bookbashuk Chapter 8 The Red Spider Lily Blooms, Ferrying You to the Other Shore
Chapter 8 The Red Spider Lily Blooms, Ferrying You to the Other Shore
"White...white long coat?"
When Li Jianyi told her that he didn't want the candied hawthorn, figs, or osmanthus cake that Xiao Hanyi was holding, Li Xinyue looked at him in surprise.
"Yi-yi, are you sure you want the white long gown that Han Yi is wearing?" Li Xinyue wanted to confirm again.
"Yes! We'll get the white long gown that Han Yi is wearing!" Li Jianyi affirmed.
"Okay! Then Aunt Li will take off her winter coat, and you'll have to go out into the world with Aunt Li!" Li Xinyue smiled.
"Great!" Li Jian couldn't help but swallow hard as he thought about how he would be able to unlock the secrets of the winter clothes and snacks bag after getting the white coat.
He really wanted to see how many delicious snacks and treats were hidden inside the long gown of the winter coat!
"Come here, Mother, with warm clothes."
Li Xinyue looked at Xiao Hanyi, whose little face was slightly flushed.
Xiao Hanyi hesitated, then said shyly, "Mother... Mother, how can you give my clothes to Yiyi? These are Hanyi's clothes..."
"Yi-yi likes it, so how about you give the winter clothes to Yi-yi? When we get to Tianqi City, Mother will make you two more identical long gowns, okay?" Li Xinyue stepped forward and rubbed the little girl's head.
"Well... alright then..." Xiao Hanyi reluctantly took off her white long gown, leaving her in only a white gauze dress.
Here, I'll give you each one.
Li Xinyue handed the white long coat in her hand to Li Jianyi.
After taking it, Li Jianyi looked at the white robe with anticipation. After touching it, he discovered that there was an enormous pocket embroidered inside the white robe, running from the chest to the bottom?!
"Hmm... as expected... as expected. After all, Han Yi doesn't have a system space, so all he could do was embroider a big pocket on the white long gown." Li Jianyi muttered to himself as he looked at the huge pocket.
Then,
The most important step is here!
He will reveal just how many delicious treats are hidden inside Xiao Hanyi's white long coat!
"Paper... paper crane? Flower rope? Small shovel???"
"Where did my candied hawthorns, figs, and osmanthus cake go??"
Looking at the white gowns stuffed full of stuff, Li Jianyi was completely taken aback.
Xiao Hanyi chuckled and said, "Yiyi, all the good food is here with Hanyi! There's no more good food left in the long gown!"
Li Jianyi: "..."
I never imagined that this white bag would not only hold snacks, but also some toys for little girls!
"Fraud! Hanyi, this is fraud! I need to download the anti-fraud app!"
"How could a toy be pulled out of a snack pocket?!" Li Jianyi found this result hard to accept.
He initially thought the white coat would be full of delicious food, but it turned out to be full of toys!
"Hey hey hey... Hey, what's this 'anti-fraud' thing? Why did you download it?"
Xiao Hanyi held candied hawthorns, figs, and osmanthus cakes in her hands, looking at Li Jianyi with a half-smile.
"Anti-fraud is just..."
"Hey, no, no! What anti-fraud nonsense? Hanyi, I'll give you back your clothes, but can you give me all the good food you have?" Li Jianyi swallowed hard and looked at Hanyi expectantly.
"No way!" Xiao Hanyi shook her head playfully when she saw Li Jianyi looking like a little glutton.
"Then... then I won't take all of your delicious food, Hanyi. How about you trade me some osmanthus cake instead?" Li Jianyi lowered the exchange price when he saw that Hanyi was unwilling to trade.
"That won't work either!" Xiao Hanyi stretched out her slender finger and shook it.
"Alright, I'm going to practice my sword now. Just call me when you're going to Tianqi City, Aunt Li."
Seeing that Xiao Hanyi was unwilling to change, he had no choice but to accept that he had been given a white long gown covered in toys.
