Chapter 22: The Sword Forging Ceremony (End)
"Big brother, don't worry, when the guests have checked it, the incident will be clear. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
"Sir......" a deacon walked in quickly, "The guests have been checked...... Two less ......"
"Two of you!" Dongfang Hong turned around abruptly, glared at the deacon fiercely, and said angrily.
And Dongfang Ke and Dongfang Aoxue, who were not far from Dongfang Hong, chuckled in their hearts, and they were even more faithful to what they thought. No wonder He Xun and Xue Gang have not been seen since last night, I am afraid that the two missing people are them.
"Sure enough, I have mixed in with people with bad intentions!Hurt my Dongfang family to such a situation!" Dongfang Hong shook his long sleeves and said angrily. "Who are those two?"
"......" When the deacon heard this, he looked up at Dongfang Yan and Dongfang Ke, and didn't say anything for a long time.
"What?" Dongfang Hong raised his eyebrows and looked at the deacon. "It's okay to say it! My Dongfang family is not so cowardly!"
“...... One is Xue Gang Shaoxia, one of the 'Ten Masterpieces'. The deacon paused, and then said, "The other is He Xun, who fought with the third prince in the ring during the day, He Gongzi!"
"Huh?" Dongfang Hong's eyes widened, obviously remembering these two people, the wind-chasing swordsman Xue Gang he had heard of, and this time he participated in the ceremony, and his second son Dongfang Ke personally handled it, and the other He Xun was also extremely impressed, and he defeated his third son with the Flying Mantis Fist, a somewhat mysterious boy.
"These two ......" Dongfang Hong pondered for a while and said, "How did the kid from He Xun come in!"
When the deacon heard this, he immediately bowed his head and did not dare to say more.
Dongfang Hong saw the other party's move, his heart was very uncomfortable, and said: "Could it be that you actually let unknown people get in?" Dongfang Hong was angry, grabbed the other party and shouted.
Dongfang Yan looked at it and hurriedly said, "Big brother is angry, then He Xun was brought in by me!"
"What?" Dongfang Hong was stunned, he didn't expect that the person he suspected first was actually his most trusted brother who brought him into the house. "Second brother, you said that He Xun was brought into the house by you?"
Dongfang Yan nodded, and walked a few steps before saying: "Don't hide it from my eldest brother, this He Xun is indeed brought into the house by me, although I am not worth the details, but I was entrusted by a friend, saying that he wanted to enter the ceremony, so he dared to lead him into the mansion, but, as far as I see, this He Xun does not look like a person who will do this." “
"What does the second brother mean, believe that this person is innocent?" Dongfang Hong said slowly after listening. Dongfang Yan is his brother, and he is his own brother, and he has gone through decades of ups and downs with him step by step, and Dongfang Hong must believe his words.
Dongfang Yan nodded.
"Then the remaining person is Xue Gang. As he spoke, he couldn't help but look at his second son, Dongfang Ke.
Dongfang Ke seemed to feel the gaze from his father, raised his head and said, "Father Mingjian...... Then Xue Gang is known as one of the 'Ten Masters', and he won't destroy his reputation to do those things like chickens and dogs, right?"
"Hmm......" Dongfang Hong nodded. Thinking about it in my heart, it is not easy to make a name for myself in the rivers and lakes, the rivers and lakes are big, the martial arts are big, and there are many talented and adventured people. This Xue Gang already has a lot of fame in the rivers and lakes at a young age, if he does such a thing. Fortunately, if it is known, it will not be ruined? And it is unreasonable to know his name as soon as he checks the guest list.
It was still He Xun who was more suspicious, but Dongfang Yan didn't want to say more about it, and he couldn't continue to ask, and he vaguely believed in his heart that He Xun was the one who grabbed the sword, and his second brother was deceived by others. Even though Mr. Yan of the Oriental family is extremely smart, he can't guarantee that the horse will miss the front hoof.
Thinking of this, Dongfang Hong also made up some minds in his heart. Bypass Dongfang Yan and secretly investigate the whereabouts of the sword-snatcher.
Just as he was thinking about it, a deacon hurriedly entered, thinking about Dongfang Hong, hugging his fists and saying, "Master Zhen......! One of those two is back!"
"What?" the crowd was shocked. There is one person who has come back? That one person must be the mastermind of this matter!"Who is it?" Dongfang Hong hurriedly asked, and the people around him also listened attentively.
"Yes...... Xue Gang Shaoxia!"
"What!"
"It's him!"
He also brought back the sword and ...... that had been taken from him," the deacon seemed to be unable to speak.
"The sword was also brought back?" Dongfang Yan couldn't help frowning when he heard this, "What else?"
"And ...... And the head of the Sword Grabber......"
"What!!" Before Dongfang Yan was shocked, Dongfang Ke and Dongfang Aoxue on the side actually shouted. Dongfang Hong looked at the two of them, and saw that the two of them were pale, obviously shocked by the news.
"Please Xue Shaoxia here!" Dongfang Hong glanced at the two people beside him and said to the deacon. In any case, he had to verify the testimony with his own eyes.
After a while, Xue Gang was led by the deacon to the Dongfang family. It's still the same, with a sword in his left hand, which is the one that was taken away. The bag in his right hand was already stained red with blood.
Xue Gang approached the crowd, a smile appeared on his face, and said, "The sword has been taken back, and the person who took the sword has also been ambushed!" said as he handed the long sword in his hand to the deacon beside him, while he put the cloth bag wrapped around the human head on the floor.
Dongfang Hong took the long sword, held it in his hand and checked it repeatedly, it was indeed a sword weapon from the Dongfang family. "This is the one who snatched the sword?" Dongfang Hong said, holding the blood-stained cloth bag.
