The two of us walked down a long corridor and into a meeting room. It is divided into two parts by a long counter, and the environment is terrible, and both the chairs and the walls exude a musty smell of yellow plum sky. The door on the opposite side was not closed tightly, and there was a faint smell of fish, as if there was a toilet that had not been cleaned.

The meeting room is still like this, and the conditions of detention can be imagined. I feel a pain in my heart, I was born in a big family, and I have never suffered this kind of suffering.

Soon a policewoman entered the house with a cigarette. She was dressed in a prison uniform and her hair was disheveled, but she was in good spirits. When she saw me first, her eyes lit up, she took two quick steps, and then she noticed that there was still medicine standing next to me, and her expression changed from surprise to astonishment, and then to anger.

Otherwise, he stretched out his hand to say hello to her, but Yanyan was not polite at all, and shouted directly: "Get out!" Then he sat down in a chair and said to me, "Why did he follow you?" ”

I smiled wryly and spread my hands: "It's a long story, you don't care about this for now, tell me what the hell is going on with your surname Dai?" ”

Yanyan looked at the medicine vigilantly, lifted his long hair, and told the cause and effect of the matter. She came to Nanjing according to Huang Kewu's instructions, first visited several famous antique artists, and then visited Dai Hexuan. When Dai Hexuan used to work in Beijing, he was a colleague with Liu Yiming, and often came into contact with people from the five veins, among whom Huang Kewu had the best relationship with him and regarded him as a little friend. Therefore, this time, under the banner of the Huang family, I hope that Dai Hexuan can support the transformation of the auction house.

Dai Hexuan listened to Yanyan's request and agreed. The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and Dai Hexuan warmly invited Yanyan to visit his collection. He has a separate storeroom dedicated to his collection of antiques. Yanyan went to look around, and Dai Hexuan suddenly grabbed her hand in the warehouse and said that he wanted to help her take the pulse. The smoke hurt the face of the elders, so they had to agree. After Dai Hexuan finished taking the pulse, he said that your pulse is unstable, and there are hidden dangers in your body, and only my Yellow Emperor Qigong can clear it. Yanyan was reluctant to listen at first, but then he became more and more speechless, first saying that only senior female students could enjoy his personal transmission, and then asked her to take off her shirt and receive internal force edification in a natural state. Yanyan's fiery temper, how could he endure this kind of thing, and directly grabbed a piece of porcelain and smashed it on Dai Hexuan's head.

This piece of porcelain is a three-legged incense burner from the Ruguan kiln of the Song Dynasty. Dai Hexuan grabbed this and said that this was the most valuable piece in his collection, and Huang Yanyan couldn't steal it, so he smashed it and accused him of misconduct. When the police arrived, they said that Yanyan's accusations were unsubstantiated, but the porcelain was really broken, so they arrested Yanyan indiscriminately.

After listening to Yanyan's narration, I slapped the table in anger, and my face turned pale. This surname is really scumbag! Even the granddaughter of the deceased has to be involved, he is practicing qigong and practicing it so much that he has gone crazy!

Dai Hexuan also pretended to be generous afterwards, saying that as long as Yanyan apologized, he would withdraw the prosecution for Huang Kewu's sake. Yanyan refused this request without hesitation, and she told me hatefully that she did not regret doing this at all, but only hated that she didn't break Dai Hexuan's nose a little harder.

"By the way, where did my grandfather go? Why are you the only one here? Yanyan asked.

There are no newspapers to read in the prison, and it is estimated that Yanyan still doesn't know about the major events that happened in Wumai, but I made a special trip to rescue her. She is now in a cage, and even if she learns the truth, she can only be anxious in vain. So I hesitated for a moment, and said vaguely that Huang Kewu had something else to do, and the society sent me over first.

"Besides, something happened to you, who will come if I don't come?" I whispered, reaching over and grabbing her fist. The smoke circles were slightly red, and I comforted her and said don't worry, I will definitely get you out as soon as possible, no matter what the cost. Yanyan stretched out his fist and clasped it with my hand, saying I believe in your ability. I smiled bitterly, she didn't know how much of a burden I was carrying now.

Soon the meeting time was over, and Yanyan was reluctantly taken down by the policewoman. I gave Yao Tian a few more tickets and asked him to take care of them as much as possible, Yao Tian winced and glanced at the medicine, and agreed to come down.

As soon as I came out of the detention center, I suddenly let out a sneer behind me. I turned around and asked him what was wrong, but the medicine stretched his waist: "Yanyan is a yellow character in the end, and I don't know much about porcelain, so people take advantage of it in vain." ”

Otherwise, he was born in the white character of the five veins, and he is proficient in porcelain. When he said this, there must have been a reason. I hurriedly asked him what was going on, but he told me that there were only sixty or seventy Ru kilns in existence, scattered in the Forbidden City in Beijing, the Forbidden City in Taipei, the British Museum and some other museums.

Ru porcelain in the real sense, generally from the official kiln of Ruzhou Baofeng Qingliang Temple, specially for the palace, the operation time is only more than ten years. Moreover, this kiln firing utensils regardless of the cost, perfect, all unqualified are smashed, so the output is extremely limited. Anyone who plays porcelain knows that there is a saying of "ten rus and nine fakes" in the industry, and many private collectors stand up every year, saying how many pieces of Ru porcelain are hidden in our homes, but in fact, they have never seen the real one. Otherwise, this Ruguan kiln three-legged incense burner, although I didn't see the real thing, but the possibility of a fake is very great.

It's like you say that you have a jade seal in your hand, is there such a possibility? Yes! But the probability is too low to be believed.

"This Dai Hexuan is too shabby, make a fake Ru porcelain for being a baby at home, the cultural heritage of the nouveau riche is not good." Yao Otherwise, he commented meanly.

"But even if this incense burner is a fake, it can't help smoke get away with it. She smashed other people's things, not bought other people's fakes. Otherwise, I wouldn't have made a special trip to Nanjing. I shook my head.

