Chapter 1: The Fallen Master

Since ancient times, the Chinese people have emphasized getting ahead, glorifying their ancestors, the ancient warriors have killed enough people, and they must return to their hometowns with honor, and the title of the literati gold list must also return to their hometowns, as Xiang Yu said: "Wealth and nobility do not return to their hometowns, such as brocade clothes at night." ”

But for the Beipiao clan with a huge base, this city only gives them a job and an ethereal dream. Especially the North Drifters who live near the North Putuo Film and Television City, they yearn for those stars who are red and purple, and dream of one day when they will become famous.

It can be said that all the efforts they have made and all the sins they have suffered are for the sake of being able to enjoy the glory of returning home, in order to be able to experience the pleasure of being looked up to by all.

Tang Xiaowan is a lucky person, fortunate to be happily moved out of the slum, that is, the gathering place of Beipiao, by a crew director.

In this regard, Old Man Qin was very puzzled, he had already seen Tang Xiaowan's face, the tip of his nose was thin, covered with a dark atmosphere, and he had no wealth in his life. But now that I look at it again, that gray aura is no longer there, replaced by a red light, and the stars of wealth shine brightly: "It doesn't make sense, could it be that this girl has the help of nobles?" ”

"It can't be a good thing that bastard did, right?"

Old Man Qin was suddenly startled, as far as he knew, in addition to himself, only his grandson Qin Xuebing knew the secret art of Qimen within a radius of a hundred miles, so he hurriedly went home and pulled out Qin Xuebing, who was studying the theory of feng shui: "Bastard boy, did you change Tang Xiaowan's fortune?" ”

"Grandpa, I just want to test the spirit, and I won't do it again in the future." Qin Xuebing has followed the old man since he was a child, and since the day he remembers, the old man has taught him the art of Qimen, and physiognomy and feng shui are all inclusive, but the old man emphasizes more that he must not show fortune-telling to others, let alone change the fortune and numerology of others.

Although he didn't know why, Qin Xuebing never went against the old man's wishes. But recently, I often heard Tang Xiaowan, who had a good relationship, complaining about how unlucky and hard she was, so she gave some advice under sympathy, creating an opportunity for Tang Xiaowan, and Tang Xiaowan also grasped it.

"Bastard boy, I shouldn't have taught you the secret art of Qimen in the first place."

Old Man Qin sighed, but he was very conflicted in his heart, on the one hand, he hoped that the mantle would be inherited, but on the other hand, he didn't want Qin Xuebing to use Secretary Qimen: "That's it, there are some things that you should let you know, lest you, a bastard boy, come here and bury yourself." ”

As early as the early eighties, Mr. Qin was already a strange person of the Jiangnan generation, going in and out of the compound of wealthy families, driving away disasters and avoiding disasters for others, calculating numerology, and collecting huge fortune money, which can be described as a moment of glory.

But the old man Qin helped others calculate numerology all his life, drove away disasters and avoided disasters, but he couldn't calculate his own fortune, in a dark and windy night, a group of strongmen broke into the house, his wife and children died tragically, and he also broke an arm.

It was only at this time that Old Man Qin understood that there is karma in the underworld, and changing the numerology fortune of others will have to bear part of the karma.

From then on, Old Man Qin was disheartened, stayed away from Jiangnan and came to the capital, and happened to pick up the infant Qin Xuebing next to the garbage heap and raised him as his own grandson. However, he was worried that karma would be retributed to Qin Xuebing, so he no longer used Qimen secret arts, even if he set up a fortune teller, he was just like an ordinary magic stick, foolish.

"Grandpa, isn't it, if there is really karma, wouldn't it be difficult for all the Qimen warlocks from the past and present to die well?" Qin Xuebing is unbelievable, Qimen Warlock has a high status in ancient times, all dynasties have set up official positions such as the Salt Palace Order and the Volcano Order, and there are not a few rich and noble, if there is karma, why is there no retribution on these people?

Moreover, these warlocks who entered the court as officials broke off the fortune of the country, and if they had more cause and effect than the old man Qin, wouldn't it be difficult to die well? But it turns out that many people are living well.

"That's because they know how to resolve cause and effect." Old Man Qin sighed again and talked about another sad past.

Throughout the ages, Qimen warlocks have had another identity, Qi Refiners. Through the cultivation of vitality, strengthening one's own body can resolve karma, and many outstanding Qimen warlocks are willing to enter the court as officials, on the one hand, to enjoy the glory and wealth, and on the other hand, to benefit the people.

