nycdaug Chapter 340 A violent death in the martial world
Chapter 340 A violent death in the martial world
In the first part of "Ten Days Without Sheathing the Blade," it is mentioned that the retired swordswoman was unwilling to hand over her rusty blade, as she wanted to use it to fight to the death against the ghost soldiers in the town.
Where can you find a knight-errant who dies lying in bed?
She always believed that she should die in the midst of battle, lying dead in the street, accompanied by torrential rain, washing away all the love, hatred, and grudges of her life, thus erasing all good and evil, and going alone to the Yellow Springs.
Faced with the young swordsman's plea, she silently drew her rusty knife from under the table, reuniting with her old companion after a long separation. She looked at it for a while before speaking:
"I'm going to wipe out the demon soldiers. If you want my sword, follow me."
"When I die, this knife will be yours."
In the quiet twilight, two generations of chivalrous heroes meet for the first time.
The young swordsman decided to watch the martial arts master go to his death and collect his belongings.
Night had fallen.
The streets were deserted. The old swordsman suddenly drew his sword and saw a ghostly army waving a tattered banner, with a skeletal horse neighing.
The rusty broadsword slashed at the blood-stained armor.
Carrying the heroic spirit of past years and the murderous aura of those who have killed thousands, the young swordswoman is secretly learning martial arts. She uses a wooden branch as a knife and follows each move seriously.
The young swordsman learned quickly, as if the old swordsman's moves had been created just for her.
Every move was perfectly coordinated.
With her in front, she taught him how to fight against many alone, how to forget life and death. Until the wooden branch in his hand swung faster and faster, vaguely cutting through the wind, faster than the old swordsman's knife.
The ghost soldiers scattered into ashes, which landed on the old swordsman, leaving him lifeless.
She remembered something—
When she was young, she passed through Jiangnan and happened to encounter bandits entering the city. No one was allowed to leave. The commander rewarded them with burning, killing and looting, and set a rule that the swords would not be sheathed for ten days. On the first day alone, blood flowed like rivers and wildfires burned everywhere.
She was filled with indignation, but being new to the martial arts world, her skills were rudimentary.
Therefore, he made a vow that he would rather die a violent death in the martial world in order to master the unparalleled sword technique, slay the bandits, and protect the people.
A novice swordsman borrows a sword in a dream.
Therefore, the elderly swordsman is determined to die a violent death in the street.
Black ash fell onto her white hair, a testament to decades of trials and tribulations in the martial world, covering her body and becoming an old shroud for her death.
The young swordsman had clear eyes and studied diligently.
It was all a long dream; I've forgotten everything in the dream, except for this one thing—
She is Song Meisheng.
He will become the most powerful swordsman in the world.
He will die a violent death in the martial world.
Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.
This story was fabricated by Zhu Wuyao based on a true historical event. Unfortunately, there was no such hero in the real Ten-Day Massacre.
Therefore, her name is Song Meisheng.
He was a swordsman I had never met before.
However, the phrase "never met before" is often followed by "fortunate to have met."
With the release of the second part of "Ten Days Without Sealing the Blade," countless lines followed—
"I will never say 'I've run out of ideas' again..."
"These two swordsmen are actually the same person!!"
"My God, no wonder I felt something was off about the writing in the previous chapter. This is exactly what a dream is like—slightly hazy, without any explanation of the cause and effect. I almost thought it was just their unique way of interacting as people in the martial arts world, and I almost convinced myself of it..."
"No wonder it doesn't have a name!"
"Old ginger is spicier. Compared to this, the recent rising star, Xiaolingdang, does indeed seem like a child trying to write."
"Sigh, it wasn't until that line, 'So the old swordsman is determined to die a violent death in the streets,' that I suddenly realized, 'I was saying before, how come these two stubborn guys are so inflexible?'"
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When Zhu Wuyao wrote the first part, he not only created a dreamlike atmosphere, but also made the young swordsman's act of borrowing a knife seem particularly natural.
The retired swordsmen are portrayed as having "forgotten many things."
As for the doubts surrounding the young swordsman's origins, his reasons for not gathering other heroes to help him out, and his statement "I have never heard of any bandits in Jiangnan," these questions were only touched upon briefly.
This is all to pave the way for the truth!
It can be considered both unexpected and reasonable.
If you think about it carefully, you can figure out the key to it.
But if this transition isn't made, the sequel to "Ten Days Without Sealing the Blade" is truly unpredictable, just like Xu Piao of the Howling Sky Sect—
The prompts are right in front of me.
The errand boy gestured a "one" with his hand, trying to remind him that the two heroes in the story were actually the same person!
Same person!!
But in Xu Piao's eyes, it was as if this was telling him that of the two heroes in the story, only one survived.
Rather than saying he didn't understand the story, it's more accurate to say that what he expected from the sequel was for the young swordsman to obtain the treasured sword.
We look forward to the Xiaotian Sect overpowering the pioneers, just like the young heroes.
Unfortunately, the Xiaotian Sect will be disappointed.
In the story of "Ten Days Without Sealing the Sword," there is only one person, Song Meisheng, from beginning to end.
It's all about personal responsibility and commitment.
It has nothing to do with outsiders.
The Xiaotian Sect interprets this story from its own perspective, and thus will never be able to guess what will happen next.
Zhu Wuyao's slightly worried gaze fell on Zhang Zhihan, wondering what kind of guess he would make.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Zhihan gave an unforeseen answer—
"The old swordsman had slaughtered hundreds of people with his sword."
“The souls of the dead cannot rest in peace.”
"When she was young and vigorous, she could suppress the spirits of the dead, but as she grew old and her strength and vitality declined, the ghost soldiers would reappear in the world through her body and wreak havoc on humanity."
"The young swordsman saw the key point and had no choice but to kill the senior to end the killing and quell the karma."
"She received the inheritance, but little did she know that she herself had embarked on the same cycle of reincarnation."
Zhu Wuyao looked at him with surprise.
The dragon-slaying girl eventually becomes the evil dragon?
This is truly... a brilliant yet dark sequel.
It even echoes the first part of "Ten Days Without Sealing the Blade".
As Zhang Zhihan recounted his speculations about what would happen next, everyone present seemed to fall silent for a moment.
Only Shen Anzhi sighed softly.
Xu Piao was also taken aback by this guess, and the more he thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed. He smiled awkwardly and broke the silence, saying:
"Senior Brother Zhang's guess is truly earth-shattering."
"However, I've read the other stories by Youdaoshi, and they don't seem to be very...dark?"
Zhang Zhihan nodded, and then said:
"Thank you for your kind words. My guess is indeed very heartwarming. This is exactly what inheritance is all about: while receiving opportunities, we must also shoulder heavy responsibilities!"
Opportunity or burden?
This...this is clearly a curse!
Where is this heartwarming sight?!
Upon careful consideration, Zhu Wuyao felt that this sequel shared some similarities with the actual ending of "Ten Days Without Sealing the Blade".
It is at least closer to the original work than the sequel that Xu Piao of Xiaotian Sect guessed.
It highlights "reincarnation" from another perspective.