Chapter 183 The Nine-Dragon Furnace (1/2)
Hearing Qin Haodong's mention of the blackmail last time, Fatty Wang said embarrassingly, ”Doctor Qin, I'm sorry. I was blind last time. I shouldn't blackmail you...”
Qin Haodong raised his hand to stop Fatty Wang and said, ”You misunderstood what I mean. In fact, we should all thank that mirror. That's a magic instrument. It saved me once and just now saved your life. Without that mirror, the ghost with you would be very difficult to be disposed of.”
”Ah?” Fatty Wang was confused. He did not expect that the mirror which he used to blackmail and took as a waste product would be so useful.
Qin Haodong said, ”Where on earth did that mirror come from? Do you remember that?”
Fatty Wang came back to life and said, ”In our business, we often go to villages and towns to pick up some goods from people who don't understand antiques. The mirror was sold to us by an old man. I supposed it to be a good thing. As a result, many experts failed to identify what it was. Later, we put it on display for a long time and didn't sell it. So I used it to blackmail.
”Can you find that old man who sold the mirror?” Qin Haodong did not give up and asked.
Fatty Wang shook his head and said, ”I can't find him.” I met the old man on the road and I had no idea where he lived.”
Qin Haodong was disappointed. Originally, he wanted to find the origin of the mirror of Yin-Yang through this clue. Maybe there was other ancient relic. It seemed impossible to find the opportunity to improve his cultivation by this way.
After calming down for a while, he said to Fatty Wang, ”Since you have been doing business in the antique industry for a long time. Do you know who has the antique of the furnace? The bigger the better.”
”What do you want it to do?” Fatty Wang whispered to Qin Haodong, ”Brother, you saved my life, and I will not take you as an outsider. To tell you the truth, this kind furnace is strictly controlled by the state and cannot be brought to the table at all, otherwise it would be very troublesome.”
Qin Haodong said, ”You misunderstood me. I'm not trying to resell, but to find something I need.”
”Well!” Fatty Wang said, ”To tell you the truth, I have some bronze wares in stock, but I haven't left them at home. If you really need them, you can go with me. But let's come to an agreement, you can take whatever you like and keep it secret.”
”Bronze wares are all commodities coming out of the ground. Although I have spent money to collect them, we can't let others know.”
”No problem.”
Qin Haodong simply promised. Tombs robbing and antique selling were frequent and it was more than a doctor could handle in Huaxia. Besides, what Fatty Wang said was true. He really did not have the kind of dead spirit which was peculiar to grave robbers.
At this time, Fatty Wang's wife brought two bowls of instant noodles. Fatty Wang was hungry these days. He ate the two bowls of noodles quickly, and then left home with Qin Haodong.
Instead of driving Qin Haodong's sports car, they got on an SUV of Fatty Wang. After leaving the city, they went to a small village on the outskirts of the city and drove directly into a dilapidated courtyard.
Inside the courtyard were three dilapidated tiled houses. Fatty Wang opened the door and took Qin Haodong into the house, and then he moved a large water tank in the kitchen to reveal a cave.
They went down into the cave. Fatty Wang groped something on the wall, and then clicked on the electric light. The cave was instantly lit up.
Qin Haodong looked around. Although the opening of the cave was small, it was very spacious below. It was about thirty or forty square meters in size and was very dry.
In front of them, they were many bronze wares of all sizes. There were a large furnace which was about 50 kilograms in weight, and small coins and candlesticks.
Fatty Wang said, ”Brother, all my stocks are here all these years. Whatever you like, just take it away.”
Qin Haodong looked around and suddenly saw a big furnace in the corner. The furnace was as high as a man, and it looked very sturdy.
Qin Haodong stepped to the furnace, and before he reached it, he felt a burning felling and a residual scent of medicine.
”Furnace, it's really a furnace!”
Qin Haodong was so excited. He searched high and low only to find it when he least expected to.
He went to the front of the furnace and examined it carefully. The whole body of the furnace was dark, and it gave people a steady feeling. The surface of the furnace was also painted with nine vivid dragons. The dragons' heads were just at the top of the furnace. At the bottom of the furnace, three big words, Nine-Dragon Furnace, were carved.
Qin Haodong stroked the furnace with ecstasy. The furnace was excellent in quality. It was only one grade lower than the furnace he used in Cultivation World.
”Brother, you like this?” Fatty Wang said, ”I don't know what material this thing is made of. It's not copper or iron. It's so big, but it's not heavy.”
In order to prove it to Qin Haodong, he reached out and held up the Nine-Dragon Furnace.
Qin Haodong secretly felt it was amusing. How did ordinary people know what a magic instrument was? Even in the Cultivation World, the Nine-Dragon Furnace was a priceless treasure. How could it be cast out of copper and iron?
He said, ”Brother Wang, I want this furnace. How much is it?”
”Brother, aren't you insulting me?” ”I would have been taken to a psychiatric hospital by that guy, and my life would be over but for you. As I said just now, whatever you like, you can just take it away.”
Qin Haodong nodded. Although Fatty Wang was at the bottom of the society, he also knew that one should seek ways to return others’ kindness. He could be a friend.
”Brother Wang, do you know where this furnace came from?”
He had found that the Nine-Dragon Furnace was a furnace for cultivators. If he could find the origin of it, he may find an ancient site where ancient cultivators lived. The treasures in it would be really good for his cultivation to a higher level.