Fang Yi did not cut the entire iron wood. When the sharp blade was cut into about two or three centimeters, he stopped and pulled out the carving knife stuck in the iron wood. However, the hole in the iron wood was clearly left.

"You... can you really cut this iron wood?" Fang Yi's actions scared Qin Haichuan. He originally thought Fang Yi was just talking, but he didn't expect that he actually did it.

You should know that Qin Haichuan's iron wood has broken down an alloy gear. A master once told Qin Haichuan that if you want to divide this iron wood, it is best to use the most advanced laser cutting machine, which is impossible to do with ordinary methods.

But today Fang Yi subverted his perception. In Qin Haichuan's view, the iron wood that was extremely hard was easily cut by Fang Yi. Looking at Fang Yi's relaxed appearance, Qin Haichuan knew that Fang Yi should not have used all his strength yet.

"Old Qin, my hand is stronger than ordinary people..." Fang Yi smiled and the carving knife that instilled true energy was invincible. Not to mention the iron wood with the word "iron" in the form of iron, even if it was real steel, Fang Yi could cut it in half.

"This... this can't be done with strong hands..." Qin Haichuan was speechless when he heard Fang Yi's words. He knew that Fang Yi should have hidden something, but since Fang Yi was unwilling to say it, Qin Haichuan did not ask any further.

"Old Qin, I wonder how Fang Yi's seal is engraved?"

The fat man, who had been shocked by the aura emitted from Qin Haichuan before, suddenly spoke up and brought the topic back to the seal. After knowing Fang Yi for so many years, the fat man could naturally see that Fang Yi was unwilling to talk more about his kung fu.

Hearing that the fat man changed the subject, Qin Haichuan was so happy that he was not talking about the arm wrestling with Fang Yi. He immediately said, "Fang Yi's square is very well printed, which is beyond my reach. In today's world, only Mr. Wang's craftsmanship when he was young can be compared with him..."

Qin Haichuan was able to hold a high position and had a broad mind. He did not belittle Fang Yi because of his youth. On the contrary, he had a very high evaluation and even admitted that he was not as good as Fang Yi.

As soon as Qin Haichuan said this, the fat man who didn't know his identity and status just smiled, but it shocked Qin Haichuan's disciple Hua Ziyi for no reason. The seal was always held in the palm of his hand by the teacher. Hua Ziyi had not been able to read it carefully, but he didn't believe it anyway. Fang Yi's skill in seal carving could surpass the teacher?

"Teacher, can you show me the seal carved by Fang Yi?" Without seeing the seal, Hua Ziyi did not speak nonsense to belittle Fang Yi, but asked the teacher for the seal.

"Look at it. The square seal carved by Xiao Fang has neat strokes without losing its spirituality. If you go and get some ink paste and paper, you can see more intuitively after printing it on the paper..."

Qin Haichuan handed the seal in his hand to Hua Ziyi, turned around and said, "Xiao Fang, this square is well-engraved, but I forgot to tell you to leave some marks, which is a bit of a beauty..."

"Old Qin, the seal is stamped on the seal, but I can't see it..." After hearing Qin Haichuan's words, Fang Yi couldn't help laughing and said, "Wait, please take a look on the paper and see if I left a mark?"

"Well? It's already precious to make a mark with one knife, and it can still leave a mark?" Qin Haichuan was stunned again when he heard this. He said that over the past twenty or thirty years, the number of times he was surprised was not more than a day today.

"Fang Yi, what is a mark?" A fat man who has always been proud of being ignorant of learning. After experiencing the incident of being deceived, his mind finally got enlightened. When he encountered something he didn't understand, he would ask questions.

"The mark is actually a flaw..."

Qin Haichuan subconsciously wanted to make up for it in other places, so before Fang Yi could speak, he took the initiative to help the fat man answer.

"In today's words, marks are actually an anti-counterfeiting method. Only you or the person you designated will know some subtle parts on the seal, so that others can't imitate your seal..."

Qin Haichuan has been playing with the gold and stone seals for a lifetime, and he has seen too many seals. Some people deliberately leave small holes as big as needle holes, while others will make some very short and subtle scratches. There are many ways to do so. If you don't point them out, ordinary people will not be able to find them.