Yao Ran sighed and stopped: "Dude, I know you have a grudge against me. But now our brothers are grasshoppers on a thread, what do you have to do, you shouldn't hide it from me. ”

"What am I hiding from you?"

"I've always wondered that the time for the confrontation between the two "Qingming Riverside Pictures" is imminent, and it is the time of life and death for the five veins. Liu Yiming sent you to Nanjing, definitely not just for Huang Yanyan. If you look for Dai Hexuan, there must be something else, and that is the right thing, a big thing, right? ”

This bastard has a really sharp eye, and he can see through my motives at a glance. Dai Hexuan holds the secret of "Qingming Riverside Picture", which I must get my hands on, but Yanyan must also be rescued. From the moment I walked out of the detention center, my mind was constantly spinning to find a way to get the best of both worlds.

"Is this Dai Hexuan related to "Qingming Riverside Picture"?" Otherwise, the medicine stared at me, as if he wanted to dig out the secret in my heart. I was stared at by him very uncomfortable, and immediately sneered back: "Do you think I will know everything about you like before?" I also want to keep some hole cards so that I don't get hurt by you. ”

The atmosphere suddenly became a little solemn. The two of us looked at each other for a moment, and the corners of Yao Ran's mouth moved: "There is no trust between us anymore, do we?" ”

"Yes." I answered without hesitation.

Yao Ran raised his hands helplessly: "Oh, hey, your vigilance is very high." Okay, okay, I'm not going to ask about that. But no matter what your purpose is, anyway, we should go and meet Dai Hexuan first, right? ”

I don't have a problem with this proposal, I have to meet this person first, feel his way, and then decide on the next plan.

Otherwise, the medicine used the underground relationship of the old court, and it was easy to inquire about Dai Hexuan's residence. His residence is divided into two places, one is a small building next to Xuanwu Lake, downstairs is the headquarters of Dai's Yellow Emperor Qigong class, and upstairs is the residence. This address is public, and every day it is crowded with people outside, either to sign up to learn qigong or to come for treatment. He also has a private residence on the outskirts of Nanjing, by the Yangtze River. Huang Yanyan went to this private villa before.

Medicine or Lu Ziye, I don't know where to get a jeep. We went all the way to the door of the villa. The villa is on the edge of the Yangtze River and has an excellent view from all sides. This was originally a high-level sanatorium, but it was later restructured and was taken down by Dai Hexuan. The villa is still a Soviet-style building from the seventies and eighties, but it has been renovated and made to resplendent and resemble a royal palace.

There were a few people in white kung fu shirts standing at the door, patrolling back and forth. They were not security guards or guards, but disciples of Dai Hexuan, who voluntarily came to protect the Dharma for their teacher. When we arrived at the door, we claimed to be from the Beijing Society for Ancient Studies, and we came for the Huang Yanyan matter. As soon as they heard this name, those disciples showed disdain and resentment, and their attitudes were very sluggish. I negotiated with them for a long time, and they barely managed to inform them. After a short while, a disciple who looked like a very high grade came out and led us into the villa.

The decoration of the large living room of this villa is very distinctive, with a water of Qing Dynasty pineapple wood furniture, a bronze statue of the Yellow Emperor on the front wall, an incense burner, and a Taiji diagram in the background. The hall is full of photos on the left and right, all of which are scenes of Dai Hexuan shaking hands with leaders at all levels. There is a large transparent square fish tank by the window at the door, which houses dozens of tropical fish. The fish tank juts out of the water with a branch and a spotted green lizard lying on it. Raising fish is to gather wealth, which is the essence of feng shui, but I really can't guess what the purpose of raising lizards is.

"At first glance, this qigong is, Taijitu only appeared in the Song Dynasty, and it has a fart relationship with the Yellow Emperor." Medicine or whispered. I'm noncommittal, the style of this hall is mottled, and it looks like a smorgasbord of pots, which is the favorite method of charlatans, grafting and mixing occult elements to fool ordinary people.

We had just chosen a wooden chair to sit down, when we heard a hearty laugh overhead, and then saw two people coming down from the upper floor. One is a typical leading cadre, with a big belly, accompanied by a middle-aged man with deep eyes and a high nose, wearing a green silk Tang costume, with long hair in a shawl, quite a fairy style, the only pity is that the top of his head is a Mediterranean Sea - presumably he is Dai Hexuan.

"Director Wang, remember to practice according to the mantra I taught you this week to remove toxins from your body. Next week, I will invite you to have dinner with Mo Lao, and have a new treasure to appreciate together. Dai Hexuan said with a smile.

"Mr. Dai's collection is definitely not ordinary, and I must open my eyes." Director Wang's eyes lit up, and he agreed.

The two of them talk and do, and they seem to be very close. Dai Hexuan walked halfway and glanced at us, but didn't say anything. When Director Wang went out, he turned around and looked at us with his hands behind his back, as if smiling. Only then did I notice that there was a new wound on the bridge of his nose, which must have been the work of cigarette smoke.

This person is not handsome just by looking at his eyebrows and eyes, but his facial features are very positive, very much like an underground party member who broke into the enemy in the movie, it is easy to feel good at first glance, no wonder so many people can be tricked into believing in his qigong.

I was just about to speak, when Dai Hexuan raised his hand: "I had a whim this morning, and I had a hexagram, and the Lord has a guest from afar." Since the two of them are guests, they dare not disrespect the tea. As soon as he finished speaking, a female disciple wearing a cheongsam brought two cups of tea and a cup of white water.

Otherwise, Yao and I held the teacup in our hands, but we didn't move. Dai Hexuan picked up the white water, took out a medicine bottle from his arms, and explained: "** is sick, you have to take medicine on time." He didn't unscrew the cap, and knocked the bottle directly at the mouth of the tea. After a few knocks, there was a sudden "pop", and a pill was poured out somehow, fell straight into the water, and quickly melted.

