After Zhang Shi finished speaking, he handed the long knife in his hand to Li Qiufeng. Li Qiufeng had no choice, so he had to stretch out his hands to take the long knife, and said, "Thank you Zhang Yuanwai for your kindness." ”

As soon as the scabbard was in his hand, Li Qiufeng felt a chill in his hands. It was summer, and it was very hot in the house. Just holding the scabbard with both hands, Li Qiufeng only felt the cold to his bones, and almost shivered.

Li Qiufeng's palms were cold, and two cold breaths rose straight from his palms along his arms. He knew that something was wrong, and hurriedly used his internal force, and the true qi rose from the dantian into the Jizhong acupoint, and then passed through the left and right shoulder well points respectively, and arrived at the curved ruler acupoint at the elbows of both arms, and finally injected into the palms, which suppressed the cold qi.

It's just that the internal force of the strong autumn wind is against the cold, but the expression is not different. Zhang Shi showed a look of surprise on his face, and said: "Brother Zhu is really good! I don't know what this knife is made of, and the blade and scabbard are cold to the touch. Even on a hot summer day, if you are completely defenseless, you will be shivering from the cold. Brother Zhu took the knife, but it was as if nothing happened, admiring, admiring. ”

Li Qiufeng's heart was all on the knife, and he turned a deaf ear to Zhang Shi's words. I saw him hold the scabbard in his left hand and the hilt in his right hand, and gently pull it outward. Hearing only a soft "click", the long knife had been pulled out by him. Li Qiufeng looked at it fixedly, this knife was very different from the steel knives common in the rivers and lakes. I saw that the blade of the knife was only three fingers wide, half black and half gray, and the arc from the blade to the tip of the knife was not large, but it was quite similar to a long sword. With such a long knife, although Li Qiufeng has studied the knife technique, it has never been seen before.

Li Qiufeng held the long knife in his hand and gently pulled it twice. When the blade breaks through the air, it makes a soft "snort" sound. Li Qiufeng's heart sank, and he praised in his mouth: "What a good knife!"

Zhang Shi saw Li Qiufeng pull out the long knife, for fear that he would accidentally cut himself with the knife, so he involuntarily took a few steps back. At this time, when he heard Li Qiufeng praise this long knife, he laughed and said, "Brother Zhu is a person who knows the goods, so you can keep this knife." ”

Li Qiufeng put the knife into the sheath, but put the knife back into the wooden box, and then said to Zhang Shi: "Zhang Yuanwai, this knife is indeed a divine weapon, but it is too sharp, once it is unsheathed, it will definitely drink blood." Although he practiced swordsmanship, his martial arts were low, and forcibly using this sword not only could not hurt the enemy, but it was very likely to backfire on himself, and it was extremely dangerous. Is it to take this treasure knife or ask someone to put it away, Li is ashamed and dare not accept it. ”

Zhang Shixin was very curious. Ordinary characters, if they see swords and swords, they must go to great lengths to get their hands on them. I also know that this treasure knife is a rare artifact in the world, and I was not willing to give it to others. It's just that this trip is going thousands of miles overseas, and the journey will be full of hardships and dangers. In order to make Li Qiufeng die for himself, he took out the treasure knife and gave it to Li Qiufeng. It's just that to his surprise, Li Qiufeng politely declined, which made Zhang Shi a little overwhelmed.

Li Qiufeng was dumbfounded when he saw Zhang Shi, knowing that he was suspicious, and then said: "Zhang Yuanwai, you haven't practiced martial arts, and there are some things you may not know. This knife is extremely sharp, it can be said that it is like cutting iron like clay, blowing hair and breaking hair. It's just that this kind of artifact needs to be a top swordsman in order to run as expected. With the martial arts below, if you use this sword, you are afraid that you will not be able to kill the enemy, but you will hurt your limbs, and then the gains outweigh the losses. This knife is like a BMW, and the incompetent cannot control it. ”

Only then did Zhang Shi know Li Qiufeng's thoughts, and secretly thought that although this kid was young and extremely greedy for money, he was very proficient in martial arts. With the help of this person, he will definitely be able to turn the danger into a disaster, and the disaster will be auspicious. Thinking of this, he was overjoyed and said to Li Qiufeng: "Brother Zhu, you have this insight, and Zhang admires it very much. However, we carry this treasure knife with us, and we may be able to help in an emergency. When he gets on the boat tomorrow, Zhang will also carry this treasure knife with him. If Brother Zhu wants to use it, ask me for it at any time. ”

Li Qiufeng nodded, and said: "Zhang Yuanwai is very thoughtful, so he will do it according to the wishes of the outsider." “

Zhang Shi called the butler and asked him to put away the knife and send it to the boat tomorrow. The butler agreed, and walked out with the wooden box. After the footsteps disappeared, Li Qiufeng said: "The staff went to the Yamen of the City Shipping Division, I don't know if things are going well?"

