Live appraising treasures, I became a national treasure expert?

The old Taoist priest tried hard to recall: Why do this necklace and this bracelet look so familiar?

I remembered: Eighty-eight thousand...

"Miss Fu?"

Fu Yan nodded: "Old Mi La, this is my cousin, these two are my friends, and I came here to visit you specially!"

Ha, the God of Wealth is here?
The old Taoist priest's eyes turned "swiftly", and he stood in awe. He quickly raised his hands, palms upward, and his fingers overlapped, as if he was holding a bowl of water.

They had all been lifted to his lower abdomen. He paused for a moment, looked at the Taoist robe on his body, then held it in his hand, and then lifted it up instead of bowing down: "Good believers, please come in!"

The other three people didn't take it seriously, thinking that the wizard's etiquette was just like this, but Li Ding'an understood: at the beginning, the Taoist priest performed the Badai hand gesture of the Miao witches, which was similar to the Taoist mudra.

Lifting the hands up in virtual support is the Shangpai Jue, which means "taking the seat".But halfway through the ceremony, he may have felt something was wrong, so he changed it to a Taoist Jishou.

Can you still change your identity back and forth?
After looking at the Taoist robe and lotus crown, Li Ding'an couldn't help but said: "Old Mila, I would like to ask: Are you a Taoist or a witch?"

The Pipa sleeves waved, and a few long whiskers were raised slightly.The old Taoist priest seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and his expression was indifferent, which was quite solemn and meant that Taoism was natural: "Two religions are practiced together, and their strengths are combined!"

Li Ding'an was stunned again: Do you really dare to say that?
"Please come in!"

A group of people walked inside. After entering the inner door, there was a patio, which was very spacious.The top is covered with glass, and there are several wicker chairs underneath.Looking around again: Is this really a joint cultivation of two religions?

In the standard courtyard model, there are houses in the southeast, northwest, and the two rows on the east and north are used for living, and the other two sides are all Dharma halls.

In addition to the witch temple they had just entered, there was actually a Taoist altar: the Three Pure Ones and the Four Imperial Ones were all neatly placed on the altar.

The one next to it has more people: green faces and fangs, eyebrows and eyes, more than twenty bottles of various sizes, all of which are the ghosts that Miao Wu believes in.

With so much on display, can you believe it?
Li Ding'an looked hesitant as if he had a toothache, but the other three were dubious.Including Fu Yan: Last time she and her mother came, we just entered the witch temple. I really didn’t know there was another cave behind.

Lei Mingzhen and Duan Mu looked at each other, as if asking: Can Miao witches also be Taoist priests?
How can it be?

Even in the Ming and Qing dynasties, from the imperial court to local officials, they vigorously promoted Taoism in Miao territory. Subtly, a lot of Taoist culture was indeed integrated into the Miao beliefs. For example, the rituals for worshiping gods are similar, and many musical instruments are similar to those of Miao people. All magic weapons can be used universally.

But at the root, Taoism is Taoism, and Miao Wu is Miao Wu. There are essential differences.

For example, would you ask a Miao witch to draw a thunder talisman, or would you ask a Taoist priest to make a cup?

Not so nonsense...

Surprised, the old Taoist priest made another invitation gesture.A few people sat down, and the pony-tailed young man brought a teapot and each of them made a cup.

"Where do these good believers come from?"

"The capital!"

"I don't know what you want to ask for?"

Li Ding'an smiled and pointed to the master's knife on the bowl in Fu Yan's hand and the token on her chest: "I came here specifically to see you, and I would like to ask the Taoist priest for some magic weapons to protect you!"

"Witch weapon?"

"No, Taoist weapons, it's better to be like this kind of treasures, which were consecrated by the ancestors and blessed by several generations of masters!"

"The faithful misunderstood, this is a witchcraft weapon!"

Okay, whatever you say is what you say...

"Witch weapons are also possible, but they need to be old enough and have enough magical power. I wonder if they are available here!"

"Yes, there is, but we must first calculate and test it for good believers to see if it can be associated with the magic weapon!"

"What kind of?"

"Calculate the eight characters and measure the five elements. I wonder which believer wants to clear the magic weapon!"

Do you know a lot?
Li Ding'an nodded: "It's me!"

"Begging for what?"

"Please be safe!"

"Please write down your eight characters."

