Chapter 17 The Smoke Hall, the Disaster
Checking the quaint jade pendant in his hand, Wang smiled and said, "Big brother, look at this jade pendant, it looks good, it should be able to sell for a lot of money." Wang Xiao didn't understand jade, but at least he could tell the difference between glass and jade.
Lao Hei licked his lips and said, "I'm just a monster, how can I understand the price of these things for you human......s?" Hehe, remember to buy me some wine from the drunkard?" Although Lao Hei brought the top wine monkey wine, he was always reluctant to drink it. Ordinary cheap and inferior wine is not used to drinking, so he can only go to the drinker who once asked Wang Xiao to buy demon wine koji to change some mid-grade wine to satisfy his hunger after Wang Xiao occasionally hunts valuable monsters.
The drinker's surname is Xiao Mingyi, which is a very elegant name, but he is a drunkard on weekdays, and he is sloppy and sloppy, and he does not have a sense of elegance at all. The first "money" that Wang Xiao earned in this world was a captured wine demon that he sold to him in exchange. And once this person meets the same good wine, he is very generous, and only takes pleasure in being able to fight with the opponent who is also good wine, even if the other party is not a person. So when I met a monkey drinking friend like Lao Hei, I was willing to give a lot of good wine to Lao Hei. Although the wine of this drinker is still not as good as the monkey wine, it is still a good wine compared to the wine of the town's restaurants. If it weren't for the fact that he had fallen in love with a drinking friend like Lao Hei, with the loot that Wang Xiao could currently get from the monsters at the lower ranks, he wouldn't have been able to exchange much wine at all.
Wang smiled bitterly: "Big brother, if you are willing to exchange that monkey wine with him, a pot of monkey wine can at least be exchanged for a large jar of 'drunk in the clouds', but you are unwilling." As for this jade pendant, I'm not an antique dealer, so I really don't know if it's worth it. Why don't we go to the city and ask?"
"Go together, go together!"
When he was in the city, Lao Hei restrained his demonic energy, and then put the extra pair of ears into his body, pretending to be an ordinary monkey.
Although raising monsters is not the original creation of the Demon Control Sect, there are many cultivators in this Chu County who bring monsters as guards, retinues, and servants, and even some wealthy ordinary people have many monsters as bodyguards or servants. Generally speaking, bringing a youkai is not really a big deal. But Wang Xiao knows that he is a stranger from another world, and it is always right to keep a low profile, and trying not to attract attention is the greatest safety. In any case, taking an ordinary monkey seems much more ordinary than bringing a demon monkey.
After entering the city, Wang Xiao chose a jewelry store called "Shengyantang" in the southwest of the city, ready to inquire about the price of this jade pendant.
This jade pendant should not be a particularly good thing, and Wang Xiao is not ready to sell it in this jewelry store with a relatively high specification, but he is just going to ask the approximate price, and he can be confident when he goes to the pawnshop to pawn.
Wang Xiao doesn't understand jade, if he rashly takes it to the pawnshop, it is a really good jade, and he is afraid that he will be belittled by the pawnshop to worthless. The jade shop in this Shengyantang is not very big, but it has a good reputation, and it is an old shop. If you can get the appraisal of this well-known "Shengyantang" first, and then take it to the pawnshop, you will not be afraid of being deceived.
Leaving Lao Hei outside the store, Wang Xiao walked to the inner room of the Shengyantang alone, but saw that the old shopkeeper and his men were introducing business to a few customers in tawny Confucian shirts. Wang Xiao changed his past habits for the sake of safety in the Shura realm, and he has always been low-key and humble, and he was not in a hurry to find the help of Shengyantang for identification anyway, so he just waited quietly on the side.
These five yellow-brown Confucian shirts were all young people in their twenties, and Wang Xiao could see from their costumes that they should be the eighth-ranked sect in Chu County, specializing in the "Silent Sect" that specializes in controlling ghosts and exorcising spirits. This sect belongs to the "Shengyan Sect" that originates from the Book of Poetry, and also belongs to the subsidiary sects of the three major sects, and the number of disciples of this sect is much more than that of the Lotus Root Hall, and the overall strength is the sixth in Chu County, much higher than the ranking of the Lotus Root Hall.
These five disciples of the Silent Sect, led by one of the tall and thin young men, were listening impatiently to the introduction of some jade artifacts by the old shopkeeper of Shengyan Hall, with an arrogant expression, and threw aside the jade that the old shopkeeper had carefully handed over. The other four silent sect members obviously took the lead of this tall and thin young man, and no matter what the tall and thin young man said, they all tried their best to echo and help. Obviously, this tall and thin young man should be a person with a relatively high status in the Buyu Sect.
