Chapter 183: Long-Term Gambling Will Lead to Losses

Qi Xuansu came to the pile of jars and stopped picking and choosing. Instead, he just picked up a Xuanxuan jar at random.

Since he believed in his luck, he would believe it to the end.

Qi Xuansu put the jar on the table.

Su Yan kindly reminded him: "Don't rush to open the jar. As long as the jar is not opened, you can regret it at any time."

Qi Xuansu nodded and said: "I don't like to regret it."

After that, he directly uncovered the talisman paper on the mouth of the jar.

Just like the scene just now, in an instant, the whole jar began to disintegrate and shatter, and a ball of soft light spread from the inside to the outside, illuminating the faces of Qi Xuansu and Su Yan again.

Qi Xuansu watched the light dissipate without blinking.

After Su Yan saw it clearly, he couldn't help but exclaimed: "How could it be?"

Qi Xuansu's heart moved.

Is this done?

He looked intently and saw that there was a bell-shaped translucent cover on the table, showing golden and red colors, with nine dragons intertwined on the outer wall, and a hot air rushed to his face.

"This is..." Qi Xuansu was also surprised.

Su Yan calmed down and said, "This is the 'Nine Yang Li Fire Cover'."

Qi Xuansu was surprised. He had heard of this treasure, not because he was knowledgeable, but because this treasure often appeared in the stories and legends of Taoism and was very famous.

It is said that this treasure first appeared in the hands of Zhang Jingxiu, the 30th generation of the Great Heavenly Master. Later, Zhang Jingxiu passed it to his disciple Yan Feiqing, who was the first Great True Man of the Orthodox One Way after the revival of Taoism and the only Heavenly Master of a different surname.

At that time, Zi Guang Zhenjun, Siming Zhenjun, and Wu Luo jointly attacked Yujing. Only Donghuang was in charge of Yujing. At the critical moment, Yan Feiqing arrived and used this treasure to attack Zi Guang Zhenjun.

In the description of the story, a red cover shaped like a golden bell flew out, swelled up in the wind, and in a blink of an eye it was as big as a mountain, completely covering Zi Guang Zhenjun, with a surging sea of ​​fire and nine fire dragons coming out.

Qi Xuansu was somewhat doubtful: "Shouldn't this treasure be kept in the Great Immortal's Mansion?"

The implication is that you, Huashengtang, are so bold? You dare to use this kind of treasure with extraordinary significance as a prize?

Su Yan looked at Qi Xuansu with some surprise. He didn't expect that this person knew a lot about Taoist treasures, but he didn't think deeply and explained: "This is of course not the original, but a treasure that our Huashengtang and Tianjitang imitated based on the original. Because it is a replica, it is considered a second-rate treasure." Qi Xuansu was speechless for a moment.

Originally, whether it was a spiritual object or a treasure, there were only four grades, the best, the upper, the middle, and the lower. However, since the Taoist sect began to try to imitate various treasures, there was another grade, that is, the inferior. As the name suggests, this is a grade between the best spiritual objects and the lower-grade treasures, usually with major defects. Generally speaking, most of the imitation treasures are of this grade.

Su Yan continued, "This item must be activated by true essence or magic power. It can be used for attack or defense. If it is used for defense, it will cover itself, as if it is in a bell, with flames rising outside to repel the enemy. If it is used for attack, it will cover the enemy completely, with a raging fire inside, turning the enemy into ashes. Attack and defense cannot be confused, be careful not to burn yourself to death."

Qi Xuansu reached out and picked up the "Nine Yang Fire Cover (Imitation)", with only one thought in his mind, it is indeed the law of conservation of luck, Qi Niang is not deceiving me.

Qi Xuansu couldn't help asking, "What is the difference between this genuine and imitation?"

Su Yan said, "The genuine one has been sacrificed and refined by my Taoist ancestor for many years, and it is already a semi-immortal item. As long as the person who uses it has the last mana, it can even be transformed into the size of a mountain, even a hundred-foot golden body, it can be covered and refined. As for the imitation, it is at most three feet high and three feet wide."

