Painter

Chapter 195 44: Portrait
Tu Shanxi fled Deng's house with the mirror, and only had time to turn around when she reached the alley beside Zuo Pushe's house.The Taoist didn't come after her again, so she put the knife back into its sheath, shook her tingling right hand, and picked up the bronze mirror with her left hand to take a look.Deng Yuanying was still in shock and hadn't recovered from the sudden change. When she saw Tu Shanxi's face, she felt it was strange, but when she looked at Tu Shansi's clothes, she looked very familiar, and asked, "You, who are you? "

"I'll talk about it later." Tu Shanxi had no time to explain, and went to the corner of the alley, picked up the mirror case on her back, took the cloth cover, put the bronze mirror in her arms, changed back into Tu Zhaoying's appearance, and left Jinchengfang quickly.

After staying at Daxiangguo Temple and entering Guangzhaifang, the Taoist priest still didn't show up. Tu Shanxi was relieved to see the locust tree branches protruding from the wall of Li's house from a distance.But he was not in a hurry to go home, and took out the bronze mirror to take a picture.

In the mirror, Deng Yuanying said in amazement: "Tu Lang, is that you?"

Tu Shanxi was still struggling to reveal her identity to Deng Yuanying, but now that the matter has come to an end, she has nothing to hide, so she nodded, "It's me."

Deng Yuanying opened her mouth, with many doubts in her heart, the first question that popped up was: "You... Are you a man or a woman?"

Just after asking, the face of the handsome man in the mirror changed into a woman with narrow eyebrows and eyes.

Deng Yuanying froze for a moment, tears welled up in her eyes, and disappeared into the mirror.

Seeing that Deng Yuanying had disappeared, Tu Shanxi sighed softly, and said, "I also turned into a man for the convenience of walking in the world, but I didn't intend to deceive you." After a while, Deng Yuanying still did not show up, Tu Shanxi He also said: "The Taoist priest is very capable, but fortunately it was a sneak attack, otherwise I wouldn't be sure that I would be able to rescue you."

Deng Yuanying still didn't respond, Tu Shansi waited for a long time, a piece of snow fell to the tip of his nose, looked up, it was snowing again.She glanced at Li's house, lowered her head, tapped her fingers on the mirror, and said helplessly, "Don't play your temper."

Finally, Deng Yuanying's face appeared in the mirror, with red eyes, "Who told you to save it? The Taoist priest had already stopped."

"Stop it?" Tu Shanxi smiled coldly, "If he is willing to let you go, he won't be able to draw his sword."

Deng Yuanying distinguished: "He clearly said everything..."

"Okay." Tu Shanxi interrupted: "It's not the time to talk about this."

Deng Yuanying was taken aback, Tu Zhaoying was always gentle, after taking off the mask, not only his face changed, but also his temper.Her confidante died young, Ben was covered in dust in the mirror, and only after taking a picture did she have someone to talk to. Although she had known him not long ago, she developed some admiration for him, thinking that she had found the person she liked.At this time, the person I love has turned into a bubble, and I can't help feeling sad and weeping.

"You... hey..." Tu Shanxi cursed inwardly, if it wasn't for him, why would he have gotten into such trouble, pursed his lips, and said, "You are being targeted by that Taoist priest, you can't go home went……"

Deng Yuanying retorted: "The Taoist priest is also a pitiful person without a shadow. If you don't come, he will stop. Even if he wanted to kill me, he didn't lie to me."

Tu Shanxi sighed, she took advantage of the Taoist priest's hesitation to launch a surprise attack, if she didn't take action, what would happen, I can't tell, "Okay, okay, let's not talk about the Taoist priest. I will take you to see him first Aaron."

In Deng Yuanying's eyes, Tu Shanxi's fight against the Taoist priest was already very powerful, she couldn't help being stunned, such a powerful monster is actually someone else's subordinate?Wiping away her tears, she carefully asked, "Who is your A-Lang?"

Seeing that Deng Yuanying finally stopped making trouble, Tu Shanxi breathed a sigh of relief, determined to speak exaggeratedly so as to calm the woman down, and said flatly: "Ah Lang is the master of a party of ghosts, and even today's saints have to be courteous. As a Monster, in this Yujing city, only Alang can protect you, but don't lose your temper in front of him."

Deng Yuanying's mind was full of the word "ghost master", imagining a majestic and terrifying appearance, Zhuying iron crown, angry eyes and red beard, wearing a black robe, as tall as a mountain.Immediately his complexion turned pale.

"correct."

Tu Shanxi knocked on the mirror, called Deng Yuanying's soul back, and said: "When the time comes, don't say that you have known me for a long time, just say that you met me only two days ago, remember?"

……

It was almost dusk, and not long after the monsters in the house had eaten, the red medicine steamed some pancakes, and the old bookworm showed his ability to cook characters to cure hunger, which attracted all the monsters to admire.Xu Da knew very well that as long as he wins over the old bookworm, he will not be afraid of being greedy in the future, so besides the book devil, he also gave the old bookworm the title of Army of Hundred Ghosts.

