The cafeteria was not far from the registration hall, so it didn't take them long to reach it. However, the person in charge of registration was nowhere to be found. Li Bai and the other two had no choice but to wait in the hall and continue to chat.
Wang Jingwei and Qin Hui were probably moved by Li Bai's words during the meal. After talking for a while, the three of them took the initiative to tell their stories.
The two of them were honest. They did not deliberately beautify themselves, nor did they vilify themselves. They just told their lives in a calm and objective manner.
Then, the two of them looked at Li Bai hopefully and murmured, "Lord Li Bai, do you really think we are traitors? Do you really think we are the worst villains?"
"I see!"
Li Bai nodded and heaved a long sigh. "Let me be honest with you. You are indeed traitors, but you are not necessarily the worst villains!"
"What do you mean?" Wang Jingwei and Qin Hui asked quickly.
"You betrayed the Han people and became accomplices to the invaders. Of course, you are worthy of the title of traitor. No one can wash it off!"
Li Bai sighed. "But not necessarily the worst. You two are just poor selfish people who can't see any hope!"
"Take you for example!"
Li Bai pointed to Wang Jingwei and said, "When you chose to associate with the Japanese, it was not because you were stingy with your life. Otherwise, you could have escaped from China and taken refuge in other countries. The Japanese might not have been able to make things difficult for you.
The reason why you made such a choice was because you were selfish and couldn't let go of your power. Secondly, you did have the future of Huaxia in your heart. You believed that the Japanese would definitely win and Huaxia would lose. You also wanted to help Huaxia keep more benefits after Huaxia was destroyed. Your heart is still with Huaxia. "
"As for you …" Li Bai looked at Qin Hui and said, "You are even more pitiful than Wang Jingwei. It may have been your intention to make peace with the Golden Man, but you may not have killed Yue Fei on a groundless charge.
You and Yue Fei, one is a scholar and the other is a warrior. No matter how great Yue Fei's contributions are, he may not replace you. There is no need for you to harm Yue Fei.
However, Yue Fei's Yue Clan Army has threatened the position of His Majesty the Emperor. His Majesty the Emperor knew that killing Yue Fei would incur eternal infamy. Therefore, he needed a chamber pot to scoop up his dirty stuff. You are nothing but that chamber pot! "
"Lord Li Bai is wise!"
"Your Excellency Li Bai, you are really … really …" Hearing Li Bai's words, Wang Jingwei and Qin Hui burst into tears, just like Lin Daiyu in the Dream of the Red Chamber.
Li Bai comforted the two of them, and only then did their tears stop.
After this incident, Wang Jingwei and Qin Hui had completely become friends with Li Bai. They felt that they had become close friends with Li Bai, and the scope of their conversation broadened. They talked about the history of thousands of years ago, the present, and the mysterious Glastonbury Stronghold.
As the conversation deepened, under Li Bai's deliberate guidance, the topic shifted to swords.
Li Bai sighed and said, "I don't have many hobbies in my life, but I have three hobbies that I can't get rid of."
"Don't worry, Your Excellency Li Bai. How about I guess Your Excellency's hobbies?"
Qin Hui laughed. He held up three fingers and said, "The first one must be poetry. Li Bai, the Immortal of Poetry. Your Excellency Li Bai is known as the Immortal of Poetry. I guess Your Excellency Li Bai's greatest hobby is writing poems."
"I guess the second one."
Wang Jingwei rushed to say, "The second must be wine. As the saying goes, Li Bai wrote hundreds of poems about wine. Without wine as a companion, how could Lord Li Bai write good poems? His second hobby must be wine."
"Then I will say the last one."
Qin Hui glanced at the unconscious woman beside Li Bai. "In fact, in addition to being known as the Immortal of Poetry, Your Excellency Li Bai is also known as the Immortal of Sword.
Who doesn't know the name of Green Lotus Sword Fairy? Lord Li Bai, your last hobby must be the Sword Fairy! "
"Pa! Pa!
The long bench that Li Bai was sitting on suddenly began to shake violently, making a "pa pa pa" sound when it hit the ground.
Qin Hui and Wang Jingwei took a closer look and found that it was the woman that Li Bai had captured.
"Oh, it seems that she has woken up. Don't worry, I will knock her out again!"
Li Bai smiled awkwardly and slapped the back of the woman's head. The woman immediately quieted down and stopped moving.
"Hahaha!
We thought that Your Excellency Li Bai was a man who had tender and protective feelings for women. I didn't expect that he would be so rude, just like us! "
Seeing this, Qin Hui and Wang Jingwei burst into laughter, and the atmosphere of the conversation became more lively.
