Chapter 60 Searching for Knives in the Black Market (Part 2)
"We're here! That's the black market weapons shop."
Liang Wu pointed at several shops opposite. The shops were filled with a dazzling array of swords, guns, swords and halberds, various bows and crossbows, as well as various leather armors. They even sold chainmail.
These were all items strictly prohibited by the imperial court, but now they were openly sold openly.
Liang Wu whispered to Guo Song: "Did you see the shop in the middle? The shopkeeper's name is Li Ande. He is from Sogdian Anguo. His eyes are very poisonous and cunning, but he often has good things in his hands. By the way,
The big man in the iron shop just now was his slave."
Guo Song saw the shopkeeper. He had a thin face, dark skin, a hooked nose, and blue eyes. He wore an octagonal hat. He looked really different from the Han people. Since he was from Anguo, his surname should be An.
That is today’s Central Asia area.
The Sogdians, like the Jews, are famous for being good at doing business. However, the Jews are businessmen who open shops, while the Sogdians are traders who travel long distances. The Silk Road that has lasted for thousands of years was mainly developed by the Sogdians.
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Li Ande can speak fluent Chinese. He knows Liang Wu. He smiled from afar and said: "The martial arts competition is about to begin. What can I do without a weapon? Mr. Liang, I recommend a sword to you."
Liang Wu walked forward with Guo Song and said with a smile: "I am not short of weapons, but my friend wants to buy a good and substantial knife. Mr. An will not let us down!"
"When have I, Ender, ever let down a customer?"
Li Ande casually glanced at Guo Song, a very strange young man. He didn't take it to heart and continued to recommend weapons to Liang Wu.
"There are many kinds of knives, from the Tang Dynasty, from the Western Regions, long and short, I have them all, it just depends on what you like?"
Suddenly, his body shook violently, as if he had missed something just now. Turning his head, Li Ande's eyes were fixed on the wooden sword behind Guo Song, and an unabashed blazing light suddenly burst out from his eyes.
Liang Wu followed Li Ande's gaze and found that he was staring at Guo Song's wooden sword. He smiled in a low voice and said to Guo Song: "He seems to be very interested in your wooden sword. Tell me honestly, is there anything hidden in your iron wooden sword?"
secret?"
Guo Song also knew that his wooden sword came from the Western Arabian region and was a trophy captured by Gao Xianzhi in the Battle of Talas. However, his master could not tell what secret it contained. He only said that it might be a sacrificial weapon.
Guo Song shook his head, "It's just an ordinary iron wood sword. If there is any secret, you'd better ask him to take out the sword and show it to us first!"
But Li Ande didn't seem to hear what Guo Song was saying. He stared at the line of Persian on the sword hilt and murmured to himself: "That's it, the great god Ahura Maz! I finally met it again."
Li Ande's eyes became fanatical, and he pointed at Guo Song and said: "I know your origins. You came down from Kongtong Mountain, right? Your master is Mu Zhenren, and he actually passed this iron wood sword to you!
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Guo Song's heart moved, and he remembered what his master had said. He almost sold the ironwood sword to a Sogdian from Zhangye. Could it be this person?
The master also told him that the Sogdian man probably knew the secret of this wooden sword.
One of the master's last words was that he hoped he could figure out the origin of this thousand-year-old ironwood sword. It really took no effort to find it even if he had worn iron shoes.
God's will!
Li Ande seemed more eager than Guo Song. He immediately took out a knife from the box. The scabbard was inlaid with gems. He placed the knife in front of Guo Song, "This is a flat iron horizontal knife made of Damascus wootz steel.
It weighs twenty-five pounds and is made by a famous craftsman in the capital. How about I trade this sword for your iron wood sword?"
Guo Song smiled lightly, "This is my master's relic. Do you think I will exchange it for you? The wooden sword will not be exchanged, but I can consider buying your knife."
Li Ande waved his hands hurriedly, "No! No! I won't sell the knife, I will only exchange it for your wooden sword. I wanted to buy your ironwood sword twenty years ago, but the price was not agreed upon with Mu Zhenren, and later he refused to sell it.
