After school, Shen Yue walked up to Shen Miao and smiled: "Today, Miss Yi invited me and big sister to go to her house, so I won't be going back with you. Fifth sister, you can head back first."

  Yi Peilan and Shen Yue naturally got close, but when giving them a post, they unexpectedly ignored Shen Miao. It was an ordinary family dinner matter. Upon hearing this, Shen Miao didn't have much of a reaction, she just responded with a single word and that's it.

  These days, the Shen family's attitude towards Shen Miao has been extremely enthusiastic, and it can be guessed that they must have some other idea in mind. Shen Miao didn't bother to argue with them, as the most urgent task at present was not these trivial matters.

  On the way back, the carriage had to pass through the most prosperous street in Dingjing City. Gu Yu said: "In front is Guihua Alley, isn't Miss fond of the crispy cakes there? I'll go buy some back."

  "Go ahead." Shen Miao smiled and said.

  After the carriage stopped, Jing Zhen lifted the curtain and looked out. Her eyes widened as she passed a certain place and exclaimed, "Huh?" Shen Miao followed her gaze and saw that beside the Guifang Alley where the carriage had stopped was a pawnshop. At this moment, it was surrounded by many people who seemed to be arguing about something.

  The shop assistant seemed somewhat impatient, his voice loud enough for Shen Miao to hear clearly: "I said ten taels of silver, take it or leave it! It's just a sword, young master, don't make things difficult for us."

  "It seems like I couldn't make a deal with the shopkeeper," Jingzhen said.

  Shen Miao also saw that, doing business in a pawnshop, the price would naturally be lowered, but it was clear that this was an unacceptable price for the person who came to pawn things, yet he was unwilling to leave, so they were stuck in this stalemate.

  "There's nothing to see." Seeing Shen Miao look away, Jing Zhen pulled down the carriage curtain again. A moment later, Gu Yu came back with two large paper packages in her arms, and Jing Zhen opened the curtain to let her in. As soon as she opened the curtain, Shen Miao's gaze fell on the outside of the carriage, where she saw the person who had just argued with the pawnshop clerk turn around and walk out of the crowd, still holding a sword in his hand. It seemed that he hadn't been able to make the deal after all, and his expression looked somewhat dejected.

  After Gu Yu got on the carriage, she was about to close the curtain when Shen Miao stopped her. She stared intently at the person holding the sword, a young man who looked ordinary in his attire and had an unremarkable appearance. Seeing their own daughter staring tightly at this stranger, Gu Yu and Jing Zhong were both somewhat perplexed.

  Shen Miao furrowed her brow, how did this person become so familiar?

  The young man shook his head, let out a sigh, and gazed deeply at the sword in his arms. He gritted his teeth, turned around, and headed back to the pawnshop, as if he had finally made up his mind to go through with the unsatisfactory deal after all.

  "Valley Rain!" Just as he turned around, Shen Miao suddenly shouted: "Go down and stop him. Tell him I want that sword of his!"

  "Miss......" Jing Zhen and Gu Yu looked at her in surprise, really didn't know why Shen Miao was acting like this.

  "Quick!" Shen Miao said coldly.

  Seeing her serious expression, Gu Yu didn't dare ask more questions and immediately jumped off the carriage to walk towards that young man in plain clothes.

  The young man in linen clothes had just taken a step forward when he heard someone behind him say, "Young master, wait."

  He turned around and saw a woman dressed as a maid rush towards him with a smile, saying: "Young master, are you going to pawn the sword in your hand at the pawnshop?"

  The young man was taken aback for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's right."

  The woman continued: "Exactly, my family's daughter wants the sword in your hand, young master, are you willing to make this deal?"

  The young man glanced at her and saw that the woman's expression was not fake, but he still shook his head and said: "This sword of mine is not exquisite in style, but it's quite practical. If you want one, Miss, it's better to go to a weapon shop and have one made." He was also surprised in his heart, where would an ordinary girl be interested in these swords, just looking at them for fun? Unfortunately, his sword was too sharp, and if he accidentally hurt himself, it wouldn't be good.

  The valley rain's expression slightly eased, and he couldn't help but praise in his heart. The person in front of him was clearly in urgent need of silver, yet still considered the other party, apparently a straightforward and honest person. Previously, Shen Miao had inexplicably wanted to buy this person's sword, and she had been worried about it. Now it seemed that at least the other party wasn't a bad person.

  Thinking of this, Gū Yuè's complexion softened a bit, and she said: "My family's young lady is sincere in wanting to make this deal with you, sir. You might as well take a step forward and discuss it."

  The other party did not expect Gu Yu to be so persistent either. He looked at the pawnshop and nodded reluctantly: "Okay."

  They waited until they reached a deserted alley near the neighbor's house, where only a horse carriage was parked. Yu Ru arrived at the side of the horse carriage and whispered: "Miss, he has come."

  The young man walked up to the carriage, hesitated for a moment, and finally cupped his fists: "Miss, my sword is indeed not suitable for a lady to use, it's too heavy and too sharp, easy to hurt oneself, so..."

  "What's your name?" Before the words had fallen, a woman's voice came from inside the carriage. The voice sounded young, but it had an indescribable flavor, as if it belonged to someone who had experienced ups and downs in high positions, making it difficult for people to guess her age at first glance.

  "In the lower Mo'eng." The young man hesitated for a moment and then clenched his fist.

  After that, there was no response for a long time. Just as the young man named Mo Qing and Yu Yu were both somewhat puzzled, a woman's voice came from inside again: "This sword of yours, I'm not interested in it at all. Broken iron is meaningless to me."

  Upon hearing this, a hint of anger appeared on Mo En's face. He said: "Miss, are you not making fun of me? Although the sword is ordinary in quality, it was forged by a famous swordsmith and has accompanied me for many years. If Miss called me over just to humiliate me, I'm afraid I won't play along."

  As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and was about to leave, but just as he lifted his foot, a sigh came from the carriage. The sigh was light and seemed to contain inexplicable emotions, making one's heart tighten inexplicably.

  "Mo Cheng, you must be short of money, right?" said the person in the carriage.

  Mo En was taken aback, unsure why, but when the other person called his name, a strange feeling suddenly rose up in his heart. The feeling seemed very familiar, yet somewhat inexplicable. But as soon as he heard the other person speak, his footsteps involuntarily came to a stop, as if he couldn't refuse anything the other person said.

  "Your sword may be nothing to me, but your swordsmanship is worth a hundred gold, a thousand gold."

  Mo En was taken aback and shook his head, saying: "Miss is overpraising, I'm just an ordinary person." However, in his heart, he was astonished - how did this person know that his swordsmanship was extraordinary?

  "A single coin can bring down a heroic man, and even the treasured sword that has accompanied him for many years must be sold. Such days are truly unworthy of your swordsmanship." The carriage curtain was suddenly lifted, and a purple-clothed young girl emerged from inside.

  She has a delicate and elegant appearance, but between her eyebrows, there is a rare noble air and majesty.

  "Mo Qiang, are you willing to sell your martial arts skills to me, Shen family's gate?"

  She asked with a faint smile, but her eyes had a subtle joy as if she had met an old friend.

  The former Guardian General Mo Qiang, it's... been a long time no see.

  Digression

  The cool and awesome fist has arrived! From now on, I can use violent means~/（≧▽≦）/~