In Panzhou in August, the scorching sun is like fire, scorching the earth, as if to soften the hard asphalt pavement, and the air is filled with the smell of burning.

Tall trees are planted along the streets of the old city at intervals. In the corner of the street, the leaves of the trees that are still luxuriant are not moving under the scorching sun. A handful of shade was skewed, just in the way of the entrance of a small shop.

The location of the shop is good, the door is not blocked by the trunk, and even the leaves only grow above the shop, becoming a natural parasol. But the signboard of the shop still can't help the sun and rain, and the words "Sanheju" have been discolored.

The small shop is not big, about 20 square meters, there is a large shelf on each side of the wall, and on a lattice shelf, there are all kinds of copper products in an orderly manner, sun-dried gourds, and even copper coins that do not know the dynasty, strung together ....... There are not many things, and the quality is not very good, and it looks very cheap.

On the ceiling of the bunk, there are several chandeliers, and under the chandelier, an iron wire is pulled, on which a small ceiling fan is installed.

The ceiling fan was on, as if there was some lack of power, and it was spinning slowly.

Opposite the counter of the shop, there is an old pendulum clock, and the sound of "tick tick" is quite crisp.

Tang Chen raised his head and looked at the pendulum clock opposite, as if he was in a daze.

A roe deer-headed rat-eyed man chattered next to him: "Boss, you can see it clearly, this thing is not ordinary, maybe it is a treasure from the Tang Dynasty." ”

The corners of Tang Chen's mouth twitched, and his eyes glanced at it, revealing a bit of disdain. Then he continued to look up, intently observing the furnishings in the house, wondering if it was time to clean up.

But there doesn't seem to be any dust, forget it!

"Bang!"

The man was furious, slapped the table, and said angrily, "Did you listen to me?"

"Listen......"

Tang Chen was unmoved, his eyes drooped, and he said slowly: "Since you think it's a treasure, then take it back and hide it well, don't sell it." ”

"Ahem!"

The man suddenly changed his face, rubbed his hands in disdain, and said embarrassedly, "This is not ...... I've been short on money lately. Boss, no, brother, big brother, big guy......"

"The rivers and lakes are in a hurry...... the man said in a low voice: "Actually, the thing is quite good, I can guarantee that it is definitely an antique, and it is worth a few bucks." ”

Tang Chen smiled slightly, but the disdain in his tone could be heard by anyone: "Have you read carefully, this is a magic weapon shop, not an antique shop, is it an antique, does it make sense to me?"

"Ritual Weapon, Ritual Instrument...... By the way, I have a compass, you can take a look at it again......"

The man hurriedly took off the backpack behind him, rummaged through it for a while, and finally found a black thing, grabbed it with both hands, held it in front of Tang Chen, looked at him with blank eyes, and pleaded with all kinds of begging.

Tang Chen exhaled a rough breath, picked up the things with his hand, and looked at them casually.

The thing was a compass, and it was a copper compass, and it was covered with rust. When you look at the compass, you know that it is something after the Song Dynasty, because there are three plates: the heavenly plate, the earth plate, and the human plate. Legend has it that the human plate was created by Lai Buyi, a great feng shui master of the Southern Song Dynasty. But after all, legends are legends, and who did it accurately? Maybe it was just the name of Lai Buyi, and I don't know how many such things have happened in Chinese history. The innovative person is not famous, and he doesn't want things to be buried, so he can only entrust the name of a celebrity to let things pass down, and he himself has disappeared in the long river of history.

As for the heavenly plate and the earth, according to legend, it was created by Yang Yunsong, a feng shui master in the late Tang Dynasty, and it is impossible to verify whether it is no longer possible. But from now on, as long as it is a compass, there will be three disks: heaven, earth, and man.

Generally speaking, there are three types of common compasses, one is a triple plate, the second is a ternary disk, and the third is a comprehensive disk.

The three-fold plate, also known as Yang Gongpan, is said to have been invented by Yang Yunsong, the great master of feng shui in the Tang Dynasty, while the three-yuan plate was created by Jiang Dahong, a master of feng shui in the Ming Dynasty, so it is also called Jiang Pan. As for the comprehensive disk, it is the result of the combination of three elements and three in one.

Under normal circumstances, as long as you look at what compass the feng shui master uses, you can generally speculate on his lineage. However, this is not an absolute thing, and there are special circumstances.

You must know that before the Tang Dynasty, the ancients surveyed feng shui, but there was no compass, but by observing the stars and shadows to distinguish the direction, but after the Tang Dynasty, someone invented the compass as an auxiliary tool. With such a sharp weapon as the compass, the feng shui master suddenly reduced a lot of burden, and it must have been popularized spontaneously and independently.

Of course, there are also some special sects that disdain to use the compass in the process of inheritance, and they feel that using the compass is a distrust of their own strength, so they are very resistant to such things.

Among these special sects, the most famous of them is the Golden Lock Yuguan School. The four characters of the golden lock jade pass are quite mysterious, as the name suggests, it means that the box with the gold lock jade is put away, indicating that this book must be expensive.

Legend has it that the Golden Lock Jade Pass is a secret legend of the palace, but it was only at the end of the Qing Dynasty when the dynasty changed, that this knowledge spread to the people. However, due to the strict rules of the Golden Lock Jade Pass, outsiders don't know the core secret inheritance at all, so it also adds a veil to this sect that is itself somewhat mysterious.

Everyone just knows that the Golden Lock Yuguan is known for its simplicity and practicality, and its accuracy in judging things is better than that of any Feng Shui sect. Golden lock jade pass is also known as the road yin and yang, as long as you master this method, when you break the yin and yang house for people, you don't need a compass, you only need to turn around the yin and yang house to break the yin and yang house of good luck and misfortune, at a glance.

The exquisite compass is generally inherited from the master, and it is impossible to sell it at all. Like this compass, the square shape, but also the patina, the inside of the disc does not even have a magnetic needle, relying on the four corners of the compass to connect the red rope to determine the direction, even the above gossip, the heavenly stem branch, the twenty-eight stars and the five elements can not be seen clearly, the appearance can be said to be at all.

Holding the things, Tang Chen pondered for a moment, shook his head slightly, then opened the drawer, took out a banknote inside, and waved his hand in the attitude of calling Huazi: "Take the money and leave quickly!"

"Huh?" the man was first overjoyed, then disappointed: "Why is it only fifty?"

"Too little?" Tang Chen immediately changed his face and said, "Take the things and leave the money!"

"Boss, it's easy to discuss, it's easy to discuss......" The man hurriedly grabbed the money tightly, and said with a shy smile: "But this money is really too little." You can give a little more, and if there is anything like this again, I will definitely send it to the door as soon as possible......"

Tang Chen threw the compass and sneered, "Tell me, is this thing worth fifty yuan?"

The man also knew that he was wrong, so he didn't dare to argue anymore, so he had to walk out of the shop in a daze.

After Tang Chen saw the man leave, he smiled bitterly and said to himself: "It's been more than two months since the shop was opened, and not a single business has been completed, but it has lost a lot. I received another useless item today, do you really want to change your career to make antiques?

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