"A needleless compass? What is it? I muttered, and then used my sleeve to clean the dust from it.

After the dust was cleared, I saw that there were particularly fine patterns and some runes engraved on the top of the iron box, which was not as big as a palm.

The pattern is easy to identify, it is a bas-relief of the sun and the moon conjunction, which is the earliest representation of the Taiji Yin and Yang two-level differentiation diagram, the protruding part of the picture is engraved with "—", which represents yang in the Bagua, and the concave part is engraved with "--" to represent yin.

The two pieces of the Tai Chi Yin and Yang diagram are each engraved with crooked pictographs, and I can't see what is written.

Uncle Xu saw that I was stuck in the text, so he told me, "I didn't understand these two lines of words earlier, but later I learned that it was written "a heavy difficulty and a heavy danger, breaking the level is not separated from the gossip", Xiao Wu, you seem to have studied this aspect of Qimen Dunjia?" Ordinary people can't understand this picture. ”

Uncle Xu didn't say a few words, returned to the topic of suspicion of my identity, and looked at me with a strange look.

"Oh! Not...... I haven't studied it, but my uncle is a feng shui master, and I usually know a little about it, so I know a little about fur. I pinched a cold sweat, and secretly said in my heart that it was so dangerous, fortunately, my uncle was a shield for me, otherwise I would have been exposed.

Because the fat man told me, you must not let Uncle Xu know that he has gone to the ground, it is not difficult for him to scold the old man to death, and although Uncle Xu does not know my past, but he knows that I and the fat man were in Lijiang some time ago, and they are still good buddies, so as long as I don't do a good job here, it is equivalent to betraying the fat man.

"Oh! I see. Uncle Xu was skeptical.

I saw that he didn't see through my lies, so I continued to look at this Luo pen with peace of mind.

The inside of the Luo basin is no different from the general one, it is some five elements of gossip, the concentric circle words of yin and yang, but it is missing a magnetic needle in the middle, and the usual gossip Luo basin has a magnetic needle.

Feng Shui masters use the rotation of the magnetic needle to find the most suitable for a specific person or a specific thing, and this knowledge is all in the "Hundred Ghosts and Evil Arts".

"Uncle Xu! Is your compass broken? The magnetic needle is gone. I asked Uncle Xu curiously.

After Uncle Xu heard what I said, he laughed, "Xiao Wu! You don't know this! With a proud look on his face, he deliberately sold a pass and said, "Take a good look at it, what is the difference between the middle of this Luo Pen." ”

Hearing Uncle Xu say this, I took a serious look at the part in the middle of the compass where there should be a magnetic needle, and found that there was a small hole on the side of the middle circle.

After I shook from side to side, some gray-silver mercury-like liquid flowed out of the small hole, and the liquid formed an arc and walked in the center circle, which at first glance was nothing special, but in fact, this liquid was walking in the Bagua Array.

In order not to arouse Uncle Xu's suspicion, I pretended to be crazy and stupid, "Uncle!" What's going on with this liquid? Could it be that this compass has been sitting for too long, so it is seriously damp? ”

Uncle Xu looked puzzled, his brows furrowed slightly, "You really can't understand what this liquid is doing?" Still don't want to understand? ”

Why did Uncle Xu say this? Could it be that he has already seen the flaw? It shouldn't be, or don't show your feet first, after muttering secretly in my heart, I shook my head, "Uncle! I really don't understand what you're saying. ”

Uncle Xu took the compass from my hand, looked at the compass with a nostalgic look, and said with a heavy heart, "It was a long time ago, more than 20 years ago, when I bought it from a man who sold antiques, according to him, it was found in a deep cave in the belly of Mount Everest. ”

Uncle Xu pointed to the liquid in the compass as he spoke, "Don't underestimate this liquid, outsiders see it as just liquid, and insiders see it as mysterious." ”

"What's the mystery?" I deliberately pretended not to understand.

Xu Shuying "The effect of this liquid is like a magnetic needle, you can see the direction, feng shui, and it is much better than a magnetic needle, if the magnetic needle is in a place where there is magnetic field interference, it will be confused, but it will not, but if you want to understand it, you need someone who has a certain study of the five elements of Qimen Dunjia." ”

In fact, I know very well that the deep cave in the belly of Mount Everest that Uncle Xu just mentioned is actually the Dome Silver City under the ghost monuments, but the antique man he said is himself, and the three of them went to Mount Everest to touch gold.

"Uncle Xu! As you said, this mercury-like liquid shouldn't be an ordinary liquid, right? ”

"That's it! This is the legendary Ugin Stone refining. Uncle Xu responded, turned his head and looked at me with a kind of tribute look, and said with another meaning: "You can understand this black gold stone, right?" ”

Ugin Stone! I've heard Shanzi say before that this is an extremely difficult natural ore to form, but in order to avoid Uncle Xu's suspicions, I still pretended not to understand, "Uncle!" I really don't understand that. ”

"Don't understand!?" Uncle Xu's eyes narrowed, half-convinced, and then said, "I think I think I forgot it intentionally," although his voice was still small, I still heard it.

