"You should have given Lu Xiong's invitation to Old Ban when you were at his house. Do you want Lu Xiong to hammer me to death?" Hayashi River said.
"I was going to do that, but he said he had to carry out a mission. I was afraid that it would distract him. It would be better if you found a suitable opportunity to hand it over to him."
Ai Yun chuckled.
Hayashi River looked at the beautiful girl and did not speak. She was the same as before. She knew what she could and could not want. She had planned her life as early as when she was still in the academy.
Under the girl's hot appearance, she knew when to advance and when to retreat. She was also very considerate.
Hayashi River had always felt that his best friend was a good match for her, provided that the gap between their identities was not that big.
Of course, there was another premise. Ai Yun must have feelings for Lu Xiong.
"Alright. I'll find a chance to hand it over to Lu Xiong. "
"You really don't want to consider Lu Xiong? Our brother has a promising future. It's not a bad choice for you to choose him. "
Hayashi River put away the invitation. He had never liked to meddle in other people's feelings. However, for his best friend, he still mentioned it.
"I know. With Lu Xiong's current situation, if he marries the daughter of a high-ranking military official in the future, he will be a real military official. "
"The military values the ability of a soldier more. They don't have such high sectarian views. If he is with me, he will be in trouble in the future."
"I have always treated him like an older brother. As a younger sister, I naturally have to consider the best path for my brother's future."
Ai Yun said softly.
Hayashi River looked at her and said, "Then I'll congratulate you in advance …"
"What's there to congratulate? I'm just fulfilling my duty as a member of the family …"
Ai Yun smiled and lowered her head. After a long silence, she said softly, "Hayashi River, do you know? After the training camp, when I joined the special forces, I had the idea to work hard. If I could repeatedly solve strange cases, I would jump three levels in a year. Then I wouldn't need to obey the family's arrangement. Just like the current deputy chief of the special forces, Officer Su … "
"Officer Su, do you know? She is a legend among the aristocratic circle in Nanluo Province. She is my idol … "
Hayashi River was stunned. He looked at Ai Yun and said nothing.
Ai Yun's cheeks were flushed as she talked about her idol's deeds in her drunken state.
The ancient aristocratic Su Clan of the Dun Kadan Province had already declined a hundred years ago. In this generation of the Su Clan, Su Duanpo had already displayed extremely high talent when he was twelve or thirteen years old. Whether it was martial arts or learning, he was far ahead of the younger generation of the Su Clan.
However, when Su Duanpo had just graduated from the academy, the Su family was worried that Su Duanpo would threaten their position as the future head of the family. So, they made a move to unite with the Mu family through marriage and gain the Mu family's support.
However, when Su Duanpo had just graduated from the academy, at an aristocratic banquet, the Su Clan was worried that Su Duanpo would threaten the position of the Su Clan's future Clan Head in the future, so they made a move to overturn the heavens. They wanted to form a marriage alliance with the Mu Clan, thus obtaining the Mu Clan's support.
At that banquet, Su Duanpo broke off relations with the Su family and left Tun Kadaan Province. Starting from zero in Nanluo Province, he walked step by step to where he was now …
"For the past six months, I've been working hard, but I found that the gap between my expectations and reality is too big. In the special forces, everyone is an elite. I tried my best, but I didn't fall behind. To be like Officer Su, you can't just work hard. I can't do it, so I can only give up … "
Ai Yun's eyes became misty as she spoke. There were all sorts of emotions in her teary eyes.
Hayashi River remained silent as he listened to Ai Yun's narration. At sunset, Ai Yun sobered up and collected her emotions …
"Don't tell Lu Xiong about this." Ai Yun said.
Hayashi River nodded with a smile. He didn't say much. He only told Ai Yun that if she was not satisfied with the engagement partner, for example, the head of the Mu family, she could tell him that he could help her escape the marriage.
"Can't you say something nice? If he's really unlucky, you'll be the first one I'll settle the score with."
Ai Yun glared at him and left.
Hayashi River shook his head and left the academy.
…
The next day.
Early morning.
Hayashi River woke up early and went to the airship station to meet up with Master Barce. They sat in a luxurious hover car and went to the Qiu family.
In the backseat of the car, Hayashi River wore a mechanic's robe and a pair of sensory goggles. He flipped through the information.
The driver and bodyguards in the car looked at the backseat from time to time. They were shocked by Hayashi River's age. It was the first time they saw such a young mechanic.
"What do you think? Is there anything you don't understand? "Master Barce asked.
