Painter

Chapter 52: Chapter 52
Dai Zhu held his head high and held his chest out, motionless.Under the candlelight, Li Chan carefully looked at the green blade lines between her eyebrows.After a while, he put down the green between his brows and painted with a brush. The thin black sword turned into a dark green demon light and penetrated into the painting.

Xu Da squatted on the top of the bookcase and shouted: "Okay, Ah Lang told the story of Tu Qiong's meeting. If the assassin had Shao Lang's methods at that time, he would not have failed."

Li Chan stopped writing and smiled, suddenly Qing Yasha flew to the window, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's wrong?"

Qing Yecha said: "Tell Alang, there are 12 people approaching, and they are dressed as sergeants from Xunning Palace."

"Xunning Palace?" Li Chan stood up.Tu Shanxi came out of the painting and looked at him.All the monsters also appeared one after another.

Li Chan frowned, and there were three knocks on the back door, and he waved his hand to signal all the demons to take their places.Tu Shanxi touched the empty waist, realized that he had no weapon, so he ran to the kitchen in three steps and two steps, picked up a kitchen knife and held it in his hand.

Li Chan rolled up the painting scroll of Qing Jian Mei and walked to the back door.Listening carefully, there were seven or eight people breathing outside the door. He looked around the courtyard and slowly pulled the latch.

Outside the door, a young man in a brocade robe and an old man in a round-necked shirt led several guards in cotton armor.

Li Chan looked at Zhong Huaiyu, and passed Zhong Huaiyu to see the guard behind him.He laughed and said: "This gentleman, didn't he just accept a fake painting, why make such a big fight?"

Standing half a step behind Cao Yun, Zhong Huaiyu cupped his hands to Li Chan and said, "I just met at dusk, and now I'm rushing to visit again. I'm really bothering the shopkeeper."

Li Chan looked behind Zhong Huaiyu, "You are..."

"Don't blame the shopkeeper." Cao Yun held the lantern, politely, "This old man is Cao Yun, the general manager of Xunning Palace. I came here tonight to bother you. I want to visit a painter in your mansion. This painter painted a painting a few days ago. A picture of "Cat Playing Candle", the shopkeeper should recognize it."

Li Chan thought of the white fox who was seriously injured and dying in the rainy night, and the blue shadow that flashed away on the Xunning Palace. He still hadn't guessed the exact purpose of these two people, so he raised his hand and asked, "I don't know if Director Cao is here?" What are you looking for him for?"

Cao Yun smiled slightly without explaining, Zhong Huaiyu observed his words and took a step forward, "Go in and talk?"

Li Chan's eyes swept away, and the eight people were carrying lanterns, which were quite conspicuous.The proprietress of the tailor shop on the left and the colleagues from the shop on the right are looking here.Li Chan was a little disgusted by the sudden disturbance from this group of people, but she still stepped aside.Everyone filed in, leaving only two people guarding the door.

Cao Yun couldn't help but be careless, since someone dared to invade the palace, the safety of him, the palace manager, was also a problem.

However, Li Chan stopped the guards as soon as they entered the courtyard. He pointed to the main house and said to Cao Yun with a smile, "Why did Manager Cao just barge in without saying a word? It's getting late and there are still female relatives in the house." .”

Although Cao Yun had a smile on his face, his heart was always very urgent. Restoring the murals was an imminent task, so how could he dare to waste even a moment?But when Li Chan said this, she also knew that she was rude, and said: "Please forgive me, the matter is really urgent, can you recommend that painter to me?"

Li Chan looked at the courtyard wall calmly, and there were ghostly shadows looming between the roof tiles.He smiled and said, "Unfortunately, that's exactly what I drew."

Cao Yun was stunned, and looked Li Chan up and down. For a moment, he didn't want to believe that this young man who looked weak was actually the artist of that picture. He hesitated, "What do you call me?"

"Li Chan is."

Cao Yun paused, then laughed and said, "This matter is very important, Li Lang must tell the truth. I came here overnight from Xunning Palace, and there is really no time to delay."

Li Chan said: "There is a sentence written on that picture, 'The raccoon does not know the hardships of life, and only uses candlelight as a firefly'. The cat's eyes are painted with lacquer and azurite, the candlesticks are painted with ultramarine blue, and the cat's fur and wooden door are It was drawn with ink, and as for the seal on that side, it was painted with cinnabar. I have no choice but to make a living. Since the two of you have come to my door, you might as well return the painting to me. The 20 taels I got when I sold the painting, I will pay it back.”

Zhong Huaiyu secretly thought that the current price of that painting is more than 20 taels.When Cao Yun heard Li Chan's explanation without hesitation, he suddenly understood that the shopkeeper, who was too young, was really the painter. Lang misunderstood. I didn't come to Xingshi to inquire about the crime. I saw Li Lang's "Cat Playing Candle Picture" that day, and knew that Li Lang's painting skills are superb, so I came to visit specially. I wanted to invite Li Lang to Sunning Palace to restore it. A mural."

"Restore the mural?" Li Chan was taken aback, and then asked, "Is it "Wan Ling Chao Yuan Tu"?"

Cao Yun nodded, "Not bad."

Li Chan has longed for "Wan Ling Chao Yuan Tu" for a long time, but has not seen it until now.But the study room still hides the monsters who harassed Miyagi a few days ago, he hesitated for a moment and asked, "Why did Director Cao find me?"

Zhong Huaiyu quickly explained: "I bought Li Lang's "Cat Playing Candle Picture" that day, and I was going to give it to my uncle..." He gave a general account of what happened in the Yunni Club, and then said: "Everyone thinks that Li Lang His paintings have both form and spirit, and I am afraid that he is the only master of painting around Xuandu."

Only then did Li Chan realize that he had accidentally sold a cat play candle picture, and Tu Shanxi collided with "Wan Ling Chao Yuan Tu". The combination of these two unrelated things led to the current situation. situation.He felt relieved, and said, "The Painting of Wanling Chaoyuan is one of the most famous paintings in the world, and I can't guarantee that it can be restored well."

Seeing Li Chan evade, Cao Yun couldn't help feeling anxious.Li Chan smiled again: "But you might as well give it a try. If you don't do well in cultivation, Director Cao shouldn't blame me."

Cao Yun resolutely said: "Of course not! If you help me, I will only be grateful."

Li Chan nodded, glanced at the guards, and said, "Painting is a labor-intensive job, and I'm going to rest now. Go ahead, everyone. I will come to Sunning Palace in the early morning of tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)