Chapter 16 Chapter Sixteen

Ji Nieti led his men, left Xiangshui, and headed towards Yunmengze.His heart was strangely heavy tonight, and he knew why. He was not convinced that his husband got Xue Niang, he knew Xue Niang first, so he had the feeling of being robbed of his love by his husband.After losing Xue Niang, he had countless women, but no one could replace Xue Niang.In recent years, he has forced himself not to think about her, and it has been quite successful, but Xue Tinghao's appearance brought back all the sad memories that made him sad, but he couldn't tell anyone, and could only bear it silently in his heart. It is an inexplicable pain.

Now that Xue Tinghao is expected to be arrested, the feelings that have been restrained for a long time finally collapsed.Thinking of this, the war horse suddenly stood up, and the surroundings were filled with the chaotic sounds of war horses neighing and jumping hooves. Jneti woke up from deep thought, and the mount that had been trained strictly was not controlled by him, and it retreated violently.He looked to the left and right, and all his subordinates were in the same situation, no matter how much they yelled at the horse, the horse still retreated as if frightened. His first thought was to meet a pack of wolves, but the front was empty, except for a veil-like mist and the hills and wild swamps in front of him, there was nothing else.

It wasn't until they retreated ten feet away that the war horse finally calmed down and returned to normal, only snorting from its nostrils. Everyone was shocked, looking at me, I looked at you, no one knew what happened.In the end, all eyes were on Jneti, who told him to be the boss. For the first time, Ji Nieti was afraid of Yunmengze.Could it be that what Eunuch Feng said is true, that the ancient city in Zeni is guarded by gods? Suddenly the sound of hoofbeats sounded, and everyone looked towards the mist in front of them. It seemed that there was a knight appearing on the hills in the distance, and then disappeared, but the sound of hooves continued to pass into their ears and gradually approached.

Could it be that the panic of the war horse was caused by this? Ji Nie thought that it might be a ghost knight from the ancient Warring States. With his calmness, he couldn't help but feel chills, let alone his subordinates. Fatty Zhou stood up, greeted Baichun who came downstairs, and said with a smile, "Is my good daughter sleeping well?" Bai Chun had just washed and washed, with a lazy and soft demeanor, and said: "I don't know how sweet I slept. Fat dad came just in time, my daughter has something to ask for advice!" Fatty Zhou rarely received such respect from Baichun, and he was flattered and said: "Sit down and talk. Baichun should know how much Fat Daddy loves you, and you can ask anything you like. Fat Daddy knows everything and can say everything."

Baichun sat down beside him, and said in a good mood: "Let's talk about Fat Daddy first! Do you want me to greet Lao Qian again?" Fatty Zhou said happily: "My daughter was willing to stay with Lao Qian for so long last night, to give Fatty enough face, how could I be so ignorant." Baichun thought it was best for you to think so.But to be honest, she was looking forward to seeing Qian Shichen tonight, so that he could finish his story, and now he was hanging in mid-air without going up or down. Fatty Zhou took out a small bamboo tube from his arms, handed it to her and said, "Madam sent it from the capital, asking you to hand it over to Gu Yueming, the emperor's bounty hunter. Hey! Gu Yueming actually came to Yueyang, It must have something to do with the five thieves."

Hearing the five thieves, Bai Chun's beautiful eyes immediately became bright.She took the small bamboo tube, carefully inspected the wax seal on the seal, and after verifying that it was the imprint of Huameng, she asked: "Senior sister always asks someone to bring letters, why did you use Feige to send letters this time?" Fatty Zhou said: "The matter is quite strange. The secret letter was handed over to me by Ma Gongcheng from the Yueyang Gang himself, and he said that only you are allowed to know about it. I really don't know what's going on." Baichun put the bamboo tube into the dark bag in his arms, and said: "How does my daughter know who Gu Yueming is?"

Fatty Zhou laughed and said: "I heard that Gu Yueming's sword is the fastest in the world, Baichun will know it once he tries it." Baichun Buyi said: "Don't be joking. You just mentioned Wudun Pirates, do you have any news about him?" Fatty Zhou asked: "Isn't Baichun always better informed than I am? I didn't even know that Wu Dun had killed Huangfu Ying, the son of Huangfu Tianxiong, and was being hunted down by the Dahe League with all his strength. What Qiu Jiushi and Ruan Xiu really did for This matter came to Yueyang City. I really didn't expect Wudun Pirates to go to so many places, but they wanted to come to this city with heavy troops."

Baichun thought for a moment, then said: "I have seen Wudun Pirates before." Fatty Zhou lost his voice: "Are you joking?" Baichun's eyes shot dreamlike light, and he said softly: "You don't need to pay attention to this, it's between me and Qiu Jiushi. But Fat Dad was right about one thing, that is, the five escaped robbers finally found that they were very Stupid, I escaped from Yueyang City early this morning. Ha! This kid is awesome, I also hid it from him." Fatty Zhou was obviously not interested in Wudun Pirates. He was about to speak when he caught sight of Yanniang coming in with a picture scroll. He slapped his forehead and said, "It's his grandma's picture scroll again. Can I stop looking at it?"

