021: Ability Metamorphosis

"Okay, Xiaoyou, you should be able to give me an answer now. ”

Wang Hao, who was covered in sweat, helped Zhou You move the bronze statue of Zhong Kui into the room, and didn't even have time to catch his breath, so he asked anxiously: "Before, I thought you bought it for Aunt Li." But the more I thought about it in the car, the more I wondered, don't you have a statue of Guanyin in your house, why do you need a bronze statue of Zhong Kui? And with your shrewdness and eyesight, you should know that this bronze statue of Zhong Kui is not worth such a price at all. If I'm not mistaken, Mr. Xu once introduced us to a bronze statue of Zhong Kui in the late Qing Dynasty about ten centimeters high, but its market price is only 10,000 yuan, and your bronze statue of Zhong Kui is 200,000 yuan. But you almost bought it for twice the price, and if there is no reason here, I will not believe it. ”

Zhou You knew that Wang Hao was not so easy to fool, but Zhou You must not tell the secret of his ability.

Up to now, Zhou You can only explain in half-mysterious and half-confused words: "Because I estimate that this bronze statue of Zhong Kui is older than we imagined." ”

Wang Hao's eyes lit up when he heard this.

Zhou You explained: "The folk Zhong Kui always described him as a leopard with a head and eyes, an iron face and sideburns, a righteous and heroic spirit, a righteous and upright person, a brave heart, and a powerful Wuzi with excellent martial arts. However, this bronze statue of Zhong Kui sculpted him into a down-and-out Confucian student with an ugly face and a poor background. ”

Wang Hao fixed his eyes, and sure enough, it was different from the Zhong Kui he usually watched.

Zhou You continued to explain: "In this bronze statue of Zhong Kui, Zhong Kui has a wat pinned to his belt, which is a wooden ritual vessel held by the minister when he went to court, which is the most distinctive difference. And this peculiar image is exactly in line with the popular image of Zhong Kui in the Northern Song Dynasty. ”

"Northern Song Dynasty!"

Wang Hao almost jumped when he heard this.

The Northern Song Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty were two completely different concepts. If the bronze statue of Zhong Kui in front of you is really the Northern Song Dynasty, its value is probably going to be doubled. Picking up big leaks in the hands of peer experts, there are such things, but there are definitely not many, and it is even more weird to appear in a character like Zhou You, who has just debuted.

In fact, these differences were only discovered after Zhou You bought them. However, his mind was occupied by the terrifying mysterious power hidden in the bronze statue of Zhong Kui, where would he think so much. If it weren't for Wang Hao's stimulation, Zhou You would definitely not think so far.

In the end, Zhou You also added a very terrible persuasive excuse: "There is one more thing you forget, Zhong Kui is the holy monarch of the blessed town house in traditional Chinese culture, and it has an extremely terrible symbolic meaning for the antique and gambling stone industry that pays attention to luck." ”

"I'm convinced!"

This time, Wang Hao was really convinced.

He really didn't expect that this bronze statue of Zhong Kui still had so much knowledge hidden. If nothing else, the last one alone is enough to live around. You must know that Zhou You has recently become obsessed with gambling stones, and his luck is a bit ridiculous, and it is absolutely reasonable to pay a lot of money to buy a treasure that can suppress luck.

Immediately afterwards, Zhou You and Wang Hao discussed the matter of the antique shop and then parted ways.

Zhou You naturally wanted to calm down and study how to devour the mysterious power hidden in the bronze statue of Zhong Kui, while Wang Hao had to go back to the company to resign and deal with the little left behind.

Zhou You, who was sitting on the bed, was thinking hard.

"The last time the Red Mountain Ancient Jade gave me a thrilling encounter, this time the enemy is even more terrifying, the mysterious power hidden in the bronze statue of Zhong Kui is countless times higher than that of the Red Mountain Ancient Jade, and it is not at all what I can devour now. ”

Zhou You pondered the breakthrough and saw what could be exploited.

"Ignore it, let's try it first. ”

The distressed Zhou You looked at the lifelike bronze statue of Zhong Kui, and after a few mental struggles, he separated a trace of the ability that was almost negligible.

It's a pity that Zhou You still overestimated his abilities.

When the ability reached the surface of Zhong Kui's bronze statue, he felt a wall, a wall of sighs made up of mystical powers, blocking out the wandering abilities.

"It's horrible!"

It was a momentary contact before, and Zhou You felt that the mysterious power hidden in the bronze statue of Zhong Kui was very powerful. Now that I look closely, the situation is even more terrifying than Zhou You imagined, and my own ability is like a broken grass hitting a concrete wall, where can I shake it.

Such a tight barrier is like rejecting outsiders who travel around.

Although he didn't have the ability for long, he practiced his ability without gambling on stones, trying to get the most out of his ability in the shortest amount of time. However, he used to explore other objects, such as jadeite wool, mobile phones, televisions, computers, antiques, copper and iron objects, etc., which could be more or less understood, but now he has returned with a feather.

The mysterious power inside this bronze statue of Zhong Kui gives Zhou You the feeling that he is not facing a dead thing, but a giant, a giant that cannot be desecrated like a god.

"I'll try to increase my strength!"

It was just a small test just now, but now it's real.

Although Zhou You was afraid of encountering the danger of the previous confrontation between the two armies, he felt that the mysterious power in the bronze statue of Zhong Kui did not seem to be offensive, otherwise his trace of ability would have been devoured a long time ago, and where could it be recovered.

