The reason is very simple. He remembered that he had made an appointment with the scholar today to gather the rich and powerful.
"Brother Chu, where have you been? You left me and Fugui waiting!"
When Zhang Xiucai saw Chu Chen at the Bafang Restaurant in Xin'an County, he joked again and again: "You must have forgotten, right? You are here in a hurry, and you will punish yourself with three drinks later."
"No way! I have something urgent."
Chu Chen opened his eyes and told lies. He never admitted that he was eager to train soldiers. He really forgot about it.
"Okay, stop talking, let's order first!"
Huang Fugui waved his hand and pulled the two of them down.
After three rounds of wine and five delicious dishes, the three of them were full and full, and the conversation was very pleasant.
Because everyone has received jade money today and has a lot of money, they unconsciously have the impulsive idea of "chopping off their hands".
As a result, the three of them hit it off immediately and went to the ghost market tonight to "have some fun" and spend money to improve their strength after entering the market.
This time, Chu Chen finally didn't leave the little guy behind, so he went back to the Ghosts and Gods Division to pick up the little guy from his master, Taoist Master Xu Ping.
"Senior brother, you finally haven't forgotten me."
The little ghost was so happy that he jumped up and down all the way.
This time when the three of them rushed to the ghost market, they did not use the rush spell, but all picked up the scrolls.
A tall tree stands tall, the grass is green, and a maroon Pegasus swings its tail, lowers its head and eats grass, looking extremely handsome.
"Xiucai, you are such a good painter, so lifelike."
Chu Chen sincerely lamented that compared to his ghost painting, the scholar's painting technique was obviously more beautiful.
Zhang Xiucai flicked his folding fan and raised his head slightly:
"What does this mean? You can see it with your spiritual consciousness."
The two of them did as they were told.
The next moment, Chu Chen and Huang Fugui both looked surprised.
As seen by the spiritual consciousness, the static picture in the scroll became dynamic. The Pegasus gnawed on the grass and moved forward lazily. Butterflies that had not appeared in the picture just now were dancing gracefully. It was immersive, as if the divine horse was right in front of you.
rather than in the painting.
"My God, Xiucai, your fucking paintings are so good."
Huang Fugui was speechless and exclaimed.
Zhang Xiucai smiled and said: "It's just so so. After I bought it, I occasionally realized something, and my painting skills have improved. Now, the spirit of the horse in this painting has not lost for several months. If you keep it properly and use it, it will not be surprising at all if you use it for the first half of the year."
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"Xiucai, you are amazing. You are the most talented painter I have ever seen!"
Chu Chen gave a thumbs up. He was not telling lies. He had met a painter named Xiucai. Could it be him?
Huang Fugui was usually naive, but his thinking was quite sharp now, and he exclaimed:
"Xiucai, you said last time that you could enter Jiuyou Pavilion after passing the rank? So, you did? This time you went to the ghost market, you..."
Zhang Xiucai was stunned for a moment, then smiled "haha":
"That's right, that's right, it's true, hahaha~"
Huang Fugui: "Scholar, if you want to be rich and noble, don't forget each other. From now on, I will rely on you to protect me."
Zhang Xiucai flicked his folding fan and said, "It's easy to talk about."
...
The group rode on three Pegasus and galloped all the way to Dilongkeng Ghost Market.
After the three entered the ghost market, they found many colleagues from the Ghost and God Department in disguise on the streets of Yishi.
Obviously, everyone received the rewards and went out to make purchases.
However, everyone had a tacit understanding and did not reveal their identity. They just said hello with their eyes, turned around and went about their own business.
As usual, the three of them were busy with their own affairs and acted alone.
Chu Chen did not immediately buy the Yihun Xinxiang. Instead, he carried the bookcase and wandered around with the little ghost in the jar, fulfilling his promise to play with the little ghost.
As I was walking on the road, a law enforcement ghost soldier came to me and saluted respectfully.
"This young master is invited by my master."
