"Madam Changninghou, do you know whose invitation you refused? My master is now in high demand in the court, and everyone is vying to serve the city. Now he is willing to take the initiative to invite you to the door regardless of his past suspicions, which is enough to give you face, don't be ignorant! The person who came immediately sank his face and scolded.

Gu Caiwei chuckled. "Aren't you the slave of Zhang Changzong, the Crane Supervisor? He's not a good thing, and I don't have much to say to him, so I don't need him to give me any face. I don't want to see him again. ”

"You!" The visitor gritted his teeth, "Okay, my master kindly wanted to invite you over and discuss the way to eat with you, but you treated him with such hospitality?" Mrs. Changninghou, you are too arrogant! ”

"Hahaha!"

Hearing this, Gu Caiwei couldn't help but laugh out loud. "Discuss the food with the Zhang brothers? What can they say? Is it to use a big iron cage to put a goose in, burn charcoal fire in the cage, and put a dish of five-flavor juice next to it, forcing the goose to be so hot that it can't stand walking around the charcoal basin, and when it is thirsty, it goes to drink the five-flavor juice, and in the end the goose feathers are roasted and all fall off, and the goose meat is crispy? Or just drag a horse over, cut open its abdomen alive, and take out the horse's intestines, only to let the horse scream incessantly and die of pain? ”

"Let's not talk about how unpalatable the things they make with these cooking methods, just talk about such cruel means of killing living beings, it is not something that ordinary people can do! The brothers don't know how to cook food at all, and their behavior is not even a vassal elegance, it can only be said to be the shameless behavior of the nouveau riche! It's only those who vainly try to climb the rich and noble that they lick their faces and tout these ghosts, but these unpopular methods, I am disgusted when I hear them, let alone watch them! That kind of person, I don't bother to see him again in my life! ”

A righteous and strict lesson, the faces of people in the future will be blackened.

The people in the carriage behind him couldn't stand it either, and took the initiative to lift the curtain and jump out.

"It turns out that after such a long time, Mrs. Changninghou, you still have such a deep misunderstanding about me."

This person is Zhang Changzong.

After him, another young and handsome Lang Jun walked out. He held Zhang Changzong's shoulder with one hand, covered his lips and smiled gloatingly: "Liulang, it turns out that there is really a little lady in this world who doesn't give you face?" Do you say it's because you're too scared of Meng Lang? Why don't you let Brother Wei try it? ”

After that, he took the initiative to walk over to Gu Caiwei, and Si Swen saluted him: "Mrs. Changning Hou, in Xia Zhang Yizhi, I took a glimpse in the palace last time, I was deeply impressed by you, and then I always wanted to see you again, but who knew that it was wrong, but I have been waiting until now." Don't you know, I've dreamed of you many times in the past few years! ”

This person is handsome, and he wears an azure round-necked robe on him, which highlights a bit of handsome and elegant bearing. If she didn't know his identity, Gu Caiwei couldn't help but praise him - what a handsome and good son!

However, the two brothers had acted perversely in the palace, and she knew all the good things they had done, so she only felt disgusted when she saw this person pretending to be in front of her.

"Black Wind, give it to me!" As soon as she waved her hand, Hei Feng, who was originally sitting in the car, immediately jumped down, roaring in his mouth and rushing straight towards Zhang Yizhi.

Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong brothers suddenly couldn't pretend to be graceful. They turned pale with fright, and hurriedly stepped back, still shouting in a panic: "Hurry up, kill this dog to me!" It's going to eat people! ”

Gu Caiwei sneered when she saw this.

"Didn't you think of a trick before, tying all four paws of the dog, and then releasing the harrier, and letting the harrier devour the dog's meat, but the dog had no choice but to howl to death? I thought you'd killed so many dogs, but now you're not afraid of dogs! But now it seems that I still think too highly of you. You're a bunch of bullying brutes! ”

After speaking, she saw that the guards of Zhang Changzong's brothers had already taken out their swords, but Gu Caiwei was not afraid, because when Hei Feng was approaching them, Hei Feng had already dodged from them with agility. And when it dodged, it slapped its paw on the guard, directly knocking the person to the ground.

After running around the carriage, these people were all photographed.

"Oh my God! The dog ...... It's got it! Seeing this, Zhang Changzong screamed in horror.