Li Ding'an picked up the pen and wrote down the year, month and day casually, and the old Taoist priest pretended to count.

But not eggs.

He pinched it back and forth with his ten fingers, dizzy. After watching it for a while, Li Dingan didn't know what he was pinching?
It’s not that they don’t know each other, but it’s just too complicated: one second it was Taoist Taiqing Jue, and the next second it was Miao Wu’s Retraction Jue.

And many of them are specious, and Li Ding'an suspected that he improvised them.

There are also words in his mouth, and then listen carefully: The sky is clear and the earth is spiritual, the soldiers follow the seal, and the generals follow the orders... Well, the five ghosts of the Maoshan sect?

In short: ghost-catching.

Li Ding'an didn't know what to say, so he wanted to ask the old Taoist priest: How did you get fortune-telling and ghost-catching together?
By now it is basically certain that this is a two-handed sword: he knows a little bit about everything and understands a little bit. Although it is not very sophisticated, it is more than enough to fool laymen.

The "many believers" Fu Yan said was probably just a lie...

It was difficult to figure it out, so I could only watch. After performing for a few minutes, the old Taoist priest stopped, closed his eyes again and meditated, still holding the magic formula in his hand, as if he was meditating.

After a while, he opened his eyes and sighed leisurely: "I have a treasure that can keep all believers safe...Akang, go ask for General Tang Cha's order!"

Fortunately, it's quite straightforward. After the performance, you can go directly to the theme without making up nonsense.

In the moment of relief, the pony-tailed young man entered the Taoist altar, and not long after, he came out with a box.

It was not big, and after about a slap in the face, the Taoist priest took it and opened the lid of the box. When he looked again, he saw that it was a talisman.

"This talisman was refined by my seventeenth-generation ancestor and practiced for seventy-seven and forty-nine days. It has also been blessed by nine generations of ancestors. It has boundless magical power and can protect the faithful throughout their lives..."

It was practiced by seventeen generations of ancestors, and it has gone through nine generations?

"The Taoist priest's inheritance is so long?"

"The good believers are laughing, and it has spread to Pindao, and it has been No. 20 for the sixth generation..."

Good guy... Even if a generation is only counted as 20 years, all the founders of the sect must be from the Ming Dynasty?

As if he was afraid that Li Ding'an would run away, the Taoist priest moved very quickly, still mumbling, and pulled the red rope with both hands and hung it around Li Ding'an's neck.Then he held the wooden sign with his left hand, made another gesture with his right hand, and muttered something in his mouth.

Li Ding'an didn't have time to listen, he just stared at the talisman.

The color is a bit dark and the texture is very fine. It should be mahogany.Look at the runes again: the top one is Ziweitao, which is the talisman composed of rain, gradually and ear. Below the talisman is the deformed talisman of the word "imperial order". To the right is the sun, and to the left is the moon.

In the middle is a Bagua, with the Sun and Nandou on the right, the Taiyin and Beidou on the left, and below that are three runes: in the middle is General Dingyou Tangcha, one of the sixty years representing "year"; On the left and right are the six figures representing the calendar days.The standard Tai Sui talisman can be used to bring wealth and keep you safe. Even the talisman representing the year, month and day is correct, and it also matches the horoscope written by Li Ding'an.

The problem is, this thing feels a bit old?
That's right, at least it's something from the Republic of China or the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China...

Haha...how is that possible?

He asked for peace, so he took a Tai Sui talisman. When he asked for a long enough period, he took a talisman from the Republic of China.If you look closely, you can see that the painting is quite neat and coordinated, without any sense of jerkiness or sluggishness. This at least shows that the person who drew the talisman is very skilled and almost did it in one go.

So it's very strange: you can call him a liar, but what he takes is the real thing. Although it is not as old as the eighth or ninth generation, it is still available in the third and fourth generations at least.

He said he wasn't lying, but he still had a bottle that didn't ring, half a bottle hanging around, and he was fooling around from front to back...

After he finally finished chanting and opened his eyes, Li Ding'an breathed out: "Excuse me, Taoist priest, how much is the donation?"

The old Taoist priest made another joke: "Five thousand is never too little, and eight thousand is never too much. It all depends on fate!"

It's all based on fate and you still clearly mark the price?

I originally thought that the old Taoist priest would be ruthless and ask for thirty to fifty thousand, but unexpectedly it was only a few thousand?
Of course, if calculated as cultural relics, five hundred is too expensive... but that's it for now.

