Beauty and Painting

Chapter 268 Beauty and Painting

Qin Mu left Shenglin Mountain and returned to Taixue College. Gu Li Nuan immediately ran over and set up a banquet to welcome Qin Mu.

Qin Mu's eyes widened, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and he said with a smile: "Why do you have to do this, Lord Gu?"

Gu Li Nuan smiled and said, "As fellow demons, we should naturally support each other. Master Qin, is the Shao Bao sword still working?"

"It works. I won't return it."

Qin Mu explained: "The rules of our Daxu..."

"Know!"

Gu Li Nuan laughed loudly, "I have lived in Daxu for two hundred years. I know the rules of Daxu. Things that have been swindled or robbed by one's own ability are never returned! Isn't that too formal? Look, I am being too formal again, aren't I? Hahahaha! I have lived in Daxu for two hundred years. Daxu is half of my hometown. We are half fellow villagers! Since Sect Leader Qin has returned from my hometown, I should at least treat you to a meal to relieve your homesickness."

Qin Mu was dumbfounded and sighed, "Master Gu is at a high level. I admire him."

"I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it! Master Qin is a young man with many talents and a hero."

The two of them flattered each other, and Gu Li Nuan said with emotion: "When I first saw you in Daxu, I knew you were not a mediocre person and would definitely rise to prominence in the future. I didn't expect that this day would come so soon. Master Qin... Oh, calling me Master Qin is a bit too formal, isn't it? Master, with this incident, there are many vacancies for first- and second-rank officials in the court. Can you help me make arrangements?"

Qin Mu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "Master Gu, I am a fifth-rank official..."

"If you are not shy, you can call me Li Nuan."

Qin Mu calmed himself down and said, "I am only a fifth-rank doctor. I have no real power. How can I be qualified to ask about the promotion of first-rank and second-rank officials? And to be honest, the sword that killed the prince is the Shaobao sword that I cheated from Lord Gu. The emperor actually has a grudge in his heart and has some concerns about our Tiansheng Sect. If I suggest to the emperor to promote you, Lord Gu, I will be harming you."

Gu Li Nuan smiled and said, "That's right, Master, you are wise. I offer you a toast."

He was a wise man. The purpose of inviting Qin Mu to the banquet this time was not to let Qin Mu advise the emperor to get a promotion, but to establish a connection with Qin Mu and resolve the previous grievances.

Regardless of whether Qin Mu is a favorite of the emperor or not, he must pull this thread.

The Demon Leader of the Heavenly Demon Cult is of the same status as Tathagata and the Taoist Master. To have a good relationship with Qin Mu is equivalent to having a good relationship with Tathagata and the Taoist Master, and this can be done by setting up a banquet, so it is naturally a profitable business.

After the banquet, Gu Li Nuan personally sent Qin Mu back to Shizi Residence. On the way, Qin Mu noticed that there were some foreigners in Taixue College and couldn't help wondering.

"After this turmoil, the new crown prince issued an order to abolish the alliance signed by the rebels and reclaim the land. Some foreign countries were frightened and sent envoys to learn Yankang culture."

Gu Li Nuan saw his confusion and said, "The Crown Prince has granted permission for foreigners to study in Yankang, and some foreign nobles' children can study in the Imperial Academy."

Qin Mu nodded, and suddenly saw a familiar face. He was slightly startled and smiled at the young man: "Pangongcuo!"

The young man was a barbarian from the grassland. He turned around and looked at Qin Mu with some confusion in his eyes. He was followed by many foreign followers, two of whom were great wizards from the Golden Palace of Loulan.

Pangongcuo asked the people around him in a low voice, and one of the great witches quickly whispered something. Pangongcuo suddenly understood and returned the greeting to Qin Mu indifferently, saying: "So it's the leader of the Heavenly Demon Sect. Is there anything wrong, leader?"

Qin Mu was stunned again, then shook his head and said, "It's okay."

Pangong Tso walked away with the crowd.

Qin Mu frowned slightly, and Gu Li Nuan saw it and said, "Master, do you recognize this Bangongcuo?"

"He is Bangong Co, the youngest son of the Khan of the Mandi Kingdom. I have seen him practicing boxing at the border. His boxing has a very unique aura, which should be a unique physique."

Qin Mu looked at Pangong Tso's back and thought: "He once challenged Bashan Jijiu and said that he would definitely defeat Bashan Jijiu in the future. I was deeply impressed. But why did he act as if he saw me for the first time..."

Gu Li Nuan smiled and said, "Young people are usually forgetful."

Qin Mu returned to Shiziju. Long Qilin was lying outside the room. Qin Mu came into the room and felt it was cold and deserted. He was not used to it.

"It would be great if Ling'er were here." He sighed.

When Hu Ling'er is here, she will definitely tidy up the room without any mess, and also make it very comfortably decorated.

Suddenly, Long Qilin's voice came from outside, and he asked in a muffled voice: "Girl, who are you looking for?"

"Is your Master Qin here?" A pleasant voice came from outside.

"exist."

"I'm going in."

"Um."

Qin Mu hurriedly walked out of the room, only to see Ling Yuxiu pushing the door open. The girl was pretty, with red lips and white teeth. She was wearing a red shirt, but not all red, only the lapels and collar were red. When she walked into the yard, she exuded a youthful vibe that made Qin Mu's heart beat faster.

"The cattle herder!"

The girl's eyes sparkled as she walked over with a smile and said, "The big dog at your door is very easy to talk to!"

"Just eat it before the New Year. Keeping him here is useless even for guarding the door!" Qin Mu said viciously.

Long Qilin's voice came from outside the yard: "Master, I heard everything."

