Qixia Street, Xunyang Houfu.
Zhao Si is painting.
He seemed to be trapped in a demon.
The figure of Shirakawa Aya was all in my mind.
Jiang Wang approached silently.
Looking at Shirakawa Ling's face on the paper, he said softly: "If a beautiful woman shows up uninvited, just enjoy it secretly."
Zhao Si crumpled the drawing paper into a ball and said: "Thinking about it carefully, I really need to thank her. It is because of her appearance that I pride myself on being talented and practice hard to achieve what I am today."
Although Jiang Wang once belittled Zhao Si's paintings, in fact his paintings were not bad. Maybe they were bad before, but because he was not famous and unwilling to sell them at a low price, they ended up being ignored.
Zhao Si may not be a genius, but he is a very hardworking person.
Jiang Wang did not disturb Zhao Si again.
What he cared about most at the moment was still the stone statue.
He had to find another suitable target as soon as possible.
But after thinking about it, it seems that there is no one more suitable than Shirakawa Ling in Huncheng City.
For this reason, Jiang Wang had a headache.
He suddenly missed Cai Tanggu a little.
I really hope that Cai Tanggu will take revenge again with stronger helpers.
Cai Tanggu, who was two thousand miles away, also had a headache.
They followed Miss Pei around, sometimes even walking the same road several times. Every time they asked, Miss Pei said that the Shanze tribe was cautious and not to let go of any clues.
If they hadn't all been monks, they would have been able to travel thousands of miles a day with ease, otherwise they would have died long ago on this journey.
Dong Chongyang said: "I have also heard about the Shanze tribe in the Jianghu. They have always been elusive. No one has really seen the faces of the important members of Shanze so far. Such a search may have no effect."
Cai Tanggu also followed up and said: "The Shanze tribe is wandering around the world, robbing resources, and causing trouble everywhere. It seems that they don't take the court seriously. There is a bottom line for those who are gradually leaving, but the Shanze tribe is full of lunatics. , we must not treat it with common sense, we are going to Huncheng and will be delayed a lot, why not let the affairs of the Shanze tribe go first?"
He felt that it would be difficult for Miss Pei to agree and was ready to compromise.
But unexpectedly, Miss Pei answered naturally: "That's fine."
Cai Tanggu was shocked.
Always feel like something is weird?
It was a good thing that Miss Pei agreed to go to Huncheng. Cai Tanggu was worried that she would change her mind again, so she rushed ahead and headed towards Huncheng.
...
Chunyi Pavilion.
Shirakawa Ling rested her head on her arms and lay on the table, recalling the scene of Zhao Si leaving in grief and anger. Although he excused himself as a demon, but thinking of the scene when Zhao Si tore the talisman, he should have known that he was a demon.
What went wrong?
Am I not pretty enough?
But it would be difficult to find a girl more handsome than me in Huncheng.
Shirakawa Aya is very confident.
At this time there was a knock on the door.
The maid's voice came from outside the door, "Madam, the scholar is here again."
Shirakawa Ling ignored it, thinking that the maid could understand and send the person away.
There was indeed no movement outside the door.
But soon the maid's voice came again, "Madam, there is a one-armed painter who has no money. He had to rush to the third floor and asked to see you by name. There are already people in the museum with sticks to beat him."
She also wanted to join in the fun.
As a result, the door of the room was suddenly opened, and a black shadow flashed past. The maid froze on the spot, why are you playing dumb?
In front of the stairs leading to the third floor, Zhao Si had a dark face.
It was said that Jiang Wang wanted to help him pay for Goulan to listen to music, but something happened midway, so naturally he didn't pay the bill.
Zhao Si left and came back again, only to be caught red-handed, and his savings were immediately wiped out. If he wanted to go up to the third floor, he would have to dig out more money, which made things difficult for him.
The scholar who wanted to redeem Baichuan Ling was trying to persuade Zhao Si, "Brother, don't make trouble in Chunyi Pavilion. They have Tao Tianshi as their back, and Tao Tianshi is the savior of the guard. It's annoying. I went to Chunyi Restaurant but couldn’t eat and walked around.”
Seeing that the people from Chunyi Pavilion had come with sticks, he hurriedly said: "To be honest, I have collected enough money to redeem Miss Bai's life. Miss Bai and I are in love, and she is very eager to let me help her redeem her life." , Xing can’t wait to marry me.”
He smiled and patted Zhao Si on the shoulder and said, "Therefore, brother, stop coveting Miss Bai and find another beautiful woman."