I and Yao Otherwise, our faces were as usual, and we were not at all frightened by his "special function". This style is called Peacock Kaiping on the rivers and lakes, which means that it is good at pretending to be used to fool the people. This skill of pouring out pills without opening the lid, if it was a magician to perform, everyone laughed; But once he was named a qigong master, he became miraculous, and he really cultivated as if he had achieved positive results.

There was a hint of ridicule in the eyes of the two of us, and Dai Hexuan probably saw it, so he didn't continue to perform, and put down the sleeves of his water glass robe and flicked it: "Are you here to intercede for Huang Yanyan?" ”

"Yes, we hope you will withdraw the charge." I'll throw a stone first and ask for directions.

Dai Hexuan flicked the corner of his clothes and raised his chin slightly: "Have you ever learned about the Yellow Emperor's internal strength?" I didn't keep up with his leaping thoughts, and was stunned for a moment before replying, "I've just heard of it." Dai Hexuan hugged his hands, shook the void, and said very seriously: "The Yellow Emperor's internal strength is a qigong created by me who has devoted myself to studying the Yellow Emperor's internal scriptures for decades, which can prolong life, dispel diseases and eliminate disasters, develop the eight veins of the strange meridians, point to the eyes of the sky, and develop the special functions hidden in the human body. ”

I gave a perfunctory "um", but Dai Hexuan continued to chatter: "This exercise, in fact, is not about the body, but about the state of mind, and the most important thing is to pay attention to peace of mind." Grievances do not accumulate, hatred is not tired, the sea and the sky are broad, and only then can the sea be inclusive. I've been cultivating for decades, and I've long looked down on the world's grievances—as long as Miss Huang apologizes to me in public, I won't pursue this matter. As for compensation, I think just one piece of Ru porcelain, the five veins can afford to pay compensation. ”

I looked at each other with the medicine. It seems that this qigong master is really good at talking nonsense with his eyes open, and he is still pretending to be light and light in front, and suddenly he has a scoundrel face, but he is also very generous.

Let Yanyan apologize, that will never work. Not to mention her bullish temper, it's obvious that this guy has a lustful heart, why do you have to apologize to him in turn? I can't accept it either. I weighed it again and again, and said, "Yanyan has a bad temper and is easy to get anxious when things happen. Teacher Dai, you two may have misunderstood each other. She's still young, so please hold your hand high. ”

I have tried my best to be tactful, but Dai Hexuan was displeased: "Who do you think of me Dai Hexuan?" Lustful prodigy? Let me tell you, my internal strength can communicate with the universe, and even if I am a personal disciple, I will not give it up easily. I read that after Miss Huang is an old man, the roots and bones are also good, and I kindly helped her wash the marrow and cut the hair, and led her to comprehend the avenue. But not only did she not appreciate it, but she also fought hard, if she didn't even apologize, it would disturb my state of mind, and there would be demons in my future practice. Didn't she kill me? ”

While Dai Hexuan said these absurd words, his expression was extremely solemn, as if he had been wronged, I don't know if it was his acting skills or he felt so himself. No wonder Huang Kewu unceremoniously commented that he was a pervert, this is a madman who goes crazy when he reads martial arts novels.

I said patiently: "You and Liu Lao and Huang Lao are old acquaintances, and they were once colleagues. I hope you will read it on the face of the second elder and reveal it. Dai Hexuan pursed his lips disdainfully, touched the bridge of his nose and said, "Don't talk to me about face." I was smashed in the nose by this little girl, and my face was ruined, and I didn't have any face anymore! Do you have any other solutions? If not, don't waste my time. ”

This result was not unexpected. If Dai Hexuan was such a reasonable person, he would not have done such a bad thing. I took out the big Qi Tongbao from my arms and gently rested it on the table: "Then such a thing, I don't know if it can make up for your loss, Teacher Dai?" ”

"Missing Corner Big Qi Tongbao?"

Dai Hexuan was lazily leaning on the chair, but when he saw the money, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he leaned over to take a closer look, but I stretched out my palm and buckled it on the table. He quietly withdrew his arm and continued to pretend not to care.

"It is worthy of the five veins, and the heritage is rich. This thing has been looking for decades in the Guquan Realm, but I can't imagine that it has been hidden in the hands of Old Man Huang. He hid his expression well, but I caught a hint of greed in his eyes, and it seemed that he was very interested in the coin, which was good news.

"There are still more than 70 pieces of Ru porcelain, and there are only two pieces of Daqi Tongbao inheritance, which is rare and expensive, is it enough to compensate for this turmoil?" I secretly ordered that his Ru porcelain was just a fake, and that my money was genuine.

Dai Hexuan lowered his head and stroked his long nails, lost in thought. After a while, he raised his head and showed a weird smile: "Old Man Huang didn't mention it to you before?" I am originally from Hangzhou, and Dai Xi is the ancestor of my family. This money was originally hidden by my family, but somehow it ended up in Huang Lao's hands. Therefore, this should not be called compensation, but the return of things to their original owners. ”

Dai Hexuan is actually Dai Xi's descendant, which is a big surprise to me. But his statement is really a bit strong. According to the rules of the antique world, no one can have unlimited ownership of an antique, even if it is a family heirloom, as long as the middle way is lost, then this thing has nothing to do with this one. Daqi Tongbao was collected by Dai Xi at the end of the Qing Dynasty, but it disappeared after Dai Xi's death, and this thing reappeared, and Dai Hexuan had no right to claim ownership.

But whether it is compensated or returned, as long as this copper coin can be exchanged for the freedom of cigarettes, it doesn't matter what the name is. Dai Hexuan and Huang Yanyan don't have such a big enmity, whether to take a rare treasure or take a breath of inconsequential evil, this multiple-choice question is not difficult for him to do.

