Hearing Chang Sheng's question, Song Rui, the shopkeeper on the sixth floor, hurriedly stepped forward and looked down at the account books on the table.
"I received this item a month ago." Changsheng pointed to one of the columns on the last page. There was only a brief description of the inventory items in the account book, including size, material and storage time, but there was no record of their origins.
After a brief recollection, Song Rui said, "Our Taiping Inn never asks about the identity of the seller or the provenance of the items, so we did not ask about the origins of those people that day, but I remember clearly that they came in the afternoon. There are more than ten people accompanying us, driving two carriages. Although these people are all wearing casual clothes, it is not difficult to find from their words and demeanor that they should all be school captain soldiers."
Song Rui paused for a moment before continuing, "The accents of these ten people are very mixed. They are obviously not from the same state and county, but several of them speak with Qinzhou accent. Furthermore, those who were carrying silver coins At that time, the leader was scolding and urging everyone to move faster, but he said that it was already getting late, and before leaving the city, we had to go to the Yanbin Building to buy liquor for General Yang."
As the shopkeeper on the sixth floor of the Taiping Inn, Song Rui naturally has an extraordinary mind. He guessed that Changsheng might know the owner of the iron rod, but he did not ask too much, but tried to provide him with clues as much as possible, "I listen to their tone of voice." , it seems that this is not the first time I went to Yanbinlou to purchase liquor. Yanbinlou should know a lot about them. By the way, four people worked together to carry this thing up that day. When they retreated, one of them had walked out of the door. I once said, 'How could that fool have such strength to make such a heavy weapon?'"
Song Rui finished telling everything he knew about the situation, then bowed and backed away without saying a word.
Changsheng picked up the account book on the table and raised his hand, "Open the warehouse, I want to see this stick."
Song Rui immediately nodded in agreement upon hearing this, and then sent someone to the fifth floor to call Song Xi, the shopkeeper on the fifth floor. Taiping Inn has strict rules. In order to prevent the guards from stealing, and to avoid suspicion, the keys to all warehouses are held by two people respectively. If you want to open the warehouse, you must Two people were present.
While Song Rui and others were preparing to open the warehouse, Changsheng looked at Datou, "You are from the north and are familiar with the situation in the north. Do you know if Qingyang is in Qinzhou?"
"Yes," Datou nodded, "Qingyang is an important garrison town in Qinzhou, and the commander-in-chief is Qingyang Jiedushi Yang Shouxin."
Changsheng did not ask any more questions. Although he had read a lot of official documents and files before, he was not familiar with the specific locations of many place names in the Tang Dynasty. However, he was deeply impressed by Qingyang because he had previously transported two people to the Western Regions. One million taels of silver were robbed by Yang Shouxin in Qingyang.
"Is Qingyang a choke point that runs through the east and west?" Changsheng asked again.
"Yes." Big Head nodded.
Yu Yi on the side added, "Qingyang not only runs through the east and west, but also connects the north and the south. Merchants from the Western Regions from the east and horse traders from the south must pass through Qingyang if they want to come to Chang'an."
Hearing the conversation between the two, Changsheng had a suspicion in his mind. Batulu was probably captured by Yang Shouxin on the way south. He had previously sent Da Tou to search for Baturu in the desert, but in the end he knew nothing about it. According to Judging from the time, Batulu had already started heading south when Datou rushed to Mobei.
"How far is Qingyang from Chang'an?" Changsheng asked.
Datou knew that Yu Yi knew more details than he did, so he didn't answer. Yu Yi pondered and then said, "It's not close. When it's 1,500 miles away, even if the horse is whipping, it will take the right time."
At this time, Song Rui and Song Xi had already opened the warehouse. Changsheng led the four of them into the warehouse. Under the leadership of Song Rui, they found the iron bar placed in the bottom wooden box in the huge warehouse. With just a glance, Changsheng confirmed that this object was Batulu's weapon.
Song Rui said, "Bin iron is tempered and purified from black iron. It is an excellent quality for making weapons. It is precisely because we know this that we accepted this item. It is worth thirty thousand taels of silver."
Changsheng nodded and then said to Datou and the others, "Look around. The weapons here are not ordinary. If you like them, you can take them away."
After Changsheng finished speaking, he handed the account book to Song Rui, "You can directly deduct the weapons we took away from your account."
"Yes, yes," Song Rui nodded repeatedly, then smiled at Datou and the others and said, "Four adults, there are more than 80 weapons of various types on the sixth floor. The boss has already spoken, you can choose as you like."
Seeing that all the weapons were placed in boxes, Changsheng said casually, "Tell Shopkeeper Song what weapons you are good at using."
Yu Sheng, who has a cheerful nature, was the first to speak, "Do you have a good knife?"
