How can I bow my head and serve the powerful officials?

The price difference between living pawn and dead pawn was too huge, the man frowned.

Of course he wanted to pawn his life so that at least he could redeem the Dragon Spear later. However, the price of the pawn was too low and it was not enough to buy the food the soldiers needed to return to the capital.

"It's a pawn, and give me some more silver." Xie Shoujun clenched the long tasseled spear in his hand. After all, the spear was a dead object, and the lives of the soldiers were more important.

"This..." the shopkeeper said in embarrassment, "This is already a very high price. You can go out and ask around. We are always honest and never cheat our customers. What's more, this price is based on the fact that this long tasseled spear has chopped off the head of a Hun. As for whether this black spear has really chopped off a Hun..."

The shopkeeper said just enough.

Xie Shoujun naturally understood the hidden meaning of his words. If this long tasseled spear had never chopped off the head of a Hun, it would not be worth the price.

"One hundred and twenty taels." Xie Shoujun held down the Molong Longtassel Spear. He saw that the shopkeeper had some thoughts about the Longtassel Spear, so he raised the price by another forty tassels. "This spear has chopped off at least a hundred Xiongnu heads."

"Sir, you are joking." The shopkeeper was immediately amused. "If you want to chop off hundreds of Hun heads, you have to be a general who often hangs out at the border. You look more like a gangster. If you say you chopped off a hundred bandits' heads, I will believe you!"

"Well, since you are sincere, I will give you ninety-five tassels, no more." The shopkeeper glanced at the Black Dragon Long-Tasseled Spear. Speaking of which, he always felt that the Long-Tasseled Spear had a great history. There were many people in the martial arts world in the North, and there were naturally many magical weapons. The shopkeeper could tell at a glance that this spear was definitely not an ordinary thing, and he always felt that it must be one of the good weapons he had heard of...

What is it?

The shopkeeper racked his brains to think, but his face showed no sign of strangeness as he continued to bargain with Xie Shoujun.

Finally, the price was reduced to ninety-eight taels. The shopkeeper pretended to be heartbroken and said, "Then it will be accepted, sir."

Xie Shoujun breathed a sigh of relief.

He was also afraid that the owner of the pawnshop might suddenly turn against him and no longer want the property, and this was the pawnshop with the best reputation that he had inquired about.

While waiting for the shopkeeper to write the pawn ticket, Xie Shoujun finally stroked the dragon spear, as if he was caressing the lover who had been with him for many years, with too much reluctance and sadness in his eyes.

This was given to him by the previous frontier general before his death, hoping that he could repel the Huns and build a clear and peaceful border during his lifetime.

Now that he has pawned it... Well, I just hope that there will be no enemy invading the border in the future and I will never have the chance to pick it up again.

"Sir, please sign and stamp your name here."

The pawn ticket and ink were placed in front of Xie Shoujun. Xie Shoujun picked up the pen, took a deep breath, and then put down the pen with a gloomy face.

"Your Highness, have you really thought it through?"

Suddenly, a strange voice was heard outside the pawnshop.

Xie Shoujun looked up when he heard the voice, and saw a man in white walking in. His snow-white fur coat looked a little gray and worn due to the journey, but it still did not diminish the man's handsome face and his noble and elegant temperament.

"You are..." Xie Shoujun looked at the person who came. He didn't know him.

"My name is Shen Yuan, the new Minister of the Ministry of Justice and concurrently the Inspector of Liaozhou."

Shen Yuan bowed slightly, showed his ID card, walked to the counter and pushed the ticket in the direction of the shopkeeper, smiling faintly, "This is the magic weapon held by the current eldest prince. I don't know how many Hun heads have been chopped off and how much Hun blood has been stained with it. But it is only worth less than a hundred taels here. I wonder if the shopkeeper is not kind enough or too short-sighted?"

The shopkeeper suddenly opened his mouth and looked at the black dragon long tassel spear in surprise.

No wonder he always felt that this weapon was good, and this guest's temperament was also quite outstanding. He didn't expect that he was the current crown prince.

