Chapter 134: Viewing Swords by Lantern Light While Drunk
The sword light was chilly and as cold as autumn water.
Jiang Ziya was suddenly half-sober and said sheepishly, "The Cauldron of Poison hasn’t even been built yet, why draw your sword?"
He saw that Nezha only had his eyes on the sword’s edge, silent and speechless. He tried to sober up by stuffing a few more pieces of pickled vegetables into his mouth, but accidentally bit into some coarse salt, scrunching his facial features together, and had to drink two mouthfuls of wine to recover.
"The affairs in this Imperial Palace, what do they have to do with us? The Emperor, foolish king, of course, he’s going to act recklessly. If he didn’t do these things, there wouldn’t be talk of the Phoenix Calling from Qishan, with the Holy Master of Xiqi emerging. I say, let’s just wash up and sleep. If truly dissatisfied, wait for the day when Uncle takes the army and topples the world of Chengtang entirely."
After he finished speaking, he started pointing and directing, wagging fingers dramatically, one moment talking about attacking Qinglong Pass, the next about how to hit Jiameng Pass, and when done, glanced at Nezha.
"Stop looking at that sword already; everyone knows it’s a treasure, do you need to stare so closely? I’m telling you, this is Zhaoge, right under the Emperor’s watch. If you dare to break the law, don’t blame me, your uncle, for upholding justice and reporting you."
"No sleep; tonight, the sword is to be polished."
With that, Nezha really went looking for a whetstone at home.
As long as they weren’t heading to the Imperial Palace, anything was fine. So Jiang Ziya went to help, hauling a large bucket of icy well water.
Seeing Nezha sharpen twice, he angrily pushed Nezha aside and said, "That’s not how you polish a sword."