After a while, Uncle Xu spoke loudly: "This is not an ordinary black gold stone, according to legend, this was discovered by a person known as the Demon Man who went north to Donghu, which is now Mongolia, more than 6,000 years ago.

At that time, when he found this black gold stone, it was originally the size of a palm, but he later refined it into the shape of a goose egg, and carved some special runes on it, but the whereabouts of the black gold stone engraved with runes are unknown, and no one has ever seen it.

And the rest of the slag is refined into the liquid you see now. When Uncle Xu said this, perhaps considering that he had revealed too much, he was afraid that I would find out his identity, so he added in time, "But this is all rumors, who knows if it's true or not, I'm also talking nonsense, Xiao Wu, you can just listen to it." ”

The black gold stone engraved with runes that Uncle Xu said was actually the one that my father brought back and was later refined into a necklace by my uncle.

But in order to play the trick enough, I still asked Uncle Xu, "Then no one knows the whereabouts of the disappeared black gold stone?" ”

"Who knows! I don't know if it's real or not, I heard about it from an antique collector a few years ago, it seems that they had three golden captains go to Mount Everest to look for the black gold stone, but they only found this needleless compass, and then I bought this compass. ”

Uncle Xu's so-called antique collector is actually himself, it was him, Uncle Shangguan and the three of them who had been to Mount Everest.

"Oh! That's right! I pretended to be in my eyes.

As soon as Uncle Xu finished speaking, his eyes rolled, and he asked thoughtfully, "Xiao Wu!" You seem to be interested in this. ”

"Nonsense!" As soon as I responded, I immediately put the compass on the table and changed the subject, "Uncle! What are you asking me to do with this box? ”

"Oh! Yeah! Look at me, an old fool, just chatting with you, forgetting all the business. Uncle Xu said and put away the needleless compass, then opened the old box on the table, and took out a white handkerchief from it, and a jade bracelet was wrapped in the handkerchief.

Although I don't know antiques, but look at this jade, the white is a little bit of blue and blue, the color is bright, there is no reverie, it should be a good jade, not to mention anything else, from Uncle Xu's vision of touching the gold, this jade should be expensive, the most special thing is that the jade bracelet has one-third of the part, inlaid with bronze decorative flower carving, it surrounds the jade bracelet, like a green dragon like winding, this is ingenious, and unusually unique, the bronze decorative flower carving is ingenious, take a serious look, it seems to be engraved with some strange symbols or words, I can't say what it is, anyway, I have never seen or heard of it.

Uncle Xu carefully wiped the jade bracelet with a handkerchief and placed it in front of me, "Xiao Wu! Do you know what kind of jade I am? ”

"Uncle! Although I haven't studied jade, from your carefulness and the look of love on your face, I can already know that this jade should be quite valuable, right? As I spoke, I looked at Uncle Xu with a puzzled look.

Uncle Xu looked at the jade bracelet with some intoxication, and smiled, "Oops! You're really smart, boy! Know how to read people's faces. ”

"That's it! Today, I'll give you a lesson for free, this jade bracelet is made of Kunlun jade, you just said it's valuable! I can tell you, it's not money that can be measured, and I don't sell it for any amount of money. Uncle Xu said and smiled contentedly, "This is for my daughter-in-law." ”

"Oh! Is it? I was a little surprised: "Uncle! Tell me, what's so special about your jade bracelet? What is the bronze carving on it? ”

Uncle Xu first smiled, and then said, "Is this special! In addition to being Kunlun jade, it is also related to its origin, I will first tell you about this Kunlun jade, Kunlun jade is not produced in Kunlun Mountain, but from Xinjiang, it is also called Hetian jade. ”

When Uncle Xu said this, I couldn't help but interrupt him: "I understand Hetian jade, commonly known as real jade, right?" ”

In fact, I heard this knowledge from the fat man, the last time the tomb of Nanzhao, the jade that the fat man walked away was this Hetian jade.