Wang Xiao watched from afar, trying not to attract their attention.
Wang Xiao, who was originally a little arrogant, was very low-key after coming to this world, and he would not easily cause trouble. Especially this type of gentleman who used to be the most annoying, now Wang Xiao chooses to stay away when he sees it. Wang Xiao knows very well: It is better to offend a gentleman than a villain. Most of these gentlemen are narrow-minded, deceiving good and fearing evil, and they cannot be provoked at present.
The old shopkeeper of Shengyantang carefully introduced several jade, and all of them were looked down upon by the tall and thin young man with disdain, and finally the tall and thin young man spat out: "Phew, what Shengyantang, there is no decent goods, let's go, delay Lao Tzu's time." ”
The four followers also catered to each other, belittling the smoke hall and complimenting the tall and thin young man, and then a group of people slammed out on their toes. The old shopkeeper shook his head and sighed, sorting out the few jade artifacts that had been thrown around. The guy who was helping on the side was full of anger: "What the hell, saying that we don't have good goods in the store!" I think they can't afford it!"
The old shopkeeper looked nervous: "Shhh, Liangzi, be quiet, don't be heard by them." ”
The guy said angrily, "Master, aren't you angry that those guys are so rude?"
The old shopkeeper sighed: "Alas, they are cultivators, and we ordinary people can't afford to mess with ......."
The guy said angrily: "What about Xiuzhen, can you casually belittle the goods in our store?"
The old shopkeeper said: "Actually, it is not necessarily belittled, the jade needed by this cultivator is different from ordinary people. Ordinary people buy jade, what they want is transparent and soft, and most of them are mainly to show wealth. The second is to use jade to ward off evil spirits and prevent disasters. And when cultivators use jade, it is mostly to use the potency in jade. ”
The guy was very curious: "What else is the effect of jade?"
The old shopkeeper smiled and said: "Liangzi, you have to learn a lot! There are thousands of kinds of jade things, some of which can ward off evil spirits, and some of which are hidden filth. There are also some jade stones that contain mysterious powers, which are necessary materials for making magic weapons for cultivating truth. And some tens of millions of years of spirit jade can even be transformed into a monster and cultivated into a human form. Speaking of the role of jade, the old shopkeeper suddenly danced with his eyebrows, and even put aside the humiliation that had just been humiliated, and concentrated on talking about the role of jade to this guy. After talking about the differences between several kinds of jade, the old shopkeeper made the following summary: "Those few people should be the disciples of the Buyu Sect, and most of the techniques of the Buyu Sect are to exorcise ghosts and control spirits. The jade in my Shengyan Hall is mostly the warm jade used to ward off evil spirits and suppress souls, where is it suitable for them. ”
When the man heard this, he admired the erudition of the old shopkeeper even more, and his grievances were much less. It was only at this time that the two noticed Wang Xiao, who had been waiting for a long time. The old shopkeeper walked up to Wang Xiao apologetically and arched his hand: "This little brother, I'm tired of waiting for you for a long time, old and sinful, I don't know what the little brother needs?"
Wang Xiao listened to the knowledge of this lot of jade beside him, and only felt that he had a lot of knowledge, where would there be any dissatisfaction, and hurriedly said: "Don't dare, don't dare, the shopkeeper invites you, the kid is just a poor egg, but he can't afford to buy any good things." The reason why I came here is because I recently got a piece of jade, and the kid is shallow and doesn't know the value, and I heard that the shopkeeper of Shengyantang is well-informed, so I want to come to ask for advice. ”
The old shopkeeper is obviously a good teacher, I heard that he was looking for his own advice, even if he knew that Wang Xiao was a poor ghost with no money, he still smiled, straightened up, and said with a smile: "I don't dare to ask for advice, if the little brother believes in the old decay, you might as well let the decay take a look." ”
"That's tiring. Wang Xiao took out the jade pendant he had just obtained and handed it to the old shopkeeper.
The old shopkeeper took the jade pendant, looked at it carefully, frowned, and said: "Little brother, isn't your jade from the big one?" The so-called "big one" is the dead person, and there is a saying that "the dead are the big", so the dead are also called the big one. This jade business pays attention to words such as death, disaster, and disaster, and does not like to say.
Wang Xiaoda admired it, nodded and said, "The old gentleman is really as wise as a torch." Don't hide it from the old man, the kid is also a true cultivator, but this jade pendant is from the south of the city. ”
The old shopkeeper originally thought that Wang Xiao was robbing the tomb, but he was disdainful in his heart, but at this time, he heard Wang Xiao say that it was Xiuzhen, and this jade pendant was from the south of the city, so he knew that it was from the zombie, and his gloomy face suddenly turned clear, and he said with a smile: "The little brother turned out to be a monk who cultivates the truth, so it's okay." The original texture of this jade pendant is also superior, but it is subject to a lot of resentment from yin qi, and if it is worn by ordinary people, it is extremely inappropriate. However, if it is a layman like Xiao Ge, he is naturally not afraid. I don't know what kind of sect and sect the little brother is?"
