Chapter 123: Frontal Conflict (Part II)

The usual Hua Qingyi is undoubtedly very calm.

The scale of Huaqingxian is not large, it can only be regarded as a small temple, and the people who come here are generally lay disciples recruited by Master Xianzhong, and of course there are some pilgrims, but they can't be compared with those big temples at all.

But today, Hua Qingxiang is very lively.

When Jiang Xu arrived, the entire square outside Huaqingxian was already full of all kinds of vehicles, and all of them were luxury cars, or some special vehicles.

All around, you can see some celebrities gathering together and talking.

These celebrities are not only from Ningcheng, many of them are from other cities, among them, many of them are from Yanjing.

Among these people, there are government officials, calligraphers and painters, merchants and collectors, and many of them are still very well-known in China.

Jiang Xu's car hadn't stopped yet, Liu Zhining's eyes were already looking at an old man in a wheelchair not far ahead, and said: "I didn't expect Mr. Ye to come over in person this time, Jiang Xu, the old man sitting on the wheel seat in front of you, he is the most famous philanthropist and collector in our China, and one of my master's close friends." ”

Listening to what Liu Zhining said, Jiang Xu's eyes also fell on that old Mr. Ye.

It was an old man who was already in his last years, and there was basically not much time left, but there was something about this old Mr. Ye that made Jiang Xu feel a little curious, on this old Mr. Ye. He actually sensed a faint breath of vitality, and he was slowing down Mr. Ye's fading vitality.

This breath of life. Only a doctor with a good vision like Jiang Xu will come out, and it is also a relatively ancient method of sustaining life.

Jiang Xu didn't expect that this ancient method of renewing his life would be passed down, but the person who renewed Mr. Ye's life was obviously not completely mastered, so the vitality was very weak.

If he Jiang Xu made a move, the vitality would definitely be more than ten times stronger.

Of course, this method of life extension naturally cannot be compared with the life extension golden needle, and can only slow down the time of death. The body will still get weaker and weaker, and it will generally not last more than a year.

Retracting his gaze, Jiang Xu directly drove the car to an empty seat not far away.

Subsequently, Jiang Xu and Liu Zhining got out of the car together.

Liu Zhining's identity is still very hidden, and few people know Liu Zhining's identity, and even the other apprentices of Pingyin Jushi don't know Liu Zhining's true identity.

Needless to say, almost no one in the audience knew Jiang Xu.

So. The arrival of Jiang Xu and Liu Zhining did not attract the attention of many people.

Jiang Xu and Liu Zhining were undoubtedly more happy with this situation, and after taking the picture scroll, Liu Zhining took Jiang Xu directly into Huaqing and went to find her master Pingyin Jushi -

The home of the Pingyin monk is next to Huaqingxiang, but usually the Pingyin monk will stay in Huaqingxiang most of the time. She usually recites Buddhist sutras with her master most of the time.

And on days like today, the Pingyin monks will basically stay in the Huaqing Residence.

Because today, Pingyin has a lot of guests to entertain, although the birthday party was held for her by her apprentice, but among the guests who came. There are many people who are friends or close friends of Pingyin Jushi, if you don't say hello. That is, of course, extremely rude.

"Senior sister, you're here."

Jiang Xu and Liu Zhining entered Huaqing Dying, and immediately saw a young man in his thirties walking out of it, the young man's temperament was extremely elegant, and the dress on his body was also very civil, as soon as he saw Liu Zhining, the young man greeted him very warmly.

This young man is Zhang Yujie, the second apprentice of Pingyin, who is a rising star in the Chinese calligraphy and painting world, and also has some small fame.

And between speaking, Zhang Yujie's gaze glanced at Jiang Xu as if he were nothing.

With Jiang Xu's keen gaze, he could naturally catch a trace of hostility flashing in Zhang Yujie's eyes, but he didn't show anything, just pretended not to arrive.

"Second Senior Brother, this banquet has been hard for you." Liu Zhining smiled and said to Zhang Yujie.

Although there is not much contact, but after all, he is a senior brother, Liu Zhining still gives Zhang Yujie enough respect, and Zhang Yujie is not bad in other aspects except for being arrogant, except for preferring to compare and show off.

Of course, he was able to become an apprentice of Pingyin Jushi, and his talent in calligraphy and painting was still very good.

"What is this hard work, it's just once a year, the master has taught me so much, it's rare to be able to do something for the master, no matter how hard and tired it is, it's worth it."

