Chapter 23 Chapter twenty-three

"And this, for you too!" Solanum nigrum said, while taking out a palm-sized black brocade bag from her bosom, with patterns of gourds and auspicious clouds embroidered with golden silk threads on it. Yan Wei took it over, untied the golden ribbon, and unfolded the brocade bag, but inside was a row of hair-thin iron needles, densely inserted into a needle bag, Yan Wei pulled out one, and the "Thousand Bee Needle" "Very similar, just much longer. Solanum nigrum said: "I didn't expect you to be so seriously ill this time. It must be because you didn't bring the acupuncture tools with you. This set of acupuncture is already the best in our Jiang country. You should not be disgusted with it."

Yan Wei said: "Bamboo needles are still used in Yang Country, and they are discarded after one use. I'm afraid such thin iron needles can't be made yet. How could I dislike them?" Solanum nigrum was a little surprised: "That's it...the needle bag is filled with lime, which is used for anti-rust, and it should be washed with water before each injection, and it would be better to boil it in boiling water." Yan Wei nodded, and couldn't help but feel a little strange: "You Jiang Guo's iron smelting technology is already superior to Yang Guo's, why do you have to bring Mu Xuanshi, Mu Bie and his son to Jiang Guo?"

Solanum nigrum didn't seem to expect Yan Wei to change the subject all of a sudden, blinked, looked at Yan Wei, but didn't speak. Yan Wei smiled and said: "If it's not convenient to say it, then that's fine. These things are not what we women should care about." Solanum nigrum seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, touched his chest, and said: "Well... I don't understand these things, after all, it is to protect the country. Only by protecting the country can we protect each of us, and I can be so peaceful. Talking to you..." As Solanum nigrum said, he drew a circle with his hand, which seemed to include Yan Wei.

After hearing this, Yan Wei felt a little uncomfortable. She felt a cold sweat on her back. It was her own country that wanted to annex hers, and she still regarded herself as a family... "That Tong Shi... are you good friends?" Solanum nigrum's voice was low, as if it came from far away, and it was ethereal. Yan Wei looked up at Solanum nigrum, and saw that she was fiddling with her belt, her head was lowered, her face could not be seen clearly, only two curtains of long and dense eyelashes fluttered slightly like butterfly wings, which made people feel pity. "He and Li Qichen are brothers, and Li Qichen is my patient." Yan Wei didn't know how to explain the relationship between the three of them, but thinking that the two would still commit crimes in Jiang Country, she deliberately distanced the relationship.

Solanum nigrum raised his head and asked curiously: "Are you the brothers who learned sword together? Who is their master? Who are his parents? What does he do?" Faced with a series of questions raised by Solanum nigrum, Yan Wei realized that she didn't know much about Tong Shui: swords, shaped salt, superb water skills, and listening to the two of them reminiscing about the old days at her home that night... So he told Solanum nigrum everything he knew. Solanum nigrum listened obsessively, and kept playing with the little jade rabbit tied to the belt in his hand. He wrapped the jade rabbit's sash around the rabbit's body, and then loosened it in circles. The tassel at the end of the sash It turns into a circle, then into a bundle, and it goes round and round, and the slender and white fingers are wrapped around people's eyes.Yan Wei looked at it, and the words "a hundred times and a thousand times" surged in her heart.Yan Wei recognized the jade rabbit at a glance, it was a piece of salt, and she could clearly see the word "child" engraved on the rabbit's abdomen.

The two of them, they only met once, did they have such deep lovesickness?Yan Wei sighed secretly in her heart, this kind of lovesickness, I'm afraid it will be fruitless... If Jiang Guo is conquered, if Solanum nigrum can survive by chance, in her capacity, I'm afraid she can only marry the prince Aristocrats, no matter what, it's not the turn of a salt owl like Tong Rate... After thinking about it, if the beacon fire ignites and burns all the way to Jiang Guoguo's capital, it is possible to find an opportunity to let Solanum nigrum escape, and from then on, wandering around the world with Tong Shui is also a way out.Immediately, he couldn't help but secretly sneered, if he went to perfect them, who would perfect himself?What's more, if at that time, Yang Guo destroys her parents' state, and Tong Sui is from Yang Guo, will Solanum Solanum's heart for Tong Sui be the same as it is today?

For some reason, Yan Wei always believed that Yang Guo would definitely win a big victory and annex Jiang Guo.Because in Young Master Yu, there is something that Long Yang doesn't have, the aura of controlling everything and going forward; The disease came quickly, but went slowly.Rao Yan Wei changed four or five prescriptions and tried her best to take care of her, but the low cough was still lingering until Nian Gen'er. Every morning, noon, and evening, there are always a few eunuchs who come to sweep the courtyard and buy food. They are all teenagers, all in green clothes and hats, with good faces like virgins, but they all obey the strict order of Longyang , not to talk to Yan Wei.Yan Wei simply avoided them, and didn't go downstairs when they were around.

This day is New Year's Eve. The dinner prepared by those eunuchs was quite sumptuous, and everything was ready, and it was already dark. Faced with the table full of delicacies, Yan Wei felt even more desolate, so she took a few mouthfuls before stopping.Thinking back to last year's New Year's Eve, I spent it with Li Qichen. At that time, he was on duty outside, and he was at home buying food and drinks while watching the new year.When Li Qichen returned in the early morning, the two had a reunion dinner together. Although they had been separated that night, the mood of cooking soup at home and waiting for their return was sweet, like a bride.