"There is a Pre-Qin Dragon Power, which was originally owned by Bai Qi, the Marquis of Wu'an. However, this sword is a men's weapon. It is quite heavy and contains hidden violence." Song Rui said.
Song Xi on the side answered, "Sir, I remember there are several long knives in the warehouse on the fifth floor. I will go down and find them right away."
"Stop looking for it," Changsheng waved to Song Xi, then turned to Song Rui and said, "Give me the Dragon Power."
When Song Rui nodded in response, Changsheng said to Yu Yi, "I have a Hanyue Sword over there. It was made by Mrs. Xu, a famous swordsmith in the Spring and Autumn Period. It has a thin blade and is light and is most suitable for you. I give it to you."
Hearing Chang Sheng's words, Yu Yi was very frightened and waved her hands repeatedly. She also watched from the sidelines during the martial arts competition. She had seen Chang Sheng use the Hanyue Sword during the competition and directly cut off the seven-star sword passed down by Lu Ting'an of the Divine Sword Villa.
Not long after, Song Rui found and presented the wooden box containing Longwei. Changsheng casually put it on the table, pointed at the big head and said to Song Rui and Song Xi, "He is good at using short knives and daggers, but Do you have any good swords or daggers?”
"Yes," Song Rui turned and walked towards the wooden frame on the west side, "You must like this thing."
Hearing Song Rui's confidence, everyone was curious. They saw Song Rui bring a wooden box from the wooden shelf on the west side. These wooden boxes are used by Taiping Inn to store various things. They are only made of ordinary wood, but the storage inside The thing was unusual. After opening it, it turned out to be a strange shield one foot square.
The shield is round, in the style of Tai Chi, integrated yet divided into yin and yang. After being split, there are two semi-circular scimitars, one black and one white. The two are combined into one to form a small shield.
Song Rui is a businessman, and what he is best at is explaining and praising. According to his introduction, this object is called the Yin and Yang Wheel, which is a relic of the ancient times. This object has three magical features. First, it can be split into a knife and combined into a shield. You can attack and defend.
Second, the shape of this object is weird. It has no handle and is difficult to hold. However, there are buckles under the white round eye in the black knife and the black round eye in the white knife, which can be stuck on the wrist. When using it, There is no need to hold it with five fingers. If the buckles are stuck on both wrists, they become two semi-circular scimitars. If they are stuck on the same wrist, it becomes a small shield with a sharp outer edge.
The third magical thing is that if you put a white knife into a black round eye, or a black knife into a white round eye, the blade will rotate very quickly and cut by itself.
Compared to Datou's excitement and excitement, Changsheng seemed much calmer, because he had seen similar things before. Takeda Mayumi's Tiangang flying knife can also be combined at will, and the Tiangang flying knife can also fly back on its own after being released, regardless of the combination. The change and power are both higher than these two Yin and Yang swords.
Song Rui had done a lot of business, and it became a habit. At the end of the sentence, he directly quoted the price out of habit, "Such a heaven-and-earth artifact, an ancient and unparalleled artifact, five hundred thousand taels is not expensive, right?"
"Ah?!" Da Tou widened his eyes.
Changsheng was worried about Batulu and had no time to listen to Song Rui's sales. He closed the wooden box and gave it to Datou with his backhand. He turned to Yang Kai and asked, "What kind of weapon do you like?"
"I'm not good at using weapons." Yang Kai shook his head.
"You must always have one when necessary," Changsheng said. "Sword, the sword is the first of a hundred weapons."
Changsheng had impatiently closed the wooden box of the Yin and Yang swords before. Song Rui knew that his boastful talk had aroused his disgust. Hearing this, he nodded hurriedly and answered, "Ou Yezi's work cloth is the treasure of the Taiping Inn."
"Get it." Changsheng waved his hand.
After Song Rui turned around and left, Changsheng looked at Shi Xuanming aside, "Master, what kind of weapons are you good at?"
"Ah? What?" Shi Xuanming asked in confusion.
Seeing that he was distracted, Changsheng could only repeat what he had said before. Shi Xuanming had gone out these past few days to experience the sufferings and joys of the world. He didn't know whether he had some insights or was troubled. He was always distracted and absent-minded.
"It's up to you, I'm used to using all kinds of weapons." Shi Xuanming's answer was also absent-minded.
"Are there any hidden weapons?" Changsheng looked at Song Xi.
Hearing what Changsheng said, Shi Xuanming knew that he was speaking sarcastically and hurriedly said, "Do you have any long weapons?"
At this time, Song Rui had already taken back the wooden box containing the Gongbu sword. Hearing Shi Xuanming's words, he immediately answered, "There is a spear, but..."
"Okay, get it..."
