Painter

Chapter 188 37: Immortal
As soon as the girl in red flicked her sleeves, she disappeared in the eyes of everyone, except for the few practitioners in the field. In the eyes of everyone, this was already a fairy trick.Back then, the fairy figure wandering in the world of mortals painted a mural of clear water, and the girl in red suddenly appeared and drifted away. Although there was no painting left behind, it was even more mysterious.

Xie Ning wrote a water sword book in Xinyuan a few days ago. Although it is famous in Yujing, but the sword book has turned into ripples on the water, and outsiders only know its name.Seeing it right now, this gentleman's calligraphy is really sword-like, unrestrained and unrestrained, like a dragon and a snake leaping.This calligraphy is amazingly talented, it not only has the charm of the old calligrapher, but also has its own style and is unique.The title and content of the poem are even more surprising. So how superb is Li Dan's painting skills, so that this gentleman who cherishes ink can present him with the first ink treasure?

It's a pity that the painting of ghosts was hidden in Xin Yuan. No matter how generous the Tang family is, it is unlikely that they will show it to others.As for today, Xie Ningzhi walked with the girl in red, except for him, no one saw what Li Dan drew.

In the mat room on the east side, the maid was silent for a long time. I thought that Li Dan was a poor scholar, how could even the maid in his family possess supernatural powers?She couldn't believe it: "Little lady, since this Li Dan is willing to give up the purple jade light to Xie Lang, why did he look like he didn't want to enter the door when we came to the door a few days ago? It's really..." After a pause, The word "poor" came to his throat and swallowed again.

Wei Chengjun stared at Xie Ningzhi obsessively, then remembered what he said to Jiang Ru just now, and murmured: "I underestimated that gentleman."

More than ten steps away, Jiang Ruo turned his gaze from the poems in the field to the upstairs. The girl in red turned out to be Li Dan's wild god, and there was a scroll of Longtao Talisman hanging on her waist, which was actually related to the current saint. , It really has a lot of history.

In front of the seat on the southwest side, sat a taoist Taoist in a yellow-brown and green skirt.The Taoist is a quiet master of the Mingdu Temple in Yujing City. The sword hairpin on the crane crown is inserted horizontally from left to right, which conforms to the orthodoxy of Mount Xiyi's life, evil and death.While praising the poem with his friends, he was full of smiles, but glanced upstairs, frowning slightly, thinking, this Li Dan has a mysterious background, it is said that he is only young and weak, and he is very good at painting.

This has something in common with the owner of the Ximo House that Xiyi Mountain has hunted down for several months.

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In a few days, the strange events in Bishuixuan spread to most of Yujing City, the first calligraphy by the scholar of the Chu Tower, the ink made of the sacred wood of the pot beam, the short-lived girl in red, the mysterious Qingling Li Dan. , frequently appeared in the discussion of Yujing people.Posts posted one by one were also sent to Guangzhaifang. The dilapidated garden for decades immediately gained some fame. That school or the so-and-so Danqing club.

Cui Hanzhen also came to the door again, telling that the owner of Haotian Temple had heard of Li Dan's reputation and was willing to extend his reputation.After Li Chan declined, Cui Hanzhen did not insist, and introduced some ways to contribute.Li Chan had heard about it one by one, and thanked Cui Hanzhen, but she had no intention of making a contribution.

In the afternoon of the day when it snowed heavily, Sao Qingniang used her remaining savings to buy half a pig, marinated it with spices and salt, and prepared it for the New Year.Added nutmeg and stewed a bowl of broth. After drinking it, Li Chan rode a black donkey to Dongming Temple in the northeast of Yujing City.

Xu Da heard Hongyao talk about Bishuixuan, and he hated not being able to go with him, which was a great pity.This time when Li Chan went out, she followed everything she said.As a result, after passing through several squares, a layer of snow accumulated on his body, which attracted the attention of passers-by. Why is there a moving snow ball behind the black donkey?
Dongming Temple is in Longxingfang, passing the school at the entrance of Qingyang Lane, the main entrance of the Taoist temple is in front of it, although it snowed heavily today, there are many people on the road, most of them go out from the east gate to see the frozen Donghe River.On the way, Xu Da heard the legend of Bishuixuan again, so he couldn't help shaking off the snow on his body, and jumped onto the back of the black donkey.

"Ah Lang, since we sent Ziyuguang away, why don't we keep that little lady's money? Right now, hey, it's rare for us to even have a bite of meat!"

Li Chan smiled, "It's good to get through these days."

Xu Da narrowed his eyes, "The scholars in Yujing City are all paying homage everywhere. I heard that Cui Hanzhen said that the Lord Haotian is not short of money. Why doesn't Alang get some funding?"

"This money is not taken for nothing." Li Chan patted Xu Da's head, "If I take someone's money, I can't shirk it if he asks me to do something in the future. Besides, when outsiders see it, who did you accept?" After high school, you will become a member of the party, which will inevitably involve a lot of trivial matters. We are here to seek the Tao, not specifically for official salary. Although the official salary is good, if you are tied down by it, you may It’s hard to get away.”

