Chapter 83 Nine-claw Jade Pendant
After Yan Xuanyu was able to go out into the fields, he helped Xiuniang with the work. He had lived in the countryside with his grandparents for a period of time when he was a child, and was very adept at using melon pulp to brush iron pots.
Xiuniang laughed and said, "Your hands have never been used for manual labor. I thought you were a rich young man who had never done housework."
Yan Xuanyu's heart was heavy with worry, but he still smiled and replied, "It would be great if I were a rich young man."
Xiuniang laughed again and said nothing more.
Yan Xuanyu wanted to learn about the geographical location of this remote village from her, so he chatted with Xiuniang about some trivial matters and asked her why she had to collect herbs every day.
"We have to make a living," Xiuniang said. "Do you think our village is isolated from the outside world? We used to have to travel a lot to sell herbs to traveling merchants. We couldn't get a high price, so we could only barely make ends meet."
"Now that the official road has been built, everything is much more convenient. Every few days I take the villagers' ox carts and go along the official road to sell herbs to the pharmacy. This finally gives my family some spare money."
"I see." Yan Xuanyu was stunned.
This was the first time he heard from a third-party perspective that what he did had truly brought changes to the people.
A remote little village is no longer restricted from long-distance travel because of the road construction.
After Yan Xuanyu finished scrubbing the iron pot, he cleaned the loofah with his swift hands and feet, then stood the pot up and leaned it against the wall.
The sponge of the loofah was rough, and Yan Xuanyu's hands were already sore, but he didn't care. Xiuniang and the old man saved his life - although this might have been arranged by the system.
He has no money at the moment, so he can't just do nothing.
On the second day, Yan Xuanyu followed the old man with a basket on his back. He found that although the old man was old, he was not only strong but also nimble. After a while, he was out of breath.
What’s even more terrifying is that when the old man raised his hand to pick the leaves, his sleeves slipped down, revealing... his biceps!
Yan Xuanyu blinked and felt a little dizzy. Was he hallucinating?
Who among them is the old man?
"What are you thinking about?" The old man turned around and glared at him, "Hurry up and catch up."
Yan Xuanyu quickly followed, and the two walked side by side. From time to time, the old man grabbed a few handfuls of herbs and threw them into the basket behind Yan Xuanyu. Later, perhaps because he saw that Yan Xuanyu was having difficulty walking, he simply put all the herbs into his own basket.
"Who did you say you were?" the old man suddenly asked.
"We are just an ordinary family, doing some business in the city." Yan Xuanyu said with a smile.
The old man gave him a meaningful look and said, "Ordinary people doing business? Then why are you in such a hurry to go back?"
"...My family will be worried if they know I'm missing." Yan Xuanyu said.
The old man muttered something, but Yan Xuanyu didn't hear clearly.
"What did you say?"
The old man shook his head, "Nothing."
"Yesterday I heard that a large number of people appeared nearby and seemed to be looking for someone."
Yan Xuanyu's heart tightened. If it was his people, that would be great. But what if it was the group of men in black who were worried about whether he was dead or alive and were searching the nearby area?
"Ah? Who are those people?" Yan Xuanyu asked casually.
The old man shook his beard and said, "They all look tall and strong."
It must be his, Yan Xuanyu thought.
Those men in black all looked shifty, so even if they were looking for someone, they should have avoided them.
The two continued walking forward, and the old man said, "Young man, I haven't asked you yet. I know you slipped and fell off the cliff, but why did you come here in the first place?"
"I..." Yan Xuanyu opened his mouth, "Actually, I'm here to look for someone."
"Looking for someone?" The old man laughed a few times. "Who are you looking for in this remote place?"
"To be honest, I'm here to find a weaponsmith." Yan Xuanyu sighed.
It’s a pity that the person was not found and a lot of trouble arose.
The old man scratched his head and said, "Weaponsmith? What does that do?"
...
The two walked for the entire morning. Yan Xuanyu wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked, "Is this what you mean by close?"
The old man said calmly, "Not far, just ahead."
Yan Xuanyu was wearing straw sandals, which must have caused blisters on his feet.
He had no choice but to shift his attention and look around. The further he walked, the more Yan Xuanyu suddenly found something familiar about this place!
The further we go, the stronger this feeling becomes.
Yan Xuanyu suddenly saw something. He quickly walked forward and squatted down, and found a series of horseshoe prints here.
It's here!
Yan Xuanyu stood up excitedly, "It's here!"
"Have you found the way?" asked the old man.
"Thank you very much, old man! I will never forget your life-saving grace!" Yan Xuanyu was about to salute when he was pulled up by the old man.
Yan Xuanyu: ...
"Why are you in such a hurry to leave?" the old man muttered.
Yan Xuanyu heard the old man's words this time and smiled, "If possible, I would also like to live in this green and beautiful countryside. Being with nature, wouldn't it be wonderful?"
"Wow, it's rare for a young person like me to think the same way as an old man like me. So why are you in such a hurry to leave?"
