"Yes, sir!" The guard took two steps, then remembered something. He turned back and said to Heng, "One more thing, there's a young man outside with a sword. There are cloud patterns on the sword, that cloud pattern …" The guard glanced at Heng. "It looks like you left it there."
When the guard saw the young man fighting Lubi take out the golden sword, he paid extra attention to it. He had worked as a guard for the Gongjia family for a long time so he knew more about weapons than others. He could recognise cloud patterns too. That was why when Shao Xuan took the sword out of its sheath, they had their eyes on it. Even though they were far away, they could see what the cloud pattern looked like.
"Nonsense! When did I forge a sword with cloud patterns?! " After returning to the Royal City, other than the first few days of interaction with the Gongjia family elders, Heng spent most of his time in isolation. He was locked up in the forging room, researching. When did he forge a sword for anyone? Even if he did, he did not give it away. He kept it in the forging room, how could it be in the hands of an outsider? It was … Huh?
Wait!
Heng's heart skipped a beat. He almost spat out the water in his stomach. "Wait, the kid you're talking about, what does he look like?"
What did he look like? The guard tried to recall but realised he did not have much of an impression. He was too focused on the sword.
Under Heng's gaze, the guard braced himself and said, "That kid is pretty strong. He stole Lubi's hammer and chased after him. He looks like a tribesman and the totemic patterns on his body look like flames."
Heng said, "Ask him if he's Yanjiao Shao Xuan. If he is, bring him in."
The young man standing at the side was already shocked when he heard the guard say someone stole Lubi's hammer and chased after him. When he heard Heng's reply, he was even more shocked.
"Yanjiao Shao Xuan? I've never heard of that name. Master Heng, do you know him? Did you really forge a sword for him? "asked the young man.
Heng nodded. "If it's really him, I gave him the sword." But when the sword was mentioned, he remembered the embarrassing incident when he chopped rocks to test his sword in the Yanjiao tribe. He had been inspired by that incident when he proposed to test his sword by chopping rocks to test his sword. However, there was no need to say those things out loud.
"Yanjiao, that name sounds familiar," the young man said in a low voice.
"That's not a person's name. It's the name of a tribe. The Yanjiao tribe," said Heng.
"Ah! It's them!" The young man remembered. "I once heard the elders of the clan mention the Yanjiao tribe. They said that every time the Yanjiao people came to the Royal City, something would always happen. However, it has been many years since the last time someone from Yanjiao came to the Royal City. At that time, even you, Master Heng, weren't even born yet. I can't believe they're here again. "
Thinking about what the elders said about the Yanjiao people, the young man said, "That's true. They caused quite a commotion this time too. They stole Lubi's hammer in front of so many people and even chased after him. This is enough for the Royal City to talk about for a long time."
Heng had something he didn't say. He suspected that if he didn't let Shao Xuan in soon, would he stomp on the door? Or had he already stomped on it?!
"Ji Fang, you've been sitting here the whole time. You heard the commotion outside, right? Was it very loud? "Heng was worried.
The young man, Ji Fang, thought for a moment. "I think so. There was a rumbling noise."
Heng was even more worried now. The guard who came to report had left so he couldn't ask for details. But why was Shao Xuan in the Royal City now? Could it be that their tribe's thousand-grain gold was ripe? He was looking forward to that.
Seeing that Heng was deep in thought, Ji Fang didn't ask further. However, he remembered the name 'Yanjiao Shao Xuan'. He would get someone to investigate and ask about the Yanjiao tribe. How did Master Heng know this person? From his tone, they seemed to be close too?
On the other side, the guard who received Heng's orders returned to the door, confused and shocked.
The three hundred people from the Black Bear tribe were in a standoff with a group from the Linlu tribe. The leaders of both sides were arguing, their eyes spitting fire as they drew their swords.
The guard couldn't care less. After exiting the door, he jogged towards the Black Bears. Shao Xuan and Guang Yi were standing there.
The two sides that were about to start fighting stopped temporarily because of the guard's arrival. The Black Bear and Linlu tribesmen stared at the person jogging over. Both sides' hearts were pounding. Now that they had calmed down, they regretted their actions. Was the Gongjia family angry? Did they come out to threaten them? They had miscalculated, they had been too impulsive. They shouldn't have started a fight at the Gongjia family's doorstep!
The surroundings fell silent. The onlookers kept their mouths shut, quieting down so they could hear what was going on.
With a few hundred pairs of eyes and three layers of onlookers watching, the average-sized guard ran towards the Black Bears. The people around Black Bear quickly made way for the guard to speak to their boss.
However, the guard didn't look at Black Bear. Instead, he walked towards Shao Xuan.