Traveling concentrated, pooling the abilities around him and onto his fingers, and with a flick of the travel, the two distinct abilities began to collide.

Hum!

Zhou You retreated with a muffled grunt.

This feeling is an electric shock, but it is not the faint electric shock that I had before, but the stimulation of a sudden encounter with a huge electric current, and my whole body is paralyzed, and my mind is in a trance, as if I was stupid by electricity.

It was completely unthinkable for Zhou You to encounter such an invincible ability and harm him in this way.

Zhou You, who came to his senses, was like the kind of poor person who faced the mountains of gold and silver but had no digging tools and could only sigh in vain, and all kinds of negative feelings of grievance, disappointment, and anger were entangled. Seriously, Zhou You has an urge to throw away the bronze statue of Zhong Kui and come out of sight and out of mind.

Call...

But Zhou You is not a fool, and he has not given up on himself so much.

After taking a deep breath, Zhou You began to look for a new breakthrough direction: "Since the hard one can't work, then come to the soft one." Anyway, this idol is also a dead thing, and I can't escape anywhere, so I study it slowly, slowly rub against it, and use it for a month if it doesn't work for a day, and use it for a year if it doesn't work for a month, I don't believe that it can always stop my pace. ”

With a big ambition, Zhou You also restrained the mania in his heart, and his mind calmed down a lot.

Maybe it's a pity for God.

When all of the abilities in the Traveling Concentration encroached on a corner of that mysterious power as mighty as a mountain, it was discovered that this method of slowly encroaching could really work. After all the forces attacked, the effect produced was the same as that of the Red Mountain Ancient Jade, which plundered a lot of energy and came back, and it grew a little stronger.

Although this growth is not very obvious, and it is even half a point weaker than when it devoured the ancient jade of the Red Mountain, but this situation is many times better than what happened before.

"I see!"

Zhou You finally understood.

For example, the mysterious power in the bronze statue of Zhong Kui is a complete and elite army, but this army can only stand still and not attack after the military formation is arranged. On the contrary, he travels here, his ability is a small group of elite rangers, it is impossible to directly attack the opponent's army, and there is even the danger of being counterattacked;

"Am I going to be superhuman, then?"

Zhou You thought that this mere ability could bring him so many benefits, if he devoured the mysterious power in the bronze statue of Zhong Kui, his ability would expand at least ten times, or even twenty times, and how powerful he would become by then, Zhou You couldn't imagine how powerful he would become.

The more he thought about it, the more excited Zhou You became, forgetting the time, and forgetting his own environment, and began his crazy encroachment.

…………

Four days later.

Zhou You felt like eating ginseng fruit, and the pores around his body could feel the power between heaven and earth, and there was indescribable power all over his body. This feeling is not the fluttering feeling of taking medicine, but the high spirit that is full of strength and has reached its peak.

This kind of physical and spiritual exhilaration makes Zhou You's inspiration flash, and concentrates his abilities in his ears. In an instant, Zhou You felt that his hearing was much sharper, not only the sound of the breeze gently shaking the branches, but even the sound of the flapping wings of the mosquitoes flying in front of him.

"Deaf and clear-sighted, this is what I am now!"

Zhou You finally experienced what it was like to be a martial arts master. However, Zhou You didn't get carried away, and after the excitement, he began to think about what his abilities were and whether they would have a negative impact on himself. The stronger the ability, the more terrible the negative effects, and there are many examples of such plots in the movie.

After calming down, Zhou You began to analyze his experience: "My ability only appeared after my head hit the laptop, which is a bit special. And Wang Hao's Hongshan ancient jade is the last relic of his grandfather, and there are obvious signs that it has been carefully 'raised', which entrusts Wang Hao's grandfather's hard work, and this Zhong Kui bronze statue is a statue worshiped by people, entrusting the faith of countless believers. ”

Zhou You once studied his abilities.

It's a pity that Zhou You's ability is really strange, so strange that Zhou You doesn't know how to say it. First of all, Zhou You's ability allows him to have the ability to see, and it can also help him slowly expel some things that his body resists, such as alcohol or something, to slowly improve his physical fitness in disguise. Such a peculiar effect is not something that can be achieved by the legendary internal force and magic power, so Zhou You has never been able to get a definite answer.

But now it seems that Zhou You has a little clue.

"Is it the power of faith?"

After Zhou You finished speaking, he laughed at himself.

The so-called power of faith is nothing more than a contrived spiritual power, and there is no such power even in mythology. However, there are really many inexplicable things in this world, and all people, including the greatest scientists, can't explain it.

"Forget it, why do you know so much? Anyway, this ability can be at my disposal, I concentrate it in my eyes to have the ability to see, and I can improve my hearing by concentrating it in my ears, this effect can be described as turning decay into magic, and only the legendary immortal spiritual power can be so magical. In that case, I'll call the ability spiritual power in the future. ”

Things have been bothering Zhou You for so long, and finally there are preliminary results.

Bite...

The phone rings.

After Zhou You took over, what caught his ears was Wang Hao's roar: "Boy, why haven't you come yet, Brother Huang, they have been waiting for you for half an hour?"

"Wait for me?"

I can't remember what happened for a while.

"I'm X!"

Wang Hao scolded and reminded: "Have you forgotten? Didn't you promise Brother Huang to go to Qingyuan City to attend the monthly party of the Qingyuan Jade Association last week?"