Daytime.

A large hall.

Liu Ziwen sat upright, twisted the white cloth in his hand, squinted carefully, and wiped the scabbard.

From time to time, he turned his head and glanced calmly out of the hall, as if waiting for something.

In the hand of this young head of the Liu clan is a short sword.

The specific appearance of the sword body in the sheath is not visible.

However, just looking at the scabbard, it is inlaid with jade agate, pearl gemstones, which is extremely luxurious.

Not to mention the delicate spikes of the sword with intertwined ribbons on the hilt.

It is extraordinary.

Finally, there was a sound of footsteps outside the hall, followed by the sound of Liu Zi'an talking and laughing with a strange man.

"Boss Li, please here, my eldest brother specially asked someone to prepare Chang'an white tea for you, which is your favorite taste."

"Hahaha, the big boss and the second boss are polite, but the contemptible person is disrespectful."

This is a pure and fluent Da Zhou Yayan with some Guanzhong accents.

But when Liu Zi'an brought the owner of this elegant speech into the hall, he saw that this person was actually a Persian Hu man, with two beards, and he was dressed as a shrewd businessman.

"Boss Li, long time no see."

Liu Ziwen suddenly showed a bright smile, got up and handed the short sword and white cloth in his hand to the maidservant, and went to the door to greet him in person.

After a pleasant exchange, the three of them returned to the hall and sat down again.

Irrelevant people and others retreated one after another, except for Liu Ziwen, Liu Zi'an, and the Persian merchants, there was only one little maid with a sword and a daredevil.

The Persian merchant named Li Li took a sip of the popular white tea in Chang'an, smiled slightly, and lightly mentioned it:

"Master Liu, the new batch of goods has arrived, remember to check."

Liu Ziwen and Liu Zian glanced at each other.

The former nodded, "The younger brother has already sent someone, and the hard boss has run again." ”

Li Li shook his head and muttered:

"It doesn't matter, it's all for the nobles, where is there anything hard or not, it's within the bounds. If you insist on saying that it is hard, it is also the hardest work that Liu Da's family has been staying here for so many years. ”

Liu Ziwen smiled silently.

The Persian merchant put down the teacup and looked at the pair of Liu brothers in front of him, as well as the familiar short sword in the hand of the maid next to him, he sighed a little:

"Tell me, how many trips have you been here?"

Liu Ziwen didn't think about it and said, "Thirty-seven trips." ”

Li Li sighed:

"Yes, there are thirty-seven trips, at least three trips a year, it's been ten years now, although it's an old acquaintance, but I haven't had a good visit to this Longcheng County, this place is a good place for outstanding people, and it is a good place to be able to produce such a talent as a big master and two masters."

Liu Ziwen nodded: "The place where you can help the nobles is the best place." ”

Liu Zi'an said: "It's here, I'll take Boss Li to visit Dragon City in person." ”

The jaw of a red-haired hook-nosed Persian merchant:

"The big boss said well, the place that can make the nobles look at it is a good place."

A smile appeared in his light green eyes, and he quipped to Liu Zi'an:

"I'm afraid that when the time comes, the two masters will soar and forget about the despicable."

Liu Zi'an's sick face squeezed out some smiles:

"Boss Li laughed, if you want to fly Huang Tengda, Boss Li will fly Huang Tengda first, so many years, so many things have come in, all of them are not leaking, no one notices, Boss Li is the first credit."

"Just work hard, and don't joke about being in charge."

The Persian merchant shook his head with a smile, not taking it seriously.

The first credit in the eyes of the Wei nobles will naturally not be him, because this pouring wealth is earned by the Liu family.

Of course, the corresponding huge risks are also borne by the Liu family.

And he is a businessman who runs errands, he is a white glove of a Wei nobleman, just be obedient and sensible, why come in and take such a big risk if he has nothing to do.

White gloves, ask less, do more.

And he is a businessman, although he has a gambling nature, but he does not like stud.

And the pair of Liu brothers in front of him, Li Li, who has read countless people, can see that he likes stud very much.

That's very different from him.