Zhao Si glanced at him blankly.
When I looked up, I saw Shirakawa Aya about to jump down from the third floor. In fact, her body was already in mid-air, but she quickly fell back on the stairs and walked down smoothly.
The scholar also noticed Shirakawa Ling immediately, but did not see her flying into the air. He was just very happy and worried: "You are not feeling well, why did you come downstairs?"
Because the maid refused with some excuse, he was about to ask the doctor to redeem Miss Bai's body and take her into his home to take care of him. However, even though she endured the discomfort, Miss Bai was still eager to see him.
But Shirakawa Ling didn't even look at him and walked straight towards Zhao Si.
He even didn't hesitate to show a hint of demonic aura, making the person holding the stick stunned for a moment before he respectfully retreated.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Si realized what the problem was. He rubbed his hands and said, "This is too powerful."
Shirakawa Ling was a little nervous, but Zhao Si's reaction was unexpected. She suddenly felt embarrassed and said softly: "Master, please come upstairs."
Zhao Si nodded silently and strode upstairs with a swagger.
The scholar froze on the spot.
Seeing that Bai Chuanling was about to go upstairs, he quickly said: "Miss Bai, I have collected enough money..."
Shirakawa Ling said casually: "You can keep the flowers."
Seeing Shirakawa Ling tenderly supporting Zhao Si and disappearing around the corner, the scholar's face turned pale.
Someone in the seat next to me was talking about something.
"Why have I never seen that girl before? In terms of appearance and temperament, she is far better than the oiran. Could it be that she is new here?"
"Don't look at me, girl. The shock at three o'clock in the morning was absolutely extraordinary. The results given by the government office were obviously just excuses. How come there were no shocks elsewhere, but only Chunyi Pavilion?"
"Speaking of this, I do remember one thing."
"There was a handsome young man who threatened to come to Chunyi Pavilion to kill the demon. Not long after, something happened in Chunyi Pavilion. There can't really be a demon here, right?"
"Don't scare me, it will make me afraid to stay here all night!"
"Girls are precious, and life is more valuable. After this meal, let's leave."
"If it's a peak or a gap, you can throw away both. You are cowards. If there really was a demon, the government office would have closed the Chunyi Pavilion a long time ago. I make the decision today, and I will not return if I am not in vain!"
The scholar looked at the people who were talking. He had also heard about the incident in Chunyi Guanxu, but because he was collecting money, the matter had already calmed down when he learned about it, but this was not the key.
He said with a pale face: "Miss Bai has been at Chunyi Pavilion all the time, how come you haven't seen her before?"
...
Chunyi Pavilion, on the third floor.
Shirakawa Ling was very reserved and kept a certain distance from Zhao Si.
But her eyes were not reserved at all and could be described as charming.
Zhao Si looked like a gentleman, poured a cup of tea by himself, and said: "My arms are lost because of you, and my skills are prosperous because of you. The two cancel each other out, that's all."
Shirakawa Ling said sadly: "Are you going to sever ties with me?"
Zhao Si said: "No, I came here this time because I suddenly had inspiration and wanted to paint a picture for the girl."
Shirakawa Ling was very confused, "Huahua?"
Zhao Si said: "I have seen the oirans in the Chunyi Pavilion change, like a flash in the pan, it is difficult to last. Although there is a Xiaoyu who is better than the oiran I have seen, but she is young and ultimately lacks some meaning. I met Miss Shu again. Very fierce...I got to see Miss Bai today, and we have a long history with her. The most important thing is that a white moonlight shines in my heart. I think she will definitely not refuse."
Baichuan Ling's expression changed slightly and she said, "You came to me just to paint my portrait?"
Zhao Si said sincerely: "The girl has been with me for a long time and knows best that I am obsessed with painting. That story was really hard for me to accept for a while, but I have a broad mind and will never take it personally when things happen. But I only paint." , I feel really itchy.”
Shirakawa Ling forced a smile and said: "Are you worried about my identity as a monster? Or, even if I am not a monster, you still look down on me?"
Zhao Si hurriedly said: "If you like me, I will like you. Otherwise, why would I want to paint your portrait? After all, you know very well that I have very high requirements."
The first sentence made Shirakawa Ling very happy, but the next words made her expression suddenly freeze.
She stared at Zhao Si with resentment on her face.
Zhao Si exclaimed: "The girl looks absolutely beautiful this time! Please hold on, I paint very quickly!"
