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Chapter 30 Nine Changes Dragon King (2)
Seeing that Lu was getting confused, he patted him on the shoulder and smiled and said, "You have a commission of three taels of silver, why don't the master take you to see and pick a good-looking girl to have sex with? I have seen too many kiln sisters from all over the world. , but this Japanese country hasn’t played yet.” Zhou Zumo, a rough man, got excited and talked about his life’s adventures, and the chat got aroused, and he became very lustful. Seeing that Lu Jian didn’t go, he called two other men to go ashore and have fun went.

After a while, the ship was empty, leaving only three or two guards to take care of the cargo, so bored, a group of people gathered in the cabin to gamble.Lu Jian was impoverished and had nothing to do. Thinking of the "sixteen phases" he had learned, there were still four phases that he had not mastered. After practicing hard at the stern of the boat, he succeeded in midnight. He thought: "I only learned the 32 phases that the master said. Half of it, but I don’t know where the other half is going to learn.” Thinking of Monk Yu, I miss him and feel sad.

The next day, everyone went ashore to trade, and sold the inventory for seven or eighty-eight thousand dollars. After checking the market, they bought sulfur, sumac, knife fans, lacquerware and other Japanese local products at low prices, and planned to transport them back to Zhongtu.

It was expected that the business went smoothly, Zhou Zumo was relieved, and went to the brothel every night with all the tourists, went ashore at dusk, and returned in the early morning.Lu Jian practiced the sixteen phases hard, and gradually penetrated them, but he was far from reaching the point of "dissolving all phases and only retaining the spirit" as Monk Yu said.

In the evening of that day, Zhou Zumo suddenly said, "Xiao Lu, you can go with us tonight." Lu Jian said in surprise, "I won't go." Zhou Zumo smiled and said, "I'm asking you to go, not to visit a brothel, but to be an interpreter. " Lu Jian said: "Translate what? Is there any business?"

"Good deal!" Luo Xiaosan laughed, "Master Zhou hooked up with a Japanese prostitute recently, and wanted to redeem her and take her back to be his concubine. Tell me, is this a good deal?"

Zhou Zumo scolded with a smile: "Damn monkey, you will hurt your father for nothing. Speaking of which, those Japanese women are chattering, and I don't know if they overcharged me for the night. Lu Jian, you are going tonight, you must get it for me." Understood."

All the sea guests, you say a word to each other, and they try to talk about the activities in the brothel.Lu Jian's face turned red and he couldn't make a sound, but Zhou Zumo didn't allow him to think too much, and coaxed him ashore.

A group of people chatted and laughed, and turned into an alley. The alley was dark and deep, and the wind lanterns flickered on the corners of the eaves, making everyone's faces flickering. The smell in the alley was filthy. smell of corruption.The small doors on both sides opened and closed, closed and opened again, occasionally a face as white as silk can be seen through the crack of the door.

Walking to a lacquered door at the end of the alley, Zhou Zumo stopped and said, "You guys are waiting nearby, I will go in with Xiao Lu." The crowd laughed instead and stood solemnly under the eaves.

Lu Jian felt strange, but saw Zhou Zumo walk up to the lacquered door and knocked three times. The lacquered door opened wide, revealing a woman's round face covered in white powder.

The woman asked, "Who are you looking for?" Lu Jian was startled, but Zhou Zumo said, "Xiao Lu, tell her, we are here to find Mr. Long Qi." After Lu Jian said, the woman was very puzzled.Zhou Zumo suddenly took out a piece of silver and stuffed it into her hand. The woman was startled, and stepped back to close the door.

The two stood for a while, then the lacquered door opened again, and the woman went out to salute: "Master Longqi asked what's the matter?" Zhou Zumo listened to the interpreter, raised his hand, and made a "bang bang bang" sound from his mouth.

The woman froze, closed the door again, and came out after a while and said, "Lord Ryuzaki is here to invite you." Zhou Zumo grinned, entered first, and was careless when he entered the door. He touched the woman, which made her take two steps back and bowed Curse.Zhou Zumo couldn't understand the Japanese language, so he walked away pretending to be deaf and dumb. Lu Jian followed behind and even got the woman's eyes.

Although the lacquered door is small, there is something different inside the door. You can see the curved columns in the corridor, surrounded by a cluster of steep lake stones that are two feet high, with seven holes and eight orifices.

There are ten steps and three turns in the curved corridor. From time to time, you can see jagged mountains and rocks, melting ponds, sleeping cranes startled, and hanfus flying across.Zhou Zumo couldn't help cursing in a low voice: "The Japanese dog will enjoy the blessing, and brought the gardens of Suzhou and Hangzhou here."

While cursing, the two were led to a small hall, the round-faced woman clapped her hands, and two young girls came in, dressed in short clothes, with delicate features.The woman said: "Please change your clothes, both of you."

