In the Blade

Because the eldest son passed the imperial examination, the Li family held a banquet today, and the neighbors could come to share the joy, which also gave Du Chengfeng the opportunity to sneak in.

"So what's going on?"

Seeing that Carpenter Li and his wife were still busy entertaining guests, Du Chengfeng randomly pulled a neighbor who was having a banquet and asked.

"Isn't this... isn't this Du Chengfeng's son passed the imperial examination? Why is it that the Li family is holding a banquet?"

"Hearing what you said, you are an outsider, right?"

The neighbor who was pulled over obviously drank a little too much and spoke more relaxedly.

"Then you really don't know. Speaking of the Li and Du families, there is a strange anecdote in it..."

Accompanying the neighbor's narration, Du Chengfeng gradually knew the problem.

According to the neighbors, the Li and Du families were not originally from Yangzhou, but because they had offended the strong men in the north, they fled all the way from Jibei. Although the two families had different surnames, they were as close as brothers. As the saying goes, brothers of one mind can break metal with one strength. Although there were many difficulties along the way, the two brothers managed to overcome all difficulties.

"Especially the one surnamed Du, who made such a big fuss back then... These two people, one in charge of the outside and the other in charge of the inside, have made a great reputation."

"...Wait a minute, you mean, back then?"

Du Chengfeng keenly caught the key point.

"You mean..."

"Yes, back then."

The neighbor continued.

"Fortunately, the one surnamed Du is dead, otherwise God knows how big a mess it would have caused."

"Dead, dead?"

Du Chengfeng was stunned.

Dead? Just died like that?

How is it possible? How could he just die like that?

You have to know that was him, that was another him. Even if it wasn't the current him, at least it couldn't be so simple...

"So how did he die? Why did he die like this?"

"A big tree attracts the wind, and he offended too many people. That's it."

The neighbor sighed and simply took a sip of the wine pot.

Then he continued.

According to this neighbor, when the two brothers first arrived in Yangzhou, Li opened a workshop to make money, and Du was responsible for giving Li advice. God knows where Du got so many ideas, and the two of them worked hard, and they actually made such a big business in a short time...

"Wait a minute?"

Du Chengfeng suddenly felt that something was wrong.

"You mean, the one with the surname Du is the one in the Lord?"

"Of course! Who in Yangzhou doesn't know that Duobao Zhiduoxing back then?"

Speaking of this, the neighbor immediately slapped the table.

"Of course, if it was just the Du family, then there would be nothing to say, but with the support of the carpenter surnamed Li, it's simply..."

As the neighbors continued to tell the story, Du Chengfeng probably understood what this other Du Chengfeng had done.

The title of Duobao Zhiduoxing, Zhiduoxing may not be the right one, but the two words Duobao are well-deserved - it turns out that he did not embark on the path of a warrior in this world, but instead studied mechanical mathematics behind closed doors.

It was this research on mechanical mathematics that made the perfect combination between Du Chengfeng and Carpenter Li in this world.

Du Chengfeng in this world was responsible for drawing the blueprints, and Carpenter Li was responsible for implementing the blueprints with his own craftsmanship. All kinds of fantastic ideas were created by them, and the continuous crossbows they built have not been surpassed by any craftsman until now - even the court of Dalu specifically asked Carpenter Li to be the supplier of military equipment, which is also the basis for Carpenter Li's family to sit in Yangzhou.

However, it was only Carpenter Li's family.

Just like what the neighbor said, a big tree will attract the wind. Du Chengfeng and Carpenter Li in this world have been making great progress, so naturally there will be people who can't stand their success. So, the strong man from the north who they offended suddenly appeared in Yangzhou. Then, Du Chengfeng in this world died, and the whole mansion was razed to the ground.

Facts have proved that in the face of absolute power, the so-called mechanical art is only a small trick after all.

After losing the source of the blueprint, the status of the Li family naturally plummeted. Although Carpenter Li and his disciples can continue to build the continuous crossbow, after losing Du Chengfeng in this world, the Li family has lost the opportunity to go further.

Moreover, after this incident, the court has realized that compared with real power, the continuous crossbow is nothing after all. Of course, the demand for the continuous crossbow is still there, but it is far less intense than before.

"This..."

Hearing this, Du Chengfeng roughly understood the whole story.

Obviously, the self in this world may have experienced something similar to himself. Just like he had offended He Xiqing, he had also offended some people he shouldn't have offended. But unlike him, he chose to flee southward and then use the advanced knowledge in his mind to fight the enemy.

But the facts have proved that in the face of absolute power, advanced knowledge may not be advanced enough. At least in battle, only the power that can kill the opponent can be called truly advanced.

Obviously, his so-called knowledge, at least when it comes to practical operation, is still not advanced enough...

"Wait a minute."

Du Chengfeng suddenly felt that something was wrong

"In other words, I actually have that memory in this world... What's going on?"

Du Chengfeng froze on the spot.

Although this question doesn't seem like a big deal, if you think about it carefully, it always feels a bit scary - for Du Chengfeng to come to that world full of evil spirits, it is already unbelievable to Du Chengfeng, but the other him, with him With the same memory, he also traveled to another, very similar world?

"This kind of thing..."

Du Chengfeng subconsciously grabbed his hair. The amount of information in it was a bit too huge. With the information he got now, there was no way for him to make a complete judgment.

So after a moment of silence, he decided not to think about it for the time being, at least not to let himself fall into a state of confusion at this time.

After all, he had a more critical question to ask.

"So, I have one more question."

Saying this, Du Chengfeng looked at the drunk neighbor.

"What's going on with Du Chengfeng's son? He's from both the Du family and the Li family. This..."

