Doutu Continent

A portrait of Gu Youzhi.

In the deepest part of the palace house, a grey-haired old woman sat in the main seat with a cold face. The scar on her left eye was cut directly, which made her more hostile and looked very difficult to provoke.

Her ordinary sitting posture is already old and decayed, and the pen holder of Fengqi Wutong, which has been cultivated for a hundred years, continues to resonate with her body cultivation, and there is a faint sound of phoenix singing, making her stronger than other painters who are also masters. A strong man in the world appears to be even more majestic and powerful.

The ink qi that churns around the ancestor of the Gong family has the unique spirituality of ink and wash, and its depth changes in an orderly manner. It is different from the dead ink qi that is blackened by the people of Moqin and has a destructive aura as soon as it is used. No one will confuse the two.

But the same goal by different routes, she willfully controls the fate of others, and persecutes blood relatives with her high position and power. How is the evil deeds she committed over the years different from those demons from other worlds?

The patriarch of the Gong family looked stern, and had no good looks towards Gong Shuo who was standing in front of her. Even though the other party had fulfilled her orders within the time limit and brought back Qingzhou, she did not show any emotion other than indifference.

She said with a blank expression: "Gu Qingzhou has been in Weilong City all the time. Why don't the people in the city know that there are always reports of him appearing in other cities? Are the Gu family looks like ordinary people? This will also admit mistakes! A group of people who are not good at doing things The trash, who has a pair of good tricks for nothing, is not as capable as a half-blind one who is played around by Gu Qingzhou!"

Gong Shuo raised his cold and ascetic face, but his words were not completely heartless.He defended his subordinates: "Old Ancestor, Gu Qingzhou's whereabouts are not a lie, but someone used his appearance to confuse people's attention and appeared in other cities many times."

"The appearance is the same? The art of painting skin!" The patriarch of the Gong family said disgustedly, "They are dizzy because of the tricks."

Having said that, ordinary people will still be deceived, and the subordinates cannot be blamed for their incompetence.

After she said this, she paused for a moment to think: "The person who helped Gu Qingzhou, since he used the technique of painting skin, is this Gu Qingzhou who came to my palace real?"

Gong Shuo said calmly, "I have already experienced it."

The patriarch of the Gong family was satisfied.

The art of painting skin is easy to crack, just dip your finger in water and touch it between the eyebrows, you can tear off that layer of camouflage.Usually the material used in the technique of painted skin is a layer of rice paper, but there are also fine ones, which are made of human skin. The flaws of this kind of advanced painted skin are in the back or navel, which are hidden by clothes. The pen is dipped in ink, and it is broken with the finishing touch of the special painting.

Because of the scarcity of materials, some evil skin painters have a bad reputation for killing people and stealing their skins and digging up new graves.For this kind of technique is more professional, but also more cruel master of painting skin.Once the source of the painted skin is unknown, it will be wanted by the Painting League.

Therefore, the painted skins that are circulated in the market are all made with the roughest techniques, which can deceive others for a while, and reveal their original shape when exposed to water.

It is not unusual for Gong Shuo to be able to check the authenticity, what is rare is that he can think of this.Many older Doutu masters will also ignore it for a while and fall on it.

"Who is his accomplice?" The old woman said coldly, "During that time, Mo Xuetao was teaching at Qingyun Academy of Painting, and Gong Yangyi was a disabled person with limited mobility. But they are all in Weilong City now. Could it be that the Qingmo Academy and the Qingmo Academy have fixed points? Is the teleportation map real?"

Qingyun and Mochi two painting academies have recently released teleportation tokens, both supervised by Ye Mofan.It is said that the people from the two painting academies were able to reach Weilong City quickly and rescue them quickly, and they were also teleported there.

Fengyun Mansion owns the "Picture of God's Traveling Thousand Miles", and the two colleges also have painting masters sitting in the town. It is not difficult to decipher the principle of the painting and make a teleportation map belonging to their own college. The strange thing is that they even have the coordinates of Weilong City. Where did they come from? Find so many precious amnesty papers as original manuscripts?

The Dragon Yun Huang Teng paper is rarely handed down.What is well known to the world, in addition to Fengyun Mansion's "God's Journeying a Thousand Miles", is the original painting "Nuwa Mending the Sky" once collected by Lin Huazun of Qingyun Academy of Painting.

