Chapter 43 tricky in painting

Just as Xiao Yan's sedan chair passed Gongmen Street, a person rushed out from the side alley suddenly, and the horses pulling the cart backed away in shock and neighed for a while. The horse was frightened and flustered, and the person who frightened the horse was even more flustered.Regardless of the reactions of the horse and the people in the carriage, he still rushed straight towards the front of the carriage. When the coachman finally reined in the shaft horse and the car braked steadily, the man was already reaching out to lift the curtain of the carport.Among Xiao Yan's guards and cronies, there are many experts, but they haven't fully realized that they should stop that person until now.

The curtain was opened, and it was Xiao Yan who opened it by himself.The guards reacted a bit late, before they had time to stop the person who appeared suddenly.Although the man appeared suddenly, his movement speed was not fast enough, and he did not have time to lift the curtain. Xiao Yan didn't lift the curtain because the horse was startled, but felt something happened in the dark, and he was already in the car and was about to lift the curtain to see the situation outside.So he revealed himself at such a very coincidental and mysterious opportunity, frightening others. The person in front of the car who wanted to lift the curtain was a little Taoist boy, who was stunned by Xiao Yan's sudden appearance with half his arm outstretched.

"Daoist Shen is looking for me?" Xiao Yan vaguely remembered that this Taoist boy belonged to Jiexuan Hall. "Yes, my lord, please come with me." Dao Tong turned around and left after speaking. Xiao Yan hurriedly got off the car.Obviously, the alley that Daotong walked into couldn't be entered by a carriage, so he could only follow him on foot.The other guards also got off their horses one after another and followed behind Xiao Yan.But the Taoist boy stopped again at the entrance of the alley, turned around and said, "Only the adults will walk with me." Xiao Yan's heart trembled. After all, this place was not in Jinling of the Southern Tang Dynasty. He was not familiar with the place of his life. If he followed an unfamiliar Taoist boy to the deep alleys, he would feel a little worried.But the Taoist boy didn't give him a chance to weigh in at all, so he left after speaking.Xiao Yan could only subconsciously wave his hands at the followers, and then followed behind Daotong alone.

Xiao Yan became more and more frightened as he walked around in the alley.Just when he felt that something was wrong and wanted to stop and turn back, he found that the front suddenly opened up, and he was already out of the alley.Outside the alley is a rather grand temple. Xiao Yan followed Daotong to the temple gate and saw the name of the temple. Only then did he know that this place was the first Taoist temple in western Sichuan "Qingyang Temple". Daotong took Xiao Yan into the mountain gate, passed the Hunyuan Hall, and came to the Bagua Pavilion, where the boy stopped.Tong'er didn't speak, but just pointed to the east direction, signaling Xiao Yan to go there by himself.To the east of the Bagua Pavilion is a piece of lush green forest, and there is only a winding path that is almost invisible to be covered by the grass.

Xiao Yan hesitated for a moment, then walked firmly into the green.After turning the first corner of the path, he found that although the forest here looks very dense, the area it occupies is not large. After turning a corner, he can already see the east wall of the Taoist temple. When he saw the wall, he also saw Daoren Shen. He was not as calm and calm as usual, and was walking back and forth in the small grass pavilion at the four corners in front of the wall, looking very restless and restless. Xiao Yan hurried over, and before he had time to exchange pleasantries, Taoist Shen stuffed the brocade box containing three calligraphy and paintings into his hand, and said repeatedly: "You are trying to kill me, you are trying to kill me! "

Xiao Yan already knew from Daoren Shen's expression and tone that the truth hidden in these three paintings is indeed of great relevance.And one of the important purposes of my trip is to know the truth, so no matter what it is related to, I have to get it out of Daoren Shen. "Daoist Shen, Xiao will never dare to harm the heart of the Taoist priest. It is just something entrusted by a friend, and I don't know the harm. I hope the Taoist priest will enlighten me, so as not to make similar mistakes in the future." Xiao Yan said very clearly Honestly, logically speaking, he did not lie.This is a matter entrusted by Han Xizai. It can be regarded as an official and royal matter, or it can be regarded as a matter done by a friend.And he really didn't know the harm in it, and he came to ask Daoren Shen and the Faceless Immortal just to know if there was any harm in it and what harm it was.

