Doutu Continent

I worry about you, and I worry about your sister even more.

Mo Xuetao laughed and said, "Don't panic, disciple, Gong Shuo just came here to visit you, not specially for you."

Hearing what the other party said, Gu Qingzhou still did not relax his frowning, and asked: "Master, why did Gong Shuo come to Qingyun Painting Academy? Don't be a fool!"

"Qing Zhou, with your guilty look, it's fortunate that you are the teacher who blocked him and didn't let Gong Shuo meet you. Otherwise, wouldn't it be self-inflicted?"

Gu Qingzhou pursed his lips lightly and said: "Master, the disciple is in front of you, so that he can be so heartless, and outsiders will never show his anger and anger, and put everything on his face."

"Really? So, I can rest assured as a teacher." Although Mo Xuetao said so, he still looked worried.Back then, he forged Ye Mofan's identity for his apprentice, and even arranged a special mask for him.In addition to covering up the real face, it is also to make people unable to see the emotional fluctuations under the mask, so that people can't figure him out.

Mo Xuetao said without hesitation: "Gong Shuo came here to go through the formalities of suspending school for his younger sister Gong Lingyan. Come and visit me by the way, and send me an invitation letter to invite this painting master to attend the succession ceremony of his patriarch in half a year."

"Half a year?" Gu Qingzhou thought of something and asked, "Postponed?"

Back then Gong Shuo clearly hoped to formally take over as Patriarch as soon as possible.

"Isn't it because of you?" Mo Xuetao scolded with a smile, "It was scheduled to be next month, but the Gong family is currently being rebuilt, and it is said that many buildings have collapsed. Disciple, when you told your teacher about that experience, were you too worried?" Understatement?"

Gu Qingzhou shook his head, and said seriously and innocently: "I only destroyed the Buddhist hall where my uncle was imprisoned. The loss in other places has nothing to do with me. It must have been destroyed by the patriarch of the Gong family who lost his temper after I left!"

Mo Xuetao covered the corner of his mouth with a fan and said, "It seems that you offended her quite a bit."

Gu Qingzhou nodded.

Fortunately, he borrowed his uncle's identity at that time, although he was also inseparable from the Gu family, but at least he didn't have to face the other party's anger directly.

only……

Gu Qingzhou frowned and said: "The Gong family is waiting to be done, but it is strange to let Gong Lingyan drop out of school at this time! Isn't the purpose of her transfer to Qingyun Academy of Painting just to get close to me? How could it suddenly... come to naught?"

Mo Xuetao smiled and said: "Suspending school is the meaning of Master Gong Hua. You must stay by your side to teach yourself. The Gong family's eyeliner here has also withdrawn more than half. It seems that the Gong family has given up paying attention to you. It's a good thing for you, apprentice."

Gu Qingzhou pondered: "I always feel that the Gong family gives up too easily, and I feel uneasy."

Mo Xuetao shook his fan and said, "Senior Gu Youzhi showed up at the Gong family that day. Whether it's true or not, this person knows too much about the secrets of the Gong family. Naturally, Gong Huazun will be wary of you and dare not treat you any more." action."

Gu Qingzhou shook his head and said: "I hope so. This time the palace family made a big fuss, and the palace painting master lost the treasure that he had cultivated for many years. His strength must have been damaged, so he restrained himself."

"But a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Gong Huazun, after all, is a painting master, and you, a famous painter, can't compete." Mo Xuetao warned, fearing that his apprentice, who is not afraid of tigers as a newborn calf, would provoke such a powerful opponent.

He earnestly taught: "Qingzhou, if you feel uneasy, you might as well retreat for a while longer. After these three years, are you still afraid of the Gong family? After three years, you are only in your early twenties. Such a young painter will have a great future. Take your time and lifespan, look back a hundred years later, this is just a small twist in your life."

Gu Qingzhou said with emotion: "Master, I understand. I will not put myself in danger easily, so I must do what I can."

Mo Xuetao snorted softly.What kind of character is the apprentice? How can he, the master, not know after all these years of getting along?He promised well, but he was just as reckless when encountering things. Fortunately, Gu Qingzhou still knew how to measure, so far he is safe and sound, and no one is missing arms or legs.

But he was so tired that he could only remind him again and again tirelessly, worrying behind the other party.

Gu Qingzhou said: "Master, Gong Shuo really just came to see me? Did he leave any words?"

Mo Xuetao said with a smile: "After you boarded the ship and set sail that day, you left without saying goodbye, and disappeared alone, leaving only a letter behind. When Gong Shuo learned that you had returned to the painting academy, he always came to greet you and make sure you were safe. Arriving here can be regarded as an explanation to the master of this painting."