He took out the pen, ink, paper and inkstone directly from his pocket, spread the paper on the table, frantically studied the ink, and immediately started writing with divine help.
Shirakawa Aya: (ó﹏ò｡)
Zhao Si said anxiously: "Girl, hold on, I'm very fast!"
Due to the accident in Xu Shi, although there were still guests staying in Chunyi Pavilion, they were all relatively quiet. The three floors were covered by gauze curtains with talismans, but they were not soundproof.
Zhao Si's voice was very clear.
The expressions of his colleagues were strange.
The scholar's face turned pale.
...
It was late at night.
In Xicheng Alley.
Master Tao Tianshi studied "The Encyclopedia of Formation Talismans" like crazy and once witnessed Xiao Shinian's performance, but when he truly understood the tip of the iceberg, he was even more shocked.
The "Encyclopedia of Formation Talisman" given by Xiao Shinian records the knowledge to reconstruct his world view.
He didn't expect that the talisman could be used in this way?
In fact, the content inside, the talisman is only an auxiliary, the most important thing is the formation.
The entire courtyard was full of broken talismans, all of which were failures, but Tao Tianshi vaguely felt that he would soon be able to get a glimpse of the secret.
While he was concentrating on drawing the talisman, there was a sudden knock on the door.
He was so frightened that he almost suffered a cardiac arrest.
"Who is the one who suffered a thousand cuts!"
Tao Tianshi was extremely angry.
He yanked the door open.
In front of him was a man wearing a black robe, as if he was hiding in the darkness.
Tao Tianshi was in a daze for this.
The man in black robe walked straight into the courtyard, looked at the scene in front of him, and chuckled: "You are indeed working as hard as ever."
Master Tao Tianshi reacted, hurriedly stepped forward and stuffed the "Encyclopedia of Formation Talismans" into his arms, then turned to look at the man in black robes, frowned and said, "Why are you here again?"
The man in black robe smiled and said, "What are you hiding?"
Tao Tianshi said coldly: "It has nothing to do with you."
The man in black robe didn't pay attention, thinking about what kind of treasure Tao could have. Even if he did, from his perspective, it would be ordinary at best.
"I was lucky enough to see the true face of Master Zhang, and I had a great opportunity. Given time, I will be able to achieve something, and even serve in the Qingxuan Department. Back then, you and I studied the talismans together, and I also wanted to promote you. Why do you treat me like this? So hostile?"
Tao Tianshi said in a deep voice: "It's not a word of speculation. You are no longer who you used to be, and I am no longer who I used to be. I can only accept your kindness, and I will never want to be associated with you in the future."
The man in black robe looked at the main room and chuckled: "I refuse, but what about the monsters in the room? Monsters are a scourge on earth. Using their lives to strengthen one's body is also justice. Admit it to me It’s the same person, is it so difficult?”
Tao Tianshi said with shame: "I did go astray in my pursuit of the Tao of Talisman."
After he finished speaking, his expression became serious, "But I have decided to find another way, and I have never harmed the lives of demons. And the so-called justice in your mouth regards human lives as nothing. Extreme justice is evil. You use the people to verify The talisman makes them miserable, what kind of justice is this!"
The man in black robe shrugged and said, "They were either terminally ill or tired of life. I helped them escape and perfected the talisman. It can be said that they are all very happy. I did not force anyone. How can this not be considered justice?"
Tao Tianshi looked at him and said: "Except in front of me, I'm afraid you don't dare to say these words casually. If Mr. Zhang knows this, what you get is not an opportunity. You deceive the world and yourself. Your surname is Fan." Yes, you are really ridiculous."
The man in black robe frowned and said: "But I am far better than you in drawing the talisman. You and I have the same ideal. I have become a true heavenly master, but you are still struggling outside the threshold. This is fact."
Tao Tianshi sneered and said, "Is this really so? If you are capable, just compare with me."
The man in black robe said unexpectedly: "You want to compete with me? Brother Tao, Brother Tao, when did you become so impulsive? Why bother if you know you can't beat me."
Tao Tianshi said: "I have a talisman that can break the boundaries between heaven and man. No matter what you do, I can follow it."
The man in black robe raised his eyebrows and said: "I went to Huncheng ten and a half years ago, and I took the time to see you. You are so reluctant to deal with the most common monsters, where do you get the confidence? Don't try. You are so majestic in the moment, but you have to make me laugh at you afterwards.”
Tao Tianshi said calmly: "If you lose, you will be my grandson."