Zhang Yujie obviously knows how to speak, and after saying something, he not only expressed his respect for the master, but also showed how noble his dedication was.

It's nothing, the only thing that makes Jiang Xu a little unhappy is that Zhang Yujie is obviously deliberately approaching Liu Zhining when he speaks, and when he speaks, his eyes are almost staring at Liu Zhining without blinking, as if he is on fire.

Liu Zhining was obviously also aware of Zhang Yujie's approach, her eyebrows were slightly twisted, and then she approached Jiang Xu without a trace.

Zhang Yujie obviously realized his faux pas, and hurriedly retreated with a smile, and then deliberately led the topic to Jiang Xu's body and asked, "Zhining, who is this friend, it seems to be a little faceless." ”

"His name is Jiang Xu, and he is my boyfriend."

Liu Zhining responded very simply, her relationship with Jiang Xu has been confirmed, and she naturally will not hide anything in front of outsiders, especially for people like Zhang Yujie.

Listening to what Liu Zhining said, a look of loss obviously flashed in Zhang Yujie's eyes, but it was more jealous.

In Jiang Xu's eyes, the hostility was obviously much stronger.

But. Zhang Yujie also has a certain city government, and he does not show it on the surface. Instead, he took the initiative to stretch out his hand to Jiang Xu, and then introduced himself: "Jiang Xu, hello, my name is Zhang Yujie, and I am Zhining's second senior brother." ”

"Hello."

Jiang Xu simply shook hands with Zhang Yujie, Zhang Yujie didn't reveal anything, he Jiang Xu was naturally hidden deeper.

However, Jiang Xu didn't take people like Zhang Yujie in his eyes at all. For him, Zhang Yujie is not even an opponent at all, because there is no comparison between him and Zhang Yujie at all.

Zhang Yujie obviously didn't mean to leave, but asked: "Jiang Xu, you should be a businessman, I don't know what business you are doing now, I know some friends." They're all here today, or I can introduce you to each other. ”

Jiang Xu's current dress is already mature, coupled with his detached temperament, purely from the appearance, it is difficult to tell Jiang Xu's real age, get up. More like a twenty-six or seven-year-old youth.

As for Jiang Xu's clothes, they were bought by Xiao Ziqing and Liu Zhining when they were shopping, and they were a casual set of casual toilets, as if they were some well-known international brand, worn on Jiang Xu's body. But it has a bit of a noble boy's feeling.

"No, I'm not a businessman."

Jiang Xu directly rejected Zhang Yujie's kindness. There was no intention of saying anything more.

Liu Zhining knew that Jiang Xu must be annoyed by this Zhang Yujie, but after all, Zhang Yujie was her senior brother, and in the face of the master, she didn't want to embarrass Zhang Yujie too much, so she said: "Second senior brother, the master is inside, I will go to the master with Jiang Xu first, and we will talk when we have time." ”

Saying that, Liu Zhining didn't wait for Zhang Yujie to say anything, but directly grabbed Jiang Xu's arm and walked towards Amnei.

Zhang Yujie opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't speak.

However, with Jiang Xu and Liu Zhining's intimate appearance, the jealous look in his eyes suddenly became a little stronger.

Speaking of which, Zhang Yujie has had a crush on Liu Zhining for some time, but he has never had a chance to get close to Liu Zhining, especially in recent years, Liu Zhining has come over very rarely.

He also wanted to go to Yanjing to find Liu Zhining, and for this reason, he also joined the Pen Pavilion, but he still didn't have many opportunities to contact Liu Zhining, as for phone contact, it was an invisible torture.

If it's business, Liu Zhining will say a few words to him, but as long as it's not business, basically Liu Zhining will find an excuse to hang up his phone.

So for so many years, Zhang Yujie has never had the opportunity to pursue Liu Zhining, and this time it is rare to see Liu Zhining, the other party has already brought her boyfriend, which is undoubtedly a great blow to Zhang Yujie, and he can't do it if he doesn't want to be jealous.

After waiting for Jiang Xu and Liu Zhining's figures to disappear in front of him, Zhang Yujie withdrew his gaze.

However, just as Zhang Yujie was about to walk outside, a figure happened to walk in from outside.

"Hey, isn't this Si Chen?"

Zhang Yujie must have recognized the identity of the other party.

The person who came was Li Sichen.

