Chapter 694: Borrowing a Sword
The Jinzhou Wang family was once a family of swordsmen with great reputation. The family-inherited "Winter Snow Calming Lake" sword technique was a rare "group attack" martial art, and it was known to everyone in the martial arts world.
Relying on the "Dongxue Pinghu Sword" and the profound martial arts background, the ancestors of the Wang family have served in the army and held high official ranks. The highest one had been promoted to the second-rank General Zhenxi.
However, since three generations ago, that is, starting from Wang Fu's grandfather's generation, the martial spirit of the Wang family has gradually faded, and some of the descendants in the family have gradually stopped practicing martial arts and instead took the imperial examination to become officials.
The specific reason is not mentioned in "The Peak of Martial Arts", but according to rumors, it seems that the Wang family has been marrying into civil official families for hundreds of years, resulting in the cultivation qualifications of their descendants being weaker than the previous generation, so now they are forced to "transform".
Whether this is true or not is not important.
What’s important is that after more than a hundred years of transformation, by the time of Wang Fu’s generation, the Wang family had finally completely transformed from a “martial arts family” into a “literary family”.
Although everyone in the mansion still practices, it is only for the purpose of strengthening their bodies and they do not expect to gain any fame or honor by doing so.
Including Wang Fu, several elders in the clan only worked as civil servants of moderate importance in Jinzhou and no longer had the status to call the shots in the Daning world.
Therefore, although the Wang family is still a big family in Jinzhou today, it is not an exaggeration to say that the family has declined compared to a hundred years ago.
Even the "Winter Snow on the Calm Lake" is now practiced by only a handful of people.
The one who performed best among them was Wang Fu’s youngest daughter, Wang Nianchu.
Wang Nianchu. Judging from the name alone, the identity of this young lady from the Wang family must be extraordinary.
And this is indeed the case.
Since she has such a long and detailed background description in "The Peak of Martial Arts", there must be some story between her and Xiao Feng.
I won’t go into detail on the specific process here.
In short, through a series of coincidences, Xiao Feng not only obtained the Longquan Sword and the Dongxue Pinghu swordsmanship, but also took Wang Nianchu into his harem.
It can be said that the Wang family was "emptyed" in one wave.
In comparison, Wei Changtian seems much more "kind".
The only purpose of his visit this time was the Longquan Sword, and he had no interest in that Dongxue Pinghu.
As for Wang Nianchu , if the system hadn't been updated, he might have put in some effort to win this woman down, motivated by the desire to earn some system points.
But now there is no reward for changing the original plot, and Wang Nianchu is nothing special, so he is too lazy to do these meaningless things.
As a woman, the more the better.
But after having three wives and four concubines, I realized that it was really a bit too much to handle with so many people!
No wonder the emperors in previous lives all died young. Ignoring the Wang family members standing outside the car, Wei Changtian just sat in the car with his legs crossed, thinking about random things in his mind.
I don't know how long it took, probably about quarter of an hour, when a burst of hurried horse hoof sounds came from far away.
"Whoa!"
Then, the sound of horse hooves stopped not far away, and a woman's voice sounded hurriedly.
"Dad! What happened? Why are you all standing here?"
“.”
It is obvious that the person who came must be Wang Nianchu.
However, Wei Changtian did not lift the car curtain to look outside, nor did he say anything. He just continued to sit and wait calmly.
Until he heard Wang Fu say in a somewhat restrained voice:
"Nian'er, come here and talk."
"Dad? What happened?"
"Come here first, Dad will tell you now"
"yes"
“.”
Outside the car, the two people's voices gradually became smaller. It should be that Wang Fu pulled his daughter aside to talk about Wei Changtian coming to "borrow" the sword.
Picking up the teacup in front of him, Wei Changtian was not in a hurry and slowly drank a sip of tea.
He was not worried at all about whether he could borrow the Longquan Sword.
If he personally came forward, the Wang family would not dare to refuse even if they had a hundred guts. Even though Wang Nianchu valued the Longquan Sword more than her life.
To force others to do what they cannot, to take away what they want, and to bully others by taking advantage of one's power.
Tsk tsk tsk, I am so bad!
But there is no way, who let you have this sword? Besides, if I didn't take away the man and the sword together, I would be better than Xiao Feng. "Dad! This is impossible! He can be Wei Changtian..."
Suddenly, a voice full of anger floated into Wei Changtian's ears.
