Shopkeeper and God

But there was a painting hanging on the wall.

It was an ink and wash landscape painting, not large in size, but hanging alone on the wall looked a bit eye-catching.The painting depicts a riverside, the river is vast, and you can see light boats sailing in the distance; the banks are lined with green trees, the peaks are green, and the mountain road is winding, leading to a thatched house in the mountain. There is an open space in front of the house, and there is a woman on it Holding a little boy, the little boy was playing with something on the ground with a branch in his hand. Looking closer, he seemed to be able to tell that it was a spider.

Drawing spiders is a bit rare.Baochen squinted his eyes and looked again, making sure that he read it correctly, and then he looked at the lower right corner of the painting, where there was a vermilion seal, which didn't look old, and the word "Hezhi" was written on it, it should be The name of the author of the painting.

Baochen thought for a while, he had never heard of the name "Crane Zhi", but this painting is really good, it should be a master's handwriting.

"Master Baochen is here."

Bao Chen was thinking about it, when a voice suddenly came from behind, making him unable to bear turning his head.Xi Ying came in at some point, stood not far from him and gave him a slight salute, then said: "Those servants are not sensible, I wonder if adults can still get used to arranging such a job for adults?"

It sounded like he was here to express condolences, so Baochen answered casually, and then heard Xi Ying ask: "Did you just look at that painting? Are you also interested in calligraphy and painting?" Chen looked at the painting again, but didn't speak.Xi Ying said again: "That painting was done by a famous monster painter named Hezhi. That painter's paintings are hard to find, and Mr. Cang spent a lot of trouble to get this painting. I heard that , Qi Xiezhong also has a painting of Hezhi, I wonder if you have seen it?"

When Xi Ying said this, Baochen couldn't help but think of the lost painting.It's just that he thought it shouldn't be such a coincidence, so he didn't say it. He only said that he hadn't seen it, but he couldn't help looking at the painting twice.

Xi Ying didn't pursue the question any further. Looking at Bao Chen looking at the painting, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said slowly, "My lord, there is something I don't know if I should ask." There was nothing to ask myself, and after a pause, she motioned for him to talk.Xi Ying saluted again before asking, "My lord, do you still remember Dongfang Mao?"

Baochen frowned, the name was unfamiliar and he didn't remember it.However, before he answered, Xi Ying continued: "That man is a sorcerer. He went to Mount Yushan 300 years ago and was unable to seek the Tao, and then got mad and got rid of him. My lord, don't you remember him?"

Baochen still has no impression.His memory of 300 years ago is that he had just obtained the position of Yushan Mountain God at that time.There are only one or two Taoist temples on Yushan, and he has no interest in cultivating Taoism, so he will not remember such a thing as a mere human warlock going up the mountain to seek Taoism.

Seeing that Bao Chen didn't answer, Xi Ying laughed again, but she didn't show annoyed expression, and said, "It's normal for my lord not to remember, but I remember clearly. My lord, the piece you entrusted to the oriental magician back then Something, but I have never forgotten it." As he said, he raised his finger and tapped his head.

Baochen's breathing stagnates, and his expression turns cold.

Xi Ying smiled like a crescent moon but stopped talking.The two were really at a stalemate, but a messenger suddenly broke in from outside the door, and said in a panic and anxiously: "Mr. Xi, so you are here... you, you should go to the front hall to have a look. Just now, Mr. Lu Xing Here we are, very angry, clamoring to see Mr. Cang, we can't stop it..."

"What's the matter with him?" Xi Ying withdrew her smile for a moment, and asked in a normal manner.

"It seems, it seems that the spider slaying people before... something happened." The person who came to report was terrified.Xi Ying was stunned for a moment, turned around and wanted to follow the servant, but stopped after taking two steps, turned to look at Bao Chen who was still standing there, and said, "Let's talk to the adults next time about that matter. , anyway, we have plenty of time, right." After speaking, he went out, leaving Baochen standing alone in the storage room.

Baochen stood for a while, Xi Ying's words sounded simple, but in Baochen's memory, it was not a simple matter.He will forget the name of that warlock back then, but he will never forget what he has to do.Only he and the sorcerer knew about that matter, and no matter whether the sorcerer died violently or naturally after he went down the mountain, no one else would know about it, let alone it would be mentioned suddenly after 300 years.

Is it reincarnation?Bao Chen didn't know, but compared to Xi Ying's identity, Bao Chen cared more about why Lu Xing broke in.With Lu Xing's personality, even if he was angry, he would not do such a thing, so Baochen was worried, so he had to go and see.

And if he could look back at the painting before leaving, he would definitely find that there is a faint figure of a passerby on the mountain road in that painting, and this figure never existed a moment ago .

