Volume 1 Uncle Nine's World Chapter 93: The Unknown Jade
On the street, Ren Tingting, Ren Zhuzhu, Ah Hao and Ah Qiang looked at Jia Le, then looked at the Chunlou behind Jia Le, and were somewhat stunned.
Jiale didn't expect it to be such a coincidence. It was his first time entering a brothel and he ran into an acquaintance when he came out. The probability of this happening was so small.
"Why are you here?"
Ren Tingting and Ren Zhuzhu had complicated looks in their eyes, but Ah Hao had already come to Jiale's side, "Brother, should we be the ones asking you why you are here?"
As he said this, he gave Jiale a look that we all understood. Then he looked at the looks of the others and realized that he had been misunderstood.
"The Chunlou is haunted, and the boss asked me to catch ghosts. I just finished, and I have something else to do, so I'll leave first. You guys can continue shopping."
Seeing that they were carrying a lot of things, Jiale knew that the four were shopping. These days, Ah Hao and Ah Qiang had been pestering Ren Zhuzhu, which was nothing unusual.
Hearing Jiale's calm reason, the four were stunned. Could it be that they really had misunderstood? After looking at the sky, they began to believe it a little. After all, who would go to a brothel in broad daylight?
Looking at Jiale walking away, the four of them had different thoughts.
Jia Le didn't care about what they were thinking. The more he explained this kind of thing, the more confusing it would become. Even if he invited Uncle Dachun and Xiao San to come and explain, it would still be the same. It would be better to just explain it simply and clearly.
After leaving Chunlou, Jiale went straight to the outer house that Captain Cao mentioned.
I have to say that this outer house is really remote. It is located in the corner of Renjia Town. The place is not very big, with only two main rooms and a small courtyard.
After Jiale entered, he went straight to where the valuables were.
After lifting up the floor, Jiale found a large box inside. After a careful look, he found ten gold bars and hundreds of dollars. It seemed that Captain Cao exchanged all the money from selling the helmet for gold bars and only kept a part of the rest.
There are even some antiques among them.
Jiale took the things away and hid his tracks, then came to Ren's house. The gold bars were fine, but there were too many dollars and antiques, plus the money he got from the ghosts before, and some of the money he earned before, it was really a big burden all together. Jiale thought it would be best to go to Ren's house and exchange all these for gold bars, which would be easier to carry, and gold bars were also hard currency.
The main reason is that there is no money house in Renjia Town, which is very troublesome. Otherwise, you can just go to the money house to exchange it.
As for whether it would arouse the suspicion of Master Ren, Jia Le did not care. Master Ren was a smart man. After seeing his ability, he would know what to choose.
Ren family.
At this time, Ren Tingting and Ren Zhuzhu had already returned. Seeing Jiale coming back with a big box, they didn't know what he was going to do. After all, Jiale left Chunlou with empty hands.
"Jia Le, what are you doing?"
Jiale saw the two of them and said nothing more, "I have something to ask Master Ren, is he here?"
The two looked at each other and saw that Jiale didn't answer. Although they were curious, they didn't ask too much and could only take Jiale to find Master Ren.
"Master, are you looking for me?"
Jiale nodded, then looked at Ren Tingting and Ren Zhuzhu. Master Ren immediately understood, "Zhuzhu, take your cousin to find your mother. Your mother is nagging you."
The two of them were very smart people. How could they not understand at this moment that Jiale was deliberately moving them away? They had originally wanted to follow in together and wanted to see what Jiale was going to do, but now, he actually moved them away. People are like this. The more you don't want others to know, the more they want to know, especially women, whose hearts are like those of cats.
But they both couldn't disobey Master Ren's words, so they could only leave reluctantly.
After seeing the two men leave, Jiale opened the box. A box of treasures was placed in front of him. Master Ren was also a little surprised. This money was nothing to him. He just didn't understand why Jiale brought so much money here.
Could it be?
Master Ren looked at Jiale hesitantly, "Master, do you want to marry Tingting or Zhuzhu?"
Jiale was stunned when he heard this, but soon realized that Master Ren had misunderstood.
