Chapter 590 Chapter Thirteen

From the front hall, Chi Shengchun was talking with the master of the magic sect surnamed Xu, but there was no voice of Wen Caiting or Bai Qing'er. Until now, Xu Ziling still doesn't know the relationship between Chi Shengchun and "Uncle Xu", he only knows that Uncle Xu blatantly helps Chi Shengchun manage Liufu Casino. He sneaked into the big courtyard where Zhongjin and Qianjin met, and stood in a dark place with poor lights beside the entrance, with both ears, he could not miss a single eavesdropping on their low-pitched conversation. Chi Shengchun sighed: "I don't know who leaked the news, but it got into Li Yuan's ears, making me in a dilemma."

Uncle Xu snorted coldly: "Could it be that someone from the Dugu Clan intentionally framed Shengchun?" Xu Ziling was stunned, the Dugu Clan would have something to do with Chi Shengchun?This matter was indeed unexpected. Fortunately, according to Uncle Xu's tone, the relationship between the two parties must not be a relationship of mutual trust and sincere cooperation, otherwise it is You Chuhong alone, which is enough for them to deal with. According to Kou Zhong, with You Chuhong's skill, after the assistance of his acupuncture treatment, it is very likely that he will recover from asthma, and his skill will make a big breakthrough.Mrs. You, who has no asthma, is not a joke.

Chi Shengchun smiled wryly and said: "I don't know. Logically, they are willing to sell things to Shengchun. Shengchun is their customer anyway, and can temporarily relieve their urgent needs in Chang'an. Shengchun is their benefactor. They are not enemies, so what good is it for them to harm their lives like this. They spend a lot of money and are eager to rebuild their former momentum, aren't you afraid that I won't do business with you in the future?" Xu Ziling understood and sighed inwardly at the same time. The Dugu Clan fled Chang'an in a hurry, so he could only take away some valuables in a hurry, and Wang Shichong confiscated all his property and wealth in Luoyang.Now that I live in Chang'an, if I want to maintain the old life, I have to sell my valuables to meet my living needs or to make money for my business.

Now Xu Ziling is "rich" and has no worries about food and clothing, but Chi Shengchun's words brought back memories of him and Kou Zhong working as pickpockets in Yangzhou without warm clothes and enough food, and an unspeakable feeling surged in his heart . Was it happier then, or is it happier now?I'm afraid neither he nor Kou Zhong has a definite answer. Uncle Xu said: "Who knew that Shengchun had Zhan Ziqian's "Cold Forest and Qingyuan Picture" in your hand?" Immediately, Xu Ziling's spirits lifted, and he secretly called luck. It turned out that it was this treasure that the Dugu Clan sold off.It makes sense when you think about it, only the aristocratic clans like the Dugu Clan, who have long been at the core of power in the Sui Dynasty, are likely to have this kind of rare treasure that everyone who knows the goods will not be tempted by, and maybe they brought it to Chang'an of.

Chi Shengchun pondered for a while, and said: "How can I say such a thing indiscriminately, knowing that besides the Dugu Clan, there is also the 'Great Immortal' Hoover, because I want to use his old man's eyes to supervise this painting Authenticity. Of course, Shengchun is not willing to neglect a treasured painting that costs tens of thousands of taels of gold. But I believe that the Great Immortal will never reveal this matter, because I made it clear that if the marriage is finalized, this treasure will be the dowry gift." Xu Ziling thought that there was such a tortuous story related to Hu Xiaoxian in "The Picture of Cold Forest and Qingyuan". "Great Immortal" Hoover is an expert in judging ancient paintings, so he should be a person who loves painting like Hou Xibai.It can be seen from this that Chi Shengchun attached great importance to marrying Hu Xiaoxian, coerced and lured him, and did everything he could.It also made him feel the urgency of this matter even more. There are rules in the world. Once Hoover agrees to the marriage, even Hoover himself cannot change his words without a good reason.

Uncle Xu agreed: "Hoover is not the kind of person who talks nonsense. Hoover only has one daughter, and there is no successor. You have to have a baby and marry him. He has cultivated it in a few lifetimes. Leaking the treasured painting will do him no good." Chi Shengchun laughed lewdly and said: "When Hu Xiaoxian tastes the taste of birth, I guarantee that she will understand what it takes to cultivate in a few lifetimes." Xu Ziling thought of the seriousness of this matter for the first time, and now he has lost everything. The Demon Sect has its own secret method of seducing and pleasing women on the bed. Hu Xiaoxian may still not be considered a slut, but she is still not a serious girl. It is very possible to reveal his Xu Ziling's secrets, and that would be a loss for his wife and a loss of soldiers, and capsize the boat in the gutter.

