Becoming a literary master starting from the story of Minglan

Chapter 298 Sun Da Sha Zi Visits
The halberd was disassembled into three sections inside the wooden box.

It consists of a halberd head and two sections of the halberd shaft.

The halberd head is symmetrical, with a silver spearhead in the middle and two crescent-shaped, sharp blades on each side. They are connected to the spearhead by two small branches and forged into one piece.

It can be used to stab, cut, hook, and stir.

It looks quite clean and neat, and at the same time, it is also very sharp!

The two sections of the halberd shaft, unlike the halberd head, were not only completely black, but also covered with various uneven and mysterious patterns. They looked like decorations or some kind of incantation, giving them a rather mysterious feel.

However, these things are really just decorations.

Of course, these decorations were not just for aesthetic purposes; their main purpose was to increase the friction between the hand and the halberd shaft, making it less likely for the owner to drop the weapon when wielding it.

These two sections of the halberd shaft looked rather unremarkable, a stark contrast to the gleaming, cold light emanating from the halberd head.

However, if these three pieces were assembled, they would immediately transform into a deadly weapon that would inspire fear in any enemy—a twelve-foot-long halberd!
Of course, even the best weapons are useless if the user is skilled in martial arts.

Coincidentally, Sheng Changquan's martial arts skills are quite remarkable, so he should be able to perfectly control it.

However, for Yu Minglan, there was no need to mention the halberd again.

Although the halberd looked extremely intimidating, Minglan's attention was not on it. Instead, she was more interested in another weapon than the halberd.

That was the longsword that gleamed with purple light in the wooden box.

However, before Minglan could get a good look, she suddenly heard Sheng Changquan speak.

"hehe!"

Sheng Changquan smiled faintly and said to Xu Changqing in front of him, "Alright, Changqing, I've seen it!"

"However, I imagine you must be tired these past few days. Let's go back first and talk about it later!"

Since the current situation was not suitable for conversation, Sheng Changquan did not wish to linger. After confirming that there was nothing wrong with the item handed over by Xu Changqing, he immediately closed the wooden box and returned it to Xu Changqing, asking him to keep it safe.

"Yes, Master!"

Xu Changqing nodded to Sheng Changquan, took a step back, and followed beside him.

"Mr. Hu!"

Sheng Changquan first turned to Minglan and smiled, then stepped forward again, clasped his hands in a fist salute to the old man standing opposite him with Erdaozi, and said, "I suppose Brother Erdaozi has already told you."

The "Old Hu" that Wang Feng mentioned was actually a rather elderly man, hence Sheng Changquan spoke to him very politely.

After all, the current imperial court governs the country with filial piety, and the social atmosphere is the same. Generally speaking, people will respect the elderly.

This is the embodiment of etiquette and morality.

"Well, not bad!"

The old man nodded kindly and affirmed, "This little fellow has already told me what Chief Escort Wang said."

"Since Chief Escort Wang has given these instructions, then come with me and retrieve your belongings!"

Mr. Hu first explained the situation very concisely, and then took the lead in walking forward.

Because after escorting goods, the escort agency needs to store them in a warehouse. This means that the goods must be counted before the employer arrives, and then stored in a collection point to avoid any omissions or mishaps.

That's why the security escort agency's warehouse is so cautious, requiring a series of procedures to retrieve the items inside.

However, because Xu Changqing had been with them beforehand, and Wang Feng had given specific instructions, Sheng Changquan's process of retrieving the goods was much simpler this time.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, sir!"

Sheng Changquan clasped his hands in a fist salute to Old Hu again, and then followed him forward, preparing to retrieve his own belongings.

After a process that had been streamlined but was still quite cumbersome, Sheng Changquan finally retrieved the items he had checked in.

"Mr. Hu!"

Looking at the several cartloads of goods in front of him, Sheng Changquan couldn't help but feel a headache coming on. So he spoke up again: "I wonder if your escort agency could send a few more people to help us transport these things back to the Sheng residence?"

"Of course, I am willing to offer a few more taels of silver as transportation costs."

"Oh, Young Master Sheng, there's no need to be so polite!"

Old Hu shook his head and refused outright, saying, "Speaking of which, this should have been our Tiger Might Escort Agency delivering the goods to your door!"

He turned around and, to Erdaozi who had been following him, ordered, "Erdaozi!"

"Go outside and call a few brothers over to help this young master Sheng carry his things back to his residence."

"Yes, Grandpa Hu!"