After eating, Li Chan went back to the study, listened to Mai Wang's suggestion, and wrote the words "Shan Hai Shi Yi" on the cover of the book.Mai Wang reads very fast, and he can read through the mountains and seas in just a moment. Not only that, but he can also recite with his eyes closed.Mr. Bi said that this old bookworm has not read the book well, but when it comes to writing skills alone, no one can match it, regardless of gods and ghosts.After reading the book, he discussed with Li Chan word by word and made some suggestions for refining the characters.

Li Chan accepted most of Mai Wang's suggestions, corrected a few notes, and then Tu Shansi entered the house.

Xu Da saw the dangling cloth cover from afar, although he still has some grievances about General Fushui's betrayal, but recently, Empress Fox Immortal is a big benefactor, so she was the first to go up to her, and circled around her heels After a few laps, it won the prize.Unexpectedly, the fox girl didn't get a penny in the account today, and even caused some troubles, she pushed it away with her foot, put down her things in the house, went straight to the study, and called A Lang outside the door.

When Li Chan was painting and reading in his study, the monsters never disturbed him unless there was something important to do. Although he was in the middle of writing books, he put down his pen.Mai Wang resigned and dived into the book.Tu Shanxi entered the room and sat down at the table.

Li Chan looked at the bronze mirror she took out, her eyes moved, "This is?"

Deng Yuanying in the mirror was taken aback when she saw the "ghost master", and found that the ghost master was not such a frightening look with glaring red beard, but a young man.

"This is the young lady of Deng's family in Jinchengfang." Tu Shanxi sat down at the table and set up a mirror to face Li Chan, "I died of illness this spring, but turned into a demon in the mirror."

It turned out to be a shadow girl, Li Chan looked at the girl in the mirror.

Deng Yuanying, who had been on tenterhooks, was finally no longer afraid at this time, but she was still a little apprehensive, and said: "Little girl Deng Yuanying, I have seen the ghost master." With drooping eyes, she bowed slightly, as if she was giving a blessing.

Li Chan heard the word "ghost master" and looked at Tu Shansi suspiciously, but didn't point it out to her face.

Tu Shanxi pursed her lips, and said: "I took over the business of Deng's house in Jinchengfang recently, so I met Yuan Ying, and today I went to Deng's house again, but I met a Taoist priest who punished demons, so I rescued her." come out."

A Taoist priest who kills demons?Li Chan frowned.Tu Shansi then gave a general account of Deng Yuanying's family situation.

After finishing speaking, Tu Shanxi said: "Nowadays in Yujing City, only Alang can protect her well."

Li Chan nodded, and was about to speak when Deng Yuanying said again: "The Taoist is not really going to deal with me, I, I want to go home."

Li Chan pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Let's say you are a monster now, and your aunt could hide it for you, but if something like this happened today, I'm afraid you won't be able to hide it. Human beings have different paths, if you go back, It is to force your aunt to kill relatives righteously, otherwise, the family will be implicated."

Deng Yuanying opened her mouth, a little unwilling.She also understood this truth, but it was difficult to accept it for a while.

A group of monsters surrounded the study. Since entering Yujing, the garden hadn't been populated for a long time, but two came here in one day, which is really strange.Li Chan looked out the window and called Hong Yao in.

After Hong Yao took the bronze mirror out, Li Chan looked at Tu Shansi and asked, "What's the matter with that Taoist priest? Did he come for you, or did he set his sights on that Yingniang?"

Tu Shan lowered his eyebrows and thought for a while, "I was talking to her in her boudoir at that time. I suspected that someone was peeping, so I pretended to leave, sneaked back, and saw the Taoist priest. If the Taoist priest had followed her earlier Without her, it wouldn't be such a coincidence."

"Then it is very likely that it is for you." Li Chan tapped her fingertips on the table, thoughtfully, "It is not difficult to deal with it. If he knows that I am a practitioner, he probably won't do it again." Continue to entangle, I'm afraid..."

Tu Shanxi said: "What is Ah Lang worried about?
Li Chan said: "I'm afraid it's coming for me, it will be troublesome."

Tu Shanxi said: "Ah Lang mean, where is Xiyi Mountain?"

Li Chan nodded, "After I came to Yujing, although I didn't show my face very much, I gained some reputation outside. You see, Xiyishan knows that the owner of Ximoju is good at Danqing, and he is about [-] years old. Li Dan is also good at Danqing, The age is also similar. This is nothing, Yujing and Xuandu are separated by thousands of miles, these coincidences alone, I will not be exposed. But Xiyishan knows that it was Shenzhasi who took me away from Qingque Palace. If That person came for me, and if he finds out that I am the Gyeonggi Youyi Envoy, trouble will come."

Tu Shan frowned, and said: "Unless Ah Lang seals his pen, otherwise, his identity cannot be concealed after all."