"Okay." Li Xinyue covered her mouth and nodded with a smile. She felt that Li Jianyi was inexplicably cute.
What? Download anti-fraud software? What the hell?
What are you even talking about?
Shaking her head, Li Xinyue walked to Xiao Hanyi's side and said, "Hanyi, be good, remember to eat the good food with Yiyi."
"Yes! Hanyi thinks so too! Osmanthus cake, candied hawthorn, figs, Hanyi wants to use half of them to exchange for Hanyi's clothes." Little Hanyi looked obediently at Li Xinyue.
"Hmm, Hanyi is such a good girl. Mommy, Daddy, and Grandpa are going to talk about some things. You have to be good with Yiyi, okay?" Li Xinyue smiled and rubbed little Hanyi's head.
Goodbye, Mother!
Xiao Hanyi waved her little hand at Li Xinyue.
Then, carrying delicious treats, she approached Li Jianyi and said in a soft, sweet voice, "Here you go!"
"Osmanthus... Osmanthus cake! Hanyi, you're so kind!"
Li Jianyi, who had originally planned to practice swordsmanship, was pleasantly surprised when Hanyi brought him fragrant osmanthus cakes.
"Mmm! It really melts in your mouth! This is the taste of August in the Eastern City!" After tasting the osmanthus cake, Li Jianyi gave it a very high evaluation!
"Right? Han Yi's favorite osmanthus cake is from Qian Dong City! The osmanthus cake in Tian Qi City isn't as good as the one in Qian Dong City!" Little Han Yi stood beside Li Jianyi and happily put a piece of locust flower cake into her cherry-like mouth.
"Okay! Hanyi, let me help you put your clothes on!"
After finishing a piece of osmanthus cake, Li Jianyi quickly ran behind Xiao Hanyi and put her white long coat back on.
Seeing this, Xiao Hanyi smiled and picked up a handful of figs, handing them to Li Jianyi: "Yiyi, figs are delicious too!"
"Yes, winter clothes are so nice!"
Li Jianyi praised Xiao Hanyi without reservation, after all, food is everything!
At this moment, Xiao Hanyi was like a god in Li Jianyi's heart!
"Crunch, crunch!"
"The figs are so crisp and fragrant!" Li Jianyi exclaimed again after tasting the figs.
After finishing all the snacks, Li Jianyi immediately resumed wielding his sword.
Xiao Hanyi also picked up a small twig and imitated Li Jianyi's sword-wielding movements in a very convincing manner.
Although she found it boring, she felt that being with Li Jianyi, no matter what they did, seemed to be very interesting.
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Three days later.
Li Xinyue and Lei Mengsha had already packed their luggage and were preparing to take Xiao Hanyi and Li Jianyi to Tianqi City.
However, before that, they needed to go to the Sword Forging Pavilion.
Because after eighty-one days of forging, Li Jianyi's sword is finally ready to be completed today!
At the Sword Forging Pavilion, King Li Su was personally putting the finishing touches on Li Jianyi's sword.
He used his inner force to pull the forged sword out of the furnace, which was radiating intense heat. After three processes—quenching, polishing, and steel grinding—the sword, which was not yet fully formed, was finally completed!
However, it still needs the final step of inlaying!
Only after the final step of inlaying is successfully completed can this sword be considered truly finished!
"Little sword fanatic, the sword I forged for you from celestial iron is nearing completion. What designs do you plan to have engraved on it?" Li Suwang looked at Li Jianyi, since this sword would be Li Jianyi's personal sword from now on, so he naturally wanted to ask for Li Jianyi's opinion.
"Master, I want to carve red spider lilies! The blade and hilt should also be red!" Li Jianyi replied after a moment's thought.
"Alright, I'll now complete the final inlay process for your sword, little sword fanatic!" Li Suwang hurriedly began to carve the pattern of the red spider lily on the sword with a steel needle, stroke by stroke.
After half an hour, Li Suwang was finally about to carve the last stroke of the spider lily pattern on the sword!
"Xinyue, what level of sword do you think Father will forge for Yiyi?"
