Food Fairy Lord

Chapter 283 Posthumous Painting

The woman in the painting and the woman outside the painting are smiling at each other.

Yi Danjun glanced at it a few times, but just didn't see it. Dongfang Tian didn't bother with it. The two chatted about painting skills as usual, and then went down the mountain to say goodbye.

But the relationship really heats up from here.

The next day, the painting was submitted to the Qiyun Chamber of Commerce. Yi Danjun looked at the painting for a while, maybe she didn't want her portrait to be sold to others. After accepting it, she approved the sentence "Keep it for yourself, not for sale" on the purchase order. ".

In the days that followed, Dongfang Tian continued to sell paintings to the Qiyun Chamber of Commerce, always including one or two portraits of women, but Yi Danjun seemed to have a tacit understanding and kept them secret every time.

This tacit interaction lasted for a month. Finally, on the white dew day of the year of 1911, Dongfang Tian once again invited the woman to enjoy the newly dyed autumn colors of the mountains. During this trip, the lovers finally became married.

With this time as the boundary, the subsequent letters gradually became full of tenderness and sweetness. Their mutual trust was evident through the paper, and the topics they talked about became more and more in-depth. However, the frequency of sending letters became less. It must have been more words. Tell it all in the meeting.

Those travel appointments were occasionally reflected in the writing. They often went out together to look for scenery and paint. Starting from the autumn of the year of 1911, in every subsequent season, Dongfang Tian would paint a painting for the woman, "For Dan Jun".

Yi Danjun always took the trouble to teach the man how to cultivate a reputation and taught him not to sell his inspiring paintings to others. However, in more than a year of correspondence, it can be seen that the man has not improved at all. .

Fortunately, the woman has never been angry. Both of them are gentle-tempered and have sincere feelings. No matter from every aspect, they are a true couple of gods.

This kind of happiness lasted for about nine months. In July of Renzi, Li Mingqing began to feel something was wrong for the first time.

At this time, the relationship between the two people has been very deep, and the word "heart to heart" is an annotation for this. Those knowing smiles between one or two sentences always appear in the letters of each other.

Li Mingqing was very sure that there was no problem with their relationship. She can deeply feel the emotions in the words. The man's words are always gentle and sincere, and occasionally reveal a child-like aura; the woman's emotions are also sincere, but in this month's writing, the sensitive girl began to read out the words. Some lingering hesitation.

It's like she sometimes suspects that she's not close enough to the man and can't help but indulge in this relationship, and sometimes she feels that enough is enough.

This emotion became more intense as time went on, and Li Mingqing gradually realized that the latter was gaining the upper hand. She even began to feel that Yi Danjun's hesitation did not appear suddenly, but was due to the mutual affection between the two. From the beginning, the woman's mind seemed to have been shrouded in a layer of fog.

Finally, more than half a year later, the mist became so thick that it choked my throat and lungs.

It was November 2nd of the Renzi year, and Yi Danjun suddenly sent a farewell letter to Dongfang Tian.

Li Mingqing recognized this date. When he was in Bixiao Pavilion, Dongfang Tian submitted a set of twelve paintings to the Qiyun Chamber of Commerce as a betrothal gift. The date left behind was "November 1st of Chilong Renzi".

Perhaps it was this betrothal gift that made Yi Danjun make his decision. Li Minqing could imagine the man's helplessness after seeing the letter. For the next ten days, the two did not exchange any letters. The man's reaction at that time was in these three days. Not a single trace was left in the box ten years later.

Li Mingqing found the reason for this sudden change of sentiment in the book.

The two books in the box are both the woman's daily notes. Each has its own emphasis, but rather than having a clear classification purpose, it is more because they are placed in different places.

This book seems to be placed in the bedroom. Yi Danjun usually writes down two things in it during his free time. It was in this book that Li Mingqing found a line of old ink left by Yi Danjun on November 2nd.

——"The great sacrifice said that the poison in my heart has been planted."

After these words, Yi Danjun was locked up in this courtyard, cut off from all contact with outsiders.

Li Mingqing stared at it for a while, then opened another book again.

This booklet seems to be placed in a quiet room of Taoists and Buddhists.

The words and ink left on it are mysterious and mysterious. They are neither martial arts nor kendo. The large number of unfamiliar words and directions made the girl frown when she opened it for the first time. However, at this time, those obscure sentences were revealed in the first booklet. echoed.

