If there are high-end martial arts for sale in Binyang Town, it is only the Jiuzhou Chamber of Commerce. Xingtian also asked the waiter that the Jiuzhou Chamber of Commerce holds an auction every month, and the surrounding martial artists, small sects, and martial arts families will send
People come to see if there are any goods they need. In the auction, there are various martial arts for sale.
And Xingtian was also very lucky. It was said that in two days' time, this month's auction would be held. It can be said that it was better to come by chance than to come by chance. So Xingtian found an inn and spent more than ten taels of silver to rent an upper room.
Next, while practicing, wait for the auction to start.
At the same time, a strange thing happened to the outer sect of Guashan Sect.
In the outer sect, it can be said that there is a strict hierarchy. The lowest level is the handyman disciples. Above the handyman disciples are the formal disciples of the outer sect, and then there are the disciples on the ground list and the disciples of certain elders. And the disciples
Above them are the deacons, who are also divided into low-level deacons and senior deacons, responsible for all matters in the sect. Above the deacons are the elders. Naturally, the first elder, Changsong, is the most respected.
Basically, every class has its own circle, especially the first elder, Zuo Changsong, who is the number one person in Guashan's outer sect. He is so high up there that he usually looks like a dragon but spends most of his time practicing in seclusion.
.But in the past few days, he often went to the Deacon's Pavilion, and every time he went, he went to find the same person.
This in itself is a strange thing.
This incident spread directly to the outer sect, but most of the disciples were unaware of it, but the rumors were increasing. Some people said that Elder Zuo was considerate of the deacons who were the backbone of the force, and personally went to teach martial arts.
, some people say that among the deacons there are sons of Elder Zuo’s old friends, or even directly said to be the illegitimate sons of Elder Zuo. Some disciples with dirty minds are whispering in private, could it be that Elder Zuo has the habit of Longyang?
Of course, this kind of talk can only be passed on in private, and it is absolutely forbidden to say it to the outside world.
But no matter what, the uncharacteristic behavior of Elder Zuo, who has always been indifferent to worldly affairs, is really confusing, and there are probably only a few senior elders who really know the inside story.
At this moment, in a large room, Yu Tonghai stood there with his hands behind his back, his brows furrowed, as if he was thinking about something, and behind him, Chu Yingjie and Xu Jiang stood each other.
"Master, what do you mean by Elder Na Zuo? Why do you go to the Deacon Pavilion every now and then to look for Chang Yu? It's so abnormal!" Chu Yingjie is still so arrogant. Since he got the Blue Sky Jade Card, even in front of Yu Tonghai,
He doesn't need to salute, but it's because if one day he is really recruited as a disciple by Mr. Bi Kong from the inner sect, his status will skyrocket. At that time, even Yu Tonghai will have to address him as Senior Brother Chu when he meets him.
Yu Tonghai naturally knew this, but since Chu Yingjie was powerful, he would also follow suit, so he wished Chu Yingjie could enter the inner door earlier. Hearing what he just said, he also looked confused.
"Hmph, Chang Yu is an ordinary deacon. His cultivation level is only in the Breath Adjustment Realm and he comes from a humble background. When Zuo Changsong went to find him at first, I didn't pay much attention to him, but now Zuo Changsong basically does it every three to five days.
I would go there once, and I was very surprised!”
Chu Yingjie asked again: "Is it really as rumored to the outside world? What is the relationship between Chang Yu and Elder Zuo?"
Yu Tonghai shook his head and recalled: "No, Chang Yu entered Guashan fifteen years ago, but it took him thirteen years to complete the breath-controlling realm and become a deacon, and Zuo Changsong was in charge of many outer sects.
Years ago, if the two of them were related, how could Chang Yu still have such a level of cultivation and status? You must know that Zuo Changsong had entered Tingyu Pavilion, and he and Mr. Bi Kong called each other senior brothers. He would give some benefits casually.
Chang Yu can at least cultivate to the point of opening acupuncture points and become an elder!"
"Then this thing is really weird!" When Chu Yingjie heard what Yu Tonghai said, he couldn't figure out the key to it. Sometimes things are like this. The more mysterious they are, the more they want to get to the bottom of it. Whether it is Chu Yingjie or Yu Tonghai,
This is inevitable even when connecting to the sea.