But Baichun found that Yanniang's expression was very strange, she looked shocked, and said in her heart, "What kind of thing is this time?" Yan Niang didn't speak, she went straight in front of them, she opened the picture scroll with both hands for them to have a look.Words seem to suddenly become unimportant, only the paintings on the scroll can best explain everything. Fatty Zhou and Baichun cast their eyes on the painting at the same time, and time seemed to stop suddenly. There is a painting on the scroll of a beautiful woman driving an ancient chariot. The painting is so vivid that one feels as if the person in the painting will rush out of the painting in an ancient chariot at any time—so real and full of life.The most touching thing is the beautiful woman's eyes, revealing an expression that is so complicated that it is impossible to grasp.

Although there are only black and white colors, the crisp and neat rendering gives people a colorful impression, with a strong texture, making the beauty even more glamorous and elusive.What is even more shocking is that the painter poured affection on the portrait through the tip of the pen, endowing the beautiful woman in the painting with a profound meaning beyond the image, something that is difficult for outsiders to understand, as if it belongs only to him and the painting. Secrets among beauties. The world in the painting is so alive and real. Yan Niang shouted excitedly: "Unexpected! I didn't expect it either! Although this guy is a pervert, he is not bragging, and the things he draws are somewhat fairy-like."

Baichun stared at the eyes of the beautiful woman in the painting without blinking. He was so focused and completely unresponsive. Yanniang asked Fatty Zhou again: "Boss, is he good enough?" Fatty Zhou said dreamily: "I, Fatty Zhou, only have one standard when looking at beauties paintings. The second is whether they look like or not. The most important thing is whether I can arouse my lust and want to go to Wushan with the beauties in the paintings. His grandma's! If this beauty Willing to spend the spring night with me, I, Fatty Zhou, would like to reduce my life by ten years. You said how amazingly attractive this guy's paintings are! Only a pervert can draw such a painting." Yanniang entered a state of excitement, chirping and quacking: "He claims to be a painting fairy, but I scoffed at him at first..." Fatty Zhou lost his patience, and shouted: "It doesn't matter if he is a painting fairy or not, as long as he can attract customers, he will be fine. Don't ask him to come to see us." Yanniang was about to leave, Baichun said: "Give it to me!" Yanniang handed over the scroll and hurried away, Baichun took the scroll and unfolded it to read. Fatty Zhou couldn't hide his joy, and asked, "Does my dear daughter agree with me?" Baichun seemed to be unable to hear his words, and murmured to himself: "It's strange, I have a feeling of deja vu to the person in the painting, but such an outstanding beauty, I will never forget it for the rest of my life after seeing it, why would I want to not Where have you seen her before?" Fatty Zhou leaned over his head to look at it, and said bewitchingly: "Such a beautiful woman is the best in the world like my good daughter. I would like to use one thousand taels of gold to hire her to come to Hongyelou, and she will be called Baimei!" The knight who seemed to come out of the nether world gradually approached, and Jneti finally saw who it was, and said with a sigh of relief: "Gu Yueming!" Gu Yueming rode the gray arrow straight to the front of the crowd, and said calmly: "Where is the horse from me? It turned out to be Mr. Ji Nie Tiji." Ji Nieti returned to normal, and said coldly: "How could Yueming appear here?" Gu Yueming said: "Of course it is to handle the case. Why did Mr. Ji go to Yunmengze at night?" Jneti stared at him and said in a deep voice: "I received the news that Xue Tinghao appeared near Yunmengze, so I came here immediately." Gu Yueming sighed and said, "I have something to tell my lord." Ji Nie shouted: "Go back a thousand steps away." Everyone responded in unison, turned their horses and galloped back. Gu Yueming waited for everyone to go away, Fang casually said: "Xue Tinghao has committed suicide." With Jneti's composure, he still couldn't help but tremble, and said in disbelief, "What?" Gu Yueming said calmly: "He committed suicide by taking poison, but before he died, he told me all about the past, which made me have a completely different view on the whole matter." Ji Nie said: "Take me to see his body." Gu Yueming shook his head and said: "I promise to let him stay in Yunmengze, this is the condition for him to tell the truth." Ji Nieti said displeased: "He is a prisoner of the imperial court. Even if he died, his body should be sent back to the capital. Otherwise, how can I explain?" Gu Yueming frowned and said, "Master Ji is afraid to make an exception. I will take responsibility for this matter, and Master Ji only needs to push the responsibility to me." Ji Nieti's eyes turned serious. Those who knew him knew that he was really angry, and the people in the capital knew that those who offended him would not end well. Gu Yueming stared at him without giving in, and Ji Nieti's tricks didn't work for him, because he was not afraid of death, and