This is Yi Danjun's notes from studying the so-called "heart poison" in a quiet room. After reaching a certain standard, she seemed to change from a person who could live freely to a thing waiting to be used.

If Li Mingqing lived alone, she would definitely write and draw a lot. However, during the period after November, the ink in the woman's booklet became increasingly sparse. I don't know what she was busy with. Maybe she just sat there most of the time. in a daze.

There are only a few lines, all single sentences, and I don’t know what they are writing.

"When I was repairing the Candle Sword, I never suffered like this."

"There are still fifteen days left until the edict is passed. The stuffed fish I like has no taste even if I eat it today."

"It's snowing again. It's really beautiful. Xincang Mountain must be very beautiful."

“I wonder what the West is doing at this time.”

Things should have ended here. The woman was imprisoned in a deep courtyard, waiting for her upcoming fate. Even though Xiangtian came to Yi Zhai countless times to call out, she only faced the cold and heavy door.

This relationship should have ended so suddenly and inexplicably, leaving only memories in the man's memory many years later.

But Li Mingqing lowered her head and looked into the box. The letter was clearly not over yet.

She slowly picked up one - after ten days of no news, they actually communicated again.

The intense emotions between the two people after their separation broke out in this reconnection. They exchanged nine strong letters in one day.

Li Pingqing glanced at these words, there were nearly fifty of them, and they regarded them as all the conversations between the lovers in the last period of time.

In these letters, Yi Danjun still kept silent about the real reason for leaving the man. Although she had revealed all her feelings that could not be deceived, she did not relax a little bit about her complete separation from the man. She kept mentioning a deadline in her letter - "Tian, ​​you and I will only communicate for one month, and say everything you want to say. After 12 months, you should no longer correspond or look for me. I will never be found." Me."

Dongfang Tianze kept begging her anxiously to tell her the reason, saying that no matter what the difficulty was, the two of them could overcome it together. However, under the woman's repeated disregard and seeing the deadline getting closer and closer, the man finally despaired and just begged to see him again. Her last appearance.

The words of these men's countdowns in life were so sincere that Li Mingqing could almost see through the paper the way he had been tortured to the point of being in a daze for a month.

"Dan Jun, I lost my mother-in-law when I was young. I grew up in the county. My biological father remarried and I have two children. I am neither a warrior nor an official, so I am alienated from him. I am not close to my uncle and my uncle is unfamiliar. I have only indulged in pleasure since I was young. I like to have fun and gather with friends, so I waste time like this. Fortunately, God has mercy on me, allowing me to encounter a painting brush at a young age and find a place of peace of mind.

"Danjun, I have been living alone for twenty-six years. Before I was twenty-four, I took Hua Tao as my sincere trust; after I turned twenty-four, I took you as my soul's destiny.

"With no power in my hands, I feel ashamed to carry a weak body! You know that I am like this, and you will not tell me the difficulties, so that's okay. But Mr. Dan, the world is difficult, and I only have one life. Even if I don't know the reason, I am willing to die. I only wish I'll see you again before you die."

Even if Li Mingqing didn't read the next letter, he could guess that Yi Danjun had agreed to him.

It was already the end of November, and after this incident, there was no more correspondence between the two.

Li Mingqing didn't know what they said when they met, or whether they really made an agreement to die for love. He only knew that it must be the reason why Yi Danjun "violated the clan rules" and Dongfang Tianlin went to the mountains in winter.

The end of this story should be in the remote mountains of Xin Cang.

Li Mingqing paused for a while, reopened the second booklet, and stared intently. Even if you don’t understand, you have to read hard. From this book, you can get a glimpse of the real reason that forced the two to separate, and see what the Yi family did with Yi Danjun thirty years ago. Thirty years later, they will use Yi Danjun again. Chengxin does something.

The dry house was still quiet, and the mansion outside the walls was also silent. The girl slowly turned the pages, trying hard to pry into the secrets it had buried for thirty years.

This booklet is actually a bit like the product of a girl who locked herself up and thought hard about swordsmanship. There are fleeting thoughts and step-by-step thoughts, but Yidanjun is thinking about something that the girl has never been exposed to.

After carefully analyzing the pages, Li Mingqing was able to divide it into two parts.

It is the so-called "heart poison" and "candle sword".

I don't know where the Zhujian was cultivated or used, but from looking at it, the girl was almost certain that the poison in his heart was cultivated in Lord Yidan's own heart.

Li Mingqing frowned seriously and slowly turned to the last page. Then her fingers froze and her eyes suddenly brightened.

