In terms of types of jade, there are Hetian jade, Dushan jade, Xiuyan jade and turquoise. The best among them is the mutton-fat jade in Hetian jade. If it is of high quality, a small piece can be valuable.
Thousand taels of silver. The fake "Panlong Jue" that was taken away in the "Seven Stars View" is of this type.
The jade pendant in Hua Bushi's hand belongs to the "yellow and white old jade" among Xiuyan jade. This kind of jade is mostly produced in the northern country of Liao Dynasty. Although it is also a very rare jade, when it comes to the value of jade,
, but not as good as that fake pendant.
The pattern carved on this "Panlong Jue" is also very strange and slightly rough. It is also very different from the finely carved dragon pattern on the fake pendant last night.
Hua Bushi has a lot of experience in appreciating antique jade. He can certainly tell the quality and origin of this jade pendant, and even estimate the market price. However, he can't tell the difference between this jade pendant and the legend at all.
What is the connection between the "Whale Swallowing Island" treasure in "Whale Swallowing Island".
The lines on this piece of jade are purely natural, and it is impossible to indicate any map or route leading to "Whale Swallowing Island".
Hua Bushi took the jade pendant in his hand, turned it over and over for a long time, and said, "Mrs. Yiyi, have you ever looked carefully at this jade pendant? Did you find anything?"
Chu Yiyi said: "After I got this pendant last night, I checked it carefully, but I didn't see anything strange. Maybe it's because Yiyi is dull-minded. With the young master's intelligence, I thought I would be able to find something.
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Hua Bushi smiled bitterly and said: "Hua Bushi is also a mortal, and he doesn't have clairvoyance. Madam can't see the clues, and the same goes for Xiao Ke."
Chu Yiyi's expression changed, and she said: "Could it be that this piece of 'Panlong Jue' is not genuine and someone got there earlier than us and took it away earlier?"
Hua Bushi pondered for a while, then looked at the jade pendant in his hand, and then said: "In Xiao Ke's opinion, this jade is indeed genuine. There are two reasons. One is that this jade pendant is in the shape of a semicircle, which can be seen from the lines on it.
, is cut and carved from half of a piece of rough jade, which means that this jade is a pair, and there should be another half. The so-called 'Jue' originally means double jade, which is consistent with this."
He paused and then said: "The second thing is that although I can't see any connection between this jade and the treasure, you can see that there are some signs of wear and tear on the corners of this jade pendant. This kind of Xiuyan
Jade is a hard gemstone, and such traces are extremely rare. Legend has it that this jade was worn by the pirate king Tuoba Qingtian. It is thought that it is like this due to years of sea wind and salt-alkali erosion."
He caressed the jade pendant with his fingers and said: "It is not difficult to find a fake to pass off as 'Panlong Jue', but it is impossible to find a jade pendant with such subtle features."
Chu Yiyi thought for a while and said: "Young Master just said that these jade pendants are a pair. Could it be that this jade pendant is only half of the 'Panlong Jue'. Do you have to find both jade pendants in order to discover the secret inside?"
Hua Bushi said: "This is unknown, and it is possible."
Chu Yiyi said: "If we have to find Yujue, the other half, we have no clues now, 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. Since we can confirm that this jade pendant is the real 'Panlong Jue', we have already taken the advantage."
, since Mr. Ma Da allowed us to get this jade pendant, it must have a profound meaning, we just have to wait and see what happens."
Chu Yiyi said: "There are no clues and no way to take action. We have no other choice but to wait for it to change."
Since he couldn't see any more clues, Hua Bushi found a silk scarf, wrapped 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 knew very little about its details, and only knew that the "Black Dragon King" was Just a pirate giant roaming the oceans.
"Qianhuafang" has many eyes and ears, but they are all distributed in various areas of the Ming Dynasty. However, the "Black Dragon King" is far away in the ocean and never goes ashore. It rarely even comes to the offshore areas. The objects of robbery are mostly those who sail on the ocean. Large-cargo merchant ships. According to the maritime ban of the Ming Dynasty, ocean-going trade is already illegal. Even if those merchant ships engaged in maritime trade are robbed by pirates, they dare not publicize it. Therefore, "Qianhuafang" does not have much information about the "Black Dragon King" intelligence.
Chu Yiyi sat in Hua Bushi's room for a while and talked about some rumors about the 'Wanyi Conference' before leaving after half an hour.
※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※The "White Oriole" has been sailing on the ocean for three days.
The weather for these three days was sunny, the sun was shining high, and the sea was calm. However, because there was not much wind, the boat was not moving very fast.
Among the three decks of the "White Oriole", the lowest level is the cargo warehouse and the cabin where the sailors sleep on the ship. There are also more than ten pairs of oars installed on both sides. They are not used normally and are stored in the cabin. , relying solely on sails to propel the ship forward.
