The Great Wei Music Bureau

Chapter 275: Revisiting Dunhuang (Part )

Last time, we talked about Li Yi pretending to be a dog owner and threatening to do a big business in Dunhuang City. Wouldn't he be discovered by such a high-profile act? Let's read on.

Li Yi and his party were strolling in the market in the outer city. As the news of scattering gold had spread, and along the way, whenever they passed by a snack stand with a fragrant smell, Li Yi would point at it and Zhang Biao would immediately go forward to buy some and give it to the prince to taste. He was also very generous and would not even ask the price, but would just give him a gold bean!

This made Li Yi, a wealthy man, a living god of wealth in the eyes of those merchants! Along the way, not only were they welcomed with great enthusiasm, but merchants along the way also showed Zhang Biao the best goods in their shops, all kinds of goods. But Chief Guard Zhang only took a look and pushed them aside, saying that the goods were not good.

After walking around for a while, Li Yi waved his hand and said, "Young man, I think there is no need for us to go any further. There is nothing good here! If this is all you have in Dunhuang City, then this prince will not do business with you!"

Langya immediately replied: "Hey, hey, hey, Prince Salaman, don't be anxious. There really isn't anything good in the outer city, but there are some in the inner city! Let's go to the inner city and take a look around, Ken..."

Li Yi squinted at Langya, and Zhang Biao immediately pulled up Langya's collar and said in a cold voice: "Boy! We Persians value credibility the most when doing business! You said that you have all kinds of good things in Dunhuang City, but what have you shown my prince after walking around for so long?

Do you think my prince is idle? Let me tell you, if there is still no good stuff in the inner city, you will not only have to pay our deposit, but also my prince's travel expenses!"

Langya said awkwardly: "No, Chief Guard Zhang..."

"My last name is not Zhang! My last name is Chamberlain! My full name is Dominic Wilkins Chamberlain! If you call me wrong again, I will break your legs!"

"Okay, okay, Captain Chamberlain, it's normal to be trustworthy in business, but how can we talk about the travel expenses? Prince Salaman doesn't even ride a horse or a carriage!"

Zhang Biao shouted, "If my Prince Salaman rode a horse or a carriage like you, how could he show his dignity? So this magic carpet is my prince's carriage! Every day this magic carpet flies, one gold cake is consumed! This is the carriage fee!"

"What? One gold cake a day? This... How can I afford this?"

"What? Can't you afford to pay?" Zhang Biao raised his hand and was about to hit him.

Li Yi said, "Wait, he's still young, give him a chance, let's go to the inner city and have a look. We agreed before that he would take us shopping, so if we still don't find anything good after touring the inner city, it won't be too late to kill him."

Zhang Biao bowed to Li Yi and said, "Everything is up to your arrangement."

Li Yi nodded and said to Langya, "Young man, as I said before, you are risking your life to do business with me! If the business fails, you will die!"

Li Yi raised his hand, and a chain stretched out from the ground. As he clenched his fist, it tightly bound the wolf's fangs! This frightened everyone. They had never seen such a spell, and they couldn't see what kind of cultivation Li Yi had.

Li Yi laughed and let go of his hand, and Langya finally breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, a large group of people came, and everyone immediately made way. The people who came were not others, but Liang Quyi from Dunhuang City and his two brothers Tiema and Shiying!

Liang Quyi's tall horse stopped in front of Li Yi. Li Yi looked at this former grassland hero and current lord of Dunhuang. He had a face full of flesh, fierce eyes, a long axe in his hand, and scars all over his body. He must have experienced countless battles and rolled in blood to get to where he is today.

But in addition to the heroic spirit, Li Yi could feel another strange aura from him. It was not a demonic aura, nor a soul mutation, but an indescribable feeling of disgust. This was the discomfort brought about by the righteous energy in his body.

Li Yi looked at the other two people beside Liang Quyi again. One was Tiema, the burly middle-aged man whom he had seen before. This time he did not have a scimitar, but an extended saber on his horse's back.

