Chapter 176
The three of them walked out of the restaurant, remembering the scene where the old madam was furious in public, and the cheated diner looked annoyed, and couldn't help laughing.
Li Guang, the practice of raising iron is just one of the usual tricks of the thousand of the eight sects in the world. The so-called "100-step through the willows and arrows shooting geese", actually they had already prepared a long time ago, and then went to a crowded restaurant to cheat. The more mysterious they said, the more they could attract attention. If someone questioned it, it would be difficult to prepare the routine later. When the deceived person found out that at that time, those people had already escaped.
Xiao Jinyan only found out the trick later, but did not expose them. They all went to the world and made a living. They didn't steal, and they didn't rob, and they cheated money by their ability. If they succeeded, they would be well-informed. If the deceived person exposed, they would be beaten. If Xiao Jinyan and Li Qingcheng and others exposed, they would break the rules of the world, and they would easily make enemies.
However, Xiao Jinyan was a little moved by this. Among the four people, of course, the leader of the Arrow Master Arrow Technique. He and Li Qingcheng Arrow Technique, Zhao Langjiang was in the military, and his archery skills were still above the Tao, so he instigated, "Miss Sibao, our industry is a little nervous. You also heard that there is a hundred taels of gold on the Yi Arrow Conference, waiting for you to get it. This is a sure profitable deal. Why not try it?"
The Archer said, "My arrow is used to kill people, not to compete with people."
"You kill people and make money, and you also make money when attending Yi Jian Conference. They are all making money. Is there any difference?"
"Of course there is a difference. As the saying goes, no profit is obtained when I choose the assassin industry. Since I choose the industry of assassin, I am destined to be incognito instead of showing up in public. To be honest, if you three are counting on you, there are no more than ten people who know my true identity."
Xiao Jinyan smiled, "Then can we reveal your identity and make a big profit?"
Mr. Arrow's face was slightly dark, and he looked at him as if nothing had happened, "You can try it!"
Xiao Jinyan had already felt an arrow locking him, and even changed to a hippie smile, "I'm just a joke, why take it seriously?"
At this moment, I suddenly saw someone waving to him not far away. Xiao Jinyan saw the visitor and said to the three people, "You go back to the inn first, I will meet a friend, and then go back." After that, he said goodbye to the three people.
Zhao Langjiang was also a little puzzled, "It would be a pity if this hundred taels of gold is not profitable."
Li Qingcheng smiled and said, "If you were given 10,000 taels of silver and let you eat a piece of shit, would you agree?"
Zhao Langjiang shook his head, "You are too disrespectful to people, but if it were Xiao Jinyan, even if it was a thousand taels per lump, he would still be able to make your Li family poor."
Li Qingcheng said proudly, "If this is true, even if he eats a lump of incense, if he wants to eat me poorly, he will have to stay awake and eat for thirty years!"
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"Ah snee!" Xiao Jinyan sneezes and thought to himself that someone is missing me. He followed that person to a secluded place outside the inn.
"Pyramid scheme, how did you recognize me?"
The real name of pyramid scheme is Chuanxiao, and it is known as the four major guards of Dengwenyuan, along with Chuanjian, Chuanshu and Chuanqin. Later, because he likes business, Xiao Jinyan changed his name. Among the four major guards, pyramid scheme has the highest martial arts skills and the oldest age. He has a closest relationship with Xiao Jinyan. Xiao Jinyan was still very happy to see him. However, he was also curious. He was obviously wearing the Leijiazhuang disguise mask, but he was still recognized by pyramid schemes.
The pyramid scheme smiled, "Although the sir is wearing a mask, his walking posture and speaking tone have not changed. Dean Li ordered me to wait here, so I noticed you as soon as you come."
Xiao Jinyan was speechless. Although Lei Zhenyu taught them some things to pay attention to after disguise, he had no acquaintances here, so he did not deliberately change it. Although he could get away with outsiders, it was still easy to judge for top spies like pyramid schemes.
"My senior brother?" He was upset. No matter how hard he ran to him, he couldn't escape Li Chuntie. He thought to himself that Li Chuntie would definitely have nothing to do with me, so he held the pyramid scheme and said, "We haven't seen each other for several years, why don't we find a place to have a drink?"
Although he didn't know what happened between Xiao Jinyan and Li Chuntie, he knew that Xiao Jinyan had been deliberately avoiding Li Chuntie for years. He was not able to drink enough and refused to go. Xiao Jinyan had no choice but to say, "What did he ask you to come to me for?"
The pyramid scheme said solemnly, "The situation in the capital of Dengwenyuan has been very bad recently. Last year, Yuwen Tianlu did several major events in the capital, which made Dengwenyuan very passive, especially in the Western Front War, where the pro-war faction led by Yuwen Tianlu had the upper hand in the court. Even His Majesty wanted to take the opportunity to start a war with Western Chu. President Li suggested that he talk first, and His Majesty had a lot of complaints about this."
Li Chuntie was talented and good at strategy, and had a much better judgment on the situation than most people, so he was able to hold the position of President of the Dengwen Academy over the years. However, Xiao Jinyan knew that over the years, compared with the relationship between Western Chu and Northern Zhou, he was more worried about the movements on Shujian Mountain. In some things, he was not as pleasant as Yuwen Tianlu.
