one's door

So Zhang Yan practiced the simplest magic weapon.That is to say, a magic weapon with the nature of magic weapon, but without the operability of magic technique.

Refining the material, finalizing the shape, adding auxiliary materials to start refining...

By the time Zhang Yan's family began to receive some exquisite invitations one after another, it was already half a month later.

In an alley behind the Jiangwu Academy, a small unique shop without a signboard quietly opened.It was the magic weapon shop that Zhang Yan planned for himself.He is the only waiter, shopkeeper, and owner in the shop.

The store doesn't even have a counter.Put a deck chair, Zhang Yan's.and a showcase.There are currently three items on the showcase.A dagger and two daggers.

These three are magic tools that Zhang Yan has not refined.The kind that doesn't work.There is no magic circle on it, no aura, and no self-contained power.There is only one reason why they are called magic tools: they are tough enough and sharp enough.

In addition, Zhang Yan buried some "channels" that can pass energy in these three short soldiers. He even tried Zhou Yun. These "channels" can indeed pass through the vitality of the warrior as he thought, so as to increase them. Useful in the hands of warriors.

Chapter 231 Gloves

Zhang Yan did not tell anyone about the opening of the store.Even the family members don't know.

But Zhang Yan is not worried at all that his small shop is out of business.

No one would know the news just because Zhang Yan didn't publicize or say hello.Now, since Zhou Cang gave Zhang Yan some news about the Yuanding Imperial City through Lin Zedong’s visit in the Zhoucang camp half a month ago, one after another, some people began to take the initiative to show favor to Zhang Yan and pay attention to Zhang Yan. Yan made every move.

The first to jump out were the so-called high-ranking people from Langyuan City.Mainly merchants and some deep-rooted families.The officials of the local yamen, no matter how big or small, have not come to Zhang Yan for the time being.After all, the official shock in Langyuan City is not over yet.Yang Jie, the Zuojun Lang official of the county guard's mansion, hasn't left yet.

But these people are very restrained, on the one hand, because their identities are only merchants, while Zhang Yan is a guest teacher in the martial arts academy, the difference in identities makes them have to do so.On the other hand, because Zhang Yan's attitude has always been indifferent, he has never shown his face in the so-called upper circles in Langyuan City.He didn't know anyone well, so he had no choice but to dare to show too much enthusiasm to provoke Zhang Yan's dissatisfaction.

Merchants are all for profit, and these people can't grasp any real power.It's not within the range that Zhang Yan needs to deal with, so just ignore it.So much so that these people have come to the next best thing recently and went to the carpentry shop from time to time to get acquainted, and they don't know how to digest such a wheelchair when they buy it back, whether to resell it or leave it idle?

Even Zhang Shun from Xiangkou wrote a letter, and the letter also mentioned that the business in the semicolon there has inexplicably skyrocketed recently, and many big merchants from Xiangkou are actively showing their favor, with an attitude of "making friends" .Zhang Shun didn't know how to deal with it, he was worried that his hasty decision would affect his second brother.After all, Zhang Shun is not stupid, how could he fail to guess the reason why those big merchants with upturned nostrils suddenly became so kind?The entire Zhang family has no other explanation except that their second brother has this ability.

The so-called high-class merchants in Langyuan City are just probing.In the past few days, the bronzing invitations that Zhang Yan's family has received have begun to show people outside of Langyuan City.There are people from neighboring big cities and neighboring counties, and even saw an invitation card claiming to be the "Xiuya Firm" in Yuanding Imperial City.

There is a saying that is not on the table called "gloves".The more powerful the forces, the more intertwined they will be, both overtly and covertly involved, and official or business affairs are often interdependent.Generally, as the party that cannot grasp absolute power, merchants often become lower-status or even mostly dependent parties.And they also need to help the forces behind and behind the scenes to do some things that are inconvenient to come forward, or some temptations.This is where the word "glove" comes from.

And the "Xiu Ya Firm" that impressed Zhang Yan was a famous and gorgeous "glove", behind which was the royal family of Nanyuan Kingdom.

Royal family and royal family seem to be exactly the same at first glance.But in fact there is a big difference.The royal family refers to the direct line of blood that holds power in the palace.The royal family refers to the cross or collateral line with the royal blood.The primary and secondary relationships inside are clearly distinguished.

