Chapter Forty-Eight: The Secret of Antiques
The moonlight trickled into the room through the window, plading the tables and chairs by the window with a dull silver hue.
Under the reflection of the moonlight, the simple furnishings in the room were unobstructed, except for Yang Xiu on the bed. The two men in black glanced at each other and saw the confusion in each other's eyes.
The companions in the hallway should have come in as soon as they had checked the situation, why didn't there be any movement? The two gestured to each other, and the shorter man in black tentatively opened the door, looked out, and then walked out.
Silently.
In the silence, the only sound the man in black who remained in the room heard was his own breathing. After waiting for a while, feeling that something was strange, the man in black stepped forward to open the door, hesitated for a moment, stopped his hand in mid-air, and then turned and walked quickly to the window.
"Squeak ......"
At this moment, the wooden door of the room was windless and automatic, making a strange grinding sound. The man in black with his back to the wooden door froze for a moment, his frightened hair stood on end, and he immediately pulled out a short knife about a foot long from his waist and turned around like lightning.
The wooden door was half opened, but there was nothing outside, where was there half a figure?
The man in black had no bottom in his heart, he felt that this house was weird, and he was even more desperate in his heart, and he was about to jump out of the window when he turned around.
Just after taking two steps, the man in black heard a sound of breaking the air above his head, and subconsciously shrank his neck.
"Bang!"
Yang Xiu fell from the sky, and this kick kicked the shoulder of the man in black from top to bottom, making the other party's body short. Then raised his leg to dodge the short knife that the other party reflexively sharpened, Yang Xiu turned over and landed, and fought with the other party.
"Sonorous!"
The two sides exchanged blades, and the sparks that burst out had a different beauty in the moonlight. Yang Xiu was surprised by the sharpness of the opponent's short knife, but the man in black was frightened enough by Yang Xiu's fast movements and savage strength.
At this time, the man in black was eager to eat and peel alive the person in the sect who was responsible for collecting intelligence: Who said that this kid only has a quenched body! If this kid didn't have a triple consummation, I would have eaten this knife!
Annoyance is chagrin, but the man in black has to face reality.
The two fought like a whirlwind for a few rounds, the small room was turned upside down, and the wooden table in the middle didn't know who slapped it away.
"Drink!"
After a while, Yang Xiu suddenly let out a low shout, and slammed his heartwarming foot on the opponent's chest, and the man in black was kicked and rolled in the air, flying upside down from the window and falling to the river beach with a "bang!"
Yang Xiu slapped a defensive talisman on his body, jumped off the river beach, looked at the man in black, carried the Bailu sword on his shoulder, and said, "Big brother still want to buy a talisman?
After listening to Yang Xiu's words, the man in black simply took off his turban, revealing a head of silver hair and a hideous face, it was the old man of the Immortal Ink Sect who came to buy Dao talismans during the day.
The old man didn't answer, just activated two Dao talismans in a row, turned around and fled without saying a word, Yang Xiu hurried a few steps to catch up with the other party, and kicked the other party to the ground.
After all the past, Yang Xiu didn't have a good impression of the Immortal Mo Sect at all, and now he is bullying me at the door?
These people are really limited, Yang Xiu silently eliminated the two followers in the corridor, and then sneaked in from the door and hid on the beam, easily cooking the other party.
Looking at the old man struggling and screaming on the ground, Yang Xiu sneered and walked towards the other party.
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The main peak of Tianshu Mountain.
The hall more than five zhang high sits halfway up the mountain, and from a distance, it looks like a mountain peak grows out of thin air at the top of the main hall.
The red tiles shimmer in the sun with a charming luster, reflecting the golden and brilliant tall buildings, and the nine red giant pillars stand still in the drifting clouds, like the legendary Nine Heavens Palace, not like the weather in the world.
The white stone stairs are scattered radially to the foot of the mountain from the center of the main hall to the foot of the mountain, and the mere glance at the foot of the mountain is almost suffocating.
This was the first time Yang Xiu saw the main hall of the Heavenly Book Pavilion, and his heart was completely shocked - this amount of work is difficult for any building on the earth to match since ancient and modern times...... I don't know what kind of grand scene this mountain should have been when the strength of Tianshu Pavilion was at its peak.
