Chapter 205 Encountered Thieves on the Return Journey
Jiang Anyi was not familiar with weapons. His understanding of martial arts came from the memory of the demon master in his body. With the magical effect of the Yuanxuan Heart Method, Jiang Anyi gained the upper hand in one of the few battles, deepening his understanding of martial arts, bows and arrows, and weapons, and giving him endless confidence.
This continent has been fighting for years. Even during relatively peaceful times, border troubles, bandit troubles and disasters continue to last for years. The closer you are to the border, the stronger the trend of martial arts. Heroes violate the ban with martial arts, and those who practice martial arts are likely to have troubles. However, for the court, I still hope that all the people under my rule can do martial arts. In this way, I can fight against ten on the battlefield. You must know that civil and military talents have always been the most popular talents in the court.
When Jiang Anyi was poor, he was rich in martial arts, but most people could not afford martial arts. Not to mention anything else, the appetite after practicing martial arts will make ordinary people unable to bear it. When Jiang Anyi was young, he was very eager for scholars who were studying in the world with his sword. This kind of longing often appeared in his dreams. Jiang Anyong regarded the bamboo sword as a treasure, which was also a young man's desire to practice martial arts.
Learning literature and martial arts, selling goods to the imperial family, the emperor's favor made Jiang Anyi feel rewarded. This trip to the Western Regions of the desert made Jiang Anyi dream of "fame only comes from the horse, just like a scholar and a marquis of thousands of households". Now that he has the opportunity to realize his dream, Jiang Anyi certainly doesn't want to let it go.
The spear danced in his hands at will. Even outsiders like Lu Ziyue could see that Jiang Anyi's gun technique was like a fire stick stirring in the stove. Only Lu Zhen praised him with admiration. He felt that the gun was heavy enough, and if it really didn't work, he could be smashed as an iron stick. The key was that it was hard enough. Jiang Anyi decided to buy two bows and this gun.
Yanzhefu helped bargain, and reduced the 10,000 taels to 6,000 taels. Jiang Anyi was very satisfied and looked like the boss was smiling.
Money is not a problem for Jiang Anyi. In a sense, the caravan's goods were gifts given to Jiang Anyi by Tulejia. Yanzhefu paid for Jiang Anyi with a silver note. Jiang Anyi held a spear and a bow box, and the boss also gave him fifty armor-breaking arrows.
Walking out of the dark room, Lu Zhen looked at the dazzling array of secret rooms and sighed: "There are so many weapons here that can be used to rebel."
The child's words made everyone laugh. It turned out to be a big deal in Jiang Anyi. The boss was very happy and boasted: "It's not me bragging, but the entire Xiaozhen is the most complete of goods. I have the swords and swords of the Western Regions, the riding bows and arrows in the desert, and even the winch and crossbows in Dazheng."
Jiang Anyi browed with a winch crossbow. He had seen such a powerful weapon to defend the city at Huangsha Pass. The Great Zhengzhou Engineering Department developed it. Each crossbow cart has a number and is registered. There are strict rules for outbound warehouses, collections, and reporting losses. How could it appear in Xiaozhen?
Jiang Anyi pretended to be a careless smile and said, "The winch crossbow is said to be Da Zheng's weapon. Da Zheng is very strict in guarding him. How could you have this? You are bragging."
"Hahaha, as long as you can afford the price, I have everything here to sell." The boss smiled proudly, walked to a piece of equipment covered with tart cloth, and uncovered it. It was indeed a winch crossbow, and there were a bunch of crossbow arrows next to it.
When Jiang Anyi really saw the winch crossbow, he was about to step forward to look at the number of the crossbow body. The boss vigilantly covered it with a tart cloth and said, "This thing is not ordinary. I don't show it to others at any time. Today I made an exception. Don't spread it outside, especially when you come to Dazheng."
It was obvious that the boss was a little regretful, but Jiang Anyi's heart was filled with huge waves. The powerful weapon of the country was only available for the frontier and a few towns. Unexpectedly, it was sold to Xiaozhen in private. Once it was bought by the enemy country such as the desert, it would be found in a targeted manner, without even cracking it, and it only needed to imitate it in large quantities... Jiang Anyi dared not think further down, how much damage would the winch crossbow cause to Dazheng? One thing is certain. If the emperor learned about it, people would inevitably roll in and blood would flow into a river.
After Jiang Anyi and others left, the shop owner was a little annoyed that he was talking too much. The winch crossbow was temporarily placed by the boss. It was a secret. The problem he loved to brag about was really wrong. After thinking about it, the shop owner called a man and asked him to follow Jiang Anyi and others to find out where the group came from. Half an hour later, the shop owner reported that he was a merchant from Sha Suguo.
After pondering for a moment, the shop owner threw a fortune to the client and said, "You went to the restaurant to reveal the news that Sha Su's merchant had bought the Star Shooting Bow. Do you know how to do it?"
The guy skillfully took the silver and smiled, "Don't worry, boss, it's not the first time I did it."
The next day, the caravan set out early. The vast Gobi Desert was full of desolation. The caravan slowly moved along the dry ditch, and no one wanted to speak. Only the melodious camel bells floated over the desert.
The caravans heading to Dazheng became four. In addition to the Shasu Country caravan where Jiang Anyi was located, there were two Weiche Country, and one returned to Dazheng Country. The four caravans were not large in size. When going out, huddling together to keep warm is the principle of survival. When resting, everyone sat together, exchanged food, and communicated with the other party in a stiff voice, and burst into laughter from time to time.