It has made me regret it for twenty years. You must sell it to me and I will add three hundred taels of silver. How about a precious iron horizontal knife plus three hundred taels of silver. This price is very sincere."
Guo Song understood clearly in his heart that the Sogdian merchant, who was always famous for being stingy, was actually willing to pay three hundred taels of silver, so it must not be a common object. At this time, Guo Song was even more eager to find out its origin.
"The price is really good!" A young woman's voice suddenly came from behind.
Guo Song turned around, and behind him was a girl in red riding on a horse. She looked about fourteen or fifteen years old. Her appearance was in her early stages, and she was quite good-looking. She had a heroic look between her eyebrows, but she might be taller and wore a uniform.
Wearing a samurai uniform and carrying a long sword on his waist, he always gives people a tomboy look.
"Duan Sanniang, it's none of your business!" Liang Wu glared at her unhappily.
‘So she is Duan Xiushi’s daughter Duan Sanniang.’ Guo Song thought to himself.
Duan Sanniang obviously had a deep prejudice against Liang Wu. She raised her eyebrows, her pretty face was frosty, and said coldly: "Have you done enough to bully others? I haven't settled the score with you about the last horse incident.
As a result, you got Blacksmith Lu’s idea again, using your power to oppress others and take away their favors. I can’t bear to see you bullying the weak and wealthy children like you."
Before Liang Wu could get angry, Guo Song stepped forward and said calmly to Duan Sanniang: "Miss Duan, I don't care about your grudges with Liang Wu, but I am the one buying the knife now. I hope the girl will not interfere."
Duan Sanniang narrowed her eyes, thinking about Guo Song, and snorted softly, "Looking at your extraordinary appearance, you must not be an evil person, but why do you want to be with a villain instead of doing the same thing as a noble man!"
Liang Wu was furious and said viciously: "Who is the villain? You are simply bullying others too much. Don't think that I am afraid of you because you are the daughter of Jiedushi. If I don't do anything now, see how I deal with you in the martial arts meeting."
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"I'm waiting for you!"
Duan Sanniang turned the horse's head and left. Her distant voice came, "Liang Xiaojian, I'm warning you, if you dare to bully Blacksmith Lu again, my aunt will never let you go!"
Seeing that Liang Wu was shaking with anger, Guo Song patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "She is deliberately trying to find trouble with you. She hates you so much but loves you so much. Maybe I will drink your wedding wine in the future!"
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Liang Wu was so angry that he almost fainted. Would he marry such a stupid woman?
"Let's go! We'll buy weapons another day."
Guo Song ignored Li Ande who was looking at him eagerly, grabbed Liang Wu and left.
Li Ande stared at the Iron Wood Sword behind Guo Song, and an uncontrollable thought emerged from his heart. He must get this Iron Wood Sword.
Li Ande waved his nephew An Shan, who was next door, forward, and Fu Er said a few words to him. An Shan was a little confused and said: "Uncle, is it worth taking this risk for an ironwood sword?"
"You know shit!"
Li Ande glared at him, looked both ways, and lowered his voice: "That ironwood sword is a token of alliance between the Abbasid Caliphate and the ten nobles of Khorasan. I have seen a replica of it in the Golden Temple in Baghdad.
The words on the hilt of the sword are ancient Persian, which has been lost, and means 'no edge to stop the fight'."
"Is the young man's wooden sword also a replica?"
"Impossible. The Ironwood Sword disappeared after the Battle of Talas. They say it was obtained by the Tang Army. I saw it once in Zhangye twenty years ago, and now I see it again. You said we should take this sword to Baghdad.
What benefits will be gained?”
"Uncle will definitely be rewarded with hundreds of thousands of gold dinars, and maybe I will also be named Bukhara tax inspector."
Speaking of this, the greed in the eyes of the uncle and nephew was fully visible.
"Go! Let Kangbao take action."
"Isn't the second uncle going to take Kang Bao back to Kang State to collect the ransom? Isn't it a pity that he is so valuable?"
Li Ande shook his head decisively and said: "Although Kang Bao is worth ten thousand taels of silver, it is nothing compared to Iron Wood Sword. If he beats this person, it will be considered a bargain for him."
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