The remaining eight people looked at each other without saying a word, and took a step forward to check the volume "Plum Blossoms Awakening the Snow".
"You don't need to worry. Since Dugu agreed to this, he will definitely keep his promise and let you all enjoy this painting together."
Dugu Xiang clapped his hands twice, and two disciples of the Dugu family moved a long wooden table, and Dugu Xiang spread the "Plum Blossoms Awakening Snow" on the long table.
“Great painting!”
Yue Chongyang calmly twirled his beard and chuckled. He touched the scroll with the fingertips of his other hand and felt the texture on it.
Zhang Daer's eyes were as wide as bells, unwilling to let go of any detail.
Others reacted much the same way.
They didn't really come to appreciate the paintings.
Until midnight.
Dugu Xiang was stunned: "Brother Zhang, how do you say this?"
The "tried" that Zheng Xiu is thinking of here does not only refer to the fake Four Seasons Chart. It is very possible that he has also tried the real Four Seasons Chart.
"Is it possible that we need to find the scenery on the scroll separately? Then we can find the location of Gong Nie's treasure house?"
But I couldn't laugh.
Zheng Xiu didn't expect Cheng Xiao to side with him for such a strange reason. So he didn't rush to "draw the ground as a prison", but looked at Dugu Xiang with a smile and said with a complicated expression: "Why should you be angry, Dugu hero?
There are not many outsiders, so I think there is no need for all of us to hide."
In the house that was gradually collapsing, Dugu Xiang had already noticed Zheng Xiu who was sneaking away with Xiao Tao. He endured the pain in his back and slashed with his sword. The long sword emitted a dazzling white light and instantly spanned several feet, slashing the upper beam of the exit.
It blocked Zheng Xiu's retreat.
But in the end, no one put their thoughts into action. They were not stupid, and they couldn't understand. There was no benefit in taking the scroll away at this time. On the contrary, it offended Hidden Sword Villa, and the gain outweighed the loss.
Xiaotao: "Yes, Master said it was a lie!"
The painting is definitely good and lifelike, but it is not the handiwork of Grandpa Gongsun.
Duguxiang walked aside, lifted the oil lamp on the candlestick, and placed the scroll above the heart of the flame in front of everyone.
Only then did the other people in the house react. At the same time, they used their skills to break through the roof and chased Xie Luohe's fleeing figure.
"Do you suspect there is something else about the material of bamboo silk paper?"
If no one left here can find the location of Gong Nie's treasure house with only two pictures of the four seasons, then what's the point of Dugu Xiang's hard work in organizing this martial arts conference?
Some special materials are added to the ink, which will reveal its shape after heating. But most of these are irreversible. Zheng Xiu just shook his head after asking the question, although Dugu Xiang did not know why he used a "fake painting" to make the ink.
But since there are no traces of the "invisible ink" on the scroll, it is obvious that Dugu Xiang must have tried it in advance.
Zhang Dayer suddenly sneered: "Dugu Daxia, you are a little unkind!"
At first, Zheng Xiu was convinced at first glance, but after taking a closer look, Zheng Xiu became more convinced.
He opened his ears and looked left and right, his eyes moving around, wondering what he was thinking.
Xie Luohe blinked at Zheng Xiu: "Not entirely."
When Zheng Xiu pulled out the Luohe pen and Dugu Xiang blocked Zheng Xiu's path with his sword, Cheng Xiao moved. Cheng Xiao took a step towards Zheng Xiu, but faced Dugu Xiang and opened his eyes.
Zheng Xiu saw that the atmosphere next to Chang's case was "hot", smiled slightly, and stepped forward to join in the fun.
Want to laugh.
"Sure enough!" Dugu Xiang caressed the "Picture of Willows and Swallows in the Spring Pond" and said with emotion: "The paper used by Gongsun Huisheng's 'Picture of the Four Seasons' is made of a kind of bamboo silk produced only in the Western Regions. Although it is called
It is invulnerable to water and fire, but it is extremely resistant to decay. It is said that paintings made on bamboo silk paper can be preserved for hundreds of years without fading."
Cheng Xiao uttered one word coldly: "Wait." After Cheng Xiao said this, he glanced at Zheng Xiu, pursed his lips, and said: "Keep waiting."
"Thank you!"
Dugu Xiang caught the "Picture of Willows and Swallows in Spring Pond" thrown by Cheng Xiao and couldn't wait to spread it out on the long desk.
