When Gu Mengzhong heard it, he asked curiously: "In recent years, I have rarely painted, and it is very rare in the market. Where did Tan Jianshi buy it? Let me have a look, don't buy fakes."
Tan Xun laughed loudly: "Someone gave it to me, and I have personally identified it. It is definitely not a fake. Come on, bring the painting and let Master Gu have a look."
The painting Tan Xun was talking about was a work by Gu Mengzhong that he received as a gift when he was in the City Lord's Mansion.
When he saw it at the time, he could tell at a glance that it was an authentic work.
But he was also afraid of punching eyes, so when he met Gu Mengzhong himself, of course he wanted to show it for others to see.
Because he liked this painting so much, Tan Xun let his followers take him wherever he went. At this moment, the followers stepped forward and handed over that painting.
Wang Ji looked at it and was stunned.
He remembered that Chief Zuo of the City Lord's Mansion had told him that among the gifts he sent was an authentic handicraft of Master Gu.
Could it be that this is what you are talking about
Wang Ji shook his head secretly, if it was a painting he asked his subordinates to buy, it must be fake, how could it be real.
He even thought in his heart that Tan Jianshi sometimes misses.
Over there, Tan Xun had already carefully unfolded the scroll, and the people around immediately surrounded him, wanting to see if it was genuine.
After the scroll was unrolled, Gu Mengzhong's eyebrows froze immediately, and his face sank. Liao Gu, God of Cooking, also saw this painting, and said in amazement: "This is not..."
He didn't say anything after that.
Liao Gu is not stupid, this matter is obviously tricky.
Tan Xun said: "How, is this your authentic work, Master Gu?"
There was no smile on Gu Mengzhong's face, and he nodded: "That's right, it was drawn by Gu himself."
"Haha, let me just say, how can I miss Master Gu's paintings." Tan Xun was very proud, and he admired the City Lord's Mansion even more in his heart.
It's no loss that it's the City Lord's Mansion, so it's generous to make a move.
Now, put it away.
Gu Mengzhong stretched out his hand to grab it and stopped it.
"Master Gu, what are you?" Tan Xun was stunned for a moment. At this moment, he noticed that Gu Mengzhong's face was already very ugly, which made Tan Xun very puzzled.
"Tan Jianshi, let me ask you, where did you get this painting?" Gu Mengzhong asked.
Although Tan Xun didn't understand, he still said truthfully: "A few days ago, I went to the Red Leaf City Lord's Mansion as a guest, and the White City Lord gave it to me."
"snort!"
Gu Mengzhong snorted coldly.
Tan Xun knew that there must be something wrong, otherwise Gu Mengzhong would not be able to turn his face directly.
"What's going on?" Tan Xun asked.
At this time, Liao Gu said, "This painting was clearly a gift from Meng Zhong to Lin Jin a few days ago. How did it end up in the City Lord's Mansion, and how did it end up in Tan Jianshi's hands?"
"ah!"
Tan Xun let out a cry.
This matter is no small matter, Liao Gu's tone was obviously suspicious.
Wang Ji's heart was also beating wildly suddenly, and a sense of extreme ominousness welled up in his heart.
He felt that something was going to happen again.
"Could it be a mistake? This painting was indeed a gift from the City Lord's Mansion that day." Tan Xun's entourage said at this time.
Tan Xun also looked at Gu Mengzhong at this time, and he also hoped that he was wrong.
Gu Mengzhong pointed to a corner of the painting and said: "This painting is viewed from a large scale to a small one. At a rough glance, it is a landscape. In fact, there is a small rural courtyard in the middle. There are three people talking together in the courtyard. And this scene is exactly what happened that day. The scene where I talked freely with Brother Liao and Lin Jin, how can I read it wrong?"
Tan Xun's face turned pale.
Someone said: "Could it be Lin Jianshi who transferred it to the City Lord's Mansion?"
Gu Mengzhong shook his head directly: "When I went to find Lin Jinxue's black ink beast, he told me that the painting I gave him was lost, and it was lost in the Beast Appraiser Association. At that time, I could only repaint him. , Now that I think about it, this matter is probably not that simple. Since it is related to the City Lord's Mansion, let their people come and ask to know."
