Chapter 22: The Plastic Brothers
As the time for the exchange meeting to begin approached, more and more monks stepped into the venue. At this time, an extraordinarily muscular monk walked in, causing a whisper.
The Sturdy Monk was the star of the city lately, and there were obviously many more people who knew him than the two old men. Even though many monks have not seen real people with their own eyes, the extremely recognizable figure of the sturdy monk clearly reveals his identity - the biggest wronged leader in Yifang City!
This guy who buys stones has to talk about piles of stones also came to participate in the stone taster exchange meeting? And Qian Yang's eyes were also attracted, of course he knew who this person was, and he happened to know another identity of this person, that is, an avid DV enthusiast!
Of course, Qian Yang knows that there is definitely no such thing as DV in this world, but there is no shortage of similar things used to record sound and images, that is, the Lingering Stone, and Qian Yang also happens to have a piece in his waist.
Qian Yang believed that this wronged boss must have been secretly taking pictures on the street that day, even if he was not holding a photo stone in his hand, it must be something with a similar function, otherwise it would be absolutely impossible for a normal person to pose such a shameful posture on the street.
The sturdy monk entered the hall and looked around, obviously finding nothing to interest him, and then, with a little disappointment, found a corner, sat down on the ground, and piled his own tendons into a small mountain, where he honestly closed his eyes and rested.
Lao Ding and Lao Meng didn't care about some messy things coming again, but they were just talking there as if no one was around.
"In the last competition, after you and I lost to the one surnamed Deng together, I was disheartened and left the East Tomb, thinking that this would be the end of my life! Who knows, but I accidentally owed a debt to a wrongdoer, so I had to use such a little skill to pay off the debt, and I had to accompany him back to Yifang City when I was dying!"
Lao Meng hadn't spoken yet, but Elder Qian on the side had a little taste, and said in his heart that this "enemy" shouldn't be me, right?
"If you lose to someone surnamed Deng, you just accept your fate?" Lao Meng was full of enthusiasm when he spoke.
"What if you don't admit your fate?" Lao Ding shook his head: "Old, it's all half cut into the ground, and my eyes are dazzled, so I have to admit it if I don't recognize it!"
Lao Meng squinted his eyes and stared at Lao Dingtou for a while, and said slowly: "I don't want to accept my fate, I lost to him last time because I was not good at learning, so I have nothing to say." But over the years, I have looked at stones all over the world, and I think that my skills have improved, even if I can't compare to you, I am confident that I will never be weaker than others. Now that I've had another chance to be a resident, I don't want to miss it again!"
"You mean it's inevitable this time?" a faint brilliance flashed in the old Dingtou's eyes.
Old Meng laughed: "If you don't participate, who will I be afraid of them?"
Lao Ding shook his head: "Pinshi can't get rid of the factor of luck after all, and fate is unpredictable, otherwise I ......"
Lao Meng interrupted Lao Ding's exclamation: "Nothing cannot be changed, and fate is the same!"
"Oh?" the old man narrowed his eyes with, "Old man, I wish you success!"
Lao Meng turned his head to look at Qian Yang: "Young man, I wish you success!"
"Hehe!" Qian Yang smiled shyly.
Lao Meng raised his head and waved his hand at someone in the distance, and then said, "I'll go over there to say hello and talk again!"
Lao Dingtou nodded, and watched Lao Meng leave, always with a gentle smile on his face.
Qian Yang secretly took a sip: "Plastic brotherhood!"
"What did you say?" asked the old man, who probably didn't hear clearly.
"I'm too untrue for me. Qian Yang said in a low voice: "Look at people, if you want to be a resident, just say it, but what about you?
"Your own people?" Old Ding Tou laughed: "Who do you think was the person who cheated on me twenty years ago?"
"Isn't that old Deng?" Qian Yang was stunned!
Lao Ding shook his head: "I don't know if Lao Deng has a pit for me, but this Lao Meng is indispensable among the people who pit me!"
"Why?" Qian Yang's eyes widened: "Didn't he also lose to Lao Deng?"
"It's not strange to lose to my junior brother with Lao Meng's ability, but the stone used to pit me, he definitely can't get out of it!"
"What do you say?" Qian Yang suddenly came to his senses.
Lao Dingtou lowered his head, and the cold light flashed in his eyes: "Because only he knows that I have a special preference for rough stones with coniferous pine flowers!"
Speaking of which, what happened twenty years ago is not
It's not complicated, although there were more than 1,000 people who participated in that competition, there were actually only three people who really had a chance to come out on top: Lao Ding, Lao Meng, and Xiao Deng, who was still very young at the time!
As I said before, the circle of stone masters is actually not very big, and these three people, who are recognized by everyone as the most skilled in stone skills, are also inextricably linked.
Lao Ding and Lao Meng have known each other for a hundred years and have a good relationship. However, Lao Meng's talent for pinshi is slightly inferior to Lao Ding, and he often accepts Lao Ding's orders on weekdays.
And Xiao Deng is Lao Ding's fellow disciple, because their master died early, most of Xiao Deng's stone skills were taught by Lao Ding's substitute teacher, as for Xiao Deng's later change to a famous teacher, it is a later story.
In the competition twenty years ago, these three people registered at the same time, and after several rounds of screening, these three people also eliminated all other opponents as they wished, and stood in the final selection room.
In fact, according to the skill level of these three people, Lao Ding's victory should be expected. But who would have thought that there would be an accident in the first round of the final. At that time, the organizer provided three stones, one black, one white and one yellow, for the three people to choose from, and anyone with a discerning eye could actually see that among the three stones, the best performance should be the white sand skin.
Originally, everyone thought that the three of them should unanimously choose the white sand skin as their answer, and then enter the next round hand in hand. What is surprising is that except for Lao Meng who chose the white sand skin, the other two made an unexpected choice.
Xiao Deng chose the yellow sand skin, while Lao Ding chose the black black sand with a mediocre appearance!
When the three stones were unraveled, the final answer was even more surprising.
Lao Meng's white sand skin unraveled fifteen decent high-grade spirit stones, while Lao Ding's black black sand was worthless, but Xiao Deng's yellow sand skin was mysteriously pulled out of a fire line top-grade spirit stone!
Subsequently, Xiao Deng became the chief stone master of Duobao Mine, Lao Ding left in despair, and Lao Meng stayed in Yifang City to continue to hone his skills, looking forward to a comeback.
Qian Yang listened to Lao Dingtou's brief narration, but there were many doubts in his heart, and he blurted out and asked, "Then why do you have to choose that piece of black black sand that doesn't look very good?"
Lao Ding glanced at Qian Yang and shook his head coldly: "Your current level has not yet reached the point where you understand this, so let's talk about it when you have a chance in the future!"
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