even yearned for death.However, he didn't want to quarrel too stiffly with Jneti, and sighed: "The dead is dead, let him rest in peace. Mr. Feng has me to explain to him. The most important thing at present is to find the Chu box, as long as the Chu box can be found." Send it to Eunuch Feng, he will never care about other things." Ji Nieti knew that there was nothing he could do about it, but if Gu Yueming lied to him and let Xue Tinghao go secretly, he would not be able to hide it from him. box?" Gu Yueming knew the result would be like this, unless Ji Nieti would attack him recklessly, saying: "I am not sure, but I have clues to trace. Let's go back to Yueyang immediately, and I will report to Mr. Ji on the way The truth revealed by Xue Tinghao guarantees that adults will have different views on what happened back then." With a big burden on his back, Wu Zixu followed the Evil Maid to Qingzhu Pavilion. He didn't know who the Evil Maid took him to see, and he didn't care, because he was still lost in the dream realm. At that time, he was alone with the drawing paper, and he began to think wildly.What he wants to paint most is Baichun. With his eyesight and memory, he is sure to reproduce the moving scene of Baichun looking out of the curtain with his wonderful brush. He is the kid who sells snake gall. Naturally, the stunning beauty driving the ancient chariot appeared in his heart lake.She gradually occupied his mind, and the image became clearer.Moved by his thoughts, he swiped his pen and wrote quickly without distraction, drawing the deep impression in his heart of the dream-like scene, as if possessed by a demon. When the beauty painting was completed, another doubt arose in his heart. How could I give her such contagious eyes?At that time, her eyes did not express such emotions like the person in the painting, but he felt that the painting should be done like this to express her true inner emotions.Just like he had a deep understanding of her originally, knowing that only in this way can he present her truest side. He didn't know how long he sat in a daze after finishing the painting, until he was awakened by the exclamation of the wicked servant girl from behind, it felt like a lucid dream to the person in the painting. Watching the wicked maid take the painting to show to Yanniang, and when she came back to lead him to meet someone, he still hasn't recovered, the beautiful lake view is just like another dreamland. Passing through the gate of Yueyue, Yanniang greeted her, and said anxiously: "Why have the cicada wings been away for so long? It's rare that Fat Master and Miss Baichun are together, so we can make a decision at once. Mr. Lang, this way." Wu Zixu came to his senses, walked to the side of the wicked maidservant, and said maliciously: "Oh! It turns out to be Miss Cicada Wing." When he said that, he looked up and down the clothes she was wearing, and he knew that he was studying whether she was As the name suggests, the clothes are as thin as cicada wings. Chanji blushed pretty when he saw it, and was hesitating whether to have an attack or not, Wu Zixu had already unloaded the burden, and pushed towards her, Cicada Wing was afraid of being touched by his burden, so he had no choice but to follow it, Very heavy to start with. Wu Zixu had a triumphant expression and said: "The male lead is outside and the female lead is inside. Eldest sister takes good care of Yu Sheng's property, and Yu Sheng is gone." Ignoring the half-dead Cicada Wing, Wu Zixu chased after the handsome Yan Niang, and headed towards Baichun's small building. Yan Niang turned her head and gave him a white look, and said: "Don't give you three points to open a dyeing workshop. Cicada Wing is the most favored person next to our big boss, Fatty, and the head of all maidservants. If you offend her, there is You deserve it." Wu Zixu shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "Woman's heart, Hai Haizhen, housekeeper, you should understand the truth better than me. Maybe she likes me to play with her, maybe? Right?" Yan Niang said unhappily: "You are defeated by lust, and you have the virtue of a prodigal son. I see you, no matter how much money you earn, you will end up spending it on women. It will definitely not end well in the future." As he said that, he walked up the doorstep, went straight into the building, and called out: "Mr. Lang Geng, the painting fairy from the capital, has arrived." Wu Zixu thought of seeing Baichun immediately, blood boiled all over his body, and he entered the peak state of brothel wanderer, completely immersed in this identity and role, and walked leisurely into the building with his hands behind his back.Suddenly his eyes lit up, the radiant Bai Chun was sitting in the chair, the picture scroll was resting on the slender jade legs, her big seductive eyes shot out a scorching light, and she was looking at him intently. Wu Zixu couldn't look away for a while, and couldn't see anything else. Yan Niang secretly pushed him from behind and reminded: "Mr. Lang, this is Boss Zhou, the big boss of our Hongye Building." Wu Zixu seemed to be waking up from a dream, and his eyes shifted to Fatty Zhou, with a somewhat silly expression, which made people laugh. After all, Fatty Zhou is Fatty Zhou, and there is no situation that he can't handle. He