Chapter Twenty-Six: The Storm Rises Again
"Have you heard that Guo Xun, the assassin of Youzhou, Liu Wei of Guangyang, and Chu Gong of Nanyang County, were killed by traitors one after another, and the uprisings in these three places were the most ferocious!"
"What? It is said that after the Youzhou Thorn Shi received the painting scroll of the demon painter, he died bizarrely, and it was the kind of death without a corpse, and the latter two people received the picture scroll accordingly, so the person who killed them was the demon painter, this demon painter can be called a demon, who paints, who dies, it's terrible..."
"That's... Since it's so scary, don't mention him, in case that day... We have also painted his portrait, and will we not be in the land of all dead bodies..."
"Cut... That's you! I also want the demon painter to draw your portrait, a small person like you will not be targeted by the demon painter at all, and the demon painter draws some big people! ”
"Yes, yes, yes... As long as you don't draw me, you can do anything, there are really terrible things these days, and I don't want to be killed all of a sudden one day. ”
"Maybe it's a good thing to be dead, haven't you heard? Qing, Xu, You, Hebei, Jing, Yang, Yan, and Yu all have rebels who have revolted, and there are many of them, Luoyang is about to die, and we will still die in the war at that time. ”
"Don't talk nonsense, be quiet, it is said that the Holy Lord has issued an order to prepare for the thief, and severely punish the eunuchs, and ordered all passes to set up a garrison of captains, you see that the recruitment has begun over there!"
"I'm rubbing, what's this?" In the midst of everyone's discussion, someone suddenly spoke, and then a frightened shout sounded: "Demon painting? This is a demon painting of a demon master!! ”
"What !!" The people who heard the voice all rushed towards the shouting person, and looked at him in shock with a painting in his hand, and the person's whole body began to tremble with fear, and he stood there stupidly, not knowing what to do, and suddenly a bold man immediately snatched the picture scroll in his hand and opened it directly, with an ordinary figure painted on it.
The big man looked left and right, shook his head directly, and said, "I don't know this person!" Then everyone saw this, and they all gathered around and looked at the scroll, especially after seeing that behind the scroll, there was a demon seal engraved, and everyone shuddered, but they still had a lively discussion.
"I've been in officialdom, and all faces remember, there is no such person!" A middle-aged man who seemed to have been an official frowned and spoke.
"I have also seen the officials of the Han Dynasty, states, counties, and counties, and when I was a tax collector, I traveled all over the entire dynasty, and I have never seen this person!" Another old man, raising his trembling fingers, said firmly.
"Then it's not an official, and there is no such person among the children of wealthy families!" Someone yelled again.
"Neither are the officials, nor are the children of the family, they are little people!" Another person said with an interesting expression.
"Sure enough... Little people...."
"Hahahaha... This is a slap in the face, who was blind just now, saying that the demon painter never paints small people, but now that he paints it, you have to be careful..."
Wow... A gust of wind blew, and the whole street was empty, and only one painting was left on the ground, and everyone was afraid that the next one would paint themselves, so they were so frightened that they did not dare to touch the painting again, not even from a distance.
A moment later, a young general from Luoyang came on a high-headed horse, quickly picked up the scroll, and headed towards the palace in the distance.
"I heard that the government has arrested people...", a handsome young man dressed in tatters, glanced at the people in front of him, and the people in front of him immediately covered his mouth, and said with some fear: "You don't want to die, you dare to talk nonsense, the government will arrest people, what does it have to do with us." ”
A tattered young man, Xiujun's face flashed a strange smile and said: "It is said that the arrests are all some traitors, some people colluded with important officials of the imperial court, intending to rebel, but unexpectedly, the matter was revealed, and someone was arrested, it is said that what is the name of the person who led the rebellion... Horse... Yuanyi! ”
"You are quiet, your name is Ma Yuanyi, I heard that it is said that he is now on the way to Luoyang, it is said that he should have been executed as soon as possible, but he actually revealed a key information, and the court left his life and came to Beijing for arraignment!" The young man in front of him said vigilantly.
The young man's eyes flashed and he said, "What kind of secret can make such a serious person survive?" ”
The young man in front looked left and right, and then said in a low voice: "It is said that the Yellow Turban Rebellion has a close relationship with the Demon Painter, and that Ma Yuanyi claimed to have seen the Demon Painter, and strongly requested to meet the Holy Lord and tell the identity of the Demon Painter in person!" ”
"Oh? It's just that demon painter who is making a lot of noise and pretending to be a ghost... I'm really curious about who he really is. The young man said with interest on his face.
The young man in front of him was also full of curiosity and said: "Who said no, everyone is guessing the identity of this demon painter, now some people know that people all over the world are going crazy about this matter, how many celebrities and people with lofty ideals have come to Luoyang all the way, just to find out who the demon painter is!" ”
"That's a little interesting..."The handsome young man showed a deep groan, and suddenly a soldier in front of him said, "Why join the army!" ”
"To have a bite to eat!" A skinny, skinny boy perked up, and the soldier looked at the boy and laughed, "Good! When Lao Tzu was a soldier for food, he was hungry just like you, you see my physique now, even five you can't beat me, you will be like me in the future, become a great warrior. ”
The soldier registered his name, one by one, and began to ask, and when it was the turn of the young man Xiujun, the soldier looked at the young man in tattered clothes and said, "Why did you join the army?" ”
"To be able to eat meat!" The handsome young man said with a categorical look on his face, and the soldier glanced at him with some meaning: "Name? ”
"Jack Ma!"
"Next..."
That night, under a burst of fast horses, the young general Luoyang rushed out of the palace and shouted loudly: "There is a decree in the saint, whoever finds the demon painter will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold, and the demon soldier organizer will be rewarded with one thousand taels of gold..."
And on the city wall of Luoyang, a painting was pasted, and the person who painted the portrait was an ordinary middle-aged man, and the news came from the palace that this person was Ma Yuanyi, because he wanted to expose the true identity of the demon painter, so the demon painter painted his portrait, and some people rumored that Ma Yuanyi could not see the saint, and he must die on the way.
So some people who wanted to find out the true identity of the demon painter began to pay close attention to the army escorted to Luoyang, hoping that Ma Yuanyi would be able to see the saint alive and find the true identity of the demon painter!