Man in black robe: "..."
So if I lose, I will be your grandson, or if you lose, I will be your grandson?
This doesn’t mean the same thing!
The man in black robe was furious.
He looked at Master Tao Tianshi coldly and said: "It seems that you are determined to have your own way. It's okay. If I lose, I will never step into Hun City again to fulfill your idea of parting ways with me. But you If you lose..."
Tao Tianshi said seriously: "There is no way I will lose."
The man in black robe choked. At this time, Tao Tianshi was indeed different from the past, but it was simply wishful thinking to think that his brain was broken and he only knew a little bit about it, and wanted to be better than the real beginner Tianshi!
Without saying any more nonsense, the man in black robe waved his hand and threw out a talisman.
The entire courtyard was filled with light.
The monsters in the main room screamed.
Tianshi Tao finally took out a talisman from his arms and said at the same time: "Use all your abilities, otherwise you will have no chance."
The man in black robe said in a deep voice: "Why do I need to do this to win you!"
Tao Tianshi smiled slightly and squeezed the talisman lightly. Suddenly, a strong wind blew up, and the energy between heaven and earth instantly condensed into the talisman. The talisman that followed the man in black robe directly turned into powder, and the screams of the monsters stopped.
"What...!?" The man in black robe was shocked. He threw out the talisman again in panic, but the sound was loud and the raindrops were small. Facing Master Tao Tianshi's talismans, they were useless. Waste paper.
Master Tao Tianshi collected the talisman in time. Due to the existence of the formation pattern, the wall-breaking talisman that could only be used once could be used repeatedly before the formation pattern dissipated.
The only talisman with a similar effect is the Liujia Divine Talisman, which can withstand six full-force blows from a monk at the peak of the Underworld Realm. This talisman can only be drawn by Zhang Tianshi in the Sui Dynasty.
"How could this happen?!" The man in black robe gasped rapidly, unable to believe the scene in front of him.
Tao Tianshi said: "Drawing talismans requires silence, concentration, concentration, elimination of distracting thoughts, and more importantly, sincerity. If you are eager for success and have complicated thoughts, even if you are lucky enough to find a way out, it will only be inferior."
"We all respect Heavenly Master Zhang. I think you will indeed see the true face of Heavenly Master, but I never believe that Heavenly Master will give you the opportunity, because I know you best, and you tell lies. People like you are in the world of Heavenly Masters. shame."
"Xing is that you can see the Heavenly Master from a distance, but the Heavenly Master cannot see you. It's just a matter of bad luck that you have an epiphany when you meet the Heavenly Master's face. But such good luck may last a lifetime. Only once."
The man in black robe looked extremely ugly.
He had indeed only met Zhang Tianshi face to face. In fact, he was not sure whether Zhang Tianshi had noticed him.
But Zhang Tianshi is the person at the pinnacle of the art of drawing talismans. He has an extraordinary temperament. Even if he only imitates and learns, it can be used by novices for a lifetime.
He admitted that he relied on luck, but he firmly believed that he was a late bloomer. He put in unimaginable efforts for this, how could he lose to the loser Tao Tianshi!
What's more, he did have another chance, but it didn't come from Zhang Tianshi.
"The wall-breaking talisman..." The man in black robe said sternly with a gloomy face, "How can you draw the wall-breaking talisman!"
Tao Tianshi would not admit that this talisman was a gift from someone. Looking at the performance of the black-robed man at this moment, he felt very happy and sneered: "Only someone like me who draws the talisman sincerely and diligently can Understand the superior talisman."
The man in black robe tightened his cuffs. He had an epiphany after seeing the face of Master Zhang Tian. He had truly started to learn, but it was just a beginner. He was just getting more comfortable with the simplest talismans and was not yet qualified to draw powerful talismans.
But due to some chance, he had several talismans hidden in his sleeves, but he had already wasted a few of them. Even if he had the intention to take them out and slap Tao Tianshi in the face, he would not abuse them again.
He could only endure his aggravation, thinking of waiting a little longer, waiting until he caught the monster, and waited until he found out the way to the magic talisman, so that he would not be in the dilemma of using one less talisman.
"It seems that I underestimated you." The man in black robe said solemnly: "I am willing to admit defeat. When I finish my work, I will never set foot in Hun City again!"
In fact, he had no intention of keeping his promise, it was just a delaying tactic. He originally wanted to show off his superiority in front of Tao Tianshi, but he was shown off in return. Naturally, he wanted to return the favor.