"Young man, are you Shao Xuan from Yanjiao?" asked the guard. His tone was polite, not as cold and distant as usual.
"I am," said Shao Xuan.
"Master Heng invites you!"
Swoosh! The people of the Black Bears all turned to look at Shao Xuan, their eyes glowing with envy.
Black Bear whispered something into Maoda's ear. Maoda nodded quickly and Black Bear sheathed his sword. He rubbed his hands and ignored the Linlu tribesmen as he followed Shao Xuan. The guard didn't say he wanted to invite him but he didn't say he wouldn't either. They had to be thick-skinned at times like this!
Once Black Bear left, Maoda hurried his people back. His boss wanted them to prepare some gifts. After all, they had caused such a ruckus at the Gongjia family's doorstep. They had to do something to appease the Master so they could ask for a sword in the future.
As for the Linlu tribesmen, who cared about them at a time like this? They could go play on their own. Let's deal with Gongjia Heng first!
The Black Bears ignored the Linlu tribesmen and left.
Woah —
The surrounding crowd burst into an uproar. They had all heard the guard's words just now and were discussing among themselves.
Shao Xuan didn't listen to their discussion. After entering the Gongjia residence, the noise outside was much quieter. As for the hammer, he gave it to the Gongjia guards. It was inconvenient to carry such a huge hammer around.
After so many days, Shao Xuan realised that Gongjia Heng had changed. He now had the aura and aura of a Master.
"Hey, it's you!" Heng got up to greet him.
"Master Heng, I'm sorry to disturb you!" Shao Xuan smiled.
"Haha, you're too kind!" Heng was very happy to see Shao Xuan again. "I heard you beat up Lubi from the Lu family?"
"Even if they came knocking on my door, I can't let them beat me up." Shao Xuan shrugged.
"Do you have a place to stay in the Royal City? If you don't, you can stay at my place. I have plenty of space! "said Heng.
Heng was worried that Shao Xuan would cause trouble and the other powers in the Royal City would seek revenge. Staying at the Gongjia residence would definitely be safer.
Shao Xuan understood, but he still declined.
Black Bear saw that Heng and Shao Xuan were chatting happily so he didn't interrupt. He only spoke when Shao Xuan mentioned him.
"Black Bear Beimi greets Master Heng!"
"Mm." After all, they were here with Shao Xuan so Heng didn't show any displeasure. Plus, it wasn't their fault.
Heng then introduced Ji Fang to Shao Xuan. "The second son of the king, Ji Fang."
To tribesmen, the king's son was the same as the chief's son next door. That was why Shao Xuan followed the other tribesmen's train of thought without any fear.
Shao Xuan was here to visit Heng and give him the thousand-grain gold. He was here to ask for a knife.
"Come, let's talk inside." Heng brought them to a room not far from the forging room. That was where they received guests. The forging room was a private place, no outsiders were allowed to enter.
To the Gongjia family, they could live without a bedroom but they could not live without a forging room. The forging room held too many secrets and was too important. Of course, they could not just bring anyone in. Even Wang Er's son, Ji Fang, could only wait outside when he came to ask for a sword.
Shao Xuan drew a picture of Guang Yi's knife on a white cloth. Heng knew that Shao Xuan would be staying in Royal City for a while so there was no rush. He would make the knife for Guang Yi when he had time.
"Alright, I understand. Don't worry, you'll be satisfied with the result. If you're not satisfied, I'll make more changes. Right, how's your sword? Do you need it fixed?" asked Heng.
"I do." Shao Xuan took out his sword. The blade was bent at an angle after he blocked two of Lubi's hammers.
"Leave it here too. I'll fix it for you." Heng wanted to invite Shao Xuan over for a drink tomorrow. After he became a blacksmith, he received many gifts of alcohol.
"I can't tomorrow. I promised someone I'll be there," said Shao Xuan.
"Who did you promise? Someone more important than me? " Heng said jokingly. He was not serious but there was pride in his tone. He had the right to be.
"I'll be visiting Ji Ju tomorrow."
Heng said, "… Go ahead."
In terms of seniority, he could not compare to Ji Ju. Although the Gongjia family had always been proud, they still acknowledged Ji Ju's reputation. After eating golden grains for twenty years, Heng was familiar with Ji Ju.
Even Ji Fang, who was about to leave, sat back down and continued to listen.
Shao Xuan did not say much. After a brief conversation, he left a small animal skin bag for Heng and left.
After Shao Xuan left, Ji Fang looked at the animal skin bag in Heng's hand and raised his hand to snatch it. He had a feeling this had something to do with what Ji Ju had been hiding.
Unfortunately, Heng hid his hand behind his back. "You want to see? No way! "Shao Xuan gave him a look before he left. It was best not to tell anyone.
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