After agreeing, Erdaozi turned and ran outside, seemingly preparing to follow Old Hu's authority and find someone to help him transfer his luck.

"This……"

"Thank you very much, Elder Hu!"

Upon seeing this, Sheng Changquan immediately gave Old Hu a grateful smile to express his thanks, but Old Hu waved his hand, indicating that it was nothing.

Although their conversation was somewhat affected and hypocritical, it is undeniable that the atmosphere between them became even more intense afterward.

In fact, the reason Sheng Changquan came empty-handed was because he had calculated that the Tiger Might Escort Agency would send someone to deliver the goods.

After all, the final location that Sheng Changquan had previously decided on was not the Tiger Might Escort Agency's gathering point, but the location of the Sheng family's old residence in Youyang.

After more than two hours of effort, Minglan and her siblings, along with Xu Changqing, finally managed to transport his belongings back with the help of several skilled members of the Tiger Might Escort Agency.

……

Hundred Fruit Garden.

This is the courtyard where Minglan is currently living in Youyang.

"Brother, what exactly is this thing?"

Inside the room, looking at the wooden box Sheng Changquan was holding, Minglan couldn't help but ask curiously, "To me, it looks like two weapons?"

"It doesn't seem like anything special?"

After the three of them returned to their residence, Sheng Changquan saw that Xu Changqing looked exhausted, so he simply sent him back to rest. After all, he must have exhausted a lot of energy in the escort agency these past few days.

"hehe!"

"Sister, this was originally a weapon!"

Sheng Changquan replied with a smile.

"However, to be honest, this is no ordinary weapon!"

Sheng Changquan smiled mysteriously, then casually placed the wooden box he was carrying on the ground.

"Boom!"

A deep, yet powerful, rumbling sound suddenly echoed through the room, causing quite a commotion.

At the very least, it stirred up the fine dust around the wooden box, making it swirl around.

"This……"

Minglan, who was standing nearby, narrowed her eyes, and unconsciously began to value those two weapons even more.

"Young master, what kind of weapon is this box?"

"Why is it so heavy?"

Seeing this commotion, Xiao Tao, who was standing next to Minglan, couldn't help but chime in with a comment.

"This thing looks...it looks like it could almost knock everything out of the house!"

Xiao Tao rolled her eyes and said in a somewhat exaggerated way.

Because she did not go to the Tiger Might Escort Agency with Minglan and her brother, she was unaware of the matter concerning the sword and halberd.

"Hehe, it's nothing!"

Sheng Changquan pretended to be indifferent, but secretly opened the wooden box under his command.

"what?"

Upon seeing the items inside the wooden box, Minglan and Xiaotao both exclaimed in surprise.

"So beautiful!"

Originally, Sheng Changquan had a bit of a desire to show off, but when he heard what the two girls opposite him blurted out, he immediately gave up that idea.

After all, for Minglan and the others to utter the word "beautiful" in the face of such a divine weapon was already like casting pearls before swine.

Because those two words are a true insult to these two weapons of slaughter! Unacceptable!
Sheng Changquan was "angry" inside, but on the surface he was obedient and timid.

What does "乖怂" mean?
He's just obedient and cowardly!
"Sister, are you sure you're not mistaken?"

"These two weapons are clearly extremely brutal, how can you call them beautiful?"

Sheng Changquan stated that this pair of swordsmen do not want to be "pretty sissies," but only "tough guys who are hard to crack."

"no!"

Minglan pointed to the longsword, its blade crystal clear and gleaming with a purple light, and declared confidently, "Brother, look!"

"This purple sword is absolutely gorgeous!"

"It looks just like amethyst; not only is it sparkling and translucent, but more importantly, it emits a purple glow!"

"It would be so beautiful if it were placed at night!"

Minglan said with a look of longing.

"Uh-huh!"

Xiao Tao, standing to the side, clearly shared the same view as Minglan.

"The girl is right!"

"This purple sword is truly beautiful!"

Upon hearing their analysis, Sheng Changquan was speechless.

"okay!"

Sheng Changquan was a little unhappy because of Minglan and Xiaotao, so he simply pulled the lid shut and closed the wooden box again.

"Hey, little brother! I haven't..."

Seeing that Sheng Changquan was about to take away the Purple Sword, Minglan felt reluctant and hurriedly tried to stop him.

Unexpectedly!
"Sister, do you still want to see the gift I prepared for you?"

Before Minglan could finish speaking, Sheng Changquan simply dropped his trump card, revealing what Minglan cared about most.