But after ten years of turmoil, most of the Qimen warlocks were executed as bull ghosts and snake gods, and countless Qimen secret techniques were cut off.

Old Man Qin's master also died in the cowshed in the third year of the ten years of turmoil, and he didn't have time to pass down the method of refining qi, otherwise Old Man Qin wouldn't have to take over those causes and effects.

"Then there are still people today who know how to practice qi?" Qin Xuebing didn't expect that Qimen still had such a past, and he was even more curious about Qi Refining, if he could learn the method of Qi training, wouldn't he be able to carry forward the secret art of Qimen.

"There are very few people in the real Qimen these years, let alone Qi Refiners, I haven't met them anyway."

Old Man Qin shook his head, and then solemnly warned: "We are in the Qimen, we can't do it to harm others and benefit ourselves, but we can't do it even more if we harm ourselves and benefit others, if you kid dare to tell fortunes again, see if I don't break your legs." ”

"I just saw that Tang Xiaowan was good, so I said a few more words, and I won't be in the future." Qin Xuebing hurriedly made a guarantee, the old man only has one left arm, a handful of and a handful of urine to raise himself, the hardships are unimaginable, he can live a good life, and send the old man to the end of his life.

Old Man Qin sneered: "The fart is good, after receiving your favor, I didn't even thank you, that is, a white-eyed wolf, you kid is sick to help this kind of person." ”

Qin Xuebing was red-faced by the old man's words, and quickly diverted the topic: "Grandpa, there is still something to do at school, so go out first." ”

"Get out of here!" Old Man Qin was not angry, he originally hoped that Qin Xuebing would study computer science and finance in popular majors and get ahead in the future, but who would have thought that this bastard would hide from him to apply for the most unpopular archaeology major, which would make him angry enough.

However, Qin Xuebing is already in his third year, and he can only break the jar.

As everyone knows, Qin Xuebing also has his own ideas, after learning the secret art of Qimen for so many years, he can't always use it, if he can use the secret art of Qimen to find a few ancient tombs, he will soon be able to make a name for himself in the archaeological world.

"Xuebing, don't be busy walking, I picked up an old object today, come over and help palm the eye." As soon as Qin Xuebing went out, he heard the voice of his neighbor Yu Xiaodong.

Yu Xiaodong is an antique dealer, but he did not set up a stall in Panjiayuan, but set up a stall near the film and television city, and often used modern art to fool tourists who came to the film and television city for sightseeing, but he could also make some money.

Yu Xiaodong rented it next door, it was a small single room, which was full of all kinds of things, for Xiaodong to say that these are antiques, but people with a little eyesight can see that this room is all ancient modern artworks.

"It's this piece of ancient jade, it's a thousand yuan, you see if it's worth it." Yu Xiaodong handed over a dragon-patterned jade pendant with a blue color.

"Brother Dong, you're embarrassing me." Qin Xuebing couldn't help but smile bitterly, the authenticity of ancient jade is difficult to determine, and the age is difficult to determine, especially in recent years, high imitation ancient jade has been constantly emerging, which can make many experts eye-catching, so there is such a saying in the jade world, it is better to buy the old than to buy the new.

Qin Xuebing, on the other hand, is only a junior in college and has never dealt with ancient jade, and his understanding of ancient jade is limited to books and the Forbidden City Museum.

"It doesn't matter, as long as there is an explanation." Yu Xiaodong doesn't care much about the authenticity of the jade, the key is to ask Qin Xuebing to give a statement with a feasible surname, and then he can use Qin Xuebing's statement to fool tourists, maybe he can sell it at a high price.

Qin Xuebing played with it for a while, and looked at the jade material, modeling, carving, color, and pulp: "It's really a coincidence, I saw a similar jade in Panjiayuan last week." ”

Qin Xuebing often goes to Panjiayuan, but he has never seen and listened too much, on the one hand, because of his lack of eyesight, he is afraid of buying fakes, and on the other hand, he has little money and does not dare to spend it at will.

When I went to Panjiayuan last week, I happened to hear an old man commenting on a similar dragon-patterned jade pendant, so he repeated the old man's words: "The material is jade, and the carver is the same as the style of the Han Dynasty, tending to be heroic and unrestrained. ”

"Is it really Hanyu?" Yu Xiaodong was a little excited, although the material of this dragon pattern jade pendant is not very good, as long as it is Han jade, it can be sold for at least a few tens of thousands.