"Lead the way"
Chu Chen was not too surprised because he was familiar with the situation once and twice. This was probably the Dragon Lord and the Dragon Girl invited him again.
Sure enough, under the guidance of the law enforcement ghost soldiers, Chu Chen came to a bamboo forest not far from Yi City.
Outside the bamboo forest, there were a large number of disguised human monks and demons and monsters gathered outside. They were standing outside, constantly negotiating with the law enforcement ghost soldiers, begging to enter the bamboo forest.
"Brother Ghost Soldier, please let me go in and meet Mr. Long. I am extremely talented. I can eat five cows in one meal. I have natural supernatural powers and steel bones... Mr. Long will definitely favor me when he sees me."
There’s a plus!”
"Come on, you are a loser. You eat too much. What's the use of having rough skin and thick flesh? You don't know how you will die when you fight with others. The Dragon Lord must favor a fairy like me who is proficient in magic!"
"Slutty fox, what did you say? How dare you say that your grandpa..."
"Stop the quarrel. Who dares to cause trouble in Longjun's mansion? I'm tired of living."
...
Countless demons and human monks gathered together and loudly recommended their talents and strengths, hoping to impress the ghost soldiers and civil servants guarding the Dragon Lord.
The scene was quite lively.
It seems that as long as you are received by the Dragon Lord and favored by the Dragon Lord, you can leap over the dragon gate and turn into a dragon when encountering a storm.
Chu Chen followed behind the law enforcement ghost soldiers, passed the crowd, and was about to go in.
The next moment, a loud shout came from my ears.
"Human boy, don't jump in line, wait in the back, be careful of you Grandpa Bear, I'll slap you to death!"
A burly bear demon, as strong as a hill, blocked Chu Chen's path, glaring angrily and speaking in a bad tone.
As the bear demon shouted loudly, everyone's eyes outside the bamboo forest fell on Chu Chen.
As a result, they all became very angry and started attacking and cursing one after another.
"presumptuous!"
When the ghost soldiers who had just led Chu Chen saw this, they immediately shouted:
"This gentleman is a distinguished guest of the Dragon King. Who dares to be rude!"
Uh~
All the monks who were still arrogant and shouting about beating and killing were dumbfounded, and their yelling and cursing could not be suppressed.
Looking at Chu Chen again, his eyes were full of envy and jealousy mixed with dissatisfaction.
Chu Chen smiled and didn't care about everyone's reaction, just swept everyone away casually.
Just like this, he was surprised to find that among the group of monks and demons, there was one person with a strange look on his face, looking at him blankly.
Chu Chen was slightly stunned, a little surprised.
"My lord, please!"
The law enforcement ghost soldiers bowed humbly and asked for instructions.
Chu Chen paused, turned around and said, "I have an acquaintance, let him come in too."
The law enforcement ghost soldier hesitated: "This..."
Chu Chen did not embarrass others and said: "Go and ask for instructions."
The ghost soldiers who enforced the law immediately left as if they had received an amnesty.
In the blink of an eye, it goes and comes back again.
"Mr. Long, please invite me, please!"
Amidst the uproar of the monks and demons outside the bamboo forest, one person from the crowd walked out and entered the bamboo forest with Chu Chen.
As soon as he entered, the man in disguise pulled Chu Chen's sleeves with a surprised look on his face:
"Brother Chu, what... what's going on? You deceived me and Fugui so miserably. You obviously got money from Lord Long, but you didn't tell me. Instead, I was bragging. Now I'm embarrassed and embarrassed.
"
After saying this, Zhang Xiucai touched his forehead, his face felt slightly hot, and he was so embarrassed that he wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.
Chu Chen smiled and shook his head:
"Xiucai, I didn't lie to you. I didn't get funding from Lord Long."
Zhang Xiucai didn't believe it: "How is that possible? I don't believe it. At this point, you should stop joking."
"It's absolutely true, I really don't have any support from Mr. Long!"