Shen Lang fell into deep thought and calculated that three months ago was a time when many major events occurred.
At that time, the Qingyun Martial Arts Competition was still in progress, and Liao Kong Temple had just lost the Buddha's head that contained the Dark Demon Astrolabe.
After the Qingyun Martial Arts Competition ended, news came from outside the Great Wall that the second Demon Lord's token, the Bloodthirsty Sword, fell into the hands of the Demon Sect. Afterwards, Master Qingyun ordered countless disciples to leave Qingyun Mountain, and the news of the Netherworld Fire Diamond spread across the continent.
Since then, news of the Netherworld Fire Diamond has been spreading in every corner of the continent. It is difficult to distinguish the true from the false. People from all walks of life have taken advantage of the opportunity to make a lot of money from the turmoil, and have raised the price of sapphires by ten percent.
More than twice that...
"Mr. Guo has a hobby of collecting sapphires, and this hobby has lasted for more than 800 years." Guo Xiaorong said: "So, although the Guo family is not in the sapphire business, they have the most complete collection of sapphires on the mainland.
, is also the family with the largest number.”
"Originally, this matter was not a big deal, it was just a little hobby of the old man. But since the news of the Netherworld Fire Diamond spread across the mainland, many rumors and rumors have spread to the Guo family. After all, the old man has too many sapphires in his collection.
Many people think that maybe the Nether Fire Diamond was collected by the old man."
Shen Lang nodded. Du Er Shura also made a similar assumption at the beginning. Moreover, Mr. Guo not only collected a large number of sapphires, but also had a complete range of varieties. More importantly, he had a close relationship with Qin Mo Yin Lingzi for hundreds of years.
Well, this makes it easier to arouse suspicion.
"Then what?" Shen Lang asked.
Guo Xiaorong said: "The old man also likes to be quiet, and he didn't want to stir up trouble. So after hearing a lot of comments, he decided to sell off all the sapphires he collected."
"First of all, after selling a huge number of sapphires, you can reduce suspicion and make yourself more at ease. Secondly, the so-called collection is to hide good things and wait until a better price comes along to sell them."
Shen Lang nodded, understanding that this is the joy of collecting. With Mr. Guo's status, he naturally doesn't care how much money he makes, but he will be happy because the jade he collected is sold at a good price. Because this book is
A joy of harvest.
"So, isn't the old man very happy?" Shen Lang asked: "You seemed to have said before that he was angry?"
"Yes." Guo Xiaorong said: "This is a good thing, but the development of world affairs is always unexpected. The reason why the old man wanted to sell the sapphire was because he wanted his ears to be quieter, and he didn't want to open up his treasure house.
When he sold sapphires to me, it caused even more rumors."
"Because everyone said that the old man sold the gems because he had a guilty conscience! The Nether Fire Diamond must be in the Guo family, and they said that the old man only sold ordinary sapphires, and the real Nether Fire Diamond is still hidden by him."
"At the end of the incident, all forces gathered in Haiyu City. Liao Kong Temple, Fahua Temple, Jinguang Temple, Guangming Temple, and other four southern Buddhist masters came to Guo's house to persuade the old man to hand over the Netherworld Fire Diamond.
"
Hearing this, Shen Lang couldn't help but be a little stunned, thinking to himself, it is true that people's words are terrible, and the people in the world who talk nonsense without knowing the truth are really irritating.
It is currently unknown whether the Netherworld Fire Diamond is in Mr. Guo's body. However, that group of rabble has already brought a lot of influence to the Guo family, and Mr. Guo may not be able to wash it away even if he jumps into the Yellow River.
Guo Xiaorong continued: "Mr. Guo's attitude was originally quite friendly, and he even confessed without any secret that Qin Mo Yin Lingzi once gave him an ancient jade, but he also bluntly said that he was not sure what Yin Lingzi had given him.
