It turns out that these two are not others, a black whirlwind Li Kui and a living classic Wei Wusong!
Li Kui jumped off his horse, strode over to him, knelt down and hugged Cao Cao, crying loudly: "Brother! Didn't you say that you were going to apprentice with Niu Gao? How can you fight with others continuously? You can't fight without Tieniu by your side. Teach me how to feel at ease?"
Luan Tingyu and Mu Hong were so angry that they laughed and cursed: "This black guy knows how to be attentive. Could it be that we can't protect our brother here?"
Wu Song pulled Li Kui away, hugged Cao Cao briefly, and said with joy and anger at the same time: "Brother, I heard from Shi Xiu that Hu Yanzhuo, Hua Heshang, Zongze and others are so extravagant, why don't you take me to see them? Ichiban?"
Cao Cao was surprised and happy. He took the two of them by the hand and said, "Erlang, how did you get the news? Tieniu, you don't even know how to do it well, why did you follow me?"
Shi Xiu laughed and said: "I was about to report to my brother that good things happened one after another in Yanggu County. Wu Ergo came back to report that the man surnamed Wang had colluded with Liangshan. The evidence was conclusive. He took it to interrogation and asked Huang Wenbing to act on his behalf." Magistrate. As for Li Kui, he said that he missed his brother and that life would be worse than death, and he would follow him life or death. However, as far as the younger brother knew, it was his wife who was pregnant. His mother was afraid that he would misbehave and ordered him not to be in Baolian's house. Come on, this guy is full of firepower, how can he hold it back? He had to run out, saying he missed his brother, but in fact he just wanted to stay out of sight."
Everyone burst into laughter after hearing this. Li Kui even turned red at the base of his neck. He jumped up to confront Shi Xiu and shouted: "Brother Shi Xiu is fooling around, where is Tieniu like that kind of person? It's because he misses his brother."
Cao Cao laughed loudly, pulled Li Kui and said: "It is the natural order of nature and human relations to start a family, marry a wife and have children. Why are you so shy? But you are not young and have no children. You are not in a hurry. Instead, you are laughing at Tieniu. .”
After hearing this, Li Kui turned from anger to joy: "Exactly, they are all jealous of me Tieniu."
Luan Tingyu shouted: "Brother has no children yet, why are brothers so anxious?"
Wu Song heard this and laughed and said: "Teacher Luan, you miscalculated. Do you know how Tieniu's wife knew she was pregnant? She is my eldest sister-in-law. She often felt short of breath when practicing martial arts. She invited a doctor and diagnosed her pregnancy on the spot. Li Kui's daughter-in-law happened to be playing somewhere and felt she had a loss of appetite, so the doctor checked her pulse and found out she was pregnant."
Cao Cao was so happy that he shook his body and murmured: "Are you going to have a heir in this life?" Wu Song couldn't hear clearly and asked curiously: "What did brother say?"
Cao Cao jumped up and said, "No, I'll go back to Yanggu and take a look at Sanniang."
Wu Song hugged her and said with a smile: "Brother is so happy that my sister-in-law specially sent a message, saying that she eats well and sleeps well. You are doing big things outside, so don't worry about her. You just need to get home before giving birth."
Luan Tingyu and others praised her one after another: "What a virtuous sister-in-law!"
Li Kui said proudly: "My sister-in-law is certainly virtuous, but my Baolian is also very good at it. This time, my brother and I are the only ones who have a child. We are both born with little boys, so we will become brothers. If I give birth to a girl, we will Marry your brother’s son and become your wife.”
After hearing this, Cao Cao looked Li Kui's dark face up and down, and said in surprise: "What matters about my daughter-in-law depends on the future wishes of my children."
After saying that, he composed himself and said slowly: "Since Sanniang said this, I won't rush back. Let's talk about these mundane things quickly. Now that Erlang Tieniu is here, we will go to Tokyo together. It's just It’s not a side place. It’s not a trivial matter to cause trouble. Everyone’s temperament must be controlled!”