"Teacher, I've got the ink paste, the best cinnabar ink paste..." When Qin Haichuan explained the imprint, Hua Ziyi had already washed the seal with warm water, took a copy of a4 paper and a box of ink paste, and placed it on the coffee table in front of the sofa.

"I'll do it..."

Qin Haichuan took a book and put it under the paper, then took the seal from Hua Ziyi's hand, pinched the top of the seal with his thumb and index finger and middle finger, but pressed the left hand on his right hand, and pressed the bottom of the seal very smoothly on the ink paste, and then stamped the seal on the paper.

"Good word!"

When Qin Haichuan took the seal away from the paper, he looked at the four red and white characters on the paper and couldn't help but praise it. The seal carved by Fang Yi was impeccable from the perspective of small seal calligraphy or seal carving. Qin Haichuan couldn't help but stretch out his fingers and gesture.

"Teacher, Fang Yi's seal is well engraved, but the method of engraving is relatively simple. If it is engraved, Fang Yi would probably not be so relaxed..." Looking at the font on the paper, Hua Ziyi also showed an admiration in his eyes, but he still didn't want Fang Yi's limelight to overwhelm the teacher, so he asked another question.

The Yin engraving mentioned by Hua Ziyi refers to engraving three-dimensional lines under the strokes showing a flat object. Yang engraving refers to a convex shape. It is to display three-dimensional lines on the flat object. Simply put, Yin engraving means engraving words, while Yang engraving means engraving the background.

This is also the seal engraved by Fang Yi. The printed on the paper shows the characters on the red background. If it is engraved, it is the characters on the white background. Because the fonts in the engraved are protruding, the parts other than the fonts need to be removed during seal carving. In terms of technology, it is indeed much more complicated than the font.

"Yin carving and Yang carving are all traditional seal carving techniques, but there is actually no higher or lower..."

Hearing the student's words, Qin Haichuan shook his head and said, "If I were in my forties or fifties, I might be able to carve a seal that was comparable to Fang Yi, but it would take at least two or three days of meticulous crafting. From this point of view, I am really inferior to Fang Yi, the old man..."

Qin Haichuan said this, not because he was rude, but because he really felt that he was not as good as Fang Yi. Ouyang Xiu of the Northern Song Dynasty once said that there was no way to learn, and those who were good at learning are the masters. Qin Haichuan was a person with open mind. If he was thirty years younger, he might have the intention of learning the technique of making a mark with Fang Yi as his master.

"Old Qin, you are a brat. I still have a lot to learn..."

Hearing Qin Haichuan's last words, Fang Yi's face also showed a striking look. To be honest, the reason why he was able to carve such a seal was inseparable from his cultivation. If he only talked about the skills of engraving seals, he might not be better than Qin Haichuan.

"Fang Yi, you don't have to be humble..." Qin Haichuan waved his hand and said, "In terms of seal engraving, I'm afraid no one in China can be better than you, but Mr. Wang can compete with you when he was young..."

"Old Qin, who is the one you are talking about?" Fang Yi seemed to admire him very much when he heard Qin Haichuan mention the word "Old Wang" twice in succession, and he couldn't help but feel a little curious.

"Old Wang is Mr. Wang Shixiang. No one can play with modern gold and stone seal carvings more profoundly than Mr. Wang..." Hua Ziyi, who was standing beside him, said, perhaps because the teacher personally admitted that he was not as good as Fang Yi, Hua Ziyi always had a little resentment in his words.

"So it's Mr. Wang Shixiang. He is still my master..."

When Fang Yi heard Hua Ziyi's words, he suddenly realized that his other teacher Yu Xuan had many interactions with Wang Shixiang, and he could be regarded as Wang Shixiang's registered disciple. From this point of view, Fang Yi really came from the disciple of Wang Lao.

"Old Wang's disciple has really produced a lot of geniuses..."

When he heard Fang Yi discussing the origins of Wang Shixiang, Qin Haichuan couldn't help but sigh. He originally wanted to worship Wang Shixiang as his teacher, but after the yin and yang mistaken worship, he was under the disciple of another master of Jinshi. Although he also made a huge name, Wang Shixiang was still the most deserving of the modern master of Jinshi.
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