Origin

Wu Zhongyuan is now very sensitive to jade, and even more sensitive to white jade. Before Mr. Li could finish speaking, he asked eagerly, "What kind of white jade?"

"A special kind of jade, delicate and white, with no structure." Mr. Li bent his thumb and index finger to indicate the size. "It's about 80 grams, and its shape is not very regular."

"Is it pure white or gray?" Wu Zhongyuan asked doubtfully. The jade Mr. Li described was exactly the kind he had seen before, but the color was different. The jade he took out from Birdman's tomb and what Wu Zhui gave him His piece and the piece Wu Qianshan was buried with were both gray and white.

"White, rare white. I have never seen similar jade before. It should be a special kind of jade." Mr. Li said.

Although Wu Zhongyuan was confused, he did not ask immediately. Instead, he raised his hand to signal Mr. Li to drive.

Mr. Li was very nervous now and was sweating all the time. In order to let him concentrate on driving, Wu Zhongyuan did not rush to ask about the details of the incident. He waited until he got down the mountain and onto the road before asking about the origin of the jade stone.

Mr. Li will naturally not hide anything from Wu Zhongyuan now and will tell the truth.

In fact, Mr. Li had already started doing business before moving his parents' graves, but at that time he was doing other businesses, and he was the kind who had a little money but not a lot of money. With some spare money, Mr. Li started collecting antiques. In fact, he was following the trend. Because antiques were popular in the past few years, collecting antiques was a shortcut to making a fortune.

Mr. Li didn't have a lot of money at that time and couldn't go to any auctions. He collected antiques in a relatively low-end way, which was to build relationships with the vendors who set up stalls in the cultural market. These vendors sometimes went to the countryside to walk around the streets. Collecting old things, as long as I receive something decent, I will call him and ask him if he is interested.

This is how that piece of iron came about. It was originally discovered by a farmer in the wild. The farmer didn't know the thing himself, but he knew its origin. He didn't sell it as scrap iron and asked the vendor for five thousand yuan.

In the opinion of the hawker, real metal antiques should be made of bronze, not iron, so he suspected that this thing was fake, but the villager insisted that this thing must be an old thing and was absolutely indistinguishable, and asked him to Experts please take a look.

So the hawker found Mr. Li, but Mr. Li was also a dabbler and was not sure whether the thing was real. If he was sure that Mr. Li could afford the price, the farmer asked him if he could prove that it was an old thing. Mr. Li will definitely buy these things.

Mr. Li gave him an affirmative answer, so the farmer took him to the place where he found the iron tool. It was at the foot of a high mountain. At the foot of the mountain, there was a large square stone. The stone had already It was cracked and the inside of the stone was hollow. The farmer pointed at the stone and told Mr. Li that the iron tool was originally wrapped in the stone.

Mr. Li was worried that he was lying, so he asked him why he smashed the stone for no reason. The farmer's answer was that there have been a lot of construction projects in recent years, and even the stones can be sold for money. He drove his tractor here during the slack time. He collects rocks at the foot of the mountain and sells them to others to build foundations for houses. If the rocks are too big for him to move, he will use several chisels to hammer them together to break the rocks.

After hearing what he said, Mr. Li felt it was reasonable, so he observed the stone closely. The stone was square in shape, with a length, width and height of about 1.5 meters. There were many vague lines and patterns around the stone. .

There is a square hole dug by humans on one side, and there are green rust stains and rust residue around the hollow area where the iron tool is located. From this, Mr. Li determined that this stone was carved by humans in ancient times to store the iron tool. ,

In addition to the ironware, there should have been a bronze box, but it was old and the copper box had completely corroded.

Although he didn't know what this thing was or what its use was, Mr. Li knew that it was old, so he gave the farmer 5,000 yuan to buy back the ironware.

After buying the ironware, Mr. Li began to study it. This thing was round in shape and had very ancient patterns on the outside. Mr. Li was not a professional collector and could not understand this thing, so he took pictures and sent them to others to ask for advice. Some professionals told him that they had never seen the thing in Mr. Li's hand, but they had seen something similar. Later generations called it the Yin-Yang Ball. It was very common in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. It consisted of two parts and could be Unscrew it. In ancient times, most wealthy people were superstitious about elixirs. This thing was used to store elixirs.

After being reminded by others, Mr. Li tried to remove the rust and opened the Yin-Yang ball. Inside the Yin-Yang ball was the piece of jade.

Mr. Li's mood at that time was very similar to that of the farmer. This piece of jade was hidden so secretly that it must be a good thing. However, he couldn't figure out what this piece of jade was. He consulted many jade experts, but no one found it. Understanding, in the end, we can only let it go and put it aside.

More than a year after the incident, someone came to the door. It was a middle-aged Taoist priest with a foreign accent. When he came, he directly offered to exchange the iron ball that Mr. Li bought back then.

What this man brought was not cash, but gold, which weighed more than ten kilograms. Mr. Li was confused and asked about the use of the iron ball. The middle-aged Taoist priest did not tell him clearly, but repeatedly emphasized that the thing was of no use to Mr. Li. Useless, but very useful to him.

This Taoist man carried a sword with him and spoke in a cold tone. Mr. Li did not dare to offend this man. He was worried that the origin of the gold would be unknown, so he did not dare to take it.

