People are among the Eight Immortals, starting from Painted Skin Ghost

Chapter 106 Danqing is a master;
All the female relatives of the Qi clan who violated the law were also included in the Jiaofang Division.

After some treatment, the centuries-old noble families in Weizhou have completely declined.

There are only a few people who are still safe and sound, and most of them are law-abiding and innocent.

But how can these people support the huge Qi clan?

In addition, most of the members of the Qi clan who were still officials outside the country were also implicated. They were either dismissed or demoted.

Even above the court, several officials who lived in the fourth rank still could not escape the guilt and were demoted from Chang'an by the Holy One.

The new Governor of Weizhou, Mr. Di Ge could see that he was a capable person.

After he took office, he mostly tried to appease the people and work hard.

After a few days, the effect is remarkable.

In this regard, Mr. Di Ge also felt that it was time to leave Weizhou.

So, one morning.

Di Gong, Yuan Fang, Zhou Yan and the imperial guards left Weizhou in a mighty way.

When leaving, the governor of Weizhou led all the officials to see him off, and the people of the state also had tears in their eyes, reluctant to say goodbye.

In such a situation, when Mr. Di Ge and the others saw it, they were filled with emotion.

But he said that Zhou Yan left Weizhou with Di Gong, and originally planned to return to Qizhou.

However, Di Gong insisted on stopping him, and asked him to go back to Chang'an with him, and to hand over the edict before the saint.

It was not easy to refuse this Zhou Yan, so he agreed.

Don't mention that Di Gong and his party returned to Beijing to hand over the order.

Let's say that three days later, Han Xiangzi left Qingyun Temple and drove to Daizhou.

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Daizhou is on the Jiangnan West Road of the Tang Dynasty.

Rule in Hongzhou.

And Daizhou is three hundred miles south of Hongzhou, with Nanji Mountain as its ground, and the wind is beautiful and graceful.

That Mr. Qiao, whose original name was Qiao Chang, and whose character is Jinbu, is a member of the Qiao family in Daizhou.

Speaking of the Qiao family in Daizhou, it can be said to be very famous in Jiangnan West Road.

It wasn't that Qiao's eldest son had passed the Jinshi Department before he was 30 years old, and he had the qualifications to be a great official in Xinjiang.

It was because of Qiao Zhaoxi, the ancestor of the Qiao family.

This Qiao Zhaoxi is a painter of a generation!
Its level has already reached the level of a master!

When he was young, he used to go to the palace and paint for the emperor.

The beauty of painting in one hand is simply superb!
I heard that when Qiao Zhaoxi was visiting Nanji Mountain once, he encountered heavy rain on the way. When he hid in a thatched hut on the mountain to avoid the rain, he saw Nanji Mountain splashing ink like smoke in the rain, so he impromptuly drew a painting "Nanji Rain" Afterwards.

This picture is Qiao Zhaoxi's masterpiece.

It is said that after the painting is completed, the sky will be clear and full of auspicious clouds on Nanji Mountain.

In addition to being good at landscapes, Qiao Zhaoxi is also good at flowers and birds, pavilions, gods, ghosts and Buddhas.

This Qiao Zhaoxi lived to be an octogenarian and passed away with six talents. He left behind a lot of paintings, which were often purchased by aristocratic families.

Therefore, the reason why the Qiao family is so rich is probably because of the shadow of their ancestors.

Over the past hundred years, whenever the Qiao family fell, they would sell off the paintings of their ancestors to help them.

Fortunately, the descendants of the Qiao family in recent generations have also lived up to their expectations. Now that they have multiplied to this point, they have become a big family.

When Han Xiangzi entered Daizhou City, he naturally heard anecdotes about the ancestors of the Qiao family.

Whether this is true or not is hard to ascertain.

Han Xiangzi didn't care about these things, what he really cared about was how to find that Qiao Chang.

And ask He Yin's whereabouts from his mouth.

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"I'm afraid this is the first time for this little Taoist priest to come to Daizhou?"