Didn't expect them to have so much in stock!She underestimated the background of the Fifth Academy.

Those who helped Gu Qingzhou must be people from these two painting academies.

When the patriarch of the Gong family was young, he also worked hard to find a pardon paper.Now this piece of Long Yun Huang Teng paper has been used by her a hundred years ago.

"Old ancestor," Gong Shuo called out, "I suspect Ye Mofan is the person who helped Gu Qingzhou behind the scenes."

"Him? It's possible." The old woman nodded again. After all, the transmission tokens of the two houses are supervised by this person. "Although my palace family did not deliberately conceal Gu Qingzhou's whereabouts, they are all deeply involved in the aftermath of Weilong City. Even if they suspect it, they will not be able to find it for a while. But Fengyun Mansion..."

The old woman looked at Gong Shuo coldly. After all, the other party was young and completed what she ordered, but there was a big mistake in the process.

"The Fengyun Mansion hasn't publicized your fight with Tao Chu so far. It may not be a good thing if you hold back. This matter is not over yet. You forced Tao Chu to touch "Tao Puppet's Life". Tao Fengyun never suffers, never will Let it go."

Gong Shuo said: "Old Ancestor, I will deal with the aftermath."

"You?" The old woman sneered.

How can Tao Fengyun be satisfied with the aftermath?This will inevitably cost blood.The old woman didn't delve into what the other party wanted to do, and said indifferently: "Since you already have an idea in your heart, go."

"Yes!" Gong Shuo saluted, the fiery red hair band hanging down to his chest, causing the old woman's eyes to close slightly.

Before the other party withdrew, the old woman said: "Tao Fengyun will be concerned that you have this painting master behind you, so he won't kill you, a junior, but Tao Chu is said to be a spoiled little devil. This time you Bring more people."

"Yes." Gong Shuo said.This time the tone has changed, with a hint of flattery and hesitation.

The patriarch of the Gong family didn't cherish the other party's life more, but to find another substitute, which needed time to adjust. What she lacks most now is time.

She thought for a while and said: "The Gong family needs you as an abbot. Save your life and don't hurt too much. It stands to reason that I will go with you to save you from suffering, but I don't want Tao Fengyun to see my state , I know that you are the most sensible."

Gong Shuo said neither happy nor sad: "I don't dare to bother my ancestor to go this way, I already know how to calm this matter."

The old woman added an insurance policy to the other party: "In conclusion, your father has been ignoring the Gong family in seclusion for some years. Before going out this time, I will take the initiative to remove the 'temporary' two Words, from today onwards, you are the official head of the family, first determine the title, and when you come back, the deity will preside over the ceremony."

"..." Gong Shuo remained silent.

"Why?" Seeing the other party's hesitation, the old woman cast a cool look and said, "You don't want to?"

Gong Shuo replied: "It was too sudden. I know that the old ancestor was only thinking of the Gong family. You decided on my name first, so that the Fengyun Mansion would be wary of others. It's just that my father practiced in seclusion, and it was also for the prosperity of the Gong family. After closing the door, I found out that it had been taken over by someone else..."

"It's a matter of course for a son to inherit his father's business. This matter has already been decided by the deity." The words of the ancestor of the Gong family are beyond doubt.

"You succeeded as the head of the family, so that the other aristocratic families can come to celebrate and pay attention to the great things about your sister and Gu Qingzhou. If more people with status have seen Lingyan, she can break through and become a painter as soon as possible."

"..." Gong Shuo lowered his eyelids to hide his almost shattered calm expression.After a long while, he finally found his voice, and said lightly: "Gu Qingzhou is sick, and when I go to Fengyun Mansion, I ask my ancestor to take care of him and take care of his body."

"Yes." The old woman said in a slow tone, "Where is Lingyan? Haven't come back from the Qingyuan yet?"

When Gong Shuo mentioned his sister, his expression became normal again, as if he had found a hard shell, cold, firm and solid.

He said indifferently: "Weilong City has a lot of work to deal with the aftermath. She went to help and wanted to do her part."

Some time ago, Gong Lingyan had successfully entered the Qingyun Painting Academy. It stands to reason that as a new disciple, she would not be asked to go out to practice unless she took the initiative to join in.