The disciple who led the way in front didn't say a word, and led Yang Xiu up the thousand-layer stairs. The old black horse carried three sturdy black-clothed men who were tied up, and followed Yang Xiu up to the top of the stairs together.
When he came to the door of the main hall, Yang Xiu pinched his face, and his relaxed and happy expression immediately changed to a bitter gourd face, and then he led the old black horse in.
After entering the door, Yang Xiu found that it was far smaller than he imagined, just an ordinary living room. On the first seat sat an old man with white hair, who was the head of the Tianshu Pavilion, the old man Zhuji.
This was the first time Yang Xiu had seen the old man Zhuji, and at first glance, he was a well-maintained old man, and he didn't have the domineering appearance he imagined at all, which made Yang Xiu more or less disappointed.
Li Xuanfeng and Fu Yun Zhenren sat on one side, the inner disciples led by Liu Wenzhong were lined up on both sides, Lin Shuangchen stood behind Fu Yun Zhenren, his beautiful eyes stayed on Yang Xiu for a moment, and quickly turned his gaze to the three people on horseback.
The guest of the Xianmo faction sat on the right hand side of the old man Zhuji, and the bald head headed by the leader should be Liu Kunshan, the second elder of the Xianmo faction, and the human demon Ouyang Jianqing was also among them.
Yang Xiu saluted everyone one by one, stretched out his hand and dragged the three black-clothed people off the horseback, "Bang bang bang!" was still on the ground, and said with a bitter face: "Tell the master, last night these three people trespassed into the Liushu Hall, and when they saw me, they started beating people!"
After speaking, Yang Xiu also pulled up his pants, revealing an obvious bruise on his calf, and said angrily: "Look, I have injuries all over my body." If I hadn't resisted desperately, I wouldn't have seen the sun today......"
Everyone listened to Yang Xiu's tearful complaints, and their faces were a little weird. Especially these people from the Immortal Mo Sect, look at Yang Xiu who is jumping around, and then look at the three black-clothed people on the ground who are squeaking and squeaking, their faces are blue and swollen, and their faces are a little dark.
Lin Shuangchen was a little worried about his apprentice, but at the same time, he was teased by Yang Xiu's playful appearance, and the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, and he was very pretty.
Today, Lin Shuangchen is dressed in military uniform, and he is already heroic. This smile was like an orchid blooming in the ice and snow, and the eyes of many disciples who had been secretly paying attention to Lin Shuangchen straightened.
Fu Yun Zhenren also noticed the change in the gaze of the disciples around him, and turned his face to look. Seeing this, Lin Shuangchen lowered his head slightly, removed his smile, and regained his expression of no sadness or joy.
Fu Yunzhen's face sank like water, and he looked back at Yang Xiu, who had an exaggerated expression, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Okay, we already know what happened, Yang Xiu, you go and wait at the door. The old man Zhuji looked cold, glanced at Liu Kunshan on the side, and then waved at Yang Xiu.
"Yes. ”
Yang Xiu bowed respectfully to the old man Zhuji, then turned around and walked out with a figure-eight step. The old black horse on the side did the same, raising the horse's head and shaking the big fart, and followed Yang Xiu, and his tail was about to be thrown into the sky.
At this moment, even the disciples of the Heavenly Book Pavilion in the house couldn't help laughing, and many of them lowered their heads and covered their mouths and laughed. Liu Kunshan's faces became even worse, especially Ouyang Jianqing, looking at Lin Shuangchen with an indifferent expression, and then looking at Yang Xiu who walked out of the hall, his eyes flashed and he didn't know what he was thinking.
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It didn't take much effort to catch the three of them last night. This matter is a diplomatic incident, and there must be someone behind it, and it is inevitable that it will be true that it will be true to kill people directly, so Yang Xiu chose the safest method and notified Lin Shuangchen as soon as possible.
The three of them said nothing about the purpose of infiltrating the Liushutang. Yang Xiu could actually guess a little, the other party should have noticed that the ink on the Dao talisman was different, and wanted to find clues from Yang Xiu.