"Why did you come here to ask Qiao's family for a painting?"

When Han Xiangzi was walking in the busy market, suddenly a man dressed as a scholar came to him and asked with a smile.

But Han Xiangzi didn't feel puzzled when he saw that he didn't have the slightest elegance.

"Ask for a painting?"

After hearing what he said, he couldn't help but frown slightly.

Where did this start?
Seeing that Han Xiangzi was at a loss, the man explained:

"The Taoist leader doesn't know, but now the second son of the Qiao family seems to be possessed by the ancestors of the Qiao family. Not only is he a master of painting, he is also unique in his skills. Now many people in Daizhou have come to the Qiao family to ask for paintings."

"It has already been said by an expert that the level of writing and ink of the second son of Qiao is close to everyone's style. In a few years, his paintings will surely shake the world of painting, and his paintings will be famous in history. If you can find one now, it will be great in the future. Don’t worry about not getting a good price.”

A look of surprise appeared on Han Xiangzi's face:
"Is there such a thing?"

The second son of Qiao in this population is Qiao Chang.

The man only thought that Han Xiangzi was surprised that the second son of Qiao was possessed by the ancestor of the Qiao family, and then he leaned against Han Xiangzi and whispered to him:
"Why, even the little Daoist thinks it's mysterious?"

"It's strange to say that the second son of Qiao was not good at studying before. Although the Tao of Danqing is involved, he is at most a first glimpse of the way. In less than a few years of work, he seems to have the style of everyone."

"It is said that the second son of Qiao suffered a serious illness a few days ago, and he changed after waking up. Not only did he paint every day, but he also traveled all over the temples in Daizhou City in his spare time, copying the inscriptions, and he also learned a lot about calligraphy. Grow."

"Many people are spreading the rumor that Mr. Qiao is bewitched."

"If you don't guarantee that it will be normal one day, you won't be able to paint. If the Taoist leader is looking for paintings, Xiao Ke has a few here. The price is absolutely fair, and the Taoist leader is guaranteed to be satisfied."

At the end of the conversation, the man suddenly changed his tone, speaking to Han Xiangzi a little slyly.

At this time, Han Xiangzi realized that Ganqing was so enthusiastic before, and the deep meaning was here.

"Pindao didn't come here to ask for paintings."

In this regard, Han Xiangzi naturally refused.

After the words fell, the man's face froze.

Han Xiangzi ignored him, and walked straight to the west of the city.

Seeing this, this person wanted to catch up and stop Han Xiangzi.

I had so many bad words with him before, so I can't just let it go.

However, just as he was about to follow, he turned around and saw that he was no longer on the street.

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Daizhou, Qiao's family.

Today, in front of Qiao's house, it is still overcrowded.

Many people came here admiringly, looking for the second son of Qiao to ask for a painting.

Among them, the sincerity is not small, mostly in exchange for money and silver.

There are also some like-minded people who want to come here to observe Qiao Chang's painting skills.

In this regard, the servants in front of Qiao's house have long been ordered by the old lady to not let anyone in.

Only those who come are noble and rare guests who cannot be neglected can enter.

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In the back hall of Qiao's house, in a painting studio, there was a young gentleman in a shirt, concentrating on painting a landscape painting.

He has a good appearance, clear eyebrows, and slender and fair fingers.

This person is Qiao Chang, the second son of the Qiao family.

If you take a closer look, there are green mountains and white waterfalls, small bridges and houses, and thatched cottages in the painting.

After one stroke of the painting is finished, this is a rare portrait of the mountain house.

The brushwork is sophisticated and smooth, and the lines are full of elasticity.

The color is uniform and clear, and the artistic conception is peaceful and far away.

If you take it out, it will attract praise from thousands of people.

After finishing the painting, Qiao Chang walked out of the painting studio.

He wanted to go to the Qinfang Pavilion to have a look, but when he passed the hall, Mother Qiao stopped him.