Lu Jian was taken aback. Zhou Zumo listened to the interpreter and said with a smile: "The Japanese dog is very cautious. Xiao Lu, tell her that there is no need to change clothes. If you want to search the body, you can do it."

After Lu Jian said, the round-faced woman nodded and motioned for the two girls to come forward.Zhou Zumo, a veteran of Fengyue, let go of his limbs and let him grope, with an intoxicated look on his face.

However, Lu Jian felt that the girl was close to him, her delicate body was hot, her breathing was slightly smelling, and his fingers passed by like ants slithering like snakes. His scalp was numb and his whole body was hot. When the girl touched the bottom of her thigh, he couldn't bear it anymore. Suddenly jumped back.The girl was startled for a moment, then covered her mouth and chuckled, then turned to discuss with the round-faced woman.The woman looked at Lu Jian from time to time, her eyes filled with smiles, Lu Jian became more and more ashamed, and could hardly lift her head.

After the body search was over, the woman led the way first, and turned around two curved corridors. Suddenly, she saw a flower hall in the distance brightly lit, laughing and chatting.

The woman walked to the front of the hall, bowed and said, "Lord Longzaki, you have brought them here." The hall fell silent, and someone shouted in Japanese, "Who will buy the blunderbuss?" Lu Jian fixed his eyes and spoke. He was a short and fat Japanese man with a bald head and a big belly. There were a few beautiful Japanese women sitting around him, looking at the two of them with winking eyes.

Zhou Zumo smiled and said, "Little Lu, what did that man say?" Lu Jian said, Zhou Zumo smiled and said, "Tell him, I'll buy a bird gun." Lu Jian was startled and stared at him.Zhou Zumo patted him on the shoulder and sighed: "Xiao Lu, don't ask anything, just translate."

Lu Jian was full of doubts, and said Zhou Zumo's words.Long Qi said: "You are from Tang Dynasty, according to the laws of your country, you cannot sell bird guns to you, if you do, you will be at great risk."

Zhou Zumo smiled and said: "One point of business is three points of risk, and three points of risk is very profitable. There is no risk, no business. The greater the risk, the greater the profit. Mr. Ryuzaki must understand this truth."

Long Qi said: "That's what I said, but if your life is gone, no amount of profit will be of any use." Zhou Zumo said: "You know this and I know it. As long as you don't spread it, who will want your life?" When Long Qi was silent for a while, he suddenly asked, "How many sticks do you want?" Zhou Zumo said, "[-] sticks." Lu Jian was taken aback.After hearing the interpreter, Ryuzaki said in amazement, "What? So many?"

Zhou Zumo smiled and said, "I have inquired about it in the nearby brothel these days. No one else can get this amount, but Mr. Long Qi must have it." Long Qi shook his head and said, "I am just a businessman selling guns, not a gun maker Haoqiang. Fifteen hundred sticks are too many, and it will take time to get them together. Well, what price do you offer?"

Zhou Zumo stretched out four fingers: "I will give you cash, four taels of silver. As far as I know, this price has never been seen in Japan." Long Qi pondered: "No, you are from Tang Dynasty, and you have to count more. One bite The price is five taels of silver each, and a [-]% deposit must be paid first."

Zhou Zumo scolded Japanese pirates and fat people in his heart, but he said with a smile on his face: "It's easy to say, it's a deal. I'll send someone to send a deposit later." Long Qi smiled, waved his hands and said: "Don't panic, don't panic, Come, let's have a drink or two and talk about it."

Zhou Zumo smiled and said, "I have something to do, so I don't want to disturb you. When will Mr. Ryuzaki get enough bird guns?" Ryuzaki pondered and said, "About five days." Zhou Zumo nodded and said, "Okay, I'll come back in five days. Ugly words In the front, the bird guns must be excellent, if there is a defective one, don't blame Zhou for being rude." Long Qi said with a smile: "Don't worry, the bird guns here are all forged by famous craftsmen, regardless of the strength of the gun , that's all perfect."

Zhou Zumo smiled and said goodbye. As soon as he walked out of the lacquered door, his belly full of anger burst out, and he cursed Long Qi.When all the sea guests heard five taels of silver a piece, they were also angry. The pigs, dogs and animals cursed for a while, and they didn't calm down until they got on the boat.

Lu Jian was puzzled and asked, "Uncle Zhou, why did you buy so many bird guns? Seven thousand five hundred taels of silver, not so much on the books!" Zhou Zumo waved his hand and said, "Little Lu, don't ask too much." He ordered people to carry out two iron boxes, and when they were opened, they were full of official silver.

