Chapter 46: Yin Yang Mirror

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  Yitian and Lu Li, Ding Minghui chatted for a while, then took a tricycle to the Dongdajie Market.

  He was all too familiar with everything here, came to the mall to buy a few clothes, pants, leather shoes and other items for Old Man Xu, as long as he could think of it, he bought it, if not for the fact that his hands were full and couldn't carry some things, I reckon he would have continued to buy a few more.

  As he passed by the wine shop, he didn't forget to buy two bottles of Maotai and Wuliangye, which were Xu Lao's favorite. If Xu Lao saw these things, his saliva would probably flow out uncontrollably.

  Before he knew it, Yi Tian had walked to the antique street. Perhaps because of the approaching Spring Festival, many people were buying things here as gifts for their elders.

  Be careful when buying things here, in recent years people's lives have become more affluent and their collecting consciousness has gradually strengthened. Many people hope to find treasures, but genuine antiques are rare here.

  However, there are also masters who picked up leaks here and got tens of thousands of dollars worth of ceramics, making the antique street famous overnight, attracting a large number of treasure hunters.

  At this time, Yi Tian's thoughts of returning home were very urgent. As he was walking quickly, a bustling and noisy crowd caught his attention.

  "I'm telling you, young man, this trick of yours is really too old-fashioned. I've met several people like you in the past little while. You say this thing was just dug up, but nobody believes that anymore, haha..." an old man said with a laugh.

  "Yes, I've encountered that before. But they're not alone, there's always someone next to them pretending to be an expert, explaining the age and origin of things. It's even more unbelievable when you're by yourself." Some people chimed in in agreement.

  "Alright, let's just talk about this thing of yours. It's simply a rusty piece of scrap metal that can't be restored to its original shape, even if you spend money to fix it up. It doesn't have much collectible value, and it might not even be worth the cost of repair!"

  Just as these people were discussing it, Yi Tian saw the situation inside through a gap in the outer circle.

  A young man in his twenties, wearing a safety helmet, judging from his clothes and appearance, should be a construction worker. In his hand is a copper mirror that is full of rust and stains, due to severe corrosion, it's really impossible to see any shape.

  From the perspective of collectors, such things are indeed worthless for collection.

  However, Yi Tian looked at it twice and his face changed, looking a bit surprised. "What is this thing? How can there still be a hint of spiritual energy on it?"

  When he looked at the copper mirror, he found that there was a hint of spiritual energy on it, but the existence of the spiritual energy was not much, as if it would disappear at any time.

  With curiosity, Yi Tian squeezed into the crowd and said to the young man selling copper mirrors: "Brother, where did you get this thing from?"

  Young man holding a copper mirror said: "This is what I picked up yesterday when I was working in the sewer at the construction site. When I picked it up, it was still flashing, and I thought this thing was a rare item, so I wanted to come over here on Antique Street to see if I could sell it."

  Yi Tian nodded slightly and asked: "Big brother, can you let me take a look at this thing?"

  "What? You want to buy it? Several people have already looked at it and didn't buy it, if you're not going to buy it then don't waste my time, I still need to go back to work on the construction site later!" The young man saw that Yi Tian was even younger than him, so he thought he was just curious and wanted to take a look, therefore he didn't give Yi Tian a chance to look.

  Yi Tian didn't get angry either, "Big brother, if you don't let me take a look, how can I tell whether the thing is good or not? If I think it's okay after taking a look, then I'll buy it!"

  "Really?" The young man asked skeptically.

  "Haha, don't worry!"

  Yitian took the copper mirror and began to turn it over in his hand, looking at it. Apart from feeling a hint of true energy within, this thing really looked like a rusty copper lump.

  After a moment's thought, he activated his 'Heavenly Eye', wanting to see if he could discern anything.

  As he continued to gaze into the bronze mirror, he discovered some things that others could not see with their naked eyes. He thought in amazement, "This is the Four Symbols!"

  It is said that Taiji gives birth to two forms, and the two forms give birth to four images.

  The two instruments refer to yin and yang, while yin and yang give rise to wood, water, fire, and wind. In traditional culture, the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise are representatives of the four images, with the Azure Dragon representing wood, the White Tiger representing wind, the Vermilion Bird representing fire, and the Black Tortoise representing water. They also represent the four directions of east, west, south, and north, which evolved into the Four Cardinal Guardians in Taoist mythology.

  Under the X-ray vision of 'Tianyan Tong', the original appearance of the bronze mirror is very clear. The round bronze mirror is only about the size of a palm, and its thickness is about two centimeters. On its surface are carved complex lines, with the four images vividly posing in their respective positions.

  Good stuff!

