Chapter 127: Heavenly Silkworm Map
Xiao Yueming and Su Lan, accompanied by the shopkeeper, slowly came to the long cabinet:
"The more detailed the map, the better. β
When the shopkeeper heard this, he immediately laughed and said:
"Yes, naturally, Childe will wait a moment. β
After seeing Tong Wubao say it, he twisted his fat body, walked to the back of the long wooden cabinet with small steps, and after a while of rummaging through the cabinets, he placed the three wooden boxes in front of Xiao Yueming:
"Childe, the maps you want are here, you are in the right place, the maps for sale in my Treasure Pavilion, regardless of reputation or quality, are all first-class and good, two sons and look. β
Tong Wubao opened the first wooden box and saw a linen map neatly stacked inside the wooden box.
Unfolding the sackcloth map, Tong Wubao explained:
"This kind of map is the cheapest, it is drawn on linen, the pattern is confused, and it is not rainproof, if you accidentally get wet, the ink on it will be spent, and it cannot be used at all. β
Xiao Yueming stretched out his hand and picked up the linen map on the table, sure enough, as Tong Wudei said, the drawing was a little unclear, but in this Wanjie Chamber of Commerce, where the entrance fee requires twenty taels of silver, how could there be a bad product, around this, this cheapest linen map is also much more exquisite than the one sold outside.
After a few glances, he put the linen map on the long cabinet, since he came, Xiao Yueming naturally would not buy this low-grade goods, Tong Wuli saw this, and immediately opened the second box.
The map contained in this box is dark yellow as a whole, with a dense texture and quite toughness, Tong Wubao spread the map on the long cabinet, and then said:
"The number of people who buy this map on weekdays is the most, the whole body of the map is made of sheepskin, and the fuel depicted has also been specially processed, not afraid of rain, even if the map is put into the torrent for several days, it will not be blurred, and the son will see if he is satisfied. β
Xiao Yueming's previous map, although it is also a sheepskin, but regardless of the feel of the material, or the degree of fineness, the two are not the same level, feeling the soft texture of the sheepskin in his hand, Xiao Yueming is also quite satisfied with it:
"Boss Tong, how do you sell this map?"
"It's not expensive, it's not expensive, it's only thirty taels of silver. β
Tong Wubao squinted a pair of small eyes, his fat round face was glowing with oil, his thick lips were slightly open, and his appearance was very greasy.
Thirty taels of silver, for the Wanjie Chamber of Commerce, which has to charge for entering the door, it is indeed not expensive, Su Lan pointed to the last wooden box, and his tone was a little puzzled:
"Tong Wude, what is in this box, is it also a map?"
Tong Wubao immediately stretched out a thumbs up to Su Lan, and saw that on his thumb, which was as thick as a radish, he also had a special large jade wrench.
Carefully opened the last wooden box in front of him, Tong Wubao carefully placed the contents of the box in Xiao Yueming's hand, and slowly unfolded it.
This picture is as light as a feather, as if there is nothing in the hand, the map is as thin as a cicada's wings, snow-white and delicate, and even through the map, you can see the small palm lines in the palm of the back clearly, Xiao Yueming and Su Lan are also amazed by it, but they have never seen such a special material map.
Tong Wubao looked at the surprised appearance of the two, and also showed a satisfied look, his head as round as his body shook slightly, as if the reaction of the two had been expected by Tong Wubao.
"The two sons, the origin of this map is not small, this picture is woven with silk. β
"Celestial silk?"
Xiao Yueming heard what Tong Wubao said, and couldn't help but think to himself in his mind, in addition to practicing martial arts on Black Maple Island, he liked to read some pharmacopoeias and miscellaneous conversations, and he also had some impressions of silk on this day.
Su Lan knew that the material of this map was heavenly silk, and a trace of doubt flashed in her beautiful eyes:
"Isn't this silk used as an inner armor for self-defense, how can anyone use it to weave maps, it's too luxurious. β
Tong Wushou wiped the slippery sweat stains on his face with a wide sleeved robe, and then said with a smile:
"Yes, to talk about the origin of this silkworm map, it is also an interesting matter, it is rumored that a hundred years ago, there was a perennial seclusion in the deep mountains of the master, because of important things had to go out of the mountain to travel the world, although the master cultivated to be superb, but because there is no dust all the year round, I don't know that I don't know, in the intricate, many small roads in the city, often get lost. β
Because of this, the senior has developed the habit of carrying the map, no matter where he goes every day, he must walk according to the map, in order to recognize the road, but the roads in the city are complicated, how can the ordinary map be drawn comprehensively, the senior began to draw his own, and every place he walked through, were recorded, but the map of ordinary materials, the texture is rough, written in ink, after all, there will be the phenomenon of fainting ink, the predecessor also did not know where to find this precious silk, in order to weave into three maps, drawn on this map, it can be depicted very finely, after the death of the senior, this map has been retainedAfter the redrawing of the calligraphy masters of later generations, there is now this silkworm map in the hands of the two sons. β
Xiao Yueming looked at the silkworm map in his hand, which was as thin as snow, and sure enough, the ink on this map was as thin as hair, extremely exquisite, like a work of art, and the record of the map was also very detailed, showing the entire Qianlong Dynasty:
The Qianlong Dynasty is composed of four continents in the Central Plains, the Western Regions and the Imperial City, the Western Regions is the gathering place of the Demon Cult, and the Imperial City also has the most brilliant buildings in the world, the Imperial Palace, the four continents in the world, respectively, Xianzhou, Jiangnan, Liuzhong, Linzhou, each state is divided into two cities, there are three counties in a city, and there are countless small county towns under a county.