"What a kind and good child." The old woman said with a smile when talking about the other party, "It is because Lingyan is so good that I have taken a special fancy to her. Call her back. Tell her that you have offended Fengyun Mansion, Now it is time to take over as Patriarch. She will be back."

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Gu Qingzhou woke up from the dream and had been sleeping for three days straight. Gong Shuo, who brought him back to the Gong family, left and never returned.Although the old woman agreed to take care of her, she didn't intend to come to see Gu Qingzhou in person, and only sent a housekeeper.

When the patriarch of the Gong family didn't see Gu Qingzhou, she didn't want to condescend, or she had a ghost in her heart, and she was afraid of seeing Gu Qingzhou's face that was very similar to her ancestor, only she knew it in her heart.

Gu Qingzhou shook the thin chain on his wrist, and when he woke up, he was not surprised to find that the spirit-forbidden cuffs were still on his hands.

"Master Gu, please have a meal. You have been in a coma for three days." Steward Geng commanded a servant to bring up the delicious porridge, saying nicely.

The servants who were sent were all men, because the patriarch of the palace family was afraid that the maids would not be able to resist the beauty, and they would eat inside and outside, so as not to let them have the opportunity to make mistakes.

Although Gu Qingzhou is also from a family of calligraphy and painting, but the family environment is simple, there are not so many twists and turns, and he can't see the thoughts of the ancestors of the Gong family.

He obediently drank the porridge, satisfying his hungry stomach, and asked, "Can I walk around to digest food?"

Butler Geng said generously: "Master Gu, please go ahead, you are not familiar with the road, I will let them follow you. Some places are forbidden by the palace family, and people are usually not allowed to enter, so they can remind you."

Gu Qingzhou smiled and thanked.

It is to his advantage that the other side acts as a guest rather than a prisoner.

When he went out, his steps were still a little weak, but as a peak painter, no matter how weak his foundation was, it was beyond the reach of ordinary people.

He took ten steps and walked extremely slowly, but he maintained this state and walked all the way. When replaced by a servant, he began to pant heavily, suspecting that he was not even as good as a sick and weak person, and indirectly doubting his life.

Gu Qingzhou seems to be just turning around casually, but he is actually confirming one thing.

In order to prevent him from contacting the outside world, his dormitory was arranged in the deepest part of the palace house, close to the residence of the ancestor of the palace family.This made it easier for him to find what he was looking for without having to travel a lot.

Turning around a rockery and stone forest, Gu Qingzhou quickened his pace when he found a confinement path that overlapped with the scene in his dream.

At this time, the servant who came with him hurriedly reminded: "Master Gu, please stay, you can't go any longer."

"What?" Gu Qingzhou pretended not to know.

Another boy said: "The front is where the ancestors usually go to cultivate their mind and worship the Buddha. No one else is allowed to approach."

"That's right, the front is a forbidden area." The young servant in front agreed, with a frightened expression, "Master Gu, the ancestor doesn't like being disturbed by others, please come back with us."

Gu Qingzhou stopped and looked at the building carefully.so similar!Exactly as he dreamed.

He now understands that the scene in the dream is not fictitious, he has never been here before, but he can clearly foresee what the trees on both sides in front of the door will look like.

This is not a simple dream.

"I'm here as a guest, but I haven't met Gong Huazun yet." Gu Qingzhou said softly, "Does she come here often? I wonder if I can meet you today?"

Just as Gu Qingzhou finished speaking, he heard Fengming.

He wondered: "What sound?"

The little servant was so frightened that he burst into tears and said, "Young Master Gu wants to pay a visit to Patriarch, butler Geng will make arrangements. Patriarch doesn't like to be disturbed, so hurry up, let's go."

As soon as Gu Qingzhou heard this, he knew that the sound of Fengming was related to the ancestor of the Gong family.The other party is in that building, what a coincidence!

Gu Qingzhou didn't want to meet with the other party, afraid of being seen that his realm was not in line with reality, so he was invited back by the boy in the same way.

But he kept thinking about that dream.

In the place in the dream, there is a portrait of Gu Youzhi hanging.Just like the building you see today.

Because of the dream, Gu Qingzhou missed this painting.