Chapter Seventy-Four: Buying and Selling Uncle and Nephew
The battle outside Zhongzhou City ended with Feng Mingqian being defeated and fleeing, Qiu Zhe and others being ambushed, the only unexpected thing was that the Demon Sect master who practiced Phantom Demon Skills failed to leave Shen Wei behind, and the two fought to defeat both and fled in a hurry. By the time Gu Xinsheng and Yi Tianxing killed Qiu Zhe, the two had disappeared.
Yi Tianxing had something important to do, and knew that Gu Xinsheng had offended the prince, and it was useless to stay by himself, so he could only be careful in the future, so he told Gu Xinsheng to strengthen his personal guards and not to leave Zhongzhou City easily, so he took his leave, summoned the Jade Qilin of the Night, ran wildly all the way, and arrived in Canghai City in less than night.
Yi Tianxing first went to book a restaurant, contacted the stowaway boat, rested, and removed the dust of the servants, and then walked into Zhang Da Tie's blacksmith shop, because he was in Lei Hai City for the first time, so he used the blacksmith shop where Yi Fenghan bought a knife back then as a meeting place with Gu Lingyan.
Yi Tianxing came to the blacksmith shop, took out a snow stacking knife, and looked at it carefully.
At this time, Zhang Datie had just quenched a loose sword, picked up the sweat towel hanging on the side, wiped his face full of sweat beads, and walked over: "Childe, this knife is too vulgar, it is better to go to the inner hall to have a look, what is hung there is a good thing." β
Yi Tianxing couldn't help but be surprised, you must know that the snow stacking knife in Canghai City is well-known all over the world, and everyone knows that this is a first-class good knife in the world, although it is not comparable to those famous craftsmen and masters using special fine gold and strange iron to create a divine weapon, but as a standard weapon, it is already a very rare superlative, I can't imagine that this blacksmith has such a big tone, can it be said that this iron is a sword-casting master?
"That's not right!" Yi Tianxing's mind flickered, and he glanced at the freshly baked pine-patterned sword: "This sword is indeed well-forged, but it is also the work of a craftsman, and it has not yet reached the realm of a grandmaster." Moreover, if the Sword Forging Grandmaster is not in the world, he will definitely be famous in all directions, and there is no reason why I have not heard of his name. β
Seeing that Yi Tianxing didn't react, Zhang Datie called again: "Childe?"
Yi Tianxing smiled and put down the steel knife in his hand: "Lead the way ahead." β
Zhang Datie smiled and said, "Childe, please!" said as he lifted the curtain and led Yi Tianxing into the inner hall of the blacksmith shop.
Yi Tianxing stepped into the room and saw that the inner hall of the iron shop was not spacious, and the furnishings were extremely simple, except for a table and a few chairs, and there were five swords hanging on the wall.
However, although there are few weapons in the inner hall, they look good.
Two swords, one jade as the handle, wrapped with gold wire woven vines, the gap is just suitable for the standard grip of the swordsman, the whole scabbard is made of three-eyed blue shark leather, faintly emitting a faint blue light, the other hilt wood is warm, breath like sandalwood, like a piece of heavenly topaz, the top of the scabbard is wrapped with a piece of glorious and restrained mythril, beaten into the shape of a dragon's head, and the sheath is shaped like a tortoise shell, which is made of turtle wood in the South China Sea.
Three treasure knives, one ancient shape, Yi Tianxing knew at a glance that this was a popular style six thousand years ago, scabbard, The handle of the knife is a color, the quality is like brass, although it is polished to be translucent, but it still can't hide the specks of rust on it, a scabbard is inlaid with gems, brilliant as stars, the end of the handle is embedded with a pigeon's egg size of the night pearl, it looks extravagant, the last scabbard handle is carved from a whole piece of blood-colored crystal, exquisitely clear, like an ornament is better than a weapon, but the people in the rivers and lakes know that the blood crystal is by no means a plaything, this bright red crystal is produced in Jingzhou, not only stronger than gold and iron, but also with extremely strange characteristics, is an excellent medium for casting soul magic, and the magic weapon made has always been the favorite of people in the evil wayγ
Yi Tianxing's eyes lit up when he saw this, and without waiting for Zhang Datie to greet him, he strode forward, grabbed the hilt of the jade sword, and pulled out the sword, the sword light was like snow, dazzling, but the smile on Yi Tianxing's face stiffened.
