,.
Black Peony watched the painting leave with eyes full of reluctance. She hadn't seen enough or looked at it carefully, so she took it away.
The charcoal pencil was not easy to use, so Niu Youdao went to the small room to wash his hands. When he came out, he saw that Black Peony was still in a daze, and he couldn't help but chuckle, "It seems you like this painting very much."
He himself estimated that he should also like it. Now that he saw Black Peony's reaction, he was even more relieved.
Black Mudan's eyes became extremely gentle when she looked at him, and she still said the same thing, "Master Dao, are you really giving it to me?"
Niu Youdao: "The painting is of you. If not you, who should I give it to? Give it to Lao Xiong or should I keep it for myself?"
Without saying a word, Black Peony walked aside and opened the bottle of wine sent by the waiter, poured a glass of wine, and held it in both hands, all without saying a word.
Niu Youdao raised his glass and drank, and asked seriously: "If this painting is not given to you, but sold to you, would you buy it for 100,000 gold coins?"
Black Peony was stunned for a moment, nodded, then shook his head and said: "I can't afford one hundred thousand gold coins. If I had more money, I would definitely buy it."
Yuanfang curled his lips, feeling that Black Peony was trying to flatter him. This painting was nice to look at, but who would spend one hundred thousand gold coins to buy this thing? If he was mentally ill, it would be enough. He might consider it for ten gold coins, but one hundred thousand gold coins would be impossible!
When Black Mudan said this, she seemed to understand a little bit what Niu Youdao said before about "making money", and asked in confusion, "Master Dao, do you want to make money by painting?"
"Making money by painting?" Niu Youdao laughed dumbly.
If painting could change the minds of Monkey and Old Bear, if painting could make the Song family give up their hatred, if painting could solve all their troubles, he wouldn't mind.
However, this thing can only make people who have never seen it feel fresh for a while. Things to watch are things to watch after all. When faced with profit, a painting may not be as tempting as a bowl of rice. He shook his head and said with a smile: "I am not a showman! "
As soon as the innkeeper went out, he quickly came to the inn lobby and went directly into the counter. "Housekeeper, take a look."
"What?" The shopkeeper was confused and stared at the scroll he had spread out. After seeing the content clearly, he was stunned for a moment, "Is this the black peony?"
You can recognize who painted it at a glance. The key is that the painting is so realistic, completely different from the ink painting that shows hazy artistic conception.
"That's right." The guy nodded.
The shopkeeper took the painting into his hand, his eyes were shining, he looked at it and marveled: "What kind of painting method is this? Where did it come from?"
"The guest in Room Yizi painted Black Peony. I saw it with my own eyes when I brought the wine in, so I used a piece of charcoal as a pen and swiped it on the paper..." The clerk explained in detail what he saw. Next, he explained that the customer asked him to take it for framing. After he finished speaking, he tried to ask, "Do you want to show this new thing to the back?"
The shopkeeper's eyes flickered, he rolled up the painting carefully, and said: "The mounting matter is not urgent. You can look at it here first, and I will go see the manager."
"Okay!" The guy nodded.
The shopkeeper quickly left the counter with the painting in hand and hurried to the castle behind the inn...
In the garden, Huang Engui and his junior brother Cui Yuan were wandering around, observing the surroundings, looking for targets.
There should be the target's registered room number at the counter, but the two of them didn't dare to ask. If they asked, the counter wouldn't tell them, so they could only look for it slowly.
After searching for a long time, there was no clue. It was impossible for the two of them to knock on the door one after another. If they really did that, they would be targeted by Yaoyue Inn immediately.
The target must be going out. The two were about to wait at the door of the inn when Cui Yuan suddenly touched Huang Enping's arm.
Huang Enping looked in the direction he indicated. Through the gap between the trees, the two of them saw Lei Zongkang coming out of a room upstairs on the opposite side, and then opened the door and entered the next door.
"Let's go find him." Huang Enping, who took note of the room, greeted in a low voice.
Cui Yuan held him back, "Senior brother, wouldn't it be inappropriate to come directly to the door? Isn't it okay for me to scare off the grass and scare the snake?"
Huang Enping stared at the room and said: "Since they hugged that person's thigh, they didn't even show the basic courtesy and didn't even knock on the door when they entered. The real owner should not be in that room, so I just wanted to check with him to confirm the news." oM]”
Cui Yuan nodded, agreeing with his point of view.
The two of them left the garden and went up to the opposite building. They paid attention to their surroundings and approached the door of the room where Lei Zongkang disappeared.
As he slowly approached, Huang Enping suddenly opened the door and entered while no one was paying attention. Cui Yuan followed and quickly entered and closed the door.
Inside the house, Lei Zongkang was standing in front of the window with his thoughts wandering. He was a little worried about Black Peony's decision. The Taoist priest's behavior in the city today did not look like a knowledgeable person. How could he have any background
Last night, he asked for two more rooms. He, Duan Hu and Wu Sanliang were staying together, and there was only one person left. He stayed in a room by himself. It was not suitable to share a room with Black Peony, a man and a woman alone. He had just talked about this matter with Duan Hu and Wu Sanliang in their room. After getting to know each other in circles, the two of them felt that the Taoist priest did not seem to have a big background, but The two still decided to trust Black Mudan. They had been together for so many years and understood each other, and believed that Black Mudan would not do anything to harm them.