Is his ancient jade the legendary Netherworld Fire Diamond? The monks from Guangming Temple asked the old man to take out the ancient jade and show them a look."
"Just take a look. Mr. Guo has been clean for hundreds of years and really doesn't want to cause more trouble. So he agreed to take out the ancient jade and show it to everyone." At this point, Guo Xiaorong showed an angry face for the first time and said: "
However, Mr. Guo's repeated forbearance made the group of people mistakenly believe that the old man was easy to bully, and among them, a monk from the Kongming Realm who did not know which sect actually claimed that even if the old man took out the ancient jade, it would be useless!"
"It's useless to take it out?" Shen Lang couldn't help but frown.
"Yes, that's what he said. Because in that monk's view, Mr. Guo can just take out a special piece of ancient jade and claim that it was given by Yin Lingzi back then. This is impossible to do." Guo Xiaorong
He sneered and said: "So, he advised the old man not to pretend to be confused, let alone play tricks, it is best to just take out the Netherworld Fire Diamond."
Hearing this, Shen Lang couldn't help but sneer.
Mr. Guo has bluntly stated that he does not know the Netherworld Fire Diamond, and he does not know whether the ancient jade Yin Lingzi gave him is actually the Netherworld Fire Diamond. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, he is even willing to take out the ancient jade for everyone to see.
.
Things have been done to this extent, but those people are still not satisfied? They even suspect that Mr. Guo will use other ancient jade to fool them? And then advise Mr. Guo, a figure of the level of a leader, not to play tricks?
"Hmph, they are just a bunch of shameless guys." Shen Lang said, "Then what did Mr. Guo do in the end?"
Guo Xiaorong said with a smile: "At that time, Mr. Guo got angry and trampled the ungrateful monk to death. Then he slapped all the monks out. Then he told them that the Netherworld Fire Diamond is in Guo's house. If you have the ability, you can
Come and grab it.”
"Um..." Although Shen Lang had never seen the real scene at that time, just listening to these words, he felt that many pictures were presented in front of his eyes, and he felt a huge amount of heart.
Guo Xiaorong raised her eyebrows and said: "Those guys were toasting instead of being punished. As soon as the old man took action, they immediately knew how powerful he was. Naturally, the old man would not take out the ancient jade to show them again. He only told them at the end
If they don't dare to grab it by force, they might be able to find a way to get the leader of the alchemy conference to come over and see the ancient jade, and everything must be in accordance with his rules."
Hearing this, Shen Lang already understood the ins and outs of the whole matter. He analyzed secretly: "But why do I feel that this matter is completely like Mr. Guo is playing tricks on them? After all, alchemy is a Taoist technique, and Buddhism does not seem to
Good at this kind of stuff.”
"Aren't you just playing tricks on them?" Guo Xiaorong said with a smile: "In short, Mr. Guo has already spoken. If a person like him doesn't speak, once he speaks, it will be difficult for others to change his mind. Therefore, the only way to do this is at the Alchemy Conference.
Only the one who wins will be able to see the ancient jade given by Yin Lingzi, and even get the ancient jade."
Shen Lang nodded, knowing exactly what Guo Xiaorong was alluding to.
The so-called Jun has no joke. Although Mr. Guo is not an emperor, his majesty is not half weaker than that of a secular emperor. Once he speaks, he will never go back on his word, otherwise wouldn't the world laugh at him?
Therefore, this matter has become very troublesome now. Even Guo Xiaorong can hardly take him directly through the back door and let him see the ancient jade first. In this matter, he can only rely on himself...
"But is the ancient jade that Yin Lingzi gave him back then actually the Netherworld Fire Diamond?" Shen Lang felt very headache.
Guo Xiaorong said: "Who can know this?"
"Alas! Regardless of whether it is true or not, it seems that this time I have to go to trouble and win the first place in an alchemy competition." Shen Lang said with emotion.
However, when Guo Xiaorong and the head of the Xia family heard Shen Lang's words, their expressions suddenly changed.