Chapter Twenty-Nine: Treasure Appreciation
When you concentrate on something, you feel like time flies. Chu Changqing too, when he found all three treasures, he looked up and saw that the big fireball in the sky had unconsciously deviated to the west, and the twilight time had come.
"Whew!" let out a long breath of turbidity, Chu Changqing stretched his waist, felt the soreness in his legs, and couldn't help cursing secretly. However, when he saw the small tripod in his hand, all the discomfort in his heart had long since disappeared.
It is a small tripod, three-legged and two-eared, with a round belly, only the size of a fist, and a yellowish-brown body. It's just that there are many small abrasion marks all over the body, which seem to have been baptized after countless years, somehow, since he first saw this Xiaoding, an inexplicable liking existed in his heart.
It took a lot of effort and hard work to buy it from the peddler for 10,000 gold coins. Then I went to Zijin Bank, which specializes in transferring money in the chaotic market, and finally got it in my hand.
Zijin Bank is a place in the Great World of Cultivating Immortals where people store gold coins or purple gold coins, and Chu Changqing's understanding is that it is the bank of his previous life, but the name is different.
"It's finally done?" asked the old man with a smile.
"Hmm. ”
"Just this little ding, do you feel any difference in it?"
"No, though, I like it in my heart. Do you see any difference, old man?"
Chu Changqing's words made the old man groan a little, and he carefully observed Xiao Ding. Half-ringing, the old man exhaled, "To be honest, I can't tell what material it is made of, but with my years of experience, I feel that this Xiaoding is not ordinary." ”
Looking at the old man speechlessly, Chu Changqing muttered to himself: You haven't said this for a long time, alas!
"Ahem!" As if sensing Chu Changqing's dissatisfaction, the old man coughed dryly, "Since the treasures have been found, let's go over there to appraise the treasures." By the way, it also lets you know the price of these treasures you are buying. ”
"Good. ”
The pawn shop is a well-known shop in the chaotic market, because more than 90% of the things identified in it are real. So, because of this, it has created its reputation.
The old man who followed him entered the pawn shop, and Chu Changqing glanced at this shop, which was not very large, with a space of less than twenty square meters. There was some mess inside, and an old man about seventy or eighty years old was holding an oversized magnifying glass and looking down at something.
"Old fellow, I'll bring someone to let you appreciate the treasure. As soon as he entered the door, Chu Changqing heard the old man shouting unceremoniously, and couldn't help muttering to himself: Do they know?
"What are you shouting, I'm not dead, what are the hell howling there!" said the old man with white hair, dressed in coarse linen clothes, and reading glasses without raising his head, "Besides, with your purple old man's ability, can't you identify which ones are rags?"
"I was also forced by someone, so I had no choice but to look for you. Do you think I'm willing to come to your place where birds don't lay eggs?" said the old man, known as the Purple Old Man, in a dissatisfied tone.
"Oh?" Hearing the words of the old man Zi, the old man put down the oversized magnifying glass in his hand and raised his head. An orange face with intricate furrows and intricate wrinkles was revealed, and on his eyes, a large reading glasses were set.
"Is this little guy in front of you?" the old man said, slowly taking off his reading glasses and moving his gaze to Chu Changqing. "Well, old fellow, this time you have a good eye, and it's rare to choose such a little doll with potential! His qualifications far surpass your previous little waste. ”
The inexplicable conversation between the two old men made Chu Changqing, who was standing on the side, puzzled in his mind, and he didn't know what they were talking about. However, the old man called him a little doll, which really upset him. I'm fifteen years old, okay?
"Little guy, take out the three treasures you found, and let Old Man Bai identify them for you. The purple old man said to Chu Changqing.
With a sound in his mouth, Chu Changqing didn't speak, took out three treasures from his pocket that he found today, put them on the table one by one, and quietly looked at the old man who was called the white old man.
Today, in a whole day, he searched for a total of three treasures. The first was a small stone, the second was a rusty copper coin, and the last was a badly worn tripod. The three treasures, each of which was thrown into the crowd and was not noticeable, and it was precisely because of this that it was found by Chu Changqing.
"Hehe, yes, I found three treasures. Seeing Chu Changqing take out three things at a time, the old man Bai showed a smiling expression on his face, "It's okay, let me see if these treasures are Xibei goods." The old man said, picked up the magnifying glass on the table, and lowered his head to study it.
As the time passed minute by minute, Chu Changqing unconsciously hid his hands in his sleeves, and gradually oozed sweat. It stands to reason that even if this matter fails, it will not hurt him in the slightest, but for some reason, he feels a little nervous. Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at the old man next to him, but his face was as plain as water.