Qin Xuebing shook his head and said: "Although the jade pendant is jade, and the carving is like the style of the Han Dynasty, it is just like it, but there is a problem with the color, it is floating on the surface, not deep enough, there is no sense of history, it is obviously a modern imitation." ”

After a pause, Qin Xuebing said again: "But Brother Dong's luck is not bad, although it is a modern imitation, but it can also be regarded as a high imitation, you see this bag of pulp, layer by layer, soft luster, full of old gas, if you fool well, you can really sell it for a high price." ”

"That's good, that's good."

Yu Xiaodong looked happy, hawkers like them are mainly aimed at laymen, and they can sell the high imitation as genuine: "But Xuebing, do you know how these pulps are generated?" I've also collected a lot of imitations over the years, but none of them have such a good pulp. ”

"There are many ways to do it, but I don't see it that way." Qin Xuebing does not dare to assert that today's antique market is mixed, and counterfeiting methods emerge in an endless stream, which will only make consumers dumbfounded and difficult to judge.

In particular, the recent popular method is even more unbelievable, the counterfeiter actually inserts an opening in the butt of the ploughing ox, stuffs the finished antique jade and sews it on, and uses the constant friction and body heat of the ploughing ox to quickly produce slurry.

It is said that the speed of producing pulp in this way, one year is equal to a thousand years of play, and even some ancient jade collectors will use this method to make the ancient jade quickly generate pulp, reducing the time of playing, after all, the ancient jade was not pulped when it was first unearthed, and the color is gray, and its value is much lower than the ancient jade that has been played.

"It doesn't matter how it produces slurry, as long as it can be sold for a good price."

Yu Xiaodong didn't care about these either, and took out a small jade pen from the table and handed it to Qin Xuebing: "I don't know what material this thing is made of, but the workmanship is very fine, you can take it if you like it." ”

Qin Xuebing took it and looked at it for a while, the workmanship is indeed very fine, like a miniature version of the brush, less than five centimeters long, slightly thicker than a toothpick, and five small characters are engraved with Lishu: one stroke is shocking.

However, it is not made of jade, and like modern handicrafts, the price will not be very high, so Qin Xuebing accepted it with peace of mind: "Thank you, Brother Dong, I like this gadget very much." ”

"What is there to thank, you often help me with my palms, I haven't said a word of thanks." Yu Xiaodong sent Qin Xuebing out with a smile, because of Qin Xuebing's help in the past two years, he has made a lot of money.

"Good stuff, it's good to clean the cracks between your nails." Qin Xuebing is very satisfied with this handicraft, which is used to clean the cracks between his nails, which is both practical and tasteful.

But what he didn't expect was that the tip of the jade pen's nose was as sharp as the tip of a needle, and it pierced the skin with a little force, making him want to howl, ten fingers to the heart.

But he wanted to scream but couldn't, and he couldn't even open his mouth, not to mention how uncomfortable it was.

What made him even more shocked was that a picture suddenly appeared in his mind, an old man with a fairy wind and bones holding a jade pen to write in the air, and the pen walked the dragon and snake: "Dazai Qianyuan, the beginning of ten thousand materials, is the domination of the sky." The clouds are raining, and the products are shaped. The Ming Dynasty has always been, and the six times are completed, and the six dragons are taken to the sky. The main road changes, each is the surname, the Yamato is protected, and the Nai Li Zhen ......"

The words flashed one by one, imprinted in Qin Xuebing's mind like a soldering iron, so that he could remember it firmly, and even recite it word for word: "This is the "Book of Changes" of the head of the group of classics and the source of the Great Dao. He was no stranger to this, and he kept a copy at home, which he and the old man often read.

"The sky is clear and the earth is peaceful, the river map is bingling, a pillar of incense is burned, the ten directions are clear, the drum is three-way, and the gods are salty...... This is the "Spiritual Chess Sutra". Qin Xuebing remembered that the old man had played this way of divination, with four pieces engraved with the word "Shang", four engraved with the word "Zhong", and four engraved with the word "Xia", a total of twelve chess pieces for divination.

It is rumored that the "Lingqi Sutra" was created by Huangshi Gong, passed on to Zhang Liang, and finally mastered by Dongfang Shuo, before it was carried forward, which is a major symbol of divination in our country. Because before its appearance, ancient divination mostly used natural spiritual objects such as turtle shells and yarrow, while the "Lingqi Sutra" used artificial spiritual objects, and mostly used red sandalwood, catalpa, jujube wood and other raw materials to make chess pieces.

"Qimen, Liuren, Taiyi, Tui Beitu...... It actually covers all the books related to prediction, including all kinds of thaumaturgy. Qin Xuebing felt more and more incredible, and these books even included many lost ones, such as the thirteenth and fourteenth volumes of "Guiguzi".