Returning the sword into the sheath, Yi Tianxing pulled out the other four weapons one by one, a golden sword, a bronze knife revealing the vicissitudes of life, a sword with a bright silver blade, and a blood-red crystal knife, each of which was drawn back in a hurry, and then turned coldly to Zhang Datie: "Look at my sword." With that, he pulled out the white jade sword with his backhand and stretched it out in front of Zhang Datie, the tip of the sword against his throat.
Yi Tianxing has been good at martial arts since he was a child, and he likes to appreciate well-made weapons even if he can't use them, but he didn't have money when he was a child, and he didn't have a stable place to live when he was rich, so he didn't collect them.
However, he never thought that he would just casually appreciate the weapons, and someone would treat him as a gentleman who did not learn and did not know how to do it, looking at these flashy weapons, he suddenly felt greatly insulted, and his heart was really angry.
Zhang Datie only felt a chill along his backbone and penetrated the heavenly spirit, and for a while his hands and feet were cold and paralyzed, and he didn't dare to move, and his teeth chattered: "Yi ...... Second son Yi?"
Yi Tianxing was stunned when he heard this: "Do you know me?" and then shouted angrily: "Then you deliberately humiliated me?"
Zhang Datie hurriedly shook his head: "No...... No. He wanted to defend himself, but under Yi Tianxing's domineering momentum, he couldn't speak clearly, and he was so anxious that he broke out in a cold sweat.
Yi Tianxing snorted coldly, retracted his qi, and the pressure outside Zhang Da Tie's body immediately dissipated.
Zhang Datie took a long breath and said tremblingly: "I don't know Gongzi, but I recognize this white jade sword." β
Yi Tianxing said angrily: "Does the white jade sword need to be pulled out to be recognized?" Most of the beautiful jade in this world is brittle and easy to break, and it is not suitable for making weapons at all, except for some ceremonial soldiers used for sacrifices and ceremonial guards, only a very small number of jade soldiers can be used to fight, the sword made by white jade can be described as unique, there is no semicolon, since this person knows the white jade sword, he naturally does not have to wait for the sword to be unsheathed.
Zhang Datie smiled bitterly and said: "You don't know the second son of Yi, since you became famous, there are many rich sons who admire your demeanor, and the rich children in this Canghai City wear swords, and seven out of ten wear white jade swords." β
Yi Tianxing frowned and said, "Generally, white jade is not suitable for making swords. Pointing to the crystal knife, he said disdainfully: "And jade is rarely pure color, it is very difficult to find a large volume of white jade that can make a long sword, even if it is to use white jade to create such a simple flower frame, it is impossible to popularize it on a large scale." β
Zhang Da Railway: "It is naturally impossible to use mutton fat white jade for the whole body, but it is still possible to use beautiful jade for the hilt and scabbard, and replace the sword body with white marble and Tianshan white stone." Anyway, they won't use it to fight, and if they don't draw their swords, no one will come out. β
Yi Tianxing returned the sword into the sheath: "Are you treating me as such an idiot?"
Zhang Da Railway: "Although I have a bit of craftsmanship, but the Jianghu man who buys a real guy has a vicious eye, and it is good to occasionally meet a bold hero, and when I meet a stingy one, the price can be cut to the edge of the cost." I also met this kind of rich boy who doesn't know anything to make some money, and I hope that Gongzi Haihan, don't be like a villain like me. β
Yi Tianxing's anger gradually subsided, and he smiled: "Are you still crying poor, although these five weapons can't be used to fight, the packaging costs a lot of money!"
Zhang Datie blushed embarrassedly: "These weapons were jointly purchased by several of our blacksmiths, and I can't afford them alone." β
Yi Tianxing was surprised: "Then what...... Oh...... I see, hehe, because your shop is the most famous, right?"
Zhang Datie said with a little pride in shame: "This is everyone's love." β
Yi Tianxing waved his hand and said, "You don't have to be too modest, your craftsmanship is indeed good." Hmm, are you interested in working with me for a long time?"
Zhang Datie was stunned and said: "Long-term cooperation?"
Yi Tianxing said leisurely: "Since you know my name, you must also know that I have a group of brothers in Shuzhou who follow me to eat." β
Zhang Datie heard what Yi Tianxing meant, and was immediately overjoyed: "I don't know how much Yi Ergongzi needs?"