"It seems that my state of mind cultivation is still not enough, although they have been human beings for two lives, compared to these old people, they are still a lot worse. Muttering softly in his heart, Chu Changqing slowly lifted the Maha Prajna Heart Sutra to calm his state of mind.
Just after half a quarter of an hour, the old man had already moved to the last object, that is, Xiao Ding. An hour has passed, and the old man is still studying, and two hours have passed, and the old man is still studying...... At this time, not only Chu Changqing, but even the old man, who had always been as indifferent as water, sat up from the chair and stared at the old man's figure with his eyes firmly fixed.
Others don't know Old Man Bai's strength, but he Zixing knows it clearly. A small tripod would let him study for so long, it seems that his feeling is right, the material of this small tripod is very unusual.
For three full hours, just when Chu Changqing couldn't help but open his mouth, the old man finally straightened up slowly and let out a long breath.
"How is it, Old Man Bai?" Zi Xing said, "This Xiao Ding is indeed very unusual, with the detection power of my soul, I don't feel what material it is made of, but the feeling from instinct let me know that it may be a superb treasure." ”
"Well, you're right. Old man Bai pondered for a moment and said, "The three treasures that this little doll found today are very unusual, completely exceeding my expectations, hehe!"
Listening to the old man's hearty laughter, Chu Changqing's originally nervous heart suddenly let go. It seems that the treasure I bought this time should almost pass the test.
"Of course, two of these three treasures are worth to me. Zixing said excitedly, it seemed that Chu Changqing was happier to find the treasure than he was to find it himself. "Throw out that unknown little ding, just that small black stone, it is the most scarce treasure for immortal cultivators in our immortal cultivation world. ”
"In our world of cultivating immortals, the spirit stone is an indispensable treasure for immortal cultivators, and its effect is very great, not only can it be used as a holy product for cultivation, but also as a refining weapon. However, few people know that there is an extremely special thing in the spirit stone, and its effect is far greater than those ordinary spirit stones. It is the ink crystal, an extremely scarce thing. In addition to the effect of general spirit stones, it also has a special function, that is, it can exercise**. ”
"What do you mean by exercising?" Hearing the old man's murmuring to himself, Chu Changqing couldn't help but interject and asked.
"The so-called exercise** is to strengthen a person's body. The body is the foundation of all immortal cultivators, and without a good body, even if you want to have a high talent, it will be in vain. And this little stone is also Mojing, and he has such an ability. As long as you absorb the energy on its body while cultivating, you can enhance your physical fitness, which is definitely a good thing that is hard to find!" the old man sighed, as if he was a little envious of Chu Changqing's luck.
"If it is in some high-end auctions, this small piece of ink crystal will at least be sold for at least 500,000 gold coins. ”
My God! 500,000 gold coins! Hearing this terrifying number, Rao is Chu Changqing was relatively calm, and he was also a little dizzy at this moment. The price of a small piece of ink crystal will be so high, how much money did you buy it? It seems that it is only seventy gold coins! Haha! I have made a fortune! If I let that peddler know, I will definitely vomit blood in anger.
"As for the second one, this copper coin, if I'm not mistaken, it must be something left over from ancient times. Zixing said in a deep voice, "As for its specific effect, I don't know, anyway, I know that it is also a treasure, right? In the end, Zixing didn't seem to be able to explain clearly, and threw the finger at the old man.
Glancing at Zixing with contempt, the corner of the old man's mouth showed a wry smile, he had long known that his old friend would throw the spearhead at him. Sighing secretly, the old man said slowly: "What Old Man Zi said just now is very right, that little stone is indeed a fast ink crystal. As for this copper coin, it is supposed to be the legacy of the Buddha, who has long since disappeared in ancient times. ”
"In ancient times, due to natural disasters and disasters, the red land was tens of thousands of miles, so there were some human beings with great powers, and they used copper coins to cast spells and pray for rain in the sky. And the person who casts the spell is the power of the Buddha, they have boundless powers, they have their own strength, cast spells and rain, to benefit the people. So, from that time on, people began to believe in Buddhism. Although this copper coin is rusty, the pattern engraved on it is the scene of the Buddha casting the spell and distributing rain at that time. ”
"Oh?" Listening to the old man's words, Chu Changqing walked over and picked up the copper coin on the table, looked at it carefully, and the old man Zixing also leaned his head over. Although the copper coin has long been rusted, but the pattern engraved on it still leaves some marks, sure enough, as the old man said, it is engraved with a Buddha power, holding a copper coin, the top of the head is cloudy, as if casting a spell.