"How?" I pressed him up. Dai Hexuan tilted his head, and sighed with emotion: "Since Dai Xi committed suicide and the loss of Daqi Tongbao, the Dai family has fallen in the middle of the road. At the beginning, I also asked Huang Lao in Beijing to pay attention to the movements in the market, so that he could find this treasure and fulfill his ancestors' long-cherished wish. Huang Lao kept saying that he couldn't find it, it turned out that he had already secretly fulfilled my wish, and he wanted to surprise me. ”

This is faintly a bit of accusation, does he want this money, but also doesn't want to take favors? I put my hands on my knees, a little nervous. The only chip in my hand right now is this copper coin, but don't make any extraneous branches. Dai Hexuan finished sighing, put his hands on his chest, slowly pressed down the dantian, and then let out a long breath: "Hey, forget it." We cultivators should not be concerned with these worldly minutiae. Huang Lao Ken gave me back the money, that is a great affection, and I naturally will not embarrass his biological granddaughter......" I was about to speak, he raised his eyebrows, and added, "...... As long as this thing is really a relic of my Dai family. ”

"What do you mean by that?" I was stunned.

"It's a shame that you're still a person in the five veins, so you don't understand this. You just bring something and I'll have to believe it? You have to check the authenticity, right? ”

This is a reasonable request. I took the coin in my hand and handed it to him. Dai Hexuan seemed reluctant to have physical contact with me, frowned and took the money, and then wiped his palm with a handkerchief. Dai Hexuan snapped his fingers, and soon a disciple sent a magnifying glass with tortoiseshell patterns. He picked up the magnifying glass and looked at it for a while, then suddenly let out a sneer and threw the copper coin back.

"Did Old Man Huang bully me for not mixing in the antique world for too long, and deliberately tested me with such a fake?"

"How is this possible?" I stood up all at once. This is a bargaining chip used to exchange cigarettes, how can you take a fake? Dai Hexuan handed me the magnifying glass: "Look at the word 'Tong' for yourself." "Under the magnifying glass, I can clearly see the details of the Great Qi Tongbao. This coin has a wide rim, flat back, and the four-character coin inscription on the front is clearly visible, and the edges are neat. However, the word "Tong" on the right side of the square hole has a shallow bulge slanted towards the outer outline of the coin, as if an extra stroke was written when writing.

As long as Dai Hexuan doesn't mention the topic of qigong, the whole person is very shrewd: "Daqi Tongbao is the money used by Li Sheng to open the country, and it is known for its exquisiteness and strictness, isn't it ridiculous that there is such a mistake!" And the coin is not calligraphy, it is cast from a mold, one side of a thousand coins, how can one of them have an extra stroke for no reason? ”

Dai Hexuan asked like a cannonball, and I bowed my head and was silent. It is impossible for Huang Kewu to lie to me, but what Dai Hexuan said is solid evidence. I couldn't refute it for a while, otherwise I wanted to open my mouth to speak several times in a hurry, but I didn't know what to say.

"Your money is not worth as much as the magnifying glass in my hand." Dai Hexuan took the magnifying glass back, threw the money back to me, and said triumphantly, "Although I have long since left the academic world, I still know this little trick." I don't think you're busy, keep it simple. She didn't apologize, she learned qigong with me for three months, and when I got tired of teaching, I put her back. He finally showed his rogue face, and I became angry and shouted: "The surname is Dai, don't deceive people too much!" ”

Dai Hexuan sat firmly on the chair and spread his hands: "First send a little girl to smash my nose, and then send two stunned young people to fool people with fakes, and when they are exposed, they are annoyed and angry, and now they say that I deceive people too much?" Your five veins are really good! ”

"You're an elder, please respect yourself!"

"Since you know that I am an elder, it is time for you elders to talk." When Dai Hexuan said this, he suddenly tilted his head and said with a smile, "Hey, I remember, your five veins are now in a lawsuit, and several elders in the family are putting out fires everywhere, how can you care about such a trivial matter." ”

The anger in my heart became more and more vigorous, and this guy who didn't miss the old love just stood by and watched, and actually sneered at it. Dai Hexuan didn't mind my gaze at all, and continued to chatter: "I didn't expect Liu Yiming to be cautious and actually planted on the "Qingming Riverside Map". Tsk, I said there was something wrong with that thing, but unfortunately he didn't believe it. Now that he asked you to come to me for help, did he say anything about admitting his mistakes? ”

"I didn't say that." I replied. As soon as the words came out, I suddenly felt that my sleeve was being pulled, and I looked down at it, and the medicine looked at me helplessly. I secretly screamed that it was not good, and when I looked up again, I saw Dai Hexuan staring at me slyly, and a sly smile appeared on my lips: "Sure enough, you came to Nanjing to find me, not for Miss Huang, but for "Qingming Riverside Map". ”

I suddenly understood that I had been tricked. Dai Hexuan This is a plan to fish in troubled waters, first covering the clouds and fog and pulling a bunch of internal strength, and then deliberately teasing my anger with words, which made me confused, and then suddenly jumped from the topic of Huang Yanyan to "Qingming Riverside Map", and easily fished out my true intentions.

I stood there embarrassed and embarrassed, feeling remorseful. Dai Hexuan suddenly looked at me carefully, and his eyes suddenly lit up: "Hey, I didn't notice just now, aren't you the hero who made a wish." "I then remembered that after entering the door, he never even gave us a chance to introduce himself.

After recognizing my identity, Dai Hexuan's attitude changed. But I guess he's more curious than passionate. Anyone who sees a person who has almost ruined the entire Five Veins is still doing things for the Five Veins at this time will be full of curiosity.

Dai Hexuan looked at me with interest: "You are now a celebrity, you single-handedly challenge the five veins, kill your relatives with righteousness, kick out the authenticity of "Qingming Riverside Picture", and vow to return a clear sky to the antique market, and the news headlines are all held to the sky." made a fuss like this, Liu Yiming didn't drive you out, but sent you to Nanjing, his mind is not small. His words swept across my face like bamboo strips, marking blood marks one after another.