Zhou Zumo weighed 300 taels, and said to Luo Xiaosan, "You and Xiao Lu sent it to Longqi, and the extra 50 taels of silver is said to be the makeup money that Zhou gave to the girl around him."

"Give his mother's coffin money." Luo Xiaosan said angrily, "That profiteer has taken a huge advantage, why do you have to give him more money?" Zhou Zumo said seriously: "Swearing is swearing, and business is business. I have been entrusted with great trust. A deal is only allowed to succeed, not to fail. I see Long Qi's eyes are wandering, and his temperament is treacherous. If you don't pay more money, I'm afraid you won't be able to tie him down."

Luo Xiaosan was dubious, so he greeted the two men, and Lu Jian carried the silver to Longqi's mansion.On the way, Lu Jian couldn't help asking: "Brother Luo, you don't seem to be here for business, but rather to buy bird guns."

Luo Xiaosan smiled wryly and said: "Yes, the previous business was done by hand, and this batch of bird guns is the genuine one. It's a pity that we bought too much, and ordinary merchants couldn't afford it. We spent several days in a brothel before we knew that Long This way..." At this point, he consciously slipped his tongue, and hurriedly said, "Xiao Lu, don't be too curious, and be your interpreter obediently. Either this matter is too deeply involved, and it will be difficult to get out in the future."

Lu Jian couldn't help being silent, the two sent the money to Longqi's mansion, received the receipt, and returned to the ship.

In the next few days, Zhou Zumo seemed to have forgotten to buy guns, but still ordered Lu Jian to sell the stock and buy local products.At the beginning, he handled it by himself, but later seeing that Lu Jian was honest and reliable, he was also happy to take it easy, so he let him do the deal.However, Lu Jian knew that this week Zumo was rude on the outside, and he was very penny-pinching on the inside, so he didn't dare to be negligent at the moment.He was doing business clearly, but he was always thinking about that batch of blunderbusses in his heart. The number of guns in his heart was so huge that Owari had never had it before, but Zhou Zumo spent all his money, and he really didn't know what to do with it. Not good.

Between doubts, five days passed.At nightfall that day, a Japanese man came to the boat and said, "Lord Longzaki's goods are ready. Take the silver and let me get it." Zhou Zumo nodded and said, "Wait for a while, we will come when we have all the silver." .”

Turning to the inner cabin, Zhou Zumo took out four silver boxes, filled them with silver taels, added two more empty boxes, and ordered all the sea passengers to bring swords, bows, crossbows, short spears and shields to hide in the boxes.

Lu Jian stared in a daze.Zhou Zumo said sternly: "We only guard against villains, not gentlemen. If the Japanese dog keeps its promise, then it's fine. If it doesn't keep its promise, everyone should not be polite to him." Then he said to Luo Xiaosan, "Let's do it! , take care of Xiao Lu, don't let anyone hurt him." Luo Xiaosan smiled and said, "Leave it to me."

All the sea guests carried the boxes out of the cabin, and followed the Japanese for three miles, to the front of a row of wooden houses by the sea.Before approaching, Long Qi came out with bald head and shy belly, and said with a smile, "Did you bring the silver?"

Zhou Zumo opened the silver box, Long Qi's eyes showed a greedy look, he greeted his subordinates to check the quality, Fang smiled and said: "Your step is really trustworthy." After speaking, he led it into the warehouse, but there were hundreds of wooden boxes stacked in the warehouse, Long Qi Pry open the two openings, and there are brand-new bird guns in the box.Zhou Zumo took one and inspected it carefully, and found that it was forged well. He randomly inspected two boxes, and the quality and quantity were also the same.

Long Qi said: "Ten boxes per box, 150 boxes in total, count the number quickly, let's clear it up." Zhou Zumo ordered all the sea guests to choose a place to count, and after counting the number, they will be collected at Lu Jian.

Zhou Zumo heard that the news was not bad, he raised his thumb, and said with a smile: "Mr. Longqi is very capable and trustworthy." Longqi laughed, without saying much, and walked away with four boxes of silver.

Zhou Zumo said to the three subordinates: "This place is far away from the ship, and it is not easy to carry. You guys go back and drive the ship over, and we will load the goods here." The three responded and went back to the ship.

Luo Xiaosan frowned and said, "Boss Zhou, this business is going too well." Zhou Zumo smiled and said, "Money can make ghosts grind, and the money we give is enough, so naturally we can get twice the result with half the effort." All Haike listened and nodded with a smile.

After a while, the lights on the sea surface drifted closer, and it was the sea boat coming.All the sea guests said it easily, the cargo was not on board, and their hearts were hanging after all. Seeing this, they cheered in unison.

After cheering, all the lights on the boat were suddenly extinguished, and the whole boat was dark, only a blurry outline remained.Zhou Zumo couldn't help scolding: "What are these straight mother-in-laws doing? How do they load the goods on board?"

