Starting boy Ma Kongqun

Chapter 8 Hundred Refined Long Sword Frost Snow Front

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  Early winter, Anleji.

With the rapid rise of Wanmatang, this border town has also become increasingly prosperous due to the popularity gathered by Wanmatang. The two main streets crisscrossing the city have been densely packed with various trading companies related to food, clothing, housing and transportation.

A dense sound of horse hooves like a shower came from far and near, and suddenly slowed down at the entrance of the town. Then there was a line of fourteen knights holding reins to restrain the tall and powerful pure black thoroughbred horses, trotting all the way along the horizontal main street from east to west. They filed into the west.

At the head is a horse. The horses are sitting squarely on the saddle. A small sapphire crown restrains the black hair that is meticulously gathered into a bun. The ferret cloak covers a body that is as majestic as a mountain and as straight as a pine. Its eyes are filled with divine light and its face is majestic. It is clear that it is a horse. A young man who is only seventeen years old has already vaguely shown the atmosphere of Yuan Ting Yue Zhi.

Behind Ma Kongqun are thirteen young men of similar age to him. Although they have different body shapes and appearances, they are all agile in movement and full of energy, showing that they have begun to see the inner and outer skills.

The group of people crossed the entire street and arrived outside a large workshop at the west end of the street.

There is a plaque titled "Bai Lian Fang" hanging on the door of this workshop. From a long distance away, you can feel a scorching heat wave coming towards your face and hear the continuous sound of hammering iron tools.

As soon as Ma Kongqun and others dismounted in front of the door, someone came out of the workshop, greeted Ma Kongqun with fists and saluted, and said with a smile: "Master Ma is here as scheduled, he really won't delay for a moment!"

This man was about forty years old, tall, with a tough face. The hands he held together in salute were rough and wide, and there were many scars on the backs of his hands that seemed to be caused by burns.

Ma Kongqun threw the reins to a young man behind him, clasped his fists in return, and said with a smile: "I can't help it, these guys behind me are eager to see through the long sword that your iron boss promised to make with his own hands, and they rush and make noise in front of me when they have nothing to do. I was really annoyed. When the agreed delivery time finally arrived, I naturally had to take them to get the long knife, just to keep my ears clean for a few days!"

At that time, the two looked at each other and laughed together, showing that they had a very harmonious relationship with each other.

This middle-aged man, named Tie Zhan, came to "Anleji" with his family and a dozen apprentices at the beginning of winter last year and opened this "Bai Lian Fang", which specializes in forging various sophisticated weapons.

Because of the unfamiliarity of the place, the initial business of "Bai Lian Fang" was really deserted.

It happened that Ma Kongqun went to "Anle Ji" to discuss a business with someone. When he passed by the door of "Bai Lian Fang", he heard a row of swords hanging in front of the door of "Bai Lian Fang" used to solicit business swaying against each other. The clanking sound indicates that the quality of these weapons seems to be somewhat unusual.

He was surprised, so he turned around and took a closer look. He found that these unnoticed swords were not only made of pure steel, but also had great size, weight, and shape. They were definitely not made by ordinary craftsmen.

At that time, the "Ten Thousand Horses Hall" had begun to recruit troops to expand its strength. With the manpower, they could not let them fight with bare hands, so Ma Kongqun was planning where to get a stable source of weapons.

The desolate "Bai Lian Fang" in front of me is undoubtedly the pillow that comes to my door when I doze off.

Ma Kongqun did not hesitate. He went to the door to identify himself and asked to see the owner of "Bai Lian Fang", saying that he wanted to negotiate a big business.

Although Tie Zhan was new here, he had heard about the rapidly rising "Wanma Tang", not to mention the newly opened "Bai Lian Fang", which needed to make a decent business to open up the situation, so he came to welcome Ma Kongqun in person. .

When Ma Kongqun saw Tie Zhan, he saw that he actually had strong martial arts skills, so he tried to explore his feet.

But Tie Zhan only vaguely said that he was originally from Chang'an, and his family had been craftsmen who forged weapons for generations. Due to some changes, his family moved outside the customs.

Although Ma Kongqun guessed that the "change" mentioned by the other party must be quite big, he stopped and did not get to the bottom of it, and instead talked about this business.

He had already made plans for the weapons that he planned to distribute to the "Wanma Hall" gang members. At that time, he described them carefully to Tie Zhan and requested that the quality of these weapons should not be lower than those of the swords hanging outside. He also explained that as long as "Bai Lian Fang" could With guaranteed quality and quantity and on-schedule delivery, this business can continue for a long time.

Tie Zhan said that the swords outside were forged by his disciples, and their skills would definitely satisfy Ma Kongqun's requirements.

Although Ma Kongqun knew that the weapons forged by Tie Zhan himself were bound to be of higher quality, he also knew that their quantity and price were not suitable for equipping ordinary gang members, so he did not ask the other party to personally take action.