Dai Hexuan said: "I have read your analysis of the "Qingming Riverside Map", and it is still something to say, but it has not yet been perfected, it can only be said to be sharp, and it has not completely hit the ......nail on the head."

My heart was beating wildly, he really knew something about "Qingming Riverside Picture"!

I was about to ask a question, but Dai Hexuan waved his hand, pinched his fingers and calculated, and patted his thigh: "The hexagram I got up in the morning, the hexagram was originally a wicked guest coming to the door, but there was a change lurking in it." I didn't understand it at first, but now I understand it, it should be with you - come on, give me the money. ”

I didn't know what he was thinking, so I hesitated to hand him the fake money. Dai Hexuan pinched his fingers and narrowed his eyes slightly: "Use fake money to fool me, I should have kicked you out." But since the hexagram is like this, I don't want to do it all the time. Let's just use this fake money to give you a chance. ”

"Opportunity?"

"I'll give you a chance to gamble. You won, and I'll do as you wish; You lose, go back the way you came. ”

I didn't know what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd, but I had no other choice but to say in a deep voice: "How to bet?" ”

Dai Hexuan smiled: "Don't be nervous, I won't use qigong to deal with you, and I won't win the martial arts." Let's use the rules of the antique world to gamble. How is it? ”

"Good!" His proposal hit me right in the way.

Dai Hexuan slowly got up and made a gesture towards the steps on the second floor: "Please." Yao Ran and I glanced at each other and followed him towards the second floor. Halfway up the steps, Dai Hexuan suddenly turned his head and said to me with a smile: "Xiao Xu, in my hexagram, there is also a sign of climbing the ladder, which shows that you are very close to our Dai Yellow Emperor's internal strength, don't you consider joining my door?" With your roots and understanding, you will definitely be able to achieve something in the future. ”

"No need, I'm an atheist." I didn't even think about it.

"What about atheism? Qigong is not a theory of ghosts and gods, but a means of communicating with the universe and understanding the ultimate truth. Many foreign scientists have also written to me to discuss the theory of relativity. ”

As soon as Dai Hexuan entered the qigong mode, the whole person began to get nervous. I didn't provoke him, just a few perfunctory words.

We came to the second floor, and when we looked around, we found that there was no compartment here, but a spacious hall, and the sign in front of the hall said three large seals: "Ji Gu Xuan". The hall is filled with antiquities, ranging from porcelain and wood to bronze, all covered in glass, and a yellow bronze plaque is placed next to it. I guess this is Dai Hexuan's private museum, which is full of his collection. The windows on all sides of the room are hung with thick gauze navy blue curtains, so the light is not bright, it is very quiet, only a low humming sound can be heard, which should be a supporting air conditioner.

I looked around and saw that one of the windows was empty, and the sign had not been removed, and it said Ru porcelain incense burner. It seems that the last time Yanyan came, it was here that he made his hand. Yao Else made a gesture of disdain at me, meaning that none of the surrounding porcelain pieces were real.

The most striking thing in the hall is the particularly wide wall at the end, about three meters high. There is a large square wood display shelf inlaid on the wall, and the wall is yellow with a little light green, the texture is elegant and symmetrical, and there is a hidden gold wire. The entire wooden shelf is divided into about 30 squares, like a Go board hanging vertically against the wall. On this shelf, there is an antique in each compartment. There are many kinds of antiques, there are copper incense burners, eggplant skin curved neck flower arrangement, sandalwood boxes, lotus leaf tea cups, jade Buddha statues, purple sand teapots, there are also gold square statues, and blue and white pen seas, true or false, mixed is really enough, can be described as varied.

I retracted my thoughts and asked him directly, "How do you bet?" ”

Dai Hexuan pointed at the wooden shelf with his long nails, and smiled slightly: "A hundred steps through Yang." ”

"A hundred steps through Yang?"

"What do you guys say about Beijing? Oh yes, shoot over. ”

I and Yao Otherwise, our brows trembled, but I didn't expect Dai Hexuan to choose such a surprising way.

The so-called shooting overlay originally referred to a game in ancient China, in which an object was covered under a ou, bowl and other utensils, so that people could guess what was inside. However, in antique circles, the word represents a means of gambling - the gambler puts several antiques on the table, as few as five or six, and as many as twenty or thirty, which is called "arranging". Ask the shooter to stand far away, and pick out the most expensive or ancient of these antiques, or one of the genuine or the only fakes, with a stick of incense as far as a stick of incense. The choice of the topic is determined by the gambler.

This was originally just an after-game game to test the school's eyesight, but then it slowly evolved into a gambling method, the antique circle is not martial arts, there are not so many life and death duels, and when you encounter irreconcilable contradictions, you will use this way to fight the winner. This kind of gambling is different from the mouth of the fight, the mouth of the fight is carefully observed at a close distance, the test is true or false, and the real fight depends on the level of identification; However, you are only allowed to stand at a distance and see, not close, let alone touch, so intuition, memory, eyesight, and experience are all equally important, and the difficulty is even more difficult than fighting.

It is precisely because you stand far away and cannot see clearly, so often the key factor in victory and defeat is not antiquities, but psychology. For example, the gambler puts out two pieces, a blue and white porcelain bowl on the left and a rabbit brush on the right, so that the shooter can guess which one is the most expensive. According to common sense, the former is naturally more expensive, but it is difficult to guarantee that the latter is not a source with a history, will the gambler take advantage of the fact that the shooter is far away from the disadvantage of carefully examining this disadvantage, and deliberately dig a pit waiting for you? Thinking about it further, are people singing an empty city plan, deliberately coming to such a troop without getting tired of cheating? Thinking about it all the way is endless.

