Chapter 301: Money Fans
The total length of the Guduo knife is three feet and one inch, and the end of the handle is cast into a delicate melon, which is the origin of the name "Guduo".
The blade has an obvious arc, which is a common style used by the Hu people in the Western Regions.
The oldest of the swordsmen is surnamed Liu, skinny and bone-ty, fragile as if he will fall to the ground and die at any time, it is this old man who is difficult to even hold a knife, and he has a very high rank among the swordsmen in Biyucheng, and is quite prestigious, and is known as "Liu Zu".
Liu Zu pulled out the knife, held it in both hands, and gave it to the Dragon King with a slight trembling, which was the prize of the Sword God Conference.
Gu Shenwei took it, secretly praised a good knife, appreciated it for a while, put the knife into the sheath, Liu Zu personally put the treasure knife into a wooden box and pasted a seal, this is Beicheng, and weapons cannot be exposed casually.
Several old swordsmen looked at the Dragon King with great interest, with three points of flattery, three points of expectation, three points of fear, and a point of cunning.
Gu Shenwei put the wooden box where the Guduo knife was stored on the table, waiting for the other party to speak, and several old swordsmen who had achieved fame and lived in the northern city to enjoy happiness suddenly went out of the mountain to hold a sword god conference, and there must be a reason.
Liu Zu spoke on behalf of everyone, and instead of going straight to the point, he told a story in a roundabout way.
"This bone knife has an extraordinary origin, I don't know if the Dragon King has heard of it. ”
Gu Shenwei shook his head.
Liu Zu smiled slightly, and a heavy wheezing sound came out of his throat, as if this smile overwhelmed him, "Don't hide it from the Dragon King, this knife is quite ominous, it has handled a total of twenty-two masters before and after, and each master must not die well, and it has not been in anyone's hands for more than a year." ”
Seven of the twenty-two people died by the knife, six drowned, four were burned, three fell to death, and two were poisoned.
Liu Zu naturally didn't want to scare the Dragon King with this story, because he quickly explained the reason, the twenty-two masters before the Dragon King were all robbers without exception, and he believed that the Dragon King would never follow in the footsteps of his predecessors.
"Before the Dragon King, the last owner of the Guduo Knife was called Chihe, known as the 'Butcher of the Tianshan Mountains', and he would kill everyone after every robbery, regardless of gender, old and young. Hey, it took a lot of effort to get rid of him. ”
Gu Shenwei had heard of Chihe, the "Butcher of the Tianshan Mountains", and knew that this was a ruthless character, and several countries had offered high bounties to hunt him down, and he also knew that Chihe had an even more ruthless younger brother, named Chilu, who had a terrifying nickname - not paying attention, it was said that he would dig out his opponent's heart every time and swallow it on the spot, claiming that doing so would increase his strength.
Gu Shenwei understood the purpose of these old swordsmen, so he didn't speak, but waited for them to bring it up themselves.
Liu Zu sighed, and then smiled again, "Although we old guys have withdrawn from the rivers and lakes, we also want to make some pension money, so we partner to do some small business, but somehow we were targeted by Chihe, and we made trouble several times. We also endured it for a long time, and we really couldn't ask someone to get rid of him, this is what you come and go, but Chihe's younger brother didn't pay attention to Chilu and publicly declared that he wanted revenge. ”
"Then let the former man get rid of the spirit. Gu Shenwei still didn't show interest.
Several old swordsmen smiled bitterly at the same time, and Liu Zu said: "He has been killed, Chi Lu said, the next target is a few of us, unless...... Unless we take a million taels of silver to make atonement for our sins. ”
"How can we have so much silver? Another old knife politely interjected angrily.
"So you mean ......"
Led by Liu Zu, several old swordsmen smiled even more flatteringly, "Originally, we wanted to elect a sword god, and then ask the sword god to kill Chilu, but I didn't expect the dragon king to participate in the conference, not to mention how happy we were in our hearts, and we all said in private that this time we were not afraid of that and not paying attention." ”
"I didn't say anything. Gu Shenwei reminded the seven misers on the other side that these old guys would definitely get a million taels.
"That's that, the Sword God Conference is one thing, killing the Red Spirit is another. ”
Gu Shenwei had more important things at hand and didn't want to participate in other people's vendettas, so he stood up, picked up the bone knife, and said: "I haven't seen Chilu, I have no grudges with him, and Daxue Mountain is not a sect in the rivers and lakes, looking for a killer, you should find another family." ”
Seeing that the dragon king was leaving, several old wealth fans were anxious, and they surrounded them together and persuaded them with nonsense.
"Dragon King, please stay. ”
"Dragon King, the Bone Knife is in your hands, Chiluo will definitely make trouble for you, so it's better for everyone to join forces. ”
"Dragon King, we will pay 10,000 taels...... 20,000 taels...... No, no, forty thousand taels. ”
It was Liu Zu who understood the Dragon King's thoughts best, waved his hand to shut everyone up, and said, "Dragon King, I didn't pay attention to the red spirit, but I threw myself into Jinpeng Castle." ”
Gu Shenwei stopped, turned to look at Liu Zu, who was trembling slightly, paused for a while, and said, "Then I can't interfere in this matter, Daxue Mountain and Jinpeng Fort are negotiating peace, and I will not violate the agreement." ”
Gu Shen went away in order to raise his head, leaving a few old swordsmen to complain that Liu Zu spoke too early, Liu Zu laughed a few times, straightened up, and said, "Wait and see, I dare to guarantee that the Dragon King is interested in this matter." ”
Gu Shenwei did become interested, not for how to protect the old money fan, but for the purpose of Jinpeng Castle to win over the lone thief like Chiluo.