Zhang Daer sneered, his whole body trembling with fat, and he stared at Dugu Xiang with narrowed eyes without any explanation.
Cheng Xiao shook his head, his expression unchanged: "He has to pay for my knife."
Dugu Xiang climbed up from the corner, feeling out of breath, waving his sleeves to wipe away the blood from the corner of his mouth, and said with a wry smile: "What a Xie Luohe."
Everyone looked at each other.
Zheng Xiu was overjoyed: "You came back to save me?"
When Zheng Xiu and Cheng Xiao were chatting in a strange atmosphere.
Ding!
A sharp arrow shot straight at him, Dugu Xiang stood proudly on the spot, flicked the tip of his sword, and easily deflected the sharp arrow behind him.
Cheng Xiao did not regard weapons as treasures, but as "tools" that could be replaced at any time.
When the others heard this, their expressions changed drastically and they raised their weapons one after another.
"There's an assassin!"
"Dugu Daxia, you have already obtained Gongsun's calligraphy treasure, have you seen any secrets?"
Dugu Xiang calmly looked at Cheng Xiao who was waiting with his eyes closed, clasped his fists and said, "I wonder, Brother Cheng, can you borrow "Willow Swallows in Spring Pond" to take a look? Dugu guarantees it with the century-old reputation of Hidden Sword Villa..."
Yue Chongyang showed an incomprehensible expression: "There are infinite mysteries hidden in Gongsun's calligraphy, and his brushwork is exquisite. As the saying goes, every line is like a mountain. Yue dare not say that he can have a glimpse of the realm of Gongsun's painting. He can only say that he has a little understanding of it.
.As for... Yue believes that the way of painting can only be understood but cannot be expressed in words, so everyone should look for opportunities!"
Dugu Xiang frowned: "You are actually in the same group?"
No one answered the previous question. The person who asked the question reacted after a moment, blushing and lowering his head, full of annoyance.
The people who stayed behind were neither mediocre nor fools. Everyone had the idea of snatching away the two paintings regardless of their face, but no one dared to act rashly. Not to mention that they were now in a heavily guarded Cangjian with many masters.
In the villa, no matter who strikes first, they will be attacked by others in an instant. Cheng Xiao’s sharp knife alone is enough to kill them all. I want to think about it, but people always cherish their lives, and no one will
I would foolishly risk my life for this unclear meaning of the four seasons.
It's just that this "answer" is too superficial and no one has said it. What's more, trying to determine the location of a treasure house in the north and south of the world based on the scenery on the two scrolls is simply a fool's dream.
Dugu Xiang asked: "What do you mean by this?"
But before Dugu Xiang finished speaking, Cheng Xiao put his hand into his arms and threw the "Picture of Willow Swallows in the Spring Pond" towards Dugu Xiang.
In the yellow scroll, there is a clear pond. In March, the willow trees beside the pond are lush and the branches and leaves are whirling, reflecting colorful reflections in the pond. Smart swallows are playing among the willow leaves. Each swallow
They have different postures, whether they are spreading their wings, stroking their feathers, or playing in the water, the swallows are quite charming.
Dugu Xiang took a step back with a smile, spread his hands and said, "You are welcome." Then he silently observed everyone's reactions. When he saw the reactions of Cheng Xiao and Zheng Xiu, a faint light flashed in his eyes.
Several other people agreed and put tall hats on Dugu Xiang's head for free.
The drunkard's intention is not to drink.
Another woman's voice came from above: "Fake."
Ding ding ding ding!
Zheng Xiu is still thinking about Dugu Xiang's purpose of doing this. The reason why Xie Luohe said "the plan has changed" may be because she knew that Dugu Xiang would not show the real painting, so she changed the plan temporarily.
When Zheng Xiu saw that his way was blocked, he did not panic and took out the Luohe pen from his waist.
Cheng Xiao had a "dead face" from the beginning to the end, closing his eyes tightly and maintaining the posture of holding the black scabbard in his arms. He only moved his upper body from time to time to avoid the falling bricks and beams above, and remained unscathed.
call!
"puff!"
Eight people gathered on both sides of the long table, which seemed a bit crowded.
Recalling the scene where Cheng Xiao used a broken knife to chop down the unnamed evil master of the Purple Blood Sword, Zheng Xiu suddenly realized that it was indeed the case, and praised: "So that's how it is, it's good."
