The 30th Section of Smuggling Precious Goods

  The old man drank a few more sips of tea, staring at the word but not moving. He was also afraid that due to his unstable emotions, he would accidentally damage it, and then he would be uneasy until death. What's more, he was afraid that if he got excited, his heart wouldn't be able to take it, and tomorrow he wouldn't have to worry about being sunburned, he could go bask in the moonlight directly.

  At last, Guizi let out a long sigh and nodded his head. Ye Qiufeng carefully opened the letter.

  The old man glanced at it and closed his eyes, first asking: "Where did this thing come from?"

  "It's from the island!" Li Yuanxing is now fabricating nonsense, speaking with his mouth open and saying things that are absolutely true. Li Yuanxing himself even believes that this thing is from the island, he has deceived even himself, how can he not deceive others?

  "Very good, very good!" The cabinet master naturally knew which island was being referred to, the large island near Huaxia's Fujian. Being able to get something like this from that island is a skill.

  The old man nodded in satisfaction: "This thing looks like the real deal, but I'm not very good at calligraphy and painting. Should get Old Wang to take a look, but you've been doing pretty well for yourself lately!"

  Li Yuanxing smiled and shook his head: "First, let's talk about Old Wang. Absolutely do not call him over. His appearance fee is too high. Last time, he just looked at that broken calligraphy painting and charged me 100,000 yuan. I only made a total of 180,000 yuan, but he made more than me. This time, he dares to swallow me whole, so there's no need to call him over. This thing is the real deal!"

  "Last time you didn't let Lao Wang see it, you won't even make a penny."

  Li Yuanxing didn't respond to this, and continued: "Actually, I had already taken these goods in a long time ago, but I didn't dare take them out. You can't blame me, Cabinet Master - for four or five years, I've been doing nothing but stealing and smuggling, buying and selling, and the money I have on hand hasn't exceeded 10 million. It's only now, with Cabinet Master backing me up, that I'm willing to bring it out; otherwise, I would have planned to bury it for another decade or two before taking it out."

  "Cowards live longer." Gu Ye had seen treasures worth over 10 million in Li Yuanxing's store, which were also obtained by someone and sold to Li Yuanxing. Gu Ye gave a glance, and the price he offered was not high, just over 40 million, but he bought it. He then resold it for over 100 million.

  So Li Yuanxing believed half of this nonsense.

  The reason why the other half didn't believe it was that Li Yuanxing's treasures were too against the sky, and two national treasures had already been released in two years.

  "Have you ever killed someone?" The shopkeeper suddenly smiled.

  Li Yuanxing was startled: "No, I've only buried a corpse."

  Haha! Gu Ye laughed heartily, Li Yuanxing's expression didn't seem fake. Gu Ye and Li Yuanxing's grandfather were comrades-in-arms who had fought together in the war. He also thought highly of Li Yuanxing, but he didn't want his good brother's grandson to go astray, so he stayed behind. Now it seemed that staying behind was the right decision.

  "What did you pick up after burying it?"

  "That box, those few people didn't seem to be locals, they were fighting among themselves. The last one I saw was still not dead when I left. In the end, he also died from bleeding, it's not that I didn't want to save him. Because he had been bitten by a snake too, don't ask me where those people are buried, I don't remember." Li Yuanxing continued to fabricate lies.

  The old man hit Li Yuanxing's head with his tobacco pouch: "Alright, let's just say you've lost your memory."

  Li Yuanxing let out a long sigh of relief as the old man didn't ask any further questions. Then he continued, "Actually, there's another box that should also be good stuff. And I found a way to contact those people on me, and recently I've been studying how to repair the roads on that island."

  "Fix it well, then there's no need to rush to take out the box, if there are too many things, they won't be valuable." The cabinet master nodded, Li Yuanxing honestly confessed and made him satisfied, of course he didn't know that from start to finish Li Yuanxing hadn't spoken a single true word, this was Li Yuanxing's self-hypnosis for several days, forcing himself to believe these false words.

  The old man gestured to have Yu Shinan pack up the Orchid Pavilion Preface, then said: "This thing, you don't need to make money from it. Donate it!"

  "I understand!" Li Yuanxing replied respectfully.

  "After I've taken a look at the rest of the things, if there's anything that must be donated, don't bother discussing it with me."

  "I get it!"

  "Also, Liu Zi from Beicun has found Xiaojun through connections and wants to make a deal with you. I've agreed on your behalf, as Liu Zi is a fair person and can also help you make a friend. He offered 20 million to buy a Tang Hengdao sword from you, which I also agreed to, but postponed it to half a year later."

  Liu Zi, as mentioned by Gui Ye, is a high-ranking figure in the eyes of Li Yuanxing and others, the true big shot who dominates half of Xi'an and half of the Northwest. If Li Yuanxing were to meet him, he would respectfully address him as Liu Ye.

  This Sixth Master is a real veteran of the battlefield, with a strong and just personality. He restrained his subordinates: first, no extortion; second, no bullying men or women; third, no forcing good people into prostitution. Even when running a casino, he would leave some money for gamblers to live on, what benevolence! He is a renowned and respected big brother in the underworld, and was once an idol in the hearts of Li Yuanxing and others.

  "I know it's Gu Ye helping me. Otherwise, lend me this dagger first, and when those blue-eyed devils from Japan come to deliver goods again, I'll leave one for Gu Ye!"

  "As long as I have my old man in my heart."

  Li Yuanxing smiled, and the cabinet master was more intimate than his own grandfather. His heart warmed up: "Cabinet Master, I have something to collect. I'll offer 40 million RMB to buy that Horsemanship Sword that Emperor Taizong used during his coronation, and I'll give it to you as a birthday gift!"