The Persian merchants were indifferent to this.

But this does not prevent the familiarity and friendship on paper.

They are just different characters at the feet of nobles, and they have different ways of survival.

Everything depends on the end, before the nobles are patiently consumed, whether the things that the Liu family takes out or the results they say can satisfy the nobles.

This is the barometer of friendship and righteousness between the two sides.

Li Li understood, he knew that the pair of Liu brothers in front of him also understood.

After so many years of communication, they all follow such a tacit understanding.

However, although I have been here many times, I can't be more familiar with Penglangdu Wharf.

But for the Liu family's use of the Gu Yue Sword Shop to cover up and what they did in secret, Li Li was still secretly a little surprised.

Because the resources consumed are already too much.

In more than ten years, he has brought 37 shipments.

The list handed over by the Liu family each time was indeed not long, but it cost astronomical amounts of gold and silver, as well as a lot of scarce materials involving qi practitioners who could not necessarily be bought with money.

The Persian merchants were not unseen people.

From the desert of the Western Regions to the islands of the South China Sea, after so many years of traveling south and north, even in the top business circles of Chang'an and Luodu, he has a good reputation for being low-key.

What strange treasures have I not seen, what strange creations have not been seen, what strange tricks have not been heard?

Shenlong saw the head but not the tail of the high-grade qi practitioner, he had seen two and a half of them.

But in front of him, a few ordinary sword furnaces by the river in this small county town in Jiangnan Province were eye-opening for businessman Li Li.

It's like a treasure swallowing glutton, a greedy mouth that keeps swallowing countless resources, but it's just a sound.

Moreover, the Persian merchant remembered that he had made a delivery before, and he was also drinking tea, and he occasionally heard the Liu brothers say that when the sword embryo was found, it was already a semi-finished product, and it was only one step away from the success of forging.

And it was this kick in the door that consumed so much effort and time from the top powerful forces of the Great Zhou behind him.

It was still in the golden decade of its greatest power development.

Of course, this is also related to factors such as the need for secrecy to avoid being discovered by political opponents, and the need to convey resources in a concealed manner.

But it's also jaw-dropping enough.

Anyway, over the years, Li Li has obtained more and more resources and authority in the huge forces behind him because of his assistance in this matter, which even makes him a little weak as a businessman.

If it weren't for the fact that the Longcheng Liu clan had behaved very honestly over the years and had no intention of expansion, the Liu family's business outside Longcheng County would have been under the noses of Li Li and the forces behind him.

He had to wonder if the Liu family had embezzled resources and teased nobles......

Li Li recently heard from a colleague that the battle on the top floor of Luoyang, the capital of the gods, had reached the most intense and painful time.

Even the doormen and staff, who stood in the 'shade' of power, could feel the scorching sun and the swaying of the trees.

Therefore, before coming to this trip, Li Li also took the initiative to ask the above, suggesting whether to temporarily tighten the resource input here.

As a result, the instructions of a certain prince surnamed Wei above are...... Intensify efforts.

The Persian merchant was in his heart.

At this moment, in the hospitality hall of the Liu family, the three people seated each bowed their heads and drank tea, silent.

"It's good tea, Liu Da has a heart."

Li Li was the first to come back to his senses, put down the teacup, and said with a smile:

"Isn't the list a little long this time, haha it's okay, they're all old acquaintances, although they take it out, the contemptible person is a hard worker, and he's used to running errands."

Unexpectedly, the young head of the Liu family in front of him shook his head slightly.

Liu Ziwen glanced at Liu Zi'an, who took out a nearly blank piece of paper from his bosom and handed it to the Persian merchant.

This was thrown to him by the old craftsman.

"Hey, what's the matter?"

Li Li's face was surprised, he looked at the only line of words on the paper, and said lightly:

"Mojia Sword Box ......"

The words paused, and his face suddenly changed: "Big boss, just one sword box, what do you mean ......"

The Persian merchant seemed to be vaguely aware of something, and his hands grasped the armrests of the wooden chair, and his upper body leaned forward.

