Everyone looked at the man carefully.
Due to the light source outside the cave, under the backlight of the visitor, the outline of the body is very clear, but the details such as the face are dim.
Jin Dajian took a few steps towards the man while holding the torch. Only by the reflection of the fire could he see the man clearly.
It was actually Yu Daoquan who was guarding the city wall!
"This...Mr. Yu, why are you here?" Jin Dajian asked.
Every time someone brings people to Kaoshan Village to collect food, it is Yu Daoquan who leads the team, so many people know that Yu Daoquan is an intellectual.
As a well-connected craftsman, Jin Dajian is an acquaintance of Grandpa Mountain God, and a rare core figure in this place, so he has had some polite exchanges with Yu Daoquan.
Yu Daoquan said softly: "I came to you to ask for something, but I didn't expect to see a jade dew stone here."
Jin Dajian smiled bitterly twice and said: "I'm not afraid of your jokes. I have been playing with stones for decades, and I always thought I was well-informed, but I really don’t know what this jade dew stone is. Look at you, do you know this jade dew stone?”
“Yes? Ah, I know you!" Yu Daoquan nodded, showing a strange expression, which seemed to mean something meaningful.
After a pause, he continued: "Jade dew stone is the exclusive gem used by our Dajing royal family. I heard people say that the jade seal passed down by our emperor Dajing is made of jade dew stone. And this jade dew stone is the only one in the world. Only the Imperial Mausoleum of Dajing is productive, and this has been the case since ancient times. This is also a strong support for the idea that Dajing Chaotian has granted imperial power!”
“Ah? Then we are rich,” said a young man. shouted in surprise.
Yu Daoquan shook his head and asked: "Get rich? How to get rich! If the people in the court know that there is a jade dew stone here, the purple guards of Dajing will definitely send troops here. By then, Where can we, homeless poor people, have such a pure land to go to?"
The young man was stunned and asked with some confusion: "Huh? The court should know that we found such a valuable thing. Give us a reward. As long as we have money, we can't move to the city to enjoy happiness."
Yu Daoquan continued: "Reward? Enjoyment? Huh, the output of jade stone is very low. The Imperial Mausoleum of Dajing is called the Heaven-given Imperial Power, to prove the integrity of the emperor. What’s wrong with you now? Are you also going to rebel?”
This thing was found in someone’s ancestral grave. It is called a royal specialty and causes smoke to rise from the ancestral grave. It’s something unique. Now that you have it here, how can you continue to be unique?
The young man hurriedly waved his hands in denial and said: "Ah! No, no, I definitely didn't mean that! Don't get me wrong."
Yu Daoquan sighed softly and raised his hand. Pointing upward, he said: "It doesn't matter if I misunderstood, but the higher ups will not give you a chance to explain. In order to keep the secret that the jade dew stone appears here, the purple guards will ask you to keep it secret."
The Purple Guards are the personal bodyguards of Emperor Dajing. They are not under the jurisdiction of all levels of the imperial court and the various ranks of the armed forces. They directly obey the orders of the emperor and only the emperor. They are usually engaged in activities such as reconnaissance, arrests, interrogations, and collection. Part-time jobs such as military intelligence and instigating rebellion against enemy generals. Not only can he arbitrarily supervise and examine everyone, but he can also arrest anyone, including relatives of the emperor, and conduct closed interrogations. He has great power.
In a word, if the government dare not take care of it, the purple guards will take care of it! What the garrison can't do, the purple guards can do it!
The young man is not a fool. When he heard Yu Daoquan's words and combined with his expression, he instantly understood what Yu Daoquan meant between the lines: "Tight-mouthed? You mean..."
Yu Daoquan nodded, He said meaningfully: "Yes, the most reliable way to keep a secret is to shut him up forever."
"Hiss..." When everyone heard this, they took a breath. At this point, everyone knows that this matter is not a blessing, but a disaster, or a catastrophe!
"What...what can we do about this?"
The same thought came to everyone's mind.
The young man asked with some persistence: "Mr. Yu, how do you know these things?"
The meaning behind the words is obvious, these secrets The matter should not be known to anyone! You know, it’s not necessarily true!
Yu Daoquan raised his head and glanced at the young man. He hesitated to speak. He just sighed and lowered his head again.
Everyone who knew the news, except the emperor and the purple guards, were kept tight-lipped. How did I know? You kid, you are not clever.
Some words cannot be understood clearly.
Seeing this, Jin Dajian hurriedly stood up to smooth things over, waved his hand at the young man, and scolded: "Go, stop asking around here! You can't be so curious."