Daoren Shen turned his head and was silent for a long time, then he sighed heavily and said: "This matter of yours has inexplicably dragged me and the Faceless Immortal into the secular disputes between the royal family and the officials. But the faceless god believed what I said, and only thought it was a friend of Master Xiao who solved it. But after the first painting was solved, it was already polluted by the blood of cunning and killing, which greatly damaged his cultivation." "Ah! There is a deceitful way of killing in this painting?" Xiao Yan had carefully read these three calligraphy and paintings, and he would understand if there were other tricks.But it is hard for him to believe that there are murderous tricks in it.

Daoren Shen saw that Xiao Yan didn't believe it, so he had to tell all the information he got from the Faceless God.Otherwise, Xiao Yan would feel that he was playing tricks, using this to make him feel that he had done something and was worthy of the rare gifts he gave him. At this time, Daoren Shen was secretly lamenting that royal affairs, official affairs were volatile, and crises were everywhere. At the same time, he was also thankful that he had made various arrangements early on, so that he could try to get out of the way after this incident.It was also because of the arrangements and guarantees that he could tell Xiao Yan about the deciphering of the first painting by the Faceless God.

"The faceless god only explained one painting, and then he understood that the matter was related to the royal family and officials, which was contrary to his calculation rules. Because the argument of this painting has been recorded in the book, it endangers the fait accompli. The god is merciful, When the three calligraphy and paintings were returned to me, I gave the argument together." "What kind of argument is that?" Xiao Yan asked quickly. Daoren Shen frowned slightly, and said to himself: This lord is very indifferent, and he doesn't care about asking how the Faceless God is damaged, and he doesn't ask whether he is blamed by the Faceless God for this matter, he just asks what he wants. the truth.But Shen Daoren felt that it was meaningless to argue too much with Xiao Yan at this time, so he hurriedly told him the result and asked him to act according to his own arrangement, so that he could get rid of this matter as soon as possible without leaving any future troubles.

"The argument is for the painting 'Shenlong Mian Jiuling'. The full text of the argument is 'Long Xingmian lying down and armored, Jiuling chaotic stars in the world. Harmful intentions have already entered with the soul, and even more shortness of breath The meaning of the first two sentences of this argument can be seen directly from the shape of the painting. The shape of the dragon in the painting is in a reclining state, and you can see that there are scales falling from the dragon's body. And the falling armor is artificial. Added, the intention is to change this painting of the dragon's feng shui bureau into a declining dragon's sinking situation. And the Jiuling looks normal, but in fact its position is messed up. Conforming to the dragon's pattern, Jiuling Ridges should be arranged according to the shape of high and low mountains, in the order of Lianzhen, Zuofu, Wenqu, Tanlang, Jumen, Wuqu, Youbi, Pojun, Lucun, Eight Houses and Nine Stars. It's a combination of good and bad, and it's set according to the layout of the shady house and grave."