These are just two antiques, and there is a fifty percent probability of blind guessing. Generally, more than a dozen or even more than 20 pieces are put out together, and at that time, if you don't think through the psychology of the person in the formation, you won't have a chance of winning at all.

Therefore, some people say that the fighting is a weapon and a skill, but it is the person and the heart that shoots.

There used to be a disciple of the Eight Banners in Beijing, called Hao Renjie, and everyone called him a nail in the eye. He has a stunt, walking through the antique shop, as long as he glances, he can tell the real fakes, each of which is more accurate than the master. As soon as the antique sellers saw him coming, they hurriedly blocked the shop with a curtain, so they got a nickname, called "Street Clean". He has participated in dozens of shots, and has never tasted defeat, and even many old connoisseurs in the capital have been planted in his hands, relying on his sharp eyesight that can see through people's hearts. Later, Hao Renjie once played shooting, his opponent secretly made a secret grid when he set up the formation, he originally shot accurately, but people secretly adjusted the bag, Hao Renjie didn't know the inside story, thought he was wrong, a mouthful of blood spurted out, self-confidence collapsed, and since then he has been sluggish, and his eyesight will no longer work.

I retracted my thoughts and looked at the display shelf of Dai Hexuan. There are thirty antiques on it, which is quite a lot. Fortunately, there are many kinds in this array, and there are almost no duplicate antiques, and the differences are large, so it is relatively easy to guess. If the thirty antiques are all porcelain from Jingdezhen, then I will directly admit defeat.

Dai Hexuan took out a stick of incense, inserted it in the incense burner, and said with great interest: "I have been immersed in qigong for more than ten years, and I haven't learned from friends in the antique world for a long time. Then he drew a line on the ground with a gesture, "Just stand here." I don't have a bias either, in this display shelf, please shoot out the most expensive one, a stick of incense time, even if you win if you pick the right one - I have heard for a long time that you have solved the Buddha's head case, this time to see if it is exaggerated. ”

I stood on the line, my lips pursed. Yao Otherwise, he stood behind me and asked quietly, "Dude, this is not easy, can you do it?" "I don't know the bottom of my heart, but my face is tense, and I say that you don't have to worry about it, I'm fine. Yao Else shrugged his shoulders and took a few steps back.

Dai Hexuan lit the incense, a wisp of smoke curled up, and the entire exhibition hall immediately became quiet and distant. My eyes widened and I looked that way. My eyesight is good, and Dai Hexuan's line is not very far, I can basically see the style and ornamentation of the thirty objects, and the texture and individual inscriptions on it can barely be seen, no matter how fine it is, I can't see it.

The time for a stick of incense is about fifteen minutes, which means that I have to see something clearly every thirty seconds, and the psychological pressure is quite high. The shooter shoots the heart, and it really deserves its name. I hurriedly tried to calm myself down and look at the past one by one.

The first thing that catches your eye is a blue and white landscape figure in the upper right corner of the wooden frame. The luster of this thing is subtle but not revealing, the white glaze is a little blue, the landscape is painted on it, the willow trees have withered branches, and the pines and cypresses on the side are still flourishing, this painting should be a late autumn scene. This thing looks like it should be in the middle of the Qing Dynasty, either the Yongzheng Dynasty or the Qianlong Dynasty. I quickly gave it a price estimate and went to see the second piece.

The second piece is a slightly chubby flat iron box with a bracket for it to stand up. The box should be made of iron sheets, with silver edges around the corners and an evenly outlined geometric pattern on the lid. It was a silver-rimmed cigarette case, just high enough for a row of cigarettes. If this thing is not a Republic of China product, I will unscrew off the medicine or my head, and it will not be worth much at all, so I will cross it out directly.

I chuckled softly. The advantage of having many types of antiques is here, they are very different from each other, and some things can be directly excluded, saving a lot of worry.

I quickly moved to the third piece, this is a rhino horn carved cup, the shape is simple, the outer wall of the cup is carved a picture of a mountain dwelling, the vine pattern, the plants and the strange stones in the mountain are very finely carved, the carvings are deep, the corners are rounded, and the knife skills are exquisite. I could feel a heavy momentum coming from so far away. I guess this thing is probably from the late Ming Dynasty, this kind of layered carving technique is typical of the Ming Dynasty, and it was not until the late Ming Dynasty that the sea ban was opened, and the rhinoceros horn material would flow into China in large quantities. I glanced at the carved pulp, the skin of children, vines, rocks, and trees were covered with black-brown pulp, subtle and subtle, and I believed that my eyesight must be right.

For some reason, when I saw the tree, a thought popped into my mind.

100 steps through Yang?

These four words suddenly made my mind drift astray.

Hundred steps through Yang, how does this name sound so familiar, I must have heard it somewhere recently. I shook my head, trying to get these irrelevant thoughts out of my mind, but it was running fast. I suddenly remembered that Zhong Aihua had mentioned this name when he told me about the Battle of Yushun Tower. At that time, at the Douzhen Meeting, in order to suppress Huang Kewu, seven firms each played a master gamble, and one of them was called Hundred Steps through Yang.

Shooting is an elegant word, which is only popular in the capital, and it has been changed to a more intuitive "100 steps through Yang" in Henan. But Dai Hexuan is obviously from Hangzhou, and he stays in Nanjing, why does he use Henan terminology? Could it be that he has any relationship with the battle of Yushunlou? This person entered the appraisal team of "Qingming Riverside Map" at a young age, does it have anything to do with his life background?

These jumbled fragments of thought flew through my mind and sucked up a lot of my precious time. By the time I came to my senses, the incense was more than half burning.

I was startled for a moment, and hurriedly retracted my thoughts and went back to look at the antiques on the wall. But those doubts are like weeds, and they can't be cleared up no matter what, and they can't concentrate at all. But how can you not concentrate at this time? If you lose, not only will you not be able to save the smoke, but I'm afraid that the matter of "Qingming Riverside Picture" will also be settled. The more I thought about it, the more anxious I became, the more I couldn't settle down, and I felt a chill down my spine.

