I became an immortal in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 174 Painted Skin, If You Don't Die Today (+13)

Wang Sheng glanced at the table; the brush and ink were scattered, and only a few strokes were drawn on the silk.

"Drawing again before bed?"

The woman smiled and responded.

Wang Sheng looked at her closely: "Why do your eyebrows look a little different than before?"

The woman smiled.

I did my eyebrows before bed, but they didn't turn out well.

Li Bai and Yuan Danqiu were horrified to see the hideous emerald demon don human skin and transform into a beautiful woman, while Wang Sheng was still whispering sweet nothings to her.

It took Li Bai a long time to find his voice.

"No wonder..."

No wonder Wang Sheng exudes such a heavy aura of death.

Yuan Danqiu clutched his chest.

"If the man surnamed Wang knew this, he would probably be scared to death."

Li Bai nodded: "Even if he's not scared to death, this evil spirit can still skin him alive..."

As they watched Wang Sheng and the woman speak and pour out their hearts to each other, their hearts were in turmoil. Not long ago, that hideous image had been etched in their minds.

The woman, Li Niang, gently stroked the bruise on Wang Sheng's forehead with pity, her eyes brimming with tears.

"How could this happen? Did you fall?"

Wang hissed in pain.

The woman quickly said, "I was too rough with my hands, I'm sorry."

"It's not your fault."

Wang Sheng said, "That wicked woman smashed it. Once I divorce her, I will marry you."

The woman didn't respond.

Instead, she looked at the bruise on Wang Sheng's forehead with a very loving and sorrowful gaze.

Speak softly:
"Have the servants find a doctor to apply some medicine properly. Don't damage the skin."

Wang Sheng's heart immediately softened.

Hearing such concern, he held Li Niang's hand and agreed, "I have to see guests later, so I'll have a servant go find a doctor first. I'll come back to you after I've seen the guests off. Would you like to apply the medicine for me?"

The woman nodded.

Seeing the bruises on Wang Sheng's forehead, she was even more heartbroken than he was.

The two said a few more words.

Wang Shengcai left reluctantly.

Only after he had walked away did Liniang lock the study.

Shedding the skin, he transformed back into a blue-faced demon. He laid the human skin flat on the couch, took out his brush and ink, and filled in the parts he hadn't finished painting.

Then, I evened out the slightly different eyebrows on both sides.

The evil spirit was extremely careful when painting, applying ink and color bit by bit, and often examining and comparing it.

Jiang She leisurely observed for a while.

He had once seen Wu Daozi paint a simple picture, capturing both the spirit and form with just a few strokes.

This evil spirit's painting style is different again.

It is painted using human skin, with meticulous detail.

I wonder who were the pitiful people in that time.

Li Bai, who was standing nearby, noticed that he was staring at him and couldn't help but ask.

"gentlemen?"

Jiang She looked away.

He said, "Let's go, Wang Sheng won't die today."

Li Bai glanced again at the hideous, green-faced demon, still meticulously examining the height of its eyebrows on the skin. He and Yuan Danqiu asked curiously.

"Why?"

"He's disfigured."

Jiang She said, "We have to wait until everyone is cured."

……

……

Inside the main hall, Pei was so nervous he dared not even breathe.

Those people watched the snow under the eaves, enjoyed the cold wind for a while, drank some wine in the wind and snow, and then went back inside to warm up and talk to each other.

When asked about Mr. Jiang, Taibai, and Xiazi, he didn't know how to answer.

He didn't know when the three of them would wake up.

He could only use being drunk as an excuse.

Seeing that the Wang family servants were looking them over and noticed that the three of them were not moving, they were puzzled and came over to add wine. They were about to report to their master.

Pei's forehead was covered in cold sweat.

If a servant checks his breath and finds he's not breathing...

That would be a disaster.

Just as he was filled with worry, listlessly drinking his beverage, the person next to him suddenly stirred.

