PS: Today's first update, ask for a few more monthly passes, please support more.

"Nine Emperor Star Monarch?" At this time, Bao Longtu was stunned: "I really haven't heard much of it." ”

"Is it the Big Dipper?" Fang Yuan hesitated a little, but his tone was a little affirmative: "The Lord of the Southern Dipper is born, the Lord of the Big Dipper is dead, the King of Hades is not counted, the Star Monarch in charge of death, except for the Nine Stars of the Big Dipper, I really can't think of any other immortals." ”

"The Big Dipper?" Bao Longtu was stunned again: "Isn't it the Big Dipper?" ”

"It's generally seven stars, but in addition to the seven stars, there are two dark stars, left and right, collectively known as nine stars."

Fang Yuan explained: "In Taoist culture, the seven stars correspond to the seven orifices of the person, namely the eyes, ears, nostrils and mouth. There are also two dark stars, the so-called hidden stars, which allude to the urethra and anus. The so-called death of a person is not smooth, this is what it means. ”

"It is also for this reason that the ancients felt that the nine stars of the Big Dipper corresponded to the nine orifices of the human body, so the death of the Lord of the Big Dipper and the death of the person in charge of life are naturally awe-inspiring."

While speaking, Fang Yuan smiled again: "Of course, more often, everyone uses the Big Dipper to discern the direction, as for the two dark stars, they are hidden relatively deeply, and ordinary people can't see them, so naturally few people mention them." However, in the legend, if someone can really see the two hidden stars, it will be considered a great fortune, and it will be auspicious in the future. ”

"I didn't expect that the little brother is also familiar with Taoist culture."

At this moment, Luo Qiu nodded with a smile and said, "That's right, the Nine Emperor Star Monarch I am talking about is indeed the Big Dipper Nine Stars." The nine immortals painted in the picture are the so-called Tianshu Palace Greedy Wolf Star Monarch, Tianxuan Palace Jumen Xingjun, Tianji Palace Lucun Star Monarch, Tianquan Palace Wenqu Xingjun, Yuheng Palace Lian Zhen Xingjun, Kaiyang Palace Wuqu Xingjun, and Shaoguang Palace Pojun Xingjun. and left and right......"

"Greedy Wolf, Jumen, Lucun, Wenqu, Lian Zhen, Wuqu, Broken Army......" Bao Longtu whispered to himself: "It sounds very imposing, and there is an indescribable charm." ”

"Ancient Chinese star names. It's always been very interesting. Fang Yuan chuckled: "Unlike Western constellation names, most of them are inseparable from animals. It's just weak. ”

"It's just that I don't have any imagination." Bao Longtu agreed: "Instead of studying Western constellations, it is definitely very rewarding to explore the astrology of ancient China." ”

"Ancient Chinese astrology was too complex, and there was no unified standard." Luo Qiu shook his head and said: "The astrologs mentioned in some ancient books often have their own legends, and even if the names are not uniform, they often contradict themselves and are incomprehensible. ”

"Everything is the same. Whoever has the most influence should be based on which one is the standard. Bao Longtu said casually, and then he was also a little curious: "Master Luo, I also noticed it, and found that this design is a little strange, and the image of the fairy figure has a bit of a distorted feeling, isn't it a carved wood carving?" ”

"Little brother, you have a lot of eyesight." Luo Qiu couldn't help but approving, and then smiled: "Flat wood carvings are too ordinary. I'm going to play something different this time. ”

As a master of wood carving, Luo Qiu said this based on his trust in his own strength. It's like an online writer god, even if he writes very cold subjects. You can also write about fire, because people have this ability. The problem is that a street writer also wants to follow the trend and seek change to play the unpopular. Definitely going to die a terrible death.

Shijie is like this, strength is everything. For example, now. As soon as he heard that Luo Qiu wanted to innovate, Bao Longtu immediately said in surprise: "How does Master Luo plan to start?" ”

"I want to carve on an arc." Luo Qiu smiled: "I originally wanted to paint a pattern on a sphere. However, I found that the spherical carving was not easy to arrange, so I simply retreated to the next best thing and tried to ...... on the hemispherical surface first."

"Shallow carving? Relief? Engraving? Bao Longtu was very interested in asking.

"Hehe, secrecy!" Luo Qiu smiled slightly: "When the work is completed, I will definitely invite the little brother to come and enjoy it." ”

"A word is ......a certainty" Bao Longtu was very happy, and then glanced back at Fang Yuan, and suddenly felt a little strange: "Maruko, what are you doing in a daze?" ”

"I'm not stunned, I'm just thinking about things." At this time, Fang Yuan's eyes revealed a strange light: "Master Luo, do you really plan to engrave the Big Dipper Nine Stars on the surface of the sphere?" ”

"It's not a sphere, it's a hemispherical ......surface," Luo Qiu corrected.

"It's a brilliant idea." Suddenly, Fang Yuan said embarrassedly: "Master Luo, I have a reluctant request, I hope you don't feel weird." ”

"What's the matter?" Luo Qiu was a little surprised.