  After a few glances, Yi Tian was convinced that this was a treasure, but the copper mirror had a lot of stains and rust, which greatly reduced its value.

  After reading it, Yi Tian raised his head and asked: "Big brother, how much are you planning to sell this thing for?"

  The young man thought for a moment and pointed with one finger: "One thousand!"

  Yi Tian smiled lightly and said, "Big brother, isn't this price a bit high? How about this, I'll give you 500, if you think it's okay, I'll buy it, otherwise, I'll leave!"

  The young man hesitated for a moment, thought for a while and said: "Okay, deal!"

  Yi Tian took out 500 yuan from his pocket and handed it over to the other person, "Brother, if there's something like this next time, I'll buy it again!"

  After finishing speaking, he quickly left without paying attention to the gaze of the crowd.

  His behavior seems to be foolish in the eyes of everyone, spending one thousand yuan on such a small thing that doesn't even look like an antique bronze artifact. Isn't he crazy?

  But Yitian was quite happy in his heart, from the four images on the copper mirror and that hint of spiritual energy, this thing was probably used as a ritual instrument by someone before, it's just that due to its age, plus being stained with impurities, it gradually lost its spirituality. He planned to go home, remove the thick rust on top, and study it thoroughly again.

  After a bumpy ride of several hours on the bus, Yi Tian got off at the village entrance with his large and small bags.

  Whenever he sees an acquaintance, he takes the initiative to greet him. After a short while, he returns home.

  "Old man, I'm back! Come and see what good things I've bought for you!" Yi Tian shouted with a smile.

  "You little scamp, you've been gone for several days, I thought you'd gotten lost or kidnapped!" Old Xu puffed on his pipe as he walked out of the main room, beaming with a smile at Yi Tian.

  "Haha, old man, you're underestimating me. Can I let others deceive me? It's already good that I don't deceive others!"

  "Well, that's true!" Old Xu nodded in agreement.

  Two people entered the room, and Yi Tian put all the things on the table, then let Old Man Xu try them on one by one. When trying on the clothes, Old Man Xu was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth.

  Seeing Old Man Xu happy, Yi Tian was even more delighted. Without saying another word, he rummaged through his pockets and piled stacks of money onto the table.

  Old Xu was shocked and asked: "Where did you get so much money? You didn't rob a bank, did you?"

  "Hmph, am I really a person without any skills? These were all won back by me through gambling!" Yi Tian bluntly said.

  "What?! You little stinker, you're not studying well, at such a young age you're already out here gambling, and you're betting so big! Let's see how I'll deal with you!" Xu said as he picked up the broom in the room and started hitting Yi Tian with it.

  "Old man, I had no choice! If it wasn't for helping Black Cow save his brother, I wouldn't have gambled at all. I didn't want to win so much money either, those people in the casino forced me to gamble!"

  "What? You mean those gamblers forced you to win their money?" Old Xu questioned.

  "That's just the way it is!" Yi Tian said with a helpless look on his face.

  At this point, Old Man Xu's face suddenly turned black. After stabilizing his emotions, he asked Yi Tian about some relevant situations and understood the reason for the matter. However, Yi Tian was afraid that Old Man Xu would get angry, so he concealed some things.

  "Alright, just this once. If I find out you're gambling again, I'll break your legs! Take this money and deposit it into the bank with your ID tomorrow!" Old Xu said.

  "Let me save it? Don't you usually save it?" Yi Tian frowned and said.

  "Let you save and you'll save, wait until you go to university, use this money to get a wife later, by then I'll also be at ease!"

  After dinner, Yi Tian was thinking about things in his own room. Recently, Old Man Xu has been speaking and acting strangely, as if he had something on his mind.

  But what exactly caused it, Yi Tian still couldn't figure out for a while.

  Then he took out the copper mirror and wanted to study it. After fiddling with it for a while, he found a small knife and tried to scrape off the thick rust on the outside, but after scraping for half a day, there was no significant effect.

  Just as he was holding the copper mirror and thinking of a way, something strange happened. Yi Tian felt the true energy in his body surging, as if being pulled, pouring into the copper mirror.

  "Huh? What's going on?" As the true energy was infused, the rust on the outer layer of the copper mirror began to flake off layer by layer.

  Yi Tian looked at the copper mirror with a cautious expression, as he absorbed the true energy from it. At the same time, he carefully observed the changes in the copper mirror. As time slowly passed, more and more rust spots fell off.

  Suddenly.

  A dazzling golden light flashed, all the rust disappeared, revealing the original appearance of the copper mirror. Then, three words gradually appeared on the surface of the copper mirror... Yin Yang Mirror!

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