In terms of the types of jade, there are several kinds of Hetian jade, Dushan jade, Xiuyan jade and turquoise, among which the best is the mutton fat jade in Hetian jade, if it is of the highest grade, a small piece can be worth a thousand taels of silver.

This jade pendant in Hua Bushi's hand belongs to the "yellow and white old jade" in Xiuyan jade, this kind of jade is mostly produced in the northern country of Liaojing, although it is also a very rare jade, but if you talk about the value of jade, it is not as good as that fake pendant.

And the pattern carved on this "Panlong Jue" is also very peculiar and slightly rough, which is very different from the finely carved dragon pattern on the fake last night.

Hua Bushi has a lot of experience in appreciating antique jade, and he can see the origin of the texture of this jade pendant, and even the market price can be estimated to be eight or nine. However, he couldn't see at all how this jade pendant had anything to do with the legendary treasure of "Whale Swallowing Island".

The lines on this piece of jade are purely natural, and it is impossible to mark any map or route leading to the "Whale Swallowing Island".

Hua Bushi took the jade pendant in his hand, looked at it again and again for a long time, and said, "Mrs. Yiyi, have you ever looked at this piece of jade carefully, have you found anything?"

Chu Yiyi said: "After the concubine got this pendant last night, she also checked it carefully, but she didn't see anything strange, maybe it was because Yiyi was reckless, and with the wisdom of the son, she must be able to find something." ”

Hua Bushi smiled bitterly: "Hua Bushi is also a mortal, and he doesn't have the ability to see the sky, Madame can't see the clues, and Xiao Ke is the same." ”

Chu Yiyi's expression moved, and said, "Could it be that this 'Panlong Jue' is not genuine, and someone took it earlier than us?"

Hua Bushi pondered for a while, then inspected the jade pendant in his hand before he spoke: "In Xiaoke's opinion, this jade is indeed genuine. There are two reasons, one is that this jade pendant is a semi-circular shape, and it can be seen from the texture on it that it is carved with half of a piece of jade, that is to say, this jade is a pair, and there should be another half. ”

He paused for a moment, and then said: "The second is that although I can't see how this jade has anything to do with the treasure, you see, there are a few traces of wear and tear on the corners of this jade pendant. Legend has it that this jade was worn by the pirate king Tuoba Qingtian, and it was thought that it was because of the saline erosion of the sea breeze for many years. ”

He stroked the jade pendant with his fingers and said, "It is not difficult to find a fake piece of 'Panlong Jue', but it is impossible to find a jade pendant with such subtle characteristics. ”

Chu Yiyi thought for a while and said: "Gongzi Shicai said that this jade is a pair, could it be that this jade pendant is only half of the 'Panlong Jue', and you must find two pieces of jade to discover the secret?"

Hua Bushi said: "I don't know, there is also such a possibility." ”

Chu Yiyi said: "If we have to find the other half of Yujue, we have no clues now, but I'm afraid it won't be easy." ”

Hua Bushi stared at the face of the beautiful woman in front of him, suddenly smiled, and said: "There is no need to worry about this matter, we can be sure that this jade pendant is really 'Panlong Jue', and we have already taken the lead. ”

Chu Yiyi said: "There are no clues, there is no way to act, and we have no other way but to wait for the change." ”

Since he couldn't see any clues, Hua Bushi found a silk scarf to wrap the jade pendant and put it in his pocket.

Sitting down again, Hua Bushi asked Chu Yiyi about the "Black Dragon King". Chu Yiyi knew the name of the "Black Dragon King", but he knew very little about its details, and only knew that the "Black Dragon King" was a pirate giant across the ocean.

"Qianhuafang" has many eyes and ears, but they are all distributed in the Ming Dynasty, and the "Black Dragon King" is far away in the ocean, never ashore, and even the coastal area rarely comes, and the objects of plunder are mostly large cargo merchant ships sailing in the ocean. According to the provisions of the Ming Dynasty's ban on the sea, ocean trade has been illegal, and those merchant ships that do maritime trade do not dare to publicize even if they are robbed by pirates.

Chu Yiyi sat in Hua Bushi's room for a while, talked about some rumors about the 'Wanyi Conference', and left after half an hour.

※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ "Whitebird" has been sailing in the ocean for three days.

The weather was sunny and sunny for the past three days, and the wind was calm above the sea, but because there was not much wind, the speed of the boat was not very fast.

Among the three decks of the "Whitebird", the lowest level is the cargo hold, and the cabin where the sailors on board sleep, and more than ten pairs of oars are installed on both sides.

On the second and third floors, in addition to the kitchen and the dining hall, there are cabins for the passengers.

