After settling down his own smithy, Qin Yu inquired about Ou Yezi's situation. He was almost fifty years old and could be considered half an old man.
And he had been forging swords his entire life without stopping.
On the second day, Qin Yu rushed to Ou Yezi's sword forging workshop.
This was also the most famous swordsmithing workshop in the capital of Yue Country. It was filled with a dazzling array of bronze swords and iron swords.
Many guests were playing with these sharp swords inside.
However, in Qin Yu's opinion, it was just so-so. The swords placed here were similar to the "failed products" that he had created using the system.
In fact, these swords might not even have come from Ou Yezi's hands. They might even have come from his disciple.
After all, forging a famous sword was not easy. It might take two to three years.
For example, the Clear Sable Sword, which was known as the number one sword in the world, was created by Ou Yezi after he dug out tin and copper ores in Clear Sable Mountain and forged the sword for three years.
Qin Yu walked around the workshop but did not see Ou Yezi. He said to the manager."I wish to meet Grandmaster Ou Yezi.”
The manager shook his head and said,"I'm afraid my master can't see you. He's forging a sword for the King of Yue in Kuaiji Mountain. It's been half a year, and I don't know when he'll come down.”
"Oh? To forge a sword for the King of Yue?" Qin Yu pondered for a moment. This was very likely to be the Yue King Gou Jian's sword that was a national treasure in the future!
The Yue King Gou Jian's sword was a national first-class cultural relic. It was unearthed in 1965. Although it had been more than 2,000 years, there was no rust at all when it was unearthed. The blade was sharp.
"Looks like I won't be able to see Ou Yezi on this trip.”Qin Yu felt somewhat regretful.
At this moment, the manager said,""Young Master, do you have something important to tell my master? I can pass on the message to our young miss. Her sword-forging skills have been passed down from master. Perhaps she can help young master.”
Ou Yezi's daughter?
Qin Yu smiled. He had already thought of a name in his heart. However, he still wanted to confirm with the steward."May I ask the name of your young lady?"
"Young Master actually doesn't know the name of our Young Lady?”The steward is also very puzzled. He looks at Qin Yu's gorgeous clothes and knows that he must be a rich and noble son of Kuaiji City.
Almost all of the wealthy children in Kuaiji City knew about Ou Yezi's daughter. Not only was she beautiful and gentle, but she also forged a good sword!
"Our young lady is called Moxie.”
Moxie!
Qin Yu gives a slight smile. It is just as he thought. Ou Yezi has a daughter called Moxie.
At this moment, the system reacted.
"Respected Master, congratulations on unlocking the side mission: Swordsmith Mo Xie. At this moment, Moxie is still unmarried and has not married a swordsmith yet. So, please act boldly, Master!”
Qin Yu mourned for the general in his heart for three seconds.
"Then can I see your Young Miss Moxie?”Qin Yu asked.
The manager nodded and said,"Sure, but I'm not sure if Miss will see you because there are many people who want to see her every day, but they are all rejected.”
"Since that's the case, I'll prepare a gift for your young miss. She'll definitely see me after receiving the gift.”Qin Yu walked to the door and took out an iron sword from the system space.
This is the sword that Qin Yu has been most satisfied with in the past few months.
Although the material was still refined iron and other ordinary iron, in terms of forging process, it could be said to be perfect!
If all the iron swords in the world were divided into one star to nine stars.
That Qin Yu thinks that this iron sword of his is a ten star sword.
It was extremely sharp and flawless!
Qin Yu packs this sword in a wooden box. Then he goes back and says to the steward: "Please help me bring this gift to your young miss.”
"Young master, can you leave your name? If my young miss asks, I can answer.”the manager said.
"Qin Yu, also known as Jie Yi," Qin Yu replied."I've also done some research on sword-forging techniques. I've opened a new sword-forging workshop on the east street.”
"Alright, I'll remember that. I'll definitely pass on the message.”The manager nodded and promised.
After that, Qin Yu left.
The snow outside fell like goose feathers. Qin Yu wrapped his clothes and returned home to warm himself up with Xi Shi and Zheng Dan.
……
Night fell.
In Ou Yezi's house.
Moxie was currently forging a sword in the sword-forging room in the backyard.
She had inherited her father Ou Yezi's talent in swordsmithing and had been proficient in it since she was young.
This year, Moxie was eighteen years old. In the eyes of outsiders, she was a gentle lady, and had the reputation of a genius swordsmith.
Many rich children brought generous betrothal gifts to Mo Xie, but they were all rejected.
Because compared to men, Moxie preferred to forge swords!
The man she was going to marry in the future must be a swordsmith that she was convinced of. Otherwise, she would rather be alone for the rest of her life than get married.
Moreover, in terms of swordsmithing, Moxie had never been able to obtain the approval of his father, Ou Yezi.
The sword that Moxie forged might already be perfect in the eyes of outsiders.
However, it was still far from being a famous sword and could not obtain Ou Yezi's true recognition.
Tonight, she was busy in the sword-forging room again. It had already been three days, all for the sake of forging a perfect sword.
In the blazing furnace, an iron sword was burning red. Moxie would occasionally approach the furnace and use tools to hammer the iron sword to make it sharper.
She was focused, her face flushed red from being close to the flames, and she was sweating profusely.
Two hours later, the last step was finally completed.
Moxie was filled with anticipation as he placed the iron sword into the cold spring water to cool it down.
When the mist had completely dispersed, Moxie excitedly took out his iron sword, but the smile on his face gradually stiffened.
He had failed.
Three days of hard work had all gone to waste. This sword was at most an upper-middle-grade sword. It was far from being a top-grade iron sword.
"Sigh... He failed again. This should be the 105th time.”Moxie sighed helplessly.
Then, she wiped the sweat off her face and walked out of the sword-forging room in disappointment, preparing to take a bath and change her clothes.
At this moment, the manager walked over and said,"Miss, a guest came to the sword workshop today and asked me to bring this to you.”
After saying that, he handed the long box that Qin Yu had sent over to Moxie.
Moxie opened it curiously and saw the sword lying in the box. He was stunned.
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