Uncle Xu smiled sinisterly and said: "What ability does Hu Xiaoxian have that can fly away from Shengchun's palm, not to mention Zuwen and Li Yuanji are people his father and daughter dare not offend. As for "The Picture of Cold Forest and Qingyuan", Shengchun doesn't have to worry too much Li Yuan, he only loves female sex and not calligraphy and painting, and more importantly, he should talk about the demeanor of an emperor. Shengchun only needs to pretend to be ignorant, and give the painting as a dowry gift to Hoover in two days. What is it? Ha!" Just listening to his words, it can be seen that this person has extremely bad intentions, gloating at other people's misfortunes, which fully demonstrates the selfish and selfish nature of people in the Demon Sect.

Chi Shengchun sighed: "The problem is that Li Yuan sent Liu Wenjing to talk to me this morning, saying that Zhang Jieyu only owes Zhan Ziqian an authentic ink painting in the collections of the previous four families. I know my own face, obediently offer treasures. Alas! Frankly speaking, if I hadn’t told Hoover to take the painting as a dowry, I would not hesitate to take the painting to please Li Yuan, so that he can please the beauty. Now it is a dilemma, afraid of Hoover I became angry from embarrassment, and used this as an excuse to reject the engagement, my uncle taught Shengchun what to do, I was so tired that I couldn't even eat."

So far, Xu Ziling has grasped the key to "The Picture of Cold Forest and Qingyuan". No wonder Li Yuan mentioned this painting to Hou Xibai, maybe he wanted to use Hou Xibai's mouth to force Chi Shengchun to offer treasures. Have.Li Yuan waited for a few days, but seeing that Chi Shengchun still hadn't moved, he couldn't help but Liu Wenjing put forward his request to Chi Shengchun with sharp swords and guns, which made Chi Shengchun careless about eating and drinking, and fell into a dilemma. Uncle Xu suddenly said: "It turns out that things have become so difficult, no wonder you are sitting here sighing. Since Liu Wenjing has spoken, if Shengchun doesn't present the painting immediately, he will offend Liu Wenjing and Li Yuan at the same time. This matter may be very detrimental to our plan."

Chi Shengchun said: "Of course Shengchun didn't dare to openly disrespect Liu Wenjing, so he told him frankly that he had hired him with paintings, and hoped that he would speak well in front of Li Yuan. Hoover took it back and presented it to Li Yuan." Uncle Xu was startled and said, "Oops!" Chi Shengchun was taken aback and said, "What's the problem?" Uncle Xu sighed: "Of course there is a big problem. The 'Great Immortal' Hoover is highly respected no matter in Chang'an or in Jianghu. An old uncle of Buddha's status would be despised by Jianghu if he offered his only daughter's bride price. Li Yuan is the most respectful person, how could he do such a thing that offends everyone?"