Looking at the sword that was about to be completed, Lei Mengsha looked at Li Xinyue, who was also observing Li Suwang carving the sword.
"Swords are divided into four grades. The first grade, High Mountain, is the lowest; the second grade, Vast Ocean, is next; and the third grade, Cloud Heaven, is the ultimate achievement that most swordsmiths in the world can reach!" Li Xinyue said slowly, looking at the sword with its blood-red, enchanting blade.
"Mother, which grade of the four ranks will the sword that Grandpa made be?" Xiao Hanyi asked curiously as she listened to her parents' discussion.
"Hanyi, your maternal grandfather is the most famous swordsmith in our Sword Heart Tomb, so the swords he forges must be of no less than the third grade!"
As for the strongest fourth-grade immortal palace, the Heavenly Sword! That's also possible!" Li Xinyue had absolute confidence in her father's sword-forging skills.
"Really? Grandpa is so amazing!" After hearing Li Xinyue's words, Xiao Hanyi immediately gave him an incredibly admiring look.
Upon seeing this, Li Suwang grinned from ear to ear and said, "Grandpa is amazing, isn't he? Hanyi, why don't you stay at the Sword Heart Tomb like Yiyi and inherit Grandpa's Sword Heart Tomb?"
"Mmm!" Xiao Hanyi nodded excitedly.
At the same time, Li Suwang finally drew the last stroke of the spider lily pattern on the blood-red sword!
At that very moment, as the sword was fully formed, a crimson light shot into the sky, shining brilliantly!
Even the entire Sword Heart Tomb erupted with a burst of intense blood-red light!
The intense light enveloped the entire Sword Heart Tomb, instantly attracting the attention of nearby martial arts forces!
Even Li Changsheng, who was far away in Tianqi City and at the Jixia Academy, couldn't help but look up in the direction of the Sword Heart Tomb and praised, "Li Suwang truly deserves to be the most talented swordsmith of this generation at the Sword Heart Tomb! He has actually forged another fourth-grade Immortal Palace, Heavenly Sword!"
It seems the ranking of the top ten swords may change!
But the sword's blood stained the sky!
It seems a bit bloody and against the natural order...
"Father...Father has forged a fourth-grade immortal palace! A celestial flying sword!" Lei Mengsha stared in astonishment at the blood-red light soaring into the sky.
The main thing is this fourth-grade immortal palace! The celestial flying sword is the pinnacle of swordsmanship! It's simply not a sword from the mortal realm!
Therefore, countless swordsmiths have passed down their sword-making skills to this day, and all the fourth-grade immortal palace swords that can be forged can be named!
but!
Now, another fourth-grade immortal palace sword, a flying sword from beyond the heavens, has appeared in the world! This is destined to overturn the previous ranking of the top ten famous swords!
"Congratulations, Father, for forging another fourth-grade immortal palace sword! A flying sword from beyond the heavens!" Compared to Lei Mengsha's shock, Li Xinyue knew her father's sword-forging skills, so she wasn't shocked for long.
"Yes, this is all thanks to the extraterrestrial black iron that Yi Yi found near the Sword Heart Tomb!"
Otherwise, it would be difficult to forge a famous sword! And the materials for a famous sword would be even more difficult to find! Li Suwang looked at the blood-red sword in his hand with the pattern of blooming red spider lilies, and his heart pounded with fear!
Because, in a sense, a sword symbolizes the character, personality, and so on of the person who uses it!
Li Jian not only specifically asked him to forge the sword entirely in red, but he also went so far as to carve the "Lycoris radiata," a flower symbolizing death, onto the sword!!
"Yi Yi, this sword has a spirit! You should give it a name!" With some worries in his heart, Li Suwang handed the sword to Li Jianyi.
Upon seeing the alluring, blood-red spider lily pattern on the sword and the blade itself, Li Jian hesitated for a moment before saying, "When the spider lily blooms, it will ferry you to the other shore."
Therefore, the sword should be named—The Other Shore!
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