Mother Qiao looks to be in her 50s, but due to proper maintenance, there is no white silk in her hair.

There are few wrinkles on the face, and it can be vaguely seen from the outline that Qiao's mother was a beauty when she was young.

After seeing it with her eyes closed, Mother Qiao exhorted:
"Cha'er, these days you've been burying your head in painting all day, and copying calligraphy at night, so you look thinner."

"Listen to my mother, tomorrow you and Qiao Lang go out to relax."

"The peach blossoms on Nanji Mountain are blooming, and the fish in the stream are getting fat."

Qiao Shen is Qiao Chang's school boy, two years younger than him, and grew up with him since childhood.

"Mother, the flowers and plants in the pavilion haven't been taken care of for a while, and I'll go when the child is done with work."

Qiao Chang replied.

After finishing speaking, he walked away on his own.

Seeing this scene, Mother Qiao sighed and murmured:

"It's really getting worse."

"Qiao Shen, what do you think?"

She turned to Qiao Shen and asked.

Qiao's mother has noticed the changes in Qiao Chang these days.

In the past, Qiao Chang was impeccable in honoring his parents even though he was not doing a proper job.

Treating people is also a pleasure to talk about.

But since the last time he fell ill, when he woke up again, everything changed.

Mother Qiao couldn't tell what had changed, but she had an intuition.

"Ma'am, please forgive me for talking too much. Ever since the Second Young Mistress disappeared, the Second Young Master has been listless every day, and he has been sick ever since."

"Finally he recovered from his illness, but his appearance has changed drastically. Right now, there are rumors in the family that the second young master may be bewitched?"

Qiao Shen answered bravely.

In the past, he and Qiao Chang had a good relationship.

He and Qiao Chang planted most of the flowers and plants in Qinfangting together.

It's not that bad right now, Qiao Chang won't let him go to Qinfang Pavilion at all, and won't even talk to him for ten days and a half months.

Treat him like a stranger.

It's not just Qiao Shen, Qiao Chang is the same for Qiao's father and mother.

"But several eminent monks from Jizu Temple have seen it, and there is nothing unusual about Chang'er."

Mother Qiao didn't understand.

"Ma'am, even though that's the case, the second young master is gradually alienating us."

Qiao Shen reluctantly told the truth.

"Could it be that those eminent monks are not good enough to see the crux of Chang'er?" Qiao's mother thought of a certain possibility and thought to herself.

Immediately, she told Qiao Shen:

"Qiao Shen, these few days, you've been wandering around the city a lot, looking for someone to ask if there are any strange people and strange things?"

"Relax, ma'am."

Qiao Shen hastily agreed.

The Qiao family has shown great kindness to him, and he and Qiao Chang grew up together since childhood, and he has long regarded the latter as his elder brother.

It's impossible to stay out of it right now.

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Han Xiangzi came outside Qiao's mansion.

I was quite surprised to see Qiao's family crowded.

After a rough look, there were more than thirty people who came to ask Qiao Chang for a painting.

In this regard, Han Xiangzi only felt that these people were a little too crazy.

Right now, with so many people, it is inconvenient for him to go in.

Although he has spells, Han Xiangzi is unwilling to show off too much.

I had no choice but to use my spiritual sense to investigate the current situation of the Qiao family.

But as soon as Han Xiangzi used his divine sense, he found that there seemed to be a barrier in Qiao's mansion to stop him.

Aware of this, Han Xiangzi was taken aback.

It seems that this Qiao Mansion is really weird.

The upper and lower parts of the mansion have been restricted by the master.

The person who made the move was probably that He Yin.

I don't know if that Heyin is in Qiao's mansion?
Han Xiangzi kept thinking in his heart.

Decided to stay here and wait for an opportunity.

But he himself can't stay here forever.

After thinking about it, Han Xiangzi decided to use a talisman to turn into a bird first, and watch over here for him.

See if there is any abnormality in Qiao Mansion?
Soon, a bird landed on a towering eaves of Qiao Mansion.