After that, he turned his head again. Asked Yu Daoquan: "Mr. Yu, children are ignorant. Don't be like them. Why did you come to me just now?"
Yu Daoquan raised his hand and said: " Master Jin, I came here to ask for your help and see if you can help me make two stone lions for the entrance and exit on the other side of our city wall. The plain city wall is not very recognizable, and many people can't see the entrance. My eldest brother thought of placing two stone lions there. Firstly, it would be easy to identify, and secondly, it would look majestic and more solemn. , and it’s more formal.”
Jin Dajian nodded and said in agreement: “That’s true. There are two stone lions sitting there, which makes people look more majestic. We know where the city gate is. And stone lions have the meaning of peace and auspiciousness, which is what everyone hopes for. It is perfect to put a pair of stone lions outside the city gate."
Yu Daoquan. He nodded and said: "Yes, so I just asked you to come to your door. Who doesn't know you?"
Jin Dajian said cheerfully: "It's not difficult. But it may take some time." Delayed. As you know, I have to be busy with the reconstruction of the Temple of the Mountain God.” Just take care of your important task of building the mountain god’s temple.”
Jin Dajian waved his hand and said, “It doesn’t matter, you can’t delay it. It’s the right time for us to dig into the mountain. When the stone materials were taken, I happened to be in the process of making the stone lion you wanted. It was just a side job and a simple effort.”
“Thank you very much. Yes, but it’s very difficult to quarry. How about this? I’ll call a few brothers from the city wall to come over and help us. Let’s complete the process of quarrying together.”
Jin Dajian smiled. Said: "I appreciate Mr. Yu's kindness, but this is not necessary. Just now, Grandpa Mountain God personally helped us and used the supreme magic weapon to help us extract a lot of rocks. You should have seen the rocks outside the cave when you came in just now. , that’s what Grandpa Mountain God helped us pick out.”
Yu Daoquan's expression changed and he said: "You mean, this cave was dug by the Mountain God Grandpa!"
Jin Dajian nodded and said: "Yes, the Mountain God Grandpa sympathized with our hardships and took action himself. It took just a few breaths to dig out such a big hole and excavate a large amount of mountain rocks."
Yu Daoquan's eyes lit up and he said, "So, these jade dew stones belong to Grandpa Mountain God!"
Jin Dajian nodded and said in agreement: "Yes, it is true. These children were ignorant and talked nonsense just now. This is the right thing to say."
Yu Dao Quan exhaled and said: "That's no problem. The Dajing royal family said that jade dew stones are the embodiment of the imperial power granted by heaven, and the mountain god is a god, and he represents heaven in our mortal world! These jade dew stones , it comes from the hands of the mountain god, it is the will of God, it is reasonable, and there is no conflict with the imperial power.”
After saying these words, Yu Daoquan seemed to feel a lot more relaxed, and his whole temperament was gone. of decadence.
Jin Dajian and the others also nodded in agreement.
Since the Jade Dew Stone was given to the royal family by God, it is not surprising that the Earth God Grandfather, who descended from heaven, has some Jade Dew Stone.
Nothing wrong!
Yu Daoquan cupped his hands and said: "In that case, you and I have nothing to worry about. Master Jin, I leave the matter of the stone lion to you."
Jin Dajian said cheerfully: "It's easy to say. It will be done later. I will ask someone to inform you."
Yu Daoquan took out a small cloth bag, handed it to Jin Dajian and said politely: "Then thank Master Jin. "Yes. This is my wish. I would like to invite Master Jin and all the other masters to have some tea, some wine, and some food." Jin Dajian waved his hand and declined the bag from Dao Quan. This can't be done. Mr. Yu, you are too polite. Such a small thing can make a difference with a little effort, and it is not worth mentioning. Besides, we are all blessed by the mountain god, so we can just talk about it."
Yu Daoquan and Jin Dajian pushed each other back and forth a few more times. Seeing that Jin Dajian refused to accept it, he gave up and took back the bag and said: "Forget it, we will go back to the masters now. The county town After things settled down over there, I invited everyone to go to the music studio to listen to music.”
All the little people laughed happily, and their expressions were no longer as cheerful as before. Fear and worry.
Sure enough, mentioning those things in the music studio really relieves stress!
No wonder the business of music studios of all sizes is so good everywhere.
Seeing Yu Daoquan hand over his hand, Jin Dajian was about to leave. After thinking about it, he asked again: "Mr. Yu, I'd like to ask again, if the matter of the jade dew stone is really known to the purple guards, there is no mountain god." With Grandpa’s blessing, all the brothers and I will really be... kept secret!"