"Master Ren, this is not a betrothal gift. It's like this. I'm leaving in two days, but it's inconvenient to carry so much money. I want Master Ren to help me change it into gold bars. As you know, there is no bank in Renjia Town, and it's a bit far from the county town."
I see!
Mr. Ren couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. To be honest, if Jiale really wanted to marry Ren Zhuzhu, he didn't know how to refuse. After all, Jiale's ability was there, and it would not be good if he offended him. Since it wasn't the case, that was the best.
"This is a small matter, don't worry, Taoist priest, I will have someone do it for you right away."
At this point, Master Ren looked at Jia Le again, "Master, you have helped our Ren family a lot this time. I have something. Master, please take a look at it. If you like it, I will choose one and give it to you as a reward."
After saying this, Mr. Ren went to the back and after a while, he took out three boxes.
Jiale looked at the three boxes with some curiosity. He wondered what treasures Master Ren had hidden that made him treat it so seriously. They were now in Master Ren's study. If Jiale's guess was correct, Master Ren must have hidden treasures in some secret room. It must be something extraordinary. With the Ren family's financial resources, ordinary things were not worth it.
"Master Ren, what is this?"
Master Ren carefully placed the three boxes on the table one by one. If it were an ordinary person, Master Ren would not be willing to take these things out. Now he took them out, one reason was that he really wanted Jia Le to help identify them. After all, in his eyes, Jia Le was very capable at this time. Secondly, he really wanted to make some friends with him.
The Ren family is wealthy, but they lack Jiale's abilities. If Jiale can be made to owe Ren a favor, it would be difficult for him to refuse if Jiale comes to Ren for help in the future.
Originally, Mr. Ren was planning to give Jiale a sum of money when he left, but now, seeing the box of treasures in Jiale's house, he immediately gave up the idea.
Having been in business for a lifetime, how could Mr. Ren not know that giving others things they have is simply the lowest form of investment.
"Master, these three items were all passed down from my Ren family. However, I can only tell the details of one of them. Master, you are a disciple of Maoshan and have extensive knowledge. Perhaps you can help identify the treasures."
As he spoke, Master Ren had already opened the first box.
It is a piece of jade, and its quality must be top-notch. Jiale is not a newcomer and he still has good vision. Judging from the quality of this jade, if it is sold, the starting price will be at least one thousand dollars.
It's just a thousand dollars, which is really a small amount of money for the Ren family. If this jade is placed in an ordinary family, it may become a family heirloom, but in the Ren family, it is not presentable. However, Mr. Ren can hide it so preciously, so there must be something strange about it.
Jiale looked at it carefully. The jade did not undergo too much polishing and carving. It was just round without any carvings. But if he felt it carefully, he found that it actually had a calming effect. Although the effect was very weak, for him, with his cultivation at the peak of the Qi Transformation Realm, Jiale's soul had been tempered several times, which was far beyond the reach of ordinary people.
If Mr. Ren carries this with him all the time, I'm afraid it will be very effective. It can directly cure the insomnia of the elderly.
However, after feeling it more carefully, it was found that this jade could actually absorb a trace of divine thoughts, but the effect was very weak. If Jia Le had not been concentrating on studying the jade in front of him, he would not have noticed it at all. The effect might also vary from person to person. Calming the mind and devouring the mind are two different things. At this time, Jia Le seemed to understand where the feeling of calming the mind just now came from.
Unlike the calming wood which can concentrate the mind with Qi and does not have too many side effects, the so-called calming effect of this jade actually relies on devouring thoughts and even souls to achieve the calming effect, just like a person who has concentrated on working for several days and nights and has consumed a lot of thoughts, and can't help but fall asleep directly due to exhaustion.
"Master, what do you see?"
Jiale has only seen this feature temporarily.
However, such characteristics do not mean that this jade is not a good thing. On the contrary, this jade makes Jiale very interested. There are not many things that can devour divine thoughts, especially jade. This is a fairy object. It may be something that can only be used in the cultivation world. It’s just that Jiale’s knowledge is still too shallow and he can’t recognize it.
"Master Ren, have you ever worn this jade?"
Master Ren nodded when he heard this. "Yes, when I first got this jade, I wore it for a few days because of its good quality. It's amazing. After wearing it, my insomnia got much better. But after a few days, I got sick. The doctor said that I was overworked and needed to rest.
