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Chapter thirty-five, Zizhuyuan in distress

The time is to raise a sword in the Zizhuyuan. It is not midnight, but from the Chou to Yin, when the earth's energy quietly turns from Yin to before dawn. Three more days have passed, and "Qin Yu" finally saw the first ray of morning glow after the unearth. At this moment, looking at the ancient sword again, the tear-like mist on the sword's body has completely receded, and the color is like the moonlight reflected by the pool water, and it also vaguely emits a light green light like the surrounding autumn bamboo.

The sword cultivation finally came to an end. The sword was once again seen and maintained its spirituality. You Fang gently stroked the sharp blade with spiritual sense, feeling like an art master has completed a beloved masterpiece. He breathed a sigh of satisfaction, and put the sword in his sheath and hid it at his waist.

Instead of going home directly, the Youfang went to the National Library of China next to Zizhuyuan, formerly known as the Beijing Library. It is the largest library in Asia, with tens of millions of books, and the collection includes rare ancient books, rubbings of oracle bones, ancient Chinese maps, Dunhuang suicide notes, ethnic minority maps, manuscripts of famous people of all dynasties, genealogy of various places, local chronicles, etc. There are more than two million rare ancient books alone.

The traveler went to the National Library to check two characters, which were engraved on a jade plaque. The jade plaque and the ancient sword Qin Yu are of the same origin. They are both worn by a wreckage that Kuanghu and others occasionally found when robbing the tomb. The man died under the pebbles outside the tomb. According to Kuanghu, it was speculated that Kuanghu was a tomb robber who failed and was at least in the Republic of China.

This jade plaque is about five centimeters long and three centimeters wide. The white texture is very bright. The surface is faintly shining with a layer of tender yellow light on the surface under the sun. The patterns engraved on the edges are extremely smooth and exquisite. Both sides are sun carvings on both sides. On the back is a landscape painting of exquisite knife skills, which looks very similar to the Feng Shui pattern of "the dragon lies in the water". The front is two characters written in the talisman text, with the upper and lower outlines together in a semicircular shape, just like a decorative group pattern in the center of the talisman text. The traveler knew the talisman text so he could see that these were two words, but he could not recognize what the words were. After all, he was not very familiar with the talisman text.

It is truly the largest Sinology library in the world. You Fang found it in a document specializing in ancient Taoist talismans. It was just a simple word "Luan". He had read it wrongly and regarded one word as two words. The talisman text has various changes when writing, and the shape of the characters recorded in the document is not exactly the same as that engraved on a jade plaque. Only by mastering its writing rules can you confirm it.

You Fang cursed in his heart: "Who is writing so many tricks?" Then he took out the jade token from his pocket and took a closer look, and finally compared it again. It was true that the words "Luan" were correct.

This jade token also has a strange sense of sweeping through it with spiritual sense, but it is not just yin energy, yang energy, qi and evil energy. In short, its physical nature is very special and seems to contain very complex information, but the traveler does not understand it. How can I describe it? It can be used as an example. Just like a book, you know that everything written in it is all about words, but it is all foreign languages ​​that you cannot understand.

Such touching of spiritual sense will also disturb the physical nature of the jade plaque. You Fang suddenly had a strange alertness, not from the jade plaque, but from someone on the seat behind the side of the reading room. The man sat behind the table next to his back row, not far away, and he should have seen the jade plaque in You Fang's hand clearly. You Fang did not look back and naturally could not see who that person was. This sensing is related to his internal skills. Don't forget that he has reached the state of "responsive to any touch, and he will be inspired by the feeling."

Legend has it that when Kung Fu reaches this level, even if you fall asleep and someone stares at him through the window with malicious intention, he will wake up immediately. Although the statement is a little exaggerated, it is not completely unreliable. This kind of induction is not unconditional and omnipotent, nor does it mean that you will feel it no matter who you look at. It must be within the range of your spiritual sense, the other party's energy and spirit are focused on you for a moment, and there is obvious aggressiveness in your mind.

At this moment, You Fang suddenly felt alert in his heart. The pores of the hand holding the jade plaque were slightly opened, and he realized that someone had noticed the jade plaque and might have bad intentions. You Fang did not expand his spiritual sense to test the person, but instead carefully restrained the spiritual sense and made a look of no response or awareness, and continued to watch the jade plaque as if nothing had happened, without putting it away immediately.