"Both of you have guessed correctly about Bai's hobbies. They are poetry, wine, and swords."
Li Bai stroked his beard and said, "But the order is wrong. In fact, it's completely reversed. In my life, Bai loves swords the most. Wine comes second, and poems are something I wrote when I was bored. It can't be considered my favorite hobby."
"So that's how it is!"
Qin Hui and Wang Jingwei looked at Li Bai with admiration in their eyes. The poems that had been passed down for thousands of years were written when he was bored. How high was his realm? They could not help but wonder how powerful Li Bai's favorite swordsmanship was.
"By the way, since we are talking about swords, I have another question. I hope you can tell me the truth," Li Bai suddenly said.
"Please ask, Your Excellency Li Bai. As long as I know, I will tell you everything I know." Qin Hui and Wang Jingwei hurriedly said.
"It's like this. When Bai was in the Tang Empire, he carried a Green Lotus Sword with him. However, he was in a hurry, so he left the sword in the Tang Empire and did not bring it with him. As a result, he did not have a suitable weapon with him.
Therefore, may I ask if there are any weapon rooms in this stronghold so that I can choose one or two good swords to use? "
"That's easy. We don't have many things here, but we have a lot of weapons, including swords. After Your Excellency has finished registering, we will take you to the weapons room to choose a good sword!"
Qin Hui said loudly. He had thought that Li Bai had some outrageous request, but it turned out that he only wanted a sword. It was too easy.
"Sigh, it will take a while for Bai to register. Why don't you and I go to the weapons room to take a look?" Li Bai said urgently.
"This … according to the rules, one cannot go to the weapons room before being officially registered as a member of the Martyr's Palace." Qin Hui and Wang Jingwei hesitated.
"What kind of rule is that?
According to you, Bai is a guy who has transmigrated from another world, so he will definitely join your Martyr's Palace. He does not have a second choice. It doesn't matter whether you register or not. At most, you can just say my name and see who doesn't know who I am, "Li Bai said with a displeased expression.
"Your Excellency must be joking. The kid in charge of the weapons room is also an admirer of yours. Saying your name is more useful than anyone else.
Alright, let's take you to the weapons room and let you choose a good sword! "
Under Qin Hui and Wang Jingwei's attentive guidance, Li Bai took a few more turns before arriving in front of a rather magnificent building. Qin Hui carefully approached the door of the weapons room and said timidly, "Mister Jia Xuan, we have brought our new brother to choose a weapon. Please open the door and let us in."
"You dog traitor, you still have the face to talk to me?
Get out of here! You are not welcome here! "
A loud voice mercilessly berated Qin Hui from inside the weapons room. Qin Hui was as embarrassed as a dog in front of this person.
"Mister Jia Xuan, to tell you the truth, you can refuse to let me in, but you can't not let Mister Taibai in!" Qin Hui smiled bitterly. He could only say Li Bai's name.
"What?
Mister Taibai has also come to this world? "
The door of the weapons room was instantly pushed open, and a thin middle-aged man with a neat goatee walked out. He was stunned at first sight of Li Bai. After carefully looking at him for a while, he immediately bowed deeply to Li Bai. This bow was more than 90 degrees.
"Brother, please get up!" Li Bai hurriedly helped Mister Jia Xuan up.
"Mister Taibai is here, how can I dare to get up?"
This Mr. Jia Xuan refused to straighten his back no matter what. Li Bai wanted to use brute force to help him up, but when he exerted force, he found that the other party's back was as hard as a rock. Only then did he realize that this Mr. Jia Xuan was actually quite strong.
"Well, Mister Jia Xuan, this is the first time we have met. How do you know that I am Taibai Li?" Li Bai asked helplessly.
"To be honest, Mister Jia Xuan, I am also a poet. Poets have their own unique temperament, and in this world, there is no poet who can make people feel like they are a great mountain like Mister Taibai. If you are not Mister Taibai, then you are Shaoling Wild Elder." Mister Jia Xuan said sincerely.
"Haha, I am not worthy to be compared to Brother Du Fu. You are flattering me!"
Li Bai laughed. The Shaoling Wild Elder that Mister Jia Xuan mentioned was Du Fu. Shaoling Wild Elder was Du Fu's title, which was the same as Li Bai's Qing Lian.
Li Bai was known as the Immortal Poet, and Du Fu was known as the Sage of Poetry. One immortal and one sage were the only two peaks in the history of Chinese poetry.
"Mister Jia Xuan, how should I address you?" Li Bai asked.
"I shouldn't use my lowly life to dirty Mister Taibai's ears, but since Mister Taibai has asked, then I can only answer!"