He knew that Jinpeng Castle would never do nothing during the three months of the temporary truce, and the Dragon King was able to live safely in Biyu City, not only because of the guarantee of the Central Plains and Beiting, but also because the Dubu King did not free his hands was also an important reason.
For the Great Snow Mountain, the only purpose was to destroy Jinpeng Castle, and in the eyes of the Dubu King, the Dragon King and the group of swordsmen were just one of many problems.
It was already afternoon when he returned to the Dragon King's Mansion, and the blacksmith Lao Hong was invited, after the battle of Rouge Forest, the Tianshan Sect had become famous, but the leaders inside remained mysterious, and only Lao Hong's identity was public.
Lao Hong is good at crafting weapons, and he is not good at using weapons, but through his identity as a blacksmith, he has dealings with many swordsmen and has attracted many members for the Tianshan Sect.
There were only three people attending the meeting, Lao Hong, the Dragon King and the Lotus Leaf.
Monk Lotus Leaf decided to turn against the wild horses, even if it meant that the Eight Desolation Finger Power in his body could never be removed, "The wild horses are hiding in Seven Knife Village, and as far as I know, there are people from the Wild Horse Gang in almost every village. ”
Hearing this, Lao Hong was very surprised, there are more than a dozen villages inhabited by swordsmen on the outskirts of Nancheng, from east to west, called several swordsman villages in order, and the Tianshan Sect has a lot of eyeliner there, "Why didn't we find it?"
"Bronco has a loyal following that hides him well. ”
Lao Hong was a little skeptical of the monk's words and turned his head to look at the Dragon King.
Gu Shenwei nodded, "I sent someone to check, and there is indeed a problem in Seven Dao Village." ”
Lao Hong clenched his fist and smashed it on his knee, "The people of the Tianshan Sect will not die in vain, as long as there is still one person alive in the Mustang Gang, we will fight him to the end." The dragon king said, how many people are needed this time?"
"There are not as many as last time, fifty people are enough, and it must be kept secret, the wild horse is not easy to deal with, I am a little worried that he has been transferred now. ”
"No matter how he moves, it's all in those swordsman villages. Lianye was once forced to help the wild horse cheat money to win over the new swordsman, and there was a lot of hatred in his heart, "As long as the net is big enough, you can always catch him." ”
The three of them made a detailed plan, and Lao Hong took his leave and went back to organize the swordsmen to prepare for the war.
Jinpeng Castle, Beiting, and Meng's family, which of the three is the real owner of the wild horses, Gu Shenwei has never figured it out, but he has a feeling that there must be a manipulator behind the tongueless killer who looks like a king.
In any case, the Mustang Gang was not within the scope of the armistice agreement, and Gu Shenwei and the military advisor Fang Wen had carefully discussed it, and they both felt that this force must be eliminated as soon as possible.
As soon as Lao Hong left, Xu Xiaoyi came to talk about things, and what he cared about was always the word money, "Dragon King, this is a bit troublesome, the Western Territory camp sent a message, asking for 2,000 sets of bows and crossbows and 40,000 arrows, plus miscellaneous things, our money is going to be spent." ”
Gu Shenwei hadn't figured out how to solve the problem of money shortage, Daxue Mountain was still in an obvious weakness, and the vast majority of the rich people in Biyu City were unwilling to openly support the Dragon King, and only those few old swordsmen who regarded wealth as their fate were willing to spend tens of thousands of taels of silver to hire the Dragon King.
"Bow and arrow as much as possible, other supplies, delay for two more days, I will find the money." ”
Xu Xiaoyi knew that it was useless to talk too much, so he had to retire and do things, but he was worried in his heart.
Gu Shenwei began to prepare for the battle at night, and it was likely that there were proud disciples around the wild horse, so Chu Nanping was not allowed to participate in this operation, he just left to create the illusion that the Dragon King was still in the mansion, and Tie Linglong also stayed for the same reason.
He was giving orders to dozens of swordsmen and swordsmen, Xu Yanwei sneaked in, and she coughed softly until everyone else was gone.
"What are you going to say?" Gu Shenwei asked coldly.
"It's nothing, I'm thinking, I'm idle, I'm idle, the Dragon King might as well rent me another house in Liuren Lane, make money, let's split the account fifty-fifty." ”
Gu Shenwei was in need of money, but he had already decided that he would never participate in the brothel business again, "Go and ask your brother, I can lend you five thousand taels, and I can return it within half a year, and I don't need to divide the account." ”
"Five thousand taels? stingy ghosts, or dragon kings, are not as generous as the rich people of Beicheng. ”
"You can also go to the rich man for help. ”
"Hehe, the rich man wants to help, but I don't want to. But five thousand taels is too little, if the dragon king's hands are tight, then forget it, I'll go find ...... Meng Mingshi, in a month, he is going to marry Miss Ru, I will congratulate him, with our friendship......"
Gu Shenwei had sworn in his heart that he would no longer be angry with Xu Yanwei's hints, but his anger was not controlled by him, and he jumped to the top of his head, and before he could react, he had already pulled out the Wufeng Knife and was almost about to cut it.
Xu Yanwei ran fast, and said as he ran: "One month, there is only one month left." ”
Gu Shenwei felt that he had to kill a few more people tonight.
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