However, although the royal family has no rights, and is even restricted from being in the official position, and does not have any fiefdoms, the royal family will not ignore it at all. After all, they are still relatives from their ancestors, and they still need to be taken care of accordingly.

But the royal family cannot use the money in the national treasury to take care of the clansmen, and can only pay for it from the royal family's internal affairs treasury.And where does the money for the Royal Household Treasury come from?Naturally, gloves such as "Xiu Ya Company" were earned from the business.

One of the specialties of Nanyuan Kingdom is tea.Especially the "Xiuya" tea is the best.Moreover, once tea leaves the Nanyuan Kingdom, it is a rare commodity, and the price is often nearly twice as high as the domestic price of tea of ​​the same quality.Belongs to the real profiteering business.Take Beiwu Kingdom, which is the closest to Beijiang County, north of Tonghu Pass, for example.The horses they had sold to Nanyuan Kingdom would definitely buy a large amount of tea and sell them back when they returned.It was the same when the caravans from Nanyuan Kingdom went to Beiwu Kingdom for business. Every entry and exit would be huge profits for both parties.

Ordinary people are naturally not qualified to get involved in the windfall profiteering.Therefore, the Xiuya Company has a great reputation in Nanyuan Kingdom, and many times it can be regarded as a tentacles for the royal family of Nanyuan Kingdom.

Although Zhang Yan couldn't just ignore Xiu Ya's company, but he didn't give the other party a chance to get in touch. When he replied formally, he said he was too busy and didn't have time.He figured it out before.His current cultivation and strength are enough for him to raise his identity and status even higher.So it's just a glove. If you want to see him, you can see him. Wouldn't it be too simple?

After choosing to ignore and reject the early tentative contacts of all parties, Zhang Yan found that there were many small tails around him.

So he didn't worry about no one coming to Zhang Yan's newly opened small shop.

Sure enough, people came to this small shop in less than a meal after it opened on the first day.Nodding and bowing, he greeted Zhang Yan. Seeing that Zhang Yan was lying on the recliner and ignored him at all, he saluted awkwardly and began to look around the store. Finally, he naturally fixed his eyes on the three short soldiers standing beside him. on the container.

"hiss……"

The sound of gasping for breath was very harsh in the small shop, and then perhaps sensing the suddenness of the scene, the man quickly covered his mouth, turned his head carefully, and ignored him but held the Zhang Yan was reading a book.In the end, he left in a hurry with a complicated expression.

There were two, one after another, several groups of people came one after another, and finally left in a hurry with similar expressions.

Just when Zhang Yan was about to pack up his things and close the shop to leave, a middle-aged man in gorgeous clothes walked in.Regardless of this attire, the aura on his body alone is not comparable to those previous miscellaneous fish who were obviously only ears.

"Your servant Xue Tianlang, Tim is the big shopkeeper of the Xiuya shop in Beijiang County. I wrote the invitation to Zhang Jiaoxi before. This time I happened to see Zhang Jiaoxi here, so I came in to say hello to Zhang Jiaoxi. "

The visitor speaks politely and politely.After saluting to Zhang Yan, he stood at the entrance of the small shop with a smile on his face.

Zhang Yan was quite surprised.He thought that some frizzy forces would show up to formally contact him first, but he didn't expect the white glove of the royal family to jump out first.It seems quite impatient.

why?Is it because of Princess Qingling?

"Shopkeeper Xue? Hehe, it's a pity that I couldn't meet the shopkeeper because of the busy work before. I didn't expect to meet again by chance. It is indeed destined."

"Where is Professor Zhang?"

"I did a few little tricks when I had nothing to do, and I paid a price for it, and it was just a pastime."

"Oh? Then I have to keep my eyes open."

……

Chapter 232 Sharp Weapon

The Xiuya Company is a giant in the business world in Nanyuan Country, and Xue Tianlang is also the big shopkeeper in charge of a county's business. The amount of money is really hard to disturb his mind. He just glanced at it and secretly said, "It's a bit expensive." That's the reaction.

Zhang Yan will not ask for prices.He had visited the weapon shop in Langyuan City many times before, and he also knew about this business.Although the price tag of his three short pistols seemed outrageous, it was also the price he came up with after weighing it in his heart.

Zhang Yan, a long knife that is said to be the treasure of the town store in the largest weapon shop in Langyuan City, went to take it with his own hands, and also tested all aspects of it.Taking the price of that long knife as a reference, Zhang Yan multiplied his own dagger and short knife by ten times.He thinks it is very reasonable.

