The conditions for the flintlock musket were not originally on that piece of paper, but Hua Bushi added them later.

Gongora's musket team had been very powerful in the battle to defend the city a few days ago, and the smoothbore flintlock muskets they were equipped with were much more advanced than the muskets used by the Ming army, not only firing lead bullets more accurately, but also loading ammunition faster, which had already made Dehua Bushi salivate.

In his opinion, it was inevitable that the battle of the Inu-king would lead to the victory of the princess, and the value of the exclusive trading rights of Okura Port far exceeded the conditions he had offered, and he had already taken advantage of the gambling contract, so he no longer cared about the bet and added a few hundred muskets.

The two rode side by side on horseback and descended from the small hill.

Hua Bushi said: "Now we have bet all our bets on the princess, if the princess loses at the Dog King Conference in a month, not only will she lose all the silver taels, but even the trade rights of Okura Port will be lost, isn't Miss Lan'er worried?"

Sima Rulan said: "I have already told Gongora, Mr. Hua's decision is Lan'er's decision, even if you want to bet the entire 'Wanjin Hall', Lan'er will not hesitate." ”

Hua Bushi looked at Sima Rulan, and sure enough, he saw that her expression was relaxed, there was no worry on her face, and she smiled bitterly: "Although Miss Lan'er is not worried, she is a little worried." Gongora is a very shrewd merchant, and the strength of the charoon is indeed stronger than that of the princess, and it is still uncertain whether we will win in a month's time. ”

Sima Rulan said: "Do you know that Lan'er Weishenme is not worried?"

Hua Bushi said: "Is it weishenme?"

Sima Rulan smiled and said: "Lan'er is not worried, because she knows that Mr. Hua's wisdom is clever, unparalleled in the world, and he is very rigorous. If you think you can gamble, you are sure that you will win, so why should I worry?"

Hua Bushi said: "Miss Lan'er is too overestimated Hua Bushi, she is just a mortal, and there will definitely be times when she makes mistakes, and if you bet on winning with a fighting dog, who can be 100% sure that she will win?"

Sima Rulan pouted, and said angrily: "Then I don't care! Anyway, if you lose the gamble, Mr. Hua will have to compensate for all the losses of the 'Wanjintang', otherwise Lan'er will not allow you to leave Okura City!"

If Sima Rulan and Hua Bushi were good friends before, after some adventures in the treasure cave of Whale Swallowing Island, their relationship seems to have reached a higher level, and this Miss Lan'er's closeness and dependence on Hua Bushi has increased a lot. And what kind of emotion this is, even they themselves can't tell.

Hearing this, Hua Bushi only smiled bitterly and said: "It seems that I can't escape this gambling fight, if I lose, I have to pay myself to Miss Lan'er." ”

Sima Rulan smiled and said, "Of course! At that time, Lan'er will lose the right to trade with the silver and the port, and it will be a good idea to win Mr. Hua." ”

The two rode down the mountain together and broke up on the streets of Okura Castle, Sima Rulan went back to the city lord's mansion, and Hua Bushi returned to the Bark Tower.

After entering the gate, Hua Bushi immediately went to the backyard to find Mo Wentian and asked him to go back to Wuyang City on the mainland.

To cast the keel of the dragon slaying ship, tens of thousands of catties of fine iron and hundreds of blacksmiths were needed. At the current mining rate of refined iron ore veins outside Wuyang City, about 10,000 catties of iron ingots can be produced every month, and these iron ingots are divided equally by the "Three Evils of Xiangxi" according to the agreement. It will take about a few months to make up enough iron for the Dragon Slaying Ship, counting the existing stock, and it will have to negotiate with the "Iron Sword Gate" and the "Monkey Gang" to buy the fine iron that the two of them have shared.

Buying tens of thousands of catties of refined iron and transporting it to Okura Island must have a capable person to return to Wuyang City to do it, and Mo Wentian, a dog-headed master who is good at business trading, is the most suitable candidate.

Hua Bushi repaired another book, and asked Mo Wentian to bring Yu Qianli, Li Hu and Ximen Tong, who are all in Changsha Mansion at the moment. Although most of the Liliang of the "Evil Dog Gate" came to Okura Island, with the martial arts of the three small ones, plus the forty-nine Qingyunwei left by Yang Jiangyi, it stands to reason that there should be no problem in guarding the territory in Changsha City.

But at present, the "Kongtong faction" and the "Shuzhong Tang Sect" in the Central Plains martial arts are tense, and the large and small sects on the white road in all realms have formed alliances, and a big war is about to break out. The purpose of Hua Bushi's letter is to instruct Yu Qianli and the other three elementary schools to be cautious, to forbearance when encountering things, and not to provoke right and wrong, so as not to fall into the war between the two factions for no reason.

After seeing Mo Wentian in the backyard, Hua Bushi went to see Chu Yiyi again, but asked her to take Meng Huan and return to the Middle-earth Continent with Master Mo. Now that the rivers and lakes are surging, it is the time when it is necessary to probe information to deal with it, Chu Yiyi staying on Okura Island will not play a role, and it is more important to go back to the mainland to preside over the "Thousand Flowers Fang".

After being busy for more than half an hour, after arranging various things, Hua Bushi paced to a small cross-courtyard in the East Chamber, which was Yang Jiangyi's residence.