Everyone laughed and said: "Brother, don't worry, we will keep an eye on Tieniu and we will never allow him to cause trouble!"
Li Kui was furious and said loudly: "Brother, don't worry, Tieniu has guarded them."
This determined the number of people going to Tokyo: Cao Cao, Wu Song, Luan Tingyu, Shi Xiu, Mu Hong, Li Kui, Wu Yong, Fan Rui, and Shi Qian, a total of nine heroes.
Each of the nine of them rode a fast horse, and they did not bring many companions. They only found two experienced men to take turns driving the carriage, and then headed for Bianjing.
During this journey, we traveled at dawn and stayed overnight. We rode quickly, passed through Jeju, passed through Tengzhou, took Shanzhou, and walked through Caozhou. We traveled more than 500 miles. On October 18th, we arrived outside the Wanshou Gate in Tokyo.
Everyone looked at the towering city wall, stretching like a dragon, with no end in sight, and couldn't help but cheer: "What a big city."
Of these nine people, only Wu Song had been here before. Cao Cao said: "Erlang, since you have been here, you must know where the prosperity is, so that we can find a place to stay."
Wu Song said: "Brother, the layout of Bianjing is different from other places. It has the inner city first, and then the outer city. The locals call the inner city the old capital, with a radius of about twenty miles, because there are so many people gathered and there is so little land. There were so many people that we built an outer city, commonly known as the Eastern Capital Outer City. It has a radius of about forty miles and is the largest city in the world today."
He added: "As for the palace, it is within the old capital. There are three gates in the south of the old capital. The Zhuque Gate is in the middle, Baokang Gate and Xin Gate are on the left and right. The area outside Zhuque Gate reaches Baokang Street in the east and Baokang Street in the west. Xinmen Tilezi and South Shazhu Lane are lined with brothels, restaurants, hook-and-rail tile houses, restaurants and teahouses, and all kinds of businesses are available. They are bustling from morning to night, making them the first-class lively places."
Cao Cao said: "In that case, we will go there to find a hotel to stay and see some of the prosperous scenery. It will not be in vain."
At that moment, a group of people entered the city, because it was crowded with people. They dismounted and led their horses, and followed Wu Song to the lively place.
After walking for five or seven miles through the streets and alleys, they passed a small street with many blacksmith shops on both sides. Many strong craftsmen were half naked, hammering steel and iron, and sparks flew everywhere. Wu Song said: "This is what the locals call this." There are so many good craftsmen gathered here in Blacksmith Alley."
Everyone is good at martial arts, how can they not love weapons? At that moment, I slowed down my pace and looked and walked. After walking no more than a hundred meters, I suddenly saw a courtyard with a plaque hanging at the door, with four big words written in ink: Sword Qi Soaring into the Sky!
Seeing the joy, Cao Cao patted the scabbard on his waist and said: "Since it has these four words written on it, it must contain a good sword. My sword was taken away by Fang La's daughter, leaving me with a green sword." The Luan sword didn't fit and your sister-in-law saw it, so she had to pretend that it was specially bought for her, and I just happened to buy a sword that I had handy today."
Luan Tingyu and Mu Hong stayed at the door to look at the carriages and horses, while the others followed Cao Cao into the yard. Seeing the extraordinary momentum of this group of people, some shopkeepers came to greet them and saluted: "Your distinguished guest is here, I am sorry that I have not come far to welcome you. Do you want to buy a sword or not?" To build?"
Cao Cao said: "We are just passing by and have no time to wait for you to order it. If there is a good ready-made sword, we can take it out and have a look."
The waiter said: "In that case, please come into the room and take a look."
He led everyone through the courtyard and walked through the two rooms that were connected. Sure enough, the walls were hung with swords, of different lengths, weights, and shapes. Cao Cao took out a few and looked at them. He said in disappointment: "The steel fire and the blade are just fine. , but where can’t I buy a sword like this?”
The shopkeeper was not angry and said with a smile: "I hope that this distinguished guest has a good taste. In that case, let's just follow the villain."