Yi Tianxing said: "I have a large number of subordinates, you just try your best to build, don't think about sales, do you think that you alone can meet the weapons needs of my army of hundreds of thousands? β
Zhang Datie's throat is a little dry, in the weapons industry, the biggest user is naturally the military, but that road has nothing to do with squeezing in, he has never moved this idea at all, a folk blacksmith like him, can only deal with the people of the rivers and lakes, but his weapons are not high or low, real masters, such as Yi Tianxing, will not use a snow knife for nothing, and the lowest level of the rivers and lakes can't afford to buy a high-quality weapon like a snow knife, so he is not famous, and the business can only be regarded as acceptable at best, and he can't eat enough if he doesn't die of hungerγ
But Yi Tianxing actually offered to buy weapons from him for a long time, and he wanted as many as he wanted, which suddenly made him feel unreal happiness: "How much is a handful?"
Yi Tianxing said: "I will pay as much as you sell now." β
Zhang Datie was stunned: "If the amount is large, it will be preferred." β
Yi Tianxing said: "No need, you just need to ensure the quality, I don't have a lot of money for you, but there are two, first, don't use shoddy, otherwise I will destroy you, and second, you must keep enough daily needs to ensure that the business of the blacksmith shop is as usual, and you can't make people outside suspicious." β
Zhang Datie bowed down and said, "Second Prince Yi, please rest assured, I know what is involved." β
Yi Tianxing glanced at the inner hall and said with a smile: "It's really embarrassing for you, these garbage are packaged like a look, and I will be frightened if I don't pull it out." β
Zhang Da Railway: "This is also the second son of Yi's eyes like a torch, ordinary people, etc., may not be able to see whether it is good or bad." β
Yi Tianxing smiled: "That's true, but that crystal knife is not made of blood crystal, the texture is very poor, and it can't be used to fight at all, what is it?"
Zhang Datie said with a smile: "Second son Yi has heard of Li Delong?"
Yi Tianxing recalled: "That Li Delong, who specializes in imitation jewelry?"
Zhang Datie said: "Exactly, this blood crystal is his masterpiece, I don't know how to dye the color, anyway, I know that the crystal that created this knife was originally white, and there are many impurities, and it belongs to the inferior among the inferior in the crystal." β
Yi Tianxing said with emotion: "Awesome! I didn't see any traces of fraud, and I thought it was a foreign product that I hadn't heard of." As he spoke, his expression changed: "The person I was waiting for has arrived, so go first." When it comes to cooperation, someone will contact you. β
Zhang Datie hurriedly asked, "What are the characteristics of the contact person?" Selling ordnance to the rebels in Shu was in the hands of the government, but he didn't dare to take it lightly for the big crime of raiding the family and exterminating the clan.
Yi Tianxing said: "I will ask him to bring you a deposit of 1,000 taels of silver." Since I dare to do such a thing, the government will naturally have someone to take care of it, so you don't have to worry too much. If something happens and you get into trouble, even if you push the charges on my head, someone in the yamen will push the boat down the river and exonerate you. Without looking back, he walked out of the inner hall.
In the center of the blacksmith's shop, a burly man with his back to the inner hall stands proudly, as steady as a mountain.
Yi Tianxing smiled and stepped forward to salute: "Seventh uncle!"
The burly man was Gu Lingyan that Yi Tianxing had made an appointment, he heard the greeting, turned around and glanced at Yi Tianxing, and his face showed a different color: "Good boy, I thought your brother was a freak, but I didn't expect you to be the same." β
Yi Tianxing said: "My brother's internal strength is deeper than mine. β
Gu Lingyan said: "His body is not as refined as yours, hey, it would be fine if you were my nephew." β
Yi Tianxing heard the song and knew the meaning of the strings, and grinned: "I have learned the Wuding Divine Skill." β
Gu Lingyan shook his head and said: "It's different, your major is always your Yi family's Sanyi White Jade Sutra, if your surname is Gu, it won't be like this." β
Yi Tianxing said disapprerovingly: "It's all the same, my martial arts path is different from my father and my brother, mixed with many other martial arts, although the system is not mature and perfect, but it has deviated from the right path of the Sanyi White Jade Sutra." β
Gu Lingyan's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Really, let's find a place to talk?"
Yi Tianxing said: "No need, if you go to Weizhou, you have the opportunity to see." β
Gu Lingyan's face turned gloomy when he heard this: "Okay, let's go to Weizhou first." When are you leaving?"
Yi Tianxing said: "I have already arranged the smuggling boat, and I will leave tonight." β
Gu Lingyan said: "What are we doing now?"
Yi Tianxing said: "Let's go to the Chen Family Restaurant to rest first, it is very close to the dock where we will get on the boat at night." In the evening, we went out again to the pier. β