Chapter Twenty-Two: Sword Dance

  A piece of broken armor, Guo Yu's flesh hurt to death, his facial muscles twisted, just a turn of the head, saw Yang Yunqiu's hand holding a black dagger, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

  "Who is the master craftsman who forged this dagger?"

  Yang Yunqiu casually threw it on the table, clinking, Gu Yu trembled, his line of sight suddenly stuck, and he gritted his teeth in heartache.

  "I've never used a dagger, and it's not of much use in my hands anyway."

  "Little... Yang, could it be that you intend to yield?"

  "A fine sword also needs a heroic wielder. You, as a person, barely qualify, but let's talk about that later. Don't forget our wager."

  "Don't forget, don't forget." Guo Yu had a major problem in his life - he was obsessed with collecting various weapons and armor. Most of the silver money his family earned was spent on this hobby. Now that he saw such an extraordinary dagger, he couldn't help but feel itchy with desire.

  "Someone, hurry back and ask someone to... bring that Yan Cui girl over." He stood up, took out a crystal coin from his pocket, and handed it to Fang Damao, "Fang Damao, take this money well, when you have time, go to Tianyuan City to exchange it for gold coins."

  In a place like Changsu Town, crystal coins are unusable and can't be found anywhere. Even the Guo family doesn't store crystal coins at home unless they go to Tianyuan City for business.

  Fang Danni gratefully glanced at Yang Yunqiu and took it with both hands, finally putting her heart at ease.

  Before long, a slender and weak little girl with beautiful eyebrows and eyes was led here.

  This little girl dodged and shied away, not daring to look at anyone. Mrs. Fang pulled her hand and didn't look at Guo Yu either, saying: "Come, Cui Yaotou, I'll ask you, do you want to follow me or stay with Guo Yu?"

  The little girl suddenly shrank her head and hid behind Mrs. Fang, desperately grasping the corner of Mrs. Fang's clothes and refusing to let go.

  Fang Danni finally breathed a sigh of relief and rushed to Yang Yuna, saying: "I was afraid she couldn't bear the hardships of life. If it's like that, it's better to stay in the Guo family, at least there's no need to worry about food and clothing."

  Yang Yunqiu didn't mind and smiled: "Mrs. Fang thought it through. Hurry up and take her back, isn't Amao sick, where can she be left unattended?"

  An old woman and a young girl thanked him and walked away gradually, but Guo Yu didn't notice at all. All his attention was focused on the dagger.

  Yang Yunqiu smiled: "This dagger, what price do you think is suitable? Today I'm in a good mood, so let's let you name the price."

  "This...!" Guo Yu was overjoyed, then stunned. "10,000, 10,000 gold coins?" He naturally thought this was priceless, but being greedy for a bargain is human nature. If he could get it cheaply, that would be the best.

  Yang Yunqiu smiled and shook her head: "That so-called treasure armor, it actually cost 100,000 gold coins. Truly blind to riches... However, I, Yang Yunqiu, am a woman of my word. One million gold coins, and I won't go back on it."

  Kuo Yu-tung was overjoyed: "What you said, absolutely no regrets, we will not regret it!" He happily took out a crystal coin and handed it to Yang Yun-chiu. After wiping his hands on his body, he went to pick up the dagger.

  Holding it in hand, the more I look at it, the happier I become, repeatedly stroking it.

  The kitchen maid Xiaomei lowered her head and smiled, Pei Ning's eyes sparkled, seeing Yang Yunqiu stand up to leave, shook his head, and rushed to Gu Yu: "A precious instrument has a spirit, not everyone can control it, you'd better put it away, don't use it casually."

  Guo Yu didn't hear it at all.

  Yang Yunqiu stood up and left with Fu Ning side by side, turning her head and saying: "You are indeed kind-hearted."

  He had just guessed that if Guo Yu found out that the dagger he bought back for 10,000 gold coins was actually a piece of scrap iron, he would be so angry that he would go crazy.

  If he could keep using that dagger all the time and not use it carelessly, maybe he could still live a few more happy days.

  Feng Ning said: "I'm not worried about that Gu Yu, I'm only worried about you."

  Yang Yunqiu suddenly understood his meaning, and smiled, "The magnanimity of those superior men should not be too narrow-minded. I just acted on a whim, without thinking too much."

  Feng Ning was afraid that he would make fun of the little witch Mo Fei's armor and spread it to that person's ears, causing trouble again.

  Actually, Yan Guo's instrument master is not like Yang Yunqiu. He regards the manufacture of various instruments as a means to make money and would rather work all day long, whereas others only start working on a precious instrument after one or two years. Other instruments may also have their signboard hung up, but most are made by their junior apprentices, just with superior quality, so that they can hang their name on it.

  The armor that Guo Yu Neng can buy belongs to this kind of nominal product. The real genuine products cannot be sold in Asia at all.

  Even so, what Yang Yunqiu did this time is still problematic. This matter seems to be just teaching Guo Yu a lesson, but it also affects Mo Fei's reputation a bit.

  But it's done now, no use worrying about regrets later.

  At this time, his cultivation has reached a critical juncture. His spirit and soul are as pure as an infant's, and he is now capable of experiencing things that he previously would not have thought or done. Once this hurdle is overcome, his spirit and soul will be refined, and his cultivation will no longer be hindered.

  Fu Ning nodded and didn't say another word, smiling as he followed Yang Yunque towards home.

  However, Guo Yu returned with the dagger and spread it everywhere, saying that he had obtained a divine weapon that could cut through Mo Fei's master's precious armor.