On the second and third floors, apart from the kitchen and the living room for everyone to eat, there are sleeping cabins where the passengers live.
A sailing ship that is more than thirty feet long and six feet wide is a giant in the eyes of everyone. There are twenty-five passengers going to the "Wanyi Conference", and there are more than sixty sailors on board, including the cook. Between the handymen and several of Song Sichen's men, the entire sailboat contained no less than a hundred people.
As the steward of "Wanyi Sect", Song Sichen has the highest status among the crew. Under him, there is a captain named Luo Zhong, as well as the first mate, second mate, and boatswain, who are responsible for Command the sailors to control the ship.
Generally, small merchant ships sailing along the coast or ships on inland rivers do not have many titles for the people on board. At most, there is only one leading ship owner and a few boatmen, which is the entire crew of the ship. And the "White Oriole" "Many of the names mentioned above come from the ocean-going ships of Western countries, and they are all different from ordinary ships.
During the three days of the boat trip, the five Taoist priests from the "Shangqing Sect", headed by Taoist Zhengde, were locked in the cabin most of the time. They could hardly show up even when eating. They seemed quite aloof and unwilling to interact with them. Hua Bushi and others made friends. However, Cao Muyun, Hua Bushi and Nangong Qi, the third master of the Nangong family, spent all day drinking and chatting in the hall on the third deck, and they became very familiar with each other.
Chu Yiyi sometimes came to stay with her, while Yi Ruoying always sat next to Cao Muyun, looking so intimate with this "Mr. Muyun" that they seemed to have become a pair of fairy lovers.
The happiest people on this ship are none other than Hai Hongzhu and Bai Yiling. These two little girls have young minds and have never been to the seaside before. Now they are traveling in the sea on such a large ship, and they are full of curiosity. heart.
In the first two days, they spent the whole day on the deck looking at the scenery on the sea. They were very interested and chattering non-stop. It was not until the third day that they finally calmed down.
No matter what kind of beautiful scenery it is, it is enough to see it without any change for two days. On the third day, Hai Hongzhu started to get seasick, had headaches, vomiting, and felt unwell, and even lost all interest.
Among those who had nothing to do on the ship was the short-built Mr. Peng Sanye. During the past three days, he wandered around on the "White Oriole", looking around, and made friends with the captain Luo Zhong and many crew members.
friend.
Among the people in the "Evil Dog Gate", the only one who really has no time to spare is Zhu Hong. He meditates and practices Qi on the bow of the boat every day, and he practices for most of the day.
The "Shaking Mountain Palm" practiced by Zhu Hong is an empty-handed martial arts. In order to exert its power, internal strength training is very important. He has a simple and honest personality, but his talent in martial arts is outstanding, and he has always worked very hard. As long as he has the opportunity, he will
He never relaxes in practicing martial arts.
On the sailboat, there was a vast expanse of ocean on all sides, with no land in sight. Hua Bushi and others could only roughly judge from the daily sun position that the "White Oriole" was heading south. They traveled like this for three days.
, according to normal inference, the ship had already traveled several hundred miles south from the coast of Guangdong and entered 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. There is a saying in ancient books that "if you go to the Seven Continents, you will be afraid of Kunlun", it refers to this sea.
At dusk, the wind finally became stronger, and the waves also became bigger. Layers of white waves surged up on the sea surface. Under the reflection of the setting sun, it was a different scene. The wind direction at this time was exactly the same.
Blowing from the northwest, the sails on the mast of the "White Oriole" flapped and sailed, the speed increased greatly, and the bumps of the ship's hull were much more violent than before.
This also seems to mean that the voyage ahead will no longer be as peaceful as the previous two days.
Hua Bushi was sitting in the cabin when he suddenly heard a bell ringing loudly, and someone shouted loudly: "No! There is a ship on the starboard side, and it is the pirates of the 'Blue Shark Group'!"
He was startled and quickly stood up and walked out of the cabin door and walked onto the deck. At this time, there were many people standing on the deck, and everyone had heard the shout just now, even those who had not walked out of the cabin door in the past few days.
The five Taoist priests from Shangqing Gate also came to the deck.
Song Sichen stood on the high platform behind the deck, next to the helm of the "White Oriole", holding a black cylinder about a foot long in his hand, looking towards the sea on the starboard side. This black cylinder is called "
"Telescope" is a tool introduced from Western countries for observing distant places.
Even if you don't use a telescope and just look with your eyes, you can still see a blue-black ship on the distant sea surface, sails bulging, heading towards the "White Oriole", about seven or eight years away.
About a mile away. Because of the distance, we couldn't see the flags on the ships clearly.
When Hua Bushi reached the high platform, Cao Muyun, Nangong Qi, Taoist Master Zhengde and other leaders of various factions had gathered on the observation platform. Although they had heard that pirates were attacking, these people were all martial arts masters with bright faces.
Their expressions were very calm and showed no signs of panic.