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Chapter 107 He's a Good Official... Need More Money
"I heard that you held a sword washing ceremony yesterday."

"Ah."

"I heard that the alchemist who called himself 'Jade Goddess' went down the mountain yesterday and was with you."

"That's what happened, brother."

"I also heard from a servant that a female fringe worker was lost in the Jiansui Workshop yesterday."

The Liu family mansion, a viewing pavilion facing the water, is surrounded by rockery piled up with gray and white rocks.

At this moment, there were three people standing or standing in the pavilion, and the conversation of two of them stopped in due course.

The air is quiet.

Liu Zian didn't reply anymore.

Liu Zilin remained silent and did not interrupt.

But before leaning forward, there was a click from above the eaves of the pavilion, which was the sound of opening the sword box.

Liu Ziwen looked surprised:
"There is indeed a very faint scar on the right forehead. It's from the serious injury he fell into the water last time. It's not complete, but if you don't look carefully, you can't see it."

Liu Ziwen was silent for a while, turned his back and said:

"Perhaps." Liu Ziwen nodded.

With his hands behind his back, Liu Ziwen led his two younger brothers to a proper stop under the pavilion. He suddenly reached out to catch a black lacquered red paper wine jar that had rolled down, weighed it in his hand, raised his head and smiled and asked:
"Ah Jie, are you full with wine and food?"

Empty, full, overflowing.

Liu Ziwen, Liu Zian, and Liu Zilin were not depressed about this, as if they had been shut down for a while, as if they had already gotten used to the old man's withdrawn character, and even felt that he was already considered an old man if he could patiently listen to their explanation this time. I'm in a good mood.

Just as the three brothers of the Liu family turned around and were about to leave, the swordsman lying on his back on the pavilion suddenly asked:
"Who made this sword?"

Liu Ziwen's words were interrupted by the man at the top of the pavilion, and there was a drunken curse:
"The bully hires a killer. It's such a simple matter. You offer the sword, and the young master gives the sword. It's a deal. Don't talk about it."

"Let's go. At this point, that young hero should be sober."

Liu Zian hesitated to speak.

Because they were standing within ten steps of a middle-grade Qi training sword cultivator, and they couldn't escape.

"Brother, it's like this. Yuxi came to me yesterday and asked me for a favor. It happened that Jiasan Jianlu's sword was practiced. I thought she had helped us a lot before, so it was inconvenient to refuse, so I agreed." Yes, just help her this time."

"Oh?"

At this moment, it happened to be just after morning, close to the morning, and the early sun was shining on the green lawn, and the sun was just right.

There is only one table of cold dishes.

There was a long, long silence.

"He bought me a drink, twelve coppers."

He had a bad complexion, or in other words, he didn't have a good complexion in the morning.

Liu Ziwen's eyes revealed some suspicion, and he exchanged glances with his two younger brothers, and the three of them were suddenly a little nervous.

Rolled to the ground.

Liu Ziwen briefly explained the matter of Ah Qing being picked up by the young county magistrate, mainly to clear up the Liu family's relationship, it was not the Liu family's arbitrariness and intentional breach of contract to intervene in the matter of the old man.

As soon as the words fell, no one spoke again.

Liu Ziwen said calmly: "The young man might as well take a look at the sword in the box."

mountain road.

"Don't fucking blow it up for the young master."

Under the gazebo, just when the faces of Liu Ziwen and the others changed from confident to hesitant.

"County magistrate."

Although he was dissatisfied with the jade god who was similar to the one enshrined by the Liu family, Liu Ziwen didn't refuse, and replied casually.

He is also a person who loves swords, he is greedy for the new sword just now, and his face is still a little bit pained.

Liu Ziwen and the others came to the hillside of Xiaogu Mountain.

Liu Zian nodded: "Brother said yes, but she said to go to retreat these days, and she will prove it to us after she comes out. By the way, she still needs us to provide some precious materials related to Qi training."

The old swordsmith stopped when he heard the words, but he didn't look back.

The one-armed youth suddenly said, "We have to increase the price."

He frowned and turned around: "Could it be that you chose the sacrifices because you did something to that Suigong named Ah Qing?"

Look up to see the sun, but not Chang'an.

Liu Zian on the side watched the old man's expression quietly. In fact, they first paid attention to this little worker named Ah Qing, not because of her elder brother Liu Ashan, but because of this old gentleman who often patronizes the breakfast stall. Every day, I only have a little interaction with the little girl who buys wine.

Liu Ziwen choked for a while, laughed and said:

"To kill him, you have to pay a higher price. An ordinary sword cannot buy his life here with my young master. His life is expensive."

Let me make this point clear.

Liu Zian, who was holding the golden silk nanmu sword box, and Liu Zilin, who was holding the painting scroll, were about to step forward, but before taking two steps, they found that the objects in their hands had disappeared.

"Any disturbance may give Ouyang Lianghan an opportunity to intervene in the sword shop. Our Liu family cannot let the county government find a way and become a target of public criticism.

