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I said: "I want to see the bronze tripod now, can Mr. He lead the way!"
That Mr. He seemed to be eager to sell the tripod, he said: "Of course no problem, the tripod is at my house!"
So, that Mr. He led the way, Lao Ding sat in my luxury car, and we went to that Mr. He's home together.
The car was parked in the most luxurious Dongjiang villa area, which is the most upscale residential area in the entire Dongjiang. The villas are full of rich people, and the security measures are top-notch.
I took a brief look at Mr. He and thought to myself: "People who can own a bronze tripod are naturally worth a lot of money. It must not be a strange thing that Mr. He lives here."
Mr. He's home is located in a duplex villa on the side of the road in the Dongjiang villa area. When I entered him, I felt that the style of this place was many times stronger than that of my kennel.
Of course, my wealth should be far higher than that of Mr. He. The reason why I don’t want to live in such a big house is also due to my personality. I have always been an extremely low-key person.
Under the leadership of Mr. He, we entered a secret room. Mr. He said to Lao Ding and me: "You wait a moment." After a while, the bronze furnace appeared in front of our eyes.
The appearance of the tripod is very strange, it looks very exquisite on the outside, and there is a core inside.
Because the shape of the stove is very strange, I don't even know how to open it.
At the bottom of the furnace tripod, I can clearly see four inscriptions from the Shang and Zhou Dynasties: "Made by Zhonghuang."
This is probably the only thing that can prove the origin of this furnace!
Suddenly, Mr. He said: "Who is this Zhong Huang? Why haven't I heard of this person in history?"
Mr. He shook his head and said: "During the Shang and Zhou dynasties, many precious historical materials were lost because of the flaws in the development of writing. I guess, this Zhong Huang may be a bronze casting master at the end of the Shang Dynasty."
Although Mr. He's explanation was reasonable, I quickly found a flaw in his words.
If Zhong Huang is a casting master, it is obviously unreasonable why there are many bronzes unearthed in our country, but none of the inscriptions of Zhong Huang has been seen.
Because the pattern on the cauldron is extremely exquisite, to achieve this kind of craftsmanship, it must be the handwriting of a master bronze casting master. Such a master of bronze craftsman, his works must have been widely spread, and there must be some written records in history. .
However, there are no useful clues now.
I thought to myself: "Could it be that Zhong Huang, the alchemy master in the Tang Dynasty, is not necessarily related to Zhong Huang on this bronze inscription. It's just a coincidence that their names are the same."
From the perspective of normal people's thinking, it must be like this.But I'm obviously not so naive after seeing strange things, assuming this clock is an evil thing, then they are very likely to be the same person.
The four words "made by Zhong Huang" engraved on the furnace tripod are extremely powerful. I can't imagine that in the Shang and Zhou dynasties, someone would have such a powerful writing power. Obviously this Zhong Huang is also an extraordinary person.
Next, I asked Mr. He a strange question: "Mr. He, how can I open this cauldron?"
I have carefully observed the entire furnace, and I found that there is no cover, so I asked this question.
Hearing my question, the gentleman surnamed He looked a little ugly, and he said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Huang, this cauldron has never been opened, so even I don't know how to open it! "
When he said this, I was startled and thought: "Could it be that the core of this bronze furnace has never been opened, is there any secret in this core?"
Of course, my thoughts are only hypothetical.
I lifted the bronze furnace cauldron, shook it vigorously, and found a slight rattling sound inside.
Of course, I have to use the effort of listening to the wind to distinguish the position to hear this sound clearly, and other people can't hear it at all.
There is indeed something strange in this ghost thing, but what is in the core of this bronze furnace?
Mr. He saw me staring at the cauldron, thinking that I was just testing the authenticity of the cauldron, but he did not expect that I discovered a big secret on the cauldron.
After a long time, I put down the bronze furnace and said to Mr. He: "I am going to take this furnace, but before you buy it, you must at least tell me some information about this furnace, otherwise we will not be able to make a deal of."
Seeing that the business was about to be completed, Mr. He couldn't help beaming with joy. He said, "Of course, I don't know what Mr. Lin wants to know. As long as I can answer, I will try my best to satisfy Mr. Lin."
I was very satisfied with this Mr. He's answer, and said, "Okay then, my first question is to know who was the former owner of your bronze furnace?"
