Zhentian coffin

After punishing Tan Long by breaking his hands and feet, we didn't take anything from him. This was our own conduct, so when we left, we put the matter aside.

Of course, if the matter of the Libra Bureau is not over yet, or if Tan Long still wants to take revenge, we will continue. People who walk in the rivers and lakes still have a responsibility for this.

After we left there, we embarked on the process of penance. In fact, I already had some objections. Judging from the situation of Liu Laodao chasing Tan Long that night, his health was indeed a lot worse, but Liu Laodao worked hard. Persevere, and I have no choice but to obey.

Afterwards, we also started to look for the soul-cultivating wood, and there was no other way not to look for it. Chen Menghan was in dire condition, and he ran around with us every day. I found a lot of shade for her to relieve Chen Menghan's weakness.

However, this is only a temporary measure. Unless I can find a large amount of shady soil, the kind that can easily weigh tens of catties, to create an environment for Chen Menghan, otherwise I will have to continue looking for soul-cultivating wood.

A week later, Liu Laodao and I got to know a folk collector through many people's introductions, and it was said that there was news about the soul-nourishing wood.

This man is a wood collector. We visited his collection, which was really an eye-opener. There are countless kinds of huanghuali wood, cypress wood, nanmu, etc., large and small, which are full of a warehouse of hundreds of square meters. .

In addition, he is also a sculptor. He has all kinds of sculptures, from lions with a size of more than ten meters and a weight of several tons, to small Buddha statues the size of a thumb. All kinds of beads, the economic strength is extremely strong.

"Mr. An, can you open our eyes and take a look at the legendary ebony?"

But we don't need these precious woods. What we want to find is the soul-nourishing wood, and the soul-nourishing wood mostly comes from ebony, but the source of ebony is a bit wrong.

The formation of ebony is formed by being buried underground for thousands of years, and the law stipulates that all underground things belong to the state, so once ebony appears, it is generally owned by the state. Now there are collectors of ebony, all of which were left in the past. The ones that were ordered or bought before the staff are considered to be some out-of-the-way items, and most people really dare not take them out casually.

"You two, you also know what ebony is, so even if it was introduced by a friend, I still have to offend you. If you want to see it, please tell me your real identity and show me your ID card."

Mr. Na'an shook his head, neither agreed nor refused, but made a request, just because he was afraid that someone would punish him and come to enforce the law by fishing.

Laodao Liu and I looked at each other, and Laodao Liu nodded, agreeing, we are innocent, and we are not afraid of being checked, so we showed our ID cards, and Mr. An wrote it down and asked people to check it.

Half an hour later, when the news came back, Mr. Na An said with a smile, "Liu Sanjue, Daoist Liu, this title is well earned, and the holidays are also smooth."

"Mr. An laughed."

"This is not to make fun of you, but seriously, if I remember correctly, we had a relationship decades ago"

"Oh yeah, when"

"It's hard to remember the details, it should be almost 40 years ago, by the Yellow River"

"By the Yellow River, there are not many people with the surname An. I remembered that the first class of college students after the college entrance examination was almost beaten to death as a thief when they went to the Yellow River to fish for wood. However, it seems that it was not you."

"Of course it wasn't me, that was my brother. I was just a little kid at the time, and I followed my brother. I remember that you saved my brother. In the end, my brother asked your name, so you reported one." Liu Sanjue's name, I said why is this name so familiar, it turns out that he is really an old friend."

"What happened back then was just a matter of convenience, so what about your brother, Mr. An?"

"Hey, three years ago already passed away"

"Sorry to bring up your sadness"

"It's nothing, I'm at this age, there's nothing I can't see, let's go, I'll take you to see my real private collection"

Mr. Na'an said with a smile, and then took us to his basement, and opened another secret door, which contained a smaller secret room with some treasures on display.

Most of them are antiques, and they are still related to wood. There are also some logs with a strong aroma. It can be seen that they are all extremely precious wood.

"Golden nanmu, ebony, superb huanghuali, and these tables, chairs and benches, tsk tsk, what a great deal"

"I'm kidding, such vulgar things shouldn't be able to catch Liu Daochang's eyes. This is the ebony you need. Whichever one you like, you can take it away."

"dare not dare"

Liu Laodao quickly waved his hands, we dare not think about such a thing as a pie falling from the sky, but Liu Laodao still carefully looked at the pieces of ebony, but finally shook his head.

"Liu Daochang, haven't you seen anything yet?"

At this moment, Mr. An was also surprised. His collection here can be said to be rare in the world, and there are all kinds of top-grade wood. He doesn't like it. He really doesn't know what to do.

"Mr. An, let's tell the truth, we are here for the soul tree..."