"The so-called gift of a sword to a hero, the young hero Ajie is young and promising, and has everything. Unfortunately, the only thing missing now is a good sword."

"This Ouyang Lianghan didn't know where he got the warning, so he found an excuse to take him away at noon, and he didn't know what he was afraid of."

He said with emotion: "He is indeed a swordsman, he does not show emotion when he uses his sword, and the business is fair, as long as you can afford his price... There is no such boring chivalry and courage, serving the country and the people."

Someone in the booth belched, but there was no reply.

It is rare for the three brothers Liu Ziwen, Liu Zian and Liu Zilin to gather together.

"What did you think before? What about now."

"No, I didn't move her."

Neither Liu Ziwen nor Liu Zian answered this stupid question, and Liu Zilin smiled awkwardly.

"Brother is amazing."

"I'll take care of it. I've already sent people over. The most urgent task is to stabilize Ouyang Lianghan. Let's show some sincerity and let him relax his vigilance first, so that the subsequent beheading can be done cleanly."

……

Liu Ziwen stared at the humble second brother for a while, then looked away:

Without saying a word, Liu Zi'an bowed his head and knelt down: "Brother, it's because I didn't think carefully."

The one-armed youth took a sip of wine and repeated drunkenly:

"Did you forget about the audit of the East Treasury last time? It's only been a few days, and you're taking it lightly and belittle the enemy!"

Liu Zian stared down at the ground under his feet, and replied:
"It's the same as last time, to improve her aura cultivation, her fairy art is weird, and it seems to be a little different from the orthodox fairy alchemist. I don't know much about it."

Liu Ziwen flicked his sleeves: "You guys do that kind of thing blatantly, can they not run away?"

The three brothers of the Liu family went to the Nanxuan Courtyard not far away.

Because a wine jar rolled down from the eaves of the pavilion from time to time.

"Okay." Liu Ziwen breathed a sigh of relief, heard the overtones, and smiled again: "But please don't do anything for now, and we will inform you when we are ready."

From the looks of it, it was supposed to go down the mountain to return it to a certain girl, but it failed.

"What a fart." Liu Ziwen snorted coldly, then turned to ask the silent Liu Zian:
"You haven't said yet, what did Fairy Yucheng do with this sword washing ceremony?"

Accompanied by the sound of a sharp sword entering the box, the voice of the person on the pavilion came down:
"Don't call me young master, I am a swordsman, not a chivalrous man."

Liu Ziwen said loudly:

After talking about this, Liu Ziwen exchanged warm greetings that were somewhat cold.

A drunken voice suddenly came from the booth: "Fart, the young master still lacks an arm."

After a pause, Liu Ziwen couldn't help asking:

The three brothers of the Liu family were stunned.

Liu Ziwen didn't pick it up in person, and took the lead to leave the pavilion.

Liu Ziwen, Liu Zian, and Liu Zilin respectfully greeted this old man who only wore ordinary clothes made by craftsmen.

Although the Liu family usually doesn't care about the old man's affairs other than making swords, they can't take it lightly and pay attention to the people around him.

"Now I find that I was wrong. The movement seems to be a bit loud. I don't know how to make a fool of myself. Brother, this time I was careless and I am willing to accept the punishment."

Liu Ziwen stopped, and asked back: "Is it true that the swordsmen in Chang'an have to ask this when they pick up their swords and kill people?"

Hospitalization.

And in the armored sword furnace behind them.

At this moment, if someone looks at the direction of the Nanxuan Courtyard from the top of the mountain in the distance, they will be surprised to find:

Liu Zian looked up at the expressionless elder brother, sighed, and lowered his head slightly:
"I thought it was a trivial matter. It was just a 'missing' female tassel worker, so I didn't bother my brother's cleanliness."

"Why do you want these?"

Liu Ziwen looked coldly at the strangely shaped rockery outside the pavilion: "It's all right now, Ouyang Lianghan is alert, and removed the idle chess in the sword shop."

Liu Ziwen, who was dressed in a rich and idle outfit, shook his head:
"If you knew the environment in which this person grew up, and his deeds and reputation among those Jianghu gangs in Chang'an, you wouldn't ask this question."

"She said that another mask needs to be made. The last bronze mask was intercepted by the daughter of the Xie family."

The one-armed youth was not surprised, but asked, "Is there a slight scar on his right forehead?"

Liu Ziwen and the others left the yard.

The three brothers of the Liu family waited for a while in the open space in front of the Jiayi Sword Stove, and after a while, they ran into an old man in sackcloth who had returned from buying wine after eating breakfast.

"It doesn't matter, Young Hero Ajie is giving the heroes of the world a hand. They can't beat the Young Hero. Yunmengze just lost that time. The big lady can inherit it with her sword...Young Hero just needs to take it. With this new sword that is no worse than theirs, I will be able to climb the mountain again..."