"That's right." Li Chan sighed, "I didn't think it would be so fast, at least, when I entered the Qianyuan Academy, at that time, even if I showed my identity, Xiyishan would not dare to attack me openly. What does the priest look like?"

"Wear a gray crane cloak, bring a red leather gourd, and a sword with a red lacquered wooden sheath." Tu Shanxi's palms were three feet wider, "It's so long."

"What about your appearance?"

"I can't tell, but he looks Zhou Zheng, with thick eyebrows, a low nose, and a small mouth."

As Tu Shanxi spoke, Li Chan drew a human face with a brush.

"Like it?"

"It's not like, the bun is tied on the head, the eyes are bigger, the eyebrows are lighter, and the nose doesn't seem to be so wide..."

"so?"

"Be thinner..."

After about half an hour of question and answer, Li Chan used more than ten sheets of paper, Tu Shanxi nodded and said, "Almost, I haven't been able to take a closer look at what he looks like."

"it is good."

Li Chan put away the portrait and said to the window, "Qing Niang, please, bring me the lantern." He walked to the door and picked up an umbrella.

It was dusk outside the house, Tu Shanxi said: "Where is Ah Lang going?"

Li Chan held the umbrella handle and looked out the door, the sky was dark under the eaves, with some snowflakes floating, "Shen Zhasi."

……

The sparrow lowered its head to peck at the moths under the wall, stepping on thin holes in the snow, and a civet cat approached quietly in the darkness.Hearing the movement, the sparrow turned its head and fled in panic, but the sky was dark, it was difficult to see, and it didn't dare to flap its wings, so it just jumped forward.

After only a few steps, the civet cat pounced on the sparrow, and was about to bite, but a piece of gravel flew over and hit the civet cat on the forehead. in the shadows.

Standing at the entrance of the alley, the young Taoist priest watched the escaped sparrow jumping and disappearing behind the corner of the wall. He took out the merit and demerit grid and wrote down "save the animals that are powerless to repay others, and the five merits are accurate".After writing, looking at the blank space on the paper, he became entangled again. His heart was indeed softened towards the monster in the mirror.

"To do meritorious deeds, to do meritorious deeds, the word 'to do' means to disregard deeds and minds." The Taoist priest convinced himself, finally nodded, put away his merits and demerits, turned around and left the alley, and took a look at it from a distance. Li's house in Zhaifang.

Li Dan relieved the plague of Lantai monsters, the Taoist thought he was also a meritorious person.I inquired and came over to have a look, but I saw a fox spirit, the door lock was not a dead thing, there may be other monsters in the garden, it is really a merit of the garden.It's a pity that these merits have owners, so it's not easy to remember them.

He thought of the bronze mirror that was taken away again, and couldn't help muttering: "If you lose 120 merits, if you record 120 more faults... once you pass ten merits, you can't remember, you can't remember..." He said the merits in his mouth, and his heart The face of the girl in the mirror always pops up, and the phrase "I have no body, and you have no shadow, it's all my fault".

"Meow!"

A cat meowed from behind, and the Taoist stopped and turned his head.The civet cat stepped out from the shadows, shouting angrily at the culprit of the stone.

"You cat, it's just that you don't have a stutter, and that sparrow has a life. Go away." The Taoist waved his hand, but the cat barked even more angrily.He pondered for a while, then took out a piece of biscuit from his arms, "Go."

The civet cat froze for a moment, then stopped talking, wagged its tail like a dog, picked up the pancake thrown by the Taoist priest, meowed, and ran into the alley as if fleeing.

……

In the night, the sound of pounding clothes from the Weaving and Dyeing Bureau could be heard far away.The yellow leather lanterns from Guangzhaifang passed through the small half of Yujing, entered Hebi Lane, and stopped in front of the gate under the big saponins tree.Li Chan knocked on the door twelve times rhythmically, pushed the door open, and walked in. There was no guard inside, and through the corridor, behind the empty window on the wall, there were a few faint breathing sounds.

On the door curtain at the end of the corridor, the word "Heavenly Bird" was written, and the Qimen Formation was replaced by Nine Stars instead of Eight Gods.Li Chan recalled the method that Chen Haochu came to the door to tell recently, and after a little calculation, he opened the curtain and went in.After passing through the eleven curtains, they arrived at the room where the five-eyed and six-eared beast was. The listeners were still eavesdropping on the whispers between the tables and beside the pillows.Li Chan stepped lightly, came to the backyard, handed the lantern to the official, and went into the house to see Wang Yuanqing, the military official.

Li Chan went to Lantai today to solve the problem of the demon insects, and he had informed Shen Zhasi that Wang Yuanqing thought that Li Youyi had come here for this matter, and when they met, he said: "Today's matter of the demon insects, please tell Li Youyi in detail. I want to put it in the document..."

"I'll talk about this later." Li Chan took out a scroll and spread it out on the table, revealing the young Taoist priest on the painting, "Help me find out the details of this person."

(End of this chapter)