Chapter 298: Zhu Yan's Fragments
The so-called "if you don't enter the tiger's den, you can get the tiger", in order to investigate Liu Ziqian and Liu Jian's father and son, Li Qian and I still decided to go to Liu's house to have a look.
After making an appointment, we came to his family's old house, and unlike Long Dingtian or Uncle Zeng, there were not many bodyguards of the Liu family. After the housekeeper let us in, I glanced lightly, and there was only one standing there in the courtyard, but judging from the aura emanating from his body, he was a master of fist and foot kung fu that was not weaker than Ling Xi.
In the middle of the yard was a tall banyan tree, with its thick branches forming a natural shade, and when we passed by, a gust of wind blew, as if we heard someone talking to me among the branches.
"What's wrong, Yue'er?" Li Qian stopped and looked at me.
I stared at the tree for a while, but found nothing, just shook my head and continued inside. I thought to myself, maybe I saw it wrong and heard it wrong, and the Liu family didn't have children, how could anyone hide on the branches of the trees naughtyly?
Entering the room, Liu Ziqian saw us, put down the purple clay pot in his hand, and stood up from the sofa to greet us: "Oh, welcome, welcome, the two of you are willing to appreciate the light to give up, it is full of brilliance." β
This old man can speak, I let go of my sense and perceive it, there are about four bodyguards in this house, a housekeeper and a servant, and Liu Jian is not there. The aura emanating from Liu Ziqian's body was different from Liu Jian's, and there was not much yin qi, but it revealed a fairy wind bone.
"Mr. Liu is polite, but he is below, and he took the liberty to come and disturb him." Li Qian tried his best to learn the modern name and talk to him, and after we divided the guests and sat down, the maid presented some fruit and refreshments.
"I don't know if Mr. has any research on tea, this is sent by a friend, try it?" Liu Ziqian said, took a pot of tea leaves for us from the sea of tea on the table, weighed some with a teaspoon and put it into the purple clay pot.
Li Qian watched him fiddle with the tea ceremony there, while I secretly looked at the furnishings of the room.
Li Changze is right, this Liu Ziqian is worthy of being a person who eats both black and white and starts by reselling cultural relics. The furnishings in the living room look elegant, but I don't know how many immoral things are mixed in the mottling.
"Two, please have tea." Liu Ziqian stretched out his hand.
We thanked him, I peeked at Li Qian's appearance, holding the cup with three fingers and supporting the bottom with the other hand, and before I touched the rim of the cup, I smelled the fragrance of tea.
"Well, what a 'don't know spring'." Li Qian put down the teacup, I peeked over, he seemed to just smell it, but he didn't drink it.
"Oh, sir, you really know the goods." Liu Ziqian looked very interested, "This tea was specially sent by a friend below." β
"I don't know that spring is the boutique of Wuyi rock tea, with a small output and fragrant taste, and it is the best among spring teas. Mr. Liu was really flattered to entertain us with such precious tea. Li Qian smiled faintly.
"Well, it's nothing." Liu Ziqian smiled, "The rumors in the early years of my Liu family may have been heard by Mr. They said that we started by reselling cultural relics, and they said that they would clean themselves! Anyway, the family business of the ancestors of the Liu family for so many generations has been passed down smoothly. β
The two exchanged a few more pleasantries, and Liu Ziqian said that he would take us to the study to have a look. Following him up the stairs, Li Qian glanced out the window, and asked as if intentionally and unintentionally: "I don't know that Mr. Liu's old mansion has been renovated several times, and at a cursory glance, this entire courtyard implies the formation of Qimen Dunjia, which is rare." β
Liu Ziqian's figure paused slightly, and his eyes turned sideways to look at Li Qian even hotter: "Is Mr. Li even proficient in this gate formation?" β
"It's just a little bit of it." Li Qian smiled faintly, Liu Ziqian didn't ask again, and continued to lead the way.
His study was large, full of antiques, calligraphy and paintings, all but books, all but one of which was a book.
"Mr. Li, I came across a painting of Liu Gongquan's characters a few days ago, you can see if it's true or not...... Liu Ziqian said, took out a scroll from the dark grid, and put it on the table to unfold it little by little.
Because of the experience of the previous car last time, I was lucky in advance, and if something came out of it again, I would be a little prepared.
Li Qianzeyun leaned over lightly and stood with Liu Ziqian.
The scroll unfolded, nothing happened, and I couldn't help but wonder: Was it really just a coincidence that the events of the last time were?
There are vicissitudes on the scroll, and I can feel the traces of age from the yellowed pages, but with people like Jia Zuozhen, it's really hard to judge whether this is the case.
Li Qian smiled faintly: "Mr. Liu, is this a test?" If this thing really came from the ancient tomb, I'm afraid it wouldn't be like this, right? β
"Oh? What did Mr. Li say about this? Liu Ziqian looked at him deliberately puzzled.
Li Qian stared at him with those purple pupils: "It's like the painting that Mr. Liu displayed at the engagement banquet in the hotel that day." β
"What happened to that painting?"
