After knowing the location, Jiang Lun rode an old donkey towards Fushu Mountain outside Qingdu City.
Lingyue Mountain is one of the two major mountain systems in Qingdu. It has more than a dozen remaining veins, each with its own characteristics, and the most famous one in Fushu Mountain is Huangshi.
Jiang Qian even heard Huang Wuling say that a piece of high-grade chrome yellow was discovered in this mountain a few decades ago. Most of the top painters in the twenty-three cities of Yunzhou joined the fight, and even the prefect came.
indivual!
Pigments have a fatal temptation for painters. A fierce battle broke out in the Chongshu Mountain. In the end, the master of the Wen Mansion calmed down the matter, and the piece of chrome yellow was also stored in the Wen Mansion.
Although Chaimen's blunt donkey looks poor in appearance, the old donkey is not satisfied with the speed of the road. It habitually rides backwards and half lies on the donkey's back.
The spirit of the painting and the owner of the painting are connected in mind. Even if Jiang Yan closes his eyes, he can still tell which direction the old donkey is walking.
Colored stones are like treasures from heaven and earth. Those who had difficulty making a living in the Qing capital would choose to go to Fushu Mountain. Many of them found colored stones and became rich overnight.
After driving for several hours, we finally arrived near Fushu Mountain. Although the colored stones produced by Fushu Mountain and Shimen Mountain are only different in color, other characteristics are very similar.
Colored stones can absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, so places rich in colored stones usually have less vegetation and mostly exposed rocks.
Following the direction indicated by Huang Wuling, Jiang Yan was going to get the middle-grade yellow stone first, and then try his luck.
Along the way, I met many people who went into the mountains to excavate colored stones. Without much experience, they could only carry shovels and carry various tools to carry out carpet excavation.
While Jiang Yan was heading towards the destination informed by Huang Wuling, he did not forget to look on both sides of the mountain to see if he could try his luck to find one or two pieces.
Facts have proved that luck cannot always be as good as it was in Shimen Mountain. Any place where colored stones are likely to appear has been dug up more than three times, and it is basically impossible to find anything missing.
After forty miles, we were almost approaching the hinterland of Shuoshu Mountain. The old donkey was very fast, and it only took an hour to reach the place where the middle-grade yellow stone was.
The water of Jingshui River flows through Mooshu Mountain. After hearing the sound of water, Jiang Gu knew that he was not far away.
When Jiang Yan was about to approach the water, two strong men blocked his way.
"The Wuling Chamber of Commerce is mining this area, please go elsewhere."
"My name is Jiang Yan, Huang Wuling asked me to come here."
Upon hearing this, the two men hurriedly saluted.
"It turns out to be Painter Jiang. Our brothers have been waiting for you for several days."
"Just the two of you?"
"To be honest, the evil ape went crazy two days ago. In addition to our two other brothers, he was seriously injured and had just evacuated from Fushu Mountain."
"Take me to see"
Under the leadership of these two people, Jiang Yan finally found the giant ape. The giant ape was nearly three feet tall when standing upright with its white hair. It was currently lying on a huge rock and resting with its eyes closed.
Not far from the giant ape, there is a pit dug by Wuling Trading Company. The golden corner of the yellow stone inside is exposed. Judging from the fluctuation of spiritual power, it is undoubtedly a middle-grade yellow stone.
Colored stones are treasures formed by absorbing the essence of heaven and earth. If they cannot be collected in time after discovery, once the breath of the colored stones is leaked, some powerful beasts will be attracted to garrison them, and the more exquisite the colored stones, the stronger the beasts will be near them.
"Master Jiang, according to our observations in the past few days, this giant ape will leave for a while at noon every day to catch fish in Jingshui Lake to satisfy his hunger. This should be the best time for us to take action."
Sure enough, as these two people said, the giant ape woke up from his sleep as soon as noon arrived, touched his belly, and left Huangshi Pit with hunger in his belly.
After taking the giant ape away, Jiang Yan quietly sneaked towards the place where Huangshi Pit was.
Time was very tight and Jiang Gan moved very quickly. When he arrived at the Huangshi Pit, he saw that this piece of yellow stone should be quite large. Such a large piece of medium-grade yellow stone could even be sold for a high price of more than 100,000 taels.
With no time to think about anything else, Jiang Yan took out the digging tools.
Colored stones, like trees, have deep roots in the soil and are difficult to dig out with bare hands without special tools. However, this piece of stone was already a little loose after just knocking on it.
Just as he was about to take it out in one go, a green python swam quickly along the mountain wall.
It seemed that he could get the yellow stone in a moment, but now that the python was coming, Jiang Gu could only give up the yellow stone that was within easy reach, and took out the scroll from his waist with some reluctance.
The python arrives, the tiger appears, and a roar shakes the mountains!
The python gained the upper hand by attacking first, and its waist as thick as a bucket wrapped around the fat tiger.
"Hua Ling!"
Jiang Yan could tell at a glance that the green python was a fine painting, and the owner of his painting, a middle-aged man with gloomy eyes, was standing not far away.
"I discovered this yellow stone first. There must be someone who comes first," Jiang Yan said.
"This is the first time I've heard that it's a first-come, first-served basis for such treasures to be held by those who can afford them," the middle-aged man said coldly.
"Painter Jiang, this person is Xue Zhong, the painter raised by Tongbao Pavilion," someone from Wuling Trading Company said in a low voice.
"It's just the realm of spiritual enlightenment. Since you know that I'm the one who knows things, you can leave and I won't embarrass you."
"Don't think you've got me."
Jiang Yan's spiritual power was injected into Fat Tiger's body, and Fat Tiger was not easy to mess with. His sharp claws and sharp teeth kept resisting and tore off large pieces of flesh and blood from the python.
The battle between the python and the fat tiger was extremely fierce. Jiang Yan also had a battle with Qian Tong who lived in the spirit realm, but it was completely incomparable to what he was doing now.
Xue Zhong entered the Juling Realm more than ten years ago. Although he was limited by his talent and could not progress further after years of training, he was very skilled in fighting in the Juling Realm, so this python also had the upper hand.
Normally Jiang Gu would have endured it, but with a medium-grade yellow stone right in front of him, it would hurt him to death if he took a step back.
Since it is impossible to win, then find a way to win. Jiang Yan thought of the giant ape that went to Jingshui River to hunt for prey.
After realizing Jiang Yan's intentions, Fat Tiger also began to gradually retreat, and the battle with the python began to move closer to the Jingshui River, and deliberately created a huge momentum.
I heard a roar like thunder from near Jingshui River, and the mountains and forests shook. It seemed that the giant ape had discovered the movement near Huangshikeng.
Xue Zhong didn't know that there was a giant ape living in the spiritual realm nearby. Before he could react, the agile giant ape jumped from the sky and fell from the sky.
Jiang Yan was well prepared. The moment the giant ape appeared, Fat Tiger withdrew from the painting and chose to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight!
The fat tiger disappeared out of thin air, and the giant ape descended from the sky trampled the python on the ground, causing a burst of smoke and dust.
This giant ape was extremely brave and extremely powerful. He stepped on the green python with his feet, and blocked seven inches of it with his thick palms. However, the python could not break free no matter how it writhed.
The giant ape broke off another big rock from the cliff and smashed it on the python with all his strength.