Now that Xie Luohe has taken action, his ambiguous relationship with Xie Luohe during the competition will definitely be suspected by Dugu Xiang. Thinking of this, Zheng Xiu covered Xiaotao's cherry mouth and signaled her to be silent, hoping to take Xiaotao away during the chaos.
Let’s talk about the villa.
The atmosphere was tense.
Before she finished speaking, Xie Luohe, who had transformed into Feng Bei's appearance, fell from the roof, and she turned back.
Time passes minute by minute.
"But before that, Dugu has a merciless request."
Zhang Da'er didn't believe in evil, so he touched the long table, found it empty, and then said in shock: "Have you really been robbed?"
Zheng Xiu: "By the way, I'm sorry about your knife."
Zhang Dayer cursed angrily: "Damn, what the hell did you draw!"
Only then did Zheng Xiu realize that Cheng Xiao's brief silence was not to be cool or show off, but to organize his words.
"It's not a good place to stay for a long time."
"Yes, yes, everyone knows Dugu Daxia's magnanimity, and everyone is dissatisfied with it. You won't be stingy in sharing your opinions with us, right?"
Yue Chongyang smiled brightly, and there was hidden treachery in his words with Zhang Dayer, as if he was seeking revenge for Zhang Dayer's disrespectful words towards him not long ago.
It's not that they don't use their brains, it's that they simply can't understand the Four Seasons Chart and simply wait for the result, hoping that Dugu Xiang will accidentally reveal the secret of the Four Seasons Chart.
There was another shock. How could the hall withstand the destruction of several masters? The broken beams collapsed downwards. Zheng Xiu frowned. While protecting Xiao Tao, he wondered, why did Xie Luohe take action now?
Does she know where the real "Picture of Plum Blossoms and Snow" is hidden?
Xie Luohe blatantly took away two scrolls, and the Hidden Sword Villa was already in chaos. Fires flickered everywhere, illuminating the entire villa brightly at night. After the seven masters chased them out, all the disciples in the Hidden Sword Villa were alarmed.
, the figure of the searcher "assassin".
Boom.
Zheng Xiu could tell at a glance that the scroll was fake, but he had to step forward to confirm again, or maybe he was just pretending.
The most eye-catching thing is that one of the swallows has its wings spread out and a small blood-red insect in its beak. At first glance, the red insect seems to be twisting in the swallow's mouth, like a living thing.
Usually, when you look at it a second time, the painting is still a painting, everything just seems like an illusion.
"Hmph! Brother Xiao, I'm afraid Dugu won't be able to let you go easily! I'm offended!"
While he was dumbfounded, Dugu Xiang was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood. My Hidden Sword Villa cannot afford to pay for any broken swords. If you really want to, my huge Hidden Sword Villa can forge a large basket for you overnight.
"Hurry up and chase!"
Everyone eagerly put their heads together, waiting for Dugu Xiang to answer his questions.
Everyone knows that the opportunity is rare now. The Four Seasons Picture, as the name suggests, is divided into four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter. There are four paintings in total. Now there are two of them, which are half of the secrets of Gong Nie’s treasure house, and they are openly and squarely placed in front of them.
If you can't see through the secret at this time, maybe you really have to wait until the day when the Four Seasons Pictures gather.
At this time, someone was unwilling to give up and asked Dugu Xiang loudly in front of everyone.
When Zheng Xiu heard this, he was happy and hurriedly took Xiao Tao to the side.
Zhang Daer sneered: "Can you understand? If you do, let's talk about it so that everyone can see it!"
The eight people surrounding the long case could remain calm on the surface at first, but as time went by, some began to become impatient.
After heating the two pictures of the four seasons over an oil lamp for a moment, Dugu Xiang shook his head helplessly: "It won't work. Unless you destroy the scrolls at all costs and verify the paintings by flooding, acid etching, and burning, it will be difficult to learn from the bamboo silk paper itself.
See through the mystery of the Four Seasons Chart.”
Zhang Da'er even vaguely blew it to the head of Hidden Sword Villa, and had a feeling that Hidden Sword Villa would be placed in the position of "Supremacy in the Martial Arts".
Zhang Dayer: “Fake??”
In the silence, someone felt uncomfortable and couldn't help but ask.
There were screams outside the house, and sharp arrows shot through the roof one after another, shooting at Dugu Xiang, one after another like a violent storm. After blocking the third arrow, Dugu Xiang's pupils shrank sharply, and he said in horror: "Legend
The twelve consecutive arrows in it are from the Xieluo River!"