"Just so you can hear it! All I do every day is eat and sleep!"

Qin Mu looked at the princess carefully and saw that she was becoming more and more charming, but her face was still a little childish. However, she was still taller than Qin Mu and had become a grown-up girl. Her spring clothes could not hide her beauty, and she looked like a flower that was about to jump out of her exquisite clothes. It was hard to take your eyes off her once you set your eyes on her.

Qin Mu has recently started to grow taller, just like the weeds in a wasteland growing wildly in spring.

Thinking back to when we met, the princess was still a wild girl, dressed in men's clothes, very free and easy.

Ling Yuxiu came to the pineapple tree in the yard and saw that the pineapples were sprouting, but the pear flowers were about to bloom first, and the stamens were poking out from the tender petals.

Ling Yuxiu stretched out her delicate jade hand to pick up the flower and said with a smile: "You are quite interesting. Plant a yellow pear tree on Yushan Mountain. When the pear blossoms bloom, I will definitely come to appreciate them..."

"Don't move!"

Qin Mu's eyes lit up and he said, "Keep this posture. Wait for me!"

He hurriedly took out his brush, ink, paper and inkstone, mixed the colors and started painting. Ling Yuxiu was a little anxious and asked, "Are you done? My hands are sore."

"Right away."

Qin Mu was about to finish the painting, but he took out his seal and stamped it on the painting, then picked up the brush to add the last stroke and said with a smile, "It's done."

Ling Yuxiu walked over to look at his painting, only to find that she looked a little shy in the painting. It was obvious that Qin Mu had caught the shyness that welled up in her heart.

“It’s a very lifelike painting.”

Ling Yuxiu exclaimed in admiration and asked curiously, "Why did you stamp first and then draw the final stroke?"

Qin Mu explained, "My painting skills are too good. If I draw the last stroke first, you will walk off the painting and run away. This seal is also called a seal. You see, the pattern on the seal is not my name, but a sealing rune."

Ling Yuxiu came forward to look at the seal. When the two of them got together, Qin Mu's gaze turned to the girl's face. Her face was white with a rosy glow and her eyes were sparkling. When she turned sideways to look at the seal carefully, her fair neck was very attractive and her serious attitude made people's heart beat fast.

"It's really a sealing rune!"

Ling Yuxiu was surprised and asked curiously, "If I wipe off this seal, can I really walk down from the painting?"

Qin Mu nodded and said, "I used the soul-infusing method, which infuses the soul with a touch of telepathy. However, I have only succeeded once, and I don't know if it will work this time. But it is better to suppress you with a seal to prevent you from running away."

Ling Yuxiu looked at him shyly, quickly rolled up the painting, and said, "This painting is mine, you are not allowed to snatch it! Oh, I almost forgot something important, your father summoned you to the palace, saying that he was going to diagnose your injuries. I met the eunuch who was delivering the imperial edict and snatched the job."

Qin Mu straightened his clothes and said, "Will you go with me?"

"Okay! We haven't seen each other for a while, and I have something to say to you."

The boy and girl walked out of the room, and Long Qilin looked up and said, "Master, I will watch the door and will not let anyone in."

"knew."

Qin Mu said: "Behave well, and I won't let you sit at the table during the New Year. Also, practice more. Look at Qingniu's muscular body. How can you beat him?"

The two men walked out of the Scholars' Residence, and along the way they saw many scholars greeting them with smiles on their faces, but with fear in their eyes. It was obvious that they had heard that Qin Mu was the Demon Leader of the Heavenly Demon Cult, a cruel and ruthless guy who chopped off Ling Yuxia's head in front of the emperor. He was extremely vicious.

The scholars stayed outside. Bashan Jijiu strode over, followed by two scholars, one was Wei Yong, the other was Yue Qinghong. These two had made great progress in their cultivation. It was obvious that they had practiced with Bashan Jijiu for some time and gained a lot of benefits.

Behind the two men followed an extremely strong blue ox. It walked on two legs, had lumps of flesh all over its body, smoke and fire spewing out of its nostrils, and looked ferocious and evil. It was holding a peony flower in its mouth.

Bashan Jijiu stopped and said with a smile: "Master Qin, are you two going to elope?"

"No."

Ling Yuxiu said angrily: "Teacher Bashan, don't talk nonsense. It was the emperor who summoned him to the palace!"

Bashan Jiji laughed loudly and said to Qin Mu: "I just ran into the kid Bangongcuo from Mandi country. He has become very strange. Although he recognized me, he doesn't look like the Bangongcuo of the past."

Qin Mu nodded and said, "I feel the same way. Pangong Tso no longer recognizes me. It's like I've become a different person."

"He is very capable, as good as you." said Bashan Jijiu.

Qin Mu blinked his eyes and asked doubtfully: "Better than me? I'm very strong."

Bashan Jiji glared at him and said, "His Liuhe Shenzang is about to break through the wall, and I sense that there seems to be a terrifying power lurking in his body. You may not be able to defeat him! Did this barbarian have another adventure? It doesn't look like an adventure, but more like a ghost... You go see the emperor first, I'll find you later."

Qin Mu and Ling Yuxiu arrived at the palace, only to see the emperor and Imperial Master Yankang there, with an ugly man with pimples all over his face next to them, who was diagnosing their injuries.

Qin Mu walked in. Emperor Yanfeng looked up and smiled: "The Zhongsan doctor is here."

The man with pimples all over his face looked at Qin Mu, his mouth split open like a giant toad, his smile was like crying: "Junior brother, is our master okay?"

Qin Mu stopped and put his hand in front of Ling Yuxiu: "Little Poison King?"