Demon Eye Shura

Watching the man leave, Zhuo Yifan calmly put the painting aside carefully. .He had expected this kind of thing a long time ago, so he was not unhappy. After all, the real value of these paintings would never be seen by people without a little bit of practice.

Selling paintings in such a high-profile manner is not intentional hype.Apart from making money, in fact, Zhuo Yifan's real purpose is just to feel the feeling of being a mortal and dealing with high-ranking monks.This is very helpful for understanding Taoism.

Most of the hawkers in the market are selling antiques and decorations. There are few painting stalls, but Zhuo Yifan's small stall has attracted many people.However, to Zhuo Yifan's disappointment, after setting up a stall here for three consecutive nights, the Bole he was hoping for still did not appear.Although there were a lot of onlookers, most of them came to see and ask about the paintings, and even took these sky-high prices as jokes after dinner.

"It's just a few pieces of torn paper, and it's everywhere in the hut. Are you crazy about money?"

"Hehe, a few broken paintings are so expensive, why don't they just paint a few beauties, and they can't move. It's better to spend 100 taels of gold and go to Xingchun Tower to take a hundred girls to serve."

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Listening to people's discussions, Zhuo Yifan was moody, and stood silently by the booth while enduring the insult, waiting for the real Bole to appear.

"Old Liu, don't look at it. This painting seller is simply a lunatic, and the cheapest one costs 100 taels of gold." In the middle of the night on the third day, when Zhuo Yifan was about to close the stall, there was a crowd in front of his booth. It's an old man.This person looks like an old pedant, exuding a strong bookish air.

And Zhuo Yifan, the young man who was bowing and chirping behind him, had met several times.Not only in this Fangshi, but also in Longkongxuan several times.Every time the other party enters Longkongxuan, it is a fixed top class private room.

There is only one top-level private room in Longkongxuan, and there is a minimum consumption limit.The entrants are either rich or expensive, and most of them are members of the royal family, so it is absolutely unbearable for ordinary people.

"Look at the painting without saying a word, hasn't your teacher taught you?" Although he guessed the other party's identity, Zhuo Yifan still did not shy away and said bluntly.

After saying this, Zhuo Yifan smiled slightly under the bamboo hat. If he guessed right, this old Liu might be the boy's teacher.His words hit the nail on the head, scolding both of them without saying a word.

The young man is used to being arrogant on weekdays, so how can he bear this anger? Just as he was about to get angry, Old Liu turned his face straight and looked at him angrily: "Don't back down, you want your teacher to be fooled?" Are you ashamed?"

"Yes." The young man blushed and retreated resentfully.

"Your Excellency, don't worry about it. Young people have such surnames, and they are used to being irritable." Seeing the young man push away, Old Liu almost immediately put on a smile, pointed to the three piles of paintings on the booth and asked, "I don't know why you have classified them in this way. intention?"

Zhuo Yifan nodded, pointed to the first pile of paintings, and said patiently: "This category, which depicts all kinds of human forms, is also the cheapest category. Each painting costs 100 taels of gold." Then, he pointed to the second category, Said: "This category, the paintings of wild animals and birds of prey, the price is medium, 500 taels of gold per pair. The last category, the paintings of demons and ghosts, is also the most expensive, 1000 taels of gold per painting."

"Oh, demons and goblins? Come, old man, to open your eyes." Hearing the introduction, the old man became very interested in the last category.He opened it carefully, and felt that his eyes suddenly lit up, which made him extremely surprised. He felt that the monster in this painting seemed to come alive, and it came straight into his eyeballs.

"Old Liu?" the boy hurriedly called out.

Seeing the old man suddenly stunned and dazed, the young man was also surprised. Could it be that there is something mysterious in this painting?He had never seen his teacher with such an expression, such a look in his eyes.

The old man quickly came back to his senses and began to think carefully.The second time I looked at it, it was not as shocking as the first time, but it was still amazing, but I saw that every part of the monster in this painting was extremely clear, vividly on the paper.What's even more astonishing is that when holding it in your hand, you can feel its breathing and pulse.The old man was so shocked that when he was looking at the painting, his hands kept trembling.

"This painting is amazing, it's so lifelike and vivid!" The old man suppressed his surprise and sighed in his heart.

The monster in this painting looks like a snake but not a snake, like a dragon but not a dragon. The hooked claws on the naked body are like swords, with dense scales and armor, almost no flaws can be found.The old man squinted his eyes for a long time, and finally pointed to the monster's head and asked: "Dare to ask the master, why does this monster have no eyes?"

Hearing this, Zhuo Yifan shook his head slightly, smiled but did not answer.

The old man was a little embarrassed, he naturally knew that there was an ulterior motive in not drawing his eyes, and if the other party refused to say that he couldn't force it.I can only figure out the intention alone, but unfortunately I can't realize it in the end, so I can only sigh.

"Huh? You really don't have eyes, maybe you forgot to draw?"

At this moment, an attendant stepped forward and laughed inappropriately, and was immediately punched hard by the noble boy and taught him a lesson.

The noble boy was shocked in his heart, his teacher is the emperor of a country, what kind of big world has he never seen?He is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and the knowledge he has learned is even more comprehensive. There is no one in the past and no one in the future.Why have you ever asked someone for advice in a low voice?And he actually called the other party an "expert"!

It was just a simple title, which made the young man have to re-examine this painting seller.Looking at his clothes, wearing a bamboo hat and a black toga, could it be that he is some kind of hermit in the deep mountains and old forests?

The noble young man found that this painting seller was full of mysteries, so he also came up to see the rest of the paintings, from various forms of the world, to birds of prey and beasts, to the last category of monsters and ghosts. Find many oddities.Although the style of painting is impermanent, there is only one impression on people - that is truth!lifelike!

Compared to the astonishment of the young man and the old man, the guards at the rear and the people who gathered around the booth to join in the fun were already dumbfounded. They just felt that these two people were bewildered, and they were full of praise for this painting.

Listening to the endless praise, many people sneered here, what's the use of praise, 1000 taels of gold, you can buy it if you have the ability!

In the end, before he could finish his slander, he heard the old man pointing to the picture of a snake-like monster that he had been looking at for half an hour, and said, "This painting, I want it."

Zhuo Yifan nodded under the astonished gazes of countless people, and was about to put away the painting and frame it when an old man suddenly took his hand and said, "This expert, can you add the eyes of this monster to the old man?" ?”

Hearing this sentence, countless people around came to their senses and went crazy!I said anxiously in my heart: You should add it quickly! 1000 taels of gold!Money that would never be earned in a few lifetimes!

But which one, after hearing this sentence, the mysterious painting seller stopped, and a sigh came from under the bamboo hat: "Old man, I'm sorry... this painting may not be sold anymore."

Before the old man could ask, the person next to him couldn't help asking: "Why?"

"The price has changed." Under the bamboo hat, the voice was still low.

Looking at the picture of the monster, the old man felt ruthless, and said, "How much do I need to add?"

"It's very expensive, a total of 2 taels of gold." Under the bamboo hat, Zhuo Yifan smiled casually.

Now, not to mention the people around, even the old man and the young man who planned to buy the painting with 1000 taels of gold were obviously taken aback.

For this kind of unscrupulous price increase behavior, many people around only think that this person is crazy about money, so it causes intermittent short circuits in the brain.

This is absolutely naked extortion!

How could there be such a lunatic in the world? (To be continued.)