He smiled and said, "Although this patriarch is cold-tempered, he does things safely. When we met this time, he didn't seem to be so cold. Is it because he is an advanced painter?"

"Master!" Gu Qingzhou urged anxiously.

"My apprentice is already a master of painting, and it is still the same as before." In contrast, Mo Xuetao shook his head dotingly and helplessly.

"Don't worry! Even if Gong Shuo has doubts, it's not aimed at you. Considering the weak painter's strength shown by you, disciple, the Gong family really didn't think that the person who made a big fuss about his family would be the same person as you. Our academy has a teleportation token. Your only doubt is how to return to the painting academy. This is easy to explain. As a teacher, I sent him away. I think you have already thought of using this as an excuse when you left the palace house. ?”

Gu Qingzhou nodded in agreement.When he was in Weilong City, he had been exchanging letters with his master, and he knew that the two painting academies had already produced finished products of transmission tokens for disciples to exchange for contribution points.

As Mo Xuetao's disciple, it's not surprising that he had the teleportation token in advance.Not to mention items that are already in the promotion phase.

Mo Xuetao said: "Although I came to you by the way, as a teacher, I can see that Gong Shuo came here with countless questions, but he didn't have to get answers from you. As a teacher, I refused Gong Shuo on the grounds of your retreat." It was very interesting to see you, he said to himself, 'retreat is very good', and seemed to agree with your behavior of not seeing anyone at this time."

Gu Qingzhou's heart fluctuated, that person was so reasonable.He seemed to care about him, to put himself in his shoes.

Mo Xuetao went on to say, "However, Gong Shuo didn't see you, but this time he asked the teacher about the whereabouts of a person."

Gu Qingzhou felt something in his heart, and said, "Ye Mofan?"

Mo Xuetao nodded and said: "Interesting, it is Ye Mofan. Disciple, you said that the Gong family gave up on you, did you have a better goal, as an alchemy stone for ruthless painting, such as... your identity as Ye Mofan? "

"..." Gu Qingzhou's smile faltered.No way?

Even though he thought it was impossible, Gong Shuo should have something to discuss with him, but Gu Qingzhou still felt arrhythmia.

Master, this is not a joke!

Gu Qingzhou asked urgently: "When did Gong Shuo leave the painting academy? Do you know his current whereabouts?"

Mo Xuetao said alertly: "Disciple, what do you want to do?"

"I want to meet him for a while." Gu Qingzhou said calmly without fear, "He asked about Ye Mofan because he wanted to meet the person who made trouble in the palace that day."

When Gu Qingzhou said this, he smiled lightly and said, "I also have something to say to him."

This tone is definitely not the usual tone.

interesting!

Seeing this, Mo Xuetao smiled and called respectfully: "Since Ye Huajun wants to see him, it's okay to meet him. Do you want me to escort you?"

Gu Qingzhou choked up, but he didn't expect that the master was also a dramatist.This flattering tone made his heart almost stop beating in fright.

Master, don't be like this, wake up!

Gu Qingzhou waved his hand and said: "Master, I am enough alone." Don't make trouble!

After he finished speaking, he took out the ring from the badge, put it on his finger, and unfolded another scroll—it was the portrait of Gu Youzhi copied by Gu Qingzhou before.

"The technique of painting skin." He said, "The one who wants to see Gong Shuo today is not Ye Huajun, but Gu Huajun."

Mo Xuetao smiled and said nothing.

Disciple, I didn't expect you to be an actor too!

……

It was night, at the foot of Qingyun Painting Academy, in a palace courtyard, Gong Shuo was alone in the bedroom, not asleep yet.

Because he was too absorbed in thinking about things, the teacup on the table in front of him was already empty.Gong Shuo acted as if he had never heard of it, picked up the cup, touched it to his mouth and put it down again.

He reached out to touch the teapot, but one hand was already ahead of him, lifted the teapot to pour tea for him, and even poured a cup for himself as if no one else was around.

Gong Shuo jumped up from the seat in an instant, stepped back a few steps, and even opened the protective mask.Who got into his room?He didn't hear a sound at all!

The visitor calmly said: "Don't panic, I didn't come to fight with you today. I came here on the moon when your window was open."

But when he came, he closed the window.

"Gu Qingzhou!" Gong Shuo vaguely saw the handsome and refined face of the visitor through the faint candlelight, and shouted out, and after identifying it, he quickly denied his judgment, "No, you were the one that day. People in the palace family!"

"It's this gentleman—Gu Youzhi." Gu Qingzhou said.He was also dressed exactly the same as he was at the Gong family that day.