"Master Barce, these are the basics of a Three-Star Heart Energy Equipment. There's nothing I don't understand. The Qiu family wants to repair a Three-Star Heart Energy Equipment. There should be something different, right? "Hayashi River said.
Hayashi River had already flipped through the information. What he wanted to see was the Heart Energy Equipment that the Qiu family wanted to repair.
Hayashi River had thought about it before. Although it was difficult to repair a Three-Star Heart Energy Equipment, there were many mechanics in the Sea-Ao Empire who had such skills.
Why did they invite Master Barce to come all the way from the mechanical hive? It was like killing a chicken with a butcher's knife.
Master Barce laughed and said, "Of course it's different. Otherwise, I wouldn't have to do it. This is a rare opportunity. Watch carefully …"
Hayashi River glanced at Master Barce. Seeing that the latter wanted to keep him in suspense, he could only suppress his doubts.
Qiu family.
It was located in the southern district of Nan Luo City. A quarter of the street here belonged to the Qiu family. Just this scale alone was unique in Nan Luo City.
As the oldest noble family in Nan Luo Province, the Qiu family was above all the other nobles in the province in their heyday.
Every generation of the Qiu family had outstanding people who pushed the ancient noble family to glory.
They were the founding fathers of the Sea-Ao Empire. During the Hundred Year War, they firmly supported the royal family of the Sea-Ao Empire …
The previous generation's head of the Qiu family was a genius of the empire. At the age of forty, he reached the sixth level and was the strongest fighter in the Sea-Ao Empire.
However, the current Qiu family was in a precarious situation. The head of the family did not have much time left, and the new generation did not have any outstanding people.
The luxurious hover car drove into a large manor and stopped in front of a courtyard. The Qiu family's head butler and the others were already waiting there.
Seeing Master Barce get off the car, the group of people walked up to him and bowed, "Master Barce, welcome. The head of the family has been waiting for you since this morning."
Master Barce nodded slightly, "How is the head of the Qiu family?"
Seeing the troubled expressions on the faces of the Qiu family's head butler, Master Barce waved his hand and did not pursue the matter.
Then, under the lead of the Qiu family's head butler, Master Barce walked in front and entered the courtyard.
Compared to the Qiu family's large manor, this courtyard was not big. It was only about 200 square meters.
There was a stone tablet in the courtyard. There were many sword marks on it, and it looked very messy.
Around the stone tablet, there were many young people sitting cross-legged, trying to understand something.
"Hmm …"
Hayashi River glanced at the stone tablet.
"This is the stone tablet where the head of the family practices the sword. Those are the candidates for the Qiu family's successor. Whoever can comprehend it and reach the requirements of the Patriarch's unique sword skill will be able to become one of the successors."
The Qiu family's head butler saw that Hayashi River was curious and quickly explained.
Hayashi River nodded slightly and turned to look elsewhere, as if he was not interested in the stone tablet.
In fact, he saw Qiu Jinxuan sitting cross-legged beside the stone tablet, trying to understand it.
As for the sword marks on the stone tablet, Hayashi River took a look and the eyeball pattern on his forehead flashed, and a part of it was copied.
In the house in the courtyard, only Master Barce, Hayashi River, and the Qiu family's head butler entered. The rest of the people waited outside.
Inside the room, Hayashi River saw the head of the Qiu family. He was a thin old man with white hair and beard, but his face was clean.
If he dyed his hair black, no one would doubt him if he said he was in his twenties or thirties.
However, the eyes of the Qiu family's head were filled with lethargy.
The temperature in the room was much colder than outside, caused by the aura emitted by the Qiu family's head.
I can't control my sword essence …
Hayashi River thought to himself. It seemed that the Qiu family's head did not have much time left. Such a powerhouse's control over his power had already reached perfection.
This kind of accidental leakage of sword essence was a sign that he was gradually losing control over his body …
"Master Barce, you're here. We haven't seen each other for more than ten years …" The Qiu family's head lifted his head and smiled at Master Barce.
Then, he redirected his gaze and looked at Lin Chuan. There was surprise on his face. "He's a good seedling. Is this the disciple Master Barce brought to me?"
Hayashi River did not know whether to laugh or cry when he heard this. His disguise skills were unparalleled in the world, how could the Qiu family's head tell that he was a good seedling?
"You old man, you want to snatch my disciple the moment we meet. Give me back your disciple! Even if I agree, the other two teachers won't agree … "
Master Barce could not help but laugh.
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