genius divination

Chapter 25 Father and Son
Fan Jiannan returned home and sat alone in the upstairs room.This is a studio specially arranged by him after he went to college. The floor is full of completed paintings, and the air is full of the smell of oil paint and thinner.

There is an unfinished painting on the wall, which shows a woman standing gracefully, but her face is completely blurred.He has painted this painting for many years, but he has never finished it, because the person in the painting is no longer alive.He could only draw a rough outline bit by bit with his childhood memory.

Whenever he was upset, he would be here, staring at the unfinished painting on the wall alone.Today is also the same, he sat for a long time, holding a paintbrush and knife in his hand but never had the courage to move it.

However, he still looked at the unfinished painting very seriously, as if he was facing the most exquisite artwork in the Louvre.Perhaps he himself has never noticed that whenever he devotes himself to this work, a kind of seriousness will appear on his face.

Until the studio door was pushed open, Fan Jianqiang walked in.He didn't disturb his son who was sitting there in a daze, but just squinted at his sitting figure.

"Are you back?" Fan Jiannan whispered.

"Yes, I'm back." Fan Qiangqiang said with a wry smile, "You have been sitting for a long time, would you like some wine?" He walked over slowly and handed the wine glass in his hand to his son.

"Hehe, this is the bottle you hid for a long time? I remember it's your treasure, why are you willing to drink it today?" Fan Jiannan took the wine glass, and said to the red wine in the glass as the light dangled.

"It's nothing, I think you should be qualified to drink my wine now. 91 year red wine, a very good year, is the year you were born." Fan Jianqiang said in a low voice, holding his glass.Fan Jiannan took a sip, turned his head to look at the painting on the wall, and said with a half-smile, "Mom, isn't she beautiful?"

"Yes...she is the most beautiful woman in the world, at least I think so." Father whispered, with a touch of sadness in his voice.

"Now I am qualified to drink your wine, can you let me know your story?" Fan Jiannan whispered.

"Yes, you are qualified, son. I will tell everything." Fan Jianqiang said flatly. "Many years ago, some schools of magic numbers derived from Taoism discovered the mysteries contained in ancient numbers of magic. They gradually formed five schools of magic, represented by mountains, medicine, life, fortune, and divination. They are called Wushuren. Mountain, that is, the Taoist method of cultivating immortals; medicine, the guidance of ancient Chinese medicine for health preservation; life, the method of changing fate; phase, the method of observing its shape and predicting the future; divination, using time or abnormal signs , and perform fortune-telling at any time. The ages of the five spells have been passed down beyond verification. Although the profession of a fortune teller and hexagram master is well known, few people know about the existence of the spellcasters."

"Grandpa is a divination practitioner, so are you, right?" Fan Jiannan murmured.

"Yes. The Wushu people gather every 60 years and take turns to preserve the sacred objects of the art world known as the three talents. One of them is the Kyushu Dragon Vein Jade Pendant you have seen before." Fan Qiangqiang took a sip of wine and said, " According to legend, these three sacred objects contain the strongest secret method in the art world. But no one knows what it is, and the gathering every 60 years is just a traditional formality. Until the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, the last emperor Puyi was driven out After leaving the palace, a large number of items and books from the forbidden palace leaked out. Someone found some scattered records about these three items from an ancient alchemy book. As a result, there was a split among the Wushu people, and they secretly fought endlessly for these items. .”

"What kind of secret is it that will cause the five schools of martial arts that have been passed down for many years to fight among themselves?" Fan Jiannan asked in amazement.

"A thing that is absolutely absurd, but absolutely attractive." Fan Jianqiang smiled wryly. "Longevity. It's like an absurd lie, but no matter how many years have passed, as long as humans exist, they will still be attractive."

"Longevity?" Fan Jiannan laughed, "It's already in the Republic of China, does anyone really believe in this? If it's really for this reason, it's a ridiculous reason."

"But in fact, some people believe that this person is the physiognomist of Kanyu Sect, that is, the master of Lin Laogui. As the master of physiognomy, he owned the Kyushu Dragon Vein Jade Pendant at that time. After continuous research, it is said that he really found something But in the end he did not live forever, but was killed by his apprentice Wei Rushan. That is, at the last 60-year gathering, your grandfather got one of the three sacred objects, the Jade Bi of All Heavens and Stars." Fan Qiangqiang Cold and authentic.

"Could it be that Wei Rushan snatched that thing?" Fan Jiannan asked in surprise.

"No, your grandfather was in his prime at the time, and his magic skills were superb. He was a man of staunchness, and he would take revenge. In the art world, he was called Fan Crazy. No one dared to touch him, and neither did Wei Rushan. Until 20 years ago, you were still under three years old. Years old, Wei Rushan, who has been lurking in the dark, saw the right moment and finally made a move." Fan Qiangqiang said in a low voice.

"20 years ago... Could it be..." Fan Jiannan was shocked.

"It was a fierce battle. Wei Rushan and his five disciples came prepared and used Feng Shui secrets to attack, killed your mother, and injured your grandfather. But he ignored my existence. Although I usually I concealed my ability in magic arts, but in fact I was also a first-class expert in the art world at that time. I killed all his apprentices with the armor-shielding technique, but I could only seriously injure him. After Wei Rushan wounded you, he ran away with injuries, and we saved That piece of jade." Fan Jianqiang said bitterly, "It's a pity I couldn't kill him."

"He hurt me?" Fan Jiannan asked in astonishment.

"Yes, he wounded you. Your grandfather managed to change your life for you because you were hit by evil spirits, so that you survived, but he was depressed and his health was getting worse and worse. That was the battle, the surgery Everyone in the world knows about my existence, Fan Wudi. But what's the use? Your mother died, and I was disheartened, so I handed over the jade bi to the mountain master for safekeeping. I announced that the Fan family will completely withdraw from the five masters." Fan Qiangqiang Looking down at the glass in his hand, he said indifferently, "It is unknown for a practitioner to see through the secrets of the sky. So I strongly oppose you to use the secret art of armor."

"That's why my face and fate have been changed, so in my impression, grandpa's health has always been bad. It turns out that my mother was killed by a magician, not in a car accident..." Fan Jiannan's voice was a little hoarse, "Have you thought about revenge?" No?"

"Of course I thought about it, but he has disappeared since then. I can't let go of everything to find him. Because besides being the husband of a woman, I am also the son of an old man and the father of a three-year-old child." Fan Jianqiang said indifferently, "As a man, there are times when taking responsibility is more important than venting hatred."

"What now?" Fan Jiannan gritted his teeth with red eyes.

"Now, my father has died, and my son is no longer a crying child." Fan Jianqiang patted his son's shoulder with a smile, "I think I don't have any worries anymore. Maybe, I should go to Recovered the old debts owed to me by others."

"I'll go with you!" Fan Jiannan said excitedly.

"No! I can just go. You live well for me! If you want to paint, you can paint. If you want to be a hexagram teacher, I won't stop you. If you want to tell people's fortunes, you can tell people's fortunes. You can do anything, but Don't be a burden to me again." Fan Qiang said sharply, "I've been waiting for this day for a long time!"

"Dad!" Fan Jiannan looked at his father, for the first time in these years he saw the persistence and pain in his father's eyes.

"I'm leaving. Remember, never get involved with Wushu people again. The life of a magician is a tragedy, live it well. I leave this home, including this bottle of wine, to you. Goodbye, my Son." Fan Jianqiang put the bottle of red wine on the tea table and left without looking back.

"Dad!" Fan Jiannan chased him out of the house, but he never saw Fan Jianqiang again.

(End of this chapter)