Liu Ziwen's face was a little relieved and abrupt.

He nodded, and gestured to the Persian merchant with the luxurious dagger that the well-behaved maid next to him was holding:

"Boss Li, bring back this last token and give it to the prince, and the prince will understand how to do it when he sees the sword."

Li Li, who had just finished drinking tea, felt a little dry for a while, but he didn't mean to pick up the teacup at all.

The green one's eyes widened like the eyes of a greedy old turtle mung bean, staring at the short sword held by the maidservant, of course he knew what signal the 'last token' in Liu Ziwen's mouth represented.

The Persian merchant's gaffe made Liu Ziwen laugh when he saw it, but it was not surprising.

Today, when he wiped his dagger and waited for the guests, his hands trembled a little.

Liu Ziwen calmly stretched out his hand towards the maid holding the sword:

"Give me the sword, you go down."

The little maidservant handed the sword in both hands.

Turn away.

Liu Ziwen took the sword.

He took it in his hand.

Draw the sword with the reverse grip.

Get up and go.

Blood splattered all over his face.

She was still moving.

Stab again.

The two-foot-eight-inch sword body was at the level of the ribs, and it fell into the chest of the fallen maid who fell to the ground with a little undulation.

Finish.

In front of the other two, Liu Ziwen drew his short sword for the second time.

Beads of hot blood belonging to the ventricles slipped from the cold spine of the sword, dripping from the handmaiden's chest all the way to her forehead.

The exquisite sword spike was very carefully wound by Liu Ziwen on the palm of the sword-holding hand, and it was not dyed red.

He reached out and took the white cloth handed by Liu Zi'an, carefully wiped the slightly warmer blade of the sword, and then spread out the still snow-white cloth and motioned to the Persian merchant.

There was not the slightest trace of blood.

Liu Zi'an's face was as usual.

Li Li's eyes widened, and his face was very exciting.

It wasn't because there was a cold corpse under his feet, but after a simple demonstration, he found that the short sword in front of him was sharpened!

As previously agreed.

Every time a Persian merchant sent a piece of goods, he would take a short sword prepared by the Liu family and present it to the nobleman as a token.

This kind of ...... Rite.

In the thirty-six deliveries of the past ten years, he has retrieved thirty-six token short swords.

But they are all bladeless.

Because once the short sword is opened, it represents ...... The sword is going to be ready.

Li Li carefully took the newly opened luxurious short sword with both hands, his eyes were hot, and he was amazed.

Just bring this short sword back, and wait until the next last trip to "deliver", and the Mo family sword box that is sent will be able to take away a sword that the Wei nobles will never forget!

The Persian merchant's face was satisfied, and he nodded in agreement:

"There are very few rare sword boxes made by the Mo family's machine tricks in the world, and each one is a rare and unique product, but the contemptible people have heard of the whereabouts of a certain one. By all means. ”

Liu Ziwen and Liu Zian both bowed.

However, in the face of Li Li, who was smiling brightly, the solemn and serious expressions on the faces of the two brothers did not dissipate, but some... More and more dignified.

This oddity naturally fell into the shrewd and perceptive eyes of the Persian merchants.

He glanced at it and asked directly: "What's the matter with the big boss and the second boss, why do you look sad when it's a happy event?" ”

The Liu brothers glanced at each other.

Liu Ziwen sighed, and Liu Zi'an next to him helped speak:

"When Boss Li brought the caravan to Dragon City, did he find something different?"

Li Li nodded, squinting:

"It seems that a new river channel is being dug up, and it is a bit magnificent...... What's the matter, this is a bit tricky for the two of you? ”

Liu Ziwen said suddenly:

"It's not the new river that is tricky for the time being, it's the one that builds the river...... New to the prefectural order. ”

"Oh?"

……

Came, didn't sleep! This chapter is almost 4,000 words, sorry brothers, I can't help but be a little bit more, a little late (pout). By the way, the plot of Bai Mao is written in these two chapters, brothers rest assured. In addition, the protagonist's blood will also be broken in this volume, and it will not be delayed...... I don't know my brothers too well

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