Someone immediately went to inform the City Lord's Mansion.
No one noticed that Wang Ji's complexion was like a pig's liver.
After a while, Zuo Wentang, the chief executive of the City Lord's Mansion, arrived.
Both Tan Xun and Master Gu are very important figures, so Zuo Wentang naturally dare not neglect them.
"Mr. Zuo, what is going on with this painting?" Tan Xun told the story, Zuo Wentang looked at it and remembered it.
"This painting was sent by President Wang Ji. Didn't a batch of Hunyuan beast eggs be brought to the association for identification before? When I left, this painting was among the gifts that President Wang sent."
After Zuo Wentang finished speaking, everyone looked directly at Wang Ji over there.
Now Wang Ji already knew what was going on.
No matter how thick-skinned he is and no matter how determined his heart is, he can't help breaking out in cold sweat and feeling flustered at this moment, because this is not just about a painting, but also involves the batch of Hunyuan beast eggs.
Only he knew that it was Lin Jin who identified the Hunyuan beast eggs that night, not Wang Ji.
"me… "
There was really no way to make it up. He knew that Lin Jin should have left the painting in the Beast Appreciation Hall after it was appraised, and it was taken as a gift and sent to the City Lord's Mansion together.
But what did he say
In a word, it's all revealed.
It’s okay not to say, others will think he stole the painting.
Everyone is not stupid, seeing that Wang Ji hesitated and couldn't speak, they knew that there was something inside.
Even Nangong Xian's heart was beating wildly, and then he walked two steps to the side calmly, away from Wang Ji. He had a feeling that something big was going to happen today.
At this time, the bell in the association rang.
The exam is over.
Soon, candidates filed out. Zu Can's eyes were sharp, and he saw Lin Jin coming out with the crowd at a glance.
"Lin Jianshi, this way!"
Zu Can greeted, Lin Jin also saw it over there, and walked over, but he was stunned when he got closer.
Why is this battle so big
Zu Can is here, God of Cooking is also there, and Master Gu.
Lin Jin, who had just finished the exam, was directly overwhelmed by this big scene.
Seeing Lin Jin, Tan Lin felt guilty. She wanted to apologize, but she couldn't open her mouth. Tan Xun knew that her daughter was Mo Ruofu, so she took the initiative to bow.
This has nothing to do with the identity of the appraiser, it is simply the father's gratitude to his daughter's benefactor.
"Lin Jianshi, your fire spirit's finger piercing the celestial pivot is really wonderful. Tan expresses my daughter's thanks to you."
With one word from Tan Xun, Lin Jin knew what was going on.
"Is she your daughter?" Lin Jin pointed to Tan Lin and asked.
Tan Xun nodded.
Lin Jin's next sentence made Tan Xun feel ashamed: "Although it was a misunderstanding that night, no matter what I said, I was kind enough to help her. It's okay for her to be ungrateful. Not only did he join forces with Wang Ji to plot against me, but he also banned me. Gotta take care of it."
A look of grievance.
Old Tan Xun blushed, he was actually 'taught' by a younger generation, but who let himself be wronged, he nodded immediately: "Yes, the little girl has been spoiled since she was a child, and she is too willful, she didn't figure out the truth of the matter Just make a random decision, and I have reprimanded her."
Lin Jin saw that his attitude of admitting mistakes was so good, so he couldn't say anything more, just nodded: "That's good, but education is enough, don't talk too harshly, girls, thin-skinned, I'm afraid she won't be able to bear it if you say too much .”
At this scene, the bystanders were dumbfounded.
Master Gu couldn't bear to watch over there.
"Lin Jin, this is Mr. Tan, the Third Ring Beast Master of your Beast Master Association!"
"ah!"
Lin Jin was taken aback. He hadn't seen Tan Xun's animal-patterned sleeve behind one hand before, but now he turned his head and found that he was really wearing a three-ringed animal-patterned sleeve.