Draw swords and help each other

  The sky was still dark, and Zhao Xuan woke up. "What's wrong with me these two days? Why do I sleep so little? Forget it, forget it, don't sleep anymore. Take advantage of the fact that those masters who taught me haven't arrived yet, go out for a walk."

  Zhao Xuan's memory was still pretty good, fortunately he had Wang De's care when he came in, so Zhao Xuan didn't wear an eye mask to cover his eyes when he came in. As a result, Zhao Xuan could occasionally go out and play, thinking of this, Zhao Xuan couldn't help but quicken his pace with excitement.

  Out of the west factory's large courtyard, Zhao Xuan saw the prosperity of Chang'an City. At this time, although the sky was only slightly bright, the streets were already full of people. Zhao Xuan looked around here and there, touching this and that, playing happily.

  After playing for a while, the sky also started to brighten up, and Zhao Xuan's stomach began to get restless, "Grrr... Grrr... Grrr..." So, Zhao Xuan found a noodle stall and started eating noodles.

  "Stop him, stop him! He stole my wallet!" Two men came running towards us, one after the other. The man behind was shouting repeatedly, while the man in front was running too fast for anyone to dare block his way.

  This was the first time Zhao Xuan had seen such a thing, but after all, he was still a country boy who had just entered the capital. He couldn't shake off his simplicity and kindness, so he stretched out one foot to trip that person up. The man didn't have time to stop and fell with a thud, losing a few teeth in the process. He lay on the ground, crying "Ow! Ow!"

  Zhao Xuan hastily pounced on the person's body and said, "Hmph, let's see how you can run now."

  And at this moment, the person behind also caught up, "Huff! Huff! I'm exhausted, you little thief, in broad daylight, under the emperor's feet, you dare to steal my wallet, watch me not beat you!" Saying that, he was about to go forward and beat the little thief.

  Zhao Xuan advised after giving the man his money bag, "Forget it, the money is back in your hands now. Plus, this guy has already knocked out two of his teeth, just let him roll!"

  "This... alright! Didn't you hear? Get out of here quickly!"

  "Yes, yes, spare my life! I'll leave right away!" The little thief got up and before long, he was gone without a trace.

  "Thanks to this brother for helping out......" Before the man could finish speaking, Zhao Xuan curiously asked him, "I see that you're wearing high-quality fabric, your family should be at least wealthy or noble, how come you don't bring a follower when going out? Luckily I met you and drew my sword to help, otherwise what would happen if it were someone else?"

  "My brother said that, I was also momentarily depressed and didn't even come out myself! In any case, thank you for lending a hand, we'll meet again!" After saying this, the man was about to leave.

  "Hey! Wait a minute! You can't just say thanks and leave like that!"

  "Brother, what's wrong? Is there anything else?"

  "What's wrong with me? I was in a hurry to go out and forgot to bring money. Take a look... Can you help me pay for it? Next time I get my salary, I'll definitely return it to you!"

  "Hehe, no need for that. I just wanted to ask your honorable surname and given name!" The man asked with a bow after giving the noodle seller money.

  "My name remains unchanged when I walk, and my surname remains unchanged when I sit. I am Zhao Xuan!" Perhaps he thought the previous few moves were very beautiful, so Zhao Xuan also started using the term "Zhuā jiā" to refer to himself.

  "Haha, Brother Zhao is really interesting to talk to. I'm Zhao Qingyun, sharing the same surname with Brother Zhao. We'll have a long future ahead of us, and we'll meet again someday!" With that said, he turned around and left.

  "Cut it out, what's the big deal? It's just that your family has two stinky coins at home. I'll have them too in the future, humph!" Although he thought this in his heart, he didn't say it out loud. "Oh no, oh no! It looks like it's going to be late soon, what can we do? This is really unlucky!"

  In the end, Zhao Xuan still returned late. As he walked to the entrance, he suddenly realized that he had forgotten his ID card. Fortunately, it was Li Ren's shift, so after some persuasion, he let himself in.

  "Hey, wait up Zhao!"

  "What's wrong, Brother Li?"

  "What's that? The factory owner is outside the hall. Remember to take a detour when you leave, don't go by the main path, or else you're done!" Li Ren said with concern.

  "Alright, I know, Brother Li, I'll go first!"

  "Go ahead!"

  After finishing speaking, Zhao Xuan turned his head and ran into the headquarters of the Western Factory.

  "What's wrong with you, blocking my way in broad daylight?" Ahead of him stood a man who was not wearing the usual dark blue uniform of the Western Depot personnel, but instead wore a coarse yellowish-brown garment that made Zhao Xuan even more perplexed.

  "Are you Zhao Xuan?" The man did not answer Zhao Xuan's question, but instead asked his own.

  "Ah, yes! I am Zhao Xuan. Come and catch the thief! There's a thief! Come quickly!" Zhao Xuan took one look at this person dressed so plainly and thought he was a thief. In his heart, he couldn't help but scorn the patrol system of the Western Depot. "The great Western Depot actually allows little thieves to come and go unimpeded? It seems that what Wang De said about the Western Depot being full of experts is nothing but nonsense. They're just a bunch of useless people!"

  "Alright! Stop calling out! I've already sent away the guards around here." The man turned around, calmly looking at Zhao Xuan.

  All that could be seen was that the man wore a yellow hemp garment, with a jade pendant hanging from his waist, holding a folding fan in his hand, with bright eyes and white teeth, and a pair of eyebrows that had already turned white, born with a good complexion, only unfortunately he was somewhat old.

  Looking at the person in front of him, Zhao Xuan suddenly thought that throughout the Western Factory, except for Master Fang, who dared to wear clothes of other colors. Thinking of this, Zhao Xuan hastily knelt down: "Master Fang spare my life, I was unintentionally at fault and did not intentionally arrive late, I hope Master Fang will forgive my mistake!"

  "You little scamp, you're quite clever, get up! It's not a big mistake, I'm in a good mood today, so I won't punish you. Get up!" The factory owner smiled and said to Zhao Xuan.

  "Thank you, Master!" Hearing that Master didn't punish him, Zhao Xuan was overjoyed and quickly expressed his gratitude. He also warned himself that he couldn't be so reckless in the future, or else he might lose his life without even knowing what happened.

  "Zhao Xuan, do you know why I've come looking for you this time?"

  Zhao Xuan asked in confusion: "Could it be that those teachers who taught me skills have gone to your place to report against me?"

  Hearing this, the factory owner couldn't help but burst into loud laughter, "Hahaha! You little scamp, you have a bit of cleverness and a few threads of foolishness!"

  Zhao Xuan felt a bit embarrassed and scratched his head when he heard Ting Changgong say that about himself.

  "Haha! I'll teach you myself!" Seeing Zhao Xuan like this, the factory owner couldn't help but burst into loud laughter again. No wonder that person wanted to cultivate this kid carefully, indeed fools have fool's luck!

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