This time pretending to be my uncle.With the previous experience, it is handy.His demeanor and movements are elegant and dusty, with the demeanor of a fairy in his uncle's painting.

Gu Qingzhou thought he acted very well.

Who knew that Gong Shuo would immediately call out, "You are Ye Mofan!"

"..." Gu Qingzhou said, "My surname is Gu, it's absolutely true!"

Honestly, it's not a lie!

But Gong Shuo confirmed his identity.

"Ye Mofan!" Gong Shuo insisted.But he took the initiative to cancel the two layers of protective cover around his body, returned to his seat, and said kindly, "You didn't come to fight with me, and I don't want to fight with you. Why did you come?"

Gu Qingzhou did not correct the other party's address.Now that the two sides have reached a consensus for friendly talks, they can talk about business.

He has already set up a sound-proof barrier in the room, and no third party will know the conversation between the two.

Gu Qingzhou said: "This trip is to return the "Ruthless Painting Dao" of your palace family. I only take away what originally belonged to me. I don't care about things from your palace family."

Gong Shuo's temples twitched.Today's meeting was an accident, and it was also an accident that the other party returned the important secret book of the Gong family.But Gong Shuo didn't think that if the other party was so easy to talk to, he was a kind person.

"What is the purpose of the predecessors?"

Gu Qingzhou didn't answer the other party's question, but smiled and said: "Finally you are willing to call me senior and admit my identity?"

Gong Shuo shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter if your surname is Ye or Gu, since it's Mr. Hua visiting, you can all be called senior."

"Senior, I'm old. Why don't you call me Uncle Gu?" Gu Qingzhou's bad humor flared up, and imitating his uncle's snarky appearance, he said, "You are really suitable for wearing red. But The current clothes are still too plain."

Gong Shuo almost jumped up from the seat again, with a cold face, he said coolly: "Senior!"

Gu Qingzhou regretted not hearing the other party call him uncle, but seeing the other party wearing clothes with cinnabar red trim, his complexion improved a lot. Gu Qingzhou is happy to see Gong Shuo's transformation.

"Here, it will be returned to its original owner. The things belonging to your palace family, the master of this painting has no interest in keeping them for himself."

After he finished speaking, he waved his sleeves, and a book of "Ruthless Painting Dao" written and recorded on the long-lost honey incense paper had been laid flat on the table in front of Gong Shuo.

Gong Shuo picked up the cheat book, hesitated for a moment, and began to flip through it.While looking at the above text, he questioned: "Even if the original is returned, many days have passed, and it is enough to print countless copies."

Gu Qingzhou was unhurried, calmly smiled and said: "If this gentleman guessed right, Patriarch Gong, you haven't seen the real cheat book of "Painting the Way of Ruthlessness", have you?"

"..." Gong Shuo stopped his movements, his eyes were extremely cold, as if he wanted to freeze the person in front of him.

But his reaction made the other party smile even more happily.

"That's right, I haven't seen the real "Painting the Way of Ruthlessness"." Gong Shuo admitted, "Your Excellency knows everything about my Gong family very well."

Gu Qingzhou pretended to look back on the past and said: "Because I have been imprisoned in the palace for a hundred years, I know so well."

Gong Shuo didn't speak, but looked coldly at the words in the cheat book, the more he looked, the colder his body became.After he finished reading the secret book, he closed the book, raised his eyes and said, "The secret book is wrong!"

"This is what I took away from your Gong family, but..." Gu Qingzhou said slowly, "This cheat book is obviously not the set of "Wu Qing Dao" practiced by Gong Huanyan. You can keep it for now. , although I can't practice the strength of Hua Zun, but it can be used as a reference, a method for cultivating the heart and morality. The thousand-year-old book is written on the lost honey fragrance paper, and it is worth ten thousand gold."

Gong Shuo's mind was flustered, the other party's words revealed too much information.

Could it be that the ancestors had two secret books?Could it be that the ancestors practiced wrongly?Or... what was the ancestor hiding?

He quickly collected himself, and did not show it in front of outsiders. He said coldly: "What are you implying? What is your purpose?"

Gu Qingzhou said: "I'm worried about you."

Gong Shuo said even more coldly: "What nonsense are you talking about!"

Gu Qingzhou said again: "But I'm more worried about your sister, Gong Lingyan."

Gong Shuo's expression suddenly became extremely cold.

The author has something to say:

Gu Qingzhou: Put on your uncle's vest, learn how to speak like your uncle, and the waves will fly! ~

Gu Youzhi: Uncle, I am a decent person, and I will not take the blame for this.