Xiao Yueming is looking for his location in the map, the Western Regions is located in the west of the map, and the imperial city is due north, taking Xianzhou where Xiao Yueming is located as an example, it is adjacent to Jiangnan on the left, bordering Liuzhong on the right, and the southeast direction of Liuzhong is the last continent of the Qianlong Dynasty, where Linzhou is located. This is just the area that has been divided, and there are some unknown dangerous places, which are not recorded on the map at all, and compared to the huge territory of the entire Hidden Dragon Dynasty, Baiyue County is like a projectile land, which is really insignificant.
Su Lanmei's eyes kept circling on the silkworm map, and then the slender jade pointed at the map and said softly:
"Our location is Xianzhou, under Suzaku City, Baiyue County, one of the three counties, and Taoran City at the next stop, which is another big city in Xianzhou. β
Xiao Yueming followed Su Lan's point, this Xianzhou is divided into two big cities, Vermilion Bird City and Taoran City, looking at the location of Taoran City, Xiao Yueming couldn't help but wonder:
"I remember that this Taoran City was not called Taoxin City, how did it change its name, no wonder I don't know where this place is. β
Su Lan secretly confessed to Xiao Yueming, and her tone was quite helpless:
"I said Brother Xiao, this Taoran City changed its name five years ago, how did you know now, you didn't really come out of an isolated island, right? β
What Su Lan said is not wrong, since Xiao Yueming and Chang Muyin went to Black Maple Island, they usually need to buy before they go ashore, but the scope of activities is limited to the small county town that relies on the dock, and the overall layout of the Qianlong Dynasty in his mind is also stuck in his childhood memory.
Carefully folded the precious silkworm map and put it back into the wooden box, Xiao Yueming asked Tong Wude:
"This silkworm map, I'm afraid it's worth a lot of money. β
Tong Wubuli shook his fat lightly, and then slowly turned the jade wrench on his thumb and said with a smile:
"That's natural, although this day silk is not a peerless treasure, but it is also extremely rare, it is generally woven into armor, and it can also prevent swords and blades, used to draw maps, it is a bit overkill, this value is also greatly discounted, it can also be said that it is unprecedented, Xiao Gongzi usually puts this picture on his chest, and it can also have a protective effect. β
"In this world, there are only three copies left, my Tong Wu is not bullied as the name is like, Tong Su is not bullied, this Tian Silkworm Yu Tu, I will receive a thousand taels of silver from the son, the son has the world's famous sword Qingyuan, presumably this little bit of silver, for the son, it is not a problem. β
Hearing this, Xiao Yueming immediately understood, why this child Wuli would take out this seemingly precious, but useless silkworm map, although the silkworm map is very detailed, but the actual use is not great, this picture is like using a piece of superb steel, instinctively forged a magic weapon, but it was intentionally made into the world's best dung scoop, steel can still be re-furnace, but this day silk properties are special, every silk is as thin as hair, once woven and object, there is no possibility of dismantling.
Tong Wubao is to see that Xiao Yueming is still young, and he is also carrying the magic weapon of Qingyuan, thinking that Xiao Yueming is a disciple of a big faction that has been trained, or the heir of a big person, this kind of young man who has a big identity and is just coming out of the rivers and lakes, Tong Wubao has seen a lot, that is not unruly, throwing a lot of money, and can have a magic weapon like Qingyuan, his identity must be extremely high, Tong Wubao believes that as long as he lobbied, he will definitely be able to make the other party willingly buy this backlog of goods that has been hoarded for many years.
"It's just treating me as a wrongdoer. β
Xiao Yueming said to himself, when the other party pointed out the name of Qingyuan Sword, he guessed what Tong Wubao thought, Tong Wubao originally wanted to raise and praise with one hand, and with the help of the other party's arrogant and face-loving character, let him buy this very chicken backlog, but who would have thought, this move reminded Xiao Yueming crookedly.
After pondering for a moment, although Xiao Yueming was not short of this thousand taels, he was not stupid enough to be the head of this wrong, his lips opened slightly, and just when he was about to say a refusal, a magnetic voice interrupted Xiao Yueming:
"Wait......"
The three people standing in front of the long wooden cabinet all looked back and heard the sound, only to see that the person who spoke was a young and handsome man, this person was dressed luxuriously and extraordinary, a superb ice blue satin robe was spotless, fresh and refined, white lace patterns were embroidered on the wide cuffs, the placket exposed the silver hollow hibiscus flower trim, the waist was tied with a blue jade belt, the feet stepped on the green cloud gold silk shoes, the supple black hair was tied with a delicate hosta, leaving a strand of white hair hanging on the left side of the cheek, between the eyebrows and eyes of the handsome face, there was a trace of femininity, the vast eyes like stars, just looking at each other from afar, could make thousands of women sink into itγ