The middle-aged Taoist seemed to have guessed Mr. Li's concerns, so he offered to not only give him the gold, but also help him with the feng shui of the house.

After Mr. Li hesitated, he gave the iron ball to the middle-aged Taoist priest.

The middle-aged Taoist priest took the iron ball and left, only to come back half a year later.

Since the Taoist priest left, Mr. Li has been on tenterhooks, because he knows very well that the other party will find out that there is nothing in the iron ball sooner or later, and will probably take revenge on him. Seeing that the other party was back, he took the initiative to hand over the piece of jade without waiting for it, saying that he had not deliberately withheld it before, but that his family had taken it out for fun and forgot to put it back.

The Taoist priest took the jade and did not make it difficult for him. Out of gratitude, he pointed out the location just now and told him that as long as he buried his ancestors there, he could become wealthy.

After Mr. Li finished speaking, Wu Zhongyuan fell into deep thought. He studied archeology and was more professional than Mr. Li. Iron wares were very rare before ancient times. At that time, they were mostly bronze wares. The reason why this happened was because the smelting level in ancient times was very limited. The melting point of bronze is 800 degrees, while the melting point of iron is 1,500 degrees. It is more difficult to smelt than bronze. Things are rare and valuable because they are rare.

Since the jade was stored in an iron box, it shows that the person who stored the jade valued it very much.

In addition, there is probably another reason, that is, according to the records left by the master, all metals can be penetrated by breath, with the exception of iron. The other party used iron balls to preserve jade, which is very likely It may be to protect the jade from the influence of the outside world, or it may be to seal the jade's own breath from leaking out.

Thinking of this, I suddenly realized that the reason why the jade stored in the iron box is pure white is because the jade has not been used. The reason why the ones he saw were gray-white was because part of the special aura and energy contained in the jade had been consumed.

"Xiao Wu, besides raising the water level of the pool, do you need to do anything else?" Mr. Li asked anxiously.

Wu Zhongyuan shook his head, "I haven't thought of it yet."

"Will there be any side effects?" Mr. Li asked again.

"There must be side effects," Wu Zhongyuan said truthfully, "You shouldn't have been smart enough to keep that piece of jade. He showed you the location of the haunted house not to reward you, but to punish you."

Mr. Li didn't know why and looked at Wu Zhongyuan in surprise and confusion.

Wu Zhongyuan pointed to the road ahead, indicating that he should pay attention to the road conditions ahead, and then said, "In today's terms, that piece of jade is probably radioactive. When it leaves the iron ball, the energy contained in it will be slowly released. Even if you put that piece of jade Returning it to him only reduced the energy contained in that piece of jade, so you can understand his disguised revenge."

Mr. Li took a breath of cold air, "What should we do?"

"Let me think about it first." Wu Zhongyuan said casually.

Mr. Li thought Wu Zhongyuan was thinking about his own affairs, but in fact Wu Zhongyuan was thinking about his own affairs.

The piece of jade that the Taoist priest was looking for was very similar to the jade he owned and saw. It probably came from somewhere in the same period. Judging from the currently known clues, this kind of jade was probably a medium for entering the wormhole. Since the Taoist priest is looking for this piece of jade, he naturally knows what kind of use this piece of jade has.

Who is this person?

Where is this person from?

What is the purpose of this person being here?

Why does this person know the purpose of jade?

What is this person looking for jade for?

Why was that piece of jade hidden in the stone in ancient times?

How did this person know the specific location of the jade?

Is this person a friend or an enemy?

There are many doubts, and it is difficult to sort out the clues for a while. There are not enough clues, and it is difficult to deduce anything.

"What's that person's accent?" Wu Zhongyuan asked.

"Foreign accent." Mr. Li replied hurriedly.

"Which foreign country is it?" Wu Zhongyuan frowned.

Mr. Li thought for a long time, "I didn't recognize the specific accent. Anyway, he's not a local."

"Is he coughing?" Wu Zhongyuan asked again.

Mr. Li heard it but didn't understand, "What?"

"Let me ask you, does the Taoist priest have a cough?" Wu Zhongyuan asked.

Mr. Li recalled it and shook his head, "It seems not."

"Is the gold he gave you marked? Which dynasty does it belong to?" Wu Zhongyuan asked again.

Mr. Li shook his head again, "There is no mark, but the purity is not high. It should be something from ancient times."

"What style? Gold from different eras has different styles." Wu Zhongyuan shook his head helplessly. This guy didn't even have basic historical knowledge, so he would not risk his life if he collected it.

"There are gold bars, ingots, and horseshoe gold." Mr. Li said.

Wu Zhongyuan nodded. Horseshoe gold was mostly seen in the Han Dynasty. Ingots began to appear only in the Tang and Song Dynasties. Gold bars appeared even later. This shows that the gold this person carries belongs to different eras.

"I'm afraid the Taoist priest can't be found." Mr. Li always thought that Wu Zhongyuan's pursuit of the Taoist priest was to find the person who tied the bell.

Wu Zhongyuan did not answer his question, "Did you take pictures of the line pattern on that stone?"

"I took it with a camera. I still keep the photo." Mr. Li said.

"Drive faster, go back and find out..."

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