The people in the north are not far from the border, and the shopkeeper has naturally heard of it. The eldest prince is stationed at the border all year round. He has a black dragon spear that has killed countless enemy generals. It is the eldest prince's favorite!

But... who would have thought that the eldest prince would come here and pawn the Black Dragon Spear? !

Looking at the pawn ticket that was pushed back, the shopkeeper felt a pang of regret and pain in his heart. If this was really the Ink Dragon Spear used by the eldest prince, it would definitely be able to be sold at ten times the price in the future. If he had known this, he would have bought it directly for 120 taels!

It won’t be like it is now, where the pawn ticket is pushed back and whether you can buy it is another matter!

"Your Highness pawned the Black Dragon Spear to buy military rations, right?" Shen Yuan turned to look at Xie Shoujun and asked.

Xie Shoujun was silent for a moment, and finally nodded.

"Your Highness, don't worry about the military rations." Shen Yuan picked up the Black Dragon Spear and put it back in Xie Shoujun's hands. "Fortunately, I arrived in time, otherwise if this Black Dragon Spear appeared in Liaozhou, it would definitely cause trouble."

Xie Shoujun took the spear and was puzzled when he heard it. "Why do you say that?"

Shen Yuan smiled and said nothing more, "It is not appropriate to say more here. Your Highness will know when we arrive in Liaozhou. Your Highness, please follow me back to the army first. We will discuss important matters together."

Xie Shoujun glanced at the pawn ticket on the counter and hesitated for a moment. The shopkeeper was very perceptive and said quickly, "Your Highness, don't worry. If Your Highness comes back, our store will naturally not reduce the price."

Only then did Xie Shoujun feel relieved to put away the Black Dragon Spear and followed Shen Yuan out of the pawnshop.

On the way, Shen Yuan explained his purpose, "I am here at the behest of the Second Prince, and I beg the First Prince to go to Liaozhou to help organize the Ice Sculpture Festival. The Second Prince has sent a letter to His Majesty, and I believe you will receive a reply soon. As long as you lead the army to assist the Second Prince, the Second Prince will naturally take care of the soldiers' food, clothing and expenses."

"You mean, the second brother asked you to come?"

Xie Shoujun was stunned for a moment, feeling mixed emotions.

The soldiers are undoubtedly his second life, and the Black Dragon Spear is the embodiment of the will of the deceased soldiers on the border. Both are inseparable.

Previously, the Second Prince had saved the lives of thousands of his brothers with gunpowder. This time, he not only saved his life again, but also allowed him to preserve the Black Dragon Spear...

How could Xie Shoujun not be grateful and touched?

But... "He has always been in poor health, why did he come to this cold and miserable place?"

Xie Shoujun frowned, his handsome and calm face full of worry and disapproval.

The north is too cold, how could the emperor allow the second prince to come to Liaozhou to do business? Especially during the snowstorm that rarely happens in a century, if the second prince gets a cold, how much suffering will he have to endure with his weak body?

Shen Yuan, the instigator, touched his nose with a rare look of guilt.

"The Second Prince is kindhearted and sympathizes with the poor people in the north. He wants to find a way out for them, so he came to Liaozhou in person." He said slowly, and his eyebrows softened inadvertently when he mentioned Xie Chengze. "Besides, the Second Prince is not as weak as you think. He is just a little greedy and lazy."

Shen Yuan's tone was too relaxed and familiar, and seemed to be mixed with some other emotions. Even Xie Shoujun, who was a little emotionally weak, couldn't help but look at Shen Yuan carefully after hearing these words.

This person seems to be quite familiar with the second prince.

Was this person the one who stayed with the Second Prince during the years he was away?

An indescribable feeling arose in his heart. Xie Shoujun was relieved that Xie Chengze had friends to keep him company in the capital and would not be lonely, but he also felt a little jealous that it was not him who had been with Xie Chengze for the past ten years.

The child has always been sweet-talkerish and has liked to follow him and call him "big brother" since he was young. I wonder if he started calling someone else "brother" after he left.

But... he wanted to see him more and more.

I don’t know if he still loves to laugh, if he still likes sweets, if his ugly handwriting from childhood has become elegant, and I don’t know... if he is also missing me who is far away at the border.