Commissioned by the Mountain God (5)

In Cang's memory, Lu Xing is a person who loves to laugh, no matter how much trouble is brought to him, he will face it with a smile.So when he heard that Lu Xing was forced to meet him in the front morning hall, he was inevitably taken aback, and when he saw Lu Xing's cold face again, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

Lu Xing was wearing a blue-gray gown today, with large epiphyllum flowers embroidered with gold and silver thread on it. Coupled with the expression on his face at the moment, he was really an ice beauty.Seeing his appearance, Cang couldn't help swallowing, trying to suppress his anxiety, and then said: "Didn't I ask you to visit Pan Mo? Why are you looking for me at this time?"

Hearing his question, Lu Xing couldn't help but sneered, and said, "You guys have done a good job, and you've given me a mess? You really think Qi Xie is easy to bully, don't you? I'm the owner of Qi Xie! I'll do things for you according to the rules! No You're the one to take the blame! It's not for you to deal with interpersonal relationships! It's not for you to be scolded!" Lu Xing had already roared at the end, and almost pointed at Cang's nose and cursed.Cang gasped, and the servants around him had never seen Lu Xing like this before, and whispered, "Sir, please calm down..." He wanted to smooth things over, but Lu Xing said, "It's up to you to speak." Is it for you!" I yelled back and didn't dare to speak anymore.

Cang's heart was beating violently, and according to Lu Xing's reaction, Pan Mo's family probably would have scolded him.It's just that when he sent someone to coordinate before, the family still showed a rather understanding attitude. Lu Xing is a human being, so it stands to reason that his attitude shouldn't change drastically.Cang didn't know what happened here, so he pondered for a while before opening his mouth, and said, "But since you are here now, Pan Mo must have been discharged from the hospital." During the negotiation a few days ago, Pan Mo's body had already appeared With signs of improvement, I should be able to leave the hospital in two days.

So it's reasonable to come to him to vent when you've been wronged.Cang even thought in his heart whether he should leave Lu to wake up and have a good meal later.

However, Lu Xing rolled his eyes at him and said, "That's right, I was discharged from the hospital, but I just entered the funeral parlor."

"Funeral...? What!" Cang's heart skipped a beat, and he took two steps towards Lu Xing in disbelief. Seeing Lu Xing's distrustful expression, he could only stop.Lu Xing saw that he didn't speak, and Cang's heart almost jumped into his throat.His mind was suddenly in chaos. Why did the patient who was obviously improving suddenly pass away?What went wrong?Where did it go wrong?Cang couldn't figure it out, he was extremely suspicious and anxious, his brows were furrowed, but in the end, he seemed to want to confirm something, and asked, "So, Pan Mo is..."

"Yes, Pan Mo is dead." Lu Xing's voice did not contain any falsehood, and this was the first sentence Xi Ying and Bao Chen heard when they came in.

Baochen was stunned at the door.He had asked Lu Xing about this to some extent, so when he heard Lu Xing say this, he couldn't help but feel puzzled.However, Xi Ying, who was walking in front of him, was unmoved by this sentence, and even walked to stand not far from Cang very naturally, posing as if he was on standby at any time.

At the same time, after hearing this affirmative answer, Cang's expression gradually calmed down.Knowing that people cannot be resurrected after death, Cang took a deep breath and asked, "What did the hospital say?" You have to die to understand clearly, since this layer of responsibility cannot be escaped, it is better to ask clearly.

Lu Xing's anger seemed to have subsided a lot, and he said, "Multiple organs are failing, and the blood test is caused by toxins. The doctor said that there is an incubation period for some monsters' toxin outbreaks, and patients in the incubation period do not have any obvious clinical manifestations." , and once the toxin breaks out, it can take the patient's life in a very short period of time."

Cang agrees with this statement, but there is still one thing he can't figure out, "Pan Mo received a blood test immediately after he was injured, and the possibility of toxin invasion has been ruled out. The doctor also injected Pan Mo just in case. Antivenom, in theory, won't..."

"If you want to investigate, that's your business. Now that the person is dead, I think this commission has been completed." Lu Xing said impatiently. He saw Baochen next to him and walked up a few steps. He grabbed Baochen's wrist and said "Let's go home" in great dissatisfaction.

Cang didn't expect him to want to leave so much, he couldn't hold back for a while, and shouted "Lu Xing".Lu Xing didn't turn his head back, and yelled back at him, "Don't expect me to blame you! Do you know how badly I was scolded in the hospital! Who am I! I'll be scolded for you!? I will negotiate with you later! Do it yourself!"

"Presumptuous!" Cang Zhui went out and shouted.

Lu Xinghou stopped at his words.He stopped so fast that Baochen almost lost his feet, but from his perspective