"It's not just the smell of rot, it's more of a smell of death. ”

"But it's faint, it's hidden, it's not easy to detect. Duan Si continued to say.

Qi Ranxing patted Duan Sixu's shoulder and said with a green face and a trembling face: "Sister, the sky is blue, don't you scare me!"

Duan Sixu ignored Qi Ranxing and just continued to walk inside.

She was more sensitive to the smell than the two of them, because Duan Sixu didn't know how many tombs he had walked through.

The three of them sat in the corresponding positions according to the seating map on the invitation.

"Hey, it's facing the arena, this sissy still has a bit of status!" Qi Ranxing sat down and muttered.

"You haven't forgotten that sissy. Duan Si said with a smile.

Qi Ranxing glanced at Duan Sixu, and said angrily: "Hmph, not only no, but I still want to, okay!"

"No, you have the means to get an invitation, say anything. Duan Sixu pursed his lips and smiled, and looked at her dotingly.

"Three days later, are you going to the banquet?" Duan Si asked after a while.

Qi Ranxing said: "I must be going, although that person looks pompous and frivolous." ”

"However, that body is not like an ordinary person's possession. ”

Qi Xing said at this time: "Let's go together." ”

"Yes, I'll be with you in three days. Duan Sixu said while holding Qi Ranxing's shoulder.

"Okay. Qi Ranxing smiled and responded.

Suddenly, the celebrities with heads and faces in Xia Du also arrived, and a man wearing a long shirt embroidered with the word "house" walked out.

It was a slightly older man, and he shouted with a smile on his face, "Ladies and gentlemen, I am the overseer of this competition. ”

"I'm here to announce the official start of the Painter Selection Competition!"

"First of all, I would like to read the rules of the competition for you and the artists to be selected. ”

Then, after the overseer went through a lengthy set of rules, the game really began.

"There are a total of eight contestants who are selected from one out of 100 in this competition, please enter in order according to their names. ”

"The first place, Lanzhou Lin Tuo, is good at strange mountains and strange stones. ”

"The second place, Huo Cheng Huo Shuda, is good at flowers and birds. ”

"Third ......"

"Sixth place, Haizhou Yuliangyan, is good at characters. ”

"Seventh, Tan Du ......" the overseer read the list.

The three of them looked at the jade smoke together, and saw that he looked ordinary and dressed elegantly.

"He must have been in the tomb!" Duan Sixu looked at Yu Liangyan and said suddenly.

Qi Ranxing asked, "How do you know!"

"That dead breath just now came from his body!" Duan Sixu clenched his hands and was about to stand up.

Qi Xing stabilized her and said, "This place should not be too public. ”

"Yes, they are all dignitaries, and our purpose is the whereabouts of the arrows. ”

"The fewer people who know about this thing, the better. Qi Ranxing also said.

Duan Si continued to stabilize his mind and said, "It's true that I'm a little anxious. ”

Qi Xing understood her mood as well as he saw the dragon scales, about himself, but he had no clue.

That kind of state of mind that is very annoyed and irritable, Qi Xing understands.

After the roster was announced, the eight contestants sat in their seats in turn, ready to show off their talents.

After listening to the jingle bell and remembering the rattle, the eight contestants began to paint.

Such an elegant event, they should be elegant people, and the surroundings are very quiet.

Duan Sixu just looked in the direction of Yuliangyan and thought to himself: The death qi on his body was well hidden.

However, seeing that his face was too fair, although the red at the corners of his eyes was covered, he could still see it.

An hour later, when the eight contestants finished painting, a man walked out of the main hall of the Eiyi Temple.

When Qi Ranxing saw the man, he couldn't help but complain in a low voice: "It's really the face of a villain ancestor." ”

"What do you mean?" Duan Si continued.

"Slender eyes, hooked nose, sharp-beaked monkey cheek face, all the shortcomings are on his face!" Qi Ranxing said.

Qi Xing and Duan Sixu looked at each other, and couldn't help but nod their heads in agreement with him.

At this time, the overseer shouted, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is the owner of Yajiang Villa, Mr. Yajiang." ”

I saw that many people walked over and respectfully met him.

"Next, please Mr. Ya Jiang to select our chief painter. The overseer finished.

Wu Jiang walked over to the table and looked at each painting carefully.

The eight painters present are all famous in the country, and they have all painted for the royal family.

But Wu Jiang stopped in front of the last painting, he looked down at the painting and asked, "This painting is not only in heaven and earth!"

"Where's the painter?"

Yu Liangyan hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, "It's the villain." ”

Qi Ranxing is still not used to it, and the commoners are very disgusted when they see this nobleman's habit of kneeling, so they don't look at it anymore.

"Who's under whom?" asked Ya Jiang.

"I didn't apprentice. Yu Liangyan said.

Wu Jiang was taken aback, and then sighed again: "He is actually a gifted person! This figure is so vivid that it leaps onto the page." ”

"I can even touch the skin. ”

"Thank you, Lord Yajiang, for your appreciation!" Yu Liangyan kowtowed and said humbly.

"I want him to be the chief painter in Jiangshanzhuang. Wu Jiang pointed to Yuliang Yan and said.

The supervisor was stunned for a moment, and then announced: "The chief painter of this year's Painting Academy is Yu Liangyan. ”

This is the end of the competition for selecting talented painters, and in Qi Ranxing's view, it is just a gathering of rich people.

The three of them followed closely behind Yuliangyan and also walked out of the Painting Courtyard.

But he saw that Yu Liangyan stepped into a carriage and galloped away.

Qi Xing saw the word "house" written on the roller shutter of the carriage, and asked, "Who is Wu Jiang?"

Qi Ranxing thought for a while and said, "I only know that he is one of the Xia Capital Consortium, and the rest is not yet known." ”

"Where's Wujiang Villa?" Duan Si continued.

Qi Ranxing shook his head very depressed and said, "I don't know about this." ”

"Well, let's follow. Duan Sixu was about to follow the carriage.

Qi Xing grabbed the anxious Duan Sixu and said, "Don't startle the snake." ”

"However, seeing that he is far away, the slightest clue will be broken again!" Duan Sixu said impatiently.

Qi Ranxing said: "Brother Qi is right, we don't know anything about Wu Jiang and Yuliangyan. ”

"If we rush to follow, they will notice it, and there will be trouble. ”

Duan Sixu said: "The three of us, is it possible that we are still afraid of this house of Jiang and a painter!"

Qi Xing and Qi Ranxing were both stunned, they had never seen Duan Sixu so anxious.

"It's not too late for us to deliberate and probe. Qi Xing stroked Duan Sixu's shoulder and said softly.

Duan Si was stunned for a moment, and her slightly undulating chest gradually calmed down.

It was difficult for her to control her emotions, and she even wanted to hurt the two people in front of her, and went to find the lost arrow by herself.

Duan Sixu was shocked by her terrible thoughts, she shouldn't have been.

Qi Ranxing suddenly thought of something, and he said to Duan Sixu and Qi Xing: "Later, I'll go out to find out the news." ”

"You're waiting for me in the one-star inn. ”

Qi Xing nodded and said, "Okay." ”

After leaving the Painted Courtyard, the three of them didn't say anything along the way, but they went back to their respective rooms to rest first.

Today, the moon is bright and the stars are scarce, Qi Ranxing looked at the night and the brightly lit and lively neighborhood night market, and walked out of the inn.

He couldn't wait for the three of them to go together in three days, he was going to go tonight, so he walked towards the Hundred Flowers Hall in the city.