But what Zhang Yan thought was different from Xue Tianlang's thought.

From Xue Tianlang's point of view, Zhang Yan is using this method to screen out the forces he contacts.After all, a real money ticket is the most direct, and it is also the safest and most effective "sincerity" in the eyes of a merchant like Xue Tianlang.

This time from Xiangkou to Langyuan City, Xue Tianlang also came with the order of death.Yuanding Imperial City wanted him to get online with Zhang Yan as quickly as possible and establish a friendship.It is also perfectly acceptable to pay some price if necessary.Xue Tianlang didn't guess the underlying reason, it wasn't something he needed to worry about, he just had to execute the orders given to him in place.

So in Xue Tianlang's eyes, the outrageous price on the shelf was not unacceptable.It didn't take much effort for Tangtang Xiuya to come up with such a small amount of money.Second, what he bought was not a dagger, but an opportunity to "make friends" with Zhang Yan.

"Hehe, Zhang Jiaoxi has to support his door-opening business anyway." While speaking, he raised his hand and recruited a follower, and after a few words in his ear, the latter ran away.Then, just in time for a cup of tea, he ran back with a small wooden box.

Xiu Ya also has a shop in Langyuan City.There was no difficulty in drawing some bills over.

Xue Tianlang took the box, opened it and showed two thick stacks of large money notes inside.It's just that the price of the money in the box corresponds to the price of the short soldiers on the shelf, not just one-to-one, but enough to buy all three on the container.

"Heh, shopkeeper Xue, what are you?"

"Hahaha, I've always heard that Zhang Jiaoxi is a generous person and knowledgeable about heaven and man. I thought it would be a great fortune to meet Zhang Jiaoxi. Now that Zhang Jiaoxi's craftsmanship has just appeared, how can such good things not be greedy? I also ask Zhang Jiaoxi to forgive me Then, sell it to me together."

money?Things that can be solved with money are also called things?From Xue Tianlang's point of view, Zhang Yan was using money to sieve influence, and it also depends on sincerity.The three weapons mean that you only want to contact the three forces?Or ulterior motives?

Xue Tianlang didn't even bother to guess, and bought them all at once, shouldn't this sincerity be enough?Potential competitors can also be ruled out.Isn't it good to kill two birds with one stone?

It's a pity that Zhang Yan's selling magic artifacts is not what Xue Tianlang thought, the main purpose is to make money.Today's terrific has an additional thought.But no matter what, it is impossible for Xue Tianlang to take all of them by himself.At least not for now.

"Shopkeeper Xue's kindness is appreciated by Zhang Yan. Now there are only three weapons, and the temporary rule is that you can only buy one at a time. Please don't blame Shopkeeper Xue."

"Oh?" Xue Tianlang smiled, not feeling annoyed, but more sure of his guess.I think Zhang Yan's so-called rules are just to prevent him from messing up the plan of screening contact forces.

"Hehe, Jiaoxi Zhang really does strange things. Since it's Jiaoxi Zhang's rules, then Xue must abide by it." So while talking, he took out the price corresponding to a weapon in the box and handed it to Zhang Yan, and took it casually. a handle.The deal is done.

After chatting for a few words, Xue Tianlang said "I'll drink tea with Professor Zhang next time" before leaving.And Zhang Yan also put away the two remaining weapons and went home.There is not yet a magic circle of sufficient strength arranged in the store, so Zhang Yan can't leave things here yet.

Back in Langyuan City where the company was stationed, Xue Tianlang was in a good mood.Sweeping away the irritability of being rejected by Zhang Yan before.

As long as you open your mouth, wait until tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, and then you should be able to formally contact Zhang Yan with another invitation card.The order given to him above can continue to go down.Not as clueless as before.

"Hehe, that Zhang Yan is a wonderful person. He must have guessed that after Princess Qingling's victory, he would become the favored object of many forces, so he actually thought of a way to use money to sieve power in order to avoid disturbance.

Indeed, there is no need to contact people who can't even show this sincerity or are unwilling to take it.Tut tut.But this business has to make a lot of money! " Xue Tianlang thought in his heart.

The price of the three weapons alone is already worth the entire net worth of ordinary wealthy families for several generations.How can ordinary forces be willing to spend this money?

