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Chapter 743 Luodian, Jindian

The foreign couple didn't understand what Xiao Ying said, but judging from the expressions of Yu Yao and Xiao Ying, they could tell that it was something good.Their expressions tensed up involuntarily.

"Don't be nervous, this is a white jade seal from the Ming Dynasty, a genuine antique." Yu Yao comforted him first, "Besides, this is an artifact used by religion, does Taoism know?"

"Great!" The young man breathed a sigh of relief, "I know Taoism. Is this the identity seal of a Taoist priest? A letter to Heaven?"

"It can be compared so vividly." Yu Yao was a little bit dumbfounded, this guy knew a little bit of Chinese culture, and it was superficial; but, his metaphor is really interesting.

The young man nodded, looked at Yu Yao quickly and said, "You're very interested, aren't you? But I really don't want to make a move! Mmm... But I can give you the appraisal fee."

Yu Yao waved his hand, "If you don't make a move, I won't make things difficult for others. As for the appraisal fee, I have already said that I don't need it, and can I go back on my word?"

"However, can I keep a copy of this seal?" At this moment, Xiao Ying spoke.

"Of course!" The guy nodded repeatedly, "If this coffee shop doesn't have ink pads, we can go back to that shop that sells fake goods, just to humiliate the boss!"

Yu Yao laughed dumbly, "It's not a fake, it's a handicraft. The point is, when you bought it, didn't you hear the boss keep saying 'Artwork', but didn't you mention things like antiques, dynasties, and years? However, you You can try to see if you can return it, because you are a foreign tourist, but it’s a matter of course.”

At this moment, Xiao Ying waved his hand again, "No need for ink pads."

Xiao Ying used a piece of white paper to stamp the seal on it. The printed text was Yangwen, and then Xiao Ying drew it on the trace with a pen. After the comparison was correct, he carefully put it away.

After putting it away, Xiao Ying nodded towards Yu Yao.It is useless for him to keep this seal, he mainly wants to study the seal.

The most important thing is that this guy packed the seal in a box with the ancient city of Lijiang on it. It is likely that the place where he got the seal is not far from the ancient city of Lijiang, so there may be some clues.

The Taoist seal is one of the most important instruments in Taoism.Taoism is a native Chinese religion with a long timeline and many developments and changes.

Conferring a talisman is roughly equivalent to granting a seal after possessing an official Taoist book; and for Taoist priests from beginner to advanced level, the level of conferring is different, and the level of the seal is also different.

Taoist priests need to affix a seal to use talismans, which are used in many aspects such as enlightenment, salvation, and exorcism.

The Dharma seal began with Zhang Daoling, the master of heaven, in the Eastern Han Dynasty; and since the Yuan Dynasty "three mountains were united into one", the "Zhengyi Book Method" in a broad sense was formed; this Dharma seal is the Zhengyi Dharma seal of the Ming Dynasty.

The old Taoist that Yu Yao and Xiao Ying met at the gate of Xianding Mountain before, had not given the talisman, so there would be no Dharma Seal.To put it simply, he is a wild way of self-cultivation; without the seal, the power of the talisman cannot be exerted.However, the things he studies don't need a seal, because it is mainly the technique of divination and prediction.

Yu Yao looked at Xiao Ying, "Since it is a French seal, there will be nothing..."

Xiao Ying responded, "The function of the seal does not lie in itself, but the seal corresponds to the person who gave it. The seal of the Ming Dynasty, the Taoist priest must..."

Yu Yao nodded.Xiao Ying doesn't care about this thing, but he actually wants to take it, but this guy's attitude is very firm, he can't take it by chance.

"Is there really no appraisal fee?" The young man asked again after taking back the seal.

"No need." Yu Yao replied.

"But I still have something to ask."

"Just ask."

"This should be Hetian jade, but I don't think it's white enough."

Yu Yao nodded, "White is not white and this is two different things. The jade quality of this seal, in a broad sense, belongs to Hetian jade. If you go to appraise it, you can get a certificate of Hetian jade. But the jade of this seal material, not from Hotan, or even the relatively nearby Russian material and Qinghai material.”

"Ah? Then what is it called Hetian jade?" The young man looked frustrated, "Is your country's appraisal certificate so sloppy?"

Yu Yao said sternly, "This is not careless, it is precisely the idea of ​​applying the international standard. The identification of Hetian jade uses the composition standard, which is the standard of tremolite. As long as the content of tremolite is sufficient, it is Hetian jade in a broad sense. Jade, not a place of origin."

"Then where does this kind of jade come from? Could it be Chunchuan, South Korea? I heard that there is also a kind of jade similar to Hetian jade."

"You know quite a lot, yes, that kind of Hetian jade belongs to the broad sense, and it is generally called 'Korean material' in the industry." Yu Yao replied, "However, yours is not Korean material, in my opinion, it should be Luodian material .”

"Luo Dian? There is also a Dian?" The young man scratched his head, "Where is this?"

Yu Yao didn't immediately ask what he said "there is also a Dian", and replied directly: "This kind of jade was only officially discovered and promoted about ten years ago. It is produced in the neighboring province of Yunnan Province——Gui Province. Through the flash Although the stone content is much lower than that of Hetian jade, it is still more than 80.00%, and the quartz content is less than [-]%, so it looks relatively moist, and the density meets the standard of Hetian jade."

"That's not right! You say that this white jade seal is from the Ming Dynasty, and that this kind of jade material was only officially discovered about ten years ago. Isn't that contradictory?" The young man looked suspicious.

"What I'm talking about is not the official discovery, but the official discovery and promotion, that is, it is known and used by many people. But in fact, there have been individual mining and applications in history, which is also normal. It may just be unknown. Identification, Cannot be unnecessarily influenced."

"I understand. You are very strict." The young man said happily, "Thank you very much!"

"Thank you, I also have a question to ask you." Yu Yao smiled, "You said just now that there is also a Dian. Could it be that the place where you got this seal also has the word Dian in the place name?"

"Yes, yes, but it's not your province, it's a town in a county in Lijiang called Jindian Town."

After hearing this, Yu Yao couldn't help but look at Xiao Ying.

Before they came to Lijiang from Diqing, the two of them looked at the map and selected two towns in Yunling and the area along the river to investigate; one was Tajiang Town where Xianding Mountain was located; the other was Jindian Town!From the general orientation, Jindian Town is in the north, and Tajiang Town is in the south.

"Then can you tell me how you got it?" Xiao Ying asked immediately.

"At that time we climbed over a mountain, and that mountain was called Muwugang at the easternmost edge of Jindian Town." In the middle, there is a large flat hillside. There is a small village on the hillside, with about [-] households. When I saw the village, I knew there must be a road! It’s just that we didn’t find it when we came. Another location came directly up the mountain."

(End of this chapter)