The room was filled with the aroma of wine, and the sound of the pipa continued. Guests chatted in twos and threes, waiting for the host to arrive. The Wang family servants looked over several times with probing eyes.

Jiang She raised his eyes.

He smiled.

She said somewhat apologetically, "I slept for a while just now. I hope I didn't startle you, Young Master Pei?"

"gentlemen!"

Pei Ze almost burst into tears, but when he saw the person who had woken up, he breathed a sigh of relief.

By the side.

Li Bai and Yuan Danqiu also woke up.

I yawned and returned to my body, only to find that my legs and feet were a little numb from kneeling for so long.

The two quickly got up to relax.

The servants of the Wang family had noticed two quarters of an hour earlier that the three men who had been drinking with Pei Langjun were almost completely motionless. If they were simply drunk and asleep, why didn't they go to the guest room and rest comfortably for a while?
Moreover, after observing them for a while, he noticed that the chests of the three men were not rising or falling at all.

The servant couldn't help but wonder. Could it be that there was some argument or quarrel, and Young Master Pei had...

He hesitated for a long time.

He took the opportunity of adding wine to come closer and look a few times, but dared not speak, for fear of angering Young Master Pei.

Wang's servants asked Jiang She.

"What happened to you gentlemen just now...?"

Before he could finish speaking, laughter and apologies came from outside, "I had some things to attend to and arrived late. How many rounds of drinking games did you all play? Who drank the most?"

Wang Sheng laughed heartily and approached with his hands clasped in greeting.

Even with fine powder applied, some swelling could still be seen on one side of her forehead.

Thoughts raced through everyone's minds. Remembering that Wang had said just two days ago that he wanted a divorce and to remarry, no one asked why they were late.

With the arrival of the host family.

The food and drinks that the kitchen had prepared were also brought out.

One dish after another was brought out by well-trained servants. Braised beef intestines with shredded lamb skin, scallion sauce, chopsticks spring rolls, roasted goose and duck, cold toad soup, white dragon jelly, jade dew dumplings, and scallion rice... were laid out on the table.

The banquet was in full swing.

Pei's thoughts drifted.

These three people had no breath at all just now; they were completely dead.

He held his wine cup and asked quietly:

"Sir, why did you suddenly fall asleep just now?"

Jiang She put down his chopsticks and said.

"There is a wicked spirit in the Wang family."

Pei was startled.

He hurriedly asked, but the three of them didn't exchange many words, which only intensified Pei Ze's doubts and curiosity. He became extremely anxious.

"Has that evil spirit been eliminated?"

Jiang She did some mental calculations.

He picked up his chopsticks again, took a piece of scallion and vinegar chicken, and said, "It will take a few more days."

……

……

The bruises and scars on Wang Sheng's forehead healed exceptionally quickly.

Liniang applied medicine to him every day, supposedly a traditional remedy from her hometown, and it was indeed effective, greatly moving Wang Sheng. In just two or three days, the swelling had almost completely subsided, and his forehead had returned to its normal shape, so he no longer needed to apply powder when meeting guests.

He remarked with emotion.

"I thought I'd be carrying this bump on my head through the New Year, I didn't expect it to be gone so quickly."

"The wicked woman hurt me, but fortunately, Li Niang took pity on me."

Li Niang laughed.

She dipped a little medicine powder on her finger, rubbed it with water, and personally applied it to Wang Sheng's forehead, taking extremely good care of him.

She was very concerned and carefully examined his head.

"It's almost healed. The medicine has been applied one last time today, and it should be fine now."

Wang Sheng nodded as well.

"It truly is a miraculous medicine."

He then thought for a moment and said, "You love painting, which is perfect. The gatekeeper said that the Pei family sent New Year's gifts, which include paintings. You also have paints to use."

The woman smiled.

"Then I must thank him."

After applying the powder, she carefully examined the man, scrutinizing his ordinary appearance. Her gaze was focused and affectionate as she smiled and said:

"Go and meet the guest."

【Ask for monthly ticket】

(End of this chapter)