Wang Xiao sighed: "The kid is a famous disciple of Master Li Youshan, and he doesn't dare to mention the ...... of the master."
The old shopkeeper nodded understandingly, this named disciple can't go out at will to say what sect he belongs to, and said with relief: "It seems that the little brother is heroic and vigorous, and he will definitely not be in the pool in the future." Li Youshan is well-known as a layman, as long as the little brother works hard, it is natural for him to officially enter the house in the future. ”
Wang Xiao nodded gratefully: "I owe Mr. Jiyan, I hope so." ”
The old shopkeeper returned the jade pendant to Wang Xiao: "Although the old man is not in the cultivation of the truth, he also knows a little about the cultivation of the truth. What Liangentang has learned is masculine and upright, but he doesn't need this jade pendant. Although the little brother has high mana, it is not suitable for wearing this thing for a long time, and it is not beneficial to himself. ”
Wang smiled and said, "Don't hide it, sir, the kid didn't want to wear this thing in the first place." The boy wanted to pawn this thing because of his lack of money, but he didn't know the price and was worried about being deceived, so he came to ask the old gentleman for advice. ”
The shopkeeper laughed: "The little brother is really frank. According to the old decay, if this thing is sold to a useful cultivator, it should be sold for more than 100 taels of silver. If you meet a cultivator who happens to be in dire need of this thing, I'm afraid you can sell more!"
Wang Xiao was overjoyed: "Can you really sell it for a hundred taels of silver?" These two pieces of silver are a thousand dollars, in this Chu County, two dollars can buy a bowl of hot Yangchun noodles, and a thousand dollars are enough for a family of three to spend enough in January. One hundred taels of silver is roughly equivalent to one or two hundred thousand yuan in China in the 21st century. Although a hundred taels of silver can't even buy a piece of high-grade jade in this Shengyan Hall, it is a big windfall for Wang Xiao, who is poor and white at the moment.
The old shopkeeper said with a smile: "Although the old man is dizzy, he is the best at identifying jade. Hehe......"
Wang Xiao bowed to the old shopkeeper: "Thank you, sir, if the kid sells for a good price, please ask the gentleman to get drunk." I'm going to take my leave now!"
The old shopkeeper also bowed his hand: "Hehe, little brother go slowly, don't send it." ”
"I also wish Mr. a wide range of wealth!haha, the kid is going!" After saying that, Wang Xiao, who was happy in his heart, flew out and went to Lao Hei to report the good news. Looking at Wang Xiaohuan's back, the guy in the shop smiled and said, "Master, these are both cultivators, and the difference is really big." This little brother is so polite, and the people before that, hmph, are really different. ”
"Ryoko, don't be angry. I look at the faces of those people, but today there is a disaster of blood and light. ”
When the guy heard this, his eyes lit up, and he smiled: "The Bloody Disaster? Those rude people? Good feelings! Haha, it's really retribution." Well, master, what about the little brother's face just now?"
The old shopkeeper pondered for a while, and said in a deep voice: "It's strange, that little brother is so kind, but there is also a bloody disaster on his face. However, unlike the previous person, that person's eyebrows are deep and his lips are thin and immoral, and he is a person of death, and although there is blood between the eyebrows of the little brother just now, the heavenly court is vast, and there is a majestic aura in his eyes, even if there are some disasters, it should also turn evil into good fortune......"
Wang Xiao didn't hear the old shopkeeper's words, because he took Lao Hei out not far away, and he met the disciples of the Silent Sect who were in the Shengyan Hall before.
One of the four followers of the Silent Sect was whispering to the tall and thin young man led by him, and after the tall and thin young man frowned and listened to a few words, the corners of his mouth suddenly curled, and he beckoned to the king with a smile: "Wu that boy, come here, you seem to have a good piece of jade?"
When Wang Xiao saw the tall and thin young man looking for him, he immediately thought: Isn't this silent sect exactly the one who is good at controlling ghosts and exorcisms? And the cultivators of this kind of spells need this object that contains a large amount of resentful spirit yin qi.
Wang Xiao was overjoyed in his heart, and secretly thought, this is really a soft pillow for sleepiness, what do you want, this is a good customer! ”
The tall and thin young man frowned and said: "What are you, you can also call me a brother and brother Huang Ziwen? Uncle today, I am in a good mood, spare your dog's life, what about your jade? Hand it over, and then get out!"