(Also known as "The Story of the Ice-Choker")
Xi Huanbing was born with a sword bone, but he was the orphan of the last weapon refining sect in the world after the heavenly gate was locked and his spiritual energy was cut off. The sect was destroyed by the Luotian Pavilion where the emperor sought immortality and medicine. Because he had not cultivated and escaped the disaster, he made a career in ice sculpture in Suyang City. One day, a strange man who knew how to draw a sword came to his door...
"I'm not here to ask for some celestial sword. I just ask you to forge a mortal weapon that has the traces of an immortal."
"During the Qing Dynasty, there was a person in Suyang who was good at carving ice. He made figures and pavilions with clothes and embellished with red and green. The look was lifelike and the shape was real. When the weather was cold, he put it at the back of the hall and it remained unchanged for many days. When it changed, he modified it. Hundreds of people who went to watch it marveled at his skill. Fan Bing also made a sword, a halberd and a tripod. When he buckled it, the clang had the sound of gold and jade.
A visitor who knew Xiang Xiang's sword saw it and sighed, "My master's skill is so sincere and skillful, and it is as awe-inspiring as Ou Ye's." But why not use gold and jade, which are valuable but not bad, and pass them on as a royal family to future generations? Today, the ice is carved as a plaything. Although its shape exists, it will be transformed soon! '
The man who carved the ice stood up and said seriously, "They are both commonplace objects. They will be transformed by the sun and die by the catastrophe. What's the difference?" I am skilled in casting gold, carving jade, threading beads and mixing copper. I can use all the ingenuity of heaven and my human power, but the mountains of red clams are closed, the stream of Ruoye is deep and unpredictable, the clams with pearls are dead, the fields of jade are gone, the immortals swim away, and the gate of heaven is closed. If there are no good talents in the world, it will only increase the disaster for the disciples. It is better to entertain the ears and eyes and provide the spectators with some pleasure. '
The guest said: "But I'm afraid that future generations will laugh at your skills instead of your truth, and your hard work but useless ears." '
Those who carve ice feel sad and remain silent for a long time. Onlookers looked for it the next day and saw broken ice all over the hall. This skill will never be passed on."
——Excerpted from "Sushui City Records"
Purpose: Live well at all times
Reader comments
Looks good! From the first three chapters, we can see that the author's writing style is extraordinary and the plot is novel and ingenious. I look forward to the follow-up!
Looks good! From the first three chapters, we can see that the author's writing style is extraordinary and the plot is novel and ingenious. I look forward to the follow-up!