seriously?" Ma Kongqun turned his head to look at Ah Fei with great joy.

Ah Fei still had a cold expression and a cold voice: "The last time I followed you to fight with someone, I found that the effect of using people to practice swords is far better than that of wild beasts. I heard from Linglong that you were going to fight someone again, so I took the token just to be justified. Find someone to try the sword with!"

　I have finished recommending an old book called "Liao Zhai: The Slaughter of Immortals", click on the title below to read it.

　　brief introduction:
  　　First couplet: The white knife comes in, the red knife comes out, everything is left in the hand;

　　Second line: Kill animals and help all living beings, with compassion in your heart.

　　Horizontal comment: Zhang Butcher with immeasurable merits
  　　
  　
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