Yuwen Tianlu is like a god of war in the military, and is the world's number one master in the world. He is a powerful and important minister in the court. In the eyes of the emperor, he is a capable and loyal minister who is good at observing the superiors. If he had not created the "selling official positions and titles" and had made a reputation of "greed for money", he would have been a "perfect person" and a "saint". However, when dealing with Dengwenyuan and Li Chuntie, the two were tit-for-tat, and they were incompatible. They had advised several times to sack Dengwenyuan, but they were rejected by the emperor for reasons.
The pyramid scheme said again, "Director Li asked me to tell you that the Ming Dynasty must not fight in this battle. This is not only related to the fate of the Ming Dynasty, but also to the fate of the people in the world. So he wants you to go to Western Chu."
Xiao Jinyan said suspiciously, "He can't stop me, I'm slight, let alone help me."
"The new emperor of Xichu is your old acquaintance, and Dean Li said you will have a solution." As he said that, the pyramid scheme took out a letter from his arms, with a fire paint seal on it, and there were also fire seals of Dengwenyuan and Li Chuntie. "This letter was written by Dean Li to the Emperor of Xichu. He told you to pass it on to him personally. There is also this matter, and no one can know about it, otherwise President Li will be in danger."
Xiao Jinyan didn't want to answer, but since Li Chuntie sent a pyramid scheme to deliver the letter in person, he knew it was of great importance. He hesitated for a moment, but hesitated and accepted the letter and said, "I will do my best."
Thinking of this, he took out the letter from Yuwen Tianlu who had received in Yangzhou that day and handed it to the pyramid scheme to take it back, "You may give this letter to my senior brother, which may come in handy."
The two talked about some old things again, and the pyramid scheme was in a hurry to return to the capital to report his life. Xiao Jinyan did not keep him. When he returned to the inn alone, it was too late.
The task assigned to him by Li Chuntie made him feel a little heavy. But since he agreed, he would naturally do his best. He lay on the bed and thought about it, but there was no constitution. So he went to the yard, practiced boxing several times, and then went back to the house to fall asleep after sweating all over.
Seven days later, the convoy arrived at Xiangjian County.
Xiangjian County is the largest city on Yinyang Grain Road, with three counties and one city with a population of about 20,000. This was once the capital of Chequ Kingdom, once the largest city-state between the Central Plains and Western Chu, and one of the seventy-two vassal states.
Five hundred years ago, an arc immortal appeared here, and he was the only one among the seventy-two countries who used archery skills to enter the way of heaven. The Chequ Kingdom was not very large, but they were all brave and warlike people. Among the countries in the west, the military strength was the strongest. When Taizu conquered the west, he used the way to attack Wuxuan from Chequ. When he returned to the city, the arc immortal welcomed the emperor into the city to drink, but he did not expect that Taizu had a very poison in the wine - the gods and immortals drunk.
After the fall of this arcade fairy, the Ming army occupied the city, renamed Xiangjian County, and divided the border with Western Chu to rule. In order to consolidate its power, Taizu called the arcade fairy dead suddenly, and then conferred the dead arcade fairy as "Choqugong", and welcomed the descendants into the capital and were granted the title of the two side branches that refused to surrender were cruelly suppressed. One fled far away from the Eastern Yi and the other fled the Western Regions.
In the following hundreds of years, the territory of the Ming Dynasty continued to expand westward. It was not until twenty years ago that the nineteen states of Yinyang were incorporated into the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty and Western Chu determined the territory bounded by Hengduan Mountain.
However, the tradition of riding and shooting in Xiangjian County has been preserved. The local people have learned riding and shooting since childhood. It is said that the old ladies who sell vegetables at the entrance of the village are all masters of archery.
In order to commemorate the Arrow Fairy, Xiangjian County holds archery competitions every year, and the court is happy with it. Later, it was renamed Yi Jian Conference. Once every three years, those who won the rankings in the competition will directly enter the military, and even have the first place every three years. The court will be promoted to a guerrilla general and belong to the Zhonghuo Cavalry Battalion of the Fourth Battalion of Fenglin Volcano. Therefore, the "Xiangjian Division" is also a considerable force in the Western Army.
Before we arrived at Xiangjian County, we saw many people carrying longbows entering the city. A giant bow was hung above the city. It is said that it was used by the Arrow Fairy back then. There is a story circulating among the people. When Wu Xuan sent troops to attack the Tak Canal, the Arrow Fairy stood at the head of the city and took the enemy commander ten miles away with an arrow, which scared Wu Xuan to retreat directly.
When encountering a rare event, the customs clearance documents were held very slowly. After discussion, the grain team decided to rest for three days in Xiangjian County and wait for the Yijian Conference before setting off.
Outside the gate of Xiangjian County, there is a shooting range with two targets standing up, one fifty steps and the other hundred steps. There is a rule in this Xiangjian County that people who enter the city will have a chance to shoot arrows. If they hit the target for fifty steps, the tariffs and the city gate tax will be reduced by half. If they hit the target for hundreds of steps, the cost will be exempted.
Many martial artists in the convoy chose to test the shooting. Xiao Jinyan took the arrow bow and handed it to Master Jian and said, "Four treasures, show your skills."
The Archer took it, and he didn't know whether he was deliberately hiding his weakness or was not good at this tangible arrow. He drew it twice without drawing the bow, so he gave up.
Zhao Langjiang said, "I'll try it."
After saying that, he took off his shirt and showed his strong muscles on his upper body. When everyone saw him standing with an arrow, he was powerful without anger and was quite imposing. They stopped to watch.
Zhao Langjiang took a deep breath and exerted force suddenly.
The bow is as full as the moon.
Everyone cheered, "Good body skills!"
Bang!
Bowstring breaks.
Chapter completed!