However, before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by Wang Fu, who was almost frightened to death.
"Shut up! Stop talking nonsense!"
"The Longquan Sword belongs to the Wang family! It is not up to you to decide whether to lend it or not!"
"Take out the sword! Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!"
“.”
After a few loud arguments, the conversation between the two could no longer be heard.
Wei Changtian curled his lips, knowing that there would be results soon.
To Wang Fu, although the Longquan Sword was precious, he certainly did not want to make enemies with himself because of it.
What's more, he had a "bad reputation" and Wang Fu would definitely worry that he would kill people and steal the treasure if he got unhappy, so he would hand over the sword no matter what.
For Wang Nianchu, the Longquan Sword is a symbol of the Wang family's former glory.
As the only descendant of the Wang family who still insists on pursuing the path of martial arts, she is naturally unwilling to see the Longquan Sword fall into the hands of others.
It is normal for two people to have different opinions and argue.
As for who has the final say, even your ass can guess the answer. "Wei, Young Master Wei?"
Sure enough, after dozens of breaths, Wang Fu's voice once again came into the car.
Wei Changtian put down the teacup in his hand, slowly lifted the curtain of the car, and then saw the extra long sword in Wang Fu's hand, and the woman not far away with a pale face and eyes full of anger and humiliation.
She was wearing a white dress, tall and thin, her thin lips were tightly clenched, and her hands seemed to be trembling slightly.
Just like what was described in "The Peak of Martial Arts", cold as ice.
"Lord Wang"
Wei Changtian retracted his gaze and stopped looking at Wang Nianchu, but asked Wang Fu with a smile.
"Is this the Longquan Sword?"
"Yes! This sword is the heirloom of my Wang family, named Longquan."
Wang Fu quickly held up the sword with both hands and replied tremblingly: "I would never dare to deceive you, sir!"
"Um"
Nodding slightly, Wei Changtian took the Longquan sword in his hand and slowly pulled the sword a few inches out of the sheath.
The spotless sword reflected a faint cold light, and the temperature in the car seemed to drop a lot in an instant.
After taking another look at the seven gold stones inlaid on the hilt, Wei Changtian sheathed the sword and nodded with satisfaction.
"Very good. Thank you Lord Wang for lending me the sword. If the Wang family has any difficulties in the future, just go to the Xuan Jing Division."
"I have something important to do, so I'll take my leave now."
"Yes, yes, take care, sir."
Wang Fu had been eager for Wei Changtian to leave quickly, so he did not bother to say any polite words and just bowed repeatedly.
But just because he didn't say it doesn't mean that no one else will say it.
“Wait!”
Everyone only heard a sudden cry, and when they turned around, they saw Wang Nianchu with a cold expression.
"Nian'er! Don't be rude to Master Wei!!"
Wang Fu was horrified for a moment, and immediately prepared to have Wang Nianchu taken back to the house first to prevent the latter from saying anything he shouldn't say.
But Wei Changtian suddenly waved his hand at this moment and asked calmly:
"Miss Wang, what do you want to say?"
“.”
Wei Changtian had spoken, and Wang Fu naturally didn't dare to say anything more. He could only stare at his daughter with a warning look.
However, Wang Nianchu ignored all this, took a step forward, and asked Wei Changtian coldly.
"Master Wei!"
"Since it's a loan, you have to pay it back!"
"I wonder when you plan to return the Longquan Sword to my Wang family?!"
“.”
The sun was shining brightly and there was not a breath of wind in the entire alley. Only Wang Nianchu's questioning voice echoed in everyone's ears.
For a moment, all the members of the Wang family, including Wang Fu, widened their eyes in shock and even forgot to breathe.
Also??? Who doesn't know that Wei Changtian said "borrow the sword" just to sound good, but actually came to ask for the sword? !
You are forcing Wei Changtian to promise when to return the sword. Isn't this "seeking death"? ! Looking at Wei Changtian who seemed to be smiling, and then looking at Wang Nianchu who refused to give in, the people of the Wang family were extremely nervous, fearing that Wei Changtian would turn against them.
However, the latter was not so "stingy". He just glanced at Wang Nianchu and then smiled and nodded.
"Thank you for the reminder, young lady. I almost forgot about this."
“It is right to borrow and return”
"I am not such a scoundrel. I will return the sword to you in the future."
"As for when to return"
"I think we should set it at a hundred years later for the time being."
(End of this chapter)
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