Li Yi looked at him and was worried that he would be recognized by him, but he was obviously overthinking it. Not only did they only meet once, but he was also face-blind. In his eyes, people from the Central Plains all looked the same.

The person on Liang Quyi's other side was another of the three great masters of Dunhuang mentioned by Liu Xun, Shi Ying. He was the youngest among the three, but at least thirty-five years old. He looked more like a Central Plains person than a grassland person. Compared with the two burly men, he was a bit more delicate. He rode a white horse and held a red tasseled spear.

After exchanging glances with the three leading men, Li Yi waved to Zhang Biao, who stood in front of Li Yi and shouted at Liang Quyi, "Who are you? How dare you block the way of my Prince Salaman!"

Liang Quyi bowed and said, "I heard that you came from the far west. Which road did you take?"

Zhang Biao pointed at the flying carpet and said, "We flew here on the magic carpet, not on foot. Why are you asking this?"

Liang Quyi sneered, "Flying here? Humph, from ancient times to now, no one has been able to climb over that snowy mountain! Someone, tie up these liars for me!"

The soldiers immediately surrounded him and tried to arrest him, but Zhang Biao waved his palm and pushed them back. Liang Quyi swung his axe and chopped directly at Zhang Biao. The latter's warrior warning sounded, and he was about to move but couldn't. Looking back, he saw that it was Li Yi who put one hand on his shoulder and blocked the axe with the other hand.

Li Yi did not move, Yu Jiu clenched his fist, and a flame ignited on Liang Quyi's axe, burning it red. Liang Quyi immediately retracted the axe, but the flame did not go out. He tried to dispel the flame with his Qi base, but failed.

You must know that a handy weapon is like an arm to a warrior fighting on the battlefield. If the weapon is destroyed, the consequences are self-evident.

Liang Quyi shouted and swung his axe, which hit the wall behind him and sank deep into it. Li Yi laughed and raised his hand, and the long axe flew out of the wall and fell into his hand.

Li Yi blew on the axe, then flicked it with his fingers and said in the accent of a foreigner learning Chinese: "Not bad, not bad, this axe can actually withstand the holy fire of our Holy Fire Church. It's a good thing!" After that, he held the axe and handed the axe handle to Liang Quyi.

Seeing this, Langya immediately stepped forward to stop them and said, "Prince Salaman, Lord Liang, please don't do anything! We are all businessmen, and only harmony can bring wealth!"

Liang Quyi laughed and said, "Get lost, you are a liar, but you were deceived by him! I have never heard of Persia, and no one can fly over that snowy mountain. They are clearly spies sent by the Northern Wei!"

"Just because you don't know doesn't mean it doesn't exist. During the Qin Dynasty, we Persians had already traded with the Dongzhou Dynasty. Please don't delay our business. However, I heard that City Lord Liang is also a businessman. If you have something good, we can talk about it."

"What's the point of talking to a spy like you? Give me your life!" Liang Quyi threw away his axe and mobilized his Qi to punch Li Yi. This was his Mingyi Golden Breaking Hammer, a combination of power and strength, emphasizing explosive power. No matter how tough the weapon is, it will not be able to withstand it without the blessing of Qi, spiritual power or other spells.

However, Liang Quyi's strongest attack was easily taken by Li Yi with one hand! Seeing that Li Yi's right hand continued to emit golden cyclones, and his palm also turned into pure gold, everyone present was stunned.

Quartz frowned and said, "Golden Qi base? Have you ever seen it, brother?"

Tie Ma shook his head and said, "I've never seen this before. This guy is actually a warrior? I thought he used magic."

Liang Quyi was surprised and asked, "You are really not Li Yi?"

"Who is Li Yi? Is he very powerful?"

Liang Quyi's attitude suddenly changed 180 degrees. He clasped his fists and saluted, saying, "Misunderstanding, all misunderstanding! Prince, you don't know that Li Yi is the favorite of the Northern Wei emperor and a third-level cultivator. He is very powerful. Someone in Western Chu has offered a gold reward.

