The snow is falling harder and harder, and the red lanterns in the shops on Changning Street are lit up one by one.

A middle-aged man wrapped in a black, worn-out cotton coat stood stooped and somewhat stiffly next to an inconspicuous shop. Pedestrians were walking in a hurry, and occasionally someone stopped to cast a curious look at him. Whenever this happens, the middle-aged man will pull at his worn-out hat that leaks lint in a hurry and panic.

After a long time, he carefully walked into the small shop.

There is no plaque in the shop, but a piece of red paper with the four characters "Su's Pawn Shop" traced in gold powder.

It was getting late, and there was only one apprentice named Mo Tong left in the shop. He was only fourteen this year.

At this time, he was checking this month's account books with abacus beads.

After the middle-aged man entered, he went straight to Mo Tong. He carefully took something out of his arms and placed it in front of Mo Tong. It was an exquisitely crafted double-buckle coiled dragon jade pendant carved from a large piece of fine Hetian jasper.

"Excuse me, please take a look, how much silver is it worth?" The man's voice was stiff and panicked, sounding extremely guilty.

Seeing this jade pendant, Mo Tong's eyes suddenly opened wide. He hurriedly threw aside the abacus and account books, carefully took the jade pendant, put it in his hand and looked at it carefully.

After a long time, Mo Tong raised his head to look at the middle-aged man. He stretched out his hands and grabbed the middle-aged man's arm, his eyes were red, and he asked in a choked voice: "How did you get this jade pendant?

The middle-aged man waved his hands in panic, trying to break free from Mo Tong's grasp. He said incoherently: "This, I didn't steal this, I, I didn't steal it."

Mo Tong was extremely anxious at this time. The owner of this jade pendant was very important to him and the entire Su family. He desperately wanted to know clues about this jade pendant, but after all, he was just a young apprentice with no strength and could not compare with the strength of a middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man used force and broke free from Mo Tong's hands. Mo Tong was so thin that he was pulled out and fell directly to the ground. Ignoring the pain in his body, Mo Tong rushed forward and hugged the middle-aged man's ankle tightly. The middle-aged man hurriedly ran out the door, but because of Mo Tong's interference, his steps were unsteady and he fell to the ground.

At this moment, a masked boy wearing a dark gold pattern and embroidered clothes walked in. He was followed by dozens of sword-carrying guards dressed in black, wearing jade pendants of different colors. They all had white jade faces and the appearance of dragons and phoenixes.

The young man waved his hand, and several guards stepped forward to subdue the middle-aged man. The guard blocked the middle-aged man's mouth and took him away very quickly, without letting him make a sound during the whole process.

A guard picked up the jade pendant that fell on the ground and handed it to the young man. The young man looked at it and then held it tightly in his hand.

"Feng Qingyu is right. The Su family's business is huge, and there are many people coming and going. Keeping an eye on the Su family will indeed be rewarding, and the hard work of these days will be worth it."

The only guard wearing a blood jade pendant helped Mo Tong. The remaining guards closed the door of the pawn shop and guarded the place tightly.

Mo Tong covered his mouth and coughed a few times, then looked at the masked boy secretly, and finally met the boy's sharp gaze. Mo Tong suddenly felt that he was looking at a tiger and broke into a cold sweat.

The young man stared at Mo Tong for a few times and said slowly: "You are not allowed to tell anyone what happened today."

Just as Mo Tong was about to speak, the young man smiled coldly. "If you want Lin Wan to die, then please feel free to do so."

Mo Tong was stunned. The young man looked at him again and raised his legs to leave. Mo Tong knelt down in front of the young man with a bang.

"I beg you to ask for clues about the whereabouts of the eldest princess and tell me something."

"Haha, you guys just have a good relationship with her."

The young man turned his back to Mo Tong and smiled to himself: "Don't worry, I'm not cruel enough to attack my own sister." Mo Tong was shocked when he heard this. When he looked up, the young man had already left.

The guard wearing the blood jade pendant followed the young man for a few steps, then suddenly turned around and said to Mo Tong: "You can rest assured that your majesty is the eldest princess' biological brother, so he will naturally not do anything to harm her. As for those faces and hearts The discordant Su family, if you are really doing it for the eldest princess, then you'd better not tell them."

"A-Feng! Tell him what to do and leave." Someone called back.

"Oh, I know."

"I know." Mo Tong said softly. "I will never harm the only person who is good to me."

Mo Tong's voice was very soft, but Ah Feng heard it. He was stunned for a moment, but did not look back. He quickened his pace and followed the young man.

Mo Tong stared blankly at the group of them walking away. After a long time, he slowly got up from the ground.

Mo Tong struggled to hold on to the wall and walked to the counter behind the pawn shop. He found a bottle of medicinal wine, twisted his eyebrows and wiped the wound painfully.

It was obviously painful, but he suddenly laughed.

"Hahahahahaha, Sister Lin, it's March of the year, and Little Mo Tong finally has some news about you."

He laughed and cried. "Sister Lin, please come back soon. I miss you very much."

It was late at night, with only the flying snowflakes and a few lonely lanterns for company.

Most of the people in the Imperial City of Yuhua Kingdom were sleeping in gentle dreams at the moment, but Chonghua Pass far away on the border was a different scene.

Chonghua Pass is a line of defense between Yuhua Kingdom and Northern Territory Kingdom. The environment here is harsh and it is bitterly cold all year round. Fortunately, the past few years have been good and we have had more harvests than in previous years. But in this way, he became a piece of fat that the Northern Kingdom was eyeing.

The sound of "ding, clang, clang" as the long sword and the scimitar struck each other broke the brief peace of Chonghua Pass.

The man wearing an animal skin coat and holding a gemstone scimitar had a dark face and the unique blue eyes of the Northern Kingdom. His hands were covered with large and small scars, and only his thumb and little finger were left on his right hand. Not only that, there was a two-inch long scar between his eyes.

Confronting him was Luo Zichen, the youngest son of General Luo of Yuhua Kingdom, who had reached Double Ten this year. Luo Zichen was dressed in short brown clothes, and his long dark hair was tied up by a shabby piece of cloth. He held a dark iron sword and stabbed the northern spy continuously. At the beginning, the two men were evenly matched in terms of force. Gradually, Luo Zichen became a little exhausted. The northern spy saw the right moment, turned over, and kicked Luo Zichen's right hand. The long sword in Luo Zichen's hand flew out. His strength was so great that Luo Zichen felt that his hands had lost all feeling.

Just when he was about to chop Luo Zichen on the shoulder, a girl came riding a bay-red horse. Before anyone arrived, a red tassel spear had already flown out. The force was so overbearing that it pierced the shoulder of the northern spy and pinned him to the ground. The northern spy screamed loudly in pain, his eyes widened, and his eyes were full of ferocity, which was very scary.

"Luo Zichen! I didn't catch you for a while, but you dared to come out alone to catch the spies. The injury last time has not fully healed. Have you lived enough?"

The girl got off her horse and stepped on the spy's chest. His slender hands grasped the spy's chin, and with a twist of his fingers, he removed the spy's chin to prevent him from biting his tongue and committing suicide. This time, the northern spy fainted from the pain. The girl clapped her hands, took off the small baggage on her back and threw it to Luo Zichen.

"Fortunately, I brought it. Here, this is the wound medicine that Zhang Yuyan personally prepared for you. You idiot, look at the blood oozing from your back! You came out to catch the spies before you could do anything. I think you are worried about your own life. It’s too long.”


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