Thinking of this, Xue Tianlang also had to lament how easy it is for some people to make money.

He took out the dagger inserted in the rough iron sheath, and with a little force, he pulled out the sharp edge clamped in the sheath.Even a crisp metallic sound of "clang" made his whole body tremble, as if the room became a bit cooler after he pulled out the dagger.

"This……"

Although Xue Tianlang didn't know how to use weapons, holding them was heavy in his hand, and a gust of cold air rushed to his face from the sharp edge of the dagger, and he even felt chilly.This all shows that this dagger does not seem to be just a cover as I thought before.

Most people want to confirm whether a weapon is good or bad is to use it to sharpen something.As the saying goes, "I see if this knife is fast".Xue Tianlang was like this, he took the dagger and cut at the corner of the table.

"Bah."

It's like the sound of a knife cutting through water.It was very light, Xue Tianlang wouldn't have heard it at all if it wasn't for the quietness in the room.

"Bah."

A table corner fell to the ground.The cut surface is neat and smooth, and even a little burr on the cut surface of the wood can not be seen, as if it has been specially polished with a planer.

"So fast?!"

Xue Tianlang was startled.Then I found a lot of things in the house to try.What teapots, inkstones, copper paperweights.Without exception, all these things were broken silkily in front of the dagger in his hand, and he didn't even feel that it took any effort to cut them off.It's like pulling a knife into the water.

"Lao Li, come in." Xue Tianlang was curious.This dagger is so sharp, is it because he has little knowledge about it?Or is it really a weapon?So he called his personal guard in, wanting to hear what the other party had to say.

"Ok."

A man with a beard and white sideburns entered.After hearing Xue Tianlang's words, he also became interested.Then the moment he held the dagger, his originally plain smile froze...

Chapter 233 Fishing

Zhang Yan's small shop was very successful on the first day of opening.If you sell one handle, you will get a lot of money.In addition, the news of the bait was successfully thrown out.

Whether the bait is delicious or not, Xue Tianlang who bought a dagger will naturally have something to say.The news about the bait was actually another purpose of Zhang Yan.

I want to raise my identity and status.What is needed is that one's own ability is sufficient, and the means to keep from being coerced by others.

The method is not to say it with the mouth, but to try it out.

Now Zhang Yan just needs money for alchemy and weapon refining. After selling magic tools, he will be known again for another skill.And this time he is different from the previous him.There is no need to take advantage and hide everywhere in careful choices.Appropriately show some power to frighten Xiaoxiao, and at the same time let others know that he is not a chicken that lays golden eggs, and no one will end well if he provokes him.

Early the next morning, Zhang Yan opened the door to sit in the small shop.His shop is only open for half a day.At noon, he would close the door and go home to practice other methods.It looks like a lot of free time, but in fact, the day is full of time.

But when Zhang Yan walked to the door of the small shop, he was stunned.The alley that was originally located in the back of the Jiangwu Academy was somewhat back and deserted, but now there are more than a dozen people guarding the door, and it seems that they have been guarding here for a long time.

"Morning, Teacher Zhang!"

"I've met Professor Zhang!"

……

The greeting made Zhang Yan nod his head as a response.He didn't know many people here, but he guessed that these people should be the people behind the eyes and ears who came here yesterday to find out the truth and then went back.

And among these people, the one who walked in the front and firmly stood at the first position at the door of the store was the personal guard who was next to Xue Tianlang yesterday.Xue Tianlang called him "Lao Li".

In fact, Old Li came here before dawn.Even at the risk of being discovered by the night patrol soldiers, he stayed in the alley behind the shop in the middle of the night.At dawn, he came out early to hold the first position.Sure enough, more than ten people came after him soon.Some of them knew each other.As far as Lao Li has seen, there are a few who are big shopkeepers of big companies in Beijiang County like Xue Tianlang.

"Hmph!" Lao Li's heart was burning, and he had a great sense of superiority towards the person standing behind him.After all, he knows a lot of things that the people behind him don't know for the time being.

Back at the station yesterday, Xue Tianlang pulled out the dagger that he bought at a huge price out of curiosity.I thought it would be a cover, and the quality would be considered good if it could not be pinched by two fingers.In the end, not to mention breaking it with your fingers, it's almost the same if you cut off your fingers instead.