Jin Dajian was not simply curious, he wanted a promise from Yu Daoquan. In his opinion, Yu Daoquan has this ability.
The word tight-lipped sounds like a very active thing.
But adding "being" in front of it makes the word more thought-provoking.
Obviously, some words are taboo, which is why Jin Dajian mentioned them so implicitly.
Yu Daoquan did not answer Jin Dajian's question directly, but seemed to tell a story.
“Actually, this is not the first time that jade dew stones have appeared outside the Dajing Imperial Tomb. More than thirty years ago, a batch of jade dew stones also appeared beside a river on Anping Road. The deposit Although it is not big, there are not many jade dew stones, but a jade dew stone that is as big as a pair of fists was found at that place. It was the home field of a retired official from the imperial court. I wrote a letter to Your Majesty, praising the arrival of heavenly blessings and the appearance of auspiciousness, which is a sign of great prosperity. However, Ziyiwei came in the morning, and within two days, there was no sign of anyone living here, except in Ziyiwei's class. There is a sentence left in the book's diary: "I went to Anping Road to find jade dew stones, and I stayed silent for two days." From then on, the matter was settled as if it had never happened. "
Yu Daoquan's words. After saying that, everyone fell silent.
In this story, apart from those who were silenced, only the Purple Guards and His Majesty the Emperor knew about the appearance of the Jade Dew Stone.
Yu Daoquan was neither silenced nor the emperor.
His identity is clearly revealed!
The shock brought by the Purple Guard to everyone was huge. Thinking that the person in front of them was probably the legendary lawless Purple Guard, people were so frightened that they did not even dare to speak out.
Yu Daoquan suddenly smiled and said in a joking tone: "I'm just telling a story, you can't take it seriously. I also heard what others said, just enjoy it. Don't take it seriously. Okay, Master Jin, you are busy, I won't interrupt your work, see you later."
Jin Dajian nodded stiffly and said, "Okay, Mr. Yu, please walk slowly."
...
Outside the bonsai, Xu Boan failed to test the magical power of perspective, which was quite disappointing.
"Bang, bang, bang."
There was a knock on the door, and then a clear voice came: "Report!"
"Come in." Xu Bo'an said casually, He raised his hand and threw a baseball in the drawer, hitting the door handle. When the door handle was pressed, the door opened.
Although Xu Bo'an was a little disappointed with the clairvoyance technique, I really learned the skill of flying knives on my trip today!
Of course, Xu Boan hit the doorknob with one blow this time, and it was just a blind cat that encountered a dead mouse.
When he practiced throwing knives at the "Shinshu Kwai Knife" before, Xu Bo'an's final level was mostly maintained at the edge of the second-ring red circle area the size of a table tennis racket. The limited times he hit the red star were all Just luck.
That’s right, I haven’t even had time to improve my knife throwing skills yet.
You have to hurry up and use the power of incense to improve your "Shadowless Flying Knife Technique" soon.
The door opened and Ling Feng stepped in, holding a piece of finely polished wood in his hand.
After walking through the door, Ling Feng's eyes narrowed, he picked up the baseball on the ground, put it back on Xu Bo'an's desk, and said respectfully: "Mr. Xu, I found a board suitable for practicing knife throwing. , you can see where to put it.”
This board is not too big, about the diameter of a regular washbasin, and is somewhat like the round and thick chopping board used in the market. A circle and three red circles have been painted on it with red paint, which fully imitates the target of the "Shinshu Knife". There is no need to worry that Xu Boan will not adapt.
It seems that in order to prevent the wooden board from bursting, the outside is tightened twice with thick iron wire.
Xu Boan is deeply satisfied with Ling Feng's proactive approach. He needs this right now.
Xu Boan nodded towards Ling Feng and said: "Yes, just put it here and hang it on the wall in the suite. You can determine the distance."
Ling Feng responded. Go and soon the wooden target is hung up.
After Ling Feng left, Xu Boan returned to the suite and sat down. He looked at the target on the wall, took out a throwing knife and threw it.
“Whoops!”
Not surprisingly, the flying knife hit the edge of the second circle of red lines.
I want to improve my knife throwing skills.
“Buzz!”
The power of incense in the sea of consciousness trembled suddenly.
Then, Xu Boan felt a familiar feeling coming from him. His whole body felt weak, but countless memories poured into his mind, and his whole body suddenly felt full.
Xu Boan was just about to comprehend this precious experience and memory, when suddenly, a feeling of relief suddenly came over him.
In an instant, Xu Boan's own incense wish suddenly increased by twenty times.
I'm going, I'm so proud, it's so cool.
But, what kind of opportunity does this come from? (End of this chapter)