  This is nothing unusual, but Changsu Town is remote and rumors are hard to spread outside the town. The residents of the town all know his temperament and no one will bother with him. But now it's an extraordinary period, many outsiders have come.

  Little witch Mofi is one of the best equipment masters in Tiangong Workshop, and it's said that she has already reached the eighth rank. She has countless admirers, but there's also someone who takes things too seriously, also from Tiangong Workshop, who got furious after hearing the rumors and came to her door with his usual Thunder Hammer.

  Guo Yu was initially quite proud, thinking that his family's treasure could even break through the armor of the little demon Moriarty, so why would he be afraid of a mere apprentice from the Tian Gong workshop?

  As a result, a good knife that might have had a long life was cut off by someone with just one slash, and he also got slapped in the face.

  Guo Yu looked at the broken dagger, gritted his teeth in anger, and turned to find Yang Yunqiu to settle accounts. As a result, he couldn't even pass the Yang Yan level and couldn't enter the door at all.

  After all, Guo Yu is not a cruel and evil person, and Yang Yunqiu is a monk after all, and it's said that he is also the direct disciple of the Great Immortal Master.

  The sign is bright enough to ward off some evil spirits.

  As for Guo Yu, that's a story for later, and let's not talk about him. At this moment, Yang Yunqiu agreed to help Doudou create an illusion array, so she closed the grocery store and worked at the operation table.

  Duoduo first carefully drew her design on the snow-white cardboard, with limited time, she couldn't make that complete fantasy array, so she took a different approach, not involving complete life, just drawing a sword cultivator dancing with his sword on the snowy ice mountain.

  Although simple, it's not easy to do well. It's not just difficult to make the fantasy array, but also to truly recreate a world-class sword dance with the fantasy array. The creator must first be familiar with the sword dance.

  A small illusion array, Yang Yunqiu stood in front of the operation platform for a whole day and night, without moving an inch or eating a single grain.

  By the time he finally finished his illusion, his clothes were already soaked with sweat.

  Duoduo saw the silver jewelry box-like illusion on the operation table, and with a thud, she sat down on the ground, touching her wildly beating heart, and let out a long sigh.

  The magnetic gold used to make the illusion array is not cheap, although it is produced in Qianli Mountain outside Changsu Town, but the output is very small, and most of it needs to be transported from other big cities. There are also many other materials, making such an illusion array, just the cost of materials adds up to 300 gold coins. If it weren't for Yang Yunqiu, if you ask another illusionist to make one, even if you give them 10,000 gold coins, they may not agree.

  "Want to give it a try?"

  Yang Yunqiu smiled and said.

  She nodded desperately.

  Two people couldn't care less about being tired, excitedly walked into the courtyard, Yang Yunqiu took out ten energy storage crystals, one by one installed them in the energy slot.

  Energy array activated, suddenly, a cold wind hit the face, a white light, as if moving the snowy mountain in front of the eyes, in mid-air was a giant broadsword, a red-robed female sword cultivator, stepped on the sword and came, with sword energy surging.

  Yang Yunqiu seemed to feel the flying sword light of the female sword cultivator, piercing his cheek and making it ache. Even though he had done it himself, he couldn't help but sigh - "Like a shooting star on the ninth day of the lunar month, like a group of dragons soaring in the sky."

  Duo Duo was already stunned, sitting on the ground trembling with fear, not daring to move a single inch, unable to utter a sound.

  "Be careful!"

  With a sudden shout, a scorching sword aura came, piercing through the female swordsman's illusion and slamming into the wall.

  Yang Yunqiu took a deep breath, his family's grocery store collapsed with a loud crash, and when he looked up, he saw Fu Ning rushing towards him like a residual shadow, with an overwhelming momentum, and quickly kicked open the illusion array on the ground.

  The iceberg and the female sword cultivator vanished into thin air in an instant.

  "Calm down, don't tear down my house!"

  Fu Ning furrowed her brow, a hint of hesitation still on her face. She turned around to shield Yang Yunqiu and Duo Duo, and asked softly, "What was that just now?"

  "It's an illusion array." Yang Yunqiu walked forward and handed over the main body of the illusion array, which looked like a jewelry box, to Pei Ning.

  Generally, when a conjurer performs an illusion, he always makes the main body into something ordinary and visible, so it is less likely to be detected.

  The fantasy world will also try to fit in with reality as much as possible.

  Like Yang Yunqiu, who moved the snowy mountains into his courtyard, people who saw it might have been startled at first, but as soon as they turned their minds, they would guess that this must not be real. However, Feng Ning was a sword cultivator, or rather, a sword cultivator infatuated with this path. Once he felt the sword energy rushing towards him, he rarely paid attention to anything else, and for a moment, he was deceived.

  At this time, Fu Ning was still a bit out of it, and once again activated the illusion array. Feeling the sword's edge flying in, there was only oppression, but nothing else. He suddenly laughed and said: "It's a wonder to behold! Even back then when I was in Tian Xiu's illusory realm, I hadn't seen such... a shocking scene."

  He glanced at Yang Yunqiu, and his heart was somewhat curious. Not to mention his level of creating illusions, although he wasn't a sword cultivator himself, he must have seen many sword cultivators; otherwise, he wouldn't be able to create such a realistic illusion.

  Feng Ning didn't know, but Yang Yunqiu had seen a few sword cultivators, and on Earth, there were countless TV shows, movies, poems, and other works about sword immortals. Although they were just speculations, these speculations were even more shocking than the real thing.