"Soul nourishing wood, this..."

"The so-called soul-nourishing wood..."

"So that's how it is. What you are looking for is Yinmu. It's not a coincidence. Not many people dare to collect Yinmu."

After listening to Liu Laodao's explanation, Mr. An immediately knew what was going on. They called the Soul Cultivating Wood the Yin Wood, but this Yin Wood is taboo for collectors.

The reason is very simple, this thing is too dark, so it is easy to attract dirty things, who dares to put this thing at home, and it is not practical, no matter whether it is used for carving or making beads, no one dares to wear it. From the collection point of view, it is useless.

"I know, hey, it's really hard to find"

Liu Laodao nodded. He also knew that the soul-cultivating wood was hard to find. He just took a fluke mentality to see if there were any collectors who missed a little bit.

After chatting for a few more words, I said goodbye to Liu Laodao, but when I went out, I said to Liu Laodao

"Old man, did you really meet Mr. An's brother back then?"

"what do you want to say"

"I think it's very interesting. If you really saved his brother back then, his reaction would be a little too indifferent."

"It's a long story. His brother was actually tricked by someone back then. The two brothers had the same hobbies. Someone made a joke, saying that there were a lot of precious wood buried under the Yellow River, and he was going to fish it. In the end, it happened. I did something bad, so I don’t think it’s a problem to be light-hearted.”

"No, no, no, I always feel that there is something wrong with Mr. An. There are not many people with the surname An, why don't we check him?"

"Well, forget it, there is no reason, there is no need for this, it is always bad to check people's privacy"

"Alright, then let's stay here for three days and see if he will come to us. If he will, it seems that there is still a story going on."

I nodded, spying on people's privacy is indeed bad, no one wants their privacy to be known, but I still have that intuition that Mr. An definitely has something to do with us.

Liu Laodao should also feel this way. Mr. Na An's behavior is indeed a bit unusual, so he agreed to stay here for three days to see the result.

We looked for a place to live, and it was still the same as before, walking around, looking at the scenery, places of interest, history and culture, and geomantic omens, we were very busy.

In the blink of an eye, three days have passed. Originally, we were planning to leave, but Mr. Na An suddenly called us and told us that he has been paying attention to the matter of Yanghunmu for the past few days. There is a tree for nourishing souls, please invite us to meet and talk.

This time, we made an appointment in a restaurant, as is the case among Chinese people. The probability of success in discussing important matters at the dinner table is far higher than that at the office. This is the wine table culture.

Of course, we will not drink this time. After being injured, Daoheng strictly forbids Liu Laodao to drink. Fortunately, he rarely drinks alcohol at ordinary times, otherwise it would be a difficult problem to stop drinking.

After eating and drinking, Mr. An brought up the soul-cultivating wood again. He told us that the soul-cultivating wood was in the hands of a friend of his, who was also a collector, but this person had a somewhat evil personality.

What kind of evil method? The things he collects are quite special. He likes to collect weird things. The more weird things he likes, the more he likes them, such as ancient skulls, some burial objects in coffins, and even some cult things. Hobbies Very weird.

Therefore, it is extremely difficult to get things from this kind of person. It is basically impossible to buy things with money. He himself has money and is involved in various industries. Regal.

"Mr. An, it seems that you already have the idea of ​​​​exchanging the soul-cultivating wood from that person."

Liu Laodao asked after listening, we have always firmly believed that there will be no pies in the sky, and it is the same at this time. Mr. An took the initiative to mention it, so there must be clues and ideas. Of course, we need to pay a certain price.

"Well, it's easy to say, as for me, in the warehouse..."

"Mr. An, in fact, I have something to say. I am a Taoist priest, and I respect everyone's decision, including businessmen. Don't you think so?"

"Haha, Old Taoist Liu is really refreshing. Since that's the case, then I'll make it clear that although there are many treasures over there, I'm missing something. I don't know if Old Taoist Liu can give me some help in this regard."

"It shouldn't be difficult to ward off evil spirits in the town house with Mr. An's ability."

Liu Laodao frowned and said, we have seen Mr. An's financial resources. It is definitely far beyond ordinary people. The collection in that warehouse alone is at least tens of millions. Such a large financial resource can go to the temple to invite a Bodhisattva back, just like ordinary people. Magical artifacts, mahogany swords, obsidian and so on can be bought in piles.

But he still needs something from us to ward off evil spirits in his town house, so it means that the things he encountered are not small, even extremely serious ones. Of course, they may be done for others.

"Well, I have difficulties here, and what I need is quite special"

"How a Special Law"

"I need Yangmu"

Mr. An finally put forward his own requirements. The soul-cultivating wood is the most yin tree, but what he needs is the most yang thing.