Zhang Yizhi also turned pale. "It's it...... It shouldn't have come back to avenge us by the ghosts of those dead dogs, right? ”

"Definitely, yes!"

"Brother, I'm afraid!"

"Let's run!"

……

Gu Caiwei didn't have time to speak, this brother had already taken care of himself and made up enough for himself. Then they didn't dare to fight anymore, so they quickly asked the coachman to turn the head of the car and ran away without a trace.

As for the guards who were knocked down by the black wind, they also quickly got up and stumbled away.

Driving them away, Hei Feng hurriedly wagged his tail and returned to Gu Caiwei's side. The hairy head rubbed against her, and the black mouth opened wide, exhaling haha, looking stupid.

Gu Caiwei rubbed its head: "Black Wind, well done!" ”

Seeing this, Du Ren, who was driving the car, also gave a thumbs up to Heifeng. "The black wind is really powerful. It seems that I have not practiced in vain all these years to accompany the son and uncle to play and practice! Just one of them can be worth two guards! ”

"Of course. Heifeng has been trained since I was a child, and I have never stopped eating and drinking. I can say that there are no more than ten dogs in this world that can be bred so carefully! Even in these ten, he must be a leader! Gu Caiwei nodded proudly.

It can be said that she didn't raise Heifeng as a dog at all, but directly as a human! That's why Black Wind is so humane.

"But fortunately, the Zhang brothers didn't bring many entourages when they went out this time. Otherwise, if they really wanted to kill Hei Feng, Hei Feng was afraid that he would be killed. Du Ren couldn't help but say.

Gu Caiwei twisted her eyebrows. "Then let's wait until they can touch the black wind! My dog isn't just someone who can get close to me. ”

As she spoke, she waved to Black Wind. "Black Wind gets in the car, let's go home!"

Black Wind hurriedly jumped into the car happily. This time, there was finally no obstacle on the way.

The next two days were uneventful.

When it was time to set off, their family immediately drove out of Luoyang City. Outside the city, they waited for a while, and Xue Erlangjun Xue Chongjian also arrived.

However, there was another person who came with him - this person was Li Longji, the king of Linzi.

Seeing this, Gu Caiwei's family hurriedly dismounted and saluted. Xue Chongjian and Li Longji waved their hands one after another: "Marquis Changning, you are really too polite. Hurry up and get up! ”

Xue Chongjian hurriedly stepped forward to help Du Junqing up, and Li Longji also smiled: "Last time, you gave the sword to the Marquis of Changning, and this king hasn't had time to thank you yet!" This time, the king came to see Erlang on a ride, and he also came by the way to thank you Marquis Changning. If there are still people like you in the Great Zhou Dynasty who are willing to do practical things, then there must be hope for the country! ”

Du Jun said indifferently: "This is actually just a means to save my life." ”

However, even in order to save their lives, some people do not hesitate to sell their conscience, and do all the bad things against those who are flies and dogs; Some people tend to be inflammatory, and see who is gaining power to please whom. And you straighten your back in the current turbulence, and prove your worth with genuine feats, so that Your Majesty will admire you for three points, which is not just as simple as saving your life. You still have feelings for this country. Li Longji said.

Don't look at his young age, but when he talks about reason, he has a bit of an elementary school posture.

His voice fell, and Xue Chongjian hurriedly nodded: "San Lang is right!" Although Changninghou and your husband have caused a lot of trouble, they never take the initiative to cause trouble. A-Niang has also praised you many times in private, otherwise how would he agree to let me go with you? Before going out this time, he also explained to me, telling me to listen to you, listen and see more by your side, and not be arrogant and willful. She said, you are the ones who want to do great things, and I can definitely learn from you. Daddy agrees with this. ”

Ah, it turns out that their family's evaluation in the hearts of the public is already so high?

Gu Caiwei was simply flattered.

Looking at Du Junqing, he was indifferent. "Then I'm just doing something else to save my life."

Li Longji and Xue Chongjian both smiled understandingly when they heard this, and then changed the topic.

Everyone said goodbye to each other in a few simple words, Li Longji rode on horseback, watching Xue Chongjian merge into Gu Caiwei's convoy, and walked forward side by side with Du Yi and Gu Tianyuan.

"It's good to leave Shendu and travel the world! Erlang can be regarded as getting what he wants this time. He sighed under his breath.

"Lord Wang, what the Zhang brothers did to the Wu family, why didn't you tell Changning Hou about them?" The person next to him asked in a whisper.