It was not until another six months later, after completing two transactions with "Bai Lian Fang", that Ma Kongqun also selected thirteen young and outstanding people from the recruited gang members as his personal guards, and personally taught them Martial arts, and named it "Flying Eagle Guard", he placed another weapon order with "Bai Lian Fang" and explicitly asked Tie Zhan to forge it himself. Today is the originally agreed delivery date.

The two sides joked for a while, and Tie Zhan ordered someone to help Ma Kongqun and his party tie their horses, and then invited them to the backyard of "Bai Lian Fang".

The yard occupies a large area, and there are many wooden stakes, bamboo poles, sweepers, etc. placed on the walls on both sides. It is obviously for customers to test weapons.

Tie Zhan asked Ma Kongqun to take a seat under the eaves of the corridor, while the Thirteen Flying Eagle Guards stood solemnly on the left and right in the courtyard.

Then a little girl came out holding a tea tray, served tea to Ma Kongqun, and said with a smile: "Uncle Ma, please drink tea!"

This girl is Tie Zhan's only daughter, Tie Linglong. She is only eight years old this year. Although her complexion is slightly dark, she has beautiful eyebrows. When she speaks, her two long black braids sway in front of her, making her look very charming. energetic and cute. Ma Kongqun reached out to pick up the tea cup, but with a look of dissatisfaction on his face, he said, "How many times have I told you, Xiao Linglong, you should call me 'brother'."

Tie Linglong stuck out her tongue and said with a smile: "I don't want it. Last time, my father scolded me for this for a long time, saying that I shouldn't be disrespectful."

The big one and the small one were joking here, while over there Tie Zhan had ordered someone to bring out a box and place it in front of Ma Kongqun.

Ma Kongqun put down the tea cup and waved his hand to one side. A tall and handsome Flying Eagle Guard on his right immediately stepped out.

His name was Gao Zixian, and he was fierce and brave. Ma Kongqun valued him and appointed him as the commander of the Flying Eagle Guard.

Gao Zixian stepped forward and opened the box, revealing thirteen long sheathed knives neatly arranged inside.

After a brief observation, he found that his name was engraved on the ebony scabbard of one of the long knives. He immediately reached out and took it out with a little excitement.

As he pressed the spring with his left thumb, he held the handle of the knife with his right hand and pulled it outward. A cold light flashed in front of everyone's eyes, and the long knife was unsheathed.

This knife is five feet long from beginning to end.

The slightly curved blade is three feet eight inches long and about three fingers wide. The front end is two feet eight inches sharp. The blade is densely covered with beautiful moiré patterns formed by repeated folding and forging.

The swallowing hole at the root of the blade and the circular blade are both made of brass.

The cylindrical handle is one foot and two inches long, and is also made of ebony. The surface is wrapped with a thin cowhide rope using a special technique.

The end of the handle is in the shape of an eagle's head and is also made of brass.

The shape of the knife is as slender as a seedling, so it is called a "Miao knife".

Tie Zhan looked at the long knife in Gao Zixian's hand, his eyes full of approval: "The long knife designed by Hall Master Ma is somewhat similar to the Huan Shou Dao of the Han Dynasty, the Heng Dao of the Tang Dynasty and the Japanese Japanese Dao, but it is It also has a unique skill. Its blade is long and slender, and can be used as both a knife and a spear. It can be used alternately with one hand and both hands, supplemented by the power of the waist and back to draw the knife. It can toss and turn in combos, making it extremely fast and powerful. potential."

Ma Kongqun clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Boss Tie is a great expert in forging weapons. He has fully demonstrated the beauty of this sword in just one sentence!"

Tie Zhan sighed: "It's just that these thirteen long knives are one foot and three inches longer than those previously customized by Hall Master Ma, and the difficulty of casting has increased several times. After half a year of hard work, they are almost exhausted." I lost half my life."

Ma Kongqun muttered: "But the price of these thirteen long knives is enough to be worth the three hundred long knives I ordered before. Boss Tie will not lose money no matter how hard he works!"

Just as the guests and hosts were enjoying themselves, one of Tie Zhan's disciples came from the front, holding a letter in his hand and saying that someone had just hired a beggar to deliver this letter and asked the master to read it.

Tie Zhan frowned and reached out to take the letter. He did not shy away from Ma Kongqun. He took out the letter and unfolded it in front of Ma Kongqun. He saw that there was no writing on the white paper and only a blood-red palm was drawn with a red pen.

Seeing this bloody hand, his face instantly lost all color and became as pale as paper.

At the same time, the mysterious jade tablet in Ma Kongqun's mind also moved.

　The old book "The Immortal in the Gourd" by Zhu Tianliu, which I recommend, is almost complete. You can read it by clicking on the book title below.

　　brief introduction:
  　　Look at the world with a smile, who is in charge of the ups and downs of the world?

　　Fighting for the world with fists, the mountains are so high that I am the top.

　　How many times will we see each other in the vicissitudes of life?

　　After passing through all the waves of calamity, this body turned out to be the Immortal in the Gourd.

　　Traveling through the heavens and worlds with the mysterious gourd mark, on the long journey of seeking the truth, I meet some people and change some things, that's all.

　　
  　
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