Jiang Anyi was very concerned about Dazheng's caravan. Uncle Wang, who led the team, was a smart middle-aged man. Seeing that Jiang Anyi did not look like a Western Region, he asked, "Young Master Gui's surname, why do I think you are not like a person from Sha Su Country?"
"I was born in the surname Jiang. My ancestors were tragically in Shasu Country. They were originally from Dazheng." Jiang Anyi did not dare to tell the truth and made up a lie.
Uncle Wang nodded and said, "Young Master's Zheng Yu is very authentic. It seems that it is not easy to live in a foreign land. Have you ever thought about the fallen leaves and return to their roots?"
Jiang Anyi was worried about Ding Ji, the father and daughter of Lu Ziyue, and was asking Uncle Wang if there was a way out. From a distance, the horse's hooves were heard, and the old Jianghu were present. He acted quickly, the animals were gathered tightly, people were on horseback, and bowed in their hands, and everyone came to stay and looked at the horses with nervous expressions.
He was about thirty or forty riders, and his messy clothes were probably a horse thief. Jiang Anyi smiled and remembered the fat wasp thief. He didn't know how the horse inn opened with the hot lady wasp. The fat man admired him very much and wanted to be his second in command.
Uncle Wang frowned not far away. He recognized Hu Lei Zhan, the leader of the Qiang Gang in Xiaozhen. The casino and brothel on North Street were his property. Immediately afterwards, several people around recognized Hu Lei Zhan and exclaimed in surprise. Generally speaking, rabbits do not eat grass by their nests, and the people in Xiaozhen will not attack the caravans that have entered the town unless there is anything valuable in the caravans exposed.
Hu Lei Zhan rushed towards the merchant group first. When he was only ten feet away from the merchant group, he tied the reins and the horses stood up. The subordinates around him followed suit. The war horses stood up and neighed, causing the gravel on the ground to roll, making the sound of people first, showing their riding skills.
Uncle Wang stood up and faced Hu Lei Zhan. He immediately put his fists on his face and bowed, "Hu Lei is the head of the family, what do you mean?"
Hu Lei Zhan had a handsome face, long hair draped over his shoulders, straight waist, and bright eyes. He sat on the horse with a terrifying power. He smiled at Uncle Wang and said, "Shopkeeper Wang, it has nothing to do with you. I'll ask, where is the shopkeeper of Sha Su Country?"
Yanzhe's husband stepped forward and bowed, "I have seen the master Hu Lei."
Hu Lei Zhan looked at Yan Zhefu a few times and said, "I heard from the boy Turong that he sold the Star Shooting Bow to Shasu's merchant. It's not you."
When Jiang Anyi heard this, he found out that he was looking for him. He hurriedly rushed forward and bowed, "Hu Lei, I bought the bow."
Hu Lei Zhan glanced at Jiang Anyi and nodded and said, "Yes, Turong said he was a young man, it seems that he was you."
Then his eyes were attracted by charcoal, and he rode his horse around Jiang Anyi and Hu Lei Zhan praised: "Good horse."
"Young man, it's really not to be hiding. I've long been fond of Turong's star-shooting bow, but Turong's price is too high. I deliberately suppressed his price. Everyone in Xiao Town gave me face, so he couldn't sell his bow after being left for more than a year. I didn't expect you to buy it." Hu Lei Zhan looked smiley, and he didn't know whether what he said was true or not.
After Hu Lei Zhan sent out a clear signal, he paused a little, staring at Jiang Anyi's face full of pressure. What disappointed him was that the young man had a good skin in his hair and smiled foolishly and waited for him to continue talking. Hu Lei Zhan's face became gloomy and said coldly: "A gentleman does not take away what he loves. This bow is the first one that a certain family likes. Should you give it to me young man?"
With murderous aura in his tone, Yan Zhefu was beside Jiang Anyi and whispered: "Young Master Jiang, please calm down and give him the bow. Even if you lose your business, you will not be able to hurt your life."
It's a robbery. There are so many people in this world who bully the weak. Jiang Anyi suddenly remembered the Hou Qimaba who came back then. His malice increased greatly. He still smiled on his face: "Hu Lei, this bow costs me a lot of money, how much do you increase the price?"
Hu Lei Zhan raised the whip in his hand with a grin, plucked it at Jiang Anyi viciously, and cursed: "I don't know what I know. I really think Hu Ye is a Bodhisattva in the temple and I want money. I will take your life first."
Jiang Anyi was filled with anger and deliberately stimulated Hu Lei Zhan to take action. Seeing Hu Lei Zhan, he couldn't help but wave the whip, and flashed the whip sideways, took off the black gun from the Desheng hook, swung it in his hand in horror, and shouted: "Hu Lei, leader, don't take action, Jiang is not afraid of you."
Someone in the caravan behind him was afraid of getting him into trouble and scolded, "Why don't you give the bow to Hu Lei to prevent us from implicating us." Uncle Wang and Yanzhefu also whispered to Jiang Anyi, "The hero will not suffer any loss in front of us."
The weakness of the caravan further helped Hu Lei Zhan to arouse his arrogance. He sneered: "It would be fine if I gave the bow directly just now, but now it won't work. Boy, your horse is not bad, even if you have a bow and horse, you will apologize to Master Hu."
Chapter completed!