Sure enough, the spiritual sense that was hidden but not released was also induced. The spirituality of this jade plaque was inexplicably disturbed. The man behind relied on his magic to harbor a little unscrupulously and directly released his spiritual sense to sense the jade plaque in You Fang's hand. This was the first time since You Fang got started with spiritual sense, he met a "comrade". This person can also master and use spiritual sense. Moreover, his spiritual sense is stronger than You Fang, and he should have deeper skills and practice for a longer time, but he feels not as subtle and sensitive as You Fang masters.

The man swept his spiritual sense for a moment and then quietly took it back. He thought he was doing something hidden, but he didn't know that the tourists were already alert and were waiting to see what tricks this person could do? This is not in the wilderness of the Beijing Library, so it is unlikely to rob it openly. Are you planning to steal or cheat?

The man made a move and quietly stood up and walked out of the reading room. He turned around outside and pretended to be like he had just walked in. He passed by You Fang in an accident, as if he occasionally looked down and saw the jade in his hand. He exclaimed softly and whispered: "Brother, your brand is good. It should be an old object, and it is very particular!"

He had indeed had a ghost, otherwise he would just come over, so why pretend he would accidentally see him when he just came in? There must be something abnormal, and his own sense was right. You Fang sneered secretly, but on the surface he was "silly" looking at the jade tablet while flirting with his eyebrows and thinking. He heard the man's words and looked up in surprise and replied: "Yes, it's an old jade. I bought it from Panjiayuan. I want to see what words are engraved on it?"

The man smiled slightly: "This is a talisman text, the word "Luan" in the Luandou. If you don't believe it, please check it." Since they were in the reading room of the library, the two of them were not talking loudly, and they lowered their voices and made them look mysterious and mysterious.

He is a man in his early thirties. He looks gentle with resin frameless glasses and speaks softly, looking like a weak scholar who is harmless. But in front of the "Old Sea of ​​Jianghu" in Youfang, the details are revealed as soon as he opens his mouth. Spoken words are used to explain a word, and the common words that everyone can understand are generally used. "Luanto" is a Feng Shui term, but it is definitely not a daily term. Usually, it should be said that "mountain of mountains" is easy to understand.

Oh? This person understands Feng Shui and should be an expert. His habit of speaking unconsciously brings out the terms! Since the other party understands, the You Fang simply pretends not to understand, so that the other party can weaken his vigilance without covering up too much. He blinked and asked, "Butterfly?"

The man smiled again, and seemed to breathe a sigh of relief when he looked at his expression. He reached out to write on the table and said, "It's the word "mountain". Your jade plaque is very particular. It's not an ordinary object. It's a Feng Shui plaque."

"Is Feng Shui cards valuable?" The back-question of the airside was a question that almost every folk antique collector was concerned about.

The man shook his head and said, "It has nothing to do with whether it is worth it or not. Its use is different. In ancient times, jade plaques were used to ward off evil spirits, pray for blessings, gifts and sentiments, and engraved with souvenirs. The use of this jade plaque is related to Feng Shui. Such an old piece of jade can be worth several thousand yuan in Panjiayuan. If you are lucky, you may also take one or twenty thousand yuan."

You Fang looked very happy: "I spent 5,000 yuan to buy it, but I didn't want to take action. It's good to wear it on my body to avoid evil."

The man quickly dissuaded: "Brother, you don't understand the feng shui rules. You can't hang this kind of thing around your neck. This way, I'll pay 20,000 yuan, you can sell it to me. I'm just studying this and I'm very interested."

You Fang held the jade token tightly and put it back in his pocket, shaking his head like a rattle: "No, no, no, I won't sell it, please do whatever you want."

The thing that costs 5,000 yuan is sold for 20,000 yuan. Why does the You Fang have this attitude? This actually reflects a typical mentality of many ordinary people who are engaged in antiques. Others always want to take advantage of things in their hands, and others always worry that they will take advantage of things in their hands. If this jade tag with unknown origin and unsigned is placed in the antique market, it is already very high for those who know how to give 20,000 yuan. But when an amateur collector hears that others are willing to pay high prices, he has an unconscious suspicion - is this thing more valuable, or even priceless, and he finds it but I don’t know?