Yan Xuanyu said seriously, "Old man, I do have something I have to do."
"I'm afraid you have a lot of secrets, kid," said the old man.
Yan Xuanyu apologized, "It's not that I concealed it on purpose, I hope the old man can forgive me."
After that, the old man walked on in silence. Yan Xuanyu had no choice but to follow him. "Old man, isn't this the way back?"
"Just follow!"
However, after a while, the old man suddenly stopped, looked at Yan Xuanyu who was out of breath and said, "Take a break."
The two of them randomly chose a place to sit down. The old man took out a jade pendant from his arms and threw it to Yan Xuanyu, "Is this your jade pendant?"
Yan Xuanyu took the jade pendant and took a closer look, and found that it had a jade base and a nine-clawed golden dragon engraved on it.
He immediately understood everything.
Yan Xuanyu looked at the old man again, who still looked indifferent.
He suddenly had an idea. If an ordinary person saw something that clearly symbolized one's identity, he would definitely not be so calm... No, there was another possibility, that is, the old man did not know what this jade pendant represented!
"Thank you, old man." Yan Xuanyu put away the jade pendant.
"The nine-clawed golden dragon is so lifelike."
Yan Xuanyu clearly heard a hint of sarcasm in these words...
"Humph, aren't you just afraid that we'll hurt you?"
There was no need to hide it now. After hearing what the old man said, Yan Xuanyu felt even more guilty: "That's not the case..."
Wait, he looked up at the old man. He knew his identity but could still be so calm... The old man was definitely not an ordinary person!
"Forgive my ignorance, but I don't know who you are?" Yan Xuanyu asked cautiously.
The old man shook his head, "He's not a big shot."
At this point, Yan Xuanyu no longer had any concerns and confessed to the old man, "My identity is indeed as you imagined. The reason I came to Ancheng is because I heard that Wu Shuang, the once world-famous master of casting, lived in seclusion here, so I wanted to invite him out of seclusion..."
"Why?" the old man asked curiously.
"The war is imminent, and the weapons of our Great Zhou soldiers are in urgent need of improvement." Yan Xuanyu said.
"So you came in person?" the old man asked.
"Yes, but I brought a lot of guards with me," Yan Xuanyu said. "I didn't fall into the water by mistake, but I unexpectedly encountered an assassination during my search."
"Are they all dead?" the old man asked again.
Yan Xuanyu choked, "Uh... no."
"They ran away?" the old man frowned.
Yan Xuanyu scratched his head: "Not really... I let them go, and then I led the assassin away."
Old man: ...
He looked Yan Xuanyu up and down as if he were a complete fool.
It seems that he can’t understand why Yan Xuanyu’s brain is broken at such a young age!
He also seemed to be sighing that this fool was really lucky, and that these people were really brave enough to give orders and the others dared to obey!
"They are guards, and you are their master. There are assassins attacking, and you tell the guards to retreat?!"
Yan Xuanyu: That’s the theory.
But he couldn't tell anyone about the existence of the system.
He didn't know how to answer, so he just kept quiet, "I..."
"You..." The old man moved his mouth, as if he didn't know what to say.
...
And Su An also went crazy a day ago.
To be precise, from the day Yan Xuanyu disappeared, he was about to go crazy when he saw the returning Jinyiwei and guards.
"You said that His Majesty ordered you to retreat, and he came to distract the assassin?!"
Perhaps it was too much beyond Han Yuan's understanding, his eyes rolled back and he fainted.
So the servants of the Duke's Mansion gave Han Yuan medicine and pinched his Ren Zhong point before Han Yuan slowly woke up.
"Ergou, I really want to kill you..." Veins popped out of Su An's head.
"The thing I regret most is letting a stubborn person like you serve as a guard for His Majesty!" He walked around a few times, felt dizzy and almost fell down.
At this time, no one cared that the Jinyiwei Su Yi, who usually looked the coldest and most unapproachable, was actually named Ergou. Instead, they were all stunned by the fact that His Majesty was missing and no one knew whether he was alive or dead!
The most important thing right now is to stabilize people's hearts. Su An calmly arranged various matters one by one, and he also arranged for Han Yuan to rest.
Finally, everyone was blocked, leaving only the Jinyiwei and guards who were present at the time.
Su Yi was actually also injured. His right arm was hit hard by a stone, and then he fought with several men in black. Now he can't even lift it up.
He knelt on the ground and said, "Su Yi failed to protect His Majesty. I will leave it to you, my Lord."
"I'll take care of it..." Su An raised his foot and was about to kick him but suddenly froze.
"Can you tell me in detail what happened at that time?" Su An asked anxiously.
Su Yiyi said sternly, "At that time, His Majesty asked us to leave, but no one went. His Majesty said that if we did not leave, it would be considered as disobeying His Majesty's order."
Su An calmed down and sat on the chair.
"Get up. If His Majesty sees you, he'll talk about equality and not being able to kneel randomly..." Su An covered his face with one hand, "Find someone, bring enough people, and be prepared."
"If you see an assassin, kill him without mercy."
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