Mister Jia Xuan paused, then said in a more respectful tone, "My surname is Xin, and my name is Qiji. My courtesy name is Jia Xuan, and I am from Jinan, Shandong in the Southern Song Dynasty. The person I admire the most is Mister Taibai!"
"You are from the Southern Song Dynasty?"
Li Bai was stunned. He suddenly remembered that Qin Hui was also from the Southern Song Dynasty, and he was the Prime Minister of the Southern Song Dynasty.
Thinking of how Xin Qiji had reprimanded Qin Hui like a dog, Li Bai couldn't help but feel funny.
It was as if one day he suddenly found out that there was a deputy mayor reprimanding the Prime Minister like a dog …
"Alright, let's not stay at the door. Let's go in!"
Li Bai took Xin Qiji's hand and entered the armory. Qin Hui and Wang Jingwei looked at each other awkwardly, then followed them in.
Li Bai looked around the armory and found that it was quite large. There were all kinds of weapons in all directions, including swords, spears, swords, halberds, axes, and other weapons. There were dozens of types, and there were tens of thousands of weapons in total. Even in Chang 'an, such an armory would be the best armory.
"Mister Jia Xuan, this is why I am here …" Li Bai briefly explained his purpose. After hearing it, Xin Qiji immediately said that Li Bai could take as many weapons as he wanted, and he didn't mind even if he took all of them.
"You're exaggerating … I'm just looking for a suitable weapon!"
Li Bai laughed, then led the others to a special area where swords were placed. After looking around carefully, he took out a sword that glistened with a cold light.
"You have a good eye, Taibai Master. This is the highest sword on the shelf. It's called the Cold Iron Sword, and it's made of thousand-year-old Cold Iron. In terms of quality, it's comparable to a human Ancient Sword Maiden!" Xin Qiji hurriedly explained.
"Cold Iron Sword?"
Li Bai held the sword in his hand and swung it in the air. It would have been better if he hadn't swung it, but as soon as he swung it, the sword made a crisp sound. Then, half of the sword's blade flew out and stuck into the wall of the ice room.
"Oh my god!"
Seeing this, Qin Hui and Wang Jingwei felt their legs go weak. They had never thought that Li Bai would be able to destroy a sword that was equivalent to an Ancient grade sword maiden with a single swing of his sword. Just how terrifying was Li Bai's strength?
"Amazing!"
Xin Qiji also let out a sigh of admiration. Xin Qiji was also an expert swordsman, but if he wanted to be like Li Bai just now, he was still not strong enough. He needed to swing the sword 70 or 80 times before he could break the Cold Iron Sword.
"Mr. Jia Xuan, I'm sorry, but I'm afraid this sword is not suitable for me!" Li Bai apologetically placed the broken hilt in Mr. Jia Xuan's hand.
"Taibai Master, what do you mean?
If we martial artists don't have a suitable weapon, how can we understand each other?
If Taibai Master can find a suitable weapon, then it's not a big deal to destroy all the weapons here.
Besides, it's also a blessing for this Cold Iron Sword to be broken in your hands! "
Xin Qiji laughed, then opened a box at the side, took out a sword box, and said, "Taibai Master, this sword is called the True Ou Sword. It was forged by Ou Zhizi, and it's equivalent to a human Sword Maiden. Taibai Master, please give it a try!"
"Thank you!"
Li Bai took the sword and swung it a few times. It was still fine, but when Li Bai swung it for the tenth time, the True Ou Sword broke into two, just like the Cold Iron Sword before it.
"Don't worry, there's a better one here!"
Xin Qiji took out another sword, but it was destroyed by Li Bai on the 18th swing.
In just ten minutes, Xin Qiji found seven or eight swords in the armory, and they were all top-notch swords that were equivalent to a Sword Maiden. However, this was the best one, and it could only withstand more than 40 swings in Li Bai's hands.
"Sir, please take a look at this sword!"
Xin Qiji was no longer as proud as before. He wiped the sweat off his forehead, then took out a gold-inlaid box from an extremely hidden place. He smiled bitterly and said, "This Bright Moon Sword is the best sword I have here, and it's equivalent to a human Sword Maiden. Sir, please give it a try!"
"Done!"
This time, Li Bai swung it over a hundred times, performing a complete set of sword techniques, but the Bright Moon Sword still showed no signs of breaking.
Seeing this, Xin Qiji could not help but heave a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to go through the formalities to give the sword to Li Bai, he suddenly heard Li Bai shout. A vigorous and elegant Sword Qi soared into the sky, piercing through the roof of the armory, turning the huge armory into an open-air stadium in an instant.
As the Sword Qi soared into the sky, the Bright Moon Sword was also broken into two.