Qi Xuansu Bing was not disappointed. For him, inferior treasures are also treasures, and imitations are better than losing five hundred Taiping coins.

Qi Xuansu asked, "Master Su, you said that attack and defense cannot be confused, so how should it be used?"

Su Yan said, "This item is also matched with a 'Three Bings and Three Dings Fire Starting Method', which is both a method of using fire and a method of using this treasure."

Qi Xuansu asked again, "How can I learn the 'Three Bings and Three Dings Fire Starting Method'?"

Su Yan said seriously, "You are not a disciple of Taoism, so you cannot learn this method."

Qi Xuansu was still unwilling to give up: "Then what about spending money to buy it?"

Su Yan shook his head and said, "When have you ever heard that Taoism would sell magical methods?"

Qi Xuansu was slightly disappointed and thought that he could only ask Zhang Yuelu, Qiniang, Pei Xiaolou and others in the future.

At this time, Su Yan changed the subject: "But I can be sure that since this treasure is placed in these Xuanxuan jars, the matching 'Three Bings and Three Dings Fire Starting Method' must also be in it."

"Really?" Qi Xuansu was skeptical.

Su Yan stretched out his index finger, middle finger, and ring finger, and said firmly: "It's absolutely true."

Qi Xuansu gritted his teeth and took out the three new bills that he had just received, which still smelled of ink, and added the two bills he already had, a total of 500 Taiping money.

"One more."

Qi Xuansu, who had just succeeded, was full of confidence at the moment, and had a strong premonition that this time good things would come in pairs.

Since Qi Xuansu opened the "Nine Yang Lihuo Cover (Imitation)", Su Yan's sympathy and embarrassment for Qi Xuansu just now were swept away, leaving only the discomfort of losing money. At this time, he smiled slightly and said: "Good luck."

Qi Xuansu still took a jar directly.

"Open it directly?" Su Yan asked.

Qi Xuansu nodded and said: "Open it directly."

After saying that, Qi Xuansu knocked the Xuanxuan jar in his hand directly on the table, and then reached out to remove the seal of the talisman paper.

The jar broke again, and light flashed.

There was an extra book on the table.

Qi Xuansu's mood suddenly reached the extreme, and he stepped forward to pick up the book.

The three big characters "Female Sword Fairy" were written on the cover.

As everyone knows, this is the representative work of Madam Xuansheng. Since its publication, it has been printed and distributed by Qingping Bookstore. Over the past two hundred years, more than one million copies have been distributed.

In other words, it is very common and popular.

The smile on Qi Xuansu's face gradually froze.

He couldn't help asking, "It's okay for a tailor, but how do you explain this book?"

Su Yan took the "Female Sword Fairy" from Qi Xuansu's hand, looked at it carefully for a moment, and said, "This is a collector's edition of "Female Sword Fairy" published in the 20th year of Taiping. It is very valuable. If it is put on the market, if it meets an expert who knows the goods, it can probably be sold for more than 300 Taiping coins."

Qi Xuansu said, "Even if it is valuable, why did it appear in Huasheng Hall? What does it have to do with Huasheng Hall?"

Su Yan was silent.

There is a reason why Xuanxuan Jar had a bad reputation back then.

When Qi Xuansu put away the "Female Sword Fairy", Su Yan asked again, "Do you want to open it again?"

Qi Xuansu hesitated.

After a moment, Qi Xuansu said something very sage-like: "I believe in fate the most in my life. I still have the last 500 Taiping coins left. If I still don't have what I want, I can only say that I am not destined to have it."

"Good luck." Su Yan smiled like a fox.

Half an hour later, Qi Xuansu, penniless, left the Huashengtang branch with a dark face and a suitcase.

If you gamble for a long time, you will lose. Nine out of ten gamblings are frauds.

The ancients never lied to me.