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Li Ye returned to the room and carefully cut open the gold box with his flying knife. He cut along the circle sealed by the molten gold juice. The gold was very soft and he cut it easily. When he opened the box, he saw that it was indeed the top and bottom parts. Two-layer wooden grid, padded with velvet, with ten gems neatly placed

Three sapphires, three rubies, two emeralds, and two yellow sapphires. The moment he saw the gems, Li Ye was almost suffocated by the beauty of the ten gems.

The gems are not big, about the same size as an apricot, and the size and shape are almost the same. Li Ye also has gems larger than them, but they can't match the quality of these ten gems. The color, luster and purity are all at the top. Brilliant.

The color of the three sapphires gradually becomes lighter, but it is extremely pure and intense. It is as blue as a deep star curtain, as blue as the ocean in Northern Europe, and as blue as the sky of the prairie.

The three rubies are also particularly dazzling. They are as red as flames, as red as roses, and as red as the sunset. They are so enchanting, so hot, and so deep.

The two topaz stones are like pieces of chicken fat cut off, and they are also like cooked sweet chestnuts.

As for the two green gems, Li Ye once thought they were the top-grade imperial green glass, but in fact they were not. The gems were sourced from an unknown source and were so green that it took one's breath away.

Li Ye put the ten Caliphate gems into a small leather purse and hung them close to his chest.

He took out a bulging bag from his horse bag and poured out more than a hundred fine gems. This was a trophy obtained from Xue Feng's house. He was amazed at the time, but now compared with the ten Caliphate gems, It's like a firefly versus a bright moon.

Li Ye picked ten fine gems, the same color as the Khalifa gems and about the same size, and put them into the box. If you have not seen the ten Khalifa gems, you will definitely be fascinated by these ten new gems in front of you. live.

The key reason why Li Ye dared to kill the Caliphate was that the Caliphate Crown had been missing for a hundred years, and the gold box had been sealed for forty years. It was estimated that no one else in the world had seen the Caliphate Jewel except himself, so who would identify the authenticity?

Li Ye then went to a jewelry store diagonally opposite the post house, paid twenty gold dinar coins, and asked the shopkeeper to cast a circle of gold juice around the lid of the gold box, and then sealed the gold box again, thus restoring the state of affairs. As it was, it was even more sealed and evenly sealed than before, completely integrated into one body.

Early the next morning, Li Ye came to Xidayun Temple. This was a large temple covering an area of ​​dozens of acres and with many believers. There was an endless stream of male and female believers coming in and out without taking off their boots, which was pretty good.

Entering the temple, Li Ye walked aimlessly and casually.

At this time, a middle-aged woman stepped forward and saluted him, "Master, please follow me!"

What she spoke was actually Turkic, not Sogdian. These people were definitely not Sogdians, but Turks, but how did they know about the gold box? This is what Li Ye cannot understand the most.

Also, don’t the Turks believe in shamanism? Why did it appear in a Zoroastrian temple again? Li Ye suddenly thought of the group of Geluolu merchants he saw on the road. They were worshiping the Sun God!

Could it be that he is from Geluolu?

However, not even his twenty men knew about the gold box. Only the king and his son of Bukhana knew about it. Of course Murdo and Arole would not betray themselves, so how could the other party know?

After Li Ye thought about it, there was only one possibility, that is, the father and son told their families, and their family members leaked the news.

Walking into a courtyard, Li Ye secretly held four flying knives in his hands, his ears stood up. He was mainly on guard against the opponent's copper needles, which were blown out from a pipe. They were very domineering hidden weapons with strong anesthetics on them. He was on the black cat. After doing an experiment, the black cat woke up in the middle of the night and limped away.

The courtyard was surrounded by women dressed in white, all of them wearing face scarves. This was a strange gang, and they were all women.

At this time, four women in black robes walked out of the room, all wearing face scarves. The front was also a middle-aged woman, and the three behind were young women. Among them, the young woman in the middle, Li Ye, had an inexplicable Familiar feeling.

"Have you brought the gold box?" the middle-aged woman asked coldly while standing in front of the steps.

Li Ye took out the gold box from his arms, held it in his hand and said, "I can give you the gold box, but where are my horse and dagger?"

"The horse can be returned to you, but not the dagger!"

Li Ye frowned, "Why?"

"The dagger is a sacred object of Zoroastrianism. It has been enshrined in the Guangming Temple in Samarkand. It is called the Sword of Light, also known as the Sword of Ahura. It is one of the seven sacred objects of Zoroastrianism."

"nonsense!"

Li Ye said angrily: "I got the dagger from the Tang Palace, what does it have to do with Zoroastrianism?"

The middle-aged woman hesitated and said: "The Sword of Light is indeed a Zoroastrian thing. There are two in total, one long sword and one short sword. This one is a short sword. Ninety years ago, Zoroastrianism donated it to the Tang Dynasty. The Emperor, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty approved us to build a temple in Chang'an for this reason."

"Since it has been donated to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, it does not belong to Zoroastrianism. Even if you want to go back, you cannot use it in this way. This is disrespectful to our God of Light."

The middle-aged woman said helplessly: "Yes! I hope Mr. Li can dedicate it to Dayun Temple."

Li Ye smiled slightly and said: "You return the dagger to me first, and then we can negotiate. To me, it is just a sharp dagger. As long as your conditions satisfy me, I can exchange it with you."

The middle-aged woman took a deep look at Li Ye and waved her hand gently. Behind her, a woman in black came up with a plate. On the plate was Li Ye's dagger.

Li Ye put away the dagger and glanced at the young woman in black again. He couldn't see her face, but he had an indescribable feeling. It seemed familiar but also strange. Could she be the princess of the country of Bukhan?

Li Ye put the gold box on the plate. The woman in black looked at Li Ye in surprise and turned back.

The middle-aged woman picked up the gold box and quickly compared it with a pattern next to it. Yes, it was this gold box. There were snake patterns on the gold box and a drop-shaped emerald inlaid in it. It was exactly as Alian described. The same thing is sealed around with gold juice, and the name of King Bukhanna Hu'anli is engraved on the lower left corner of the bottom.

This young man from the Tang Dynasty didn’t even know the importance of the items in this box! The middle-aged woman's hands were shaking slightly with excitement.

Li Ye saw her excitement, and Li Ye suddenly understood that these people actually knew the secret of the gold box. They thought they didn't know, and were afraid that excessive concern would arouse their suspicion, so they deliberately kept it understated. war horse.

Li Ye sneered in his heart, these people are really cute and stupid.

"I gave you the gold box, where is my horse?"

The middle-aged woman waved her hand, and someone pulled out the Fire Cloud Horse. The middle-aged woman said to Li Ye in a gentle tone: "My name is Angel, and I am the priestess of this temple. I hope we can negotiate well and Mr. Li can present the Sword of Light to this temple."

Li Ye smiled: "I won't give it, but I can exchange it. It depends on your sincerity!"

He glanced at the young woman in black again, got on his horse, and galloped out of Dayun Temple.