The incense burned out quickly, and Dai Heming waved his arm vigorously: "Have you chosen well?" I had only seen less than half of it at this time, and I had to glance at it hastily, and reluctantly pointed to the rhinoceros horn carving cup and said, "I choose it." ”

"Are you sure?"

"Hmm......" I hesitated, but I strengthened my confidence and nodded my finger.

Dai Hexuan spread his hands: "It's a pity, you lost." ”

"Why?"

Dai Hexuan smiled, reached out and took the rhino horn cup off the shelf and handed it to me. I measured it with my hand, and my heart was half cold. Looking at the lines on the cup again, it was completely cold.

The rhinoceros horn has a characteristic, its longitudinal lines are always parallel and unfolded, and the middle is never staggered, collectors call it bamboo silk pattern, and the lines of other yellow horns and buffalo horns are staggered, like a net. This should have been common sense, and I was in a hurry to look at the carvings, but I ignored such a judgment that should have been placed at the beginning.

Rhino horn, although there is only a word difference, the price is very different. Even if this cup is really a product of the Ming Dynasty, the price of rhino horn cup and horn cup is far away. If I had been able to calm down a little more and see this pattern, I wouldn't have made this low-level mistake.

I had stars in my eyes, and I almost wanted to hit my head against the glass window with remorse. Why am I in such a hurry! Why get distracted! The last precious opportunity slipped away in my hand in such a daze. Dai Hexuan saw that I was depressed, and came over and patted me on the shoulder: "Young man, don't be sad, it's not that you're unlucky." In fact, from the very beginning, you don't have the slightest chance of winning – wonder why? ”

As soon as his words came out, the medicine beside me suddenly changed his face, grabbed my arm and said hurriedly: "Make a wish, let's go!" I stood still and said in a deep voice, "What the hell is going on?" Dai Hexuan was triumphant, and threw away the ancient money in his hand: "Huang Kewu is a little short-tempered, but his vision and character will not be wrong, how can he use a fake to get into trouble?" Let me tell you, this is a genuine missing corner big Qi Tongbao, but unfortunately you don't believe it. ”

My body shook, and my throat hoarse: "Isn't that bump a flaw that is not fake?" ”

"If I don't say it's fake, how can you let me get it so easily?" Dai Hexuan smiled, "I'll teach you a lesson for free." This coin is not an ordinary Daqi Tongbao, but an iron fan copper trial coin. And that raised mark is not a false mark, it is called flowing copper. As you know, coinage is a big project, hundreds of thousands at a time, so before large-scale casting, you must first try to cast a few copper coins for demonstration to check whether the mold fits tightly. This coin, obviously, the mold is not fine enough, so that when pouring the fan, the copper liquid flows out along the void, leaving such a money scar. ”

No wonder this "Great Qi Tongbao" is so valuable, it is like the wrong version of the RMB, and the wrong printed thing is more valuable than the original product.

"Those who practice the exercises are most open-minded and have no other distracting thoughts. Even if I let you lose, I will make your loss meaningful, and I will treat it as a free transfer. What do you think? Did you learn something? Dai Hexuan put the copper coin in his pocket and pretended to be serious.

Looking at his smug face of picking up cheap and obedient goods, I almost vomited blood. He deceived me with such a small trick. An ancient treasure that could be exchanged for the favor of heaven and earth was regarded as a counterfeit by me, and it was only exchanged for a chance to gamble - and it has been wasted by me.

It's over, and the smoke can't be saved; The hole cards of "Qingming Riverside Map" can't be found, and the five veins are about to end. As soon as I thought of this, my heart twitched violently, my face changed rapidly, and I could barely stand.

At this moment, Yao Ran held my arm, and put the other hand on the back of my heart, so that I would not fall: "Your mood is in turmoil, so let's stop here today." ”

"But this time, we won't have a chance!" I refuse.

Yao Otherwise, he shouted in a deep voice: "What can you do with your current virtue?" ”

I closed my eyes and had to admit that he had a point. I'm so confused right now that my chest is suffocating. The shooting failed, and I actually handed over the Great Qi Tongbao as a fake, which hit me especially hard. Now I am like Hao Renjie, the famous shooter at the end of the Qing Dynasty, my confidence is on the verge of collapse, and I will barely fight again, and I will lose every battle.

"Leave it to me next." Otherwise, he patted me on the shoulder, turned his head to Dai Hexuan and said, "Mr. Dai, we lost the shooting." He still had that hippie smile, Dai Hexuan couldn't figure out his path for a while, and his brows furrowed slightly: "Which one are you in the five veins?" ”

"Xuanzimen, the grandson medicine from the medicine is not." Otherwise, the medicine casually went to that station, exuding a dangerous aura. Since he entered Dai Hexuan's villa, he has always kept a low profile, and he has not taken the initiative to stand up until now. As soon as he heard this name, Dai Hexuan's face suddenly twitched slightly. He obviously knew something about the Buddha's head, and he had heard a little about this dangerous element. He put his hands down, put on a defensive posture, and asked vigilantly, "You two, how did you get together?" ”

Yao Ran glanced at me: "We didn't get together, but it has nothing to do with you - anyway, we will admit it today, and we will ask you for advice next time." ”

Dai Hexuan rolled his eyes, as if he was unwilling, but he looked at the posture of the medicine, and it seemed that he was going to do it if he didn't agree. He can eat me, but he can't take medicine otherwise his temperament - that is a ruthless character who even dares to betray his own grandfather, Dai Hexuan didn't dare to force it too hard for a while, so he waved his sleeves and pretended to be generous: "Okay, Kang Long has regrets, it's not too late, I'll wait for you at any time." ”

The two confronted each other with bad intentions for a while, and neither could see through each other's flaws, so they politely walked downstairs together. My mind was so confused that I stumbled as I walked. Dai Hexuan kindly said if he wanted to help me massage it with qigong, but the medicine politely and resolutely refused, and dragged me out of the villa all the way.