"That's right! Actually, you know this Hetian jade, then I won't tell you Xiang, I'll tell you about it! Uncle Xu let out a long sigh, as if he had sunk into the memories that he had unbearable to look back on, and then he gushed out, "This jade bracelet is also known as another name in the industry of touching the golden captain, called "Ba people bronze jade", you just asked what the bronze carving on it is, and I will tell you now that this is the mysterious text of the Cubans. ”

When Uncle Xu said this, I couldn't help but interrupt him and asked, "Cubans!?" Who is it? ”

Uncle Xu smiled and said a little embarrassedly, "Actually, I don't know much about this Ba people, I only know that it is a mysterious people in my country, and their existence has always been covered by a veil of mystery, and there has always been controversy about this mysterious nation in the academic community." As he spoke, he picked up the jade bracelet in his hand, and then said, "And my jade bracelet, there is a story, according to legend, there was a god-like Ba king before the summer, known as "Tianzun", he was born psychic, and can communicate with another name "virtual space" of the other world, his million "devil army" is he borrowed from the other world, according to legend, this devil army is invincible, heinous, everywhere is the life of the miserable, this so-called Tianzun of the Ba people king is to use this devil army to dominate one side, the achievement of the emperor's hegemony. ”

And according to legend, he relied on this jade bracelet to recruit this "devil army" back then, so some people call this jade bracelet "Ba Demon God Jade." Uncle Xu said mysteriously everywhere: "Xiao Wu! Let me tell you, I heard that this jade bracelet is to open the treasure vault left by the Ba people king who is known as Tianzun, and it is said that in the westernmost part of Shennongjia, there is a treasure house left by Tianzun at that time, which is a mountain of gold and silver, which is inexhaustible, and the treasure is guarded by his devil army, only those who bring this jade bracelet can enter and exit safely, otherwise there is no place to bury them. ”

After Uncle Xu finished speaking, he was probably afraid that I would suspect something, so he immediately added, "But this is just a rumor, anyway, I just think this jade bracelet is beautiful, delicate and unique, and the jade is popular, so it is best to give it to my daughter-in-law." ”

I smiled and said, "Xiaojing is very happy, with a father-in-law like you." After finishing speaking, he changed his words and asked Uncle Xu, "Uncle!" Your jade bracelet is so amazing, I'm curious where you got it? ”

Uncle Xu glanced at me, didn't respond, smiled, only to see that his eyes showed complicated emotions, and after a while, he began to say, "How many so-called sectarian Touching Jin Captains have given their lives to those primeval forests that eat people and don't spit out bones for this jade, but this jade was touched by three Touching Jin Captains who spontaneously formed by three non-sectarian and non-sectarian Touching Captains in Xijiang, Guizhou, and then let me buy it by mistake." ”

In this way, Uncle Xu, Uncle Shangguan and Erzhuzi are really not simple, and others can't do it, but the three of them have become.

Just when I was still admiring Uncle Xu and them in my heart, Uncle Xu opened his mouth and pulled me back from my distraction, "Xiao Wu! You said, the little girls now are all fashionable and fashionable, and when the time comes, Shangguan Lao'er and his children will be quiet! You don't think I'm too old-fashioned with this jade bracelet, right? ”

Uncle Xu's words made me feel indescribably moved, father is father, no matter how different Uncle Xu was in the past, but as a father, he is so ordinary, so ordinary that he is afraid that he will make his daughter-in-law lose face.

I smiled slightly and said, "Uncle Xu! You just put your heart in your stomach, your bracelet is very good, Xiao Jing must like it very much, Xiao Jing is a very traditional good girl, don't worry. ”

"Yes! That's good, that's good. Uncle Xu repeated it, obviously relieved.

Chatting with Uncle Xu, before I knew it was evening, I looked at the time and said, "Uncle!" The fat man should be back soon, so I'll go back and take a shower first. ”

"Delle! You go back first, and come home later for a light meal. Uncle Xu said and got up to send him off.

I hurriedly stopped "Uncle! I don't send it! I don't send it! ”

When I walked to the door, Uncle Xu stopped me: "Xiao Wu! Then. ”

I took the thing that Uncle Xu threw and took a look! It turned out to be the needleless compass.

"This ...... This......? "I was a little surprised.

"I've given it to you, for the past two years, you have come to see me every day, this verbose old man, and you should be paid." Uncle Xu said with an unpredictable smile, and said something in his words, "There are some things that everyone knows well, and there is no need to say it." ”

Listening to Uncle Xu's meaning, he must have thought that I was his companion and was also upside down, but he didn't say anything, which means that he has accepted it silently.

But I don't like to be misunderstood, but I don't know how to explain it to Uncle Xu, because there were too many things that I didn't want to recall and difficult to talk about during that time, such as the death of Uncle Shangguan and Erzhuzi, so I lied, and said with a smile on the corner of my mouth, "Uncle!" Don't get me wrong, you've probably heard of Captain Stygian. ”

After hearing this, Uncle Xu was stunned for a moment, then slightly embarrassed, nodded and said, "I see!" Makes you laugh. ”

I was not a verbose person, so I took the compass and said, "Don't blame yourself for the unintentional mistakes of the past." "Actually, this sentence is also for the sake of playing a good show, after all, the last sentence of the ancestral motto of the Captain of the Underworld has a saying, "Solve the strange, break the weird, and touch the gold and the Underworld", so if I am really "Captain of the Underworld", it is impossible to be indifferent. ”

Finally, I said, "Uncle! Thanks, your pay. Then face the sunset and head back.