Li Longji turned his head. "What is there to say? Isn't that the feud between the Wu clan and the Zhang clan? ”

"However, this time, the Zhang brothers are clearly going to deal with the martial arts family because Mrs. Changning Hou has suffered a loss."

"So what? Now that the Marquis of Changning has become friends with the military dignitaries with the mines and the weapons produced in the mines, His Majesty also values him very much. The Zhang brothers still have a little self-knowledge, and they only dare to find their affairs in private, and now they don't dare to act rashly on the surface. Last time, they were scared by Mrs. Changninghou's dog, and they would not dare to speak out about such a shameful thing. With the virtue of these two brothers, they can only make up for it in private. But Changninghou's family is going to Yongxing County, and they can't find anyone to retaliate, so they can only retaliate against the Wu family. After all, who called the martial arts family to cooperate with Changning Hou now? The martial arts family doesn't have anything to do now, who are the Zhang brothers bullying if they don't bully them? Since the martial arts family wants to take advantage of the Marquis of Changning, they must be prepared to pay the corresponding price. Li Longji said slowly.

With that, he turned around. "Let's go, let's go back to the city! At the moment, there is still a lot of work to be done! ”

Regarding the Zhang brothers' bullying of the martial arts, Gu Caiwei and the others waited until Yongxing County to hear about it.

However, the Wu family and the Zhang family have been having a very unpleasant quarrel recently, so Gu Caiwei and the others didn't think about things about themselves at all.

In addition, when he arrived in Yongxing County, Du Junqing plunged into the iron mine. He had to gather his men again to make plans for this year, and he had to make up for all the weapons that he owed to the barracks last year. Now he has more iron mines in Yangxin County and the small iron mines in Changlai County, and the things at hand are complicated, and he just hates to divide one person into three people to use.

This time they came to Yongxing County, and Fufengzi and Ou Shenzi did not follow.

In Fufengzi's words: "We have spent three years of energy to eat a few meals from you, and now everyone is clear." We've got the iron ore we want, and it's time to find a clean place to continue our work. ”

However, although they left, they still sent a few more apprentices over.

These apprentices started much earlier than Du Yi and them, so it was enough for Du Yi and Gu Tianyuan to follow these senior brothers to continue to learn the method of ironmaking.

And since he was rescued from the underground palace, he was fine when he was in Luoyang. But when they got out of Luoyang, they came all the way to Yongxing County, and they also experienced several ambushes in the middle. But fortunately, they were prepared and barely escaped.

But these things still gave Du Yi great stimulation, and he made up his mind - "I must refine the most elite weapons in the world, and also train the strongest physique in the world!" I'm going to make those who want to hurt me not even dare to do anything to me! ”

So as soon as he arrived in Yongxing County, he plunged into the sword-casting room, and almost didn't come out unless he ate and slept.

He is so positive, how can Gu Tianyuan relax? Seeing this, Xue Chongjian was also enthusiastic. So, the three little guys began to chase after me, parting signs with each other, but they also made rapid progress.

As for Gu Caiwei...... Now just two dolls at home are enough to give her a headache.

So their family is all very busy, so as long as all kinds of things happen in the Shendu, as long as they have nothing to do with them, they don't bother to care about it at all.

As for the news that the lord of Anle County married Wu Chongxun in the scenery and gave birth to a full-term baby boy less than six months after the wedding, they just heard about it.

In a flash, the time entered October.

At this time, the weather in the mountains is gradually getting cooler, and it seems that the winter break is about to be made again.

People from all the armies also gathered in the Hou Mansion, waiting to pull away this year's weapons.

Du Junqing was busy coordinating these things with them, and he was so busy that he couldn't touch the ground.

But at this time, Xue Chongjian was going back.

After coming out to play for more than half a year, he must go home for the New Year.

In the past six months, Xue Chongjian can be said to have completely let go of himself. He and Du Yi sweated like rain in the sword-casting room, and when they had time, they would go to the mountains to run, chase birds and catch fish, and have a lot of fun.

After more than half a year, others have darkened and thinned, but they have become stronger. That head is even more rubbing upward, and it has been raised in half a year.

Just when he was having a good time, Princess Taiping from the Shendu sent someone to take him home. Seeing the people sent by the family, Xue Chongjian's face fell.