Zhang Shi said with a smile: "I met with the head of the Yamen of the City Department and a few officials, and everyone pretended to be confused and dealt with it indiscriminately for a while. The eunuch in charge of the city never showed up, but I knew that he was sitting in the back hall and could hear what we were saying clearly. The Yamen of the City Ship Division will definitely not care about our affairs, they wish that our trip would be very profitable, so that they could take the opportunity to make a fortune. ”

When Zhang Shi said this, he took out a palm-sized wooden card from his arms, buckled it on the table with a "snap", and said to Li Qiufeng: "Look at what they gave us?!"

Li Qiufeng looked at the wooden sign carefully. I saw two lines of words engraved vertically on the wooden plaque, which read: "Daming City Bosi Yamen". Li Qiufeng knew that this was the waist card of the Yamen of the City Division, but in front of Zhang Shi, he naturally couldn't say that it was broken, so as not to be seen by him. He looked at it for a long time, shook his head, and said, "Please forgive me for being shallow and not knowing what this brand is for." ”

Zhang Shi said: "This is the waist card of the official on duty at the Yamen of the Municipal Division. When our big ship arrives at sea, if we encounter a sailor to check it, we only need to show this sign, and those officers and soldiers will not dare to stop us and entangle. ”

Li Qiufeng complimented: "Zhang Yuanwai is really powerful, and he can even get the brand of the Yamen of the City Ship Division." If I were replaced, I would be afraid that I would not be able to enter the gate of the Yamen of the City Division. ”

Zhang Shi smiled conceitedly and said, "Brother Zhu, you don't know what is behind this. When my father was alive, he stuffed no less than two or three thousand taels of silver into the pockets of the officials of the Yamen of the City and the City every year. The first two stewards and eunuchs of the city department got the benefits of the Zhang family, so they turned a blind eye to our dealings with the Fusang people. This time, I promised to give them twice as much silver, and these people will naturally open the door to convenience when they see the money. ”

Zhang Shi paused for a moment when he said this, and then continued: "And the shopkeeper Hu also used silver, and the Yamen of the City Department will not interfere with it." At the moment, everything is ready, only the east wind is owed. Qin Lao Wu is the best ship boss in Ningbo Prefecture, although he has never been to Fusang, but he has been to the open sea many times, as long as he meets with the Fusang people who come to greet us, they can take us to Fusang with us. In the past two months, I have smashed in more than 3,000 taels of silver. I just ask God to bless us, and we can have a safe trip. When the time comes, we will return with a full load, we don't have to work hard anymore, and the money we earn is enough for us to spend for a few lifetimes, so we might as well be a rich man at ease!"

This night, the strong autumn wind tossed and turned, his heart fluctuated, and one past event continued to emerge in his mind. Thinking of leaving Middle-earth and going to Fusang thousands of miles away, Rao was always bold, but he was also a little nervous.

When leaving Shuzhong, Li Qiufeng once said to Liu Jun and Huang Zong that this time he went to Fusang, in addition to bringing Liu Feiyan's ashes back to Fusang for burial, he also wanted to find the bones of Liu Zongyan, a generation of sword heroes, and bring him back to Middle Earth, so that this martial arts master could return to his roots and not be buried overseas. Although Liu Jun was quite worried about Li Qiufeng's trip, he finally agreed.

But Li Qiufeng didn't tell Liu Jun all his thoughts. He had already made up his mind, in addition to doing these two things, he also wanted to see what Fusang Country was like. And he also wants to smash the lair of the Yanagi clan and destroy the foundation of the Yanagi Zongyan. Since Murong Danyan was folded in the hands of the Liusheng clan, Li Qiufeng vowed in his heart to kill Liusheng Zongyan in order to avenge Murong Danyan. In the Chenghuang Temple in Xiuwu County, Liu Sheng Zongyan escaped by luck, and Li Qiufeng regretted it very much. Later, after listening to the meaning of Yang Zhenzhong, Jinyiwei did not kill the Yanagi clan, but wanted to use the Yanagi Zongyan to contain the Japanese who were raging on the southeast coast. It's just that Li Qiufeng doesn't think so. He believed that in order to exterminate the Japanese invaders, he could not eradicate the Japanese by fighting them only on land and at sea in the Ming Dynasty. If you want to kill and eradicate the roots, you have to find a way in Fuso. Otherwise, it is like drawing a knife and cutting off water, and it will be in vain.

Li Qiufeng thought of all kinds of things and all kinds of characters he had encountered this year, as if he had a big dream. The faces of Yu Changyuan, Liu Sheng Zongyan, Murong Danyan, Liu Kang, Lao Shou and others passed in front of his eyes one by one, and before he knew it, he had fallen asleep.