The sound of drum music could be faintly heard outside, presumably it must be that the "Nuo" is being held there?Yan Wei looked out of the window, but saw the lights on the other side, as bright as day, more than a hundred boys were all dressed in white clothes and red scarves, holding various magic weapons and weapons, and several others were wearing black tops and red bottoms. , wearing various animal heads on their heads, and the two sides perform a fighting dance.It was the sound of the bronze drum again, the passionate drum beat pierced the night, rushing towards the face, I don't know if the person holding the drum tonight is still Wujie?

When the drum music faded away, the sound of firecrackers crackled again, and the palace maids carrying lamps shuttled back and forth gracefully. The shadows of lamps and people were reflected in the dark lake water, like a moving painting.And I am just an irrelevant viewer. When all the bustle and bustle on the other side gradually cooled down, and even the lights gradually fell off one by two, Yan Wei still stared at the window for a long time, then turned around in awe, and was about to go upstairs to take a rest, but she heard a voice coming from outside the door. Creaking sound. When the door opened, a pair of eunuchs were divided into left and right, holding lamps.The one walking at the back was Longyang, with the golden crown on his head shining in the dark night.

"I can't go to bed early today, I have to watch the year, come and step on the year with me!" Long Yang stretched out his hand and grabbed Yan Wei's wrist, and Yan Wei immediately smelled alcohol.Long Yang seemed to have drunk a lot of wine, his cheeks were flushed, and his eyes were a little blurred. Yan Wei struggled hard, but Long Yang's hands were pinched tightly, he did not break free, but was pulled by him, staggered, and went out of the room. Seeing that Yan Wei almost fell down, Long Yang hurriedly reached out to support Yan Wei's armpit, and the two became in an embracing posture.Smelling the smell of alcohol in Long Yang's mouth, Yan Wei couldn't help being disgusted and wanted to vomit, and wanted to raise her sleeve to cover her nose, but felt impolite, so she twisted her body and left Long Yang's embrace.Long Yang also felt impolite, straightened his clothes, and walked forward, but still did not let go of Yan Wei's hand. The two walked side by side like this. An eunuch in front of them was holding a bundle of hemp stalks and scattered them on the road. The two of them stepped on it and made a creaking sound. It sounded very crisp and sweet in the quiet night. "This is stepping on the year, stepping away the evil spirits, it can keep you safe for a year." Long Yang said to himself, not looking at Yan Wei, but looking up at the sky. As he walked, he realized that he had reached the border of the Forbidden Garden and was about to enter the boundary of the Forbidden Palace. Long Yang hesitated for a moment, and said to Yan Wei: "Want to see the Demon Sword?" Without waiting for Yan Wei's answer, he went He ordered the eunuch to turn northward. Long Yang's hand holding Yan Wei's wrist began to feel restless at this moment, it slid down the wrist and held Yan Wei's palm, Yan Wei struggled a little, and Long Yang's hand was clenched even tighter. Yan Wei finally saw the legendary magic sword. From a distance, he saw an altar made of white stones, with a large black sword placed obliquely in the center. The body of the lightsaber was almost equal to his height, and the widest part of the blade was almost as thick as his own waist.There are also model furnaces around, which seem to be a smelting field, but the scale is much smaller than that of Chiya. Looking closely at those furnaces, they seem to be built according to the directions of the eight trigrams. There are square pagodas made of wooden squares, animal skins and flags hanging around them.The sky was dim, and I couldn't look carefully for a while, it seemed like a place for witchcraft. Yan Wei approached and took a closer look at the magic sword, only to see that the shape of the sword was extremely irregular, the surface was also uneven, without a sharp edge, it looked like a sword from a distance, but it looked like a sword-shaped boulder when viewed up close.Looking closely, there are some dark purple patterns faintly on the body of the sword. Those patterns shone with sparkling light under the light. Even, as the person moved, the light was also flowing, like sparkling water waves hidden inside the sword body. . Yan Wei couldn't help stretching out her hand to touch the magic sword.The blade feels cold to the touch, like iron or copper, and feels a bit like a stone.There are no bumps or concaves on the patterned parts, but the strange thing is that when the hands touch those patterns, those patterns will faintly dim, and when the fingers are removed, they will reappear, like magic and magic, really worthy of it" The word "Magic Sword". Long Yang said behind him: "The pattern on this sword was clearer more than ten years ago, even in the daytime it can be clearly seen, and at night, it is as bright as a lamp, and it has become more and more dimmer in the past few years. ..." Yan Wei put her hand under the sword and lifted it upwards vigorously, only felt that the sword was as if it had been born on an altar, and it remained motionless. Long Yang smiled and said: "Don't say you can't lift it up, even if I exert all my strength, I can barely lift it up, and I can't swing it freely. Father Jun was able to move it when he was young, but now that he is old, he can't do it anymore... Now Only one servant can handle it..." Yan Wei's heart skipped a beat, this servant is talking about Wujie, right?He also recalled that Mr. Yue'an said on Chiya that this magic sword might be a piece of meteorite, but now it seems that it looks very similar.The subtleties of the sword have not been considered, and it doesn't look like it was deliberately made by human beings. However, if this magic sword is made by nature, it would be too miraculous to have such a regular giant sword shape. "How did this magic sword come from?" Yan Wei asked.