"Can I not go back?" He muttered quietly.

"Erlang-kun, no. You and the little lady in King Liang's mansion have already been married, and now that you are all old, Your Majesty has clearly said that it is time to prepare for marriage. The person who came said word by word.

"What's more, the princess also agrees with this."

As he spoke, the visitor handed him a letter.

Xue Chongjian took it with a wistful expression. But when he opened it and looked at it, his face changed suddenly, and his body shook violently.

"How so? Grandmother she ......"

"What's wrong?" Seeing that his situation was not right, Du Yi and Gu Tianyuan hurriedly came over.

Then, they also saw the contents of the letter, and suddenly their faces changed greatly.

Xue Chongjian read the contents of the letter at a glance, and he immediately nodded. "Okay, I'll go back!"

After that, he changed his temper just now, hurriedly went back to pack his things, and left with the people who came to pick him up.

Gu Caiwei and Du Junqing rushed over when they heard the news, and they only had time to send him away from Yongxing County.

"What's going on? Erlang, why did he leave in such a hurry? Gu Caiwei was confused.

Although Xue Chongjian has the title of Ying Guogong, but everyone has been together for a long time, Gu Caiwei has always treated him like Du Yi and Gu Tianyuan, so she affectionately calls him Erlang. Xue Chongjian was very satisfied with this, and directly cared for Caiwei and called her aunt.

So, with the level of intimacy this child has with them, how could he possibly do such a thing without saying goodbye?

Unless...... Something big is happening in the gods!

Immediately, Du Yi's remarks confirmed her guess -

"Just now I saw Erlang's brother send him a letter, the letter said that just last month, King Zhao and the husband and wife of the county lord of Yongtai privately talked about the Zhang brothers entering the palace to make a face, the news was heard by the Zhang brothers, they reported to His Majesty's ears, and I don't know what the people who added fuel and vinegar said, which made Your Majesty angry, and immediately passed down the message, ordering them to commit suicide."

Immediately, Gu Tianyuan added: "Moreover, the county lord of Yongtai was pregnant when he died. ”

Gu Caiwei's figure immediately shook, only to feel that it was dark in front of her, and she almost fell headlong.

She is now a mother, so she is very sensitive to children's affairs. Hearing that a child who had never been born was stillborn like this, or died tragically with her mother, she only felt that her heart ached uncomfortably.

Du Junqing also frowned at this time.

"King Zhao is the eldest son of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and the Lord of Yongtai is the daughter of the Prince and the Crown Princess. Wu Yanji, who was married to the lord of Yongtai, was the king of Wei and the son-in-law of Wu Chenghei. A few of them can be said to be the orthodox heirs of the Li family's martial arts. But just because he said a few words of gossip about the Zhang brothers, he was actually given death by His Majesty? Your Majesty's move is a bit too strong! ”

Even if he no longer liked the arrogant and domineering martial arts family, and the unabashed sons and daughters raised by the cowardly prince, he still couldn't accept the facts in front of him.

"Your Majesty, she didn't simply kill a few people, she slapped the face of the Wu and Li families in public, but just to raise the status of the two male pets around her! She's gone too far! ”

This is the reason for Du Junqing's anger.

The orthodox imperial grandson, as well as the eldest son of the Wu family, died in such a suffocated manner, which was the success of the Zhang brothers, but it was also a mockery of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs.

Now, the courtier's heart is going to be messed up!

Gu Caiwei looked at the little lady beside her who was holding her little son to learn to walk, and she pursed her lips. "Actually, this is easy to explain - Your Majesty, she is old. When people are old, they will always be dim-minded, they don't like to listen to the truth, they just want to be complimented and indulged. In addition, the Zhang brothers are indeed good-looking and have sweet mouths, and they will serve His Majesty comfortably. His Majesty has worked hard for so many years, and once he relaxes his vigilance, he will completely degenerate. ”

"But no matter how depraved she is, she won't do it to her children and grandchildren!" Du Jun drank it coldly.

Gu Caiwei chuckled. As if she hadn't done anything to her own children and grandchildren. The previous crown prince Hong, as well as the princes who were ranked before the prince, those were still pregnant and born in October, she didn't want to kill them? Since she was so ruthless when she was young, now that she is older and her blood is separated by another layer, she will not be soft-hearted when she kills. ”

Du Junqing's face was gloomy.

"She's still too much!"