They were making random guesses here, but over there in the Deacon Pavilion, Chang Yu was sweating on his forehead.
To be honest, some things are good things, just like being visited by the first elder of the outer sect. This matter will be a shameful thing wherever it spreads. But no matter how good things are, they also have to be measured. As the saying goes, things must be reversed when they are extreme. If this outer sect comes to visit,
The first elder of the sect would come to the house every now and then to ask for a cup of tea or exchange martial arts knowledge and sit there for two or three hours. No one could tolerate this.
Just like this moment, Elder Zuo came over in the name of playing chess with him and sat there for two hours.
Chang Yu was quite in awe of this first elder. He didn't have the courage to ask the first few times, but this time, Chang Yu decided to ask clearly why the elder was so concerned about him.
Of course, Chang Yu could guess some clues even without asking. Every time Elder Zuo came, although he would find some excuses to drink tea or play chess, his eyes would always glance towards him inadvertently.
A painting on the wall.
It’s the ‘Gua Mountain Cloud and Mist Picture’ presented by Xing Tian.
In addition, Elder Zuo would also use words to test, all of which were about matters related to the inner sect. Unfortunately, how could Chang Yu know about the affairs of the inner sect?
Chang Yu was troubled, but he didn't know that Elder Zuo opposite him was more troubled than him.
As the number one member of the Guashan outer sect, Zuo Changsong can be said to have a high position of authority, and given his age and cultivation, he really has no other pursuits besides pursuing the mysteries of martial arts.
He had studied in the inner sect and had been Mr. Tingyu’s disciple for several years, but he had benefited a lot. If Mr. Tingyu hadn’t enlightened him on his doubts about martial arts in those years, it would have been impossible for Sao Changsong to break through the toughness and softness.
You can get a glimpse of the wonders of the world.
Therefore, the inner gate and Tingyu Pavilion are the most sacred places in his heart.
He knew that Mr. Tingyu was a real master with unfathomable cultivation, but he had two hobbies, one was listening to the rain and drinking, and the other was painting.
Mr. Tingyu loves painting, even to the point of being crazy. Everyone in the inner circle knows that, and Tingyu Pavilion is also full of Mr. Tingyu’s paintings. Zuo Changsong remembers very clearly, when he was in Tingyu Pavilion
, there was a "Gua Mountain Cloud and Mist Picture", which was exactly the same as the one he accidentally saw in Chang Yu's room.
Although Sa Changsong is not proficient in painting, he is very knowledgeable. There are also many talented people in the inner sect who copy Mr. Tingyu's painting, but they are unable to paint the essence of it.
Only the scene in Chang Yu's room really reproduces the perfection of Mr. Tingyu's paintings, and it is even said that in some details it exceeds the original work that Sa Changsong saw in Tingyu Pavilion.
This shocked him.
There are a few things that Zuo Changsong doesn't understand. The first is that although Chang Yu is a deacon, there is no way he can enter the inner door and get a glimpse of Mr. Tingyu's authentic work. So where did this painting come from? Who painted it?
?The second is if it is assumed that this painting was painted by Chang Yu, then when did he paint it? You must know that some elders of the outer sect also have some so-called paintings leaked from the inner sect, but they are all imitations. He himself
There are a few paintings, although the paintings are exquisite, but they lack one part of charm, two parts of artistic conception, and three parts of aura. They can only deceive people who don’t know how to do it. Painting tigers after cats can only make them look neither like cats nor tigers. But this one in Chang Yu’s room
The other one was different, with full charm, artistic conception, and aura. Even Sa Changsong had a bold guess that this painting was not a copy, but was really made by Mr. Tingyu.
If so, then things would be very interesting.
That's why he came here every now and then after discovering this painting, nominally to drink tea, play chess and talk about martial arts, but in fact he was just to observe the authenticity of the painting.
Some people asked. As Zuo Changsong, he could directly ask Chang Yu and ask him to tell the truth, but the actual situation was that Zuo Changsong did not dare to ask.
He is afraid!
