Not long after Guo Song left, Li Ande immediately put the Iron Wood Sword into a long wooden box and gave it to his nephew An Shan, saying: "It is not safe to leave this sword in Lingzhou. You should return to Zhangye City immediately and take this Iron Wood Sword."
Give the wooden sword to your aunt, and after I finish packing the goods here, I will come to Zhangye City to meet you, and then we will go to Baghdad!"
"We're leaving, what should we do with the information that Xue Yantuo wants?"
"Can't make a mistake!"
Li Ande took out a bamboo tube and handed it to Anshan, "This is the defense map of Lingwu County that the Xue Yantuo people want, but there is only half of it. The Yinshan Inn at the Yellow River Ferry is their intelligence point. Give this map to the shopkeeper Mu Ze.
You tell him to pay the gold he promised to me, and the key other half will be given to them."
Anshan really admired his uncle's shrewdness. It turned out that his uncle had already obtained the city defense layout plan, and he didn't let go of the eagle when he saw the rabbit!
Anshan put the bamboo tube in his arms, put the ironwood sword on his back, walked out of the back door, got on his horse, and said to Li Ande: "Uncle, I'll leave first!"
"Let's go! Don't stop along the way."
An Shan whipped the war horse hard, and the horse galloped away, stirring up billowing yellow dust, and disappeared in a moment.
Li Andre pointed to his forehead, then to his heart, clasped his hands and whispered: "May the great god Ahura Maz bless you!"
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The market is close to the north gate. Anshan left the city directly from the north gate and went south around the outer city. Soon the official road branched. He went directly south to Xiaoguan and took the southwest official road to Liangzhou.
An Shan galloped onto the road to Liangzhou and galloped along the official road. At this time, there was no one else on the official road, only his horse running in the loess and windy sand.
He didn't notice, however, that a goshawk kept circling above his head.
After running for about twenty miles, there were still about seven or eight miles ahead from the Yellow River ferry. On the left was a large willow forest. Anshan slowed down his horse slightly and looked around. There were many wild animals here, so he had to be careful.
At this moment, a person suddenly jumped out of a big tree a few steps ahead and looked at him coldly. An Shan was so shocked that his scalp was about to explode. The person in front of him turned out to be Guo Song.
"What...what are you going to do?"
"I'll give you a choice!"
Guo Song said calmly: "Put down the wooden sword and you leave. If you don't put the wooden sword down, you die!"
"You are despicable and dishonest!"
"I can only blame you uncles and nephews for being too greedy. Make your choice!"
"You son of a bitch, go to hell!"
An Shanye cursed fiercely and galloped towards the side of the wasteland. He was riding a horse and the other person was on foot. He didn't believe that he couldn't outrun the other person.
But he only ran a dozen steps when he saw a figure passing behind him, a cold light flashed, blood flew out, and a human skull rolled to the ground.
At the moment of death, Anshan suddenly remembered that there was still an extremely important piece of information in his arms, but it was already too late.
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At night, in the study room of Liangjiabao's back house, Liang Huihe sat at the table and stared at a box on the table. Inside the box was Guo Song's ironwood sword.
Liang Wu stood aside with his hands hanging, and said uneasily in his heart: "Guo Song asked me to help him send this ironwood sword to the capital as a condition for him to compete for our Liang family, and the child has agreed."
Liang Huihe felt a little uncomfortable, how could Guo Song be like this? He obviously promised to give the Iron Wood Sword to someone, but then turned around and killed him and took it back. It was morally wrong. Can the Liang family allow such a person to be a foreign aid? "
He looked back at his elder brother and asked: "Brother, what should I say about this matter?"
Liang Yundao stood in front of the window with his hands behind his hands, staring at the apricot trees in the yard. After a while, he asked: "Wu'er, how did you originally plan to convince him?"
Liang Wu quickly bowed and said, "Reporting to my uncle, my nephew heard that old blacksmith Lu had a piece of star sand in his hand, so he wanted to buy it and give it to Guo Song, asking him to agree to serve as the Liang family's foreign aid."
"Will Cripple Lu be willing to sell it?"
"He was a little reluctant and never let go."
"Then I will give him my wild boar tooth wrist knife and thank him for his willingness to fight for the Liang family."
Liang Huihe was startled, "Brother, do you really want him to represent the Liang family?"
Liang Yundao turned back and glanced at Liang Huihe, "I not only want to invite him to compete for the Liang family, but I also want to have a close friendship with him."
Just as Liang Huihe was about to speak, Liang Yundao raised his hand to stop him, "I know what you are thinking. Is that what he calls breaking his word? If I were him, I would do the same thing. I can only say that Li Ande was blinded by greed.
His eyes were blinded, and he didn’t even know when he was about to die. This man was not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also very scheming. Why did he ask the Liang family to give him a sword, and why didn’t he go to the capital by himself? Have you ever thought about the reasons?"
Liang Huihe lowered his head and remained silent. Liang Yundao looked at Liang Wu again, "What do you think of Wu'er?"
Liang Wu lowered his head and said, "My nephew feels that he is actually testing the Liang family!"
Liang Huihe was stunned, "Why did Wu'er say that?"
"Father, if we feel that his character is bad, then he will definitely walk away and no longer have anything to do with our Liang family. He is not a member of the same profession. Why would he help us compete in martial arts? If we readily agree to give him a sword,
Then he will feel that the Liang family is worthy of deep friendship."