"It's just an error in the shape of a mountain in a painting. Even if there are some artificial means, it probably has no practical significance when it comes to killing people, right?" Xiao Yan felt that Taoist Shen was a bit alarmist. "If this painting is hung in a place where you usually live, it will disturb the owner's situation and aura invisibly, and the internal and external bodies will quickly weaken without knowing it, and you will be confused, tired, and sick. But not everyone This happens all the time, but it’s specific.” "Who is it aimed at?" Xiao Yan's mind flashed, and the specificity mentioned by Daoren Shen immediately reminded him of the dragon shape in the painting.Only the emperor can claim it, could it be that this painting with deceitful methods of killing was aimed at Emperor Li Jing of the Southern Tang Dynasty? Although Daoren Shen did not answer Xiao Yan's question in time, Xiao Yan himself realized the seriousness of the problem at this time.No wonder the Faceless Immortal and Daoren Shen insisted that their solution was related to the royal family and officials.It's no wonder that I didn't have any urgent tasks this time. On the contrary, it was Han Xizai who repeatedly entrusted him with solving the calligraphy and painting before leaving. "The artist of this painting is Luo Xuncheng in the mid-Tang Dynasty, but according to the rumors of the world, this Luo Xuncheng is not only good at painting, but also a disciple of the celestial master Yuan Tiangang. After Yuan Tiangang was killed by Wu Zetian, although his disciples clearly did nothing, They secretly used various means to take revenge on the Li family of the Tang Emperor. This is why there were many ghosts and ghosts in the palace in the late Li and Tang Dynasties, and the reason why the royal descendants were often sick. I have no way of knowing the original intention of Luo Xuncheng's painting "Shenlong Mianjiuling" What is it, but as Yuan Tiangang's reincarnated disciple, based on his cultivation base and deeds, he would never design a Fengshui painting composed of a dragon shape and Jiuling in this way. Unless it is deliberately used to harm people, and it will harm people It is Emperor Li Tang who is respected as a dragon." Shen Daoren comprehensively analyzed and explained the origin of this painting, and at the same time answered Xiao Yan's question. "If it's only aimed at Emperor Li Tang, then my friend should be fine." Xiao Yan actually wanted to confirm something by saying this. "Master Xiao is just joking. You are a smart person. You should understand a lot of things by now, and you also understand that some actions depend on who you are targeting." Daoren Shen's tone was a little angry. "I can conclude that this painting was used by someone to harm your lord Yuanzong of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Although some experts in the Southern Tang Dynasty sensed the strangeness in it, they couldn't discern the real method in it, and couldn't deduce and judge who used this poisonous trick. The real culprit. That’s why you lied about solving for your friends and came to the Kingdom of Shu to find me and the Faceless Immortal to decipher calligraphy and paintings.” "The lower official really doesn't know about this matter. I brought the painting to solve the problem. It was entrusted by my Lord Han Xizai Han in the Southern Tang Dynasty. Just now, the Taoist priest explained how this painting achieves the function of harming people. There is such a profound and mysterious technique hidden in it. Back then No one in the royal family of Li and Tang could see through it, and no one can see through the many high-ranking scholars in the Southern Tang Dynasty. It was the faceless god Tianhui who was merciful, and we were able to get a glimpse of the mystery. But it is also because it is too mysterious for ordinary people to understand, so I don't think the person who presented the painting knew the danger. He just thought it was a great painting from the previous dynasty and gave it to the emperor. It was an unintentional harm and crime. After I go back, I just need to tell Lord Han Xizai the truth, and then do whatever I want. It doesn’t matter if it’s his own painting, or it’s appreciating paintings for the emperor, just destroy the painting and don’t pursue it.” What Xiao Yan said was the truth, he didn’t want to cause the royal family of the Southern Tang Dynasty to suffer because of a painting. , The court was in chaos. "My lord, you are very mistaken. You forgot that there are two more sentences in the argument given by the faceless god. To be honest, I can only understand the latter two sentences vaguely at first, but when I was waiting for you just now, I unexpectedly discovered that there are other extremes. It has a deep meaning. 'The meaning of harm has already entered the soul, and the outside is short of breath.' The first sentence is obvious, which means that the painting implies the setting of harm. But the latter sentence is a bit difficult to understand. This 'outside air' refers to What is it? So before you came, I took a look at the painting again, and finally found the problem." Daoren Shen stopped at this point, this is a trick, to let those who pursue the truth pay attention He realizes that even if it is the mystery uttered by the faceless god, without his own explanation, it is impossible to fully understand the inside story. "What is this 'external energy'?" Xiao Yan asked eagerly, it seemed that the problem was not as simple as he thought. "This place is under the cover of the forest, dark and cold like night. Looking at the painting here, it seems that there is an airflow reversed on the screen. When I take the painting out of the forest and under the sun, the screen is like There is a positive airflow. The two rotations surround two slightly raised points on the picture, just like surrounding a pair of yin and yang eyes. Regardless of the forward or reverse rotation, they can drive the entire picture setting. This is external air, a term in the industry It is called "false injection of yin and yang, plus aura". Yang is killing, and yin is trapping. It means to enlarge and speed up the evil parts of the painting ten times to achieve the desired effect. Let’s talk about this painting, which is laid out according to the meaning of the painting. Originally, the power of evil will slowly cause actual damage over several years, but now with the addition of 'outside air', it only takes a few months to make the master powerful. Declining and dying. There are many ways to add 'external energy', I carefully identified, this painting turned out to be a layer of Qiongshui applied to the whole painting." "What Qiongshui? Is it related to the Qionghua that destroyed the foundation of the Sui Dynasty?" Xiao Yan interjected. "It's related. This Qiongshui is made from the liquefaction of the abdomen of the Qionghua tree. Some Qiongmoths suck the Qionghua on the sunny side of the Qionghua tree, and their abdominal fluid turns into positive Qiongshui. Some Qiongmoths suck the shady side of the Qionghua tree. Qionghua, its abdominal fluid turns into negative Qiongshui. Yin and Yang Qiongshui can be mixed, but its positive and negative are incompatible. After being evenly applied, it forms a two-way field of yin and yang. Therefore, after this painting has been processed in this way, it has become It’s not killing people, but becoming a killing weapon.”