Li Sichen came alone, the snow cat didn't like this kind of public occasion, and her dress would be very special, so she didn't come with Li Sichen.

Zhang Yujie and Li Sichen also know each other, both of them are members of the Pen Pavilion, Li Sichen knows that Zhang Yujie is Liu Zhining's senior brother, so he has deliberately approached him, and he also knows that Zhang Yujie likes Liu Zhining.

However, Li Sichen didn't take Zhang Yujie to heart at all.

For him, Zhang Yujie is also not a level opponent, and he can directly ignore the existence of a small person like Zhang Yujie.

On the surface, Li Sichen was still relatively polite to Zhang Yujie, and after listening to Zhang Yujie's greeting, he asked, "Brother Zhang, are you going out?" ”

Zhang Yujie responded: "A few Mingzhu's friends are here, I'll go and say hello, by the way, Si Chen, you're here to see my master." ”

"Yes, I just got a picture of Mount Tai recently, and my copying skills are not bad, and I just gave it to Pingyin as a birthday gift." Li Sichen smiled slightly, and in his hand, he was carrying the painting box of the superb picture of Mount Tai.

"It turned out to be Tarzan's unique picture."

Zhang Yujie's eyes suddenly lit up, perhaps because of the influence of Pingyin Jushi. He also has a special preference for Tarzan's unique pictures.

After thinking about it, Zhang Yujie said directly: "Si Chen." Then I'll go with you to the master. ”

"Okay."

Li Sichen naturally didn't refuse anything, and happily agreed, and then, he asked seemingly unintentionally: "Brother Zhang, have your senior brother and sister come back this time?" ”

"My senior brother hasn't come back, he's abroad now, but my senior sister has already come back, and she just went in." Zhang Yujie didn't suspect anything. He dared not hide anything, and said truthfully.

"Oh, let's go inside."

Li Sichen didn't ask anything more, but walked towards Amnei with Zhang Yujie-

In a side hall in the ammoni, Jiang Xu met Liu Zhining's master, Pingyin Jushi.

Heiyin Jushi was a woman in her fifties, very thin, wearing a plain robe. His black hair was pulled up high, and he was holding a string of brown Buddhist beads in his hand.

Pingyin's facial features are very ordinary, but she gives people a very peaceful feeling, and her temperament is very good, elegant and dusty, with an indifferent demeanor.

When Jiang Xu and Liu Zhining arrived. Pingyin Jushi happened to finish chatting with a friend who came from out of town.

"Master."

As soon as she entered the door, Liu Zhining shouted sweetly to the Pingyin monk.

Seeing Liu Zhining, Pingyin Jushi's thin face also showed a peaceful smile, and then said softly: "It turned out to be Zhining." When did you come over, why didn't you talk to your teacher in advance? ”

"I've been here for days. Master, you won't blame me for not coming to you, will you? Liu Zhining's tone was obviously a little more apologetic.

Pingyin was obviously very fond of Liu Zhining, she stroked Liu Zhining's hair and said: "Child, how can I blame you as a teacher, you have all grown up, you should all have your own life, as long as you still have me as a master in your heart."

"Master, I know that you love me the most."

Liu Zhining hugged Pingyin directly, and in front of the elders, she rarely showed the side of her little daughter.

Pingyin Jushi was smiling, and her eyes gradually fell on Jiang Xu's body.

Just glanced at Jiang Xu, Pingyin's eyes were already obviously lit up, and there was even more amazement in his eyes.

With the vision of a character like Pingyin, it is naturally very unique.

With just one glance, she could already be sure that the young man in front of her was extraordinary, and could even be described as a dragon and phoenix among people.

Pingyin first smiled at Jiang Xu, and then asked, "Zhining, don't you introduce to the master, ...... this little brother?" ”

"Master, he is Jiang Xu, my boyfriend." Liu Zhining's little face was obviously a little more ashamed, as if she was taking her boyfriend to meet her parents.

Pingyin Jushi didn't have any surprises, but nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Zhining, you should almost fall in love once, and the master supports you." ”

"Hmm."

Liu Zhining responded softly, with a happy smile on her face.

In fact, in Liu Zhining's heart, Pingyin is not only her master, but also half a mother, when she lived in Ningcheng, it was Pingyin who took care of her, treating her as if she were her own child.

Therefore, Liu Zhining also hopes that Jiang Xu can be recognized by Pingyin Jushi, and now, it seems that the master still likes Jiang Xu.

