The Demon Swordsman 2
Ch. 14 - A Long Story
The mouth of the female spirit was grumbling, she spoke while showing the flick of her sharp nails. "You really don't know anything?"
Xin Chen shook his head.
"Currently, I thought the history of the Blood Ghost Mask was already well known in the times of human civilization, I didn't think that the greatness of my strength was deliberately hidden from people."
"Hidden?"
The spirit folded both his hands in annoyance. "The Blood Ghost Mask and other heavenly heirlooms had actually been a frightening news in the past, before we finally separated in the heyday of Qiang Jun the real owner."
The short explanation of the female spirit invited even more questions, in another sense there were so many sky heirlooms as high as the Blood Ghost Mask and the Demonic Human Sword in this world.
It is fitting that the spirit calls it bad news, in fact if the objects fall in the wrong hands the danger will certainly come from man himself.
Xin Chen and the Lightning Fox looked at each other, in fact there were still so many things they had not known all along.
"Who is your creator? And for what reason were you actually created?" asked the Lightning Fox carefully.
Two questions at once, the spirit answered them directly.
"Han Zilong, a limitless swordsman as well as the most reliable sword forger of his time. Before my soul was put into this mask, his ancestors had predicted the birth of a Demon Man.
Therefore, before Qiang Jun's birth and before he breathed Han Zilong's last breath created both legendary peerless swords, namely the Demonic Human Sword and the Celestial Emperor Sword."
The Lightning Fox asked back, "Aren't those two swords aimed at Qiang Jun? Then who was your previous Master?"
"Qiang Jun was born after 11 years of the sword being made and at that time Han Zilong, a warrior who had topped the martial world gave his biological son two choices."
Both of them are still listening seriously, because this is also only known to them directly from the mouth of the mask occupant's own spirit.
"The first choice to become a bloodthirsty assassin with the Demonic Human Sword, the Blood Ghost Mask, the Forbidden Book as well as the War God Armor."
Although it did not know how these things were shaped yet Xin Chen was sure that they were all extremely powerful, even the quality of the Demonic Human Sword alone could no longer be compared to any sword forger on this earth.
"I've heard of this God of War Armor, this best heirloom has been a struggle since the leadership of hundreds of years ago and was simply wiped out because it caused a large-scale unrest." The Lightning Fox gave her opinion.
The spirit chimed. "Han Zilong spent the remaining twenty years of his life creating all these weapons and hoped to help the great chaos that would ensue in the future."
"You mean the resurrection of the Demon King?"
"Yes, that's why all these treasures were created. Has the devil been conquered?"
Xin Chen let out a voice. "It has. And you said Han Zilong gave me two choices, one you haven't mentioned."
"Hm, you must have known. The Celestial Emperor Sword, the Book of Seven Keys and the Phoenix Steel. It is difficult to explain where they are scattered. What was clear at that moment, Han Zilong's son Han Wu chose the first choice. The news of the greatness of all the weapons created by his father was widespread all over the world and made him go after the black warriors."
It felt like remembering the past made the spirit miss its first master. "Because all these weapons took away his humanity, making him unable to control himself. Instead he became an enemy of man himself, at that time no one wanted to defend his life. Because they themselves wanted what Han Wu had."
"And he died by those who wanted the heirloom?"
The Spirit said, "My poor master must take his life at the hands of hundreds of human beings fighting for power. Fortunately before he died these heirloom guard spirits locked themselves in waiting for the original owner to come."
Xin Chen knew it was rude but wanted to know how else. He himself could not endure the drowsiness any longer.
The lightning fox was psychologically aware Xin Chen was unable to digest all of their chatter, it was still too much for the thought of the smallest child.
Therefore the Lightning Fox chose to tell him to rest while he scooped up more information about all the weapons created by this legendary figure named Han Zilong.
From what he heard the Thunder Fox concluded that this Han Zilong was a wandering swordsman, he had the skill of forging swords and obtaining many of those treasures from his decades-long journey in the martial world.
Various weapons and war equipment were created to keep his promise to the ancestors, creating peace to avoid bleeding.
When he had succeeded in creating a masterpiece, unfortunately, the figure that was predicted never came until finally Han Zilong gave the spirit into each of the seven heavenly heirloom weapons. Of course with the aim that one day no one abuses his power.
Han Zilong's son Han Wu deliberately chose to be a bloodthirsty killer because it was so, instead of creating peace, he created great chaos. Until Han Zilong himself could not hold it.
It was at this time that the Thunder Foxes learned of the upheaval in the Shang Empire and realized that one of the most dangerous heirlooms of all these weapons, the Forbidden Book, had to be secured. He immediately hid it to the White Fog Valley and confined himself there for thousands of years.
The other celestial fates are not well known and they are scattered throughout the world, such as the Book of the Seven Keys in the Qing Empire and many others. Of all these stories the Lightning Fox can know many things. He turned his head towards Xin Chen who was fast asleep.
"I guess the child was born for a mission bigger than Han Zilong thought..."
"Don't you say the Demon King has been conquered?"
"It's all about the contents of the Forbidden Book..."
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By the morning Xin Chen woke up from his sleep, incense could be heard the cries of more than one small child in the village square.
Xin Chen peeked behind the window, apparently the warriors from the previous pagoda had managed to gather the little children from the village whom they believed to be the treasure thieves belonging to the association.
Xin Chen's eyes were wide open to witness the incident, as innocent people were now affected as well. Xin Chen ventured out but realized the Lightning Fox was no longer in the room.
When attaching his ear to the door Xin Chen could hear the debate out there, it seemed that the Lightning Fox was in trouble with the people from the Silver Pagoda Association.
They insisted on going inside the room and checking if there were any small children inside or not.
Feeling that he had responsibility for this matter Xin Chen then revealed himself, making the two men standing at the door simultaneously pay attention to the jelly.
"Don't you do the theft!"
The Lightning Fox glared at him furiously. "Hurry inside!"
It was not without reason that the Lightning Fox did so, he was sure to blatantly say that Xin Chen's killer would make it harder for the two of them to get out of this village. Moreover, the Silver Pagoda Association definitely had extensive connections. There are many people who are ready to help them in times like this.
"Teacher, I can't let this happen. Because I was a child outside being severely tortured," he denied the orders of the Thunder Fox.
"So you did it?!" One of them called out loudly, making some people outside the inn interested in seeing the commotion inside.
The Lightning Fox cursed to herself, it should have been from the beginning that she had realized that Xin Chen had exactly the same nature as her father.