Xue Gang chuckled and uncovered the cloth bag. "Huh......" There were a few exclamations around him, and Dongfang Aoxue also grabbed Dongfang Ke's sleeve, not daring to look there, for fear of seeing someone's head.
"No!" Dongfang Ke looked at it and suddenly shouted. He patted Dongfang Aoxue's arm and smiled. Dongfang Aoxue hid behind the other party, revealing one eye to peek. Immediately, it was seen that the head was not He Xun's.
"Ha! I'll just say it's definitely not!" Dongfang Aoxue patted Dongfang Ke and laughed.
"This person is the Jiangyang thief, Zhao Xiaodao!" Seeing Dongfang Aoxue jumping up and down happily, Xue Gang sneered.
"Jiangyang thief?"
"That's right, this person is the thief who only snatches the weapon of the gods in the rivers and lakes, Zhao Xiaodao. Xue Gang paused and began to tell the story of last night's incident. The crowd listened quietly.
"So I chased him all the way to the vicinity of Xishan before killing him......" Xue Gang pointed to the head on the ground.
"Xishan?" Dongfang Ke perked up and asked again, "Brother Xue just said that it was near Xishan?"
Xue Gang didn't understand why the other party asked this, so he just nodded.
"Then where is Gongzi He?" Dongfang Aoxue asked.
The corners of Xue Gang's mouth twitched, and he said with a smile: "Miss Dongfang, I won't see Gongzi He the next night, maybe I'll go back first......
"Uh......" Dongfang Aoxue didn't know how to answer when she heard this.
After another round of greetings, Dongfang Hong learned that He Xun was not the one who took the sword, so he no longer cared about him, and after the real sword snatcher had been killed by Xue Gang, he immediately ordered the sword pool to be reopened, and made a decision to give the sword back to Xue Gang, and Xue Gang repeatedly excused himself and accepted it 'helplessly'. Now that he had obtained the good sword he dreamed of, Xue Gang did not stay any longer, and waited for another day before saying goodbye to the Dongfang family.
The sword forging ceremony has just come to an end, and the entire Oriental family is busy cleaning up the mess left by the guests. On this day, Dongfang Ke and Dongfang Aoxue sat in the gazebo and drank tea.
"Brother, did you say that Gongzi He would really go?" asked Dongfang Aoxue.
Dongfang Ke shook the folding fan in his hand and said, "I don't know, I always feel that He Gongzi is mysterious." ”
"Hmm......" Dongfang Aoxue nodded in agreement.
"......Whew", only to hear a shadow flashing in the eyes of the two, the two of them fixed their eyes, and a young man was standing away from him at the moment, his chest was rising and falling violently, obviously trying his best to hurry.
"He Gongzi!" Dongfang Aoxue looked at the man and endured it. Flame-colored clothes, jade crowns and jade belts, who is it not He Xun?
"Brother He!" Dongfang Ke was also surprised, and hurriedly stepped forward to say hello.
He Xun looked around and said blankly, "Is this already over?"
"Hmm?" Dongfang Ke was stunned for a moment and said, "Isn't He Xun already going back?"
This time it was He Xun's turn to be stunned: "I went to chase the sword-grabbing man the night before yesterday, and I almost could have kept him, but unfortunately I was entangled in a strange place and delayed for a while. ”
"Hahaha...... Dongfang Ke laughed a few times and said: "Brother He, rest assured, the person who grabbed the sword was killed by Xue Gang Shaoxia the day before yesterday!"
"What? You said Xue Gang killed him?" He Xun was even more puzzled when he heard this. Originally, he suspected that Xue Gang had seized the sword and chased him out, but he was entangled in some things, so that he lost it, so he hurried back to confront Xue Gang but this happened.
"Who is the one who snatched the sword?" He Xun asked with a glance at the other party.
"Jiang Yang thief, Zhao Xiaodao. It's a bandit who specializes in snatching divine weapons, and it's good to be dead. Dongfang Ke snorted lightly, obviously feeling that this person had died very well.
He Xun glanced at him, pinched his chin and didn't speak. Dongfang Aoxue saw that he was silent, and stepped forward to talk, He Xun also ignored it, for a long time, He Xun breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Can you tell me about the situation that day?"
"Naturally. Dongfang Ke smiled, invited him into the court, and began to tell, and Dongfang Aoxue added what was missing during the period.
"Then Xue Gang said that he didn't see me?" He Xun interrupted the other party and asked.
Dongfang Ke nodded and continued.
"I see. He Xun listened quietly and nodded.
"What does Brother He mean?" Dongfang Ke asked.
"Me?" Brother He pointed at himself and shook his head: "I don't have anything to say, it's just ......" He looked around, and the people around him were busy tidying up, and then said: "Since the ceremony has ended, it's time to say goodbye......
"So fast?"
"Hmmm......"
He Xun still said goodbye to the Dongfang family. Dongfang Yan, Dongfang Ke and Dongfang Aoxue went out to see each other, which also made this small farewell scene a little sad.
Seeing that He Xun was about to disappear from sight, Dongfang Aoxue muttered, "Did he really chase the big thief in those two days?"
"......" Dongfang Ke opened his mouth, but he didn't say anything yet. Behind him, a woman replied on his behalf, "He did appear near the West Mountain......
"Second sister-in-law?" Dongfang Aoxue and Dongfang Ke turned their heads to look, only to see Dongfang Ke's wife, the Long family, walking in white. "How did the second sister-in-law know?"
The woman surnamed Long glanced in the direction He Xun was far away and said, "He mistakenly broke into the mountain gate of my sect that night and was trapped in the mountain protection array......
"What?!" Dongfang Aoxue and Dongfang Ke exclaimed.