When asked such a question, that Mr. He seemed embarrassed, and he said: "Well, I also got it through someone else's introduction, through a friend surnamed Lu, and that friend surnamed Lu was eager to change hands, so I bought it for a million dollars."
"The friend surnamed Lu..." I was talking to myself, and then asked again: "Can you tell me the specific appearance of the friend surnamed Lu?"
Mr. He nodded and said, "Of course it's okay. That friend surnamed Lu has a dark face and is not tall. What's even more strange is that he is wearing a strange Taoist robe with plum blossoms embroidered on it."
As soon as Mr. He's voice fell, a person immediately appeared in my mind. He is Guangmu Zhenren, and Guangmu Zhenren is also surnamed Lu.
When participating in the operation of the Zonghuang Ancient Tomb with Daoist Guangmu, Daoist Guangmu was dressed in Taoist robes, and plum blossoms were embroidered on the robes.
If this furnace really came out of the hands of Daoist Guangmu, then it is likely that it came from the tomb of Zhonghuang, but there is still one thing that cannot be explained, why things from the end of the Shang Dynasty would run into the hands of a Taoist in the Tang Dynasty, and their names Still the same.
At this time, I have already begun to speculate that it is possible that the clock is incarnated by evil things, and the elixir he made is obviously not a good thing.
The person most obsessed with elixir in the Tang Dynasty was undoubtedly Tang Xianzong, but according to historical records, because of excessive consumption of elixir, Tang Xianzong's personality changed drastically in the later period of his administration, and he became indiscriminate and murderous, which directly led to his own destiny.
Mr. He said again: "The Taoist also asked a friend to find me. At that time, I had no intention of buying this furnace tripod, but I saw that the decoration on this tripod is really exquisite. It is a rare boutique, and the price of 100 million yuan is not expensive. , so I gritted my teeth and bought it."
Next, I asked some miscellaneous questions, but from the beginning to the end, I didn't get any useful clues.So, I directly took out the checkbook from my shopping bag, wrote a check for 800 million and handed it to Mr. He.
Seeing that it was a check, Mr. He looked embarrassed, obviously he was still worried about me.I said: "It doesn't matter, you can call the bank now to confirm the authenticity of the check, and I will wait for your reply here."
Mr. He nodded and said, "Okay, please wait a moment, Mr. Lin!"
Chapter 13 Elixir
When I came out of Mr. He's house, I looked at the time, and it was already twelve o'clock in the evening.
I plan to send Lao Ding home directly.
Along the way, Lao Ding said to me mysteriously: "Xiao Lin, do you think this bronze furnace is particularly weird?"
I nodded and said, "Well, Uncle Ding, I think he is a bit weird, and there seems to be a core inside, which is difficult to open."
Lao Ding said: "Xiao Lin, you don't understand now, in fact, all the real alchemy furnaces in ancient times are like this, only in this way can the temperature in the furnace be ensured to be high enough, and the quality and heat of the refined elixir will be sufficient. "
In fact, I didn't believe in alchemy at first, but after I got the "Nine Suns Dao Jue", I believed that there are indeed miraculous pills in this world.
Because there are various types of elixirs, and their effects are not the same. Moreover, those legendary elixirs do not exist at all. From today's point of view, many elixirs are purely chemical compounds, which are harmful to the human body if taken.
I asked Lao Ding, "Uncle Ding, do you have a way to open this cauldron?"
Lao Ding nodded and said: "Xiao Lin, Uncle Ding once read a book called "Daozhi Special Prescription", which records the ancient alchemy, and also explains how to open the cauldron to obtain the alchemy. Let's take the tripod back and ponder it, maybe we can find a way to open the tripod."
I was very curious about opening this cauldron. In fact, I also wanted to know what this elixir was for.
The car soon arrived at Lao Ding's house. It was already very late at night, Lao Ding's house was already dark, and Ding Yin had gone to bed early.
Lao Ding and I came to Lao Ding's usual studio, which is full of antiques and is the most mysterious place in his courtyard.
I put the furnace cauldron on the workbench and began to observe it carefully.
From the outside of the tripod, it can be clearly seen that the inner core is at the very center of the tripod and is firmly sealed by the bronze furnace tripod, and the inner core will rotate slowly with different positions.