"Yes!"

Reminded by Sheng Changquan, Minglan immediately came to her senses.

"Brother, what about that gift you mentioned?"

Minglan blinked and immediately stretched out her fair little hand, placing it directly in front of Sheng Changquan's eyes and waving it repeatedly.

"quick!"

"Brother, hurry up and bring out that gift!"

"..."

Seeing that Minglan no longer asked for the purple sword, Sheng Changquan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Humph!"

After secretly snorting in his heart, Sheng Changquan quickly packed up the wooden box, slung it over his shoulder, and hurriedly ran back to his own courtyard to retrieve the gift he had given to Minglan.

Of course, the main reason he acted so quickly was that he was afraid of being entangled with Minglan, who insisted on seeing his purple sword.

However, Sheng Changquan did not want his divine weapons to be "ruined" in this way, so he naturally wanted to hide them away and not allow them to be "insulted" by those who did not understand them.

Since the items delivered by the Tiger Might Escort Agency were all placed in Sheng Changquan's courtyard, he could take the opportunity to hide his sword and halberd when he wanted to take out Minglan's gift.

"Here, elder sister, this is for you!"

When Sheng Changquan entered the Hundred Fruit Garden carrying a rather large trunk, he saw Minglan and immediately held up the trunk, saying, "Inside is the gift I'm giving you!"

"what?"

"Is it this big?"

Upon seeing the rather large wooden box, Minglan was immediately filled with surprise and delight.

"Yes, sister, take a look!"

Sheng Changquan helped carry the box to Minglan and couldn't help but urge her softly, "Sister, take a look!"

"Let's see if you like it or not?"

"Ok!"

Minglan happily agreed, then called to Xiaotao, "Xiaotao, come help me, let's see what's here together?"

After all, the wooden box was quite heavy.

At least for Minglan, that's the case; it would be very difficult for her to open up the door on her own.

Of course, the second reason Minglan summoned Xiaotao was because she knew Xiaotao's personality and guessed that she must also be very curious. Therefore, Minglan, who was very close to her sister, naturally wanted to take care of Xiaotao.

"Ok!"

"Girl, I'm coming to help you right away!"

Xiao Tao nodded emphatically, then happily stepped forward and quickly helped Minglan open the large box.

"what?"

"This is?"

When the box was opened and the thick scrolls inside were revealed, Minglan and Xiaotao were truly astonished!
……

The next day.

While Minglan was still sleeping in bed, Sheng Changquan had already paid his respects to Old Madam Sheng.

Today, he will lead Xu Changqing to completely resolve the Sun family's affairs.

“Young master, I have heard of this Scholar Sun before.”

Upon learning that Sheng Changquan's target was the Sun family, Xu Changqing immediately provided information he knew about Sun Zhigao.

Although it may not be entirely accurate, it still reveals a lot about Sun Zhigao's character.

"Ok?"

"you know?"

Sheng Changquan was pleasantly surprised.

However, he also knew that six years ago, Xu Changqing had already infiltrated a group of wandering knights in Youyang City.

Of course, while they were called wandering knights, they were actually ancient versions of "gangsters".

Therefore, although Sheng Changquan was somewhat surprised that Xu Changqing knew about Sun Zhigao, he could understand it.

"Ok!"

Xu Changqing nodded.

"Young Master, actually, Sun Zhigao is very easy to deal with!"

"How to say?"

Upon hearing Xu Changqing speak like that, Sheng Changquan immediately stopped and asked with great curiosity.

"Changqing, do you have any ideas?"

Upon hearing Sheng Changquan's question, Xu Changqing also stopped and looked at Sheng Changquan very seriously, saying, "Young Master, you are unaware of something!"

"Actually, many people in Youyang City know this Scholar Sun, and everyone knows that he is a complete idiot!"

Although Xu Changqing's information hadn't been updated in six years, Sheng Changquan still listened with great interest.

"Back then, after Sun Zhigao passed the imperial examination, he squandered all the money he had on him. Even when he had almost spent all the money he had, he still didn't change his ways and remained 'carefree,' spending money like water!"

Xu Changqing curled his lip, his face full of disdain.

"I heard that back then, as long as a scholar could casually say a few flattering words to him, whether it was praising his good character or his literary talent..."

"In short, as long as it's a nice compliment, he will definitely treat the other person to a lavish banquet to show his generosity!"

"so……"

Xu Changqing paused, his face full of mockery: "In the martial arts world, he's known as Sun the Fool!"

(End of this chapter)