"Thank you, brother-in-law." Yuan Hong took the box and opened it. Inside lay a silver sword, its blade as thin as a cicada's wing. Under the sunlight, it seemed as if silver light was flowing through it, emitting a cold gleam.
The hilt is engraved with intricate patterns and inlaid with five rubies of different sizes.
When Su Ruojin saw the sword, a rare look of surprise appeared in her eyes.
The Canling Sword is a famous sword ranked seventh on the weapon ranking list.
It was rumored to have been forged by the late weapons master Meng Lin and had disappeared from the world for a long time. Unexpectedly, it ended up in Xiao Yanchu's hands.
He gave it to Yuan Hong like that.
Although Yuan Hong didn't know what kind of sword it was, he could tell it was extraordinary, and he quickly said, "Brother-in-law, this sword is too valuable, Yuan Hong dares not accept it."
Xiao Yanchu smiled slightly, "Since you call me brother-in-law, then we're family. Accept it."
Yuan Hong glanced at Su Ruojin subconsciously, and Su Ruojin smiled and nodded.
Yuan Hong then accepted the sword, saying, "Thank you, brother-in-law." He then hugged the Canling Sword tightly, as if afraid someone would try to snatch it away.
The group returned home happily, and no one noticed that there was a man wearing a black veil in the crowd who had been watching Yuan Hong the whole time.
Seeing that the group had walked away, the man also quietly left.
The man arrived at a guest room in the inn, knelt down and bowed, "Master, we have found a boy with heterochromia, who is about eleven or twelve years old."
What color are your eyes?
"One brown and one blue."
"Where's the mole?"
"Not yet seen."
"Find a way to see clearly."
"yes!"
Inside the room, a young man dressed in blue brocade robes stood with his hands behind his back, gazing out the window at the distant mountain peaks.
"Grandfather, could he be the person you're looking for?"
*
After Su Ruojin and her group returned to the Su residence, Madam Su was happy for Yuan Hong. When she saw that he was injured, she felt sorry for him and hurriedly asked the kitchen to stew ginseng soup to nourish him.
After taking Su Ruojin's medicine, Yuan Hong felt that the pain in his injured area had lessened. After thanking Madam Su, he went to the courtyard and began to practice his Canling sword technique.
Su Ruojin laughed and said, "This child just has inexhaustible energy."
Xiao Yanchu glanced at her and said, "Ah Jin, you're only seventeen this year at most."
The implication was that she herself was still a child, a tone that sounded incredibly mature.
Su Ruojin glanced at Xiao Yanchu and said, "I am his elder."
She couldn't very well say that she had the soul of two lifetimes combined, which amounted to over forty years, residing in her body.
Xiao Yanchu chuckled lightly, not arguing with her, "Grandmother should be on her way by now."
"On the sixteenth, the new emperor of Yunqi ascended the throne and held a ceremony to confer the title of empress. After attending my cousin's ceremony, my grandmother was already on her way back to Da Chu. This time, my maternal grandfather and cousin accompanied my grandmother back."
With her maternal great-uncle and cousin accompanying her, Su Ruojin felt more at ease. Moreover, her cousin's letter said that Yun Hao had also sent the royal guards to escort her, so there would be no problems along the way.
Judging by the time, Grandmother should be able to return to Da Chu before their wedding.
"The finals are tomorrow," Xiao Yanchu said.
"Okay." Su Ruojin nodded. "Just let Third Brother's leg recover in a bit."
She hadn't heard anything from him in the past few days, so it seemed that Qin Wang just didn't want his third brother to be transferred to Mo Han.
"As far as I know, Wei Xuebin is determined to win the championship this time."
"Wei Xuebin? The eldest son of the Duke of Dingguo?" Su Ruojin had heard of his name before, but Wei Xuebin had been living in Jiangnan. He had returned for the New Year, but she hadn't met him.
"Yes, the Duke of Dingguo wants him to be transferred to Mohan and promoted."
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