Mogan Sword
In the Spring and Autumn Period, on the Pingchuan River near the Wu Chu border, there lived a couple of blacksmiths. The male was called Gan Jiang, and the female was called Mo Xie. They are renowned swordsmiths, their swords shining brightly and extremely sharp.
One day, the King of Wu called Gan Jiang over and gave him a piece of pig iron, saying that it was a strange thing born from the queen's body when she hugged an iron pillar to cool off on a hot summer night; This iron looks unusual. Can you use it to make two precious swords. The general respectfully took the iron produced by the queen, carefully treated it with respect, and said, "Your Majesty, iron is a good piece of iron. It's only used to forge two precious swords, so I'm afraid it won't be enough
The King of Wu said, "There are some treasures here." As he spoke, he took out a few shiny black and slightly larger than broad beans from his sleeve and handed them to the Gan Jiang. He also said, 'This is the Iron Gallbladder Kidney, obtained from our country's arsenal. It is a precious treasure that cannot be bought for a thousand dollars! The Kunwu Mountain, which produces copper, also produces a beast the size of a rabbit. The male has golden fur and the female has silver white fur. They eat both red sandstone and copper and iron.'. They somehow crawled into the arsenal, and not long after, the weapons and equipment were almost eaten up, but the seal outside remained the same. Later, when the Lonely King searched the arsenal, he finally caught these two monsters. Upon opening their stomachs, a few rare iron gallbladder kidneys were discovered, revealing that the weapons had all been eaten by these two plants. This iron gallbladder kidney is the essence of iron! Take these and make sure to forge a pair of precious swords for the Lonely King that can cut iron like mud, break hair in the wind, and fly to kill
Gan Jiang brought home the iron and iron gallbladder kidneys produced by the queen. He dared not neglect and hurriedly set up the furnace and installed the bellows with his wife Mo Xie. Gan Jiang also collected the essence of famous mountain iron from five directions, mixed with iron and iron gallbladder kidney dishes produced by the queen along the way. Then, when he waited for the sky and inspected the terrain, he began to forge swords in the furnace when Yin and Yang met and all the gods came to visit. The couple worked calmly by the furnace for three months, only to find that the weather suddenly changed and the temperature dropped sharply. The iron juice condensed in the furnace and did not melt. Gan Jiang asked in surprise, "Why is this?" Mo Xie thought for a moment and said, "I remember my master said that the transformation of divine objects requires human sacrifice; gold and iron cannot be eliminated, and human things need to be thrown into the furnace." After saying that, she immediately cut off her hair and nails and threw them into the raging furnace fire; Gan Jiang also cut his fingers and dripped blood into the furnace, and soon after, the molten iron boiled and surged.
Gan Jiang and Mo Xie worked hard to forge swords, which can be said to be a thousand hammers and a hundred practices, and three years have passed.
In the early morning of that day, two colorful auspicious clouds suddenly drifted from the east and slowly fell into the furnace. Gan Jiang knew that the sword had been cast at this moment, so he opened the furnace. As soon as I opened the stove door, I saw a burst of white gas spewing out, shaking the mountains and rivers to become strong. The white gas shot straight into the sky and lasted for a long time. Looking at the stove again, it was as cold as an ice cave, with a shimmering green light and a pair of precious swords lying at the bottom of the furnace. Gan Jiang and Mo Xie took out their swords, but they saw that this sword was as cold as autumn water, extremely sharp, rare in ancient and modern times. This is the culmination of several years of hard work by the couple, so they named themselves after the sword, with the male named Gan Jiang and the female named Mo Xie. Gan Jiang inserted his male sword into the snake skin scabbard and handed it over to Mo Xie; Put the female sword into a wooden sheath and prepare it to be presented to the King of Wu. He said to his wife:
I forged a sword for the King of Wu, and it took me three years to successfully forge it. The King of Wu is a very suspicious person, afraid that I will forge another sword for someone else in the future, so he will find an excuse to kill me. I will offer my sword now, only this female sword, and you must keep the male sword safe. After I die, if your child is born as a daughter, it's fine; if it's a man, when he grows up, let him hold that male sword and avenge me
After speaking, Gan Jiang put on his "Mo Xie" sword and went to see the King of Wu.
Several months have passed, and Mo Xie gave birth to a son named 'Mogan'. But Gan Jiang was really killed by the King of Wu.
Mogan has grown up year by year. At the age of sixteen, Mo Xie pointed to the abandoned furnace by the house and informed his son one by one about how the former general forged a sword and how he was later killed by the King of Wu. Upon hearing this, Mo Gan burst into tears and said with great sadness and anger, "Mother, don't worry, my father died so unjustly. I will definitely go kill the cruel King of Wu to avenge my father
Mogan began to dip into the water of the sword pool and grind the sword stone with a "click" sound. After grinding for several days and nights, he finally sharpened the sword very sharply. He inserted his sword into the snake skin sheath, put on the green robe specially made for him by his mother, bid farewell to his mother, and went to seek revenge on the King of Wu.
On this day, Mogan entered the capital city. Coincidentally, Wu Wanggang was fortunate enough to witness the martial arts competition among the hidden generals on the arena. Wu Wang was delighted when suddenly he saw a young man with clear features and a sturdy figure walking towards him, carrying a precious sword on his back. The King of Wu rebuked, "There is a place for generals to compete here. Who are you and what are you doing here?" The young man replied, "I am here to take a person's head!" The King of Wu was puzzled and asked again, "Whose head do you want to take?" After hearing this, the young man pointed at the King of Wu and cursed, "Tyrant, I am Mogan. The general who was killed sixteen years ago was my father. Tomorrow, I will come to avenge my father The King of Wu was greatly surprised and quickly drew the "Mo Xie" sword, throwing it towards Mo Gan. Mogan calmly drew his "Ganjiang" sword and threw it towards the white light. I saw two white lights shining up and down in the air, chasing after each other and soaring up to the clouds, disappearing without a trace. In no time, a thunderbolt was heard in the clear sky. Two white lights merged into one and flew down from the sky, falling into the snake skin sheath on Mogan's back.
Mo Gan saw that both the male and female swords had returned, so he immediately turned around and drew his sword, throwing it at King Wu. The King of Wu shouted loudly and turned to escape, but only saw a flash of green light and the tyrant's head rolling to the ground.
Mogan avenged his father and went home to bring good news to his mother. Unexpectedly, Mo Xie was worried and worried day and night after his son left, hoping that his son would look through his eyes and die at home. In order to comfort and mourn the death of his mother Mo Xie, Mogan used the "Mogan" male and female swords to accompany him in the funeral. He traveled to other places and disappeared without a trace.