Gu Caiwei stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder. "No matter how much it goes too far, it's already happening, and it's useless for you to be angry. For now, let's get the things at hand right! As for the Shendu...... Naturally, there are people who worry about these things. ”

Du Junqing sighed again. "If only Elder Di Ge were still alive. If he were there, he would never allow His Majesty to do such a thing. ”

"Yes! It's a pity that Diaon has passed away, and no one can stop His Majesty from doing whatever he wants. Gu Caiwei sighed.

That being said, though. Not long after Xue Chongjian left, several letters were secretly sent from the divine capital one after another.

Some are for Du Junqing, and some are for Gu Caiwei.

They took it apart and looked at it, and their faces instantly showed a bright light.

"It's a letter from Zhang Xiangye! He commissioned me to build a few Mo knives. Du Junqing hurriedly said to Gu Caiwei.

Gu Caiwei also showed him the letter in her hand. "Princess Taiping and the crown princess have both written to me. Especially the crown princess, she actually wanted to ask me for a set of weapons, saying that it was for His Royal Highness the crown prince to use for self-defense. Do you think we should say yes? ”

"Promises are promised, but these things must be considered in the long run, and they cannot be arbitrary." Du Junqing said in a deep voice.

As he spoke, he opened the last letter in his hand again, and a sneer suddenly appeared on his face.

"Zhang Changzong also wrote to me, saying that he asked for a sword to protect himself!"

"Knife fart! If you want the treasure knife to mine by yourself, who is willing to serve him? Gu Caiwei sneered.

"You'd be wrong to say that." Du Junqing immediately shook his head, "Their brother is the person His Majesty puts on the tip of his heart, who in the government and the opposition is not proud of associating with them now?" Now that they can take the initiative to come to me and ask for things, they can afford to look down on me and give me face, so how can I not agree? ”

As soon as Gu Caiwei heard it, she heard the clue.

"Are you going to do something in the weapons you've given them?"

"How is that possible!" Du Junqing shook his head solemnly, "Since the Zhang brothers have been favored by His Majesty, they have eaten the best food in the world. After so many years, their appetite has long been nourished. If I just make something to perfunctory them, where will they not see it? Then when the time comes, my family is afraid that we will also go to the footsteps of King Zhao and others. ”

Gu Caiwei's face sank instantly.

"I see. Now that they are in the limelight, we can't possibly come to them. Now they come to deal with us regardless of their previous suspicions, and they must show their sincerity wherever they buy. Now, we must use the best iron ore and the best craftsmen to create the best weapons for them, so that they can be worthy of their identity! ”

"That's it." Du Junqing nodded, but his eyes were extremely cold.

When Du Yi learned the news, he immediately raised his hands. "Daddy and Auntie, you can leave this matter to me! I am the descendant disciple of Fufengzi, and I am the prince of Changning, I came to build weapons for him, whether in terms of quality or status, it is enough to be worthy of the identity of the two of them. ”

"Okay." Du Jun bowed his head refreshedly and gave him this task.

Du Yi immediately went back to the mine happily, and studied the sword for the two brothers day and night.

By the end of the next year, the two gorgeous swords were finally delivered to the Zhang Changzong brothers.

This sword is about an arm's length, and the sword body is very light and thin, but it is not light in the hand, and it has a sense of drape. In the center of the sword, there are delicate patterns, and the hilt is inlaid with several crystal clear gemstones. With a few swings in his hand, a cold aura immediately lingered around the tip of the sword and flew in the air. Plus the gems on the hilt...... It's like a streamer flying, and it's gorgeous and dazzling.

The Zhang brothers are very fond of this.

When they got their things, they went to the empress as soon as they got them.

The two of them are handsome, and they dance with beautiful swords in their hands, which is even more beautiful. When the empress saw it, she couldn't help but be fascinated.

"Good!"

When the two brothers finished dancing the sword, she clapped her hands with joy. "This sword is good, and the sword dancer is even better. But where did this sword come from? I've lived my whole life, and I've never seen such a beautiful sword! ”

"Your Majesty, this is made for us by the Hou Shizi of Changning himself. And you see, there is also a picture of Ziqiao Feisheng engraved on it! Zhang Changzong proudly showed the sword to the empress.

