Author: Mobei Shasha Knife

Xu Zhengping dispersed all the sailors and the elite Nanshan Gang under his command, and mingled with various Jianghu forces to inquire for information.

In addition, from Yihua Palace, Lianxing would also report some information from time to time, making Xu Zhengping well aware of the four islands.

He lived in a hot spring inn on an outlying island all day long, sculpting, practicing martial arts, bathing in hot springs, and selling goods by the way, and he was fully engaged in overseas business.

This outlying island is very small, but it is where pirates and maritime merchants gather. There is not much on the island, except for the numerous brothels, inns and hotels, which are arranged around a volcano.

No one knows when the volcano will erupt, but before it erupts, everyone should get rich and enjoy themselves.

Recently, more and more people have come from the outer seas, and they are all maritime lords, including wealthy merchants, pirates, and samurai warriors from various Japanese kingdoms.

The outlying islands are the final destination for everyone. Once they cross the outlying islands, they will be within the sphere of influence of the three island owners, including Xu Hai, and conflicts will inevitably arise.

In fact, conflicts have become more and more intense in the past few days, and more people have died than ever before. When the rumors become more outrageous, more and more people are willing to fight for them.

On this day, Xu Zhengping finally finished carving the Buddha statue in his hand, and the effect was much better than the first time.

The Buddha statue already had a shape in his hands, but as Lian Xing said, carving the Buddha with a knife could not hide the murderous intent, so the Buddha statue only had murderous intent, and it looked more like an evil ghost.

Xu Zhengping didn't care about this. He carefully observed every knife mark on the Buddha statue. Compared with the first Buddha statue, his carving skills had greatly improved.

The stability, accuracy, explosive power, and coordination of the knife movement must be much stronger. These aspects cannot be achieved by relying solely on internal strength.

Recalling the process of carving the Buddha, Xu Zhengping vaguely felt that as the Buddha statue was closer to completion, it became more and more spiritual. Its spirit came from the knife in his hand, and the aura in the knife came from the meaning in his heart.

Xu Zhengping had an enlightenment. In order to perfect the sword technique he had learned, he needed to refine the sword intention, pour it into the sword, and enter the Buddha statue?

He thought of the masters in the martial arts world whom he discussed with Lian Xing. Lian Xing once said that internal strength cultivation is not the most critical factor in determining martial arts strength.

A swordsman like Ximen Chuixue, whose cultivation is far inferior to that of Yao Yue, can still compete with Yao Yue. Although he still loses in the end, Yao Yue cannot kill him.

Lian Xing also said that the sword god Xie Xiaofeng's cultivation is not very good, but he has a unique sword intention, which can replace his cultivation, allowing him to display unimaginable strength in actual combat.

This kind of sword intention and the true meaning of martial arts are also part of martial arts.

Xu Zhengping once thought that this path was not suitable for him because he was by no means a person obsessed with martial arts. He practiced martial arts to become stronger and to climb to the top, not to pursue martial arts itself as the truth.

For him, martial arts is just a means to climb to the top, which is determined by its particularity in this world.

But now I didn’t expect that if Xu Zhengping wanted to become stronger, he would have to understand the meaning of the sword. Otherwise, the martial arts that he had learned through carving into the sword would only be able to continuously improve technically and never achieve what he wanted to achieve.

Degree.

He couldn't help but frown a little, looked at the Miao Dao in his hand, and thought: Sincerity means the intention is right. For martial arts, I only use it as a means. It is difficult to be sincere, but I have Buddha in my heart. Let's see if I can replace martial arts with Buddha.

, and thus transformed into the meaning of the sword.

After thinking about all this, Xu Zhengping came to the pier and looked at the four islands in the distance and the people coming and going on the sea.

At this time, he noticed a man who had been communicating with the merchants on the dock.

This man is the prisoner he rescued from the pirates, Huang Gongka. This man is quite sociable and eloquent. He looks like a nobleman doing business overseas. Even if he talks to strange merchants, he is not offensive.