Nanxuan Courtyard regained its tranquility.

Liu Zian shook his head, also showing confusion:

After hearing this, Liu Zilin couldn't help asking: "But elder brother, isn't it uneconomical to accept such an expensive sword and end up killing a powerless scholar?"

He nodded imperceptibly, walked into the sword furnace alone, and with a "bang", the door was closed again.

Liu Zian took out a golden silk nanmu sword box, and Liu Zilin held a scroll in his hand.

Liu Ziwen squinted his eyes and said, "Young Hero Ajie, this is him."

The three brothers of the Liu family avoided the wine jar and walked towards a gazebo on the west side of the yard.

There was no one in the booth.

Liu Zian, who had a sickly complexion, was the first to ask, "Brother, is this swordsman reliable? Wouldn't he change his mind just before the battle?"

"no problem!"

After leaving Nanxuan Courtyard, they did not separate immediately, but walked out of Liu's mansion, and went to the Guyue Sword Shop on the other side of Xiaogu Mountain in tacit agreement.

Soon.

The one-armed youth didn't reply.

"Correct."

The three brothers sighed, turned and left.

Finally, Liu Ziwen said broadly: "Old man, our previous agreement remains as usual, you can cast your sword with peace of mind. The water level of Butterfly Creek will not rise in a short time, and we have a countermeasure for those who dare to disturb the situation. In addition... the sword We also have arrangements for the day of success.”

Liu Zilin couldn't help interjecting and asked: "Brother, now you accidentally startled the snake, what should you do?"

The one-armed youth was quiet for a while, then said:
"This is a good officer."

The old man passed by the three of them without even looking at them.

Liu Ziwen narrowed his eyes and said softly:
"Young Xia means... Well, if it doesn't work, we don't force it. Young Xia's drinks and accommodation these days, our Liu family pays the bill, so let's make friends..."

In his hand, besides a jug of wine, he was also holding a blue paper butterfly flower.

He wanted to say that this ceremony was very hidden, and Ouyang Lianghan should not have discovered it, otherwise it would be peaceful now.

"Where's the new sword released yesterday? And the portrait of that guy."

The one-armed young man looked at the person on the scroll, fell silent for a while, and suddenly asked:
"he is?"

There are people on the top of the pavilion.

But Liu Zian knew that this was the eldest brother's tone, so he couldn't take it.

The old swordsmith didn't reply the whole time. After listening silently, he turned his head and glanced at the three brothers.

So he chose to shut up.

On the gazebo, a one-armed young man stepped on the golden silk nanmu sword box and opened the scroll first.

Liu Ziwen took the initiative to take a step and said with a smile:
"Old man, I came here this time to tell you about the little girl worker who often buys wine for you."

Liu Ziwen was dumbfounded, he nodded, said "yes", then turned his head and looked at the two younger brothers behind him.

"Young Xia doesn't know him, does he?"

"In the past, it's okay to 'miss' a few people from the Sword Shop, I turned a blind eye, but don't you know what's going on at this juncture?

"Okay, but you have to remember that this sword is only enough to buy his life. I don't care about other things. You should deal with them cleanly, otherwise you will bear the consequences."

The white stone floor is full of wine jars.

"Look for Liu Fu later, go to the treasure house to get it."

Liu Zilin has been standing on the side without saying a word, did not sit down, his buttocks are still not healed, he is limping when he walks, let alone sitting, these days he sleeps on his stomach, occasionally turning over accidentally at night A sad story.

In the pavilion, the young Patriarch of the Liu family looked up at the sky, and stretched out his hand towards the back without looking back.

The accumulation of the Liu family over the years, coupled with the support of the Wei family outside, these years, there are many good things in the treasure house of the Liu family, but there is no shortage of them.

During the day, there will be full moonlight.

Liu Ziwen didn't doubt it either, and sneered: "It's about immortality. She swore everything about the Longshou Bridge last time, and she saw the result."

The two brothers couldn't help but look at each other with surprise in their eyes.

On the gazebo, a one-armed young man, stepping on a sword box, holding osmanthus wine in his arms, turned his head to look north.

Up and down the pavilion, there was a dead silence for a while.

Liu Ziwen turned his head, looked at Liu Zian and asked, "Is this the idea of ​​Fairy Yuji?"

The old swordsmith was standing beside a quiet sword-making furnace, looking down at the leftover paper blue butterfly flower in his hand, with a slightly regretful expression on his face, he sighed softly:

"He is a good seedling, and he has helped me a lot... Let's see if we have a chance."

The old man turned around and faced the huge sword furnace room, raised his head and sipped the rice wine, muttering to himself:
"What a Liu family in Longcheng, the three sons are all interesting... Liu Ziwen is not Wen, Liu Zi'an is not, Liu Zilin is not..."

　Suddenly came to know a hot knowledge: all women over 14 years old! (Ah Qing, Wei Lai: Tell me earlier!)

　　
　
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