The two of us got into the car and drove about ten miles out to a river embankment. By this time it was already dark, and there was no one around. Otherwise, he looked in the rearview mirror, put out the fire, and turned his head to me in the passenger seat.

"Are you better?"

I shook my head weakly, feeling a terrible headache and a slight cramp in my stomach, and I felt like throwing up. Otherwise, he handed me a bottle of mineral water and complained, "Dude, I said you were too confused." Why did the guy surnamed Dai tell the truth to your face after he lied to you? He's deliberately humiliating you and undermining your self-confidence! If I hadn't stopped you, you'd be completely ruined. ”

"I'm fine." I'm stubborn.

Yao Otherwise, he said angrily: "It's okay, it's a fart!" Look at your own virtue, lost your soul, flustered, and almost didn't throw yourself into the Yangtze River. ”

"You don't have to worry about my business."

Otherwise, he snatched the mineral water bottle and splashed me on the face: "I don't care? If I didn't care about you, I'd be finished! Look at how you've got to be today. The lines of the rhino horn cup are so obvious that a dog can see it; And that big Qi Tongbao, even if you don't understand spring goods, don't you still trust Huang Kewu? Such two simple things, you don't say anything, and you break the jar with me, and give up on yourself, what are you thinking about? Still a little judgmental? ”

I was silent in the face of his sudden outburst. Otherwise, he didn't plan to let me go, and continued to scold: "You are a whole person now, just like a soda bottle, what flavors are in it, all of them make people see through and through, and they are still angry." Not to mention Dai Hexuan, any vendor in Panjiayuan can play you around now! It turns out that where did the wishing that broke the Buddha's head case go? ”

For some reason, I suddenly remembered Liu Yiming's eight-character criticism to me: "Be anxious and forgetful, angry and negligent." The medicine is not so elegant, but the meaning is almost the same. Whether it is an elder or a sworn enemy, they actually have the same problem. I sighed, speechless.

Seeing that my face was pale, Yao Otherwise, his tone softened: "I can understand your thoughts." You are bent on seeking revenge on Lao Chaofeng, but you pull the five veins into a crisis, and as a result, you feel guilty and can't get rid of it, as long as you think about it, you feel uncomfortable, you can't calm down, and you are restless like carrying a cactus, am I right? ”

I nodded slightly. My reason tells me not to get caught up in the mistakes of the past, the hatred for the old courtiers, the anxiety for the Xu family, the guilt for the five veins, the three different but interrelated emotions, twisted into a rope wrapped around my heart, the more I struggle, the tighter they are twisted, no matter what. After Liu Yiming and I had a conversation in the ward, I accepted the mission of saving the five pulses, and used the pressure of the mission to forcibly suppress this complex emotion in the bottom of my heart. However, when I lost to Dai Hexuan and realized that my mission was on the verge of failure, this emotion suddenly rebounded, and I was thrown into the quagmire of self-blame and pain, unable to lift my feet out.

was first set up by Zhong Aihua and harmed the five veins; was deceived by Dai Hexuan again, and lost the only chance to turn the situation around. How can an incompetent person like me atone for my sins? I threw my fist at the window, slamming my fist on the glass, and it hurt.

Yao Otherwise, he stared at me and put down the bottle of mineral water: "You kid, you have a good temper, you like to drill the horns, once you enter the set, you won't be able to get out of it anyway." Do you know? The old courtier asked me to come over and help you, but I calculated that you couldn't figure it out yourself, and someone had to help you solve it - he really knew you. ”

"Don't mention that name to me." I glared at the medicine suddenly, my eyes sharp.

"Okay, okay, don't mention him." Otherwise, he shrunk his neck and restarted the car. I leaned back in my seat and asked, "Where are you going?" ”

"Your mood is in turmoil now, and you can't let yourself give up, fortunately, old ...... Well, thankfully, we've been prepared to turn you back to your original wish. ”

"It's the old pilgrimage again! Stop, I'm going to get off! ”

I was angry and tried to pull the car door, but I didn't take any precautions or suddenly punched me hard. The punch was hard enough to make my shoulder socket hurt. He snorted and put his hand back on the steering wheel: "I wanted to slap you, but it's too much of a girl, can you be more mature!" Prioritize everything, okay? ”

When he saw that I was grinning in pain, he said hatefully: "This time our opponent is different from before. The strength of those overseas auction houses is sky-high, and since they have laid out such a big game, they will never have only this trick. Maybe our whereabouts are already under the watchful eye of others now. was deceived by Dai Hexuan, at most he lost a copper coin; If you are still like this ghost and are deceived by Zhong Aihua and Bai Ruilian again, it will really be a catastrophe. When the time comes, don't talk about the five veins, even me and Lao Chaofeng will be implicated by you - we are now grasshoppers on a rope, understand? ”

I nodded reluctantly.

"I know you're not convinced, but I'll make it clear here, whether you're happy or not, if you don't want the five veins to be finished, just follow me honestly, time is running out." Speaking of which, Yao Otherwise, he parked the car on the road and pulled the car door, "There is another choice, that is, you get out of the car for me now, and sit back and watch the entire antique world flood and fend for itself." ”

I didn't move, but I didn't answer either. Otherwise, he regained his grip on the steering wheel, and his eyes crossed my shoulders and cast them on the vast river. The corners of his mouth twitched, and he said something strange: "You at least have a choice." ”

"What?" I turned my head and looked at him with a slight surprise. But the expression of the medicine has returned to normal, as if the sentence just now has not happened at all. I stared at him, trying to see some clues, but in the end I failed.

"Are you going to come with me or get out of the car?" He urged. I silently fastened my seat belt and asked, "Where to go?" ”

"Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum."

Otherwise, the medicine confided three words, and the river wind outside the car suddenly rose.