As for the family, Liu Zhining didn't worry about anything at all.

She knew that whether it was her grandfather or father, they would definitely agree to her walking with Jiang Xu, and they would even be very happy.

However, just when Liu Zhining was about to ask Jiang Xu to take out a picture of Mount Tai, footsteps sounded outside the door, and then, the figures of Zhang Yujie and Li Sichen had already appeared at the door.

Li Sichen's gaze first swept over Liu Zhining's body, and then, his gaze fell directly on Jiang Xu's body, and his eyes became obviously cold.

Jiang Xu naturally saw Li Sichen, feeling the coldness in Li Sichen's eyes, Jiang Xu's expression did not change at all, but a faint smile appeared on his face.

Pingyin's eyes looked over at this time, intentionally or unintentionally, and he had already given the reaction between Jiang Xu and Li Sichen in his eyes. She had apparently understood something, though. She didn't say anything, but smiled slightly: "It turned out to be Si Chen, come in, don't stand outside the door." ”

Speaking of which, Li Sichen almost became the fourth apprentice of Pingyin Jushi.

Li Sichen's talent in calligraphy and painting is also extremely good, but his calligraphy and painting style is completely different from that of Pingyin Jushi, so. Pingyin didn't accept her.

For a calligrapher and painter, style is the soul of the work.

The reason why Pingyin Jushi didn't accept Li Sichen as an apprentice was that he didn't want to change Li Sichen's style, and she could come out, Li Sichen didn't just want to learn painting, his real intention was actually on Liu Zhining's body.

And in the eyes of the Pingyin layman. In addition to being scheming, Li Sichen is also very good in other aspects, but now, it seems that there is someone who is better than Li Sichen, and this person is Jiang Xu.

Li Sichen naturally didn't stand outside the door, he strode into the hall. Then he asked, "Layman, how are you doing lately?" ”

"It's okay, I have to worry about work." Pingyin nodded slightly.

Then, Li Sichen's eyes looked at Liu Zhining, and said with a smile: "Zhining." Why don't you call me when you come to Ningcheng, so that I can have the opportunity to fulfill the friendship of the landlord. ”

Liu Zhining didn't know that Jiang Xu and Li Sichen had met many times. She also thought that Jiang Xu and Li Sichen had only met once when they were in Yanjing, but at this moment, listening to what Li Sichen said, she said: "My boyfriend is from Hu'an, and it is the same to have him to receive me." ”

The information of the snow cat gave Li Sichen a little more hope in his heart.

But at this moment, Liu Zhining's answer directly shattered the few remaining hopes in Li Sichen's heart, he didn't expect that Liu Zhining would admit the relationship between her and Jiang Xu so directly.

"...... is your boyfriend?"

However, Li Sichen still deliberately asked a little puzzled, he wanted to confirm the answer in his heart.

Liu Zhining directly took Jiang Xu's hand and introduced, "Jiang Xu, you saw it when you were in Yanjing. ”

The answer in his heart was confirmed, and a wave of anger in Li Sichen's heart had already surged rapidly, and in the depths of his deep eyes, a rich and incomparably murderous intent flashed.

But Li Sichen is not an ordinary person, he didn't let his abnormal reaction come out, and he stretched out his hand towards Jiang Xu and said, "Shake hands, my name is Li Sichen." ”

"Jiang Xu."

Jiang Xu also stretched out his hand and held it tightly with Li Sichen's palm.

At the moment when he grasped it, a strange light had already flashed through Jiang Xu's eyes, but it was extremely hidden, even Li Sichen didn't notice it.

Li Sichen's eyes also changed a little, and the coldness was a little deeper.

In particular, the killing machine has become more and more intense.

How could the woman in his Li Sichen allow other men to get involved, fortunately, he still has a chance.

Even if the snow cat didn't find out the real relationship between Jiang Xu and Liu Zhining, there was one thing he still believed, that is, Liu Zhining was still a virgin, so he Li Sichen still had a chance to get Liu Zhining's body and mind.

Of course, this opportunity must be built on the basis of Jiang Xu's disappearance.

And generally let a person disappear, there is only one office, and that is death, at this moment, Li Sichen has really killed Jiang Xu.

On the side, Zhang Yujie didn't have any grievances between Jiang Xu and Li Sichen, but said: "Si Chen, didn't you say that you got a superb picture of Mount Tai with a very high copying skill, why don't you take it out and enjoy it." ”

"Tarzan is a great picture."