"The mourner, take advantage of the anger also. The qi is dispersed by the wind, and the boundary water is stopped. The ancients gathered to make it not disperse, and the line made it stop, so it was called feng shui. …… This is the Book of Burial. Qin Xuebing is still a third-year student majoring in archaeology at Peking University, so he is naturally familiar with the "Book of Burial" by Guo Pu, the ancestor of feng shui, which is the first book to define feng shui.

"Suqi Mountain is the bone of heaven and earth, and Zhongzhen heaven and earth are giants. Such as the back of the human back and the neck beam, giving birth to the four-limbed dragon abrupt...... "Shaking the Dragon Sutra", the second generation of feng shui patriarch Qiu Yanhan's hand-me-down. ”

It is also a huge work about feng shui tombs imprinted in Qin Xuebing's mind, which also includes many lost works, such as "Sixteen Characters Yin and Yang Feng Shui Secret Technique", "Eight Characters Heavenly Machine", "Geography Leaking Heavenly Machine" and other books.

Under the old man's pen, the words have a spiritual surname, flying freely in Qin Xuebing's brain, and finally converge into a jade pen, just like the jade pen given to him by Yu Xiaodong, there are also five words on it: one stroke is shocking.

"One stroke at a time, it's really a shocking stroke." Qin Xuebing sighed with emotion, this is not only a huge book, but also a huge database, a treasure house of knowledge, mastering these is equivalent to mastering all kinds of Qimen thaumaturgy from ancient times to the present.

He has every reason to believe that as long as he completely absorbs this knowledge and applies it to practice, he can go in and out of wealthy mansions and earn huge fortune-telling money just like the old man did when he was young.

Or apply the wonderful techniques of feng shui and tomb science to the archaeology profession, and it is not difficult to find one or two ancient tombs and make some achievements in archaeology. No matter how bad it is, you can also be a tomb robber, if you can find a few treasures from the ancient tomb, you will make a fortune.

"It's a pity that there is no Qi refining method." Qin Xuebing was still a little regretful, according to the old man, if he didn't cultivate his vitality, he couldn't offset the cause and effect, and he didn't dare to use the magic technique casually, so that other people's karma would be on himself.

The old man is right, you can't do it if you harm others and benefit yourself, and you can't do it if you harm yourself and benefit others.

But at this moment, the jade pen in his brain suddenly moved, like a dragon and a snake, and he wrote a method called "Qi Refining Formula", and finally these words turned into a hair-sized air flow, wandering through the eight veins of the Qi Sutra, making it refreshed.

"Qi refining technique, Yuan Qi, I have become a Qi refiner?" Qin Xuebing looked at the jade pen in his hand with a blank face, and he couldn't have imagined that this thing that he defined as a modern handicraft would be so magical, covering almost all the Qimen thaumaturgy, as well as the qi refining method that the old man couldn't ask for.

"Hahaha......" Qin Xuebing couldn't help laughing, "Qi Refining Technique" can strengthen the body for ordinary people, but it has a completely different meaning for people in Qimen.

Once the vitality is cultivated, the cause and effect can be dissolved. Moreover, whether it is taught by the old man or recorded by the jade pen, a large part of the Qimen secret art needs to cooperate with the vitality to be performed, that is to say, the qi refining method is the root of the Qimen secret art.

It can be said that getting the "Qi Refining Technique" is equivalent to opening a new door for Qin Xuebing.

Thinking beautifully, the mobile phone in his pocket suddenly rang, pressed the answer button, and the excited voice of Xu Zhen, the second child in the dormitory, came out: "Boss, come to school, Ye Da Beauty takes the lead in the stove, it's lively, don't miss it." ”

"That's good, I'll go back to school immediately to show my support." This year, the school canteen changed contractors, and steamed buns, overnight dishes, Xiaoqiang, and vegetable insects were staged in turn, which can be described as a hundred flowers contending, so that every student can fully appreciate the taste of pig food.

Now the big beauty of the school flowers and leaves takes the lead in boycotting the stove, if you don't go to support, then you are too sorry for the beauty, and you are too sorry for your stomach.

After running a few steps, Qin Xuebing stopped again: "Anyway, I'm not afraid of karma, it's better to make a divination first and calculate the cause and effect." ”

As soon as the thought moved, the vitality in the body suddenly moved, and it entered the brain along the meridians and was absorbed by the jade pen, and the jade pen also swam, and the dragon flew and wrote down the four sons: the villain.

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