Three days ago, Hua Bushi handed over the copied "Yijin Sutra" to Yang Jiangyi, and when he just walked to the door of the small courtyard, he saw Yang Jiangyi sitting at the table through the window, holding the scripture in his hand and looking down. Hua Bushi didn't knock on the door, but walked straight into the courtyard and crossed the threshold to the house.

Yang Jiangyi was engrossed in the scriptures, and it was not until Hua Bushi walked to the table that she noticed the arrival of the eldest young master, and quickly stood up and said, "Childe is here, please sit down! I'll go make you tea." ”

Hua Bushi hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop him and said, "No need, I just stopped by to visit my sister." ”

He looked down and saw that in addition to the manuscript of the "Yijin Sutra", there were many books on the table, and if he looked closely, there were various Buddhist scriptures such as the "Diamond Sutra", "Lengyan Sutra", "Lotus Sutra", and "Great Nirvana Sutra", and there were dozens of them.

"Why is my sister so interested in Buddhist scriptures?" asked Hua Bushi.

Yang Jiangyi said: "I have been reading this 'Yijin Jing' Jiangyi brought by Gongzi for a long time, but I only feel that it is very difficult to understand, and there are many places that I don't understand. Jiang Yi thought that this was the internal strength of the Zen sect, and if he compared it with the Buddhist scriptures, he might be able to understand it more clearly, so he went to the street and bought various Buddhist scriptures to study. ”

"Yijin Jing" is known as the first of the "Shaolin Seventy-two Stunts", but in the past hundred years, no one in the "Shaolin School" has been able to practice, and the difficulty of practicing this internal skill can be imagined. Although Yang Jiangyi's talent is extremely high, it is not easy to practice this internal martial arts.

Although Hua Bushi had copied the entire "Yijin Sutra" once, he did not study the content of it deeply at that time, and when he heard Yang Jiangyi say this, he said: "I don't know where my sister understands this 'Yijin Sutra', can you say it, let the younger brother also help my sister think about it." ”

Yang Jiangyi said: "This 'Yijin Sutra' is divided into nine layers, and the practice method of the first three layers is not much different from the ordinary internal strength and heart method of practicing qi and building the foundation, but it is not too difficult. However, from the third layer upwards, not only is the method of true qi running very different from before, but it is also mentioned in the sutra that cultivators must refer to the 'Buddha nature' in order to achieve success, and this 'Buddha nature' is not contained in any secret books. ”

Hua Bushi thought for a while and said: "The younger brother knows that there are some unique martial arts, and the practitioner must cultivate a certain mental nature in order to achieve great success, but the younger brother has never heard of the term 'Buddha nature', and perhaps it is a certain mental nature in the internal strength of the 'Shaolin School'. ”

His heart moved, and he said: "Miss Lan'er has been practicing Buddhism martial arts with Sima City Lord since she was a child, maybe she will know what this 'Buddha nature' is, wait for me to go to the City Lord's Mansion to ask her, and then come back and tell my sister." ”

Yang Jiang's beautiful eyes were like stars, looking at the eldest young master, and suddenly said: "These days, does the prince often go to the City Lord's Mansion to be with Sister Lan'er?"

She said casually, but Hua Bushi's face changed when he heard this, and he shook his hand again and again: "No, no, how can there be such a thing?" I have been studying the details of the dragon slaying ship for the past few days, and I have only seen her once today, and it is also for the sake of shipbuilding, sister, don't misunderstand." ”

Seeing the nervous appearance of the eldest young master, Yang Jiangyi smiled and said: "I didn't misunderstand, but I haven't seen you for a few days, and today I see that you have lost a lot of weight, and your face is not good-looking, I want to persuade you not to work too hard, but to rest more." ”

She paused for a moment, and then said: "As for the cultivation of Jiangyi's internal strength, there is no need to rush for a while, if I still can't understand it in a few days, it's not too late to ask Sister Lan'er again." ”

Hearing this, Hua Bushi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you sister for your concern, and according to my sister's words, my little brother will stay in the barking tower today and not go out!"

The two chatted for a while, Yang Jiangyi picked up the scriptures from the table to read, and Hua Bushi sat down on the chair next to her, staring at the beautiful woman in front of her with a pair of eyes, but she was in a daze.

Yang Jiangyi barely read a few lines of scriptures, but found that the eldest young master was looking at him without a moment, and he couldn't concentrate, so he had to put the book down and said, "Do you still have something to say to me?"

Hua Bushi shook his head and said, "No." ”

Yang Jiangyi said angrily: "If there is nothing else, you can go back to your room to rest, look at Jiangyi like now, how can people read it!"

Hua Bushi's gaze still refused to leave Yang Jiangyi, and said stupidly: "In fact, as long as I can look at my sister from time to time, my little brother's heart feels extremely happy and satisfied, and he doesn't want to think about anything, he doesn't feel tired at all, and he doesn't need to go back to his room to rest!"

He said it very emotionally, and a red glow had already flown on Yang Jiang's jade face, and he said: "You know that if you say these nice words to coax people, I won't believe it!"

Hua Bushi stopped talking, his eyes were still staring at Yang Jiangyi, with a blazing flame in his eyes, as if he was going to melt her, Yang Jiangyi finally couldn't stand it, muttered, and threw himself into the arms of the eldest young master.