That level of sharpness, anyway, Lao Li, who is in the Tongqiao state, has never seen it elsewhere.To say that cutting iron like mud is not enough to describe it.

What's more, the most powerful thing about the dagger in Lao Li's eyes is not its terrifying sharpness, but its magical property of being able to unimpededly transmit vitality when held in his hand.

Originally, Lao Li subconsciously wanted to use Yuan Qi to cross into his hand to test the hardness of the dagger, whether it would be deformed due to the strong grip.But who knew that as soon as the vitality in the palm surged up, it went directly into the dagger, as if the meridians of the human body were hidden in the dagger.Furthermore, the power of vitality can be directly conveyed on the sharp edge of the dagger, and even the power can be extended and blessed to the blade without loss when performing combat skills!

You must know that although Lao Li's portable weapon can also absorb vitality, it can consume nearly [-]% of it.But compared with the dagger that Xue Tianlang bought back, it was as ridiculous as a firestick.

At that time, Lao Li tried to use the sharpness of the dagger, but with a random swing, he could cut out a full five feet before it completely dissipated. There is no way to completely stop it.

sharp weapon!Absolute rare weapon in the world!

At that time, Lao Li didn't want to return the dagger in his hand to Xue Tianlang. In the end, Xue Tianlang said that Zhang Yan still had a dagger and a short knife in his hand, and they would probably sell it tomorrow, so Xue Tianlang reluctantly put the dagger back in his hand. .

"Today I have two weapons, a short knife and a dagger. Buy one for each person. You decide who comes in." Zhang Yan told the people waiting outside with a loud voice while unlocking the door of the small shop. The rules in a shop with more than a dozen people.

No one outside is a good stubble.There are also several big merchants and shopkeepers, and some of them are not inferior to Xiuya.They also hang out in Beijiang County, Lao Li, Xue Tianlang's personal bodyguard, already attracts attention here, besides, they got the news yesterday that Xue Tianlang bought a dagger from Zhang Yan's shop.Otherwise, they wouldn't have come to the door so early to wait.

They are all big shopkeepers.After hearing the words brought by the people who reported the news, these big shopkeepers came to the same conclusion as Xue Tianlang sooner or later.I feel that Zhang Yan is using this method to screen out the forces that are sincere to him and come out to contact him under the situation that he can't hide.

As for money, Xiuya has it, but we don’t?Xue Tianlang is willing to spend, and I can afford it too!

However, it would be unkind for Xiu Ya to want to eat more and occupy more.

I didn't say it before because Zhang Yan didn't come and didn't want to waste saliva.Now that Zhang Yan has said the rules, the people behind will naturally not take Lao Li seriously.You are not Xue Tianlang, why should I give you face as a guard?

"Hehe, you belong to shopkeeper Xue Tianlang, right? Didn't shopkeeper Xue buy a dagger yesterday? Why? Come again today, are you planning to leave a way for others? Isn't it too domineering?"

In the past, Lao Li would have avoided this situation.It is not wise to talk to Dingniu, a big shopkeeper who is supported by big forces behind these.But thinking of the short knife, Lao Li gritted his teeth without making a sound.Thinking of paying the money and taking the things as soon as you enter the door, you don't want to miss this time.As for the bills, he had quite a few, and Xue Tianlang was willing to lend him the rest, so he brought all of them.

"Huh? No talking?"

Lao Li's dullness immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of many people around him.Although many of these people are not even warriors.But their identities are unusual, and they are always followed by guards when they go out.Lao Li is a master of the Tongqiao Realm, and there are also two guards beside the big shopkeepers present who are also in the Tongqiao Realm.So he immediately surrounded him and blocked Lao Li from left to right.

Seeing that Zhang Yan opened the door, if he was blocked and couldn't advance or retreat, what would he do if the two of them went in behind and took the two weapons? !Lao Li made up his mind in an instant.

"Go away!" With a deep and angry shout, the vitality in his body spread out like a wall centering on himself.

Who would have thought that Lao Li would dare to do it directly?The two Tongqiao Realm warriors who were blocking him were caught off guard and pushed away by Zhang Xu before they stood still.When he realized it later, Lao Li had already taken the opportunity to rush into Zhang Yan's shop.And put the money note that had been prepared long ago on the small coffee table with the teapot in the room, turned around and grabbed the short knife that Zhang Yan had just put on the shelf in his hand.

Chapter 234