As a famous faction that started with "Five Thunder Mo", it is reasonable to be able to detect abnormalities. However, Yang Xiu was not worried at all, if these people could analyze the ingredients and refining methods from the solidified ink, it would be a hell of a life.
Let the big guys do the rest.
Standing outside the main hall and looking around, large and small peaks poke their heads out in the sea of clouds, like small islands in the ocean, ethereal and impermanent. Yang Xiu sat on the steps, holding a copy of "Tongzhou Different Texts" and reading it with relish.
"Brother Yang Xiu?"
Yang Xian buried his head in reading, and a familiar voice came from his ear, and he turned his head to look.
There were two people standing behind him, the short and fat one surnamed Shi Mingwa, and the bamboo pole-like one next to him was called Singh, both of whom were miscellaneous disciples of the Spirit Beast Hall of the Heavenly Book Pavilion, Yang Xiu often went to the Spirit Beast Hall to buy high-grade forage for the old black horse, and he was familiar with these two.
After greeting each other, Yang Xiu knew that the two of them had been sent to take care of the mounts of the people of the Xianmo Sect, and this would appear here in the main hall.
"I said it's you, Lao Xin still doesn't believe it, haha~"
Shi Wa looked very happy, kept rubbing his hands, his face flushed, "That, Yang Xiu, I heard that you are selling talismans?"
Shiwa spoke staccato and looked nervous. Yang Xiu observed his words and quickly understood what the other party meant.
Now Yang Xiu's Dao Talisman is a sought-after commodity, and it may not be available if it is booked a few days in advance, and there is a generous way to "make waves" from it, and the price is even higher, most of the outer disciples and miscellaneous disciples can no longer buy it, and they can't afford to buy the Dao Talisman of Liushutang.
"I have a younger son, and his talent for cultivating immortals is much better than mine,"
Shi Wa said a little embarrassedly: "Brother Yang, look, can she give me some Dao talismans, and I will return them to you when I have saved enough money?" ”
As he spoke, Shi Wa took out a piece of jade pendant from his pocket and stuffed it into Yang Xiu's hand.
The jade pendant also carries body temperature, the whole body is verdant and dripping, and the water is transparent, judging by Yang Xiu's vision of studying antiques for many years, it is definitely a superb jade.
Moreover, this jade stone is carved into a pair of phoenixes, and the carving technique is highly skillful, even compared with those heirloom treasures of ancient China, it is not inferior. It's a pity that no matter how good the quality is, it's just a mundane thing, and it's useless for immortal cultivators.
"This jade pendant is in good condition and worth a lot of money, why don't you sell it?" Yang Xiu asked suspiciously.
"Brother Yang, you also know jade?, alas, but this thing, even if it is sold, is not worth a few spirit stones,"
Shi Wa shook his head helplessly, sighed, and said, "It's better to find a way to exchange some Dao talismans and useful immortal classics, which will be of greater help to my son's cultivation." ”
What Shi Wa said was the truth, it was actually not cost-effective to buy spirit stones with gold and silver. The family background is as solid as Liu Xian, and there are very few spirit stones purchased with silver every month. wants to use silver to pave the way for cultivating immortals, but in the end he can only end up with the four walls of his family.
Singh next to him also spoke up and said: "Yes, yes, Brother Yang, we all know about you, the last time you rejected those people in Fanjing Mountain in person, I was next to me, I am definitely a man! And the children of the Lao Shi family are really very powerful......
"I see. Go get pen and paper, and I'll write you some. Yang Xiumo held the jade pendant, suddenly raised his head to interrupt the other party's words, and said with a smile.
The two were stunned when they heard this, and looked at Yang Xiu in disbelief, seeing that Yang Xiu was urging him to get the pen, Singh cheered and ran into the distance, and then was called back by Yang Xiu and rode away on the old black horse.
Shi Wa thanked Yang Xiu for his kindness, if it wasn't for Yang Xiu to stop him, he would almost have to kneel and kowtow.
Yang Xiu and Shi Wa sat side by side on the steps and said with a smile: "It's a trivial matter. Lao Shi, your friend estimates that he will come back in a while, let's talk. Tell me about your jade pendant, and tell me everything you've heard about the Immortal Ink Sect. ”