Chapter 15 Story

  "By the Emperor's decree, Tang An, the heavenly sword, has brought glory to the country and achieved great merit in protecting the nation. He is hereby appointed as the Marquis of Wu'an, with a fief of one thousand households, and is allowed to wear his sword when entering the palace and to stand before the Emperor without bowing."

  As soon as this imperial edict was issued, the whole world was shocked!

  In the city of Yanjing, nowadays, as long as someone has a bit of free time, after tea and dinner, they are all talking about Tang An's exploits. Especially in teahouses and restaurants, many idlers are even more proud to have seen Tang An once at the "Yue Lai Inn" in the north of the city by chance.

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  In the west of Yanjing City, there is a teahouse called "Yunlai Teahouse", which specializes in receiving guests from the west.

  Muhongyu traveled all the way, and in just over ten days, she arrived at Yanjing City. She had been thinking of Tang An all along, and as soon as she thought that she could see Tang An soon, she was filled with energy and didn't feel tired at all. She wished she could travel day and night to shorten the ten days to five days.

  Unfortunately, she looked down and saw the little devil next to her pouting and kicking at stones, and began to bitterly smile again.

  She knew Xiao Xie was unhappy.

  Xiao Xie is a child who will never grow up. Whether she's happy or sad can be told just by looking at her face.

  "Xiao Xie, what's wrong?" Mu Hongyu asked, pulling Xiao Xie's hand.

  Xiao Xie pouted, raised her innocent big eyes, and stared at Mu Hongyu with a silly expression. Then, she touched her slightly sunken belly and said pitifully: "Little Mu, Little Xie's tummy is so hungry. I haven't eaten anything delicious for three days. Will you take me to eat something good? Please?"

  The heavenly realm expert, in fact, no longer has high requirements for food, and fasting for over ten days is also normal. Unfortunately, Xiao Xie has already gotten used to the routine of eating on time, sleeping on time, and getting up on time on Mount Tian.

  Looking at Xiao Xie's pitiful appearance, she raised her head and saw the sign of Yunlai Teahouse. Mu Hongyu nodded helplessly. Since they had already arrived in Yanjing City, there was no need to rush for the time being. Entering the inn could also be used to inquire about Tang An's news. "I think that with Tang An's skills as a small eccentric, it is absolutely impossible for him to remain unknown in Yanjing City."

  When thinking of Tang An, Mu Hongyu's first impression was his arrogant and annoying appearance. However, when she thought about his annoying expression and the words that made her angry, for some reason, her heart felt a mix of sourness, sweetness, and loss... It was very complicated, and she couldn't quite put into words what it tasted like.

  Xiao Xie seemed to have smelled something delicious, squinting her big eyes, raising her small face towards the Yunlai Teahouse, twitched her nose, and then exclaimed: "It's Osmanthus cake, so fragrant!" Then she pulled Mu Hongyu and rushed inside in a hurry.

  Xiao Ye pulled Mu Hongyu to run into the teahouse, just in time to see a man with saliva flying from his mouth, loudly saying something on one side. His opponent was a group of businessmen who came from the west to do business in Yanjing, as well as several idle Jianghu people.

  He got to the exciting part, and one foot suddenly stepped onto the stool. His arm swung high in an instant, although his other foot was still on the ground, but it made people feel that he would step onto the table at any moment.

  Xiao Xie found it interesting and curiously blinked her big eyes, slowly approaching that person.

  Only then did the man reveal a triumphant expression and loudly asked the several listeners in front of him: "Do you know how old Tang An, that Sword God, is this year?"

  He turned to a middle-aged merchant wearing brocade and said, "We all know that Nian Wushuang is a rare talent in the world. He entered the Tianjing at the age of 25 and is now 35 years old. Recently, Tang An has risen to fame and is known as one of the two great generals of our Great Yan, along with Nian Wushuang. One is the Marquis of Weiwu and the other is the Marquis of Wu'an. I suppose that even if Tang An is a genius, he should be over 30 years old by now? He must have spent more than ten years on the battlefield, killing and fighting, to be able to wield that peerless sword, known as the Heavenly Sword?"

  The rest of the people listened to this middle-aged man's speculation and all nodded in agreement. This middle-aged man's analysis was very reasonable, according to common sense, obtaining honors at the age of thirty is indeed considered young and promising. Unfortunately, that person heard it and suddenly burst out laughing: "Your analysis makes sense. However, you got one thing wrong, and it's way off!"