I offered 10,000 taels for his head, and I took the deal.

It's a pity that when we met him before, I didn't know what I had missed, but he ran away. Some people said that the prince looked very similar to Li Yi, and they suspected that you were Li Yi in disguise, so I brought my brothers to test it out. "

"Oh? That Li Yi is very powerful? We can spar with him if we have a chance."

Tie Ma and Shi Ying also came to Li Yi and saluted. Liang Quyi smiled and said, "Oh, I forgot to introduce you two. These two are my sworn brothers Tie Ma and Ying. The three of us brothers are responsible for guarding the city of Dunhuang."

Quartz said, "I heard that Prince Salaman is here to do business. What kind of business is he doing?"

Li Yi replied: "It's mainly tea and silk. Speaking of this, I also want to ask if something big happened on the grassland. Why haven't there been any caravans coming to our place to sell things since winter?"

Tie Ma asked in confusion, "Didn't you fly over from the snowy mountains? Didn't you see it?"

"What did we see? Apart from a lot of black flowers and a few black wolves, we didn't see anything else."

"A few black wolves?" Liang Quyi and the other two looked at each other in shock.

Tie Ma asked, "Have you seen the pasture?"

"Of course I saw it. There were large tracts of grassland with lush grass, but I didn't see anyone grazing there. I only saw people after I passed Xingxing Gorge."

Shi Ying asked Xiang Liangquyi: "Brother, could it be that the Eternal Night Demon has been sealed and the disaster on the grassland is over?"

Liang Quyi asked again: "Then has the prince visited the Dili tribe?"

Li Yi looked at Zhang Biao with a puzzled look on his face. Zhang Biao bowed and said, "Prince, the Dili tribe refers to the tribes with very high wheels."

"Oh, that's the Dili tribe. They're in chaos there. All the tribes are concentrated around a few big cities. They don't go out to graze their livestock, and there's not enough food. They're almost eating all the cattle and sheep. It feels like they're going to eat us. That's why I don't do business with them."

In fact, the situation in Dunhuang City was better, but not much better. There were only a few grasslands around, but they were crowded with tribes fleeing south, and there were fights every day. Dunhuang City did not have enough food. Not to mention anything else, just feeding the 30,000 defenders was a huge expense. Otherwise, Liang Quyi would not have changed from a grassland hero to a businessman, taking on any job with his men.

Hearing this, Liang Quyi sighed, then stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "Since Prince Salaman wants to do business, let's go to the inner city and talk slowly. I can buy the tea and silk you want from Xichu, and I guarantee a fair price."

"Western Chu? Isn't Dunhuang closer to Northern Wei? Why do you want to buy from Western Chu?"

Liang Quyi smiled and said, "Come on, Prince, let's go to my house and discuss it in detail."

Arriving at the reception room of the Lord's Mansion in Zicheng, Liang Quyi did not ask the servants to serve tea, but directly served wine. Li Yi was not afraid of drinking, as the drinking culture was also a tradition of the Chinese nation. It was okay to brag and drink, and there was nothing he couldn't handle. After three rounds of wine and five dishes, it was time to talk business.

"Prince Salaman, how much tea and silk do you want to buy this time?"

Li Yi smiled and said, "To be honest with you, City Lord Liang, I have come all the way here, so I have to spend all the gold I brought with me before I can go back!"

Quartz asked, "May I ask how much gold Prince Salaman brought with him?"

Zhang Biao said proudly: "Our prince brought ten boxes of gold!"

Tie Ma looked up at Li Yi and asked calmly, "Ten boxes of gold? Didn't you come here on a flying carpet? Where is the gold?"

Liang Quyi smiled and said, "Please forgive me, Prince Salaman. My second brother is a sincere man. He will not feel confident unless he sees the real money."

Li Yi chuckled, casually took out a box from the sack and opened it. It was full of silver bars. He immediately closed the box and said, "Sorry, I took the wrong one. I took out the captain of the guards' pocket money. Hey, this box is the right one."