"A little thing." While speaking, Fang Yuan took out the boil bead that had no aura and gestured, "I want to paint the pattern of the Big Dipper on this bead...... It's not a character pattern, but the purest seven-star arrangement, I wonder if the master can help me with this little favor? ”

"Huh?" Luo Qiu was stunned, and then looked at the boil beads, and there was a little more surprise in his eyes: "This is a gall?" ”

"Gall?" Bao Longtu was a little confused: "What is a gall." ”

"Gall is another name for a nodule, and it is often found when you cut open close to the root of the tree. For this kind of gall wood, some people call it shadow wood, or yin wood, and it all means the same thing anyway. ”

Luo Qiu explained: "As we all know, tree nodules are things that grow after trees are sick, and they belong to a kind of pathological manifestation. But we have a tradition of liking morbid beauty since ancient times, such as the beauty Lin Daiyu, the good medicine bezoar, the Geguanjun porcelain, and the spice musk. As long as it conforms to everyone's aesthetics, whether it is sick or not, everyone likes it. ”

"This is the case with gall wood, because of illness, the internal texture is different from the normal, and it appears more dense and magnificent, exquisite and abnormal. Scarcity is expensive, and it is naturally more sought after. ”

At this time, Luo Qiu took the boil bead in Fang Yuan's hand, and after a little look, he was full of praise: "Generally speaking, the texture of the gall is more diverse, but it is relatively rare for a pattern like this gall to show a twisted spiral. The pattern is dense and coherent, which is interesting and wonderful. ”

"Is this thing good?" Bao Longtu asked about it, and he didn't believe it.

"It's good, it's pretty good." Luo Qiu smiled and said, "Of course, judging from the tree material, it shouldn't be a precious variety." If it is red sandalwood gall and golden silk gall, then the price will be sky-high. ”

"Rosewood, golden silk or something, don't dare to ask for extravagance." Fang Yuan took the opportunity to say: "Master Luo, I have a bracelet at home, and I plan to use this gall as the mother bead, but I feel that the surface of the gall is relatively monotonous, so I want to carve it......"

"No, the pattern of the gall itself is the most haode pattern." Luo Qiu shook his head directly: "Painting on the beads is purely superfluous, but it destroys its natural beauty." ”

"Master Luo is right." Bao Longtu echoed: "Didn't I say that natural beauty is really beautiful, the bead pattern is already very beautiful, and there is no need to engrave another pattern." ”

"Don't tear it down." Fang Yuan glared at Bao Longtu angrily, and then said solemnly: "Master Luo, the reason why I want to paint the seven-star pattern on the beads must have my intentions, and I ask you to help." ”

"What's your intention?" Luo Qiu frowned and said: "Young people don't pursue bells and whistles too much, you must know that inner beauty can last forever......"

"Okay." Fang Yuan nodded lightly and said no more. Seeing Luo Qiu's refusal, he didn't plan to force it, anyway, there was more than one wood carver in Quanzhou, Luo Qiu, and it was just a big deal to find someone else.

"Wait......" Luo Qiu was not stupid, his eyes were full of suspicion: "Are you planning to find someone else to help?" ”

"Ugh!" Fang Yuan smiled, not admitting it, but he didn't deny it either.

“…… Forget it, I'll carve it. ”

Unexpectedly, Luo Qiu actually changed his mind, only to hear him shake his head and sigh: "The texture of the gall is very fine, and random carving will only spoil good things." If you want to carve on the surface, you have to go with the flow...... By the way, what do you say you want to carve? ”

"Seven stars, seven stars of the Big Dipper." Fang Yuan was overjoyed, and hurriedly said, "The simplest star line arrangement chart is good. ”

"It's not easy." Luo Qiu glanced at it and said: "It's simple to engrave seven stars on a flat surface, but to engrave seven stars on a bead is somewhat jishu content." ”

"That's why I asked Master Luo to make a move." Fang Yuan nodded again and again, the beads were spherical, no matter what pattern was painted, it would inevitably produce a certain amount of deformation. Therefore, if you want to make the carved pattern beautiful, you also need a certain amount of spatial imagination.

Of course, experience is also very important, for example, the experienced Luo Qiu, although he said that this matter has some jishu content, in fact, after carefully observing the texture of the beads, he immediately took out a colored pen, and without the slightest hesitation in his hand, he directly dotted seven points on the beads, and then connected the seven points, and a Big Dipper Seven Star pattern was immediately formed.

"Look, that's fine." Luo Qiu gestured: "I have tried to avoid the most beautiful and delicate patterns, and the lines between the stars are outlined along the texture, so as not to destroy the overall beauty of the texture......

"The master's shot is really extraordinary." At first glance, Fang Yuan sincerely admired.

"Wait for me for three minutes."

For Fang Yuan's admiration, Luo Qiu seemed to have become accustomed to it, and he didn't have any sense of complacency, and then quickly entered the state of work, directly picked up the tool and carved it carefully.

In less than three minutes, Luo Qiu had already completed his work, and a perfect Big Dipper pattern was presented on the beads. This is a shallow carving, the seven star points are more obvious, but the connection is relatively light. However, due to the relatively dull color of the beads, the pattern carved with the knife is very clear and easy to see.

All in all, Luo Qiu fully realized Fang Yuan's wishes without destroying the overall beauty of the beads, and was indeed worthy of the name of a master of wood carving.

"Then it's the piercing." The more Fang Yuan looked at it, the more satisfied he became, and he took the opportunity to ask, "Master Luo, do you have a punch machine here?" I want to drill a hole in the beads. ”

In fact, it is not one eyelet, it should be two, because after the bead is perforated, there is an eye at each end of the left and right ends, plus the pattern on the surface of the bead, which is exactly in line with the law of the Big Dipper...... (To be continued......)