  The merchant, having heard this, immediately became displeased. He had traveled extensively throughout the south and north for many years, seen countless people, and considered his judgment to be quite good. So he countered with a question: "What's wrong with me? If what you say is true, then I'll take out my money today and invite everyone in this building to have some tea!"

  Xiao Ye heard this and suddenly let out a loud whoop of excitement: "Hurray, Xiao Mu, someone's treating us to food! Quick, I want osmanthus cake, I want ten. No, fifty!"

  That person chuckled and looked at Little Evil again. Little Evil was adorable, just like a porcelain doll, especially those eyes, bright and clear, like the snowmelt lake on Mount Tian, crystal clear and serene.

  The little devil smiled mischievously and rolled her big eyes, suddenly asking: "Uncle, the Tang An you mentioned, is he that kid who always has a stinky face, never speaks more than three sentences to strangers, and loves to wipe his sword with a silk handkerchief?"

  "Little guy?"

  When he heard this, the man was stunned and looked at Xiao Xie's serious expression again.

  He tried to hold it in, but ultimately couldn't, and suddenly burst out laughing.

  He smiled, and this smile was infectious, causing everyone else to burst out laughing as well.

  A ten-year-old little girl calls a world-renowned, peerless swordsman "little guy", isn't that hilarious?

  That's hilarious!

  That man laughed so hard he almost choked, until the businessman opposite him stared at him for a long time, reminding him that there was still an unrelated bet.

  "Alright, stop laughing. This girl is really interesting. However, she did say one true thing. To people of our age, Tang An is indeed just a little kid."

  Others were taken aback and asked in confusion: "Huh? What did you say?"

  "Because he had just passed his 16th birthday on June 6! Sixteen years old, a young man with a noble title!"

  As soon as he finished speaking, everyone else suddenly fell silent.

  In the morning, he was a young man, in the evening, he ascended to the emperor's hall. One sword shook the world, and from then on, his achievements and fame soared! This is something that everyone envies but cannot attain. They were silent, not because they were shocked by Tang An's luck, but because they deeply understood the difficulties of life. And at sixteen years old, he was already famous throughout the land, but behind this, how much unbearable weight did he bear?

  Suddenly, the merchant let out a low sigh and said: "If my son were still alive, he would be sixteen now. Sixteen years old, what a pity... Can you tell me about Tang An? I suddenly want to hear his story."

  That man, however, just smiled and didn't say a word. He took a look at his own teacup, which was already dry, and the fruits and nuts on the tea table were almost all gone. The merchant suddenly came to his senses, pointed at the man with a smile and said: "I won't be able to welch on the deal, will I?" Then he shouted to the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, bring another Four Seasons Evergreen!"

  He began to tell the story of Tang An. Tang An arrived in the capital on April 15th and killed a hundred people with one sword at the Tiger Leopard Camp, wearing a blood-red robe. The two young masters of Mingjian Villa and Shenshan Villa admired him extremely, jokingly calling him the Heavenly Sword, the third sword in the Jianghu. Later, he also defeated Xie Shi Yi at the Tiger Leopard Camp's martial arts competition, retired with honor, and killed the Western Regions' demonic knife Duoluo, entering the realm of heaven. It can be said that it was extremely shocking to people's hearts.

  When it came to the thrilling moment of that battle, Little Evil had already covered her mouth, with worry in her eyes. But when she heard the giant shadow of the Azure Dragon swooping down from the void, Little Evil became extremely excited again, with anticipation in her eyes. It seemed as if she was thinking, if she were to meet Tang An again in the future, would he be able to put on a show for her sister?

  "Yes, of course it's sister. I'm already twenty years old, and that little guy is only sixteen. Shouldn't he be calling me sister? Besides, he shouldn't be able to beat me, right? That makes it even more reason for him to call me sister. Hehe..."

  "Why would Xiaoxie get so excited thinking that someone wants to call me sister? Is this considered a boring and bad hobby?"

  "I don't understand. Can't figure it out, then I won't think about it."

  Xiao Xie suddenly turned to Mu Hongyu and shouted: "Little Mu, the osmanthus cake is so sweet! Do you want some? Hmm? You finished it that quickly? No way, I still need to save some for that little guy who calls me sister. Can't finish it all off. Xiao Xie isn't a glutton."

  But Xiao Xie's eyes rolled around, and she reached out to grab another piece, stuffing it into her mouth. After finishing, she carefully wiped the corners of her mouth: "It's really delicious. Having one more shouldn't be a problem, right..."

  And so, with one piece and then another...the pastry was gone...and the story came to an end.

  The sky is also getting dark...

  "Xiao Mu, Xiao Xie is hungry again..."

  Mu Hongyu's face also turned black...

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