Liaozhai Great Sage

The Qiao family has no children, so sooner or later this painting will be taken advantage of by outsiders, so why not give it to Li Xiuyuan, whom I am quite fond of.

If you can't save your life, naturally don't talk too much about everything.

After calming down a bit, Li Xiuyuan said: "Master Qiao's words are serious. Wansheng doesn't dare to ask for such treasures. If Master Qiao has the heart, after Wansheng rescues Miss Qiao, he only needs to borrow this painting for one night. return."

He also expressed in his words that he had no nostalgia.

"Mr. Li, you're being polite. It's getting late now. Please, Mr. Li, go to bed early. The old man's house still has some trivial matters to deal with, so it's inconvenient to continue entertaining Mr. Li." Master Qiao's enthusiasm faded a lot immediately.

Obviously, being rejected by Li Xiuyuan in such a bad mood.

After all, scholars are all good-faced. Master Qiao took the initiative to raise this matter, but was rejected by a junior like Li Xiuyuan. Naturally, he would lose face.

"That night, I will disturb Master Qiao all night." Li Xiuyuan said.

After some courtesies, he left the lobby with the servants of Qiao's mansion, and temporarily stayed in the Qiao's mansion for a few days to solve the problem of Miss Qiao's lost soul.

"Eldest young master, why were you so surprised when you saw the painting just now? It's the first time I've seen the young master like this. In the past, there were ten thousand taels of gold beside the young master, and the young master didn't even blink his eyes. "The guard followed behind with luggage and asked curiously.

Li Xiuyuan shook his head and said, "What do you know? Gold and silver are vulgar things, and there are countless in the world, but there is only one dragon and horse picture of Seng Yao for 5000 years, and its value is incalculable."

"Young Master, who is that Zhang Seng Yao? His paintings are so expensive." The guard asked again.

Li Xiuyuan said: "Naturally, he is the master of Wu Daozi, a painter of the Tang Dynasty. Do you know who Wu Daozi is? He is a saint of painting and the No. 1 painter through the ages. Zhang Sengyao, but I don’t know if it’s true or not, but there is a story that can illustrate how powerful Zhang Sengyao’s paintings are, I don’t know if you have heard of it.”

"The younger ones are all vulgar people. How do you know about these scholars? If the eldest and young master are not bored, then tell the younger two."

Li Xiuyuan smiled and said: "That's fine, I have nothing to do when I'm free, just let me tell you. It is said that one day, Zhang Sengyou was painting a mural for a temple, and he painted four dragons. These four dragons were so lifelike that all the onlookers He was full of praise, but the four dragons had drawn everything except the eyes. Someone asked Zhang Sengyou why he didn't draw the eyes, but Zhang Sengyou said that the dragon flew away when the eyes were painted on. If you don’t believe me, you think it’s absurd, and you all ask him to draw eyes, but guess what? Zhang Sengyou painted the eyes, and the dragon with the eyes broke free from the wall and flew away, leaving only three eyeless dragons on the wall. superior."

"Master, is this true or false, so amazing?"

The guard's eyes widened and he felt very miraculous. He didn't expect that Zhang Sengyou was so powerful.

"I used to think that this was just a fabrication by the ancients, and it could not be true, but after seeing the picture of Seng Yao's dragon and horse today, I firmly believe it."

Recalling the situation just now, Li Xiuyuan couldn't help but let out a little breath: "The dragon horse in the painting really came back to life, but almost rushed out of the painting and ran out. I even heard the dragon horse neighing."

He is the fate of a saint, and he can see through any magic and Taoism at a glance, so it is certain that the dragon horse must have come alive in the painting.

The master of this painting saint Wu Daozi is indeed very capable, no wonder he can teach a painting saint.

"Young master, since this painting is so precious, why don't you agree to Mr. Qiao's business and earn him a painting." The guard's eyes lit up, and it seemed that he wanted the painting even more than Li Xiuyuan.

Li Xiuyuan said; "Master Qiao's words have a digression. Although it appears to be a gift from a family heirloom, he actually wants to recruit me as a son-in-law and let Qiao's daughter marry me."

"What, that old man is so greedy, he wants to marry a dying man to the eldest young master." The guard was furious for a moment, and even Master Qiao's title changed.