Liang Yundao stroked his beard and nodded, "Would Wu'er be willing to have a close relationship with him?"
"My nephew is willing!"
"Why?"
"My nephew saw that he was a loyal man who helped Kang Bao. It was indeed a man's duty to help Kang Bao. However, he broke the contract and took the sword. This shows that he has a bottom line, principles, decisive killing, and will never be bound by morality. He is a capable person.
He is a man of great importance, and it is my nephew’s honor to be his friend.”
Liang Yundao laughed. It seemed that the Liang family had another outstanding child who could stand alone.
At this time, a housekeeper reported outside the door: "Fifth Young Master, there are guests outside, saying there is something urgent!"
Liang Wu stood up quickly, "Father, uncle, the child has passed first."
"Go for it!"
Liang Wu bowed and hurried away.
Liang Huihe then asked his brother, "Brother, do you really think Guo Song is a good person?"
Liang Yundao shook his head, "I don't think he can be simply described as good or bad. Some people may think that he is dishonest and has bad conduct, but at least I personally think this person is very interesting."
"Brother, I'm a little confused now."
"You! Your own son hasn't seen it through yet."
Liang Yundao smiled and said: "I use the horoscope to evaluate his current situation, and you will understand."
"Brother, please speak!"
Liang Yundao said slowly: "The dragon lurks in the abyss, and the phoenix lives in the forest."
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Guo Song was alone in the room, playing with the iron horizontal knife he got during the day. The horizontal knife of the Tang Dynasty was indeed a superb work of art. The blade was slender and extremely sharp. The front end was a right triangle. It was extremely sharp and could chop and stab.
, it is much more practical than a sword, and the back and blade of this knife are very thick. At first glance, you can tell that it is made of steel. The outer skin is covered with wrought iron, and the middle is made of steel. The blade part uses a special quenching process and is repeatedly forged.
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The iron should be the middle wrought steel, which is actually high-carbon steel. It is extremely sharp and can easily break armor. However, if all high-carbon steel is used, it will be easy to break. Therefore, wrought iron is used as the skin to ensure the toughness of the blade and not deformation.
There is also a line of words on the lower edge of the blade, "Made by the Ordnance Supervisor," which means it was made under the order of the Emperor. Since it weighs twenty-five kilograms, it is a special made by the Ordnance Supervisor. It is not a standard horizontal sword. I don't know what Li Ande did.
Arrived.
Guo Song is still very satisfied with this sword. Although he has used the Iron Wood Sword for many years and has become comfortable with it, there are already two very fine lines on the tip of the Iron Wood Sword. I don't know whether they are scratches or cracks. There were not there before, but
After he chopped down the wild boar, fine lines appeared, which made Guo Song really frightened. If the iron wood sword was destroyed in his own hands, he would really not be able to explain it to his master and senior brother.
Moreover, he already knew the origin of the Iron Wood Sword, and after completing his master's instructions, he had to hand it over to his senior brother to carry out his master's last wish and pass it on from generation to generation.
"Brother, are you asleep?" Liang Wu's voice came from the yard.
Guo Song walked out with a smile, "I haven't gone to bed yet. Brother Xian, what do you want from me?"
Liang Wu pointed to the old man behind him, "This is Mr. Lu from the blacksmith shop. He wants to sell the star sand to the wise brother."
Guo Song was stunned and asked in confusion: "Why do you want to sell it to me?"
Blacksmith Lu limped forward and said, "Because the young master helped Kang Bao return to his hometown, I couldn't be more grateful, so I decided to take out the star sand. Please forgive me for not giving it to Mr. Guo. I also have to raise my grandson."
"You're welcome, I'll just buy it. Please come in and talk, father-in-law."
Guo Song invited the two of them into the house. The old blacksmith didn't hesitate. He took out a cloth bag from his arms and put it on the table. He opened the cloth bag layer by layer. Inside was a piece of ore the size of a fist. If you look closely, it was made of countless minerals.
It is made up of small blue particles, dotted with stars, which look very bright and bright under the light, as if they are studded with countless small sapphires, hence the name star sand.
Guo Song picked up the star sand. It didn't feel very heavy. It was definitely not meteorite. He had never seen such a thing.
Guo Song put down the star sand and asked, "Can you tell me how it came from?"
"Here's the trophy!"
Blacksmith Lu said: "When I was young, I was a blacksmith in the Shuofang army. I fought a fierce battle with the Turkic army and defeated the enemy. This was among the trophies. The general thought it was used for smelting, so he rewarded it to me. But I know
It is the Gaza of Yygas. When making weapons, it is melted into molten iron, and the weapons made are particularly sharp. Generally, only a piece as big as a little finger is enough. The Gaza on the grassland is also very finely divided, as big as this
, it’s also the first time I’ve seen it.”
Guo Song didn't know if he was of any use. When he saw Liang Wu winking at him, he smiled and asked, "How much money do you plan to sell me?"
Blacksmith Lu thought for a moment and said, "I'm reluctant to sell it even if someone offers me three hundred taels of silver, but I want to raise my grandson, so I just need you to give me one hundred and fifty taels."
Guo Song went back to his room and took out a bag of silver and handed it to him, "This is two hundred taels of silver. I don't have any more. Please take it, father-in-law!"