Lei Zongkang's original intention was to persuade Wu Sanliang and Duan Hu to work with him to persuade Black Mudan. It was too late to regret some things now, but it would be too late to regret them when you were involved in them. As a result, the attitude of the two made him a little disappointed.
Over the years, it is impossible for a few people to agree on everything. Sometimes they have disagreements on certain issues. Under normal circumstances, the minority obeys the majority. Since Wu Sanliang and Duan Hu had such attitudes, it was hard for him to say anything else.
It's not that he doesn't believe in Black Peony, but he feels that everyone's decision was a bit too reckless.
Suddenly there was a sound of opening the door from behind. Lei Zongkang thought it was Duan Hu and others. When he looked back, he was stunned.
Before he could speak, Huang Enping made a silent gesture to him, kept a certain safe distance from him, and expressed no harm. At the same time, he lowered his voice and declared: "Lei Zongkang, don't worry, we won't invite him again." The Moon Inn is messing around.”
Lei Zongkang was surprised and said: "Master Huang and Master Cui suddenly came here, what advice do you have?"
Huang Enping: "It's nothing, I just want to ask you something and ask you something."
Although the other party showed an attitude of not committing any crime, Lei Zongkang still did not dare to approach and said suspiciously: "Master Huang, it doesn't matter if you say so."
Huang Enping: "I heard that you have found someone to recommend and guarantee?"
Speaking of this, Lei Zongkang couldn't help but smile bitterly, "This is a bit of a misunderstanding. It's not what it seems from the outside. He didn't promise any recommendation or guarantee."
Huang Enping immediately asked: "What is that person's name?"
Lei Zongkang didn't know why he cared about this. It seemed like it was nothing to talk about, so he replied: "Xuanyuan Dao!"
"Xuanyuan Dao...Tao..." Huang Enping muttered, and looked at Cui Ping with deep meaning in their eyes. He asked again: "Do you know which sect you are from?"
Lei Zongkang shook his head: "I don't know! Mr. Huang, I'm not lying to you. He didn't reveal anything about his origins. No one on our side can figure it out."
After exchanging glances with Cui Ping again, Huang Enping slowly walked to the chair and sat down, sighing slowly, "I think you guys are really impatient, and you actually dare to go against our Liuxian Sect."
Lei Zongkang was surprised, "Master Huang, why do you say this? When have we not been respectful to your Liuxian Sect, and have we ever been against you?"
Huang Enping: "Are you really not aware of that person's origin, or are you just pretending not to know?"
Lei Zongkang felt that there was something in the other person's words, "I really don't know. Does Mr. Huang have any advice?"
"This person is not Xuanyuan Dao at all. Xuanyuan Dao is a pseudonym. His real name is Niu Youdao. His true identity is an abandoned disciple of the Shangqing Sect of the Yan Kingdom. He killed the grandson of Lord Tingwei of the Yan Kingdom..." Huang Enping reported Niu Youdao's name. He briefly recounted the negative side, from killing Song Yanqing to killing Liu Ziyu, a disciple of the Liuxian Sect, to killing Song Long, the envoy of Yan, etc. After finishing speaking, he asked: "Are you hanging out with him because you are against me, the Liuxian Sect?" What?"
Lei Zongkang was frightened when he heard this. No wonder he felt that the Taoist master was a little abnormal. If what the other party said was true, he was really going against the Liuxian Sect. There was no way they could afford to offend the Liuxian Sect. He hurriedly said: " We really don't know about this matter, and we actually have nothing to do with him..." He emphasized that he only agreed to follow him, and finally stated again and again, "Don't worry, Mr. Huang. When I turn around, I will immediately say hello to Black Mudan and the others, and I will immediately break away from him. , we will never dare to go against the Liuxian Sect!"
Huang Enping sneered, "You are involved in this matter, and you are allowed to advance when you want, and retreat when you want? You are so sick that you rushed to the doctor. You don't even think about how big a deal it is to kill the envoy of the Yan State. The Yan State can let go Have you passed him? Even the Shang Chaozong, the king of Yongping County, was afraid of avoiding him and abandoned him. It's better for you to rush forward and get together. You are really not afraid of death!"
Lei Zongkang felt like breaking into a cold sweat, "Master Huang..."
Huang Enping raised his hand to interrupt, "Now that I've come to the door, and since I can sit down and talk to you about this matter, I'm not here to cause trouble. You and I have no grievances, not to mention that you just met her and didn't do anything for her. What, there is no need for me to make things difficult for you, but this matter cannot be settled as soon as you say it is over."
Lei Zongkang hurriedly stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "Master Huang, I hope you can give me some advice."
Huang Enping said calmly: "You know the rules of Star Reaching City. We don't want to disturb the guests staying at Yaoyue Inn. We don't want to alert the snake and let people escape. Do you understand?"
Lei Zongkang was stunned for a moment, and then he suddenly realized that he wanted to help keep an eye on this person. He immediately nodded and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Huang, I will immediately notify a few associates to help Liuxian Sect keep an eye on the person." Atonement!"
Huang Enping waved his hand: "Black Mudan would actually agree to such a thing. I don't know what kind of drug that guy gave Black Mudan. This beast is very cunning, as can be seen from its ability to escape pursuit many times. I don't want any more accidents to happen. Now As long as you know the matter, don't let Black Peony and the others know about it for the time being. The more people who know, the easier it will be to find clues and be discovered. Don't worry, your work will not be in vain. After the matter is completed, I will seek a recommendation guarantee for you from the master. Whether you can succeed or not depends on your luck."