At night

The streets of Chang'an are particularly bustling, and the night market is also quite lively.

The cries of the streets and alleys and the girls of the red light districts on the side of the road beckoned for business.

Wei Yan is like a frosted eggplant shuttling among people, and fear and fear fill the whole body.

At this time, his brothers in the Nancheng Gang had already gone home separately, and even Wu Shangrong had slipped away an hour ago.

He was left alone.

Suddenly, his eyes were fixed on the oncoming person: "Huo Quai!" ”

Finally found Wei Yan, Huo Quzhi looked left and right, stepped forward quickly, and immediately asked, "Where have you been in the afternoon?" Sister Ruo and I just went to the incense building, and the shopkeeper said that you have left. ”

"What are you looking for me?" Wei Yan is very concerned about this issue.

Huo Quzhi looked left and right and asked, "Did you steal Sister Ruo's sword?" ”

Sure enough, it was for this matter, Wei Yan was a little nervous, bit her lip, and nodded.

Seeing that it was confirmed, Huo Quzhi's hanging heart fell: "Do you know? She was anxious all afternoon, where was the sword? ”

"I, this, me, brother, second brother." Wei Yan really didn't know how to answer: "You, or, you help the second brother to take it first?" Let's just say that you lent the sword to someone else. ”

"Wei Yan!" Huo Quzhi suddenly looked serious: "I won't joke with you, it doesn't matter if Huo Quzhi sticks a knife in both ribs for you, I have been in the Qimen Army, do you know what the Sword of Heaven is?" ”

Children, perhaps only Huo Quzhi, who has experience in the imperial court and military camps, knows the origin and importance of this sword.

Wei Yan looked at Huo Quzhi, who was suddenly serious, and said anxiously: "Oh, a broken sword, are you going to talk to your second brother like this?" You lose the face of our Nancheng Gang, besides, if my father hadn't taken you in, you don't know where you were? After speaking, his face showed a sense of superiority: "You are not willing to help you with this job." ”

These words really hurt Huo Qubing deeply enough, if it weren't for the fact that the brothers of the Qimen Army were all killed in battle, how could he return to the Wei Mansion, thinking about what kind of bullshit gang Wei Yan joined, Huo Qubing still felt that the Qimen brothers were good.

"Brother, no matter what you say, give me the sword, otherwise I won't be able to help you with this matter when Sister Ruo comes over." Similarly, Huo Quzhi felt that if it weren't for Wei Yan being his uncle's son, he would have been disabled a long time ago.

When Wei Yan heard this, he was so anxious that he stomped his feet: "Go sick, let's, we have also bowed to each other, you have to help me with this." ”

From Wei Yan's words and eyes, Huo Quzhi felt a trace of ominous .......

Seeing that Huo Qubing didn't speak, Wei Yan clenched his fists and said stiffly: "Brother, don't hide it from you, I, the sword was robbed by others, and now, now I am also looking for it." ”

"What!" Huo Quzhi was surprised, and put his hands on Wei Yan's shoulders: "Who is it?" Did people see it? ”

Wei Yan burst into tears in a hurry: "It's because I didn't see who it was, so I ......." ”

The matter is important, Huo Quai's Tong Xiaoxiao, who was in charge of leading the children's army when he was in the period, said that the Son of Heaven has three treasures, one is the Qinlong Pei handed down from Emperor Gaozu, the second is the dragon wrench, and the last is the sword casting "Eight Suits" when the emperor ascended the throne.

It's no wonder that these children don't know the importance of the matter, and who told them?

Seeing that Huo Qubing didn't speak, and kept frowning and thinking about things, Wei Yan shook and said: "Brother, you, you saved me this time, I, then, it was really my brother's fault that night, I should have pulled you to run along." ”

"Let's go, find Sister Ruo to explain things clearly!" After Huo Quzhi finished speaking, he turned around and walked towards the crowd.

Wei Yan was afraid, and when he thought that Huo Qu was sick that night, he was beaten and cried, and his father and mother did not dare to go.

……

Ruoyao sat at the street vendor eating noodles, and the housekeeper and the two housekeepers also sat aside, probably looking for Wei for a long time.

"Here, oops, finally found." The housekeeper was excited when he saw Wei Yan and Huo Qubing coming together.

Wei Yan was very scared, and when he walked to the table, he stood still and did not dare to step forward.

Along the way, Wei Yan described today's events to Huo Quai, and Huo also probably knew the ins and outs of the matter, and of course, he also had a general outline of how to deal with this matter in his heart.

"Hello housekeeper!" Huo Quzhi was very polite.

Seeing that Wei Yan was here, the housekeeper was also very happy, at least he could give Mrs. Shen an errand: "Go sick, it's hard." ”

"Where's the stuff?" Ruoyao had a serious face, picking up a chopstick noodle.

Huo Quzhi walked to his side and patted Ruoyao's hand: "Sister, let him go back first, otherwise Mrs. will wait for a long time." ”

Ruoyao was a little skeptical, looking up and down at Wei Ling, who was standing aside without saying a word, he must have been very scared.

There is no way, the housekeeper is also there, so I still continue to eat noodles.

The housekeeper saw that Ruoyao didn't speak, so he walked up to Wei Yan and said, "Son, Madame is still waiting for you to eat." ”

As soon as Wei Yan heard this, he turned around and walked quickly with the butler.

After a few people left, Huo Quai's illness and eating noodles told Ruoyao about what Wei Yan had told him all the way.

"What should I do?" Ruoyao was helpless, just like Huo Qu's illness said on the night, how about taking Wei Ling? also offended Mrs. Shen.

Huo Quzhi looked very calm: "I know that Wu Shangrong, he is the son of Wu Lin, the general of Pingnan, and the third child of the gang, I think this matter should be related to him, I just don't want to say it last time I cheated Wei Ling's money." ”

"Go sick, do you know the consequences of losing eight suits?" Ruoyao didn't know the consequences, but she knew that there was a disaster.

Huo Quzhi pondered for a moment: "I know, the period gate is an army specially for His Majesty to deploy, and those who enter the period gate are generally before the age of ten, and the child school captain will tell us about the various rules and precautions of the imperial court. ”

At the age of seventeen, that is, almost seven years later, he was able to lead 10,000 people to Hexi, and he must also have extraordinary ability, Ruoyao asked after a moment of silence: "What do you mean, this sword must not have been robbed, but was deceived by Wu Shangrong?" ”

"Yes." After Huo Quzhi finished speaking, he recalled one thing:

It was last autumn, Wei Qing did not go on the expedition, Huo Qubing was still studying in the boy scouts under the command of the captain of the Periodic Gate Military Boy School, and Wu Lin, the general of Pingnan, knew Wei Qing who had just entered the palace, and Wu Shangrong asked Wei Qing to make a military sword for the Periodic Gate.

The period gate army is the emperor's guard, the weapons are naturally of high standard, and the sword used is also the best casting master of the Han Dynasty, the material is high-grade copper gram, and the sword used by the general sergeant cannot be compared with it, of course, Wei Qing did not give it in the end.

"What do you mean, Wu Shangrong has long wanted a period gate sword?" Ruoyao was curious.

Huo Quzhi nodded: "Yes, Wu Lin's swordsmanship is very high, and he has always wanted to have a sword of the Qimen Army." ”

Huo Quzhi's analysis was the way, which made Ruoyao very surprised, his temper and character are not what history says, think about it, in another seven years, this child in front of him will lead 10,000 people to fight against the Huns, 10,000 people.