Chapter Seventy-Three: Covetousness
Since Fang Zhongjin left the capital, on the surface, he has traveled to a lot of places, but in fact, most of the journeys are extremely passive.
And the most ambiguous part of the trajectory is to leave Ninghai and go to the Inhuman Pavilion.
At that time, he had just returned to the territory of the Ming Dynasty from Ryukyu, but Lu'er was missing.
In order to track down the whereabouts of the deer, he pursued it all the way to Hanzhong.
After that, he was carried from the Inhuman Pavilion to Huashan, this journey was not from his original intention, but because of Lu'er's decision to take an adventure.
At least that's what Fang Zhongjin thought in the past.
Since coming to the Inhuman Pavilion, Fang Zhongjin has always deliberately kept a distance from Lu'er.
This distance was to protect the safety of the girl, but unfortunately the girl died in the end.
It is precisely because of this distance that Fang Zhongjin and Lu'er cannot clearly describe the various details after parting.
Fang Zhongjin once heard Lu'er say that she wanted to defect to Huashan, but was rejected by Huashan in a tight time.
After that, she got the guidance of an old servant of the Huashan faction, and knew that she could go to the Inhuman Pavilion first, and then think of entering Huashan.
These past events don't sound like a big mistake, but now Fang Zhongjin knows that after Lu'er came back from Huashan, he didn't go directly to Hanzhong, but returned to Ninghai in frustration.
Fang Zhongjin frowned and pondered for a moment, and asked Gui Yushi: "That friend who doesn't know the real person, but he has extremely powerful skills?"
Gui Yushi nodded and said, "Ah, my friend's craft is unique in the Central Plains!"
When Fang Zhongjin heard this, he thought he was thinking too much.
Unexpectedly, Gui Yushi added: "My friend's ability to make pigments is unique in the world. The goose he produces is tender and bright yellow, and the ginger is thick. The color is firm and does not fade over time. I traveled all the way to Ninghai to buy paint from him!"
Fang Zhongjin was stunned when he heard this.
Although the Injin Hall is known to the world to find unique craftsmen. But as far as Fang Zhongjin knew, the ambition behind the owner of this Inhuman Pavilion was not small.
His so-called recruitment of "craftsmen" is also to recruit those who can "do things" for him.
Not only are most of the people gathered in the Inhuman Hall able to fight and grab, but even the questions of the competition are to see who can better subdue the crowd and stand out.
So even if they are all "craftsmen", the craftsmen convened by the Injin Pavilion are also "capable of fighting".
And making pigments is obviously not the kind of "craft" that the Inhuman Pavilion wants to recruit.
Fang Zhongjin frowned and asked, "I wonder what other skills that master has besides making paint?"
In order to prevent Gui Xishi from getting involved in inconsequential matters again, Fang Zhongjin added: "Do you have some ability to defeat the enemy?"
Gui Yushi was stunned, and then said with a smile: "My old friend can't catch a chicken even if he doesn't know one, except for making paint." How can you defeat the enemy?"
At this time, Fang Zhongjin sighed in his heart, and asked again: "Where did he get this invitation?"
Gui Yushi didn't care about the severity in Fang Zhongjin's tone at all, and replied: "It seems that it suddenly appeared on his desk one day, and my old friend himself doesn't know who sent it." ”
Fang Zhongjin said in a cold voice: "Then he has had contact with the 'Inhuman Pavilion' in the past?"
Gui Yushi shook his head like a rattle and said, "My friend doesn't know what the 'Inhuman Pavilion' is, and he thinks that someone else has sent the wrong invitation." He was still bent on returning to his Lord. ”
Fang Zhongjin asked again: "Is it possible that there is no name of the recipient above?"
Gui Yushi frowned and thought for a while, and said, "It doesn't seem to be there, so it can be transferred to Lu'er's daughter, isn't it?"
This Gui Yushi's mind is even simpler than that of his third senior brother, and his whole mind is on painting.
Although he saw Fang Zhongjin's face gloomy, it was as if it was about to rain. But he didn't put it in his heart at all, only looked at him strangely, and then excitedly spread out a piece of rice paper again, weighing the brush and trying to sketch the "fairy map" in his heart.
And Fang Zhongjin, who was compared to him, had a storm blowing in his heart.
He originally thought that he had only been noticed by the owner of the Inhuman Pavilion after entering the Shura Dojo.
After that, in order to show his love for talents, the owner of the Inhuman Pavilion also did some "curry favor and buy" moves.
So although Fang Zhongjin knew that the "master" was not a righteous gentleman, he didn't leave a bad feeling in his heart.
Fang Zhongjin's plan has always been: after finishing the business at hand, he will find a place to hide. What kind of Inhuman Pavilion owner, as long as you don't provoke it, then you don't care.
But the "business at hand" has never been completed, and the owner of the Inhuman Pavilion always seems to be firmly guarding behind him.
It wasn't until today that Gui Yushi inadvertently added a past that he had ignored in the past, and Fang Zhongjin felt that something was wrong.
Lu'er was blocked in Huashan, and got an invitation to Jiangning. It's all such a coincidence!
First of all, only a few disciples of the upper court knew about the "Shura Dojo" on Huashan, how could a casual "old servant" know about it?
Because of the "art of matchmaking", Lu'er can be sure whether others are lying. So it's hard to guarantee that she won't take it lightly.
The old servant may not have really lied to the deer, but he wondered if the things that the old servant knew were deliberately instilled and instructed to tell the deer?
When Lu'er returned to Jiangning, he met a craftsman who received an invitation inexplicably.
Maybe it will be the Inhuman Pavilion that randomly finds a craft in Jiangning, and the well-known craftsman puts in an invitation card to give Luer a chance to go up the mountain!
What's more, Fang Zhongjin still remembered the Tuo Nansheng brothers he intercepted at the foot of the Great Wilderness Mountain, and the invitations they held in their hands not only had names, but also indicated their origins, recommendations, and skills.
If it weren't for Fang Zhongjin's urgency and wisdom back then, he would never have been replaced.
But the invitation that Luer got seemed to be "tailor-made" for her.
With so many clues running through them, it only shows one thing: the owner of the Inhuman Pavilion had Fang Zhongjin's idea from the beginning!
It was only because he didn't dare to attack Fang Zhongjin directly, so he started from the people around him so that Fang Zhongjin could be introduced into the middle of the group.
This owner of the Inhuman Pavilion, no matter who he was, really put a lot of effort into Fang Zhongjin.
And some ideas also slowly changed in Fang Zhongjin's heart.
While he was sorting out his thoughts little by little, Gui Yushi was happily drawing sketches in the shape of Fang Zhongjin.
Such a motionless figure is the best to draw, and it is also the rarest!
Just as the two of them were sinking deeply, someone suddenly pushed the door open.
Fang and Gui looked up at the same time, but they saw Ying Wenchang with an anxious face.
I only heard him say to Gui Yushi: "The people of the imperial court have arrived. Senior brother, let's all go and greet us!"
After saying that, he couldn't help but look at Fang Zhongjin again, as if he had a lot to say.