A sailing ship with a length of more than 30 zhang and a width of 6 zhang is a behemoth in the eyes of everyone, and there are 25 passengers who went to the "Wanyi Conference", and there are more than 60 sailors on board, plus cooks and handymen and several subordinates of Song Sichen, the number of people on the whole sailing ship is not less than 100.

Song Sichen, as the steward of "Wanyimen", has the highest status among the crew, and under him, there is also a shipmaster named Luo Zhong, as well as the first mate, second mate, and boatswain, who are responsible for directing the sailors to control the ship.

Generally small merchant ships sailing along the coast, or ships on inland rivers, the personnel on board do not have many titles, at most only one leading shipowner and a few boatmen are all the people who sail the ship, but these many titles on the "White Oriole" are from the ocean-going ships of the Western countries, and they are different from ordinary ships.

During the three days of the ship, the five Taoist priests of the "Shangqing Gate" headed by the Taoist chief Zhengde were locked in the cabin most of the time, and it was difficult to show up even when eating. However, Cao Duyun, Hua Bushi and Nangong Qi, the third master of the Nangong family, drank and chatted in the hall on the third deck all day long, chatting and chatting, and they were already very familiar with each other.

Chu Yiyi sometimes came to accompany her, and Yi Ruoying always sat next to Cao Duyun, and was intimate with this "Duyun Prince", as if they had become a fairy couple.

The happiest people on this ship are none other than Hai Hongzhu and Bai Yiling. These two little girls had never been to the beach before, and now they were full of curiosity when they traveled in the sea on such a large ship.

For the first two days, they spent the whole day on deck watching the scenery of the sea, and they were in great interest, and their mouths chattered non-stop, until on the third day, when they finally quieted down.

No matter what kind of beautiful scenery it is, if you look at it for two days without any change, it is enough, and on the third day, Hai Hongzhu began to get seasick, headache and vomiting, and feel unwell, and there was no interest in anything.

The people who had nothing to do on the ship, as well as the five-short figure Peng Sanye, in the past three days, he was wandering around on the "White Oriole", looking east and west, but he made friends with the ship's boss Luo Zhong and many crew members.

Among the people in the "Evil Dog Gate", there is only Zhu Hong. He meditated on the bow of the boat every day and practiced qi, and he practiced for most of the day.

Zhu Hong's practice of "Zhenshan Palm" is an empty-handed martial art, and if you want to exert your power, internal cultivation is still very important. He has a simple personality, but his talent for martial arts is outstanding, and he has always been very hardworking, as long as he has the opportunity, he will never relax his cultivation of martial arts.

Sailboats on the top of the line, there is an ocean on all sides, no land can be seen, Hua Bushi and others can only roughly judge from the daily sun position, the "White Bird" is sailing to the south, so for three days, according to normal inference, the ship has set off from the coast of Guangdong for hundreds of miles south, into the "Qizhou Ocean".

The so-called "Qizhou Ocean" is an ancient name, which refers to the thousands of miles of sea area from Taiwan Island to Qiongzhou in the South China Sea.

At dusk, the wind finally became stronger, and the sea Lang also became bigger, and layers of white Lang surged on the sea surface, but under the reflection of the sunset, it was a different scenery. At this time, the wind was blowing from the northwest, and the sails on the mast of the "White Oriole" were agitated, breaking through the lang, and the speed increased greatly, and the hull was jolting much more violently than before.

This also seems to mean that the voyage ahead is not as calm as the previous two days.

Hua Bushi was sitting in the cabin when he suddenly heard the sound of a bell, and someone was shouting: "Oh no! There is a boat found in front of the starboard side, it is the Haikou of the 'Blue Shark Regiment'!"

Startled, he quickly got up and walked out of the hatch and onto the deck. At this time, there were already many people standing on the deck, and everyone had already heard the shout just now, even the five Dao Masters of the "Shangqing Gate", who had not walked out of the hatch for the past few days, had all come to the deck.

Song Sichen stood on the high platform behind the deck, next to the helm of the "White Bird", holding a black cylinder a foot long in his hand, and was looking at the sea on the side of Xiangyou. This black cylinder, called the "clairvoyant mirror", is a tool from the West that was used to see distant places.

Even if you don't use a clairvoyant mirror and just look with your eyes, you can see that above the sea in the distance, there is a blue-black ship with its sails puffed out, heading towards the "White Bird", which is about seven or eight miles away. Because of the distance, it is difficult to see the flag on the ship.

When Hua Bushi ascended the high platform, the heads of various factions such as Cao Duyun, Nangong Qi, and Zhengde Dao Chang had already gathered on the lookout. Although they heard that the pirates were coming, these people were all strong martial artists, and their expressions were very calm, and they did not show any panic.