It is no longer those thoughts that are so confusing that only the original owner can understand them.

On November 30th of the Renzi year, on this page, Yi Danjun carefully copied down the process of "delivering the edict" handed to her the next day.

Very briefly:

"December first.

At noon, prepare the jade formation.

At dusk, perform the ritual of offering sacrifices to immortals.

In the evening, I entered the purple bamboo forest and listened to the edict of the Son of God. "

What really made the girl's body feel cold was the detailed reminder below.

"The Son of God is already unconscious. After entering the forest, you should say nothing, close your eyes, and let it devour you. After it has eaten at least fifteen kilograms of bones and meat, you will open your eyes and face each other. Within three breaths, you will enter the divine realm. , you can use swords and candles to poison your heart."

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Li Mingqing was stunned and silent.

After a long time, he finally breathed out from his lungs. Li Mingqing didn't look at the words "let it be eaten" anymore, and gently closed the book with lowered eyes.

She did not understand the use of "Candle Sword" and "Heart Poison" in this ritual, but it did not affect the cold chill that spread around her.

——Thirty years ago, Yi Danjun was forced to face the terrifying evil thing called [Lingzhao Shenzi]. No matter what they asked her to do to it, it would obviously be at the cost of her life.

After Yi Danjun left, of course it was impossible to return.

Didn't Yi Danjun succeed back then? So thirty years later, Yi Chengxin must do it again?

Or, no matter whether it was successful or not, every thirty years, the image of that gentle and elegant girl being torn apart by an unknown evil thing would appear in Li Mingqing's mind, and her goosebumps would rise for a moment.

She stood quietly for a while, lowered her head, and was about to put the book back in her hand, but suddenly paused again.

Underneath all the books and letterheads, a piece of paper that had obviously been torn from the notebook fell to the bottom of the box, which had been pressed flat by thirty years.

There are two kinds of ink marks on it, one is elegant and is the pen and ink of Yi Danjun; the other is straight but childish, which is the first time Li Mingqing has seen it.

She was stunned for a while, and suddenly understood why the box had such a "childish" burial, and why Yi Danjun and Xingfang Tian were able to communicate again.

But at the same time, an icy chill slowly came up from the deepest part of her heart.

"Sister, you and Brother Dongfangtian should go." The handwriting was plain.

"You are stupid. If I leave, it will be my sister's turn." Yi Danjun replied.

"No need, sister, I can go."

"You look really stupid. You are the guardian of the imperial edict, not the son of the imperial edict—stop spreading the word! Go to sleep."

"Then I'll ask Daji tomorrow if I can change it."

The note was handed over again through the hole in the wall, but Yi Danjun pressed it and did not reply.

It wasn't until a long time later that the next paragraph of innocent words appeared again.

"Sister, Dongfang Tian is dead. I wonder if he has seen you. They are going to burn everything in your house. I hid the letters and paintings in the box. If you can come back one day, you can Saw it."

Li Mingqing stared at the note motionlessly for a long time, then slowly moved her eyes to the last rolled-up scroll.

In fact, Li Mingqing had seen it a long time ago, and its name was written vertically on the scroll, so she was never in a hurry to open it.

It is the painting that has appeared in the girl's field of vision several times, "Ren Zidong for Dan Jun".

Anyway, it was impossible for her to see Yi Danjun again. A portrait of a woman was certainly not as important as the letterhead and notebook.

But at this time, Li Mingqing picked it up and slowly unfolded it. In the clear and white snow scene, a woman in her twenties held her chin up and smiled. She had a beautiful and gentle appearance, and a bright red dot on her forehead.

It is the woman standing in the middle in "New Year's Eve Wine".

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Li Mingqing couldn't say a word.

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Xiangzhou City.

Pei Ye was walking alone on the street, thinking about everything about the Qiyun Chamber of Commerce.

They obviously caught up with a turbulent period. After thirty or fifty years of lurking, Huanshenglou or Zhushijiao behind Qi Yun were obviously advancing their plot.

With the secret map of Zhushijiao and the heart of Huanshenglou, the two parties completed the peace agreement here in Qiyun. Is there a bigger conspiracy brewing?

The girl told him everything about Qiyun's back cabinet, which was obviously only related to the Chamber of Commerce itself.

Just as the Yi family hides deeper secrets in the ancient house instead of Bixiao Pavilion, Pei Ye believes that this "Mr. Zhang" also has a secret pavilion belonging to the Huansi Pavilion.

(End of this chapter)