I can’t bear to let the child trap the wolf...

Li Ding'an didn't hesitate, opened his backpack, took out a whole bunch, and put it on the coffee table: "A little thought!"

Did you give me two thousand more?

It seems quite rich...

The old Taoist priest acted calmly and just nodded. The pony-tailed young man came over, held up the money with both hands, and stuffed it into the merit box next to him.

"Guys, please have some tea!"

"Thank you, Master!"

The old man picked up the teacup and took a slow sip.After pondering for a moment, he seemed to be about to speak but stopped: "Good believer, will everything go smoothly in the near future?"

Li Ding'an sighed secretly: Here it comes!

Just say that you fooled around for a while, and finally only asked for a few thousand. It turned out that it was just an appetizer. Did you try the weight first?
Don't doubt it, those who work in this field are all psychology experts. Serious people will definitely not seek talismans and ask for divination. Everyone who comes here is in trouble.So I’m not afraid that you won’t take the bait, but I’m afraid that you won’t come in.

As long as you dare to step into this threshold, your information will be conveyed in just a few words.

Next, just wait to get stabbed.

The words were handed over to me and I had to catch them. Li Dingan opened his mouth and said:

"To be honest with you, Taoist priest, it's really not going well! So I came all the way from the capital, first to Jiuhua Mountain and then to Longhu Mountain. I have made wishes, performed rituals, and prayed for talismans...

Mr. Fu and Mr. Zhang (Fu Yan's parents) mentioned that the Taoist priest's magic weapon was very efficacious, so he came here because of its fame... If there are magic weapons refined by previous generations of teachers and with profound wishing power, I can buy a few more. Forget the rest..."

What a coincidence?

There is nothing else but this thing...

The Taoist priest nodded and was about to speak, but was interrupted by Li Ding'an: "I have sincerity, even if I build a Taoist temple for the Taoist priest, it is no problem, but the magic weapon must be a real magic weapon, and the first teacher must be a real first teacher... "

"The good believer is joking, the poor Taoist family has passed down from generation to generation..."

"Can I see it myself?"

See it for yourself, can you see it?

Li Ding'an is a bit forceful, but the Taoist priest is not angry but happy: Aren't all second generations of rich people like this?
Apart from anything else, he knew everything about Miss Fu's family situation. This girl was not a good girl, but she was being honest now?
Doesn't it mean that this person has a bigger background and is richer?
"Do you want a witchcraft or a Taoist weapon?"

"All right!"

The old Taoist priest became more confident, and Shi Shiran stood up: "Guys, please!"

"it is good!"

Li Ding'an nodded and deliberately fell a few steps behind.

Duan Mu and Lei Ming truly understood and walked slower and slower.

"Just watch it. If I don't nod, don't buy anything!"

"Is this talisman new?"

"It's old, but it's at least five or sixty years old, but it was indeed carved by a Taoist priest!"

"Is that a half-truth?"

Lei Mingzhen pointed at the Taoist priest's back, "Where is this old Taoist?"

"I know a little bit about witchcraft and Taoism, but I'm not very knowledgeable!"

"Looks pretty professional, doesn't it?"

"If I could let you see it, how could such a big pomp come from?"

This is true.

This courtyard alone covers an area of ​​nearly a thousand square meters. Not only is it located in the city center, but it is also an ancient house, so it is definitely not cheap.

Several people whispered and followed the old Taoist priest into the altar with the Taoist statues. As soon as they stepped over the threshold, Li Ding'an narrowed his eyes.

There are many talismans hanging on the four walls, sometimes as many as a thousand.

There are more than a dozen altar tables placed under the altar, with many spiritual tablets placed on them. If you count them, there are nearly a hundred.

Fu Yan rolled her eyes: "What is this?"

"They are all the spiritual tablets of the ancestors!"

The Taoist priest bowed and felt quite proud, "On the wall are the talismans refined by the ancestors of past generations. The earliest one has received incense for more than 400 years!"

I really dare to say: How many years did it take for your house to be built?

As the Romans do in the countryside, the three of them also saluted. Li Dingan took a careful look and couldn't help but be stunned.

There are several pieces, and they do seem to be old. I can’t say 500 to [-] years, but at least they are in the early to mid-morning period.

Good guy, has it really been passed down for 26 generations? (End of chapter)