Ou Yezi

Teacher of Gan Jiang

Swords made by Ou Yezi

• Chungou/Chunjun - Its patterns resembled a row of stars in a constellation.
• Zhanlu/Pilü - A sword made from the finest of the five metals and imbued with the essence of fire. It was said to be sensitive to its owner's behaviour and left of its own accord for the state of Chu when Helü's conduct offended it. When Helü became aware of King Zhao of Chu's possession of Zhanlu, he attacked Chu.
• Haocao/Panying - Said to have been imbued with the aspect of lawlessness and was therefore of no use to anyone. It was used as a burial object.
• Yuchang - A short dagger said to be capable of cleaving through iron as if it were mud. Used by Helü of Wu to assassinate his uncle, Liao of Wu. It was hidden in a cooked fish presented to King Liao at a banquet. As a result it gained a reputation for causing its user to be disloyal.
• Juque - Said to be incredibly durable, being able to withstand even hitting or stabbing rock.
• Shengxie

  Swords made with Gan Jiang

• Longyuan - Its shape resembled that of a high mountain and a deep gulf. Goujian used it to cut a gash in his thigh as self punishment when he mistakenly executed an innocent person.
• Taie - Had patterns like the waves of a flowing river. Was used by the king of Chu to direct his army against a Jin invasion.
• Gongbu - Had patterns like flowing water that stop like pearls at the spine.

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