, but are willing to exchange maritime trade information with them.

Xu Zhengping quietly observed and found that Huang Gongji's noble appearance was not an act. He showed a natural nobility in every move he made.

Such a temperament cannot be cultivated by ordinary wealthy people. It must have abundant material support and be accustomed to enjoying all kinds of top-notch and luxurious things before it can be displayed naturally.

Just like Xu Zhengping's previous life, the Phoenix Man who passed the college entrance examination in Shanzhai, even if he graduated from college and became a social elite, could enter the grandest and most luxurious occasions with those who were originally from wealthy families, and his momentum would be obviously outweighed by his strength.

One's own people take the lead.

This is simply because people who come from wealthy families have grown up in this kind of environment, and have long regarded this kind of luxury that ordinary people have never seen or heard of as normal.

As for the phoenix man who came out of the mountain den, before he had seen all kinds of luxury, he must have been nervous the first few times he faced it, and could not hide his inferiority complex.

This is the origin of the cultivation of such nobility, so the wealthy merchants on the sea who take risks to pursue glory and wealth will naturally be full of affection for such a noble son and flock to him.

He can also answer many of Huang Gongpotassium’s questions.

Huang Gongka asked most about trade routes and the transaction volume of various goods.

Every time he asked someone, he would quietly hide aside and record the information he learned in a book, doing so very carefully. After a whole morning like this, it was as if he had made an investigation report, and he was satisfied and ready to return to the inn.

Unexpectedly, he bumped into Xu Zhengping, who was stunned and froze on the spot. He then raised his hands with a smile on his face and said, "Mr. Xu, would you like to come out and get some fresh air?"

Xu Zhengping nodded and said, "Do you still plan to do business at sea in the future?"

Huang Gongka said meaningfully: "There are many opportunities at sea that are not available on land. The risks are high, but the rewards are also great!"

"If you meet a pirate again, you may not meet me again."

"Even so, I have to take the risk."

Xu Zhengping was a little confused, "From what I see in your behavior, you are definitely not from an ordinary wealthy family. To be able to develop such a noble spirit as you, I am afraid that you must be either a prime minister or a minister, but also a lord or prince."

Huang Gongji was stunned, as if he didn't expect that Xu Zhengping could see people so accurately. He indeed had never told about his origins.

At the beginning, he only said that as long as he could be sent back to the Ming Dynasty, he would be rewarded generously, but he did not say where he would be sent to the Ming Dynasty. It seemed that no matter where he was, he could fulfill his promise if he knew how to land.

The Ming Dynasty is a big country, but there are definitely not many people with such confidence.

Xu Zhengping saw the other party's confused expression and did not pursue it, "I don't care who you are. I guess you are not in a poor family, otherwise you wouldn't have said that as long as I send you to Daming, you can give me such generous rewards.

A person whose family is in decline cannot make such a promise. I guess you want to make a living for yourself, so you are thinking of looking for opportunities at sea."

Huang Gongji gritted his teeth and said with a wry smile: "Mr. Xu has guessed it almost exactly, but I still can't tell you the origin of Xiaosheng in detail."

"It doesn't matter, this time the affairs at sea are over, and I may not have time to take care of matters at sea after returning to China.

Although Captain Chiang is familiar with the sea, he is still just a captain, and his trade is very extensive. If he loses money or makes money, he has to rely on God to provide food for him.

If you are willing, I can invest in you. You will lead this ship and Captain Jiang will cooperate with you.

If you make money, 70% will belong to me and 30% will belong to you. If you want to expand the caravan, as long as your strength allows, that's fine."

Huang Gongka's eyes couldn't help but light up, "Mr. Xu, do you trust me? Aren't you afraid that I will lose money, even the boat?"

Xu Zhengping sneered and said: "This ship is not worth much, not to mention that I have been watching you for a long time. A person who can record the trade situation of various merchants in detail must be confident in his actions. You will definitely not let me down."
Chapter completed!