praised: "Only a person as passionate as Mr. Lang can draw such a heart-warming picture of beauties. I, Fatty Zhou, made a promise and completed eight days in eight days." Zhang paintings, each painting an ingot of gold." Wu Zixu glanced at Baichun again, but he regained his senses. He shook his head and said, "I don't want to accept half of Boss Zhou's money, but I have a few conditions. I hope to get Boss Zhou's approval. There is a direct relationship. Because if I was not in the best state of painting Xianlang Geng, it would be impossible to draw eight pictures that can represent the pinnacle of my painting skills." The three of them looked at this pervert at the same time with admiration. They didn't expect him to have such a sharp eloquence like a strategist, and he talked with eloquence, making it hard to refuse.The most terrible thing is that he doesn't seem to be interested in the heavy reward of eight ingots of gold, which gives him the upper hand.Fatty Zhou has no right to bargain with someone who cannot be bought with money. Baichun's beautiful eyes lit up, and she said softly, "Please list the conditions, sir, and see if we can meet them." Wu Zixu retreated to the side, sat on a chair against the wall, stared at Baichun distractedly, and said: "To maintain my state, Boss Zhou must allow me to move freely within the Hongye Building and come and go as I please." , I can even go to the brothel to recruit prostitutes. Whoever I call will come. Of course, I will only meet my eight beauties, get to know them, and capture their most beautiful expressions. I have to observe them from the perspective of customers, Only by feeling them and enjoying them can you draw the most beauties that can make men fascinated. The above is the first condition.” Fatty Zhou smiled bitterly and said, "Should I still serve you food and drink?" Wu Zixu took it for granted: "Of course. I want to eat and drink while I eat and drink, and at the same time have a good meal. Otherwise, it will be difficult for me to produce high-quality works." Baichun "puchi" laughed and said, "Is it true that I also want to be there at any time? You have a good idea. But it is not impossible. If you can complete seven paintings, and each of them is a high-quality painting, Whenever you call me, Baichun will gladly answer." Wu Zixu laughed and said: "Fair, fair, very fair! It's only interesting to meet the girl in this way. I guarantee that the girl will fall in love with me and throw herself into my arms. Ha!" Baichun curled her mouth in disdain, and said indifferently: "Then we'll wait and see." She cast her beautiful eyes on Fatty Zhou and asked, "The daughter's part is fine, it depends on Fatty's opinion." Fatty Zhou laughed dumbly and said: "If you were born in the Warring States Period, you must be a lobbyist like Su Qin and Zhang Yi. I am afraid of you. What is the second condition? It is best not to offer conditions that we cannot accept. " Wu Zixu said: "My second condition is also the last one, which is more reasonable. I want a quiet and uninhabited residence, and I must never let anyone harass me. Of course, the three are exceptions, not limited to this." Only then did Fatty Zhou breathe a sigh of relief, and shouted: "Deal! But the painting I want must be colorful, so that there will be a festive atmosphere, and it is also the condition listed in our Hongye Building's recruitment letter." Wuzi humbly called for help, so why did he have to search outside the building?However, he knew better than to show the slightest hesitation at this time, pretending to be relaxed and said: "No problem, tomorrow I will go outside to buy paint, what the boss wants, what I Lang Geng supplies, Bao Jun is satisfied." Fatty Zhou found that he liked him a little bit. This is a real lunatic, living in a dream he made himself, enjoying life wantonly.Xin Ran said: "That's the decision. Does my dear daughter have any other opinions?" Bai Chunmei looked at Wu Zixu, and said indifferently: "Is the woman in Mr. Lang's painting your confidante? Why would you match her with an ancient chariot?" Wu Zixu was stunned, and after a while he said: "Miss will definitely think I'm talking nonsense if I say it. Up to now, I still can't tell whether the painting I painted is a dream or real. Alas! I believe it must be a erotic dream, otherwise she How could she be driving an ancient chariot? But to me, she is more real than anyone else, I am afraid I will never forget her in this life." Bai Chun was shocked and asked: "It turns out that the person in the painting is actually a goddess in a dream. Wu Shan woke up from a dream, which made Mr. haunted by dreams. Mr. is not only a strange person in the painting world, but also the seed of passion. Can you give this masterpiece to Bai Chun?" Wu Zixu woke up with a jolt, and returned to "normal" again, staring at Baichun bewitched, and said: "Of course, it's a token of love between my majesty and Miss." Fatty Zhou said angrily, "What is the love between the host and the guest?" Turning to Yan Niang, he said, "The Fengzhu Pavilion in the east is a corner of its own, with a quiet environment, so I let it out as a resting place for Mr. Lang to paint." Yan Niang smiled at Wu Zixu: "Please move sir." Wu Zixu stood up reluctantly, stared at Baichun a few more times, and then followed Yanniang.