Zhang Yizhi waved the sword in his hand a few more times, and then nodded with satisfaction. "The iron ore in Yongxing County really lives up to its name. The sword is extremely sharp, the blow knife breaks the hair, and the iron is sharpened like clay! ”

As he spoke, he slashed it, and a vase at the head of the Empress's bed was cut in half.

The vase didn't even have time to make a slight cracking sound, it split in two, and then fell to the ground with a thud.

When the empress saw this, she clapped her hands happily. "That's a good thing! The Marquis of Changning did not live up to my expectations. With this iron mine under his control, I can rest assured! ”

"Isn't it? The Marquis of Changning has always been loyal to Your Majesty, and we also see this in our eyes! ”

Since they have received the benefits of others, especially this benefit has simply hit their hearts! The Zhang brothers also rarely helped Du Junqing say a few good words.

When the empress heard this, she became more and more happy, and quickly asked people to send Du Junqing a generous reward.

It's just that as she gets older, her body is getting more and more unbearable. Now watching the two brothers dance the sword, and the last conversation, she can't help but slowly close her eyes.

Seeing this, the Zhang brothers hurriedly served the empress to lie down, and then both went out.

When he got outside, Zhang Changzong couldn't help but keep playing with the sword in his hand.

Zhang Yizhi looked at him with a smile: "Now, you are finally comfortable in your heart, right?" ”

"Of course!" Zhang Changzong nodded triumphantly, "No matter how she Gu didn't take me seriously at the beginning, but now that all of His Majesty's decisions are under our control, I don't expect them to dare to mess around again!" You see, aren't they frightened by the death of King Zhao and the others now, and they all become honest one by one? The best iron ore under their hands was built by the prince himself, and the value of this sword is not low! I'm going to take it with me every day from now on! Especially when the Marquis of Changning and them come back, I will take this sword to meet them well! ”

"That's a must." Zhang Yizhi said firmly, "I'll go with you too." ”

That time, he showed his charm to Gu Caiwei, but not only did he not hook up with Gu Caiwei, but he was almost bitten by Gu Caiwei's dog, he has always held a grudge against this matter, and he must find a chance to retaliate back!

"The day they come back, I will split the dog's head with the sword they gave me!" Zhang Yizhi gritted his teeth and roared.

However, all this is destined to exist only in their imagination. Because-they didn't live at all to wait for Gu Caiwei and his wife to come back from Yongxing County.

The days that followed seemed calm on the surface. The death of King Zhao and the others only stirred up a few small drops of water in the already hot pot, and soon the splash was swallowed by the hot pot.

There are still drunken gold fans in the Shendu, and the Zhang brothers are still arrogant. Du Junqing's family also honestly mined iron in Yongxing County.

However, as time passed, the empress's physical condition deteriorated, and she became seriously ill and bedridden more and more often.

In the end, she lay in the deep palace, and even the reunion banquet of the Chinese New Year's Eve only came out to sit for a while, and the rest of the procedures were handed over to the Zhang brothers to host. After the New Year, she didn't come out again for half a month. And there was no one else by her side except the Zhang brothers.

Zhang Cambodia and others asked to meet the empress countless times, but were stopped by the people led by the Zhang brothers.

"Your Majesty is unwell and does not see outsiders. You'd better get out of here! Just one sentence sent them away.

However, while sending them away, the two brothers sold their official positions and became more and more arrogant. In the end, Zhang Xiangye and others still couldn't stand it.

So, just after the New Year, on a cold and windy morning, the courtiers led by Zhang Cambodia surrounded the prince and led 500 royal forest troops directly into the palace.

When the Zhang brothers heard about it, they hurriedly ran out of the queen's house to check the situation. But as soon as they looked up, they saw countless weapons with cold light and glitter, and blood splattered everywhere.

The two brothers were so frightened that their livers trembled.

"Escort! Escort! They shouted and called the guards to their side and protected them.

However, Zhang Cambodia immediately waved his hand: "Kill them!" ”

"Yes!" Without hesitation, the Imperial Foresters raised their swords and slashed down all the guards around the brothers.

Seeing this, the Zhang brothers hurriedly pulled out the swords they carried with them. "Don't come, or watch out for our swords—"

Syllable!

However, before they could finish speaking, a shrill sound was heard. A jolt in their arms was followed by a tingling sensation.

Look at it again—well, the sword that they had carried with them for two or three years, and which they had taken out to show off their might countless times, was cut in two by a mediocre-looking broadsword!