Chapter 230: The Ins and Outs
Xu Tong and Zhou Xueyan found a small teahouse that was quite elegant, and the two booked a private room, and slowly clarified the ins and outs of the matter.
It turned out that this virtuous king also had an identical "Autumn Mountain Map", and claimed that it was also Zhang Daozi's authentic work. Zhou Qingwen is good at making drinking friends, and once when he was drunk, he took out the "Autumn Mountain Picture" and showed it to his brothers.
It just so happened that one of them was a relative of King Xian, and he quietly informed King Xian about it. King Xian was furious, thinking that Zhou Qingwen had a fake painting in his hand, and in order to confirm that what he had in his hand was the real handiwork, he spread his eagle dog widely and asked who still had the "Autumn Mountain Map" in Kyushu.
After learning that Shenfeng sent the hall master of the Heavenly Leopard Hall to Guangsheng to have a "Autumn Mountain Map" in his hand, King Xian was even more angry.
Soon after, King Xian set up a banquet and invited celebrities from Kyushu to come to the imperial capital to admire his Tibetan paintings, including Zhou Qingwen and Lai Guangsheng, and King Xian specially instructed him to bring their own "Autumn Mountain Pictures" to enjoy them.
After the banquet was over, Zhou Qingwen was escorted down by King Xian, and his painting was also taken away.
Zhou Xueyan said dryly, picked up the teacup and took a sip, and at the same time showed a sad face.
"Xueyan, what happened to the Shenfeng sent to Guangsheng, was he also detained by King Xian in King Xian's mansion?" Xu Tong asked suddenly.
"Lai Guangsheng is extremely treacherous, although he was used by King Xian, but he immediately relented and admitted that his painting was a fake painting. In addition to his own paintings, he also gave a lot of benefits to King Xian..."Zhou Xueyan showed disdain, "And my eldest brother is biting his own "Autumn Mountain Picture" is the real thing, so he is still detained in the palace..."
"What a nerd, if it were me, I would definitely have succumbed..."Xu Tong muttered quietly.
"What did you say?" Zhou Xueyan asked suddenly.
Xu Tong was stunned for a moment, and quickly showed a smile, "What I said is, let's quickly find a way to rescue your brother..."
Zhou Xueyan nodded, "My Ice Cave Sect has never had much contact with the Imperial Capital, and my father's connections are also limited, how can I get through the relationship and get in touch with my eldest brother?...
Xu Tong's eyes lit up at this time, "Aren't your Ice Cave Sect belonging to the same branch as the Murong family?...
"Yes, the Murong family was a big clan in Jizhou a long time ago, and it does belong to the same branch as my Ice Cave Sect, but the Murong family is weak now, and it still has some strength in the Liangzhou area, but the imperial capital has never heard of it..."Zhou Xueyan said, and couldn't help but show a trace of disappointment.
"There was a big incident in the imperial capital yesterday, I don't know if you heard of Xueyan?" Xu Tong smiled mysteriously at this time.
Zhou Xueyan didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Xu Tong's gourd, she shook her head lightly, "What's the matter, don't sell Guanzi..."
"Lord Guo Xi Guo was acquitted by Dali Temple, and the official was reinstated..."
"Lord Guo... Is it the official secretary?" Zhou Xueyan asked, with a puzzled look on his face.
"Exactly..."Xu Tong patted the table lightly excitedly, "Guo Xi was originally sentenced to death today for leaking exam questions, and the people in the entire imperial capital thought that he would definitely die, who would have expected that he would come out of Dali Temple intact and continue to be a member of his court... Gee... If you don't die in a great disaster, you will be blessed..."
"Dead monkey, what does Guo Xi have to do with my Ice Cave Sect?" Zhou Xueyan showed a look of disdain and glared at Xu Tong.
"It's okay to him, but his wife's surname is Murong..."
Zhou Xueyan's eyes suddenly lit up, "I see, it's thanks to you that you can think of... Without further ado, you can hurry up and follow me to Guo's mansion..."
Xu Tong smiled "hehe", but he held his head back with both hands, leaned back, and yawned, "This has nothing to do with me... I was in Yihong last night... Belch... I haven't slept well, but now I'm trying to get some sleep..."
Zhou Xueyan looked at Xu Tong's appearance and was angry, she was just about to use force, but she seemed to think of something, covered her pretty face with her cuffs, lowered her head, and cried.
Xu Tong looked at her pitiful appearance of pear blossoms with rain, his heart softened, straightened up, and said with concern:
"Snow Smoke, you... Why are you crying..."
"I'm a weak woman, I've come all the way to this imperial capital alone, and I'm not familiar with the place... If I hadn't met you, I would have been given by that pig a long time ago... To give... Woo..."
Zhou Xueyan sobbed, and her shoulders shook, and she didn't know what it was like in Xu Tong's eyes.
"Little girl, you are really my enemy..."
Thinking so, Xu Tong also stood up and sighed, "Don't cry, follow me to Guo's Mansion..."
When Zhou Xueyan heard this, she immediately stopped crying, she wiped the tears on her face indiscriminately, followed with a smile, and grabbed Xu Tong's arm.
"I knew you couldn't bear me... Hee-hee..."
Xu Tong smiled bitterly again and again, but this time he didn't shake off Zhou Xueyan, "You cry and laugh for a while, I really can't stand it..."
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In the courtyard of the Guo Mansion, Xiao He was practicing.
Yesterday's battle with Zhu Potian gave him a new understanding of his "free magic skills", so he began to practice here early in the morning, trying to find the feeling of "entering the gods".
Unfortunately, after a few hours, I still can't feel the signs of entering my mind.
Xiao He was sweating profusely, he saw that there were male servants on the left and right, so he simply took off his shirt, revealing his solid upper body.
At this time, Luo Fanchen happened to pass by, and when he saw Xiao He's extremely impactful man's physique, he immediately lowered his head, not daring to look at it again, and his cheeks were red with shame.
When Xiao He saw that it was Luo Fanchen, he hurriedly collected the exercises and ran over, "Fanchen, why are you here, is there any order from Aunt Murong?...
Luo Fanchen felt Xiao He's rough panting, and couldn't help but take a step back, just glanced up at Xiao He, and then caught a glimpse of the muscles in his upper body, and hurriedly looked away in shame.
"I... I was just going to talk to you about something, a big mallet... Can you get dressed first?" said Luo Fanchen hesitantly.
Xiao He glanced down at himself, then at Luo Fanchen, and suddenly understood.
"Look at you, your face is red... Well, it's just a few pieces of meat..."
Xiao He said with a smile, took out a spare shirt from the storage bracelet and put it on himself.
Luo Fanchen was stunned, listening to Xiao He's words, could he have guessed that his daughter was not in the body?
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but put her hand on her hot cheeks, showing surprise.
At this time, Xiao He uninterestingly patted Luo Fanchen's shoulder with his big hand:
"It's true that a man can't do without a solid physique, don't be embarrassed, if you want, I can help you practice..."
Luo Fanchen was stunned, she stared at Xiao He's innocent face, and her teeth itched with anger.
"Boom!~"
A small burst formation struck Xiao He's body firmly, sending him flying straight out and landing on the eaves, and then a cloud of white smoke rose up.
Luo Fanchen clenched his fists and muttered to himself:
"You big-headed ghost..."