I didn't think too much about it at the time. Although the jade was good, it lacked some beauty without carving, so I asked a jade craftsman to help carve it. Unexpectedly, the man died the next day after the jade fell into the hands of the jade craftsman. At first I thought it was just an accident, but it was not until I asked a second jade craftsman and he also died that I realized something was wrong.
You have to know that both of them died while they were carving the jade, and neither of them left a single stroke on the jade.
In order to avoid some strange rumors spreading, I did not ask a third jade craftsman to carve the jade. At that time, I also thought that my illness might be related to the jade, because two days after the jade was taken away, my illness got much better. In addition, the death of the jade craftsman made it hard for me not to think too much.
Unknown Jade! This jade must be strange, but I couldn't bear to throw it away. I asked several antique experts, but they couldn't figure out what it was. In the end, I had to put it away. As long as I don't carry it with me, it won't have any impact."
After hearing this, Jiale was even more surprised. The person died before even a single stroke was made. This was not something that could be achieved with ordinary things.
"Master Ren, this jade can absorb the soul. If you always carry it with you, your three souls and seven spirits will be taken away. In the end, it will not be as simple as death. It will be impossible to reincarnate. Fortunately, Master Ren did not wear it for a long time, otherwise, the loss would not only hurt your soul."
Master Ren was also somewhat horrified when he heard this. All three souls and seven spirits were taken away. This was quite scary.
"Master, do you know what this is?"
Jia Le also shook his head. "I don't know either, but this should be something used by those of us who practice cultivation. Maybe it's used to harm people, or maybe it has other uses. The time is too short, so I can't figure it out. I wonder if Master Ren is willing to sell it. If he is willing, I can buy it."
After hearing this, Master Ren thought about his experience after getting the jade, and felt that Jia Le's words were not false and should be true.
Thinking about what Jiale said about absorbing the three souls and seven spirits and not being able to reincarnate, Master Ren was also a little scared. At this time, the beautiful jade was more like a hot potato. "If the Taoist priest likes it, just take it. Anyway, I am going to give you one as a thank you gift."
Jiale was a little hesitant when he heard that. Giving something as a gift was different from buying something. To be honest, Jiale didn't want to have too many karmas with Master Ren.
After thinking for a while, Jiale took out a piece of jade from his body.
This jade was obtained by Jiale from the ghost before. The quality is definitely not as good as the one owned by Master Ren, but it is also pretty good.
In the blink of an eye, he drew a talisman on the jade.
For drawing talismans, jade is much better than yellow paper, and the power it can exert is two or three times greater. However, jade is too fake, and ordinary jade cannot withstand the power of talismans, and there are also requirements. Jiale got several pieces of jade from the ghost, and only this one can barely be used.
After the protective jade talisman was formed, Jiale handed it to Master Ren.
"Master Ren, I can't take your jade for nothing. I'll exchange one jade for another. I've drawn a protective amulet on this jade. I always carry it with me. It can protect me from all evil and calm my mind. Ordinary demons and ghosts will retreat when they see the jade amulet. It can keep Master Ren safe."
amulet!
Looking at the jade talisman handed over by Jiale, Master Ren couldn't help but be moved. Not only can it calm the mind and spirit, but it can also prevent demons and monsters. For ordinary people, this is a magical object.
He originally wanted to use the ominous jade to make friends with Jiale, but now he couldn't refuse the protective jade talisman. After thinking about it, he took it.
"Thank you very much, Taoist Priest."
Seeing Master Ren accepting the jade talisman, Jiale was very satisfied. This was the best way.
Jia Le put away the ominous jade and planned to study it again when he got back. If he focused his mind, the jade would not be able to distract his spiritual thoughts, so it would be fine to keep it on his body.
Jiale turned his attention to the second box. The first box gave him quite a surprise, so he was looking forward to the second box.
Mr. Ren didn't let Jiale wait any longer and slowly opened the box.
It's a painting!
Mr. Ren slowly opened the painting, and a white horse slowly appeared on the painting.
Jiale was also attracted by this painting. Jiale had seen many paintings and had been to many art exhibitions in his previous life. He had viewed many paintings, but he had never seen a painting that could compare with the one in front of him.