Li Xiuyuan shook his head and said with a smile: "Naturally, we only got married after saving Ms. Qiao. If you can't save her, then of course everything will be empty talk."

"This is also the young master's disadvantage. The young master will be the champion in the future. How can a person who becomes a high official take such a woman who died once? Moreover, the Qiao family is also ordinary. How can he be worthy of the young master? It’s not bad to be a concubine, but it’s not acceptable to be a wife, last time the master secretly got angry several times because of Miss Qingmei.” The guard said.

After finishing speaking, he seemed to feel that he had slipped his mouth, so he hurriedly closed his mouth again.

Ome?

Li Xiuyuan immediately thought of the infatuated woman who redeemed himself and went to him.

Just because I rescued her casually once when I was a child, I never forget it all my life. In order to seek a marriage, I missed the marriage card three times and died under the tree demon.

"Hey."

Sighing lightly, Li Xiuyuan didn't want to discuss these things about Mr. Qiao anymore.

Chapter 189

Although Zhang Sengyou's dragon and horse picture is precious, Li Xiuyuan will not marry Qiao Nu just because of a dragon and horse picture.

Because in his opinion, there is a meaning of transaction in marriage, not for love and fate, which Li Xiuyuan can't accept. Besides, his helping Miss Qiao to go home is only a moral rescue, and there is no other reason. thought.

"Don't move around at night, there are ghosts entrenched in Qiao's mansion, don't be confused by ghosts." Li Xiuyuan said.

The two guards froze for a moment: "Eldest young master, there are still ghosts in this Qiao mansion?"

"Well, I smell ghosts. Although there may not be monsters, there are ghosts for sure. This Mr. Qiao is supposed to be a scholar, and ordinary ghosts will not approach such people, but when I came to Qiao's mansion On the contrary, there is a strong smell of ghosts in Qiao's mansion, it seems that Master Qiao has something to hide from us, it seems that Miss Qiao lost her soul this time, and marrying a ghost does not seem to be pure."

Li Xiuyuan said.

He thought about it carefully, only to realize that although Master Qiao was a little surprised when he saw his daughter come back, the surprise was only because he was surprised that his daughter was sent back by him.

He didn't care about his own daughter's unconsciousness and loss of soul.

If this is the case, it is obviously not the attitude that a father should have.

Unless, Master Qiao already knew that his daughter's soul would be lost, so he was not surprised.

Moreover, it was mentioned afterwards that Zhang Sengyou's dragon horse picture was used to ask Li Xiuyuan to take action, and this ceremony was indeed a bit heavy.

It can be seen that Master Qiao loves the picture of dragon and horse very much, and when he took out this picture, his face was full of complacency.

Such a person who loves painting just sent out a picture of a dragon and a horse just to find the soul for his daughter. Even though there is a meaning of marriage in it, Li Xiuyuan feels that there may be something else hidden in it.

It should be noted that people in this era are seriously patriarchal.

Based on Li Xiuyuan's judgment of Master Qiao, the safety of a Miss Qiao is probably not worth the picture.

"This Master Qiao is a bit weird, you need to be more vigilant, and you can't fully believe it."

Li Xiuyuan said: "We will stay at Qiao's house for three days, doing our best and obeying the destiny. If we can find the soul of the daughter of Qiao's family, it would be the best, and it can be regarded as saving a life. If we can't find it, we will leave immediately to avoid another Get involved in any disputes, well, it's getting late, you guys go to rest."

"Understood, little one, Eldest Young Master also go to bed early." The two guards responded and withdrew.

After the guards went down to rest, Li Xiuyuan returned to the room, closed the door and went to bed.

He did not rest immediately, but meditated in meditation to recover his strength and energy.

Now he is indeed no longer an ordinary person. He only needs to meditate for one or two hours a day to make him energetic in a day.

While Li Xiuyuan was meditating and resting.

Inside Qiao's mansion.

At this moment, Master Qiao returned to the study alone. He stood with his hands behind his back, and stood in front of a wall of the study, quietly looking at the picture of a dragon and a horse hanging on the wall.

Ryoma wanders in the painting like a living thing.

However, Master Qiao didn't find it strange, and seemed to be used to it.

Suddenly, the dragon horse in the picture moved its ears and looked up at the top of its head.