The tourists have seen many such people, such as a young employee of a certain agency who passed down a can of lard, which was used to identify it as Qianlong pastel porcelain. The authentic product was genuine, but it was worth at most 100,000 yuan. He took it to Panjiayuan to try his luck. There were many shops willing to collect, but at most 50,000 to 60,000 yuan. He was hesitant for a moment. Later, he met a collector who really loved pastel porcelain, and the bid was really 100,000 yuan. As a result, the young employee became suspicious and immediately expressed his opinion that he would not sell it if he was less than 1 million yuan.

After returning home, the clerk began to search for information and became an "expert" who "learns without a teacher". It is said that the auction price of Qianlong's pastel porcelain in the international market is as high as tens of millions, so his lard can must be priceless. Of course, those who offer "low prices" all want to take advantage of it. Little did they know that the same type of utensils of the same age have a huge difference in the quality and collection value, and they cannot be compared so simply. However, the clerk does not think so. He does not understand it but only compares it with the most valuable utensils. Of course, the clerks hold the things in his hands tighter and tighter.

You Fang's expression imitated this mentality vividly and refused to buy it at a high price. The man smiled bitterly: "Brother, it seems that you really don't understand the particularity of this thing. This is not a place to talk. Can we go out and discuss it?"

You Fang refused firmly: "No need, I understand, I really don't sell this brand."

The man also saw You Fang's "mentality" and understood that it would be useless to pay a high price on the spot, but would make the other party's expectations higher. According to common sense, You Fang refused his asking price. Next, he must check the information or find an expert to identify it, and find out what the jade tag is so special that it can be at ease. So he smiled slightly and said, "I am just interested in Feng Shui, and this thing is related to Feng Shui. If you are interested in research, you might as well call me and chat together. It doesn't matter whether you sell it or not."

While speaking, he pulled out a business card and put it on the table. You Fang picked up the business card and took it and asked in confusion: "Hu Xuyuan, International Feng Shui Research Council - What unit is this?"

"This is an international Feng Shui and Environmental Studies Institution. My office is located in the Bada District of Beijing. The business card says. If you want to come, it is best to call me in advance to ask if I am there." The man who claimed to be Hu Xuyuan left a sentence and turned around and left the reading room very casually, pretending to be indifferent.

Hu Xuyuan's trick of setting the threshold for martial arts is not very clever in You Fang's eyes, but it is also arbitrary, which is to take advantage of the curiosity, paranoia and greed of most folk collectors. If You Fang's expectations, or driven by inner expectations, insists that there is something special about the jade token in his hand, he will definitely find a way to figure it out. If he has no clue, he will eventually go to Hu Xuyuan, and at least he will tentatively ask for the truth.

You Fang was laughing when he looked at the business card, but he tried his best to hold it back. I remember that his cousin Mo Yan once found another cousin Liu Yin, who wanted to get a certificate of "International Senior Assessor of Human Resources Environment" issued by UNESCO. At least he forged the United Nations seal and a decent foreign language certificate. Hu Xuyuan was fine. He spent dozens of dollars to print the line of words "International Feng Shui Research Council" on his business card and it was all alive.

Will You Fang go to him? Of course not! Knowing that the other party has a background in mastering spiritual awareness and setting up a trap, he will certainly not take the initiative to get in. He doesn’t even have the interest in dealing with it, and will not secretly test the truth of this person by himself. This is the biggest difference between a truly experienced "old man" and a beginner who is just a beginner. His first reaction is to keep silent and avoid being involved.

Eight places are scenic spots on the outskirts of the city, which are not comparable to the National Library. Any ambush can be set up and all kinds of means. If the tourists really look for them, it is not "a skilled and brave", but "a stupid person learns the art in vain". It seems that this jade plaque is really good, but no matter what the requirements it has, at least the tourists will not suffer any losses when they stay in their hands. If they can study it slowly in the future, why risk taking the risk of biting the bait on the hook?

You Fang was not worried about ambushing the Bada Tower. He wouldn't go anyway. He was considering another thing. If Hu Xuyuan had already set his sights on him and had a bad intention, he wouldn't really leave, but should just stay outside the library. Anyway, he would be the same wherever he had the chance to start. Maybe he had to wait for Bada Tower?

As for whether this is the case, it can be confirmed by going out, and the tourists should leave quickly, otherwise the other party would take this time to call more and more powerful accomplices, which would be difficult to deal with. He had almost no hesitation, stood up and put the documents in the shelf, and then left the National Library.

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