  The old man pointed at Li Yuanxing and was speechless.

  Li Yuanxing saw the pale face of Gui Ye, his body trembling with fear. He grabbed onto Gui Ye: "Gui Ye, you can't scare Xingzi like this!" After shouting, he immediately yelled at Wang Wu: "Wang Wu, call an ambulance!"

  Wang Wu had just picked up the phone when it was knocked out of his hand by a tobacco pouch wielded by Gui Ye, who grabbed Li Yuanxing's wrist with an iron-like grip: "What information have you obtained?"

  "Are you okay, old man?"

  "Speak quickly!" The tone of the cabinet master changed, and Ye Qiufeng said on the side: "If this knife really exists, it is a pride for our country, and it must be placed in Huaxia." Ye Qiufeng also guessed a bit, Li Yuanxing's route was overseas, and he walked through the smuggling channels of foreign gangs. Basically, they were stolen goods, so the price of recovery was not high.

  "There is, there's news!" Li Yuanxing didn't dare to scare the cabinet master anymore, secretly scolding himself for being dizzy and talking nonsense, while thinking about how to round out this topic.

  "Hurry up and say it!"

  "It's like this, there are several leads. One is a rumor that during the Tang Dynasty, the Japanese took it away. Another one is that during the Yuan Dynasty, the Japanese exchanged other treasures for it, and the last one is that during the Republic of China era, a traitor sold it to the Japanese. In short, now about 50% of that thing is in Japan. According to the information, the collector in Japan is a spendthrift, his family has declined, he doesn't understand the value of this sword, so I spent a high price to hire an international thief, whether true or false, I must steal it back!"

  "Alright, I'll give you 50 million, you little brat don't have that much money!" The shopkeeper's expression was ferocious.

  "Boss, it may not cost that much. My opening price is actually 10 million." Li Yuanxing didn't know how deep Boss's background was, but he also didn't dare to ask for 50 million in one breath, this is inhumane.

  "Gui Ye knocked on Wang Wu again: 'Call Xiao Jun and tell him that I'm inviting Liu Zi to dinner tonight, and also ask Liu Zi for a favor!'"

  Ye Qiu Shuang wanted to go to the hospital to see her mother, but Gu Ye only said one sentence: "Girl, don't go around talking nonsense about some things. Some matters are life-and-death, and since you've entered this courtyard, your future days may not be peaceful. Let Xiao Wu Zi arrange for two people to follow you, be careful lately!"

  "Thank you, Grandpa, I understand." After thanking Grandpa Gui, Ye Qiufeng asked Li Yuanxing: "Where are you tonight?"

  "I spent the night in the courtyard next door!" Li Yuanxing replied truthfully.

  Liu Mingxuan, nicknamed Liu the Sixth, was originally one of twelve sworn brothers on the battlefield against Annan. He was the sixth brother and the only survivor after being shot six times. After returning to the old city, he established his business through sheer force and continued to call himself the Sixth Brother, never forgetting his fallen comrades.

  And this Sixth Master was able to establish these industries also because among his brothers, those with a military background were in the majority.

  The original six masters under Lü Bu's command were all scouts by origin, and any one of them was a master who could take on ten men at once.

  It is said that Gui Ye wants to invite himself to dinner, Liu Mingxuan chooses a tea house in his own industry, and closes down the whole day. Gui Ye is a figure who even Wang Xiaojun's grandfather would call "Old Big Brother", although he doesn't understand the real background, Liu Mingxuan knows that Gui Ye's origins might be terrifyingly large.

  Liu Mingxuan was holding Li Yuanxing's information!

  Gui Ye came to the ancient city just to take care of Li Yuanxing, the grandson of his old comrade-in-arms. At that time, Li Yuanxing was only 19 years old.

  Li Yuanxing did not finish high school, his brother raised him and fell ill. At the age of 17, Li Yuanxing was already unable to work on the ground, but he dared to fight and managed to earn some small industries.

  Li Yuanxing has two regrets. One is that he couldn't cure his brother's illness, and the second is that he got into a fight and was locked up, so he didn't get to see his brother one last time.

  Putting down Li Yuanxing's information, Liu Mingxuan said a sentence: "He is indeed a young man with a sense of justice!"

  At the foot of Nanshan, Li Yuanxing also had a bit of chivalry. It's said that when Li Yuanxing drank wine, he would talk about how Liu Ge was his idol." One of the Ten Tigers, Ba Wang Hu Wei Feng, smiled and said this, earlier on the phone, Gui Ye said he wanted to borrow someone, so as the leader of the Ten Tigers, he had to come over, it's a matter of giving face to the old man.

  At noon, Gui Ye and Li Yuanxing arrived.

  It's enough for Wang Xiaojun to introduce himself, at their level of status and position, there is no need to pretend or put on a show.

  The second floor of the teahouse was occupied by only four people, aside from two waiters. Liu Mingxuan's bodyguards and the like were all seated downstairs.

  "Sixth Master is well!" Li Yuanxing bowed respectfully.

  After receiving this courtesy, Liu Mingxuan stretched out his hand and said: "It's too much trouble to call for someone outside. Pour a cup of tea first and then call Sixth Uncle."

  This is an honor! Li Yuanxing naturally wouldn't decline, being able to make his idol take notice of him, even if he was already the King of Qin in the Tang Dynasty, at this moment his mood was also excited.

  "A gift for Sixth Uncle, Sixth Uncle must accept it!" Li Yuanxing held out the bundle with both hands.

  Liu Mingxuan took over and opened the cloth package, his hands involuntarily trembling for a moment. He sighed and said: "It's precious!"

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