Mang Shusheng's Ink Painting Practice

Chapter 48 The Mighty Sister

Zhao Yifu decided to agree to Zhou Su's request because it would be a good thing for him and his family.

He wrote a letter and asked his loyal servant to take it back.

As for who his family would send over, he had no idea. Anyway, the days ahead would be no different for him...

There is still one difference, that is, after the Xu family incident, he became known for another reputation.

The wealthy families in Moyang City began to invite him to paint portraits of the deceased.

Of course, Song Jie's business was not lost either, and he also received a full one hundred taels of compensation from the Xu family.

It was naturally not comparable to the apology Zhao Yifu received, but he was more aware of the gap between the two and therefore had no complaints.

In addition, their business has expanded recently. They used to earn about ten taels per month, but now they can earn twenty taels in five days. This is a milestone.

Anyway, Song Jie's family will no longer have to worry about food and clothing in Moyang City.

Zhao Yifu's income was actually lower because he was picky about the work he did.

He only paints for people who are truly sad, and he will ignore those who are insincere no matter how much money they offer.

Gradually, he gained a more positive reputation because of this, and everyone thought that he was not painting for money.

Actually, Zhao Yifu didn’t want to make money, but he just preferred Yang and spiritual energy.

Although he did not dare to take the yang and spiritual energy used to paint the dead into his dantian to mix with his own true energy, it was just enough to cover the consumption of warming and nourishing the meridians.

At least at this stage they can indeed speed up his cultivation.

As for the future...

Zhao Yifu thought about it and decided to deal with the future later. Once he could officially join Danqingmen, these problems should be easily solved.

Two days passed like this, and the loyal servant returned from his hometown, exhausted and dusty, and brought back news from home.

"Second Young Master, the master is very happy that you have been able to get close to the academician of Zhou Dynasty."

Zhao Yifu asked, "Who will Father arrange to be Miss Zhou's teacher?"

Wu Zhong said, "When I returned to the village, I happened to run into the Second Master, and this matter..."

His face looked a little strange.

Zhao Yifu asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

Wu Zhong sighed helplessly and said, "The Second Master insisted on taking on this matter and decided to send Miss Xiangyu over."

An extremely heroic woman immediately emerged in Zhao Yifu's mind.

He shrank his neck and said, "My sister Xiangyu? She's not married yet?"

Zhao Xiangyu is the eldest sister of the second generation of the Zhao family, but she is not the daughter of Zhao Yunhe, but the daughter of his second brother Zhao Guhe.

Zhao Xiangyu is seven years older than Zhao Yifu, which means she should be almost thirty years old now. Logically, she should have been married a long time ago.

Wu Zhong said, "Miss Xiangyu has been following the Second Master in the Immortal Lake, so she might have been delayed because of that..."

After hearing this, Zhao Yifu couldn't help but recall the terrifying feeling of being dominated by a huge sister when he was young.

He was thinking, was this sister being fed with hormones? How could she be as tall as a grown man when she was only a teenager?

After not seeing each other for over ten years, Zhao Yifu looked at Wu Zhong's awed expression and couldn't help but ask, "Have you met my sister?"

Wu Zhong nodded and said, "Yes, Miss Xiangyu came with the Second Master."

Zhao Yifu couldn't help but ask, "How tall is my sister now?" Wu Zhong recalled with a slightly strange look on his face, then said, "Taller than the young master. The servants have a rumor that this young lady is six feet tall."

Zhao Yifu: "..."

Good heavens! He was extremely shocked.

According to the measurement system of the Southern Dynasty's Daxu Dynasty, this foot is about 32 centimeters, which means that the sister is now 192 centimeters tall?

Zhao Yifu was astonished by his beauty. He estimated his own height and found it to be quite imposing, perhaps around 185cm...

Good guy.

But he felt something was wrong and asked, "What about my sister Xiangyu? Why didn't she come back with you?"

Wu Zhong said with a somewhat grim expression, "Because Miss Xiangyu was asked by the Master to visit the Zhou family directly, there is no need to disturb the Second Young Master's studies..."

These words seemed to be full of unfinished meaning.

Zhao Yifu immediately thought of "demolishing the bridge after crossing it", but then he felt that if that was really the case, it would be too low-level.

The Zhao family was able to establish a relationship with the Zhou family entirely because he was currently receiving instruction from Zhou Su, who was considered his academic teacher. This was not something that could be dispelled by simply "demolishing the bridge after crossing it."

Zhao Yifu then calmed down and asked, "Uncle Wu, how was your family this time?"

Wu Zhong didn't know what Zhao Yifu meant. He said, "Everything is fine, but I heard that there's a rival at Shenhe Villa making trouble outside, so everyone is a little nervous."

"But young master, you don't have to worry. Shenhe Villa has weathered many storms over the years. Similar situations have occurred no less than twice. With the three masters here, I believe they will be able to turn the crisis into safety this time."

Zhao Yifu pressed on, "Did you find out from the servants?"

Wu Zhong said embarrassedly, "Where else can I go to find out?"

Zhao Yifu said worriedly, "This is the problem. Even the servants feel the danger. Obviously, this matter is not trivial."

Wu Zhong said disapprovingly, "Second Young Master, what you said is not true. The servants of Shenhe Villa are actually the Wu Ding of the villa. If anything happens, they will be the first to rush forward. How could they not know everything?"

Zhao Yifu thought about it and didn't argue anymore. Instead, he asked, "How many people in the village know that I passed the exam and became a student?"

Wu Zhong paused, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

Zhao Yifu realized something when he saw his expression and said, "Just tell me."

Wu Zhong said, "It seems that no one in the village knows about this except for a few masters and the eldest and third young masters."

Zhao Yifu asked, "Did my father issue the gag order?"

Wu Zhong said in surprise, "Second Young Master is a master of divination. The master did indeed tell me not to tell anyone about the Young Master."

Zhao Yifu finally nodded in understanding and said, "Then I think I understand. You can rest assured. This is our family's protection for us. Just follow father's instructions."

Zhao Yifu judged in his heart that the enemy this time should be quite powerful, so much so that his father had already started to make arrangements for his retreat.

This was the case at his house in Moyang City, and it was also the case when Zhao Xiangyu visited Zhou's residence directly.

They probably all want to preserve a bloodline.

but……

Zhao Yi Fu felt something was wrong again. He still had the feeling that he was being pushed aside by his family.

Judging from his childhood experiences, this should not be an illusion, or perhaps there are two situations at the same time in his family.

If I have the chance, I should go and meet Zhao Xiangyu, at least to find out what problems her family is facing.

(End of this chapter)