Zheng Xiu: “You don’t understand why you’re still here?”
Zheng Xiu revealed the truth in one sentence: "The Picture of Plum Blossoms Awakening the Snow is fake."
No one expected Cheng Xiao to be so decisive. Everyone, including Zheng Xiu, was stunned. Yue Chongyang suddenly clenched his fists in his sleeves. At that moment, he had a desire to fight, and he believed that the reactions of others would match his.
Almost the same.
The only ones left in the house were Dugu Xiang, who was vomiting blood, Zheng Xiu, Xiao Tao, Zhang Dayer, and Cheng Xiao, and everyone else chased them out.
Cheng Xiao was silent for a moment, a full ten seconds, and then he squeezed out one word at a time, spelling it out in one sentence: "The killing knife can be cut off as long as it is broken, it will still be usable."
Duguxiang, who had been quiet since he explained to everyone what "bamboo silkworm paper" was, suddenly shouted: "Be careful!"
Zheng Xiu touched his chin and asked. Dugu Xiang's approach made his eyes light up. When he got the other two volumes of four seasons pictures from Xie Luohe, he focused on the painting content itself and did not think about the "material".
When Zhang Dayer heard this, he was angry, but he couldn't help it. What Yue Chongyang said was true. No one among the ten people present would tell others the secret he saw.
Others had different thoughts, looking here and there from time to time. After Duguxiang explained the origin of "bamboo silkworm paper", they only hoped that a flash of inspiration would give them some clues.
Cheng Xiao's matter-of-fact answer made most of the tense atmosphere disappear immediately, and Dugu Xiang's suppressed anger was obviously stunned. He thought about many possibilities, but failed to predict Cheng Xiao's reason for siding with Zheng Xiu.
He actually wanted Zheng Xiu to pay for his broken sword.
Looking at Dugu Xiang again, in the first wave of arrows, he was knocked away by the force contained in the arrows. The tip of the sword trembled wildly and hit the wall. His face was pale and blood was flowing from the corners of his mouth. The "pop" sound in the darkness just now seemed to be Dugu Xiang's.
The sound of Xiang vomiting blood.
call out!
A powerful sound breaking through the air attracted everyone's attention. Almost at the moment of the reminder, the sword box behind Dugu Xiang opened with a clang, and the dragon-grained sword was suddenly unsheathed.
This is actually the first thought that comes to anyone's mind when they see the scenery on the scroll.
Just as he was about to take a step, Zheng Xiu turned around and noticed that Cheng Xiao simply closed his eyes, holding the broken knife, standing there coolly. After thinking for a moment, Zheng Xiu asked with a smile: "Why don't you look?"
At this time Yue Chongyang frowned, he always felt that something was wrong.
Yue Chongyang chuckled: "If you don't understand, don't force it."
Cheng Xiao didn't open his eyes: "I don't understand."
Zheng Xiu asked, "What if not?"
At first, Dugu Xiang smiled wryly and waved his hands, saying that he had been practicing swordplay since childhood and had been with swords for thirty years, so he didn’t know anything about music, chess, calligraphy and painting. But later, it was difficult to refuse the kindness, and Dugu Xiang said helplessly: "Since you are so respectful, Dugu Xiang
I won’t treat you as outsiders and show my embarrassment.”
as expected.
Cheng Xiao: "Someone understands."
Cheng Xiao: "Fake?"
The oil lamp in the house was blown out by the arrow wind, and everyone's eyes suddenly turned into darkness. With a bang, the roof collapsed, and the bright jade-like moonlight poured into the house through the big hole in the roof. A black figure fell from the sky like a ghost, without any traces.
He fell silently in front of the long case.
Xie Luohe was still wearing the same mask at this moment. She didn't seem to care about revealing her identity. After a chuckle, she said thank you, then reached out and swept away the two four seasons pictures on the long desk. She came back from where she came from and jumped on the roof to escape.
Zhang Daer laughed: "We are our own people! We are all our own people!"
Seeing Xie Luohe leaving and returning, Dugu Xiang vaguely guessed the fate of the others and his face turned pale.
"Give it back to you."
Xie Luohe shook his hand and threw a scroll towards Cheng Xiao.
Cheng Xiao opened it and saw that it was the "Picture of Willows and Swallows in the Spring Pond" that he had lost and found.