Cao Cao and others followed him out, and walked around to the backyard. There was a monastery, in which sat a young man reading a book without raising his head. The waiter said: "Master, the swords outside are not favored by these distinguished guests. "
The young man said: "You just need to take care of the sword with them. Don't disturb me from reading."
Li Kui became angry after hearing this. Cao Cao looked at him and tried not to get angry. Several people followed the waiters into the monastery. They saw five or six swords hanging on the wall. The scabbards were inlaid with precious stones. They were colorful and magnificent. Extraordinary thing.
The waiter smiled and said, "Dear guest, please take a look. These swords are enough to be used by the officials of the current dynasty."
After hearing this, Cao Cao pulled it out, but when he saw the cold light, he felt cold at the sight. He nodded, turned around and left.
The young man reading the book frowned, raised his head and said, "Guest, are these swords still unsightly?"
Cao Cao laughed and said: "Since you dared to write those four words on the door, you must also know swords. Why do you come to shake me? These swords are so beautiful that they have no choice but to show off to the rich and powerful kings and grandsons, but when they actually go into battle to kill the enemy, It’s not enough compared to the swords outside. Please welcome me and say goodbye!”
"Wait!"
The young man shouted, looked at Cao Cao up and down, and said: "My sword energy is soaring to the sky, and my reputation is the best in Bianjing. If you let me go like this, my reputation will be ruined."
He got up and entered the monastery, took out a wooden box from an inconspicuous corner, blew off the dust, and put it on the coffee table: "This sword is priced at ten thousand guan. It was sold to me from my ancestor." There is no one who knows the goods. Since you claim to understand swords and tell me your history, I will give you this sword without taking any money from you."
Li Kui said with a smile: "This little brother knows how to do business. The goods that cannot be sold in three generations will be used to embarrass my elder brother."
Cao Cao opened the wooden box, and an old and simple sword came into view.
"Oh!"
Cao Cao sighed softly and suddenly took it in his hand, his body trembling slightly: "I will give you ten thousand swords for this sword!"
"Slow down!" The young man was surprised at first, and then shouted: "Don't underestimate me, Xia Houhu! When I speak, I spit out my words and nail them. If you tell me why, I will give it to you. I can't tell you. , Haha, I won’t sell it for 20,000 guan!”
"Your surname is Xiahou!" Cao Cao stared at him like a hawk: "Is your ancestor a general under King Wei?"
The young man was frightened by his sharp eyes and took two steps back. Then his face turned red and he straightened his waist: "That's right! Ancestor Bochang Tinghou Xia Houyuan! How are you doing?"
"Xiahou Yuan is a great talent, haha." Cao Cao admired, and then asked: "Xiahou Yuan has many talents, which one are you the queen of?"
"My family is the sixth son of our ancestors, after Xia Houhui, the prefect of Le'an." Although Xia Houhu was confused, he still answered decisively.
Cao Cao glanced at the book on his desk, nodded and said: "Xia Houhui is young but talented, and his writing is extraordinary. It turns out that this sword fell into your house."
"Do you really know this sword?" Xia Houhu frowned and said, "This sword originally had an inscription, but it was later polished off. Even I only know it is a family heirloom, so don't lie to me."
Cao Cao laughed and said: "Not to mention polishing off the inscription, I can even read the scabbard and the hilt..."
He pulled out his sword, and a flash of green light suddenly appeared, making everyone squint their eyes.
"This is the Yitian Sword that the King of Wei carries with him!" Cao Cao laughed loudly and danced a few sword flowers. The sword kept vibrating, and the sound sounded in his ears, as if he could feel the joy of the sword.
"When the weapon meets its destiny owner, it screams with joy!" Xia Houhu was shocked when he saw it: "Who are you?"
There is a branch of teaching: the long sword laughs happily and reaches the sky, and cuts through the top of Mount Tai with one swing. He once followed Wei Wu'ao in the world, and renewed his old relationship with the hero.
Update for the leader of "Laughing Encounter".
Thank you brothers for your support and encouragement.
Some designs in the plot are not good enough and have flaws. I will try my best to pay attention to them in the future.
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