This thing seems a bit unbelievable, but it is a fact. Sa Changsong knows that if this painting is not painted by Chang Yu, then the artistic conception and charm of this painting are probably from the hands of Mr. Tingyu. If so,
That would be a big deal.
How come Mr. Tingyu’s painting ended up in a small butler’s room?
Stealing it? With Chang Yu's cultivation level, that is absolutely impossible, so it can only be given as a gift. Apart from anything else, just hanging this painting here, if it is really painted by Mr. Tingyu, it will be a deterrent
It was more terrifying than the blue sky jade card in Chu Yingjie's hand. From then on, no one in the outer sect dared to be disrespectful to Chang Yu.
Of course, there is another possibility, that is, this painting was painted by Chang Yu or someone else.
But from the bottom of his heart, Sao Changsong did not believe that anyone could surpass Mr. Tingyu in painting skills, so he thought that this possibility was unlikely, or even completely impossible. After observing that painting over and over again, he
, and also concluded that this was the work of Mr. Tingyu.
After coming to this conclusion, Zuo Changsong was quite excited, a little jealous, and a little confused. Finally, the old man couldn't help it anymore, but he raised his head and glanced at Chang Yu, who was quite embarrassed, and asked:
"Deacon Chang, I have something to ask you. I hope it won't be rude!"
Hearing Zuo Changsong's question, Chang Yu naturally said respectfully: "Elder Zuo, it's okay to ask. Chang Yu will definitely tell you everything he knows..."
"Okay!" Zuo Changsong put down the chess piece in his hand, then stood up and looked at the painting on the wall and said, "Excuse me, Deacon Chang, where did you get this painting?"
It’s finally time to ask!
Chang Yu knew that the other party's target must be this painting, but the other party never asked, and it was difficult for him to speak. Now that he saw Zuo Changsong asking, he was relieved, but said truthfully: "Since Elder Zuo asked,
Chang Yu then told the truth, this painting... was a gift from... a friend!"
Thinking of Xing Tian, Chang Yu didn't know what to call him for a moment, and he felt that he and Xing Tian were very close friends, so they called him friends.
Little did he know that his pause while thinking made Sa Changsong's heart beat several times unconsciously. Apparently, this old guy had misunderstood something again.
"Speaking of which, my friend Elder Zuo also knows that he is..." When Chang Yu was about to say Xingtian's name, Zuo Changsong suddenly interrupted: "Don't say it, don't say it, I know, I
Understand, Deacon Chang Yu is so lucky. It’s getting late today, so I’ll take my leave. I’ll come back to watch the painting another day!”
Zuo Changsong's expression was clear, but he was envious. Until he left, Chang Yu was puzzled. He didn't know what kind of medicine Elder Zuo was selling in his gourd, and he didn't even know.
, when he said the word "friend", there was naked envy on Sa Changsong's face.
In Chang Yu's opinion, Elder Zuo left inexplicably. He thought the matter would come to an end, but unexpectedly, two more elders came to him the next day. These two elders are also high-ranking people in the outer sect and have great cultivation levels.
He is a master of hardness and softness, practicing yin and yang energy. He is a true martial arts master. Normally he would not even look at Chang Yu, but now he is so polite to Chang Yu that people are not used to it.
Needless to say, they both came to view the painting. They may have gotten some inside information from Elder Zuo. They were all mysterious and did not say much. They left after watching the painting with a look of unfinished understanding.
It's confusing.
It was like this for several days in a row, either Sa Changsong or the elders who were close to Sao Changsong. Later, some ordinary elders who seemed to have heard something about it also came here just to view the paintings, and until
At this time, Chang Yu discovered that things seemed to be a little different from what he thought.
A few days later, two more people stood at the door of Chang Yu's room.
People were coming and going around these two people, but the strange thing was that neither the deacons nor the handyman disciples who were coming and going seemed to be unable to see these two people, and turned a blind eye to them.
One of them is only in his mid-twenties, wearing a green shirt, a jade face and sword-shaped eyebrows, slender eyes, extremely handsome, and a jade flute hanging on his waist, while the other one is wearing a linen short shirt with his arms and legs rolled up.
The old man's arms and legs were exposed, but his hair was neatly tied up into a round bone with a blue linen cloth.