Looking at the bird, Han Xiangzi smiled slightly, and then left.

As for the crowd crowded at the gate of Qiao's house, in a day, few people could get in at all.

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For several days, Han Xiangzi used the bird to monitor Qiao's residence.

Among them, of course, I saw Qiao Chang.

For Qiao Chang, as rumored, he was obsessed with painting.

Although he saw him, Han Xiangzi had never seen his true face, so it was difficult to comment.

But he could feel that the people of Qiao Mansion were extremely unnatural when getting along with Qiao Chang.

Can't tell where the violation is.

But it just doesn't feel right.

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On this day, Qiao Shen found out that in Anyuan County under the jurisdiction of Daizhou, there was a Buddhist gate named Chanyun Temple.

It is said that the abbot of Chanyun Temple has superb Buddhist teachings and advanced cultivation.

Thinking of his wife's orders, Qiao Shen left Qiao's mansion early in the morning and left Daizhou on horseback.

Along the way, he whipped his horse and headed towards Anyuan County.

He was looking forward to rushing to Chanyun Temple today and inviting the abbot and abbot to Qiao's mansion.

However, on the official road that must be passed, someone suddenly blocked his way.

Seeing this, Qiao Shen hastily reined in the horse, just about to scold him.

But it was found that the person blocking the way was a Taoist priest wearing a Taoist robe with a fairy appearance.

"Xiao Daoist, why are you blocking my way?"

Qiao Shen looked at him, temporarily suppressed the anger in his heart, and asked.

"Are you from the Qiao Mansion?"

Han Xiangzi didn't pay attention to it, and asked a question pretending to be profound.

"That's right, how do you dare to ask the Taoist priest?"

Hearing this, Qiao Shen nodded slightly, and then looked confused.

How does this person know his identity?

"Recently, I heard that people from Qiao's mansion are looking for alchemists in Daizhou, so I came here to give it a try."

Han Xiangzi Jishou opened his mouth.

Through these few days of observation, Han Xiangzi discovered that Qiao Shen often brought the monk Yuke to Qiao's mansion in recent days.

But those monks and feather guests often stayed in Qiao's mansion for less than half a day before being invited away again.

Among them, he also knew that the people of Qiao's mansion suspected that Qiao Yan was besieged by evil spirits, and urgently needed an expert to exorcise the evil spirits.

Therefore, Qiao Shen has been traveling around for the past few days.

Therefore, when Qiao Shen was going to Anyuan County today, Han Xiangzi also appeared at the right time, wanting to take the opportunity to infiltrate Qiao's residence.

"The little Daoist doesn't seem to be very old. I wonder if he has any magical powers?"

Hearing this, Qiao Shen glanced at Han Xiangzi suspiciously.

He saw that Han Xiangzi was much younger than the monk Yuke he had found before, so he couldn't believe it.

In order to avoid the bamboo basket fetching water in vain, Qiao Shen felt that he had to verify it.

"The poor way has the method of calling the wind and rain, dispelling evil and bringing good fortune."

Han Xiangzi smiled lightly.

After finishing speaking, he made a formula, showed his appearance, and shouted:

"The wind is coming!"

The voice fell.

On this official road, the sky suddenly became dark.

A gust of wind blew up and caused the mountains and forests to howl.

Hiss!

Suddenly, Qiao Shen sat down on the horse and was frightened, almost throwing him off.

At that time, Qiao Shen looked at Han Xiangzi in horror, his spine shivering with fright!
Unexpectedly, this little Taoist priest looks ugly, but he really has magic skills.

For this reason, he quickly got off his horse and begged Han Xiangzi:
"Please, Taoist priest, quickly withdraw your supernatural powers and save my young master."

In this regard, Han Xiangzi raised his Taoist robe and accepted the spell.

At the same time, the wind in this piece of world suddenly died down, and everything returned to normal.

"Of course it can be saved. But first tell Poor Dao, what's wrong with your young master?"

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(End of this chapter)