Chi Shengchun was speechless. Xu Ziling quietly retreated back to Zhongjin's study. Now even without Hou Xibai's request, he would spare no effort to steal the treasured painting into his hands, so that Chi Shengchun's problem would be escalated from pain to death. His relationship with Li Yuan is even more dissatisfied with Hoover today. Kou Zhong flew westward at full speed in the vast field surrounded by starry sky, the farther he was from the battlefield, the more at a loss he felt in his heart. Could it be that such a cowardly Ren Wang Shichong lost Luoyang, even lost Song Yuzhi's marriage contract, Song Que's expectation and support, lost Jishu, and almost lost the entire struggle for world hegemony. His break with Wang Shichong will deal an even worse blow to Wang Shichong's military spirit. Many Dazheng generals who had no dissent before will now reconsider their own interests. He was almost certain that Li Shimin would succeed in isolating Luoyang, it was only a matter of time.When Luoyang fell, it was related to the survival of his young commander. With his current strength, it is absolutely impossible for him to take Jiangdu from Li Zitong with a sharp sword and a bright spear. Starting from the determination to fight for world hegemony, he has never tried to exhaust himself like the plan in front of him. Li Shimin regards him as his only rival, and only now does he truly understand that Li Shimin is indeed his biggest obstacle and threat. He just wanted to find Xu Ziling as soon as possible, and talk to him about the hesitation and resentment in his heart. He was not discouraged because of this, although it is inevitable to be frustrated, but deep down, his fighting spirit is gradually spreading like a spark that started a prairie fire. The struggle between him and Li Shimin can only be resolved by the defeat of one side. Xu Ziling hid in one of the cabinets for almost an entire hour before he heard Chi Shengchun's footsteps returning to the bedroom. Then there was Chi Shengchun's exclamation, Xu Ziling didn't need to look at it, he knew that he saw the book suppressed on the pillow, and he risked "short life" Cao San's book. It reads: "At the feet of the owner of the pool hall: I will temporarily borrow "The Picture of Cold Forest and Qingyuan" to fulfill my long-cherished wish. Cao San paused." There are only a few numbers. The wind went away. Xu Ziling applauded in his heart, but he didn't immediately push the cabinet door out, because Chi Shengchun was an old man, and he would never be so stupid as to immediately see if the treasured painting was stolen. Only when he was sure that Cao San was not there would he doubt whether Cao San was Really steal the treasure. He gathered his ears and tracked Chi Shengchun, and he found out that he was just searching around in the inner house, and he showed a fast movement speed.The voice faded away, but Xu Ziling was still waiting patiently. Not long after, Chi Shengchun returned to the bedroom, this time he was accompanied by Mr. Xu. Uncle Xu said solemnly: "Isn't Cao San dead? I haven't heard from him for so many years, why come at this time?" Chi Shengchun said angrily: "He wants to die, and he dared to provoke me. I'll fuck his eighteen generations of ancestors. If he really dares to take my "Hold Forest and Qingyuan Picture", no matter where he hides in the ends of the world, I want him to suffer my death penalty." Uncle Xu said: "Stop talking nonsense, the most important thing is to read "The Picture of Cold Forest and Qingyuan." According to the sound of the cabinet door being opened, and the tunnel being opened, Xu Ziling, who was in the other cabinet next to the entrance cabinet, was shocked. He wondered whether the treasure painting was really hidden in a secret place in the basement, but he was negligent. . If you think about it carefully, it shouldn't be so. If there is a hidden compartment, unless it is designed by Lu Miaozi himself, how can you hide it from him. From the basement came Chi Shengchun's laughter, and said: "So it was just bragging, and "The Picture of Cold Forest and Qingyuan" is still safe and sound. Damn it, I was almost deceived by this short-lived kid." Then there was the sound of Chi Shengchun crawling back and the cabinet door closing. Xu Ziling almost lost confidence and wanted to snatch the treasured painting, but Xuan pressed the impulse again because he realized that something was wrong. Because he didn't hear the abnormal sound of opening the hidden compartment of the machine, let alone the sound of opening the picture scroll to check, which is unreasonable. The only explanation is that the two traitors outside suspected that he was using tricks, so they used the tricks to lure him out. The two went away. Suddenly their mutual trickery turned into an endurance competition. When Xu Ziling was doubting his own judgment, the footsteps sounded again. Chi Shengchun's voice sounded outside the door: "I have a very ominous feeling." Uncle Xu said: "We guessed wrong! Cao San never came, otherwise there would be footprints on the powdered ground, and we can dig him out with the smell of 'setting powder'." Xu Ziling secretly called out for danger, if he couldn't help but walk out of the cabinet just now, he must be sure that Dao'er would still be unaware. Chi Shengchun said tremblingly, "I'm going to have a look!" Uncle Xu said: "I'll be standing guard for you. I don't believe that Cao San is so powerful that he can know where you hide the scroll." Chi Shengchun said: "It's so helpful, Master." Suddenly he laughed dumbly and said: "We are so worried about gains and losses because the scroll is too important. What is Cao San? Even if the scroll is sent to him, he will not be able to take it away alive." Uncle Xu said: "It's always good to be careful." Footsteps move. Xu Ziling pushed open the cabinet door, stepped out, crossed the bedroom without touching his feet, and came out through the window. It is not ideal to go from theft to robbery, but he has no other choice. (Author's note: The author of the previous volume Hanlin Tu is Guan Tong, which is actually a mistake of the author. Because Guan Tong is a figure after the Tang Dynasty, this volume has been corrected as Zhan Ziqian. Readers, please forgive me.)