"So the two brothers have a good relationship."

Hearing the stranger in front of him ask this question, the neighbor burst into laughter.

"This is indeed the son of Du Chengfeng, but he is also the son of the Li family..."

With the neighbor's narration, Du Chengfeng realized what was going on.

It turns out that the Du Chengfeng in this world has been busy with work for a long time and has no thoughts about men and women, so he has always been single. In addition, the two brothers have no father or mother, and they have no parents. Without the matchmaker's words, Du Chengfeng in this world would not take this thing seriously.

But that's where the trouble begins.

The Northland strongman was deliberately let go by someone who was interested, and the Du Mansion was directly razed to the ground. This Du Chengfeng, not to mention his children, had not even married a wife, and he had already turned into a corpse.

"So Carpenter Li simply adopted one of his two children, made Du Chengfeng his father, and inherited the Du family's legacy."

After going back and forth for a long time, the neighbor finally came up with the answer.

"In this way, when we go to the grave during the Qingming Festival in the future, Du Chengfeng will have descendants to pay homage to him, so he won't be left alone, like a lonely ghost down there."

"Ah this..."

After hearing this, Du Chengfeng finally understood the whole story.

No wonder that young man, who said he was his son, called Carpenter Li daddy, even though he was actually Carpenter Li’s son. As for changing their words, neither Du Chengfeng nor Carpenter Li were the kind of people who had too much accounting. , so most likely it doesn’t matter.

It was this careless way of acting that made him go around in a big circle, and he thought that this was really his son.

"But...it's a good thing."

Thinking of this, Du Chengfeng couldn't help but sigh.

As for why he was sighing, of course it was because he died in this world. He was beaten to death by a real strong man for being clever. This kind of death was something he had never heard of - but the Carpenter Li family in this world was living a good life. It was a good thing. Du Chengfeng felt a little relieved to see that his brother was doing well.

However, at this moment, the neighbor came over mysteriously.

"A good thing? Is this considered a good thing?"

"...how to say?"

Du Chengfeng frowned.

He always felt that this neighbor seemed to have something to say.

"Brother Li... the friendship between these two brothers can be said to be as strong as love. What is this if it's not a good thing?"

"Love is stronger than gold?"

The drunken neighbor showed a mysterious smile.

"That is to say, love is stronger than gold in the eyes of outsiders. Those who have truly understood these two people actually know it in their hearts... See if you don't understand, let me give you a few words."

Having said this, the neighbor raised his hand and pointed in the direction of the door.

In the direction of the door, a huge "Li Mansion" plaque is hanging there.

"You haven't thought about it. The Du family has been defeated by the strong men of the North. Why is there nothing happening to the Li family?"

"this……"

Du Chengfeng was stunned by the direct question.

This question... is actually a bit heart-wrenching.

He could feel what this neighbor wanted to mean, but this was his good brother Carpenter Li after all, and he could only consciously restrain himself from thinking about it - after all, even in this world, the two of them were on the same journey. How could it be possible for people who came from the North to support each other...

How is it possible that such a thing would happen?

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

The excessive anger even made Du Chengfeng smash the wine glass in his hand.

"How could we, them, they..."

"At first, no one thought about it."

The neighbor was obviously drunk and he continued talking.

"After all, although the strong man from the North came over, he couldn't come back alive. Three great scholars were dispatched from the city and killed the strong man from the North directly at the scene of the crime... But there was a big problem here. The three great scholars The speed of action was really too fast, as if he had known for a long time that this strong man from the North was coming. "

As the neighbors continued to tell the story, there were more and more doubts about the matter.

First of all, there were those great scholars who were dispatched extremely quickly. Their prophetic actions were more like killing people to silence them than arresting the criminals. But this was not the most important thing. The most important thing was that after Du Chengfeng died and the Li family's status plummeted, the Li family, which was at the end of its strength, was not liquidated by its former enemies.

Not only was it not liquidated, but the Li family survived well. There was always a demand for the Li family's crossbows in the court, and the orders never stopped.

And now, Du Chengfeng's son, or the eldest son of the Li family, has actually made it to the imperial examination, got a high position, and got to ride a fine horse.

In this matter, although the Li family suffered certain losses, they also gained huge benefits and even got a chance to survive.

"So, if it's not them, who else could it be?"

The neighbor laughed.

"If you ask me, this Li guy is still a bit of a good guy. Although he lost a brother, he gained so much... If he hadn't lost this brother, this Li guy would have died with his brother, but now..."

"Enough!"

Du Chengfeng grabbed the collar of the neighbor.

"Absolutely impossible! He is absolutely impossible to be such a person!"

"Hey! What do you mean!"

Being frightened by the stranger, the originally drunken neighbor was immediately sobered up.

"What are you doing! It's obviously you who came to ask me! I told you this with good intentions, but you actually did this... Let go! Let go!"

"I..."

Du Chengfeng, who was furious, clenched his fist and almost wanted to hit on the spot.

But in the end, he put down his clenched fist.

There's no need for this. It's really unnecessary. Just like the neighbor said, he did come to ask - not to mention that the current Carpenter Li is not the Carpenter Li he knows. Maybe the neighbor is right?

Just like he in this world chose a different path from himself, perhaps Carpenter Li in this world also chose a different path...

"No."

Thinking of the benevolent attitude of this old brother towards him, Du Chengfeng took a deep breath and threw this neighbor aside.

Even for the sake of another Carpenter Li, he must at least go to Carpenter Li in this world...or the master of the Li family, and ask the matter clearly.

After all, even if he died in this world, he couldn't die in vain.

Especially in this case where there is a suspected murderer, even for another self, Du Chengfeng must avenge himself.