As soon as he heard this name, Pingyin's eyes couldn't help but light up.

Pingyin's favorite is Mount Tai's picture, which is also the only picture she will collect, she will also paint, but the skills will always be slightly inferior, her greatest wish in this life is to see the true picture of Mount Tai, or whether anyone can reach the highest level of copying.

"Layman, this superb picture of Mount Tai is the most profound one among all the copying paintings I have ever seen, you can take a look."

Li Sichen did not affect his words and deeds because of the killing of Jiang Xu.

As he spoke, he had already revealed the scroll in the picture box, and spread it out on a desk on the side of the hall.

It seems that the picture scroll has been some years, but the picture quality has not been affected in any way, after the picture scroll is unfolded, the magnificent Mount Tai superb picture has appeared in front of everyone.

"Good skills."

Pingyin couldn't help but praise lightly, and his eyes showed a look of great affection.

As Li Sichen said, this superb picture of Mount Tai is definitely the highest scene among all the copied paintings, even if it is the foundation of Pingyin Jushi, there is a slight gap.

Zhang Yujie's eyes lit up directly, and he couldn't help but say: "This superb picture of Mount Tai, even if it is not as good as the real thing, it will not be much inferior." ”

The evaluation of Pingyin Jushi and Zhang Yujie made Li Sichen feel a little better in his heart.

However, this is no longer irrelevant, he originally wanted to use this to get close to Liu Zhining, but now it is not of much use, he must eradicate Jiang Xu first.

Zhang Yujie can be said to have said it over and over again, and when his gaze was raised, he seemed to have discovered something.

Zhang Yujie's eyes looked at the scroll in Jiang Xu's hand, he hadn't noticed this before, until this moment he realized that his eyes moved, Zhang Yujie suddenly said: "Hey, Jiang Xu, what you are holding in your hand is also calligraphy and painting." ”

Zhang Yujie was also extremely unhappy with Jiang Xu in his heart, seeing that Jiang Xu was also sending paintings, he suddenly had a psychology of wanting to hit Jiang Xu.

In his eyes, the superb picture of Mount Tai that Li Sichen sent this time is basically unsurpassable.

He didn't believe that Jiang Xu would be able to come up with more precious calligraphy and paintings, and when the time came, he could take advantage of the evaluation to hit Jiang Xu well.

Pingyin's eyes also looked over, and she was also a little curious about what kind of calligraphy and painting Jiang Xu would bring.

"It's calligraphy and painting." Jiang Xu simply answered, he didn't open it directly, but handed the scroll to Liu Zhining.

Liu Zhining understood what Jiang Xu meant, and after she took the scroll, she said, "Master, Jiang Xu also brought you a unique picture of Mount Tai." ”

"What, it's also a Tarzan diagram?"

Zhang Yujie was obviously stunned for a moment, and then his eyes were already full of joy.

If it was other calligraphy and painting, maybe he wouldn't be able to hit it well, but if it was also a masterpiece of Mount Tai, it would be different, this is simply like Jiang Xu personally sending his face up to him.

Li Sichen's eyes couldn't help but flash a hint of surprise, but he was still full of confidence in his picture of Mount Tai, and he didn't believe that Jiang Xu would be able to find a picture that could surpass him.

"It's a coincidence, that's a good teacher."

Pingyin Jushi was also interested, with her understanding of Liu Zhining, she believed that this picture of Mount Tai brought by Jiang Xu would definitely not be an ordinary thing.

Liu Zhining continued: "Master, this picture of Mount Tai was painted by Jiang Xu himself, but I think you will definitely like it after you get it." ”

"It was painted by Jiang Xu?"

Even if it is 0 Pingyin, 0's face can't help but show a strong sense of surprise at this moment.

"Senior sister, you can't be joking, right?"

Zhang Yujie was about to laugh, if it weren't for the presence of the master, he would probably really laugh.

What kind of international joke, Jiang Xu actually drew a picture of Mount Tai to give to his master, what is this, it is simply an axe in the class, it is simply funny and humiliating.

How old Jiang Xu is, even everyone in the calligraphy and painting world like his master can't completely copy the unique picture of Mount Tai, how can he draw anything with Jiang Xu's grade.

Don't talk about Zhang Yujie, even Li Sichen has this idea at this time.