Before the words fell, a light at the stern of the ship came on.Zhou Zumo looked impatiently, and called the names of the boatmen one by one, but he didn't hear the answer, his heart sank suddenly, and suddenly Luo Xiaosan said in a trembling voice: "Master Zhou, look at that lamp, it seems something is wrong."

Zhou Zumo frowned and looked. The solitary lantern seemed to be blown by a gust of wind. It flitted across the side of the ship and flew to the bow.

The Haikes were overwhelmed by it, and Zhou Zumo couldn't help shouting: "Fuck you." Everyone took out their weapons one after another and formed a formation.Seeing the light approaching, Zhou Zumo's heart tightened, and he shouted sharply, "Who is it?"

The light flickered slightly, revealing the figure of a man, whose clothes were pure gold, with white cheeks, eagle nose and phoenix eyes, and protruding eyebrows, his handsomeness revealed an evil spirit.His sleeves are very long, his right sleeve drags the floor, his left hand protrudes through the sleeve, with slender fingers, he gently holds a brass oil lamp.

Zhou Zumo said shyly, "Who are you? Why are you on my boat?" The man smiled slightly and said, "My surname is Di, you must have heard of it!"

Zhou Zumo murmured: "My surname is Di?" His whole body trembled, and he suddenly cried out, "Nine Transformations Dragon King!" The man smiled and said, "Good sense, I am Di Xi!"

In an instant, Zhou Zumo's heart was beating like thunder, his voice was dry, and he stared at the other party speechlessly.Di Xi smiled and said, "Did Shen Cripple send you here? It seems that there is no expert named Zhou in Tianbu."

Zhou Zumo's heart was shaken when he told him about his origins, and he tried to stay calm, and said with a sneer, "Zhou is just a pawn of the Ministry of Heaven, not a master." Di Xi shook his head and said, "With the death of Wan Guizang, the eight departments will become more and more uneven. , that even profiteers and prostitutes have become members of the Tianbu?"

Zhou Zumo spat angrily: "Even if I'm cunning and lustful, I'm better than you who colluded with Japanese pirates in Dongdao!"

"Who said I colluded with Japanese pirates in Dongdao?" Di Xi's expression turned cold, "Cripple Shen will try every means to tarnish my reputation in Dongdao." Zhou Zumo shouted: "If you didn't collude with Japanese pirates, why did you come here? Yes Didn't Ryuzaki ask you to come here? Does he want to eat both money and goods?"

"You're not stupid!" Di Xi smiled, "It's just that it's not collusion. Ryuzaki was originally a pawn I deployed in Dongpu. I gave him the capital of his business, and most of the money he earned was also mine. I have asked him to sell the blunderbuss that have made Shen Zhizi suffer so much all these years to the pirates and pirates. Shen Zhizi is worthy of being the master of the sky. He has many tricks and tricks. Let you, a ruffian profiteer, pretend to be a pirate and steal Japan Buying bird guns. It's a pity that he was so ambitious that he wanted to buy a thousand of them at once, so he searched and searched, and finally found Longzaki. Ha, well, it's rare for a cripple to help me buy bird guns at all costs, Di Xiruo Wouldn't it be a disappointment to his kindness if you don't accept it with a smile?"

Everyone's expression changed, Zhou Zumo yelled: "Let's go shoulder to shoulder." All the Haikes wielded their weapons and were about to make a move. Suddenly, Di Xi's figure was separated, and there were more than a dozen figures, overlapping each other, like a golden dragon shaking At the end, only the sound of "dang clang" was heard, and the swords of the three Haikes fell to the ground, their eyes were straightened, and there was a small hole in their foreheads, and blood flowed out.

With a chuckle, the phantom scattered and reunited, and suddenly merged into one person again. Di Xi held the copper lamp in his hand, calm and relaxed.

Zhou Zumo's face was gloomy, and he said softly: "Long Dun?" Di Xi smiled and said, "As expected of a pawn of the Ministry of Heaven, he has insight." Everyone felt cold to the bone, and their palms were filled with cold sweat.

Zhou Zumo rolled his eyes and said loudly: "Nine Transformations Dragon, you are one of the four gods of the East Island. The technique of 'Dragon Escape' is powerful all over the world. I am just a pawn in the Tianbu, and my martial arts are very low. I am not good at martial arts, but I'm not afraid of death, so I want to take a bet with you today." Di Xi said with a smile, "What are you betting on? Betting on going to a brothel, then you're free."

Zhou Zumo's face became hot, and he said: "I heard that 'Long Dun' is a unparalleled movement in the world, but I am not convinced, I bet you can't catch me within ten moves." Di Xi laughed and said: "Your life is in my hands , why bet with me?"

(End of this chapter)