9 The Parting Sun Blade (1/2)

Ming Yue found the shop that owner Su talking about but instead seeing a normal shop, she saw a open forge that looked like tornado went through it. Weapons and pieces of equipment littered the floor, some were exquisite while others weren't worth mentioning. In the middle of all this was an old man, he was fixated on his newest creation. It was a broadsword with ornate handle, it looked quite excellent but he had a disappointed look.

”Peh! Another failure”, he said as he tossed the blade onto the floor.

Afterwards, he was about start forging again until he noticed a girl at the front. It was Ming Yue. She saw that the old man was busy and decided to wait a bit.

”What do you want?” he said as he reached for his hammer.

Ming Yue was a bit surprised by his straightforwardness but she liked it.

”Could you have a look at this sword?” she asked.

Suddenly, she unsheathed the blade and passed it to him. The old man was shocked that the staff she had was a sword and he became curious, inspecting the blade in his hands. He noticed the name ”Parting Sun” etched on it and was shocked. To think that young girl had such a legendary blade was inconceivable yet here she was.

From his knowledge, the Parting Sun Blade was made a a grand master and used by his son to kill corrupt officials. However there was an extra part to it. If Parting Sun were to be used with Splitting Moon, the user would be powerful enough to cut open the sun, the moon, and the stars in one move. This was a legend among blacksmiths because it was believed that before his death, the grand master that made these blades had cut a mountain apart while testing them on a whim.

He gave it back to her saying, ”The blade has no issue and even if it did, I would not have the skill nor the materials to fix it.”

Ming Yue was disappointed and she turned around.

Suddenly, the blacksmith said,” Although I cannot do much, I am still able to make slight adjustments to the hilt and such.”

Ming Yue stopped and went back to the blacksmith, she requested two things. She wanted him to redo the sword hilt as well as the scabbard. Although she had been using the blade for a fair amount of time, there were some imbalances that she could never get used to. The scabbard was not completely finished by its creator and while it could hold the blade, drawing it took some effort. In a battle, taking too long to draw your weapon will definitely end in loss and she did not want that. Thus she wanted the scabbard to perfectly fit the sword. As for the hilt, while it was a good fit, it had taken a fair amount of damage and needed a replacement.

This was within the old man's ability and he agreed telling her to come back in 4 days.

She felt uncomfortable having to leave without the sword but she could not stay there for 4 days. Thus, Ming Yue left but she did get the old man's name. It was Tie Xuan but she could just call him,”Tie Di”, a nickname of his as he was a blacksmith.

After leaving, she decided to go back to the brothel. Night was beginning to fall and there wasn't really anything that she wanted to see.

When she came back, the brothel had opened up for business and women could be see flirting and flaunting their assets. She went in and walked to her room. There she undressed and went to bathe herself.

After she finished, Ming Yue went to her bed and decided to read the Shadow Blade Arts, although she now had the Falling Blade Manual as well, she wanted to focus on one thing at a time and had bought the manual to read for the future.