Chapter 423: Chapter 285: Hui Ming Zhan Tie
"Hui Ming."
"Zhan Tie."
"Greetings to you, Young Master."*2
Young Master...
Looking at the two female crowns before him, cloaked in Daoist robes with their hair bound and bathed in colorful light, Tie Dan was at a loss for words.
The Third Lady Xiao Rong and the Eight Miss Wuyi of the Hidden Sword Manor, were the mothers of the Young Master and Jian Jia.
They have now become the servant swordmaids of the Beichen Sword Sect, known as Hui Ming and Zhan Tie.
These two were originally biological sisters. Now without their makeup and dressed in similar green robes, they appeared alike, and Tie Dan, having never been in close contact, couldn’t recognize them.
Even Tie Dan found himself a bit confused for a moment.
"Do you... know who I am?"
Hui Ming, "You are the inheritor of the Sword Monarch."
Zhan Tie, "The Sword Immortal of Guangxia Mountain, Tie Dan."
Tie Dan hesitated for a moment,
"Then do you know who you are?"
Hui Ming, "Servant in the Beichen Palace, housing the dual blades of Hui and Ming."
Zhan Tie, "Protector in the Nine Luminaries Pavilion, spine hosting the divine weapon Zhan Tie."
Tie Dan asked again,
"What about the two from the Shen Family? Are they also with you?"
The two nodded together,
"They are here, but they have not reached Nascent Soul stage, and their Primordial Spirit is suppressed by the sword light."
"Once the treasure sword leaves their bodies, they will naturally awaken."
"However, the Beichen divine weapons, once unsheathed, must draw blood."
"Each time the sword is extracted, it greatly depletes essence, shortening lifespan by ten years."
"As long as the incantation is pinched and the sword name is called, they can be used."
"Would the Young Master like to awaken them and speak?"
Tie Dan quickly shook his head,
"There’s no need for that, not very familiar."
"Understood."
Thus, Hui Ming and Zhan Tie stood silently beside Tie Dan, neither asking nor answering.
Tie Dan was silent for a while, then turned to look at them,
"Are you just going to stand here?"
Hui Ming and Zhan Tie immediately knelt down again,
"We usually stand like this, almost forgot, please forgive us, Young Master."
"Does the Young Master want tea, clear or brewed, please indicate."
Tie Dan was speechless,
"What use exactly are you? I mean, besides serving swords and hiding edges, don’t you go cultivate yourselves?"
Hui Ming and Zhan Tie replied,
"The second lady of the Shen Family lacks natural talent and has poor root bone, unable to achieve the Righteous Method of the Mystic Sect."
"Last time they forced a Secret Sword for a slim chance, greatly depleting their essence blood, with only over a hundred years of lifespan left."
"If we cultivate qi, I fear the sword energy would be too sharp, further diminishing their lifespan."
"We humbly ask the Young Master to find another sword body for us within a century, and reforge the swords."
"...Alright, I understand."
In other words, these two attendants aren’t of much use, serving tea and water, only useful when the time comes to fight desperately. But when truly driven to the brink, one or two swords won’t make much difference.
Hui Ming and Zhan Tie weren’t foolish, noticing Tie Dan’s disdain for baggage, exchanged a glance, and added,
"We often stay at the Sword Pavilion and have learned quite a bit of the Five Arts methods, and heard a lot of Mystic Sect secrets and worldly rumors, which we can share with you, Young Master."
"Although it’s unsuitable to cultivate qi and control swords, the Primordial Spirit can also become a sword. If the Young Master’s Nascent Soul emerges, we two can serve as your sword protectors and safeguard your Dao Body."
"If the Young Master’s Divine Sense is lacking, any excess magic treasures or artifacts can be given for us to use."
"Collecting medicinal materials and refining elixirs, guarding formation and enforcing law, serving tea and water, making beds, and folding quilts, whatever human can do, we can also do."
Ah, I see... well, they’re still of no use...
Tie Dan thought for a moment,
"I’m used to being alone, moreover taking you along, if the swordwares get damaged, it wouldn’t be good. Better you cultivate peacefully here in the temple..."
Hui Ming and Zhan Tie immediately pleaded, rushing forward,
"We are from the Kaiyang Lineage Sword Storage, and now the lineage in the mountains has been severed. If even the Young Master doesn’t want us, we’ll be tossed back into the Sword Tomb!"
"We haven’t drunk blood or killed for so long, thirst and itch are unbearable, it’s like a thousand bugs scratching inside, please take us along, Young Master!"
Tie Dan furrowed his brows, startling Hui Ming and Zhan Tie, who quickly retreated and prostrated themselves on the ground.
Tie Dan thought for a moment that since it was the sword granted by the grandmaster... dismissing them directly wouldn’t be good, so he took out the list given by Tianyin from his sleeve,
"Alright, know the way? Start with the nearest ones to kill."
Hui Ming and Zhan Tie were overjoyed,
"Respect the decree."
So, without delay, Tie Dan took them flying out with sword light to undertake sect management tasks. Along the way, Hui Ming and Zhan Tie eagerly explained everything, and he learned many skills he had never encountered before.
That is how to manage a sect.
Indeed, disregarding how despicable and shameless and deserving of death the people of Honzan are for the moment, they at least have mastered one skill to sit in that position, and that is knowing how to run a sect.
Where there are resources, how to get resources, whom to send, how to distribute once acquired, they were clear in their hearts, did you really think they were stupid? It’s just that they only strive for their own family, not giving you outsiders from the outer mountain any share.
But since now all the dirty work and hard work fall upon Tie Dan, Tianyin wouldn’t let him go randomly killing, so a few more entries were written, roughly dividing the list and suggesting the sequences of the tasks.
Even though Tie Dan had never encountered this kind of work, under the guidance of Hui Ming and Zhan Tie, he quickly got the gist.
In short, Genzhou was originally prosperous and flourishing, with abundant resources, and Ye Capital was the foremost capital of a Northern Vassal State. Since it was taken from Qianzhou, over a thousand years ago, it has become the most prosperous metropolitan area in the North, with countless rich families, officials, Gates Valves noble families.
Therefore, although recently it has suffered repeated wars, the Northern Soldiers and Hu Lu severely disrupted production and life, it was the ordinary lower people who died, the strength of the Hebei Gate Valves remains. In the struggle with the Stone Dragon, they preserved a consistent survival wisdom of maneuvering between sides. For instance, when the Rebel Army rose, they welcomed the Royal Army with joy, and now seeing the Royal Army’s defeat, they immediately defected, sending their clan’s members to the Dragon Palace to pay homage to the Heavenly King.