Xu Da was stunned, nodded again and again, and saw a mutton restaurant on the side of the street, swallowed his saliva, and sighed heavily in his heart, Yujing City is good everywhere, but there is no money, but nowhere is good.The majestic snow lion gentleman can't even set up a place to offer incense. Every night he squats on the roof and looks north, but he can smell the lamp oil of Daxiangguo Temple.

Li Chan got off his donkey outside the Taoist temple, and entered the Taoist temple. After some inquiries, he met Bai Weizhi who lived here in the Yunshui courtyard in the west of Guanxi.

Besides Bai Wei, there was also a man in his thirties in the courtyard.The two drank wine, and there was still preserved fish on the table.As soon as Li Chan entered the door, Bai Weizhi welcomed Li Chan into the seat, and seeing the white cat at Li Chan's feet, she was slightly taken aback.Recently, I have been to Guangzhaifang twice recently, and I have seen this white cat, and even asked its name, he said strangely: "I've never seen such a friendly raccoon slave, very well-behaved, come here, Xu Da, come here." As he spoke, he picked up a piece of cured fish.

Xu Da went over and rubbed Bai Weizhi's trousers, and took the cured fish nest to the side of the charcoal basin, and Bai Weizhi welcomed Li Chan into his seat.

The man in his thirties was named Li Xikun, a friend of Bai Weizhi's. He entered Beijing to take the exam, and because of the introduction of Bai's family, he won the honor of being a Beimen bachelor, and was selected as a Jinshi. Now he has entered Lantai as a school secretary. Doing the ministry of proofreading books.Although he is only a ninth-rank official, because of his position, he often sees today's saints.

Because of Bai Weizhi's habit of carrying a volume every day, Li Chan had heard of Li Xikun from him a long time ago, and today he invited Bai Weizhi to set up a relationship and get acquainted with Li Xikun.And Li Xikun also heard about Li Dan's reputation from the appointment between Xinyuan Yaji and Bishuixuan. After the two exchanged their identities, they exchanged pleasantries and compliments.

After drinking a few more glasses of wine, Li Chan brought the topic to a volume of "Book of the Hole" that Bai Weizhi was reading today, and then asked Li Xikun for help, and proposed to enter Lantai to read books.

Holding the wine glass, Li Xikun hesitated for a moment, then sighed: "Sages today are thirsty for talents, and they treat talented people extremely preferentially. With Li Lang's talent, it is not difficult to enter Lantai to study, but..."

Li Xikun hesitated to speak, but Li Chan thought he was asking for some favors, and said, "If Mr. Lang can do me this favor, I will definitely remember this favor."

"You have misunderstood me." Li Xikun shook his head with a wry smile.

Bai Weizhi chuckled, "Brother Xikun is not usually such a coy person, why did he change his temper today? Fucha is a trustworthy person, brother Xikun just speak up when he has something to say!"

Li Xikun hesitated for a while, and finally said: "After I say it, please don't spread it."

Xu Da beside the charcoal basin pricked up his ears curiously.

Bai Weizhi smiled and said: "What is it that you want to hide like this?"

"It's not some ulterior secret." Li Xikun said, "It's just that recently, when a master was proofreading the classics, he found silverfish in the Shiming Pavilion in Lantai."

The so-called silverfish are book-eating worms.It is common for silverfish to live in bookcases, but Lantai is not an ordinary place for collecting books.

Bai Weizhi said strangely: "Everywhere in Lantai is blessed with fire-proof, moisture-proof and insect-proof spiritual methods. The bookcases in the pavilion are also made of harmless wood. Even ghosts cannot get close to them, and they will never be attacked by insects. Why? Silverfish will be born? Could it be that the management is negligent, and the spirit method has lost its magic power, and I forgot to continue it?"

"I don't know." Li Xikun shook his head, "After this incident happened, the servant immediately ordered someone to conduct a thorough investigation. There are more than [-] people including me, the school clerk, Zhengzi, and the master. After two days of investigation, I still haven't found anything wrong. .”

Li Chan asked suddenly: "What kind of books are collected in Shiming Pavilion?"

Li Xikun said without hesitation: "Most are Taoist classics."

Li Chan's expression changed, and he asked: "Which classics have been destroyed by Silverfish, has Taichung sorted them out?"

Li Xikun shook his head, "There are so many volumes in the pavilion. Although someone has already dealt with this matter, it cannot be completed in the near future."

"So that's how it is." Li Chan held the wine glass, thoughtfully, "Have you ever informed Shen Zhasi about this case?"

Li Xikun was slightly taken aback, "You mean, this is caused by a demon?"

Bai Weizhi said: "I've also read some books on ghosts recently. If silverfish develops spiritual wisdom and demon skills, they will indeed not be afraid of ordinary psychic spells."