Seeing Liu Ziqian deliberately pretending to be stupid, I couldn't help but roll my eyes secretly: I can almost be sure that he was sent to test Li Qian, wanting to see how much skill he has. It's just that his trick was broken by Li Qian last time, and this time I don't know what tricks to play.
"That painting carries the momentum and ideas of the ancients, and of course it is not the same as the works imitated by later generations." Li Qian didn't break it, just replied lightly.
"Mr. Li really has good eyesight!" Liu Ziqian gave a thumbs up in admiration, and I was a little annoyed by the fake face, "Liu is really impressed, so I'll show you a few good things!" β
As he spoke, he put the scroll away, put on his gloves again, and took out the others from the dark compartment.
I waited for him to open it, but nothing happened.
What is this old fox thinking about?
Li Qian also calmed down, just cooperated with him and chatted about some calligraphy and painting.
I'm like a rolling pin blowing fire on this kind of thingβI don't know anything, and I can only listen obediently.
The interaction between these two people, on the surface, is really a sympathetic exchange between lovers of literature and calligraphy, if it weren't for the fact that I knew that they were acting, I would really regard these two people as bosom friends.
"By the way, I just heard Mr. Li talk about the formation of my family's ancestral house, I wonder if I can discuss this Qimen Dunjia technique with me?" Putting away the calligraphy and paintings, Liu Ziqian led the topic to the other side.
"Mr. Liu, as I said just now, I really only know a little about this Qimen Dunjia. I think Mr. Liu's ancestral business is related to this, but I'm afraid that as soon as I open my mouth, I will make you laugh, so don't let me get an axe at the end of work. Li Qian smiled and refused.
To be honest, I didn't understand what kind of medicine was sold in this Liu Ziqian's gourd, he repeatedly inquired about what this Qimen Dunjia technique was doing, did he want to find out our level of breaking the formation, so that after confirming it, he trapped us in the formation?
Thinking of this, my impression of this old man became more and more bad, and I was even more wary of it, for fear that when some mechanism would pop up from a certain part of this house and lock us both up.
Li Qian secretly squeezed my hand and didn't speak, but my heart gradually settled down. He is the king of ghosts, and he has regained his strength, no matter how difficult the mechanism can be, it is a big deal to forcibly break through. I remember Li Qian said that although the formation can trap people, or produce a lore effect, if the opponent has absolutely overwhelming power, it can still forcibly break the formation.
Hopefully that's what he meant.
"Speaking of which, a few days ago, my subordinates encountered a very tricky thing, and they have been studying the law for a long time, so I want to ask Mr. Li." Liu Ziqian said, and took out a small metal box from the dark grid on the other side.
"This thing was accidentally obtained by our Liu family, at first it was just to see that this copper box was rare, and it might be able to sell it at a good price with its craftsmanship. But then I realized that there seemed to be something else in it, and driven by curiosity, I decided to open it and take a look. β
Liu Ziqian said, put the box on the table, "It's a pity, this box seems ordinary, in fact, it implies a mechanism formation, if Mr. Li doesn't give up, can you study it with the next, open the box, look at the things inside, if it's valuable, it's good to decide to stay in the next place." β
This is obviously hooking up with us to open the box and then calculate people, I bit my lip and gently pulled Li Qian's sleeve: "Shallow, didn't you say that there is something else in the afternoon, otherwise, let's go first, right?" β
But Li Qian seemed to be very interested in the things in the box, so he just waved his hand lightly: "Yue'er, Mr. Liu's hospitality is difficult, I really can't shirk it, it's okay to do it later, let's find a way to open this box first." β
I looked at him in disbelief: such an obvious trap, Li Qian didn't even want to agree to it, is this to paralyze the opponent, plan the plan, and then fight back?
At this time, Li Qian had already put his hand on the box, touched it, looked at it, and then clicked a few fingers in a few places. I listened to the click, and the box changed shape and popped open.
"Amazing, isn't it?" I also think it's an eye-opener, Li Qian still knows how to do tricks!
Liu Ziqian's eyes lit up, and he was extremely shocked when he looked at the contents of the box: "Mr. Li, you are really amazing, Liu can know you, it is really a blessing from the cultivation of three lives!" β
Li Qian's eyes kept staring at the contents of the box, and when Liu Ziqian saw this, he quickly took it out from inside, and it turned out to be an ancient jade.
"Mr. Li, look at it, this thing is valuable?"
I also looked curiously at his hand, the ancient jade seemed to be broken, and judging from the edges, the original shape was probably a jade.
"Oh my God, this is ......" Kirin suddenly spoke, startling me.
"Hey, you guy, you've been pretending to be dumb since you hit the Netherworld, why did you suddenly live now?"
When I complained, Qilin didn't get angry, but said to me very excitedly: "Master, do you know what this jade piece is?" β
"What could it be?" I glanced at it secretly, "What other monsters could you have sealed?" β
"It's not like that!" Qilin shouted, "This is the fragment that sealed Zhu Yan, do you know what Zhu Yan is?" β