"It's also possible." Li Xikun mused, "However, even so, disasters and monsters are happening frequently, and there are a lot of monsters in the capital. If you tell Shen Zhasi, it may not be possible to send someone."

"It's okay." Li Chan smiled, "If Shen Zhasi doesn't send someone, I'll just go to Lantai."

"You?" Li Xikun was slightly taken aback, thinking that Li Dan didn't understand what he just said.However, as a school secretary, he is extremely sensitive to words, and when he thought about it, he noticed the hidden meaning in Li Tan's words.

Bai Weizhi also reacted, "Fucha, you and Shenzhasi..."

"The sage sent me an envoy in Shenzhasi to patrol the capital." Li Chan nodded and put down his wine glass, "Brother Xikun, I heard that the silverfish disaster in Lantai Shiming Pavilion probably has something to do with demons. Please inform the chief of Taichung, and I will go over to investigate tomorrow."

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Lantai was built on the east side of the imperial city, and there are many pavilions.In the era of demons and demons, the cultural context declined, and the saints chased the demons westward. After moving the capital, they sought elegance and recruited different people. Order the officials to compose poems and prose, and choose the best one, and reward them with gold and silk.Such unremitting efforts to revitalize the cultural context have finally made the culture and education more and more prosperous.

After the meal, Li Chan was led by Li Xikun into the pavilion.The building here is majestic and majestic, with Danying carvings all around, and the snow on the green bricks has been swept away extremely clean. cloud" sentence.

Song Xiang, dressed in scarlet clothes, received Li Chan in the pavilion.In the eyes of this Lantai servant, silverfish were born in the Lantai Library Pavilion, most likely because there was a problem with the spiritual response method, or there was an omission in the work of the Taichung officials.But no matter what, in the eyes of outsiders, it is the mismanagement of the Taichung chief.Officials in the DPRK and China have to take exams every year, and now the sage will return, and there are only two or three months left before the exams. If this matter gets out, his political affairs will leave a bad record.

It was really not the right time for the envoy from the capital city tour, Song Xiang glanced at Li Xikun calmly, exchanged greetings with Li Chan, and then led him into Shiming Pavilion.

The bookshelves in the pavilion are all made of innocuous wood, and the fragrance is very strong. The tallest bookshelf is three feet long. Even in the daytime, the water spirit lamp must be lit so as not to be too dim.

Li Chan passed between the bookshelves, stopping to look around from time to time.

When Li Chan saw the carved talismans on the top of a row of bookshelves, Song Xiang smiled and said, "Li Youyi, there are no problems with every measure in this pavilion. The Lingying method is rotated on time every month and every season. , These woods used to make cabinets can also last for a long time without rot. I think the silverfish probably came in by attaching to someone's clothes, but after a while, they will eventually be smoked to death by the woods. There are quite a lot of monsters accumulated, so Li Youyi doesn't need to waste energy here."

Li Chan didn't answer, just asked: "Song Shilang, where are the damaged classics?"

Song Xiang frowned slightly, thinking to herself that it was no wonder that Shen Zhasi had a bad reputation, and sighed.

"Come here." After saying that, he walked towards Gexi.

Passing through the many bookshelves, there is a piece of writing on the west side of the pavilion near the window.

Among the files, two school clerks, four orthographic, were sorting out the damaged classics. When they saw Lantai's servant, they stopped hesitantly.

Li Chan went straight to the damaged classics, picked up a copy of "Yulu Zhaiyi" and read it, and asked, "What did you find when you sorted out the discarded books?"

A school clerk looked at Song Xiang, Song Xiang nodded, and the school clerk said: "The catalog of the damaged classics is recorded, and the pages of insects are also recorded."

"What else?" Li Chan was still flipping through the books.

"It's gone." The school secretary Lang paused, "There are so many classics in this pavilion, and it is impossible to search them all in just a few days."

"Have you read the words of insect erosion carefully?"

"How is this possible?" Song Xiang stepped forward, "If you want to read them one by one, it will take years and months. Li Youyi, you..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Chan had already closed the "Yulu Zhaiyi", "You don't need to read them carefully one by one, just read a few carefully and you will know."

Song Xiang was taken aback, "What did Li Youyi find out?"

Li Chan handed the "Yulu Zhaiyi" to Song Xiang.

"Song Shilang take a closer look."

Although Song Xiang was a little puzzled, he still took the "Yulu Zhaiyi" and began to read it.

The other people who were sorting out the classics in the office looked at each other, and each picked up a classic and looked through it carefully.

The sound of flipping through the pages was endless.

After a while, Song Xiang looked at the missing words on the book, raised her eyebrows, and murmured: "This..."

Li Chan was the only one in the room who didn't hold a book, but turned to look at the stacks of bookshelves, "There are so many volumes in this pavilion, with hundreds of millions of words, but the only thing missing is the word 'immortal'."

　Healed, rehabilitated!
　　I haven't coded words for two days, and my hand feels a little rusty. This chapter is a bit slow to write.

　　
　
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